So i've read the first chapter and- meh it's alright. But i do have a problem with your story, you do realize that the title and plot of your story comes fro mthe movie "Down With Love", right?(whcih si a relly realyl good mvoei and i really really don't want to see it get ruined by your story.) you do realzie that your story is basicalyl a copy of the movie but with different dialogue and the characters are anime characters. Kind of lame really. You should get your own idea's for stories and not steal hollywood movies.

Oh and by the way- the movie is either set in the 1920s or 1960s

(laughs hysterically) guys..look I got my first flame! All I could do was laugh at the reviewer. A-drop-of-Silver was it? It's okay because I said flames are accepted. It came with a warning against it though. Let me tell you something Silver. Most of the people reading this story have seen the movie. They come here thinking the story is based on the movie. And enjoy reading it because it IS like the movie! I have a feeling you flamed a 14 yr. old girl so you could get ur ass noticed! I've read your summary and you know what it says? IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT DON'T READ IT! Take your own advice you dumbass and flame somebody else who will listen to your crap! How dare you criticize me? You can't even spell in your review! You know what? Forget it. Thank you for the dates but I have reviewers who like my story and I don't have to deal with BASTARDS like you! So FUCK OFF!

Thanks to all of you who review nicely and keep comments like those to yourself. I appreciate it! On with the fic! Srry for mistakes!

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Down with Love

Chapter 8

Playing Hard to Get?

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He's following me again. This is getting really disturbing. It's like everywhere I go he's there. I see him when I turn corners and when I leave my house in the morning. Mina says it's cute. I think it's scary. You can see where our opinions differ. It wasn't once or twice. No. It must have been the fourth time this week.

This has to stop! I need to find a place to end this. He was cute, but not that cute. Believe it or not stalking is a big turn-off. To top it all off I hadn't gotten any sleep. Last night I heard the most horrible screeching of my life. I could make out the words but the voice was almost inhuman. When I told Serena this morning I couldn't get her to stop laughing.

She knew something I didn't. After a few minuets of coaxing (and several milkshakes later) she told me the whole story. She started with running into the scary old woman and finished with having to listen through the whole 6 minuets of Chad's song over and over again.

Poor Sere.

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I saw an alleyway and the plan was made. Running with speed I thought unreachable I turned the corner. I whipped around the see Chad stop and look around. This was it. He needed to stop. Walking up behind him I tapped him on the shoulder. A look of shock crossed his face only to be replaced with a big smile.

"Raye, my love, what a surprise to run into here of all places!" Was he clinically insane? How could he just stand there and lie to my face like that? "Cut the crap, Chad. Why have you been following everywhere?" I raised a question brow. I wonder how he would get out of this one.

"Following? I just happened to be going the same way as you today! I doubt that can be called following." Going the same way? Who did he think I was? "Chad, you have been 'going the same way' as me for the past 2 months! How can you explain that?" he opened his mouth to say something but I wouldn't have any of it "Don't you dare lie to me again!"

"I have no idea wh-owowowowowow that hurts, Raye!" He wanted to do things the hard way. It took no time at all to get him in a painful stance. I didn't take self-defense classes 10 years for nothing. "Tell me the truth, Chad! Why are you following me all the time?" I added more pressure the longer it took him to answer. "I don't have time for ga-"

"I LOVE YOU!" I stopped whatever I was doing to listen to what he said. I must have looked like a fish at the moment. Gapping wasn't attractive. At the moment nothing else mattered but what he had said. "Wha-What?" I lifted him up and stared him straight in the eye. He blushed, or at least I think he did under all that hair. "I said I love you, Raye. Always have. Ever since you broke my nose for staring at your chest that day in the park." He still remembered that? I think that hit had given him temporary amnesia. He was out for days. It had to have been 7 years ago.

"I-I have to go!" This was too much. I backed slowly out of the alley and turned to run. "Wait!" he sounded so heartbroken I froze. "Have dinner with me. Nothing funny! Just…dinner. Please?" At that moment he looked so sincere I just couldn't turn him down. "Sure, But anything funny and I'm gone." Something deep inside told me he wouldn't try anything. This was Chad. We practically grew up together. High School, prom, homecoming, he was there for it all. He couldn't hurt me if he tried.

"Dinner it is."

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3 weeks.

