I finally got the floppy back, thank you all for being so patient with me. Now that I have my floppy I'm gonna promise to update a lot quicker, lol. Cause I feel super inspired now, hahahaha. And guess what? I was being nice, so while I waited for the floppy, I made the next chapter to this one, so you have two chapters awaiting you! Your welx, people. You see how generous I am? Lol.
Oh, and yay! Omg! I have more than 100 reviews! I love you Serenity's Light! You gave me my 100 review gives a million cookies with all the milk in the world! . Now annyyywayyyz…this chapter…you're gonna want to stab me, but ha! You don't know where I live. Mwahahahaha. I will say no more…review, no flames!
Oh and a few people have asked me this, about why the little girl's eyes are green and Cornelia's eyes are blue. Yes it is Cornelia, but if I put her eyes blue when she was little, it would be too obvious for Caleb (even though he is a complete idiot and doesn't know it's her). No worries, they're gonna find out soon enough.
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Cornelia just finished packing all her things. She sighed as she carried her bag with her towards the elevator. She couldn't help but smile wide, thinking about last night. She felt so happy and carefree; she had never felt like that before. It was so…romantic.
She found Elyon with her bags entering the elevator.
"Wait up!" Cornelia exclaimed and went in the elevator with her.
"Hehe, you finished at the same time as me", Elyon smiled as she dropped her bag in the elevator.
Cornelia nodded and leaned back on the wall. Her big smile came back as she thought and thought.
Elyon laughed softly, "What's up with you? You look like Hay Lin"
"Nothing; nothing at all", Cornelia said quickly.
"Hey wait a minute, I remember that you and Caleb went out and then came back pretty late. Did something happen between you two?" Elyon grinned.
"No, of course not", Cornelia blushed.
"Riight…", Elyon laughed.
The whole way down Elyon kept teasing Cornelia. She was thankful that they reached Will's car and Elyon had stopped. Cornelia was hoped to see Caleb there, but instead she saw Martin.
"Hey girls, hi Irma. Can I ride with you guys?" Martin asked, grabbing his bags.
Cornelia was about to ask about Caleb, but Taranee said it first.
"What about Caleb? Are you switching or something?"
"I told him that I would ride here since he had to suffer the ride here with you guys", Martin smiled.
"Suffered?" Will crossed her arms.
"I'm kidding!" Martin laughed.
Cornelia sighed softly. She was hoping to see him the way back to Heatherfield. Cornelia's face saddened a bit as they went in the cars. The 2 hours seemed to go by forever, but finally they got back to their high school. Cornelia went up to her dorm and found Caleb sitting on his bed, staring sadly at the ground.
"Is everything ok?" Cornelia asked, getting a little worried.
"I'm fine, I just have to go talk to the guys. I'll be back later, ok?" Caleb didn't even look at her, he just stood up and started to walk out the door.
What the heck just happened?, Cornelia thought.
In Alex's dorm…
"Are you kidding!" Alex exclaimed as he got of his bed.
Caleb sighed sadly and shook his head.
"Man this sucks…", Alex scratched the back of his head, "…You know you have to tell Cornelia that you-"
"I know, I know…" Caleb sighed again.
"Ok, well here's your advice. I suggest that you go ask the gang for more ideas, especially the girls. I don't really have an idea in my head", Alex sat back down in the bed.
"You don't really have anything in your head, you idiot", Caleb smiled faintly.
"I'm gonna miss you, buddy", Alex sighed sadly.
"I came here so you can help me, not make me feel worse, but…I'm gonna miss you too", Caleb smiled.
"Ok, fine. Now let's go find the gang so they can help you", Alex smiled and the two walked out the door.
The two gathered all of the gang (except Cornelia, duh) to the mini food court in the school.
"So, what's up guys?" Nigel asked.
Caleb blushed, "Well…"
Ding, ding!
Cling!
Clash!
Screech!
Zip!
Cling!
"No! It can't be true, dude!" Matt exclaimed.
"Caleb, why didn't you tell us sooner?" Elyon pouted.
"I just found out today…will you help me? What do I do?" Caleb asked.
"Duh we'll help you, Caleb. Now, the best way to tell a girl this kind of stuff is on a date", Hay Lin grinned.
"A DATE?" Caleb exclaimed.
"Yeah, that's perfect! When the time is right, you tell her!" Taranee nodded.
"Oh god, no", Caleb groaned with a blush on his face.
"Are you gonna take her on a date?" Eric asked.
Caleb sighed, "Ok…I guess I will. It's the only way to tell her, so I better go now. Thanks guys!"
Caleb soon left them and went up to the dormitory. He opened the door to find Cornelia writing something for her extra credit on her bed.
"H-Hi Cornelia", Caleb greeted as a blush crept on his face.
"Hey Caleb, are you feeling ok?" Cornelia asked as she put her pen down to look at him.
"I'm ok…hey um…I was wondering if you would…", Caleb walked closer to her as his face turned red.
"Would what?" Cornelia asked with curiosity.
"I was wondering if you'd go on a date with me!" Caleb exclaimed. Please say yes, he though anxiously.
