Okay, so, I was watching A Cinderella Story and had a great idea for a FanFic. I wasn't sure if I should do Maximum Ride, Twilight, or Vampire Academy. I crossed off VA, cause Rose would never do what's in this story. I could sorta imagine it with Bella and Edward, but thought better of it. So this is Maximum Ride. But this also includes Jab, who is from my story The Tale Of Three Birdies. If you haven't read that, do so now. 'Kay, so, Jab, Fang, and Nudge (all 17 years old) work at a diner, Fang and Jab's father's old diner before he died in an accident and it was given to his horrible wife, Cruella (hehe). She forced the twins to work. Nudge joined purposefully, so she could be with her friends, seeing as they have to spend most of their time with the staff in the diner. The staff is their second family, seeing as their family they have contact with is a horrible step-mother and her 2 daughters who are just as horrible. Then, one day, they meet some customers that automatically catch their intrest, Iggy, Max, and Gazzy (all age 17). What will happen between them? Read to find out. BTW, Iggy's not blind.
Disclaimer: Maximum Ride isn't mine, nor am I hers. So I'm not James Patterson.
Diner Girl
Iggy POV
I was at the diner with Gazzy, Max, and a few other people from school. Gaz, Max, and I have never been to this one. There were waitesses and waitors skating around with orders and trays of food, none of them loosing their balance. We waited for about a minute after sitting down before a waitress came up to our table. She was probably the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. She was short, about 5 feet on the dot, with short curly black hair and a face that was beyond perfection. She was curvy, and her smile made her look like an innocent little angel.
"Hey, all. I'm Jab and I'll be your server today. Can I get y'all anything?" she asked. Oh, my God, that voice. That high alto voice, smooth and angelic with a bit of a southern accent.
"Diet iced tea," Tess said, not even looking up from her makeup mirror.
"Sprite, please," Max said.
"We have Pepsi products. Is Sierra Mist good?" she asked.
"Sure," Max said.
"Pepsi," Gazzy said.
"Mountain Dew," Josh said.
"Lemonade," Briona said.
"Root beer," Krishina said.
"Diet Pepsi," Guin said.
"Rasberry iced tea," I said.
"'Kay. BRB," she said. She turned around and skated behind the counter. I watched her the entire time. She poared our drinks, put them on 2 trays and ducked back under the entrance to behind the counter, which I beleive is supposed to go up to let people out. She ducked under it, though, the drinks perfectly balanced. She started to skate back to our table, singing to the song that was on in the diner, "Single" by Ne-Yo. But when she was at our table, about to stop, she was tripped by a foot. That foot just happened to be attached to Tess. Jab tumbled down, the drinks spilling all over her, one of the cups hitting her in the head.
"Ouch," she said, rubbing her head. Me, Gazzy, and Max shot up to help her.
"Gosh, are you okay?" Max said, lending her a hand so she could get up. She fell back down, though. She ground was covered with our drinks.
"I've been better," Jab said, getting up again and holding onto the booth. "Shit, my head hurts," she said.
"You okay, Jab?" a dark skinned girl asked. She was taller than Jab, but she was probably the same age as her. She put an arm around Jab, careful not to fall herself.
"Yeah, Nudge. I'm just soaked and I got hit in the head by a plastic cup. Not much harm done," Jab said. She turned to Tess and smirked. "That was the last of our diet iced tea," she said.
"Damn," Tess said.
"Come on, Jabby. Let's get you some clean clothes," Nudge said, glaring at Tess. They went to the back and she sat down on a chair back there, taking off her neon pink skates. A guy came up to her with some clothes. He was tall, about 6' 6", with the same raven black hair as Jab and the same color brown eyes. They looked a lot alike. They were probably brother and sister, maybe even twins. He took her hand and led her to the back. There was some yelling, a woman's voice, kind of rough.
"What do you mean a customer tripped you?" the woman's voice yelled.
"Exactly that. She tripped me, I fell, and their drinks I was carrying fell all over me," Jab said back.
"Well, you should have seen her foot out in the isle," the woman yelled back.
"Hey, hey, hey. Stop yelling at my baby," another woman voice came. This one was smoother, but not really all that femanine, either.
