Taylor smiled at him and nodded. She was done being unhappy. Tay started to dance sweetly.

He smiled and started to dance with her, "What's so horribl about being gothic?" He acted as if he was offended.

Tay kissed his cheek, "Nothing is wrong with it. It is just not me." She twirled, "This is me." Taylor grinned at him as they danced.

He chuckled, "Well, I prefer this look honestly, it fit's your personality better... While I'm doomed to be the bland goth the rest of my life... Unless I choose to go back to mini-Puck again."

Tay smiled, "I totally agree. Awww Ash you arent doomed to be anything except my boyfriend." She laughed and kissed his cheek, "Though do you really mind about that doom?" Taylor teased him.

He chuckled, "You know that's a fate I'd love to have." He lightly took her hand in his.

Tay smiled at him and it grew as he took her hand. "Good because I plan to stay with you at least a few more years." She smirked at him.

He smiled at her, "As do I... Keep you for a few more years. As long as you're happy and will have me."

Tay nodded, "Yeah, I'll have you if you have me." She laughed and smiled. Taylor kissed his cheek and pulled him into a hug.

He chuckled kissing her forehead, "I've waited a year to have you, so of course I will."

Tay smiled at him, "Then shall we?" She gestured for another dance, Taylor chuckled.

He smiled and nodded to the gesture as he started to dance with her, "Figured you'd know you don't have to ask anymore."

Tay stuck her tongue out at him and smiled. "You are rotten."

He chuckled dipping her, "You know... I think I got that from you as well."

Tay pretended to be offended, "I'm sweet not rotten! You get your rottenness from your dad."

He chuckled, "No, I get my charm from my father." He smiled down at her, "After all, we Mercada's are supposed to be irresistible with our charm and natural good looks... Quote from Robin Mercaca." He laughed.

Tay nodded. "You are irresistable." She kissed him. "I am under your spell of charms." Taylor laughed and looked into his eyes.

"Bullocks!" Selina said rather loudly during his whole calm speech. Merlin, he hadn't changed a lick since he had left. During the span of time he had gone missing Selina had spent many sleepness nights thinking about Chris. All she could think of was how Chris would always expect Selina to bend to everything he thought. She thought of his reserved and angry demeanor all the time and how he would always yell when people did not see his way. Now someone had died and he was still the same. You would think he would change- never.

So she said slowly and clearly so he could understand, "Look bugger off Chris. You don't give a crud about anyone's feelings beside your own! Maybe that was why you always flew back and forth between Violet and Cass. You only cared about who agreed with you in that moment! People can't have opinions with you!!! Or feelings!" Prick.

Cornelius, who had been absentmindedly examining his gift as he waited, looked up immediately as he heard the soft crunch of snow approaching him. And of course, Aspen Odessa was there to see him, smiling as though nothing had changed at all, like she was happy to see him. And for a moment, his expression couldn't help but flicker into a soft smile. He had missed her. Seeing her once more relieved some sort of heaviness he wasn't even aware he had, and he couldn't help but smile just for a second. But just as fast as the smile came, it went, as his own eyes followed where her lighter ones were resting. The gift in his hands. He then seemed to remember what they were there for - to give Aspen her gift because he wasn't seeing her on a regular basis any more. And they weren't seeing one another currently because she had still kissed Joao, and the mere thought of it still made him feel sick.

But he couldn't think about it for too long, as in the next second she was gesturing to the gift. Clearing his throat and getting to his feet from his leaning stance, he gave a brief nod before handing the small package to her. The present on the outside was a little...well..homemade? The young man had certainly tried his best to make it look nice, but just as Cornelius was not good at crafts, he was not good at wrapping things beautifully. So the gift was messily wrapped in some kind of newspaper, with a large, lopsided bow fastened to the top. He tried.

And beneath the wrapping there was a medium-sized jewelry box, too large to be for a ring but too small to be for a giant crown or anything. And, as the box sort of suggested, inside there was a piece of jewelry. But Cornelius wouldn't have even considered getting Aspen jewelry at all had he not found this particular gift, simply because he didn't see Aspen as a girl who really cared for accessorizing. But this...this just had Aspen's name written all over it to the young man who had bought it months before. Inside the small box was a long silver necklace, a charmingly simple, delicate chain placed neatly in the center. But the gift really wasn't special because of the chain. Rather, he had gotten her the necklace because it had a single silver charm on it; a charm of a goblin. Small and shiny, and neatly detailed, it was a tiny little goblin figure possibly two inches in overall height. It was a little odd to see such a pretty, delicate necklace with a beautiful rendition of something as random (and generally not jewelry-associated) as a goblin, but there it was. Detailed down to the smallest hair or wrinkle, and just waiting for Aspen to see it.

Damon smiled at her, "I'll have to tell Dad it did move on then."

Christopher looked down at her, eyebrows raised. It was almost amusing how much she hadn't changed. She was going on and on about how he hadn't changed and would never grow up, but the exact same words applied to her! She could never do anything without screaming, insulting, and yelling at people. It was as if she lived to make people feel awful about themselves. Nothing and no one was good enough for Selina Arden Skylar.

"Stop. Throwing your little tantrums isn't going to do a thing for you either. Just because you're hot headed doesn't give you the right to be so awful to people any time something upsets you. I'm beyond sorry about what happened, but it's done Selina. You're probably too proud to accept an apology anyway." As she told him to bugger off, he turned to leave, glad to get away from her. However, he froze where he was when she brought up Violet and Cass. She really hadn't changed.

Spinning back around, Christopher was growing livid, but he tried his best to stay reserved. "Look, I don't know what your problem is. I know you're upset about....her, but I am too. We ALL are. But any time I ever do something to make you mad, you always bring up Cassandra. She is one of my best friends, and you always make it a point to attack her! You don't know anything about her or our relationship, and I'd kindly like to ask you to leave her out of things, please." Seriously.

Tay smiled. "Okay you do that." She played with his hair.

Tantrum? This was not a tantrum. If he wanted a tantrum she would give him a bloody tantrum. All she wanted to do was have him go away but his aptitude at picking up a hint was zero. Did she have to sit here and listen to his crud, because she honestly did not want to listen to his nonsense. Her blue eyes narrowed at him with the tantrum comment. For an older man now he was sure acting like a five year old. Hell, his sister had died and he was seemingly unchanged. He only cared when it was appropriate.

And then he said that she was too proud... Wrong thing to say. She, without thought, pushed him back away from her. She did not want him anywhere near her and if he didn't take the hint she would walk away from him until he got the hint she did not want to see him. That was why she had spent all term blowing him off.

"You know what Chris, I'm sorry the bloody world didn't stop when you led, but I'm not the same person you left behind. A lot happened to me and I feel like I am more mature now than I was when you left. I don't really explode on people anymore but you just got lucky I guess because I haven't spoken to you in over a year. And how about this, jerk? I would have accepted your apology. And I WILL bring her into this! Because you always do."

He smiled at her, "So what do you want to talk about now?"

Tay smiled at him, "Well there is a party over the summer..." She glanced at him and raised an eyebrow.