Hey, minna-san! So, as requested by one of my reviewers, (Thank you very much for reviewing, BTW) I shall make a sequel to my previous Leo x Aries fic, which was "He'll Never Know". I decided to call it, "Impossible". It's still in Aries' POV, if you must know. I like keeping it like that. I hope you guys like it!

Oh, and, it's okay if you haven't read the one before, because, well, it just is. But of course, I'd really appreciate it if you took a look at it as well.

Oh, I don't OWN, Fairy Tail and all its characters belong to Hiro Mashima.

Here goes!

~~~~=w=~~~~

"Hey Aries!" Leo calls out; making me lift my head from the book I was so preoccupied with.

"What is it, Leo?" I ask, making sure my tone screamed annoyance, and in no way whatsoever happiness that he talked to me.

Geez, why do I still have to act like that?

Seriously, I've known him for ages, I've loved him for ages, and I'm acting like this is some schoolgirl crush.

Why?

Suddenly a hand appears in front of my face, moving up and down, trying to get my attention. Then I remember; I was still talking to Leo.

Stepping away from my thoughts I look up at Leo, and try hard not to focus too much on his strawberry blonde hair, or his piercing eyes, or his god darn good looks, or…

"Aries." He says, snapping my attention back to his words and not, well, to him.

"What is it?" I ask again.

"I was thinking of formally asking Lucy out. To formally confess to her." He says, and I have no idea how to react.

I sit there, book in hand, too stunned to even think about his idea.

"L-like courting her or something?" I ask, just to make sure.

"Yup!" he says, smiling.

C…confess, he said? Courting, he said? I…

Somehow, suddenly something dark and ugly bubbles up in me, it makes me get mad at Leo, at myself, and even at Lucy-sama…

It makes me so consumed with anger.

What is it?

Like a match being lit in a dark room, I finally find the answer to my own question. I know exactly what it is.

It's jealousy.

I know I'm not supposed to get mad or jealous, it is Lucy-sama he'd be confessing to, the one he loved, the one who was so freakin' perfect…

"Well?" he asks again.

"Well what?" I say, this time trying to get the tones of annoyance out of my voice instead of in it.

"Well, what do you think? Any suggestions on what to do? You're a girl, after all, plus you're my best friend. Surely you of all people can help!" he says, ironically flashing me my favorite smile. This so wasn't the time for that.

'Well sure, I can help. That doesn't mean I'm willing to help', I think to myself. I'd be stupid to say that out loud.

"I…" I try to start, but no words come out of my mouth, no matter how hard I try to form them in my head.

"Why?" I ask instead, unconsciously uttering the question I've been longing to ask.

"Why what, Aries?" he asks, staring at me.

"Why do you have to court her and everything? Isn't that a little too old-fashioned?" I reason out, knowing deep down that that isn't the real reason; the real reason is that I want him to do that to me, not to Lucy-sama.

For the first time in forever, I see Leo blush. And it angers me to know that I'm not the reason over his flushed cheeks and shy expression. An expression, which, by the way, looks so totally hot…and darn it, why do I have to get carried away with these things?!

I honestly want to punch something, but the only thing that's closest to me is my book. That and Leo.

It dawns upon me that I felt like hitting Leo, and I stop myself before I manage to do something stupid.

But then again, isn't helping Leo now something stupid?

After a while of shy glimpses, Leo speaks again, this time to answer my question.

"Well," he begins, obviously unsure of where to start. "You know how girls will never take a playboy like me, right?"

I nod.

"And most especially when they've known me for as long as you or Lucy has." He continues.

I nod again. Where is this headed?

"Well, I want her to take me seriously, Aries. I want Lucy to know that I really love her, that she isn't like any of the other girls. That she's the only one for me."

That strikes me directly in the heart. Particularly the last line. It's game over for me, then. Though I already knew that from the start. I guess I was just looking for something absolute, like that line he just said.

I want to get up and leave now, leave before I hear something else that's hurtful, but I seem to be rooted on the spot. No matter how hard I try, I can't seem to move. So, I surrender and listen to him.

"Okay, and?" I ask.

"I know that if I truly and formally confess my feelings to her, she'll take me seriously. And I hope that after that, well…"

I knew what would be next. They'd get their happily ever after, and I'd be the sad supporting role who gets heartbroken.

But nobody cares about the heartbroken girl, no, no one does.

I nod, and try to get out some words of encouragement.

"She'd be stupid not to accept you, Leo." I say, and add the words, 'I know I would,' in my head.

I try to smile, and then I leave. Leo calls after me before I can leave the room.

"Aries, wait!" he says.

"What, Leo?" I ask, trying to stop the overflow of tears threatening to come into existence.

"You really think this could work? You think she'd take me?" he asked.

"Like I said, Leo…any girl would be lucky to have you." I say, heading out the door.

But obviously not too quickly, because I still manage to catch him say,

"But I don't want any girl. I want Lucy."

That was it. The dams gave way, and tears fell down like a waterfall, and I ran as quickly as I can back to my own house, where I could cry in solitude.

