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Chapter 2

The next few days went by in a blur. Funeral arrangements had to be made, Stephanie's family had to be contacted. Through it all Sportacus remained by Stephanie's side helping her cope every step of the way.

Finally the funeral was over, the whole town turned out to wish there beloved, clumsy mayor goodbye. Pixel coame home from MIT. Stingy from Harvard business school. Trixie came off tour from the X-games and Ziggy from his intership at the Taffy factory. Even Robbie Rotten was seen sulking in the background. For once Bessie Busybody was at a loss for words as she said her goodbyes and wiping her eyes with a handkerchief. As the residence slowly walked away from the cemetery Stephanie remained for a moment before laying a single pink rose on the casket and whispering a final goodbye.

"Come on Stephanie, I'll take you home" Sportacus finally said after a moment.

Later that night after all her friends and family left her home where the wake was held Sportacus was helping Stephanie finish picking up the used cups and paper plates left by guest.

"Well I guess I should be going" Sportacus said as he tied up the last trash bag.

"No please stay, I don't want to be alone tonight." Was Stephanie's quite reply.

"Of Course"

Stephanie made up the guest room next door to her room and wished Sportacus a good night and gave him a long hug before disappearing into her room. Sportacus walked into the small spare room at sat on the edge of the bed for a moment before hearing Stephanie crying again from her room. It killed him to see her like this. Finally he decided to try a comfort her. Quickly her got up and knocked on the door to her room.

"Stephanie, can I come in?'' But the request fell on deaf ears because she didn't hear him. Slowly he walked over to the weeping girl sat down on the bed and scooped her up in his arms. "I'm so sorry this happened, I wish I could take the pain away", he said before pressing a chased kiss into her long pink hair and then stroking her hair when his hand. It took Stephanie a few minutes to realize what was going on before sitting up and looking into his eyes.

Stephanie sat and looking in to the gorgeous face and blue eyes of the man she had secretly had feeling of more than friendship for the past 12 years, but thought that he would never reciprocate.

In turn Sportacus sat and looked in to the sad brown-eyed girl, no young woman the Stephanie and turned into, wouldn't even admit to himself that he had developed feeling of love for her until shortly after her 18th birthday but dismissed them because he was 10 years her senior and she deserved to be with someone her own age.

It's now or never, she thought to herself looking once again in to his eyes, blue as the ocean and she was sinking fast.

I know it's short and maybe kind of boring but it's going to get good next chapter I pormise. Just please review, and let me know what you think. Love it, hate it, needs some work. Thanks