Disclaimer: I do not own MCL nor am I a dude and a famous country singer so that means I also don't own the song Summer of '69. it would be awesome if I did cause then I'd be rich. But I don't and I'm not.
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Lizzy's P.O.V
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
My alarm screamed at me, without opening either eye I slammed my hand down on the snooze button and all I could think of was why the hell did I set my alarm so damn early?!
Then my aunt called me at the top of her lungs LIZZY ITS TIME FOR SCHOOL WAKE UP ALREADY!
Oh right school I had almost forgotten. JOY!
It had been a week since I moved into my aunts' place and it had been March break when I came to this stupid town. Now it was my first day at a new school, with a new wardrobe, in a new house, with no friends and no parents. Even for me that was a hell of a lot of new. But I still had to get ready for school so I hopped into the shower and then after I was done that I decided to get dressed. So I pulled out my fav outfit. It was one of the few things I had kept when we moved here. I threw on my jade green sleeveless low cut tank top with a turtle neck collar. Then I yanked on my favorite old pair of fishnet leggies with the matching gloves. I tugged on my green pleated mini skirt, yanked on my old worn greenish legwarmers and pulled on my black leather thigh-high boots then I threw on my bothers old black leather wife beater which I had expertly hemmed so that it hit just on my natural waste line then slung my cutest black leather double belt low on my hips and finally put on my jade green newsboy hat from American eagle. It was the first time mom had let me buy anything by myself and with my own money that I had gotten on my first day of babysitting. She was so proud of me and couldn't have been happier. I shook my head trying to chase away the old memories and continue getting ready.
I normally didn't wear any make up but today was my first day and I need the confidence boost more than anything. So I applied a thin line of black mascara to my upper eyelid only, and then put on some shimmery sliver eyeshade to bring out my piercing blue eyes and then rolled on a pale pink shimmery lip gloss that accented my dainty lips. But then again almost everything about me is dainty. With heels I'm 5'0" my fingers are long and skinny and with perfect nails. I have long legs for my size but I'm not skinny as a bean pole because I swim a lot and I love to run so I'm very toned. Plus my feet are so small I have to buy a lot of my shoes in the kids section. The only thing that isn't dainty is my eyes which are huge. The magazines would say I'm a bit over weight but that's because they're full of anorexic chicks that eat one grape a day and you can see their ribs. Yah being skinny is cool but when u can see your ribs sticking out and you can fit both hands around your waist and touch your fingers together it's a bit extreme.
I also decided to just pull my long brown hair back in a clip. I roll the sides of my hair into long rolls and then I grabbed a clip and clipped my hair up almost like it was in a high ponytail. I loved doing this when my hair was wet because after it would dry I'd take out of the clip and unroll my hair so that it would flow in soft waves down the center of my back.
And of course this is what I was thinking about as I ran down the stairs to feed my animals. My aunt shook her head at my outfit but said nothing about it. "They have been complaining all morning will you please feed them before they drive me insane?" my aunt asked.
"Considering what you're wearing Aunty I think you're already there." My Aunty was wearing an (unfortunately) really cute fairy costume. "So what's with the getup?" I asked as I walked over to the fridge to pull out Midnight's (my cat's) wet food.
"I have a costume rehearsal at the theater and I'm playing Titania in Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night's Dream, remember I told you about this Friday."
"Oh right now I remember." I said as I moved on to giving Baxter (my dog) his food. Yah my Aunt was an actress and sometimes she would take her rolls a little too seriously. "So where are Conner, Lauren and Ed, on this fine morning, and can I take a picture to remember this moment?"
"Ha-ha very funny. Conner already left for school and Lauren and Ed don't have to be up for another hour because their school starts at nine." my Aunt told me.
Ok so Conner is my older brother. He's six years older than me which also means he's entering his last year of college. Lauren and Ed are my two younger siblings Ed was 3 years younger than me and Lauren is one and a half years younger than him. They're both still in middle school which means I am the only one in high school, which would also explain why I was so damn nervous today.
