Ok, finally, there's more. Sorry for the wait, for anyone who actually likes this story =P. Anyways...guess what? This is the end. So let's get going here.
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Race walked up the stairs to the bunkroom and knocked softly on the door. No answer. "Mush?" "Bella?" 'What da heck a' dey doin in deah?' he thought. "Dinnah's ready." He knocked again, louder this time. Finally he gave up and walked in, surprised to find the room empty. He looked in the washroom and saw no one. He yelled up the fire escape, and no one answered. He ran back down the stairs and told Kloppman, who immediately freaked out. He was in the process of sending out a search party, when Mush and Bella walked down the stairs hand in hand.
"Where have you been?" Kloppman yelled.
"Whaddya mean?" Mush asked, trying to cover up for not being there.
"We were looking everywhere for you," Kloppman said, "it's not good for you to be outside."
"He wasn't outside," Bella jumped in on the argument. "I was on da roof, an he was in da washroom."
"You didn't look in the washroom, Race?" Kloppman asked, turning to the boy.
Race looked over at Mush, who had a pleading look on his face. "No, I guess I never really thought to look in the washroom," he answered.
Kloppman shook his head and walked into the kitchen, mumbling about common sense the whole way.
"Tanks a lot Race," Mush said, patting his friend on the back. "I owe ya."
"Ya bet ya do!" Race exclaimed.
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Everyone started walking into the kitchen, but I held Race back for a minute. "Don't say anytin bout...oylia, kay?" I asked.
"No problem," Race answered. "But tell me sometin."
"Yeah, what?"
"Ya love er back, Mush?" he asked seriously.
I froze. I knew what the answer was, but I really didn't want Race of all people to be the first to know. "I...I don't know," I answered.
"Dat's all I needed ta heah," Race said smiling. "Tell er, Mush."
I shook my head and walked into the kitchen with Race. I sat next to Bella, and smiled at her. I decided I would tell her later that night. Maybe it wouldn't be so hard since I already knew she loved me. 'It shouldn't be hard anyway,' I reasoned to myself.
"Mush, hello?" Bella asked, waving her hand in front of my face.
"Yeah?" I answered, trying to push my thoughts away. "Are ya okay?" she asked. "Ya've jus been starin at me."
"Sorry, I jus...I was tinkin bout...sumptin," my voice was getting shaky. "Can we go talk?" I asked in a whisper. I didn't want anyone else to hear what I was saying.
"Can it wait til after we eat?" she asked, sounding a little confused.
"Oh! Yeah," I answered, a little embarrassed. I had forgotten that we hadn't eaten yet. "Sorry, I jus...nevamind."
Bella smiled at me. "Ya sure?"
"Yeah, I'm sure."
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He was taking a long time to eat, and I was anxious to know what he wanted to talk about, but didn't let it show. I sighed and looked up at the clock. It was getting pretty late, and Jack would call lights out in about a half an hour, as he did every night.
Mush finally looked up and set his fork down. "Sorry I took so long," he said quietly. "Ta tell da truth, I was jus stallin. Sorry."
"It's okay," I said honestly. He got up from the table, and I followed him into the bunkroom, then out the fire escape.
"Wheah ya goin?" Jack asked. "Lights out in twenty minutes," he warned.
"Relax, we jus goin to da roof," Mush answered. "Shut up, Race," he said, shooting a glare at Race. 'What is this whole thing with Race?' I wondered.
"I din't say a woid," Race answered coolly.
I looked at him, trying to read his expression for an answer to my silent question. Mush took my hand and pulled me out onto the fire escape. We sat down on the roof and I looked up at the stars.
"Whad ya wanna talk about?" I asked after a few minutes had passed.
"Well, I...I jus wanted to talk about...nothin," he answered. He seemed nervous, which made me nervous. I hoped nothing was wrong.
"Nothin?" I asked in a whisper.
"Well...not nuthin, but...anything," he replied.
"Okay...how was your day?" I asked, trying to make conversation.
"It was good," he answered, smiling. "How was yours?"
"I told Blink what happened dis moinin," I said cautiously, glancing at Mush to see if he was upset. He didn't seem to be, so I continued. "Den 'e told Spot, an 'e completely blew up-"
"Spot knows?" Mush sounded panicked. "About da whole washroom incident?"
"Yeah," I answered, "but don't worry, 'e ain't mad anymoa. He said 'e jus don't want ya hoitin me, an I told 'im ya weren't dat kina guy an ya'd neva hoit me-" Mush kissed me in the middle of my sentence. I gladly accepted and kissed him back.
He pulled away and looked into my eyes, and I felt a wave of electricity rush through my body. "I'll neva hoit ya, I promise," Mush said sweetly, and I could tell he meant it. "Which is why-"
"Hey, you two!" Jack yelled from downstairs, "c'mon, time for lights out!"
"Just a minute!" Mush yelled back. "Which is why-"
"No, now!" Jack yelled. "I'm comin up if you're not down heah in two seconds-back off, Race."
"We should go," I said shakily. "Can we talk in da room?"
I started to get up, but Mush grabbed my arm and whirled me around. He pulled me close to him, and looked deep into my eyes, the same way he had before. "Bella, I hafta tell ya sometin, an I hafta tell ya heah, an now." We heard footsteps coming up the stairs, and I saw Jack seconds later. He looked upset.
