Covered {A Short Story} *IN EDITING*

It All Falls Into Place

~Ari's pov~

"Want to play Call of Duty?" Toby questioned. I nodded getting a controller, and sitting next to him on his bed.

"Just do warn you, I have no idea what I'm doing." I told him. He laughed at me, sitting behind me on his bed, placing his hands on mine on the control. His head next to mine, looking at the TV. I looked at him, trying to hide a blush, and figure what to do. He smiled at me, and started the game at the same time.

"Okay so first don't have your hands like that on the remote, second of all you have to be quick about what you're doing, so look down at the controller for a second and then keep looking at the screen until you know you have to something different. Okay?" Toby finished, and I nodded processing all the information. Soon, doing what he said, moving my fingers, with his. I never thought this would happen, and I would allow it. After what seemed like forever, Toby and I got killed, in the game. I looked at him, and smiled back at me, still in the same postion. I looked into his chocolatly brown eyes, shiny like always. Then I looked at his whole face, noticing that he was moving closer. I blinked again, and it was right, he was moving closer. I got up, as he fell on the floor, following the controller. I stood there kind of like an idoit, looking at him, getting off the floor, and sitting on the bed as if nothing ever happened.

"I'm going to go get a drink." I said walking out of the room, not even listening, or paying attention to Toby. I walked down the stairs, taking a right, walking down a hallway, then taking a left, into the kitchen. I saw a cabinet left opened, where there were glasses, grabbed one, closed it, and walked to the fridge. I grabbed some water, pouring it into my cup, until it almost fell out of the glass. I took a sip looking around the room. The walls were still the same as Sammy's and to be truthful, nothing has changed to the house, expect for pictures and their other belongings. I washed down the rest of the water, refilling it, then something cheating my eye. I walked over to it, kind of shocked it was here. I grabbed the picture by it's frame, and looked at it. It was an old picture, one that was when Sammy first moved here. When we became friends, and I started to hang out with him. I smiled, remembering that warm summer day.

"Arianna! Arianna!" A six year old's voice yelled from his backyard. A little girl looked up from the flowers she was playing with, and smiled. She told the boy to hold on as she ran into the house, where her parents where watching her.

"Mommy, Daddy?" She smiled.

"Yes, sweetie?" Her father picked her up.

"Can I play at Sammy's?" She asked him with a big smile.

"Sure sweetie! We can all go over there." He said and his wife nodded with a wide smile. The little girl jumped from her father's arms, to the floor, running out the back door. Her parents following behind her. Her little legs trying to keep up with her fast movements. She tripped a couple of times, but never fell. Soon, she was in his backyard.

"Arianna!" He smiled.

"Sammy!" She laughed at him, and he hugged her, and she did the same. They broke apart, as both of the parents greeted each other. "Here, Arianna!" The boy smiled handing her some swimming and a life jacket. She slipped the things on, and followed the boy into the water. They swam back and forth, having races and little games here and there. It was the best time for a six year old, one of those moments a six year old would say to there parents before they had to go; 'But mommy just five more minutes' or 'do we have to leave?'

"Arianna," His mother paused for a second, getting their attention. "Sam!"

"Yes." They stopped fouling around and toned in.

"Picture time!" She smiled and the two kids smiled back, looking at the camra, making sure they both looked didn't have any swim gear in their faces. Snap!

I held the picture closed to me, making sure not to lose it. I placed the empty glass in the sink and walked back upstairs, not forgetting the picture frame. I wasn't paying attention to where I was walking, and I bumped into a tall, strong body. I rubbed my head, seeing a hand sticking out infront of me. I grabbed it and pulled myself up.

"Thanks," I mumbled, brushing myself off. I looked up and saw it was Toby. I grabbed the picture frame off the floor. "Where did you find this?" I asked him raising an eyebrow. He scretched his head, thinking, and looked at it. He held up a finger, montioning for me to wait, as he ran upstairs quickly. Soon, he ran back downstairs, handing me a note. I looked at him a bit confused, but decided to take the note. I placed the picture on the floor, while I opened the note.

Hello! You're probably trying to figure out who this picture belongs to. Well, I didn't know if I should had taken it or not, so I left it here. If you find this, please give it to Arianna Phipps. She will probably still be your next door neighbor. Show her this note, and she'll remember who it's from, and know why you have this picture. This means a lot, so thanks. ~Sam.

"Where did you find this?" I asked him.

"My mother did, in the basement." Toby said, and I nodded.

~Toby's pov~

She looked crushed. I picked up the picture, smirking to myself, and ran up the stairs. A shocked Arianna chasing behind me. I placed it on my trophie stand, which hung up high, so that Arianna couldn't reach.

"Toby! Give me the picture!" She yelled and I shocked my head. "TOBY!" I smirked wider, walking closer to her. She stood her ground, giving me death stares, but I didn't care. I was going to get what I wanted for once. I placed my hand on her lower back, and pulled her body close to mine. Her face lightened up, a lot, and gave me a shocked face. I smirked down to her, and placed my forehead against hers.

"You're not getting that picture back," I smirked.

"Wha-" I cut her off.

"Not until I get a kiss from someone I always wanted." I smiled down at her. She gave me a little confused look, than made her look adorable. Now our noses where touching, and her lips super close now. I stared at her eye, which stared back, and then back down at her lips.

"Ugh, Toby just do it!" A voice yelled in my head. I smirked, and she gave me a small smile, as I pressed our lips together. Her soft, and gentle lips kissing me back. I felt her hands crawling up to my neck, And pulling herself up to harden the kiss. I brought one hand and cradled her head. I loved every minute of it. Then we finally broke apart, and looked at each other, amazed of what just happened.

"I-I'm sorry." I mumbled, and she looked at me now even blinking. I waved my hand in front of her eyes, and she grabbed it, starting to laugh.

"Sorry about what?" Arianna questioned me, with a smile.

"The kiss?" I said but it came out more like a question.

"Don't be." She smiled, her hands around my neck again. I smiled and we kissed again. Do the same thing as last time, just for longer, and it was perfect! I couldn't imagine a better kiss than the one I had with Arianna.

"Arianna," I said after we pulled apart.

"Yeah?" She smiled at me.

"I love you," I told the truth. "Don't ever forget that."

"I love you, too." Arianna said.

Hey guys! Did you like the ending to Covered, Book 1? I hope you did! I'll be writting book two in the summer of 2013. Hopefully by then I'll be done with my other books, so I can start my new ones I've been dying to post! I'll edit this book when I can! I promise I'll fix all the little errors I have on here! So, get ready to read Book 2. :) ~Daniellexxx:)