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Many of you are wondering:
Is Rory gonna ruin things?
What's gonna happen with Ethan and Sarah?
I'll give you guys a hint: Let's say, some people are gonna be happy. Others are on the urge of killing their own kind. But don't worry-with my stories, things turn out for the better in the long run.
Also, I was listening to I'll Be There For You when I got a random idea, and I put it in. Also, there's a video about Ethan and Benny's friendship with that song-AWESOME!
Erica decided to go with the following for movie night: a burgundy halter-top, a black ruffle skirt, and black boots. She fought the urge to roll her eyes when she noticed what Sarah was wearing as they headed to Ethan's house: a green lantern green tube top, a black vest, black jeans, and black boots.
Wonder why it had to be green lantern green? HMMM...
Sarah knocked on the door, almost eagerly.
"Who is it?" came Ethan's voice from inside.
"It's me," said Sarah. She quickly added, "and Erica."
Erica rolled her eyes.
"Oh!" Ethan then opened the door. "Hey, Sarah. Hi, Erica." He smiled, appraising Sarah briefly before stepping inside to let them in. "You guys ready to go?"
"Yeah."
"Where's Benny?" said Erica.
"Right here," said Benny, now walking in the room. He looked at Erica up and down. "Wow, Erica. You look hot."
"Mmm. Thank you." Erica noticed he wore the usual-a polo and jeans-but his outfit contrasted perfectly with hers. "I guess I could say the same thing for you."
Benny smiled widely.
On the way to the movies, Benny was having a fantasy about the blonde sitting next to him.
The two were somewhere...an unrecognizable bedroom, locked tight in each other's embrace. Benny looked a few years older, possibly eighteen, and Erica was stuck in her beautiful, deadly immortal 17 year old body. Her hands were slick against his neck and his roamed up and down her back as their lips collided hungrily. Benny stepped backward one step, and Erica pushed him down on the bed, straddling him. Benny forced her mouth open and put his tongue in. Then-
"Benny!" came Ethan's voice and Benny snapped out of it.
"What?" said Benny.
"Our song's on."
Benny listened to the opening of I'll Be There For You by The Rembrandts was coming on. He smiled at his best friend.
"So no one told you life was gonna be this way," Ethan sang.
"Your job's a joke, you're broke, your love life's D O A," Benny sang.
"It's like you're always stuck in second gear
When it hasn't been your day, your week
Your month or even your year but
"I'll be there for you
(When the rain starts to pour)
I'll be there for you
(Like I've been there before)
I'll be there for you
('Cause you're there for me too)
"You're still in bed at ten and work began at eight
You've burned your breakfast so far things are going great
Your mother warned you there'd be days like these
But she didn't tell you when the world
Has brought you down to your knees that
"I'll be there for you
(When the rain starts to pour)
I'll be there for you
(Like I've been there before)
I'll be there for you
('Cause you're there for me too)
"No one could ever know me, no one could ever see me
Since you're the only one who knows what it's like to be me
Someone to face the day with, make it through all the rest with
Someone I'll always laugh with
Even at my worst, I'm best with you, yeah
"It's like you're always stuck in second gear
When it hasn't been your day, your week
Your month, or even your year
"I'll be there for you
(When the rain starts to pour)
I'll be there for you
(Like I've been there before)
I'll be there for you
('Cause you're there for me too)
"I'll be there for you
(When the rain starts to pour)
I'll be there for you
(Like I've been there before)
I'll be there for you
('Cause you're there for me too)."
"Boys," Sarah sighed as Ethan and Benny started laughing.
"Tell me about it," said Erica. But she couldn't help but smile.
At the theater, Ethan paid for everyone's tickets, and they went inside.
"Do you guys want something to eat?" said Ethan as they approached the food counter.
"I'm good," said Sarah.
"I want popcorn," said Erica.
"Lucky you, I was just about to order a large with a jumbo soda," said Benny, making her smile at him in amusement. He paid the countergirl, who looked like she didn't want to be there, and she gave him a large bucket of popcorn and a large Sprite. Meanwhile, Ethan got nachos, a regular Sprite, and licorice that he hoped he got to share with Sarah.