"Oh by the way I have a present for you. It's for your first day and, I as the great fairy queen of summer enchant this gift to bring you luck and confidence on your first day of school." my aunt then twirled her wand and tapped the little box that she had handed me. Yah my aunt is nutty but she's nutty in a sweet way. "Oh will you look at the time," she exclaimed "you need to get going or you're going to be late. Now remember no fighting ok this is supposed to be a fresh start for you." she hugged me tight and whispered in my ear "you are going to be fine I promise! I love you." I squeezed her back
"I love you to." I said as tears threatened to spill over. No I will not cry today I'm going to smile and be happy and pretend that my life hadn't already ended. I stepped out of my aunt's embrace. "I'm ok." I said with a certainty I didn't feel.
"Good" my aunt responded. "Now you have your books? Papers? Lunch? Guitar? Money?" she asked.
"Aw crap I almost forgot my guitar!" I ran upstairs to grab it. Good thing I had already put all my songs and my guitar in my case in case I forgot or didn't have time in the morning. I grabbed everything I needed and shot out the door calling "Kay Aunty love you bye!"
Me, Lauren, Conner and Ed had already checked out where each one of our schools was and since I already knew the way I kicked it up to my top speed. Even with everything I was carrying I felt like I was flying. How could every one not love running? I thought. I was always the fastest on the track team before I moved. But unfortunately I was still pretty late. I walked into the building and almost collided with my new principle. I knew her because I had already met her while my Aunt was arranging for me to transfer here.
"Ash miss Brooks it's nice to see you again all though you are a bit late"
"Thank you Miss. Umm, I was wondering where I would go to get my time table and drop off the rest of my forms?"
"And so polite! Just go to the student counsel room. First door on your right and asked for Nathaniel he'll help you get settled."
"Thanks miss, goodbye!" So I went in search for the boy called Nathaniel. I walked down the hall and found the student council room and I hesitantly knocked on the door and opened it enough to poke my head in. "Umm hi I'm looking for Nathaniel?" I turned the statement into a question.
"Yes I'm Nathaniel what can I help you with?" for a minute I was struck dumb. This guy was gorgeous! I mean talk about huba hubba. I had thought that he was gonna be some shrimpy kid with dorky glasses and braces but this kid was Orlando Bloom hot. Thankfully I recovered quickly enough so that he didn't notice the short pause. "Hi I'm Lizzy brooks? The new student? The principle told me to come talk to you."
"Oh yes do you have the rest of your paperwork?" he asked getting strait down to business.
"Yes I have them right here." I handed him my papers.
"Well that's good. It looks like all you need now is to give me your enrollment form, your id photo and the enrollment fee."
"Wait a sec did you say my enrollment form? Are you sure because I know I gave it to you before, I looked over all the papers myself." I said
"I can double check if you want, it's no big deal your papers were probably just misplaced. And I'm glad you're one of the students who actually take this kind of stuff seriously." he smiled. He has such a nice smile I thought. I smiled to "yah well I hate it when people waste my time so I shouldn't waste anyone else's." I said seriously.
"Lizzy Brooks you are my kind of girl. Now I know that the dollar store does some photo ID's so why don't you put your stuff in your locker which is just outside the door here and run down to the dollar store to get it. And if you want you can give me your enrollment money now and I can paper clip it all together and then when you get back all you have to do is give it to the principle. Ok?"
I looked at him and smiled. "Sounds awesome. I'll be back in like ten minutes."
"Do you need someone to show you the way?" he asked
"Nah I know where it is besides someone else would only slow me down."
"So ten minutes huh?" he asked
"After I put my stuff in my locker you can start the timer." I answered playfully
"Ok but if your any longer than ten minutes I'll tell the principle you skipped." he teased
"Fine but if I get back here before the ten minutes are up you never question how fast I am again. Deal?" I challenged as I stuck out my hand.
Nathaniel's eyes sparkled with humor, "Oh your on!" he said with a smile and he grabbed my hand a shook it once.
I put my stuff away and Nathaniel had stepped out of the room holding his pocket watch. Class had already started which meant that the halls were empty. Perfect. I heard Nathaniel behind me. "And I'm starting the watch ... now!"
