Chapter 09: You Got the Signal. Now, Go for It.
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Allison – Day Nine
I woke up feeling like a million bucks. I could tell that the curfew worked, because this time, we all woke up the same.
"Morning, my kittens." I greeted, getting up to change.
"Morning, Aly." Kennedy said, giggling.
"Morning." Sophia and Morgan said, getting up as well.
Laurel entered the room, happy to see we were up. "Morning," she greeted.
"Morning." Sophia, Morgan, and Kennedy replied.
"Morning, Aly." She said, looking at me, smiling.
I smiled back. "Good morning, Laurel." I bowed low.
"When you're all dressed, see ya at the job board." She said, and exited.
"Aren't you mad?" Sophia asked me as Laurel closed the door.
"Why would I be mad?" I asked her, as I pulled on a pink camisole and a long-sleeved, thigh-length, blue, plaid flannel to go over it.
"Uh… DUH! Because she's only being nice to you 'coz we're not laborers anymore!" Morgan said obnoxiously as she struggled to clasp her bra.
I walked over and helped her out, then said, "Well, I like to forgive and forget." I buttoned some of my shirt, and tied the strings that were on my waistline, then put on some skinny jeans.
"But don't you find it kind of judgmental?" Kennedy asked, as she laced her rubber shoes.
"Well, yeah, but-"
"Aly, when someone's treated you that badly, you take revenge." Sophia stated, pulling on her jeans.
I slipped on my sea-green Vans, tied my bandana on my thigh, loosely pig-tailed my hair, put on my jean jacket, and stood up. "No, thanks. I'll pass."
"You're too good of a person, Allison Mitchell." Kennedy commented, zipping up her jacket.
"I'll take that as a compliment, thank you very much." I said, and walked to the water tank to wash my face, then to the job board.
A few people have already gathered, and I saw Laurel wave me over.
"Hey Aly, thanks for the win. We're actually not laborers!" She said.
"Yeah. It was hard, but totally worth it." I said, and shifted my weight awkwardly.
"Hey, I know that we haven't exactly been the best of friends lately. Very different from the beginning." She said, looking down.
"Tell me about it."
"I'm sorry, Aly. I'm just jealous, I guess." She looked at me straight in the eye, and we held our stare for a while.
"Jealous? Of me? Why?"
"Well, you're really pretty, nice, and funny… And I'm also jealous of you and Michael."
"Wha-? Me and Michael? We're… friends."
"But everyone can tell that you two like each other. I've been cruel to let a guy get in the way of everything. I'm sorry. I'll back off." She said, smiling.
I smiled back. "He's not just my friend, ok? And yeah, I like him too, but, if he likes you, then by all means, don't let me get in the way. Besides, I didn't come here to find a relationship."
"You're too nice. I said that I'll back off, ok? Go for it." She said, opening her arms.
We hugged. "Maybe, but not yet."
"Speaking of Prince Charming, here he comes right now." She said, and pointed to Michael, who was waving at me alongside Hunter, Campbell, and Jimmy.
I waved, and looked back at Laurel.
"Hey, I might not be the only girl here apart from you who likes him. Get your man!" She giggled.
I shook my head in a joking manner, and started walking to the boys. "What? Eric's still asleep?" I laughed crouching down to hug Jimmy and Campbell.
"Like a rock." Hunter said, smiling.
"I thought you and Laurel were fighting. Why were you two hugging?" Jimmy asked, as I stood straight.
"We made up." I said, smiling back at her and she did the same.
"But-" Michael began and I pushed my finger to his /soft/ lips.
"I already got the whole lecture about not forgiving so easily from the girls, so shut up." I said, laughing, then removing my finger from his mouth.
"I hope you washed your hands first." He said, and we all laughed.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, don't worry, I did." I smiled, and diverted my attention to the Council members.
"Okay, so there's been changes again." Mike announced.
"Yellows, we're the Upper Class!" Taylor screeched, and her team cheered. "Pay checks will be given later in Bunkhouse 1."
"We're Merchants." Anjay said blandly, looking towards his district. "Pay checks later in Bunkhouse 1.
