a/n-i had a lot of fun writing this chapter. the next one should be fun too! enjoy :-)

Chapter 15

"Oliver…" Lilly started.

"Yeah?" I asked anxiously.

"Are you gonna open the door?"

"What?"

"You're blocking the door." Lilly pointed. Wow, I'm an idiot.

"My bad. Let's go. Ladies first." I opened the door, letting Lilly go out first, and closed the door behind me. It was breezy outside, but it was still warm.

"Lilly?" Mrs. Truscott poked her head out a window.

"Yeah, Mom?" Lilly turned around, clearly aggravated.

"You wanna tell me where you're going?"

"We're going to a concert, I told Dad."

"What time will you be back?"

"I don't know, Mom." Lilly was very annoyed with the questions.

"Well I don't want you walking home in the dark."

"I'll be fine, Mom, Oliver's with me."

"You'll bring her home safe, right?" she asked me, smiling.

"I always do," I shrugged and smiled back. We began walking down the side walk when her mom said something that made us both stop in our tracks.

"Is this like a date?" she asked. My eyes widened. Lilly turned to look at the window her Mom was hanging out of. "Ok! Ok! It was just a question. Have fun." With that she shut the window. How embarrassing. We started walking in an awkward silence, until Lilly broke it.

"Uh…" she began. "Sorry about my mom."

"It's fine. My mom does the same thing."

"So…"

"So…" Suddenly I had no clue what to talk about with her.

"Umm…when am I gonna hear you play that song for me?"

I laughed. "Maybe tonight."

"Good, 'cause I wouldn't wanna kiss it."

Did she just say kiss? "You what?"

"I wouldn't wanna miss it." she said quickly.

"I could have sworn you just said k-"

"I didn't." she denied. I let it go to avoid further awkwardness. "Could you teach me how to play guitar?" she asked.

"Yeah, definitely. But only if you teach me how to date."

"How to what?" Oh my gosh, I think I accidentally said date.

"How to skate. Skateboard. I want to learn how to skateboard."

"Oh." Lilly nodded. So far, this was not going good. We walked into down in another long, awkward silence.

"There's Rose!" Lilly said, pulling me behind a tree. She was sitting on the fountain, which was dark and the water wasn't running, and kept checking her watch. I ducked down and poked my head out of the tree. Lilly was right above me, her hands on my shoulders, doing the same thing.

"Where's Owen?" I asked, looking around.

"I don't know." she answered. We sat there, waiting for Owen to come.

"Hi, Rose." Owen came out of nowhere, with flowers in his hands.

"Hey." Rose answered shortly.

"These are for you." Owen handed her the flowers. "I remembered you said that you can never have too many roses, so I got 36." He sat down next to her on the big fountain.

Rose chuckled. "Thanks." she said quietly.

"Uh, the reason I asked you to come here is because every time I try to talk to you, you hang up." He paused. "And…I never actually got a chance to explain."

"What's to explain, Owen? You lied to me, you cheated on me, and you expect me to forgive you just like that?" she was getting angry.

"No, Rose! Yes, I lied, and yes, I cheated on you. But you don't know how bad I feel because of that."

"I don't know how bad you feel? What about how I feel, Owen? You broke my heart! I loved you!" she was crying now. I felt bad really bad. I looked up at Lilly, who was watching the drama intently.

"I loved you too, Rose! I still do!"

"Then why did you hook up with what's-her-name."

"I don't know, but I'm sorry! I made the biggest mistake of my whole life, and I've never felt any worse."

"Neither have I." Rose crossed her arms.

"Please, Rose." Owen scooted closer to her. "I'm not asking you to go back out with me. I just want you to know that I'm sorry. And I want to be best friends…just like we used to be."

"Owen…" Rose started, turning to him.

"Don't you remember when we were in 5th grade…the pact we made?"

I looked up at Lilly again, but she was looking back at me this time. We quickly turned back to our siblings.

"Yeah…I remember." Rose said. "We promised that if we ever got mad at each other, we'd make up instantly."

"And do you remember what I said after that?"

Rose smiled. "You said that you'd never want to stop being my friend, and if I was mad at you for one second you'd never forgive yourself."

Owen smiled and took out a walkie-talkie. "Now, Al." he spoke into it. All of a sudden, the fountain lit up, and the water started running. Lights were strung all around the fountain, and in the gardens next to it. Rose looked around in awe, and turned back to Owen.

