A/N: The last chapter…darn. Oh well. It's okay because I have a new Katie/Freddy fic coming out soon! Watch out for it! LoL. Well I just liked to say thank you for all those who reviewed and stuck with me throughout this whole time.

CH 5 – The Moment I Had Been Waiting For

KATIE'S POV

After I saw him disappear, I went back inside the theatres and waited for everybody else.

"Hey, where's Freddy?" Alicia asked.

"We uh…sort of got into a fight. Actually I'm not even sure if it's a fight," I said, "But he ran off."

"What happened?" Summer popped in.

"I'll tell you about it later. I have to get home anyway.  Where's Jake?"

"Trying to get Marta's number," Tomika nodded over to where Marta and Jake were sitting down together, talking.

"Thanks," I said and walked over to them.

"Jake, we gotta go."

"Oh, okay. I'll call you sometime later okay Marta?" he said to her.

"Yeah, sure," she smiled and they gave each other a light kiss that soon turned to a full makeout session. Now let me tell you this can be a very disturbing thought when it's your very close cousin and they're actually doing it in front of you.

Impatient, I grabbed his arm and said, "Okay loverboy let's go."

"I didn't even get to meet this Freddy person," Jake said on the way home.

"Yeah, Freddy," I sighed dreamily, but then suddenly went into anger mode, "That bastard."

"What's with the mood swing?"

"He's been avoiding me this whole evening and when we finally got around to talking about it, he exploded. Literally, exploded. We were having this argument – he thinks that you're some secret boyfriend of mine! Can you believe that?"

"Sound to me like he jumps to conclusions. So what was it about?"

"Well in a way, I suppose it's good, because during his rant, he admitted to loving me for and I quote, 'Five goddamn years'," I smiled, "Now only if I can get him to talk to me and not let run away from me."

I chuckled and reached for my keys. Ah, the sweet scent of home. Home sweet home.

I sat on my bed, staring up at the ceiling, trying to fall asleep. But I just couldn't. So much excitement, happiness, and yet a bit of anger was all inside of me. Don't get me wrong, I'm really happy that Freddy loves me! And to also know that he loved me for as much as I loved him was also something that made me feel good too. But then the part where he thought that I would actually go and have a secret relationship with someone sort of pushed my buttons. Was that the kind of girl he thought I was?

Oh well. He still loves me! And that was really all that mattered.

I got up from my bed and pushed the curtains aside so that the moonlight filled the room, "Wishes do come true."

FREDDY'S POV

You idiot! You stupid idiot! I kept chanting to myself as I ran home. Not only did you admit that you liked her, but you also admitted that you loved her. You idiot! You scared her off! She'll probably never talk to you again.

And then I just kept running, as if running away from something that was chasing me. I ran and ran until I got to my house and stepped inside. Once inside, I swiftly shut the door behind me like there was something out there that wanted me dead.

When I got in my room, my phone started to ring, "WHAT?!" Now I know what you're thinking; not exactly the best way to pick up a phone. But I was in a bad mood.

"Whoa, don't have to be so harsh, man," Zack said on the other line.

"Oh, yeah. Sorry. I'm just really stressed. GRR!" I screamed into the phone.

"So, what are you going to do about Katie?" Zack asked.

"How do you know about that?" I said changing into a shirt and some shorts.

"Katie told all of the girls, and then Summer told me," he replied.

"Oh shit," I said, "What am I going to do now? In case you were wondering, that wasn't how I planned on telling her that I loved her."

"Yeah, well you're an idiot," Zack said honestly. That was the good thing about Zack. You could always count on him to be honest, whether it caused pain or not, "That dude that you thought was her boyfriend is her older cousin. You would've known that if you just stuck around with us before you went inside to go find your 'perfect seat'. You could've saved some of your own agony.

"But then again," Zack continued, "A part of you should feel relieved that you got this off of your chest?"

"True, but damn! Her cousin!" I sighed. Damn. Not only have I humiliated myself with the whole 'I love you' thing, but I've just humiliated myself more knowing that he was her cousin!

"Yeah, that sucks," Zack said sympathetically, but then turned into a normal happy voice, "Well, see you at practice tomorrow."

"Gee, thanks for the advice that you didn't give me," I said.

"No problem," he said and hung up. I threw down my cordless phone on the floor and fell onto my bed, but then I felt a body on my bed.

