Lol guys you are so awesome. Thanks for not like, attacking me. HAPPY APRIL FOOLS DAY!!! here's the real chapter 8. I'm gonna keep my gag chappie up, just cuz it's funny. won't all those future readers be like WTF?!?!?! lol won't that be great. I love you guys that was hysterical on my part. in a few days you'll be laughing too. If not... you take things way too seriously. But I think I'm gonna do gag chappies every year cuz wow, attention soared after that!
In the spirit of April fools day, I'll be putting in some of my beastly sent in pranks. Round of applause to Leah Hunter, since she's the only one who has sent in pranks... that I haven't used of course. Thank u JamieKay for the Liz/ Xavier idea! btw pps, what do you think of that? Yay or No Way? or if you happen to be a horse go Nay.
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Well, as Sharpest Satire has ordered, I will write more. lol nice review. XOXO goin to work.
OH BTW BEFORE THAT--- WHOOT SPRING BREAK!!!!!! now I write.
Knight in Shining Armor
Chapter 8
(For real this time.)
After another hour of swimming we decided it was time to leave the pool. Simon had made reservations at some nice Italian reatsaraunt at 6. I sat next to Derek and Tori, who nudged me continuously throughout the meal every time I said something to Derek. I began contemplating what was worse- annoying Tori or evil Tori... because evil Tori would try to kill me but annoying Tori would embarrass me to the point of wanting to kill myself. We ordered, sharing a pizza, to my extreme happiness. It tasted exactly like I had hoped it would.
We head back at about 7, walking slowly and close in pairs. I walked next to Derek, which I have to say I couldn't complain about. he seemed happier than normal today, which was nice to see. He relaxed today, I don't know if he's done that recently. I felt a small tap on my hand, strong enough to push it into Derek's. I quickly pulled it away and rubbed my arms, pretending to be cold. He glanced down at me.
"Sorry..." I muttered, keeping my arms crossed. I saw Xavier behind him, giving me a death stare, then vanish.
We talked lightly, getting tired from a long day of much needed fun. When we got inside I collapsed on the couch. Tori fell on top of me, surprising me and knocking the air from my lungs with a strong 'oof!' She, Simon, and Derek laughed, and I pushed her off me.
"Are you sleeping down here tonight?" Tori asked.
"Maybe. I'm gonna relax for a little bit. If I don't fall asleep I'll come up."
"Ok. See you later, maybe." she said, going upstairs.
I put my head on the armrest and looked at Simon and Derek, who sat on the other couch. We sat in silence, and I turned to look at the cieling. "You don't look comfortable at all." Simon finally said, breaking the silence.
"No, I'm pretty comfortable. I could be comfortable on a staircase. Especially when I'm this tired." I replied. He smiled. I noticed derek's smile, and felt my cheeks flush.
"I'm gonna go get ready for bed. See you tomorrow." Simon said, leaving the room. I was left alone with derek. It was the first time I'd trully been alone with him since waking up that morning... immediately a sense of awkwardness engulfed me. I shifted, suddenly extremely uncomfortable.
"Soo...." I started randomly.
"Do you want to talk? Or do you want to sleep?" he asked.
"I don't care. If you want to go you can." I replied, turning my body completely to look at him. I brought my knees up to my chest to lock in warmth.
"I'm not too tired. I had my nap." he said. He went and sat down on the couch next to me. I sat up to talk to him better. "You can lay down. You're tired. That's understandable."
"I'm fine." I said, fighting a yawn. "So what do you want to talk about?"
"I don't know. I'm just not ready to go to bed yet."
"Ok."
"Sorry about last night. I should've just woken you up instead of just going to sleep. That was my fault." he said, bringing up the topic I was begging he wouldn't. Every time I thought about it I got this huge rush in my pulse and my stomach taught itself back flips.
"It's n-no p-p-problem." I said, pushing past the words.
"You ok?" he asked, smiling at my stuttering. I fidgeted, getting nervous.
"Yeah. I'm fine." I said, laughing, blushing. I was a mess.
"Ok..." he laughed. I blushed even harder. "You're lying."
"I'm a mess. a mix of exhaustion and relaxation and excitement." I said.
"Excited about what?"
"I'm not sure. I want to sleep, but I feel like I can't."
"Ok."
"Did you have any fun today?" I asked, looking him in the eye.
"yeah. We should do that again. Tori wants to go see a movie. I wonder if theres a good theater in town. I'll ask Simon to look tomorrow. Does that sound good?" I replied. he looked a little frustrated that I brought in Tori and Simon. "What?"
"Nothing." he muttered, looking away.
"Tell me."
"It's nothing. forget it." he said again. I dropped it, against my better judgement. "Still, sorry about last night."
"It's ok. really. Things happen." I said. I wanted to say I didn't mind, but I held it back. That could be read into way too easily. I chose for a different set of words. "It was more comfortable that it would've been if you'd left me there." ...That wasn't the set of words I'd wanted either.
"I wouldn't have left you there." he replied, smirking at the thought.
"Ok. So... do you want to just watch a movie? I'm not going to pass out anytime soon. You don't seem like you will be either." I said, grabbing a blanket and tugging it over me. was that what had upset him earlier? involving Tori and Simon? my pulse jumped at the thought.
"Sure. Do you want to go change, in case you fall asleep? I'll get a movie. I know what you like." he offered, getting up.
"Ok. Thanks." I said, getting up after him. I stretched. "I'll be right back."
I shuffled upstairs in my blanket, and stepped into my room quietly. Tori was sitting up, waiting for me. I went to my drawer and took out my pjs, setting the blanket on my bed. I kicked off my shoes. "You're not passing out down there?" she asked me.