I shot off like a rocket before he had even finished speaking. I lunged out the door and speed down the stairs of the school. This was awesome! The first day and I already get to show off. I picked up speed. I was racing against time and I wasn't losing. I made it to the dollar store then I asked to get my picture taken. The guy printed it out and I paid for it killing two precious minutes. I said thanks then barreled out the door. I put on yet another burst of speed. I may be short but I have long legs and I can make them move fast. I could see the school. I ran faster than I had ever run before. I raced into the school and slid into the student council room almost skidding face first into Nathaniel.
"Well" I said panting "what's my time?"
"You are the fastest runner I have ever seen. Your time is 9 minutes and 49 seconds." he said then smiled his thousand watt smile.
I sighed and straitened up, "I told you didn't I? Oh here's my photo ID. And by the way did you find my enrollment form?"
"Yah I did it got put into Lilly Connors file instead of yours sorry about that" he said sincerely.
"It's cool it's not your fault that the teachers messed up. So do you know where the principal might be so that I could give this stuff to her?"
"Yah it's second period so she should still be in her office. Would you like me to walk you there? I'm not that busy and you're new so..." he continued to ramble. Oh my gosh he's nervous! That's so cute. He rambles when he's nervous like I do. "...So what I really means is-"
"Yes" I said cutting him off. The kid looked like a deer caught in a pair of headlights. I honestly think he forgot what he had originally asked me. I decided to help him out a bit "yes I would love it if you could show me the way to the principal's office." even though I already knew the way it had obviously taken a lot of courage to ask.
"Cool" he said albeit he looked a little stunned that I had said yes. "Um follow me then."
We walked in comfortable silence to the principal's office. It was nice just walking with Nathaniel. I missed having company. Since we had moved here I had basically locked myself in my room only coming out to eat and go to the bathroom, until Conner and aunty and half dragged, half yelled me out of my room so that we could take a look around town. I had wanted to just crawl into a whole and die but walking at school talking and joking with Nathaniel was fun. Maybe I did need to be here.
"Well here it is" Nathaniel said interrupting my thinking process. "I should be getting to my second period, I'll catch you later sometime right?"
I smiled at him, "yah" I said "I'd like that." Then bell rang. "Bye!" I said as I turned away and knocked on the door. "Come in" the principle called. I opened the door. "Ahh Lizzy nice to see you again dear. Now do you have everything you need?"
"Yes Miss, Nathaniel was very helpful." as I handed her the papers.
"Oh and everything is paper clipped together and it's so neat!" she exclaimed. She and I chatted until the next bell rang. "Oh goodness I've made you miss all your morning classes. Well you won't have to go to your afternoon classes either so why don't you walk around the school for a while and relax then tomorrow will be you official first day at Sweet Amours High School. Now go on shoo."
I walked out of the principal's office and walked down the hall. there was a courtyard and even though it was lunch the place was deserted I had my lunch with me but I wasn't very hungry but what I really wanted to do was play my guitar. I had brought my acoustic guitar because it was lighter and I could run faster while carrying it. K so I don't want anyone to see me and under that tree looks comfortable as long as I stay behind it. I thought. So I walked around the tree and sat down. Then I decided to play a song that had been stuck in my head for a while now. I smiled. It was the first song on my mom's favorite cd. I grabbed out my guitar and started playing. It felt good. I remember when dad first got me this guitar this was the first song I had mastered.
So I sang
I got my first real six string
Bought it the five-and-dime
Played it till my fingers bleed
It was the summer of 69
Me and some guys form school
Had a band and we tried real hard
Jimmy quit, Joey got married
Should have know we'd never get far
Oh and when I look back now
That summer seemed to last for ever
And if I had choice
Yah-I'd always wanna be there
Those were the best days of my life
Ain't no use in complaining
When you got a job to do
Spent my evenings down at the drive in
And that's when I met you yah
Standing on your mama's porch
You told me that you'd wait forever
Oh and when you held my hand
I knew that it was now or never
Those were the best days of my life
Back in the summer of 69
Uh huh
Man we were killing time
We were young and restless
We need to unwind
I guess nothing can last forever no
Oh yah
Back in the summer of 69
Uh huh
It was the summer of 69
Oh yah
Me and my baby in 69
Ohhhhhhh hey
It was the summer, summer, the summer of 69
Yay
"Aw how cute the big though punk girl likes country!" I heard a voice say. Well so much for not getting into any fights on the first day I thought. Then I sighed and walked around the tree to see a tall blonde Barbie look-a-like snickering with her two back up bitches. So I put on my best fake smile and used my most perky voice to say "Hey. I'm new here my name's Lizzy and you are... wait don't tell me brainless 1, 2, and 3" I said pointing my finger at each one of the suck up snobs landing lastly on blonde miss boobs for brains.
