Lil had felt bad all day- no that's a lie- she felt a mixture of sadness/happiness. She was thrilled that the man she loved for years, finally admitted to liking her back.
She looked into the mirror, at herself. She didn't think she was pretty before, but now she saw that behind that Tomboyish hair cut and dirty face, she had a cute one behind it. She could look pretty if she wanted, maybe like Kimi.
'Why did he pick me over Kimi, Kimi is so much prettier,'
Then she felt like she was punched in the gut…Kimi.
Tommy is probably over at Kimi's telling her, meaning Kimi is probably having her heart broken right now.
Kimi heard the doorbell ring, she ran to open it, knowing that it was Tommy; she had peaked through the big window in her living room.
She didn't feel nervous; she was too curious to know his answer. She opened the door to see Tommy standing there looking a bit upset.
"Tommy," she whispered.
He looked up to her, and motioned her to step outside by him. When she was beside him he took her hands and looked her in the eye.
"Kimi you have been my friend for…since we were in diapers! I mean we have grown up together, your one my closest friends, and really dear to my heart, so that's why-…"
Kimi grinned, ready for what he had to say.
"I feel that we shouldn't wreck our friendship by getting in to this, because Kimi I love you, but not that way, my heart is already someone else's,"
Kimi felt the tears start to stroll down her eyes.
"Kimi, please, I don't want to hurt you, and I don't want this to come on between our friendship because I really care for you. To not have your friendship would mean not having a piece of my heart,"
Kimi shook her head and shoved him away, "Screw you, and stuff that bull-…" she muttered as she walked past him to enter the house, the tears flooding her face.
"Kimi, wait, let's talk about this, let me talk to you please," Tommy begged as he gently grabbed Kimi's arm.
"F you," she screamed as she turned around and slapped him across the face…hard! "And f Lil too,"
With that Kimi shut the door on his face. "Damn," Tommy whispered as he kicked at a rock.
Kimi swiped at her tears furiously, as she leaned against the door, slowly sliding down to a crouched position. She sobbed there for a moment before she heard Chuckie's car pull up in the driveway.
Kimi got up and ran upstairs, taking a suitcase from under her bed, and throwing in clothes from her closet.
That's when Chuckie barged in, "Listen Kimi, Tommy told me about what-…"
Chuckie saw the scene before him. Kimi was throwing in clothes as if there was no tomorrow.
"Kimi, what the hell are you packing for?"
"Chuckie I- I can't stay here, I just can't! I have to get away, or I don't know what I will do,"
"Kimi running away isn't going to change the fact that Tommy loves Lil,"
Kimi broke down –luckily Chuckie grabbed her before she fell- she sobbed on her brothers' shoulder, "I know Chuckie, but let me go, let me learn that for myself. I just need to get away, but I swear, once I'm stable, I'll come back. For now, I just hate them, and that hurts,"
"But where will you go,"
"I- I don't know right now,"
Chuckie nodded slowly, knowing at the present moment there was nothing he could do, so he left her to pack. Knowing that what she needed now was some time alone.
Chuckie strolled down the stairs and called Angelica, when he told her what happened she gasped.
"Damn, I didn't know that cousin of mine could have all these girls like him that much! Oh, I'm sorry Chuckie, maybe she does need some time to herself,"
"Yea…maybe," Chuckie mumbled.
"Umm Chuckie, what did Sean do to you?"
"Chuckie smiled, "Nothing,"
"What?"
"Yea that's it, he didn't do anything, he's all talk. He threatened to beat me up, but when I agreed to fight him, he backed out!"
"What?" Angelica laughed, "You scared him?"
"Yup,"
Chuckie could hear Angelica's mom calling her in the background, "Listen Chuckie, I got to go…I love you,"
"Love you too,"
Chuckie put down the receiver, 'I better tell Tommy and Lil what Kimi's trying to do, so they can try to change her mind.'
Tommy and Lil were shocked when Chuckie had called and told what Kimi was going to do.
"Tommy, we can't let her," Lil cried, "She's my best friend, and I love her so much, I can't let her leave, not like this,"
Lil continued to sob as Tommy pulled Lil close and placed a kiss on her forehead, "I know sweetie, we have to do something to stop her,"
"When did Chuckie say Kimi was leaving?"
