Before you guys read this chap, I want you to promise something. Promise me that you won't be mad at me because of this chap, or the succeeding chapters. If you promise to it, you will read it, but if you don't you won't. Don't worry, it may be a bad news, but things will be better. I won't leave it like that! Besides it's just another obstacle of the DL relationship and it's a good plot. Anyway, to not keep you waiting, let's begin Chapter 2- Last Days of Summer!
After a week of Dana at Logan's, it's now Logan's time to go to Dana's house in a few days. It's been a week since the last meet and they'd missed each other like crazy. It's the day before Logan's trip to Dana's house.
makeoutmaster: hey tomorrow's the day!
stayaway: yeah… can't wait. Can there be any chance you can bring Will with you? My sis misses him like crazy. Yeah they always IM but you know…
makeoutmaster: I know?
stayaway: physically, it's better to see a person.
makeoutmaster: yeah that's why I'm so darn excited to see you tomorrow. But I don't know if he can make it. I'll just ask him later. He's been too busy lately.
Dana's house
"Oh my gosh, I have to tell him the bad news tomorrow. Why oh why! I know that I have to this, just relax." she thought
stayaway: yeah… just try.
makeoutmaster: you don't seem excited enough! What's up? Aren't you excited? We're going to see each other again!
stayaway: I'm just
plain speechless okay? Don't you believe me?
makeoutmaster: of
course I do. Anyway, I gotta go, it's late already and for me to
get there early, I got to wake up early.
stayaway: I understand. Night…
makeoutmaster: night? no kiss?
stayaway: uh…
makeoutmaster: okay what is wrong, you're not yourself! I can feel it!
Dana's house
"Oh brother…"
stayaway: -o-
makeoutmaster: there! There's the stayaway I know!
stayaway: don't call me by my user name!
makeoutmaster: fine, there's the Dana I know!
stayaway: just kiss me back!
makeoutmaster: gladly! -o-
stayaway: well, bye!
makeoutmaster: bye, see yah tom! I can't wait!
stayaway: yeah… me too…
Logan's house, next day
"Logan wake up!" Malcolm Reese said.
"I'm awake!" he responded.
His things were already packed up and he ate then did his grooming. All he had to do was ask if Will would come with them to the Cruz's house.
"So Will, will you be coming with us to the Cruz's?" (hahaha.. Will, will!)
"So sorry, I can't. Can you tell Elizabeth when you get there that I'm really sorry? I forgot to tell you last night. I'll be going back to Italy today," he explained.
Beep Beep
"There's our car already. I have to go. It's been great staying here!" he said and went in the car.
"Yeah, well bye! Don't worry, I'll tell her."
"Thanks a lot! Tell her also that I'll contact her everyday and that I said I love you!"
"I will!"
"BYE!" everybody said as the car left.
"Well Logan, are you ready?" his dad went to him and asked.
"Of course!"
They went in and the drive was very long. It's hundreds of miles away from Dana's house, but at least they got there.
Logan opened the car door and Dana ran to him. She then hugged him, and did not give him a chance to even step on the ground. They were caught in the momentum inside the car.
"Logan! You're here!" she said happily.
"Yeah I am! I missed you!" he said happily like her.
"I missed you too!" she kissed.
He just decided to kiss back.
"Logan! Wake up! Logan!" his dad said.
"Huh what! It was a dream?" he opened his eyes and said.
"What? Yeah, I think so. But the good news is, we're here!"
"Great!" he said and opened the car door. He paused for a second because he expected that Dana would do the same in reality like in the dream, but she didn't. She was nowhere to be seen.
"Well, they must be inside the house. Let's go ring the doorbell," his dad suggested.
"Yeah…" he said disappointed and walked with his dad. He really thought Dana would run to him and hug him and kiss him.
They went in front the door and Malcolm rang the doorbell.
Ding dong
"Logan!" Dana said opening the door.
"Dana!"
