There's a new girl and she befriends Grace and has Eli falling all over himself

to get to her. takes place EXPIERANCE IS THE TEACHER except Dimitri didnt get fired

just probation. The new girl has a secret though. I dont own any of the characters

except for the ones I make up, so just Amanda for right now.

Walking in the door, grace placed her keys on the hook and walked towards the kitchen.

"Anyone here?" she called out.

"in the kitchen." Replied Eli.

Entering the kitchen she saw Eli sitting at the table eating a bowl of cereal and reading a magazine.

"hey,E."

"Hey yourself where have you been?"

"out why?"

"well Lily took Zoe and Jessie out to the mall and were wondering where you were and I was wondering too. So?"

"so what?"

"where ya been?"

"out like I said. Im going to my room. Peace."

She walks away and up the stairs.

Knock on front door. Eli gets up and answers it and a brunette girl is standing there.

"hi." He's says.

"hi, is Grace Manning here?"

"yeah hold on and ill go get her."

"thanks."

He walks up the stairs and knocks on her door.

"What?" she asks.

"theres someone at the door for you."

"ok thanks." She opens the door and walks down the stairs. She sees it one of her classmates, a girl named Amanda who she became friends with during the middle of her "affair" with Dimitri who she in fact saw at the mall today but didn't say anything cuz it had been less than a week since they said bye.

"hey amanda."

"hey grace."

"cmon lets go to my room so we can talk ALONE.

Seeing Eli still standing there and apparently grace didn't want him to hear. She said ok and followed grace upstairs.

When she was on the second or third stair from the bottom, she said.

"gawd grace im so jealous my mom gets remarried and I get a geeky pimple face twerp as a older step brother but you get him, possibly the cutest guy ever. No fair you hear me NO FREAKIN FAIR"

"shh he might hear you."

"that might not be so bad."

"cmon let get going and stop talking about Eli."

"why whats wrong with him?"

"nothing espy his kissing theres nothing wrong with that"

"WHAT are you saying what I think your saying that you and HE kissed? GOD NO FAIR."

Later that evening, Grace, Eli and Amanda were sitting in the living room watching the original "Carrie," Amanda asked where the bathroom was and Grace said down the hall. Amanda excused herself and walked down the hall to the bathroom. She did her business and washed her hands and opened the door to find eli standing there.

"hey" and walked past him.

"wait." He said. She turned and looked at him.

"yeah?"

"umm nothing forget it."

"ok…. Well ..I…um really should go back and watch the movie its one of my favorites." Starting to turn around.

"wait."

She turned back around and looked at him.

"yeah?"

"I forgot what I was going to say." After a moment.

"ok," and with that she walked back to the living room and started watching the movie again.

After the movie was done, eli offered to give her a ride home but Amanda declined politely saying she rode her bike over. Eli said it was too late to ride a bike.

"eli I'll be fine I've rode this late lots of times of course that was at my dad's place in the country where everyone knows each other. But still I'll be fine trust me."

Grace walks over and tells Eli, "Amanda will be fine shes not a baby."

"I know that Gracie."

"ELI I told you never to call me that." Grace says then slaps him playfully in the arm.

Amanda laughs. "gawd I wish me and my stepbro were like you two."

"you have a stepbro?"

"yeah. Though he's nowhere as cute as you, well hes not as a cute as one of those lizards you only find in the desert."

"well thanks, I think."

"your welcome, I think."

Both laugh.

"are you sure you don't want a ride home?" Eli asked after a moment.

"yeah Amanda you shouldn't be riding a bike this late."

"Grace I thought you said I wasn't a baby?"

"I did but I changed my opinion."

"so now you think I AM a baby?"

"I didn't say that."

"ok. You know what eli thanks but no thanks. Bye eli and bye gracie." And she walks toward the door.

"Wait Amanda." Says Eli and starts to walk toward the door.

"What?"

"Im coming with ya."

"why?"

"to make sure you get there ok."

"ok."

They walk out and Amanda gets her bike and they start to walk down the street with Grace watching out the door and wondering whats with Eli. He usually didn't like her friends enough to walk them home.

Half hour later Eli walks in the door and into the kitchen and Grace follows him into the kitchen and sits on one of the stools while Eli peers in the fridge looking for something to eat when he notices Grace looking at him.

"What?"

"what up with you?

"what do you mean?"

"walking her home. What was that about?"

"nothing I just wanted to make sure she got home ok."

"ok." Grace hops off the stool walks over to the fridge and grabs a diet coke. She walks up to her room. She turns on her computer and gets ready to do her homework for school on Monday when Eli knocks on the door and comes in.

