Author note: heyy guys I'm baak sorry I took a while, it was sorta hard figuring out what to write haha. K shout outs to WybiE'z KidNapPer, talking black kitty of night, Bears Are Beast, and Heartflower thank you guys for reviewing again! Also, um James Birdsong what did you mean by your review? Does that mean you think it's good or don't you like it?
Also this chapter has MAJOR fluffiness people. (Which I love )

Disclaimer: I don't own Coraline or Wybie or the stuff with the doll, but I do own Rose, Lilly and Peter.

Chapter 3- The Secret

"Coraline? Are you in here?" asked Wybie staring into the room he was staying in at Rose's house.

Coraline had run all the way home after she saw the doll, she didn't even bother to tell Rose or Wybie that she was leaving, she just sprinted away. Wybie and Rose had seen her terrified expression and wondered what had happened. They had to grab all the stuff and run after her, and now they were looking all over the house for her.

"Yea." Came a muffled reply.

Wybie looked over to the corner of the room closest to the door and saw the shadowy figure huddled against the wall. He walked over and sat down next to her.

"What happened? You looked like you saw a ghost!" said Wybie.

"I might as well have!" she said as she looked up at Wybie with tears streaming down her face.

Wybie pulled her into a hug and she cried into his shoulder.

"Just tell me what happened when you want to." Wybie said. He couldn't believe he had the courage to hug her like this; maybe it was just how upset she was that made him feel so bad for her.

It took about 5 more minutes for her to pull away still with tears in her eyes but she was ok to tell him now.

"I-I saw... a doll... I-In the, the tree, w-with b-b-buttons." She burst out crying again and leaned her head against Wybie's Chest and he put his arms around her to comfort her.

Wybie thought hard about this. Did it mean the beldam was alive and going to get Coraline, or was it something completely different? Suddenly he was very worried about her, and his grasp around her tightened.

"Coraline what did the doll look like?" he asked still hugging her.

"...Rose..." came a muffled reply

Wybie's eyes widened in alarm when he realised that rose was in danger.

Coraline had told him EVERYTHING about the other world and the beldam, so he understood completely why Coraline was so upset.

Suddenly the door opened and rose stepped into the room.

"Coraline?" asked rose as she looked around the room.

Coraline pulled away from wybie and got up straight away and ran over to Rose and gave her a huge hug.

"Coraline! Your ok! What happened?" asked rose hugging Coraline back.

Coraline figured that she better not tell rose about the doll in case she hadn't been to the other world yet. Or in case she had, because she wouldn't believe Coraline about the evil other mother.

"I-i just needed time to think about what you said." Coraline said as she turned her head away from Rose.

That was partly true, she did need time to think about her and Wybie and what her feelings were towards him were.

"Oh, I'm really sorry Coraline I didn't mean to push you into thinking about that if you didn't want to.

"It's ok..." said Coraline

Wybie got up from the corner and left the room without saying a word.

"Umm, I know you don't want to consider this right now, but I really do think he likes you Coraline. Just think about that and you'll find the answer you need." Said Rose as she walked out of the room.

Coraline considered this. It could be true, considering he just walked out of the room when they were talking about what had happened at the beach. And he cared so much about her, but he always had. It was so confusing! She didn't really know what to think or do. So she went after Wybie.

She soon found him sitting in the living room watching TV.

"Um Wybie can I talk to you for a minute?" she asked standing at the door way.

"I guess..." he said not even looking at her.

"Ah maybe outside where you can hear me better?" said Coraline facing the front door.

Now Wybie was looking at her. He was wondering what it was exactly she wanted to say. Maybe she wanted to make sure he understood that she didn't like him, to break his heart into a million pieces, or maybe it...
his thoughts were interrupted by Coraline standing right in front of him waving her hand in his face.

"Hello Wybie?" she said

"Wha..? Oh right, yea ok, coming." He said getting up and walking over to the door.

Coraline and Wybie both walked out the door and stood next to it.

"Wybie, can I ask you something? It's kind of important, for me anyway."

"Uh yea I guess," Wybie replayed blushing ever so slightly.

"Well, this is going to be really embarrassing to say if you say no, but... do you, like me?"

Wybie blushed,

"Uh in what way?" he asked shifting his feet to feel less awkward.

"Umm... like-like? You know like boyfriend girlfriend sort of like-like.

Wybie suddenly pinched himself to check if he was dreaming.

"Um, why? Do you like me that way?" he asked looking at his feet.

"I asked you first." Coraline said

"Well, uh... I think I do." He said not daring to look at Coraline.

"Ok... well I've been thinking for a while now, I think I like you too. I feel really weird around you sometimes and I get so jealous of rose when you sit next to her, or when you ask her things, especially when you asked if she had a girlfriend. I thought you might, u know, "fancy" her."

Wybie couldn't believe what he was hearing! She liked him! He was so happy right now he could have burst.

"No no, I don't like her like that. She's nice and all but, I've always kind of liked you. I just haven't had the courage to tell you."

He was looking at her now, staring actually, into her big bright brown (or hazel) eyes.

Suddenly he felt her warm lips pressed against his. He was shocked at first but then he realised that it was his dream come true! He closed his eyes and enjoyed the moment.

