Flaky sat on the bleachers staring out onto the football field, it was raining but she didn't care. Tears ran down her cheeks each one falling from her chin onto the ground and then slowly dissolving. Her hair was long and red and always a big tangly mess but now it was soggy and squishy from the rain, her cheeks were red from the cold rain and wind combined, and her clothes were completely soaked. "Flaky!" She heard her friend call out "I've been looking for you everywhere" and as he got closer he noticed the tears on her face. "Flaky what happened?" he sat down beside her. "Oh Cuddles" Flaky sobbed and turned into his shoulder "he dumped me."

"Oh no what happened"

"I don't know. We went out for slushies after school ended and then he just broke up with me and walked away with another girl"

"He was a jerk anyway"

"Cuddles. How did I ever get such an amazing friend like you?"

"That's the question i should be asking you"

Just then flaky stood up and screamed

"I hate you Lifty!"

And she burst into tears. Cuddles stood up and pulled her in for a hug, he then started leaning in towards her face but Flaky turned away.

"Sorry" cuddles said embarrassed

"Don't be. You are just helping me through a rough time"

But cuddles wasn't exactly trying to help her through it, He was trying to win her heart.

"Ya that's it" he said shyly "come on let's get you home"

"No, I want to stay here" she said and looked back to the field

"Come on we can have movie night at my place"

Flakys face lit up and she cracked a smile

"Dibs on the massage chair"

"It's my house" he said smiling back at her

"Looks like you'll have to beat me to it then" she said and took off running

"Hey no fair" cuddles yelled and then quickly running after her. As soon as cuddles caught up he tried to grab her but she pushed him away and he stumbled into a pile of mud head first when he sat up and his long blond hair was now covered in mud. Flaky stopped and walked back to her friend "hey brunette looks good on you" she said playfully

"Ya. I wonder what it will look like on a red head" he snickered

"Oh no!" She yelled and he grabbed her and pulled her down into the mud with him

"So?" She asked "does brunette look good on me" she laughed

"What do you mean you always look good"

He then blushed

"Sorry I.." He started to say. She punched his shoulder "this is why guys are better friends than girls" she laughed

"I prefer girls because they aren't beating up each other every 5 seconds"

"Oh ya" she said a smirk on her face. She picked up a pile of mud and shoved it in his face.

"Oh you're going to pay for that he said" he picked her up and threw her over his shoulders she started struggling to break free cuddles walked over to the biggest puddle he could find still with Flaky on his back and laid her in it

"Jerk!" She yelled

"The massage chair is mine hahaha" he said and ran

"Oh no he didn't" she said smacking her hand against the water from the puddle. She quickly got to her feet, and ran after him, just as she was about to jump on his back he turned around and his lips were on hers she pushed away "I'm sorry cuddles I.."

" Flaky" he seemed really nervous now

"I know I'm being selfish and not a good friend but I have to ask before I lose you again"

"No cuddles please don't"

"Ever since I've met you I have loved you and seeing you with that jerk Lifty, broke my heart"

"Cuddles stop!" She began to cry

"Please flaky, I love you. be mine"

She started crying "this is what I was afraid of" she said through her tears

"I'm sorry cuddles but the answer is no"

Cuddles turned away trying to hide the water gathering in his eyes

"Cuddles? Please tell me we can still be friends"

Cuddles turned to her tears running down his face "are you crazy? How can I be friends with you now?"

"Cuddles please" she begged crying harder than ever

"No" he cried

Flaky fell to her knees "cuddles"

He knelt down beside her and kissed her cheek

"Have fun!" He said angrily and stormed off. All flaky could see was cuddles shadowy figure disappearing into the fog and rain

"Cuddles" she screamed

And that's how the loneliness began