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Title: The Wind (19/19)

Author:  cera_lari

Dedication: To my friend ‘Cassie!’ Love ya!

Pairing: Billy/Dom, or else I wouldn’t be posting here, would I?

Rating: PG

Warnings: Mild language, angst.

Thanks: Much thanks to nessa_felagund  for being the best beta in the world! <3 ya!

Disclaimer: This is fiction for the fans, thus the name ‘fan-fiction.’ It is not real.

Feedback: If you will be kind enough to give me some, yes. It helps me get better.

Summary: It never was...but will it be?

Notes. "I regret to say this is the end. I’m going now." Now that it is all done, I feel sad. Boo hoo. *cries* I had fun writing this story, and I will miss the comments. I love you all! *huggles* Oh, and this is the chapter where the title of this little series comes into play...it’s a little song I wrote... :-)

Note #2: I’m pleading about this: would anyone like to be my beta for my next series? It has to do with The Day After Tomorrow. My beta is currently in Costa Rica, and...yeah, she hasn’t seen TDAT yet and refuses to read this anyway till she does see it. Anyone willing?

Previous chapters can be found here.

 

Billy pulled Allie back to their chairs as the song was ending. He couldn’t stare at Dom anymore; it was too heart wrenching. However, he had made up his mind about what he was going to do now.

He reached over and took Allie’s hand, admiring it momentarily. It was so perfect; well-shaped and fair, so light that it felt like a feather. His gazed over the rest of her slowly, admiring all of it in its perfectness, before resting on her face, which was still concerned. He smiled at her and kissed her cheek, marveling at how soft it was. He felt the concern drop from her face, and a smile grew in it’s place.

"Billy, I’m so glad you’re back to normal!" she exclaimed as he buried his face in her shoulder. Could he do this?

How he wished he were back to normal. Normal meaning the days before Lord of the Rings, before Dom, before Allie, before the heartbreak he felt now. Normal would be really nice right about now. But could he achieve it? No, normal would never be in his grasp again.

By the time he finished what he meant to do, he was going to feel like a royal bastard. He had to break someone’s heart, and he wasn’t sure if that person could handle it. Despite the charade the person put on, they were much weaker and delicate than the average person. Of course, there would be many willing to rush to ‘comfort’ this person, but Billy wasn’t sure if he was made of strong enough stuff to break this person’s heart.

"I don’t know what to say

And I wait for another day

I don’t know why I can’t let you walk away

But I know you cannot stay."

He closed his eyes. No, Aimee, no! She was only making it worse. He’d never heard this song before, but judging from the first verse, it would be a heartbreaker to him. The last song, the Hilary Duff one, had been meant to play with his mind, he knew it. He knew Aimee well enough to know she would do that. She was trying to get him to make up his mind, but it wasn’t as easy as that. Having to make a choice between breaking Dom or Allie’s heart was a very, very hard choice...

"No, I don’t want to cry

Oh, how I wish to fly

So high into the night that gets darker all the time

Oh, I want you to be mine."

He let go of Allie’s hand and unburied his face. Well, it was now or never. Best get the heartbreaking over with.

He stood up and circled around in front of Allie. "Allie, there’s something I need to tell you about." His voice shook, and he felt as though the ground was trying to break him.

She looked at him, her eyes concerned again. "Yes, Billy?"

He cleared his throat. Admitting that he’d lied to her all these years was not an easy thing to do. "I...well... okay. You know how Dom and I are...were...best mates?" She nodded. "Well, two years ago we became more than that. Yeah, as in....lovers." He watched as she did the math, and realised she was dating him two years ago. She started to protest, but he shushed her. "Yes, I know we were dating two years ago, but I didn’t think it’d hurt anyone. After all, Dom’s a guy, and you’re a girl. There’s a distinct difference there. I was wrong. Dom wanted me all to himself, and you...I didn’t want to leave you. And..."

Allie shut him up with a glare before saying, "So you lied to me? All those years, I thought you were being true to me... How did it happen? You two couldn’t’ve just randomly said, ‘Oh, let’s be lovers.’ Billy, I know you. What happened?"

 

"But as I walk in the quiet night

And the full moon is my only light

I think about how much I might

Try to put a stop to this tonight.

The wind is sighing outside my window

It’s lifting up the leaves, then letting them go

I marvel at how strong it can blow

And it makes me wonder if it shows...

makes me wonder if you know...

I am the wind!"

He sighed. "Well, Aimee and Cassie knew that Dom... loved....me. And they knew I was too wrapped up in you to notice...and sadly, even too much to care. Well, they invited both of us to Cassie’s house and...Dom ended up confessing his feelings, which I turned down at first. Such an abrupt rejection caused him to try to commit suicide. Fortunately, Aimee found him and got him to the hospital. This gave me time to reflect on my decision...and to discover that I loved him. When he woke up, I told him that I did indeed love him. And...we were together for two years. Until I proposed to you. Dom had made it clear that if I ever married you, that was where it would stop. He was not going to have me cheat on my wife. And now...I have to choose. Between you or him. And it is the hardest decision I’ve ever had to make."

