Chase 101

Chapter 10

"Come on Zoey!"

Lola raised her voice as she stood about ten feet away from Zoey's bed, hoping her voice would carry underneath the blanket Zoey had found refuge under for the last few hours. Lola waited a few seconds, in case there was a response, which there wasn't. Lola rolled her eyes at the futility of trying to get Zoey to cheer up, with a frown covering her face. After all, she had a good idea of what Zoey was going through but knew she couldn't fathom exactly how horrible and distraught she was feeling. With a hand on her hip, Lola looked over to Quinn, shaking her head and letting out a sigh.

Quinn also let out a sigh, matching frowns with Lola as the two teenage girls looked at each other, unsure of what to do. After a few seconds, Quinn made her way up to Zoey's bed, grabbing the part of the blanket she knew was covering one of Zoey's legs and pulled. The blanket gave a few inches, but Quinn quickly felt Zoey using her own strength to keep the blanket covering the entirety of her body.

"Zoey, come on!"

Again, Quinn pulled, this time with more force. Once again, Zoey struggled under the blanket to keep it in her possession.

"Zoey, you are going with us to get something to eat. You haven't eaten anything all day!"

Before Quinn could pull on the cover a third time, Zoey sat upright in her bed, the blanket falling to show Zoey's bloodshot eyes and mascara stained cheek. Zoey wanted, actually she attempted, to scream, but her voice got choked up and it barely came out above a harsh whisper.

"What's the point?!"

Lola and Quinn quickly looked at each other, and then back to Zoey as she sat there silently, her bottom lip quivering as tears started to run down her face once more. Both girls let out, "Awww" as they crawled into bed with Zoey, wrapping her into a giant hug from both sides.

Neither girl spoke, being there only to comfort their friend and not give advice, as she let out the sobs she had not managed to escape her throughout this particularly rough day for her. Finally, after a solid five or ten minute period, Zoey's body convulsions subsided as she continued to lean her head on Quinn's shoulder while Lola patted her friend on the back to comfort her.

Pensively, Zoey removed her head from Quinn's shoulder so she could make eye contact with her. Almost cautiously, Zoey slowly let her words fall out of her mouth, afraid of what the answer would be.

"Quinn…" Quinn nodded to Zoey, as if to tell her to continue. "…What…what does it mean?"

Even though Zoey's question was relatively vague both Quinn and Lola knew that she was talking about the situation between Chase and her. Thinking about her words three times before she said them, to make sure they were gentle enough for Zoey in her currently fragile position, Quinn spoke after letting out a long sigh.

"Well…Zoey…I mean there a lot of possibilities but-"

Lola took control of the situation, cutting off Quinn as she stalled, trying to find the right words.

"Zoey, I think I have a good idea what it means…if you want me to…well…"

Lola looked at Zoey, who nodded after a second, burning a hole through her as she waited in nervous anticipation. Before she started, Lola met eyes with Quinn who had a nervous look on her face and nodded. She didn't want to hurt Zoey either and the nod signified that she would put it the nicest way possible.

"If he doesn't want to fight with you anymore…but he doesn't…want to...I don't know, restore your relationship…I…"

Zoey moved a few inches closer to Lola, who was now having an even harder time finding the right words than Quinn was. Knowing that Zoey should hear the truth, Lola blurted it out.

"He wants to move on."

Immediately, Zoey dug her head back into Quinn's shoulder, the girls once again cuddling with her for comfort as she let out more tears.

"I don't want him to move on! I want him to stay right here….with me…"

Zoey's voice trailed off as the sobs took over once again, leaving Quinn and Lola staring at each other once more, growing exponentially more upset with the fact that they were still so in the dark about the whole situation they could hardly help, no matter how hard they tried.

When Zoey pulled away to sit upright Quinn let the question she had been thinking slip.

"Zoey…what…what happened between Chase and you?"

Zoey shook her head, letting a few tears fall of her face, as she refused to make eye contact with Quinn or Lola. "I can't…I can't talk about it…I can't even begin to describe to you everything that happened…or how I feel."

In unison, and with a small amount of frustration apparent in their voices, Quinn and Lola both said the same thing.

"Then tell Chase!"

Zoey was taken back slightly by how Lola and Quinn overlapped the same thought, as were they, and stared at them unsure of what to say or do. Lola nodded at Zoey, finishing her statement.

"…Or at least try Zoey…I know you say you can't…and you probably think it is too hard or too late…but…"

Zoey looked at Lola, butterflies spouting up in her stomach just thinking about doing what Lola was recommending. Losing the willpower to maintain eye contact with Lola, Zoey turned her head to look at Quinn, who was also nodding.

Zoey bit her lower lip hard, nodding with Quinn and Lola after a few seconds, although her nod was noticeable weaker than theirs. She continued nodding, not saying a word or moving an inch. Finally, and in unison once more, Lola and Quinn looked at each other and then to Zoey.

