Vincent was having a great time with his friends.

   First, they'd explored the mall. Then they'd watched The Whether Man  2 at the movie theater. That movie was funny as hell. Then he and his friends eat at a McDonalds inside the mall.

   Now they were sitting by a pond inside the mall, talking and joking with each other.

   "Alright." Said Rimmy hopping to her feet. "Now for presents. I'll be right back."

   She quickly walked into the sports shop a couple shops down.

   Vincent looked to Tyson and Alysia questioningly, but they both shrugged.

   When Rimmy came back, she presented Vincent with a brand new skateboard.

   "Rim." Vincent said. "Thank you."

   "Your welcome Vin. Just make sure to ride that thing every day. Honestly, so much money for a board with wheels."

   Vincent laughed and hugged his friend.

   "I love you Rims." He said.

   Rimmy hugged him back and said "You'd better."

   Rimmy stepped back from Vincent's hug.

   "Now." She began. "Its Alysia turn."

   When Alysia stepped to Vincent, she looked nervous.

   She glanced back at Rimmy, who nodded to her encouragingly.

   "I got something for you to remember me by." Said Alysia, nervously. "Hope you don't think its selfish of me."

   She dug into the pocket of her hoody and presented Vincent with a golden rectangular box.

   Vincent took the box and opened it.

   He gasped in surprise.

   Inside were two solid gold chains, with a golden locket shaped like half a heart linked to each.

   "Alysia," Vincent began. "Is this real gold?"

   "Yeah." She answered. "But that isn't the present."

   She grabbed both necklaces and hand one to Vincent.

   "open the locket." She told him.

   When he did, he found a picture of Alysia inside.

   Vincent looked over to Alysia to see she had opened the locket she held and saw a picture of himself inside.

   Alysia held out her locket and said "Now we connect them."

   When they did, Vincent noticed how the two pictures became one.

   Vincent recognized the picture from the time he and Alysia sat on the Farris wheel together and got stuck at the top. Alysia had put her arm around Vincent, bringing him closer and snapped the picture.

   "That ones yours and this ones mine." Alysia said. "So we can always have a piece of each other no matter where we are. D-do you like it?"

   Vincent smiled, put his locket around his neck and said "I love it, Aly. Thank you."

   Really she could've gotten him anything and he would have loved it. But this could mean maybe, just maybe she shares his feelings.

   Alysia smiled, put her locker around her neck and hugged Vincent tightly.

   Vincent hugged her back, looking at Tyson with a pleading look.

   Tyson nodded and said to Rimmy "Hey babe, there's some hello kitty stuff over there. I know that's your favorite, so how about I by you something?"

   Rimmy looked at Tyson, puzzled and said "What are you talking about? I don't even like hello kitty."

   Tyson grabbed Rimmy's hand and said "You do now." before dragging her down the mall to a big stall that was selling hello kitty merchandize.

   Vincent made a mental note to thank his friend later.

   He gently pulled away from Alysia's hug and looked her in the eyes.

   God, her bright blue eyes are so beautiful.

   Vincent took a deep breath to steel his nerves. If he was going to confess to her, now seemed as good a time as any.

   He opened his mouth but was cut off when Alysia said "Its okay Vin. I know you love me."

   Vincent went stiff.

   Oh crap. How the hell did she find out. He was careful to hide his feelings from her and as much as Tyson and Rimmy want them together, they wouldn't have told her.

   "H-how did you find out." He asked.

   "Maybe you can hide your feelings from some people." Said Alysia. "But you can't hide them from everyone."

   Vincent gave a nervous laugh. "Well at least it makes this a little easier."

   Alysia shook her head and said "No Vin, it doesn't."

   Vincent felt his heart began to break.

   She was rejecting him. He should've known this would happen. Why else would she know about his feelings, yet not respond to them in any way.

   "I-it's okay if you don't feel the same." He said quickly. "I'm cool with just being friends."

   Alysia shook her head again. "I can't." She said. "I can't just be friends with you anymore."

