A hand on my arm instantly wakes me up. My eyes are still filled with sleep. "Natalie, you won't believe what happened."

I rub my eyes to be greeted by Isabella's blue eyes. I sit up straight "Where's Percy?" She shrugs "I have no idea."

I instantly change the subject. "Where did you go last night?"

She blushed making me cover my face with my hands "I don't want to know." I grumbled.

"No, it's nothing like that. It was just unexpected and sweet." I move my hands from my face and smile at her. "What happened?"

"So we were out looking for our first clue in this little café, you know the one where there's that big board where everyone hangs their picture?" I snort. "Not at all, but go on."

"Well, we were walking around the café looking for the clue when I spotted our photo from a few years ago. I turned it over and saw writing that wasn't there before. 'I may or may not be in love with you – Grayson. And so I called him over and asked him about it. He blushed and told me he wrote it after everything went down with Winter and his friends. He didn't want to mess it up, so he left it there. For the past two years."

I didn't realize it at first but the smile on my face was growing with each word. "Then what happened!" I went on like a middle school girl.

"Well we got to talking and the next thing I knew we were going on a date. We lost track of time and to be honest I think I might have made the best choice of my life by letting him back into my life."

"I... I can't believe it. I mean I can but like I'm so happy for you!" I pull her into a hug. "Come on you have to win this challenge for us." She smiles. "Get ready and come wait with us for the next challenge."

I gave her a bright smile and quickly got dressed before running out and taking my spot by Isabella, Percy and Grayson.

The judge walks up to the stage and grabs the microphone "Is everyone ready for the second last day of the challenges?" He shouts causing us to cheer in response.

"Even though last night's challenge wasn't as interesting as we thought it would be we changed the challenge up for today just to keep things interesting. So what do we say to a 24-hour handcuff challenge? You and your partner will be stuck with each other for the next 24 hours. No ifs or buts, so I hope you've all gone to the bathroom because as of now this challenge is in motion."

I turn to Percy with wide eyes and all he does is give a bright smile in return. This isn't a good idea I can feel it in my gut. They put on the handcuffs and give us a good luck pat.

"Remember how we joked about always being around each other?" Percy chuckles beside me. "Don't even start." I glare at him. "So... what are we going to do?" I ask looking around.

"Why don't we go on a double date?" Isabella smiles. I look at her with wide eyes before looking at Percy. He turns towards me copying my facial expression. "I ...um... sure?" I reply.

We follow Isabella and Grayson who are leading the way. We walk into the café and I realize it's the one she was describing to me earlier. At the back of the café, a whole wall is filled with pictures of the people who have entered here and left their mark.

I take out my chair as Percy does the same, we try to take our seats but get hooked on the chair. I look at our hands laughing. I stand up waiting for him to be in front of his chair and finally take our seats.

"This whole thing is going to get annoying fast," I state pointing to our hands. Percy leans in closer to me and I suddenly feel my chair being dragged closer to his and him grabbing my hand into his resting them on his knee.

I feel the heat of blush work its way up my neck and through my cheeks. Grayson coughs "So what would you guys like to drink?" We give him our orders and he then stood up walking over to the counter.

"So are you guys..."Isabella points between Percy and me. I raise my brow at Isabella's question.

"What?" Percy asks confused. Before he catches on "Oh"

"I wish." I think to myself. Making their attention turn towards me. "Did I say that out loud?" Isabella nods and Percy still stares at me with wide eyes. Well, that's not going to draw attention to me for the rest of the day...

"Here's everyone's drinks." Grayson sighs as he hands me my coffee.

"What did I miss?"

"Nothing..." we say simultaneously.

He looks at us "Yeah right. What's going on?" Isabella stands up "Grayson can I talk to you for a second." He nods following her outside. Leaving us at the table.

"So... you wish, huh?" Percy stated teasingly. "I... I didn't mean it like that... I just... I didn't know what to say..." I blabber out anxiously, making Percy laugh. "I'm just messing with you."

"Oh... right." I let out a nervous giggle. My head starts running with scenarios of how this could end differently I start pulling at the pieces of skin on my fingers. A bad habit I never quit.

