(Okay, I realized that I made a mistake-in that first chapter, I said that they were going over to Stevens house, then in the second chapter they ended up going to David's house. So sorry for the mistake, and I'll try to tell how they all met somehow-I don't know how I'll incorparate it into the story…but oh well…Review!)

Katie stood on her bed, thinking. She bounced a little and flopped down on her stomach. How can I figure out if he likes me…? She thought hard. An idea popped up in her mind, but she didn't like it at all. The idea was, just to tell him she liked him. She didn't want to ruin their friendship, though. But after she thought that, a random memory popped up in her mind.

(Flashback:)

Katie stared straight ahead, not blinking. Freddy sat next to her, tense and concerned. He looked at her motionless body, a little freaked out. Katie started talking.

"You hate me now, don't you?"

Freddy was confused. "Why?" He said, forgetting to be gentle.

She blinked, and a tear rolled down her face. "Because! I've taken too much of your time away! I've become annoying and a cry-baby!"

He shook his head and became angry. "Come on, Katie, you know I could never hate you, especially for something like that, which isn't even true!"

(End Flashback)

Katie blinked. Was it true that he could never hate her? Or was he just saying that? Maybe if she told him how she really felt about him, he wouldn't hate her, but things certainly wouldn't be the same between them, even if he accepted it.

She was so confused. She wanted to tell him, but she was already nervous, and she wasn't sure if she was going to do it yet!

She picked at a string hanging from her blanket and looked up at her wall. There were photos there, over ten. Photos of her and her friends, but mostly of her and Freddy together, taken by Devyn, who wanted to be a photographer when she grew up.

A picture of Freddy and Katie on the top stood out among all the others. Freddy had a coke in his hand and was laughing, and Katie was laughing even harder than him. She couldn't remember the exact date that it had been taken, but she knew it must have been sometime aroung 3 months ago, because she was still happy, andher mom must not have been dead.

She stared at it. Am I willing to give up all of that? She thought. She sighed and rolled over on her bed. She was comforted by the thought that she didn't have to tell him now-he was out.

She thought of the first time they met. She didn't really remember it too well, but this is what Devyn had told her had happened.

It had been their first day of first grade, and it was lunchtime. She was sitting alone at a table, close to tears. He came over, and without even asking, sat next to her. They ate lunch together without a word. From that day on, they had slowly become friends, eating lunch together, doing everything together.

Katie sighed yet again. She sat up and gently took off the picture of them laughing down. She looked down at it, thinking about nothing in particular, just how she wished things were still like that. Nowadays, Katie spent most of her time with Freddy crying, since he was such a good comforter.

But still, she and Freddy hadn't really laughed about something in so long. Well, a few months, but that was way too long for the two of them.

The phone rang, and Katie picked it up.

"Hello?"

"Hi!" Came Devyn's voice, louder and happier than usual.

"Um, hi?" Katie said, a little wierded out by her friend's chipperness.

"You are coming to a movie tonight with David, me, and Freddy, at 7:30."

Katie almost dropped the phone. "What!" She spat.

"A movie, tonight, at 7:30, at the commons. You're going with Freddy."

Katie's mouth dropped open. Sometimes she couldn't stand this side of Devyn!

"And when did we decide this?" She asked angrily.

"20 minutes ago. And you're going." Devyn said forcefully.

"But-but, I-how?" She sputtered.

"What do you mean, how?"

"I-with Freddy!"

"Um, yeah, with Freddy. It's not that hard to process."

But Devyn didn't get it. There was a problem with this. Actually, there were many problems with this.

"Okay, Dev, fine, I'll go, but you'll pay…!" Katie said, just to get her off the phone.

They hung up, and Katie dropped the phone, feeling as if she were in a trance.

How can I go out at night, to a movie, with Freddy? She thought as she paced her room. What if she did something embarrassing? She shook her head. She never used to be embarrassed in front of Freddy before…

She tripped over her hair straightener on the floor and ended up on her couch. "Ow." She said, her voice muffled by the couch cushion.

She got up and sat on the couch, her brow furrowed. What am I going to do…? She just knew something was going to go wrong. What if she was eating popcorn, then she accidently dropped it on the ground, and it was all over the place? What if she had to go to the bathroom, what would she say? What if she ran out of money, and couldn't pay for anything herself? So many things could go wrong….

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Katie was so nervous. It was 7:00, only 10 minutes before she was supposed to be at the corner, waiting with the other 3. She knew if she was late, she would make a bigger scene, and Freddy would notice her more, and that she definitly didn't want.

She was dressed totally casual, in dark, baggy jeans and a Led Zeppelin sweatshirt, her favorite. Her hair was brushed and into a ponytail, and she was wearing a hint of lip gloss and eyeliner. She knew she looked good, but she was still freaked out that Freddy wouldn't like it.

She stopped staring in the mirror, realizing that she really had to get going. She opened her door and quickly set down the stairs, going into the kitchen. Her older brother Derek was there, with his new girlfriend Claire. "Hey, Derek, hey Claire." She said breathlessly as she opened the back door. "Hey, Kate, where are you going?" Derek asked, taking a sip of the beer in his hand.

"Katie whirled around. "To the movies!" She said loudly, going out the back door and slammiing it, running down her driveway. Oh, great, now I'm gonna sweat. She thought, slowing down a bit.

As she reached the corner, she could see they were all there. She groaned softly, this is what she didn't want to happen. Trying to act casual, she approached the group, and said, "Hey. Sorry, guys, Dylan had this thing with his bug collection, and it was kinda creepy. That was a lie. Her annoying little brother Dylan was sleeping over a friends house for the night. But it wasn't a lie about his bug collection. He liked taunting her with it.

David and Freddy shrugged, while Devyn gave her a wild grin. Shut up! Katie thought as they all set off across the street. Katie tried to stay in the back of the group, away from Freddy, but he stayed in back with her, and tried to make conversation.

"Dude, you remember, when they took out that skate park, then we rebuilt it?" He said. "We got in so much trouble that night…" He smiled faintly. Katie tried to laugh a little, though she really didn't hear what he had even said.

They came across a crosswalk. Devyn pushed the button, and while they waited, Katie moved in front next to her. She gave her a look. Devyn just looked at her, with a small smile on her face. "What?" She asked innocently. "Nothing." Katie growled. The light changed, and Katie drifted to the back of the group again, next to Freddy.

She found that no matter how much she wanted to be apart from him, she was attracted to him, and couldn't stay away. As they crossed, Freddy gently put his hand on her back from behind, then took it away, just as slowly as it had come. Katie abruptly turned around and stared at him. He was looking at the tree next to him.

She turned back around as they approached the movie theater. Here it comes, She thought to herself.