"Notice Me" Chapter 2 - Coincidence much? Daniel Love Story (The Fergies Fanfic) written by TheFergiesDaily. Enjoy lovelies!
I opened the door and was welcomed by Luka. He jumped on me and licked my face happily. I giggled, stroking his head as he wagged his tail. Luka is my dog. A Siberian Husky to be exact. His fur was pure white with icy blue eyes. I've had him practically for as long as I remember, and he's always been there for me. I guess you could say he's my best buddy.
I found out my parents weren't here yet. I sighed to myself and made my way to my room with Luka tailing me from behind. I closed the door and changed into a T-shirt and shorts and threw myself on the bed. Since Dan left, I somehow can't get him out of my head. What the heck, Terra? You just met him. Why can't you get him out of your head? Its probably because no one ever approaches me first unless they want me to do something for them. Dan was probably the first. I just laid there with Luka, when I heard a knock on my door.
"Come in," I called out. The door opened and Lucas came in.
Oh right, Lucas. My neighbour with blonde hair and blue eyes. Well, he's been my neighbour since I moved to Brisbane and we've always been best of friends, and I see him as a brother. I can always be honest with him, and vice versa. Too bad he doesn't go to my school so we can't hangout there. But we see each other everyday after school, whether he comes to my house or I go to his. He could come into my house anytime since he knows where we hide our spare keys. Both my parents trusts him so if there's a time when Lucas needs to come in, he can. And no, we are not dating. We've covered this with each other, that both of us won't have feelings for each other aside from brother-sister love.
"Hey, Ter," he smiled at me while closing the door behind him and taking a seat next to me, gingerly stroking Luka.
"Hey, Lucas," I mumbled with a pillow on my face making it sound like I said mmf mmmph.
"What's wrong with you?" he asked looking puzzled. I slowly shook my head, still stuffed in my pillow. "Spill it, Ter. I know there's something." I sighed and sat up knowing he wouldn't stop pestering until I tell him what's up. He knows me too well and he'll know if I lie.
"Its nothing much. Really," I confirmed to him before I started telling what happened. He nodded slowly, allowing me to continue. I took a deep breath. "Its a guy."
Lucas was still for a moment, trying to completely take in what I just said. Then he finally exclaimed, "YOU GOT A BOYFRIEND? OR WORSE, ARE YOU PREGNANT?" I jumped a little when he said that and how ridiculous it was.
"You idiot! Don't go jumping to conclusions!" I slapped Lucas' arm making Luka, who was resting on my lap, sit up.
"Sorry. Its just weird that you know a guy." I raised an eyebrow at him. "So, you like him?" He questioned. I shook my head quickly.
"No I don't!" he looked at me funny.
"Then what's the problem?" I stayed quiet for a bit, Lucas just staring at me.
"There's no problem. I just…. Its the first time I ever talked to a guy so it just feels weird." I fiddled with my fingers. Lucas raised an eyebrow at me.
"Then what am I? Chopped liver?" He said pouting. I laughed at his comment.
"Aside from you, silly," I said and ruffled his hair. He grinned, then chuckled. "And plus, I don't think I'll be seeing him often," I continued.
"Why not?" I shrugged and he just rolled his eyes. "Well, you'll never know. Maybe he's interested in you," he said winking at me, making me blush a bit. I suddenly remembered Dan and the way he smiled at me, thinking that a guy as attractive as him will be interested in me. Plain old Terra.
"Never," I said quickly.
"Never say never!" he practically screamed at my face with a huge grin. He always does that. I slapped his arm playfully and he just laughed.
"So what do you want to do? You wanna like, ask him out or something?" he asked after he finished laughing.
"Heck no, that's crazy. I just met him." I looked at Lucas who was gonna open his mouth. I quickly closed his mouth and said, "Don't you DARE start singing that song!"
He then licked my palm. I pulled my hand straight away from his mouth.