"Thanks to Aly, we're not laborers anymore!" Laurel exclaimed, jumping up and down. Us in the Green district cheered loudly. "We're the cooks!"
At this, we all erupted into cheers and applause.
"REAL FOOD!" I heard Jesse, Greg, and Blaine say. Taylor looked annoyed at this, crossing her arms and looking away.
"ALY'S FOOD!" Mallory said, running to me and giving me a hug.
"Paychecks will be given later in Bunkhouse 1!" Laurel announced.
"So, we're laborers. Yip-dee-doo." Mike said, toying with the small pouch. "You'll get your money later in Bunkhouse 1."
"Don't be so hard on yourself." Laurel said, patting Mike on the shoulder. "Dismissed! Get to work!"
She walked over to us and said, "Okay, so, let's all head to the kitchen. We've got dirty work to do."
"Why are we here? I thought we were milk and eggs!" Campbell said after doing nothing in the kitchen for thirty minutes.
"Okay, you and Jimmy go on ahead." Laurel said, pushing the two little boys out of the kitchen.
"Yay!" Jimmy and Campbell exclaimed, heading to the chicken coop.
"Ok." Eric yawned, trailing after the two little ones.
"Ew. Just look at my hands." I said, holding up my pair of wrinkly hands. "They've been totally prunified."
They all laughed. Morgan held hers up, and it was worse than mine.
"Woah. I didn't know you were eighty years old." Hunter said from the other table, and we laughed again.
"Yeah. Morgan, Aly, you two are free to go." Laurel said, inspecting her hands.
"No, it's fine. Otherwise, how will this whole place get cleaned?" Morgan said, smiling.
"Yeah. But I'll stop washing dishes… Where are the rags? I'll clean the counters." I said, and Michael pointed me to the pile of dirty rags.
"The Yellows weren't exactly keen on being clean." He said from beside me.
"Ugh." I said, holding one of them up covered in ants. "I'm taking these to Laundry. BRB."
I said, and gathered the rags into a bucket. "Hey Jared," I greeted, as he walked into the kitchen to deliver more water.
"Hey." Everyone else greeted.
"Hello." He said.
"Aren't you in Laundry? Not water?"
"Well, yeah, but DK, Markelle, and Guylan got too tired from all those trips."
"Oh. So are you headed to Laundry now?"
"Yeah."
"May I come with?" I asked, showing him the dirty rags.
"Sure, but, I'm not doing those…" He said, showing a disgusted face. "Divad and Emilie are there. C'mon."
And at that we walked together to where Divad and Emilie were.
"Hey Aly. What brings you here?" Divad said as she soaked some underwear.
I showed her the contents of the bucket, and said, "Taylor's District didn't exactly try to make being Cooks hygienic." I sat down beside her and she passed me some laundry soap.
"I hate my district." Emilie announced, angrily tossing washed clothes into the clean basket.
"Nice to see you, too, Emilie." I greeted, soaking and re-soaking the rags.
"Aly. Hi. I hate the Reds." She replied in her thick country accent, disgruntled.
"Don't hate on your family, girl!" I said jokingly, with sass. "Why be a hater?" You should know, I like to help out in my hippie voice.
"Ugh. Mike is the worst leader ever. He's so boring. Our district is boring. This town is boring. The town's only alive when A: there's a showdown. B: there's a fight. Or C: there's a town meeting. Even those are a snooze-fest." She sighed, wringing the clothes.
"Emilie… Look at the bright side. There are no adults." I smiled, wringing the rags and hanging them as well. "We can go all-out if we want to."
"Yes there are adults." She said, pointing towards the cameramen and producers.
"But they're not gonna stop us." I said, pulling her up. "C'mon, " I said, taking her with me back to the kitchen.
"Hey, Emilie." Campbell greeted, smiling.
"Hey," said everyone else.
"Hi." She said back, glumly. Just a little enthusiasm wouldn't hurt…
"Laurel, the rags are being hung up to dry. I'll be back later. Just gonna help Emilie with some things. Is that alright?" I asked, walking to her side.
"Yeah, sure. We're heading to the Saloon later. Meet ya there?"
"Yeah." I said, smiling. "Can Emilie come?"
