Hi people. This is going to be my second attempt at writing a story on here, so I hope you like it. This story is based on personal experience, but not as dramatic as this one. Actually it's nothing like this one!

Summary: Elly use to be infatuated with Alec, her older brothers best friend, for as long as she could remember, he was her first crush. But Elly gave up on him because her brother doesn't like her to date his friends. But as Elly & Alec became closer over the years things between them got more complicated with Alec confessing his love to Elly. Will Elly reject Alec for her brothers sake, or will she take hold of her childhood crush.

A/N: This story starts out with Elly telling the story from when she was six. It's like she's telling a story to children…. but us instead. But don't stress, the next chapter will move to when she's 16yrs old. The whole thing won't be told like this chapter.

Also this has a lot of thinking & mind talking in here. So look out for when someone is actually talking & when Elly's mind is blabbering on. "talking between these"

Elly's Dilemma

Prologue: When I First Fell In Love

Hi everyone. Yes hi. Well I'd like to welcome you to my domain. First off I'd like to introduce myself. By the way the story hasn't started yet, this is like a 'prologue', yes prologue seems like the right word to describe this.

Anyhow, my name is Elly McKenzie. I live in a town called Dusten just south of Seattle. I have one brother, his name is Owen, & he's only two years older than me, he'll play a big part in my story. Let's see.. I am 6 years old, well 6 & a half, but lets not get too technical. You may think I sound mature for my age, well you should! Because I'm really 16, but I'm telling you about when I first fell in love, & that was when I was 6. Confused? Well your not the only one. Don't worry though, this will all straighten out as I go along.

Uh where was I?… Oh yes, when I first fell in love. Well I can remember it as if it were just yesterday…...

..Here's my story…

It was Friday, the best day of the week, the day before the weekend. So obviously I was happy. The sun was shinning bright, the grass was green, the birds were singing. Does that not sound like the perfect day to you or what? Well it was for me, but little did I know, it was going to get a whole lot better, but in some case's… worse.

I think it was around midday. I was in Ms McCarty's class, my favourite teacher in all the years of my school life. She's a great teacher, & she's really awesome at art. Since it was Friday, it was 'Super Art Friday.' Ha, I just laugh at that lame name now. Well I was in her class, working my magic, pretending to be some 'Monet', or extremely talented 'Leonardo Devin Chi' when some smart ass, big headed, buck toothed freak goes & knocks me, sending my paint pallet into my art work, & spilling onto my brand new pink jelly sandals. I was devastated! My new shoes, my art work I was going to take home to my Mummy, everything was destroyed.

So I did the only thing I was good at. I cried. & when I say cry, I don't just mean I few tears, no, I mean kicking, screaming, balling my eyes out, that little dork ruined my sandals, so who wouldn't be packing a physic. Looking back on it now, I'm glad I was a cry baby back then.

Anyways, Ms McCarty told me to go to the nurses office so I could calm down. Reluctantly I did, but only because the nurse lady offers out lollypops to children in distress. Like me.

With big red puffy eyes, tear stained cheeks & green shoes that didn't match my outfit at all, I took off to the nurses office sulking. I ruffled up my hair a bit & put a sad face on. Well I have to look half bad if I wanted to get that free lollypop.

I was sitting in the nurses headquarters peacefully sucking on my raspberry lollypop, when this boy came up to me. I'd never seen him before & he didn't look like the rest of the boys at this school. He was pretty tall, well he looked taller then 4 foot. He had the most mesmerising hazel eyes I'd ever seen. They stood out making him look so… angelic & nice. His hair was a dirty blonde colour, it was long…. ish & straight. He walked up to me & smiled. His smile was so genuine & understanding. Like he knew what is was like to have your outfit messed up by someone who doesn't even matter. I giggled. He laughed. Why? I have no idea, maybe the thought of me giggling makes him laugh. Haha, it still does.

"Hi." Oh my god. He spoke. He spoke to me. The first boy to speak to me without getting slapped in the face or pushed into the sandpit by me. He looks like he's important, so I guess he can talk to me. I stood there, staring at him. He's perfect. I could feel my heart swelling inside me. Literally. It was all too much. It was so delightful to have a boy older then me, talk to me, it was so overwhelming that to have him speak to me. I dropped my lollypop. But I didn't care. All I cared about was savouring the moment.

