Disclaimer: I don't own She's The Man, but the cute Leah is mines...ok, that sounded wrong, but anyways...Leah is a character created by moi :) And I do not own Sherlock Holmes, although...I've heard he is a good detective...am I correct? LOL
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Flashback
"Where are you going to move after college, Duke?" Viola asks, while fidgeting with her hair.
"I would move anywhere you are." Viola starts giggling and Duke pulls her in to him.
"Well, if that's the case, I've always wanted to move to California."
"Then, I'll start finding the house." Duke says jokingly and Viola socks him in the arm. "Gosh, iron arms much, Vi?"
"It's not my fault you're weaker than your girlfriend."
"Am not!"
"Am too!"
"Why are we acting like a bunch of kids?"
"You started it!"
"Oh, you're so gonna get it, Hastings!"
End of flashback
Duke's POV:
Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh! I'm such a jerk, a stupid jerk, a stupid and lovesick jerk!
"Duke, will you stop muttering?" Justin shouts in the car.
"What? I'm not muttering…"
"Oh yeah… 'Oh my gosh! I'm such a jerk, a stupid jerk, a stupid and lovesick jerk!' is so not muttering." He says sarcastically.
"I'm sorry I'm so worried about my girlfriend!"
"You mean ex-girlfriend."
"Don't remind me."
"Duke, you know you were the one who started all of this."
"That doesn't mean you have to rub my face in it."
"She's gone, along with Leah. We have no idea where she can be right now."
"You said she was with Sebastian and Olivia."
"I called them when you were muttering…she didn't call them or tell them she was going there. Something is up, Duke. She's obviously not going there and that was a who trap to lure you and I to a bogus location."
"Hey, Sherlock Holmes, do me a favor? Stop with all the detective talk! I don't understand a thing you are saying."
"I seriously don't know what she saw in you. She's gone, you idiot. She was never going to Sebastian's place, that was a lie! Get it now, idiot?"
"Ok, this just made everything a little harder…"
"No duh!"
We drive in silence for the next few hours until we cross the California state line. Justin starts dialing numbers furiously on his phone.
"Who are you calling or texting?" I ask, while keeping my eyes on the road.
"Viola."
"Why? She's not going to pick up."
"How do you know if you don't try?"
"I don't know…" I say defeatedly.
"Exactly, now I'm calling her."
He presses the call button on his phone and starts tapping his fingers vigorously on the cup holders.
"Hello? Viola, oh my gosh! Are you alright, Vi?" He was right, she would pick up…now I need to talk to her. I turn to look at Justin, who is now nodding his head and saying 'uh-huh' every now and then.
"Vi, you wanna talk to Duke? I can give you his number." He says and looks over to me with what I think is a hopeful smile. How sad…hopeful…I was her last hope. I take an exit off the freeway and park on the side of the road. I put my hand out for the phone, but he shakes his head mouthing the word 'no.' He takes the phone out of his ear and puts it on speakerphone so I can listen to the conversation.
"…I am not talking to him ever again, you hear me? And I will not tell you where I am." She says sternly.
"Vi, you have to tell us where you're at."
"Us? Who are you with?"
"No one, I'm by myself…I'm in California by myself. Now tell me where you are. I am not believing that crap you told me before you left."
"Why are you in California? I told you not to come."
"Vi, we had to…I had to." I say and Justin hits me.
"Who is that, Justin?"
"No one…your mother?"
"I am not joking, who the heck is that?"
"It's no one, just tell me where you are at and all three of us will go home together."
"There's someone with you and I'm not giving you any details on where I'm at until you tell me who it is? Is it Paul?"
"No, Paul wanted to come though."
"Justin, who is it? I will hang up the phone if you don't answer me." She says calmly, but her voice is filled with venom and anger.
"Vi, don't hang up on Justin because of me." I say desperately.
"So it's Duke? How nice! What do you want, Duke? My heart is already broken up enough." She says sarcastically.
"Just tell us where you're at, Vi."
"You have no right to call me that anymore."
"Viola, we want to keep you safe."
"I'm hanging up. Good luck to you both."
"Vi…" I say, but get cut off by the dial tone. "What do we do?"
"Think hard. Where would Viola Hastings go?"
I start thinking of the possible places, but they are not reasonable. The light bulb finally lights up in my head.
Flashback (AN: Continuation of the previous flashback)
"Why?" I ask Viola with curiosity.
"Why what?"
"Why California?"
"I don't know…there's a lot of things there that I like. The beaches would be my main reason, I love how the sun sets and rises there…it's breathtaking. It reminds me of our relationship…even though we have our fights and fits, when the sun sets at the end of the day and rises in the morning, I know you'll always be there with me."
"So just for the beaches then?"
"No, as a symbol for our love…"
"I..."
"Duke, just spit it out!"
"I…Viola, I…"
"Duke, what's wrong?"
"I..."
"You what?"
"Um…I dream of you at night?"
"So you mas- about me? Duke, that's nasty!"
"No, I don't mean, ugh! I love you!"
"Don't 'ugh!' me! Wait, what did you say?"
"I uh…love you."
"Really?"
"Yeah…" I say with a lovesick tone.
"Me too." Viola says in a love-struck way.
End of flashback
Hmm...I wonder where on Earth Viola is...
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