I pulled off the covers and saw Maye sound asleep hugging her teddy bear. How cute. Yes, I have a feminine side so to speak. But don't laugh. It's only natural a big brother would feel this way for his baby sister. So there. Everyone thinks I'm hardcore and tough and all, so when people see how sensitive and caring I am for Maye, they suddently think I'm gay or something. Only people who know how much I really care for her is School Of Rock, but Katie, especially, knows how much I love her.

Well, every so often Maye would sleep with me when she had a bad dream or something. So I kissed her forehead and tucked her in and soon I was beside her.

Then I closed my eyes and immideately saw Katie and then I opened my eyes again because seeing Katie was not what I needed right now. "Oh boy…I'm never gonna get to sleep now."

And all of a sudden the phone rang. I looked at caller ID and saw Katie's name pop up. I decided not to pick up knowing that I'll probably humiliate myself again. Having hormones can sometimes be a problem.

KATIE'S POV

I looked at my watch, 12:42 p.m. Practice on Saturdays was at 2:00. I decided to head there early because Freddy was always there early. It was always me and Freddy, and of course Dewey (the guy lived there) who were there first.

So off I went with my mini-backpack and got on the bus hoping that Freddy would come early today.

But sadly, when I went inside Freddy wasn't there yet. I sighed. I felt so lonely – it was so quiet in that apartment – except for, of course, Dewey's snoring in the next room. That guy always relaxed. Seriously.

So I grabbed my bass, sat on the sofa and started fiddling around with it hoping that everything would turn out okay.

Half an hour later, I heard the door open and my heart started to beat faster. Freddy's here! I thought to myself. But then instead of Freddy, I saw Zack and Summer holding hands which made me feel worse. I did not need nor want to see couples right now.

"Hey Posh," Zack said sitting down next to me, "What's new? Want some?" He said offering me some skittles.

"No thanks," I said politely hoping that they wouldn't catch the bit of sadness in my voice.

"What's wrong?" Summer asked concerned. Too late. They caught it.

"Freddy. He's usually here early before me and I was hoping I could get to talk to him, but he's not here. Do you think he's avoiding me?"

"Yes," Zack said. "Of course not," Summer said at the same time Zack said yes.

"I'm getting a headache," I moaned and lied down on Summer's lap.

"I'm sure he's not avoiding you or anything," Summer said stroking my hair. She was always like my big sister or even mother at times like this.

"No, I'm pretty sure he's avoiding you," Zack said nonchantly and then gasped real hard like he was hurting with extreme pain, "But – I'm sure he'll come around."

I looked at Summer and knew immideately that she had stepped on his toe or something.

"Yeah, I hope so," I said wishing Freddy would just come in here already.

Another half an hour later, everybody was here (including Dewey) except for Freddy. "I'm pretty sure he's avoiding me," I told Alicia.

"Girl please. It's natural. You don't see guys confessing their undying love and devotion everyday. Poor Freddy is probably embarrassed or something. Plus, the boy is a fool. Thinking that Jake was your boyfriend. Puh-lese," Alicia said, "Don't worry. He'll come around."

"Thanks Al. That's what everybody keeps saying," I said, "And I'm hoping that it's true."

"Well, you should be happy. If only Lawrence would be a bit more romantic – don't get me wrong, he is. It's just that he has a hard time showing some affection if ya know what I mean," she smiled and started laughing.

"Yeah, I get you," I smiled and looked at Lawrence. It was hard to picture him kissing anybody except his mother on the cheek or something because he was such a nice guy, but I'm sure Alicia has her ways.

Just then Freddy came in. I stared at him and for a second we had eye contact, but he quickly turned away and went to his drumset pretending to be busy.

"Speak of the devil," Alicia eyed me, "Go talk to him."

I was about to when Dewey yelled, "Now that everybody is here –" he shot Freddy a glance, "we can begin making loud noises and annoying my neighbors downstairs. Everybody to their places! Let's start with Stairway To Heaven. Larry, I need you to have a bit of a more calm entrance with those chords in the beginning. On the count of three Zack!"

I didn't really have much part in this song because you only needed a drummer, guitarist, keyboardist, and vocalist. So the only people who were where they were suppose to be was Freddy, Zack, Lawrence, and Tomika. Yes, Dewey couldn't reach the high notes, so he let Tomika do it.