"Sur-"
"Actually, I have plans. I'm going to the chicken coop later." She said. "Thanks, though."
"No problem." Laurel said, smiling. "Go on, shoo."
Emilie and I started on our way to the water pump.
"What? Hauling water is fun? It's not my job, you know."
"I know. But you know what is fun?" I said, grabbing a bucket from beside the pump and filling it with water.
"What?" Emilie asked, as I tossed her a bucket, too.
"WATER FIGHTS!" I exclaimed, splashing her with water, and she doing the same.
We had a great time, but soon she wanted to go back to dry up to go to the chickens.
"Sure you don't wanna come?" She asked, before she went on her way.
"Yeah. I like being alone sometimes." I said, smiling, and tied my jean jacket to my waist instead.
"Suit yourself." She said, and walked back.
I sat down on the platform thing of the pump, and removed my pigtails, shaking the water off.
"Bonanza City…" I said. "This place… You really don't know what will happen next."
I noticed that the cameraman who filmed our water fight hadn't left. I patted the seat next to me and he sat down.
"I'm Aly." I said, smiling, holding out my hand for him to shake.
He smiled, and shook my hand. "Of course I know who you are. Hey, I'm Craig."
"Well hello, Craig. Hey, aren't you the guy who filmed me and Jimmy?" I said, recognizing his face.
"Yeah. And the one who gave you that aspirin." He said, smiling.
"Hmm. Cool. So are you like my personal cameraman or something?"
"Actually, yes, I am. Each one of us are given one to two specific kids to follow and you're my second."
A/N: Bear with me. I'm making this up as I go. This part is actually just a filler… It's not very important… But maybe it will be in the future. LOL IDEK.
"Oh. Who's your first?"
"Your brother." He said, smiling. He was actually good-looking…
"How old are you? You look kinda young to have this as a job…" I said slowly, not meaning to offend him.
"Yeah, well. Actually, I want to be a filmmaker, so this is just like, a crash course… I'm only twenty-two." He said, chuckling.
"Oh. Wow." I said, laughing.
"You seem to hang around with that Michael kid a lot." He said, smiling as if to suggest something.
"That obvious?" I said, heat rising up to my cheeks.
"It's pretty obvious for the both of you. You two are so adorable together." He chuckled.
"Yeah well… I don't know. I don't really want to think right now."
"Ok."
We had a moment of silence, until he got up. "Well, I should go see what your brother's up to."
"Alright. See ya."
"You're okay being alone here? I think it's gonna rain…"
"I'm heading back soon."
"Ok. Bye, Aly."
"Bye, Craig." He gave a salute and headed for town.
I just sat there, clearing my mind of all things, and recalling everything that has happened the past week.
Then I heard – and felt – a huge whoosh of wind.
Michael – Day Nine
We were still in the kitchen when we spotted a twister headed our way. We were all freaking out; even the cameramen were frantically running back to their camp-place-thing.
We decided on calling everyone to the saloon. Once we cleared out the town, the council members were trying to get order.
"Greens and Reds over here, Yellows and Blues over there!" Laurel commanded, and we followed suit.
"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine-" she started counting us in our district, starting with herself.
"One, two," She started again. "eight, nine… We're missing someone!" She shouted.
"ALY!" I shouted, searching for Emilie.
"Hey Michael," Mike greeted. "something wrong?"
"Mike, man, where's Emilie?"
"There." He said, pointing to a small group at a table.
"EMILIE!" I shouted, and pushed my way to her. "WHERE'S ALY?" I asked, her, desperation in my voice.
Her eyes widened, and the group looked at both of us. "Wahhhr Pom."
"What?" I asked, since she said it so softly.
"Water Pump. Michael, SHE'S AT THE WATER PUMP!" She said, getting up, and heading outside.
We were reaching for the swinging doors when Jesse, Greg, and Blaine blocked our way.
"You can't go out there!" Blaine said in his thick accent.
I looked at Jesse. "Jesse. Your sister is out there." I said, and it was the only words needed for us to push out of the saloon and into the streets. The producers and cameramen were telling us to go back inside, but we told them our story and they let us go.
"ALY! ALY WHERE ARE YOU?" I said, covering my face while squinting my eyes, and using my bandana to cover my mouth and nose.