I have been planning this wedding for 3 weeks. It felt like I hadn't even made a dent in the invitations. The food was still being decided on. Everything was going wrong. I usually have such control over situations. As soon as this thing falls into my lap things go haywire. The fitting was in two weeks. Greg and I had decided together on bridesmaids, dresses and all that stuff together. I'm so glad he's helping.

"Amy, have you seen my other sock?" He was too cute. "Have you tried the SOCK drawer, Greg?" The indignant expression he made was priceless. "Of course I checked there, Ames. That was the first place I looked. Do you think I'm an idiot?" I had to cover me mouth to hide the giggle that was threatening to escape. "Of course not, dear." I gave him a peck on the cheek and went on the search for the missing sock.

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The sock did show up. Greg was frantically trying to get ready. He had to go confirm the hall we were renting for the wedding. "Amy! I can't my favorite ti-" I held the tie and watched him put it on his neck. The poor boy barely knew how to tie a tie! I had my work cut out for me. "I gotta get going, Ames." Shrugging on his business coat he pecked me on the cheek and walked to the door. I watched as he patted the pockets and a smile made its way onto my face.

"By the way, have you seen my-" I held out the car keys and jingled them in the air. "Forgetting something?" He smiled that goofy smile I fell in love with and was out the door.

God I loved him. But were we ready for marriage?

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He was late. He was never this late. What if something had happened to him? What if he was in the hospital? What if-(sigh) Look at me. I've turned someone I don't even recognize. What had he done to me? I think telling him we need to talk was a good idea. I picked a restaurant and was waiting in a secluded corner.

I sighed in relief when I saw his blonde head poke around the corner. Part of me was afraid. Afraid he wouldn't show. He sat down after kissing me on the cheek. Those butterflies came back with a vengeance.

How could he do this to me with a single kiss? One kiss and I was ready to give him the whole world.

No more. It couldn't go on like this. I wouldn't let it.

"I missed you." I could see his eyes light up. It was going to take all of my strength to do this. "We need to talk." I fidgeted with the napkin in my hand looking down at my lap. His low chuckled brought my head snapping up. What was so funny?

"So you said on the phone." He leaned over to whisper in my ear. "You know you look sexy when you're nervous." He nipped at my ear causing me the freeze in place. Not now. I needed him to understand. This was going to fast. I wasn't ready.

"This has to stop." I held my breath in anticipation of what he would say. "Okay. I didn't know you were serious. I won't touch you again. Maybe when this is over?" he looked at me seductively. He didn't understand. I had a feeling he wouldn't.

"No! I mean THIS has to stop. Us. We have to stop. This is too fast for me. I can't do this anymore and you need to understand. I can't see you anymore!" The warmth on my cheeks was foreign but welcome. I saw the hurt in his eyes just as the flood gates opened.

I had to leave. I couldn't stand to see him hurt. I left the restaurant and didn't stop running. Not even to look back. There would be no looking back now. The warm air dried my tears as I ran.

I did the right thing. Going on would have been wrong. Yes, It was the right thing to do.

I hope.

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"Catcher, it's beautiful. I can't believe you did this!" This was a surprise I would never forget. He had taken me all the way to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina! How did he pull it off? Every time I asked he would just say a friend owed him a favor. That was all I could get out of him.

I ran to the edge of the water and let the tide was over my feet. The air was filled with a million different smells. Saltwater, food, and barbeques were all around us. The wind blew wildly carrying colorful kites with them. The sun was warm on my skin. I felt it all the way to my toes.

"Do you know this is my fist time by the ocean?" I saw him come to stand by me. What was he thinking? At that moment I really wanted to know. His blue eyes sparkled with what could have been mischief. Before I could comprehend, he had lifted me into his arms and was running for the water.

"No, Catcher! Don't you dare! I f you drop me I'll-" (SPLASH). He dropped me! He was lucky the water was warm. I swam for his legs kicking in the water. Getting a cruel idea I grabbed his ankle and pulled him under.

He look of surprise he gave me will forever be locked in my mind. I gave him a big smile and gave him a quick peck on the lips before swimming to the surface. Swimming as fast as possible I landed on the sand and lie down while trying to catch my breath.

It would take a while for him to catch up after that. And when he came..

I would be ready.

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Amazing.

