The sky was blue. The grass was green. The walls were painted white. The gates outside were black. The floor was light brown. The lead Linda colored with was red. The hoodie Mid wore was purple. And she was in love with Near. It was weird now, how it feel into place with her life like the colors around her. Every day, Mile found she couldn't wait for free time. All she could think about was how she would get to spend the afternoon sitting beside Near. And each afternoon they asked each other different questions. Slowly..slowly...they broke the walls down between each other. Mile could feel it. She felt the walls build up elsewhere, blocking out everyone else, but she didn't care. She was happy.

What's your favorite book? Near had asked one day. What's your favorite color? He had asked another time. Soon they knew each other inside and out, and Mile was always with Near.

Inside, she knew they felt like more than friends. But neither of them had made any action of that. Not until that one quiet afternoon.

Everyone was outside, and it was very quiet in the little room that Mile and Near were sitting in, next to a big pile of Lego blocks. The window was closed today, so that only a few muffled noises from the kids outside managed to float in.

Mile hummed to herself as she stacked the Lego blocks in a color pattern that Near had told her to make. Yellow rectangle here...green rectangle here...blue square here...red rectangle here...yellow square here...green...?

"Near" Mile said "I need a green square block here." He usually had the block she needed on hand, and ready to give her. But now he shrugged. Mile frowned and looked around. How was it possible that all the type of blocks she needed were nowhere in sight?

"Near" Mile repeated, looking at him in suspicion.

"What?" he said it so innocently, Mile could have believed him. But she knew him better than she knew Linda by now.

"I bet you've got that block in your hand or something"

"Come and see."

Mile blushed a little, then crawled over the other blocks and over to him. She peaked over his shoulder. His left hand was closed in a fist.

"I see it Near" Mile said, reaching around him to his fist.

"No you don't." Mile frowned. Technically, that was true.

"Show me your...fist..." Mile stretched forward, reaching out for his fist, with the block she needed inside it. Near reached in the opposite direction, holding it away from her.

"Hey!" Mile moved in front of him now, sounding annoyed, but smiling. She tried reaching for it, but Near moved his hand backwards over his head. Not even thinking, Mile reached for it anyways, moving closer and closer to Near. Near moved further and further back, until he was lying on the floor. Mile kept reaching out, and Near stretched up as far as he could, trying to keep it away from her.

But then Mile froze, realizing what she was doing. Lying over Near like this...! Her cheeks caught on fire, and Near was pink too.

"Oh...um..." she stammered nervously. But Near didn't seem to want to talk. He raised his head up, carefully, and put his lips to hers. Mile's heart felt like it skipped three beats at once. No way! Near's lips were as soft as his hair...maybe even softer. Gently, she put her hand on his cheek, and he swung his arms around her neck. She had to suppress a giggle over that.

Not the best time to giggle! She told herself sternly.

They pulled away from each other, and just looked in each other's eyes. Mile wondered dully in the back of her mind if Near had planned that.

Mile sat up, with Near's arms still around her neck. She pulled him into her lap, and he rested his head on her shoulder. Unable to help herself, she put a hand in his hair and stroked it. It was so soft!

"Sorry about that" Near said. Mile laughed.

"That was the dumbest thing you ever said" she said playfully. Near smiled at her happily. "I bet you planned that though."

Near simply shrugged.

Mile sat back against the blocks, forgetting everything except Near, sitting in her arms. Mile let her own head rest on Near's. She felt so peaceful in the quiet little room. It felt so amazingly nice to have Near this close to her. It felt right, somehow or another.

Suddenly, the door to the room burst open. Mile jumped so far she nearly knocked Near out of her arms. He scrambled out himself though, and quickly sat on the floor elsewhere, turning pink. But is was just Mid. She caught Mile's eye and winked.

"Really sorry" she said. "Mello left his DS game in here, and Matt wants it...and you know how Matt is with games."

Neither Mile or Near answered her, but she didn't seem to mind, she just took the game off a nearby shelf, smiling to herself, and left.

"Way to interrupt" Mile muttered, standing up.

"It's fine" Near said "There's always tomorrow's free time." He was looking down, but Mile could picture the fresh pink coloring in his cheeks.

Mile laughed, and looked around the room. Oh, there they were. Behind the wall Near had built, was a pile of green square blocks. Mile shook her head and gave Near a happy smile.

"Cheater" she joked.

She bent down to sit by him once again.

And everything felt perfect.