They went into theater 6, and walked down into the darkness. The previews were already playing. The four of them took good seats in the middle-Ethan first, then Sarah, then Benny, then Erica. For some reason, it was just them four, and ten other people in the theater. (A/N-I love it when there's barely anybody in the movie theater :))
Ethan offered Sarah a Twizzler, and she smiled and took it from him, nibbling on it. Benny handed Erica the popcorn, but she said, "Not yet," and he nodded before sliently stuffing his face.
When the movie started, there was a moment were Cataleya's father, Fabio, says he loves her, and Sarah knew what was coming. She said with a little accent in a soft tone, "I love you too, papa." (A/N I did that actually. My friends started laughing)
Young Cateleya said, "I love you too, papa," seconds after Sarah said it, and Ethan and Benny laughed in whispers.
As the movie continued, there was a...slight sexual situation, making Ethan and Benny sit up straighter. When the scene changed before the couple could get carried away, Benny whined, "Aw, man!" in a whisper.
Sarah rolled her eyes. She could feel it getting cool, though she wasn't bothered, but she did act human most of the time. In a very human girl manner, she leaned over and her head fitted into Ethan's neck perfectly, her arm weaving through his. Ethan's eyes widened briefly as Benny looked at them in disbelief with wide eyes, and he looked down at her. Sarah smiled up at him, a little shyly, and he smiled back before returning his attention to the film.
Once the action sky-rocketed, Erica started reaching over to get some of Benny's popcorn. At one point, they got so into it that their hands went in the same time-and they didn't even know they were holding hands.
Benny's eyes flickered in Ethan's direction and he looked down, seeing Sarah's hand in Ethan's. Realization hit him, and he slowly looked down into the popcorn, realizing he wasn't holding the same popcorn piece. It was soft; cool-a different texture. It was bigger and it curved at least five times, feeling similar to his own fingers.
He was holding Erica's hand. He knew she knew it. Oh man. He was actually scoring with Erica!
Holy shit.
"So, what have I missed?" said an unexpected voice, making the four jump. Erica and Benny's hands wrenched away from each others, making some popcorn fly forward and hit a couple that was making out on the very front seat. The guy turned around and flipped Benny off, who gave him a "Don't blame me, man" look, and he resumed kissing his girlfriend. In Benny's opinion, it was better to make out with someone up high in a dark corner.
Unfortunately, Rory had came in, plopping himself down next to Erica. He looked like a boyfriend who caught his girlfriend cheating on him.
This wasn't the point though.
"RORY!" Everyone angry whispered, Erica and Benny more louder.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Erica demanded, on the edge of killing him.
"F...M...L," Benny muttered to himself, sinking lower in his seat.
"Saving you from social suicide!" Rory explained.
"Social-?-"
"SHH!" Came someone's harsh voice.
"I can't believe you'd do this, Rory!" said Erica.
"C'mon, baby, I'll make you feel better," Rory pouted, giving her a puppy dog look. "I'm sorry. I just wanna hang out with you."
"No, you don't!" Benny snapped in a normal tone now. "You came here just you can sabotage this double date!"
"Double date?" Rory said. "I knew it! Erica, you lied to me!"
"SHH!"
"Both of you guys just-" Erica began.
"You don't care about Erica as much as I do, Rory," said Benny, his body tensing.
"No, you DON'T! I love her WAY more than you do!"
"Do you think you'd still have a chance with her if you weren't a bloodsucker?"
"SHH!"
"I'm talking here!" Benny yelled at the top of the theater. He looked back at the blonde. "Rory, you seriously don't know what it's like being in love, okay?"
"Yes, I do!"
"No, you don't! You think you know what love is by reading a stupid book. You only know you're in love when your life is at risk, and you hope to GOD she's alright! You would literally take a steak through the heart for her! But no. All you wanna do is get one kiss from her before you start liking other girls. Sure, I've done that-but that was because Erica didn't like me-she was under the love potion. And when she was under that love potion, she kissed me like there was no tomorrow and-"
"Um, excuse me, sir," said some girl who worked at the theater. She had a flashlight in her hand and it was pointed at Benny's face. "I'm afraid I'll have to ask you to leave. You're disturbing others."
