Took a little while longer than expected to get this chapter out but I was really debating the ending. I like the way I wrote it and hopefully you guys do too!
Disclaimer: No. I do not own Zoey 101.
Lola walked across campus, fat free doodle cake in hand and headed to see her boyfriend before football practice. As she walked through the quad, she people watched. She saw some boys from the younger grades playing Frisbee, Fire Wire and his nerd friends playing some card game, and Logan sitting at a table…talking to a hot blonde.
Lola stopped dead in her tracks. Logan is supposed to be going out with Quinn. She watched as the blonde handed Logan a piece of paper, he smiled at her and she walked away from the table. Lola immediately marched up to him.
"What was that?"
Logan cocked an eyebrow, "What was what?"
Lola rolled her eyes and placed a hand on her hip, "Your little friend that just left."
"Courtney?"
Lola nodded, "What did she hand you? Her phone number? Don't tell me you are flirting with other girls while dating Quinn beca-"
"Woah! Relax, I'm not flirting with anyone! Courtney is in my history class. She was sick the other day and I lent her my notes to copy. See?" He handed Lola the piece of paper that was still on the table.
Lola snatched it and looked at it, turning it over multiple times, only to discover that it was indeed notes about Roosevelt and the New Deal and there was no phone number on it. She looked apologetically at Logan as she handed the paper back.
Logan stood and shoved the notes into his backpack, "Now if you are done accusing me of cheating on Quinn, I have practice to get ready for,"
He didn't give her the chance to answer as he walked away. Lola still stood at the table, processing what just happened. Logan was the biggest player on campus, he would've jumped at the chance to make out with Courtney. Maybe Quinn really had changed him. She continued her walk to her dorm, knowing that her being sidetracked with Logan wasn't giving her much time to see Vince. She threw out the wrapper for the doodle cakes and she passed Lisa and Quinn in lounge.
"Hey, we are going to watch the guys practice. You want to come?" Lisa asked
Lola nodded, "Sure sounds like fun."
The two girls smiled at their friend as they turned and made their way out of the dorm building and towards the football field.
Lisa added as an afterthought, "What do you guys think of Sushi Rox afterwards?"
Quinn nodded, "Sounds like a plan. Should we invite James and Zoey too?"
"We should, but have you noticed Zoey's been acting a little weird lately?" Lola mentioned thoughtfully.
"Personally, I think she's just stressed. A lot has been going on lately and Prom is in a month." Quinn the ever faithful friend responded.
Lisa's eyes lit up, "We should go into town and go prom dress shopping tomorrow after classes! I'm sure that could cheer her up!"
The girls climbed up the steps in the bleachers and took their seats in the front row.
"How do you suppose we do that? Coco isn't allowed to drive the PCA vans anymore?" Lola questioned.
"Logan has a car." Quinn stated, matter-of-factly.
The actress next to her rolled her eyes, "Yeah, like Logan would ever drive us into to town and wait for us to finish shopping."
Lisa chuckled and Quinn smiled, "Well I was thinking we could borrow his car."
Lisa looked at her, "Logan would let you drive his car? I'll believe that when I see it."
"I'm his girlfriend, of course he would."
Lola was going to respond when she saw Vince waving at her. She waved back and Vince mentioned to their coach that they needed a water break. Coach blew his whistle and Vince grabbed Michael and Logan and headed over to the girls.
"Hey hot stuff," Vince greeted Lola.
"Lil' Lisa." Michael tried to put his arm around Lisa but she pushed him away, claiming he was too sweaty.
"Hey babe," Logan greeted Quinn with a short kiss on the lips.
Lola looked away while Lisa smiled at the new couple, "We were thinking of all going to Sushi Rox after you guys get done with practice. How does that sound?"
"Sounds good to me."
"I'm down."
"Are we inviting James and Zoey, too?"
Lola nodded at Michael, "Yup I just texted her."
They heard the whistle bow, the boys bid their girlfriends goodbye and turned to head back down to finish up practice. The girls sat on the sidelines and cheered on their boys. Every time Logan looked up and saw Quinn sitting there he couldn't help the smile that grew on his face. They were finally public and now he couldn't remember why they went secret in the first place. He loved being able to hold her hand and pull her close in the company of their friends now. Sure, they could hear the whispers but those would stop eventually. For now, he was happy with Quinn, very happy.
Practice finally ended after what felt like an eternity. Zoey and James had joined Lola, Lisa, and Quinn on the bleachers as they waited for the boys to shower and join them.
"Hey, Zoey," Quinn started, "we were thinking about going into town tomorrow to look at prom dresses. How does that sound?"
Zoey nodded, "Sounds good, but how are we going to get there?"
Lola laughed lightly, "Oh, Quinn has a plan for that, Don't worry."
"Quinn has a plan for what?" They heard Logan ask from behind as Vince and Michael trailed behind him. Logan put his arm around Quinn's waist pulling her closer to him.
Lisa smiled and Michael could see the little mischievous glint in her eyes, "Quinn has a question for you."
"Should we be scared?" Michael asked.
"No you shouldn't," Zoey shook her head and the rest of the group laughed.
Logan turned to his girlfriend, "What did you need to ask me?"
"The girls and I wanted to go into town and Coco can't drive the van anymore. So, we were wondering if we could borrow your car?" Quinn looked up at him with a hopeful look.
Logan smiled, "Sure, but only you drive it."
Quinn nodded and kissed him lightly on the lips, "Thank you."
They turned back to their friends to see looks of disbelief on their faces. The couple laughed and turned to head to Sushi Rox, their friends following as soon as the shock wore off.
"Now remember, take the turns slow and only you drive the car."
