Hey guys! Wow, I'm so, so, sorry that it has been a month since I've updated cause I've been really busy with my mid terms as it's an important exam. But I'm back! Haha, so to:-

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Heavy In Your Arms - Florence And The Machine (great song!)

It was the start of the school holidays and you were sitting in your room, reading a book when the phone rang.

You tried ignoring it as you were currently reading a good part of the book but the phone had an uncanny ability to grow louder with every ring.

Sighing in resignation, you picked up the phone and were surprised to hear Zander's voice.

"(F/N)?"

"Hey Zander," you greeted casually as you rearranged yourself on the bed to get into a more comfortable position.

"Um, I was wondering if you were free… Right now?" he asked hesitantly and you vaguely wondered why he was so nervous.

Alexander never got nervous unless it was a big issue.

"Tell me you didn't over feed your goldfish again," you mocked in exasperation.

Through the line you could literally feel him flush in indignation.

"Hey, that was one time and we were only 8," he said in amusement.

You snickered. "Yeah, a dead goldfish and a stuck toilet bowl."

"Just for that one time," he added in a mock defensive tone.

The both of you chuckled when you remembered the time when Zander accidently killed his father's goldfish and tried flushing it down the toilet with a huge wad of toilet paper.

Suffice to say, the Davidson's had to cope with a faulty toilet for a week.

When the laughter died down, you cleared your throat.

"Yeah, I'm free right now, what's up?"

"Nothing much but I'll come by in about a minute," he added and just as you were about to ask him why he hung up.

Mystified, you put the receiver down and shrugged.

Normally you would be exceedingly curious whenever anyone left you hanging but ever since discovering that ancient myths exist and that they go to the same school as you…

Yeah, not so much.

A few minutes later you heard the unmistakable sound of a car arriving at your driveway and smiled when you confirmed it was Zander's car.

You went down and opened the door to see your guy friend looking rather bashful and nervous.

You had barely greeted him when he took gestured for you to follow him to his car.

Curiosity got a hold on you as you followed him.

Then an idea suddenly struck you. What if Zander had caught an alien and was about to show it's carcass to you?

It's not as if they don't exist. I mean, if Jack Frost could be alive, breathing and of course – super hot, then of course aliens could too.

Except, not the super hot part.

Zander stopped and gave released a small breath.

You waited for him to compose himself before speaking up but he still looked as if he had committed a felony and was about to admit murder to you.

"(F/N), will you go to the Christmas Ball with me?" he asked all of the sudden that you had to wrap your head around it.

"Um, sure," you said, your (e/c) eyes wide.

"But couldn't you have just asked me over the phone? I mean, you didn't have to drive all the way here and look like you were going to confess something," you joked but the look on his face stopped you.

He looked almost contemplating.

Zander ran a hand through his blond hair as he looked down on the ground.

You were starting to feel a bit strange as this wasn't the Zander you knew. He was too fidgety and nervous all the sudden that it started to make you feel uneasy.

"Actually, I do have a confession to make," he said and your head snapped up.

It was silent for a minute before you sighed.

"Please don't tell me you murdered somebody," you muttered as he rolled his eyes.

"No silly, it's more serious than that," he said as your curiosity piqued.

"Well…" you prodded him.

He took another deep breath.

"It's just that – look, (F/N), I've had a crush on you for almost forever and I just wanted to tell you before – in your best friend's words, 'it'll be too late'," he said and almost looked apologetic.

The words took a moment to sink in your mind.

Crush… Zander… Forever…

Oh, hell.

"What?" you spluttered.

Wow, nice comeback (F/N), way to make it subtle, you mentally chastised yourself.

He looked at you weirdly and repeated the same sentence.

You held your hands up, already knowing what he said but just not believing it.

"No, no, I meant, why?" you emphasized.

"I don't know, what do you expect me to do, come up with a list of why I find you attractive?" he deadpanned and you would have laughed at his expression had he not just announced the fact that he fancied you.

You shook your head.

"And besides, I thought I had my chance at the party, Emily said so."

"She did?" you asked, silently mortified.

"Yeah, she said that you had a crush on me too and that you didn't believe we could be together. So Emily knows about my… Feelings, and just asked me to roll with it," he explained, his face an innocent mask of expectancy.

Emily!

You bit your lip at the chagrin you felt at your best friend's prank… And at the expense of Zander's feelings, the nerve!

But when you thought about it, Emily's suggestion didn't contain any maliciousness, other than the fact that she truly thought that you and Zander would go well together.

Besides, she did make it her life mission to hook the both of you together.

Then there was another problem…

How were you supposed to tell him you didn't really like him in that way and that you were sorta, kinda, maybe, hopefully involved with a certain children's legend?

You let out a puff of breath you didn't realize you had been holding and watched as it solidified into chill smoke.

"I- I really don't know what to make of this," you said softly.

"I'm sorry Zander, I love as you a friend, truly I do, but there's just… Someone else," you replied feebly as Zander's face fell but he still nodded.

"It's that new kid isn't it?" he asked as his tone laced with bitterness.

You guilty look must have been written all over your face because Zander's eyes then hardened.

"If he didn't move here, would things have been different?" he asked and you felt crushed by the meek hope in his tone.

You didn't know how to answer as you didn't want to lead him on.

"I-I don't think so Zander, I'm so sorry," you whispered as his face fell.

It was silent for a while as the both of you tried to figure out what to say.

Zander seemed to have made up his mind about something as a small smile graced his face.

"Well, just to let you know (F/N) I've loved you for a long time and-

You didn't hear the rest of what he had to say because just then you saw Jack rounding down the street but when he saw you and Zander, he froze.

It didn't take an expert to see that he had heard Zander's confession towards you.

A strange look clouded Jack's face and before you could even say anything, he turned around and left.