"prepare to launch!" Ham and Timmy tell me as they lower the car-like thing down. it's now in the backyard of The Beast, "okay, you're on the ground." Squints tells me. "moving forward." i state, pushing the sloppy 'forward' label on the switch, that Squints had written.

i keep going, then stop, "go farther" Squints whisper-yells up to me. i go forward more, then stop. "you went to far, go back." Squints says to Timmy and Ham, "reverse." Timmy tells me, although i heard Squints. i push the sloppy 'backwas̸rds' switch that Squints had also written, and he wrote the wrong letter so improv came in clutch. i start to move the machine backwards, "stop." Squints instructs and i let go of the 'backwas̸rds' switch. Squints looks up at me, "drop catapult." he demands. i press the 'catapult' button and the mini, metal catapult that me, Yeah-Yeah, and Squints made drops.

me, Yeah-Yeah, and Squints had grown the most friendship over the time, and we were closer to each other than any of the other boys were, and we loved it.

Kenny takes a step back.

"the catapult is dropped." i whisper-yell down to Squints. he looks up from his cereal box binoculars, "open catapult." he instructs. "we're gonna get it. i know it. we're gonna get it." Bertram pep-talks, mostly himself, from behind me and on the ground. "opening...." i mutter.

"forward."

i slowly push the sloppy 'forward' switch again as i see The Beasts' chain move. out of fear, i let go of the switch.

"close catapult."

i guess i stopped perfect timing. i press the 'closey dosey' button, that Ham had labeled as a joke.

"catapults closed."

"we're gonna get it. come on." i hear Benny mumble and then smack the inside of his glove twice.

suddenly, i hear snarls and i can see the future. Squints bolts up, dropping the Wheaties box. "AHHH!! FIRE, FIRE, FIRE!!" he screams at me. out of pure panic, i slam my hand on the 'fire!' button and i see the baseball go flying.

Benny backs up, "i got it! i got it! i got it!" he repeats. then, a huge dog head pops up from over the fence and leaps forward, the ball falling straight into its mouth and the dog landing back in the backyard. then The Beast starts chewing on and shaking the machine catapult thing, and everyone starts screaming. me, Ham, Timmy, and Tommy are screaming from the treehouse, looking down, while everyone else had ran to the back of the yard.

the machine bursts up in the air, and everyone screams, including me, not knowing if it's going to come flying at any of us. but thankfully, it just falls back into the backyard of The Beast, with a loud thud.

everything's silent. like it never happened. everyone's faces are just pure shock, and slowly turn into realization that.....that ball, is never to be seen again. that was our last chance. our last idea. our last choice.

we all walk out of the gate of the Timmons' backyard in silence, everyone shocked and extremely upset.

and all having no idea what to do.

~time skip to about 7pm~

i'm laying on my back on my bed, staring at my ceiling, trying to think of what to do to get Bill's baseball back. it's also raining, so i'm listening to that in the background of my thoughts as well.

then, i hear a slight knock at my window.

i look over at my curtains to see if i heard it right, and i was about to look back at the ceiling, figuring it was my imagination, when i hear the noise again. i scrunch my nose in confusion before i sit up. i swing my legs over the side of my mattress and stand up on the floor, my bare feet feeling the cold hardwood as i walk to my window. i open the curtains and to my surprise, there's Mr. Yeah-Yeah Mclennan, standing outside of my window, getting soaked.

i feel my eyes grow wide and i stumble to the window, pushing the curtains even more out of the way. i unlock the window and slide it open, hearing the rain more clearly. "what are you-" i cut myself off. "i'll ask later, get inside!" i demand, taking his hand and pulling him in my room, then shutting the window again.

i stare into his beautiful blue eyes, who stare into my y/e/c eyes. his brown locks of hair are dripping with water and so are his eyelashes. i cant take it anymore, i have to hug him.

i open my arms and clutch him, wrapping my arms around him.

Yeah-Yeah -
and then she hugs me. she wraps her arms around my sopping wet body and clothes and holds me tight.  i'm a bit shocked at first, because this is the girl i've been in love with since the first time she caught that ball. i had woken up before her, and before all the boys as well. she was sleeping so peacefully, and she'd progressively gotten closer to me over the night. she looked so beautiful, and she was such a pretty sleeper. i stared at her for a while until Squints caught me, "awwww!" he teased in a whisper. i made him promise to not tell y/n, or any of the guys. they would never give me a break. Squints...he's different. he gets me. he's different than the other guys. he's my best friend of all time, and i'm his.