Benny's teeth clenched. "Fine." He looked at Erica, who looked shocked, and Rory, who looked pleased. "I hope you two enjoy each other," he said coldly. He then got up, popcorn flying off of his lap (some popcorn hitting the couple again), and stormed out.
"Benny-" Erica started, but Benny was already gone. Erica looked over at Ethan and Sarah, whom mirrored her shocked expression.
"That's what he gets," said Rory, picking a stray popcorn out of her hair and he ate it. "Aren't you glad he finally left us alone?"
Erica's lips pressed into a tight, sarcastic smile. "Yeah, Rory. I actually am."
Rory smiled.
"That way I wouldn't have done this-" Erica spoke as she stood with Benny's soda. She ripped off the soda top, and poured the soda on Rory's head, his facial expression shocked and embarrassed. She turned to Ethan and Sarah. "You two enjoy the rest of the movie."
And with that, she too left the theater, muttering, "Asshole," as she shoved passed Rory. And for once, Rory didn't stop her.
Erica walked out into the calmly lit, empty theater hallway. She followed Benny's scent, and found him sitting alone on the bench near the entrance.
"You okay?" she asked as she slowly approached him.
"I thought you'd be with Rory," said Benny in a pissed mutter.
"I'm out here, aren't I?" Erica sat down next to him.
Benny's expression softened and he smiled just a little.
"You know...I appreciate what you said back there," said Erica.
"Thanks."
"If I didn't know better, I could've sworn you sort of admitted that you're in love with me."
"You don't care though." Benny looked upset in the face now, blushing feverishly. "All I am to you is a chewtoy. Besides, even if you did have feelings for me-which is unlikely-we wouldn't work. I just turned fifteen, and the school year is almost over. And by the time I'm a sophomore, you'll be in college, and you'll be dating all these jocks and hard-muscled guys and-"
"Benny, Benny, Benny-" Erica interjected, and he stopped talking. "How can you assume all these things when I haven't even said how I feel yet?"
"Because I've seen the boys you've been with. And you refer to me and Ethan as dorks."
Erica laughed quietly, shaking her head.
"Can you let me say something now?" she said.
"Sure," said Benny hesitantly. "If you curse me out, could you warn me first?"
Erica laughed quietly again. "No, I'm not gonna curse you out."
Benny instantly felt relieved. He really started to notice that she was a little nervous. Like she was trying to put her thoughts into words.
"You're not about to say you have feelings for me, are you?" he asked. "Because if you are, someone pinch me."
"I think I am," Erica said, a soft smile scurried across her lips.
Benny just stared at her.
"Look, Benny, I don't care about our age difference. You're smart. Probably so smart you could help me with college homework sometime..." Erica said. "But, when I'm in a relationship, I am very committed. The reason why my last romances have failed is because they always have hurt me, or I realize they're not who I thought they were. I know you though. You're a very nice guy."
Benny swallowed. He started grinning.
"So, you really wanna do this?" he asked. "You wanna be with me?"
"Yes."
And then she leaned in and kissed him. Feeling her lips on his again was like electricity running a full circuit through Benny's body. His hand lifted up and cupped her neck after a few seconds into the kiss, and he tilted his head to the side, deepening the kiss. It was slow, but building...
"Aw!" came a female voice, causing Benny and Erica to pull away and look around. Ethan and Sarah were standing a few feet away from them, their arms touching.
"How long have you guys been standing there?" said Benny, raising an eyebrow with a smile.
"Long enough to see you guys canoodle," said Ethan, eating a Twizzler.
"Hey, man, don't steal my word."
"Where's Rory?" said Erica. "I thought you two would be-?"
"We left him," Sarah explained. "You guys we care about more than a movie."
Benny smiled and looked up at the ceiling. "Thank you, Rory."
THAT'S NOT IT! Don't worry-the next chapter is coming ASAP!
I enjoyed writing this chapter very much. It was a lot to read, wasn't it? ;)
Til next time mi amigos
:D
