I apologize for the time its taking me to write this…ive been busy with school and haven't really had much time for anything else…but it would mean a lot to me if you would stick with me…I now present chapter 6…

"Will you two love birds stop it with the mushy gushy smiles" Mr. Potato Head said with a chuckle. Buzz shot him a glare telling him to shut his mouth. Mr. Potato Head shrugged his shoulders as if to say, I didn't do anything wrong.

Melody blinked her eyes and blushed. "What?" She asked as she began to laugh. She sat up and looked over at Mr. Potato Head with a raised eyebrow. "We're not love birds…I mean come on" She motioned to Woody. "Us?"

Buzz and Woody could both hear something hidden when se said us. Her smile flickered for a moment. "I mean…I'm a…and he's a…" Melody began to hyper ventilate. "I'll be right back I have to go grab something from the kitchen." She said quickly as she got up and walked into the house.

Woody sat there with a dazed look on his face, he was blushing severely. He almost felt…hurt by what Melody had said. It's almost like it made it final that he couldn't be with her because it was like she said she's a human…and he's…well…a child's play thing. He didn't want to be reminded of this fact but there it was. The words had come straight from Melody's mouth and they stung more than he knew they should have.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" Buzz cried as he got up and walked heatedly over to Mr. Potato Head. "What we know about Woody's feelings is private!"

"I didn't say anything about his feelings I merely…"

"You insinuated it! That's just as bad!" Buzz cut in. "What kind of friend are you?" Buzz was fuming now as he took another step towards Mr. Potato Head.

Woody got up and rushed over to the two of them. "Now hold on guys" Woody said as he put his hands up. "There's no reason to fight…what's done is done…yes I wish you would've kept your mouth shut…but I'm hoping this was the last of your outbursts" Woody said glancing at Mr. Potato Head. "Now as embarrassing as that was let's all just try to act normal like it was simply a joke nothing more." Woody sighed, looking around at everyone.

He looked at Buzz and smiled slightly with sad eyes. He patted his space ranger friend on the shoulder. "Thanks Buzz" He said softly and then turned and walked back to his spot on the blanket.

Soon after he sat down Melody came through the back door and headed towards the picnic. Woody could tell something was wrong. Her eyes were glazed and her cheeks were red. He saw her take in one last deep breath before approaching the blanket. She smiled the best she could.

She sat down next to Woody, he smiled at her but she didn't look down at him. He couldn't tell if she was angry, hurt, sad, or just embarrassed. He looked sadly down at his boots.

Melody pulled a lemon out of her basket and then grabbed the knife she had brought with her from the kitchen. Everyone watched in amazement as she sliced the lemon open and began to peel away the rind. She popped a slice into her mouth. She swallowed and glanced down at woody, he was still looking down at his boots. It took all her strength to break her gaze upon him.

Suddenly the wind began to pick up and they could hear thunder in the distance. They all turned around and saw dark clouds heading their way.

"We'd better pack this up, it looks like it's gonna rain." Melody said as she began to put everything away. Once she had everything packed up she grabbed the backpack and everyone climbed in.

The toys sat through the bumpy ride till she stopped in her room and sat the bag down.

"Alright guys here we are, safe and sound" Melody said distantly as she looked out the window. "Well…" She sighed as she began to remove her hat and boots. "I think I'm going to go put some dinner in the oven…would anyone like to come with me?" She asked not looking at the toys as she situated her boots by her bed.

All the toys looked at Woody. He still wasn't looking at Melody, he was still embarrassed and blushing severely. Buzz nudged him slightly. Woody still looked at the ground. Buzz glanced at Melody to make sure she still wasn't looking and he punched Woody hard in the arm.

"What the hell?" Woody said angrily in a hushed tone.

"You should go with her" Buzz whispered as he tilted his head towards Melody.

"Buzz I…"

"So…any takers?" Melody asked again. Everyone was silent. "No one?" She sighed softly and then turned to look at her cowboy doll. "What…." She paused briefly and took in a quick, nervous, breath. "What about you Woody?"

Woody looked nervously at Buzz and then looked up at Melody as redness covered his cheeks.

"I'd love to" Woody said with a smile.

"Alrighty well let's head down there shall we?" Melody said, smiling as she picked Woody up and began to head downstairs.

Woody held on to her soft hand and wish he could be walking next to her instead of being carried even though her grip was quite gentle.

She sat him on the island in the middle of the kitchen and turned to the fridge and opened it without saying a word to Woody.

He sat there nervously messing with his hands. She grabbed a bottle out of the fridge and turned and took the cap off as the door swung shut. She took a quick swig. "Boy did I needed that" she sighed.

She looked at Woody and smiled in an almost awkward way. "I suppose you don't know what alcohol is huh?" She said as she took another swig and sat it down on the counter.

"Well one time I was left in the living room and Andy's mom had friends over and they were drinking this stuff they called alcohol….after a while…well…they turned into complete laughing idiots…I assumed it was from the drink…" Woody shrugged slightly.

