Hey guys! Welcome to the last chapter of  2017 for this book! :D

I hope you all have a wonderful New Years! I'm spending it with my family, like always. I hope you guys are spending it with those you love. 

My New Years resolution is to be more aware and to control my candy addiction at least a little bit. Tell me what your resolutions are in the comments! I wanna know! 

But anyways, enjoy this New Years chapter. ❤️ 

Zane sat on his bed thinking about what to do next. He really wanted to execute his plan flawlessly like it was in his dream. But he didn't know how to do that. 

He rubbed his chin, his thinking intensified. "Hmm..." he said aloud and began staring at the wall.  

He looked at the clock on the alarm device that sat on his dresser. "6:14." Zane read. He sighed and sat up to get ready for the festivities held later that night. 

...

 Garroth, Laurence, and Zane traveled over to Aphmau's home; the biggest house on the street. Multicolored lights that were colored gold, white, and a silver grey through the windows. Muffled music and faint voices were heard as they stood on the freezing porch waiting to be let inside. 

Laurence knocked on the door and waited for someone to respond. The door's latches and locks came undone as the door swung open. 

"Welcome guys! Come inside and enjoy the party. The countdown begins in 4 hours, so get your butts in here!" Katelyn beamed. The trio walked inside and hung their coats on the modern rack. 

Zane looked around the crowd. Travis held the champagne bottle close to him. Probably so that he can be the one to pop it when midnight hits. 

Dante was chatting with his brother Gene and the other Shadow Knights. Aphmau was resting her head on Katelyn's shoulder as they chilled on the couch. Garroth and Laurence went over to the two and began a funny conversation. 

Zane eyes landed on her. Kawaii~Chan. He felt butterflies forming inside him as he clenched onto his chest with his hand. "What am I feeling?" he murmured. 

But those feelings went away when he realized who was with her. Damien. He had that look on his face. The look of love. The one that he saw on Kawaii~Chan whenever she was around him. 

After making her dumping her the way that he did proved that he never loved her from the start. If he truly did, he wouldn't have acted the way that he did. Only used her for her looks. "Disgusting." he thought.

His hands clenched tightly as he shot a deathly glare at him. He noticed and Zane saw his face turn pale. Kawaii~Chan looked at him funny and turned around to see Zane. 

"Oh! Zane~Kun! It's nice to see that he made it!" she yelled and ran over to him. She hugged him, but made him stumble a bit due to the force. 

A giggle escaped her as Zane brushed himself off. He started to talk to her an shared a couple of laughs. Damien watched from afar with jealousy. 

"I will have that kiss with her when midnight hits. And I'm not letting some emo freak stop me." he growled. Damien proceeded to scoff in their direction and looked away. 

Zane ignored him and felt a bit of satisfaction seeing his jealous side. Throughout the next few hours, he made romantic gestures to her. Damien's reaction was always worth the embarrassment. 

...

It was 24 minutes until the countdown began and Zane grew more nervous. Kawaii~Chan notice this and wanted to address it. 

"Zane, are you okay? You seem very nervous." she whispered. A small bead of sweat appeared on his forehead. Zane shook his head and denied that he wasn't okay. 

It was an obvious lie. He was so scared of what he had planned. He wanted to bail on his own plan but he had to be brave! He wasn't going to back down!

After a few minutes, he decided to put his plan in motion. "Hey, Kawaii~Chan, let's...get away from the party. I want to spend time with you." he asked kindly. 

She agreed and followed him through the house up to the roof. They sat on the roof, snuggled close to each other. 

Buh-Bumb

Buh-Bumb

Zane's heart beat faster and harder against his chest. He tried breathing slower to calm himself, but it didn't work. 

"Kawaii~Chan..." he whispered. He felt her froze when he said her name. "Nana..." she replied. "Wh-What?" he questioned. 

"My name is Nana. I want you to call me Nana. No more Kawaii~Chan." She looked him in the eye. He nodded and held her close to him. A blush spread across her face. 

"N-Nana...." he spoke again. "You mean so much to me. I never want to loose you to anyone else. I love you Nana." His face twisted into a look of remorse. Nana weakly smiled at him.

"I-I....I don't know what I would've done without you. I felt so trapped. It was dark. I was cold and abandoned. "

He paused.

"I couldn't function and I felt like I wasn't in control of my own body anymore. I felt like my life was fading away and I couldn't do anything about it." 

Zane buried the sobs down his throat and looked deep in her eyes. She looked at him with immense concern. She hugged him tighter. 

"My nightmares...they wouldn't stop. They played over and over in my head every night. I would be stuck in place and be forced to suffer. I felt so bad and wanted to just end it all." 

"Zane, I never want you to think that way. So many people care about you. I care about you." 

"I know you do. You're the reason why I stopped thinking like that. You were the reason why I stopped thinking like that. And that's why I never want to loose you again. Not to some guy. Not to Reese. Not to Ryder. Not to Damien." Zane pulled her away and held onto her shoulders tightly. 

Nana looked up at him and and saw tears begin to form in the corner of his eye. "Zane...." she whined, pulling him back into a hug. 

"I-I-I just love you so much!" he shouted. The sobs that he held back broke out and escaped his mouth. He sobbed into her shoulder and felt her small hand attempting to comfort him. 

After a few minutes, his sobs hushed and but they stayed in their position. Zane looked down at his watch. His heart dropped when he read the time.

"11:59:20"

He pulled away quickly and accidentally startled her. They made eye contact. "Nana. I want to ask you something." 

"Yes?" 

The butterflies were so intense that he felt like he was going to faint. He ignored it and opened his mouth to ask her his question.

"W-Will you be...my...uh...girl-f-friend?" 

"Zane..." she said with a hushed tone. "I-I-I" she began. 

"6!" Everyone shouted from downstairs. Panic hit her like a hammer. 

"5!" 

She hesitantly wrapped her arm around him and cupped his cheek in her hand.

"4!" 

She leaned in and rubbed her cat nose against Zane's. 

"3!" 

Zane chuckled and pulled her close. Nana pulled down the mask that Zane wore as they both smiled.  

"2!"

"Of course I will be your girlfriend Zane." she finally answered. He felt the butterflies fly away as he sighed with relief. 

"1! HAPPY NEW YEAR!" 

Everyone screamed from downstairs. The new couple looked in each others eyes and leaned in. 

They held each other lovingly as they shared their first kiss that night. They didn't care what people were going to say nor were they going to let that affect them. 

They pulled away and saw a reddish-magenta color on both of their faces. They beamed with joy as they leaned in for another kiss. 

That night, Zane felt like he was safe. Protected. And truly loved.❤️

Yeah, cheesy, I know. But cheesy is always good! XD This chapter was 1390 words long, by the way.

I want you guys to enter this new year with joy and optimism! Have a lovely new year with those you love and I'll see you all next year. Bye! 

-CandyDropMix❤️