Patricia's POV:
After eating some delicious spaghetti and garlic bread I went to my room. I shut the door like I was going to sleep and I knew my parents wouldn't check on me. I told Piper to cover for me if they did somehow figure out I left.
I climbed down from my balcony and started my way to the local park. It was only 9:00 so when I got there I went on the swings. I've loved the swing sets at this park ever since I was a little girl and i still loved them, even of I was too old for them.
Eddie's POV:
I was going to meet Patricia. She was right, I don't really know her, but she seems okay. My dad had gone to a family friend's house and expected me to be in bed, but since he wasn't going to check on me he wouldn't know. I grabbed my jacket, phone, and keys off of my night stand and left for the park. It was 9:13 so I still had time.
I got to the park and heard something moving from the other side of the park. I walked over and saw Patricia swinging and laughing. She looked beautiful. The moonlight was shining on her hair and her laugh was the nicest laugh I had ever heard. As I thought about her, all the bad things in life seemed to just go away. Being the prankster that I am, I walked around her so that she would noticed and caught the swing when it came back down.
Patricia's POV:
I was swinging, not seeing anyone here yet and laughing, when someone caught the swing and I almost had a heart attack. I looked behind me to see Eddie.
"Eddie, what's wrong with you? You scared me to death!" I shouted giving him my 'you will pay' stare.
"Can't take a joke. Gosh. Now what'd you want to talk to me about Yacker?" He said back to me.
"Don't ask how I know, and I'm not a stalker, but I know about your mom and how she's getting married, and everything. I'm really sorry."
Eddie's POV:
All of the things I wanted to forget about were coming back to me.
"Oh." I said, not having much to say.
"Do you want to talk about it?" She replied as if she understood my pain.
"What's there to talk about? I mean, my mom is going to marry this guy she's been dating for only 5 weeks. I'm her son, and I don't get a say in any of this. It's messed up." I spilled as my thoughts flooded my mind.
"I understand. When I was fourteen, my parents decided to take me out of Piper, my twin's, school because it was too expensive. They kept her there and sent me to boarding school to rot. It's not the same situation, but I get the feeling." She said looking at the ground.
"Now my mom finally let me see my dad. She lied to me by telling me that my dad didn't ever want to see me. I believed it until I heard them on the phone one day. My dad begged my mom to let him see but my mom simply replied, no. Then, when Tom proposed, she sent me away like she was pushing me away. I guess my mom was the one who didn't want me."
"Don't think like that. I'm sure there is a reason behind it. Hey, want to go to the woods?"
"Why would you want to go to the woods this late at night?" I questioned.
"Well, I like it there. It helps me get away from the world. I have this one place I go—" She told me and then became silent.
"What is it?" I asked, noticing her face was turning red.
"You weren't supposed to know about it. I sort of made it myself and never told anyone about it." She finally answered.
"You can trust me. I don't tell secrets."
"Fine Slimeball, but if you tell anyone. And I mean anyone, I will personally kill you." She answered with a scary glare in her eye.
Patricia started to walk in the direction of the woods and I quickly followed.
At the special place:
Patricia's POV:
"I don't see anything." He complained.
"Look up, idiot." I said rolling my eyes.
"Whoa. You made that. It's amazing!" He said in awe at the treehouse I made. I'm actually pretty proud of it.
"Well Eddie, I have a brain unlike some people. Let's go." I said starting my way up the ladder.
Eddie was quiet, surprisingly. Probably because of my awesome comeback. I smiled back at him victoriously. He was still at the bottom texting someone.
"There's better reception up here ya know. Are you coming?" I asked grouchily.
"Someone isn't a night person. I'm coming, just wait a second."
"Fine, I'll be in the treehouse." I replied already in the treehouse.
Eddie's POV:
I was texting my friend in America when Patricia started blabbing again. I ran and climbed the ladder at a pretty amazing speed. Then I looked inside and my eyes almost fell out of my head. It was awesome.
"Someone likes the treehouse. Anyways, take a seat. Do you want anything to drink?" She said opening her Dr Pepper.
"You have food in here! This little field trip is getting better and better." I said sort of on accident. "Anyways, ya, I'll have a Dr Pepper. So you like Sick Puppies?" I asked when I saw the Sick Puppies poster.