"Yes in large amounts in can fog even the most brilliant of minds" Melody said, taking another drink. She felt Woody's gaze on her and she knew what he was thinking.

"But when I drink I don't drink a lot, only a little so I never turn into one of those complete laughing idiots" She chuckled slightly, but her expression suddenly changed as she looked into Woody's deep brown eyes. He blushed under her penetrating stare.

"Oh boy" Melody sighed as she shook her head and took another swig. "I have a feeling I'm going to have to drink a little bit more tonight to stop the thoughts running through my head right now." Her eyes widened and she gasped slightly. She didn't mean for that to come out.

"I don't mean to pry…but…what things are you thinking about?" Woody questioned softly.

Before Melody could stop herself she looked at the cowboy doll. "You" She gasped again and her face contorted into a mixture of anger and embarrassment as redness spread across her face. She quickly drank the rest of her drink and went to the fridge for another.

"….Me…..?" Woody swallowed nervously.

Melody turned around with a new bottle and she popped off the cap and took another large swig.

Melody sat the drink down and leaned her back against the counter opposite him. She took a deep breath.

"What I mean is….you and the other toys…I know your real but…theres still that small part in the back of my mind that says im just simply losing my mind after…well...after having no one for so long…" She sighed. Woody opened his mouth but she spoke first. "I mean let's face it…I'm a loner…I have no one…I…I…" She found herself at a loss of words to express how she felt.

"You have us" Woody said smiling at the beautiful women across from him, wishing he could bring the sparkle back to her caring eyes.

A tear slid down her cheek and she rushed forward and grabbed Woody and pulled him to her tightly. "Thank you so much Woody" She sighed softly.

He did his best to hug her back but he felt like it was pointless to even try.

"I'm sorry Melody that I'm only a toy, i wish I could hug you and comfort you but…as you can see that's quite impossible." Woody said softly against her neck as she hugged him.

Melody pulled him away slightly and held him in front of her face, so close that Woody could once again see the gold specks in the pools of green. She smiled.

"Oh Woody you silly toy…you comfort me in more ways than you will ever know" She almost whispered as she gently held the cowboy doll in front of her. She reached up with one hand and took off Woody's hat.

Woody gave her a confused look and opened his mouth to ask but suddenly she chuckled and kissed his forehead gently. He felt an electric wave rush through his body and he could feel his face heating up.

She pulled away and smiled. "I know I wished you would have told me sooner that you were alive but…I'm glad you did it at all" She said softly.

Woody felt a rush through his body and without thinking he reached out and gently touched Melody's cheek. Melody began to blush.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner…but I'm here now…and I'm not going anywhere" He smiled at her as he saw the sparkle return to her eyes.

Suddenly Melody blinked and bit her lip nervously. "Woody I'm so sorry about what I said earlier" She said softly as she sat him back down on the counter and handed him his hat. She turned and grabbed her drink and took a fierce swig. He could tell she was hurting but he felt like it wasn't what she said it was that was really bothering her.

"If you mean when you called me a toy you don't have to worry" Woody said, laughing slightly, although he still felt a twinge of pain when he thought of the words that came out of her mouth, almost like it was completely absurd that she would ever have feelings for someone…or…something like him. Even though deep inside he knew it really was absurd.

Melody still looked ashamed as she locked eyes with him. "Melody" He said with a half smile and a slight laugh. "I am a toy…it's what I am and there's nothing that's going to change that…" He paused and slightly cringed at his own words.

Melody broke the stare and looked away as she mumbled something softly under her breath.

Woody looked at her questioningly. She took another, rather large, swig from the glass bottle.

Another half hour went by as she fixed her dinner and had two more drinks. With dinner in the oven she took the last swig of her fourth drink. She swayed slightly and held her head. "Aw man…I've never drank them this fast before…or that many in one night for that matter."

She steadied herself on the counter and turned to smile at Woody. "You know I had a dream about you last night….it was like the old days when I was little…you were my husband and we lived happily…ever…after…" She began to slightly lose her breath.

"Um…Melody…" Woody sighed while rubbing the back of his neck. He almost felt as though he wanted to reveal his feelings for her because he thought that along with her current ramblings she would forget about it in the morning. "I…I…" He couldn't breathe…he couldn't speak…only small sounds that were poor excuses for words came out.

Melody blinked hard. "What were we talkin about sheriff?"

She had forgotten already. He decided to keep his mouth shut.

"I need to eat something" She sighed as she began to rummage in the cabinets behind her. She finally grabbed a bag of funyuns and began to eat them hungrily.

"Do you…" She said as she began to point the bag towards Woody. "Oh right…I forgot…you don't eat"

She sighed as she continued to eat. Woody was shocked…he had never seen her like this, and all he was hoping when he would see her sway was that she wouldn't fall down because he…obviously…would be no help.

She looked at him and smiled. She leaned in close to him. "Woody" She sighed soflty "I...you…me" She gave up apparently having troubles forming whole sentences. Woody's mind raced as he tried to figure out what she was trying to say.