"Oh, go back to work, Estelle," the rough woman voice said.
"Make me," Estelle said. She had spunk, I'll give her back.
"E, don't get yourself fired over me, please," Jab said.
"Okay, baby. But if she keeps on yelling like this, I might need you to hold my ear rings," she said.
"'Kay, Estelle," Jab said. A woman, about 35, 40 years old, came out of the back of the diner. She had long brown hair and dark skin, simular to Nudge's.
I didn't hear the rest of the convorsation, but a couple minutes later, Jab came stomping out. She looked pissed.
"And where do you think you're going, young lady?" the woman with the rough voice asked, coming out after her.
"I'm leaving, no duh," she said, not turning around. "Ezzy, can I go to your house?" Estelle smiled and threw a key to her. "Thanks." Jab ran out the door, followed by Nudge and the black-haired guy. They threw their aprons on the floor on the way out.
"You all can't quit. I won't let you," the woman yelled after her.
"Back off, Cruella," Estelle said, getting in the woman's face.
"You, I have no problem with firing," Cruella said. The name fit her like a glove.
"You can't fire me, beacause I quit," Estelle said. "Wait for me, guys!"
"All four of you! Come back here right now!" she yelled after them. There was the slamming of car doors, an engine reving, and then tires squealing, peeling out of the parking lot. There were cheers from the waitors, waitresses, and from the kitchen. "Shut up!" Cruella yelled. They all did, but there were still huge grins on all of their faces.
Wow. That was epic! Jab has spunk, I'll tell you that.
Jab POV
I was at another day of work. I really don't think I could take it if it weren't for my family here. I was closer to them than I was to my real family, other than Fang, my twin brother. My step mom and sisters couldn't give a damn about what I feel, about what I think. My only place I could even remotely be comfy at was either my room, the diner when Cruella wasn't here, or Estelle's house. Not even school could give me sanctuary, seeing as my only friends there are Fang, Nudge, and Angel, and Angel was only a sophmore. Plus, my step sisters were always trying to make me feel bad. I guess Jade is kinda my friend, but she doesn't talk much.
"Hey, Jabby, can you get table 4 for me, please?" Nudge asked. I nodded and skated over to the table and looked around. There was a blond girl, about my age, with blue eyes putting on makeup. It was Tess, of course, the head cheerleader at school. Next to her was her brother, Iggy, his 2 besties, Max and Gazzy, then there was Tess's crew, Krishna, Guin, Josh, and Briona. I don't think anyone but Tess, Briona, and Guin even knew who I was, and they only knew me because I had tried out for the cheerleading squad last year. I, personally, though I was great, and so did Angel, Nudge, and Fang, but the head cheerleader's vote is the one that counts and she voted no. I let it pass, figuring I was just not good enough.
"Hey, all. I'm Jab and I'll be your server today. Can I get y'all anything?" I asked, keeping a smile plastered on my face.
"Diet iced tea," Tess said, not even looking up from her compact mirror.
"Sprite, please," Max said. She always seemed really nice.
"We have Pepsi products. Is Sierra Mist good?" I asked.
"Sure," she said. She had blondish brownish hair that flowed to mid back and had pink streaks in it. Her eyes were brown, not as dark as mine and Fang's.
"Pepsi," Gazzy said. He had blond hair and ice blue eyes. He wasn't related to Iggy and Tess, but he could pass it off.
"Mountain Dew," Josh said. He had dark brown hair and green eyes.
"Lemonade," Briona said. She was dark skinned, with deep brown hair that had blond highlights in it. Her eyes were black, making them look huge.
"Root beer," Krishna said. He was Indian, with tanned skin and brown eyes. His hair was cropped and black.
"Diet Pepsi," Guin said. She was blond with brown eyes.
"Rasberry iced tea," Iggy said. Okay, I'm going to be completely truthful with you. I didn't have a crush on him. I was in love with him! He had blond hair and blue eyes. I swear, him, Tess, Angel, and Gazzy could pass for siblings. But only Iggy and Tess were.
