***A/N-this is my second fic. Please R/R!! also, this is after the yeerks lose, but Cassie and Jake aren't pissed @ each other, & Rachel's alive-she's essential to the story! K? also, in the review, tell me if you want more R/T***
spoilers: none
romances: C/J, a lil R/T
After The War
pov-Cassie
** Bring! Bring! **
I rolled over and yawned.
** Bring! Bring! **
"Uggh...." I sat up, fumbling for the phone. "Hello?"
"Hey Cassie! Ready to hit the mall?" Rachel said happily.
"Omigod, Rach, it's only," I glanced at the clock "10 in the morning!"
"Yeah, well you should be up by now anyhow. Remember the barbeque later? Don't you wanna get a new outift and bathing suit for Jake? I mean, come on, you still have all the clothes you had when we were in junior high! And your suit-" Rachel was cut off.
"Fine! Fine, Rach, I'll come. Give me 20 minutes, k?"
"OK!" Rachel said, glad that she was about to get to totally redo my wardrobe. "C-ya."
I hung up. Why did Rachel have to call this early? I mean, the barbeque wasn't until three......it was only ten! I mean, I did want to look good for Jake, but I didn't feel like going to the mall. I hopped into the shower, and then stepped into my bedroom ten minutes later. I pulled on some cutoffs and a tee shirt, and then quickly blowdried my hair. Right as I was finishing, I heard the doorbell.
I went to open te door. Rachel was stnading there grinning, like she knew something I didn't. Which, she probably did. I reached for my purse, but Rachel stopped me. She said, "Don't. It's on me-consider it an early birthday present."
Knowing how much she was probably going to get me, I tried to protest, but five mintues later I was in the apartment elevator and without my purse.
I sighed. I finally tuned into what Rachel was jabbering about.
"OK, we need to get you some regular summer clothes, a new dress, skirt, top, shoes-" I cut her off.
"Rachel, isn't that a little bit too much?" I started to say, then she yelled,
"BATHING SUIT!", scaring the crap out of me. "The barbeque is on the beach you know, how bout a nice two piece, string? Halter? Hmmm..." she went on like this for a while, until we reached the mall.
She dragged me into the first shop she saw, which happened to be a fancy store I have no idea what was called. I rummaged through a sale rack, when I heard her gasp behind me. I spun around, thinking that there was an emergency, when I saw all she was doing was looking at a dress rack. I walked over, to see what she had. Much to my dismay, the dress wasn't for her, but for me. It was a short black halter dress, and she insisted on my trying it on.
"Rachel! If I even move, you can see up the dress!" I called out to her. She opened the door, and laughed.
"Cass, you are overreacting. It isn't too bad at all. Jake'll just die when he sees it!" She laughed again, probably at my red face. "Now, for shoes!"
She bought the dress, then took me to the shoe store, and another store to pick up some casual clothes. Finally, what I was dreading-a bathing suit.
Almost immediately after entering, she found a bathing suit. I tried it on, and was a little shocked at what little it covered, but Rachel crowed,
"Omigod! Cassie, he won't be able to keep his eyes off you tonight! You have to get it!"
I looked at myself in the mirror-and thought, 'It's not too bad, I suppose it would be a little fun to see Jake's reaction...'
We got the dress, and a coverup to match. Then we headed to the foodcourt. When we got our food and sat down, we heard a familiar voice.
"Heeeeeeeeey ladies!" Marco, Jake and Tobias walked over. Marco had been the one yelling, and Tobias and Jake were just behind him.
"Oh, crap," I whispered to Rachel. "I look horrible!"
"No, you don't." She reassured me.
Jake sat across from me, and gave me his rare, slow smile. "Hey, Cassie"
I smiled back. "Hey Jake. Hey Marco, Tobias-what are you guys doing here?"
I must have been seeing things, but I saw Jake shoot a glance at Marco and Tobias, and Marco said, "Oh, uh, we were just hanging out, hittin' the arcade, that type of thing."
"Oh"
"What are you two doing?" Tobias asked.
I rolled my eyes as Rachel answered, "Shopping. Cassie let me take her on a shopping spree."
Jake gave me a surprised glance. I laughed and said, "She had to beg."
He pretended to look relieved, then glanced at the bags. "So, what did you buy?"
I glanced at Rachel, and said, "Oh, nothing, really, just some shorts and sandals."
"Oh. Well, I wanted to know what time to pick you guys up later, for the cookout at the beach?" He asked. I told him around quarter of three.
"Well, Cassie and I have to get going, to get ready for the barbeque and other stuff...see you guys later!" Rachel said.
We all stood up. I lagged behind the others with Jake. He took my hand in his as we heading through the mall to the parking garage. When we got to my car, he helped me put everything in, and the leaned down and gave me a gentle kiss. I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him back. Sliding his arms around my waist, he was slowly deepening the kiss, until we heard Marco clearing his throat. We parted, slightly embarrased. He gave me one last kiss before heading off with Marco and Tobias.
I got in the car with Rachel. The whole way to my apartment, she was teasing me about the fiasco in the parking garage. As we headed up to my apartment, she said, "If he can do that in a parking garage, I wonder what he'l do when he sees the dress.....and bikini!"
I took a good natured swing at her head. She dodged it, laughing. She made me get into my bikini and dress first, so that she could do my makeup. She apparently needed the dress to determine what type of eyemakeup I should wear. It was all the same to me, so I didn't offer any opinions. When she was done, I had to admit-I didn't look too bad. She took her own bathsuit and dress out and got read herself. Not ten mintues after she was done, the doorbell rang. I opened it, and what I saw shocked me.