Tommy thought back, "around 4:30p.m"
"Oh, what time is it now?"
Tommy checked his watch, "4:15pm" he stated simply.
Tommy thought about what he had just said, "Oh shit, it's 4:15pm"
Tommy and Lil both hopped into Tommy's car and drove to the airport. "Tommy, can't you go faster," Lil asked eagerly.
"Sorry Hun, I'm already past the limit,"
Lil tapped on the door nervously. Finally they had arrived, they ran out the car and into the airport, they split up searching aimlessly. Lil found her sitting on the waiting chairs.
"Kimi," she shouted. Kimi looked at her surprised, the tear stains dry on her face.
Lil felt a little squeeze on her heart.
"You won," Kimi spat out, when Lil was close enough, "You have Tommy, and I have nothing,"
Lil shook her head, "No Kimi, please don't go, not because of this, don't leave just because of this. We'll get past this-…"
"We'll shit, you don't have anything to get over, you're with Tommy, and it will be me who's in pain,"
Lil had tears streaming down her face now too, "Kimi lets remember how we were before, before all this, we were-…"
"…The best of friends," Kimi finished.
Lil smiled, "Yea, and we told each other everything…Kimi you remember our song,"
"Yea, they one that went to the tune of 'Country mouse and City mouse,"
"Lil laughed through her tears, "Loud friend and Quiet, were really quite a pair-…"
"And when you put these two together, theirs no way they'll fail," Kimi finished a light smile on her face.
Lil laughed as tears continued to stream down her face.
"That doesn't mean anything now, it doesn't matter,"
"NO Kimi, it does matter, it proves that me and you have a solid friendship- or at least had, that was before everything…before you became friends with angelica's crew, and I was left with no one and had to turn to the guys, and I guess hanging with the guys-…"
Lil looked down at her clothes, "I slowly turned to act like one," she said sorrowfully.
Kimi was so stunned, she hadn't realized it, but she had turned her back on Lil when she went to join a cooler group, she had abandoned her, and thought meeting once in a while made up for all that!
Kimi couldn't help, all that anger she felt…melted, she hugged Lil, and Lil hugged her back, both trying to mend their broken hearts.
"Kimi if you want, I swear I will never see Tommy again, if you came back and let thing be back to normal. I will give him up for your friendship,"
'She would give up the one that she loves so much for me…that's a true friend.'
Kimi shook her head, "no you two be together, but please don't stop me from going, I have to leave for now, if our friendship has any chance of surviving, then I have to do this. I need some time away from you guys, but I will come back, and when I do, things will be back to-…"
Kimi was interrupted when she heard her flight being called.
Lil swiped away her tears, "No, not yet-…"
"Lil, Kimi!" Tommy yelled from behind them. They both turned. Tommy ran up to them and looked at Kimi, "Kimi please-…"
Her flight was called again.
"I have to go now," Kimi took Lil's hand and placed it in Tommy's, "I hope you two the best until we meet again, I love you guys,"
Kimi hugged Lil again and kissed Tommy on the cheeks before she turned and started to walk away.
"Kimi-…" Tommy started after her, but Lil stopped him. Tommy looked at Lil surprised as Lil just shook her head at him.
Kimi turned around and waved once more before she disappeared into the rush.
Tommy put his arms around Lil's waist as Lil buried her head into his chest.
It wasn't a fight to the finish, a new relationship had started and an old friendship restarted, but better.
Lil and Tommy walked back to his car hand in hand.
"I love you Lil,"
"I love you too,"
With that, they kissed.
Tommy finally got the relationship he had only read about in books, or saw on the TV…true love.
THE ENDA/N Its over! I'm leaving tomorrow so I wanted to finish the story. I wont be back for Two whole months, I hope none of you forget me, because when I return I was thinking of a sequel…what do you guys think? Unfortunately I wont have any access to a computer, so the next time I write will be when I'm back. I just want to say that I got the most feedback for this story and it really make me happy, I love all of my reviewers, you guys have made it possible that I ended this story, and thanx so much.