"'Kay. BRB," I said. I roller skated back behind the counter, ducking under like we always do instead of lifting it up. I got them their drinks, using the last of the diet iced tea, and started heading back. I started singing to the song on the radio, "Single" by Ne-Yo.
"Pretty mama if you single, single, you don't gotta be alone tonight. So while the DJ play this single, singe, just pretend that I'm your man tonight. See you don't got to be alone, I'll be your boyfriend. See you don't to be al- ahhh!" I screamed as I tripped over a foot. Tess's foot, to be more specific. I landed first, the drinks spilling all over me, and one of the hard plastic cups hitting my in the head. That shit hurt!
"Ouch," I said, rubbing my head and sitting up. Iggy, Gazzy, and Max got up and helped me.
"Oh gosh, are you okay?" Max asked, giving me a hand to haul myself up. I just fell back down to the floor.
"I've been better," I said, pushing my soaked curls out of my face. I tried getting up again, holding onto the booth for balance. "Shit, my head hurts." I could feel my pulse where the cup hit.
"You okay, Jab?" Nudge asked, coming up and wrapping an arm around my waist to hold me up, trying not to fall down herself and ignoring the fact that I was covered in soda.
"Yeah, Nudge. I'm just soaked and I got hit in the head by a plastic cup. Not much harm done," I said. I turned to Tess and smirked. "That was the last of our diet iced tea."
"Damn," she said.
"Come on, Jabby, let's get you some clean clothes," Nudge said, glaring at Tess. We walked away. "Dude, he likes you," she said once we were out of earshot.
"Who?" I asked.
"Iggy, stupid," she said.
"No, that's not all that possible," I said. Why the hell would he like me?
"Yes it is," Nudge said, sitting me down on a chair behind the counter. I took off my neon pink skates since they were soaked, inside and out. Nudge was talking to Fang. He nodded, went into the back, and came back with some clothes we keep for when we have situations like this, which isn't that often.
"Cruella wants you," he said, grabbing my hand and taking me to the back room of the diner. Cruella, our step mom, was in the back room. It was pretty empty, only me, Fang, and her in here, so I got dressed.
"What happened?" she asked. I knew she was concerned about the drink loss, not me.
"A customer tripped me and the drinks fell all over me," I said. She exploded, per typical Cruella.
"What do you mean a customer tripped me?" she yelled so loud that I just know the customers could hear.
"Exactly that. She tripped me, I fell, and their drinks I was carrying fell all over me," I yelled back. I swear, she pisses the hell out of me.
"Well, you should have seen her foot out in the isle," she yelled. And you should stick her foot up your ass, I thought to myself. Estelle, my mother, so to say, burst into the room.
"Hey, hey, hey. Stop yelling my baby," she yelled at Cruella. She was the closest to me of my family here.
"Oh, go back to work, Estelle," Cruella said, shoeing Estelle with a wave of the hand, like she was a house fly or something.
"Make me," she said, stepping foward. I put a hand on her arm.
"E, don't get yourself fired over me, please," I begged. She sighed and nodded.
"Okay, baby. But if she keeps yelling at you like this, I might need you to hold my ear rings," she said. I smiled.
"'Kay, Estelle," I said. She kissed my cheek, glared at Cruella, and then left. The convorsation continued at a lower tone.
"Cruella, it wasn't my fault," I defended. Fang nodded.
"Yeah, she didn't see Tess's foot in the isle 'cause she put it there at the last second," he backed me up.
"But you were trained to keep your balance and you still fell," she said. I groaned.
"I was carring 2 trays of drinks. It's hard to stay balanced when you're balancing 8 drinks on two trays," I said.
"Well, it's still coming out of your next pay check," she said. I gasped.
"Why? What did I ever do?" I asked.
"You dropped the drinks, in case you don't remember," she said. I glared.
"There won't be a next pay check, Cruella," I said.
"What" she said.
"I'm quiting," I said, stomping out, grabbing my stuff on the way.
"Where exactly do you think you're going, young lady?" she asked.
"I'm leaving, no duh," I said, not even turning to face her. "Ezzy, can I go to your house?" She smiled and threw me her Tweety Bird key to her house. "Thanks." I ran out the door, followed by Nudge and Fang. Angel had stayed home, sick with the flu. I would have to call her and tell her we quit. She would quit in a heart beat.
