I wanted to dance. To sing. To scream at the top of my lungs that he loved me. All those wishes flooded into me in a way that I was paralyzed and unable to move. Adrian continued to smile at me, cradling one side of my face.

“I’ve been imagining this, over and over again. And now that it’s really happening, I just…”

A tear escaped the corner of his eye and I reached out timidly, catching it midway through its journey. He smiled, pressing himself closer to me as he pulled me into a hug. “Lillian Jones loves me,” he whispered, the happiness gushing out in his voice.

My own shook as I replied, “Adrian Richards loves me!”

He laughed, his own reverberating through my heart.

He really did love me. And though a part of me just felt like this was too good to be true, another part knew that I shouldn’t be questioning it. I never would have to, not after this.

He pulled away from me for the shortest of seconds, to only let his lips meet mine again in one everlasting kiss. And this time I wasn’t afraid to kiss him back. Because now, Adrian was mine and I was his. We loved each other. Nothing could stop that.

Just as the rain would pour down on the ground, and just as the sun would rise the next day, my life would go on. And I knew that Adrian would be a part of it.

Him and I…we’d be just fine. Actually, we’d be more than fine.

I knew it.

I just did.

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Dedicated to CassandraMorrow Her comments, ratings, and hilarious reactions have really helped me to continue writing this. I love you!

Also dedicated to CrystalRose
She's been a very dedicated reader! Who doesn't love one like her? :D

This is one of my serious attempts at writing a novel and I've put my all into it (especially considering I did it for NaNo in 2011).

The original is something I started to write a few years back.I always saw it as something that had potential but never really considered taking it seriously, well till November 2011. :D http://www.protagonize.com/story/a-midnight-reverie-original

Please do read, rate and comment. I would really appreciate feedback and response from any readers! If you rate any of my pages below a 4.5, please do tell me how I can improve the chapter!

Enjoy!

NOTE: There may be a few words stuck together, and spacing errors as I type my chapters on MS Word, and then paste it on here. So please do ignore any mistakes. :)

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Character bios (seeing as I didn't describe some of them well enough so I hope this helps you in imagining them in your mind while you read):

Lillian Jones:
Age: 18
Appearence: long wavy scarlet hair accompanied by hazelnut brown eyes. She has a lean figure and stands at five foot alongside full lips and has a rosy complexion.

Clarence Jones:
Age: 39
Appearence: medium length brown curly hair accompanied by gray-blue eyes. She's tall and thin and has thin lips and is tan

Matthew Richards:
Age: 19 (one year older than Lillian)
Appearence: tall, lean, untidy light brown hair and stormy gray eyes. Caucasian.

Amy Richards:
Age: 14
Appearence: Layered honey-blond hair till her waist, chocolate-brown eyes alongside a heart-shaped rosy face. Around five foot. Lean.

Adrian Richards:
Age: 22
Appearence: Dark silky brown hair accompanied by emerald eyes. Is muscular and tall and has a tanned complexion.

Diana Richards:
Age: 41
Appearence: Tall, thin, olive-skin tone, dark green eyes and short curly brown hair. Full lips.

Joseph Richards:
Age: 43
Appearence: Tall, a little muscular, graying brown hair, thin lips and tan complexion.

Other bios for minor characters:

Nick:
Age: 17
Appearence: Light amber eyes, bright blonde hair, rosy complexion. Lean and tall but not nerdily so.

Damien (aka the Perv):
Age: 17
Appearence: Dark brown hair, light green eyes, tannish complexion, slightly muscular.

Leo:
Age: 17
Appearence: Round, baby-shaped face, dirty blonde hair, blue eyes. Looks pretty bored most of the time.

Erica:
Age: 18
Appearence: Tan, medium length brown hair with yellow highlights, brown eyes.

Jessie:
Age: 18
Appearence: Curly brown hair, light green eyes, pale, tall and skinny.

Jason:
Age: 19 (very soon to be 20)
Appearence: Honey blonde hair, brown eyes, tall, muscular but not riduculously. Your average hot college dude. :D

Cassandra's Interpretation of Some of My Charcters
Adrian = adorable nerdypoo. And that's a good thing.
Nick = sweet and adorable.
Leo = the shadow in the background that you can never quite forget.
Damien = sparkle toofus. I made that term up, and I still don't quite know what it means. But that's what Damien is.
Amy = pretty cool. A bit possessive, but hey! Pretty cool.

updated Jan 8 by Trish