Camino walked along the streets with his hands in his pockets. Well, that went nowhere. I guess it was kind of dumb to try and ask someone for help. No one can really help me, but myself. All I have to do is find a way for Pan to return my feelings. His lips curved into a wry smile. Easier said than done. He lifted himself into the air and flew off in a random direction.

Later on , he looked around and saw that he was on the near Pan's house. He landed and walked down the street until he came to her house. He paused for a moment and looked up at it.

He looked at the lightened windows. Pan was in there, moving about her house, or maybe listening to music in her room. She was completely oblivious to the fact that he was standing outside, feeling lost and confused because he was both himself and Dark and because he…loved her. He loved her and he didn't want anyone else to have her, and that included his alter ego.

It was selfish and seemed more up Dark's alley, but he couldn't help himself. Anyway, Dark was a part of him in the first place.

Without really realizing it, he started up the walkway to the front door. His mind was too flooded with thoughts for him to realize what his body was doing. He looked up suddenly as he stood about a foot away from the front door. He stared at the door for a moment, before shaking his head and turning to leave.

The sound of the door opening made him whirl around again. He looked at the person standing in the doorway in shock.

Pan stared back at him with an identical look on her face. "Camino?" She quickly glanced behind her. "Did you ring the doorbell? I didn't hear it."

"N-no."

"Did you leave something here?"

He shook his head. "I was just flying around and I ended up here." He laughed.

She smiled and closed the door. "Well, I was going out to get some ice cream. Do you want to come?"

Camino blinked. "Um…sure."

"Great!" She closed distance between them and grabbed his arm. "It's not too far away from here." She smiled warmly at him. "I hope you don't mind walking."

Camino looked down at her in mild shock. "No, I don't mind."

A few minutes later, Pan and Camino were sitting across from each other with ice cream cones.

"So how have you been lately?" Pan asked. "I've noticed that you've been acting…strange."

"Strange?" He laughed. "Really? Well nothing's wrong or anything."

"Hmm."

He stopped eating his ice cream for a moment. Pan licked her ice cream and some of it dripped onto her black sweater. She looked down at it and smiled. "I'm so clumsy."

Camino picked up a napkin from the tabletop and leaned forward. He went to press it to her shirt and then stopped with the napkin hovering inches away from her breasts.

"What's the matter?" she asked. "Don't worry. I won't bite."

He blushed and set down the napkin in front of her. "You can do it." She picked up the napkin and dabbed her shirt with it.

Camino watched her try to clean her shirt and it made him blush harder. He realized that he no longer saw her as Scatter's cousin, but as a beautiful young woman.

She had dressed in dark colors tonight. She was wearing a pair of black jeans that hugged body. Her breasts filled the black sweater and pulled it tightly across her chest. A pair of black sneakers completed her outfit.

"What's up, Camino?" she asked. "You're staring."

"Oh." He finished off the rest of his ice cream. "I think we should go now. It's getting late."

"But I haven't finished my ice cream, yet," she said.

Her tongued flicked out across it and Camino closed his eyes. She had such a strong effect on him!

"It's all right," he said, opening his eyes. "You can finish it on the way home."

"Well, okay," she said, rising out of her chair. She flipped her hair over her shoulder with one hand. "I'm ready."

He nodded and stood. "Let's go."

"You know, we should hang out more," Pan said. "Just you and me."

Camino looked at her, standing before her front door and nodded. "That sounds like fun."

"But not tomorrow night." She shifted her feet. "I have plans."

"That's okay," he said. "I was hoping to spend some time with my dad."

She smiled. "You're a really sweet guy, Camino. You're always so nice to me."

Camino rubbed the back of his head. "Of course. I love you." The moment after he said it he wished he hadn't.

Pan's smile faded a little and then brightened again. Camino was surprised by her expression, but didn't know what to say.

"Goodnight, Camino." She walked over to him and gave him a hug.

Camino slowly folded his arms around her. The feel of her warm body pressed to his mingled with her lovely scent made Camino feel like he never wanted to let her go. The night seemed to close in around them and there was only Pan and he. It felt so right.

Pan looked up at him and he looked down into her blue eyes. He released her and she took a step back. She went for her front door, without taking her eyes off of him.

"Goodnight Pan." He watched her disappear into the house before he turned and headed home.