A.N. I just have a reply to something Bottles said.

Bottles- don't mean to be rude, but you're right, you can't do math. They're in tenth, sophomores, and to be a sophomore you have to be 15. They met when they were 9, the year before Adam became a Duck. Kay? Thanks for the 3 reviews.

Kay everyone, enjoy this chapter!

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Adam and Aurora walked back to the Eden Hall dorms later on that night. It was after eleven and curfew was ten thirty. They didn't care. They walked hand in hand to the girls' dorm building, only dropping hands when they walked up the opposite sides of the steps. They clasped their hands together again when the bar separating them disappeared. Adam opened the door for Aurora letting her walk in first. They were silent the whole way.

He opened the door to the stair well, once again letting Aurora walked in first. The door shut tightly behind them as they began their journey up the stairs. "I had a great night, Aurora." Adam said as they continued to walk.

"Me, too." Yet once again, Adam opened the door to exit the stairwell, letting Aurora walk through first. "You've become such a gentleman. Opening doors for me and everything." Aurora laughed as they walked to her door, swinging their held hands.

"Well, I've grown up, you've, too. But, um… can I come in for a few minutes? There's something I want to talk to you about." Adam said as Aurora reached for her key.

"Yeah, come on in." She opened the door and walked in. She threw her keys onto her bed.

"Where's your roommate?" He questioned.

"She left the school. Explains why that side is empty." She said turning on her lamp.

"Oh, I couldn't see it in the dark." Adam said somewhat shamefully. "Um… can we turn the lamp off? It's kind of easier to talk about this if I can't see you." Adam walked to the empty bed and sat down on it.

"Alright." Aurora said unsure, sitting down on her bed after turning the lamp out. "What's wrong?" She asked looking in his general direction trying to find him in the dark.

"Nothing's wrong, per say. There's just something I need to tell you. Um… Aurora, you know how I always used to call you fiammatta and blaze?" He questioned starting up at what he thought was the ceiling.

"Yeah, I've been meaning to ask you why you only let yourself call me that." She spoke strongly.

"That'll be explained in what I have to say. Aurora, you know how I've always been protective of you, right? Well, I guess somewhere along the way, I started to protect you because I didn't want anyone to be considered yours, except for me. I never let anyone call you that because in a way, it made you mine, cause only I could. Uh, I guess what I'm trying to say is…" Adam surprised Aurora by sitting next to her on her bed; he laid down, holding his body up by his left arm. He brought up his right hand, brushing away a strand of hair that happened to fall in front of her eyes. He traced her face with his fingertips, letting them linger over her lips. He leaned down placing a kiss on her lips with just enough force to show her he meant it. "I love you." He whispered pulling back.

"When?" She whispered, breathing somewhat hardly.

"When what?" He asked.

"When did you fall for me?" She said.

"I was eleven when I realized what it was, these feelings." He laughed lightly, "Please don't tell me I confessed this all for nothing." He said with his voice back.

"No, you didn't for nothing. I, uh, I'm in love with you, too, Adam." She said leaning upwards and kissing him once more, forcefully. They started breathing hard, pressing up against one another with a strong force. They were in love, that was that to them.

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Adam walked into his dorm room the next morning after waking up early still in Aurora's room. He shut the door behind him and leaned back against it. He smiled, shutting his eyes, remembering the sensations he felt only a few hours before. He felt like he was floating as he walked to his bed, his eyes still shut. The smile seemed to be permanent on his face.

"Nice of you to join us, Adam." He spun around quickly hearing the voice. There on the other side of his room, sitting/sleeping on his roommate's bed was more than half of his hockey team.

"Hey, Fulton, guys." He addressed them. "What's up?" He asked unsure, his smile faltering.

"Oh, nothing. We just stayed up the whole night waiting for you to come back. You never even told any of us you were leaving! Where'd you go?" Luis asked.

"Aurora and I went out to take a walk." Adam turned around picking up the clothes that were lying on his bed. He moved them around, making his bed in the process.

"Speaking of Aurora, around ten thirty Julie and I went to go talk to her." Connie started.

Julie finished for her. "Yeah, any ideas as to why she wasn't there?" Julie asked.

"Yeah, we were out till after eleven."

"Then why didn't you come back when you walked her to her room?" Charlie questioned walking over to Adam.

His cheeks turned a deep shade of red. "I slept there last night. Problem?" He turned away from Charlie, knowing he was blushing a deep crimson.

"Oh, my God. Adam, did you get laid?" Portman stood up, crossing the room to where the pair stood. When Adam didn't answer it confirmed all their suspicions. "You did! Adam had sex!" He exclaimed.

"Congrates, buddy. You've become a man." Luis said patting Adam on the shoulder.

"Not sure I should take that as a compliment from you, Luis." Adam spoke to his friend.

"You should. You should."

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A.N. It's a short chapter, but I hope you all like it. Haven't been able to update in a while because I've been in a writer's block and my wrist is getting worse. If you've read Sketchbook, you know what happened to my wrist. Well, now I know for sure that I have tendonitis, which is a swelling of the tendons from using it too much. I hope to have another chapter to this story and my others up by the end of the week. Loving all the reviews so far, keep it up! Love ya guys!!! Bye for now,

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