"Uh…sure, I'd love to. We could go tomorrow at 5 and we'll meet at the park, ok?" Cornelia smiled.
"R…Really?" Caleb's face lit up.
"Yes, you weirdo, just don't be late or I'll never go on a date with you again", Cornelia warned jokingly.
"I won't", Caleb smiled wide
The Next Day in Elyon's Dorm…
"I don't know what to wear and it's 30 minutes till I have to meet Caleb", Cornelia exclaimed looking through many outfits she brought over to Elyon's dorm.
She was with Elyon, Hay Lin, and Will, who were helping her out.
"Calm down, Cornelia! Caleb is gonna love you no matter what you're wearing", Elyon giggled.
"But this is her first date ever! Of course it matters! We gotta help her so she can give us details", Hay Lin helped Cornelia look through her clothes.
"You're not really helping", Will said.
"People! Just help me pick out something!" Cornelia panicked.
"Ok, ok…how about this one? I bet it'll look totally awesome on you", Elyon picked up a pink top that had a small skirt in the hem instead of a plain hem and blue jeans with beads on them.
"Ok", Cornelia smiled and went into the bathroom. She came out and the girls gave her a few minor adjustments and then looked at her with big smiles.
"You look so cute! I can't wait to see the look on Caleb's face when he sees you" Hay Lin squealed.
"Hehe, ok well I have to go so I won't be late. Thanks guys I'll see you later!" Cornelia exclaimed and ran out the room.
The girls ran out the door.
"Don't forget to tell us the details later!" Will yelled as the three waved.
"Ok, bye!" Cornelia waved back and went down the stairs.
At the park…
Cornelia walked through the park entrance and saw Caleb with his skateboard at hand.
"Hey Caleb, sorry I'm late", Cornelia smiled as she walked towards him.
Oh hey, that's the skateboard I gave him. Good to know he uses it, Cornelia thought happily.
"Don't worry, you're not late. I just used my skateboard instead of walking. That's why I'm early", Caleb smiled.
"So you liked it?" Cornelia giggled.
"Yeah, and this one doesn't actually break like my other ones", Caleb laughed, "So anyway, are you hungry?"
"A little, yeah", Cornelia nodded.
"Ok, you wanna go for a dessert or something? Heatherfield has this mini café place with these great desserts and stuff", Caleb suggested.
"Yeah ok", Cornelia agreed.
The two walked their way towards the mini café and took a table with two chairs. A waitress soon came by and gave them a dessert menu. The two teenagers looked through the menu.
"Hey do you want to…um…share a shake or something?" Caleb asked nervously.
"Yeah…sure, do you like chocolate shakes?" Cornelia smiled.
"Uh-huh, they're my favorite. So we share a chocolate shake?" Caleb confirmed.
Cornelia blushed and nodded slightly. This caused Caleb to blush with her, trying to avoid eye contact. The waitress saved Caleb from totally panicing and running out and asked what they wanted to order.
"Uh…we're gonna share the chocolate shake cause it's sorta big, right?" Caleb said, his blush slowly fading.
"Yeah, it's better for two people. Ok, I'll be right back with your shake", she smiled and walked into the kitchen.
"Hey, so you like to ice skate a lot, don't you?" Caleb asked, resting his elbows on the table.
"Yeah, I used to ice skate a lot back home", Cornelia nodded.
"Are you any good?" Caleb smirked.
"Ugh, for your information, I have exactly 23 gold medals and 4 silver from competitions", Cornelia glared.
"Really? Heh, can you show me some time?" Caleb smiled.
"I don't think you're worthy enough", Cornelia grinned.
"Aw come on, I'll show you how I skateboard", Caleb pleaded.
"Hmm…fine, I'll take pity on you. You seem desperate", Cornelia grinned wider.
"I am not desperate!" Caleb argued.
Just when Cornelia was about to respond, the waitress put the big chocolate shake in the center with two different straws.
"Enjoy you two", she winked and left.
Cornelia and Caleb blushed a light shade of pink. The two ignored it quickly and sipped on the straw.
"Oh my gosh, look Eli! Don't they look so cute together" a girl with unruly brown hair giggled as she and her friend walked past them.
"I know! I wish my boyfriend would share a shake with me, they're so cute!" the girl named Eli sighed dreamily.
Cornelia and Caleb blushed even more, their pink blush turned into a crimson one. They desperatley tried to finish their shake so that they wouldn't be in such an embarrasing position (heh, to them XD). Once they finished, Caleb quickly paid the bill and they both got out (evil girls, they made them rush on their date, grrr).
"Wow, the sun is already starting to set", Cornelia looked at the colorful sky as the sun started to go down.
"Yeah, the day went by pretty quick…you wanna go walk in the park?" Caleb suggested.
Cornelia nodded sweetly and the two started to walk their way towards the park. Cornelia looked at Caleb from the corner of her eye. He looked nervous, typical emotion to be feeling at a first date. But what Cornelia couldn't understand was why he looked…sad. She was starting to doubt. Mabye he didn't ask me on a date cause he wanted to…mabye the guys dared him to do it or something…is that why he's so sad? Mabye he likes someone else and he's only here because he feels sorry for me…that jerk…, Cornelia turned her head to the other direction with a hurt expression on her face.
