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The Power of a Kiss
"Chase!" Zoey yelled again struggling to keep up with his pace, Chase was really booking, usually it was him trying to keep up with her. Chase ran farther and farther until he disappeared into some woods that were ahead. By the time Zoey reached the entrance to the woods she was breathing so hard that she felt a sharp pain every time she took a breath in or out. Once she calmed her breathing down she cautiously stepped into the woods, not likeing the woods one bit, also she never really recalled them being on the campus before so her nerves struck her. She walked for what felt like hours looking for Chase calling his name every few minutes or so and now it was getting dark. 'Perfect' she thought, 'the woods are bad enough in the day never mind when it's dark'. Zoey sighed, damn Chase was good at hiding, either he knew these woods very well or he was just as lost as she was. She though about calling him, too bad she didn't have her TekMate. Zoey turned to go back but realized that she had gone so far in, not to mention it was twilight out, that she could even find her way out. She walked and walked, and walked some more until suddenly she lost her footing. She was at the edge of a very deep ravine, she felt herself falling and she screamed. Just then she felt something grab her wrist. She reached back to see what it was, it was Chase, he stuck his feet under some thick slightly up rooted tree roots and reached for Zoey's other hand. He pulled her back up onto solid ground where they finally spoke.
"Chase" was all Zoey could manage to get out. 'Real good' she thought to herself, 'I've been in these woods for God knows how long and that's all I can come up with'.
"I heard a scream, what are you doing here? You hate the woods." He spoke now seeming slightly angered.
"I just wanted to talk to you about before"
"I didn't think you'd follow me in here"
"Well I did, so tell me why'd you run away?" a concerned look filled her face as she awaited his answer.
"I was, am embarrassed, you weren't supposed to find out, not like that, not from the TekMate, not ever".
"Why?"
"Zoey you're my best friend! How wrong is that for your best friend to know you're in love with them?"
"How wrong is it to be in love with your best friend and she not know it?" she questioned his question.
"Huh?" Chase gave one of his legendary confused looks, "You're, you're not mad?"
"Flattered is more like it." She said while not making eye contact.
"But…?"
"But I don't think I feel the same way, I'm sorry Chase. I mean you're a really great friend, a great guy friend and I love just not the same way you love me."
"Right" his face fell slightly, "Come on I'll take you back to your dorm, it's obvious you don't know your way out of here"
"Oh and you do? Its pitch black!"
"Sure I do and I can get us back without falling into a ravine"
"Well excuse me for not knowing it was there!" She steamed while attempting to keep up with him in the deep darkness.
"So you come in here a lot?" Zoey asked while tripping over several tree roots. "OWWW!!" she yelled and she knocked her foot against a rock (accidentally of course). "Oh wow you ok?" Being a smart ass and knowing it must have hurt like hell.
"Peachy, just peachy" she growled through gritted teeth while the pain pulsed through her body. He smiled at her remark.
"Here", he offered a hand out to her she looked down at it and even through the darkness he could tell what she was thinking, "No tricks, I come here a lot mostly to think and since I know this place pretty well it might be a lot better that ramming your foot into a rock walking three feet away from me"
Zoey hesitantly took his hand and he kept her close as they walked the rest of the way out of the woods. Much to Zoey's surprise her feet found no more rocks or tree roots along the way. Chase really did know these woods well. By the time they got back to campus it was well past midnight, and well past curfew. Both teenagers were silent as they walked. Chase being the gentleman that he is (A/N: Ok yeah he's a goof but he's a really nice guy) walked Zoey back to her dorm. It was when they got to room 101 that they both noticed their hands were still intertwined with one another.
"Sorry" Chase blushed as he opened his hand and let hers fall. He felt a chill that started at his hand and ran straight through to his spine as the warmth from Zoey's hand left his. Zoey felt the same thing, but she shrugged it off. Just as she turned to go into her dorm
"Zoey" and she turned herself back around.
"Yeah?"
"Never mind"
"No what, tell me"
"Just one kiss…..please?"
"Ok" she said slowly while shaking her head in agreement.
She stepped in front of him and leaned in ever so slightly as she felt his hand on her cheek gently pulling her closer and in that second when their lips met a zillion things ran through Zoey's mind. A wave of excitement ran through Chase's body, and then they pulled apart.
"Good night Zoey" Chase told her before departing to his own dorm. As he walked back a smile crept upon his face and suddenly nothing matter anymore, not even if he got caught breaking curfew. Meanwhile Zoey was speechless for a few seconds, her hand on her lips, confusion ran through her mind. That kiss was so powerful and she liked it, wait, what were these feelings? 'Oh no' she thought 'no, no it can't be it just can't' was all she kept telling herself as she went into her dorm and slipped into bed. But it was, Zoey Brooks had just fallen in love with Chase Matthews and she knew it. Zoey still confused at how fast this had all happened fell into an uneasy but dreamful sleep. And I don't think I have to tell you what her dreams were about. Meanwhile Chase had made it back to his dorm unseen and as he slipped into bed his eyes closed and a familiar image began to play in his head and I don't think I have to tell you this one either.