A/N: Thank you Sammy for the awesome idea I based this chapter on. Luv ya!

I do not own Twilight. But I do own Mr. Pencil.

Chapter 10: Crazy World
(One month later (More specifically its October 24, a day after Holly's birthday))

I got my permit! I'm so happy. One of my birthday presents was being able to leave school early so I could get it. I passed the test and got my permit, with my near perfect picture, that was currently being held by Nikki.

"This is sooo cool Holly. I wish I wasn't such a procrastinator. I would've had mine already." Nikki complained. She handed me my permit and I happily slid it back into my wallet.

"You just have to study," Alivia said. "It isn't that hard."

"How many did you get wrong?" Nikki shot back.

"Three..."

Nikki looked at me. "How many did you get wrong?"

"One," I said proudly.

"You're helping me," she said pointing her finger at me. "I wanna get my stinkin' permit so I can get my license."

"So you can stalk Sky wherever he goes," Alivia said with a laugh. I sighed remembering me and Nikki's double date tonight. Nikki had had a little trouble talking with Sky these past few weeks, so I had decided to be a good friend and offer to go on a double date with her. She had been so happy, she promised she would try her best to keep him occupied so he wouldn't be so annoying once I got him past his silent barrier. I'm sure Nikki's just gonna have grand time holding his attention.

"Well it's not my fault he's so cute," Nikki said looking out into space.

"Huh?" I had been totally out of it, what were they talking about?

"Where have you been the past few minutes? We were talking about Skyler and how Nikki is gonna stalk him once she gets a car," Alivia answered giving me a curious look.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I was just thinking about something," I apologized.

"Well I'm glad you're back to earth because we can't have you completely out of it during school," Nikki said.

The bell rang and we all headed off to our classes.

*****

"Here is your worksheet," Mr. Collins said coming around and slapping the sheets onto our desks, "if you don't finish it in class, its homework."

That's new, usually he just grumbles that its our homework. I guess Jacob was right about Mr. Collins warming up to us, but sometimes it was a matter of us warming up to them because I heard the girl in front of me mumble something about 'stupid Mr. Killins' after she got the worksheet. I looked over at Jacob to see him leaning over his paper gripping his pencil tightly as he scrawled in all the answers. I could practically hear the wail the pencil would cry if pencils had mouths. Picturing that I giggled than started on the worksheet/homework. But then my imagination decided to run wild, coming up with the wittiest things for the pencil to say. The pencil then started yelling profanities at Jacob. I almost started to laugh out loud at that. I started to stare at his pencil as it ranted on about how nobody gives any respect to his kind. Then Mr. Pencil started screaming as Jacob waved his hand in front of my face. I jerked back, breaking free of Mr. Pencil's world to see Jacob looking at me with a strange face.

"You okay Holly?" He asked with a smirk.

"No- I mean- yes, I'm fine," I stumbled over my words, trying to get reacquainted with the real world. What was up with me today? I don't wanna end up in a crazy house, having to gulp down cups of pills.

"You sure?"

"Yes," I said with a laugh; trying to ease any of his worries about me, "its just an off-day for me."

"Okay," he said and turned to Embry who looked like he was almost done.

I stared down at my worksheet, only a third done, and tried to think what could have me so hyped up that my mind had to create a talking pencil to calm me down. The test in World. Civ.? No, they were never that bad. Spending the afternoon with Nikki? Maybe, it had never been just us two. It couldn't be my double date, Grahm was going to be there the entire time so it shouldn't be that bad. I took a deep breath to calm down and suddenly the bell rang, causing me to jump in my seat. I hurried to put away my worksheet, now homework, and looked up to see Embry watching me as he left the room. I shrugged on my backpack, with my nerves running on high, and went to my next class.

*****

As planned I met Nikki in building one then walked home with her. We talked lightly about things like school, our past relationships with boys and our double-date tonight. Skyler was already watching TV when we arrived at the house. Nikki sat with him for a minute while I gathered us some snacks to take to my room.

"Come on Nikki," I called to her leaving the kitchen and walking backwards into the hall to see if she followed. She gave him a quick peck on the cheek and ran over to me. I turned and walked quickly to my room. She threw her backpack onto my bed as I did and looked around my room. I sat down in my desk chair and opened one of the packs of Pop-tarts I had brought with me.

"Wow this is so cool Holly," Nikki said walking over to the nook in the corner of the room where I had just recently put a nice little window seat below the large window overlooking the yard. "You could go out onto the roof!"

"I got up from my seat and went over to her side. She was kneeling on the newly purchased window seat and had pressed her forehead against the window to see all of the four feet of the roof below the window.

"I guess you could," I said placing myself next to her, facing the room.

"Lets go!" She said, I looked over at her and she was unlocking the latch and trying to get the doors open.

"They could be painted shut," I commented.

"Then help me! Wouldn't you think that would be cool?" She asked turning her head to look at me. I wondered if she was planning on pushing me off the roof or something.. " Ugh, come on Holly, just picture it. Sittin' on the rooftop and just hanging out and doing whatever." She continued pushing on the doors as I contemplated what she said.

" Since you put it that way, I guess it does sound kinda cool," I turned around and placed my hands on the door in front of me. Nikki let out a little huff and stopped shoving against the window. "Okay, lets both push on separate doors."

She nodded and placed both of her hands against the window and gave it a shove the same time I had. The window flew open and Nikki nearly fell out. She steadied herself then went over to my bed, grabbed the two waters, my opened Pop-tarts and her unopened Pop-tarts and walked back over to me.