~~~~=w=~~~~

The next day I hear someone knocking on my door. I open, and, as expected, in came Leo.

He was carrying roses and some chocolates, and, before I could help it, I ended up wishing they were for me.

Then reality smacked me in the face. Hard.

"Well, wish me luck!" he said, a nervous smile plastered to his face,

It takes me all of my willpower to say it, but I manage to get the words out.

"Good luck." I say, with as much happiness I can fake.

He gives me one last smile and leaves for the Human World.

I wait, and wait, and wait, torn between the two possible scenarios that could happen.

For one, I couldn't bear the thought of them getting together. I just couldn't, but, as Leo's best friend, I had to support it.

For another, I'd be absolutely glad that he'd get rejected, immensely happy, but then I'd feel guilty, knowing that I'm rejoicing in exchange for someone else's – Leo's – misery.

I have no idea what I should so.

So, not wanting to deal with any of it, I just wait, wait to see what happens.

And then I'll react.

But still…

~~~~=w=~~~~

"Aries, open up." Leo says in a tone of urgency that I can't quite decipher. I couldn't tell whether he was happy or not.

All it took was one fluid motion of swinging the door open to see which of the two it was.

He wasn't happy.

The roses, strangely, already wilted, and the box of chocolates he left with earlier were still with him, and in all the ages I was friends with him, I'd never seen him, well, that…miserable.

"Leo…what happened?" I asked.

"She…she still rejected me, Aries." He said, coming in to give me a hug.

Stunned, I slam the door shut first, and manage to hug him back. I pull away from Leo. I've read enough stories to know where that road would've led.

"Leo, I…"

"She still rejected me, Aries…"

"I'm so sorry, Leo." I say, though I know I'm not exactly sincere.

Inside, I'm happy, very happy, and because of this happiness I feel guilt.

"I'm so sorry."

"Why, Aries?" he says, smiling, or, forcing himself to smile. "You didn't do anything."

"I told you it'd work and I'm sorry 'coz it didn't." I say, not looking him in the eyes.

"It's not your fault, Aries." He says, turning toward the door.

"Still, I'm sorry, Leo."

"Don't worry." He says, smiling at me before turning the door knob. "I'll be fine. See you tomorrow."

"Bye." I say, and he leaves.

What'll happen now? I ask myself, and a cacophony of ideas comes to mind.

That's right…what now?

~~~~=w=~~~~

Well, there you have it! Chapter One is finished! Wait for the next one, if you like!

Oh yeah, and forgive me if this'll end up being cliché or anything, but I'm not really coming up with any specific plots here, I'm just sure of my ending…so, anything can happen, I do make this up as I go, anyways…

Reviews are freely accepted. Any suggestions, comments, opinions are welcome! Go on, I won't get mad…Just, you know, type on the box below.

Jaa!

Till next time, please wait for Chapter Two!