"El?" What the? He didn't know my name….. did he? I looked at him, he looked at me… confused.

"Huh?! I turned around & saw Owen. My brother remember. He was coming towards me. Oh great, the best moment of my life to be interrupted by my idiotic brother. "Stupid brother, why didn't Mum have a girl." I mumbled quietly.

"What was that?" Owen asked me frowning a bit. As she stopped walking.

"What? Oh nothing." I said quickly. Phew. My brother looked at me questionably. Uh Oh. Owen then spotted the other person in the room. They both smiled.

"Hi Alec." Alec. His name was Alec. What a wonderful name. Wait a minute. Hold up. Alec. How did my brother know his name was Alec? I then saw them smile at each other like they've known each other for yonks. Hmm I wonder what his last name is?

"Hi Owen." Uhhhh…that angelic voice. "What are you doing in here?" Mmmm there is goes again. I could listen to him talk all day.

"The teacher told me my sister was in here, so I came to check on her." Owen said looking at me. Oh isn't he sweet. I love my brother. But right now I wish he would just disappear so I can spend time with my future husband. What's his last name for gods sake!

"She's your sister?" Alec said looking into my eyes & making my knees go weak. My cheeks started to go red & I felt my face burning up.

"El are you alright? Your face is going red?" I take it back. I don't love you. Your not my brother. I've never seen you before. Inside my head was screaming. I just nodded.

"Uh huh." I said just barely over a whisper.

"It looks like your ok. Come on Alec. Lets go play on the Go-Carts." Why me? Why now? Whhhhyyy?

"Yeah ok, just let me go get a plaster for Elaine." Elaine? Who's Elaine? ….No, not Elaine Fisher. Not blonde hair, blue eyed, 6 feet tall Elaine! Why is my life cursed?. I felt anger grow inside me. First she steals my best friend. What was her name? Ugh I don't know. Then she gets high heels. Then she wears make-up. & now, & now she steals the only decent boy in this school. First thing: Pull Elaine's hair out, stab her eyes, & de-lengthen her legs. Ha then she'll be Elaine? Who's Elaine?.. Uhh if only dreams could come true.

"Ok." Owen then turned to me. "Are you sure your alright?" I watched as Alec left the room to go see the nurse in her office.

"Yes!" I hissed at him. He ruined the moment. Owen put his hand up.

"Calm down." CALM DOWN, why should I?

"How do you know him?" I said pointing in the direction Alec went.

"Who Alec." Who else fool. I nodded. "You know, Alec. The one who comes from Seattle." Uhh? "He lives two blocks from us." Yeaahh not ringing a bell. "My best friend." WHAT?!

"I thought Alex was your best friend?" Owen frowned.

"Who's Alex?" Your best friend! Or so I thought.

"He's 8 remember. & his Mum owns that bakery down town." Why is my brother so dense?

"No, Alec's Mum owns the bakery in town. I think you got your facts wrong." Eh?! My brother looked past me. "Can we go now." Alec walked up to us with a plaster & a lollypop in his hand. He got Elaine a lollypop? How could he? Traitor!

"Yep." Owen walked out, but Alec stayed behind. Did he forget Elaine's brown paper bag to cover her ugly clown face?! "Here." Alec held out his hand & in it I saw a lime flavoured lollypop. Yuk. Well it was yuk, until he gave it to me. Now it's my favourite. He was already out the door before I could thank him. Hopefully I can thank him when he comes & stays at our house. Maybe my brother isn't so bad after all. I smiled. My heart just rose 2 inches. I think I'm in love. I then begun to suck on my lollypop.

Whoooo, there you have it. My story. Well there's more where that came from. Just come back & view the next chapter. Speaking of next chapter.

Coming up… Elly, Alec & Owen are all grown up. Well they're teenagers. We take a look at their relationship 10 years later. Oohhh can't wait to see how Elly has coped having her crush as her brothers best friend… Or have things changed?!

R&R plz. Or no more chappies…