What if... Anne only wanted to be friends?

                                    

                                          
Strength... Heart... Wisdom... Courage. These  attributes are what define much of the sapient species across all of  time and space. Across all of creation, there are some who display an  aptitude for one of these, and some who can wield them all in balance.
These  are not limited to one reality either. You may think you know the  story, but really, you only know it from your own perspective. You can't  see all of it, as you can only see one version of that story, but there  are others. For you see, choice is much more relevant than we think it  is. For every choice made, another path lies unchosen, and along those  paths, new realities emerge, similar yet so very different from the ones  you know. An endless possibility of wondrous new worlds that you can  only dream about.
I am the Guardian, and my purpose is to  watch over the various worlds in existence. I only observe and must not  interfere in events that transpire there and have been doing this job  for many millennia, hoping that one day I will meet a worthy being who I  can train to take on this role. But today, I am your guide through  these vast new realities. Come along with me as you ponder the question...

What if...?

"I  have a feeling many of you want to see this reality. I understand why,  as in most realities, Luz and Anne never meet. They have their own  adventure in their own world and make their own new friends. It really  seems like a fluke that there are some realities where the two even  managed to meet at all. In most other worlds, Luz finds someone else,  and as you'll see in this reality, things happen a little differently.
So  let's set the scene for this one. Months ago, a young girl named Luz  had a crush on another girl named Anne. In a fit of nervousness, Luz  kissed her while they were dancing, trying to find a way to express her  feelings for the girl. That didn't quite work out...
Later,  these two girls, along with two others, obtained the Calamity Box and  inadvertently activated its powers, transferring them to Amphibia. The  four girls were all separated and had their own adventures. Months  later, Anne and Luz would finally reunite under a starry sky in  Wartwood. In the story you know, they makeup, and Anne promises to talk  about their feelings once they get back to Earth, but that's not the  only way it could have ended. Here is another story of what could have  happened. We'll start at the point the story changed..."

"I  think... I might like girls too, but to be completely honest, I don't  know for sure. Guess it wasn't an instant click for me like it was for  you. I have thought a lot about that night. Now I'm not afraid of my  feelings, but I'm also confused. I feel I need more time to know for  sure whether I really like girls, but like I said, I can't deny... I liked  that kiss."
"So... what happens now?" asked Luz, a little afraid of the potential answer but also a little hopeful.
[Right here is where a different choice is made]
Anne  looked over at Luz. She thought hard about what she was going to say  next. The truth was that part of her wanted to try to have a  relationship with Luz, but another part of her wondered if things were  too complicated for that to happen. She cared about Luz a lot, and she  didn't want to take a chance that those feelings could turn bad if they  tried dating, only to break up later. It was with that decision that  Anne finally decided to speak, taking a deep breath before replying, "I  feel I'd like to start over with you as friends..."
Luz hesitated before replying, "Just friends then?"
"Yes,  just as friends," answered Anne, before quickly adding, "Listen, Luz, I  really am sorry for what I said to you, and I care about you a lot.  It's just... if we started dating, then there's a chance those feelings  could change, and I don't want that to happen."