The rest of us were on the couch watching them listening to the music. Throughout the beginning of the song, there was no drumming so Freddy just sat still resting. I watched him and tried to memorize his face – filled with peace and serenity. You don't see that everyday. If only I could see his blue eyes, he wouldn't look at me. He just kept looking down. Then when the drums started to kick in, I still watched him amazed at his deep concentration and how mellow he looked.

It was funny how when he was drumming, he was so full of passion that he had these weird faces. When we were in fifth grade, he would drum, and I would video tape him then afterwards we would analyze his different "faces" and laugh about it. Ah..the good old days.

FREDDY'S POV

"Katie, I love you. Will you marry me?" I kneeled down on the ground covered with rose petals.

She looked at me for a minute with tears in her eyes and then, "TEDDY! WAKE UP!"

"Huh?" I said opening my eyes realizing that it was all a dream. The sunshine shone through even though my blinds were closed, "Ah…a new day. And 11:24 a.m. Not surprising I woke up late." I yawned.

"When are you gonna get married?" Maye asked me jumping up and down on the bed.

"What?" I asked her and picked her up and placed her on my lap.

"You were asking someone to marry you," she smiled.

Oh. I must have been sleep talking. God, I hate it when that happens. You might say something without knowing it and then if somebody hears it and they're not suppose too…well uh-oh.

"Well, I'm not gonna get married anytime soon. I'm only 15. Got to wait at least a decade," I yawned again, "I'll be back."

I placed her down and went into the bathroom where I washed my face and brushed my teeth. I gotta stop thinking about Katie. I just have too, I thought.

"Nice thing about Saturdays," I said walking back to my room, "Just lie in bed and watch TV." I turned on the television while resting my head against the soft pillows with Maye by my side.

So for the next two hours, I lied in bed watching Saturday morning cartoons and ate some waffles.

"Hey Freddy, don't you have band practice today?" my mom asked me rinsing the dishes.

"Yeah. What about it?" I said. I was going to go to band practice late today. I knew that Katie would be there early because she always was. And face it, she's not exactly the person I want to go see right now.

"It's 1:30. You usually leave around 12: 50 or something," she said.

"Oh yeah. I'm gonna be late," I said running back to my room and took a quick shower and changed.

"Hey Dad, since your going out, can you drop me off?"

"No problem. Then maybe we can watch that Giants game later," he said.

"Sure. No problem," I said getting into the car.

When we reached the building, I said bye to my dad and ran up to Dewey's apartment. Right before the door, I stopped, took a deep breath and tried to calm down knowing that Katie would be in there.

I slowly opened the door and for a second I caught Katie's eye, but then I quickly turned away and walked directly to my drumset.

When Dewey saw me come in he announced, "Now that everybody is here –" he gave me a quick glance, "we can begin making loud noises and annoying my neighbors downstairs. Everybody to their places! Let's start with Stairway To Heaven. Larry, I need you to have a bit of a more calm entrance with those chords in the beginning. And on the count of three Zack."

So for the first half of the song, I'm just sitting there staring at my feet. I didn't dare look up because I could feel Katie staring at me. I wonder if she likes me back? Eh, probably not. I shouldn't have blown up like that. I just wrecked our whole friendship. Doesn't that suck? This is why friends should never fall for their friends. It just makes their life so complicated.

It's like that episode on That's So Raven that my little sister Maye and I were watching where Raven thinks that Eddie and Chelsea are dating behind her back and then when she goes to complain to her dad she says, "Because right now, we are one threesomes, and if Eddie and Chelsea get together we won't be a one threesome. We will be one twosomes and one onesome and they're gonna leave me. But if they don't go out, then it'll be a one threesome which is definitely better then one onesome."

Well I'm not really sure if it was those exact words, but it was confusing at the time. But it was something like it, I'm sure.

KATIE'S POV

At the end of practice, everybody had already gone to the Java Hut – an arcade and a café place which was out usual hangout on Saturdays after practice. Even Dewey went – when he didn't have a date with Ms. Mullins that is, but she usually came along with him. True, it was awkward having your former principal there, but turns out that when she's out of school, she's actually a rocker (thanks to Dewey).

