Drake raised an eyebrow. "Do you now?" he didn't trully believe that she had figured it out. It was impossible, not because she was stupid or anything, but because there was no way that she could've found out.

"Yes, I did." Ashlyn flicked him in the forehead. "Don't look at me, like that. I have!"

"Did she tell you?" Drake felt a bit of doubt dripping into him. But he still refused to believe that the one person he didn't want finding out about it found out.

"No, but she gave me enough hints." she slapped him on the arm. Hard. "How could you? Why didn't you tell me that the two of you two were soulmates?"

"Because we aren't going to do anything about it!" he cried.

Ashlyn laughed. "You think you have any choice?" Drake just stared at her, confused. "Well, you don't! When you find your soulmate, your fate is sealed! No matter how much you fight it, you're going to end up together! Don't you think I tried with Pierce!"

Drake smacked his head, refusing to believe her. She patted his back, soothingly. "It won't seem so miserable in a few weeks."

"Easy for you to say." he grumbled into his hand. "You don't have to feel like big jerk for switching from one love to another in a matter of seconds."

He could feel the thick awkwardness that followed this sentence, but he didn't pay any attention to it. He knew that Ashlyn prefered to think that he thought of her as a friend, instead of... more.

"Yeah..." she whispered. "But, I've felt like a jerk for over a month, now."

Drake glanced up at her, as she looked away, back towards the sixth graders. She turned back to him, her eyes were sad.

"I knew you liked me, and you were my best guy friend. I felt like a jerk for going out with Pierce while knowing you loved me." she sighed, heavily. "It's a horrible feeling. Sometimes, I just felt like dieing."

Drake blinked. He hadn't known that she had felt that way, but, nothing could change the way he felt about her. He loved her more than anything.

Are you sure? A tiny voice in the back of his mind asked. If you love her more than anything, why did you get angry when you saw Megan dressed like that this morning? Wouldn't any normal guy be oggling her, even if they did like someone else?

Shut up. He told the voice.

Suit yourself.

"Why can't you just realize that nothing's going to change the fact that the two of you are going to end up together?" Ashlyn cried, clutching onto his arms. "Do you have any clue how much pressure that's going to take off of both of you?"

Drake raised an eyebrow. "Wadda'ya mean?"

Ashlyn sighed. "Face it. Ever since you and Megan decided not to do anything about it, something's been eating at you. You feel depressed, and it's just gonna keep getting worse, until you guys just face it, and love eachother." she shrugged. "I should know."

"You don't know anything." he grumbled, before turning around, and going back to the school.

~NWNWNWNWNWNWNW

"Du-u-ude! You got dissed by little Miss Quiet!" Sid laughed, as him, Megan, Ria and Raphael made their way over to his house.

Megan growled, and slapped his arm. Hard. "Would you cut that out! I'm telling you, it was nothing! She was just mad about the little prediciment between me and Drake!" Damn, she was really regretting telling them about the little conversation her and Ashlyn had had.

"Wait," Ria said, thoughtfully. "I thought she already had a soulmate, why would she be jealous?"

"She isn't. She's just worried for the boy's safety, which I truthfully don't get. He's just a play toy, I'm not gonna physically hurt him in any way."

"Nice, Meg." Ria's voice was sarcastic. "Real nice. When are you just gonna admit that you love him?"

"Hm... today's Tuesday, so, 1,2,3" Megan ticked off on her fingers. "4,5-never. And you know why? Because I don't. Let me repeat it for you I do not love him."

"O-Okay!" Ria chuckled, into Raphae's shoulder. "Whatever you say."

Megan hissed at her best friend. "I don't!"

Ria sighed. "Meg, you guys are soulmates. You're meant for eachother, whether you like it or not. And the sooner you just give up, and give in, the better it will be."

Sid laughed, and shot Ria a smirk. "Like you're one to talk. How long did it take you to believe that Raphael was your soulmate? 2-3 months?"

"Under a week, thankyou." Ria glared at the blonde boy. "But, no matter. I love him, now." she smiled up at Raphae, who stared straight ahead, then glared. "Don't you have anything to say, birdie?"

Raphael scowled at the nickname, as Megan and Sid smirked at eachother. Then, he sighed. "Do I really have to say it? You already know I do."

"Say it." Ria growled.

Raphae sighed again, and said in an over exagerated tone. "I love you, too." then he smiled lovingly down at his soulmate.

Megan looked away.