He smiled in slight embarrassment as she said she enjoyed the kiss and gave him another. He melted into the moment, letting the entire world freeze around him as he squeezed her in a comfortably tight embrace. And for the second time within a month, the 'Play' button on life was clicked by the ring of her phone and they broke apart awkwardly. His heart had stopped racing so much as the rush of the first kiss ended. He leaned against the rock as she took up her phone and rolled her eyes, hanging up. He was a bit surprised at her ignoring the call and he tilted his head when she looked at him, embarrassed. The slight glint in her eyes as the moon's gaze drifted through the trees and across their little clearing only made him smile. He blinked when she spoke, snapping back to reality and he nodded, "Oh, yeah, for sure," He said quickly.

He took her hand and planted a kiss on her cheek. Everything felt so open all of a sudden, like the awkwardness around them had melted away with their first kiss. He put a hand around her waist, resting it on her hip as they started back for her place. He felt a lot more confident with her and it showed. "Hm... what are you gonna tell your parents about tonight?" He asked, looking down to her curiously.

[B]Months later, December 31st, New Years' Party at the Delacourt household[/B]

In the months following the dance, James and Sasha had become one of the most talked about couples of the Freshman Class simply because they were one of the first "mature" relationships in their class, at least between two students who were actually known in the school. It was strange, but so many things had changed for the better since they became a real couple. Even Alex congratulated them and he and James had become good friends since, the other boy moving on seemingly with ease. James wrapped his arm over Sasha's shoulder while they both sat on the couch lazily. Matt and Aisha were a few seats down, but lately Matt had seemed a bit quiet, as did his girlfriend. James wasn't sure quite why, but he was also sure that everything would turn out fine. It seemed like nothing could go wrong for him anymore, not now that he had Sasha and life was actually beginning to move forward. It was funny how one day he was adamant against growing up and then it happened so naturally that he barely noticed.