In Shane's House, Same Day, Same Time...

"Uh... It's a long, long story." Shane responded nervously.

Shane's father's name, is Kevin Price. Kevin was an intimidating looking man, 36 years old, 6'5 and 230 pounds of solid muscle, with normally unkempt blonde hair and stubble. That was a complete contrast to his personality. He was the kind of guy you could sit down and have a beer with, a real friendly man. He rarely ever got angry, but when he did, God help everyone. And God forbid, he was angry at you specifically. That's why our buddy Shane here, is on the verge of shitting his pants. Daddy Price only had one main rule in his house, and that was no lies. He got off the couch, and almost menacingly approached his son.

"I want the whole thing. If there's a single lie in the story, and I find out about it, your ass is grass. Understood?"

Shane gulped.

"Y-Yes, father."

He then began to explain everything, from his very first day in school, to the way Alexa had harshly and unfairly judged him and wanted nothing to do with him, to the day he spent comforting the girl after the incident that had taken place. Kevin said nothing throughout the entire story, instead opting to stare directly into his son's eyes to make sure there were no signs of untruthfulness.

"So, yeah. That's why I skipped school. I had to make sure she was okay. It was the right thing to do." He said defiantly.

Kevin still had yet to break his silence, continuing to glare. Shane started to shift around uncomfortably.

"Come on, man. That's everything. Honest!"

Kevin started to crack a smile.

"Ha."

"What? What's so funny?"

"Ha. Hahahaha! HAHAHAHAHAHA!"

The grown man rolled around on the floor grabbing his gut, hysterically laughing his brains out. Shane was confused.

"Dad?"

"Hold on, hold on. Give me, give me a sec to calm down. Holy Shit. Ahhh."

Kevin got up off of the floor and composed himself.

"Alright, I'm done."

"Sooooo. Do you believe me?" Shane asked.

"Huh? Oh, yeah. I believe you. I was laughing because you looked so friggin scared! Shit was hilarious!"

Shane was relieved.

"Wait, so you're not mad?"

"No, no. Why would I be? You did the exact same thing I would do in that situation. The only thing I have a problem with is, why didn't you tell me about any of this before? Especially, the rescuing thing you did. You could've gotten yourself hurt man."

"I felt like I had to figure this stuff on my own, you know?"

"Well, I did teach you to take care of your business. Just, next time you decide to beat the piss outta someone, give me a call. I'd wanna join in."

Shane laughed.

"Sure thing, dad."

Kevin smiled, and patted his son on the head.

"Your mother would be proud of you, kid."

"Yeah, I hope so. I sure hope so."

The two of them looked toward the sky. Sadly, Mama Price wasn't on this Earth anymore. When Shane was only 7, she passed away at the young age of 27 in a car accident. Cassidy O'Connor, later known as Cassidy Price was a fiery little ball of energy. She was born in Ireland but moved to America when she was 16. Kevin met her in college. They had Shane only a year after meeting each other. He loved his mom, and there wasn't a day where she didn't cross his mom. Same thing with Kevin.

"I miss her so much, dad."

"I miss her a lot too, little man. You know, the way you describe this Alexa girl, she kind of reminds me of your mother. Short, blonde, as feisty as all hell."

"Hmm, I guess they are pretty similar."

"I see. Got your taste in women from your old man, huh?" He teased

Shane blushed in embarrassment.

"Wait, wait man! It's not like that between us. I've spent this whole time trying to be her friend, remember?"

"Yeah, but I know how stuff like this goes. You become friends with the girl, you two get really close, and eventually you develop feelings for each other and shit. I'm not that old that I don't remember how high school is, kid. Let me guess, you have a nickname for her that she hates right?"

Shane was dumbfounded.

"Dad, excuse my language, but what the fuck?! How did you know that?!"

Kevin gave a big, hearty laugh.

"I told you. I know how this works. I used to tease girls all the time with stuff like that when I was your age."

"That's still weird dude."

"Whatever. Anyway, I'm starving. What do you want for dinner, lover boy?"

"Don't call me that!" Shane yelled.

"See? Works for boys too."

Shane had nothing to respond with.

"Aw man. Uh, I could go for a pepperoni pie."

"On it, champ. I'll order it now. In the meantime, get your ass in the shower. You smell like something crawled in you and died."

Kevin then walked over to his room, but before he entered, he took one last look back at his young son.

"Shane, I'm proud of you. I'm glad you turned out the way you did. I'm proud to call you my son. I love you."

"I love you too, dad." Shane said back. He gave his father one of his trademark big smiles with a thumbs up. Kevin just shook his head and chuckled.

"You're so damn corny, kid." He then entered his room and shut the door.

This left Shane alone in the living room.

"I think I'm gonna call Alexa real quick."

He took out his cell phone, and pressed her name in his contacts. After a few rings, she picked up the phone.

"Hello?"

"Hey, Alexa. I just wanted to say, thank you for giving me a chance. You won't be sorry, I promise."

This surprised the petite princess.

"Uh, you're welcome. Thanks for trying with me in the first place."

"No problem. And one more thing, now I finally understand why you get upset when I call you this."

"Call me what?" She asked confused.

"You know what it is... Short Stuff."

"Ahhh, don't call me that!"

Shane laughed. He could picture her pouting at the other end.

"Goodnight, Alexa. Have a good rest tonight."

Alexa smiled.

"I will, same to you. Based off of what I saw when we were out for practice, you really need some."

"Woman, you have no idea."

She laughed at his response.

"Goodnight, Price. See you tomorrow morning."

"See you." And with that, he hung up the phone.

Quick transition to Alexa's P.O.V...

Alexa had just finished a mini conversation with her newfound partner in crime, so to speak.

"This kid did it. I don't know how, but he did." She thought.

"He broke me, but in a way, it's what I needed. I needed that part of me to go away, and he made it go away. He... He saved me from myself."

Her mind drifted back to the day before, when he said those same words to her. She chuckled.

"Okay, seriously. God might be the reason why I met this boy, cause that's ridiculous. I gotta go to bed before I think too hard about this."

A.N: Hey guys. I hope you enjoyed this chapter. By God, if I could give everyone who reads this a hug, I would, cause you guys are awesome. I'm having the most fun writing in a long time, for real. And that's due to you guys. If you didn't read it, I wouldn't write it. Also, on an unrelated note. Has anyone played Doki Doki Literature Club? Because Jesus Christ. In my short life on this planet, nothing's messed with my brain and my heart, more than that goddamn game. Fuck! Sorry, just. Oh God. Anyway, stay awesome. Peace. Sayori, why?