"Ya, they're my favorite band. I also like Evanescence and 10 years." She said before handing me my soda.
"Really? Wow, those are my favorites too."
"Cool." She replied with a smirk on her face.
"What else should I know about you?" I asked taking a sip of the soda.
"Why do you want to know stuff about me?" She rudely replied.
"Well, first of all we will be in the same house next year. Second of all, I trusted you to take me to a treehouse in the middle of nowhere. Third of all—"
"Wait back up. You're staying in Anubis house next year?"
"Ya... Something wrong with that?" I asked looking at her somewhat worried face.
Patricia's POV:
"No, it's just there's a lot of stuff that's been going on there." I lied.
I didn't want anyone else to know about what had been going on with Sibuna, Rufus, or anything else. It would be weird to have an Americanized boy in the same house as five kids who were almost killed by a crazy person who wanted to live forever. (A/N: Season 2 hasn't happened yet.)
"Okay, so are you gonna tell me anything about yourself?"
"I have a twin sister who's name is Piper. She's a musical genius." I said looking back at him.
"That's cool. I can speak French and Latin."
"Really? That's amazing. You and Piper both. She speaks French, Latin, Portuguese, Spanish, English obviously, Turkish, some Chinese, and a few others I can't remember."
"Your sister seems pretty awesome. Anyways, we should be getting back. My dad will be back in like fifteen minutes. You coming, guide?" He joked throwing the empty can away and leaving.
"Sure." I said. I looked to see if he had gone and looked at the picture of Sibuna. I trust these people with my life. That's pretty amazing.
I turned the lantern off and grabbed my flashlight.
The next day:
I woke up, brushed my teeth, and went downstairs. My mom had left a plate of sausages, toast, and eggs on the table for me with a note.
Taking Piper to her rehearsal a little early. If you need anything call me. Dad will pick you up at 4:00 to meet us.
-Mom
Typical mom. Sometimes I wonder if she likes Piper more than me. So what if Piper could play a little better than me? I could play the piano, guitar, flute, saxophone, trombone, and xylophone. That's pretty impressive. But no, I had to be able to play all of the instruments just like Piper. Ugh.
4:00 pm:
Eddie's POV:
My dad was taking me to some stupid music thing. He said his friend's son was in it. So I have to go. Maybe if this was a rock concert it would be fun. But no, it was geeks dressed in black and white uniforms. This was going to be fun! Not...
"Edison, we're here. I brought us both binoculars so that we can see the musicians better."
"Great." I said sarcastically.
"I have to talk to Jack. You go enjoy yourself. Here is some money to buy some food." Dad said to me before turning and walking away.
I bought a corn dog and sat down a bench. Then I saw a familiar redhead standing behind me on her phone.
"Patricia?" I asked.
"Eddie, I didn't know you go to these events." She said looking up from her phone.
"My dad made me come. I hate these events. What are you here for?"
"Piper, it's her rehearsal today. It's on the other side but I rather not watch the show. I'm texting my best friend instead, way more fun."
"And who's this best friend?" I asked, smiling.
"Joy. You'll probably meet her one of these days. Wait, are you going to her birthday party?"
"No. I don't think I've ever met her, why would I be invited to her birthday?"
"Fine, then you'll meet her tomorrow. Don't even try to pretend you have a packed schedule."
"I've only known you for three days and you know me so well, I'm impressed." I smirked.
"So, wanna go look at the art? It's actually pretty good. I saw a few of the paintings earlier."
"Sure. Actually, I'm gonna ditch. Wanna come with? My dad and your parents will probably think we're walking around or something."
"That's a great idea. We'll go me Joy right now in fact! I'll meet you here in five, I just want to buy this awesome picture I saw for a decent price."
"You're into art aren't you?" I asked with a light smile on my face.
"Ya, I am. I've been painting and sketching since I was a little girl. Anyways, I'll be right back."
I watched as she walked off towards the art section.
Patricia's POV:
I can't believe I just told Eddie about my art secret. He would keep it right? Hopefully. I found the piece of art I was looking for and payed the lady at the counter.
I met Eddie in the same place and we walked to Joy's house. When we got there her and Jerome were making out.
Joy's POV:
Jerome and I had been making out for about twenty minutes until Patricia and a really cute blonde walked in on us.