   Danm Vincent thought. You just had to confess

   He felt as if his heart was slowly being peeled apart.

   If she kept this up, Vincent couldn't guarantee he wouldn't burst into tears on the spot.

   "Alysia please." Vincent pleaded. "We can still be friends. It's okay that you don't share my feelings. Really it is. I just have this strong need to be close to you. If you tell me you don't want to be around me, I-I don't know what I'd do."

   Alysia looked puzzled. The she shook her head and smiled at him.

   "No Vincent." She said. "You misunderstand me. I can't be friends with you because I'm so Damn in love with you. Always have been since the first day Tyson introduced us."

   Vincent ears must be playing some kind of a cruel trick on him.

   Did she really just say that?

   "D-did you just say that your in love with me?" He asked in disbelief.

   Alysia put a hand on his check and said "Yep. And I'll repeat it if you want me to."

   "Please do."

   She giggled and said "Vincent Jackson, I am so damn in love with you it hurts."

   Vincent felt like he could sprout wings and take off. Maybe do a couple laps around the sun.

   "Then why didn't you tell me sooner?" He asked.

   "I was afraid of what would happen to me." Answered Alysia.

   Vincent got deadly serious.

   "What do you mean?" He asked. "Is some one threatening you? Point them to me. I'll kill-"

   He was cut off and caught by surprise when Alysia placed his lips on his.

   She slipped her tongue between his lips, brushing it against his.

   Vincent got over his shock and wrapped his arms around her, kissing her back, as she wrapped her arms around his neck.

   Alysia let out a soft moan as she pulled on his neck bringing him closer.

   Vincent needed to stop.

   If he didn't, then he was afraid he'd take things to far.

   But he didn't want to stop.

   He wanted her tongue to stay with his. He wanted to keep the taste of  her lips on his.

   Then Alysia did something that really surprised Vincent.

   She grabbed the hand that was on the small of her back and moved it till Vincent was gripping her ass.

   What the hell

   Vincent was now worried. Alysia wasn't the type of girl to do something like that in public.

   He tried to pull away to ask her if everything was okay, but she wouldn't let him. She pulled tighter on his neck.

   He needed to get her to stop, cause right about now, his manhood was sending stupid thoughts to his brain.

   Luckily Alysia pulled back on her own.

   "Sorry Vin." She said. "I needed you to calm down. I also wanted to show those idiots that I'm not afraid of them." Then she smiled and added. "And I couldn't control myself when you started to kiss me back."

   "Alysia." Said Vincent. "Who is threatening you?

   "Its hard to explain. But don't worry. They won't really hurt me. I was just afraid of what they would think of me. But if it means being kept away from you, then I don't give a fuck what they think."

   Vincent was going to say he wanted to know who they were but Alysia crashed her lips onto his and the rest of Vincent's brain cells died.

   When she pulled away again, she said "Vin. Let's just enjoy our time together. Okay?"

   "O-okay." Vincent stammered out.

   Alysia smiled, intertwined her fingers with his and they began walking over to where Rimmy and Tyson were waiting with big mischievous grins on their faces.

   Yep. His friends saw what happened.

   "You guys really went at it back there." Tyson said. "I though you two would start stripping each other."

   Alysia blushed, while Rimmy dug her elbow into Tyson's ribs.

   "Well?" Rimmy asked questioningly. "Is it official?"

   Alysia slipped her arm around Vincent's and said "Yep. Were officially an item."

   Vincent wanted to leap with joy.

   "About time." Rimmy said. "Let's celebrate. Another movie on Tyson."

   Tyson groaned and checked his wallet.

   "That's not such a good idea." Said Alysia.

   "Why is that?" Asked Rimmy.

   Alysia bit her bottom lip in a seductive way and said "In the dark with Vincent so close, I won't be able to keep my lips to myself."

   Vincent almost pulled Alysia arm out of its socket as he led her to the movie theater.

   "Why just one more movie? Why don't we watch two or three? I'm paying."

   Alysia laughed and he could hear his friends do the same as they followed.

   BEST BIRTHDAY EVER!!!