Title - Laugh, Love and Loony Life.
Chapter Title - Take The Money And Run Batwoman.
Author - OblivionsGarden
Genre - Humour/Romance
Disclaimer - I do not own The Confessions Of Georgia Nicholson in anyway shape or form. I only own Anna, Kyle and their parents and Hayley. And the plot for this fic.

A/n - Last chapter when Anna said 'Here on the park after school on Wednesday' It should've been Thursday.
Please leave a review, I would really appreciate it. xx


Wednesday 2nd November 2011

English
I can't concentrate on anything. The aces and barmy's all went to the club last night before we went home to enter me in the talent show. I don't even know what I'm going to sing. Ah, a balled up piece of paper has just hit my schnozzle.
'Why the long face? - Jaz'
'Thinking about my social suicide tonight. - Spanna x' Threw the ball back, just barely missing getting caught.
'You'll be fine. Just relax and pretend you on your own in your room.'
'Easier said than done. Do you think I should sing an original song or do a cover?'
'Hmm, not sure. We'll ask the ace's at lunch.'
'Oakie Doke.'
"Miss Oldsworth, what did you just throw?"
Crap.

Lunchtime
"Well, if you did a cover, what would it be?" Asked Jools.
"Erm...I didn't really think about that."
"And what's your original song?"
"Well I have a few, I'd have to choose."
"Hang on." Rosie pulled out her phone and tapped something in. We watched her in silence until her phone buzzed and she smiled. "The Laughy Man said do an original."
"Righty-o. Now I've just got to choose one of those. I wonder if Hayley's coming over tonight."
"Why?"
"She's got fantastic style. She keeps helping me choose outfits." I grinned.
"A personal dresser and someone to stop your brother being mean. Lucky moo."

Walking home with the barmy's.
"Excited?"
"No."
"Why not?" Dave pouted.
"Because I don't want to do it."
"You get to see me in a dress, serenading you if you do."
"That's only half worth it."
"I'm hurt...What else would make it worth it?"
"I don't know. What do you win anyway?"
"No idea. Probably some money or something."
"Groovy. I'll buy you a dress if I win." Dave chuckled before bending and lifting me into a fireman's lift. "DAVE! Put me down you cow!"
"Moo." He laughed.
Pouting at the rest of the gangs who are laughing at us. "Dave, please put me down."
"Nope."
"Fine." Perfect angle, here. Dangling right in front of Dave's lush backside. Although...
"AH!" Giving Dave a wedgie. Hahaha, he put me down.
"Serves you right." He poked his tongue out.

A few minutes later.
The rest of the gang have gone their separate ways. Dave and I are walking alone.
"My botty hurts." He moaned.
"I'm not kissing it better, Dave."
"Aw. Well, can't blame a bat for trying."
I chuckled. "You're a dork."
"I'm your dork." He leant over and pecked my cheek. "See you here at six." He smiled before continuing on to his street.

Home
Kitchen
"Your home early." I commented upon seeing my dad in the kitchen. "What's cooking?"
"Spag bol. Want a bowl?"
"Nope. I'll just up chuck."
"Not feeling well, love?"
"Erm...Sort of. Just nerves."
"Oh?"
"My friends entered me into a talent competition."
"Anna, that's brilliant. It's about time you showed people your talent rather than hiding it in your bedroom." Dad walked past me to pull a bottle of wine from the fridge. He reeked of aftershave.
"Ugh, what are you hoping to attract, stinky?"
"Don't you like it? Your mother used to love it."
"Well, she's a cow with bad taste so..."
"Anna..."
"What? Don't bad mouth the woman who cheated on you? She's a bitch and nothing is going to change my opinion."
"She's still your mother."
"Only by name. She was only a mother up to the age of 12."
"Fine. What time are you going out?" He asked, clearly wanting a change in subject.
"Six. I'll be back about elevenish I think. Unless Rosie asks me to stay over. She said she was going to ask her parents."
"Righty-o." He pulled two wine glasses from the cupboard.
"Two glasses?"
"Oh, I'm having a friend over for dinner."
"A date?" My dad's got a date? Ew, who in their right mind would..."Oh my god, is it Leanne from work?"
"Uh-"
"Ahahahahah! Oh god that's gross." Once I managed to stop laughing dad was scowling. "Sorry dad. Um, is Hayley here?"
"You do know she has her own home, don't you?"
"Yes..."
"She's with Kyle upstairs."
"Oh. I'll make sure I knock first then."

A few seconds later.
Knocking on Kyle's door. Repeatedly.
It swung open with an annoyed brother on the other side.
"Yes?"
"I don't want you I want the red head that's sitting on your bed."
"How can I help?" Hayley called.
"Outfit help, if you can."
"She can't. We're busy." Kyle said.
"Ew, bro. I don't need no life story."
Hayley chuckled and squoze past Kyle. "I'll be ten minutes...Maybe."