"At least we have enough brains not to wear something as tacky as what your wearing." said the blonde bimbo
"Wait I'm sorry I thought this school had a 'no skank' policy so how did you guys get in?" I continued before they could say anything "and BTW I am not a punk I am a metal head there's a difference and also FYI even metal heads can listen to country sometimes, plus some of the greatest rock and roll bands inspired what we now call country so don't say shit when you have no idea what the hell your taking about. Please, it just makes you look more stupid than you already are and trust me you don't need any help."
"How dare you talk to me like that you arrogant bitch." the blonde slapped me across the face "you don't want to piss me off I can make you life a living hell!"
"To late!" I laughed "but I'd love to see try little miss boobs for brains. It will take more than slapping me across the face to make life miserable." That's when she punched me. Right in the gut too. To her credit she hit hard. She had sent me to my knees sure but that was more out of shock that she actually hit me.
"And BTW" she said trying (and failing miserably) to imitate me "the name is Amber bitch!"
That did it. I stood up slowly making no sudden movements. As if she was a deer and one flinch would frighten her away. I was standing strait now. "You shouldn't have done that." I said in a sing song voice. "Now you have officially pissed me off!" I brought my fist up so fast that Amber didn't see it. It was just about to connect with her face when...
"I'd back off amber if you don't want to get your face punched in." said a very sarcastic, cocky voice. At that point I also realized that the owner of said voice was the one who had stopped me from smashing Bimbo's face in.
She expertly flipped hair and rolled her eyes. "Like I care." then she turned around and twitched away.
"You will have problems with her in the near future. Now if I let your hand go will you play nice." said the boy. I nodded. "Well I have to admit I have never seen anyone stand up to Amber like that. I'm guessing your new cause if you weren't you probably would have used the self preservation skills that god gave you and just taken the crap that Amber was dishing instead of dishing it back.
"I could have taken care of that myself yah' know"
"Yah and gotten expelled on your first day. That would look good on a collage application"
"Are you this nice to every new kid?"
"Do I look like anyone's knight in shining armor?"
"No you look more like a big tall knight with black armor and black doesn't shine it glows." that's when I had actually realized what I had said. "Um sorry, I'm usually not that poetic and even when I am I don't say stuff like that out loud to people I don't know sorry... what? What's so funny!?" at some point throughout my mini rant I realized that the boy had started laughing.
"You are! But please tell me that you know who Amber is."
"Sure I do her name is Amber and she's a bully what else is there to know?"
"Just that Amber's brother is the one and only student body prez Nathaniel."
"WHAT! Omg and I just..."
"Uh huh"
"And she's really..."
"Uh huh"
"Ah hell."
"Yup" the guy said "the name's Castiel by the way. So do you have a name or should I just call you new girl from now on?"
"Lizzy Brooks, and thanks for stopping me from hitting that girl even though she probably deserved more than a good punch in the face."
"You know Liz your probably right" Castiel smirked. I smiled. "Oh and I'd watch out behind you because the man of the hour is coming and he doesn't look like he's in a very good mood." Castiel cracked his knuckles "this could get interesting." uh oh I thought.
"Castiel I should have known, so did you force Lizzy to try and punch out my sister or did you just stop her so that you could do it yourself." Nathaniel hurled the insults at Castiel.
"Now listen up you-" Castiel went to grab the front of Nathaniel's shirt, thankfully he never got that far because while Nathaniel was ranting I quickly thought up a plan.