"I missed you so much!" she said and kissed him.
He just decided to kiss back again.
"Hello there!" Noel Cruz said.
Logan snapped back to reality. It was just a daydream. "Hi Mr. Cruz!"
"Noel!" Malcolm said.
"Malcolm! Logan!" Noel said and hugged the two visitors. "Come on in."
"Thanks," they said and brought their things and themselves inside the enormous yet simple house.
"Sir, where's Dana?" Logan asked.
"Sir? No need for formality Logan! We're like family already. Anyway, she'd been waiting for you. She's in her room. You know where it is right? Since you know, you've already been here," he said.
"Oh okay, thank you," he said and went upstairs.
Knock knock
"Dana? It's me, Logan! I'm here already," he said.
"Just a minute!" she said. "Oh no, this is the moment of truth. Should I say it immediately to him or just wait until he leaves? I don't know! Oh, I'll just have to wait and see on what I'm supposed to do," she sighed then opened the door. "Hey honey!" she greeted.
"I missed you!" Logan said and kissed her.
Dana couldn't break the bad news to him right away. It would break his heart. But she didn't want to spend the best summer with him and then disappoint him. She would just look like really mean. So she decided that she had to tell him the news today.
Logan didn't feel Dana's kiss too much. She didn't kiss back, "What's the matter?" he asked.
"Why do you ask that?"
"You didn't kiss back. Okay I'm sure, something is the matter. I sensed it yesterday and until now. Spill the beans, what's up? You can tell me any-" he was cut off when Elizabeth went into Dana's room.
"Where's Will?" she asked.
"Thanks for knocking sis!" Dana said ironically.
"Hi there Elizabeth! He didn't come with us. He's going back to Italy today. But he did tell me to tell you that he loves you, and that he'll contact you everyday," he explained.
"Oh... I am disappointed, but it's okay. Surely, we'll see each other on another day. Thanks anyway," she said. "I'll leave you two lovebirds alone," she continued and left.
"Man, seeing Elizabeth just made things harder. I can't even tell her about Will! Why tell Logan about that?" Dana thought.
"Anyway Dana-" he stopped speaking when he saw a tear on Dana's cheek. "Why are you crying?"
"No reason, I just missed you so much. Now you're going to…" she cried. "sermon me?" she continued. That wasn't the real reason; she just wanted to make an excuse. She can't tell him yet. She's not yet ready.
"I'm not sermoning you Dana, I just want to know what's the matter!"
"But-"
"Tell me Dana. I'll accept anything you'll say."
"If you say so," she thought. "Okay, it might be good news at first, but it's really a bad news," she said.
"What's the matter?" he asked.
"My parents…" she stopped. Can she do this? Yes she can. "Put me in this European Exchange Program and I…" she stopped again. Can she tell him? She can. "I got accepted," she said. Ouch, that was painful for her and for Logan.
"So you won't be in PCA for the next year?" he asked a bit sad.
"Yes."
"Don't worry, a long-distance relationship will work like your sister and Will's!" he explained.
"It's not like that Logan. I know you'll forget about me! You'll have other girls! You'd always been like that! And besides, you may think Will and Elizabeth's long-distance relationship is working but I found out that Will is two-timing her! See Logan, copying them won't do any good! Logan, I know you said that you won't replace me for the summer, but what about the whole time I'm gone? I don't know how long I'll be gone, and I'm not sure of what you'll do!" she exclaimed.
"Don't you trust me Dana? I love-"
"I'm breaking up with you!" she said, lowered his head down and tried to not let tears go down her eyes.
"Dana?"
