First of all, if you have a different ship name for Xara and Fred, please comment, cause idk

Second, this scene starts with (cough, episode five spoiler) Xara's death

Third, this is kinda a calm chapter, wanted it to be peaceful for bit. Alright, go on.

She didn't want to see his face when she died, so she shut her eyes tight, preparing herself as the air got cut off from her lungs, blackness taking over her mind.

I'm ready, she thought, her emotions wrapping around her like a blanket, the tears preparing to come but never falling.

It all happened so fast, and she hated it. He did it like nothing had happened between them. Like all those years of laughter, happiness, pain, and suffering were just an illusion, a dream had and done. Like all of this was nothing.

She hated how she died. She hated the circumstances. She hated the cause. But nothing could be done about it now. Jesse and her friends would make sure her death wouldn't be in vain.

One painful throb, and then another. Xara could feel herself sinking, like falling in a bottomless hole, unable to get out. But maybe that was were she wanted to be.

A flash of light, one more throb, the blur of colors becoming her way out. And then she was gone.

From this reality to another.

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"Waffles? Waffles, are you here?"

A faint voice echoed into her ears, and her eyes opened slowly as to process her surroundings.

White. That was all she could see, except for a little figure out of the corner of her eye. Two of them actually, one moving and one completely still.

She stood up from the spot she occupied on the ground, trying to stay steady as her mind fuzzed, keeping her balance. As she stood up, strands of hair fell down in front of her face, and she realized it wasn't pushed back and the messy ponytail had been let down. Her hair fell down to her shoulders and she could see the dark purple against her-blue outfit? She looked down at herself and realized she was wearing sky blue pants and a ocean blue long sleeved shirt.

It shocked her a bit, but she suddenly remembered that it was better than that prison outfit. She would never wear orange again.

Once she had calmed down, Xara spotted the two figures once again, and began to walk closer. Her footsteps sounded clear across the ground like quartz as her breaths turned heavy and short. The pace of her heart rose steadily as she got close enough to identify the figures.

One was a birch tree, still, leaves poised perfectly in different angles as the roots dug itself into the ground. The other was a male, running around the tree, scratching his head once in a while and muttering under his breath. Well, loud enough for her to hear.

"Waffles? I heard someone come here...where are you? Come on, it's me, Fred!" Her heart skipped a beat, as she forced herself to remain still. He looked around the tree some more, convinced that his chicken would be there.

"You know," she exclaimed, loudly. "It's good that he isn't here. That just means he isn't dead."

Fred turned to the sound of the voice, and immediately froze. Their eyes locked for a moment, filled with tears, smiles tugging at the ends of their lips.

"Xara?"

"Fred."

Finally.

They were in each other's arms not a moment too soon, tears escaping their eyes and words coming out of their mouths, muffled and some too quick to understand. After all this time.

"Xara-" Fred exclaimed, almost choking from the tears. "-you're here."

"I'm-I'm here." She replied back, voice choking. She buried her face into the crook of his neck and could feel all her emotions come crashing back down on her like a wave. She let all the tears out, and so did he. For a while they both stood, hugging, rejoicing, crying, remembering.

Oh Notch, how good that felt. To be back. At home. With home.

She wouldn't let them be separated again.

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The white landscape was changed into a beautiful meadow, with the single birch tree standing out in the distance, flowers of different colors blooming with each turn. There was a soft glow, a light breeze traveling across the land.

Xara held Fred's hand under the birch tree, leaning against its trunk as he did the same. How long had it been? Since they had both been together, been happy. Ages, Xara thought, too long.

And she missed it. She missed laughing, smiling, being with him. Everything.

"Xara?" Fred asked, quietly. She squeezed his hand to tell him yes. "I know, you told me...some things, but..."

His voice wavered a bit, as if he were struggling to come up with the word.

"Romeo." He said finally, and she almost flinched. "Tell me about him. You barely said anything about him besides his name."

Xara stared at the ground for a moment, watching as a blue flower swayed to the side with the wind.

"I just...he ruined our lives. I don't..." her voice trailed off, and then she shook her head. "Alright, I might as well get this off my chest."

Fred nodded at her reassuringly. Xara could only look at the ground, the thought only making her angrier.

"He's worse, Fred. He's worse. All the things he's done-locked me in a tiny trapped cell for years to start," she laughed bitterly, stomping at the ground with her foot. Fred gave her a shocked look, "-pretended like all the things we've been through didn't even matter anymore. Notch, Fred, if you could see him now, all the lives he's ruined, all the people he's hurt, you wouldn't see Romeo anymore. Just an Admin. A power-thirsty, revenge-hungry monster. For goodness sake, he even killed me-!"

She stopped as Fred gave her a quick peck on the lips. Her heart raced and slowed all at the same time.

"I'm sorry." Was all he said, before turning back to face the meadow in shame. She brushed a strand of hair out of her face as she held his hand again, still feeling the lingering tingle of his lips on hers. There was a slight breeze, and Xara let herself calm, being grateful for it.

"It's alright." She finally replied quietly. "I got carried away."

"So he really has changed, hm? I thought...I always thought he would come back...to us."

They shared a painful look, full of memories and pain. She nodded her head slightly.

"Me too."

A small silence settled over the two as their hands entwined, Xara going next to him and leaning her head on his shoulder. Fred suddenly chuckled.

"What's so funny?" She asked, puzzled, tilting her head a bit.

"Oh Xara," he replied, face lit up with a grin. "I've just missed you so much."

Xara blinked, and then smiled back, letting her lips cherish it after so long. It hurt to smile, but of course, that was a good thing. She gave him a kiss on the cheek.

"I've missed you too Fred. We have a lot to catch up on."

He picked up from the ground two flowers, one a pretty purple color and the other lapis blue. He handed them to her and she took it, the smile growing on her face. Then Fred did a quick snap of his fingers, and a plum colored bed appeared. He then gestured to it, and she could feel another wave of tears rush to her eyes and a lump getting stuck in her throat.

"Yes, we do. But first, rest Xara." Fred said warmly, light reflecting off his eyes as he reached for her hand. "We have all the time in the world."

Somehow this seems short despite the fact that it's over 1000 words.... *shrugs*

I kinda wanted it to be longer but if I got Fred and Xara talking about more topics I most likely wouldn't be able to stop heheh

Again, thanks for your patience, I've been working on my other stories and such. But I forgot how much fun I've had writing these :D so I'll hopefully work on some more.

And I want to make this clear (if I said this in a previous chapter sorry): I am NOT taking requests, not right now anyway...

BUT I am open to suggestions of new ships (of the MCSM characters) and/or plots. Some people have already suggested some and I have added them to my list. Want to see? *unrolls long a** piece of paper*

Let's see, we've got Romeo x Stella, Xara x Jack, Fred x Binta, Romeo x Jesse...and a HECK lot more that I might do. I will still be doing some more of the usual ships tho, so don't worry.

Frick this is a long A/N, hope you guys enjoyed this small oneshot, bai!