AN:
Sorry for the delay, I kind of got caught up in reading Fanfiction, and not writing it. haha. Oops. :D
Sorry for the short chapter, I tried to combine chapters 10 and 11, but as I was reading over it, my conscious just wouldn't let it go so I split it in half. Bright side? I'm posting both at the same time. So it's kind of like one big chapter, right? :D
Special shout outs:
Sara188: Because Caleb's got god awful timing? haha. Thank you for not being mad at me! I know how bad twists like that can totally suck. :/ I'm glad you're still enjoying it and thank you, I'll try to stay up to par with the writing! I love posting on a pretty regular interval, because posting means I've written another chapter, and I love writing new chapters. :) As for making one-shots longer (I hope that's what you're asking about, haha), I do have some longer one-shots, but I don't want to post all of it, because some of them can make up whole chapters by themselves and I don't want to completely spoil the actual chapters, you know?
Gah, 2 guests and I have no idea if you guys are the same person!
Guest (its getting better and better good job!): Thank you! :D
Guest (love love love ...) : You're awesome! :D Thank you, I'm extremely happy to hear that you like it enough to keep rereading. And don't worry, there's definitely more to come, after all, Reid and Avery still have to get together. haha.
Lady of Sign: Don't you just hate their refusal to admit it? haha. And sure: Tyler x Lace, Natalie x Caleb, and Pogue x Elizabeth. :)
SammieLuvsFood: Yes! Sticking to character! haha. And I'll do my best to keep all of those elements ingrained into this story! Awe jesus, you're freaking perfect, you know that? :) Despite you telling me not to...thank you! ;)
Guest (next update): Here's your next two updates. ;)
To all my reviewers: you guys rock, thank you for the encouragement, it means a lot!
To all you non reviewers: you rock too, and I'm glad you're still reading!
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"Run!" Lace commanded, eyes glued unwaveringly to the television screen; Tyler moved his amused gaze from Lace – who sat on his right – and to her brother – who sat on his left.
"Is she always like this?"
A small smile lifted Reid's otherwise firm mouth, "Yea, it's why I hate taking her to see scary movies at the theater. They're one of the only things she doesn't get distracted during, and she can't help but to point out every minuscule detail of what's wrong with the plot, the brat ruins everything about the damned movie."
Lace, without turning away from the movie, gave a dismissive wave of her hand. "Don't be mean."
"Hey," Natalie pouted from where she sat on the floor, back pressed against the second couch, her brother's legs had been framing her shoulders before he decided to move, "Where are you going?" For the past few minutes Pogue had been massaging her temples for her; a habit he had developed a few years ago, when he began to pick up on the subtle signs of pain that told him her brain was beating like a jackhammer against her skull.
"Kitchen. Need anything?" He inquired, pausing in the doorway as he awaited her answer.
"No, but check on Liz, will you? Make sure she hasn't fallen in?" The smirk that pulled at Natalie's lips did not go unnoticed by Tyler, but he filed the new information away for later review, right then wasn't the time nor was it the place to evaluate just what was going on between Pogue and Elizabeth.
"You always have to be such a smart ass Parry?" Caleb murmured from the other side of the couch she was leaned up against.
"It's called a joke, Danvers," Natalie responded quietly – so as to not be overheard by the others, "I realize you lack a sense of humor lately, but that doesn't mean that the rest of us have to develop a sudden ass-stick just because you and Wenham are having issues."
"You don't know anything about it." A thin vein of anger in his deep voice, others would have flinched, she merely rolled her eyes.
"I know more than you think I do. Besides, I'm no idiot, I saw the way she was practically running this afternoon."
When he didn't give a response, she knew it was because he was too angry to speak; even if she didn't feel that anger she was highly aware of which pressed buttons pissed Caleb off –– not like it took much to piss him off these days.
She couldn't feel his emotions, because the Danvers twins happened to be remarkably good at shielding themselves, which was both a reprieve and a fairly annoying habit of theirs. Don't get her wrong, Natalie enjoyed the silence that the Danvers siblings' presence afforded her, but they were just so damned good at masking their thoughts and emotions with other, more trivial things, that it was often a struggle to determine whether there was even a problem with them to begin with.
As the movie played on – close to its finale – Natalie began rubbing her temples, her headache returning in Pogue's absence; but even with the pain, she couldn't keep the smile from her face – she was well aware of the byplay occurring between her brother and friend just of couple rooms away.
First Avery, now Elizabeth. Was her silent musing as she guiltlessly eavesdropped.
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