Hey there guys. So this is my first Naomi/Emily fic. I'm mainly a CSI writer myself. Do let me know what you think and whether to continue. If you want me to continue it will go up in rating I imagine, that's how It normally goes. So yeah. R&R please.

Alos character thoughts are in italics.

The pursuit for happiness

Chapter 1- So just what is going on?

I don't know when it happened, or how. How it was that I woke up one morning to find my world a little brighter, too bright, it made me squint. The air felt different, lighter but also thick. Thick with mystery and confusion.

I didn't know what these feelings were all about. They made me giddy, excited but also nauseous. A smile crept up my face, as to why I don't know, or I didn't at the time. Then it was until I saw the little scrunched up ball of paper with Emily's name on it.

It had been months since we went to the woods, things didn't work. I stopped her advances, she got hurt and I got awkward. After that things got tense between us, more than was usual. We would only go out as a group and never be left alone with one another. Our more than friendly relationship dwindled to just mere acquaintances. that's good, it was what was best and it was what I wanted, problem solved.

That is until she stopped wanting me.

Somehow her being over it made me want those feelings back. I missed her attention and her smile, I realised I didn't miss them until they were gone. It feels like months since I've felt her eyes on me, now I want it back. She flattered me and I allowed it, now I see that I liked it and in some way crave for it. So now I feel un-flattered and kind of empty.

I want to feel the heat rise to my ears when I know she's staring, feel my smile widen involuntary when she laughs, and to just be wanted again.

I think I might be in trouble.

The scene of the college lounge was a relaxed one, to the untrained eye. In one corner you had Effy sat poised like a statue of a goddess, features made of stone. Cook, Freddie and JJ all sat obediently around her looking for ways to gage her attention for more than half a minuet . You had the wanna be queen bee flirting with a randomer against a vending machine while pushing her cleavage out as best as she could. Quiet solid Thomas stood reading a book while stealing glances at Pandora. Mysterious glances.

Then you had the quieter twin sat on the couch with Pandora and Naomi sat far enough away that it was comfortable but close enough to hear.

"So Naomi are you coming to the beach tomorrow to get totally Hamstered?" Pandora asked in her traditionally exclaiming voice.

Effy subtly smiles in the background and shakes her head at her friend. Unknowingly catching the attention of the three musketeers who attempt more over elaborate ways to get her presence fixed to them.

"I uh, I don't know. don't know if I'll be welcome." Naomi directed the question at Emily who glared at her. In another response all she got was a very normal sounding but negative "I don't care if you come do what you like."

Great that was neither positive nor negative, well maybe a little negative. She said it herself, she just doesn't care.

" Right well I might go, if there's nothing better to do." Naomi stated coldly.

There have that I cant give a shit as well.

Emily shrugs her shoulders and turns the other way pretending not to care.

Katie struts over a few minuets later and sits down gracefully next to Emily.

"Geez the tension in here, you guys should really learn how to have a good time." Katie exclaims with a smug smile while clearly pointing at herself.

"I'll show you a good time katiekins." Cook shouts across the room with a smirk and a wink.

Katie rolls her eyes, flicks her hair and chooses to ignore the last comment.

"I know how to have a good time Katie, sometimes I get real monkey!" Pandora shouts childishly.

Startled "That's great Panda , we all going to the beach or what then?" Katie almost demands an answer from all but Naomi.

Everyone chimes up there approval. Some more reluctant than others.

"Great, it should be totally fetch." Katie gets up a bit too seductively for college and walks away with a few guys following in toe.

The rest of the group sit around with one thing on their mind.

What the fuck is fetch?

It's the night before the beach party and Naomi is sat on her bedroom floor knee deep on clothing.

"Naomi dear, what are you doing?"

Startled Naomi looks up to find her mother stood in the door way with a cup of tea.

"I'm just uh, sorting my things out." Naomi said uncertain.

Gina looks at Naomi with a playful grin and leans against the door frame.

"Don't think too hard about what to wear. It's not your clothing or how you look that will impress someone. All they need to know is your mind."

Gina smiled gently then left the room leaving a very confused Naomi on the floor.

How'd she know that?

Emily sighs and throws her book down in frustration.

How can I concentrate with a certain blonde on my mind?

Emily thinks back to this afternoon -

Naomi looked almost offended when I said I didn't care. But what does she expect, she made me feel like a fucking fool. She just turned me down and got all silent on me. You cant do that and not expect tension. But now she wants to make an effort, but why? But maybe I got the wrong end of the stick, what you see is never what you get when involving Naomi. Maybe she just really does want to go to the party, always thinking about herself.

Emily picks her book back up and continues to read, but deep down hoping Naomi isn't as selfish as she appears.

Thanks for reading. Let me know what you think.

S.M REGAN