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~~~Lock's POV~~~
I watched her go until I was sure she was completely gone. Then I ran back to the treehouse, my heart pounding in my chest. I was overcome with emotions...excitedness...fear...indecision.....love. As I rode up in the birdcage elevator, I realized that I now loved two girls...both equally lovely. I ran through the hallway once I got off the elevator and ran into Barrel.
"Hey, you ready to play DDR?" he asked with a grin.
"In a minute, lemme just grab something from my room."
"Okay, but hurry, I've already started up the game. I'll choose the song if you take too long!" Barrel threatened.
I'd lived with Barrel long enough to know that he was an expert at DDR and would pick the most difficult song just to piss me off.
"All right, all right, I'm comin'." I grumbled as I ran down the hall and wrenched open the door to my room. I quickly found what I was looking for and stuffed it into my pocket for later. As a reminder...
I sprinted back down the hall, just as Shock opened the door to her room and stepped out. I ran into her and we came so close I could feel her breath on my cheeks and her nose was centimeters away from mine. Close enough to kiss...Her eyes widened and she stepped back hastily, her cheeks flushed.
"Um, sorry." she said, averting her eyes.
My heart pounding as well, I managed to choke out, "I'm sorry too."
She quickly stepped back into her room, closing the door, and I walked into the living room to see Barrel just about to press "yes" to a particularly fast song.
"NO!" I yelled and he chuckled, selecting "no" instead.
"You arrived just in time. Hey, why is your face so red?" he asked, examining me from afar.
"What?" I said, a little too quickly.
He said nothing, instead turning to the TV and asking me to pick the song. I did, and soon I was struggling to keep up with the dance moves, while Barrel yawned and kept up easily.
"I could do this in my SLEEP." he bragged.
"Oh, shut up." I said, punching his arm jokingly. I hesitated, but decided to tell him.
"So...I uh..I met this girl today." I said, glancing out of the window as I said it. It was dark, nearly 9:00 pm.
"Yeah? Who is she?"
"A new girl that just moved in from Valentine's Town."
"Reeeeallly???" said Barrel slyly, casting me a knowing look.
"...what?"
"Lemme guess: you like her."
My eyes widened. "What? No, I-"
"Then why else would you bring her up in a conversation?" Barrel said, chuckling.
".........point taken."
"Exactly."
We played for another two hours before Barrel got tired of beating me in each song. He turned off the game, bid me goodnight, and disappeared into his room. I did the same, plopping down on my bed and getting ahold of my thoughts. I stayed there for an hour. Although I looked calm on the outside, a raging battle was taking place inside of me between my heart and my mind.
You love Shock.
But I love Penny too!
You just met her. Don't you think you should slow down a bit? Shock is a better match for you, you've known her for so much longer.
..........but-
No buts. Go to her now, it's the right time to tell her.
But I love Penny!....and Shock...
Just give her a chance. If things don't work out between you and Shock, you'll always have Penny.
I guess...
Now go.
I glanced at the clock.
12:04 pm.
I got up and quietly headed to Shock's room. I timidly knocked, but she could've pretended not to hear it, it was so quiet. I almost lost my nerve and doubled back but when I placed my hand in my pocket, I felt the object I had found earlier.
A concert ticket.
It was a concert ticket from two years ago, when Shock and I had gone to a concert by ourselves. Barrel had been away that night; he was visiting his cousin in Easter Town. As much as he despised his cousin, Barrel had to go, to avoid family problems. So Shock and I were bored, but then saw that a band was going to be doing a concert. We went, and the crowd was so large, she and I were forced to hold hands. We both pretended to be disgusted, but on the inside, I couldn't ignore the tingling sensation I felt when she held my hand. I kept that ticket because whenever I saw it, it reminded me how it felt to be with her, so close.
Now, as I stood outside her door, I felt it in my pocket and reminded myself how much I loved her. How beautiful she was. I knocked again, this time a little louder, but not so loud so that it'd wake up Barrel.
This time, she answered.
~~~Shock's POV~~~
I opened the door around midnight and my eyes widened when I saw who had knocked. It was Lock, but why would he knock in the middle of the night?
"What is it?" I asked sleepily.
He shifted uncomfortably and seemed really nervous.
"Um...c-can I come in?"
"...what for?"
"I-I need to t-talk to you."
Totally confused, I let him in, closed the door, and switched on the lamp. He sat down on the bed and waited for me to do the same. I did, and he started stuttering.
"Um, Sh-Shock, we've kn-known each other for a r-really long t-time now..."
"Yeah, and?" I asked, wanting nothing more than to go back to sleep.
"And...I..."
He really was nervous. His eyes never left mine, but his hands were wringing each other, his feet shifting nervously, and he kept stumbling over his words. I got up from the bed, to close the window; it was getting cold.
As I walked back, him still looking nervous, I accidentally tripped on a pile of clothes I had left there that morning, and as fate would have it, I landed on the bed. On top of Lock.
Our faces were inches apart, and I could feel his heart pounding in his chest as it lay against mine. My eyes widened, but something told me not to move. To stay there, just a little longer.
"I...I just wanted to tell you..." he whispered.
"Yeah?" I replied, just as quietly.
"I've been wanting to tell you...."
"Mmhmm?"
He hesitated, but finally said what he had been holding back the entire time.
"....I love you."
No sooner than he had uttered those three simple words than he kissed me, full on the lips. I closed my eyes and responsed, my heart singing. I couldn't believe it, was this a dream? A dream that would trick me and I would wake up, feeling stupid that I had ever believed it to be true?
But no...this was real. Those really were his lips pressing against mine, his hand running through my hair...his other hand around my waist...I loved him, and he loved me. I wished this night would never end, and that's what it seemed like. It went on for what seemed like hours, but my mind told me it had only been a few minutes. He finally pulled back and told me again what I longed to hear.
"I love you, Shock."
"I love you too, Lock."
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A/N: Awww, so cute. ^-^ More chapters coming soon, this isn't the end! Stay tuned for more.
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