A/N: hola again ppls! i finally reached 100 reviews and it only took 16 chapters. hope u note the sarcasm there. wowness. but oh well! enjoy!
Emeline walked out of the Meditation Chamber feeling very confused. There were so many things to remember, things to do, and on top of that, she had to risk her neck collecting Shen Gong Wu. But if it would gain their trust...
She suddenly felt a pang of guilt and sadness as she remembered her parents were at the mercy of Chase Young. And that was when she bumped into Clay. She looked up, and suddenly blushed, without knowing why. Seeing Clay blush too made her feel strangely happy as she looked into his deep blue eyes. There was a second of awkward silence.
"E-excuse me." she mumbled as she scurried past him. Nearby were Lilia and Kimiko watching.
"They are so gonna need a lot of help." Kim said, sighing.
"Oh yeah." Lili said.
Over the next few days it became clear that Emeline and Clay liked each other, but were either too dense, too shy, or just too slow to realize that they really had something. Which meant that it was up to Lilia and Kimiko to give them a tiny shove toward each other. By Friday afternoon, however, they had run out of ideas.
"We have tried just about everything to get Clay and Emmy together, but nothing works!" Kim said, frustrated. They had all become very close friends with her and had found out a lot from her. She was born and raised in France, had a mom and dad and a new baby sister, whom was only 6 months old.
"Well then, I think it's time to get out the big guns now." Lil said smirking. In a whisper, she explained what the plan was.
"Do you think it's gonna work?" Kimiko asked.
"For their sake, I hope." Lilia said.
The next evening, they had everything set up. Kim and Lil had used the Lunar Locket to move the moon so that is was shining in the courtyard, had absolutley made sure that Master Fung, Rai, and Omi were busy for the rest of the evening, had planted only the best and prettiest of flowers. Now the only thing left was to get Emmy and Clay to the courtyard. Kimiko approached Clay.
"Hey Clay!" she said.
"Hey Kimiko. Weren't you gonna spend some time with Rai?" he asked, puzzled.
"Uh, yeah. Listen, I just wanted to tell you, Emeline was looking for you. I think she's in the courtyard." Kimiko said in a singsong voice. Two seconds later, Clay was gone.
"Hope Lili-cat had good luck with Emeline." Kimiko thought aloud.
Meanwhile, Lilia walked up to Emeline.
"Hyas Emmy!" she said cheerfully.
"Oh, hey Lilia. How goes it?" she asked.
"Good, good. Listen, um, Clay was asking for you. I'm pretty sure he's in the courtyard right now." Lilia said, crossing her fingers behind her back. Emeline immediatly looked elated.
"Really?! Oh, thanks!" Emeline ran out.
"Alright, let's hope this works!" Lilia said, totally excited.
Emeline ran into the courtyard looking everywhere for Clay. She finally spotted him looking around for her, she supposed. She walked up behind him and tapped his shoulder. He turned around and grinned when he saw her.
"Evenin' Emeline. You wanted to see me?" he asked. Meanwhile, behind a bush, Kimiko and Lilia cringed.
"Crap. We are so gonna pay for this in the morning." Lilia said.
"Not if they actually get together." Kimiko reminded her.
"I thought you wanted to see me." Emeline said, confusion and then realization dawning her face.
"Looks like we've been set up." Clay said.
"He says it like it's something bad!" Kimiko whispered.
"Shut up!" Lilia whispered back, straining to hear.
"I can't hear!" Kimiko whispered anxiously.
"Look! He has his face close to hers! If he kisses her, I'll scream!" Lilia squealed. Meanwhile Emeline was trying really hard not laugh. She wasn't stupid, she had seen how Lilia and Kimiko had tried and failed to get her and Clay together. Chase had told her to get close to them, but she wasn't sure how close. She and Clay were pretty sure that Lilia and Kimiko were hiding out somewhere watching them. So Clay had the idea to trick them. He put his face really close to hers, their lips were like 2 centimeters apart, and told her to keep an eye out for them. Sure enough, she saw two figures dart out and run in the direction of the bedrooms. She nearly doubled over laughing, until she saw how close she and Clay were. Neither moved at all, just stared into each other's eyes. Suddenly, Emeline didn't know why she did it, probably just a lapse of sanity, but she kissed him. She threw her arms around his neck and kissed him. Clay wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her back. And they stayed like that for a good long time.
Kimi and Lilia didn't stop running until they finally reached the bedrooms. Rai was laying on his futon listening to his MP3 when he saw them running by. He got up and looked to see Kimiko snatch up a pillow and scream into it. Lilia did the exact same thing. This strange scene got weirder because they suddenly started talking so fast he couldn't understand a word they said.
"OhmygodClayactuallydidit!"Kimiko squealed.
"Iknowright!I'msofreakinhappyforthem!"Lilia actually started dancing around with Kimiko. Rai walked up to them and tapped Kimiko on the shoulder.
"Did you by any chance win the lottery?" Rai asked.
"No, and besides, I don't need the money remember?" she said, clearly stating the obvious. She suddenly beamed and threw her arms around him in a tight hug.
"Um, thanks..."Rai said, hugging her back, and totally confused now. When she finally let go of them, she grabbed Lilia's hand and skipped out, singing, "We did it! We did it!" over and over again, Rai staring out the door, confusion written all over his face.
A/N: okaysies! chapter 17 is now out! it was a bit hard to write this chapter, cause i really couldnt imagine clay actually kissing someone at all. but, whatever! r&r!