Failed Attempts

Zoe sat in the small brown bench in the park. She didn't want to know. She didn't want to know what his reaction would be when she told him. Told Rex. She'd asked him to meet her here, but....she was beginning to have second thoughts. She was terribly afraid of his reaction.

Would he laugh?

Or look troubled?

Would he flat-out ignore me for the rest of his life...?

Would he smile?

She wiped a falling tear. Don't leave...!

"Zoe...!" she heard someone call her name. She recognized the voice as Rex's, and turned around. She faked a smile. Her face turned bright red. "Are you alright?" he asked. "You don't look so good." She smiled at his concern.

"Oh, no, I'm fine. Wanna take a walk..?"

"Uh, sure."

They walked in silence for what seemed like hours. She tried to say it. Now. Make it quick.

"R–!" She suddenly stopped. Her face turned red. The words weren't coming out. They didn't want to. No matter how hard she tried...

"Um, hey, Zoe..."

"Yeah?"

"I think I see where this is going..."

"You do?"

He nodded then said, "You want some ice cream but don't wanna pay for it, so you need me to!"

Zoe fell down anime style. In her head, she was screaming: You dork! How can you be sooo smart yet at the same time, so frikin' DENSE?! Oh, but that's why I love you, isn't it?

She quickly got back up and said, "No, that's not what I mean, what I need to tell you is that I–"

She suddenly fainted and everything went black.

Rex:

Oh. He picked her up bridal style and took her to the Taylor residence, not minding the many eyes that gazed upon him during his walk.

When he reached the Taylor Residence...

"Yeah, well, all she had was a fever, so she should be fine in the morning, " said Mr. Taylor.

"Eerr...thank you..., " mumbled Rex.

Mr. Taylor stopped then turned around to look at Rex quizzically. "What were you doing with a young girl like Zoe at this time of night?"

Rex blushed and sweatdropped. "JUST WHAT ARE YOU IMAGINING?!"

It was Mr. Taylor's turn to blush. "Never mind." He closed the door to leave them alone. Rex looked at Zoe sleeping so peacefully. He still didn't quite understand what she was trying to say.

Rex stared absent-mindedly at Zoe and for the first time, realized that she looked unbelievably cute asleep. She looked so peaceful.

He didn't know what came over him, but he silently and slowly pressed his lips against hers. He was absent-minded. Didn't know what he was feeling at that moment, except happiness. At first, he didn't intend to pull away, but he realized he would get caught soon, and he didn't want to explain.

He walked out of the room, pondering on his previous action, while an amused figure lingered in the darkness, and the figure had witnessed that precious moment.

"Oh, this is going to be fun..."

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Hi! How'd you like the first chapter??? NOT GIVING UP ON THIS, NO, NO!

Rex: You're gonna embarrass me to Hell...

Zoe: Scabby, do you know who the figure was?

Scabby: That's......my secret!