"You can't quit. I won't let you," Cruella De Vil yelled after us. I rolled my eyes as we ran to our cars. Well, they ran to their cars. I had a motorcycle. It was my baby, basically. It was a sleek black Honda VFR.
"Back off, Cruella," I heard Estelle say.
"You, I have no problem firing," Cruella said.
"You can't fire me, because I quit," she said back. I could hear the smerk in her voice. "Wait for me, guys!" she yelled, running out the door.
"All four of you! Get back here right now!" Cruella yelled at us just as Estelle climbed into her Sadan. We reved our engines and zoomed out, our tires making a squealing sound as we exitedthe parking lot.
"Whooo-hooooo!" I yelled in victory.
"We're free!" Fang yelled.
"Finally," Estelle yelled. "I've worked for her for 3 years and not one compliment came my way. She truly is Cruella De Vil!" We all laughed.
"Can we stay with you for a while?" I asked her. She was riding along side of me.
"Sure. I have the kids' old bedrooms you can have, since they're in college now," she said.
"So, we have to go home to get our stuff, then," she yelled back. We rode home, or my old home, and got our stuff, stuffing everything, or clothes, our school stuff, and, most importantly, Daddy's old stuff. No way was I leaving it with the Satan reincarnate. We stuffed it into the Nudge, Fang, and Estelle's trunks. We swirved out and went to Estelle's house, now my house. I smiled as I entered, smelling the familiar arroma of Febreeze air freshener. I've known Estelle since the day I was born. She's always worked for my dad and knew him since before he even opened the diner.
"You're home early," Jim, Estelle's husband, said, coming down the steps. He was built and tall, with darker skin than her and eyes so dark brown, they were almost black. He was handsome, with no hair on his head. "Hey, guys," he said when he saw us.
"We quit!" Estelle exploded. He grinned and hugged her.
"Finally! What made you do it?" he said, spinning her around.
"She was yelling at my baby like she was a bad dog. I wasn't going too stand there and let her," she said.
"We're kinda moving out. Could we stay here?" I asked hopefully. I smiled.
"You guys are always welcome here," he said. I grinned and ran to him, hugging his waist.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you!" I yelled, jumping up and down. He laughed and hugging me back.
"No problem, Jab. You're already like a daughter to me," he said. "But I know that I could never take the place of your dad."
"No, but you're a close second," I said. He let go and turned to Estelle.
"You gave them your permition, right?" he asked.
"Yeah, on the way," she said. "No way my baby's living with that woman anymore." She hugged me tight.
"Okay, so, let's get things settled," he said. We quickly got our stuff in the house and put away.
"We can go room shopping tomorrow, okay?" Estelle said. Me and Fang nodded and went off to do our own thing. Fang went in his room to do whatever he was doing and Nudge and I went in my room to do whatever we would do.
"Okay, first thing's first. We have to call Angel," I said, taking out my cell phone. I held in 5, the speed dial forAngel's cell phone, and put it on speaker.
"Hello?" the stuffy voice came through.
"Hey, An. How are you feeling," I asked.
"I've been worse," she said.
"You're going to feel better after this," Nudge said. "Jabby, would you like to do the honor?"
"Let's both tell her," I said. "On three." I counted down to 3 on my fingers.
"We quit!" we yelled into the phone. There was silence.
"Am I being Punk'd?" she asked. We burst out laughing.
"No! We actually quit. So did Estelle and Fang," Nudge said.
"Oh, my God! Cangrats! I'ma call Cruella as soon as we hand up and quit, too," Angel said.
"This is so great! I don't have to work for Cruella De Vil any more, I'm living with Ezzy, I have you guys. What more could a girl want?" I said.
"Wait, you're living with Estelle now? Like, you moved out?" Angel asked.
"Well, yeah. I turn 18 freakin' tomorrow! If she comes for me tomorrow, 'cause she has an all day spa day in 20, I'll already be an adult! This is so great!" I exploded.
