Ok, time for comedy!

Rose's POV:

My uncle brought me home around 7:00 PM, as I struggled to find an excuse for being late for dinner other than "Oh, I was training to become a dragon slaying ninja".

My search for an excuse was interrupted by my mother standing in front of me, tapping her foot the way she does when she expects an answer.

"Rose, you were supposed to be home two hours ago, you missed dinner."

"I know, but...I was...just...you know, hanging out at Uncle Chris's place."

"Doing what?"

"Uh, helping him with his...baseball card collection." Oh yeah, she's really gonna buy that, I thought.

"Well, ok, but don't be late again. I'll bring a plate of food up for you, go get started on your homework."

"Alright mom."

So, I went upstairs to do my homework. All was peaceful until Eric showed up.

"Rose, you gotta help me! Dad's tryin' to give me the talk!"

"So?"

"So?! I'm too young to have that man to man talk! And why isn't he trying to educate YOU on that?!"

"Well, like you always say, you are the oldest."

"By ten minutes! Come on, I don't wanna go to the school dance and not be able to look at my date!"

"Ten minutes or ten years....wait, you actually got someone to agree to go with you? Without giving them money?"

"Yeah, I'm goin' with Stacey".

"Eric, you can't be serious. Stacey? I can't believe I'm saying this but, you're too good for her. Of all people you could ask, and you want to go with miss polly preppy pants?"

"You're just jealous because you don't have a date."

"Not yet".

"You could always go with Long".

I never thought my brother could say something that would actually make me laugh, I was wrong. He had to be kidding. Me? And Jake?

"Rose, I'm serious, he's crazy for you".

"Then how come I never noticed?"

"You're too blind to see that he's crushin' on you?"

"Not seeing what isn't there doesn't make me blind."

"Rose seriously, the whole school can tell, I can tell!"

"Crush or not, I'm not going with Jake. We're friends, nothing more."

"Alright, but I'd wager he's in his room right now practicing asking you out."

"Whatever Eric."

I suddenly heard my father call Eric's name.

"Rose, come on, you have to hide me from him!"

"Okay, okay, go hide in my closet. He'll never look there."

"Thanks sis", he said, giving me a bone-crushing hug in the process.

He ran into the closet and shut the door just as our father was walking in, obviously looking for my brother.

"Rose, have you seen Eric, I wanna talk to him."

Now, I could've been the good little sister and lied, I just chose not to, and pointed to the closet.

Then, my thoughts went back to what Eric had said. Jake? Crushing, on me? Impossible. He always said he likes that swimming team captain, Danica I think.

But if he likes her, then why doesn't he ask her out? That voice in my head rang. It was then the possibility of my best friend and I becoming something more entered my head, but I quickly dismissed it. And for the second time that day, I questioned my conclusion.

Could the impossible be possible, could I be wrong, and my brother right?

To be continued...

This one makes me wanna empty the contents of my stomach. I don't believe I've ever said the word 'crush' so many times before. But, I had to add some comedy, and naturally, that comes from the brother Rose wishes she never had :P.