*Sam's POV*
On Monday, I reluctantly got dressed and went to school. I didn't think I could face Luna after what happened at the arcade. "She must think I'm stupid now. Why did I have to say that?" I thought out loud to myself as I opened my locker. "Hey, Sam." a voice said behind me. I turned around to see Luan standing there and felt relieved. "Oh, thank goodness. It's just you. I was afraid you were…" I said, my voice trailing off. "Luna?" Luan guessed. "Mmhmm." I said as I nodded. "She doesn't think you're stupid, you know. She's done some pretty crazy things too. Did you know once, Lincoln wanted a box of cereal so we all went to the supermarket? Luna got on the speaker phone and said, 'For those about to shop! I salute you!'" Luan said. I giggled and said, "Sometimes Luna can be a straight up dork." Luan choked so I asked what was wrong. "Nothing. I just never thought I'd hear the words 'straight' and 'Luna' in the same sentence." she said. "What?" I said. At that moment, I heard Luna yelling at her sister. She dragged Luan a few feet away and whispered, "Do you remember that time I threw you into the furnace and banged on it like a drum?" Luan nodded. "Well, a similar thing's gonna happen if you don't shut your big mouth. Now hit the road, Jack." Luna said. Luan walked off and Luna returned to where I was standing. "Hey." she said, smiling. "Hey." I said, blushing nervously as I preened my hair. "Can we go somewhere more private? There something we need to talk about." Luna said. I didn't say anything. Just followed her outside. As we walked, she reached behind her and grabbed my hand. I gasped a little, but accepted it anyway.
When Luna and I got outside, we sat down on the grass. "I guess the cat's out of the bag, huh?" Luna said. "Why didn't you tell me, Lunes?" I asked. "I was afraid of what you'd think of me. That's why no one knows besides my 'rents and sibs. Well, other than everyone Leni blabbed to. I was so embarrassed when I found out that Carol, Miguel, Becky and Chaz all know." Luna said. "It's okay, Luna. You're my best friend. Straight, gay, bisexual. It doesn't matter. As long as you're happy." I said. "Thanks, Sam." Luna said. I hugged her and said, "So, which one are you? If you don't mind me asking." "Well, you already know I'm not straight." Luna said jokingly. I giggled and said, "Yeah." "I dig both dudes and dudettes, brah." Luna said. "That's cool. Anyone you like in particular?" I said. Luna blushed and said, "Well… There's this one girl who makes my heart beat fast. She's nice and cute and the most rockin' chick I've ever met." "Is she someone I know?" I asked, kind of egging her on. "Yes." Luna said, blushing even more and turning away from me. I could see that she was becoming embarrassed so I gently placed a hand on her shoulder and said, "You don't have to tell me right now if you aren't ready. I was just curious. I'm sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable." "It's cool, Samurai. I'm just glad you don't hate me." Luna said. "Lunes, I've told you before. I'd never hate you." I said. "I know, dude. It's just… You mean more to me than Mick Swagger. I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I ever lost you." Luna said. I was speechless. Luna's the most confident, laid back person I know and there she was, sitting next to me on the verge of tears. "Lunes…" That was all I managed to say before the bell rang.
Luna wiped her eyes and stood up. I wanted so badly to wrap my arms around her and kiss her, but she wasn't ready to spill the beans about whether or not she likes me and I wasn't going to force her. The both of us went back inside to make our way to class. Once I sat down at my desk, I got out my notebooks and started drawing hearts with Luna's name in them. "Daydreaming about your girlfriend again, Sam?" the boy who sat in front of me asked as he looked at my notebooks. "Mind your own business, Damien. And she's not my girlfriend." I whispered. "Either she is or you want her to be if you're drawing hearts and writing her name all over your notebooks." Damien said. "Mr. Wilson, face the board please. Ms. Sharp, you can doodle in your notebooks later." the teacher said. I could hear some of the other students whispering to each other. "Sam's got a crush." one girl said. "I think it's Luna. They're always hanging out when Sam's not with George and Ruth." a guy said. I looked at Luna's desk to see if she had heard anything. To my relief, she was too busy pretending two of her pencils were a pair of drumsticks. I smiled admiringly and thought, *She really is a dork sometimes. She's a cute one though.*