Little Wonders ((Shansel))

Chapter 11 》Day Three

《Dedicated to: @anselisbae7 for being the first one to vote on every chapter 》

[A/N so I started up the dedication thing it will be dedicated to anyone who inspires me or motivates me.]

Shailene.

It was sunlight coming in which woke me. I sat up, and I was in a bed. Last night, after the movie, Ansel and I decided that we'd stay in a hotel. We stopped by a cheap hotel. There were quite a few vacant rooms, compared to the fully booked 5-star hotels. I lie back down and turn on my side.

"Psst." I whisper.

Ansel's eyes flutter open. "Hey."

"You're my best friend now, y'know." I whisper.

"I know. You're mine too." He whispers back.

"Thank you." I say finally.

"For what?" He asks.

"For being my best friend."

"I love you." He says.

I laugh.

"Friendly." He says.

"I know." I say.

"All my life you stood by me."

"When no one else was ever behind me."

"All these lights, they can't blind me."

"With your love nobody can drag me down." I finish.

"I know you can't even name another guy in One Direction besides Harry."

"Yeah I can." I say jokingly.

"Name them." He challenges.

"Harry, Calum, Zack,... okay I can't."

"First of all," Ansel says "You got them wrong except Harry, and you can't. They are Harry, Niall, Louis, Liam and Zayn but he quit."

"Thats sad." I say.

"Yeah... lets not talk about anything sad today." He says.

"Is today gonna be a good day?" I ask, like a child.

"Yes." He says. "We're going to go sight seeing and then, I'll take you to a restaurant there."

"That sounds fun." I say, getting up. "I should get ready."

Ansel. . .

Shai goes into the bathroom and I sit up. I stay back in the bed. I hear Shai singing Good Morning from Garland & Rooney's 1939 film, Babes In Arms. I chuckle and wonder if she knows I can hear her. I feel happy, Shai makes me feel light hearted. I'm lucky, to have her as my best friend. To wake up to her voice. I have everything, right now. I think I'm in love with Shai, everything about Shai, just Shai, nothing but Shai. Not even Vi can beat her now. I think I'm really in love with Shai. Does she love me back, if I tell her, will she think I'm using her. Thoughts swarm my head. Its too early to decide anyway. For now, Shai is my friend, and I'll let it stay that way until we're ready, I don't want us to end up like the time in The Fault - Insurgent when I broke up with for a few months Vi because of Shai, only to find out we were just friends. Two words: Just Friends.

I find some clothes and a towel just as Shailene steps out from the bathroom door in a towel, dripping wet. I sing Good Morning and she blushes. "Y-You heard?" She asks then laughs.

"I did." I say before going into the bathroom to gt ready.

Shailene. . .

He heard me.

Its not that big of a deal, but I get a tiny bit embarrased when someone hears me sing my special song.

My heart is happily beating. I pick an outfit from my luggage.

After two minutes, I'm ready and finger combing chin length hair in the full length mirror. Then, I smooth doen my outfit which is a white tee shirt and denim shorts.

Ansel's not out yet, and I'm bored. I can't believe three minutes without him and I'm already bored. That just proves how attached to Ansel I have become. I mean that in a friend way, no best friend way. I love how Ansel's really curious and enthusiastic and cute, he always tells me he's learning something from me everyday, but I'm learning something from him everyday too. Ansel is usually the type that would just go for it. That's what I like about him. I just don't like the time when he went for Vivian, and even went for me, when he's in love with Violetta. I don't like being used. It makes me feel useless and dumb. I don't want to be the silver medal I don't want to be Violetta. I want a man who would love me for me, and who would treat my like the only diamond. I hope Ansel can recover from his loss, so whoever his next girl will be, will get all his love, for real, and thats what brings us on this road trip, Ansel's recovery. So far, he's been happier.

The bathroom door opens and Ansel is dressed, ready for today, what he promised to be a good day.

We pack our stuff, check out and load into our Toyota.

"So." He says. "I got a map from the hotel. Its about a thirty minute drive."

I nod and comb my hair back. I feel rather happy today, light hearted. "You heard me sing. Twice." I say.

"Yeah." He says.

"Now you sing."

"You've heard me sing before in an interview."

"I wanna hear you sing again." I say. I like Ansel's voice, smooth and perfect.

"How lucky I am I..." he sings. "To wake up in the morning with a song in my head,

I jump out of the bed and turn the radio on,

My heart is happily beating so I'm humming along...

How lucky am I to get to walk around the world with your hand in mine...

I want you forever..."

"I like it." I say. "I want you you want me..." I smile and sing.

"All I know is baby, I'm lucky in love with you." He finishes.

Ansel. . .

I want to surprise Shailene, we're going to Mount Kaukau. I know its perfect there for her. I stop the car when we reach a picture platform.

"Come on out." I say. "But don't face me, turn the other way." She obeys.

I walk up behind her, "close your eyes, no peeking."

"Okay." She closes her eyes.

Gently, I take her small hand in mine and lead her to the photo platform. I come up from behind her and cover her eyes with my hand. "Guess who." I say.

"Ansel." She says.

"You got that right." I remove my hand away from her eyes. "You can open them now."

She looks down and takes in a breath of air. "Wow."

I look down with her. "Its beautiful. I know. So, wanna go for a walk around Mount Kaukau today?"

"Of course!" She says facing me.