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He followed them, a bit unsure of what to do with himself now. He really didn't want to take Kathy's hand for fear of what it might do to him. He pretty much knew by know that she didn't see him as anything other than an adorable child or brother. Which was probably all she would ever see him for. He knew with almost certainty that if he ever confessed, she would most certainly turn him down in favor of Crash. Which... Alex smiled slightly. He didn't feel so bad about. Crash seemed to be a nice guy from what Alex had seen. He wanted them together.

He just didn't know how to help them along on that quite yet. What could he do? He didn't know. They were already holding hands which, even if they didn't admit it, was a sure sign of their affection for each other. That was one reason Alex didn't want to hold her hand. Hand holding, while was a mother child thing meant more than that to Alex and hopefully it meant more to Crash as well. Though, he had to admit. He didn't even know if these two even realized how much they seemed to care for each other. They probably had just not in the way that they could. 

Flying behind Kathy, Alex crossed his arms, deep in thought of ways to get the two to get closer. When suddenly, an idea hit him. What if he used his feelings for her to make Crash jealous and [i]make[/i] him make the right moves. It was a thought after all! Grinning, Alex changed into his teenage size and ran up to grab Kathy's other hand and grinned at her. He was her height now and looked more her age but still seemed very childlike. He smiled warmly at her, squeezing her hand. He was silent, smiling to himself as they walked.