A/N: Hey guys, so I've decided to take a break from my Emison story for a little bit so that I can think about progressing it. So until then I'm going to be writing Posie one-shots, because I can't find any stories about them. So what better way to get some, than to write them myself? Plus I think I just truly need a break from Emison. If you have any one-shot ideas, feel free to suggest them, I'd be happy to try and write them!

Cloak of Protection

Josie was still trying to get over Penelope breaking up with her. Sure it had been months ago, but she was still hopelessly in love with her ex. That's why she chose to avoid Penelope at all costs, that way she wouldn't have to think about her feelings. However, sometimes things just don't work out the way she intended for them to happen.

On the flip side of things, Penelope was still in love with Josie even though she was the one to break up with her. She broke up with her because she was scared of losing Josie to the Merge. So she broke Josie's heart for her own selfish reasons. That didn't stop her from trying to run into Josie in the halls of the school, however, she found it hard to do as Josie had become freakishly good at avoiding Penelope.

What neither one expected was a drunken encounter to change everything.

Everyone was out at a party in the woods except for Josie. Parties weren't really her thing, plus she knew Penelope would be there, and she couldn't bring herself to be in the vicinity of Penelope. That's why when she heard a knock on her door she was so surprised, because she was usually the only person to stay behind. She hesitated before getting up to answer the door, but before she could, there was a second knock and a voice that stopped her dead in her tracks.

"JoJo, open the door! Let me in please," Penelope slurred.

Josie took a deep breath before opening the door to see a drunken Penelope dressed in her hoodie. The same hoodie she had been looking for for weeks. She didn't remember ever giving it to Penelope, but then again when they were dating Penelope would 'borrow' her clothes here and there. "Pene-" was all Josie could get out before Penelope pushed past her into the room and sat down on the bed.

"Josie I came here because I have to tell you something very important," Penelope started to say, but Josie had a question of her own first.

"Why are you wearing my hoodie Penelope?" Josie wanted this interaction to be over quickly, but at the same time having Penelope so close to her made her realize how much she missed Penelope.

Penelope seemed taken aback by the question, but regained her composure, the best her drunk self could compose it. "Your hoodie. . .I-I wear it because it smells like you," she pauses lost in thought before continuing, "Well it did. But it makes me feel safe and protected. Like you're still there with me, although nothing could compare to actually having you there with me." Penelope got this sad look on her face then focused her eyes on Josie, "I still love you Josie. I broke up with you for a reason that I will never be able to justify. B-but I still love you, and I miss being with you," Penelope finished and looked away from Josie.

Josie stood there unsure what to say. She knew Penelope would probably forget all of this by morning, but she wouldn't. Penelope just admitted she loved her and missed their relationship, how was Josie ever supposed to forget that? Josie stared at Penelope a moment longer before replying, "I love you too, but you're really drunk Penelope. How about I take you to your room, and get you in your bed?"

An impish grin spread across Penelope's face as she replied, "You want to take me back to my room JoJo? How romantic," Penelope giggled which caused a smile to spread across Josie's face. "I love it when you smile," Penelope uttered while standing up and offering her hand to Josie, "I suppose you can take me back to me room."

Josie nervously reached out and took Penelope's hand, and she was surprised when Penelope interlocked their fingers. This sent a feeling of warmth through Josie as she started to lead the drunken witch back to her room. "I'm just taking you back to your room Penelope and making sure you get to bed. That's all," Josie told her, even though it hurt her to do so. Josie watched as Penelope's face fell, and she felt like she had been stabbed in the heart. "I-I mean if you want me to stay, I can," Josie stuttered out as they got to Penelope's door.

Penelope drunkenly smiled and hugged Josie before saying, "I would like it if you stayed with me tonight. Maybe that way I can explain myself in the morning," she stated before opening her door and walking into the room with Josie right behind her. "There's still a pair of your pajamas in the dresser if you wanted to change," Penelope said before climbing into her bed.

Josie smiled surprised that Penelope still had her set of pajamas. "Yeah, I'll change. You better turn around though, because I don't feel like walking out to the bathroom," Josie told Penelope and waited until she turned around before quickly changing. Once she was done she walked over to Penelope's bed and sat on the edge.

