The sound of chirping insects filled the air along with the warm wind that whistled through the trees. Lilo and Stitch stared at the fire, thinking about what they had just done. After the initial shock of the kiss, they wanted to run. They wanted to hide. They didn't want to face the betrayal they had just committed. Despite all of that, they stayed where they were. Sitting on a log, together, in front of the warm fire.

Lilo could still feel her lips tingling. She wanted to feel guilty, but she truly wanted more. Instead, she settled for feeling his warm body pressed against hers. She would look towards Keoni's tent every so often, but felt nothing. Her plan ended in failure, but oddly, she didn't feel sad. She felt like she had gained everything she needed in the world. But we can't be together.

Stitch's eyes kept darting to the tent that he and Angel were to share. How can I go face her now? For one that was usually ruled by emotion, instinct, and feeling, Stitch was oddly content with what had happened. He truly felt sorry for cheating on Angel as he had just done. Ultimately though, he couldn't be happier. It felt like finding the piece of a puzzle you had been searching for, for so long. Only to find it when you least suspect it. It was completely different than with Angel.

Both looked at each other, feeling their faces grow red, but they did nothing to try to hide it. All they wanted was to see each other. Lilo found herself melting in Stitch's goofy grin, and Stitch was drawn into her shining chocolate eyes.

In an instant, they felt themselves losing control again, and soon their lips met for the second time that night. The fire was just as strong as the first, and they didn't want to lose it. Without meaning to, Lilo started to think of Angel. She balled her hand into a fist on Stitch's chest and pulled away.

"We can't, Stitch." It pained her to say it, but it had to be said. She needed to in order keep her own sanity. "We just can't."

"Meega nota." Stitch replied sadly. His ears had dropped along with his face. "Youga have Keoni…and meega have Angel."

Lilo nodded slowly. She wished she had realized her feelings sooner, that Stitch was the one she loved. Maybe if I had known, things would be different. Lilo didn't even notice that she had taken Stitch's hand into hers, holding for dear life.

His next words rang through her, stopping her heart. "But why does this feel so right?"

Lilo could feel the tears starting to form in her eyes. She could feel it too. Just his touch felt like it was meant to be.

"I'm a human." She began. "And you're an illegal genetic experiment."

"But meega lo-"Stitch didn't get to continue. Lilo pressed her finger to his lips. She couldn't handle hearing him finish his sentence, and Stitch could see the tears in her eyes.

"I'm supposed to be with Keoni, Stitch." Her words became sobs. Cries that wished for things to be different. "And you're supposed to be with Angel. That's how it's always been."

Stitch wrapped his arm around her, rubbing her back gently. He knew her pain. He wished he could declare his love for her, but the world they lived in wouldn't allow it. A human and an experiment…

They mutually decided to keep their feelings hidden. That despite what they felt, they would continue to be with the one they were supposed to be with. Neither one was happy, but hoped that the other would find happiness. Stitch only cared about Lilo's wellbeing, and Lilo only cared about Stitch's. Both thought the other still had feelings for the one they were with.

I can't make her choose me over Keoni.

I can't make him choose me over Angel.

With sad sighs, they extinguished the fire and they silently moved to their tents. Lilo felt oddly alone. For so long she had slept with Stitch in the same room. Now that she couldn't see him, the piece in her heart she had just found, suddenly vanished.

As soon as Stitch laid down on his sleeping bag, he felt Angel shift beside him. He thought that she was waking up, but instead she wrapped her arm around him. It pained him to know what he had done to her. I don't deserve this. Seeing the silhouette of Lilo's tent just on the other side of him, he placed his hand up against the wall. What am I going to do?

Lilo couldn't help but look towards Stitch's tent. She placed her hand on the cool plastic wall lining. I've really done it now.

Stitch felt Angel's arm tighten around him. He turned around and felt a damp spot on the large pillow they shared. Not paying any mind to it, he closed his eyes, imaging it was Lilo lying beside him. Both he and Lilo let out a sad sigh as they let themselves finally drift to sleep. There's no going back now.

Everyone was awoken by the rising sun and twittering birds. Not yet wanting to face the day, Lilo stayed in her tent. Keoni had asked if she was awake, but decided to ignore him. She had to prepare herself before facing Stitch again. Eventually, she knew she had to leave the thin safety of the tent, having promised to be home before lunch.

The walk home was about as awkward as she expected. While at Keoni's house, she was reminded that they were going to go to the Valentines festival the very next day. She gave a light response and didn't see the worry come over the boy's face.

"Hey, Lilo." He said softly. Bringing her face up to meet his by her chin. "Is everything okay? You haven't really been yourself today."

"I'm fine." She lied, putting on a fake smile. "I just didn't sleep well is all. I'll see you tomorrow okay?"

"Sure." Keoni gave her one of his reassuring smiles. It did nothing for her. She was about to turn and walk away when he suddenly took her hand. "Until tomorrow night." He gently brushed his lips against the back of her palm.

