Go for it, Kel!

Wednesday

"You want to confess to Sunny?!" Basil clasped his hands across his mouth at the shock of what slipped past his lips.

"Shh!! Not so loud!" Kel hushed, passing a glance from one side of the cafeteria to the other so as to make sure a certain pink haired girl wasn't around to hear. "What if Aubrey heard you?!" Kel shivered at the thought. Had she heard... there would be no end to the incessant teasing he would hear. He could just imagine it now... how she would poke his cheek or nudge him with her elbow, smirking at him to make a move every time they hung out with Sunny.

"Heh.. sorry! It's just that I never thought this day would come! You've been telling me about how much you've liked him for so long, so I just think it's sweet you're finally making a move!" He chuckled, as he ran his hands over the leather cover of the notebook filled with all of his botany notes, setting it down on the table.

"Making a move would be nice n' all... but how?" Kel leaned on the table with elbows, his chin in his hands. This is the first time he had ever had feelings for someone else, yet he was unable to completely capture the way Sunny made him feel in words. How could he convey all of the jumbled thoughts in his mind into something clear, something concise and something he truly wanted to say to him?

Suddenly, Basil's eyes lit up. "Well..." he said, an undertone of restrained excitement laced with his voice. "Not only do I think you should tell him how you feel, why not make it a little bit more romantic? Like getting him a bouquet of flowers! Or maybe... getting him a box of chocolates too, like the semi-sweet ones he likes from the candy store, but in the shape of tiny little hearts! Oh! How about writing him a poem?!" At this point, Basil was standing up from his seat, his eyes sparkling as bright as stars in the sky... if you were to view them from about ten feet away.

"Woah Basil... I didn't take you as a romantic." He stared at the other boy in awe as Basil sat back down.

A light hue of pink dusted Basil's cheeks, smiling as he bashedly scratched the back of his head, careful so as to not disturb the flower crown that sat atop his head. "Just a little..." he chuckled. "You've practically told me every single day how much you love him so I just think it would be nice to finally see you confess! Me and the rest of the gang are here for you, so don't feel like you have to do this alone."

Kel smiled, "I know, but hm..." he closed his eyes and tilted his head, humming as he thought. "I think we should start off with something smaller maybe?"

Basil hummed in response, then as if a light bulb appeared over his head, he smiled. "Ho-How about you walk him home today after school?" he suggested.

"But.. we always walk home together."

Basil shook his head. "No no, you, Sunny, Mari, and Hero always walk home together."

"So...?" he trailed off, the end hitching into a question. Kel didn't understand what his point was.

"What day is it today?" Basil asked, his gentle voice holding the same patience it had always held for Kel.

"Wednesday...?"

"And what days do Hero and Mari have choir practice?" He asked again.

"Wednesdays and Fridays?" Kel answered, feeling as if something was supposed to click, but his brain was not picking up what Basil was putting down.

"So..." This time, Basil trailed off, hoping that Kel would understand by now.

"So..." Kel trailed off, then sighed, frustrated at himself rather than Basil for his incapability to understand. "Look Basil, I really need you to fill in the blanks for me here."

"O-Oh, uh, sorry," he smiled apologetically. "You guys walk home alone together on Wednesdays and Fridays, right? So why don't you try holding his hand on the way home?"