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Chapter Two

Ray looked down at Travis's hand clutching onto his arm, then looked at Travis in the face, his eyes getting hard.

"I am, am I? Well then, Swami, what are you going to do about it, huh? Are you going to flip over my lunch tray like you did to that jock a couple of years ago and pick a fight with me?" Ray asked, his voice going cold, remembering the event. And everything else that was before and after it.

Lily looked at the two, a worried expression on her face. 'This isn't good. I could have sworn we all have forgotten about that and moved on….Please, let them walk away from this smiling. C'mon Ray, say you're joking.' Lily thought frantically.

Travis drew in a breath, willing himself to calm down. 'I really need to stop acting like this. Stunts like this are what drove Audrey away…' Travis slowly let Ray's arm go and smiled a little, trying to play it off.

"Sorry, Ray. I don't know what got a hold of me. When I saw you going after Lily, it made me want to join in on the fun." As soon as the words left Travis's mouth, he knew it sounded lame, but what choice did he have?

"I mean, I always see you two playing and being so close, and I never really had that when I was in any other school. So I thought it would be okay if I joined in. Sorry…" Travis went one, knowing they were not going to buy into this. 'But in a way, it is kind of true.' Travis thought, looking at Ray. 'Let's hope he believes it.'

Ray eyed Travis for a few seconds, and then smiled his goofy grin. "It's cool, man. Just ease up on that grip of yours," Ray stated, grabbing his blue and black many pocketed backpack off the steps.

Lily sighed in relief and smiled. "Well, guys. Let's get going. We don't want to be la-"

Just then, the first bell rung and everyone groaned.

"Late…" Lily finished as she walked her way up the steps. Ray followed, since they had the same first bell and Travis watched them walk away, sagging against the wall.

"I really need to mediate, maybe it'll help calm down my nerves." He stated as he sighed and sat on the school floor, not really wanting to go to first bell now.

That following night, at Lily's house

Lily was on her bed, listening to her CD player on low volume when she heard a knock on her door. Without looking up from her homework she was doing, she told the person to 'come in', thinking it was probably her mom or dad.

The person opened the door and walked in, closing the door behind them.

"Lily…"

Lily blinked, almost recognizing the deep male voice. 'But it couldn't be him…,' Lily thought, glancing up from her notebooks and text books that were scattered all over her bed. She gasped when she saw who it was.

"Travis!"

Travis smiled a little. "The one and only," He stated as he walked over towards her bed, ignoring all the books and CD cases that were on her bedroom floor.

Lily sat up and watched Travis make his way over to her. "What are you doing here? I didn't even know you knew where I lived.' She stated curiously, her mind buzzing with thoughts.

Travis only smiled that mysterious smile of his, stopping his small journey through Lily's room, standing at the foot of the bed. He looked down at her, ignoring the books on her bed and just focused his gaze on her. Lily blinked as she looked back at him, getting confused with each second that passed.

"I started walking home after our RFR session, when for some reason, my legs seem to walk me over to your place. As I stood outside you door, it was like my body was acting on its own. One moment I was standing in the control booth, and then the next, I'm walking up your steps, coming into your room." Travis stated, picking up a few of Lily's books and placing them on the floor, taking a seat on her bed.

"Um…" Lily did not know if she should have been amazed by this or a little creep out.

"But then I realized…" Travis went on. "I had to come here."

"Why?" Lily asked, unsure if she wanted to know the answer or not.

"To do this."

Travis grabbed the back of Lily's neck gently and pulled her in for a kiss.

A/N: Oh wow, I didn't know I was going to head in that direction. But then I thought, why not? How do you think Lily will react to this? Will Ray find out about this kiss too, like before? And where the heck is Robbie? All questions, and then some, will be answered in the next chapter, hopefully. Please take the time to review if you read this. Flames are welcomed; they'll keep me warm at night.