A/N: Sorry for the long wait. Summer has been so chaotic. I know, not a good excuse, but it's true. Plus I had writer's block for the longest, so again, really sorry. As always, R&R. And no, I do not own RFR. If I did, I would make the new season air already!

Quick Recap: Left off where Ray and Travis got into a fight and Lily ran home, thinking about doing the unthinkable. Uh oh.

Chapter Five

Robbie barraged into Lily's home and rushed over, smacking the pocket knife out of her hand. Lily looked up at him, startled.

"What the hell do you think you're doing? You think that doing this will solve anything? Do you know how horrible that would make Ray feel? And Travis? And well…Me as well." Robbie stated, close to tears.

Lily blinked back hers and wiped her warm cheeks. "Robbie…How…"

"How did I get here? Ray called me about 20 minutes ago, saying that he feels like crap and how he made the biggest mistake of his life and how he couldn't get a hold of you. So he sent me here in his place, thinking that you'd be mad at him. So, Lily, care to explain what happened and why you had a knife!"

Lily looked down into her lap and sighed. "You see…"

Meanwhile With Travis…

'I need to get away for a while until things cool down. Ray hates me, I'm pretty sure Robbie will too once he hears the news and Lily…' Travis sighed as his thoughts turned to her. 'Lily, please forgive me, for I am going to be a bit selfish.' He picked up his green bag from the floor and left the RFR station, leaving behind a simple message scribbled on the chalkboard inside the tech booth.

Back in Lily's Room…

"I see" was all Robbie could say after Lily told him what happened not too long ago. He was seated on her bed, a good foot or so of space in between them. He looked at Lily and sighed.

"Robbie, I am really sorry." She said suddenly.

Robbie raised an eyebrow. "For what?"

"For all this. I never meant for this to happen…"

"And am I blaming you because it did? You can't help it when love pulls a sneak attack on you. You don't need to apologize for anything. Well, aside from the knife thing, which will never ever happen again, right?"

Lily looked at Robbie and smiled a little, the first one she had in the past few hours. "Right."

Robbie smiled and hugged her, then stood up. "Well, I better get going. Feel better ok? And try calling Ray; I know he's probably beating himself up right now for what happened with Travis."

Lily nodded as Robbie waved and left her room, closing the door behind him.

"Thank you, Robbie…" Lilly said softly to herself, reaching over to her lime green cordless phone. She took in a deep breath and dialed Ray's number.

The Next Day At School…

Ray sat slumped over in his lap on the stairs that morning at school. 'She hates me, I know it. She called me and apologized, but I can't shake the feeling that she doesn't like me anymore.'

No sooner he thought that, Lily walked up to him, placing a comforting hand on his head.

"Ray."

He kept his head on his knees, not daring to look up, loving how warm Lily's hand was against his head. Ray inwardly groaned at that. 'This is not the time to be thinking like that.'

"Um…About yesterday, I'm sorry. I should have told you sooner and it wasn't fair to you, or Robbie, to leave you guys in the dark like that…" she continued on but Ray had stopped listening, painfully accepted the fact that he and Lily could never be.

Lily removed her hand from his head and sat down on the step below the one he was sitting on. "We're still best friends, right? I really would hate to lose you over this, Ray."

Ray finally looked up and glanced at her. He hesitated, then placed a strong hand onto her cheek, looking into her eyes.

"I will always be your best bud, Lily, no matter."

'And that's all I'll ever be…But it's enough, I guess' Ray added in his mind, rubbing Lily's cheek softly. She blushed slightly and smiled.

"Thank you, Ray." She leaned up and hugged him around his waist, burring her head in his chest.

Ray smiled and rubbed her back gently. Just then, Robbie walked up and took in the scene before him.

"Hey, guys. Glad to see you two are on speaking terms again."

Ray and Lily pulled themselves away from each other and out of the hug, both smiling a bit. It was then that Lily noticed something.

"Um, where's Travis?" she asked, looking around. Ray inwardly sighed. 'We just shared a special moment back there and she still has him on her mind. Will I always be on the back burner?' Ray shook his head.

Robbie glanced around. "Not sure. I haven't seen him yet. Ray did do quite a number on him, so maybe he's staying home today."

Ray sighed. "I'm sor-"

Lily placed a hand on his mouth. "No, Ray, no more apologizing. What's done is done. I'm sure he'll show up later on in the day."

Ray merely nodded his head as Lily moved her hand away, the warmth of it lingering on his lips. 'Keep it there. Better yet, place your lips on mines and…Ugh, I have to stop thinking like this! Lily needs me to be a friend right now, not some hormonal crazed boy.' Ray shut his mind up and stood.

"Okay. Well, we better get to class" he said, walking up the steps, Robbie and Lily following suit.

Later On…

Robbie, Ray and Lily walked their way to the RFR station after school, Lily in the lead. 'He wasn't in school. Maybe he'll still come to the RFR session. God, I hope so.' She opened the door and called out.

"Travis? Are you here?"

Ray and Robbie soon came in, Robbie walking to the back of the tech booth as Ray sat down. Robbie saw the chalkboard that Travis often used for RFR callers, a message written on it.

"Um, you guys, I think you should come and look at this."

Ray got up and he and Lily made their way over towards Robbie, peeking inside the tech booth. Lily gasped, her hands covering her mouth in surprise. Ray blinked, not believing what he saw.

"Sorry. I went out on a journey. I need to clear my thoughts before I can return." The chalkboard read in Travis's neat handwriting.

'Without Travis here, could this be the end of RFR?' Robbie thought.

Meanwhile, in Principle Waller's Room…

"Let's see what those misfits are up to today." Waller said to himself, turning his small brown radio on. What he heard was dead air. Waller blinked, then smirked.

"Well, what do we have here? Why nothing, of course. I wonder why…" Waller reached for the phone and dialed the radio station's number, getting no answer.

"Well I'll be…" Waller hung up and started to think to himself. 'I'll have to monitor this for the next few days. If it continues to be this way, then there's no more monkey on my shoulder. Splendid.'

A/N: Uh oh, Waller is already catching on. And with Travis disappearance, could this possibly be the end of RFR? What will the others do? And will Lily ever find her match?

Turn in next to the shocking conclusion.