I told myself I would not work on anything while I was writing Salad (1 part vinegar, 2 parts olive oil, 1/2 tesp. Salt). I told my self I would not do it. I listen well. Ah well.

This is about Kate and Abby except they are teenagers. It is completely AU and set in about 2009 (yes I know that is not when they were teenagers) so I don't have to worry about when music or movies or stuff like that came out. Ok.

Disclaimer: Not mine nor are any parts of it (yet) Mistakes are mine.

Spoilers: nope

Caitlin Todd ran up the stairs of Abby's house made the first left on the hall and entered her friend's room. "Oh my gosh, Kate," Abby squealed as she flew across the room and embraced Kate in a rib cracking hug.

Kate and Abby had been friends for years, ever since the field trip to the crime lab in down town New Orleans. That had been when they were nine, and in the six years since then the two had practically never spent time alone. The one exception to that was Kate's annual summer trip to Martha's Vineyard to visit her family.

When Abby finally let go, Kate was panting for air. "So," Abby started happily, "what should we do today? You know it is the first day of summer so we should really do something special."

"Abby, you hate the sun," Kate pointed out. They went through this every year at the end of the school year. It usually ended with Abby deciding that they should play a board game and Kate agreeing because it was easier than arguing.

"I don't hate the sun," Abby protested. Kate rolled her eyes, because one look at Abby's room and you could tell that was a lie. Abby's room was painted black and had fuzzy black carpet with white specks in it. There were posters of Abby's favorite bands including Brain Matter and Black Death. The curtains were drawn over the windows giving the room an eerie sort of glow.

"Oh yea?" Kate asked raising one eyebrow just slightly before turning and pulling the curtains wide open.

"Oh…my eyes…" Abby moaned before collapsing to the floor in a heap. Kate laughed as she slid the curtains closed again.

"Yea I can see that you love the sun," Kate told her friend who started to mutter something. "What was that?" Kate asked doing her best to impersonate Abby's math teacher who they both hated.

"Mrs. Garner, I said I could kill you," Abby replied in mock seriousness then attempted to fake curtsey fake curtseyed to Kate. This would have worked better if Abby had not been wearing very tight skinny jeans and three-inch platform boots. She collapsed onto the bed pulling Kate down with her. When they had both stopped laughing enough to talk Abby spoke again, "Want to go to the pool?"

Kate looked at her friend a little surprised because Abby went to the pool maybe twice a year. "Yea I would love to," Kate replied waiting for the ulterior motive Abby surly had.

"But you know what that means?" Abby asked grinning like the Cheshire cat. "We need swimsuits!" Abby announced happily as Kate groaned audibly. Abby had great fun chastising Kate's appearance in every way: hair, make-up, clothes, you name it Abby had given it a makeover. One of Abby's favorite things about summer was going swimsuit shopping.

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Half an hour later, Abby was dragging Kate down the isle of their local Wal-Mart toward the swimsuit display racks. When they reached them Abby stopped dead and Kate nearly crashed into the nearest display rack. "Kate," Abby pretended to scold, "behave or we will get thrown out."

"Again," Kate muttered under breath and Abby smirked remembering last fall's Wal-Mart expedition. "Let's get this over with," Kate told Abby, but the latter was already several shelves away thumbing thought the brightly colored material with varying degrees of disgust on her face.

"How about this?" Abby suggested grinning maliciously. She was holding up a bikini, but it was not just any bikini. It was the one hand picked by Abby that would annoy Kate most. It was hot pink with little hearts and flower all over in the all the edges had been given a little ruffle.

Kate surveyed it for a moment before nodding seriously. "Yes I think that is the perfect swimsuit for you," she said then turned away quickly so her friend would not see her smile. Abby grinned before sliding the suit back on to the rack.

After a few minutes of searching in silence, Kate spoke again, "Abs, what about this?" Kate was holding up a swimsuit that at first glance was completely black, but after looking at it for a few seconds Abby realized it had two layers. The first layer was a one piece made out of black netting black through which you could see the second layer. The second layer was a dark red bikini.

Abby stared at it for a second before walking over and snatching it out of Kate's hand. "Be back in a second," Abby called over her shoulder as she half ran towards the dressing room. Kate laughed and turned back to the rack in front of her. It had barely been five minutes before Abby came sprinting back. She skidded to a halt right behind Kate, "what do you think?"

Kate turned around to look at her friend and was impressed. The black and red worked together nicely, but you could also see Abby's pale white skin through the netting in the middle. "Not bad," Kate complemented her friend.

Abby nodded happily then grinned. "Now comes the best part," Abby declared.

"Why do I have the distinct impression that I will not like this?" Kate asked Abby warily.

"It involves me devoting my full attention to your fashion choice," Abby informed Kate before bounding off to remove her swimsuit. Minutes later she returned, clapping her hands together she said, "Now let the fun begin."

Several minutes later Abby held out a bikini for Kate's inspection. "No, " Kate told her after one glance.

"You barely even looked at it," Abby wined.

"I didn't have to. It was a bikini. My parents won't let me wear one," Kate elaborated.

"Why not?" Abby asked.

Kate rolled her eyes. They went through this discussion every single year. "It is a religion thing," Kate told Abby who just looked confused.

"The Bible tells you what kind of swimsuit to buy?" Abby asked incredulously. She wasn't much into religion but still that seemed a little weird.

Kate shook her head, "according to my Sunday school teacher women aren't supposed to wear clothing that could cause men to think unclean thoughts." This caused Abby to snicker a little bit. "What?" Kate asked more than a little defensively.

"It is not about the religion part. I totally get that," Abby said quickly, and really meant it, because even if she herself was not Catholic she understood that was something that was important to Kate. "It is just the boys in our grade think unclean thoughts about you when you are wearing jeans and a tee-shirt," Abby informed her friend.

Kate grinned at her. "Oh yea?" she questioned Abby.

"It is totally obvious in the way Timmy looks at you," Abby said nodding vigorously, when Kate started shaking her head. "He totally likes you," Abby insisted.

"That wasn't why I was shaking my head," Kate said rolling her eyes. "Can you seriously imagine Tim thinking unclean thoughts?"

"Kate, lets be fair, he is a boy," Abby agued in mock seriousness, "he has to thing those things sometimes. Doesn't he?"

The two girls looked at each other. "No," they answered in unison, and then burst out laughing.

"Hey Abby," Kate called several minutes later, "What about this?" Abby looked up at Kate and was surprised to find herself on the floor. Kate was standing over her wearing and dark blue bathing suit that complemented Kate's figure.

"When did you put that on?" Abby asked starting to get up.

"When you were rolling around on the floor," Kate replied pulling her friend unceremoniously to her feet.

Abby shrugged, "whatever, it looks great."

"Thanks," Kate replied before adding, "now we actually get to use these."

"After we pay for them," Abby amended.

"That might be good," Kate agreed laughing.

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