"Okay, I am so having a party for you next weekend," Angel said. She was pretty popular, the only popular person at school that would be friends with me. People don't want to be friends with the 'perfect kid'. Ha. If only they knew. I only get perfect grades. My life, on the other hand, yeah, not so perfect. Well, now it was.
"And guess what," Nudge said into the phone.
"Oh, God, what now?" Angel asked.
"I think that Iggy likes her!" she exploded.
"Wait, Iggy? Like, Iggy Fraiser? As in the head cheerleader's brother? This is too great!" Angel said.
"Yeah. I don't really think he's ever seen her before. He was at the diner with Tess, her friends, Max, and Gazzy. Jab was their server and you should have seen the way he looked at her. He was so checking her out! He was in a total daze," she said.
"You know, Nudge, I saw Gazzy giving you the googly eyes, too," I said.
"Really? OMG! OMF! Ahhh!" she exploded, falling back on the bed. What she felt toward Gazzy was the same that I felt toward Iggy. She was in fully blown love with him. But, like me, she was a geek, just lucky that we had Angel to keep us alive. The last couple days that she was out have been hell on earth. Jade is kind of gothica-emo, so she was picked on, too.
"Maybe Max likes Fang. I know he likes her," Angel said.
"I heard that!" Fang said through the wall.
"So, what? We all know you're in love with her just I am with Iggy and Nudge with Gazzy!" I yelled back.
"True, but still!" he yelled.
"Whatever, Fang," Nudge yelled. We were one big family, me, Fang, Nudge, Angel, Estelle, Jim, and somewhat Jade. Oh, did I mention that Estelle and Jim are Nudge's parents? Well, they are. We've been friend since birth, sisters almost. We were born a couple months apart, me first. Our parents had been great friends, but my mom died in labor after having me and Fang. Estelle had been pregnant with her 3 child, Nudge, and had her ecaxtly 3 months after I was born. We were raised together. We went to each other's doctor's appointments, visited each other when we were sick, and when one of us hurt, both of us hurt. We were just so close. Daddy remarried Cruella when I was 10, thinking it was love. She cheated, and I knew, but I couldn't tell him that, couldn't break his heart. Then he died in a car accident 3 years ago, when he was coming to pick me up from the hospital when Nudge had broke her leg. I left a note in his cascet that I had snuck into his pants pocket. It explained everything, Cruella's cheating, how I hated her, how I'd miss him, how I was in love but never told him. It told him everything I'd never told him from the time I could speak. I had cried at his funeral and had to be held upright by Nudge and Fang, though they were crying, too. I sulked around school and the diner and the house for a month after his death, but I soon got over it, figuring he was still with me, in spirt. I hadn't known Angel then because she wasn't in high school then. But Nudge, Estelle, Jim, and their two older kids, Wanda and Vanessa, helped me and Fang out with coping. Estelle let me come home with her for dinner and I would stay in Nudge's room taking to her until it was time to go home. Did Cruella or her daughters, Lexy and Feigh, help us with out momentary depression? No, they didn't. They didn't even have a depression themselves. Over the past 3 years, we've been able to live without Daddy, remembering he was always there. I wondered every day if he read my letter. Then I would know he did. He always looked at my works, my art, my stories, all of it.
"Dudes, I need to quit. I'll call back when I'm done," Angel said, snapping me back into the present.
"'Kay. Call back right away," I said. She hung up and we laid back.
"Isn't this, like, the bestest day ever?" Nudge said, sighing. "You moved in with my family, The loves of our lives might like us back, we all quit that aweful job. Everything's perfect. Just perfect." We sighed in unison.
"What do you think Angel'll do for Fang and your birthday party?" she asked. I shrugged.
"Knowing Angel, it'll be big," I said. We laughed just as thhe phone wrand. The song playing with "Heaven Sent" by Keyshia Cole came on. Angel. I put it on speaker.
"Did you quit?" I asked.
"Of course I did! I feel so free!" she said.
"Yeah, se all had that same feeling when we peeled out of the parking lot and drove away. I yelled at the world!" I said, laughing. Angel and Nudge joined me.
"Okay, mom said I have to get off the phone now," she said. "I'll be better by Tuesday, two days tops, so see you guys at school."
