Disclaimer: I do not own Everwood or the characters from the hit TV show!
I only own Ellie (new girl)
Rating: PG for some language!
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"Hey! Have you seen the new girl?"
"Yeah! She seems pretty cool. I saw Colin and Amy talking to her. They were with her at the orientation too!"
"Damn! She must be pretty cool if they are talking to her and hanging out with her in just a 2 weeks span."
"Yeah, must be. Wanna go talk to her?"
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"So, what does your schedule look like, Mrs. Popularity?" Ephrem Brown questioned with a sarcastic grin. He had short brown hair with the bluest eyes. He was fairly tall with a punk rock look about him. Ellie Jackson gave her neighbor a fierce but friendly glare. The day she moved in, Ephrem showed her part of the town. She had long brown hair that reached well past her waist. Her eyes were green, with a blue rim.
"Well, Mr. Outcast-wanna-be, it looks pretty good. I have three out of four classes with Colin, two with Amy and all with you." She looked at her schedule, then paused. "Why did you call me that?"
"Call you what?" Ephrem realized what she meant after asking. "Oh, well, I saw everybody noticing you and coming up and talking to you like you were their new best friend."
"So, that makes me popular?"
"Well, seeing as I never got that treatment here, hell yeah it makes you high on the list!"
"Hey, Amy talked to you, so that had to have had some weight."
"Well, the fact that Colin didn't approve of me, thinking I was here to steal his girl, didn't really help my popularity points to much."
"Didn't you tell me that you liked Amy for the longest time?"
"Well, yeah, but that was a while ago. Once he learned that I got over her and realized I was no longer a threat to their relationship, I was taken in with open arms. But by then the damage was done."
"Okay. I see. So now you like her best friend, Emily?"
"Shut up. Nobody knows but you." Ephrem looked around hoping that nobody heard what Ellie had said. Satisfied, he looked back at Ellie. "Sorry, but seriously, nobody knows but you and I don't think Emily likes me. And it's just a crush; it's not at a full liking stage yet."
"So, you're over Amy?"
"Well, yeah, I guess."
"You guess? That doesn't sound very convincing Ephrem." Ephrem just looked at Ellie, but said nothing. He knew he wasn't totally over her, but he had to try. They continued walking down the hall, and every once in a while, somebody would stop Ellie and introduce themselves. Some even said something to Ephrem, noticing his existence for once. Ephrem did like the feeling of finally being recognized, but wished it was under different circumstances.
"So, what do you think of Colin?"
"He's cool, and very sweet. Not to mention pretty influencing around here."
"Well, he is the reason all these people are being so friendly. He told someone you were cool so it got around that you're a friend of theirs and 'voila', you're popular!"
"Is he that way to every new person?"
"Nope, that's why everyone is in a rush to get to know you. Colin hasn't used his time on any other girl other than Amy, and for him to notice you, it's sort of unusual."
"Are you saying that you think Colin likes me?"
"I'm just telling you what I am seeing. It might not be like that." Ellie was curious now. She began to ask Ephrem more questions about Colin, but when she looked at him, she noticed his eyes were focused on something else. She looked up to see Amy and Colin walking towards them. Ephrem's attention was solely on Amy, while Ellie, just learning Ephrem's suspicion, was focused on Colin's eyes. He was looking straight at her. Ellie couldn't let the fact that Colin was focused on her let her believe something that just couldn't possibly be true.
"Hey Ellie. So you ready for Chemistry?" Colin asked. He also had short brown hair, but was held down with some gel. Ellie had to admit to herself, that Colin was very attractive. Especially the deep brown eyes he had. Most brown eyes were dull, but not Colin's; one could get lost just looking into them.
"Yeah, I guess so. What's the teacher like?"
"Oh, Mrs. Dauphin isn't so bad. She's a good teacher." Amy answered before Colin. She had medium long blonde hair and grey blue eyes. She constantly smiled, which conveyed the dimples she had in the corners of her mouth. Ellie could see what Ephrem saw in her, but couldn't see what Colin was doing with someone like Amy. She was two years younger for one, and was somewhat ditzy. "I just can't believe that you and I have only one class together." Amy said to Colin. Colin finally looked at her and just shrugged.
