My note….here's my next fic, it will be a chapter story, but not very long. It will feature most of the '06 gang(as usual, in my fics), but focus on JimAsh and another couple. Will contain a possible spoiler for later in the season, but nothing major(in my opinion). Set around March '07, Spinner and Paige got back together for a few months, but recently broke up again.
BEST FRIENDS
CHAPTER 1: SURPRISE, SURPRISE!!!
Ellie and Paige sat, perched on the kitchen stools and watched in awe, as Ashley continued to decorate Dylan's birthday cake. "Wow", Ellie gasped.
"I know", Paige added shaking her head in disbelief. Ashley gave her friends a satisfactory smile.
"Another work of art, Miss Kerwin", Jimmy praised as he and the guys entered the kitchen.
Ashley turned to him and reached her hand out for his. "Coming from my master painter, that's quite the compliment", she replied, leaning down to give him a kiss. "But I'm not quite done yet".
"Really Ash, it's looks perfect, just the way it is", Marco agreed with a thumbs up. "Thanks", he added, giving her a small hug.
"Thank you Marco and you're welcome", Ashley replied proudly just as Jimmy pulled her onto his lap.
"Beautiful, perfect….and good enough to eat", Jimmy whispered, kissing some frosting off of her cheek. Ashley giggled and kissed Jimmy back.
"Aww, aren't they adorable?", Ellie asked, gushing over her friends.
"Yeah, to the point of nausea", Marco chuckled jokingly. Ashley smirked and playfully swatted at his arm as he ran past her. Ashley ignored the giggles and chuckles and turned her attention, and lips, back to Jimmy.
"Enough lovebirds…we need to finish getting ready for this party", Paige announced, grabbing some bowls and bags of chips and handed them to Ellie. "Here, Ellie you go set up the snacks…I'll...".
"Paige, you get the drinks", Marco delegated. "I'll finish the decorations…".
"And Spinner…you get your fingers out of the frosting", Ashley scolded, without even turning around.
Spinner looked up in shock. "Dude, how does she do that?", he mumbled as he quickly licked his fingers to remove any evidence. Marco, Paige and Ellie erupted in laughter.
Jimmy turned around, with an amused Ashley still on his lap. "You don't mess with a Kerwin creation, man", he grinned, shaking his head at Spinner.
"Whatever", Spinner grumbled and walked over to Jimmy. "C'mon, you heard Marco…let's go help", he stated, following Marco into the living room.
"Here, you can help me", Ellie announced, placing enormous bags of snacks onto the table.
Ashley nodded, sliding off of Jimmy's lap. Reluctant to let her go, he grabbed her hand. Ashley twirled around and hugged Jimmy from behind. "You go help Ellie now….", she stated, as she left small kisses along his neck. "…and I promise to save some frosting, for later", Ashley giggled seductively.
"Eww, I heard that", Ellie yelled disgustedly, from the next room as an embarrassed Ashley hid her head in Jimmy's shoulder.
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A steady stream of guest filed into the house. Marco and Paige bustled excitedly as the time finally arrived for birthday boy Dylan, to get home from hockey practice.
The crowd waited, in complete darkness, as a key jiggled in the lock, the knob turned and the door swung open. Dylan flipped on the light switch and everyone yelled "SURPRISE".
As Dylan accepted the hugs, handshakes and birthday wishes from his guests, the rest of his hockey team and a few other friends, showed up.
"So, were you surprised?", Paige asked, bouncing excitedly.
"Very surprised", he replied, squeezing his sisters shoulders. "But even more shocked that you, Marco and Ellie were able to keep it from me", he chuckled, giving Ellie a hug and Marco a kiss.
Just then, another surprise walked through the door, but this one wasn't for Dylan….it was for Ellie. "Jesse…?", she gasped as her ex stood in front of her. "….what the hell are you doing here?".
"I was invited", he answered in a matter of fact way, shifting from foot to foot.
"NO, your not", she insisted, as tears filled her eyes. "We broke up almost three weeks ago….that nullifies any invitation you may have recieved while we were still dating".
"I mean I was invited again, after we broke up", Jesse replied quietly.
"What?", she yelled.
Marco nudged Ellie toward the kitchen, so she wouldn't make a scene. "El, why don't we…".
"Marco, did you invite him?", she asked incredulously as she freed herself from Marco's grasp.
Marco shook his head, "Of course I didn't, El…".
"I invited him Ellie", Paige stated firmly as she stood next to Jesse.
"Why Paige, you knew about the breakup…..", Ellie questioned naively, then suddenly realized what Paige was saying. "…You and Jesse?", she cried, looking between them.
Paige looked up at Jesse then back over to Ellie. She didn't need an answer, the look on Paige's face was confirmation enough. Ellie turned and quickly stormed out of the house.
Ellie ran outside and down the front steps. She slumped into a lawn chair and began sobbing into her hands.
"Well that, I didn't see coming", a voice called out from behind her.
Ellie glanced over her shoulder and, as soon as she saw who it was, turned away. "Spinner, just leave me alone. Okay?", Ellie sniffled.
Spinner moved closer, "Ellie, I know how you feel. When me and Paige broke up this last time...".
"No Spinner, you don't know how I feel", Ellie replied fiercely. "You and your ex broke up because you two couldn't handle a long distance relationship. Jesse broke up with me beacuse he wanted to start dating that ex. So no, I don't think it's the same", she screamed at him.
"Hey, why the hell are you so pissed off at me? I didn't do anything wrong", Spinner retaliated. "I'm just trying to be your friend...".
Ellie stood up, with her hands on her hips. "Well I don't need anymore friends right know, thank you very much", she informed him in little quieter, but equally angry tone.
"Fine", Spinner spat, as he folded his arms across his chest and headed down the block.
"Good", Ellie smirked, as she turned and started walking, in the opposite direction.
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Okay, I'm sure you can all figure out where I might be headed with this one, but I can assure you, it wont be and easy road...especially when Jimmy and Ashley get involved, and I'm really not sure how it's going to end.
The spoiler here, is that Jesse and Ellie break up and he has his eye on Paige. Oh, and I heard Spinner and Paige do get back together(yipee), at least for a little while, later in the season. So, I took these spoilers and put my own spin on them.
I really am a huge Spaige fan, just not in this particular story. And I'm trying to write different storylines and try different pairings, but one thing is for sure, Jim & Ash will always be together, in all of my stories.
I have another story that's been gnawing at me for some time now, and I really want to post it, but that would mean having two open stories at the same time. So I'm not sure if I should do that, or wait until this one is finished. The other story will be longer and more involved(dramatic) then this one, but it's just begging to be posted...we'll see, maybe this weekend?
Thanks to Raina-Bess for that wonderful review(any only one, might I add), of One Shot. I really appreciate it.
Degrassi does not belong to me.
