It was a weekend, so I didn't bother getting up at all. That was until my doorbell rang. I had a raging headache from crying last night and flung the covers off. My bare feet touched the cold wood floor and sent shivers up my back. I trudged down the stairs and to the front door. "Yes?" I said groggily swinging open the door. But no one was there. What the fuck. Really people? I growled, going to turn back around a noticed another note taped to my door. My eyes switched back and forth through my yard, maybe expecting to see the culprit of the notes, but saw nothing. I took the note and closed the door, heading into the kitchen for some food.

As I walked onto the tile flooring in front of my fridge, I read the note. It said:

"As You Look At This Note,

You Will Notice No Petals This Time,

But If You Keep Following The Clues,

You Will Find Nine."

This one, out of all of the notes I've gotten, has to be the most confusing one. I had to double take at the note. Follow the clues? What clues? Well, whatever. I put it on my fridge with all the others.

After eating a bowl of cereal, I threw on some clothes and pulled up my hair. I wanted to run to the store really quick to pick up some food for dinner. I began walking down the side walk and noticed something strange about the four trees outside of my house. Something was carved into them. I got closer. Each tree read "You Will Find What You Are Looking For," "If You Keep Following The Clues," "But Before You Do That," "Go Get The News.". Wow, this guy is planning something big this time. I got excited.

My heels clicked down the sidewalk quickly and into the convienent store. Some lady with blonde hair in a messy bun and chomping on gum looked at me. "You Frankie?". I nodded. She handed me a newspaper. "It was already payed for by..." she looked at a slip of paper that look like something you'd pull out of a fortune cookie. "Anonymous." I smiled brightly. "Thank you!"

I began walking down the street and sat on a park bench to read the paper. The front of it had an article with a picture of the Witch Blair and the two girls that worked at the Chupa Cabra, wearing construction hats. The heading said, "The DWMA is Undergoing Construction to Fix the Foundation and Obtain Better Quality." But some of the letters and words were crossed out, so it read, "The DWMA is Undergoing Construction to Fix the Foundation and Obtain Better Quality." Fountain?...We have a fountain? And then I remembered the big water fountain in the middle of Death City Square.

The sun was laughing as it always had, but I couldn't help but laugh with it. This had to have been the best day ever so far. I finally arrived at the fountain. I watched as the corner was bustled with the citizens of Death City. I sat on the edge on the fountain, waiting for the next clue to come in. Suddenly, a man came up and flicked a coin into the fountain. "Wish I had a dollar to get some candy..." . I overheard and quickly got into my purse, pulling out a dollar. "Here ya go, mister!" I smiled. He looked over at me and smiled, taking the dollar. "Gee, lady, you sure are an angel. With those wings, you could probably fly up to that bell tower!" He pointed to the bell tower. This guy was probably a part of this plan and was giving me a clue. "Wanna see if I can?". He laughed. "Sure!". I giggled and darted up towards the church. I climbed the steps and up into the belltower. The bell was right in my way when I had walked in. Nothing was to be seen when I looked around. Maybe that wasn't a hint. Maybe that was just some random guy. How embarressing. I just probably completely threw myself off track. I sat in the corner and started to cry until a pigeon landed on the floor next to me and pecked my leg. I looked up at it and saw a paper rolled up and tied to its foot. He flew gently into my hands. My fingers were gentle with the bird's foot as I untied the message and set it free. I unrolled it. It was another clue. My heart warmed.

"Would The Sun Be Like The Moon And Bleed?

He Would Do Nothing Of The Sort.

Although, Another Thing That Is Red Like Blood

Is The Walls At The Basketball Court."

Onto the basketball court I go! The guy had me running everywhere all day. Up and down hills. Across highways and rivers. It's like he didn't want me to come alive! The sun was slowly snoring and setting into the sky. I had arrived at, hopefully, the last destination. I was at the Death City Cafe. The first place I came to see this guy. There was a note on the door.

"Squeeze Between The Guided Line,

And You May Find Yourself Lost In Time."

