Chapter 1: Hey You!

A few years later Coraline and Wybie are now teenagers.

"Hey! Coraline!" Shouted a distant voice. Coraline peered out the window of her bed room and saw her now best friend Wybie Lovat. Wybie (short for Wyborne) was still awkward and shy but now that he and Coraline had formed their alliance, nothing could stop them.

"Wybie!" She shouted back, then she raced down the stair to meet her companion. Once she had reached the door of the old Pink Palace she flung it open to the sight of Wybie waiting patiently.

"Bye Mom, Bye Dad! Be home later!" and with that she grabbed Wybie's hand and the two marched off into the gardens. The gardens were nice this time of year, late July nearly August. The flowers were absolutely beautiful. But, Wybie found them dim in comparison to Coraline. You see Wybie's feeling for Coraline had been festering for some time now. She had grown rather fawned of her commanding tendencies, and the way she socked him in his arm. He'd grown accustomed to it by now.

As they walked Coraline seemed so close yet so far from Wybie, as if she was in her own demention of time and space. When suddenly…

"Wybie?!" Wybie found himself being shaken furiously, "Wybie? You ok? Helllloooo!?" "Oh! Sorry Coraline, I got uh… distracted."*Blushing* He covered. "Whatever. We've got things to explore!" Once gain she grabbed him and dragged him off, and he willingly followed.

When is he ever going to notice me? Coraline thought to herself a tiny bit irritated. You see, Coraline was unsure how to go about expressing her feeling towards Wybie. They had been friends, Best Friends, for some time now and she didn't want to risk it. So, in desperate attempt to win his attention she spoke, "Hey, Wybie?..." Her voice was low and sweet, much unlike her normal rambunctious tone. "Yeah?..." he replied just as soft, inside his heart melted a little at the sweetness of her tone. *Blushing Slightly* "Have you e-ever just wondered about…. The future?" She wasn't quite sure of her direction but she proceeded with her questioning. "Uh… Yeah. I guess so." Wybie answered.

The two of them took a seat in a patch of grass next to a nearby flower patch. Coraline quickly plucked up,"Well! Promise me one thing. We will always be there for each other. No matter what! Ok?" Wybie was tickled to hear this and replied happily,"Of course! Through thick and think it's Wybie and Coraline Forever!" *Striking a Dramatic hero pose* The both of them both blushed due to the word choice Wybie had used. Both secretly liking the sound of it. "Wybie and Coraline Forever…" It rang in their minds, neither of them knowing the others true feelings.

"Cooooraliiine!" The voice broke the sanctuality of it all. "Coooraliiine!" "Oh no! We lost track of time. It's time to get back home!" They raced back to the Pink Palace together, both trying to out-due the other. As they reached the door step Wybie called out panting, "No More! No More! You win!" "Of course I win, I always win!" Coraline smirked. Wybie got a disheartened look on his face and Coraline's demeanor melted back into that soft sweet girl who cared deeply for Wybie. "Hey! Why don't you stay for dinner Wyborne." Wybie gave a questioning look. "Don't worry, my mom's cooking." Coraline smiled and pulled Wybie into the house.