A/N: I love the idea of all the Degrassians meeting up again later in life
so I decided to write a reunion fic! NOTE: Some spoilers for future
episodes included.
Liberty Van Zant sat in her office finishing the invitations to Degrassi Community School's 15 year reunion.
'Dear Degrassi Alum: Its been 15 long years since we last saw each other! Come back and see old friends. and enemies! Date: April 5th Time: 8:30-12:30 Dress: Black tie RSVP: (657)555-3243
"There!" she said hitting the print icon and waited as the invites printed out.
TWO DAYS LATER
Ashley Kerwin maneuvered her car into her driveway and parked. Turning the car off and grabbing her black canvas bag she jumped out and walked to her mailbox. She pulled out the small stack of mail and went inside her apartment. She threw her bag and mail on the counter and went to the fridge and pulled out a diet coke. She took a sip and went over to the counter and sorted through the mail. "Cosmo.bill.bill. What's this?" She asked herself picking up a small crème colored envelope with 'Ms. Ashley Kerwin,' written in black calligraphy. She opened it and read the invitation. "Oh wonderful," She sighed sarcastically, "It's all I've been waiting for."
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Craig Manning was developing some photos in his darkroom. He dipped a picture into the chemicals and then hung it up on a line of pictures. He sighed. Being a photographer for hire was not as artistic as he had imagined it to be. Sure, every once in awhile he'd land a killer job but most of the time he was snapping shots for Ladies Home Journal or Maxim. How artistic, eh?
Craig stepped out of his darkroom and the afternoon sun made his eyes ache. He covered his eyes and went into his kitchen and grabbed a cup of coffee. Craig heard a knock at the door and went to answer it. The mailman was standing in the hall outside his apartment with a package and his mail.
"You Craig Manning?" The mailman asked. Craig nodded. "This is yours," the mail man handed him the package and mail.
"Thanks," he said taking the package. Craig set it on his table and opened it. It was the new Digital Camera he had ordered. After fiddling with it for ten minutes he looked through his other mail. On top there was a tiny envelope. He ripped it open and looked at it quizzically. "Alright."
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Ashley grabbed her cell phone and dialed Ellie's number.
"Hello?" Ellie answered on the second ring.
"Hey, El," Ashley said cradling the phone and flipping through her new Cosmo.
"Ash, hey, what's up?" Ellie asked.
"Nothing. did you get one of those invitations to the reunion?" She asked Ellie.
"Oh yeah, I did."
"Are you gunna go?"
"Sure, why not? I mean its not everyday we get to see those who were jerks to us our whole high school lives!" Ellie joked.
"So Marco is going?" Ashley asked, laughing.
"Yeah. I miss him what can I say? Ever since he moved to New York we hardly see each other."
"I know! How are Marco and Tom?" Ashley asked, referring to Marco's boyfriend of four years.
"They're good," Ellie said.
"That's good. How's the show coming?" Ashley asked. After Caitlin O'Brien decided to quit her show and move onto something else Ellie took over as executive and star.
"It's coming. We have the new layout done. You'll love it."
"Cool. Well I have to go. I have to go over some tapes from today," Ashley said.
"Okay, see you."
Ashley clicked off her phone and looked at a picture in her magazine. It was of a woman standing out in a forest wearing a really gorgeous dress and it was a simple picture but it was very good. It said a lot very subtly. Ashley turned the photo on its side to see the photographer. Photograph by: Craig Manning. Ashley took in a sharp breath of air and slammed the magazine shut. That was the one reason Ashley was not looking forward to go to the reunion. Ashley squeezed her eyes closed and remembered:
*-*-*-*-*-*-*Flashback*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Ashley was sitting in the makeup chair while this girl in 9th grade, Manny Santos or something, was doing her makeup.
"I'm so excited. Craig and I have been working so hard on this song," Ashley said, playing with the hem of her new t-shirt, a Christmas gift from Craig.
"Uh huh." Manny said. She seemed a little reserved.
Ashley's eye caught something shiny around Manny's wrist. She grabbed Manny's wrist and couldn't believe her eyes. This was the bracelet she had seen in Craig's garage!
"Where'd you get this?" Ashley asked.
"Umm just from a guy I've been seeing," Manny said and pulled her wrist away.
"What's his name?"
"Oh. uh you don't know him." She said and turned away.
"Is it Craig?" Ashley asked. Manny looked at Ashley in the mirror.
"He didn't want me to tell you. he didn't want you to be upset. with how you guys just broke up and-"
"We didn't break up," Ashley said, not believing her ears.
"Ashley! Craig! You're on." Someone yelled. Ashley stood up and walked like a zombie to the stage. Craig put his hand on her back and whispered into her ear.
"Ready?" Ashley moved away from him and sat down.