"EWWWW!" I screamed and rubbed his germs on his shirt, disinfecting my palm. He literally rolled around my bed and started laughing so hard. I just sat there and stared at him. How could I even be friends with him? Then again, his openness is what I like about him.
"Are you done?" I asked him after he laughed for 2 minutes straight. I didn't even think it was that funny. He finally sat up and wiped his tears from eyes, breathing in and out, then nodded slowly.
"I'm done talking about this," I said as I stood up from my bed, but Lucas grabbed my wrist.
"Are you angry?" he asked me looking guilty. I laughed a bit.
"I'm not angry. I have nothing else to say. I'm gonna go and take Luka for a walk now," I giggled as I ruffled his hair. He gave an 'o' and stood up.
"Well I guess I'll go back home," he said, not bothering to ask to come since he doesn't like long walks. I grabbed Luka's leash from my drawers, attached it to his collar and walked downstairs both with Lucas and Luka. I went out the door.
"I'll see you later, Lucas!" I said as I gave him a hug. He hugged me back and ruffled my hair before grinning and walking to his house. I started walking with Luka.
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I somehow ended up at Surfer's Paradise, a popular beach here in Brisbane. I took off my shoes and walked on the sand while Luka was walking and barking happily in front of me, slightly pulling on the leash and pulling me faster. I sighed and smiled at my energetic Luka, giving his head a stroke. I walked by the shore and just felt the water on my feet. It felt relaxing actually. The sun was about to set, giving the sky a purple-orangey colour and the wind blowing my hair slightly.
I finally walked by a part that wasn't so crowded, and that's when I noticed a boy with brown hair with a guitar sitting on a bench with 4 other people, one of them a boy with blonde-turning-brown hair. No. It couldn't be. That can't be Dan. I felt my heart thumping faster. I got slightly closer and there I realized. That WAS Dan. And Joel. They were jamming out by the bench, a red haired girl, who looked really pretty, singing with a beautiful, soft voice, and the others doing harmonies which made it sound really beautiful. I stood there in awe as I watched Dan strumming the guitar, then finished with them clapping happily. I started walking, trying not to make them notice me, and that's where I was wrong.
"Hey, isn't that Terra?" I recognized Joel's voice. Oh Gosh. The last thing I want is for them to notice and thought I was stalkerish. Dan turned around, along with the other 3 people with them and I pretended not to hear what Joel had said. I kept walking.
"Hey Terra!" I heard Joel scream. I squinted my eyes. This can't be happening. I took a breath and turned around to see 5 pairs of eyes on me. Oh man. I'm nervous. Dan stood up and gave his guitar to the red-haired girl and started jogging towards me with a smile on his face.
"Hey there!" he said happily as he stood in front of me. I smiled at him.
"Hi, Dan," I said shyly. From the corner of my eye, I saw the other 4 people whispering to each other with grins of their faces.
"Looks like we meet again," he awkwardly said to me. Yeah, I thought to myself.
"What a coincidence," I said. How could I possibly meet him outside school on the same day I first met him? That's such a huge coincidence. He nodded at me.
"What's up?" I asked him.
"Just jamming. You?"
"Oh you know, just doing flips and gymnastics with my dog," I joked awkwardly, thinking this 'joke' wasn't even funny at all. This is what happens when I'm nervous. But the good thing is, he actually chuckled at my failed jokes.
"I can see that," he replied while stroking Luka's head. Luckily, Luka wasn't the type of dog who goes biting people's hands when he just saw them. I saw Dan turn around to the bench he was sitting on and saw that the 4 people were practically laughing at me and Dan. Dan gave a sigh.
"God, they're getting the wrong idea. Come on, Ter. Let's clear the air," he said to me as he walked towards them, and me tailing him awkwardly following him from behind. When I got there, they just grinned at me.
"Guys, this is Terra, my FRIEND. Don't go getting the wrong idea," Dan said, putting an emphasis on the word friend. I smiled at them, and they just sat there and gave their 'oohs', half believing Dan.