5:00pm.
Bedroom.
Just finished showering and am now changing into the outfit Hayley picked out for me. She then did my make up and hair before wishing me luck and going back to Kyle's room.
I was wearing my tartan dress with black tights, black buckled boots and my black leather jacket. (http :/ www .polyvore. com/ cgi/ set? id=47978824) (Remove spaces)
Once I settled on a song to play it was five to six and so I picked up my guitar and headed off to meet Dave.

6:00pm
Corner of the street.
"Looking good bat lady."
"Bat lady?"
"Mmmhmm." OK. Dave leant forward and gave me a quick peck. "Shall we?" He held out his hand which I gladly took, linking my fingers through his.

A few seconds later
"It's quite nice this isn't it?" Dave said. He was gazing up at the sky. Not normal Laughy Man behavior if you ask me,
"What is?"
"Just being able to hold your hand."
"Since when were you sweet?"
"I'm always sweet."
"You're, and I quote, the hornmeister."
"I'm a sweet hornmeister."

7:30pm
"Anna, are you alright? You look like you're going to throw up." Mabs asked from across the table.
"I'm fine, just nervous." Dave wrapped his arm around my shoulder and pulled me closer to him.
"You'll be fine." He whispered. "Stop worrying. If it helps, imagine me in my dress tomorrow." I giggled a little.
"Thanks."

8:00pm
Oh god, oh god, oh god, oh god.
I'm waiting in the wings as they say. There's a girl just finishing up her hula-hooping act which I have to say is magnificent. I feel weird. Sort of panicky but calm. I know that makes no sense but that's the only way I can explain it. I'm scared but I want to do the performance. Maybe that makes more sense? Whatever, make of it what you will.

A few minutes later.
Sitting on a stool, on stage in front of the crowd and a mic.
Saw the aces and the barmy's all grinning up at me, Rosie gave me thumbs up and made herself some horns with her fingers. I smiled as I looked at Dave who was knelt on a chair for a better view.
Clearing my throat and taking a deep breath, I started my song,
"There I was again tonight, forcing laughter, faking smiles. Same old tired lonely place. Walls of insincerity, shifting eyes and vacancy, vanished when I saw your face. All I can say is it was enchanting to meet you." Dave was beaming which spurred me on even more. "Your eyes whispered, 'have we met?' Across the room your silhouette, starts to make its way to me. The playful conversation starts, counter all your quick remarks, like passing notes in secrecy. And it was enchanting to meet you. All I can say is I was enchanted to meet you. This night is sparkling, don't you let it go. I'm wonder struck, blushing all the way home. I'll spend forever wondering if you knew, I was enchanted to meet you." As I was singing part of me wondered if Dave would realize this song was about him. "The lingering question kept me up, 2 AM, who do you love? I wonder 'til I'm wide awake. And now I'm pacing back and forth, wishing you were at my door. I'd open up and you would say, 'Hey, it was enchanting to meet you. All I know is I was enchanted to meet you. This night is sparkling, don't you let it go. I'm wonder struck, blushing all the way home. I'll spend forever wondering if you knew. This night is flawless, don't you let it go. I'm wonder struck, dancing around all alone. I'll spend forever wondering if you knew, I was enchanted to meet you. This is me praying that, this was the very first page. Not where the story line ends. My thoughts will echo your name, until I see you again. These are the words I held back, as I was leaving too soon. I was enchanted to meet you. Please don't be in love with someone else, please don't have somebody waiting on you. Please don't be in love with someone else, please don't have somebody waiting on you...This night is sparkling, don't you let it go. I'm wonder struck, blushing all the way home. I'll spend forever wondering if you knew. This night is flawless, don't you let it go. I'm wonder struck, dancing around all alone. I'll spend forever wondering if you knew, I was enchanted to meet you. Please don't be in love with someone else, please don't have somebody waiting on you."

A few seconds later
When I finished, the crowd clapped, the loudest whoops and cheers coming from the aces and barmy's. I giggled, gave my thanks and returned backstage.
"Excuse me?"
"Hm?" Looked up into a pair of blue eyes. Blimey, they're almost as nice as Dave's. Almost.
"Are you Anna?"
"Uh, yeah..."
"I'm Robbie, Tom's brother."
"Oh! Hi...Are you performing?"
"Yeah, I'm with my band."
"Wicked. What are you called?"
"The Stiff Dylans."
"Cool."
"Well...I just thought I'd say hi. Erm...I think we're on. See you around."
"Yeah, see ya."

