.....Feelings.....

"Toby! You better get ready for school, you have to leave in 15 minutes!" he heard his dad yell up the stairs. He groaned, wiping the sleep out of his eyes and reaching over the bedside for his glasses. Letting out a big yawn, he climbed out of the bed. Slowly he walked to the bathroom, wishing for it to be a Saturday. He heard a loud scream when he opened the bathroom door. He stood there in shock, staring at his stepsister's naked body getting out of the shower. Ashley locked eyes with Toby and he was quickly brought out of his trance.

"I'm telling you JT, all the time we've spent looking up pornography on the internet, we could've been spying on my stepsister. It's unbelievable." Toby told his best friend as they walked into the school. JT laughed. "You're saying that your vampirish stepsister Ashley, is hot? No way." "I'm serious. And it was like she didn't want me to leave either. After she realized it was me walking in on her, she was calm. I should've took my chances. Why do I have to be so nervous all the time?" Again, JT laughed. This time, more loudly. "Yeah right. You could never make me believe that she wanted you. Not in a million years." "Fine, don't believe me. But you should've been there...."

"Honestly Ellie, something came over me at that moment he walked in. It was weird, unlike anything I'd ever felt before. Not even with Jimmy." Ashley told her closest friend at their lockers. "Maybe you have feelings for Toby? It's possible. After you look past the anime loving exterior, he's not that bad." she replied. "I don't know. I'm just really confused right now. Promise not to tell anyone Ell? Not even Marco." "Three times a promise Ash, you have my word. But take my advice, don't be afraid to act on your feelings. The heart wants what the heart wants." She gave Ellie an understanding nod, then they parted ways to go to their seperate classes.

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Toby clicked the channel button on the remote continuously, trying to find something to watch. Giving up, he pulled himself up off the couch and made his way to the stairs. Bumping into Ashley, who was coming downstairs, he immediately got flustered. "Toby!" she said, in a weird voice. He didn't know whether she was angry or pleased. "I, uh, yeah sorry." He started making his way up the stairs again, but stopped when he felt her hand on his arm gently tugging. "I think we need to talk, Tobe..." He nodded and followed her back down, into the kitchen.

"Listen, I don't know how to say this... Um, when you walked in on me this morning, I uh..." Toby smiled and put a hand on Ashley's shoulder. "It's alright Ashley, I think I know how you feel.... I felt it too, I still do...." "You do?" she said quietly, in almost a whisper. He nodded solemnly. They stood there awkwardly for a moment or two, then Ashley softly kissed Toby on the lips. When their lips parted ways, they both looked into each other's eyes. Toby's mind raced as he thought of what to do next. Then it came to him. He kissed her back, but this time, more passionate. He had never frenchkissed before, but it seemed like natural instinct when his tongue found it's way into Ashley's mouth. They kissed for a while longer. Ashley stopped. "What's the matter? Did I do something wrong?" he said in a hurry. "No, no. You did everything right. I think I love you Toby..." Toby let out a sigh of relief, then said "I think I love you too Ashley, I think I always have...." She wrapped her arms around him and smiled to herself when she felt Toby's arms around her waist. At that moment, they were both happy. And that's all that mattered.....