"Terra, these are my siblings," he said to me. I practically just stared at him in surprised. You mean, everyone here is RELATED? Really?! I was practically mind blown there. They all laughed at my reaction.
"I'm sorry, I thought you guys were, you know, best friends," I blabbered. The red haired girl stood up.
"We get that a lot," she said. She even looked more pretty up close. And what am I? A potato. "Hi, Terra. I'm Kahlia." She gave me a hug. I hugged her back awkwardly. Yes, I know I'm really awkward.
Another girl came up to me, her hair was dark and curled and was as beautiful as her sister. And I realized she looked so much like Dan. Like a twin. "I'm Shani," she said as she hugged me.
"Are you Dan's twin?" I asked randomly, giving everyone a laugh. Why do they laugh at everything I say?! Do I sound that funny?
"No, I'm his younger sister, 4 years apart from Dan," she replied. 4 YEARS? Okay, so if Dan is 17 like me, that makes her... 13?! She looks way mature than me! I just nodded at her with my mouth open.
Another guy came up to me. His hair was dark and curly and he had such a sweet face.
"Nathan," he said simply while taking my hand and giving it a shake.
"And I'm Joel!" Joel screamed happily in front of me, pushing Nathan aside.
"She knows you already!" Dan exclaimed giving Joel a slap on the arm. I just laughed along with the others. Wow. I had no idea Dan had such a huge family. If you see them, you'll never even get a thought that they were all siblings. Not to mention they're really kind. I seriously never had this conversation with this much people. I noticed that Nathan was staring at Luka.
"Is he your dog?" he asked me and I nodded.
"His name is Luka," I replied to him. Nathan just stood there looking at me with sparkles in his eyes.
"Can I play with him?" he begged. I giggled and nodded giving the leash to Nathan, letting him play with Luka. He grabbed the leash and ran with Luka happily.
"He's always been a sucker for animals," Kahlia said to me. I nodded and chuckled a bit.
"So, Terra. Do you play any musical instruments?" Shani asked me.
"I play violin." They stared at me, and I began to think if I said something wrong.
"That's so awesome! You see, we're a family who loves music. We each play different instruments and..." Kahlia continued on how everyone knew how to play an instrument, and they started playing together. Sooner, they formed a band. It was Freak Morice, but then they changed it to The Fergies since it describes them together as a band.
"How'd you get the name Freak Morice?" I thought that was an awesome name. Unique, yet special.
"Dan, how did we get our name?" Joel punched Dan's arm playfully. Dan looked like he didn't want to but Joel kept pestering until he sighed.
"Shut up, Maurice! You're insulting the freaks!" Dan said in a really goofy voice which made me laugh out loud. Joel, Kahlia and Shani were practically laughing so hard.
"You can check out our covers on youtube, the username is still freakmorice," Joel said to me and I nodded. I heard how beautifully Kahlia sang and I just couldn't wait to see.
"I'm gonna go buy some ice-cream," Joel said, pulling Dan along with him. Dan just groaned with an annoyed face, which made me laugh. As soon as they were gone, Kahlia and Shani stared at me with a huge grin on their face.
"What?" I questioned.
"Do you like Dan?" Kahlia asked openly making me blush and more nervous than I already am.
"No!" I quickly said.
"That's not how I see it," Shani said raising both her eyebrows. I shook my head.
"I just met him today," I replied which made Kahlia and Shani gasped.
"Really? I thought you guys knew each other for some time!" Kahlia exclaimed.
"No! Just today. Literally a few hours ago. I swear," I said assuring them. They both raised their eyebrows at me.
"So you just met him today, and it just so happens that you guys see each other later on the same day. Interesting." Kahlia and Shani looked at each other grinning.
"Dan's single, by the way. You have a chance with him," Shani said making me gag and blush even harder. They both laughed at me.
"I like you, Terra. You're so funny!" Shani said to me. Kahlia nodded in agreement and I gave her an awkward smile. Soon after that, Dan, Nathan and Joel came back with ice-creams in their hands. They each gave us one. Dan handed one to me but I just shook my head. It doesn't feel right, I don't want to take their money.
