A small slip of paper fell out of the book and landed on a one of the smuppets.

Dave cringed, not really wanting to get near puppet butt. He picked up the note quickly.

It was clearly addressed to him, and sealed with a piece of tape.

He blinked a few times and them opened it.

dave!!
um gosh this is really awkward to write!! well...

That was crossed out furiously, as were a few other paragraphs, all in the same suit.

dave
if you read this and the next time you see me im acting all odd
just tell me to say it already!!!!
jade

Dave was more than confused. "Ok..." He was questioning this all, wondering what was wrong..

Jade went into her room. "Oh, Jade what did you potentially do??" Bec came over and licked her cheek. "Thanks Bec..."

Dave sighed and laid beside Gamzee, trying to calm him.

Jade groaned and covered her head with her blanket when night finally fell. The next morning, when Jade's dad came to check on her, she put up her best sick act, which, for her, was perfect. He told her to stay in bed and that he'd be back home when he got off of work at 7pm. After he left, she waited half an hour and got up and got dressed.

Dave got up and dressed, then stood at the side of his house to wait, leaned against a wall and hands in his pockets like the cool dude he was..sippin apple juice.

Jade slipped out of the house and snuck to Dave's house, a smile crossing her face when she saw him against the way. "Hey Coolkid!!"

Hey didn't smile. "Say it already."

She blushed heavily. "O-oh.. y-you saw that....." She looked down to try to hide the red. "I-I was going... to say...." She fell silent, completely tongue tied.

"Spit it out. I need to know what's bothering you."

"I... I..." She hesitated and looked up at Dave. "What do you think about me Dave?" She bit her tongue as soon as she said that.

He blinked a few times and started blushing. "I mean...I really like you..you're cool.."

She sighed softly "But, I mean... Do you see me as a friend, more like a sister....?" She was honestly afraid to hear the answer.

He shook his head. "A friend..no offense or anything..It's just..I don't really think I'd want to be your brother.."

She nodded. "O-okay.... That... was all..." She looked up with a smile. "Well, let's go then!"

He stopped. "Um...no. Keep talking."

"What do you mean...?" She acted completely clueless to what he was saying.

He glared. "Ok. fine. If you can't trust me."

She shrunk back a bit. "I can trust you... I just don't want to ruin anything..."

"What would you ruin? Obviously you can't trust me, so what is there to ruin anyway?!"

"I don't want to ruin our friendship because I said I like you as more than a friend!!" She finally said, rather loudly before squeaking and covering her mouth.