Okay… unfortunately, I can only think of two more chapters for this story… which is really bumming me out… ten chapters would've been perfect… Oh well… that's life for ya.
As Seth and Tia found humor in one of the most humorless situations imaginable, Keely met up with Phil at his locker-bar.
"Hey there, Princess," Phil said, smiling.
"Good morning, Prince," Keely said.
"That's, 'the boy currently known as Prince'," he corrected.
Keely nodded, giving Phil a strange look. "Just stop talking before you embarrass yourself."
"Anything for you, mademoiselle," Phil said, bowing deeply. Keely rolled her eyes.
"You two are bad enough alone," Tia said, coming up to the locker, "but you're insufferable together."
"That's too bad," Phil muttered. "Better get used to it."
"You'll learn to tune them out eventually," Seth reassured Tia.
"We can hope…"
"Hey!" Keely said, trying to come up with a good comeback. She failed, however, and simply added, "Shut up!"
"They think we're insufferable together?" Phil asked Keely, nodding towards Seth and Tia. "You couldn't separate these two with a spatula."
"Wow, Phil… that was incredibly lame," Tia replied, and she walked down the hall. Predictably, Seth soon followed.
"Okay… guess we should start walking home, huh Keely?" She nodded.
It was a silent, but dry, walk home. The two would occasionally steal glances at each other, but… neither felt the need to talk. It was almost as if words weren't necessary.
They soon reached the Diffy house, and Phil fumbled for the key… which he seemed to have misplaced. Keely walked around the side of the house, looking at his backyard… almost wistfully.
"There it is," Phil said, finding the key on his key chain. He looked up at Keely, her green eyes sparkling.
He smiled at her, and opened the door. "Your castle, Princess," he said, and the two walked into the house…
Yeah… so one more chapter… I know this one was incredibly short, but… hey, it's the denouement… plus I'm having some writer's block… but the next chapter will be longer… I really thought this chapter was going to be longer, but I'll try to make up with it with the next one…