"HERE! Ugh, help me…" I heard, as we walked closer to the pump.
"Michael! Over here!" Jesse said, and I struggled to get towards him, with a cameraman following.
When I saw her, my heart dropped. A huge branch – more of a trunk, really – was lying on top of her, making her cough up some blood, and she had some cuts on her beautiful face.
"ALY!" I shouted, kneeling next to her, and Jesse and I lifted the branch off her.
Jesse picked her up and we lifted her in a fireman's carry back to the saloon. When we entered, we lay her down on one of the large tables. Soon, everyone was surrounding us.
I checked her pulse, she was okay. I grabbed some napkins from the bar and dabbed at the blood surrounding her mouth. Jimmy was hugging her, crying.
"Is she gonna be alright?" Jimmy asked.
"Of course. Aly's a strong person. They've called the paramedics." I said, and stepped back.
"Guys, give her some air." Jesse said, and they all backed up. He stroked her hair, willing her to say something. A few minutes passed, and still no Aly, still no paramedics.
I heard a sob, and saw that it was coming from Jesse. "Hey man, don't cry." I heard Greg say.
"She could have a concussion! Or worse! She could be in a coma!" He shouted, gripping her hand.
"Well, I'm not, Jess." We looked up to see that she has opened her eyes, and smiling, sadly.
"ALY! YOU'RE ALIVE!" Jimmy exclaimed, hugging her leg.
"Well aren't you the trooper." Jesse said, standing to hug her.
She looked at me, and we smiled at each other. "Don't ever scare us like that." I said, hugging her as well.
"GROUP HUG!" Campbell squeaked and everybody leaned in.
"Gah I love you guys…" Aly said, giggling.
"Paramedics are here." Said Tom Forman, the Executive Producer.
"I'm fine." Aly said, trying to sit up. "Nevermind."
The Paramedics put her on a stretcher, and they rolled her out.
"They'll just fix her up. Won't take that long. Kids, please be safe. You never know what happens here." Tom pleaded, walking out of the saloon.
There was a moment of silence, and we all broke up into small groups. Everyone was discussing the accident.
"Michael, if it weren't for you, she could be dead." Jesse said, clapping my back.
"I doubt that, but, she could've been worse." I said, smiling.
"You're a good man." He said smiling. "Listen, I know you like her."
"Oh no." I said, bracing myself for the worst, shutting my eyes, trying to protect myself.
"Uh… Michael?" He said, and I opened one eye.
"Aren't you gonna like, beat me up now?" I said, still holding my arms in front of me.
"No." He said, chuckling. "Didn't I just say that you were a good man?"
"But, like, five days ago you said that I'd be a horrible boyfriend."
"Yeah, but, Aly gave me the details, and you're a good person, so… What? Do you want my blessing or not?" He said, snickering. "Aly deserves a guy like you."
"Actually I think it's 'Aly is out of my league'." I said, sighing.
"Don't be so hard on yourself. You deserve each other." He said, and started walking to Migle. "See you around, lover boy."
"Jesse." I said, grunting.
Honestly, I don't really want to rush things.
But since everyone can see it, it's time for me to make a move.
Or, at least, just go a little further.
Maybe not now, but soon.
Not that soon, though.
Allison – Day Nine
The paramedics did some tests to see that I was fine. They didn't keep me that long, though. Once they were convinced after giving me some treatments, they let me go.
I was walking in the middle of town when I saw some of the guys near the outhouses. I walked over, and ran up behind Michael – the first one I saw.
I hugged him from behind, and he turned back from resting a little. "Aly! You're all better!" He said, as he hugged me again, twirling me.
He set me down and I smiled. "Yeah, hey-"
"Aly! Lil' sis! You're better!" Jesse said, carrying me like a toddler.
"Jesse!" I said, hugging him, and I wrapped my arms and legs around him.
He set me down – again – as he kissed me on the forehead. "Don't you ever pull something like that again, you understand me?"
"Yeah. As if I wanted to, anyway."
"Miss Allison Mitchell. You're better!" Greg said, coming up with Blaine, and the others came round, too.
"Hey!" I said, and hugged them all. They finally cleared, and I was left standing next to Michael.