"I should hope it’d be! But who says that now, even if you choose me, I’ll take you back, after what you just told me? I don’t know if I can trust you or not anymore." Her voice had turned cold, and Billy cringed. He had dug his own hole, though, and he had to deal with the repercussions.

"Why must I feel like I do

Why can’t I let go of you

Why is it so hard to let go of the old and begin with the new

I just don’t understand what I have to lose.

No matter what I do tonight

Inside of me there is a fight

Even as the full moon sheds its light

And black cats run through my sight...

The wind is sighing outside my window

It’s lifting up the leaves, then letting them go

I marvel at how strong it can blow

And it makes me wonder if it shows...

makes me wonder if you know...

I am the wind!"

"Well? Out with it! Who do you choose?" Her voice brought him back to real life. Time to do the deal.

"I...I choose. Well. I’m sorry Allie, but if I choose you, I loose Dom forever, and I can’t handle that. I love him more than anything else, even more than you, I’m sorry to say. So I choose...Dom. Please don’t hate me forever." Billy pleaded, hoping she wouldn’t be too mad at him.

She clutched the edge of her chair tightly, staring at him, eyes wide in disbelief. After it had apparently sunk it, she grabbed the engagement ring off her finger and stared at it. "A ring full of lies. I don’t want it anymore. Take it back!" She threw it at him before getting up and running out into the crowd, tears running down her face.

Billy watched her leave, guilt and happiness both competing to take control of him. He had done it. But was he too late? What if Dom wouldn’t take him back? Then what would he do?

"And as I run through the meadow

With the wind blowing through my hair

I don’t think it matters what you know

As long as you care...

The wind is sighing outside my window

It’s lifting up the leaves, then letting them go

I marvel at how strong it can blow

And it makes me wonder if it shows...

makes me wonder if you know...

I am the wind!"

Oh well. Time to see how Dom will accept the news.

Billy turned and walked towards Dom, who was now in Jerry’s arms again. Except this time, it didn’t seem like a loving kind of hug, but a friendly my-friend-needs-me kind of hug. Billy stopped, debating whether to continue in his quest or not. Finally, he decided he should. Dom should at least know the truth; that he was chosen over Allie.

 

"I may not know what to say

But I won’t wait for another day

I think that you might not walk away

If I ask you to stay...."

"Dom?" Billy asked. "Dommie? Are you okay?"

A shift in position. Dom was now staring at him, tears streaming down his face. "What do you care?" he barked, voice hoarse from crying.

Billy backed away, unsure how to deal with such a reaction. "I...Dom...I. I thought that you’d like to know who I...chose."

Dom laughed a sad laugh, full of regret and gloom. "Why? I know who you chose. You chose her."

Billy blinked. "What? No, Dom. I didn’t. I chose you. I can prove it. She’s gone. She left. And she threw this at me." He held up the engagement ring, a sad smile on his face. Was it too late?

~~~~

Dom stared at the ring. Could it be true? Did Billy really...

He looked over at the seats. Yeah, Allie was gone. Hopefully, she was gone for good. Then Billy really did choose him....

He bolted from Jerry’s arms into Billy’s.

~~~

Billy stared down at the mess of a man he now held in his arms. After a moment he recovered, and kissed the top of Dom’s forehead. "I’m sorry for being a bastard, Dom. I’m so sorry. I love you. I really do."

Dom nodded into Billy’s chest. "It’s okay, Bills. I really thought I had lost you. I really did. But...now that I know I haven’t..." His voice broke. "I...I love you too. I don’t ever want to lose you again!"

Billy hugged him. "You won’t Dom. You will never lose me again, and I will never lose you again."

~~~

"And now we walk together in the night

With the moon as our only light

I am the only thing in your sight

and the wind is blowing tonight..."

Aimee looked down at the two, singing the last stanza with extra feeling. She smiled and couldn’t resist the urge to hug Cassie (who had jumped back onstage after her little...incident with Jerry). It had worked. All was okay now. Everyone was happy.

Dom and Billy were finally together, for now and forever.

Comments

[crsty1961.livejournal.com]

Wow What a great ending, I love that song. Thank you!!

[cera-lari.livejournal.com]

Thank you for reading! :-)

[natureofme.livejournal.com]

Yay! and Squee! and :D
I loved this...I'm sorry I haven't seen that movie or I'd offer...but I can't wait for your new fic :)

[cera-lari.livejournal.com]

Ahhhhhhhhhh

thanks for reading and the moral boost though!

[levonne.livejournal.com]

That was such a wonderful ending! :)

[cera-lari.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I try :-)

[indigo-blind.livejournal.com]

All together now "Billy and Dom, Billy and Dom, Billy and Dom!"

I'm so pleased that Billy finally discovered his spine and put it to good use.

Loved this fic.

[cera-lari.livejournal.com]

Thankee!

*huggles*

I love writing it!