(One year later)
It's been a long time since I had that nightmare about Alya. I never told her about it because I didn't want to scare her. But that's besides the point. My feelings for Alya were starting to grow out of control and I was thinking about how I should tell her. I decided to ask Dad for advice.
"Daddy, can I talk to you?" I asked.
He nodded. "Of course little dude. What's up?"
I took a deep breath and asked "Is there a right time to tell a girl how you feel?" Dad smiled for some reason.
"This is about Alya, isn't it?" He asked. I nodded.
"So you do have a crush on her." He said. I blushed.
"Yes…" I said in a shy tone.
"There's nothing wrong with that little dude. It's completely normal." He said.
"Really?" I asked. He nodded.
"Yeah, but to answer your question, tell her when you feel ready, don't rush it." He said. That gave me a lot to think about and I hugged Dad.
"Thanks Daddy." I said.
"Anytime little dude." He said. I went back to my room and sat down on my bed. That's when I scary thought entered my mind; what if Alya didn't feel the same way about me? I needed to find out, but decided to be discreet about it. A few minutes later, Alya came in my room.
"Hi Willard." She said giving me a hug. I returned the hug.
"Oh, um, hi." I said in a nervous voice.
Alya gave me a concerned look. "Are you okay?"
"I…well…um, no I'm okay. Let's go play." I said. She nodded.
"Okay." She replied. We left my room and went to the hotel attic. When we got there, Alya looked at me.
"So, want do you want to play?" She asked.
"Umm…can we talk first?" I asked. She nodded.
"Sure." She said. We sat down on the floor and she looked at me.
"What do you want to talk about?" She asked.
"Well, there's something I've been wanting to ask you." I said.
"Okay." She replied.
"Do you have a crush on someone?" I asked. She smiled and nodded.
"I sure do." She said.
I felt my heart racing and pounding in my chest. Was I too late? Did she really find someone else?
"Who do you have a crush on?" I asked.
She giggled "Guess."
I thought of a few of our friends. "Is it Wesker?" He was a werewolf like me, and one of our closest friends.
She shook her head "Nope."
"Okay, it's Wilhelm." I said. He was a human, and another one of our closest friends.
She giggled "Not him."
I named a few more of our other friends and she said no to each one. I sighed.
"I give up. Who is it?" I asked. She giggled again.
"You're silly, it's you I have a crush on!" She said. I felt a weight lift off my chest when she said that.
"Well, I'm not gonna hide it anymore, I have a crush on you too." I said. She smiled.
"I had a feeling you did." She said.
Then, I had another thought come to mind. It was weird but it was something I've been wanting to do for a long time.
"Can I ask you something else Alya?" I asked. She nodded.
"Of course." She replied.
"Can I…can I kiss you? But on the lips instead of the cheek?" I asked blushing. Up until now, Alya and I had always given each other kisses on the cheek. I was hoping that was gonna change.
She blushed too and said "Of course you can kiss me."
I scooted a little closer to Alya and wrapped my arms around her. I slowly started leaning in, and I felt Alya put her hand on the back of my head. She really wanted to kiss me too, and that made me smile in my mind. Our lips connected, and we held the kiss for a good two minutes before parting. We looked at each other and blushed.
"Oh Willard, you have no idea how long I've been waiting for you to kiss me." She said.
"I've been waiting to kiss you too." I said. We hugged each other and then got up to play. A few hours passed, and we heard her mom call that it was time to go. We left the attic and she went to the lobby to join her parents.
"See you soon." She said. I nodded.
"Until next time." I said. She left with her parents and I went to my room. There my mom was waiting for me.
"Hi sweetie." She said.
"Hi Mommy." I said. She just smiled for some reason.
"So, did you finally tell Alya how you feel?" She asked. I looked at her in shock.
"How…how do you know about that?" I said.
"Your father told me that you said you had a crush on her." She said.
"Ohh…" I said. She smiled again.
"That's nothing to be ashamed about honey. You're getting to the age when you'll start to like girls."
I thought of something that was important to me.
"Mommy, is there a right time to ask a girl out?" I asked.
"Look honey, I know you love Alya, but I think you're a little too young to be dating." She said.
"Oh okay." I said. She looked at me.
"Maybe when you're older you can ask her out?" She said. I smiled.
"Sure." I replied.
She then kissed me on the forehead.
"Don't rush to grow up, okay?" She said. I nodded.
"Okay." I said.
"I love you honey." She said.
"I Iove you too Mommy." I said. She left my room and I laid down on my bed and stared at the ceiling.
'I wonder when I can ask Alya to be my girlfriend.' I thought to myself.
I eventually expelled the thought from my mind and closed my eyes to take a nap.
(One year later)
Alya and I were playing together in my room. Then I started to have some thoughts about her.
"Hey Alya, can I be alone for a sec?" I asked. She nodded.
"Okay." She said. I went into my bathroom and started to have even more questionable thoughts about her.
'No, I need to control myself. We're too young for that. I'm only ten years old!' I thought to myself. I walked out of my bathroom and noticed Alya was staring at me. What I didn't notice is that my shirt was tucked in itself, and a little of my furry butt was showing. My face turned red.
"Uh… let me fix that!" I said going back into my bathroom.
"O…okay." Alya said in a shy tone.
I closed the door to my bathroom and face pawed myself.
'Oh man! That was so embarrassing!' I thought to myself. I fixed my shirt and I left my bathroom.
(Alya's POV)
Why did I like the look of Willard's furry butt? I was only eleven years old, so was it normal for me to like that? Willard sat back down on his bed and looked at me.
"Sorry about that." He said.
"It's okay." I said.
"So, wanna play truth or dare?" He asked. I nodded.
"Sure." I replied.
"Okay, you start." He said.
"Truth or dare?" I asked.
"Dare." He said.
This was it, my plan was going to take effect. "I dare you…to take your shirt off." I said.
I could tell by the look on Willard's face that he did not expect that.
"A-a-are you serious?" He asked. I nodded.
"Yes I am." I said.
"Do you have a different dare for me?" He asked.
"Come on, please?" I begged.
"I…well…okay." He said.
I began thinking to myself and watched as Willard slowly took off his shirt. Before he took it off completely, I stopped him.
"You know what? I change my mind. This dare is too much for you." I said. Willard gave me a confused look.
"But you said…" He began to say.
"I know what I said. Maybe you can do this some other time?" I said. He nodded.
What came over me? Did I really want to see Willard naked that badly? I didn't understand what was going on. Control yourself Alya, you can do this!
(Willard's POV)
Why did Alya want me to take my shirt off? I would have been naked then, but I was willing to do it. For some reason, I wanted Alya to see me naked. I was curious as to why she wanted me to do that.
"Alya, why did you want me to take my shirt off?" I asked. Her face turned red.
"I…don't know. Something came over me. I'm sorry." She said in an ashamed tone. I smiled and kissed her on the cheek.
"It's okay, it was… just unexpected. That's all." I said. She smiled back at me and we continued playing until it was time for us to go to bed. She was staying with us at the hotel again, but this time it was because her parents were on a business trip. You see, her parents owned and worked for their own company, so sometimes they had to leave, so Alya would stay with us at the hotel whenever they went away. I didn't mind it though, because it meant I got to spend more time with my crush.
We finally got to Alya's room and she looked at me.
"Good night Willard." She said.
"Good night." I said. She then kissed me on the lips and went into her room. I walked down the hallway to my room and sat down on my bed when I got there. I couldn't stop thinking about Alya.
'I think it's going to be time to ask Alya out soon.' I thought to myself. I yawned and laid down. I closed my eyes and started having dreams about Alya.
