Charlie sighed as he put his phone down, it was nearly one, and everyone should have been asleep, but, he couldn't quite get to sleep, his throat was pretty dry and he could also use the bathroom.

He rubbed his eyes as he walked down the hall, running his hand along the wall so he wouldn't trip or bump into anything. He stopped just as he noticed some light shining through the cracked door to Belle's room.

What was Belle doing up this late? She couldn't still be doing her homework, could she? Maybe she needed help, he took a peep, and froze in his spot, the last thing he expected her to be doing with her door open, was to be changing.

He watched as she stripped, letting her clothes fall to the ground, she was completely nude, he swallowed hard as he looked even closer, was he seriously watching this? Watching as, Belle, changed? It wasn't like he hadn't seen naked women before, he'd seen all kinds of magazines and videos, thanks to one of his dads and his two brothers.

What made this any different? why was he so interested in something like this, he'd known Belle since they were kids, before she had grown into this, woman. He couldn't help but to look at what he could see of her perky breasts, at how soft they could be and than, as she bent over to slid on her panties.. oh..

He glanced down at his pants as they'd begun to tighten around his groin, he bit his lip he wanted to stop, he wanted to look away, but he couldn't, what if Tyler come out and found him like this, or her dad, or sister?

He'd never get out of this, he needed to go, he needed.. he forced his eyes shut tearing himself away to go to the bathroom, he sighed as he leaned his head against the door, panting his vision was blurry from all this, and his pants, well, he couldn't leave the bathroom looking like this, not if she was awake.

Oh dear, Neptune, what would his parents say? "HEH, LOOKS LIKE YOU'VE GOT YOURSELF A PROBLEM." King said, and Charlie shook his head, "N, Not now.." "YOU'RE DISGUSTING, SPYING ON LITTLE BELLE, AND NOW LOOK AT YOU, YOU'RE ABOUT TO MAKE A MESS OF YOURSELF." he scoffed as Charlie looked down at his boner.

"Wh, what am I gonna do? I, I can't go out there.." "HEY I KNOW, MAYBE YOU CAN GO TO HER AND ASK HER TO-" "No, what's wrong with you? Thats Tyler's little sister you're talking about.." "SO, GUYS DATE THEIR BEST FRIEND'S SISTERS ALL THE TIME."

"I, I said no, hmm i can make it go down, and without ruining anything we have with this family." he said as he walked over towards the shower, "SUIT YOURSELF." King sighed before he turned away.

Few days later..

Belle hummed as she stood at her locker, standing on her toes to put her things in it when she was suddenly shoved into her locker as Teri ran to Charlie who was just a few lockers down from hers.

Belle groaned, pushing herself out of the locker as she rubbed her nose, glaring at the stupid girl hugged Charlie like he was hers, she thought about walking over to her and showing her how useless she could be by pulling her by her hair and, she sighed against it, knowing the consequences, and she didn't want to get him involved.

Charlie blinked down at Teri as she handed him a card and box of chocolates, "Are these for me?" he asked, and she nodded, "Yeah, I hope you like them." she said, and he smiled, "O, of course I like them, you're really sweet, th, thank you." he said, and she blushed, "so um, are you gonna read the card?" she asked.

Charlie smiled, looking down at the card, "Um, y, yeah, one sec." he answered before he set the chocolates in his locker to open the card, "I mean, you never got around to my question, and i just assumed.." she watched as he blushed from reading the card, "That you forgot.." she shrugged.

Charlie faked a cough to clear his throat, "Oh, i uh.. wow, you really put a lot of thought into this, I don't know what to say, Teri." he shook his head, he really didn't, not without hurting the girls feelings at least.

"You're so shy, and i love it, I love you, all you have to say, is yes, and i'm yours." she said as she took his hand which he took back to brush some of his hair back, "I, I don't know, its, its alot to take in, c, can I think about it, a, and get back to you later?" he asked, "I, it's just, i have to get to class, ya know?"

"Oh, ok, how about after school?" she asked, and he smiled, "Sounds great." he said as she began to giggle before leaned up to kiss him on the cheek. While Belle slammed her locker and marched off to her first class.

Belle sighed as she leaned her head on her hand, scribbling onto her paper, before she glanced at the door as her brother's friend walked in the class. She avoided making any contact with him by returning back to her random doodles as he took his seat next to her.

"M, morning Belle." he greeted but she didn't say or even look at him, hmm which was strange, was she still mad at him? He hummed, leaning back as he stared at her, he didn't know why but he felt guilty for making her feel this way, but he couldn't quite figure out what he'd done, did it have anything to do with spying on her? No, she wasn't even aware of that.

