"Well, everything is all cleared up now."
"All cleared up?! All cleared up, Billy?!" Jane sputtered.
"Yes, Jane! As in, everything will blow over!"
"How! You embarrassed me!"
"Well, it's what I really feel! I'm not embarrassed by how much I love you!"
He realized he said loved and almost took it back.
Almost.
"Love?"
"Yeah, Janey." he says with a small smile.
She looks like she wants to slap him and Billy grabs her wrist.
"What's your answer?"
She was silent for a while.
"Janey?"
"I'm thinking!"
"Feelings aren't connected to thought! What do you feel when I say 'I love you, Jane'?"
"I don't know! Fear, happiness, anger."
"Go back."
"Anger?"
"Before that."
"...Fear?"
A laugh emitted the boy's throat, "After that." he teased.
"Happiness?"
"That's the one."
Billy smiled, leaning close to Jane.
"Mind if I try, Janey?"
She was silent.
"I'm going to..."
He leaned so their noses were touching.
"Stop me, if you don't want me to..."
He waited a few seconds and closed his eyes, kissing her.
It felt like forever when he stopped.
He didn't care, it was amazing to him.
"Billy.." she looked into his eyes with a smile.
"I like you too."
Billy felt like he could die of happiness, right then and there.
But life is never that easy, Billy knew.
But they would handle everything ahead of them.
Together.

A.N.:

Thank you to everyone who read/reviewed/followed my story! I never expected the story to be as popular as it is/was but I guess life has ways of surprising you!

Oh, and later on this year, I might write a sequel.

MIGHT, as in, MAYBE.

Need to emphasize that so I won't get hounded. O.o'

Can you blame me?

ANYWAY.

Love you all!

Read my fics!

Until next time!

~Elijah X. Blackwood