Chapter 6- Blank Thoughts

Anne's Point of View

I reach Gilbert's house and take a moment to straightening my braids quickly before knocking but to my surprise Gilbert opens the door before I could even knock.

''You know you don't have to try to look pretty for me, Anne'' he says in a playful way.

''Very funny'' I say, rolling my eyes.

He opens the door and as I come in I couldn't help but smile, the house looks so much happier than the last time I was in it. It use to have a grieving and sad feeling but now it's joyful.

''So are you hungry?'' Gilbert asks

''Oh I'm okay thanks'' I respond.

''You can't dance on an empty stomach and Mary left a ton of leftovers from last night'' he says with a smile and for some reason I couldn't say no to that smile.

''Yes'' I blurted out. Marilla is right I can't hold my tongue, can I?

''I mean sure'' I say but the damage has already been done and he has the biggest smirk plastered on his face. You win this round Blythe.

As we eat, we fall in to a silence yet it doesn't feel uncomfortable it feels normal. Usually hate silence, why be quiet when there are infinite possibilities of things you can say, but for some reason my mind couldn't find anything to say.

''Mary is a very good cook, the chicken is delicious'' I say breaking the silence.

''Actually I made the chicken, Mary is teaching me how to cook.'' He says

''A cooking doctor, impressive'' I say making him chuckle.

''How are Bash and Mary?'' I ask.

''Great, Mary is expected to move in soon'' he says

''How nice, I have been meaning to get to know Mary better'' I say taking the last bite of my chicken.

''Then I guess I'll see you around here more often'' he says with a smirk

''I guess you will'' I say as we both stare at each other until from the corner of my eye I see a green spirit by the window, and I can't help but be fascinated to observe it.

"Gilbert you never told me you had a friendly tree" I said as I go over to the window to touch tree's leave.

"Oh, I never thought of it that way" he says as he stands up, takes my plate and sets it on the counter.

''Look at its leaves, aren't they divine?'' I say as I examine the leaves.

He chuckles ''I guess so''

''You have to give it a name!'' I exclaim.

''What?'' Gilbert says confused.

''The tree, it needs a name'' I say

''Oh okay, what do you want to name it?'' he says as he lightly chuckles.

''what about.... Leo'' I say

''Leo it is'' Gilbert says with a smile.

Gilbert smiled as he touched Leo's leaves but soon he wasn't looking at Leo anymore but at me.If he is trying to start another staring contest, I WILL NOT LOSE THIS TIME. I stared back initiating a staring contest that lasted at least 3 minutes I wasn't really paying attention to the time, I could see his hazel eyes glow as he looked at me and his cheeks turn red by what I guess was the heat, I notice his eyes shift and he looks away. HA YES I WIN.

''Well um we should we begin dancing'' Gilbert says as we head to the hall.

''Right'' I say, still feeling victorious on winning the staring contest.

I awkwardly tried to place my hands on him and I guess he could see my struggling and took my hands and put them on him, as he placed his hand I felt a shock of electricity, it must be because of the heat. When we finish getting in position we start dancing and he begins to hum the music.

''What are you doing?'' I say smiling.

''Well we don't have music so I thought I just make my own'' he says which makes me lightly chuckle.

Soon I start humming the music too which makes him smile. We kept staring at each which I found quite odd but for some reason I couldn't bring myself to look away.

"THUMP"

Suddenly I feel my feet trip to his and me landing head to the floor.

''Anne are you okay?'' he says in a worried tone

''I would have been if you didn't mess up and trip me'' I say in a moody voice.

''I'm sorry I didn't mean to, you don't have to be so rude about it'' he says giving me his hand to stand up.

''No wonder we need extra rehearsal'' I say and get up ignoring his hand.

''I'm sorry I'm not your ideal dancing partner'' he says sarcastically.

Control your temper Anne, take a deep breathe.

''Your right, I'm sorry'' I say and as we put ourselves back in to dancing position.

We continue dancing but this time we don't look at each other or hum the music, we just dance.

''Why do you have to lead?'' I ask breaking the tension.

Gilbert's eyes turn wide.

''I-I don't know'' Gilbert says awkwardly

''I think I should lead, I am perfect lead material for this dance'' I say proudly

''Fine'' he says smiling.

I begin to take the lead and everything seems to fall in to place. We begin humming and smiling again which I don't know how to describe but definitely gave me some weird feeling in my stomach, he gives me a twirl and I giggle. Suddenly he stops humming and stares in to my eyes and I can't help but stare back, he starts getting closer and for some reason so do I. I could feel his agitated breath and he could feel mine. My mind is blank, which is weird because I usually have ever so many thoughts racing through my mind but I couldn't think of anything , why is he getting closer? Why am I getting closer? are we about to-

''I'M BACK'' Bash says as he opens the door.

I zap back to reality, as Bash enters the house.

''I better get going'' I blurt out and walk out as fast as I can.

Was Gilbert going to kiss me? Was I going to kiss him back? What about Ruby? So many questions rummaged through my head and I had the answer to none of them. All I did have the answer for is that I never hear the end of it from Diana.

That night I couldn't sleep, all I thought about was Gilbert and how much I hated that I was thinking about Gilbert.

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Authors Note:

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