"Y-yeah." Lilo stammered. Quickly, she jumped down the steps. Barely hearing the door close behind her, she stared at the back of her hand. Nothing. She closed her eyes before finally making her way back to the street to meet up with Angel and Stitch. Absolutely nothing. Why couldn't he have done something like that before? Before I…

She stopped herself, not wanting to remember the feelings from the night before. She could see Angel and Stitch holding hands on the sidewalk and already she felt jealous. More than jealous, it made her sick to her stomach. She dragged her feet as she walked behind the couple. With every step she wished Angel was out of the picture.

I can't be like this. I need to be happy for them. Happy for her…

Putting on a smile she took her place beside Angel, asking her how she slept. The excitement Angel held the night before was still running through her. She started talking about the festival the next day, reminding Stitch for the first time since they initially made the plans.

He tried to feign excitement, and hoped it came across. But as Angel talked, he looked up towards the girl that stood beside them. Wanting nothing more than to shout out that he wanted to go with Lilo, he held his tongue and balled his free hand to the point that it hurt. I can't.

Angel held Stitch at her front door. She didn't want her time with him to be over yet. It felt like she was just picked up from her house.

"So?" She asked, snapping him out of his thoughts.

"Gaba?"

"Boojiboo." Angel giggled. "Meega asked if youga pick meega up tomorrow night."

"Oh. Soka." He apologized, smiling sheepishly. "Um. Ih. Meega be here tomorrow night."

"Good." With a final smile she gave him a kiss on the nose good-bye. She waved and watched as he slowly made his way back to the waiting Lilo. She finally let her hand fall, returning to her house.

"Welcome back!" Clara called from the kitchen. "I hope you had fun. Work was killer last night. The bosses weren't happy, but we managed to find someone to sing in your place. Don't worry though. You can still go out tomorrow night." She waited for an answer, or any acknowledgement from her friend. "Angel?"

Walking in a group was awkward enough, but now that Lilo and Stitch were alone, they didn't know how to act. Even though they tried their best, they couldn't keep the memories of their kiss at bay. The more they tried to forget it, the more it came back.

Stitch looked to Lilo, seeing she was trying to avoid looking at him. It hurt, but he understood. There was no way they could return to how they were before. Nothing would erase the feelings or the memories. However, he wanted to at least try to make things feel right again.

"So…" he said bashfully, trying to break the silence. "Weega talk about what happened?"

Lilo stopped walking. Stitch didn't notice, but they had already found their way home. He looked to the girl that stared at the ground. Like she was trying to find the answers deep beneath the dirt. There were no answers to be found there.

"Not now, Stitch."

She trudged forward, wanting to be back in her home. Hoping that being back with her family would help quell the pain and confusion she felt inside. Stitch was determined, however. He quickly ran to her side, trying his best to get her to look at him.

"But, but. Meega and Lilo should figure things out." He jumped up the stairs, but she continued to walk past him. "Weega best achi-babas. Weega work through anything." In a final effort, Stitch stood in front of the door, blocking her path. "Please, Lilo."

Lilo was at her wits end. She was trying her best to figure everything out in her head, but Stitch wasn't helping her case. "I can't right now! Okay?!" She shouted at him, something she never meant to do again. She could see the pain in his face, making her feel even worse. "I'm sorry, Stitch. I just can't right now. I'm sorry."

"Isa oketaka." He let her walk past him. "Smish." She closed the door, leaving him outside. "Meega soka."

Stitch wondered what he should do. Whenever something happened, he would always talk to Lilo about it. Now that he couldn't, there wasn't much he was able to do. Reuben was still up in space with Gantu, and he wasn't particularly close with any of his other cousins. Who can I talk to? Stitch looked up into the trees above the house. A patch of red could be seen poking out between the swaying trees. Jumba? Jumba!

Lilo closed the door a little harder than she had intended. She hoped that no one had heard her, but taking only a few steps into the house proved her wrong.

"Lilo?" Nani came rushing from the hallway, looking completely worried. "Lilo, honey, is everything okay?" She rushed to her sister's side, checking out the window. "Are we being attacked?"

"No we aren't being attacked."

The only time Nani ever heard her sister yelling or slamming doors was when something was wrong. She instantly thought the worst, even though there hadn't been an attack in over a year. With a sigh of relief, she watched the hunched form of her sister slowly make her way towards the hall.

Nani wondered for a moment on whether or not she should let Lilo be. She made her way to the elevator lift when she heard the sound of Lilo screaming into her pillow. I better go check on her.

By the time the elevator reached the top, Lilo had finished screaming. She was laying in her bed with her face in her pillow. Gently she sat down on the bed next to her sister, and began rubbing her back softly.

"Hey, Lilo. Are you okay?" Nani asked softly.

Lilo shook her head, refusing to emerge from the fluffy cushion.

"Did you want to talk about it?"