"'Kay! Love ya," I said.
"Love you," Nuge said. "Get better."
"Love you guys, too. Pass it to Fang and Estelle," she said.
"Will do," we said and hung up. Angel and Nudge said they loved Fang easily because we were all brothers and sisters, no romance attached. We could say we love each other and not feel weird, even Fang. "Angel said 'Love you'!" I yelled to Fang's room.
"Ditto!" he yelled back.
"Hey, wanna start putting up your posters?" Nudge asked. I smiled and nodded. I knew she didn't mean getting chairs to get it up high. She ran downstairs and I got out my posters. She ran back in with 2 mini trampolines.
"Let's go!" I yelled, handing her a poster. We jumped around the room, puttinng up my posters of Paramore, Justin Bieber, Twilight, Lady GaGa, Black Eyed Peas, WWE, and-I'm not joking-Cars. I have a thing for that movie. I also have Ben Barnes, of who I think is dreamy in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian and looks like Dimitri Belicov from Vampire Academy, my favorite book series tied with Twilight.
"Wow... I'm... pooped," I panted as we plopped on my bed.
"So... many... posters," Nudge said between breaths.
"Guys! Dinner in 15," Estelle yelled. "Spaghetti."
"Ugh. I don't feel like moving," I groaned, rolling over.
"I hear you," Nudge said. We laid there for 5 nimutes before getting up and going downstairs. The smell of maranara sauce engufed my nose and I practically floated to the kitchen.
"Oh my gosh, that smells good," I said. "AndAngel said love you."
"Well, next time you see her, tell her I said love you, too," she said. I walked into the living room and plopped down next to Nudge and Fang. They were watching Jerry Springer.
"Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!" we chanted, pumping our fists in the air. This was one of our favorite shows for no particular reason. It was just so funny that way people beat the crap out of each other over something so insignificant. So you cheated. So the kid's really yours. That's not really reason to beat the snot out of each other.
"Damn!" we exclaimed as this one chick bopped the other in the head.
"What'd I miss?" Jim asked, sitting in his chair.
"The blond chick hit the brunette in the head 'cause the guy cheated and they're fighting over which one he belonds to. Same old same old," I said.
"Guys, dinner's ready," Estelle called from the kitchen. We shot up, getting our food. We ate like any other family, talking and laughing and just having fun. This is why I love Estelle and her family. We were comfortable with them. When dinner was over, we said good night and went to our rooms to get reaady for bed. I changed into my PJs and clutched my necklace. It was a glod and silver half of a ying and yang charm. I think mines was ying. Fang had an identical one, but only the dot was silver and the rest was gold on his, instead of vise versa, like mine. Dad had given them to us when we were born. I clutched it when I needed strength, or if I wanted to talk to him, knowing he was listening. I kissed it and then realized I was still sticky from the drinks.
"Gross," I said, going into the bathroom and showering, then washing off my necklace. I went back out to see Estelle sitting on my bed.
"Hey," I said.
"Hey," she said, smiling at me. "Come on, sit down." I sat next to her.
"What's up?" I asked.
"You know the boy that helped you up today? The tall bold one?" she asked.
"Whick one? There was two tall blond guys," I said.
"The tallest," she said.
"Oh. Iggy. Yeah, why?" I asked.
"I know you really, really like him, and he likes you back. I can see that in both of you. Listen to me, though. My mama told me this when she noticed that I liked a boy. Girls are like apples. The best ones are on the top. Most boys don't want to climb to the top to get the ones at the top because they don't want to fall and get hurt, so they get the rotten ones on the ground that aren't as good, but easier. This makes the apples at the top think that there's womething wrong with them, when they're actually great. They just have to wait for that one boy that is brave enough to climb to the top of the tree and get them. Honey, you're one of those top apples, the ones no one comes and gets because they're too afraid of falling and getting hurt. So is Nudge. You two haven't even had a first kiss because you're just that good. Just wait for the boy that'll climb to the top, honey. It just may be Iggy," she said. She hugged me. I hugged her back.
"Thanks, mom," I said.
