Disclaimer= I do not own Degrassi.
Katie had just exited the shower and soon got in her robe and wrapped the towel around her head. The day was stressful beyond belief, featuring the work, social capital spikes, and writing the special feature. Oh yes, there was the incident with Holly J and the shocking revelation of her kidney. Katie wanted to cry again, but Fiona told her to not worry about it. The beep on her pc took her mind off water.
CallofDeclan wants to video chat, would you like to chat with him?
Of course, Katie thought as she clicked CHAT. There was Declan, wearing an athletic polo with a green and red beanie. As usual, Katie thought he looked stunning, but that compliment would be stored and said for a more appropriate time.
"Hey Katie, what's up?" Normally women would ignore men who can only muster the aforementioned, but Katie did not think like that, so she was all like, "Not much… just realizing that I'm in my robe complete with a towel."
"It's alright, you look great!" Declan flashed a smile, which Katie's cheeks could not help from blushing. They engaged in some small talk, Katie telling Declan about the special feature in the Degrassi Daily (make sure you leave a comment, she said). More small talk continued and then a period of silence. Katie was playing with her fingers because she didn't know how to go out discussing the incident from earlier in the day.
"Did you want to talk about Holly J?" Declan said bluntly, which made Katie shift in her chair.
"Yes, I feel horrible for being mean to her,"
"Fiona told me about it. Don't beat yourself up over it, you didn't know. No one knew a) her kidney and b) her biological mother refusing to donate one of her kidneys. I know if I was her mom, I would've done so in a heartbeat, even when I hadn't had a role in her growing up."
"… you okay Katie?" Katie started to cry softly, grabbing a tissue to wipe her tears away.
"Why are you so sweet?" she said, finally gaining some composure. "Your words, your way of being is just, I can't even describe how great of a man you are…" Katie was nearing crying part two, but Declan verbally tried comforting her.
"Aww don't cry," he cooed placing a hand on his computer screen, Katie doing the same. Their hands would not 'let go' of each other.
"That's just the kind of person that I am Katie. Being a mean-spirited person will never be me. My mother raised me to be a man who treated everyone with respect and kindness."
"Your mother definitely raised you well…" Katie and Declan simply stared at each other for a long time, until Katie's younger sister barged into her room.
"Katie, mom says you have to do the dishes before school tomorrow."
"Get out of my room Maya!"
"Yeah alright; say who's this cute boy you're video chatting with?" Declan introduced himself, as did Katie.
"I'm sorry for her intrusion Declan. This is my younger sister, Maya Matlin. You know how nosy younger siblings are."
"Lord do I ever!" Maya said her goodbye and then left, leaving both Katie and Declan to chuckle over the whole thing.
"It's cool to have siblings, isn't it?"
"Sure is… anyways I hate to stop chatting with you but I have a huge exam tomorrow morning. Got to cram some more,"
"WAIT DO NOT DISCONNECT THE CHAT!" Katie immediately regretted sounding so authoritative, but Declan pulled back his finger and had a confused look on his face. Look what you've done now Katie, she told herself, you have to talk about that now when he needs to study.
"I'm listening…"
"Oh I'm sorry for sounding like that, it can wait,"
"I got time, I have the best grades in the school. My academia ethic can afford a 99.99% on the exam."
"Are you sure?"
"Definitely, what did you want to talk about?" Katie explained everything that had happened regarding Holly J, even going back to when Declan showed up at Degrassi several weeks prior.
"She said that you two were on break, is that true?"
"No, not quite… you see, I was going to transfer back to the school to be with her. I did stuff that she didn't like, and she showed up at Fiona's doorstep and dumped me then. She dumped me fair and square, so anything she told you about us 'still being together' is a lie."
"It would seem that Holly J was trying to drive a wedge in between us. That's not conducive to her personality. She was conniving before and subsequently had matured, so it was disappointing to see that she had reverted back to her old ways."
"I'm glad we cleared that up," Katie said in a relieved tone.
"Definitely, I'm glad too." Declan replied, smiling. He noticed that Katie was clutching her chest, but he didn't bother asking if she was having a heart attack. He knew what she was feeling because he was experiencing the same emotions.
"I wish I could see you face to face again,"
"Likewise…" Katie and Declan said their goodbyes and promised to call each other tomorrow. They talked on the phone the next day and each night after. The phone calls became less frequent and eventually the FaceRange messages as well.
So that's how she is going about it, Dave thought to himself. Alli was not responding to anything and clearly was avoiding him, but for what? Dave tried valiantly to get in contact with her, but it was no use. Whenever he was mad, the basketball court was his refuge. Dave went outside and started shooting hoops, some friends showing up and asking if he wanted to play a game, but the request was not replied to.
