A/N: Hello everyone sorry for taking so long with the last chapter. I've been really busy. This is the end of the line. it makes me sad. But this chapter is for Lauren cause it's her birthday and I dont have any money to get her a real gift cause I spent it all on mangas. Anyway, hope you guys have enjoyed this fic as much as I have loved writing it!
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She keeps her back to me as I slow to a walk.
"Averman, just because I'm mad at you doesn't mean I hate."
She doesn't hate me? Did she know how much that makes me want to go run and do cart wheels.
"Averman, you asked for two minutes. I'm waiting."
Looking around I recognize the spot. It's where we met. I walk over to about where it was we exactly meet and sat down.
"Sit with me, please." She did as I asked.
"This is where we meet." I could see her eyes smile but her face refused to show it. She remembered.
"Your two minutes are ticking away."
"Right, right," I say rubbing my neck. "Aya I'm not sure what to say. I could say I'm sorry a hundred times but it still won't change my actions. And I'm not sure I should be sorry for my actions."
"What?"
"If I hadn't been an idiot I wouldn't have found out you may sorta like me, though this whole situation probably changed your mind."
"That it?"
I stared. I took the site of her in. Hair in a hasty bun, eyes deep in thought as she played with her fingers. She isn't the tallest or shortest and she isn't the prettiest, but that doesn't mean she's not pretty. She's not the thinnest or the biggest. She was just Aya. In this moment I realized I loved her.
I reached over and took her hand in mine. I expected a fight to do so but she let me hassle free.
"That's not it." She looked at me confused.
"I dunno how this will make you feel but, hell I need to say it," I turned so I was facing her. "Aya, I love you."
"Ave-,"
"'How could I know I do?' It's simple. When I thought I was losing you to Adam it felt as if my heart had been ripped out and used in a badminton game. I didn't like that feeling. But then when you said you liked me earlier and I thought about all those times I made you laugh and saw you smile at me...I just knew."
She was silent. I can't tell if that's good or bad though. So I just sit holding her hand letting this all sink in. I can't really tell by her face how's she's feeling.
"I guess I'll go. But I meant everything I said." I get up and start to leave and talk to myself, "I guess a monk's life is the life for me...hmm or maybe I'll be a pirate. They get all the women they want."
I've walked a little from here when I hear her start laughing. Looking back she's laying back in the grass laughing.
"What?" I say walking back.
"You'd be a lame pirate and a terrible monk!"
She stopped laughing at she saw my mouth gaping at her.
"I'm sorry Averman. It's just you went from serious to silly in like thirty-seven seconds." She goes back to laughing.
"Does this mean you aren't mad any more?"
She grabs my hand and tugs me back down to sit with her but I stumble and land on her. I move to get off her but she stops me.
"So this is what you look like from this angle. I'm so use to looking up your nostrils."
She laughs. "See you're always saying silly things that I can't help but laugh at your serious side because it gets all corny on me."
"It can't be help. It's that thing I do cause of your voodoo."
She pushed me off her saying, "Okay now you're just trying too hard, that it's sad."
Once again we were sitting in silence. This time I don't mind. I'm just glad to have her back.
She takes my hand and leans her head on my shoulder. "I knew I liked you," she starts and I'm surprised. "The day I met you and you were pulling yourself out of the lake," she finishes with a laugh.
I was being chased by one of the Varsity guys for an overshot pea, that should have hit Charlie but unfortunately for me it hit the big guy behind him. So I ran for my life. As I was running toward the lake I didn't see her till it was too late. I ran into some girl and flew in to the lake. She was at the edge looking for me when I popped up. The varsity guy was in site too so I quickly explained I was going to die and drove back under. She ended up saving me. Aya lied to him about where I went then pulled me out of the lake.
As I was regaining my breath she gave me my first taste of the smile that would later become my weakness and my greatest need. Before I could say my thanks she ran off. Being the gentlemen I was I followed. I had to make it up to her some how.
I found her trying to climb a tree.
"What are you doing?"
"Chasing squirrels."
"Why are you chasing squirrels?"
"Have you ever caught one?"
"No"
"Exactly," she says, "I'd like to be able to tell my kids that I caught a squirrel. Little things are hard as ever to get."
I don't know why but the words that came out of my mouth I am ever grateful for saying, "Can I join you?" We sat in the tree most of the day. I never did make it up to her.
I laugh with her remembering that faithful day and our meeting. "Freezing in that tree with you waiting for squirrels was the best day of my life."
She raised an eyebrow, "Funny, I would have thought it would have been today. Since you know how I feel about you."
"It's a close second."
"Was it my beating you up that made it second?"
"Yes, my pride was deeply hurt."
"I can't help you're a weenie."
"Neither can I."
She laughs the heavenly laugh and stands still holding my hand. "Come love, let us return to breakfast. I'm sure they're all dying to know who things went between us."
I let her pull me as I ask, "How are things between us?"
She leans up and kisses the corner of my mouth. "Let's just say I'll hurt any girl that tries to take you from me." Then laughing she added, "And since my dear you are a weenie I'll have to beat any guys that try for me up too."
I stop and she keeps walking. Well, at least I know things will never get boring between us.
"Hey, Aya wait up! And I'm not a weenie!" I say chasing after her.
"What ever you say Weenie Mcweenster."
What makes me love her so much again? Oh yeah that she has that laugh, look, and smile that are just for me. What more could a guy ask for?