"I'm just changing. Me and derek are going to watch a movie. I can't sleep yet." I replied, preparing for some quips.
"Thats sweet. I'd tell you not to fall asleep, but it'd be so cute if you did." she said.
"I'm not tired." I replied. "So it won't happen."
"Do you know yet?" she asked. "And don't pretend you don't know what I'm talking about."
"I... I th- think I might, but I'm not sure yet. I don't know if it's just because of what happened last night, or anything... I want to give it time."
"Ok. Thats good. See you in the morning." she said, going back under the covers.
I finished changing and shuffled back downstairs in my blanket and slippers. I sat on the couch next to Derek, who was watching previews of movies that had come out long ago. I huddled up into a ball, knees against my chest, my blanket curled up around me.
"Do you want some blanket?" I asked, looking at him.
"Um... sure, I guess." he replied. I unwrapped it and drew half of it over him. I drew back up into my tight little ball, managing to stay balanced until he shifted. I leaned over and hit my head on his shoulder, which hurt more than one would have expected. I adjusted myself, but didn't move, until I remembered what exactly I was doing, and shot straight up. "It's ok." he muttered. "I'm not going to do anything."
"Oh. Um... ok." I said slowly. The movie started, and we watched quietly.
"Do you want me to turn the lights off?" he asked.
"I-I d-don't care." I said, getting more nervous. What was I going to do with myself? "If you want to."
He got up and I quickly readjusted myself, fixing my shirt and pants, getting more comfortable. He sat back down next to me, a little closer than before, I'd swear by it, and went back to watching the movie. I watched as the light played off his face, his eyes, his lips. I thought about all those butterflies that turned my stomach into a block party, rocking to the world's craziest music. How I wanted to be close to him. I really wanted to be close to him. I wanted to hold his hand right now, wanted to lean on his shoulder, wanted more. But there's no way thats going to happen.
I felt my eyes getting heavy as we watched the movie. He hadn't moved, but my head was slowly nodding forward and my eyes drooped. I felt his hand slip under my waist, and my heart, I swear, skipped a beat. He pulled me onto his shoulder.
"I'd rather have you fall asleep here and kick the armrest than fall asleep that way and kick me." he muttered, never looking away from the movie.
"Ok." I whispered, suddenly wide awake. I pulled my legs onto the couch and lay against him. I watched the movie, which was one I'd seen plenty of times, and mentally called out every scene I wanted to rewrite. I looked up at Derek, who noticed my gaze and looked down at me. he smiled slighty, and put his arm around me. "Thanks." I mumbled. "More comfortable."
The movie ended 45 minutes later, and I managed to stay awake through all of it. I got up off of him, and stood up. He followed, and we left the blanket on the couch. we said our quiet and record- setting awkward goodnights, unsure of where to go from there. He left first, and I turned off the tv and grabbed the blanket. My bed was still empty of blankets. I went up and tried to open the door to my room, just to find it locked. I went over to Derek and Simon's room to ask if they knew why the door would be locked and if they had a way of unlocking it.
"Hey, why's my door- what the hell?" I asked, stepping in to find Derek alone with a room full of slimy white balloons. "What are those?" (A/N: THANKS LEAH!!! XD BEST EVER!)
"I'm sure you can figure this out. You've been in sex ed. I'm assuming." he said, looking around again, just as confused as me. That was a good feeling, not being so far behind the genius.
"What? .... oh gross!" I shrieked. "Where'd they cme from?"
"How should I know?!"
Suddenly the door slammed. I ran over and tried to open it, and it didn't budge. "Noo, Chloe. Stay in there for a little bit!" Xavier shouted.
"You sick perverted goddamned ghost, let me the hell out of here!" I shouted, fists slamming the door. "This time you've gone too far! Where'd you get all these condoms anyways its not like you need them!"
"We found a box in Andrews room! He doesn't use them too much either so we put them to better use!" Tori said. I heard her laughing through the door.
"Let us out, Tori!" Derek snapped.
"Come on, bro, just go with it!" Simon shouted. "Go for it!"
"What the hell are you saying, Simon!" Derek yelled. "I will break down this door if you don't unlock it right now!"
"Fine, fine!" Simon said. there was a small shuffling and they opened the door.
I almost tackled Tori. I figured Simon would get too much enjoyment out of that though so I held back. "What was that for?" I snapped. "...How'd you blow them up?"
"Bike pump." Simon said, still laughing when he saw the room again.
"Was that really necessary?" Derek asked. "Making our room smell like condom crap?"
"Oh, yes it was." Simon replied.
"I hate you." I seethed. I was mortified, regretting I'd told Tori and Xavier, hating them for telling Simon, who would for sure tell Derek, ruining my life completely.
"You enjoyed it. Who doesn't enjoy a well done prank?" Xavier said.
"Me." I snapped. I took the key to my room from tori, and went to my room. I locked it behind me.
"What? Chloe!" she yelled, banging to be let in. I laid down in bed with my headphones to my mp3 in my ears and went to sleep.
Again, happy april fools. Thank you leah for that ingenius prank. I think it'll be popular. sorry writing this took so long, we had a shortened class schedule to make room for a rally, so I couldn't start it in school. Writing is a lot easier when you're trying to ignore something. When I get home, I get pulled into singing with my music. I've been addicted to trains new cd save me san francisco for the last two days. I've memorized hey soul sister and if its love already. lol.
jaime, this chappie was aimed right at you. you should know what I mean. How many of you expected that kiss scene to be in there? Come on, be serious! lol
Thanks for reading guys, and for making this story the best one I've written ever so far! On fanfic and in my actual writing! drop a review maybe? lol ttyl pps peace! ~Amanda
