A/N: Hi y'all! I just wanted to tell you that I plan on updating at least once a week and I wanted to thank PhoenixOfAshes and

Ayano's Theory of Relativity for giving me some great ideas.

If you recognise it, it's not mine.

Katie should probably be freaking out. She really should. She just found out her tormentor for nine years and one of the most popular guys at her school(not a jock, more like a really attractive class clown) had a crush on her. Nevertheless she was sitting on her bed calmly and staring at a wall. Maybe she was in shock.

It's not like it meant anything, really. He had just doodled it on his hand, her hadn't professed his love or anything like that. What really got to her was the fact that he had hidden it. Why did he hide it? If he had made a joke, or brandished it like a badge she wouldn't have taken him so seriously.

Katie decided to get up and take a shower. After her shower she put her pajamas on and opened her laptop. She tried putting on one of her favorite shows but found her heart was only half in it, and so she decided to go to sleep.

Katie ignored Travis for the rest of the week. She wanted to push the fact that he might have feelings for her all the way to the back of her mind. Especially the voice that told her that she liked him too.

He seemed to notice and seemed down about it. Or maybe he was down about something else. As she continued to ignore him the number of pranks per week diminished. As she saw less and less of him she started to feel sadder.

Katie was walking down the hall reading a book (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone-her favorite) when she felt a harsh shove.

"TRAVIS! I SWEAR TO-" Katie whipped around to face her tormentor. The sheepish face of Connor appeared to meet her.

"Hey Katie."

"Oh, Connor. It's just you. I thought it was...nevermind."

"You thought I was-or hoped per say- that I was Travis?" Conner raised an eyebrow.

"WHAT! N-no! I um, just uh." Katie stuttered.

"Mmhmm. I'm sure." Katie hit him. She had always liked Connor, Travis's twin brother(and no, not in that way). He was nice, although he did occasionally participate in the pranks his brother pulled. They looked quite alike, most people could barely tell them apart, but Katie could. Connor lacked Travis's height, his confidence, and the sparkle in his eye. He also lacked the popularity, but that was never a problem for Katie. She liked him all the more.

"So, have you talked to Travis recently?" Connor asked. Katie blushed.

"N-no, why?" She said. Connor rubbed the back of his neck timidly.

"I just thought he would have told- uh, I mean talked to you by now."

"And why is that?" If anything, Connor looked even more sheepish right now.

"No reason in particular." He said, drawing out the last syllable. Katie raised an eyebrow, challenging him to keep talking. She must look pretty confident and convincing because Connor smiled guiltily at her, but in reality, Katie was just a bundle of nerves. She felt like a whole hive of bumblebees decided to swarm and relocate themselves into her stomach. What does he mean by Travis's needing to tell me something? Was Travis planning on confessing? Does Connor know?

Katie wanted -no needed some answers, but they were proving difficult to find. Connor adjusted his bag on his shoulder.

"Soooo, that has been sufficiently awkward. I think I have to go…., so I'll see you another time. Bye Katie!"

"Oh, no you don't! You need to tell me what you mean by-" but Connor had already left and blended into the crowd.

"Dammit." Katie muttered it under her breath, but she felt like it was loud enough for the whole world to hear. If Travis's though about her in that way then why didn't he just tell her. And what would she say. What would she do? A-and… how does she feel about him?

Katie jogged down the hall for her next class. She sat in her seat next to her best friend Miranda. She nodded her head and smiled at her. Miranda smiled back and opened her mouth to say something, but at that moment their teacher stood at the front of the class and began teaching. Katie looked at Miranda questionably. Miranda shook her head "no". I wonder what it was she wanted to tell me?

Soon class had ended and Katie packed her bags. Since it was the last class of the day, Katie wanted to invite Miranda to come to her house.

"Hey Miranda, do you want to-"

"Sorry Katie, I'm actually meeting someone."

"Oh. Yeah, that's ok. Have fun." Meeting someone? The way Miranda said it made it seem like it was a secret. Maybe she's meeting a boyfriend? If so, why wouldn't she tell me? Katie waved goodbye to Miranda. She waved back and hurried out of the classroom.

Although she totally understood that she was being crazy, Katie couldn't help but wonder if this was about her. What was so secret that Miranda couldn't tell her about it? Katie finally resolved to follow her.

Katie ran out of the classroom and down the hall to the doors of the school. She pushed them open, wincing at the loud noise they made. They slammed shut behind her. Katie stood and looked around. It looked like it was going to rain. She started running in the way she assumed Miranda would go, but didn't hear the voices on the other side of the town's public library. She almost ran straight into two people having a tense discussion, but stopped and hid behind the corner before they could see her.

