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Keely looked out at the sunset from the top of a hill, the sun coloring the sky a magnificent orange.

Something about the sunset always calmed her. She wasn't sure what it was about it. It just was so… refreshing to be away from all the chaos. It wasn't often that she needed to come up here, so when she did, there was usually something huge bugging her. She knew what it was that was on her mind that forced her to come up here. She knew what it was, but she wasn't sure why it was what it was that made her come up there.

I mean, best friends aren't supposed to get jealous when their best friend gets a date, but that's exactly what Keely was feeling. It drove her mad to realize that she might actually get attached in that way to him, considering the situation he was in.

Keely knew he was eventually going to have to leave them. She knew that if Bonnie and Phil were serious about each other, and then Phil just had to leave to return to his home time… Well, Bonnie would become very depressed. She didn't have a good history of breakups.

Not that there's such a thing as a good goodbye, Keely Renée Teslow thought.

Maybe that was why she felt so… weird about them. She knew that Phil was going to leave. Bonnie didn't. It was natural to be protective to people close to you.

But something told her it wasn't just because he would be bidding them adieu eventually. It didn't fit right.

I mean, if Bonnie and Phil even loved each other… and Phil had to leave… I should be happy for them. I mean, protection would seem to be a reasonable explanation. If they really loved each other, Bonnie would probably go for a cemetery drive… but there's just something that doesn't make sense about it… something that doesn't fit.

She wouldn't be happy for them.

As sad as it is, she knew it was true. She wouldn't even be happy for them.

But saying she loved him would make things harder, at best.

No… she would have to be happy for them.

But if she had the guts to put it to them… to him…

If Phil moved back… Keely knew she'd be crushed, to say the least. It saddened her to know that he had to move back. She knew that he'd have to hurt her.

If he had to tell Bonnie he was leaving… well, if Bonnie really cared about him… she was fairly sure people would notice she'd be affected. If she absolutely loved him, she knew they'd notice. It's pretty hard not to notice a corpse in her bed.

She shook her head. No, not even this early sunset could take her mind off of what was happening. The shadows cast by the setting sun reminded her of back-stabbing silhouettes, the orange glow of the sky did nothing to calm her feelings. She left the hill that divided Pickford from Monroeville, still feeling as lost and confused as ever.

Phil sighed in contentment as he walked along the sidewalk. The sun was nearly set, turning the sky a brilliant pinkish color near the horizon.

He was quite pleased with himself. He had thought that asking Bonnie out on a date would be much harder.

Philip Lloyd Diffy laughed, realizing that he actually hadn't asked anything at all.

But part of him felt bad about it. He knew exactly why, too… He'd have to tell her goodbye, eventually… But would anyone notice? But would anyone care?

He knew people would do both… but he knew there wouldn't be a terribly large amount that did. Keely? Yeah, she'd care. How could she not? Owen, Seth… they'd notice… they'd be a little upset… Tia and Via would help Keely cope. But Bonnie?

Bonnie was a different issue entirely. He wasn't sure how much she liked him. He didn't want to kill her by saying goodbye to her… but he wasn't even sure if she'd be affected. If she didn't even like him, it would simplify things. But what if she loved him? He couldn't kill her like that if she loved him. Before he pulled the trigger… her eyes, so stained, so vacant… after he's gone… everybody counting her among the living, as her body remains, as her soul escapes. Then again, if she didn't care …it'd change nothing.

But if she remembered him later… our memories defeat us, he thought… She would learn that, eventually. Keely already had learned that much… he knew that.

Whatever happened to the days when holding hands was perfect as life? They were so far away, now… Phil wished there was an easy way to go through this. But… he had to accept that there wasn't anybody who knew what he was going through.

The days were very short, at this time of year. The sunsets, however, lasted a long time. It was plenty of time for you to think about your life. Some would say too much time. Others say there's never enough time. Phil was one of the latter. Given his situation, nobody blamed him. Life was difficult enough to be a teenager. It was another thing to be a teenager lost in the past.

Nobody knew exactly what he was going through. He sighed, realizing that nobody could help him. Still, this twilight stroll helped with his feelings a little. He realized that if he left, he'd never really be gone from the ones that loved him… the ones he loved. He breathed deeply, the aroma of autumn foliage wafting through the air, the pinkish colored sky reminding him with every step, that in the end, they'd all fall apart- just like the leaves… but he knew they'd be reunited again. They just had to abandon their fear of falling… He smiled, looking as the sun set below the mountains that divided the towns of Monroeville and Pickford.

Bonnie smiled as she sat on the roof, looking up at the starry, starry night. This time tomorrow, she'd be having dinner with Phil… and hopefully figure out a few things about him.

Bonnie Camille Teslow frowned at the thought of Phil being to shy to open up to her about his true feelings. If he was going to open up, she figured that it would be to her…

But maybe she had been hit on the head one too many times.

But Bonnie had heard a lot of Phil possibly leaving from Keely. She didn't want him to leave. Bonnie knew how he felt about her… He'd end his days in a hail of bullets with her. …But if he did leave, would she be shocked by the last thing he said? Bonnie wasn't sure.

Bonnie was concerned about Keely. Keely was a really nice person. Hell, you could slit her throat and she'd apologize for bleeding on your new shirt. But Keely seemed like she'd been a little empty for a while now, maybe about two weeks. Bonnie, though… she wasn't quite the same. She wouldn't front a scene for anything. That's just the way she was.

But it was hard to say Keely was shaken… she seemed upbeat… it's just the subtler things that Bonnie noticed. Things that anyone else could think are perfectly normal, Bonnie noticed.

But surely Keely knew, right? Surely she knew that, even if Phil moved away, living is the hardest part? After that, they'd be together. Then again… maybe Keely didn't realize that.

Perhaps it was just because she was too busy concentrating on Phil, but she hadn't noticed why Keely was so upset for the past fortnight. Keely knew that Bonnie was protecting her… but Keely was never aware that her life could change in a second… And Bonnie smiled, perfectly aware of that, as she tore her eyes away from Monroeville, and climbed back into her window.

Well, there you have it. Chapter five. The next chapter will be Friday (In the story, not reality!) Anywho, reviews make me feel happy. I am not warm and fuzzy, and reviews are practically a plush bear made by grandma. So, I look forward to getting your reviews. Until next time… Oh, and by the way... two more things. One, Early Sunsets Over Monroeville is a great song, anybody who's heard it should know that, and two... does anybody know who did the other chapters named after songs? ('All Downhill From Here,' 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love,' 'The Burden,' and 'Early Sunsets Over Monroeville'?)