*Laney's Pov*

I arrived at Corey's house, tired from running. This time I took a minute to catch my breath. I didn't know what was waiting behind the garage door, then again, there's a lot of thing I don't know. I took a deep breath before I flung open the garage door.

I immediately saw the three boys. It seemed like they weren't doing anything, except maybe waiting for me. "Hey guys, I-," I said, before I was interrupted by Kin and Kon running towards me and hugging me, almost knocking the wind out of me.

"We missed you Laney, where have you been?!" Kin said.

"Please don't leave us again!" Kon begged while tightening his hold on me.

"I'm sorry guys, and don't worry, I'm not going anywhere soon," I said reassuring the two. I finished the hug and looked at Corey. I was wondering why he didn't say anything or react, he looked really nervous. I wanted to talk to him, but not in front of the twins.

"So guys, aren't we going to practice today, or are we just going to spend the whole day apologizing to each other?" I said. All of us quickly got to our instruments and started playing.

We played exceptionally bad today, we were all lacking in skill from practice withdraw and we were playing out of sync with one another. Corey seemed to be doing the worst out of all of us today, he was just randomly spacing out and playing the wrong keys a lot.

Although practice wasn't that good, it was still practice. We would be back to normal in a few days.

Practice ended around 7:00 today since it was a weekday. After practice, the twins and I started packing up since it was already getting late. The twins left before I did, waving goodbye. Before I went home, I knew I had to clear something up.

"Core," I said, snapping Corey out of his thoughts. "I just wanted to say that I'm sorry for how I acted, and that I hope we can go back to the way it was before that, as friends."

Corey put down his guitar and walked over to me. "I should be the one apologizing. I'm so sorry Lanes. I hope you can forgive me," Corey said.

"Of course Core, how could I stay mad at you," I said, accepting his apology. I went over to grab my bag and bass to go home.

"Wait, Lanes. Before you go, I have something to give you," Corey said, stopping me from leaving.

Corey reached into his pocket and pulled out a silver necklace, my silver necklace, and handed it to me.

"You... you held onto it for me? Even after I yelled at you the way I did?" I asked, astonished by this.

"Of course I did, Lanes. Don't you remember?" He said as he pulled out his necklace from under his shirt. "Best Friends Forever," he said.

I held the pendant and looked at the words inscribed. "Best Friends Forever C.R. and L.P."

Before I could stop myself, I started crying and ran over and embraced Corey. "I'm so sorry, Corey. I've been so stupid. I don't deserve a friend like you," I said, in between sobs.

"It's okay, Lanes. Please don't cry," he said as he hugged back and stroked my hair to comfort me. We held the hug for a while until I stopped crying. I was happy to know that everything was going to be just fine. After that, I left to go home for the night.

When I arrived home, I apologized to my parents for acting so distant lately. They seemed to understand. My parents and I also talked for a little bit after that.

"So tell me, Laney. How did things work out between you and Corey?" My mom asked.

"He says he's still unsure about how he feels. But you know what? I'm okay with that," I said, genuinely meaning it.

"That's the Laney I like to see," my mom said while reaching forward for a hug.

"Well he better figure it out soon, no daughter of mine is going to wait for five years just to get asked out," my dad said jokingly.

"Says the guy who looked like he was going to throw up when he asked out his crush," my mom said. We all laughed, it was always funny taking to them. When we were done talking, I went to my room and got ready for sleep.

I feel asleep peacefully that night. It was the first in a long time.

-Two Days Later-

*Corey's Pov*

It was Sunday afternoon and I was in the park with Laney again. The twins had to go home early today, something about having to do chores or else they wouldn't get Super Pizza Sunday.

The past few days had been kind of awkward between me and Laney still. I guess that was to be expected.

Lately, I have been having even more trouble talking to her, and even looking at her. I still needed time to figure out how I felt about her, Hopefully I can come up with a good answer soon. I didn't want to rush myself or else I might make a bad decision.

The park was still as beautiful as it was last week. Only difference was that this time, I was less willing to play the games we played last week, that would be really awkward. Right? Another thing was that today, the sky was pretty clear of clouds.

Laney and I were walking on the path of the park. As we were walking, I noticed a man just up ahead. He was wearing a black hoodie, gloves, and slightly ripped, blue jeans. His hood was covering most of his face. If you ask me, this guy looked dangerous.

Worst part about it. He was walking straight towards us, without any sign of hesitation. He couldn't be a bad guy, right? He was probably just cold or something or maybe he didn't like people looking at him. Heck, sometimes it's annoying to be stared at.

When we got to where he was, the man stopped and pulled out a pocket knife. "Okay you brats, hand over what you got!" The mugger demanded.

So much for just being cold.

Author's Note: Just when it looked like everything was resolved, it turns out that the story's still not over yet, there is still some thing the need to happen. So review if you would like to, I really appreciate it, and have an awesome day.