"Yeah what do you want?" Grace asks.

"to talk cant a stepbro talk to his stepsis?"

"I suppose. What about?"

"Amanda your friend."

"what about her?"

"is she seeing anyone? I feel weird asking that but for some reason I want to know."

"no I don't think she is. Why?"

"I don't know its just something about her its like a magnet or something."

"ok. Well is that all you wanted to know?"

"yeah, thanks Gracie." Quickly closing the door behind him just as grace threw a pillow at the door.

She ran downstairs grabbed the cordless and went back up to her room. She quickly dialed Amanda's private line and heard it ring twice before it was answered.

"hello chicken shack may I take your order?"

"no you may not. Is amanda there?"

"let me check?"

(yelling off phone) "MANDIE YOU GOT A CALL"

Amanda answers. "hey sorry about that grace. That was my step sis who is just like my step bro, twins."

"its ok im getting used to step sibs."

"yeah well at least yours is cute."

"yeah well hes why I called, im assuming you got home ok?"

"yeah why?"

"cuz like a couple minutes ago eli came in my room and wanted to know if you were seeing anyone cuz, get this, your like a magnet or something."

"get out your kidding right?"

"nope."

Amanda burst out laughing and soon Grace is laughing too.

"so eli has, what, like a crush on me or something cuz im like a magnet or something?" Amanda asked.

"I guess but it sounds so weird."

"uh huh. But it does explain a lot."

"like what?"

"like why when I went to the restroom and came out he was there but couldn't say much and why he wanted to take me home but we didn't talk."

"ok."

Later that evening while checking her email like she did daily, Amanda found one from elisammler@emailaccount.com and thought this should be interesting. It read:

Hey Amanda, I hope you don't mind but I got your address out of Grace. She didn't want to tell me but I used my skills to make her and when that didn't work I snuck in while she was in the shower to look in her notebook and find out. I wanted to talk to you or at least write and I wanted to know if it doesn't sound too forward of me to make sure that youre not seeing anyone cuz I asked Grace and she said no she didn't think so but I wanted to know for sure. Well that's all. Night.

Eli.

Amanda was shocked at how gentleman Eli sounded and couldn't help but call Grace and tell her. She logged off and called to have Eli answered and tell her that Grace was already in bed but he would be happy to go wake her up. She said no need.

"well I guess since grace cant talk and I have school tomorrow I should go but eli just so you know the question in your email about me the answer is no, never have. Night Eli." And she hung up leaving a speechless eli on the other end.

The next day at breakfast, eli was just sitting at the table looking at his bowl of now soggy mini wheats. Grace sat across from him as Lily came in and asked him what was wrong.

"nothing just girl problems."

"aww is eli going though that time of the month?" grace said kidding.

"not that kind of girl problems." He replied.

"ok eli I was only kidding." Grace said as she got up to put her bowl in the dishwasher and go upstairs.

Ten minutes later she was joined in her room by Eli, who plopped on her bed.

"I have no idea what it is about her but I'm in love. And I don't know what to do."

"Eli you just met her what, like yesterday?"

"So? Haven't you ever heard about love at first sight?"

"yeah but I never seen it happen."

Next day at school, Grace sees Amanda at her locker and walks over.

"Eli loves you. He says you stole his heart on first look."

"Really?" amanda starts to laugh a little.

"don't laugh I think he does."

"why? I mean why me? Elis hot he could have any girl he wants."

"well apparently he wants YOU."

"well that's kinda cool."

"you hafta come over tonight and show me how to get guys to do that."

"I don't know how so sorry but I'll still come over. We can bother eli."

"aww shucks I really wanted this guy in bio to looove me but ok we'll have fun."

Ryan walks by and nearly trips over a bag. He gets up turns around, and waves to Amanda.

"hey amanda, want me to carry your books to class?"

Amanda looks to Grace with a what face on. Grace was mouthing "say yes say yes."

"sure ryan." And hands him her books and the three of them walk to class where Ryan sets Amanda's books on her desk and sets down his own and sits down. Amanda sits down with grace sitting behind her. A guy named Eric walks by her desk and sets down a note as he is passing and says "shhhhh."

Amanda looks behind her at Grace and holds up the note. On the front of the note it says "do not open now wait until your alone."

That afternoon as they are walking to Eli's car where eli and Jessie are waiting with Zoe, Amanda sees Eli.

"Grace I didn't know your step I mean Eli was driving."

