Third MBC Fanfiction! And it's taken me a little while to piece this one together. And it took the help of both CathyRulz4Ever and Hahli Nuva. Thanks so much to you both for helping me with ideas!

The title is based on the Kelly Clarkson song. The story might be here and there. Some of the lyrics might work really well with this story. We'll see.

So, without any further babbling mostly because I don't really have anything else to babble about, here's chapter one!

Sam's POV

"Even though it rains a lot, I'd have to say that spring is my favorite season," I said to Chris as the two of us were waiting for Cathy and Danny after school. The sky was filling up with purple-grey storm clouds, yet the sun still shown from the opposite direction. The look of the golden sun shining on the green trees outlined against the purple sky was breath taking.

"I agree," Chris replied, also looking up. "I love it when this happen." He pointed up to the sky.

"So do I," I said, tearing my eyes away from the natural beauty to look at my friend. I don't know if Chris knew I was watching him or not, but I don't think he would've looked any less adorable had he been aware of my gaze. The golden rays of the sun were reflecting off of his crystal blue eyes, making them sparkle more than usual. A small smile was drawn on his lips. I had always loved his smile.

"So, you've heard about the dance on Friday, right?" Chris asked, breaking the awkward silence.

"Of course," I replied. "Cathy's been taking about it since last Monday! She's never been to a school dance before."

"Oh yeah. This'll be her first one," Chris said. "Does she want to go with anyone?"

"Naturally," I laughed. "But she hasn't said who. I think that she'll go with anyone. Except Jeremy. Unless he's the only one left not going with anyone. Then I think she'd go with him just to go with someone!"

I couldn't help but laugh at that, and I was happy to see that Chris found it funny too. I'm not what I'd call a funny person, so I always found it nice when I made someone laugh. Especially the certain significant someone that I am currently standing next to.

"So where is Cathy right now?" Chris asked. "I know Danny ran off to chase Wendy somewhere."

"I think Cathy went back to get her science book," I answered, remembering Cathy saying something about a forgotten book and her locker. I guess the last conversation had clouded my memory.

"Then she should be here soon. Who knows when Danny will get back," Chris said in response. Then we fell into an awkward silence again. I don't know why this happened almost every time Chris and I were talking alone.

"Hey Sam, I have a question for you," Chris said. He sounded nervous. I wonder why?

"Yeah?" I asked in reply, looking him straight in the eye. He looked back at me. I really do love the way the sun reflects off his eyes!

"I have something for you," he said, pulling a sealed envelope out of his backpack. He handed it to me, and I noticed that my name was written on the front of it in black pen. "But don't read it until later tonight."

"Why?" I asked, giving him a half curious, half suspicious glance.

"Just wait," Chris answered, smiling kind of mischievously. "You'll see."

"Who gave this to you?" I asked.

"I was sworn to secrecy," Chris replied. I sighed dramatically.

"Fine. A secret it is," I said and put the envelope away in my backpack. Now I was really impatient for Cathy and Danny to get here. I wanted to get home to read that letter!

"Hey guys!" Cathy called as she ran over to Chris and me. (Talk about perfect timing!)

"Hey Cath. Did you get your book?" I asked.

"Yeah. But Jeremy followed me all the way there. He tried to follow me back too, but I got away," Cathy explained with a triumphant little smile. "Where's Danny?"

"Somewhere failing at flirting with Wendy," I answered. "You know, the usual."

"I know," Cathy said with a giggle.

"Hi guys!" The three of us all looked up to see Danny walking towards us. He didn't look too depressed, but he didn't look super ecstatic either.

"Hey Danny! How'd it go with Wendy?" Cathy asked.

"Better than usual," Danny replied with a satisfied nod.

"Which means…" I prompted Danny to explain what he meant by 'better than usual'.

"I don't really want to talk about it," Danny admitted, looking down at the ground.

"That's okay. Let's just go back to the clubhouse and see if any aliens are planning to take over the world today," Cathy said, giggling again. So the four of us left school for the clubhouse as usual. But things weren't usual today. Today, I had a letter. And I was dying to see what it said.

What does the letter say? And who's it from?

Sorry it's kind of short. The plot will actually start evolving in the next chapter or two. This is kind of just an introduction. I don't know, we'll see.

Anyway, no flames please! I like constructive criticism, but no hate comments! They make me sad. =( But good and helpful comments make me happy. =) And I tend to write better stories when I'm happy!

Read on! =3