Pre-story Information: Edwin and Lizzie are 13 and Derek and Casey are 17. (: And I don't own any of the characters!

Edwin's POV

The moment she walked by me, I looked up and watched her turn the corner. She was very pretty. If only I was more like Derek. If only I had the guts to talk to her. Then maybe I could ask her out. But we're not even friends. I've had a crush on her since I was 11. That's two years! I've never once gotten the chance to talk to her. She must think I'm such a geek.

"Hey dude!"

"Hey what's up man?" I asked my buddy Alex.

"I got this neat video game, from the store and it has this really cool…" I listened to him go on about the game. It wasn't that I wasn't into the whole video game thing. I totally was! It was just that I was not in the mood to talk about it. All I could think about was her.

We walked to Chemistry and took our seats. Mr. Kent came in announcing that we had a Chemistry project to do in pairs and that he was going to assign the pairs. The whole class groaned. I joined in, simply not wanting to look like the loser who loved getting pair with people that I don't even know.

I turned to my right. She was diagonally in front of me. I watched her doodle in her purple book, the one that I noticed her carrying from day one. She had a small smile on her face. I silently wished that someday she would be looking at me with that same smile.

"Okay I'll call out the names of the people working together. Andrew Curtis and Katie Adams, Melissa Bennett and Matthew Long, Jake Smith and Gina Lee…" I began to zone out when I suddenly heard my name, "Edwin Venturi and Elizabeth MacDonald."

This is totally my lucky day! I was going to be partners with HER! The one I've been dying to talk to since I was 11! I tried to stay cool, reminding myself just that in my head. She turned to face me. I nodded at her, hoping that I looked cool. Then she looked away.

I am so lucky!

Lizzie's POV

I scribbled his name and drew tiny hearts around it. Yes I know I'm such a freak! But I couldn't really help it. I've had a crush on him for 2 years! Silently, I would notice him at his locker. Everyday walking past his locker was a big deal to me. I would go to the girls' room to make sure my hair was in the right place. I know this is superficial but I just want to impress him. I always notice him in the cafeteria, him in the middle of his friends, making them laugh at all his jokes. I've never really heard his jokes. I wish I could be more daring and go up and just talk to him. But he'll never notice me. I'm not as pretty as Casey.

While I was doodling, I heard his name and mine! We were going to be partners for a project! My heart was racing! I was excited and nervous and scared and happy, all at the same time! Never once did I think I could feel so many things all at one go.

I let out a breath of air, trying to stay calm as I turned around to look at him. I knew exactly where he sat, so I never had to search for him. He always sat diagonally behind me. He was looking straight at me. He nodded at me and I looked away shyly. He looked at me! This is totally my lucky day!

I went home, practically floating on a cloud. I had a goofy smile plastered across my face. "Ooh who's got you smiling like that? Must be a boy! Liz, who is he?" Casey teased. I blushed, feeling my face turning red. I dragged her into my room, making sure to close the door behind me.

"Okay don't tell mum okay? But I kind of like someone in my Chemistry class. His name is Edwin. And today we were made partners for a project." I said, trying to contain my excitement and happiness. Casey was impressed. She probably thought that I wouldn't even like a guy. Okay you probably should know that I'm not the girliest or prettiest of girls on the planet. I'm more of a sports kind of girl. I play soccer in the school's team.

"Tell me about him!" Casey sounded really excited for me.

"Well, he's cute. And I know he's funny because he's always making his friends laugh." I answered, uncertainly.

"Go on…" Casey urged. I shrugged my shoulders. "Is that all you know about him?" I nodded. "Well go ask him out!"

"I can't!"

"Why not?"

"I just… can't! I'm not pretty. He won't even take notice of me that way."

"You're pretty. Have some confidence okay? Who knows, maybe he likes you too?"

I shook my head as Casey left the room. That'll never happen.

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