"oops did I forget to mention that?"

"YES, but whatever I hope he….."

"hope he does what?"

"nothing."

"what?"

"nothing." Looking at eli, "hey Eli," looking at Zoe and Jessie "you must be Zoe and Jessie"

"yep that's us." Zoe said then looking at Eli, "is she the girl you like?"

"yeah zoe now shh." He said quietly.

"hey Amanda and Grace."

"hey Eli." Said Grace.

They got in the car with Zoe and Eli in the front, Amanda, Grace and Jessie in the back row. The ride was mostly silent with only the radio making noise. They arrived at the house and all but Eli and jessie, who has moved up to the front seat.

"so you like her?"

"yeah I do, I don't know what it is about her but I do."

"ahhh aint that sweet."

"shut up I know it sounds crazy but its true."

Jessie got out and walked into the house. Inside Grace and Amanda were sitting at the table looking at something. Jessie walked over and asked what they were looking at.

"well im not supposed to show this to anyone but I already showed it to Grace so I suppose one more person won't hurt, here" and she handed the piece of paper to Jessie. Written on the piece of paper was:

Amanda, Hey how are you? I'm fine. Just wanted to know if you were doing anything this weekend because I was wondering if you wanted to go out? I don't know what it is but ever since last week I have seen you in a new way. Well let me know ok. Thanks.

ERIC.

Circle YES or NO please.

"is this guy serious?" Jessie said after finishing.

"I think so. Grace your honest opinion do I look different than last

week?"

"no I don't think so. Why?"

"cuz all these guys started liking me since last week. Last week after I came here that day. Remember HE didn't like me until my second visit here the first we met and he didn't say anything just stayed in his room. Well I remember you told me about him but we didn't meet."

"wait was this Tuesday?"

"yeah I think so why, Jessie?"

"oh great."

"what is it?" Grace asked.

"umm no reason." And ran for the stairs.

"we should go after her." Grace said and amanda agreed and they ran up the stairs and knocked on Jessie hard enough to wake up Lily who was sleeping down on the second floor. Lily got up and walked up the attic stairs and asked what was up.

"JESSIE." Grace yelled.

Jessie opened the door and said "Amanda I'm sorry. I made some cookies and I was trying this spell, even though I don't really believe in that kind of stuff, its just it was a love potion that you put in food and whoever eats it attracts people like bugs to a light. I didn't think it work but guess I was wrong."

"ook." Amanda replied, "so that's why guys who would never look at me now like me?"

"I guess." Jessie said.

"I want some of those cookies."

"Grace I don't think they work for the norm."

"then how come it worked for me and is there a thing to like reverse the spell or something?" Amanda asked.

"I don't know I didn't look. Im sure its in one of my magazines," grabs a bunch of magazine off shelf dumps on bed and goes and get more. "we should look though these."

"gawd girl how many do you have?"

"probably like 40 but I remember it was in the newest magazine."

"ok so we can get rid of some just by looking at the date." Grace said and the three girls got to work looking at dates when jessie suddenly said, "wait if I were you I would be happy, thrilled at least, to have so many guys like me. So why arent you?"

"I don't know I just feel bad about accidently manipulating those guys feeling. Its just not right, you know what I mean?"

"yeah." Said Grace.

"Found it." Jessie said holding open the latest issue of a teen Magazine.

"Great what does it say? Anything about how long it lasts?" Amanda asked.

"nope sorry just this little disclaimer at the bottom about how this is just like for fun and not to actually promote witchcraft." Jessie said.

"great." Amanda said sarcastically.

Eli knocked on the door.

"Come in." jessie said.

"Jessie do you have---" noticing Amanda in the room he stopped mid

sentence.

"do I have what?"

"umm nothing forget it."

"ok."

Eli walked out and Amanda got up and followed him out.

"Eli wait up."

"yeah." Eli turned around.

"can I talk to you?"

"sure What?"

"can we go somewhere else besides the hallway, like your room?"

"ok."

They go down to his garage apartment. Eli sits on his bed while Amanda sits on his chair which is across the room.

"you can come closer. I wont bite, unless your into that kind of thing." Eli joked.

Both laugh and amanda gets up and sits on the bed next to Eli.

"umm I just wanted to tell you that Jessie was trying some kind of witchcraft thingy she found in a magazine and I ate one of the cookies that makes the oppisite gender attracted to you, in this case me."

"ok."

" I think you might be under the spell and not under normal circumstances would have even notice me."

(a.n. is eli under the spell and is the spell thing the real reason? youll have to wait and see.)