The end of summer and the start of the last year of high school had one theme. WRONG!
Allow me to explain. Tori was encouraged by Lane to start focusing more on her acting, since she hadn't hit it big yet with her singing career. She promptly busted out a new song called "All I Want is Everything" and is waiting to drop it on Lane's birthday, which is in a few weeks. Needless to say she completely blew off what Lane said.
Beck, Jade and Cat weren't given roles in a movie, Lane commented and Bang! Top 3 roles in the first school play.
Andre was DJ at a party, and some big 'star' said he shouldn't quit his day job. Then he created a remix of his "best moments" and it has over a million hits on Splashface along with repeated apologies from the guy, asking to take it down. The answer has been for now, NO.
Last, but not least. Remember at the laser tag place where I broke my leg? Misdiagnosis! It was only a bone bruise, and I'm up on my feet again! YAY!
School has been back in session for about a month, and just in time. Cat and I never resumed our Wednesday night movie after the drive in incident. She says it's because there isn't anything worth watching, I say she is protecting herself. Her excuse is less than perfect, since Harry Potter and Transformers have come out since we last went together.
What I really want to know is what on earth is Cat protecting herself from? She hasn't spent a lot of time with me, choosing to hang out with Jade instead. If she felt threatened then why not break up with me? It's like building a wall, but leaving a space and putting up a sign that says 'come in here, I'm sleeping, take all my stuff'.
Sikowitz was happy to see everyone in one piece. He discovered a new kind of coconut, and it apparently is delicious. We have been mostly doing our own thing, specializing our crafts, that kind of thing. It's been fun, but I like group work, it's more entertaining.
I felt someone shake me.
"Robbie. The bell rang, come on." Jade said sharply.
"Oh, right. Sorry." I said, gathering my stuff and going outside to the Asphalt café. I bought a sandwich and joined the others, minus Cat.
"Where's Cat?" I wondered aloud after a few minutes.
"Aww, the boyfriend is lonely…" Jade crooned, smiling. I busied myself with my sandwich.
I'm not lonely, just wondering where she is.
"You know, she's never referred to me as her boyfriend, she's never ever said we're a couple." I told her. She looked at me like I was nuts.
"Really?" Tori said.
"Uh huh." I replied.
"Have you talked to her about it?" Beck asked.
"No, I just thought she was uncomfortable saying that we're actually dating."
"So you are dating?" Andre jumped in, cutting Jade off.
"Well, what else would you call it?" I asked him.
"How about something more than best friends?" Jade quipped.
That's my line!
"Ha ha, very funny." I rolled my eyes.
"How's the movie night coming?" Beck asked nonchalantly. I glared at Tori and Jade.
"Nice to know nobody can keep there mouth shut. And I haven't gone in a month." I said, again busying myself with my sandwich.
Andre glanced over at Jade, Beck, and Tori, who all went red. "Why haven't you gone?" he asked me.
"Because I accidently stumbled upon something that I think freaked her out."
"What is it?" Jade wondered, leaning forward while eating her burrito.
"The whole Michael problem began at a drive in Movie Theater."
The others choked slightly on their food or drink. It took a moment for them to recover.
"How'd you find that out?" Tori asked.
"Well, there wasn't anything good at the Theater, so I volunteered to go to the drive in, she got really quiet and the way she did it, it was clear Michael was the culprit."
"What did you do?"
"Well, I said we didn't have to go. She wanted to, so we went. I bought tickets for E.T and when I went to sit by her she moved me away. She avoided contact with me for the rest of the night."
"E.T's her favorite movie though." Jade stated, confused.
"Which is why I chose that one. Ever since she's been keeping her distance."
"It's like the blood thing never happened." Tori said to the others.
"What blood thing?" I asked. I had never heard of this.
"When you went to the E.R her mom said you needed blood. Cat insisted that she donate blood, telling off the rest of us." Tori said, smiling.
"It was so sweet." Jade mused.
"Explains the bandage on her arm."
"Riiiiing!"
The rest of the day went fine, except for English. Everyone was complaining about Mrs. Clarke, who turned out to be my teacher too. She nearly flipped when I walked in, but I was in for a surprise. This isn't going to be easy.
After that, I went home to work on my brand new research paper she had assigned. I might have met her last year, but that doesn't mean I can't hate her as a teacher.
Hey, I've got a surprise for you…can I come over?-Cat
I responded "Sure, hints?"
Nope, as you say, be patient :P-Cat
I hate her wit. It's cute, but I hate it when she uses it against me.