Charlie sighed, rubbing his face before he turned his attention towards the front of the room where the teacher had just started teaching.

xxx

Belle stared at the girls that stood just a few feet away from her, why they always had to be around her? She didn't know, she couldn't help but to listen in on their conversation.

"So Teri, what did he say?" one of the girls asked as they sat around her as she filed her fins, she smiled, "oh well, he's really shy about these things, you know? I can't believe he hasn't had a girlfriend yet, he said he'd tell me at the end of the day." she said.

"What will you do if he accepts?" Teri shrugged, "hmm, well, we'd go on a really romantic date." she sighed, "and, than what? You know, i hear that he's still a virgin.." "Heh, he won't be for long, i'll give him the time of his life.."

Belle groaned under her breath, rolling her eyes before she went and yanked a basketball from the ball cart.

"H, hey Belle." Charlie waved as he walked over to her, unable to help his eyes that glanced at her chest before he turned his blushing face away, before he turned back to her, her expression for some reason, intimidated him, she looked like she was still mad at him.

"What is it Charlie." she said as she crossed her arms around the ball, he blinked at her, "Oh, right.." he scratched the back of his head, "Uh, um.. Y, you're brother, T, Tyler.. he, he went home earlier, a, and.. I, I know you're dad, is working a, and your sister.. will be busy making dinner for you guys, a, and.." he sighed as he couldn't quite get his words out.

"Look, I, I don't want you walking home alone, its, it's not safe, and so, i, i'll be, walking you home today, af, after school." he nodded, she couldn't help the small smile that crossed her lips, "That's really sweet, Charlie, but, you don't have to.." "Y, yes i do, Belle, you are m, my best friends si, sister, h, he would do it for me if, if you were one of my sisters." he said as he thought of Fayre and Meadow.

Belle sighed, shrugging, "I can't argue with that." she said, "Do you wanna play?" she asked as she showed the ball, and he smiled, "Sure, you just, go easy on me, i'm not as good as you." he said, and she chuckled, "I'll try."

xxx

Charlie sighed as he waited outside the building, waiting for Belle to come out so that he could walk her home like he promised. Belle froze at the top of the steps as she seen him there, waiting for her.

"Are you coming?" he asked just as she began to walk towards him, "yeah, are you sure you're ok with doing this?" she asked, and he nodded, "O, of course i am, I said i would, didn't I?" he smiled, and she sighed, looking away from that dangerous smile.

She couldn't smile at him, knowing that he and Teri were a thing now, and it hurt to think about it, but what could she do? He was his own man, and he was allowed to do his own things, even if that thing was being with some chick who probably didn't even love him.

"What's wrong?" he asked a little down the road, and she shook her head, "Nothing." she answered,"Sure doesn't seem like nothing, you're upset about something." he said as he stared at her face that was turned to the ground until she glanced up at him before she sighed and began to walk faster to get a few feet ahead of him.

"Thanks Charlie." she said as they neared her apartment complex, "I think i've got it from here." she said, but he just kept following her, "You don't have to walk me to my door you know." she said as they stood outside the elevator.

"I know, but since i'm here, i might as well check on your brother to see if he's ok." he said, and she sighed looking to the sliding doors at they opened, and they stepped in. It was quite for most of the ride, Charlie stood back, leaning against the far wall, hands in his pockets as he stared at the back of her head before he would glance up at the climbing numbers.

While Belle sighed, rubbing her arms as she stared at the ground, only glancing at his reflection on the door every few seconds. Charlie hummed as he looked down at his phone, before he looked up at the ceiling when he seen the lights flicker.

"THAT CAN'T BE GOOD." King said, before Charlie looked at Belle, "Is that normal?" he asked, and she shook her head, "Not that I know of." she answered the elevator suddenly shook, causing Charlie to stand up straight, and walk over to her as if he were trying to protect her.

"Whoa!" they yelled as they stumbled back, where he'd blocked her from hitting the wall too hard as they felt the elevator stop, "No, n, no this isn't.. this isn't happening." she said as she walked over to the many buttons and began to press them but they wouldn't do anything.

"Wh, what's wrong? Is everything ok?" he asked as he stepped up behind her, Yeah everything was just fine, there was nothing wrong about being stuck in a small elevator with the guy you have a crush on.

"Its not working, the elevator shut off." she said, and he blinked, "What do you mean, it shut off, i, isn't there a help button, d, does it work?" he asked, and she shook her head as she kept trying to push the button for help before she started to smack it, when he pulled her back.

"Whoa, hey calm down, Im sure things will be ok, Belle, no need to hurt yourself." he said, glancing down at her hand, "We'll get out of here in no time, you know the front desk number, right?" he asked, "you can call the property manager and see if they can help, i'm sure they'll have us out of here in no time." he smiled, and she sighed, looking behind her at the door.

To be continued, eventually..