The passers-by noticed Dave had a very pissed off look showing, so they left and Dave resumed to shooting hoops solo. A couple of hours went by and he was still at it. Finally, Alli appeared on the fence and asked Dave if he was alright, but Dave ignored her.
"You can't just ignore me like this,"
"So you're going to act you didn't ignore me the ENTIRE DAY? I wanted to talk to you and let you know about stuff, but you wouldn't reply to ANYTHING AT ALL! I'm your man Alli, you know I got you! It didn't seem like that didn't matter to you, like you forgot how tight we were. I'm going home, talk to you later or something,"
"Dave please you have to listen to me,"
"Oh really, I have to LISTEN to you? You're acting like you didn't freeze me today? Are you really being serious right now?"
"Get over yourself." Alli pleaded with Dave to wait up, but Dave kept walking and then went and hopped in his car and floored it out of the parking lot. Alli had to fight back some tears, condemning herself for being a fool.
"He'll get over it, he's a dude." Liam appeared arm in arm with Sadie, who was eyeing the basketball. Liam nodded and she bolted for the ball and began playing around the world with herself.
"Why are you men so hard-headed?"
"You didn't ignore him all day, did you?"
"Yes but I,"
"Therein lies the problem Alli. If you were in Dave's shoes right now, how would you feel? The person you care about deeply simply ignores you all day and there is nothing you can do about it. When you finally get to talking, the silencer offers a half-ass excuse as to why they were silencing. It's none of my business," Liam told Alli in a lower voice, "but I think it involves your brother. Is that why you didn't hang out with Dave the other day?"
Alli nodded in agreement, that he didn't want to worry Dave about her "family issues." Liam shook his head in disapproval. Very quickly, he told Alli of the events that transpired from the past few days, including his conversations with Dave and what he told him and his oath.
"Was that the family issue you were referring to?"
"Geez, I'm such an idiot."
"No you're not Alli, we all have bouts of nonsense; it happens. My advice to you is to not call Dave or message him on FaceRange. When we get pissed off, we'd rather cool down in order to avoid saying something regrettable. Let Dave cool off and talk to him tomorrow, offer to hang out with him "to make up for the other day." It's you're call though." That sounds like a plan Liam, Alli said as she thanked him and said bye to Sadie before heading home.
Moving forward to the dance…
Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves at the dance… except for a few people. Jake and Clare were trying their best to have fun, but it simply was not working. Jake left the dance in a huff, with Clare trailing behind.
"Would you mind stopping so we can talk?" Jake would have none of that.
"There's nothing TO talk about Clare. We're going to be brother and sister. I, I don't believe we should be together anymore." So that's how it's going to end?
"You're kidding?"
"Get off your high horse Clare, I know your mom is blitzing into this as my dad is, but aren't we as children wanting nothing but the best for our parents?" Clare knew that Jake was right, but she still could not fathom it ending like this.
"I love you Jake!" Clare said in between sobs… Jake was crushed because yes, he loved Clare back. They knew that it could not work out anymore. Jake walked up to a tear-stained Clare and kissed her one last time on the lips. Clare returned the kiss with as much passion as she could, knowing that it would be the last one they shared.
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"Come on Katie, would you put a smile on your face?' Marisol pleaded with her best friend to smile while they danced away. I'm trying, Katie said, but I feel so alone.
"Hey me too, wanna dance?" From out of nowhere, Owen moon walked to where Katie and Marisol where. Marisol, being observant as she was, spun away from Katie in order for Owen to spend time with her.
"Thanks Owen, but I'll pass."
"Aw alright, are you going to turn down Declan?" Katie's eyes widened when Owen said that name. Huh, she said as the football player turned around and saw Declan in a fresh tuxedo and a single red rose whose fragrance spread through the room. Just as they closed in on each other, a Spanish song played that part of its chorus could be translated as such:
a memory forever
a kiss on the forehead
is the most important
and it's love
I know
Nothing can match your simplicity
"I hope I'm not being cliché Katie- me being here all chivalrous and stuff," Declan said as Katie grabbed his collar, pulling him close for an intense kiss. Do you know what you mean to me, smooch. Do you know how glad I am to see you, smooch. Do you realize how happy I am, smooch.
"Wow that was the best kiss I ever had." It was so loud at the dance and everyone was hype that only few people noticed, one of them being a certain best friend. Of course Marisol noticed, hence the waterworks unleashed. Fiona did as well because she facilitated the last minute flight for her brother to make it to the dance.
Happiness galore! Next chapter- the conclusion of the dance plus another significant time skip.