"Go!"

CHASE 101

Lil' Wayne, Ludacris, E-40, and T.I merely to name a few; rap was almost the only thing Chase listened to nowadays. He loved lyrical rhymes, more perplexing than poetry, and different beats that seemed to flow through his body and bring it to life. However, it was amazing to him how good My Chemical Romance sounded in his current mood. He knew that he would always make fun of kids who listened to them, even before he became his new self; always saying they were depressed or cut themselves. He knew that this was probably not true, but he couldn't deny that when you were in one of those moods it was almost as if they had made some of their songs for you, and the exact way you were feeling.

Chase hadn't moved a muscle, or opened his eyes, in at least 20 minutes, as "The Ghost of You" looped on Logan's iPod for the fifth time. Honestly, he never thought Logan listened to that kind of music, but was kind of glad he did. The only friend he ever had that he knew would, or at least expected would listen to this particular genre of music was Dana. In fact, Dana had probably put most of these songs on Logan's iPod when they were together. It had been two years though, but they were still on there.

Once again, Chase drifted deep into thoughts as he wondered if Logan forgot these songs were on his iPod, or refused to delete them, still holding onto old memories and a part of his life that had already passed by. Being in as horrible of a mood as he was, Chase gritted his teeth a little; if that was the case Logan was more pitiful than he thought, way more. Then again, was he any better?

The knock on the door was gentle, almost hesitant, but was still enough to cause Chase to snap out of his trance. Slowly, Chase removed the iPod and dragged himself off his bed, making his way towards the door. Again, there was another knock, this time even lighter, as he started to turn the doorknob.

A million emotions caught Chase off guard as he saw Zoey, his tongue getting caught in his throat as he decided to allow Zoey to talk first in favor of stumbling over his words. Apparently, Zoey had the same idea, as she opened her mouth slightly a few times but just as quickly closed it and let her eyes fall to the floor as the awkward silence surrounded them.

He couldn't do this, he wouldn't…every single time he was around her the emotions he still had, that no matter how badly he sometimes wanted to be gone wouldn't go away, and his hurt pride would cause him to lash out, and almost always in her direction. Mr. Bender was right, what they had was truly special, and if he wanted to be able to remember that he couldn't allow all of his memories to be off them going at each other's throats, he had to get her away from him, even if it meant hurting her one more time.

"What…what do you want?" Chase's voice continued to grow angrier and meaner, Chase doing it intentionally to cover up his other emotions that continued to bubble up inside of him just as quickly. Zoey still wouldn't look him in the eye, which further hurt his pride, and allowed him the chance to continue. "Hey! Are you going to answer me or-"

Zoey snapped her head up meet eyes with Chase, causing him to immediately quit speaking. Her glossy eyes only held determination, but even that fact still didn't give Chase a decent warning for what she would say next.

"Will you go to dinner with me?"

About a second passed where Chase couldn't form coherent thoughts, a smile crossing his lips slightly as even Zoey got a hint of hope at the way his face lit up. Just as quickly as the moment came it also passed, Chase realizing that he had let his exterior crack momentarily and hoping Zoey hadn't noticed.

"No…no way…your fu-…you are crazy…"

Zoey noticed that Chase was about to close the door and stuck her hands out in front of her to stop him, quickly stumbling over her words, trying to get them all out while she had the chance, barely keeping herself from breaking down into tears for the hundredth time that day.

"Please, just one dinner, once chance to make things almost normal between us. I know you don't want to ever talk to me again, but if you do me this one thing, I promise I will never talk to you again…I'll quit PCA…I'll never come back…"

The tears that were now streaming down Zoey's face as she choked out her words caused Chase's heart to hurt. "…You'll never see me again I promise…"

"…stop"

"…ever!"

"…stop…"

"…please…"

"Stop!"

Zoey did as Chase asked, only staring deeply into Chase's eyes as he did the same to her, Zoey having no idea what to say, do, or think next, not knowing that Chase felt the same way. Still, they were staring in each other's eyes, neither one really breathing. Zoey let her head fall back to the floor and the tears to continue falling as Chase let out a sigh, and shut the door.

In disbelief, she snapped her head back up, in utter shock to see Chase back at the door that was once again open after a few seconds. Once again, the silence fell between them that neither could stand, Chase breaking it.

"I had to get my wallet."

Zoey entire face lit up, a huge smile curving her lips as Chase slowly closed the door behind them as he came out into the hallway.

A/N: I know, I know, I really suck at dramatic chapters. Zoey was crying, and then she cried more…tears falling, tears running down her face, tears cascading down her cheeks, etc., etc., etc., …lol. I'm sorry really, for what I previously stated…and for not updating for so long. Hopefully, someone is out there who will actually read this…and maybe review too lol. Once again, thank you, Trim59.

P/S: I know it has been a minute since I've updated, I apologize.