I am a major PEDDIE shipper so I couldn't wait to start writing this. This is after the two danced at the masked ball. This is also why they smiled at each other the next morning.

Patricia smiled as Eddie walked away and walked outside.

She was halfway between the school and Frobisher Library when she felt a hand on her shoulder. Turning to see Eddie, she replaced her smitten look with an annoyed one.

"What do you want?" she said, trying to hide the smile on her face, "I thought you were done with being a good guy."

"Well, I guess my brain didn't want what my mouth told you a few minutes ago, Yakker." He reached from behind his back and produced a small rose. It was crushed and starting to wilt, but it was still a rose.

"You're joking!" Patricia said.

"Fine. If you don't want it, I'll just…"

Before he could throw the plant away, Patricia snatched it away from him. "Oh, no you don't. It's…nice."

"Glad you like it." Eddie replied with a laugh.

Suddenly, the lawn sprinklers came on. Eddie grabbed Patricia's shoulders and turned her away from the sprinklers.

"What was that for?" Patricia said, "Get off me."

"Shielding you from the sprinklers. I bet Yakker would hate to get her dress all wet. You'd probably scream!"

In retaliation, Patricia pushed Eddie into the path of a wave of water and laughed as he emerged, dripping from head to toe.

"You look like you were in the rain!" She said gasping for air; she was laughing so hard.

Eddie rushed at her and put his cold, wet hand over her mouth. She stopped.

"Raindrops," Eddie said, flicking water at her face. She screamed and suddenly became annoyed, "And roses." He gave her the rose, still intact. Her anger washed away.

"Now, if you excuse me, I've got to go back to the House and make myself a pancake run."

Ignoring the fact that she didn't know what a Pancake Run was, Patricia walked back to the ball, smiling.

'How can a guy so obnoxious,' she thought, 'be so…sweet.'