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Josie left Lucas's room, feeling slightly deflated, and as she continued down the hallway, she thought about their conversation together. But as she neared Vaughn's door, the nervousness returned, and she found herself chewing on a corner of her sleeve.

When she realized, she quickly spat it out, and rapped sharply on Vaughn's door. This time, Josie just wanted to get in and out as quickly as possible, before she psyched herself out. The door opened and Vaughn stood looking at her.

"Josie."

She nervously chewed on her lip, trying to look at everything else except Vaughn. Her heart was beating a staccato beat, while her stomach was going haywire. Trying to appear calm, Josie finally looked up at him.

Vaughn just stood there watching her, as the internal conflict of emotions at seeing her began to rise up in him. But he waited patiently, knowing that whatever Josie had to say, she had to say it without him interrupting.

"Vaughn," Josie replied. "Um… We need to talk."

Vaughn nodded, feeling dread, but he stood aside and allowed Josie to enter the room. He wasn't sure if he wanted to hear what was going to come out of her mouth.

Pacing before him, Josie tried to work out what she was going to say. A million thoughts were flying through her head, but she was unsure of how she was going to tell him, of what she should say to deliver the least impact.

Vaughn leaned against the door, watching her pace. "Do you want to sit?" he asked her.

Josie shook her head. She knew if she sat down, she'd be a little further from the door, all the more longer it would take her to make her escape after she'd told him. Besides, pacing was keeping her busy so that she wouldn't have to look at him.

"Vaughn… There's something I need to say. I don't really know how to say it, it's not like I've had a ton of experience at doing this," she began, the words tumbling out of her mouth. "But um… I…"

She looked helplessly at him, her eye's pleading with his to understand what she was trying to say to him. If she didn't have to, she really didn't want to say the words out loud.

Vaughn nodded. "I get it Josie. You… you like Lucas, and you want to be his girlfriend, I understand."

The pain in his voice was evident, as he walked to the window and stood looking out over the school grounds. He couldn't face her right now. If he looked at her, he was sure he was going to fall apart. Josie was his best friend, but he loved her, and wanted to be with her.

Josie stared at Vaughn as he stood at the window. She couldn't believe what he'd just said. Grabbing his arm, she spun him round to face her. He tried to shake her off, but she held on.

"Vaughn… That's…"

"It's okay, Josie," he interrupted, his tone slightly harsh. "I get it… I think you should just leave now."

Josie snorted slightly. "You idiot," she laughed. "I came here to tell you that I chose you. I realized when I was in that other dimension that I had feelings for you. I like Lucas, sure, but only as a friend. It's you that I want to be with."

Vaughn looked down at her with a hopeful smile. "Really?"

Josie punched him on the side of the arm. "Since we're talking with itty bitty words," she continued sarcastically. "Yes. You. Me."

She looked at him and smiled.

Vaughn laughed, and hugged her tightly, before moving back slightly. He didn't let her go however. Instead he bent his head down and kissed her lightly on the lips. She reached her arms around his neck and kissed him a little more passionately back.

As their heads pulled away, Josie smiled to herself… "There's no place like home," she whispered.

The End.

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Well, it's over! What did you think? I had you all going there for a minute, didn't I? I'm unhappy to say that the adventure is over... For now, I may still write a sequel, at this point I'm not too sure whether I will or not, but who knows? I hope you all enjoyed it! Thanks for all your FB's on this story, it's been really motivating!