This is probably the last "Other People's Thoughts, PtLoOF" EVER. Yes, I know it was a short ride. And I'm sorry that it is ending now, just so soon after it all began. But I MIGHT have one more chapter after this for "old times' sake", so I'll leave it "In Progress".

To my reviewer, I adore you. To those who have read and not reviewed, because I know that at this very moment there are exactly 1103 of you, I still love you. You give me street cred. Thanks, guys. This chapter is for all of you.

CHAPTER 4: SHINJI…"You just don't want to believe it because it will mean changing."

I don't like her like that. I can't!

Yes you do, and it's perfectly right for you to like her!

I don't think so. She doesn't like me, so it's wrong!

She does too like you. You just don't want to believe it because it will mean changing.

How do you know she likes me? How could it be possible for someone so wonderful to like me? And how would I tell, anyway?

She looks at you like you're the most important thing in her life, and you are. She's always giving you those small smiles she would never show another person. Do you not feel the glances aimed at the back of your head during class? She adores you, covets you above all else. She even said she needed you! And if you think her feelings are merely platonic, think back to that kiss she gave you last night.

Well, I don't think she likes me. I don't like her like that, anyway!

Yes you do! Don't you remember how the kiss made you feel? Or how you warm up when she runs her fingers through your hair? And how you cherish each smile, and wish you could make her happy like that forever?

But…I…still, it's…It's not wrong. You never had a problem with people loving their best friends before.

Love?

END OF PART ONE THOUGHTS (How Do I Really Feel?)