A/n: Hey everyone! Again, I apologize for the slow updates but I was busy. A good deal of my free time the past week or so was spent reading Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. I'm sure a good number of you were similarly occupied so I shouldn't have any complaints. That being said, let's get on with it, shall we?

"That Thing You Do"

March 20

Keely drives me crazy sometimes. Really, she does. Not in a bad way, really more of in a way that sometimes gets me in some trouble. You know, like getting in fights with virtual robot waiters or pretending to be a gymnast. Stupid stuff like that that I normally wouldn't do There's the little things too, like losing my train of thought or tripping or something when she flashes that gorgeous smile at me. It's funny, all my life I've had this ability to think straight in any situation but then Keely came along and changed that. Sometimes when its just the two of us, she'll do something like touch my arm or put her head on my shoulder or smile at me in that way she never smiles at anyone else, and I'll completely lose all coherent thought. That never happened to me before Keely, but then, I've never felt this way about anyone before. I swear, that girl has got my world turned completely upside down and you know what? I love her for it.

I'm starting to realize, thought, that my feelings for Keely may be a little more obvious than I'd previously thought, especially after what happened at school today.

I was standing at my locker after school sort of watching Keely from down the hall. She was talking to a friend of her's-Tracy or Tricia I think her name is but that's not important-and I couldn't help but think that she looked really cute when she laughed. I was so caught up in my thoughts that I didn't hear Seth come up behind me until he said, "So, did you ask her out yet?"

I jumped about at mile, turned around, and said, "Who?"

He looked at me and said, "Keely," as if it was something I should've already known.

"No. Why would I?"

"Don't play dumb with me Phil, a smart guy like me, I can put two and two together. You, sir, have a thing for Miss Keely Teslow."

I felt myself blush as I looked at him, a little shocked. I had really I'd done a good job of hiding how I really felt about my best friend. "No, I don't. We're just friends."

"Phil, I may not be well-versed in the ways of love, but its pretty obvious that you've got it bad for her, bro."

"No, I-" I started to protest but he interrupted me.

"You want proof?"

"Yeah, I do." I was sure I could easily disprove whatever "proof" Seth came up with and keep my feelings about Keely hidden until I'd straightened them all out properly.

"Alright, smart guy, if it wasn't Keely you were staring at just now, then what else down the hall were you in such deep thought about?"

I looked down the hall then looked back at him, dumbstruck. He had me. I couldn't get out of it. "Alright, Seth," I said, defeated, "you got me."

Needless to say, he had smug grin on his face.

"But," I continued. "you were wrong about one thing."

"Oh?"

"I don't have 'a thing' for Keely."

He raised his eyebrows at me in surprise. "But you just--"

I grinned. "I don't have a thing for Keely," I repeated. "It's more of a head-over-heels in love kind of thing."

He rolled his eyes at me, gave me a playful punch in the arm and said, "Seriously, thought, Phil, when are you going to ask her out?"

I looked down the hall at Keely then back at Seth. "I don't know. I'm not even sure if she feels the same way."

"That's not even an issue, Phil. Of course she feels the same way! I've seen the way she looks at you. Trust me, buddy, she digs you."

"Really?"

"Yeah. I just wish a girl would look at me that way."

He had a sad sort of smile on his face but I was too preoccupied with the thought that Keely might return my feelings to really pay much attention.

The rest of the afternoon, I kept thinking about what Seth had said. Could Keely really feel the same way? The more I think about, the more I think I should just take a shot and ask her out. If Seth is right-which I really, REALLY hope he is-things could take a turn for the much, much better.

But the more I think about it, the more I also think I could seriously screw things up with Keely. I mean, I've never really had a serious relationship with a girl before, so I'm not too sure I'd know what to do should something happen between Keely and me. But on the other hand, Keely's managed to put up with me and all the stupid things I do so far so maybe she'll stick by me even if I'm not the perfect boyfriend. But the again, girls can be weird about all this dating stuff. Man, all this entirely too confusing. I sort of wish I had a gadget to make all this crazy stuff clear but, unfortunately, everyone's on their own when it comes to matters of the heart, no matter what century you live.

A/n: Stick around, kids, for the next chapter: "Walking on Sunshine" and don't forget to leave me a review, if you'd be so kind.