"My relationship with Ditzy?" Shard asked, confused by Turners words.

"Yes, I want to talk to you about it."

Shard just looked around and then stared back at Turner. "What's there to talk about, we're friends and that's it."

Turner shook his head. "Just friends now maybe, but I can clearly see that it will blossom to something more, Dinky sees it too."

Shard eased up a little. "Well, I suppose there may be a level of attraction but even if there is it's not something you just talk about."

"You're right, but I just need to make sure that Ditzy is safe."

Shard just raised a brow. "You think Ditzy wouldn't be safe with me?" He asked with a bit of shock.

"I have total confidence that you will keep Ditzy from harm, I learned as much from that incident yesterday. What I want to know is, can you keep her safe emotionally?"

Shard calmed down a little, now realising what this was about. "Does she have bad experiences with relationships?"

Turner sighed and nodded. "I won't go into details, but she was once with this boy, he was a nice enough person but only seemed to take advantage of Ditzy. When she found out the truth and broke things off with him it wasn't a pretty sight, for days on end she would cry, losing her faith in love until recently."

"What's happened recently?"

"A lot of new students have been popping up, moving in from out of town and eventually ending up in a relationship with someone at the school. Ditzy saw this as an opportunity to find a new partner, start from scratch, find someone who had no record of her and could get close to. That poor sod just happened to be you."

Shard just looked to his hands then back to Turner. "If that's the case, I promise that I'll take good care of her and her emotions. I won't toy with them, I won't purposely try to harm them and I will never betray her."

Turner got up and placed a hand on Shard's shoulder. "I believe you, and know that I hold you in the highest respect." Shard smiled and they shared a manly hug, cause you know... men do that, we do honestly. The two separated and heard the girls coming downstairs in more suitable clothing. "Now, how about we play 2v2 on this game?"

"There are six of us now that you and Carrot are here." Lyra said as she picked up a controller.

"Then Carrot and I can play the winners." Everyone nodded at the plan and began playing. Over the course of the game Ditzy and Shard won every single time.

"Oh come on, you two have to be cheating!" Carrot complained as she threw down the controller in frustration.

"Nah, we're just really good at games." Shard said as he high fived Ditzy. "We'll even prove it, pick a game and we'll beat you in it. If we lose we have to do a dare from one of you, if we win its vice versa expect for all of you."

"You're on!" All of them shouted.

A few ass whoopings later

Everyone stared in shock at the small pillar of games that Ditzy and Shard had bested each and everyone of them in. "Well it's been fun but I think it's about time we all got some sleep, my eyes are killing me right now." Shard yawned and turned of the console. "So, what are the sleeping arrangements?"

"Oh we just sleep in a pile." Lyra said with a smile. Shard looked at her with confusion then to the rest of the group who all nodded.

"Seriously?" He received nods and sighed. "Fine, but if I wake up with someone's feet in my face, chest in my face or crotch on my face that someone is getting cut."

Shard lay just beside the pile of sleeping friends, deciding to stay out of it after he woke up to Lyras butt in his face as he expected. Laying on a blanket that he had found he looked around Bon Bons room and spotted a few photos of the group when they were younger and of more recent times.

Deciding to get some air he got up and headed to the roof, climbing up the balcony with ease due to his ability and fitness. Laying down under the stars he took in heat from the chimney beside him. As he looked about the beautiful night sky and took in every last star, he failed to notice a certain grey skinned girl clumsily climbing up to join him. Finally noticing Ditzy who was now trying to get her lower half up on the roof, Shard walked towards her and grabbed her under her armpits and pulled her up.

As she set her feet on the roof she slipped and fell on top of Shard. The two lay there in a familiar situation, their eyes staring into one another's. Their lips mere centimetres apart. The romantic moonlight and the sea of stars above them.

Reader: Oh my god are they...

The two of them didn't move a muscle, they just stared into each other's eyes. In their eyes a small twinkle appeared at the same time, both feeling a burning sensation in their chests.

Reader: Are they really gonna do it?

They slowly inched their faces closer, they could taste the others breath. One tasted of muffins while the other was orange chocolate.

Reader: Yes they're gonna kiss!

As their lips were about to meet Ditzy pulled away and rolled off of Shard.

Reader: OH COME ON!!!

Shard blinked and looked over to the blushing Ditzy. "Ditzy, are you alright?"

She turned away from him and lay on her side. "I-I'm fine."

Shard sat up and put a hand on her arm. "Ditzy, talk to me, you can tell me anything."

She took in a deep breath and sighed. "I-I just don't know if..."

"Don't know what?"

"If I'm brave enough." Shard looked at her confused. "I'm not the smartest girl in the world or the prettiest, I'm just a clumsy mistake."

Shard pulled up Ditzy into a sitting position. "Now don't you start saying this things."

"But Sha-"

"No buts missy. Who made you feel this way?"

"Sh-"

"Who Ditzy?"

The girl sighed and pushed him away. "Everyone, I've been made fun of because of my stupid wonky eyes my whole life, I don't wanna put you through that ridicule too."

Shard gave her a sad smile and cupped her cheek. "Ditzy, I don't care if I get ridiculed for liking you or by spending time with you. I promise, that if anyone ever gives you grief about your gift again then they'll have to answer to Disaster here." He said, pointing to his sword that rested on his waist.

"M-My gift?" Ditzy questioned in suprise.

"Yes, your gift." Shard took Ditzy's hand in his and held them in both of his in a protective and reassuring hold. "Your eyes make you unique, you get to see the world in a different light, a different way. And they aren't stupid wonky eyes Ditzy, they're what make you, you." He placed on hand on her cheek and smiled warmly. "They're the best thing about you, Your Beautiful Wonky Eyes."

Before Ditzy could say anything Shard put his hands to both sides of her face and planted his lips on hers. Her eyes widened in surprise, but slowly closed as she lost herself in the bliss of the moment. She wrapped her arms around his neck and he put his hands on her back, both leaning into the kiss, embracing each other under the stars. As Ditzy held her body against his, she felt a sense of security, the burning sensation in her heart exploded and left another feeling, a finished feeling, a complete feeling.

That's when she knew, she had found the one she was looking for, the one she had searched for. The one that would protect her from harm, both physical and emotional. The one that would be her shoulder to cry on, the one that would listen to her and tell her everything was going to be ok.

They both knew it, they had found their other halves, they had completed a two piece puzzle and they were the pieces, now firmly locked together to make a picture, a beautiful picture, of a small fragile daisy being gaurded by a burning flame.

They were whole, for the first time in their lives, they were whole.

Author's Notes:

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If you'll all excuse me I have to go think of a way to top this.........