Suddenly the door flung open and Coraline and Wybie parted lips and stared at Rose standing there shocked. She screamed with delight.

"Finally!" she yelled hugging them.

"Uh rose, kind of having a personal moment here." Coraline said blushing.

"Oppsy sorry guys, haha well I'll be going now, you guys have fun, k?" she said as she winked and turned back into the house.

"Umm, awkward..." said Coraline softly touching her lips and smiling at wybie.

"h-ha, yea." Said Wybie rubbing the back of his neck nervously.

So does, this mean we're... boyfriend and girlfriend?" Wybie asked looking at his feet.

"Umm, I guess so." Coraline smiled then kissed him lightly on the cheek.

Then they walked into the house and went and sat in the lounge. It was getting late and they would have to go to bed soon.

Rose came down the stairs already wearing her P'J's.

"Heyy looooverss." She said and smiled.

Coraline rolled her eyes and leaned her head on Wybie's shoulder.

"Naww you guys are just so cute together!" said rose as she skipped into the room and turned the TV to the channel she wanted to watch.

They sat there watching TV for about half an hour then Aunt Lilly walked in and told them to go to bed.

When she left rose took hold of Coraline's wrist and pulled her away from Wybie.

"Now Wybie, I know your coraline's boyfriend now, but she's still sleeping in my room." She said as sweetly as possible with a wink.

He went red and said "I wouldn't dare take her away from you rose."

"You know that's not what I meant" she said and smiled at him teasingly, then left with Coraline still in her grasp.

"Don't I get to say goodnight to Wybie?" Coraline laughed, half serious half joking.

"Opps sorry, ok but make sure you don't let mum see you kissing, she's pretty laid back, but when it comes to boys she gets a bit protective, even if the girls not me." Said Rose in a serious voice before letting go of Coraline's wrist and heading up to her room.

Coraline skipped back down the stairs to see Wybie still sitting where he was when she left.

"You staying up later huh? Oooo what a rebel!" she joked and chucked a pillow at his face.

Wybie could not believe this beautiful girl was now his girl friend. He stared at her with a love struck face.

Coraline went a bit red. She'd never really seen Wybie with that face before. He looked adorable. She had always thought he was a little cute, but in a "puppy" cute way. Now she thought of him in an "I love you" way.

She walked over to him and sat as close as she could to him.

"Well goodnight." She whispered just loud enough that wybie could hear.

"He kissed her passionately before whispering "goodnight, beautiful." In her ear.

Coraline was so surprised that he was being like this, he was never this brave. But she liked it anyway.

Wybie went to his room and went straight to bed.

Coraline went to Rose's room and got ready then quickly fell asleep even with Rose's nonstop chattering.

After a while Coraline awoke to a strange smell and sat up quickly. She looked around the room, Rose was not there. She walked out into the bathroom, she wasn't there either. She went down stairs and looked in all the rooms down there, the kitchen last, then in aunt Lilly's room then Peters, but she wasn't there. She went back up stairs and into Wybie's room.

He was fast asleep hanging half off the bed.

"Wybie wake up!" Coraline whispered in a frightened tone.

"Huh, no... Five more minutes." Wybie mumbled still half asleep.

Coraline shook him and he woke up.

"Coraline? What? What is it!" he said jumping up then falling out of bed.

Coraline laughed, but then remembered why she was there.

"I can't find rose!" she said helping him up.

"Have you checked the bathroom?"

"Yes! I've checked everywhere!"

"In her mum's room?"

Yes, I even checked there, really quietly, and her brothers room! She's nowhere in the house!" she said really worrying now.

They walked into rose's room and Coraline smelt the smell again.

"Urgh that smell is so sickly... sweet..." she said realising the smell.

She noticed a big pile of empty boxes in the corner of the room. She saw a light behind it.

"What's this?" she asked pushing the boxes away.

She gasped when she realised what it was. I long stretched out pink tunnel. And the sickly sweet smell was coming from inside...

Tears started streaming from her face and she turned to wybie and almost fell over. He grabbed her arms and pulled her back up.

"We have to go save her!" she cried.

"Ok. Maybe I should just go, considering what you went through." Said wybie with a strong look on his face even though inside he was terrified.

"No! I have to save her, she is my cousin." Said Coraline as she got down on the floor and shifted the door to see the key, a pink key with a pink button on the end.

"Wait, I don't understand is why it's all pink." She said examining the key. She put it in her sock and started to crawl through the tunnel, Wybie following behind her.

Suddenly they heard a voice as sickly sweet as the food smelt.

"If you want, you could stay here, forever. You only have to do one thing."

They heard a pause,

Then a gasp, coming from Rose they assumed.

"Pink is tradional..."

Author note: hehehe creepy huh! You'll find out why it's all pink in the next chapter, unless you've already guessed haha.

Mmm well I have a faint idea of what I'm going to do next chapter although I might need help. If anyone thinks of good idea's message me on fanfic and I'll put them in the story

Also again very sorry about the long wait, but it was so hard to think of what to write! Seriously I had major writers block a few times. Plus stupid school is back and I already have homework URGGH!

Well Bye bye for now xxx