Little Wonder (Phan)

Ninety-Four.

"What do you wanna do first?" Grinning at him like he'd just offered me the world I grabbed his hand and charged towards the water slide. Today both of Mile's mums, he had two of them just like I had two dads and one of them was Ms Smith, had taken us and the twin babies to a water park. I hadn't been to many places like this was Papa or Daddy, it was usually fancy-ish kind of hotels while they went about and did their work. But I'm not complaining or ungrateful, it was just a little frustrating that I couldn't always have their attention. Being an only child made me used to having /all/ the attention. I don't know what I'd do if anyone ever took that from me. (I SENSE FORESHADOWING.) But being here with Miles made all those feelings nonexistent and I didn't want to ponder about it anymore. "Waterslide? Good choice, you wanna go together or, I don't know. .." He was blushing again and I couldn't help but laugh, until I ran right into another person. And of course that person had to be Alice Blackwell. Of course. "Oh! Um, hey Alice. It's been awhile, how are you?" He was drawling out his words while trying to walk around her. Ugh.

She smirked upon seeing him but groaned when her eyes landed on me. "Honestly, Miles, don't you have better people to hang around, like me?" She whipped her hair around before placing her hand on her hip, like she expected him to agree. When neither of us made a sound she gave a growl and grabbed his arm. "Come on Miles, I wanna go on the waterslide!" She was squealing like I'd been only moments ago, like I didn't exist anymore and it didn't matter what I thought. I knew that to her, it would never matter what I thought. She was wearing a bikini, despite being 8 years old. I myself like to wear one pieces, not because I wasn't confident with my body, because it was a lot more comfortable and I wouldn't have to be as paranoid that something I didn't want showing was showing. "Miles, come on!" I had begun to cry and walk away but the second that a hand grabbed me, well I had to say I was a little more than surprised, than ashamed. Was I that shallow to think that Miles would leave me? His best friend? I guess I have some inner issues.

"Sorry, Alice, but as you can see I'm already here with the greatest person in the world! Come on Win, we've got a waterslide to go down, do you wanna carry the tube or shall I?" Beaming at him I grabbed the tube and then grabbed his hand again, blowing right past Alice. She was one of the furthest things from my mind right now. "I guess that answers that, but we /do/ have to wait our turn, Win." Pausing from running up the stairs I realised that I'd blown past a couple of people, I blushed and began to make my way back down, still hand-in-hand with Miles. "It's alright Win, we all make silly mistakes sometimes." He was elbowing me in the side but I'd grown quiet, and I knew that I'd been quite when I was younger, and though I wasn't the most talkative person now I knew that something was wrong. And I knew that Miles could sense that. "You're not mad that Alice popped up, are you? You know I'd never leave you." He set down the tube for a second to place his other hand over mine, securing it so I wouldn't be able to pull it away. "You are my best friend, Winnie Mae, and I don't see myself running off with a rich snobby girl like Alice."

Giggling, mostly because Miles never usually found a reason to be rude like that, I nodded and looked away. "I'm sorry. I guess I must've picked up from Papa, I get easily jealous." Smiling a little I shook my head. "Sorry, that sounds so stupid, are we going on this waterslide or not?" I tried to pull him along, grabbing the tube with my other hand, but he stopped me. Despite that the line had already moved forward. "Miles, can we talk about this later, /please/? The last -- I don't want to think about Alice while having the greatest time ever with my best friend, okay?" He finally let go of my hand and nodded, smiling sweetly as though he were actually agreeing and not thinking up a way to bring this up later. If I knew Miles this topic /would/ come back up. Whether I wanted it to or not. "Race you to the top?" We weren't supposed to run. Oops.

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"So, about earlier. .." I'd just gotten out of the shower and into fresh jammies when he started to hound me for answers. "What was with that whole jealousy thing? I've never really known you to be like that. Who are you and what have you done with my best friend?" He looked more upset now than curious. "Did you really think I was going to leave you, Win? Like I said before you are my bestest friend and I will /never/ leave you." This was beginning to sound like one of those cheesy rom-coms Papa and Daddy watched together when they thought I was asleep and I was just bored out of my mind. I actually liked a few of them, but I was 8 and I didn't need that in my life right now. Try in a couple more years. Maybe. "Come on. I suggest. .. Winnie the Pooh, and some ice cream, and then we go to sleep, okay?" He was caressing my cheek. It felt soothing.

Placing my hand over his I agreed with hesitation. "You seem to always know what to say in the heat of the moment (Supernatural, haha) Miles." Smiling up at him I didn't ignore the way that his face turned red and he scampered off to find the movie, and I went down to get the sweets. I was face to face with Ms Smith, not the teacher but the other mum, and she was smiling at me. "Oh, hello, Ms Smith! Me and Miles are gonna watch a movie and have some ice cream before we go to bed, is that alright? I /promise/ we'll brush our teeth beforehand." She waved it away, as if though that were the furthest thing from her mind. "Is there something you would like to talk about? Um. .. am I overstaying my welcome?" Suddenly I became nervous. Was I really?

"Not at all, Winnie, I just like seeing Miles so. .. alive! Before you came around he was always so mopey, he never wanted to do anything, and he just sat inside watching TV or playing video games. But now he's out and being active, and he's got a friend more special to him than anyone I've ever seen him with." She got down on her knees and took my face in her hands gently. "I think you have a special place in Miles' heart that no one will ever be able to replace, and I couldn't be more happy that it's someone as wonderful as you." Pecking my forehead she got us two bowls of ice cream and sent me on my way. "Please tell Miles to keep it down, me and Millie are trying to get the girls to sleep, alright?" After I agreed I scampered upstairs, smiling at Miles.

"Are you /still/ trying to get the movie to work? Move over, slowpoke, Master Winnie is coming in." Sticking out my tongue at him I got the movie to work within seconds and snuggled into the fort he'd managed to build while I was gone. It was an entire area filled with blankets curved around pillows and stuffed animals. I never would have taken him for a stuffed animal's kind of guy. Suddenly he was right next to me and it was like I knew exactly what to do. Laying my head on his chest I took my bowl of ice cream and was happy at the flavour. "Pink Lemonade, my fav." Beaming up at him I suddenly put all my focus into the movie. While Miles' focus was all on me.

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I SWEAR I DIDN'T MEAN TO HAVE SUCH A SERIES OF WINNIE POV'S BUT I KINDA LIKE IT DON'T YOU? BUT NOW COMES IN A BAD CHARACTER WHO IS ACTUALLY LOVELY IN REAL LIFE OOPS.