Chapter One - Back to childhood

 

The highway was coming to an end for the black jeep and its driver, a pretty teenage girl of about 17. She was on her way home, back to Capeside the place where she was born and the place where her strongest friendships ever were formed. Libby hummed along to the radio as she remembered everything that had happened in their childhood and everything that had happened since..Dawson's first movie..10yr old Pacey, Joey, Dawson and Libby lay down on the Leary's dock, their heads touching as they lay in their little circle. Pacey spoke up first "So what do you guys wanna do today?" he asked gazing up at the clouds. Dawson shrugged "We could watch a movie" he suggested. Libby leaned over and hit him "No way Dawson, we always watch movies! I'm sick of movies" she said. Dawson sat up and glared at the smallest member of the group "Well Libby if you have any other suggestions I'm all ears!" he said as the others begun to sit up. Libby looked like she was thinking hard for about 30 seconds "Nope, no better ideas" she said standing and helping her cousin Joey up. Dawson suddenly smiled looking extremely happy with himself "I'll be right back" he said running into his house. Joey looked at Libby and Pacey who shrugged, how were they supposed know the workings of Dawson Leary? Dawson came running back out with a camcorder in his hand, Pacey looked mystified "What are you planning on doing with your father's new camcorder" he asked knowing that Dawsons father would not be happy if he caught his son. Dawson grinned "We're going to make a movie!" he said with a smile. Joey and Libby grinned "Cool Dawson" Joey said "I wanna be the princess" she said with a smile. Libby shot her a look "& I can be the karate champion" Libby said striking a pose "HII yaaa" Pacey smiled "I'll be a monster" he said growling. Joey grinned at Dawson "Well what are you going to be?" she asked leaning against Libby. Dawson smiled "I'm going to be the director just like Steven Spielberg" he declared as he began instructing Filming on Dawson's 1st movie had started that day and it marked the beginning of his film career. Libby smiled to herself remembering, so many great memories had happened at the Leary's with the four of them. Her mind began to drift again as she remembered her first kiss. Libby sat at the bottom of the old Willow tree across the creek writing in her journal, she was waiting for Pacey and Dawson to meet her there, Aunt Lillian had kept Joey home to do some cooking so it was just going to be her and the guys today. She heard a ripple run through the creek and she knew it was Dawsons boat, she quickly hid the journal in the hollow tree and stood up to greet the guys. Pacey emerged from the boat by himself "Hi Libby" he smiled "Dawson can't come today Gail took him to town to buy shoes" he made a face and Libby giggled "Jo couldn't come either" she said starting to climb the tree. Pacey came up and sat beside her "Hey Libby." he asked questionably "Yeah Pace?" she said waiting. Pacey smiled bashfully "Do you remember the movie we watched at Dawsons the other night, the one where Joey & Dawson cried?" Libby nodded not knowing where this conversation was going "Yeah, it was called 'My Girl'" she said smiling "Why do you ask?" she said confused. Pacey blushed "Well you know that scene where their in the tree and they kiss because they've never kissed anyone before?" Libby grinned "Yeah Pacey I do recall that.have you kissed anyone before?" she asked staring at the water her expression soft. Pacey shook his head "Nope.have you?" he asked quickly "No" she replied just as fast. Pacey studied her face trying to read her expression "Could I kiss you Libb?" he whispered. Libby felt a million things all at once and she blushed "Sure Pacey" she replied. Pacey leaned in and kissed her gently on the lips, Libby responded kissing him back as the kiss grew deeper. Afterwards Libby looked at him and saw he was blushing just like she was "Um I gotta go now Pace" she said awkwardly. Pacey shimmied down the tree "Yeah uh me too" he said quickly. As they got into their boats they shared a special smile before they both rowed in their opposite directions. Libby laughed to herself, that memory seemed like another lifetime, her and Pacey's first kiss, god how awkward was that? Her expression saddened as she remembered something even worse.the goodbye. Libby's parents sat in the car waiting as she stood with Pacey, Joey and Dawson, all four of them had tears in their eyes, how could her parents do this to her? Especially on her 11th birthday.Libby smiled and wiped her eyes readjusting her backpack over her shoulder "So I guess this is it." she said softly "Yeah I guess so" Joey whispered as she pulled her cousin into a tight embrace "You better come visit" she said crying through the words "I will, we're cousins Joey, of course I will" she replied as she pulled back. Dawson reached out to give her a quick hug "You be good you here me" he said as he tried to hold back his tears "I will Dawson, good luck with your movies" she said smiling as she turned to Pacey. Pacey was already crying when she reached out to hug him, they held each other for the longest time "I'm going to miss you so much Libb, you're my best friend" he said looking into her eyes. Libby smiled back "and you'll always be mine Pacey" she whispered as she began her walk to the car. Once inside she began to cry for real as Joey, Dawson and Pacey chased the car down the road, as Capeside became nothing but a memory. Libby snapped out of her memory, she was 5 minutes from Capeside, 5 minutes away from her old life.