"Well, gotta get back to work." He said, smiling, referring to the outhouses.
"Hey," I said, pulling his arm. "I talked to Craig a while ago. He told me everything."
"Craig? Who's Craig?" He asked, getting slightly mad.
"My camera-dude." I said, smiling. He relaxed, and his cheeks turned a little rosy.
"Oh… ha-ha… sorry." He said, shoving his hands to his pockets.
"Yeah." I smiled, shaking my head. "Anyway, he said that you're the one who thought about me. Who went looking for me."
"Yeah, well, it was no big deal."
"Yes, it was. The paramedics said that I could have choked. With all the blood and dust and all. You practically saved my life." I said, as I pulled me him towards a more private area – the shade behind the chicken coop.
"Well, I'm just happy to help." He said, as I heard him hitch his breath.
I stepped closer to him – his back was towards the wall but he wasn't leaning on it, and I practically trapped him. I took it as a good sign that he didn't move away, and thought, I want to kiss him so bad. He looks so… attractive right now. He's sweating a little, and he's holding his breath as if he's nervous.
And I moved in.
Michael – Day Nine
"Yes, it was. The paramedics said that I could have choked. With all the blood and dust and all. You practically saved my life." She said, as she pulled me to a more secluded area.
"Well, I'm just happy to help." I said, as I hitched my breathing at the closeness of our bodies.
She stepped closer to me, and I thought, I want to kiss her so bad. Her brown hair is a little messy, her lips – a dark shade of pink.
She closed her eyes, and slid her hands into my tangled hair. Our faces were only centimeters apart. I kept my eyes open, though.
And in that moment that her lips touched my cheek, I felt… wobbly.
I felt fireworks explode inside me.
I felt like my face was on fire.
She gave a little push, then backed away slowly. My insides stopped flipping, and I was relaxed.
But that part of skin on my left cheek felt so light, yet heavy at the same time. I don't know how to explain it.
She stood in front of me again, at the comfortable distance we're used to, and she smiled.
I touched the part where her soft lips touched me, and blushed even harder. Good thing it was pretty dark, where we were.
"I'm sorry." Aly said, as she started backtracking.
"No." I said, tugging her wrist, and pulling her closer. "It's fine." I said, smiling calmly.
"I shouldn't have – I just wanted to show you how thankful I am to have you around, but that was stupid."
"No, no it's not. Just relax, ok, Aly?" I said, tilting her chin upwards. I saw her blush a little, and felt those fireworks starting again.
She smiled, and said, "C'mon. You've got a job to do."
The Council called everyone to the Journal House and asked everyone to form a single line. They were holding Gold Star nominations.
I was in line with Hunter, Eric, Zach, Colton, and DK somewhere in the front. Aly and some others were one of the last.
"Hey where'd you disappear to with Aly during re-tipping?" Eric questioned me, garnering the attention from our small group.
"No where. She just thanked me for being a good friend, that's all." I replied.
"She kissed you, didn't she?" DK suggestively added, wiggling his eyebrows.
"No! Well, yeah…" I said, feeling flips in my stomach.
"Oooh! Daddy got game! But then maybe again she just got a concussion and you know…" Eric said, fist-bumping Hunter.
"You guys kissed?" Zach said, smiling with Colton.
"No! She kissed me!" I said defensively, reminding myself to keep my voice down.
"So was it hot and dirty? Or wet and drowny?" Eric said, playfully punching my shoulder.
"Shut up. It wasn't mouth-to-mouth." I said, but secretly wishing it was.
"THIRD BASE ALREADY? Man, you're my hero." He said, ruffling my hair. DK, Hunter, Eric, and Colton laughed while others stared.
"Shut up! No, man! Dude, she kissed me on my cheek." I said. "And, gross. There are kids here." I said, slapping his arm.
"That's it? A kiss on the cheek? Never mind, Michael, you're a loser." He joked.
Even Hunter slapped his arm now. "Quit it!"
"Quit hitting me!" Eric hit Hunter back.
"Enough!" Zach said, getting in between them.
"Thank you." Hunter said, glaring at Eric.
"Anyway, Michael, go on." Colton said, with his heavy accent.