"I tought I said lights out, NOW!" he yelled.
Mush sighed, and let go of me. "Stay heah," he whispered. I didn't know what he was up to, but I trusted him. I watched him walk to the far corner of the roof, farthest from me, and talk quietly to Jack. I hoped Mush wasn't sick or something. I cringed at the thought. I couldn't lose him, the pain would be too much to bear. But he promised he'd never hurt me, right?
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'Why won't anyone let me do this?' I thought angrily. "Just a minute!" I yelled to Jack, then tried to continue my conversation with Bella. "Which is why-"
"No, now!" Jack yelled up to me. "I'm comin up if you're not down heah in two seconds-back off, Race." I laughed inwardly as I imagined what Race might've done to distract Jack.
"We should go. Can we talk in da room?" Bella asked shakily, as she started to walk towards the fire escape. I grabbed her arm and twirled her around to face me. I pulled her closer to me and stared into her crystal blue eyes.
"Bella, I hafta tell ya sometin, an I hafta tell ya heah, an now."
"I tought I said lights out, NOW!" Jack yelled as he came up the stairs to the roof.
I sighed, and whispered to Bella, "Stay heah." I motioned to Jack to come over to the far side of the roof away from Bella.
"What is it, Mush? Dis betta be important," he said impatiently.
"Jack, I'm gonna tell Bella how I feel about 'er, an-"
"Aven't ya done dat awready?" he interrupted me.
"I wanna tell er I love er, Jack," I said, in the lowest audible whisper possible.
"Oh...well, go ahead. I'll go back downstaihs," Jack sounded guilty. "Take all da time ya need," he said as he started to walk towards the fire escape. "Uh...sorry Mush."
"It's okay, Jack," I said, smiling. I waited till the lights went out downstairs, then walked back over to Bella.
I sat down on the ground, and motioned for her to sit next to me. I took a deep breath. "Okay...I promise I'll neva hoit ya," I began, "which is why I want to tell you dat I-"
"Wait," Bella said.
I sighed. "What is it?"
"Is this bad news or sometin?" she asked timidly. I shook my head, and she looked relieved. "Okay, continue," she said, her eyes shining.
"I promise I'll neva hoit ya, which is why," I paused, waiting for an interruption. When nothing happened, I continued. "Which is why I wanted to say dat...dat..."
"Dat what?" Bella asked impatiently, but kindly.
"Dat I love ya," I whispered. She didn't say anything for a long time. I looked over at her and she had tears in her eyes. "Are you okay?" I asked. I couldn't figure out why she would be crying.
She laughed. "Yeah, I'm fine, it's just dat...I love ya too," she whispered. "An I've waited so long to heah ya say dat."
"Me too, Bella," I said, putting one arm around her waist and wiping her tears away with my other hand. "An I've waited jus as long ta say it."
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Mush motioned for me to sit next to him. I sat down, and he took a deep breath, and started talking again. "Okay...I promise I'll neva hoit ya, which is why I want to tell you dat I -"
"Wait," I said quickly. I wanted to at least be prepared for the worst, no matter what was coming.
"What?" Mush sighed.
"Is this bad news or sometin?" I asked slowly. He shook his head, and I breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, continue," I said. Now I was excited. I wondered what was so important.
"I promise I'll neva hoit ya, which is why," he stopped for a second. "Which is why I wanted to say dat...dat..."
"Dat what?" I asked.
"Dat I love ya," he whispered.
tried hard not to cry, but I couldn't help it. I couldn't believe that all these feelings that I had for him, he had right back for me. "Are you okay?" Mush asked, sounding worried.
I tried to laugh it off. "Yeah, I'm fine, it's just dat..." I paused. "I love ya, too," I whispered now. "An I've waited so long ta heah ya say dat.""Me too, Bella. An I've waited jus as long ta say it." He wiped away my tears and slipped his arm around my waist. It was funny. The slightest touch brought chills, and I shivered. He wrapped his arms tighter around me, and was completely lost in the moment. I closed my eyes, and replayed our conversation over and over in my mind.
"Ya wanna go in now?" Mush asked.
"No," I answered. "I wanna stay heah foreva."
"Okay."
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"Mush, ya plannin on sleepin foreva?" I opened my eyes slowly, and saw Bella smiling down at me. "G'mornin, sleepy head."
"Hey," I said sleepily. It only took a second for the events of the previous night to come flooding back to me. I remembered falling asleep with Bella in my arms (I know that doesn't sound right, but that's not what I mean. They were the same as they were at the end of Bella's POV). I also remembered sleeping on the roof.
"You two been up heah all night?" Jack came up the fire escape, smiling.
"Yeah, ya got a problem wid 'at?" Bella asked jokingly.
"Yeah, I do. Ya gotta come get ready now-carryin da banna, ya know? Yer missin it," he winked at us, and went back downstairs. (That does mean something!)
"C'mon, let's go," Bella said, extending her hand to me.
"I thought we were staying up heah foreva," I said, taking her hand.
"No, we're stayin heah foreva," she whispered, taking both of my hands. "Just you and me, togetha foreva."
I kissed her softly. "Sounds perfect."
The end!
Finally! I've had this story written for about a year, but i was just too lazy to format it, but now I did. Yay! So I hope you all liked it!