"Well, we better get there so we can get to our seats first. Hopefully she hasn't given us a seating chart." Amy suggested. The four of them started off to the Chemistry lab. They talked along the way, with Ellie still keeping in mind what Ephrem had said earlier. She looked behind her to see Ephrem and Amy talking about a show they had watched last night. Her eyes drifted to Colin, whose eyes were on her. She smiled and realized that she was blushing. Colin, in turn, blushed also. Ellie looked away, trying to get her cheeks to cooperate with her. She slowed down and let Amy and Ephrem go ahead to lead the way. Her curious nature was getting the better of her and she needed to know for sure if what Ephrem said was possible. Colin had a look of surprise when she slid beside him, but the expression quickly turned into satisfaction.
"So, has Ephrem been a good guide? Showing you around Everwood?"
"I guess you could call him a good guide. He showed me part of the east side of town. He's supposed to show me more this weekend."
"Well, if you aren't busy, I could show you around tonight. I usually have to work, but they let me off the hook. So what do you say?" Ellie looked at Colin to make sure he was serious. There was no doubt in her mind that he was serious. "I'd like that. Thanks." She smiled and looked away. According to Ephrem, the classroom was the second door pass the water fountain. Ellie and Colin walked in silence, while Ephrem and Amy kept their conversation going. They finally reached the lab room, and were greeted by Mrs. Dauphin who introduced herself to Ellie and directed her to a table in the second row. She was going to share the table with someone named Jess. Colin was directly behind her, with Amy on the other side of the room. Ephrem sat in the table in front of Amy. The classroom seemed to fill in quickly. More and more people came up to Ellie to say hi and tell her their names. All of the attention started to overwhelm her.
"Sorry about all the publicity!" Colin said sincerely. Ellie turned towards him and smiled.
"Well, I guess it's better than just being the new girl whom nobody talks to."
"Well, you'll never have to worry about that as long as I am here." There was something in Colin's voice that made a cold chill run down her spine. "Are you cold?" Colin asked.
"Oh, just a little."
"Here, take this." Colin offered his jacket. Ellie was about to protest, but Colin must have seen this coming. "I won't take no for an answer." His smile was just so perfect. Ellie smiled and thanked him as she took the jacket. And as if by cue, Mrs. Dauphin started class.
Rating: PG for some language!
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"Hey! Have you seen the new girl?"
"Yeah! She seems pretty cool. I saw Colin and Amy talking to her. They were with her at the orientation too!"
"Damn! She must be pretty cool if they are talking to her and hanging out with her in just a 2 weeks span."
"Yeah, must be. Wanna go talk to her?"
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"So, what does your schedule look like, Mrs. Popularity?" Ephrem Brown questioned with a sarcastic grin. He had short brown hair with the bluest eyes. He was fairly tall with a punk rock look about him. Ellie Jackson gave her neighbor a fierce but friendly glare. The day she moved in, Ephrem showed her part of the town. She had long brown hair that reached well past her waist. Her eyes were green, with a blue rim.
"Well, Mr. Outcast-wanna-be, it looks pretty good. I have three out of four classes with Colin, two with Amy and all with you." She looked at her schedule, then paused. "Why did you call me that?"
"Call you what?" Ephrem realized what she meant after asking. "Oh, well, I saw everybody noticing you and coming up and talking to you like you were their new best friend."
"So, that makes me popular?"
"Well, seeing as I never got that treatment here, hell yeah it makes you high on the list!"
"Hey, Amy talked to you, so that had to have had some weight."
"Well, the fact that Colin didn't approve of me, thinking I was here to steal his girl, didn't really help my popularity points to much."
"Didn't you tell me that you liked Amy for the longest time?"
"Well, yeah, but that was a while ago. Once he learned that I got over her and realized I was no longer a threat to their relationship, I was taken in with open arms. But by then the damage was done."
"Okay. I see. So now you like her best friend, Emily?"
"Shut up. Nobody knows but you." Ephrem looked around hoping that nobody heard what Ellie had said. Satisfied, he looked back at Ellie. "Sorry, but seriously, nobody knows but you and I don't think Emily likes me. And it's just a crush; it's not at a full liking stage yet."
"So, you're over Amy?"
"Well, yeah, I guess."