"I know baby, thank you." With that Quinn kissed Logan and climbed into the car with Lola in the front seat and Lisa and Zoey in the back seat.
Michael shook his head, "Man, he won't even let me drive the car."
Vince chuckled and clapped his hand on Michael's back, "Maybe so, but you're not Quinn."
"He's so in love with her," James joined in as the guys waved good-bye and wished the girls luck.
The sun was shinning bright as usual, the top was down and the girls had the radio turned up, singing along to every song they knew. Quinn turned off of the road and into a parking lot towards the center of town, plenty of shops surrounded the area, all offering prom dresses.
Lola squealed in delight as she started walking towards the nearest shop. Lisa, Zoey, and Quinn rolled their eyes and followed their fashion obsessed friend into the shop. Finding her already sifting through dresses in the back of the store.
"Lola," Zoey cautioned, coming up behind her, "Maybe you should stop and think about the type of dress you want, like the color or style, before trying on every dress in the store."
Lola stopped and huffed, "I quess you're right."
Lisa giggled, "I already know what I'm generally looking for." She said as she started to go through the rack in front of her.
Zoey smiled, "And what would that be?"
"Something sweet and classic, yet still enough to blow Michael away. Preferably, in purple or pink."
"Like this one?" They all turned to Quinn, who was holding up a blush pink satin ball gown.
Lisa gasped, "Quinn its perfect! I'm going to go try it on!"
"Nice find Quinn." Zoey smiled, "What kind of prom dress are you thinking of?"
Quinn pursed her lips in thought, "I'm not sure, I just know I'll know it when I see it."
Lola laughed, "Sounds like you Quinn."
"What do you guys think?" Lisa asked as she stepped out of the dressing room.
"You look amazing!"
"Michael is going to love it!"
"Quinn, can you pick out my prom dress?"
Lisa smiled and turned back to change. Zoey started to look around the shop, nothing in here really caught her eye. She might have luck at another store, she needed to find the perfect dress so that Chase would get the wind knocked out of him when he saw it. Zoey stopped dead in the store. Did she just think Chase was her date to prom? James is her date. She is going to prom with James, her boyfriend. So why did she think Chase?
"Earth to Zoey!"
Zoey was brought out of thought by Quinn waving her hand in front of her face, "Sorry, what?"
Lisa held up her dress bag, "We are going to look in a different shop. You ready?"
Zoey nodded and put on a smile, hoping her friends didn't notice how fake it was. The shop next door was specifically for prom dresses, if the three roommates couldn't find anything in there, they were stuck.
"Zoey, what kind of dress do you want?" Lola asked, while shifting through a rack.
Zoey titled her head in thought, "I don't want to be super flashy with it, but I want a pattern on it. Definitely strapless."
"Zoey!"
The blonde turned just as Quinn shoved a dress into her arms, "Go try this on." The scientist instructed her. Lisa followed Zoey to the back as Quinn and Lola kept looking though dresses.
Lola sighed, "I think I want a pattern like Zoey said. Definitely with multiple colors. Something kind of form fitting at the top, but flows so I can dance in it."
"Like this?"
"Quinn how are you so good at this?" Lola took the dress from Quinn's hands and went towards the dressing rooms.
When they reached the back of the store they saw Zoey standing in her dress. Quinn picked out a strapless blue dress with a blue cheetah-like pattern. Lisa beamed at her, "Zoey, it's perfect. You have to get it."
"Defintely!"
"Buy it!"
Zoey smiled in return to her friends, "I will, don't worry." With that she turned and headed back to change out of the dress.
Lola quickly entered a vacated room, excited to try on the dress. It was a satin gown, white with pink, and purple swirling around in an almost floral pattern. She slipped into it and looked at her reflection. She loved it, she already knew she was buying it as she stepped out to show her friends. They quickly agreed and she changed out of the dress, meeting her friends outside the dressing room.
"Okay Quinn clearly you're really good at this. Now sit here and let us find your dress." Lisa sat her down on a chair and ran off with Zoey and Lola before Quinn had the chance to say anything. The girls spent about 10 minutes going through the racks, turning down a multitude of dresses, trying to find the perfect one for their friend. Finally, Lola pulled one dress from the rack, and Zoey and Lisa both smiled in approval marching off to Quinn and telling her to try it on.
Quinn smiled at the dress and happily agreed. Stepping out a few moments later in a teal mermaid style gown, sparkles covered it, and they twinkled with every move she made. She looked at her friends for their approval.
Lola and Zoey smiled and eagerly nodded their approval.
"Logan is going to go crazy or you in that!" Lisa beamed at her friend.
Quinn thanked her friends and quickly turned to change back into her clothes. Exiting the dressing room she made her way to the register to meet Lola and Zoey and to pay for her dress. She checked the price tag and was immediately thankful her mom allowed her to use the emergency credit card for her dress.
Once everyone was checked out they climbed into the car and headed back towards PCA. It was already starting to get dark, and Quinn hoped that Logan wasn't too worried that they had been out late. She knew how much he loved this car and was a little surprised when he so readily agreed for her to borrow it.
"We need some tunes!" Lola shouted and reached over to turn on the stereo. She turned it up when she found Toxic by Brittney Spears playing. The girls laughed and sang along as Quinn turned off the highway slowing to a stop at the intersection before PCA. The light turned green and everything after that point was in slow motion.
No one saw the drunk driver coming down the road.
No one saw him disregard the red light.
No one saw him coming as he crashed into the silver convertible.
But everyone on campus heard the crash.
Well there you go, I completely threw in a plot twist and hopefully you all like it! Let me know in your review!