"What else is there to say?" I asked, eyeing him.
"Maybe how you felt. I know you wanna say somethin'."
"Well, I don't know. I felt my insides flipping-"
"It's called constipation, dude." Eric said, laughing. Zach shut him up, and gestured for me to continue.
"Not like that, beef head. Like, I felt fireworks inside of me, exploding-"
"LIKE DIARRHEA, THEN!" Eric said, literally rolling on the floor, laughing.
"Just because you'll never get a girlfriend doesn't mean that you gotta pick on those who can." Hunter said, making Eric shut up. He snickered.
"As I was saying," I said, getting mad at Eric already as he held his hands up. "I felt great. Amazing. It felt great. Maybe it was just that to her, but it means more to me."
"You're in deep, bro." DK said, smiling and shaking his head. "You're adorable!" He squealed, squeezing my cheeks.
I smacked his hands away and pushed him off. "Yeah, shut up."
Just then, Greg came out of the Journal House and looked at me. "Next," He said, and walked away with Jesse and Blaine – who went in way before us, so it's impossible Jesse heard anything.
I walked in to the room, and was greeted by the four Council Members.
Allison – Day Nine
"You kissed him?!" Morgan, Sophia, Migle, and Natasha exclaimed quietly, as we waited in line to nominate for the Gold Star.
"On the cheek! I was just thanking him for everything. It's not a big deal…" I retorted, crossing my arms defensively.
"Uh, yes it is!" Migle announced, throwing her hands in the air.
"When two people who are perfect for each other share a kiss – either on the lips or the cheek – but a kiss nonetheless, it is a HUGE deal!" Sophia said, going smarty-pants on me.
"Ok! Chill!" I said, pushing her away from me gently.
"Spill the deets!" Natasha said, jumping up and down.
"Well, I was hesitant at first… I didn't know what came over me but it just did." I gulped.
"Allison Mitchell. Have you ever kissed a boy?" Morgan asked me.
"Morgan, no boy would ever survive going near me. Jesse's always around."
"So a pretty girl like you who is fourteen years old has never kissed a boy? At all?"
"Yeah." I said, shrugging my shoulders.
"You're in love." Migle teased, dragging the 'o'.
"So? You're in love with my brother!" I say, snickering. She shoots me a worried look, and tells me to be quiet. "Yeah, yeah, yeah."
"Anyway, this is about you, not me." She says, breathing deeply. "Hun, you should totes go for it."
"I'm not gonna do the chasing."
"Hun, it's the twenty-first century. Girls can survive if it was just us on the planet."
"Nooo. How can we have new generations without male counterparts?" I questioned her. Being a smart-fart. "But yeah, you're right."
"Of course." She said, smiling as if she won something.
During dinnertime, we decided that we should split and eat with people who weren't in our district.
So, Sophia, Morgan, and I sat with Natasha, Migle, Maggie, Madison, and Randi.
Kennedy sat with Savannah, Alex, and a few others.
Laurel ate with Mike, Anjay, Taylor, and some others.
Michael, Hunter, and Eric sat with DK, Guylan, Greg, Blaine, and some others.
Jimmy and Campbell sat with Cody, Pharaoh, and some others as well.
"So, what's this I hear about you and Michael?" Maggie said, as we settled into the table. I blushed, since it was obviously directed towards me.
"Yeah… about that…" I said, and started giving her the story.
"Not even!" She said, laughing.
"What? Why are you laughing?"
"You two are FREAKING ADORABLE together." She said, smiling.
"Well, thanks... I guess." I said, giggling.
Dinner was a blast. I swear, I bet we were the loudest table in the Mess Hall. We talked about boys, jokes, music, etc. Whatever we could. I think the whole split thing worked well.
Michael – Day Nine
We weren't having dinner as a district anymore, we decided that we should go around and get to know more people.
I sat with the older boys, with Hunter and Eric in tow, at the other side of the room from Aly. Her table seemed to be doing well. They were laughing so hard and they were so loud that eventually the Council had to ask them to tone it down a little.
"You are too funny." Jesse commented me as conversation died down at our table.
"What?" I asked, as attention was now focused to us.