"Knock, Knock"
I walk over and open the door, revealing Cat smiling happily with a bag in her hand.
"Look what I got!" She said, pulling out a license plate with a cupcake with red icing on it.
"Nice, where'd you get it?" I asked, thinking to myself that it doesn't compare to mine with the Decepticon logo on it.
"Cupcakes Unlimited." She happily said. She was bouncing around, happier than she's been in weeks.
"There's a Cupcakes Unlimited?" I asked, surprised.
"Yeah! It's in the mall." She smiled. I took a moment to soak in her appearance. White shirt, shorts, hair matching her red shoes….
Hold up…
"Cat! Your hair!" I said, pulling her into a tight hug. My red haired angel was back. Thank goodness.
She giggled and hugged me back. "EEP! I thought you weren't going to notice!" She said, then giggled softly again. I ran my hands thru her hair.
"When did you get it done?"
"After class today. I left and had some professional do it like I always do when I get it redone." She said, gazing up at me.
"Was it expensive?"
"Yeah…but it's worth it." She smiled, her dimple showing like it always does when she's really happy.
"I agree." I said, finding myself unable to stop running my fingers thru her hair.
"Oh, sorry." I said, realizing I had been doing that for awhile now.
"You're fine, I'm glad you like it." She said, stretching out on my bed. Her stomach was partially exposed to I seized the moment of weakness to tickle her tummy, which is a very ticklish area for her.
The reaction was immediate, she giggled loudly while trying to stop me, continued to laugh as I kept going, getting louder and louder. Suddenly she grabbed my head in between her legs.
"RRRIIIIP!"
I abruptly stopped, wondering what on earth could have ripped. I wiggled out from between her thighs and immediately saw the problem.
"My shorts…" Cat mumbled.
"I'm sorry sweetheart." I said, knowing she loved that pair of shorts.
"It's ok." She said, taking the ruined shorts off, exposing some black underwear.
"Uhh…Cat?" I managed to get out while trying not to make things awkward and resisting the urge to look.
"What? Oh…Robbie. Loosen up." She said, getting up on her tiptoes to reach the shorts in my closet.
"Sweetheart…it's just—"
She plopped right down on me, putting the shorts to one side. I felt her underneath me and I tried to move.
"Sweetheart—"
"Nobody's going to walk in…we've been thru this. What if I wanted to do that? I go to the gym for a reason you know." She said lustily, positioning herself right on top of me, her hair obstructing some of her face.
"Not now sunshine…later…" I moaned, trying to keep calm.
"Why?"
"I want to talk to you about something, and not have my hormones doing my thinking for me." I said. She got off of me, and sat, waiting to hear me out.
"Now, I don't want you to take this question the wrong way ok?" I started. Cat nodded.
"Are we going out? I think we are, but when you introduce me to someone you say just Robbie, not your boyfriend."
She bit her lip, looking worried. "Why do you ask?"
"I thought about it driving home sweetie. I just want to know."
"Well, um. I was working off of the compromise." She mumbled, looking down.
"Hey, I'm—Cat…c'mon…sweetheart." I said, as she sniffled softly.
"Please don't cry. I just wanted to know where we stand so I don't mess up." I said, looking at her. Tears were rolling down her cheeks softly.
"Cat…please don't cry. C'mon…" I said, feeling terrible I had made her cry.
It was like she didn't even hear me. Tears just kept coming, falling onto my sheets. I gently pulled her into my arms.
"Sunshine…please…you know I love you. It doesn't matter what we are. All that matters is that we love each other." I whispered into her ear. She apparently believed me because she hugged me softly, but she still was crying.
"Can I stay here tonight?" She sobbed.
"Let me call your dad sweetie." I said, grabbing my phone but not letting go of her.
It rang for a moment, and then the earpiece was full of Mr. Valentine's voice.
"Hello?"
"Hi sir, it's Robbie."
"Robbie! How are you son? Did you see Cat's hair?"
"I did, it's beautiful."
"Good, you got your red haired angel back." I could practically see him smile on the other end.
"That I did. Anyway, I called because I think Cat wants to stay with me."
"Tonight? Wait, is that her in the background?" He asked, as Cat sobbed softly.
"Yes sir, she's clinging to me right now." I admitted.
"Everything ok?"
"Yeah, I just think she needs to stay with me tonight."
"Sure, I'll see you guys tomorrow."
I hung up.
"Thank you Robbie." Cat said softly.
"No problem sunshine." I said.