y/n -
i feel the water slowly soaking into my clothes, so i let go and back up. "stay here, i'm going to get you a towel." i tell him. he nods with his cute smile and shivers a bit. i go to my bathroom and look in the spare closet, seeing two clean towels. i go back into my room and see Yeah-Yeah still standing there. i walk up to him and wrap the towel around his soaked self and hug him again. i love this boy. i grab his hand and bring him to my fireplace in the living room, since Bill was, of corse, out of town, and mom had gone out with some friends tonight, since she was lonely w/o Bill.

we're sitting next to each other by the fireplace, staring into the red flames, intwined with some splashes of orange and a bit of yellow. "so, now can i ask, why did you come here? in the pouring rain, to be exact." i giggly ask him. "well, i really just wanted to get out, and my dad kept yelling at me, threatening me....and i couldn't stop thinking about you. i really wanted to see you. so i came here, and here we are." he explains. "oh, i'm sorry. about your dad. you can stay the night...if you want, that is. my mom will be gone for a while, at least until morning." i offer. "yes please. thank you." he replies, looking me in the eyes, taking his eyes off the fire for the first time. once again, we stare into each other's eyes. his are so beautiful. the bright ocean blue intwined with some dark blue around the border. he is so beautiful. everything about him. he's so perfect.

after a while of sitting by the fire in silence, "y/n..?" Yeah-Yeah questions. "yeah?" i reply. "you do know that i like you, right? like more than a friend." he asks/tells me. i'm shocked. i mean, he held my hand and constantly flirted with me, but he never flat out said it. i feel my cheeks get hot and a smile forms on my face. "well now i do. but do you know that those feelings are mutual, right?" i 'ask' with a giggle. his cheeks turn bright red and he smiles. "well, i do now." he mocks me. "y/n..?" he questions again. "yeah?" i reply again. "will you be my girlfriend?" he asks. i cant believe it. i burst into a stance, throwing my blanket. "YES!! yes, yes, a million times yes!" i yell. he stands up too,  "phew! thank god." he teases.

i then tackle him into a hug, squeezing him as tight as possible, to which he returns. once we pull out of the hug, that feels like lasted for hours, we are face to face, our noses almost touching.

i know what's going to happen.

he grins and gives me a questioning look, to which i smile back and nod.

then before i know it, i feel his lips pressed against mine.

the butterfly's in my stomach that went to sleep when i had to let go of his hand, woke right back up, and oooohhhhh they were full of energy. it felt like magic. it was. its was so magical. it felt like fireworks booming through the sky on the fourth of july, it felt like the giggling and running through the street when Squints kissed Wendy, it felt like the first time i caught a ball and everyone was shocked, it felt like when everyone hyped me up because i went off on Phillips, and most of all, it felt like when i first laid my eyes on this boy. who, is now, my boy.

i felt his smile through the kiss, and i bet you he could feel mine.

it felt like i was spinning in circles, and i was the most happiest i've ever been. it felt like me and Alan Mclennan were the only two people on planet earth.

once we finally pulled away(which felt like it lasted forever), we smile at each other, our noses touching. he had to be on his tippy toes to kiss me and be face-to-face with me, and that was the cutest thing ever. we giggled a bit and neither of us could stop smiling.

"i've been waiting to do that for forever." Yeah-Yeah manages to get words out through his smile. "me too." i agree.

i then feel myself shiver, noticing how cold it is without sitting by the fire. "let's get you somewhere warm." Alan says, taking my hand. we walk back to my room and i sit on my bed, patting next to me for Alan to sit down, and he follows. once he's sitting on my bed, he places his head on my shoulder, and i lean my head on his head. we both stare out into the sunset of the almost-night, full with droplets of rain pouring down on the window, cement outside, and the shutters, roofs, and front lawns of neighbors.

i feel my eyes get heavy and i feel myself let out a yawn. Yeah-Yeah looks at me, "come on, beautiful. let's get you to sleep." he suggests. "mkay..." i mutter, finally noticing how tired i am, especially from today.

i stand up and get into my bed, more comfortably and under the covers, head on pillow. and i see Yeah-Yeah by the doorframe. "where are you going?" i ask. "couch..?" he answers, looking confused. "why?" i ask again. "that's where i have to sleep..?" he answers again. "why don't you just sleep in my bed..?" i ask, muttering a bit. his face lights up and a huge smile forms on his cute face. i open the covers of the bed for him and he climbs in, then grabbing the blanket and covering himself up.

"nighty night, Yeah-Yeah."

"goodnight, y/n. i love you."

i feel my cheeks get red, and my face flushed, but luckily he can't see me because he's faced the other way. but i manage to say through my smile,

"i love you more."