Troy and Emma were attending an end-of-school-year party after the last day of school. The whole team was there. They were all wearing saved outfits for the occasion. Troy wore a grey t-shirt with a red collar shirt on top and black pants. Emma was wearing a side-cut pink dress and a butterfly brooch. Troy couldn't stop looking at Emma because he thought she looked beautiful. And Emma couldn't stop looking at Troy either.

They were having a blast until Emma spotted her ex-boyfriend Chris. Chris was the most popular and handsome guy in the school. Emma and Chris briefly dated, but the former left the latter because he cheated on her with half of the girls in their class. Emma tried to avoid him, but he spotted and approached her.

Chris - Hey Emma.

Emma - Hey Chris.

Chris - What have you been up to?

Emma - Nothing.

Chris started coming onto Emma. She felt very uncomfortable.

Chris - I miss you.

Emma - You can't miss me after what you did to me. And besides, I like someone else.

Chris - Who, Troy?

Emma - Y-Yeah.

Chris - Emma, look. Me: The most popular guy and the captain of the football team. And Troy, a student who is also a big loser.

Emma - Don't call him that! He's smarter, funnier, more talented, and even more handsome. He's everything you'll never be!

Chris forcefully grabbed Emma's hand. He wouldn't let go, and Emma started to get scared. Just before he could do something worse, Gia saw what was happening and approached them.

Gia - Chris, leave her alone!

Chris - Wow. Emma, your friend's as hot as you are.

After he said that, Gia slapped Chris in front of the entire party. Everyone froze as Chris stood back up, his hand touching his cheek.

Chris - WHAT THE HECK, GIA?!

Gia - That was just me. If you ever do that again, you won't have to answer to me, you'll have to answer to him.

Chris looked up and saw Troy. He was crossing his arms, and he looked at Chris with silent rage. Chris tried not to embarrass himself more than he did, but it backfired horribly.

Chris - Troy, what's going on bud-

Just before he could finish that sentence, he was slapped again, this time by Troy. He hit him with such force that he fell to the ground. Chris then got up and ran out the door, humiliated and rejected. Troy then walked to Emma, who was crying.

Troy - Are you OK?

Emma (crying) - Yeah, I'm fine.

Troy - C'mon, let's get out of here.

He said bye to the team, and everyone proceeded with the party as if nothing happened.

Troy helped Emma, and they got into his car and drove to a spot where they could see all of Harwood. He helped Emma compose herself. They then sat on the grass and saw atop Harwood.

Emma - Look at Harwood right now. It looks so peaceful. I'm happy that it's becoming what it was before the Warstar and Armada attacked

Troy - Yeah, I know.

Troy and Emma both smiled at each other. They then lay down in the grass and pointed at constellations and other stars in the sky. Troy looked at Emma and saw how happy she was. He saw how happy Emma looked. He wanted the moment to last longer, so he decided they should camp here for the night.

Troy - Emma?

Emma - Hmm?

Troy - Do you want to camp here for the night?

Emma - Sure!

Troy - Wait, but how? We don't have a tent or sleeping bags.

Emma - Yeah, we do. When you picked me up, I thought something like this might happen, so I packed a tent and some sleeping bags.

Troy - Wow, I like how you know what'll happen in the future and how you prepare ahead of time.

Emma - Thanks, Troy.

They set up the tent and put their sleeping bags inside the tent. After they were done, they looked up at the stars again.

Emma - Troy?

Troy - Hmm?

Emma - Thanks for standing up for me today.

Troy - No problem. If anyone talks to you like that again, I'll always stand up for you.

After some time passed, Troy told Emma this,

Troy - Emma?

Emma - Yeah?

Troy - I love you.

Emma didn't answer but instead looked up at the stars. They didn't say anything to each other after that. Troy thought he ruined the moment and decided to go to his tent. He took off his red shirt and kept his grey t-shirt on. He saw some brown men's shorts in the car and decided to wear them to sleep.

While he was lying down, he kept thinking about what he said to Emma. And multiple questions started popping up in his head. Did he ruin the moment? Does Emma like him back? Did he humiliate himself? While he was thinking, Emma came inside his tent. She was wearing a pink T-shirt and black short shorts. Troy thought she looked even more beautiful.

Troy - Emma?

Emma didn't say anything and came on top of him in his sleeping bag. He felt her breathing as she said,

Emma - I love you too, Troy.

They then kissed and spent the night with each other inside the tent that night. The next day, they woke up happy together.

THE END