"Yet love can move people to act in unexpected ways and move them to overcome the most daunting obstacles with startling heroism"~ Khalid Hosseine

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France, Paris, Louvre Museum:

The Louvre museum in Paris was one of the world's largest museums. It was actually a palace which was made into a museum. It was a huge, magnificent structure of yellowish white and indeed looked like a palace engulfed in grandeur. A pyramid-like structure made of glass lay in front of the museum.

"Are you going to tell her or not?," Akane whispered.

"I can't..," Jason replied.

"Why? Is she going to bite you?," Takumi said rolling his eyes.

"What are you talking about? Whose going to bite whom?," Agnes enquired.

"Oh err.. Oh see that cat? We thought it was going to bite..eh.... it was going to bite it's finger," Akane replied, shooting a look at Jason.

"What?," Agnes frowned at Akane's idiosyncratic  reply.

"Let's just go," Akane sighed.

The Louvre museum housed plenty of mind blowing departments. The sculpture department was one of the most splendid thing they had ever seen. It had beautiful hand carved sculptures, so intricate and meticulous that it immediately caught the eye.

The sculptures included men sitting in a thinking posture, a woman sitting on a deer looking up at the sky and much more.

"Jason, so you see that?," Takumi said pointing at a sculpture which depicted a man holding a woman lovingly as he looked into her eyes.

"That could be Agnes and yourself," Akane joined in.

Agnes, who overheard their conversation, replied,"Shut up you two"

"You need to propose her for that," Akane whispered into Jason's ear. Jason shook his head in disagreement.

"OH FOR LORD'S SAKE JUST TELL HER!," Takumi shouted. Jason looked a him, surprised.

"Tell me what?," Agnes asked.

"That.. eh.. that the walls are real pretty," he replied.

Agnes frowned. "What's wrong with you both?"

"Let's go and view the paintings, Agnes," Jason replied giving Akane and Takumi an apologetic look.

The paintings in the Louvre museum was a collection of more than 7,500 works from the 13th century to 1848. They looked beautiful and were adorned everywhere- paintings were even painted on the ceilings of the museum. They were the famous paintings of Michelangelo, Raphael and even Leonardo Da Vinci.

"Wow," Agnes remarked. "It's so pretty, isn't it?" She looked at Jason who had his glasses on. He made her feel so warm, she wished she could someday let her feelings out to him. Ha. Only if she knew.

"Yes is it," he smiled.

The paintings there were world famous- The Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, Madonna of rocks, Virgin and Child with St. Anne- everything.

But only if Jason would look at Agnes once. Her eyes would have been the witness. The witness of how much she loved him. And how much he loved her.

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"Perhaps you could say something like this.. if I am space then you are my milky way.. if I am a pen then you are my ink.. if I am the milk then you are my calcium content.. nice?," Takumi advised.

"I feel bad for Fidel. He's so stupid. Milk and calcium? Seriously Takumi?," Akane shook her head at his brother.

"Yeah? Why don't you try then? Ms. know-it-all-in-romance?," he shouted.

"Okay, now don't fight. I'll.. I'll do it today. In the evening. Yeah," Jason smiled a little.

"Yes! Very good!," they said, patting him way too hard.

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Paris, Eiffle tower:

That evening the four of them set out to visit the Eiffel tower, a huge wrought iron lattice which was 324meters in height, nearly the height of an 81 storeyed building. The tower was tapering upwards.

They climbed the tower which had three levels. The climb from the ground floor to the first floor and then to the second floor was a total of 600 steps. They were fully exhausted by the time they reached the second floor.

"Um.. guys?," Akane said, panting. "WHY ON EARTH DID WE NOT USE THE LIFT?"

"THERE WAS A LIFT?," the three of them screamed, loud enough for the people to turn towards them. The guide chuckled.

"Yeah. Now, take the lift and go to the top floor. I'm sure you wouldn't want to miss the night scene of Paris," the guide smiled. They nodded and went inside the elevator which served as a welcome relief.

"Are you going to tell her?," Akane whispered, yet again.

"JUST WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO TELL ME?," Agnes said.