I saw an arrow that was pointing to the space between the cafe and another building. I'm guessing he wants me to meet him back here. Strange... I managed to fit between the walls and jumped out. My gaze finally came to and I gasped. It was so beautiful.

There were colored paper laterns everywhere and a pond with multiple changing colors underneath, along with a mini waterfall. I was completely amazed, like a child in a candy shop. But suddenly something caught my ear. I heard a guitar being played and a male's voice singing. It sounded so beautiful too. I glided my way around the trees and shrubery that were decorated in colorful lights. There, in a small clearing where the stars shined down beautifully and romantically, were nine rose petals, leading a trail up the hill. As I climbed it, the singing and instrumental noises were growing louder. I had finally gotten to the top of the hill. And there was my mystery man. I could hardly make out detail since I was a few feet away from him and it was dark out, except for the lights and stars. What I could see of him, he was wearing blue jeans that were perfectly torn on each knee. He wore a black short-sleeved shirt that was unbuttoned and a red undershirt. His hair looked black. Was it actually the guy I had dreamed about? The song he sang was one of my favorites from Never Shout Never. And he sang it so beautifully.

"You say we're both little people and you like it that way, but, in time I'm gonna put this body to shame. Grow old. Wear a suit like my old man. Pack up all my things and get my ass outta town! We got it good whether you like this town, or not. I know it's small, but with your big head, it's bound to get hot. In the summer, but your summer is a bummer if you can't leave this pathetic excuse for a town. That holds all your memories. Your lifetime of crushes and your broken dreams. Be anywhere but here. But, baby, anywhere is away from me. And oooh. If you got it all figured out, then what is there to shout about? This midwest town is gonna miss you. And oooh! Just go ahead and work it out. But first c'mon and let it out. Scream it, shout, tell everybody that you're gonna leave." *

I blushed. He was a hopeless romantic I had always dreamed of finding. I finally spoke up. "You have a beautiful singing voice.". He looked up at me. I gasped. "Well, I have been practicing for you."he smiled. That smile. That charming Shinigami smile. It was Kid! All along! The one I would have least suspected!

My heart felt like it was ready to burst. "Kid? You're anonymous?". "I hope that's a tone of happy to see me." he smiled, but I could see the concern in his eyes. "How did- Why did-". "Sit down, beautiful, and let me explain.". I shakily sat down. I couldn't believe it was him! Not saying it as a bad thing, he just always treated me as a friend. "I've liked you ever since you moved into our home when you were a kid. But I always kept quiet. Scared of what you'd say if I told you."

"And he's scared to tell you how he feels because he's afraid of rejection."

"But as we grew up, and we hung out more and got a better understanding of things, you began to read me like a book."

"Nobody can truly understand him, but you. You have him figured out, frontwards and backwards. "

"And every girl at that school has asked me out at least once. And all of the comments I hear about myself in the hallway about being 'pretty' and 'hot' and 'sexy'. But I just stopped listening to people all together. Except for you."

"Hell, you even managed to capture the heart of someone who is really hard to get through to."

He was the one. He was the guy who was leaving all these heartfelt notes I kept hung up on my fridge. The guy leaving rose petals on my paper. And the one who was good at tricking me into thinking it was another person. 'Yea, I'll talk to him.' He's gonna talk to himself! Ha!

I looked at him, my eyes watering. "You did all of this to impress me?". He nodded. "And to ask you a question.". "What's that?". "Will you go out with me?". All of the trouble he had went through to play this little game of chase. And then plan something beautiful towards the end. I was truly touched. I smiled and broke out into happy tears. "Of course I will." He smiled and laid his guitar to the side, wrapping me into his arms, which I had pushed myself into him and kissed him passionatley. His lips felt better on my lips than on my cheek.

The mystery man was not BlackStar, nor Soul. It was the boy who had stuck by me through my life. And would someday make me Mrs. Death the Kid.

My Secret Admirer: Death the Kid 3

-ler gaspers!- awwww! how cute! Death the Kid, you romancer! =^_^= this is why I luvvles him lol.

Hope you guys liked that short story! Please rate and review! :D ~VileDestruction

*Big City Dreams - Never Shout Never