"Hold these," she said and plopped the stuff into my hands. She climbed out of the window with little problem. I handed the snacks to her and climbed out onto the roof myself. I followed behind Nikki as she walked along the roof to the back of the house. She sat down and leaned against the cream siding of the house. I sat down next to her and she handed me a water and my opened Pop-tarts. We started to eat quietly while we looked out over my yard. A light rain was falling but we sat close enough to the house so that only the ends of our legs got wet. Once I was done with my Pop-tarts I folded my legs Indian style.

"So...," I said, breaking the silence. Nikki turned her head to look at me, away from the yard.

"Yeah?" She said.

"What do you wanna talk about?" I asked.

"Our super-duper-double-date tonight!" Nikki squealed drumming her feet against the roof.

"Okay," I said with a smile of my own. "We are first going to Sue's diner for a early dinner then we're going to the same movie theater where me and Grahm had our fist date. Then if we want we could play at the mini arcade there. We should both challenge our boyfriends, kick their butts at some game and get a kiss as the winners prize."

"Ha, that would be good. But Sky might just end up punching a hole in the wall if he lost to a girl."

Suddenly there was a slam of a window, our window! I crawled quickly across the roof to see my window shut. I checked the lock to see if it fell into place when the doors slammed shut. It was still unlocked. I let out a breath and heard Nikki get up and walk over.

"Can we get it open?" Nikki said standing next to me.

"Yeah. Can you grab our stuff? I think we should head inside." Nikki nodded and walked off. Opening the window and crawling back inside my room I thought of something. What could have shut the window? It couldn't have been the wind, that would mean two different breezes going in different directions in the same spot. That's totally not possible, scientifically impossible. Why were so many weird things happening today? First Mr. Pencil, now this? I started to worry how things were going to be on the double-date tonight.

*****

When Grahm arrived in his car Nikki, Skyler and I hopped inside. After I had buckled in Grahm took my hand in his and gave it a kiss. I smiled at him, he must have sensed my nerves. What a great guy! He still held onto my hand as he drove off to the diner.

Only a short while later Grahm pulled into a parking spot and we all headed inside. Nikki picked a booth for the four of us to sit in, she pulled Sky in behind her into the same bench seat. I placed myself across from her and Grahm took the spot beside me. After we had sat down a young woman came over to our table. She didn't seem to be that much older than us, maybe four years or so.

"So what can I get you all?" The girl said, pen poised above a small pad.

We all ordered something from the girl and she walked off behind a swinging door. I kind of felt bad for the girl, Sky had ordered four things off the menu. Yet he had made fun of me for ordering 'so much'. I had only got fries and a soda! I tried to keep myself insulting him back. I hadn't yet forgotten my promise to Scott about being nice.

Once the food came out we all ate and talked. I had to let Skyler insult me before he was able to move on to talking to Nikki. After we all finished our food the boys payed for dinner and we all got back into Grahm's car to get to the movie Gut Kick. Walking into the movie theater with Grahm holding my hand I couldn't help but remember the day Grahm and I had been here for our first date.

*~*~flashback~*~*

We had both decided to go to the movies because we had already been talking and getting to know each other during lunch. There weren't many movies playing and ended up buying tickets for a romantic comedy called Eden. In the beginning I just watched the movie, until Grahm pulled the move, where he stretched his arms and laid one arm on the back of my seat. I smiled and looked over at him to see a small smirk on his face as he watched the screen. I shifted in my seat a little so I could be closer to him.

Only a few moments later did I look over at Grahm to see him looking at me. I smiled a bit and he grinned at me. He tilted his head down further to me and his eyes wandered to another spot on my face, my guess was my lips. I smirked and he bent down to kiss me on the lips. It was a nice, short, sweet kiss.

I couldn't remember anything about the rest of the movie because Grahm had moved his arm from resting on my seat to wrapped around my shoulders. I was also playing with his other hand intertwining our fingers and drawing little designs across the back of his hand. He didn't seem to mind, he would sometimes look down between us and look at our hands, following the design of swirls I drew.

*~*~end of flashback~*~*

I looked up to Grahm smiling while Nikki went over to the ticket counter with Skyler. He let go of my hand to pull me close to his side under his arm.

"Come on love birds," Skyler called, walking over to the concession stand. We followed behind them and I got a medium cherry ICEE and Grahm got a medium popcorn for us to share. We handed our ticket stubs to the old man checking tickets and directed us to theater two. We found four seats open towards the back of the theater and settled in.

Once I placed my ICEE in the cup holder, Grahm snatched it and took a sip. I smacked him on the arm and he grinned at me. The previews started to roll and I settled into my seat, ready to enjoy the movie.

*****

Leaving the theater I tossed out my empty cup and walked over to the mini arcade. Nikki skipped over and sat in the racing game next to me. We started up a game between us two and Sky stated his own game on the one next to me.

"Yes!" Skyler cried when he finished his game. "I kicked your butt Holls"

"You idiot," I said while putting my speed boat in 'turbo' so I could make it to the finish line before Nikki. My boat sped to the finish line and crossed it at second place. "We weren't playing the same game, or else my name would be there above yours." I pointed to his screen where his time flashed as third place. He let out a loud breath and pulled himself out of the seat. Sheesh, boys and their toys.

"Alright lets head home," Skyler said going over to Nikki's side. She got up and took his hand and he looked down at her with a small smile on his face.

"What? We have time for one more run," I protested.

"Maybe you should check the time then," Skyler said.

I sighed and dug into my pocket for my cell. Wow, we've been here forever, its was quarter to eight. I gave Skyler the evil eye as I pulled myself from the seat. He chuckled and led Nikki out of the theater.

"Come on Holly," Grahm said. He pulled me to his side and led me out of the theater to his car.