8:10pm
"Holy crap, Anna! You were amazing!"
"Thanks Ed." I smiled. "Oh, I just met your brother Tom."
"Cool. I told him who you were he said he was going to keep an eye out."
"He seems nice."
"Yeah, he is. His bands great too."
"They're on now." Interrupted Rosie who then promptly jumped up from her chair along with Sven to give a big cheer for the group. They started playing what I recognized as a cover of 'Ever Fallen In Love' by The Buzzcocks.

8:12pm
Dave has pulled me away from the group to a quieter corner of the bar.
"What's wrong?"
"What do you mean by, Robbie seemed nice?"
"I meant he seems like a nice guy. Why what's wrong?"
"Nice as in friendly nice not attractive you'd like him as a snogging partner nice?"
"Dave! I meant he seemed friendly. I only met him for two seconds before he went to set up. Why would I want him as a snogging partner?"
"Nothing. It doesn't matter. Sorry." He went to go back over to the group but I grabbed his hand.
"Dave, what was that about?"
"It's just...When I liked Georgia we went on a date when The Stiff Dylans were playing but she was only using me to make him jealous."
"Oh Dave. I...I didn't know she did that. That's horrible."
"Yeah. But never mind it's in the past and you're better than that."
"Indeed." Gave Dave a hug and then we went back to sit with the gang.

9:00pm
Back on stage, in between the hula-hoop girl an The Stiff Dylans.
"And the winner of the one hundred pound prize money is..."
Jesus! A hundred quid... I hope I win...
"The Stiff Dylans!"
Damn, Never mind, there's always next time.
I clapped along with everyone else and gave Robbie a smile and a thumbs up.

A few minutes later
Backstage
"Hey, Anna."
"Oh, hey." Robbie was stood behind me holding a bass guitar and what appeared to be an envelope. "Congratulations."
"Thanks, Listen, me and the boys had a quick chat. We only entered the show for fun, we didn't expect to win and in our eyes, you should've won. So, we think you should have this." Robbie held up the envelope and I took it from him.
"What is it?" I frowned with a nervous giggle. When I opened the envelope I saw a wad of cash inside. "Oh dude, no. You guys won this I couldn't take it. Here." I held out the envelope but Robbie held his hands up.
"Sorry, no can do. It's yours. We don't need it."
"Robbie...I can't take this."
"Course you can. Buy yourself something nice."
"But-"
"No buts. Hey are the rest of the gang here with you? I haven't seen anyone but my brother and Jas since I got back."
"Yeah, they're at the table in the far right corner."
"Cheers."

9:15pm
"Hey, Robbie said that he'd given you the prize money." Commented Dec when I arrived back at the table.
"Yeah, I feel bad though. He won it...Hey Tom?"
"No."
"What?"
"Robbie said if you try to give it to us to give back to him to refuse."
"Dammit."
"Take the money and run bat woman." Grinned Dave.
"Whatever. I hope you've learnt the lyrics for tomorrow."
"Indeedy doo."

9:45pm
Walking home with Dave. We decided to leave early given that we had school in the a m.
"Ugh, I hope Leanne isn't still at my place."
"Who's Leanne?" Asked Dave, placing an arm around my shoulders.
"Some woman from dad's work place. He's got her on a date, how gross is that?"
"How d'you know?"
"I get home, he's wearing aftershave, cooking and pulls out two wine glasses."
"Ah...And how do you feel about it?"
"What about my pa dating? I don't mind. It's his life...I just can't figure out who'd find the old coot attractive."
"Leanne, obviously." We stopped at the corner of the street. "Right. I'll be off to my lonely house."
"What do you mean?"
"My parents have gone to see my aunt in Nottingham so the house is mine for the next three days...Maybe we could have a sleepover." Dave winked.
"In your dreams batman."
"That's true."
"You dream about me?" This is brand new information.
"From time to time." Dave smiled his dimply smile. "You're very naughty in my mind, Spanna."
"Hornmeister...I think it's way past my bedtime."
"Spoilsport."
"Hey, I'm too innocent to listen to the dreams of a horny teenage boy. Nighty night." Pecked Dave on the lips and made to walk off. Unfortunately, Dave grabbed my wrist and spun me back around.

A few seconds later
Lip nibbling.
Yum.

A few minutes later
Home
"Dad? I'm home!"
"Uh, Anna. I thought you wouldn't be home till about eleven." Dad came out of the kitchen looking a little shook up.
"I came home early cause of school in the morning...What's up?"
"Nothing. You off to bed?"
"Dad, you're acting weird. What's going on?" Moved past dad into the kitchen.

10:35pm
Knocking on Dave's front door, with smudged eye make up.
"Anna? What's wrong, what happened?"
"My dad isn't on a date with Leanne." Dave pulled me inside and shut the front door. "He's on a date with my mum."