Several hours later, it was just Willa and Philby left. They seemed over their many arguments from throughout the game, everyone watched intently as Willa slowly but surly was draining Philby of his money on placed he said were not worth anything. The dice rolled, a character moved. Philby set the last of his money down in front of Willa as she hopped to her feet,"VICTORY!" she yelled. 

Philby had been over analyzing how he had lost, he'd done all the math. Probability, prices, ect. These thoughts soon faded away when he  looked up to see the beaming girl before him, he looked at her, somewhat stunned by what he saw. She was in old jeans that ripped at the knee, a pair of worn down combat boots, his old Mickey Mouse sweatshirt that fit her several sizes too big, her short dark hair pulled into a loose messy french braid. her smile glowing. There was nothing special about the way she was dressed, as matter of fact this was one of the least dressed up times he'd ever seen her, yet she struck him as unbelievably beautiful... 

Philby didn't realize he was staring until he watched a blush redden the girls cheeks. Maybeck and Finn both teasingly nudged him, everyone else secretly willing him to do something, ANYTHING. Philby soon turned as red as his hair, his freckles all but lost in the red of the rest of his face. He read the looks on his friends faces, and looked back to the girl he realized he wanted to more than just friends with. He took a deep breath, not believing what he was about to do. He stood, face still ever so red. Walked a step closer to the girl. Another step. One more... He now stood closer to Willa than he had in ages. He wondered why she hadn't backed backed away from him. 

Willa was small, her head just barely passed his shoulder, and even then, not by much. Philby had to lean down quite low in order to whisper in her ear.

"Good game,"his accent was thicker than usual, though what he was doing was simple, it terrified him. As he leaned his head back up, he brushed his lips across her cheek in a gentle kiss and looked to see the expression on her face, hoping he didn't overstep a boundary. 

Charlene let out a squeal, everyone still watching closely their every move, but the two didn't seem to care. 

Willa soon proved herself the more confident of the two when she got  up on her toes, realizing she still wasn't tall enough for her task.Staying on her toes, she reached up and draped her arms over Philby's neck, dragging his head down just low enough for what she wanted to do.

Philby was paralyzed. He felt Willa pull his head down, felt her arms around his neck still, but he wasn't prepared by what he'd feel next. Her warm lips pressed against his, it lasted no more than a few seconds, but he swore this must be what heaven fells  like. 

Willa quickly releases her arms and turns her head away, for the first time noticing the other Keepers staring and Charlene's squeals. Her face is furiously red, embarrassment flooded over her, fear, she was glad they weren't DHIs at the moment or there was no way she would be all clear. 

Her fears were suddenly washed away by a wave of surprise. As it was, there was little distance between her and Philby, but Philby soon closed that distance completely,  wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her close. The small kiss she had given him seemed to also have provided a wave of confidence that was new to everyone.

He took one hand away from her waist and tilted her head back towards him, he was just as red as she was, but he was beaming. She saw him look from  her eyes to her lips, noticed his smile falter due to him biting his own lip. She became oblivious to Charlene's giggles yet again. Philby lowered his head, Willa's eyes flutter shut, she rises ever so slowly on her toes yet again. She feels a hand in her hair, feels her hair fall from its braid. Then, the warmth of  his lips against hers. After years of wanting nothing more than this, neither seemed to fully believe it was happening.

Bliss. Warmth. They were in a world of their own.

until....................