"Oh Nathaniel!" I cried and hurled myself at him and forced tears to my eyes. "I'm so s-sorry," I sobbed "I didn't mean to do it but..." I added a little hiccup for extra effect "everything has just been so stressful, moving here and getting my siblings settled" I sobbed again "and Amber just-just said something and it made me angry and so... I shouldn't have done it" *sob* "but I called her a name and then she slapped me and, and, and..." *sob again* "I just snapped please don't be mad with Castiel he was the one who stopped me, it's all my fault, please blame, and if I had know that Amber was your sister..." I cried even harder. I didn't want Castiel to get in trouble because of me but deep in my heart I really didn't want Nathaniel to fall for my bullshit. Most guys did, I really hoped he wouldn't be like most every guy, but apparently hope dies hard in high school.
All through my rant both Castiel and Nathaniel had seemed frozen in place but with the mention of Amber slapping me Nathaniel seemed to un-freeze.
"She slapped you?" he said gently. I nodded. "Here let me see." his voice still gentle. He touched my chin slowly, delicately turning my head to the right where his sister had hit me. "You cheek looks pretty red, does it still hurt?" he asked.
I looked up through my lashes and said quietly "not so much anymore." Nathaniel sighed and ran his hand through his short blonde hair, and looked directly into my eyes. His eyes were the most amazing color I had ever seen. Looking at his eyes was like looking into twin pools of liquid gold.
"Amber never mentioned that she had slapped you." he said more to himself than to me. Then he turned to Castiel "I am sorry I blamed you without any evidence. I was rude, obnoxious, and wrong. I won't asked to you forgive me and I really don't expect you to." Castiel snorted. Nathaniel turned back to me "I am sorry about Amber, she can be overbearing at times," Castiel snorted again. Nathaniel glared at him, "But I will have a talk with her. This is not the first time that she's done this I am sorry. Are you going to be ok?"
"Yes thank you, for everything." I said sincerely.
"Well I have to get going Castiel can you take care of her for me?" Nathaniel asked.
Castiel swung his arm over my shoulders almost possessively, "For you, no way in hell, for her maybe."
Hurt crossed Nathaniel's face along with another emotion, was that regret in his eyes? But as soon as I thought that it disappeared making me wonder if I had just imagined it. "I'll see you later, right Lizzy?"
"Yah" I said "Definitely." I barely got the words out before he turned and walked away. I sighed and my shoulders sagged in defeat.
"Would you like some eggs with that ham," Castiel asked. I realized that he still had his arm resting on my shoulders I straitened and stepped away so that I could look him in the eye.
"Well I couldn't let you get in trouble for something I did and this way neither of us is going to get in trouble for starting shit." I said almost robotically.
"Are you really ok?' Castiel asked "and don't you dare bullshit me the way you did him."
I sighed "yah I'll be fine but adjusting to this place is going to take a while." I said truthfully
"Well lunch is over now aren't you gonna run off and get to class?" he asked.
"Are you kidding" I said, "the principle gave me the day off from classes to walk around the school." I laughed
"Sweet well if that the case do wanna check out my favorite place in the school?" he said with a mischievous grin and held up a pair of keys.
"Why do I get the feeling that if we get caught with those someone is going to get into a lot of trouble?" I said with a grin
"Why don't you follow me and find out?" he asked
"Maybe I will" I responded
Castiel and I walked up the Stairs at the far end of the hall. Then at the top of the stairs he inserted the little gold key into the door. And we stepped out onto the roof of the school.
"So what do you think?" Castiel asked
"Amazing" I breathed
"Well I know I am but I was talking about the view,"
"Well so was I."
Castiel put a hand over his heart and stumbled back a couple paces "You wound me,"
"Good!"
"I will make you pay for that one" Castiel growled playfully
"You have to catch me first!" I yelled
Castiel chased me all around the rooftop and I was always stayed just out of reach. Then he finally ended up pinning me against the door. "So now that you caught me what are you gonna do?" I teased.
"This" Castiel said as he scooped me up into his arms bride style.
"Hey! Put me down!" I demanded.
"If you don't stop squirming I will drop you" I stopped "now if you promise to play nice I will put you down deal?" My shoulders slumped, defeated. "Ok." I said and Castiel plopped me down gently on to the roof.
