YouTube Presents... (A Kyle David Hall fanfic)

Chapter 48

Kyle's POV

I put my suitcase beside the sofa and sat down, looking over to Amanda. I could tell she was nervous. She probably thought I was going to say something daunting. And maybe, in her point of view, what I was going to say might've been just that. I can only hope it wasn't.

"So," she said, drawing out the word like it was going to ease the tension she was feeling. "What's on your mind?"

I smiled at her nervousness. Maybe I shouldn't have smiled, since she was clearly a little distressed, but I couldn't help it. It reminded me of whenever we were caught alone together during warped tour. I missed that. I missed her.

"Don't worry, it's nothing bad," I said, trying to ease her mind. Her shoulders dropped slightly and I could tell that even the small reassurance helped.

"If it's not bad then, what is it?" She asked, her curiosity now peaked. I became a little nervous then, knowing that what I was about to say could either be a good thing, or go greatly against me.

"Amanda," I started, working up my courage. I looked at her, her beautiful golden-brown eyes staring right back at me. She tucked her hair behind one of her ears as she leaned forwards, showing off the silver studs and hoops in her ear.

"Kyle," she said, copying my tone. It made me chuckle slightly, she hasn't changed a bit. I sighed before deciding to just rip the bandaid off and say it.

"Amanda, I, uh... I still really like you," I said, looking away from her suddenly as my face heated up. I fiddled with my bracelets, looking for something to distract myself. "Every time your name comes up in any conversation I can't help but smile before feeling lonely. I miss you, and I guess I was hoping that you missed me too..."

I could barely feel my heart, it was beating a mile a minute. I could feel my face heating up more with every passing minute and the tips of my fingers tingled as I fiddled away with my bracelets.

I heard her stand up, getting off the bed. Suddenly I saw her black converse on the floor in front of me. I looked up to see her standing in front of me, her hand out. I took it and she helped me to my feet. I looked down at her as she leaned into me, wrapping her arms around me. Hesitantly, I put my arms around her, holding her close to my chest.

"I missed you too," she whispered. "Losing my dad was terrible, moving in with my grandparents was even worse. But seeing you again when I felt at my loneliest, that was the best thing to happen."

I smiled as I leaned my head on hers. I couldn't have hoped for a better response. I was so worried that she would reject me. After everything, it wouldn't have come as a surprise, but I'm glad that she missed me too.

She pulled away and looked up at me for a moment. I couldn't help but gently hold her face in my hands as I looked down at her. I wanted to kiss her, but I held back. I want to do things right this time around. No rushing into things, just moving at our own pace. We have all the time in the world.

"We should probably go rejoin the group before they suspect something," she said, smiling like a dork. We both laughed a bit, knowing what our friends' hyperactive imaginations would be thinking. I let my hands drop from her face as she turned towards the door. I felt euphoric almost. I couldn't help but smile as I watched her walk to the door. There was nothing else in the world that I wanted more than her, her and all of her sarcasm, terrible jokes, bad temper and that impossibly dorky laugh.

"You coming or what?" She asked, standing with the door open. My smile widened and I nodded, following her out into the hallway and down to the living room where our friends were.

Amanda's POV

I sat on the couch beside Jordan as the group conversation went on. I wasn't really paying attention to much other than the feeling of Shannon's hair between my fingers as I played with it. She was on the floor in front of me with Alex beside her. Johnnie was next to Jordan, Alex sitting between his legs. Jordan and I had small little conversations that broke off from the rest of the group every now and then, but I kept zoning out. I kept looking across the room to where Kyle was standing with Bryan. We would lock eyes, then I'd look away with a smile. It happened enough times that eventually Jordan noticed.

"What's up with you and Kyle?" He asked, "are you two back together?"

I shook my head, still running my fingers through Shannon's hair as she spoke to Johnnie and Alex.

"We aren't together, but we had a bit of a chat yesterday," I mumbled, not wanting to go into details. I had a large fear of going back to Kyle, but it also felt comfortable, protective. Maybe it was just the familiarity.

"So, what did you talk about?" He asked, prying further. If I trusted anyone from this group more than Johnnie, it would be Jordan. I knew that Mike had a good sense of people, and if she was comfortable with getting close to Jordan, then I was too.

"Us," I said, trying not to let the others hear. "We spoke about how we felt."

"Ooh, juicy," he giggled, lightly nudging me. I couldn't help but giggle at his stupidity. "I expect details later, little one."

I glared him down, uttering two words with as much fire as I could. "Not. Little!"

Hey you five people that are still paying attention to this story, I'm sorry for taking so long to update, I accidentally deleted the app and then forgot my password for a bit so that was fun... but here's an update!