Disclaimer: I own nothing. Everything belongs to the Seven Network. This is simply my way of evening the couples out.
Beautiful Disaster
Part One
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"No Maddie, I'm telling you, he needs someone." Cass said to me as we watched Ric, Drew, Henry and Luke play what was turning out to be a very aggressive game of fooseball.
"He can't be happy by himself?" I asked, raising my eyebrow at her as she looked at Belle for support.
"Is anyone really happy alone?" She asked, deciding to go the 'you're never fulfilled until you've found the one' approach with me.
"He is." I said to them, taking a sip of my drink as I turned to see him smile at Luke, high-fiving him as they scored another point against Henry and Drew. "We've had this discussion over and over. And he's always stressed how he just needs to learn to be himself before anything can happen with someone else. I mean, look at what happened between the three of you?" I said, as Cass and Belle nodded their heads in agreement.
"Then again," Belle began "What was that, like, a year ago? Longer. I can't even remember the last time we fought…"
"That would be last week, over who could wear my shoes." I interjected as Cass broke out into a grin.
"I looked so hot that night." She sighed vainly, as I giggled a little.
"The point is," Belle said, whacking Cass in the arm as she glared at her "Is that Ric has had plenty of time to find himself. I mean, Cassie found herself, and then she found Henry six months ago… why is it that Ric is taking so much longer?"
"Because he's male?" I shrugged, looking back at them. "I mean, Ric was seriously messed up. And I mean, you and Drew were the same kind of messed up…" I said, as Belle shot me a look "But that was how you found one another, isn't it? Maybe Ric just hasn't found that girl to rescue again. Or maybe its because he was always the one rescuing girls, and he doesn't want to… maybe he's gay?" I added, as Belle and Cassie laughed. "The point is, until he says he is ready, its not our place to interfere."
"But…" Belle began, but I cast a sideways look at her and she immediately became quiet. I turned; ready to face the boys once more, but the glimmer of red hair caught my eye. Standing awkwardly in the corner was a slim, pale girl. Her long red hair was swept casually up into a loose ponytail, and her dark attire clashed with everything in the doorway. Her tall boots ran up to her knees, and her dark mini skirt reached mid-thigh. Her Ramones T-shirt looked worn, patched in several places, and she tugged on it nervously, attempting to cover the inch of stomach that showed. Dark mascara and eyeliner appeared to be the only make-up worn on her flawless face as her eyes darted from corner to corner, avoiding the pairs of eyes that had settled on her.
"Her." I said instantly to Cassie and Belle as they turned to look in the direction I was facing.
"What about her?" Belle asked, obviously confused, but also sounding a little threatened, as if she felt there was only room for one bad girl in the bay.
"That's his one." I said, as they both spun back around to look at me.
"But, I thought we just…" Cassie said breathlessly, but I nodded in the direction of the four guys, their game of fooseball long forgotten.
"If he's perving on her…" Belle threatened, her eyes falling immediately on Drew, but I shushed her and leant forward, my face settling on Cassie's shoulder, so both of them could hear me.
"Look at Ric…" I said, as we all turned to watch him, captivated by the mysterious beauty standing before him.
"She's his one." Cassie repeated happily, as Belle grinned next to me.
Looking towards her again, she caught my eye. I smiled at her, but she looked at me oddly before spinning on her heels and storming out.
"Okay. Now what?" Belle said, sighing dramatically.
"We can do this. We can do anything remember! Look at everything we've overcome to be the best of friends…" I said, as Cass interrupted me.
"What happened to the 'Ric will find his own when he's ready' talk from a minute ago?" She asked questioningly.
"This is Ric, he won't make a move. He's changed. And he needs our help desperately. Aren't you two up for a little matchmaking?" I asked slyly, knowing that Belle and Cassie could never refuse that challenge.
"You're an evil woman Matilda Hunter." Cassie said, grinning at Belle who grinned back.
"I'm in." Belle agreed. "Anything that doesn't make Ric feel like the odd third, fifth or seventh wheel is fine by me."
"You just want even more alone time with Drewy." Cassie teased, as Belle pretended to be shocked.
"Me, never? Just because he's amazingly good in bed…" She began, as Cass and I covered our ears instantly.
"I promise never to tease or mock again." Cassie swore, as Belle smirked at her.
"That's what you say every time Cass," I said, laughing at her as we became lost in our own world once more. But I couldn't shake that feeling of needing to know that girl. I couldn't help but believe that deep down, she was the one for Ric.
After all, he'd looked at her… like that.
Like Henry looked at Cassie, like Drew looked at Belle. Like Luke looked at me.
It was that look that made you feel lighter than air, as if you were floating on a cloud of happiness. Because you knew that they loved you, completely, and nothing could ever change that.
And Ric had never looked at anyone like that… until now.
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