"So I noticed your t-shirt winged skull, right? They're pretty good. What your favorite song by them? I asked
"You know them?" Castiel asked looking surprised
"Yah don't most people? Like I said they're a decent band. My favorite song bye them is One Winged Angle you?" I responded
"Wow you really do know them. My favorite song is Falling from Grace." Castiel answered. We talked like that for a while. We both seemed to dodge the others questions about our parents. But after that we found out that we really had a lot in common. Like how we both liked animals and we both loved the old rock and roll bands like the Eagles, and the Scorpions and a bunch of the olderish metal bands like Metallica or Iron Maiden. Plus we both played lots of video games but not the same types I loved third person RPGs but Castiel liked first person shooters better. We both liked the same typed of movies but I watched more "chick flicks" and animes than he did. But we both loved watching the Gundam, and Envangailein series.
We found out that both of us we really good runners. The only thing was that I read more than he did and He was into more sports even though I had taken gymnastics and dance since I was 4 and had been doing archery since I was 5, started fencing when I was 11 and this past year had started doing karate. Plus there was the one summer of horseback riding camp and that one march break of ice-skating camp but those weren't really sports. Castiel had been playing soccer since he was 6 then he was into volleyball at 7 then at 8 he got into Basket Ball then when he was ten he went to baseball camp then finally when he was 12 he got into track and he's on the track team he at Sweet Amours.
"Maybe I should join the team" I said
"You have to tryout first and all the guys are really good." Castiel said
"Don't you guys have a girl's track team?" I asked him
"Nah not enough girls had been signing up for it these past few years so they just cut it." Castiel said nonchalantly "oh and by the way if you really want to be on the team you are going to have to beat all the guys in a one on one race just to prove your good enough."
"Why just because I'm a fucking girl? That's the most stupid ass thing I've ever heard." I said hotly.
"That's just the way it is. For most girls I would say not to even bother but you might actually do it. But just so that you know I am so not going easy on you when you race me."
"I didn't expect you to. So I guess this means I need to practice running in my heels again." I said with a sigh. Castiel had been lounging on the roof with his hands behind his head and his eyes closed but when I said that his eyes popped open "What?"
"Silly, haven't you ever heard the old saying 'girls can do anything boys can do and we can do it in high heels.'" Castiel laughed "good one Liz for a minute I actually gonna try to beat us in high heels." Castled chuckled again. "Oh no I'm serious" I said.
"No your crazy. And I kind of like it." Castiel said. Of course it was at that exact moment that the final bell rang. I grabbed my purse which was the only thing that I had brought up to the roof with me. "Well I had better get going. I still have to grab my stuff from my locker. So..." I said
"I'll come with you" Castiel said
"Are you sure you want to do that?" I asked "my locker's right by the student council room and there is a pretty good chance of running into Nathaniel" I hope I thought.
"It's cool" Castiel said "Plus we wouldn't want our newest student getting lost on her first day now do we?"
"But-" Castiel cut me off
"No arguing. I am walking you to your locker and that's that."
"Fine." I said as I stomped down the stairs. I had really hoped to catch Nathaniel after school and talk to him by myself and I was sure that if Castiel was with me Nathaniel would give me something very close to the cold shoulder.
We got to my locker just as Nathaniel was leaving the student counsel room. "Hey Nathaniel." I smiled weakly.
"Oh hey Lizzy." He said and started to turn away.
"Nathaniel wait a sec!" I said. I was quite aware of Castiel standing behind me, but he could have not walked me to my locker, he asked for it. Nathaniel turned back around.
"Yes?" he asked politely.
"Well if you don't mind I was wondering if tomorrow you could possibly walk me to the academics specialist math class first period and I figured since you're the student council president that you knew where all the classrooms were but if you don't want to that's totally fine you don't have to show me I could find someone else if you're busy tomorrow even though I don't really know anyone else except Castiel and I don't think he knows where it is but-"
"I would love to. It's my first period too so we could walk together." Nathaniel interrupted my rambling. Why the hell am I so nervous around him? I thought maybe because he is one of the most gorgeous guys that you've ever met! My mind taunted. Nathaniel smiled, a real smile this time not just his polite one that he seemed to show to everyone. He looked so nice when he smiles like that. And weirdly he blushed almost as if he could read my thoughts. I didn't think that I was that easy to read. I exhaled "thank you." I said and smiled up at him.
"Any time Lizzy. Now I have to get home it's my turn to do the dishes." He smiled and turned around. "See you tomorrow."
"Bye!" I smiled and waved.