"Can't you take your eyes off her for a second? She's not gonna get hurt… or stolen." He said, snickering.
"They are in love…" DK teased me, making 'goo-goo' eyes.
"Shut up." I grunted, resting my head on the table as Greg and Blaine clapped my back. "Well, how about you and Migle?" I said, staring at Jesse.
"Migle's cute, and all, but I've been in a long-distance relationship. It's not gonna work out, bro." He said, shaking his head.
"Maybe it could work. It's only two states apart. She's from Illinois." I said, shrugging my shoulders. "And what about you and Sophia?" I said to Greg.
"I dunno. I think that we've got a love/hate thing. I can't tell." Greg shrugged his shoulders.
"Well, it's a yes. She likes you."
"Really?"
"Yeah."
"Then I'll take it. Thanks, man." He said, fist-bumping me.
"And you and Natasha." I said, now talking to Blaine.
He shook his head.
"C'mon. We can all tell that you like her." I said, and the rest of the table agreed.
"Yeah, sure, but, she won't like someone like me." Blaine said, showing disdain for himself.
"Sure she will, B-man!" Jesse said, squeezing his shoulder.
"Yeah man, just believe." Greg said, looking dramatic.
"Mhmmm." Blaine said, and we ate our meal in a somewhat comfortable silence.
A/N: Soooooo this chapter is all about the love lives and whatnot hence the title. Please R&R!
Ugh. Okay even I'm hating myself right now. All this sexual tension. It's eating me…
But you have to understand that I can't rush things between the two. Heheh.
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LuvLife113 - thanks for reviewing super long! Haha! Nooo. Aly's condition is a phobia... and it sounds pretty weird haha. GUESS! I'll try to inject more Jesse/Aly moments in. THEY'RE SUPAR KYEWT. :3 THANKS AGAIN!
danispring - Thank you! That's what I've been aiming to do! I'm trying to follow the outline of the show, but make it mine... yeah :)) Same with the characters... I try to.. 'mold' them into my own but try to be consistent with the uniqueness of each personality. :) Thanks for the review!
OBVIOUSLY ENTEI - You posted several times, so here goes! :D
Review #1: School starts June here in the Philippines :) we don't follow the international cycle of September-July :) Yay! I was so worried that I wouldn't be able to fill Sophia's shoes so... what's the word... adequately? Haha. Thanks for noticing!
#2: Yeah. this chappie's in yer honor (Hope it's up to your standards haha) :D I REALLY wanna read your story soon! EXCITED~ (BTW it's Aly, not Ally :P) I'm fine with whatever you do with her, just nothing that'll be so totally morally wrong. (wanna gimme some credit? HAHA JK) OH! AND CAN ALY BE IN TEAM PEETA IS REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY HOT? 'Coz there's no way that Aly won't share her love of boys who bake buns ;)
#3: When you posted this review, I thought you were joking. YOU WERE ACTUALLY SIRIUS AND I LOVE YOU POR DUT. *gives a huge bear hug and super ultra mega high-five* KABOOM! SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE.
Number 1 - Thank you so very berry much :3 I REALLY appreciate you saying it's one of your favorites. When I read it, the clouds parted and light shined down on my soul HAHA YESSS, I loved your review! Thank youuu!
Deuce - YES, I GOT MAD SKILLZ. HAHA! Yes, I am originally from the Philippines. 100% PROUDLY PINOY! (But then again I have like 1/16 British blood... 1/4 Chinese blood.. uh... 1/8 Spanish blood... BUT THE REST IS FILIPINO haha) Believe me, there are A LOT more people here that are WAY better than I am! :) Salamat po sa suportahan ninyo! (Means 'Thank you for your support' in Filipino! :P)
Tres Leches - I wanna start with saying I LOVE YOUR NAME haha :) Thank you for sayin' I got fire. (That's what you mean by 'I got flare' right...? Thankshoo!) Yeah, I questioned myself about the current stuff too, but it's hard to look for updated things that are five years old now lol
Numbah Four - ARE YOU REFERENCING KIDS NEXT DOOR OR I AM NUMBER FOUR I LIKE BOTH TEEHEE. Thanks for the compliment! I truly appreciate it! Keeps me going. :) I'm a pretty big Potterhead, and YES I LOVE HUNGER GAMES. (I'm kinda torn between the two because Peeta's like, supercalifragelisticexpialid ociously sweet but Katniss always has to play the protective role if ya get what I mean... and Gale's like MONDO SEXYYY but there's this thing about him that kinda doesn't mix so... yeah :D) I also like a lot of other books, especially fiction, sci-fi, and chick-lit ;P
FiveGoldenRings - Every time I read your name there's a voice in my head singing it from 12 Days of Christmas... Oh, there it is again. HAHA. Thanks for the awesome comment! Digital red velvet cupcakes fo yo!