"Logan, I don't trust you. Besides, I'm not even sure when I'm coming back, if I'm coming back! Logan I know I haven't changed you. I may only be one of the many girlfriends you had! I don't really know. I just realized now of what I am to you, one of those many girls! My sister's boyfriend, Will, is more a gentleman than you and he two-timed her! What makes you say that you won't? I knew Will for years and I thought he and Elizabeth would be the perfect couple, except that Elizabeth's a bitch. But, I was wrong! Will wasn't the nice guy I first saw for those many years. He's a liar, a two-timer and a fool. Why would he do this? Now, explain to me that you won't do that too? I knew you to be a womanizer, a ladies man! Logan, I can't deal with that. I can't be one of your toys!"
"Dana, I may have had a lot of girlfriends, but past is past! Dana, I love you! Besides, Will could never do that!"
"FYI, he just did! And I don't love you!" she said, her head still lowered.
"What?"
"I don't love you! And Logan, Will two-timed Elizabeth. He has a girlfriend in Italy. He said he wouldn't break up with either of them! Last time I checked, that is called two-timing!" she repeated. "Sorry Logan," she thought.
"So what! You can't compare me to him! And that's so not true. I will take that you don't trust me, because that's how much I love you, but I don't believe that you don't love me! Look at me in the eye and say it! Dana, I love you so much and I wouldn't do that! Will may had done it but I'm not him! We're two different people!" he exclaimed.
Dana looked up slowly and still tried to stop the tears from falling down her eyes. She said, "I don't love you Logan, I'm sorry."
Logan paused. Dana told her that she didn't love him, twice. After a minute he spoke, "If that's what you feel, I have no choice but to respect it. But, I just want to tell you, never compare our relationship to your sister's. It never was the same! It never is the same and it will never be the same! No relationship can be compared to ours because it's priceless. If you want to end it this way, I have no choice but to accept it. But remember that I will still love you no matter what. I'm sorry to say this but you're the fool for comparing me to Will! He may be less of a flirt, an egomaniac, a womanizer and a ladies man, but I have good qualities too. I know how to love a girl and respect her. I know how to love and respect you. And I will never ever exchange you for any girl. Anyway, it's your decision, I just hope you won't be sorry because I really am sad for what you said," he said and paused for a while. There was eerie silence until he broke it, "Can I use your bathroom? Oh, I would like a drink too, you should drink too. You look exhausted. It may have been hard for you to do this," he continued and frowned.
"Oh, it's just there," she directed. "Okay, I'll just go get some orange juice," she continued and left with an emotionless face.
When Dana left the room, Dana cried. "Dana, you made this choice. You're going to agree with this choice. I'm so sorry Logan," she whispered, wiped her tears and went to get drinks.
Inside the room, when Dana left Logan, he tried to look for the Love Potion II (see 'The Memories' for more info) to see if Dana still loves him, or if she doesn't love him, he will make her love him. After seconds of searching, he found it! "I have to do this. I'm sorry Dana," he thought.
Dana came in with orange juice and Logan hid the potion, "Dana, can I have some food too? I'm starving!" he smiled a fake smile.
"Uh, okay?" she said and left the room. "You're just pretending you're not hurt, but I know you are, I'm so sorry Logan! But I think this is best," she thought.
Logan dropped a drop of potion on both of the orange juices. Either glass Dana will use, she'll drink the potion. Logan will not feel anything else, since he already loves Dana and he knows that it is so true.
"Quinn said that only a drop would do wonders for Love Potion I. What more for Love Potion II!" he thought.
Dana eventually came back with food and put it down. She drank one of the glasses that she brought. Afterwards, she felt a bit queasy at first, as if she wanted to flirt with Logan. "You know Logan, you look hot today," she complimented.
"Thanks, you too babe!" he said and smirked. The potion worked!
But Dana later on realized what she said to Logan and tried to fight the effect of the potion. It was hard, but she did it.
Logan too drank a glass to not look suspicious. He then asked, "So Dana, are you really sure that you're breaking up with me?" He thought she'll say that she's not breaking up with him because of her compliment, but he was wrong.
"Shoot, I don't want to answer that question again. I already told him!" she thought. "Yeah I am," she said with her head lowered.
"Look at me and tell me!" he commanded.