Penelope rolled over to look at Josie and to grab her arm to pull her further onto the bed. "Come on Jo, this can be like old times," Penelope said while yawning. As drunk as she was, Penelope was still aware that her touch had some profound effect on Josie.

She wished Penelope didn't have this effect on her, but she did, which is why Josie found herself complying to what Penelope wanted. After all, Josie didn't want to make Penelope upset, even if she had broken Josie's heart.

"Thank you Jo," Penelope murmured as she moved closer to Josie. She continued by saying, "I love you so much. I hate what I did to you, and I want to make it up to you, if you'd let me."

Josie wrapped her arms around Penelope knowing it would make Penelope happy before replaying, "I love you too Penelope. And I would always let you make it up to me."

Penelope smiled at Josie's arms around her and drifted off to sleep at Josie's words. Josie sensing that she was sleeping kissed her on the top of her head out of memory and fell asleep as well.

The next morning Josie was awakened to the sound of Penelope sifting in the bed while saying something to herself. "Hey, how are you feeling?" Josie sleepily asked.

Penelope turned to look at Josie, confusion written all over her face as she replied, "Well I'm uh, a little fuzzy on how this happened." She instantly knew that was the wrong thing to say as she saw sadness quickly flash across Josie's face. "I-I mean I know I got drunk because I couldn't stand the thought of you hating me, and I remember going to your room to tell you how I felt. But anything after that is all kind of a blur," she managed to quickly add.

"Penelope, I could never hate you. No matter how hard I try. I know I avoid you, but it's because I can't find it in me to hate you. All I can feel for you is love, and it was easier to avoid you than seeing you and realizing we weren't together," Josie confessed. She continued before Penelope could reply, "I didn't know what to expect when you knocked on my door last night and asked that I let you in. But you came in and admitted why you still wear my hoodie, even though we've been broken up for months. You told me that you still loved me, and that you broke up with me for some idiotic unjustifiable reason, and that you missed us," she finally finished.

Penelope nodded and sat in silence for a moment before saying, "I've worn your hoodie every night since I broke up with you. It stopped smelling like you about a week ago and I've been out of sorts since. I don't know why I wore it to the party, I guess maybe I just wanted a piece of you with me," she paused as if deep in thought but continued, "Everything I told you last night was true. I've regretted breaking up with you since the second it happened, and I've been trying to hunt you down trying to tell you that, but as you said, you've been avoiding me. I guess drunk me was really determined to find you, and I'm glad she did, because I've missed waking up next to you. Plus this gives me a chance try and fix it."

"Penelope, I don't thi-" Josie was quickly cut off by Penelope.

"JoJo, hear me out. I fucked up in an astronomical way. I'm aware of how deeply I've hurt you, and I take full responsibility for my selfishness. I'm just," Penelope trails off trying to find the right wording, "I'm just scared of losing you. And I did lose you in a sense, by my own fault. But I am still hopelessly and irrevocably in love with you, and I know you feel the same way. I'm just asking for a second chance to be your girlfriend, because I can't picture myself with anyone else. So please, please, would you be my girlfriend again?" Penelope looked into Josie's eyes and flashed her a smile.

Josie wanted so desperately to tell Penelope yes, but she had to say something first. "You broke my heart Penelope. You broke it into a million pieces, and I've managed to put it back together almost the whole way, but there's a huge part that is missing. It's the part of my heart that belongs to you," Josie paused as she watched her words sink in, "Without that piece it has been so hard to function, because a person can't survive with only a partially whole heart. I'm scared to say yes to you though, because I don't know if I could survive another heartbreak, but you're worth the risk. If there's one thing I know for certain, it's that you are an incredibly honest person, and that's one of the things I love about you. So yes, I think I would like to be your girlfriend again." Josie watched as her words hit Penelope and as Penelope's face lit up with joy.

"I won't hurt you like that again. I promise. I love you so much JoJo," Penelope exclaimed before leaning towards Josie and kissing her for the first time in months.

Both girls felt the most complete they had in months and when they ended their kiss, they rested their foreheads together, and at the same time said, "I love you."

A/N: Whoa, so I really like writing Posie. Like, I can picture myself writing a whole bunch more of these, so y'all better prepare for that. I hope you enjoyed this one-shot!