Hello folks,

Excuse this little thing of mine. I really did it in a heartbeat.
Not sure why I wrote it either, but I just needed to do it.

If you don't like it, please ignore this nonsense.

After all, to be honest, this isn't exactly just a fanfic.

"Layla" is a reference to the song of the same name and the story that inspired it (Both are about about a man that fell in love with a woman who married someone else).

This would be post-Homecoming, I think (Rose didn't move move to Hong Kong here). It has NOTHING to do with my other story.

Disclaimer: I don't own American Dragon: Jake Long.

In Love with a Layla

Love… What is love anyway? I'll tell you that I have no idea. One thing I know for sure: It hurts… And really bad. Wait… What am I saying? Did I really love her? DO I really love her? Or it's just a foolish teenage crush? I feel like an idiot, a sissy… But I can't help it. I just can't get her out of my stupid mind…

It's something I can't understand. Why did I fall in love with her? Why it had to happen so soon?

I guess you can't control it. It just happens…

She was beautiful. And she was different, she was unique. She was the only golden Rose in the middle of thousand red ones…

We became friends. We studied together... But I just didn't have courage to do it. I just couldn't say that I liked her.

And I let her slip away… Why did I do that? Was I scared? Was I afraid of rejection? Afraid of making a mistake?

It's been almost a year since I last saw her. She transferred to a different school… I thought I could just move on. I thought I would just forget her. But I didn't.

I still can hear her voice, soft like velvet, sweet and warm. I see her face in front of my eyes every morning and every night and it scares the crap out of me. Sometimes I find myself thinking about all that we've done together, only to remember that most of them only happened in my mind.

I finally created courage. I was going to ask her out and tell her how I felt. I sent her an E-mail, but then I ended up finding out that she is already dating another guy… That was the thing that shattered my heart.

It was too late…

I am mad. I'm broken. I don't know what to do. I'm still crazy about her,

I want them to break up… But at the same time I feel guilty because of it. I feel like a selfish jerk… She seems happy with him. I don't want her to be heartbroken. I really care about her feelings. I can't tell her that I like her, at least not now. I don't want her to get mad at me. I don't want to be the one to break them apart… She might blame me for the rest of my life. I don't want to ruin our friendship. I just can't risk it.

What hurts the most is that I think she might be happier with him then she ever would be with me. I'm different. I have other… responsibilities… I wouldn't be able to always be by her side when she needed it.

I don't deserve her.

But I would do anything for her. I really think I would.

There's something I want to tell you though. If you ever develop feelings for anyone, don't hesitate telling it to him/ her. You might not have another chance…

I guess all I can do now is to wait.

Maybe I should let her go… Or not?

All I want is an answer.

I want to know what to do.

Well... Again, sorry.

This is really not my style of fanfic, but... I HAD to write it for my sanity's sake.

Anyway... I'll try to update "Trouble On Double Time" this weekend :)

Cheers!

~BlueserDragon