"I am!" she looked at him straight at the eye.
Logan was shocked. Her decision hasn't change, which means, she still loves him even though she said she doesn't. But she clearly flirted with him, but she's clearly lying too, so he just had to ask Quinn about the potion to clarify it. It was just plainly confusing "Dana, can I use the bathroom again?"
"Okay."
He went in and turned on the aircon of the bathroom so that she wouldn't hear his conversation with Quinn. He called her in his cellphone.
"Quinn? It's Logan!" he said.
"Logan, what's up?" she asked.
"I used the Love Potion II that you gave Dana on her birthday because she broke up with me. She still said she's breaking up with me, but flirted with me for a while. What does this mean!" he asked.
"Wait a minute… I just realized something. Last time, when the Love Potion I was spilt on her! The potion can only gain effect if you drink it! But it was just spilt on her! Which means, when she kissed you, she really meant it! The potion never had effect on her before!" Quinn explained.
"What? So she wasn't under the effect of the potion when she kissed me on the night of the dance (see 'The Memories' for more info)?" Logan asked.
"Yeah!"
"Well, even though I'm happy to know that, it's not important anymore! She's breaking up with me! Does Love Potion II work anyway? Because for a second back there, I thought it will!" he asked.
"Yeah it does. I'm totally sure. It's even better than the first! Maybe the reason it doesn't work is maybe… she still loves you. She drank it now right? So maybe it's hard for her but she wants to break up with you in her mind even though her heart is telling her not to! And maybe the reason she flirted you because a part of her still wants you and another part of her is telling her to not have you and give you up," she explained.
"Yeah, she drank it. I see, thanks Quinn," he said half happy and half sad.
"No problem. Hope things between you two get better," she said.
"Thanks again," he said and hung up.
He closed the aircon and went out. "Dana, I have to leave. There's no reason I'm supposed to be here since you don't want me anymore," he said, his eyes filled with sadness, all of his features just plain sad.
"Crap, I still do want you, but I can't have you. It'll be too complicated! I'm so sorry Logan. I didn't want to hurt you, but this is what I chose," she thought. "Okay, I'll just direct you outside," she said and went towards the door to open it.
Logan gripped her hand and asked, "Dana? Can we still be friends? Since we'll be in different places, we can only contact by email, not IM anymore since Europe and US have totally different time zones. Where exactly in Europe would you be?"
"In Paris. Of course we can still be friends. Okay, I'll email you whatever happens there and you email me whatever happens in PCA," she said and smiled a little. It's good that Logan still wants them to be friends after she broke up with him.
"Okay," he said and smiled a bit too because he saw Dana's small smile.
They went down and Logan and Dana saw their fathers talking. They decided to listen.
"Malcolm, how's Hermione? Did she find out that I went to your house last week? Did she find out Dana's my daughter?" Noel asked.
"Uh… I don't know how because I didn't tell her, but she knew. She must have figured out herself. Maybe Dana's surname was such a giveaway. But don't worry. If you think she's angry at Dana and will hinder Logan and Dana's relationship because of you, you're wrong. She became warm to Dana in her stay in our place and she likes her for Logan. Don't worry, she doesn't do that, she's not that kind of a person," Malcolm explained.
"What? Mom? What's up with that?" Logan asked Dana.
"Just shut up and listen."
"I know, but I can't just keep myself from thinking that. I don't want to ruin Dana's happiness because of what I've done. I know Hermione will never forgive me since I almost got you killed when we surfed in the typhoon when we were in highschool and when I got you in trouble because we went skateboarding the whole day, and-"
"Whenever you became a bad influence to me. Yes, I get it Noel!" Malcolm said.
"Wow, dad was even more of a troublemaker than me!" Dana said to Logan.
"Yeah, I can't believe he was the one who influenced my dad! I always thought of it the other way around."
"I'm just happy that she doesn't hold a grudge on my kids. Especially to Dana. It's obvious how Dana and Logan are meant for each other you know."