Once again, Lilo shook her head. All she wanted was for everything to make sense and to be okay. Her heart was telling her one thing, and her mind was telling her another. For a moment, she thought that if her mom was there, she would be able to give her the answer. However, Nani was the only one who could be there for her right now.

Nani wasn't going to give up on her sister. They may have had a fight the day before, but she still cared about and loved Lilo just as much. "Did something happen with Keoni?"

Finally Lilo turned her head, tears stained her eyes and pillow. "No." She choked. "That's the problem."

"What do you mean?" Nani was puzzled by the comment, and let Lilo finally sit up beside her.

After wiping the tears from her face, Lilo did her best to regain herself once again. Once she finally managed to get the words straight in her head, she told Nani something she had never expected to hear. "Nothing happened with Keoni… Last night I kissed Stitch."

"You did what?" Jumba shouted, making Stitch flinch. He let himself calm down before continuing. "You and little earth girl…."

"Ih." Stitch nodded his head guiltily. "Meega been feeling it for a while. Meega have strong feelings for Lilo."

Jumba let out a sigh and turned his chair around. He massaged his eyes, wondering what could have caused it. "I was creating you for so many things, six-two-six. I took love into consideration, always thought that six-two-four and you would be the most amazingly evil pair!"

Stitch felt even worse. He hated the thought of him being evil, never did he want to go back to his old self.

"However." Jumba continued, bringing Stitch's attention back to him. "I was not considering what good you could be capable of. Our family here has been teaching us many new things. Even me." It was at times like these that Jumba felt more like parent to his experiments, rather than a creator. "Six-two-six, it is natural to feel love. I created you this way, I cannot be being mad at you for following your heart."

"So, Stitch not do bad?"

For a moment, Stitch felt hopeful towards a possible future with Lilo. If it was okay for him to have these feelings, then perhaps it would be okay for them to be in love together. They wouldn't need to feel shame, guilt, or bad about what they had done.

"You did very bad." Jumba reminded him. "You and six-two-four are boojiboo's. Not only that, but our new home is having rules we do not have out in space. On this planet, love is being viewed very critically. In all matters of speaking, for a human and alien to be together, it would be an abomination."

A new passion lit in Stitch. Anyone could say anything about him, but no one could insult his Lilo. "Lilo is naga abomination. Meega love her! Meega can't help but love her. Lilo deserve all the good in the whole universe."

"I am being agreeing with you." Jumba let out a sigh. It was clear that Stitch's heart was fully set on Lilo. "As your creator I will accept any choices you are making six-two-six. However." Stitch's eyes set dead on Jumba, he already knew what the next words were going to be. It hurt him just as greatly as the thought of being without Lilo. "You and six-two-four are item. If this is how you are feeling, you must be telling her."

Lilo waited for her sister to say something. Truly anything at all to what she had just told her. After her entire explanation of her inner conflict between Stitch and Keoni, up to the point where she and Stitch finally kissed, Lilo waited patiently.

She quickly grew impatient, really needing something from Nani. "Well?"

Nani shook herself out of her initial shock. "I'm sorry, Lilo. That was just a lot to take in. You and Stitch huh?" She was quite amazed at it all. She was expecting to talk about boy troubles, but once again her sister managed to surprise her. "You know. When we went to get a puppy that day, I didn't think of all the things that could come from it."

"Stitch isn't a puppy."

"No he isn't. And you certainly aren't the little girl you were back then." Nani ruffled up Lilo's hair. It amazed her at how much Lilo had really grown. "Still. After everything I never imagine that you would tell me you had fallen in love with Stitch."

Lilo looked back down to the floor. "I didn't mean for it to happen."

"I know, sweetie." She rubbed Lilo's back again. That always had seemed to calm her down, but it was clear this time she would need to try a little more than just that. "I can't say I'm surprised. However, I can't say I could ever get used to it."

Lilo looked up to Nani, seeing a smile she didn't expect to find. "So you're okay with it?"

"You're my sister, Lilo." She leaned back on the bed, more comfortable that they were finally talking like they used to again. "I'm forced to love you no matter what." Nani was happy to see Lilo smile again, but she knew things weren't as simple as that. "Still. You are dating Keoni. If you really don't feel anything you can't string him along. At the same time…" She hated that she had to say the next part. "Not everyone would be as accepting of your feelings for Stitch. It would probably be easier to stay with Keoni."

"I thought you were going to say that…" Lilo brought her knees up to her chest defensively. "I just don't know what to do. Maybe I should give Keoni another chance."

There was only one piece of advice that Nani could give her. "Just follow your heart. It's done good by you so far. Trust in it. You'll figure everything out."

Nani pulled Lilo into a hug. She didn't know if she was any help, but she hoped what she had done was enough. Truthfully, Lilo still didn't know what to do. The choice between Keoni and Stitch still wasn't clear, but she felt better now that she had finally talked things out. At the very least, she was able to really smile again, only to have it fade when she thought about having to make a final choice the next day. At the Valentine's Day Festival.