When you wish upon a star

Chapter 22

Aden's POV~

What.
The.
Hell?
Kelly liked me? How was i supposed to respond to that. Did i like her back? I don't know. I think i did. But was it the relationship type of feeling? "Sorry. I shouldn't have said anything." I realized i had been silent for too long when Kelly spoke again. "No, No, no, no, no. It's okay." I said quickly and smiled at her. I could see she was waiting for me to say something back. Whether she expected rejection or returned feelings, i don't know. "It's not. I feel like i've made you uncomfortable. I should know by now to not say anything. Nobody has ever liked me before, why did i expect this to be different?" I felt worse with each word she said. And i could hear her voice crack which mean the poor girl felt like crying. "Kelly..." I felt a sad expression go across my face. "I never said i don't like you back..." I said quietly. Kelly looked away from the camera for a moment then frowned and looked back. "But you never said you did either." She replied. I sighed and buried my face in my pillow. I really did like her. But truth is, I didn't know if i was allowed to grant her wish with myself and not a different boy. "I think you know how i feel..." I tried getting her to guess. "You see me as a friend whom you are trying to find a lover for." Kelly replied flatly. My heart dropped. "Look, I like you. A lot. but to be honest i don't know if i'm allowed to grant your wish with myself. If it's okay with you, Can i give you a proper answer as to where we go from here when i see you at the festival?" I asked quickly. Hoping with all my heart that she would understand. Kelly nodded slowly. "okay." She said simply. "Good." i smiled, trying to bring light to the situation. i heard a muffled knocking that must have come from Kelly's side of the line because when i pulled my earbuds out i heard nothing. "Hey, uh... I gotta go. My mom needs help with some stuff. I'll text you later." Kelly said when i put my earbuds back in. "Okay. Bye." I said before hanging up the facetime call. We had been talking for a lot longer than i thought. My mom would be home from work soon. I had finished my chores and Kelly was unavailable to talk right now so i walked down the hall to the secret room and flicked on a screen and one of the keyboards. I had to find out whether or not i was allowed a relationship with Kelly. Preferably without asking my parents. I thought it better to start the relationship and go a day or two into it without telling them. I logged into the computer and set to work. Searching all sorts of files that the agency kept. Nothing under 'rules.' Which surprised me. Nothing under 'wish granting.' which also came as a surprise to me. I searched everything i could think of but got nowhere. I heard the front door slam. Meaning my mom was back from work. She came to the bottom of the stairs. "Aden! i'm home!" She yelled. I rolled the desk chair over to the door and opened it. "I know!" i yelled in return. "What are you doing?" She called up the stairs. "Working on my case!" I lied. Well, i was working on my case but not in a way that she would have guessed. "Okay. I'm making pasta for dinner. I expect you at the table in half an hour." She shouted before walking away from the staircase. "Whatever, Mom." i muttered and shut the door, wheeling the chair back to the desk. I clicked a couple keys to erase my search data and shut the files so my parents wouldn't guess what was up if they came in here to work. But i still needed to find out what in God's creation i was supposed to give Kelly a an answer. I clicked on the webcam and called headquarters. The same burly man with a butterfly voice from earlier answered. "Aden, what is it?" He sounded annoyed with me already. Any time i had ever called headquarters they sounded annoyed with me from the start. Maybe it was because of my age. "I found out who Kelly is expressing feelings for, Sir." I said. Trying my best to keep calm. "And who is that?" he asked coldly. I could see he was typing something off camera. "It's me, Sir. She likes me." I somehow managed that sentence without stuttering. "You?" The amount if disbelief in his voice was astonishing. "Yes, Me." I said, trying my best to be sassy. The man paused for a moment, again typing something off camera. "And are there similar feelings for her, coming from you?" He asked upon looking up at his webcam again. I nodded slowly. trying to keep a serious face. "Yes, Sir. there are." I replied. The man's face showed the faintest hint of a smile. "You have granted her wish already?" He asked. I shook my head. "No. I do not know whether or not i am allowed to grant the wish with myself, To be the lover she wishes for. I called you to find out and plan on giving her my answer when we meet tomorrow." I told him. He seemed to be holding back laughter. "Of course you are allowed." he said. "Thank you, Sir." I said with a smile. The man simply nodded before hanging up the call. I heaved a great sigh of relief as i got up from the chair. This would made everything easier. Or so i thought. "I hope my mom doesn't ask how the wish thing is going..." I muttered as i went downstairs for dinner.

A/N:
Hey guys! In case you hadn't noticed i finished 'One-Hundred Sleepless Nights' yesterday. Also, i'm going to be away all weekend, without wifi. I will work on more chapters to this story while i am away. But anything i come up with won't be published till i get home late sunday night.