Hey People! Otherwise known as my lovely readers. ;) lol, well I bring you the gift of Chapter 7. Sorry, this one ends in a slight cliffhanger again. :( I'm sorry, don't kill, me, I beg you! hehe. well, the next chapter is gonna be pretty awesome! If I'm feeling nice, maybe I'll even put it up tomorrow. :) haha well thanks for reading and enjoy! ~ShermanTheWorm~

Disclaimer: I don't own the extremely handsome Chase, or his cast of hot guy friends. Sadly, all I own is Coryn. Oh well... Why does Natsume get to own all the hot guys?! (cries in a corner)


Chapter 7- A Gift

(Chase's POV)

When I found her, standing sopping wet on my doorstep, my head had felt kind of fuzzy. Why was she here? I was really confused, but seeing her, even as pitiful as she looked, with her emerald eyes downcast and her whole body shivering, filled me with warmth and happiness. I began feeling jealous of Luke all over again, though.

Now, we were in my house, just me and her, and I was making dinner using the oranges she brought for me. I was really wondering who told her I liked oranges, because that usually wouldn't come up in a random conversation. I also wondered why she had walked all the way here to give me her prized oranges she could've sold for a good amount of money. 'Maybe she likes me more than I thought,' I thought happily.

I looked over at her as I was cooking our dinner and saw her lying on my couch, looking relaxed and at ease while reading a book. I turned back around and focused on my cooking before I did something stupid like go lie on that couch with her in my arms… I mentally slapped myself. 'She likes Luke', I reminded myself. I sighed. It was so painful thinking of them being together. I really liked her, and her being with someone else was like torture. But, she was here now, so I tried to enjoy it while I could.


I finally finished the orange pies and I looked over at Coryn after I pulled them out of the oven. Her eyes were closed, and she was gently sniffing the smell of the oranges. She looked so serene, like an angel.

"Dinner's ready." I said. "Come and get it."

Coryn opened her eyes and stood up, walking over to the small table. I held out a chair for her like a gentleman.

"Thanks, Chase." She said, smiling, and sat down. I then went to go get the pies and set one down in front of her and one where I would be sitting.

"These look delicious!" Coryn said.

"Go ahead and try it." I said, smiling at her.

"Ok." She said, her cheeks turning a little pink. So adorable. She took a small bite, chewed and swallowed it.

"Are you some kind of professional cook or something?" She asked. I laughed.

"I wouldn't say professional, but I'm pretty good I guess." I said. "So you like it?"

"I love it! It tastes as good as it looks!" Coryn said. We continued eating and made little small talk about her life on the farm, my cooking, etc. But mostly, we just listened to the howling wind and the rain as it pounded against the roof. It wasn't awkward at all. It was actually kind of nice. I reached for my drink to wash down my food and my hand bumped Coryn's for a second. I blushed. What the hell was wrong with me?

"Sorry." I said, looking away so she wouldn't notice my red cheeks, but I saw her blush a little too.

"It's ok." She said.

By the time we finished it was almost eight. I saw Coryn yawn.

"Chase, are you sure it's ok if I stay here tonight?" she asked.

"Yeah, it's not like you can get home in this storm." I responded. "You can use my bed. I'll sleep on the couch."

"Are you sure? I should sleep on the couch, it's your bed." She said, probably feeling a bit guilty.

"Yeah, I'm sure. Good night." I said, away from her and towards the couch. Then, I heard her heading for the bedroom door, which is next to the couch. She stopped for a moment right next to me, quickly stood on her tiptoes, and kissed my cheek. I felt like my heart was going to melt. My eyes widened and I didn't have time to process what had just happened until she had already left to walk into my bedroom, shutting the door behind her. I touched my cheek where she had kissed it. It was a soft kiss from an angel.

I couldn't fall asleep that night. I kept wishing I'd said something after she kissed my cheek. It would have been a perfect moment to tell her how I feel about her. It was too late now. I just lied on the couch, staring at the ceiling and lightly touching my cheek every now and then, remembering her soft lips. I could still faintly hear the soft pitter patter of raindrops on the roof and the wind as it rustled through the trees behind my house.

I fell asleep for a little while, but I suddenly woke up for no apparent reason. Then I heard a soft noise-footsteps- coming from near the kitchen. I stayed silent, pretending I was asleep.

'It must've been Coryn,' I thought.


End of chapter seven! Hoorah! hehe, well I'll try to put up chapter eight ASAP. I promise;) love all you readers out there! See yaaaa! Remember: REVIEW PLEASE! :)) ~ShermanTheWorm~