"I could have shown you where that overachievers' class is you know." Castiel said impatiently.
"You didn't have to walk me to my locker." I replied tiredly
"And miss you fawning over the president prince? I don't think so princess." Castiel smirked.
"Don't call me that I'm not a princess. And besides you should look on the bright side. We both have gym tomorrow right? That means that you can show me were the gym is and I can beat, I mean race you for a spot on the track team." I said with a smirk
"Don't forget to bring your heels princess." Castiel challenged.
"Don't worry I won't. And when I beat you I promise not to rub your nose in it." I said cheerily.
"Don't count on it" Castiel growled.
I just laughed and shook my head "I'll see you tomorrow Castiel."
"We're going the same way why don't we walk home together? Who knows we might even catch up to the prince?" Castiel jeered.
"Why does he live near you?" I said nonchalantly.
"He lives one house away from me. We saw some movers at the house between us so maybe the actress moved out."
That caught my attention "you live beside an actress?" I asked "I wonder if my aunt knows her."
"Your aunt's an actress too?" Castiel looked surprised.
"Yah she went to an audition today." I said "me my two brothers and my sister live with her now." I couldn't help letting a bit of sadness leak into my voice.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Castiel asked quietly.
"Not really"
"Ok" Castiel said and he let it drop. I was very thankful that he did. I realized that we had made it to my aunt's house I turned to Castiel and said "k I'll see you tomorrow right?"
Castiel looked puzzled "What do you mean?"
"I live here." I said slowly
Castiel smiled misjeaviously "well isn't that interesting. See you tomorrow then, Neighbor."
"Wait what?"
"Your aunt, the actress, lives in the house that sits between me and the prince's house which effectively makes up neighbors. Don't be late for school tomorrow." Castiel teased.
"I won't if you aren't. Walk me to school?" I asked teasingly
"You sure you can keep up?"
"Try me" I growled.
"Fine, see you in the morning princess." Castiel called as he walked up his drive
"See you later skater!" I said and giggling I ran in the house and closed the door just in time to stop the water balloon that Castiel had thrown.
"I'm guessing someone had a good day at school." Said my big bro Conner.
I giggled again. "Yah it wasn't too bad." And giggled again
"So who was the dude?"
I sighed. Damn Conner's stupid overprotective brother tendencies. "His name is Castiel Con, and we're just friends."
"Yes he looked very friendly"
"Not really he's pretty rough around the edges but he can be sweet when he wants to be."
"I'm sure."
Finally I got irritated "there is nothing going on between me and Castiel! First you want me to go out and make some friends then when I do you pull the overprotective big brother card so please for the sake of both our sanities make up your figgin' mind. Now I will ask you one time do you want me to try and fit in and make friends?"
Conner's shoulders sagged in defeat. "Of course I do. It's just that I worry about you sometimes. I mean after everything that happened with mom and dad and the boys," pain and sadness ripped through me as Conner mentions the two incidents that we had forbidden speaking of. Conner continued even though he had probably noticed my face. "Then you go and lock yourself away in your room. Lizzy I just don't want to see you get hurt again... I don't know how much more you can take. You're my little sister and it killed me that you were hurting so bad and I couldn't do anything about it. I don't want it to happen again. I'm your brother I'm supposed to protect you and I can't. So I'm sorry if I'm being overprotective but that's just because I care about you so please just humor me a little."
"I know and I'm sorry for worrying you but… you really can't stop me from falling. All you can really do is help me pick myself up, dust me off and let me try again. I'm always gonna need you to help me but if you keep trying to protect me from everything then I'm never gonna grow and be the strong sister that you guys need." All through my speech I had been clinging to Conner and as I finished he untangled himself from me and held me an arm's length away.
"Since when did you get so damn smart?" and he smiled as he said it.
"Everything that I know I learned from my big brother." I said
"You know it" Conner responded "now come and help me make some supper. Ed and Ren should be home soon."
"Ok. So I guess were having seafood right?" I said
"No way!" Conner exclaimed
"To late I'm gonna go grab it right now!" I countered
"Oh no you don't" Conner said as he sprinted into the kitchen
I raced ahead of him "can't catch me!" I called as I reached for the freezer door.