Ok, so I know the last chapter wasn't very good :P But I promised this one would be better right? So thanks to everyone that read the last chapter (and bearing with me through it XP), here's your reward!

Disclaimer: I do not own bakugan or any of its characters (Except Alfred, I do own him)

Plz enjoy!

Shun stood in front of his house, completely frozen. He thought he was ready, thought he was strong enough, thought he was "emotionally stable" enough. Obviously, he thought wrong. Now here he was, standing on the front doorstep, trying to pull himself together.

A gentle hand rested itself on his shoulder, "Shun? You ok?" asked a sweet voice.

The raven haired teen nodded, biting his lip. He couldn't do this. You could see the kitchen right when you walk in… this was all way too much for him. He started to take a step back, but Julie urged him forward, taking a hold of his hand, "It's ok Shun, I'm right beside you."

Great, now I'm getting another pep talk from her… Not that I'm upset about that or anything! It's just that-

His thoughts were cut short when he realized he was being lead into his house. He gulped and took another step. Step… step… step…

Before he could blink, he was inside, staring down the long hallway. He didn't dare look to his left though. That's where the kitchen was. Having to be inside the house was bad enough already, right?

"Hey buddy, I gotta get home. I snuck out to come see you at the hospital, and my mom is about to have a seizure." Dan said, laughing at his little joke in the end.

A sharp glare was sent towards him by Julie. Dan stared at her for a moment, completely confused. Then he remembered, "I mean, she's about to have a… heart attack."

Shun, who still didn't know he actually had a seizure, gave both of them a weird look and replied, "Ok, see you later."

Dan gave Shun one of his "man" hugs, and hurried down the driveway. Once he was out of sight, Julie piped up, "Come on Shun, the doctor said you were supposed to go straight to bed when you got home."

Shun rolled his eyes with a playful smile and continued walking down the hallway, muttering something that sounded an awful lot like "yes ma'am".

After taking a few more strides, he noticed Julie right behind him, obviously content with following his every move.

"You know you don't have to stay… right? I mean, I'll be fine by myself."

He suddenly felt someone grab his upper arm, swinging him around, "Shun, I love you," She blushed slightly at those first words, "but I think we both know that you won't be all right by yourself."

Shun didn't seem to notice anything weird about what she first said, "But I-" Julie stopped him mid-sentence by swinging him around again. She put both of her hands on his back and pushed him down the remainder of the hallway, "No arguing mister, you aren't getting rid of me that easy."

The ninja sighed, allowing himself to be pulled to his bedroom. How she knew which room was his, he would rather not ask. Better to not know how she found out…

Julie opened his bedroom door and walked inside, examining the space. It wasn't anything special, it looked like most normal rooms. What caught her eyes though were the band posters that covered most of the right wall.

"You sure do like your music." Julie breathed. She could almost feel Shun smile behind her as she said this.

"Well, there's not much to do this far away from civilization…"

Julie turned to him, the smile she once wore on her face fading, "… Shun?"

Shun raised an eyebrow at her, "What?"

She stepped closer to him, taking a hold of his still bandaged wrists, "I need to ask you something."

Shun bit the inside of his cheek. This isn't going the way I wanted it to…

Julie ran her thumbs up and down the white fabrics, eyeing them sadly. He could see that look in her eyes again… that look of pain. The one he never wanted to see. He hated it when people worried over him, and everyone had been doing it a lot lately…

Shun placed a hand on her cheek, "Please don't look at me like that."

The silverette's eyes widened, "Like what?"

He shook his head, tears starting to fill his eyes. His hand slid off her face and rested by his side again. After all these events, it has gotten harder and harder to control his emotions. Before it was like he had a protective barrier around himself, not letting people see any of his emotions… but now, whenever someone looked him straight in the eyes, he found himself breaking down on the inside.

Concern filled Julie's facial expression. She wrapped her arms around him and pulled him gently forward into a hug, "Oh Shun…"

This is embarrassing… pull yourself together Shun! You start crying whenever someone gives you a weird look!

These thoughts made the tears in his eyes start running down his face, "I'm sorry." Shun murmured, pulling away and wiping his eyes. Julie's eyes were searching his face.

Probably wondering what set off the water works…

Before he could explain himself, he felt a pair of soft lips against his own. His eyes went wide and stared at the girl in front of him, though her eyes were closed. Then Julie withdrew, looking at him straight in the eyes.

"Shun… do you love me?"

Shun lifted a bandaged hand to rub the back of his neck, still in complete shock.

Did she just… kiss me? Or was that just my imagination taking over my mind?"

"No, I kissed you."

Shun froze again. Dammit, did I just say that out loud?

"… Did I say that out loud?"

Julie giggled, and nodded, "Yep."

Shun's facial expression dropped again. Well, this is embarrassing.

"O-Oh."

"So… you didn't answer my question."

Shun bit his lip. The girl he had been crushing on since the moment he met her was standing in front of him, asking him if he loved her. What was he supposed to say? "Yes, you're the love of my life and I want to live with you forever!" That would definitely end well…

"… I-"

"If you don't, I completely understand! I mean, I kind of just jumped the gun on you there. Oh gosh… do you not like me that way? Oh this is so embarrassing! I'm so-"

Shun leaned forward and placed his lips on hers. After a few seconds he drew back.

"Does that answer your question?"

I hope you guys liked it! The next chapter is an emotional one, so I'm getting everyone prepared for it… ;) haha

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~Roses