"Let's take a break babe." I whispered to Jerome before hugging Patricia.
"Is this your boyfriend?" I asked looking at the boy.
"No! We've only known each other for three days. Plus, we hate each other." Patricia said, slightly blushing. Meanwhile, the boy's cheeks were a bright red.
"So, you must be Joy." He broke the silence.
"Ya, I'm Joy. Who are you?" I asked politely.
"I'm Eddie." He said offering a handshake.
"We were at Piper's rehearsal and decided to ditch." Patricia said making herself comfy on the couch. I didn't mind at all because she always did this.
"Finally met someone like you." I joked intertwining my fingers with Jerome's.
"So Joy, Eddie's going to be with us in Anubis next year, so I was thinking he could meet more people by coming to your party." Patricia said getting up, probably to go to the kitchen.
"Ya, no problem. Here's the invitation. It's a formal event, sort of. Well, you'll see the details in the invitation." I said handing him the lavender envelope.
Patricia's POV:
"Hey Joy, can we talk?" I asked pulling her outside.
"Sure."
"You and Jerome are getting pretty intense lately. What happened to Fabian?"
"Well, Fabes is in love with Nina, and I'm fine with that. Plus, I love Jerome. It's like we are so perfect for each other."
"Stop right there. I think I'm gonna gag. Disgusting. Anyways, I'll see you later, bye." I said dragging Eddie away.
"Hey, what's up? Why did you get so tense when she mentioned love?"
"You know, it's not good to eavesdrop. And it's because I hate love. It makes you miserable."
"How would you know if you've never been in love?" He challenged.
"Because I know. Can we drop this conversation? I'm going home."
"Hey, I didn't mean to upset you."
"It's okay, I'm just tired, I woke up really early." I lied.
Couldn't he tell I don't feel comfortable talking about that? Gosh.
For the rest of the week, we talked maybe twice, which was fine. I liked spending time with him, but boys can get weird on you.
Day of Party:
Patricia's POV:
I woke up at 6:00 a.m. I packed my makeup, accessories, and shoes in a bag. Then, I took my dress out of my closet. I had my license, but my mom needed her car so she drove me to Joy's house. I put up the sign myself while Joy brought the cake home. We then finished decorating together.
At 12:00p.m we were done and her house looked great. It actually looked like prom. People would start arriving in two hours so Joy let me take a shower in the guest bedroom, while she took one in her room. By 1:30p.m, we looked beautiful.
Eddie's POV:
I got into a formal shirt and some jeans. I wore my favorite cologne and spiked my hair. This was going to be fun. Patricia had told me about some dude named Fabian, and a few girls named KT, Nina, Willow, and Mara that I would meet today. At least Alfie and Jerome would be there.
I left the house and walked to Joy's house. I rang the doorbell and Joy answered it.
"Hey Eddie, you're the first on here. Come in." Joy said with a warm smile.
I walked inside and the place looked great. Patricia was setting down a fruit platter. She looked like the prettiest person in the world.
"Hey, Slimeball." She said when she noticed me.
"Hey Yacker." I replied.
Patricia's POV:
Eddie looked so hot. Of course I would never admit that out loud but it was true. The doorbell rang again, and I answered it. Mara, Alfie, Jerome, and Willow were all standing outside.
"So you came as a foursome." I said letting them pass.
"No, actually I was coming with Willow, and then we saw Mara. Then just a minute a go we met Jerome." Alfie told me.
"The joy of being neighbors." Mara added.
"Hey buddy, can you come with me?" Jerome said pulling Alfie into the hallway.
Jerome's POV:
"What is it?" Alfie asked looking at Willow.
"I need to give Joy her birthday present. It's an art studio set." I answered.
"That's so cool! Where is it? And why do you need my help?" Alfie shooted back at me.
"That's where I need you, my friend. It's in her neighbor's backyard. I left it there so that it would be easier to bring over. I want to make it super romantic so could you help me bring it into her front yard, and then I have a speech to make." I explained.
"Wait, you said romantic. Why? You guys aren't dating."
"Actually, we are. We're telling everyone today."
"Okay... I guess I could help, let's go!" He said with a jumpy attitude.
"Thank you so much Alfredo!" I said, man hugging him.
