CoralineXWybie "Accidental" 4 as i've already said... it sucks.

DISCLAIMER: READ THE DISCLAIMER ON CHAP 21

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She ran, practically flew through her garden. A bumping noise came from the lid of the well. Coraline fainted, only to be caught by the ever-faithful Wybie. He smiled his dorky grin at Coraline... a tall, skinny shadow appeared behind him, and he disappeared.3

Coraline woke with a start. Glancing at her glowing LED clock, she noticed it was only 1:00 in the morning. "Weird nightmare." she whispered. Then she got the odd pang to go check on Wybie... how matter much he hated her at the moment.4

Cat was sitting at the foot of her bed, staring into her chocolate brown eyes. He jumped out her window, walking along the roof. 5

She got up and pulled on her raincoat and boots (she fell asleep in her clothes) and slowly tiptoed downstairs. Coraline carefully opened the front door and closed it behind her, making sure there no audible signal of her leaving.6

Coraline followed the path in her nightmare- through the garden to the old well. There she checked the wooden planks for any sign of an escaped prisoner. Then she proceeded down the hill and to the old beige house. Climbing the trellis again, she peered into Wybie's room, watching him stir in bed. Coraline felt a warm blush creep up her cheeks. Wybie wasn't wearing a shirt. Coraline looked away for a moment. She couldn't think about her best friend like that!7

Cat, who somehow had already made his way into Wybie's room, bit the sleeping boy's pinky finger. 8

"Woah!" Wybie jolted upright. "Cat, what was that for?"9

Coraline held in a gasp, still watching Wybie with fascination. 10

Cat jumped onto Wybie's windowsill, giving away Coraline before she could lean back against the trellis.11

"Cat, what was /that/ for?" Coraline whispered, but it was too late. Wybie was staring at Coraline with a surprised, confused, unblinking gaze.12

"C..C..C...Coraline?" He muttered. 13

She mentally slapped herself. "Uh, hello?"14

"You... you, no, I... Uh.. Coraline... what are you doing here?" Wybie, suddenly completely self-conscious, pulled his white tank back on. 15

"I.. uh.. I had a nightmare... and something bad happened to you... and I wanted to check on you... if that doesn't sound too stalkerish."16

"I bet you hope it really did happen to me..." Wybie whispered, horrified.17

Coraline, shooing Cat off the windowsill, pulled herself into Wybie's room. The boy cringed away from her. "I would never want that." she said firmly. "You are my best friend."18

"What?" Wybie asked quietly. "No.. you just don't remember yesterday. No... you just forgot.. It's late.. You'll hate me again in the morning." he whispered to himself. He was now sitting on the edge of his bed, looking at Coraline with a depressed expression. "Go away, Coraline."19

Coraline, forgetting to feel awkward around a boy in nothing but a tank top and boxers, sat next to Wybie on his bed.20

"Wybie, I remember exactly what happened yesterday, and I'm fine with it... I mean, it's not like it was your fault." she said.21

He shivered, even though it wasn't very cold.22

Coraline wrapped her arm around his shoulder. "You okay?"23

Wybie tensed at her touch. "You hate me. I'm dreaming." he muttered, pinching himself on the arm. 24

She frowned and shook him by the shoulders. "Wybie, you're awake! I don't hate you! Don't you get it? I-" Coraline cut herself off before she could embarrass herself.25

Wybie patted her shoulder with his hand, as if to see if she was really there. "You what?" he didn't let his voice rise any higher than a whisper.26

"Huh?"27

"You said 'I' and then stopped. You /what/?" he asked.28

Coraline blushed. "Nothing."29

"Oh. I almost thought you were going to... never mind" he scooted farther away from her on his bed.30

Coraline ran her fingers through her blue hair, illuminated by the moonlight. "Wybie... you're still my best friend. I... I'm not mad." she murmured. She joined him on the far side of his bed and threw her arms around him. "You'll always be my best friend, Wybie." 31

"Forever?" he mumbled.32

"Yeah," She agreed.33

Wybie sighed. "No, I'm probably going to do something stupid and you'll never talk to me again." 34

"Well, to tell the truth, I might do something stupid in just a sec, so brace yourself." Coraline laughed.35

She scooted closer until she and her best friend were touching noses. "Wybie," she breathed. "I... I think I like you." then she leaned towards him and kissed him. He pulled away in shock.36

Coraline looked at him, tears pooling in her eyes. "S...sorry. That was stupid." She put her head in her arms and mumbled something about how she 'didn't deserve it' and how she 'didn't know what she was doing'. 37

"I'm the one who didn't deserve that." Wybie murmured. I'm nothing but a goofy nerd... There's no way I'm actually living this... I thought she hated me moments ago... Coraline Jones kissed me!!! And I didn't kiss her back! I'm such an idiot... The girl of my dreams likes me, and all I can do is lean away?38

He lifted Coraline from her scrunched position and cradled her head with his hand, his other hand around her back, and kissed her. Coraline was stunned, but quickly got caught up in the action. Breaking apart from him, she said three words that lodged themselves in Wybie's heart forever. "I love you."39

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Natasha Lovat walked into Wybie's room that morning to wake him up.41

Noticing Coraline on the ground, tangled in Wybie's blanket and her son sleeping soundly next to her, she laughed to herself. "Wybie," she chimed.42

He rolled over, away from Coraline. "Five more minutes, mom..."43

"Looks like your friend could make it, huh?" she asked sarcastically.44

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Author's note: i'm thinking his mom is the wild "i dont care, do whatever" type, so basically, she has no problem with this! lol.
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She walked out of the room, closing the door behind her, to call a very worried Mrs. Jones.
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Coraline woke up to Wybie leaning against her, both of them covered in soothing mid-day sun. She ran her fingers through his nappy mess of a hair, enjoying every second of it. "Wybie..."47

His emerald eyes fluttered open. "C...Coraline?" It took him a moment to remember what had happened in the night.48

"Nerds really do do it better."