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(A/N: So, I've been realizing that I've been making most of this story fight scenes and not focusing enough on the more relaxed portions that I've been putting in. I plan to change this; I just have to focus a bit more. With that out of the way I would just like to take a moment say thank you to everyone, and since I keep on forgetting people I'm just going to list you all off right now. 8-bit naga, Dante Watterson, Ivy P. Fazbear, Madamex818 (sorry), NiteOwl18, Thebestgamer, and Denalik for being awesome readers. And to my 68 consistent readers thank you for staying with me for this long. Thank you all for twenty reviews and 500 views. Now without further ado I present to you Young and Fearless chapter 7.)

Chapter 7: Alone?

Lars walked along the board walk with his hands stuffed into his pockets and his head tilted towards the ground. Once again he had been left alone and as badly as he wanted to, he could not bring himself to be tired. I suppose you could say that over the course of his life he had been alone for so many collective hours that he had grown sick of it, which explained why he was now desperately searching for a crowd somewhere on the beach. Out of the corner of his eye a head of golden hair pulled him out of his thoughts. He looked to his right and saw Sadie sitting on the sand, just enjoying the peaceful sway of the waves. Lars went over to her and sat down next to her, much to Sadie's momentary surprise.

"Oh, hey Lars," She chimed with a smile.

"Hey," he greeted while getting comfy on the white sand. "You can't sleep either?" he asked for the sake holding off the silence.

"Yeah, I guess I just have a lot on my mind," She said while staring back out to sea.

"About what?" he asked again. Sadie took some time to answer this question. She wasn't sure if now was the right time, but the fact that he had just appeared beside her while any normal person would be sleeping like it was their last chance to do so urged her to continue.

"About us, Lars," Sadie pulled her knees up against her chest before continuing. "Is there an us? D-do you want there to be an us?"

"Of course I do," Lars interjected.

"Oh yeah, then why is it that after everything we've done together, after everything that we've been through that it only ever takes the slightest disagreement to set us all the way back as if we just met for the first time again! Did I not spell it out clear enough!? Did that kiss on the island not do it for you?! Why is it that you always find some sort of excuse to not be with me?" While she started the statement with anger she ended it with sadness. Lars mumbled something to the side. "What?"

"Because I'm Scared, Sadie!" It was now his turn to shout. "Because you're the best friend that I've ever had, and I know that if you start dating me you'll find out what an awful person I am, Sadie! Look what happened after we kissed once! I ended up making something that you did for me blow up in your face! I made you feel like garbage, just to have you save my ass not one minute later! I'm selfish, I'm self-centered, I'm abrasive, I'm deceitful, and I know exactly how long it will take for me to ruin our relationship if we were together! Look at me, I never even apologized for that time on the island, did I?" Lars resolved to avoid all eye contact until he could find out for sure what her reaction would be to this situation. Sadie the scene that had played out before her sink in. She cleared her throat, desperately hoping that she wouldn't say the wrong thing. She gently laid her hand on top of his before speaking

"Lars, you're not a bad person. We've been friends for years; I know what kind of person you are. Sure you might be a bit inconsiderate and abrasive at times, but… It wasn't enough to stop me from falling in love with you," Lars was taken aback by this. He had never planned on hearing those words out loud. In one motion Lars quickly captured Sadie's lips with his just like the last time they kissed. Sadie's eyes widened before closing softly. They stayed there like that for a while. How long the kiss lasted could not be determined; it could've lasted five seconds, it could've lasted five days. Their lips parted for Lars to speak.

"Sadie, I promise I won't back out this time. I'll be with you through thick and thin. I love you too," He said in a sultry voice, with the blond girl wrapped up in his arms.

Colored strobe lights lit up the abandoned warehouse that the town had affectionately named the buzz house, because everything always happened here. A crowd of teenagers danced to the techno music that blasted through the speakers. Sour stood on his platform with all of his instruments, doing what he did best. Someday he would make a name for himself, like deadmaus and RZA. He looked out to the crowd with searching eyes. The rest of his team was out there somewhere; he had seen them come in. To his complete and utter shock he felt a pair of arms wrap around him from behind.

"Hey there, music man," A familiar voice spoke right into his ear to overpower the music.

"J-jenny, what are you doing?!" She just giggled.

"I just want to tell you before I lose my nerve. Heheh do you think I was born yesterday; what all could you have possibly said in that moment?" Sour looked at the ground with a dark blush across his face. Jenny turned him around and brought her face close to his. "What would you say if I told you that II liked you too?" Sour was more shocked by this than he probably should have been given the events leading up to it. His shocked and nervous expression only made Jenny giggle more before she jumped up and kissed him. In an instant his anxiety disappeared and he let his arms fall gently around Jenny's waist. They parted for air around a minute later.

"Wow," Was all he said before he looked to the audience and found that everyone in the place had been staring at him and Jenny. The crowd broke into cheers and whistles at the display of affection (what I assume would happen in real life). Sour cleared his throat as he took the mic. "Alright everybody looks like we've got time for one more song. This one's for all the lovers in the crowd," He put on a slow song. The naturally quiet song met with the loud speakers and evened out to a perfect volume. He once again turned to Jenny and held out his hand. The dark haired girl flat out ignored his hand and threw her arms right around his neck. Sour chuckled inwardly as he placed his hand on her waist just like before. With all the couples now on the dance floor and the singles leaning against the wall; gentle swinging and swaying filled the room.

The height difference between Lars and Sadie made dancing like this difficult, but neither of them paid this any mind. They simply enjoyed looking deep into each other's eyes while they moved to the soft rhythm of the music. Sadie let out a content sigh as she leaned her head onto Lars' chest, and he let his head rest on hers.

'Has he always been this warm?' Sadie couldn't help but ask herself. The tall boy found himself asking the same thing as they looked back into each other's eyes. Slowly they leant in and let their lips meet. This was different from the one on the beach and the one on the island; this kiss was slow, sweet, and passionate, and neither one of them had felt anything like it before. Looking at himself now, Lars could not think of why he had been so afraid of this.

(A/N: That's right a romance chapter. I promised you romance and I delivered. I know it's sort of convenient that both couple got together on the same day, but it's a story bro, cut me some slack. Also I never actually intended on this chapter happening I was just thinking about what I could do with how I ended the last chapter and this little beauty popped into my head. Also if this chapter was not to your liking then I'm sorry; this was the first time I've ever put something romantic online for an audience. See you next chapter and stay frosty.)