Madi
When Soda walked away everyone looked at me.

"What?!" I snapped and they all turned their heads.

"Really?! You're gonna treat me like I did something wrong?! Brooke and Dallas obviously love each other but she's too scared to realize it! What did I do?!" I said confusingly.

"Madi, I do love Dallas and I'm not avoiding that...you are. You refuse to love Soda" Brooke said and I shook my head.

"Madi, I can see Soda loves you. That I do know" O said. How could she tell? She just met all of us.

"Yeah, he looks at you like our mom and dad looked at each other. He does love you for who you are and actually were surprised he even likes you. He despises Socs but you're different to him. He cares for you" Darry said and I shook my head.

"No, he doesn't," I said and Brooke looked like she was gonna flip but I saw Dally grab her hand. She yanked it away and pointed a finger at me.

"You know while you weren't here he always talked about you non-stop?! He's seen you before when he picked me up once at your place but I begged him not to go in. Why? I don't know but he's liked you for quite some time it just took him way to long to realize it and Darry is right. He does love you. Dad always looked at mom in a certain way and Soda looks at you just the same maybe with even more love and my parents really loved each other. So stop being a complete downer and go talk to him. He wasn't even that upset with Sandy leaving. He looked worse when you left him. He loves you so get that through your fucking head" she spat at me surprising everyone. Sure Brooke had a temper but she never looked so calm when telling someone off.

"You're basically yelling at me but in a calm voice..." I said raising a brow and she shook her head.

"If I raise my voice will it make you go?" she asked confused and I shrugged. She sighed.

"GO, NOW!" she yelled and I chuckled goo g over to Soda's room.

I walked over there and rose my hand to the door knocking carefully. Here I go.

Sodapop
I was lying in my bed staring at the ceiling. Why did I screw up so bad? I'm such an idiot. Why did I think a Soc would even like me? God, what did I get myself into? I shook my head mumbling to myself when there was a slow hesitant knock.

"What?! Go away, Brooke!" I yelled and turned on my side.

"It's not Brooke..." someone said and I recognized that voice to be Madi's.

"It's unlocked," I said and she walked in and sat on the bed. She looked at me then quickly back to the ground.

"You know...I did mean it. I do love you" I said to her. Why would I hold back now? There isn't any point. She already knows.

"No you don't," she said and brought her legs to her chest as I saw her head rest on her knees. I sat up carefully and rubbed her back gently. She tensed up so I let go.

"I do Madi," I said again and she got up and started freaking out.

"NO! NO, YOU DON'T!" she yelled and collapsed to the ground in tears. She was mumbling things and rocking back and forth. It took a moment but then she started to chuckle then it turned to full-on laughing. It got louder and louder until she stopped suddenly looking at me with this crazed look in her eye.

I sat down next to her and looked at her. Her gaze followed me and she shook her head violently.

"Stop it! You're gonna hurt yourself!" I snapped at her and she stopped but then started laughing.

"Why would you care?!" she laughed at me.

"Because I love you! I care about you! You mean the fucking world to me I love more than any damn thing in this world and I always have!" I yelled at her and she froze but looked down.

"No one could love me..."

"You see...here we go again," I said and she started laughing. I was hurt.

"You see...I love you and I'm telling you this and all you're doing is laughing at me! I'm sorry for loving you! I can't help it! I give my heart out to have it ripped. I love you more than I ever loved Sandy but I guess you don't feel the same and I can't force that...I'll be outside if you need me...not that you care" I said getting up but she grabbed my wrist.

"I'm not laughing at you..." she whispered.

"Then what is so funny about me telling you I love you?" I asked and I felt frozen. She didn't feel the same. I didn't know what to really feel...she didn't say anything so I pulled away from her walking to the door.

"I CAN'T LOVE YOU SODA!" she screamed and I whipped around getting close to her. I looked her in the eyes as I let the tears fall. I wanted her to see how much I was hurting.

"Why not," I asked quietly. I was disappointed. We stood there face to face for what seemed like hours. I was done. She didn't love me but I could never stop loving her. Never.

I walked to the door and what she said surprised me.

"I'M FUCKING CRAZY SODA!" she yelled. I turned around quickly and pushed her onto the bed carefully and kissed her. I needed her so much I couldn't take it anymore.

She pushed me away and I looked away in embarrassment.

"I'm sorry it's just...I love you. I love you more than you know" I mumbled and she grabbed my arm again.

"Then tell me. Tell me so I can learn why you love me. So I can learn how I'm some perfect thing to you when really I'm crazy and messed up" she said and I shook my head and looked into her eyes. Not even blinking.

"I've already said this but I'll say it again. I love you more than the entire world. I love how you don't give a damn about what others say about you, I love you caring you are of people you know and don't know, I love your smile your beautiful eyes, you. I love you and everything about you and you know how you say you're crazy I don't think that. I think you're perfectly sane. Those people who say you're crazy are the crazy ones. You're perfect just the way you are and I honestly couldn't ask of more. Everything you do I love. Even you breathing makes me the happiest and honestly, I haven't been this really since the whole thing with my parents. You're a special person Madison. To me, to Brooke, and to the guys. I'll never stop loving you and I understand if you don't love me back but I would like, no love, for you to be my girl" I smiled and held her hands as I looked into her ice blue eyes I grew to love.

She stayed there in complete silence.

"I messed up didn't I?" I muttered and let go of her.

"Idiot" I mumbled to myself and headed for the door when she ran over and kissed me. I picked her up and sat on my bed with her on my lap as we kissed. It was not until a while later we heard a shriek. We both knew who it was.

"Leave us alone Brooke!" we yelled together and I chuckled.

"I love you" I whispered kissing her again and she smiled.

"I love you too" she replied leaving me with a wide smile as we kissed the night away.