The two looked at each other and blushed. After a while they looked away from each other.
"That is true. Dana don't be blinded, please take back what you said," Logan said and looked at her. He still had to try for Dana to be her girlfriend again.
"I'm sorry Logan. My decision is final," she answered.
Logan was speechless yet again.
"Yeah I know," Malcolm agreed.
"Anyway, it's okay if she doesn't forgive me. Now that I'm old, I learned to realize that I really was a bad influence. She has a right to be mad at me. I accept it wholeheartedly. I got you in a lot of trouble, and if wasn't for her, you wouldn't have graduated!" Noel said.
"Yeah. But you graduated too! Thanks to your wife!"
"Yeah!"
They both laughed. Dana and Logan learned something new about their dads and it's hard to tell them since they're happy that they're together. But, they had to. They went down and Logan went to his dad and whispered to him, "Dad, let's go."
"Logan, I thought you'll be staying here for a week?" he whispered back.
"I changed my mind. Let's go please dad?" he pleaded.
"Well okay then, if you really want to. Well Noel, I'll see you soon! It was nice talking with you again," Malcolm said.
"Oh you're leaving? Why so soon?" Noel asked.
Dana just tugged his sleeve to tell him to not ask anymore.
"Yeah, see you soon."
"Okay, can't wait to see you again!" Noel said.
"I can't wait too!"
The two Reese's went in the car and they said, "Bye!"
Noel and Dana Cruz waved goodbye to them.
In the Reese Car
"Logan, what's the matter. Why did we leave early? I thought you'd be spending a week there? Besides, I was really having a great time with Noel, I missed him so much. I missed our memories together and we were getting back in old times," Malcolm asked his son.
"Be…because… Dana… br… broke up with me. She broke up with me because she'll be in Paris for the next year or more. She said she doesn't trust me in not having a girl while she's away. I can't stay there! I can't believe it. She doesn't trust me. And worse, she compared our relationship to her slutty sister's and that two-timing Will!" he explained.
"Oh… I'm so sorry, it must be hard for you."
"It really is. But the main reason I left is because she still loves me. Even though she denies that she does, it's clear that she does, I just know it. But if she wants to forget her love for me, I think I should give her distance," he explained.
"So it's hard for her too?" he asked.
"Yeah, I guess so. But I can't force her to change her decision. I tried to but then, I realized that it will make things worse. Force is never the answer, so I decided not to continue doing so."
"You're really getting grown up Logan, because of Dana. I'm sure things will be okay. You're the perfect couple! Don't worry; I'll be here with you all the way. Also your mom and God," Malcolm said.
"I wish it will be."
Dana's house
"Sweetie, why did you let Logan leave?" Noel asked.
"I br… broke up with him dad, I'm sorry!" she explained.
"Oh, I see. I understand. Is it about the Paris thing? Why don't you like a long distance relationship like your sisters? You may come back to PCA anyway!" Noel said.
"It's just…" she stopped. If she told him about Will's two-timing, his dad will tell Elizabeth, and she doesn't want that. "I know he'll have other girls. He's been a womanizer ever since! Even before I met him!"
"Was he a womanizer when you were her girlfriend?" Noel asked.
"Uh… no... but-"
"Dana, believe in him, trust in him. Maybe he's really changed because of you."
"Dad, I don't trust him, so I had to break up with him. It's just my final decision and it won't change. I'm sorry. I know you want me to be with him but it just can't be," Dana said.
"Well it's your decision. But, I hope you won't get disappointed in the end. Are you sure this is the best thing to do? You and Logan seem to be the perfect match! The perfect couple!" Noel asked.
"We're not the perfect couple nor the perfect match and yeah, I'm sure."
A/N: Oh no! Dana's off to Paris! Next chap is the start of Season 2! And Dana's not in PCA! Oh no! She's in Paris, my dream country to visit! R&R.. don't kill me!