"Take it. My treat," he said to me with a smile. I was charmed by his smile. Its really one of his best points. I took the ice-cream from him.
"Thanks." I smiled at him and he sat down next to Joel. We all just sat there eating ice-cream and talking like we've known each other for a long time. I really like Dan's family. They were all so nice. They gave me more kindness than anyone in my class has ever given me. They talked to me. They included me in their conversation. I truly felt accepted. When was the last time I felt like this? Just an ordinary conversation with no one asking me favors.
Time passed quickly, and the sun was completely set. The beach was dark, only lit up by a couple of street lights, but there were still some people.
"Well, let's go home guys. Its getting dark." Kahlia stood up. We all nodded in agreement. Nathan gave Luka back to me sadly, saying goodbye and stroking his fur while Luka licked his face and barked. The others also stroked Luka. Kahlia and Shani gave me a hug.
"See you soon, Terra! We'll hangout soon, right?" Shani asked. I smiled and nodded quickly. No one ever asked me to hangout with them. Kahlia gave me a quick hug and also said goodbye.
"Later, Ter!" Joel lifted up his hand, signing me to give him a high-five. I giggled and gave him the high-five he wanted. Same goes for Nathan.
"Guys, I'm gonna walk Terra home. Its getting really dark," Dan suddenly said. My eyes widened hearing him say that. The others formed huge grins on their faces.
"No, Dan. You don't need to! I'll be fine! I have Luka with me!" I said quickly.
"Just let Dan take you home, Terra!" Joel said, the others nodding in agreement.
"But-"
"Its dangerous for you to walk at this hour. Its okay," Dan said. He looked like he wasn't forced to do it. I looked down and nodded shyly. The others clapped happily.
"Alright! Bye Terra!" They exclaimed and we parted ways.
I walked with Dan really awkwardly. Only the sounds of Luka trotting and our own footsteps. I didn't know what to say to him, and I was really nervous, and my thumping heart didn't help either. If it wasn't dark, I'm sure Dan could see my boiling face.
"So, what did Kahlia and Shani say to you?" Dan asked, breaking the silence between him and I. I blushed harder when I remembered what Kahlia and Shani said.
"Nothing special," I replied quickly.
"Really? It wasn't anything weird right?" he asked again. I shook my head vigorously. It wasn't weird, it was just... embarrassing?
"They're really nice. All of them. I can tell they mean a lot to you," I said while smiling. I saw him smile back.
"They may be my siblings, but they're also my bestfriends. I don't know what I'd do without them," he said looking up. His face truly showed that he loved his family so much. I smiled at him. It was just one day I met him, and I feel like I want to know more about him. His likes, dislikes, interests, everything. Is this weird? Possibly. It felt quick, and we already arrived on front of my house.
"Well, we're here," Dan said to me. I gave him a sad smile, sad that I have to part with him now.
"It looks like Shani and Kahlia likes you. They'll probably ask you to hangout soon," he said to me again.
"Can't wait," I said with a huge grin.
"Well, I'll see you tomorrow, Terra." Dan walked away and turned around, giving me one last smile and wave. I waved back and I stared until he was completely gone.
Was this real life? Did Dan just seriously walked me home? Did I meet his family? I couldn't believe this. One day, no, a few hours after I met Dan, I got 4 more friends. And the statement Kahlia said.
"So you just met him today, and it just so happens that you guys see each other again later on the same day."
Could that really be a coincidence? Or was it... No. Don't get your hopes up Terra. He doesn't even like you. I shook my head, leading Luka inside the house and closing the door behind me.
Yeaaaah chapter 2 is done! Its quite long compared to the first one. Alright, I know there are some really unfunny jokes. I'm sorry, I'm really not a humorous person T_T Well, I hoped you like this! Comments, critics, suggestions, feedback are all welcomed! Chapter 3 coming reaaal soon!
Well thanks for reading! See you soon!
Karin xo