I sit in silence drinking my coffee. Watching Percy's green eyes intently. Am I falling for him? I ask myself. What if I mess up the friendship by falling for him? A few moments later I see Isabella and Grayson walk in. They take their seats and I see a smirk slapped onto Grayson's face. This isn't good. I know he's going to do something.

***

Isabella and Grayson left a while ago and Percy and I were walking down the street. I wonder if we could've been like those Pinterest couples. Dancing in the rain, baking cookies, having pillow fights, what I'd give to not only have him as my best friend but the one reason I don't have to shave my head by the end of summer.

"Earth to Natalie." I let go of my fantasy as he bumps my arm. "What?"

"I said... you know what never mind just come with me." I'm dragged behind as he leads us into a big building. "What is this place?" I look around the dimly lit room as we head towards a heavy black curtain.

"Watch and see." He opens the curtain leading us inside. The room is pitch black, I grab onto his arm as he walks in the pitch black.

"Welcome to the astronomy club." A voice boomed around us, and within seconds the room lit up a 3D representation of the Milky Way filled the room around us. Speckles of stars filled the room, leaving me awestruck.

"Do you like it?" Percy whispers next to me. I nod turning to him. "I love this." I grab his hand and slowly start making mine throughout the room.

I am falling. I am completely slipping off the edge for this boy and I only realise it now. As the whole universe is right in front of me and the only thing that makes me feel alive is this boy right next to me. The worst part is... he'll never know.

"Do you maybe want to sit down? It looks way cooler when you look through it." Percy asks. I nod and take a seat next to him on the ground and slowly sink till I'm laying down, watching the stars as they switch to a view of our solar system. A shooting star beams through the air. "Did you make a wish?" Percy asks letting out a chuckle. "Obviously," I state sarcastically

"So what did you wish for?" He asks turning his face towards mine

"I can't tell you and you know that." I smile.

"Oh right. Or it won't come true blah blah blah." He says, facing the roof again. "I found this place after the fight we had... I instantly knew I had to bring you here." A smile makes its way onto my face. I had butterflies in my stomach. "You did?" I ask. "Yeah, I even think about you when I'm mad." He sits up, rubbing his neck. "Percy, why are you nervous?" He turns his head. "What? I'm not... I think we should get going." He stands up pulling me up with him.

"So how long do you think we can last with this whole handcuff thing? Because I think we have a problem." A nervous laugh escapes me "What?"

"I kind of need to go to the bathroom..." He slaps a palm against his forehead. "Are you serious?" I give him an unamused expression. "No, I thought this would be great timing for a practical joke."

"Right then." We look around until we finally find a bathroom. I walk in with Percy following behind "This is going to be harder than I thought." I walk into a stall closing it so that only his hand is inside the door. I turn to the toilet, which is farther than I expected it to be.

"Um... Percy, you might need to come inside."

"What! I can't do that." I hear the panic in his voice.

"Well, today you're going to." I open the door letting him inside the stall. "Okay just turn around." He does as asked. I use both my hands trying to unbutton my pants, his hand brushing against my leg. As quick as I can, I sit down holding my hand out. "This isn't awkward at all..." He laughs. "Oh shut up I'd do the same for you." I get up, flush the toilet and go to wash my hands as a lady enters the bathroom, and she glances at both of us before reversing out of the room. We look at each other and burst out with laughter.

"So what do you want to do now?" He swings our arms back and forth as we walk down the street. "I need a nap if I'm being honest."

"Nap it is." He states as we walk back to our tent.

In the tent, I look down at our hands and snort. "So how are we going to do this?" He laughs shrugging, we sit next to each other. "We could just lay like this you know," I say laying down facing him. He nods, "Yeah that could work." He lays down turning towards me. A smile on his face.

"What?" I ask. "Nothing..." He replies. "I'm just glad to have you in my life." I smile at his words. "Me too..." I sigh. I struggle to keep my eyes open and after a while, I feel them finally fall shut.

I wake up shivering. Myeyes opened and were greeted with complete darkness Percy still peacefullysnoring next to me. Tonight was colder than usual so I reached out towardsPercy feeling his arm and realized he was laying on his back. I slowly movecloser, careful not to wake him and rest my head against his arm to get warm.He stirs in his sleep, moving his arm and letting me put my head on his chest,he snores lightly holding onto my hip. Slowly slipping back into sleep.