 So the only people who were left in the apartment were Summer, Zack, Freddy, and of course me. I knew I had to talk to Freddy, but it was too awkward – the guy had already tried avoiding me, so I might as well just leave. So I put away my bass and headed out the door when Zack grabbed my arm and whispered, "Stay. You two need to talk and you know it."

"But I already put away my bass. There's nothing else left to do," I whispered back hoping that he would just let me go.

"Sure there is. Like talking to Freddy. Now be a good dog and stay," Zack smiled, patted my head and ran out the door. It was a good thing he did or else I would've probably gave him a nice pinch on the cheeks.

"Take your time," Summer whispered to me and then spoke aloud, "See you guys at the Java Hut."

I sighed deeply and just sat on the couch waiting for Freddy to finish packing up his backpack so that we could talk.

But I found myself waiting an extra ten minutes. Like he was trying to slow it down because he knew what was coming. I couldn't bear it anymore – it was either now or never. "Freddy , we need to talk."

He looked at me for two seconds, sighed, then walked over to me and sat with me on the couch.

"So…" I started to say, "I'm sorry –"

"Sorry? For what? You have nothing to be sorry for. It's all my fault. For assuming that he was some secret boyfriend of yours instead of your cousin. And for just exploding like that, and what I said yesterday, I'm sorry if it shocked you. Just give me some time, and I'll get over it – or over you," he said trying to keep a cool, calm voice and posture. I could tell he was having a hard time with it.

"But I don't want you to get over it," I smiled, "Because I love you too. Actually I've loved you for….six goddamn years."

And then in a blink of an eye, I could feel Freddy's warm, soft lips against my own and I could feel him pull me unto his lap. His arms snaked around my waist and my arms wrapped around his neck. I closed my eyes and felt purely happy. This was it – the moment I had been waiting for all my life.

Then slowly, we parted and gazed at each other for a moment.

"You don't know how long I've been waiting to do that," Freddy grinned, "So wanna be my girlfriend?"

"After that?" I smiled and paused trying to make him wait, "Of course."

He sighed, "For a second there I thought you were going to say no."

"Never," I said and we kissed once more (which soon turned into a make out session, but you don't need to know that).

FREDDY'S POV

All too soon, practice had ended. Great. I knew that I was going to have to face Katie sooner or later. Whether she stayed with me or not.

I tried to be the first one out of there, but Gordon had tripped over my backpack causing all of the contents to spill out of it. He was helping me with it at first, but then I saw Katie going out towards the door so I told him, "It's okay. I can do it myself. See you at the Java Hut."

"You sure?" he asked.

"Very," I said and continued to pick up my CD's and drawings. While I was on the ground, I could hear footsteps coming back to where I was. By now, all my contents were picked up, and I was about to leave but then out of the corner of my eye, I saw Katie.

Fuck, I thought. Why couldn't she just have gone on her way? So I decided to slow myself down which turned into about ten minutes of wasted time.

"Freddy , we need to talk.," I heard her say firmly.

I looked at her briefly, sighed a deep sigh, and joined her over on the sofa.

"So…" she started to say, "I'm sorry –" And my eyes widened because frankly, Katie had nothing to feel sorry for.

"Sorry? For what? You have nothing to be sorry for. It's all my fault. For assuming that he was some secret boyfriend of yours instead of your cousin. And for just exploding like that, and what I said yesterday, I'm sorry if it shocked you. Just give me some time, and I'll get over it – or over you," I said trying to be cool and not to sweat or blush or anything.

Then the next thing she said made me the happiest man on Earth.

"But I don't want you to get over it," she smiled at me, "Because I love you too. Actually I've loved you for….six goddamn years."

I don't know what came over me but I knew that it had to be done so I instantly closed my eyes and kissed her soft cherry lips. Slowly, I pulled her into my lap and snaked my arms around her waist. I could feel her arms gliding up my arms to my neck where she rested them. This was it, I happily thought, the moment I had been waiting for all my life.

Then slowly, we parted and gazed at each other for a moment.

"You don't know how long I've been waiting to do that," I grinned, "So wanna be my girlfriend?"

"After that?" she smiled and gave me a long pause, "Of course."

I sighed in relief, "For a second there I thought you were going to say no."

"Never."

A/N: Whoa…my first completed fic. Haha. I thought I'd never finish one! Okay, well even though it's over, PLEASE review! I would really like to know what you think! I might do an epilogue, if requested.