Wanna Make You Mine.

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<you're asking me if I confessed to her, right?> said Oliver.

Ray looked down embarrassed and Oliver giggled, sitting down on the ground
<You know...I really wanted to do it. I was very, very close. I was sure I could do it but ... when I saw her looking at you in that sad way when you were holding Anna in your arms....well many doubts assailed me.
At first I didn't understand why she was so sad about it, but when I heard her crying in her room I started to think.>

"What ...?"
Ray sat down across from him. He was unaware of that whole story and he listened carefully to Oliver

<the next day I spoke to Gilda. I told her everything and asked her some advice. She told me if I talked to emma I would have all the answers that I was looking for, so I did it.  When we went hunting, I was even more persistent in telling her how important she was to me. I wanted to fight until the end, but then I realized... it would all be useless.

you don't know how much she cried.>

Ray's heart stopped for a moment.

<I had never seen her so sad...It was probably all the accumulated stress. She told me that she felt guilty, that she was ashamed of herself, and all this because, since she saw you hold Anna like that, jealousy for her sister was born within her. And she felt so bad about it, very bad.>

Ray's eyes widened
<I...I didn't know any of this. I made her suffer....> he murmured

Oliver put a hand on his shoulder
<do you understand now,Ray? Do you understand why I didn't do it? She has already decided ,from the beginning, who she want to have by her side, and you know this too, right?>

< I don't care what you say! I don't want anyone by my side if I can't have you Ray! >
he remembered her saying those words to him clearly, just the day their lips met for the first time, in the library.

"Emma ...."

<it would have been useless... because she loves you Ray.>
Tears were about to form in Oliver's eyes as he tried to push them away.

He got up and hit Ray in the head
<you're so lucky. don't let her get away and don't make her suffer or I swear I'll kill you,Cyclops!>

Ray looked at him and burst out laughing. A laugh that soon infected Oliver too.
A laugh that marked the beginning of a new friendship, stronger than before.

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<so. you wanted to tell me something. I'm listening> Emma said as she walked towards the library, followed by Gilda.

<yeah. It's about Don>

Emma grabbed Gilda's hands
<so ...?!>

<I followed your advice and it went just like you told me->

<wait wait wait> Emma giggled.
<You'll tell me everything when Ray is here too!>

<why?>

<you'll find out soon!>

<okay...? But please don't tell this to anyone. We want to keep it hidden for now.> Gilda blushed.

<okay. Promise!>
Emma smiled at her and headed for a bookcase.

<so ... why are we here again?> Gilda asked as she followed her friend.

<I already told you. I want to take a book.> Emma started climbing to reach the shelf on which the red book was.

<um...did you know there are stairs you can use to reach the higher shelves?> Gilda asked wryly