**A/N** Cliffhanger, I know, sorry, but I wanna space it out a little....k? review pleez
spoilers: none
romances: C/J, a lil R/T
After The War
pov-Cassie
** Bring! Bring! **
I rolled over and yawned.
** Bring! Bring! **
"Uggh...." I sat up, fumbling for the phone. "Hello?"
"Hey Cassie! Ready to hit the mall?" Rachel said happily.
"Omigod, Rach, it's only," I glanced at the clock "10 in the morning!"
"Yeah, well you should be up by now anyhow. Remember the barbeque later? Don't you wanna get a new outift and bathing suit for Jake? I mean, come on, you still have all the clothes you had when we were in junior high! And your suit-" Rachel was cut off.
"Fine! Fine, Rach, I'll come. Give me 20 minutes, k?"
"OK!" Rachel said, glad that she was about to get to totally redo my wardrobe. "C-ya."
I hung up. Why did Rachel have to call this early? I mean, the barbeque wasn't until three......it was only ten! I mean, I did want to look good for Jake, but I didn't feel like going to the mall. I hopped into the shower, and then stepped into my bedroom ten minutes later. I pulled on some cutoffs and a tee shirt, and then quickly blowdried my hair. Right as I was finishing, I heard the doorbell.
I went to open te door. Rachel was stnading there grinning, like she knew something I didn't. Which, she probably did. I reached for my purse, but Rachel stopped me. She said, "Don't. It's on me-consider it an early birthday present."
Knowing how much she was probably going to get me, I tried to protest, but five mintues later I was in the apartment elevator and without my purse.
I sighed. I finally tuned into what Rachel was jabbering about.
"OK, we need to get you some regular summer clothes, a new dress, skirt, top, shoes-" I cut her off.
"Rachel, isn't that a little bit too much?" I started to say, then she yelled,
"BATHING SUIT!", scaring the crap out of me. "The barbeque is on the beach you know, how bout a nice two piece, string? Halter? Hmmm..." she went on like this for a while, until we reached the mall.
She dragged me into the first shop she saw, which happened to be a fancy store I have no idea what was called. I rummaged through a sale rack, when I heard her gasp behind me. I spun around, thinking that there was an emergency, when I saw all she was doing was looking at a dress rack. I walked over, to see what she had. Much to my dismay, the dress wasn't for her, but for me. It was a short black halter dress, and she insisted on my trying it on.
"Rachel! If I even move, you can see up the dress!" I called out to her. She opened the door, and laughed.
"Cass, you are overreacting. It isn't too bad at all. Jake'll just die when he sees it!" She laughed again, probably at my red face. "Now, for shoes!"
She bought the dress, then took me to the shoe store, and another store to pick up some casual clothes. Finally, what I was dreading-a bathing suit.
Almost immediately after entering, she found a bathing suit. I tried it on, and was a little shocked at what little it covered, but Rachel crowed,
"Omigod! Cassie, he won't be able to keep his eyes off you tonight! You have to get it!"
I looked at myself in the mirror-and thought, 'It's not too bad, I suppose it would be a little fun to see Jake's reaction...'
We got the dress, and a coverup to match. Then we headed to the foodcourt. When we got our food and sat down, we heard a familiar voice.
"Heeeeeeeeey ladies!" Marco, Jake and Tobias walked over. Marco had been the one yelling, and Tobias and Jake were just behind him.
"Oh, crap," I whispered to Rachel. "I look horrible!"
"No, you don't." She reassured me.
Jake sat across from me, and gave me his rare, slow smile. "Hey, Cassie"
I smiled back. "Hey Jake. Hey Marco, Tobias-what are you guys doing here?"
I must have been seeing things, but I saw Jake shoot a glance at Marco and Tobias, and Marco said, "Oh, uh, we were just hanging out, hittin' the arcade, that type of thing."
"Oh"
"What are you two doing?" Tobias asked.
I rolled my eyes as Rachel answered, "Shopping. Cassie let me take her on a shopping spree."
Jake gave me a surprised glance. I laughed and said, "She had to beg."
He pretended to look relieved, then glanced at the bags. "So, what did you buy?"
I glanced at Rachel, and said, "Oh, nothing, really, just some shorts and sandals."
"Oh. Well, I wanted to know what time to pick you guys up later, for the cookout at the beach?" He asked. I told him around quarter of three.
"Well, Cassie and I have to get going, to get ready for the barbeque and other stuff...see you guys later!" Rachel said.
We all stood up. I lagged behind the others with Jake. He took my hand in his as we heading through the mall to the parking garage. When we got to my car, he helped me put everything in, and the leaned down and gave me a gentle kiss. I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him back. Sliding his arms around my waist, he was slowly deepening the kiss, until we heard Marco clearing his throat. We parted, slightly embarrased. He gave me one last kiss before heading off with Marco and Tobias.
I got in the car with Rachel. The whole way to my apartment, she was teasing me about the fiasco in the parking garage. As we headed up to my apartment, she said, "If he can do that in a parking garage, I wonder what he'l do when he sees the dress.....and bikini!"
I took a good natured swing at her head. She dodged it, laughing. She made me get into my bikini and dress first, so that she could do my makeup. She apparently needed the dress to determine what type of eyemakeup I should wear. It was all the same to me, so I didn't offer any opinions. When she was done, I had to admit-I didn't look too bad. She took her own bathsuit and dress out and got read herself. Not ten mintues after she was done, the doorbell rang. I opened it, and what I saw shocked me.
**A/N** Cliffhanger, I know, sorry, but I wanna space it out a little....k? review pleez