Craig began to strum their song on the guitar Ashley had given him. Soon Ashley's part started. "Ash. c'mon." Craig whispered.
Ashley stood up and WHACK! smacked Craig across the face. Ashley ran offstage and into the hall. Craig paused for a second then ran after her, guitar in tow.
"Ashley, wait!" He yelled and ran after her. Ashley froze then turned to face him.
"Did you think I'd never find out?" She asked, hatred bubbling through her.
"What?" He asked.
"You and Manny? You think I'd never find out?"
"Ash. please." Craig pleaded. Ashley walked up to Craig and grabbed her grandfathers guitar and walked away.
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Ashley's eyes felt hot and she wanted to cry. Even all these years later Ashley knew what she had true, strong feelings for Craig. They were undeniable.
After that experience Ashley almost forgave Craig, until she found out he had gotten Manny pregnant. Manny did abort the pregnancy but it was one of the hardest times she ever had, realizing the man she loved impregnated someone else.
Ashley collected herself and grabbed her bag. She walked into her office and grabbed all the tapes from her bag. Ashley decided that after her experience with E and helping Ellie get over her cutting Ashley decided she wanted to become a teenage therapist.
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Emma was sitting in her living room watching The Lion King with her daughter, Marissa. Emma was laughing as her daughter danced to 'I Just Can't Wait to be King' when her husband, Chris, walked in.
"Hey, hun, hey, princess," Chris Sharp said picking up his daughter and spinning her around.
"Chris put her down! She'll get sick!" Emma laughed. Chris put Marissa down and came over and kissed her on the lips.
"And how are you?" Chris asked, touching Emma's pregnant stomach.
"I'm fine," Emma said, smiling into Chris' eyes.
"Hey, look what came today," Chris said pulling out two envelopes out of his back pocket. One addressed to, "Ms. Emma Nelson," and one to, "Mr. Christopher Sharp." Emma looked quizzically at Chris and opened the envelope.
"Oh, Chris, I'm not sure if we should go." Emma trailed off.
"Emma, we should! It will be fun. We can have Jack baby-sit and we'll have a great time!" Chris said catching Emma's mouth with his own.
"Oh. fine. I guess."
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A/N: I hope you liked that. Next will probably Toby, JT, Spinner, Paige and the rest of the gang. It was weird when I realized Jack would be 17 so he could baby-sit! How weird!
Please, pleaser R&R!!!!
Liberty Van Zant sat in her office finishing the invitations to Degrassi Community School's 15 year reunion.
'Dear Degrassi Alum: Its been 15 long years since we last saw each other! Come back and see old friends. and enemies! Date: April 5th Time: 8:30-12:30 Dress: Black tie RSVP: (657)555-3243
"There!" she said hitting the print icon and waited as the invites printed out.
TWO DAYS LATER
Ashley Kerwin maneuvered her car into her driveway and parked. Turning the car off and grabbing her black canvas bag she jumped out and walked to her mailbox. She pulled out the small stack of mail and went inside her apartment. She threw her bag and mail on the counter and went to the fridge and pulled out a diet coke. She took a sip and went over to the counter and sorted through the mail. "Cosmo.bill.bill. What's this?" She asked herself picking up a small crème colored envelope with 'Ms. Ashley Kerwin,' written in black calligraphy. She opened it and read the invitation. "Oh wonderful," She sighed sarcastically, "It's all I've been waiting for."
*/*/*/*/*/*/*/**/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*
Craig Manning was developing some photos in his darkroom. He dipped a picture into the chemicals and then hung it up on a line of pictures. He sighed. Being a photographer for hire was not as artistic as he had imagined it to be. Sure, every once in awhile he'd land a killer job but most of the time he was snapping shots for Ladies Home Journal or Maxim. How artistic, eh?
Craig stepped out of his darkroom and the afternoon sun made his eyes ache. He covered his eyes and went into his kitchen and grabbed a cup of coffee. Craig heard a knock at the door and went to answer it. The mailman was standing in the hall outside his apartment with a package and his mail.
"You Craig Manning?" The mailman asked. Craig nodded. "This is yours," the mail man handed him the package and mail.
"Thanks," he said taking the package. Craig set it on his table and opened it. It was the new Digital Camera he had ordered. After fiddling with it for ten minutes he looked through his other mail. On top there was a tiny envelope. He ripped it open and looked at it quizzically. "Alright."
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Ashley grabbed her cell phone and dialed Ellie's number.
"Hello?" Ellie answered on the second ring.
"Hey, El," Ashley said cradling the phone and flipping through her new Cosmo.
"Ash, hey, what's up?" Ellie asked.
"Nothing. did you get one of those invitations to the reunion?" She asked Ellie.
"Oh yeah, I did."
"Are you gunna go?"
