A/N-Thanks to projectfreq91, xXxVampirexObsessedxXx, JacokNortovc, and fluteingaround for reviewing! And special thanks to fluteingaround, for being the first to add this story to her favorite's list!

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Chapter Seven- I Got Kissed And Then I Ran Away

Don't be surprised, I'm gonna let you run away
Don't turn around, I'm gonna walk the other way
I'm not going to chase you down the street
I won't chase you down the street

Rain Will Fall-Silverstein


I allowed myself to wallow in self pity for ten minutes, not realizing I was in a very public place. I was upset. After all, I just saw my crush ask out my arch enemy after asking me for advice on if he should ask her out or not. Since when did my life become some MTV perky teen reality drama? I turned away from the street and allowed a few more tears to fall before wiping them away.

"You know, you're just as pretty when you've been crying as you are when you aren't." A soft voice came from behind me. For the second time in a week, I spun around too fast and fell to the porch floor. He came over and helped me up. I looked up and was surprised to see it was James. His hand stayed on my arm as he looked into my eyes. I jerked it away and sat down.

"Go away." I said flatly. My day had already been crap, and I didn't think I could deal with James right now.

"No." He said determined. He sat down next to me, and gently turned my head to face him. "Who made you cry?" He asked quietly, a hint of anger in his voice. So the old James decided to pay a visit, now didn't he?

"None of your business." I said harshly. He looked genuinely hurt. I could see that his bottom lip was slightly swollen and bruised. There was also a small cut on his lip too, which must have made playing impossible. Probably why he wasn't at sectionals…or he didn't want to face you…

"Actually I think it is, Syd. When we were younger, you'd tell me everything. So why won't you tell me now?" James didn't take his eyes off of me.

"Because of Abby! Why else do you think I don't want to talk to you, or see you, or breathe the same air as you?!? You left me, your best friend, for my worst enemy!! You know how much I hate her, James, but it didn't matter to you!" I practically yelled, jumping to my feet. He winced. "And you didn't have the balls to tell me to my face! I found out through the freaking grape vine that you were going out with her!" I spat out the last word.

James looked down at his feet, his face going red. "Then whenever I tried to talk to you, you'd run away. Like a coward! And then you moved, and you didn't have the decency to tell your friend of seven years that you were moving across the state! Do you have any idea how upset I was?! No! Because you were too selfish, thinking of yourself and how lucky you were to have such a hot girlfriend!" I was furious by now, reliving my entire seventh grade year in my head. This was his fault. He ruined my year. He deserved to feel ashamed.

"Sydney…" James said, standing up to look me in the eye. My entire five foot three frame was shaking with anger. "I…I'm sorry. I didn't know that you were bottling that up for four years. I didn't mean to make you mad." He hung his head in shame.

"Well you know what? You did! And it broke my heart! How would you feel if one day your best friend decided a girl was more important then you? That you would never measure up to her? That seven years of friendship meant nothing!?" A few tears of anger escaped my eyes. James looked at me and raised his hand to my face and wiped them away. He looked into my emerald eyes and I looked into his pale blue ones.

Then he leaned down and kissed me. It was soft and sweet, and for a while, I forgot that this was James, the boy who left me for a girl and who moved without telling me. His arms slipped around my waist and my arms found his way to his neck. He broke the kiss and pressed his forehead to mine.

"Are you going to hit me?" He said jokingly. Then it, no pun intended, hit me. I had just kissed James! Terrified, I pulled myself out of his arms and ran inside, leaving James looking very confused on my porch.

I ran up to my room and peeked out the window to see James walk back to his house, slightly slumped over. I can't believe he just did that! I self consciously felt my lips. Funnily enough, his fat lip didn't bother me at all.


A/N-Oooooh bit of a shocker there!! Short but probably my favorite chapter to date. And it flowed really well for me. Drop a review if you want!