DISCLAIMER
Thanks everyone for your reviews. It appears that you're in favor of me making this a series. Well, it'd have to start sometime after school---if I ever get this fic done---and it'd have to be done alongside my Power Rangers series Ranger Team. So, in the future, when I don't have classes as an excuse, if my HG fics seem to be moving slowly, you'll know why.
Two hours later, Kyle found himself out behind the main lodge, watching some of the other kids play soccer and football.
"Hey," a voice said. Surprised, he turned around.
"Daisy," he noted.
"You lit out of group pretty fast," the girl commented.
"Yeah, um, sorry," Kyle apologized. "You know, I can't believe I actually admitted that," he continued.
"Well, you knew you'd have to release your baggage eventually," Daisy reminded him dryly.
"Yeah, but…I didn't know how you'd all react," Kyle said.
"'We all'?" Daisy repeated. The boy gave a surprised laugh.
"You. I wasn't sure how you'd react," he confessed.
"Why was that so important to you?" Daisy wondered. She bit her lip, trying not to appear too anxious. She wondered if Kyle could hear her beating heart.
"I've seen the way you look at me. I know you have feelings for me," he said. "I just…I didn't want you to hate me," he continued softly, staring at the ground. She forced his chin up so that they were staring eye-to-eye.
"What that monster did to you was not your fault. He was in a position of authority and he had your trust. He betrayed both. End of story," she declared firmly.
"But still…with the way he made me feel…I just---I just didn't know if I could admit it," he said.
"You probably have this voice in your head saying that you're a bad person, that you deserve this bad that happened to you. Well, I'm going to tell you the same thing I told Shelby: that voice is wrong. Don't listen," she stated.
"Thanks," he whispered. Then, he reached out and took her hand.