"Sure, why not? I mean its not everyday we get to see those who were jerks to us our whole high school lives!" Ellie joked.
"So Marco is going?" Ashley asked, laughing.
"Yeah. I miss him what can I say? Ever since he moved to New York we hardly see each other."
"I know! How are Marco and Tom?" Ashley asked, referring to Marco's boyfriend of four years.
"They're good," Ellie said.
"That's good. How's the show coming?" Ashley asked. After Caitlin O'Brien decided to quit her show and move onto something else Ellie took over as executive and star.
"It's coming. We have the new layout done. You'll love it."
"Cool. Well I have to go. I have to go over some tapes from today," Ashley said.
"Okay, see you."
Ashley clicked off her phone and looked at a picture in her magazine. It was of a woman standing out in a forest wearing a really gorgeous dress and it was a simple picture but it was very good. It said a lot very subtly. Ashley turned the photo on its side to see the photographer. Photograph by: Craig Manning. Ashley took in a sharp breath of air and slammed the magazine shut. That was the one reason Ashley was not looking forward to go to the reunion. Ashley squeezed her eyes closed and remembered:
*-*-*-*-*-*-*Flashback*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Ashley was sitting in the makeup chair while this girl in 9th grade, Manny Santos or something, was doing her makeup.
"I'm so excited. Craig and I have been working so hard on this song," Ashley said, playing with the hem of her new t-shirt, a Christmas gift from Craig.
"Uh huh." Manny said. She seemed a little reserved.
Ashley's eye caught something shiny around Manny's wrist. She grabbed Manny's wrist and couldn't believe her eyes. This was the bracelet she had seen in Craig's garage!
"Where'd you get this?" Ashley asked.
"Umm just from a guy I've been seeing," Manny said and pulled her wrist away.
"What's his name?"
"Oh. uh you don't know him." She said and turned away.
"Is it Craig?" Ashley asked. Manny looked at Ashley in the mirror.
"He didn't want me to tell you. he didn't want you to be upset. with how you guys just broke up and-"
"We didn't break up," Ashley said, not believing her ears.
"Ashley! Craig! You're on." Someone yelled. Ashley stood up and walked like a zombie to the stage. Craig put his hand on her back and whispered into her ear.
"Ready?" Ashley moved away from him and sat down.
Craig began to strum their song on the guitar Ashley had given him. Soon Ashley's part started. "Ash. c'mon." Craig whispered.
Ashley stood up and WHACK! smacked Craig across the face. Ashley ran offstage and into the hall. Craig paused for a second then ran after her, guitar in tow.
"Ashley, wait!" He yelled and ran after her. Ashley froze then turned to face him.
"Did you think I'd never find out?" She asked, hatred bubbling through her.
"What?" He asked.
"You and Manny? You think I'd never find out?"
"Ash. please." Craig pleaded. Ashley walked up to Craig and grabbed her grandfathers guitar and walked away.
*-*-*-*-*-*-*End Flashback*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Ashley's eyes felt hot and she wanted to cry. Even all these years later Ashley knew what she had true, strong feelings for Craig. They were undeniable.
After that experience Ashley almost forgave Craig, until she found out he had gotten Manny pregnant. Manny did abort the pregnancy but it was one of the hardest times she ever had, realizing the man she loved impregnated someone else.
Ashley collected herself and grabbed her bag. She walked into her office and grabbed all the tapes from her bag. Ashley decided that after her experience with E and helping Ellie get over her cutting Ashley decided she wanted to become a teenage therapist.
*/*/*/*/*/*/*/**/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*/*
Emma was sitting in her living room watching The Lion King with her daughter, Marissa. Emma was laughing as her daughter danced to 'I Just Can't Wait to be King' when her husband, Chris, walked in.
"Hey, hun, hey, princess," Chris Sharp said picking up his daughter and spinning her around.
"Chris put her down! She'll get sick!" Emma laughed. Chris put Marissa down and came over and kissed her on the lips.
"And how are you?" Chris asked, touching Emma's pregnant stomach.
"I'm fine," Emma said, smiling into Chris' eyes.
"Hey, look what came today," Chris said pulling out two envelopes out of his back pocket. One addressed to, "Ms. Emma Nelson," and one to, "Mr. Christopher Sharp." Emma looked quizzically at Chris and opened the envelope.
"Oh, Chris, I'm not sure if we should go." Emma trailed off.
"Emma, we should! It will be fun. We can have Jack baby-sit and we'll have a great time!" Chris said catching Emma's mouth with his own.
"Oh. fine. I guess."
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A/N: I hope you liked that. Next will probably Toby, JT, Spinner, Paige and the rest of the gang. It was weird when I realized Jack would be 17 so he could baby-sit! How weird!
Please, pleaser R&R!!!!