My heart leaped in my chest and no matter how much I tried to reel it in, the happiness made a big smile spread on my face. It seemed like a fairytale. Aaron liked me. Aaron Ichiro Hale, the boy who seemed to have no interest in anyone liked me, in a not friend way. And he said "a lot". He liked me a lot. Was I dreaming? Wait, was I actually dreaming? I discreetly pinched my thigh and felt real pain. This was real. Oh my God. Aaron was looking disheartened at my lack of reply. "Maybe I read wrong and got too ahead of myself–" "No!" I shouted, startling both him and me. We both broke into soft chuckles. "I mean if it wasn't obvious by now but I also do like you. A lot. This is weird, I've never confessed to anyone and this is weird but yeah. I like you... a lot." Aaron had a very bi