She heard a familiar voice coming from behind the building.

"Miranda!" Katie whispered to herself. When the second person spoke she squeaked in surprise.

"And Travis!" She stopped and listened to what they were saying.

"I don't know what girls like! What should I get!?"

"Oh, gods Travis! I don't know. Maybe flowers! Ever think of that?!" Miranda said with increasing annoyance.

"I did!" Travis defended himself.

"Oh, and where are they?" She accused.

"Well, er…"

"I thought so. If you want to bring a girl flowers, you have to actually give a them to her!"

Katie's eyes widened. Of course! It was so clear! Katie shook her head and blinked back tears. She chastised herself for being so blind. It made perfect sense. Miranda being so secretive, Travis acting so unusually meek and not pulling any pranks on her. Miranda and Travis are dating!

What was going on? It sounded as if Travis had forgot to bring Miranda something. Flowers? Why would she want flowers from him? Had they been dating for a while. Katie had so many questions but none of them were being answered. If they had been dating for a while, why had they not told her?

Katie pushed herself away from the wall and took off running. When her feet slapped the pavement she heard Travis and Miranda stop arguing and run to look to see who had been eavesdropping. Katie wiped the tears from her eyes. Then she felt angry at herself for crying. What did she care if they got together? How does it concern her? Why was she crying so much? Why was she acting as if...as if she…

As if she liked Travis.

Nope. No. I cannot deal with this right now. What about all of the times he tormented me, and played pranks on me? She tried to gather up every negative emotion she had ever had towards Travis, every time he was mean of had humiliated her, but all she could think of were the good memories. Brown curls against sunny skies. Loud laughter at a joke she just told. Exploring the forest behind her house, grabbing his hand among the deep greens and leading him forward. Grey skies and the threat of rain while stuck on the top of a Ferris wheel. Being held in strong, warm arms.

Oh god! Katie shook her head. Had it always been like this? Had she always had feelings for Travis. Had she always felt this way? How could she have been so blind? So blind to her abundance of feelings and to his apparent lack of.

Katie felt like her lungs would burst and like her head would explode. She stopped running, chest heaving as she panted and sobbed. She looked around herself. She was just a block away from her house. She walked in that direction. She was looking down at the pavement as the first drop of water splattered on the ground. Her sobs had faded into silent crying, and she no longer needed to wipe away the tears that ran down her cheeks and fell to the pavement only to blend in with the rain. She sniffles as she remembered that day on the Ferris wheel.

Everything had seemed so golden then. Travis had been glowing and so had she. Katie wondered why he had never been on her radar before. She had never thought of him in anyway other than a friend, or maybe a problem. He had always been so cruel to her, teasing and pranking, he had always seemed so,...so….distant. Friends but not friends. Close but far. He was lazy, and mean, and didn't do his goddamn work, but he was also thoughtful, and kind, and….there. He fit into her life perfectly, like a puzzle piece. She never thought about him that way because he was always there.

Katie didn't need a boyfriend when she had Travis. Travis helped lead her through life like he was leading her in a dance and she was his partner. But now that he was gone, that he was no longer attainable…. Katie realised she couldn't dance solo.

Katie was pulled out of her thoughts when she got a text. It was from Miranda.

Hey Katie. I'm coming over right now. I'll be there in 15

Katie?

?

Katie unlocked her phone to respond.

It's fine. You don't need to come

No no Katie, it's fine. I am sorry I had to meet someone, I'll be right over

Katie chuckled darkly at that. Meet someone. Ha! Katie really didn't want to face Miranda yet, but she knew that no matter what she said, Miranda would come over anyway. She was so fucking headstrong. That was one of the reasons Katie liked her. No one could tell her what she could or couldn't do.

Katie walked up the stairs to her porch. She was so distracted that she didn't properly acknowledge the crushed flowers in front of her door. If she had been in her normal state she may have noticed that the were lilacs and sunflowers. First love and adoration. Katie pushed open the door and ran up the stairs before her parents could yell in protest of her dripping all over the floor. She had to prepare for Miranda's visit.

A/N: Sorry. I think that was a bit too fast, but I promise that I'll try to make this story a bit slower and I'll try to add some twists and turns to it. Tell me what you think should happen next. I will listen! Don't forget to fave, follow and review! See you in a week!

~skulls-surround-suns