Author's notes: To my dearest, Peyton's comet. It's not the best chapter I have written but I sticking to my word. Hope you had a good day.

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Say Something, Say Anything… - Chapter 10

"I come in peace."

Peyton looked up to see Jake making his way towards her porch. She knew that sooner or later Jake would come back. He was a lot like Lucas in that way. Never taking the hint and just assuming that everything would be okay. Peyton closed her notebook, trying not to roll her eyes as Jake stopped a feet away with his hands held up.

"Funny." Peyton said dryly.

Jake put his hands down and smiled.

"Well since you jumped all over me the last time I was here, I figured I should try a diplomatic approach."

"That's cute. But it doesn't change the fact that I don't have anything else to say to you." Peyton said.

"I get that. I disappeared on you and now you are making me pay for it." Jake said.

"No. I am not making you pay for anything. I am just over it, Jake." Peyton said.

"Just like that?" Jake asked.

"Guess so." Peyton replied.

Jake stood there for a moment. This conversation clearly hadn't gone the way he wanted. It was like he was trying to think of something to say. Anything to say to make this better. If it wasn't for Peyton, he wouldn't have been able to get out of Tree Hill with Jenny. Peyton was a special girl and he had let her get away.

"Damn it…" Jake sighed.

"For what it's worth Peyton, I am sorry. For everything." Jake turned around and started to walk away.

"Hey Jake." Peyton said. The former basketball player stopped walking without turning around.

"How's Jenny?" Peyton asked.

"She is doing just fine. I'll see you around, Peyt." Jake said.

"See ya, Jake." Peyton said. She stood up from her spot on the porch and watched Jake disappear down the street.

Anna had decided to bail on school for the rest of the day. She had stood up to Felix for the first time ever and there was only one person that she wanted to share that with. Anna walked up the path leading towards the front door of Peyton's house and suddenly, she was nervous.

This was the first time she was going to see her since they kissed. Looking back on it, Anna wished she hadn't bailed on Peyton after they kissed. But she panicked and she went back to her old ways for a moment.

Anna took a deep breath. No matter what happened once she went inside of the house, she wasn't going to run away. She knocked on the front door and waited. A few seconds later, the door opened and there she was.

Peyton.

"Hey." Anna smiled.

"You bailed on me. Right after you said you wouldn't." Peyton smirked.

"I did…and I am sorry. I should have stayed." Anna said.

"Wow. Two apologies in one day. It's a new record." Peyton laughed.

"Two?" Anna asked.

"Yeah, Jake came by and actually apologized to me. For everything." Peyton said.

"Oh. Well that's great." Anna said.

"Too little too late if you ask me." Peyton said.

"So, do you want to get back together with him?" Anna asked. She was honestly surprised that the question had come out of her mouth. But at this point she had nothing to lose by asking.

"Nah. Besides…I have been thinking about somebody else lately." Peyton said with a smile.

"Anybody in particular?" Anna blushed.

"Yeah." Peyton admitted. The blonde motioned for Anna to come inside.

The girls sat down on the couch where the kiss happened. Neither of them knew how to begin but the feeling of the moment just lingered all around them. After a few more moments of silence, Peyton decided to say something.

"Aren't you supposed to be in class?" Peyton asked.

"I was but I didn't feel like being there. Or at home, really." Anna said.

"So you came here…" Peyton said.

Anna nodded.

"I'm glad you did. And besides, we need to talk about the kiss." Peyton said.

"We can just pretend it didn't happen. I mean…" Anna started to say but then she felt Peyton's hand on hers.

"I'm not the kind of person that does that. It happened. And it's okay that it did." Peyton didn't let her hand go. She was once again going back and forth in her mind. Anna was a friend and she was turning out to be a great one so far. Peyton was short on those at the moment. Brooke, Lucas, Haley and even Nathan. They were off in their own world. At times, she did miss the old days and they felt like they happened years ago. But Anna was here.

The kiss had felt special. It was the kind of kiss that a relationship could blossom from. However, Peyton knew that a friendship was more important to her. At least that way, she would worry about losing Anna. She took a deep breath. Knowing that once she said these words, there wouldn't be any taking them back. It wasn't like she was trying to hurt Anna but she knew that she would have to.

"I just wanted you to know that you are one of my closest friends. And that means the world to me. So even though I didn't mind the kiss, I don't think we should do it again." Peyton said.

"Oh…" Anna mumbled.

"I am just being honest and I didn't want to lead you on. Do you understand?" Peyton asked.

Anna knew that Peyton was going to say something like this. She knew it from the second she walked in the house. But it still stung a bit.

"Yeah I do. And it doesn't mean we can't still be friends." Anna said.

"Exactly. So did you want to hang here for a bit or…?" Peyton asked.

"Here is good." Anna smiled back.

"Okay. I'll be right back." Peyton got up from the couch and left the room.

The longer Anna sat there, the more confident she felt. Peyton may have said she wanted to be just but she knew that wasn't completely true. She had to be feeling something. And if she wanted to be just friends for now, then she would be a friend.

Peyton Sawyer was worth the wait.

To be continued…at some point.