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As Cameron walked down the hallway, he heard shoes softly clicking with every step they took. There was no doubt in his mind that it must have been a girl wearing high heels, but he didn't know who was around the corner. The girl emerged from behind the wall, and she was revealed to be Elli. Cam's eyes locked on hers, and the two students froze, only staring at each other. "Elli, wait!" he called the second she squeaked and turned around. As the redhead walked down the hall, Cameron hurried after her. When it was obvious she wasn't going to slow down, he said, "I just need you to hear me out, okay?!"

Cameron stopped in his tracks when Elli spun around and yelled. Her voice sounded rather shaken up. "Erm, yeah," he muttered before swallowing hard when the girl shook her head. As she spoke, Cameron narrowed his eyes onto the floor, but he looked back up at hers before speaking again. "There's a lot I have to say," he began but was unsure whether or not he should continue. He had some hope that she would actually hear him out; however, he lost a bit when she shook her head again. "Elli, what you saw wasn't- I mean, what happened that day- I, erm.." Cameron knew what he wanted to say, he just didn't know how to phrase it. I didn't kiss Rui, she kissed me, he thought, but he knew that if he said that, Elli wouldn't believe him. Hell, he wouldn't believe himself if he was her either.

Cameron took a deep breath and was about to try and explain himself when Elli went on a rampage. "What? No, Elli, I don't hate you!" he shouted, becoming quite frustrated with her. "You always seem to think I hate you when I don't! I love you!" Anger replaced his sincere tone. Cameron let a moment of silence pass between the two of them before he opened his mouth to speak again. "Are you going to hear me out or not?" he asked a lot more calmly this time since he noticed the tears filling in Elli's eyes.

Cameron raised his eyebrows when Elli cut herself off from telling him he didn't love her and shouldn't say it if he doesn't. When the redhead nodded, Cameron walked up to her, took her by the hand and led her to the wall where he then sat down against. "I'm not gonna say anything until you sit down," he stated, looking up at the girl he so desperately wanted to make things right with again. He wanted Elli to sit down, so that it gave more of a guarantee that she wouldn't leave. If she did leave, though, it would at least give him a warning since she would have to stand up first.

Cameron took a deep breath when Elli told him to continue. "I had no idea Rui would be in there. When I walked in, it was dark, so I couldn't see her, then she started kissing me." As he spoke, he stared at his hands. Cameron bit his lower lip lightly before looking back up at Elli. "Elli, I would never do that to you on purpose. You have to believe me," he pleaded. Please believe me, he wished. The boy didn't know what he would do if she didn't. It was hard enough not talking to her for the past several weeks, but that was before they even talked it out. What if she chose to ignore him after listening to what he had to say?

Cameron raised his eyebrows. He would have answered Elli's other questions, but one seemed completely off. Opposite in fact. "What are you talking about? I got your letter to meet me there." That wasn't right. Even if they couldn't agree on anything else, they had to at least agree where the letter came from. I never sent any letter, he thought. Meeting you there wasn't even my idea. Now, Cameron figured he should answer the other questions, or the ones he remembered she asked, anyway. "I don't know why Rui was there. She's weird. I guess she likes lurking in dark rooms," he said, half telling the truth, and half trying to get Elli to laugh. If she wasn't going to laugh, hopefully he could at least get her to smile.

Cameron cocked an eyebrow when Elli said she hadn't sent him a letter. Yeah, you did, he wanted to say, but her focused gaze kept him quiet. "No, I didn't," he said, once again stating that he had never sent her a letter to meet him there, for he received one from her. Or at least, he thought it was her. Now, he wasn't so sure. Cameron proceeded to answering Elli's question which made her laugh and kiss him. The touch of her lips against his was a sensation he had missed and longed for over the past several weeks. When the redhead smiled and called him brilliant, a smile crept up on the boy's face as well. "You think it must've been Rui?" he asked, his smile disappearing when he realized who Elli was probably thinking of. It wasn't that hard to guess after using the word "insane." The smile came back when the girl admitted to believing him. Cameron reached out and grabbed Elli's hand, intertwining his fingers with hers as the two students continued to sit together. "Elli," he started, staring into her teal eyes. "Will you go out with me?"

Cameron thought about it for a moment. What Elli said did make sense. Perfect sense, actually. Rui must have set this whole thing up. "You know, now that I think of it, I do remember her wishing me good luck to fix this mess," he admitted. Oh, and she also pushed herself off me and pretended that I said you wouldn't find us, he recalled but kept quiet. It was probably better to not bring that up again. Instead, the boy took the redhead's hand and asked her to be his girlfriend. Upon doing so, Elli hugged him tightly, and he returned the same embrace. A smile grew on his lips once he heard the words that came out of Elli's mouth. The teenagers clung to each other for a moment in silence. "I love you," Cam whispered, not letting go of his beloved girlfriend.