"So you're just going to ignore him forever?" asked Karen after I sent Xavier's call to voicemail for what felt like the millionth time.

Looking down at my phone, I gave out a sigh. What was I supposed to do? Talk about what he did over a phone call and forgive him? I didn't just have one guy I had to hate forever, now I have two.

"It's exactly what I am going to do." I said coldly, throwing the phone onto Rachel's bed.

"No offence Kory but he didn't exactly do anything wrong…he was never officially your boyfriend."

I glared at Karen; who side was she on anyways? I know we only went on one date but that date meant so much to me…I guess it wasn't reciprocated.

"You know I kind of expected that from Rachel." I said, holding my glare on her.

Karen scoffed, "Oh please Kory. You know you had no right to get angry! Should I remind you how you practically used him to get back at Richard for choosing Kitten over you? Not everyone in this world has to succumb to your 'perfectness'.

"Just because you're with Vic now doesn't mean-"

"Enough! I can't believe you guys are actually fighting over this!" Interrupted Rachel, looking at both at Karen and I.

I couldn't help but feel ashamed. First I lost my best friend, then I lost Xavier, and now I'm losing Karen. What is going on with my life…?

Karen was the first of us to say something,

"Kory…I'm-"

"You don't have to say it Karen…Everything you said was right. I was using Xavier and I didn't have a right to get angry…I guess I was just meant to be alone. I'll see you guys later."

With that, I walked straight out of Rachel's room, out her house, and walked towards mine. How could such a beautiful day hold such horrible events? I felt the breeze enticing my hair, the birds lightly chirping above, everything seemed so perfect. Feeling my eyes shrouded with fresh tears, I gingerly wiped them off with my hand. Why couldn't I shake away these horrible feelings?

As I reached towards my house, I was able to notice a familiar car that was parked in front of my house. Could it be who I thought it was? No…what would he be doing here? When I reached the car, I was more than it that it indeed, without a doubt, belonged to Richard. It even had the little bump where he tried to teach me how to drive during sophomore year.

My assumptions were proven to be correct when I turned around to see a pair of light blue crystal eyes looking right at me. There was something different …he had developed dark rings under his now pale complexion. His face looked somehow ages older, his hair muffled, and the signs of stubble appearing around his chin.

"I know you hate me Kory. I know you don't want anything to do with me but that's not the case with me. I truly do care about you and I just wanted to…make sure you were okay." He struggled to say, his hands in his pockets and his legs unable to stop shifting from one to another.

I looked around the neighborhood, fearing that we would be seen by our friends. Without thinking, I grabbed his hand and lead him into my house and into my room without saying one word.

"I'm not saying what you said was wrong but I'm not the only one that was affected. Have you um….spoken to Kitten about it?"

"Have you spoken to Xavier?"

Ouch. I rubbed the back of my neck and felt myself heading to sit next to Richard on my bed. I placed my hand where his was and gave him a small smile,

"If it helps, I'm a little glad that you're here. It's been hard to absorb, I keep hoping this nightmare will end soon."

Richard looked down and fiddled with his thumbs before meeting his crystal blue eyes into my emerald ones,

"I would've thought you would be nothing but delighted about how you were right about Kitten."

Taken aback from what he said, I stayed quiet. I didn't blame him for thinking that; quite contrary I wouldn't even have expected him to be here after the hell I put him through. A small frown replaced the tiny smile I had as I twirled my fiery red locks in my finger.

After what felt like hours, I finally spoke,

"Richard even though I said some hurtful thing we're best friends. We fight…it's what we do."

He gave me a bewildered look, as if I had confessed a murder to him.

"You're kidding me right?" He said in a surprising cold demeanor.

Without allowing me to say another word, he continued,

"You come out of nowhere with this Xavier guy, throwing yourself all over him and then you basically tell me off in front of the whole school making me appear like a dick! Last time I checked, best friends don't do that. Who the hell have you been lately? Where's the old Kory?"

My anger that had once risen with Karen was boiling inside me right now. Two arguments in one day; this really was a nightmare. I glared at Richard, unable to stop the words that were burning to be spoken.

"Where's the old Kory? How about where's the old Richard?! The old Richard wouldn't have come in my room drunk and wouldn't have mauled me!" I said, a little louder than I had anticipated.

I felt a tiny bit of satisfaction when he squirmed on my bed, a tinge of red appearing around his cheeks.

"I…I don't know what you're talking about…I didn't…I could-"

"You couldn't? Well you did. I think it's about time you stepped off your high horse and looked at what you've become instead of always criticizing what I'm doing with my life." I interrupted while practically screaming into his face.

My room had overcome with an overbearing silence. Only my gentle huffing from my once seething rage was heard; Richard having his attention completely fixated on me.

Looking into his eyes, I felt my heart break all over. No matter what reason I had to hate him vanished in that sec and couldn't help but get flooded with all these old emotions that were once put away. How could I keep returning to the guy I wanted to get far away from?"

Before I knew, I felt the both of us lean forward…our lips getting closer and closer to each other until-

"Kory, I'm so sorry I know you must hate me but I just want you to know that-"

I felt my heart drop when I recognized who the voice belonged too. I turned to see Xavier standing right in front of my doorway, his mouth wide open in shock.

"Kory? What the fuck are you doing?" Xavier exclaimed as he looked at both Richard and I on my bed.

I looked at Richard, who had the same bewildered expression, and then looked back to see Xavier who was no longer there.

"Go." Richard said, without even looking at me.

"But..."

"You don't belong with someone like me, you said it yourself. Knowing Kitten she probably had a motive behind it or something. That's who Kitten is, its how I have always known her to be. That's why I stay with her; I deserve someone as horrible as Kitten."

I felt tears clouding my eyes, he finally said what I had been waiting years to here. He did like me…he didn't choose Kitten because he loved her more, he thought he deserved her…But why does he want to stay with someone like that? I leaned in and gave him a kiss on his cheek, my soft tears wetting his cheeks.

As I got up and headed out my door, I gave him one last look and softly whispered,

"I hope I'm making the right choice."

AN: So sorry for the very late update! Everything has just been so hectic...I've recently gotten into a car accident and it was just a huge mess and midterms for school only made it worse. Again, sorry for the late update and thank you for the reviews, follows, and favorites.