Fan Fiction ❯ It was You I was Thinking about.... Right? ❯ Courage Comes at A Later Time ( Chapter 2 )

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Chapter 2: “Courage Comes at A Later Time”

The weekend passed by, without much effort, and instantly Monday was back in the usual rotation of student life. Nate rode on his bike, getting nervous, as he got closer to the school. Thinking of what to say really bothered him, he just hated himself for not thinking of how to say what he really felt about her earlier, instead now, it’s her who has to say something about it. He so much just wanted to say it, without many witnesses... CRACK! He stopped, and turned around. No one there, maybe it was his imagination, he thought, and continued to school.
Right when he turned, Almond landed on a branch,
“no good, if he found me out, then things would be kind of sticky,” He mumbled, as he flew on.
Nate opened the double doors, and went to his seat, but noticed that Chloe was asleep,
“how long has she been sleeping?” He asked, but Lisa just shrugged, and decided to poke her,
“hey Chloe? Nate’s here,” she said, still poking her. Chloe just sat there for a while, but then suddenly, but slowly sat up, rubbing her eyes and yawning, but when she saw Nate, she smiled
“oh hey Nate!” She said, stifling a yawn,
“hey Chloe!” Nate laughed, helping her to sit up, “what made you stay up so late?” She just shrugged,
“just some stuff on my mind, nothing much!” That totally reminded him about her note. Right when he was going to say something, she gave a look, meaning to tell her later,
“Did I miss something?” Lisa said, interrupting,
“Oh, uh, nothing,” Nate said hastily,
“Tell me!” She demanded, but he just shook his head,
“Chloe?!” She asked, but she just copied Nate. Lisa just looked at both of them, and crossed her arms.
Finally the bell rang, and everyone got up, and walked outside. Nate just started to walk, when he felt someone tackle-hug him,
“So... Did you read the note?” Chloe said loud enough, that only he could hear,
“Yeah,” he replied,
“So...?” She looked at him,
“Do you want to be in a relationship now?” He asked,
“I don’t care really...” She said, nonchalantly,
“Well, I still need to think if I want to be going out, but I could tell you this...” He said,
“you could tell me..?”
“I like you too,” he answered, smiling. Chloe stopped, and looked at him with the same elated look that he had when she told him that she liked him, and with that, she gave another tackle-hug, and they continued to class.

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A month later, and nothing really excited happened, until March 9th. It happened at lunch, and it pretty much blew her away,
“hey, Chloe?” He asked,
“Yeah?” She looked at him, and he just drew a nervous breath,
“will you go out with me?”
All of the sudden, everything seemed to stop, and she just gave him a surprised look.

(How stupid can I be?! I mean, she probably lost her feelings for me! She probably likes someone else! I should’ve asked earlier!)

He thought, but the response she gave, made him look another time,
“of course!” She said, gracing him with another hyper smile of hers that he always loved,
"Cool!" He smiled and laughed. A few seconds later, the laughter was renewed, and this time, she joined in with him, making it most memorable to both of them.