I had never seen so many stars before. Living in New York now had it's disadvantages. All those lights mad it almost impossible to see all the stars you wanted to.

Of course I got to see them in Tennessee. See them here was different. Like something unique just made for me.

Special.

I turned to Catcher and could tell by his face he was in deep contemplation. I touched his arm and looked to see if he was okay. He must have understood the question in my eyes because he smiled.

"Amazing aren't they? I love stars. There's something mysterious about them." I saw him direct his gaze back to the stars. I never wanted to leave this beach or this moment ever again.

I looked up at the crescent moon and smiled. It was so beautiful.

"The moon is my passion. It has a dark and a light side t no one has ever really explored. There's so much we still don't know. To have a secret like that is intriguing. It's just so beautiful." I tilted my head back and basked in the glow of the moon.

I felt him turn to me. "Yes, it is beautiful." I smiled at sat up "You haven't even looked at it!" I joked with him about his admittance. A warm hand caressed my cheek and held it in place. A chilled crept up my spine, but I couldn't tell if it was from the wind or his motions.

He had gotten closer. I wasn't sure if he was moving or I was. All I could think of was the fell of his lips against mine. It was chaste and didn't last long at all. In fact, as soon as his lips brush me he broke all contact with me. My mind was still a little hazy. What went wrong? Did my breath stink? He was gay wasn't he? I always run into the gay ones who are borderline about their sexual preference.

I've turned another one onto men! Can't I do anything right? His voice interrupted my thoughts sounding a bit huskier than before.

"I'm sorry! I shouldn't have done that without your permission!" he sounded angry with himself. Permission? He had stopped because he wanted permission? If I had known all it took was permission to get him to kiss me I would have given him the go ahead a long time ago.

"We should stop. I don't want to do something we'll regret." Why did he have to be a gentleman? Somewhere along his speech I had edged closer.

"You're right." I came closer still not realizing what I was doing. "We should stop this…before….before we-" He closed the distance before I could get the rest out. I poured all my frustration, love, and want into that kiss. Every kiss he bombarded me with I returned to him tenfold.

 He laid me back in the sand without breaking the kiss. God I wanted him. I never wanted this kiss to end. The way things were working out. It never would.

I love the beach.

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Sorry if the end is rushed. I was about to go all into detail when I remembered it was rated pg-13 lol. Sorry! It was hard writing that part. Did you like it? I didn't know what I wanted to happen (reviewers give her skeptical glance) hee hee. You never catch me alive!!!!!

Reviewers make MY world go round (some do)

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Forever Tranquility- I'm glad you like Serena's anger. Enjoy the chapter!

starzstruck-1- 20 chapters? Lol I'll try. It might be a teen number! I'm enjoying writing all the couples. So it should end just yet! Thanx for the review!

sylverwind- thank you! I'm glad you like it! Thank you for reviewing and come back soon!

Moongirl5657- no prob. I'm just glad you reviewed! I'm sorry about your computer. Eat lots of chocolate, tell ur friends I said Thanx, avoid pies and bitch about your computer whenever possible until it works again. Lol Down with love Down with men!

Bradybunch4529- you got me. I'm secretly in love wit Darien's clothes. We elope tomorrow. Lol. I'll send you a post card. With a naked Darien on the front Thanx to me.

The Final Stillness of Saturn- lol an old man! I would have loved to see that. Scary though isn't it. I was a car with my friend and her friend from church one day. When we stopped at the red light I looked up to see this truck driver looking at me. I told them and the looked to see if it was true. He waved at me winked before the light went green. I swear true story he followed us till we lost him on a turn into a bank parking lot! Lol. I'll never look at a truck the same way again….Serena was just a little shocked. She never really saw Greg and Amy apart of together much even thought they were her friends. Imaging one day bumping into ur friend to find out she's engaged and didn't tell you it was your other friend. I hope I answer your question even a lil bit! Thanx for reviewing!

EtrnalRhapsodi- lol. I'm wit you. I love curse word sere! I don't like her too innocent or too trashy. I wanted to make my own sere. Not the one I always used to see on TV! Onward I go! Luv the review.

6 pages guys! I'm getting better!

 Next time on DWL- The morning after effects of what happened in this chapter in the guy's pov! Question- how doest Serena get those perfect buns every time?

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