A/N: Let's hear it for the first evah submission! Woot-woot! Seriously: I love Lionel Richie's song "Hello" (and the music video for it!), and when I heard this song after becoming a Wilt-Frankie fan, I knew it would make a good songfic. I'm doing it with both points of veiw-- Frankie first, then Wilt. This fic is supposed to take place during the hour-long special Good Wilt Hunting (GWH), when Wilt runs away from the house and the gang-- Frankie included-- go out to look for him. I probably messed up the dates in the journal entry-- in GWH, it looked like summer, and I just guessed on the year. Enjoy frankie's POV; Wilt's is on the way!

As usual, I don't own FHFIF, or any characters mentoned herein; "Hello" belongs to Lionel Richie and his record label.

An excerpt from the journal of Francis I. Foster; dated 7/18/2006, evening, somewhere in Oklahoma

I never thought that I could miss him so damned much. He was always there: years, people, imaginary friends—they come and go, but Wilt was always there. And now he's… gone. He's run off to God knows where to do God knows what with God knows whom… And I suppose that's part of what's bugging me the most. —

I mean, I want Wilt to be happy—so, so much. But I took him for granted and where the hell am I now? I'm sitting in a rickety ol' VW Bus at a gas station in Middle-of-Freakin'-Nowhere, Oklahoma, while Nina pumps gas and everyone drives me closer and closer to madness, the brink of which I've been teetering on ever since I took the caretaker job Grandma offered me, with only one goal on my mind: trying to find him.

I know I'd never do this for anyone else in the house. Grandma, yeah, but… I don't love her the way I do Wilt.

I've been alone with you
Inside my mind

I have this daydream, one I never tell anyone—I could never live it down if I did. But I'm always there in my room, looking out the window into the rivulets of rain than run down the panes of glass. And suddenly, there you are—I see your reflection in the glass. I turn, and you smile warmly. Step up to me, draw me close to you. Whisper a single phrase—"I love you"—and kiss me.

And in my dreams, I've kissed your lips
A thousand times

I've dreamed this more times than I can count. Too bad it's just a dream.

I sometimes see you
Pass outside my door

In reality, I watch you go about your life at the house, and I just… I don't know anymore why I haven't said anything.

Hello!

I can't wait to see you again, tell you that I've missed you, I love you.

Is it me you're looking for?

Do you feel the same way? I think so.

I can see it in your eyes

I've seen that little gleam in your eye when you see me,

I can see it in your smile

The way your smile becomes warmer, friendlier (as if that's even possible!) when you're near me.

You're all I've ever wanted

I've been in denial for so long, even though I've know damn good and well that you're much better for me than anyone I've ever dated before has been. Better to me, and you accept me. I could never ask for anything better

And my arms are open wide

I do hope you come back, because… I'm tired of denying it. I'll freely admit—scream it from the freakin' rooftops, if I have to—that I love you. You can count on it.

Because you know just what to say

Wilt, you know me better than anyone in the house—strike that, the world. You know what to say to make me feel better,

And you know just what to do

You know when I need you before I even have to say a word. Every time my heart's been broken, you're there before I even know I want you at my side, wrapping your arm around me and asking me if I'm okay. And even though I always said I was, I wasn't…

And I want to tell you so much

Because I was so stupid to deny that I cared about you as more than a friend. And now, all I want is to say…

I love you

I long to see the sunlight in your hair

I wish that I could see you doing what you do best… which I suppose is damn near everything, and see the way the sun falls on your shoulders and gives you this… glow.

And tell you time and time again
How much I care

I wish I could make it a point to say over and over again how much I love you.

Sometimes I feel my heart will overflow

I swear to God, if I don't say it soon, I'm going to blow a gasket.

Hello!

Can you count down to something you're not sure when it will happen? It's what I'm doing-- a running tally of how long I've been looking for you, the time that'll pass between us until we can be together again, until

I've just got to let you know

I can tell you how much I love you, what's happened since you left.

Because I wonder where you are

Where are you tonight, Wilt?

And I wonder what you do

What are you doing right now? Thinking of me that way I am of you? The forecast in Charleston is for rain; are you trying to keep dry under a piece of cardboard, even though you're already cold and wet and miserable?

Are you somewhere feeling lonely?

Is someone there to comfort you? Or are you trekking this one alone?

Or is someone loving you?

Did you find a beautiful woman to be with, the one you left back home? Surely, there was a woman before me. Someone… I don't stand a chance against?

Tell me how to win your heart
For I haven't got a clue

I don't know how to reach you-- it certainly doesn't help that you won't let me in. So let's just try this:

But let me start by saying I love you

I love you.

Hello!

I know what you're gonna ask me when I find you again:

Is it me you're looking for?

And the answer is yes a million times over. I had to.

Because I wonder where you are

Do you know what not knowing where you were-- somewhere safe, or dead in a gutter;

And I wonder what you do

wondering if you were starving or full; cold or warm; hurt or healthy; dead or alive; surviving or giving up;

Are you somewhere feeling lonely?

lonely…

Or is someone loving you?

or loved-- was doing to me? I want to cry so badly, Wilt-- not knowing is driving me even crazier than Bloo could ever dream of.

Tell me how to win your heart

I wish I'd known how to prevent this, that I could have kept you at home with me. I wish I'd known how to tell you I love you a lot sooner.

For I haven't got a clue

But I didn't, and now I suppose I have to pay the heavy price.

But let me start by saying I love you

But it's worth it, considering I'm doing for you I love you, and I hope that one day… you'll love me too,

-- Frankie

Hope you enjoyed it! Reveiws and constructive criticisms are always welcome! -- WFF2008