Jesse Get's The Clock

Chapter 4, A Strange new feeling

Romeo woke up the next morning and immediately noticed Jesse next to him and his arm around her. He was obviously surprised and even kinda mad that Jesse broke his rule. She never listened to him. But there was a question bouncing in his mind like the DVD screen saver, why? Why would she make the decision to sleep on the bed with him? "Why would she come up here and not even attempt to escape?" He wondered, not removing his arm. He wanted to be mad but, he wasn't. Something about her being this close to him, made him feel strange. Romeo almost felt some sort of happiness and warmth but that doesn't make sense to him. He'd never felt like this before. "Why after what I put her through yesterday, why did she get so close to me..." he wondered once again. He didn't regret torturing Jesse, atleast he didn't think he did. Now he wasn't so sure. He looked back over at Jesse, observing her. "She...is honestly kinda good looking...wait what am I thinking? No she isn't hot at all!" Romeo said outloud, starting an arguement with himself.
Jesse woke up to Romeo's arguing. She quickly remembered why she was on the bed and noticed he hadn't moved his arm. "Uh..." Jesse said interrupting him.
Romeo looked over at her and pulled his arm back. "Good morning! I have a question for you Miss. I don't follow the rules!" He said trying to be angry but was having trouble with the act.
"Oh...um...I-I'm sorry...please don't hurt me...please..." Jesse was a bit fearful again knowing that she could be brought back to the bad room.
Romeo grabbed her shirt collar and pulled her up to face him. "Jesse we both already know you can't plead with me! Anytime I give you a simple rule you just decide 'oH wHy ShOuLd I lIsTeN tO tHe StUpId GuY nAmEd RoMeO' and I am tired of it! I attempted to give you another chance but of course you disappoint me yet again!" He says managing to be slightly angry.
There faces were uncomfortably close together. Jesse couldn't feel fear at that moment, only embarrassment about how close together they are. She felt her heartbeat increase. Her face became red. She wanted to say something but couldn't. At the same time, she sorta didn't want to. Wait what?
Romeo eventually did notice Jesse's embarrassment and he didn't understand until he realized how incredibly close they were. He began to feel a bit embarrassed himself but he decided to have a bit of fun and mess with Jesse, not really knowing what to expect. "Hmmm? What's the matter Jesse?" He asked.
"You're too cl-close..." she said nervously.
"So what? Do I look that great? Do you want to kiss me that bad??" He said smirking but his own words made him blush a tad.
Jesse looked nervous. "U-Uh...a l-little-" she mumbled and cut herself off.
Romeo dropped her and backed up a bit. "I'm sorry did I just hear you correctly? Did you really just say that?" He asked in pure shock.
"I didn't...I said...I didn't s-say anything!" Jesse said and faked a mad look.
Romeo blinked and shock his head. "Ugh...I need to go." Romeo teleported away to think.
Jesse watches him disappear and sighs. "Why did I say that...that was so dumb..." Jesse said putting her head in her hands and sobbed. She didn't know why, she just did. Eventually to got up and walked around the room, collecting her thoughts. She wasn't sure if she meant what she had said. She for some reason thinks that maybe she meant it.
Romeo, meanwhile, was sitting outside, on top of his bed rock covered ice castle. "What just happend. Is my hearing ok...did Jesse really just say that to my face? Did she mean it? Is my hearing ok...ugh why do I even care. It's not like I care about her anymore! Anymore...not...anymore? Did I care for her? I must have. I made things for her. I got mad when she started to mess with me. I gave her too many chances. I GAVE her chances! What is happening!? Why do I feel so weird! I hate her now! I don't want to be her friend! She's so unappreciative! But..." he remembers Jesse correcting Stella when she said that only she appreciated what he was doing, and Jesse said that she did too. "Did I mess up?..no, No! Romeo get a hold of yourself!" He slaps himself. "She's nothing special! She!.." Romeo sighs. "Who am I kidding. I've fallen in love haven't I? Maybe I should change, release her friends...just send her back with them. I don't know anymore..." he sighed again and teleported back to Jesse.
Jesse looked at Romeo and rushed over to him. "U-Uh hey...I'm sorry about...everything..." she said to him. She had a little bit of realization herself.
Romeo blinked. "You. You are sorry?" He looked at her confused.
Jesse nodded. "I realized you were right. That my friends really were holding me back. I really don't need them. They really are...losers." She said and looked up at Romeo who was in shock.
"Seriously?" He shook his head. "Of course you're serious! I knew you'd come around eventually! Oh I'm so glad!" Romeo smiled.
Jesse also smiled a little. "Yeah, I only need one friend, you. You're so much better then they are. Even if you did hurt me, you did it because you were frustrated. I get it. Don't worry about it Romeo." She says.
Romeo blushes a bit. "Ok ok. Well if I mean this then I have a fun idea!" Romeo says with excitement.
Jesse looks at him. "I'm listening."
"So I'll send you back to your friends, without the gauntlet so they don't suspect anything. You can come up with an excuse about why you are back. And if you need me just say my name. I'll come. You can say I took over your town or something. I'll send somebody after you for it to be more convincing when you try to leave. Betray your friends later. Like when you get back to your town. I'll discuss more later. I still need to figure out the details. Does that sound good?" Romeo asks and smiles.
Jesse nods. "Sounds perfect. Thank you for giving me another chance. I promise I won't disappoint you this time." She says.
"You better keep that promise~" he she and telports her to where her friends are currently.