"You guess? That doesn't sound very convincing Ephrem." Ephrem just looked at Ellie, but said nothing. He knew he wasn't totally over her, but he had to try. They continued walking down the hall, and every once in a while, somebody would stop Ellie and introduce themselves. Some even said something to Ephrem, noticing his existence for once. Ephrem did like the feeling of finally being recognized, but wished it was under different circumstances.
"So, what do you think of Colin?"
"He's cool, and very sweet. Not to mention pretty influencing around here."
"Well, he is the reason all these people are being so friendly. He told someone you were cool so it got around that you're a friend of theirs and 'voila', you're popular!"
"Is he that way to every new person?"
"Nope, that's why everyone is in a rush to get to know you. Colin hasn't used his time on any other girl other than Amy, and for him to notice you, it's sort of unusual."
"Are you saying that you think Colin likes me?"
"I'm just telling you what I am seeing. It might not be like that." Ellie was curious now. She began to ask Ephrem more questions about Colin, but when she looked at him, she noticed his eyes were focused on something else. She looked up to see Amy and Colin walking towards them. Ephrem's attention was solely on Amy, while Ellie, just learning Ephrem's suspicion, was focused on Colin's eyes. He was looking straight at her. Ellie couldn't let the fact that Colin was focused on her let her believe something that just couldn't possibly be true.
"Hey Ellie. So you ready for Chemistry?" Colin asked. He also had short brown hair, but was held down with some gel. Ellie had to admit to herself, that Colin was very attractive. Especially the deep brown eyes he had. Most brown eyes were dull, but not Colin's; one could get lost just looking into them.
"Yeah, I guess so. What's the teacher like?"
"Oh, Mrs. Dauphin isn't so bad. She's a good teacher." Amy answered before Colin. She had medium long blonde hair and grey blue eyes. She constantly smiled, which conveyed the dimples she had in the corners of her mouth. Ellie could see what Ephrem saw in her, but couldn't see what Colin was doing with someone like Amy. She was two years younger for one, and was somewhat ditzy. "I just can't believe that you and I have only one class together." Amy said to Colin. Colin finally looked at her and just shrugged.
"Well, we better get there so we can get to our seats first. Hopefully she hasn't given us a seating chart." Amy suggested. The four of them started off to the Chemistry lab. They talked along the way, with Ellie still keeping in mind what Ephrem had said earlier. She looked behind her to see Ephrem and Amy talking about a show they had watched last night. Her eyes drifted to Colin, whose eyes were on her. She smiled and realized that she was blushing. Colin, in turn, blushed also. Ellie looked away, trying to get her cheeks to cooperate with her. She slowed down and let Amy and Ephrem go ahead to lead the way. Her curious nature was getting the better of her and she needed to know for sure if what Ephrem said was possible. Colin had a look of surprise when she slid beside him, but the expression quickly turned into satisfaction.
"So, has Ephrem been a good guide? Showing you around Everwood?"
"I guess you could call him a good guide. He showed me part of the east side of town. He's supposed to show me more this weekend."
"Well, if you aren't busy, I could show you around tonight. I usually have to work, but they let me off the hook. So what do you say?" Ellie looked at Colin to make sure he was serious. There was no doubt in her mind that he was serious. "I'd like that. Thanks." She smiled and looked away. According to Ephrem, the classroom was the second door pass the water fountain. Ellie and Colin walked in silence, while Ephrem and Amy kept their conversation going. They finally reached the lab room, and were greeted by Mrs. Dauphin who introduced herself to Ellie and directed her to a table in the second row. She was going to share the table with someone named Jess. Colin was directly behind her, with Amy on the other side of the room. Ephrem sat in the table in front of Amy. The classroom seemed to fill in quickly. More and more people came up to Ellie to say hi and tell her their names. All of the attention started to overwhelm her.
"Sorry about all the publicity!" Colin said sincerely. Ellie turned towards him and smiled.
"Well, I guess it's better than just being the new girl whom nobody talks to."
"Well, you'll never have to worry about that as long as I am here." There was something in Colin's voice that made a cold chill run down her spine. "Are you cold?" Colin asked.
"Oh, just a little."
"Here, take this." Colin offered his jacket. Ellie was about to protest, but Colin must have seen this coming. "I won't take no for an answer." His smile was just so perfect. Ellie smiled and thanked him as she took the jacket. And as if by cue, Mrs. Dauphin started class.