"No problem," she said. "And thank you."
"For what?"
"For calling me mom," she said, squeezingmy tighter. I kissed her cheek.
"Because that's what you are," I said.
"Do I have to have the sex talk with you to?" she asked and laughed.
"No, no, no. That won't be nessesary. Dad beat you to that when I was 13," I said. She chuckled and pulled back.
"Okay, then. Nighty night." She stood up and I laid down. She kissed my forehead and pulled the covers over me.
"Night. Love you," I said. She smiled and walked out. I fell to sleep fast, visiting Dad in my dream. He did this a lot, going into my dreams. At least, I think it's really him. I can't be sure.
Iggy POV (at the diner right after Jab left)
I turned back around when I was sure the cars were out of the parking lot.
"Ha. That's what Diner Girl gets. She dropped our drinks," Tess said. I scoffed.
"It was your fault. You're the one that tripped her," I said.
"So? Shouldn't she be like Spiderman or something and catch it?" she asked. She really was not the brightest mind.
"Tess, this is reality, which means no one has superpowers," Max said, rolling her eyes.
"Whatever," Tess said, turning back to her makeup.
"Hello. Sorry for the inconvenience," a waitress said. She was about 25 with long brown hair pulled into a high pony tail. "I'm Flo and I'll be the repacement for Jab. Can I get you all something to drink?"
"Rasberry iced tea," I said.
"Mountain Dew," Josh said.
"Pepsi," Gazzy said.
"Lemonade," Briona said.
"Diet Pepsi," Guin said.
"Root beer," Krishna said.
"Sierra Mist," Max said.
"Water," Tess sighed.
"'Kay," Flo said, skating away. I turned to the others.
"Do you guys know Jab?" I asked Max and Gazzy.
"I've seen her hanging out with Angel Harp, but I didn't know her name. Her friend, Nudge, hangs with Angel a lot, too," Gazzy said.
"Wow. I didn't even know that she went to our school, yet she hangs out with one of the most popular sophmores in school. I wonder how I've never noticed her before," I mused.
"She's a brainy nerd, that's why," Tess cut in.
"Didn't look like it. How do you even know her?" I asked.
"She tried out for the squad last year. She didn't make it, though," Tess said with a smirk.
"Here ya are," Flo said, coming back to the table and handing us our drinks. "Do you know what you want?" she asked. We nodded and ordered. She nodded and skated back behing the counter. "Here ya go, Enzo. Another order," she said through the kitchen window.
"It seems like everyone's in a good mood because Jab quit. Almost like they're proud of her," I said.
"She was probably a horrible worker," Tess said.
"No. It's because the old owner of this place was her father. He died a couple years back. I remember seeing walking into the bathroom once and she was sitting on the sink hugging her chest crying. I thought I'd give her some privacy," Max said. "And that woman, Corella, was his wife. She took over the diner. But, word has it that her step mom and sisters are horrible to her and her twin brother, Fang."
"Oh, so that's who that was? Her twin brother?" I asked.
"Yeah. She was really broken when her dad died. So was Fang. But Nudge and Angel are, like, their family or something," Max said. " They never do anything without the other ones."
"Really? That's deep," I said. Just then my phone rang. "Wait a second, guys." I got up and walked to the back of the diner. The caller ID said Angel. "Hey, Angel. What's up?"
"Hey, Iggy. I just got some gossip from a little birdie (hehe) that you like Jabrielle Mercy. Is it true? Huh? Huh?" she presses.
"Who told you that?" I asked.
"I told you, a little birdie," she said.
"Well, as long as you don't tell anyone, yes, it's true," I admitted.
"My lips are ceiled," she said. "I also called to invite you to a party."
"What's the occasion?"
"Jab's 18th birthday. It's tomorrow, but the party's next weekend, 'cause I'm still sick," she said.
"I'll be there. Should I tell the others?" I asked.
"Go ahead. The more the merrier," she said.
"Okay. Feel better," I said and hung up. When I came back, everyone looked at me.
"Who was that?" Gazzy asked.
"Angel. We're invited to a party next weekend," I said.
"What for?"
"Jab's birthday," I said.