"That.. that.. the Eiffel tower is made of iron," Takumi replied, knowing that he sounded like an idiot. Agnes sighed.

"You're stupid," Akane whispered to him.

They leaned on the railing of the third floor in the Eiffel tower and gasped at Paris. It was dark now, the sky had already coloured itself black. But Paris had not. Night had seemed to brighten Paris more then daylight did. The streets glowed in light, the huge buildings, though mere blocks now, were shinning from the white light within. Paris stood there, glowing and shrouding itself in splendour. Paris was like a goddess- beautiful, bright and magnificent.

"This is unbelievably beautiful," Agnes smiled. The three of them nodded.

Jason then looked at her. Not as beautiful as you, Agnes. Not as beautiful as you.

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"Go! All the best!," Akane and Takumi whisper shouted. Jason nodded nervously.

Come on, Jason. You're not giving an exam.

Yeah, true. Exams were easier.

"Um, Agnes?"

She turned towards Jason with a smile. "Yes?"

"I wanted to tell you something"

"Yes, of course! Why are you so nervous?," she chuckled.

Jason took a deep breath. "Agnes.. you have made my life wonderful. More.. more dynamic and.. a lot more liveable. I don't know how or why, but, I have this feeling for you, you know? You know how the sky looks when it is filled with stars? It looks magical. And that is how I see you. And that is how you have made me look at you because you, Cherry, are beyond everything else that is beautiful. So beautiful inside that I might even drown. And ironic as it is, I am not afraid to drown. Not when it is with you. Not when you are there with me.

You're insane, you know? And it's your insanity I have fallen in love with. It's your smile and your thoughts. Your writing. But most of all, Agnes, I have loved you for what you are from within. You are the warmth my heart needs, you're like an... an.. oasis in a desert hot and vast. I need you to complete me. You had once written in your book, Agnes, that it would be a lie if s guy ever told a girl that he cannot live without her. He would just as he did when he didn't meet the girl. But he would be incomplete without her. And you are that. You are the person who completes me. Remember when you asked me whether I believe in magic or not?"

She nodded, smiling.

"Well, my answer is yes. And it is yes because I met you. I know we have long way ahead. We have to resume working, get involved in our businesses after this trip. But Cherry, I would want you by my side always. You.. you mean the world to me, and I mean it. I promise to be your light when you are lost in the dark and be the window out of which you can escape when all doors of life are closed. I don't know whether I can solve your problems, but I know one thing- I need you to solve mine. Because Agnes, you're a strong woman.

I want you to be by my side because you're the best chapter in my book. You're the person who taught me to live and now, I want you to be live with me. Forever. I don't know whether I'll be able to live in sanity without your insanity. I sound crazy. But that's what I am for you.

I always want to see you smiling. You came into my life like the Hailey's comet, you know? Like, a beautiful comet after decades which shone to the brightest. But don't be the comet anymore. Be my star and stay with me forever. Please. You're like an island for me in my stormy sea. And like a sanctuary for this lost animal- my heart.

If anyone ever asks me what was the best thing that happened to me in this trip, my answer would be Agnes Fotaine," he ended. "Because Agnes.. if I'm the milk.. then you're the calcium content"

Agnes burst out laughing. "Oh my God, Mr.Lecturer, you spoilt your entire speech with that line, you know?"

He grinned. "I meant.. because.. I love you. Yes, I love you. I love you, Cherry"

Laughing, Agnes embraced him. "I love you too"

"FINALLLYY!," Akane and Takumi said, clapping and whistling. 

"By the way, the calcium and the milk was this idiot's idea," Akane said, looking at Takumi.

"Hey! I think it added to the glitter in his romantic speech"

Jason and Agnes laughed. "No way"

As they joked, Agnes and Jason looked at each other with a smile filled with love. As the bright moon shined behind the Eiffel tower, the sun inside their hearts rose and burnt like an inferno. Finally their hearts had agreed to meet. Finally, they wouldn't deny if people called them a couple. Because finally they truly were a couple. And finally, their romantic journey had begun.

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And finally I updated this :P  I hope it was good enough!

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