She instantly hugged him. "I missed you so much!" she cried on his shoulder.

"Not as much as I missed you, Rose." Owen hugged back tightly.

"You're brother is a real romantic. I never would have guessed." Lilly said.

"Yeah, me neither." I was just as shocked as she was.

"I'm sorry I didn't give you a chance. I was just so angry and sad."

"You had every right to be. You can still be, I just don't want you to hate me."

"I could never hate my best friend." Rose said, letting go. "So how much did this cost?"

"Not too much…my buddy Al set it up." Owen said, nodding his head to some old guy waving in the corner, making Rose laugh. "You want some ice cream?" Owen asked.

"Only if you know my favorite kind."

"Mint chocolate chip, in a dish. I've known that since first grade." Owen said proudly.

"Correct." Rose answered standing up with the flowers in one hand, and with the other she held Owen's hand. "But this isn't a date." Rose piped up. "Just two friends out to get some ice cream."

"Right." Owen nodded. "Best friends. I think we're better like this than as a couple."

"Me too." Rose smiled, and they walked off to the nearest ice cream shop.

"Well that was certainly cheesy," Lilly laughed, coming out from behind the tree. "But I have to admit, it was pretty sweet."

I nodded. "I didn't realize how close they were."

"Me neither." she agreed, as we began walking in the opposite direction that Rose and Owen had walked in.

We walked for around for a while. I wasn't really sure where we were going, but we were going somewhere.

"Hey, Oliver?" Lilly suddenly asked, breaking yet another silence.

"Yeah, Lil?"

"Do you remember the promise that we made to each other in 3rd grade?"

"The one about how you would beat me up if I ever changed?"

Lilly laughed. "No, the other one."

I smiled. "Yeah, it was the same one Owen and Rose made, 'cause we overheard them talking about it."

Lilly smiled too. "Where are we going, anyway?"

"I'll go wherever you want."

"I'm kind of tired. Would you mind if we went home?"

"No, not at all. I know a short cut through the woods."

"The woods?" Lilly stopped in her tracks. Now, I knew for a fact that Lilly hated the woods, especially in the dark. She was bound to get scared, and she'd have to hold my hand for comfort.

"Yeah, let's go." I turned to a patch of trees.

"Uh…I don't think that's a good idea."

"It's a great idea, let's go!" I went into the woods, and Lilly followed close behind.

There were all kinds of noises that made Lilly jump. The owls, crickets, and any other animal or insect noises. A harmless bat swooped down, and Lilly screamed.

"How long is this shortcut?" she stopped walking.

"Come on, Lil." I reached out my hand, and she gripped it tightly. I knew this girl too well. "We're almost there." We continued walking until I stepped on a twig that snapped.

"Oliver!" she screamed and put both her arms around my torso. "I. Hate. The woods."

I felt bad that she was so scared, so I put my arm around her. But I have to admit, I was loving the closeness. Finally, we reached the beach, and Lilly broke free to shout "Civilization! At last!"

I laughed as she pretended to kiss the ground. "Come on, Lil, let's get you home."

"I can't walk anymore!" Lilly stayed on the sand. "I'm too tired. Just leave me here to die."

I rolled my eyes and smiled. "You are so dramatic."

"No, I honestly can not walk another step."

"Then I'll give you a piggy back ride."

"I don't want to hurt you!" Lilly sat up.

"Lil, you weigh like two pounds, and I'm buffer than you think."

Lilly laughed and stood up. She jumped on my back and I carried her with ease. "Tell me if I'm hurting you, Ok?"

"Ok, but you're not." Soon enough, we arrived at Lilly's house and I carried her all the way to her doorstep.

"Thanks, Oliver." she said, jumping off my back. "I would have died without you."

I laughed. "We wouldn't want that."

She smiled. "I'll see you tomorrow." She had her hand on the doorknob. "Hey, Oliver?"

"Yeah?"

"You smell amazing."

I grinned. "I know. By the way, you look really nice tonight."

Lilly's jaw dropped, but she was smiling at the same time. "Really?"

"Yeah, you always do."

Lilly's jaw dropped even lower. "Thanks, Oliver! You're so sweet!"

I grinned huge. "Thanks!"

"Well…goodnight."

"Goodnight," I said back. Before I could stop myself, I was kissing my best friend, Lilly Truscott.

another a/n- the title of this chapter is First Kiss, just like the title of the story, but i didn't want to tell u the title b4 u read the chapter, cuz that wud give it away.