6Kids - Your name reminds me of that cartoon 6teen heheh. ANYWAY, thank you sooo super duper much. I'm actually kind of stuck with what to do, but I'm sure that once I accomplish most of the things in my thick skull, it'll come flooding back to me :)
Seven O' Clubs - THANK YOU. SO. MUCH. I know I keep saying it over and over, but really, it's coming from the deepest, bloodiest pits of my heart! :D
Eight of Spades - I like that! Entei-nator. Haha. So are all of you like, a 'barkada'? I mean, a close group of friends in like, school or something? 'Coz that's just COOLIO. Miss my updates no more! Hahah... but yeah, I'll try to, but it's hard updating now because I've just entered high school and I'm getting mild culture shock :( BUTT, have fun reading, please!
Fae - We meet again! Haha. Thanks so much for your efforts to review :) It really puts a HUGE smile on my face every time :D
Ten of Hearts - You've read my story a million times? AWWWWW. A MILLION RAINBOW SPRINKLES FOR YOUR SOUL DEARLY BELOVED. Thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooooo much for saying that! I've seen A LOT of other AMAZING writers, and to hear that is just... *angels start singing* . THANK YOU!
Eleven - Thank you so very very very much! I'm usually one of those people who are often unrecognized for talents and stuff, and to hear that just fills me up with butterflies and fireworks! THANKSHOO BERRY MUCHO.
I'm gonna try writing for other fandoms, too. They've all actually been started to some extent, but the thing is that they're just... too many {SO DIVERSE! :O}. PM me to tell me which one you like! [They're all romances with OCs, 'coz I'm a sucker for sweet young love and having my own char. ;)]
Fred Weasley from the Harry Potter series (I love him so much that I wanna [try to] do the whole friggin series! James Phelps, book/movie-verse IDK)
Peter Pan from Peter Pan (Jeremy Sumpter, movie-verse)
Edmund Pevensie from the Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian+ (Skandar Keynes, movie-verse)
Logan Mitchell/Carlos Garcia from Big Time Rush (I'm not sure which one to choose. Logan Henderson/Carlos Peña Jr., TV show-verse)
"Crash" from The Story of Tracy Beaker (Darragh Mortell, TV show-verse)
Seth Clearwater from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Boo Boo Stewart, movie-verse)
Lash from Sky High (Jake Sandvig, movie-verse+)
Klaus Baudelaire from A Series of Unfortunate Events (Liam Aiken, movie-verse+)
Jake Baker from Cheaper by The Dozen 2 (Jacob Smith, movie-verse)
Jesse Aarons from Bridge to Terabithia (Josh Hutcherson, post-movie-verse)
Seth from Race to Witch Mountain (Alex Ludwig, movie-verse+)
Bryce Loski from Flipped (Callan McAuliffe, post-movie-verse)
'Moose' from Step Up 3 (Adam Sevani, movie-verse)
Ty Blue from Shake It Up! (Roshon Fegan, TV show-verse+)
Jared Grace from The Spiderwick Chronicles (Freddie Highmore, movie-verse)
Zach Mooneyham/Freddy Jones from School of Rock (not sure yet, movie-verse)
Noah Curtis from 2012 (Liam James, post-movie-verse)
Rodrick Heffley from Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Devon Bostik, movie series-verse+)
Robin from Teen Titans (Dick Grayson, TV show-verse)
Wilbur Robinson from Meet the Robinsons (movie-verse+)
Note: The ones with the "+" means that it goes beyond (even after) the given category.