A good 45 minutes went by and she began to sober up after going through a whole bag of funyuns and half a bag of hot cheetos.

Woody watched her as she slowly began to regain her composer. She pulled the chicken out of the oven and started to fix herself a plate. Woody was half shocked at how much she was consuming, but he assumed that, due to the alcohol, it was better for her to get food in her system.

She grabbed her plate and she grabbed Woody gently…but a little firmer than last time.

She sat him on the table in front of her. She smiled. Without another word she took a bite of her food. She chewed slowly and then swallowed as her demeanor changed to nervous.

"Um…Woody…" She said quietly.

"Yes Melody?"

"Did I…" She swallowed hard. "Did I talk much while I was…um…out of it?"

"Oh…" Woody blushed slightly remembering what Melody had said about her dream and the other sentence, well, not quite a sentence that she mumbled that he was trying to piece together. "No…you uh…you didn't really say much…you uh…you just…"

"I'm sorry Woody if I made you uncomfortable…I swear I never do this…and whatever I said er…might not have said and just insinuated…just ignore it….i Didn't mean any of it…er at least…I don't think I do…oh I don't know…" She sighed placing her head in her hands.

"Well I know one thing is for certain…" Said Woody trying to lighten the mood.

"What's that" Melody mumbled through her hands.

"I've never seen you eat this much"

Melody began to chuckle and slowly it turned into a very joyful laugh. She sat up and smiled at Woody as tears welled in her eyes form laughing so hard. Woody couldn't help but join in with her laugh as he saw the look on her face.

They laughed for what seemed like forever. Finally Melody stopped and took in a huge breath.

"Boy Woody you really know what to say when someone's down." She smiled

"I try" Said Woody acting like a man who knew he was awesome.

Melody laughed again at the expression on his face. "Oh Woody" She sighed. She leaned forward and gently placed her fingertips on his hand.

Woody began to blush.

"I…um…I…" Woody held his breath, afraid that she was going to mumble something again that he would have to figure out for himself.

She sighed and her gaze shifted slightly. She seemed like she wanted to say something…but no words were emerging from her full lips.

Woody felt a surge again throughout his body and before he knew it the words came out on their own. "Melody I-"

"Thank you Woody" Melody said quickly cutting him off. Which he was glad she did. He let out a quick sigh of relief. He felt it was getting harder and harder to hold his feelings in…he felt as though he was going to burst if he didn't tell her soon.

Woody smiled gently. She slowly pulled her hand away and sighed as she went back to her dinner.

They sat in silence, occasionally locking onto each other's eyes. Melody looked up at Woody and she seemed like she was studying him deeply. Again her stare made him blush.

Woody opened his mouth to say something when she blinked.

"I'm sorry Woody…I just…your eyes…they're so…" Melody couldn't find the proper word to describe them. "They're so…deep" She sat and stared at him a short while longer.

Woody sighed and his face turned to an almost hurt expression. "They're just toys eyes Melody…there's nothing special about them." He sighed and looked away.

"Oh Woody…you don't know how wrong you are…" They sat there in silence and they could hear the storm outside. Finally she broke her gaze and finished her dinner.

"Come'on Woody" She sighed as she picked him up gently. She walked to the kitchen and put her plate in the sink. She walked to the stairs and put her foot up on the first one. She swayed slightly.

"Um…Woody…I think I should just sleep on the couch…if you want to go up I understand."

"I think I'll stay down here with you…" He said softly with a gentle smile. "Besides someone should watch over you…what with the state your in" Woody said with a chuckle.

Melody smiled and chuckled as she turned and walked over to the couch. She sat Woody down and began to unbutton her flannel shirt. Apparently seeing the look on Woody's face she laughed.

"Don't worry cowboy I have a tank top underneath" She continued to chuckle as she finished pulling her shirt off. For once Woody couldn't help but take one quick glance at her out of the corner of his eye as he blushed.

Melody sat down next to him and reclined. She rolled over to look at him. even in the dark he could feel her penetrating stare.

"Goodnight Woody…" Melody sighed as she closed her eyes.

"Night"

"…Woody…"

"Yeah Melody?"

"I um…you…um" Slowly her voice drifted away and he heard her breathing change.

"Melody?" Woody said softly into the darkness. He sighed…again he was left having to piece her sentence together.

Woody laid flat on his back and closed his eyes. He wished so desperately that he could tell her how he felt…but he knew that for now…or at least for as long as he could hold it in…being there for her would be just as good.

He laid there as her voice trailed in his head as he tried to figure out what her short jumble of words meant...what was she trying to tell him?

He didn't know but at that moment he pushed his thoughts aside and drifted off to sleep….wishing he could hold the beautiful girl next to him…and never let go.

Thanks to everyone that is sticking with me! it means alot! i hope you all enjoy this chapter as much as i enjoyed writing it! virtual toy story cookies and starbucks for all my reviewers! u guys r da bomb!