"Cool. That means Nudge will be there," Gazz said.
"Wait. You like Nudge," Max accused.
"So? You like Fang," he said back.
"No I don't she said.
"Yes you do," he said.
"No I don't."
"Max, you seriously do," I said.
"Whatever. Just whatever," she said. "Fine. You got me. I like Fang. But Iggy likes Jab."
"No I don't." I said.
"Yes, you do," Gazzy said. They had me cornered. I sighed.
"Okay, yes, I do. There, you happy?" I said.
"No! You can not like Diner Girl. She's such a nerd," Tess said. "Think about what it will do my repulation. And to yours."
"I honestly don't care," I said. "All I care about is getting her." She scoffed and turned back to the makeup that she was still doing. "Jeeze. You're going to sweat all that off."
"Whatever," she said.
"Here you are." Flo came back with our food. I was kind of out of it as I ate. I was trying to think of how I could aproach Jab. I mean, I haven't even known she exsisted until today, and then all of a sudden, I'm desparate to have her. It makes hardly any sense. For all I knew, she could have known me since kindergarden. I wouldn't know.
"Hey, guys. I'm going to SkateLand after we leave here. Anyone wanna come?" Max said. I shook my head.
"I'm good," I said.
"I'm going with," Gazzy said.
"Anyone else?" she asked. No answers. "Okay, then." Flo came back with the bill.
"Sorry about the price. Ever since Tarence died, Cruella's been raising the prices," she said and skated away. I picked up the check.
"Um, wow," I said.
"What?" Max asked. She looked at it. "What the hell?"
"How much?" Gazzy asked.
"$59.94," I said. We all threw in some money. When I was getting ready to leave, Flo stopped me.
"Can I talk to you for a second?" she asked. I nodded, confused. She took me to the back of the diner where I can only assume Jab and Cruella had been. "You like Jab." It wasn't a question, but a statement. I nodded.
"Yeah," I said. "How'd you know?"
"I was in high school once, too. I remember how boys looked when they liked a girl. And I mean like, like a girl. Then there was the way my current husband had looked at me. Son, that's the way you were looking at Jabby," she said.
"Really? Oh, God. She probably knows by now," I said. She laughed.
"I don't really think so. This may surprise you, but she's never really had any boys ask her out or kiss her or anything. She's... sensitive, to say the least," Flo said. "But everyone at the diner love her and we don't want to see her hurt. I can see that you really like her, but don't hurt her. She's the little sister I never had and all I want is for her to be happy."
"I won't break her heart. I'm not even sure if she likes me back," I said. Flo smiled.
"Boy, you don't pay attention, do you?" she asked. "She's crazy for you. It was written all over her face."
"Really? Well, thank you. That helps. But there is still one problem. I have never really seen her until today. How do I go from not knowing she exsists to wanting to be with her?"
"Take it slow. Become her friend first. Are you friends with Angel?" she asked. I nodded. "Well, get to her through Angel."
"That's actually a great idea. Thanks, Flo," I said. She smiled and nodded.
"If you make Jab happy, then that'll be enough for me," she said and started to skate out. I walked out after her. On the way home, I was grinning like a fool. I actually had a chance to be with Jab. I just had to hang out with Angel, who alwayshangs out with Jab, and then I could get closer to Jab. The only question now was how to go from friends to more. I guess stuff would just play out.
I pulled into my drive way. Of course Tess's car was already there. She seemed to always speed home for no reason. Oh, well. When she gets pounds of tickets that she won't pay, that'll be her problem, not mine. I had something more important to worry about.
Jab.
Okay, so, there you go. I would have had this up sooner, like at 7 or 8, but my vision was acting funny, it passed and then I had a brain attack a lot like what Max has. I started seeing little white spots through my left eye. It was scary. I took some Excedrin Migrane and then fell asleep when my mom came home. I woke up at, like 9 pm. So, sorry. My brain was just being retarded, that's all.
Okay, what's you think? I know the Intro was really retarded, but I hope this was better. It's definately longer. So, until next chapter. Love you guys! ;D
Love,
Jab/Aqua/Billi/Lemonisa/Sapphire (my alter egos)