For the love of Freed

Promise

"Yo Laxus," Bixlow says running up behind me. We're walking to Albaron to get back a necklace from the Meer Manor.

"Yes Bixlow?" I ask turning around.

"Freed wants to ask you something." He says running back to Freed and pulling him up to me. All the while Freed is squirming and trying to get away.

"What did you want to ask me Freed?" I say.

"Ummm... Uh.. I...." He stammers, he's so cute when he does that.

"Oh God, Freed spit it out!" Bixlow yells slapping Freed on the back. He keeps on stammering so eventually Bixlow says it for him. "Freed wants to go out with you."

"What?! Uh.... No..... No I don't." Freed says blushing.

"Oh really?" I say leaning close to him. He backs away.

"Let's just get to the Manor." Freed says still blushing. He runs past me and ahead of us to catch up with Evergreen.

"Ha ha ha, he really does like you though." Bixlow says continuing to walk with me.

"Cool." I secretly like him to I always have, but I don't know how to tell him.

"Dude. Tell me what your thinking." Bixlow says looking at me suspiciously.

"I... Um... Okay if I tell you, you have to promise me not to tell him." I say looking Bixlow straight in the eye. "Do you promise?"

"Yeah yeah sure. What is it?" He says. We both stop walking so I can tell him seriously.

"I kind of, maybe, sort of might have a crush on Freed." I say running my hand though my hair.

"You what?!" Bixlow yells grabbing me by my shoulders.

"Shhh! Bixlow be quiet." I say pointing a Evergreen and Freed. They have stopped walking and are now looking at us.

"Oh right sorry." Bixlow says. "But you should tell him, he would be so happy."

"No, just don't tell him. I don't know how Gramps would take it." I say. "You can not tell him, do you understand?"

"Got it, I won't tell." He says. We run to catch up with Evergreen and Freed, Evergreen looks at me and Freed with a wicked smile on her face.