Caleb noticed this and gained his pace to get in front of her and walk backwards. Cornelia looked at him, not noticing what he did.
"What's with the long face?" Caleb asked with worry in his eyes.
"Nothing at all, what about you? You seem to be sorta sad", Cornelia quickly changed the subject.
"Wha-? I'm not sad, this is actually one of the best days I've ever had", Caleb beamed, hoping that if it was his sad expression that caused her sadness, his comment would cheer her up.
"Really? Are you sure you really wanna be here with me?" Cornelia asked softly.
"Of course I wanna be here. It's not like the guys forced me to be here or something", Caleb smiled softly.
Cornelia smiled in relief. Ok, cross that.
"In fact, Cornelia, I wanna give you something", Caleb stopped walking and took out a small white box from his pocket and handed it to her. Cornelia stopped walking and took the box in his hand.
Cornelia opened the small box to see a silver necklace with a beautiful star pendant that glowed beautifully. It had her name engraved in the center and in the back it said 'Love Caleb'. She giggled softly because this time he actually was sure to put 'Love' instead of 'Sincerely'.
"It's so beautiful, Caleb. Thank you", Cornelia beamed.
"Just don't forget me, ok?" Caleb smiled faintly.
"Forget you? How could I forget you if you're always there with me? I'll never forget you", Cornelia smiled.
"I won't be there always…see, the thing is I'm…I'm…", Caleb stared down sadly at the ground.
"What is it?" Cornelia asked with worry. What was wrong?
"…I'm moving", Caleb stated.
"W-What? What are you talking about?" Cornelia felt like a million cars hit her. No, this couldn't be happening… That's why he was sad when I saw him. So he's not making this up. No…
"I'm going to London in a few days…I'm sorry…", Caleb frowned.
"B-But why do you have to go? Why can't you stay?" Cornelia asked, feeling tears starting to well up in her eyes.
"My mom; she wants me to go and stay there and finish this school year because I have a cousin who's really sick. I really don't even know him very well…actually, he's a close family friend. But my mom said I had to. Don't worry, Cornelia, I'll come back in May", he smiled sadly.
"That's too long! I don't want you to go!" tears spilled down her cheeks. Five months without him was too much. She had grown acustom to Caleb being around. It won't be the same.
"I'm sorry, but I have to", Caleb looked at the ground again.
"Ok…I understand…I…I have to go finish my extra credit…I'll see you at the dorm", Cornelia smiled faintly before she ran off.
"Cornelia I'm so sorry…" Caleb whispered sadly as he watched her run off.
(I was gonna end it there, but seeing as how I haven't updated in a while, I'll continue it a little longer)
Cornelia ran back to her dorm room and fell on her bed, crying into her pillow. It wasn't fair, why did he have to go away now? She was finally understanding her feelings towards Caleb. Even though he was coming back, it was just too long. She realized that without Caleb, her life wouldn't be complete. She didn't realize how much she felt for him until she thought about a life without Caleb. She looked at the necklace and held it close to her heart as she began to cry louder in her pillow.
After what seemed like forever, Cornelia decided to take a shower and go to sleep, hoping it would clear her head. Once she was comfortable she went into her bed and went to sleep with the necklace around her neck and in her hand.
After a while, Caleb came through the door and saw the blonde sleeping peacefully in her bed. He tiptoed towards his closet, got his sleeping clothes and went into the bathroom to change quietly. Once he came out, he went next to Cornelia's bed. He smiled sadly as he saw that as a reflex, she held onto the necklace tighter while sleeping.
Caleb bent down and kissed her forehead lightly unconciously. Cornelia moved a bit and he saw her lips turn into a soft smile.
"What was that?" she whispered with her eyes still closed.
Caleb was caught off guard and was just staring at her face not knowing what to do. Cornelia slowly opened her eyes with a grin on her face.
"I…I was…uh…", Caleb studdered, he was at loss of words.
"Haha, it's ok. You don't have to answer, I love seeing you studder like that", Cornelia laughed as she sat up.
"Hey!" Caleb blushed, but she couldn't see because the room was dim.
"Hey Caleb…I just wanted to say that I understand why you're going and everything. I guess I was just being selfish…even though it's five months before I see you again, I should be grateful that you're coming at all. Just…don't forget that I'll be waiting for you, ok?" Cornelia smiled.
"That's a promise", Caleb smiled back.
With no warning Cornelia got on her knees and hugged his neck. Caleb blushed, but then reacted and wrapped his arms around her protectively. After a few minutes of just holding each other they each went back to their own beds.
"Good night, Cornelia", Caleb sighed as he closed his eyes.
"Good night, Caleb", Cornelia smiled sleepily as she put the covers over her body and soon drifted off to sleep.
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Don't be sad, there's still another chapter for you to read today…but you gotta wait a while for me to put the finishing touches, ok? No the story is not over, trust me. I got a long way to go. Don't kill me cause Caleb has to go. Trust me, it's gonna be worth it. Besides, if you kill me now, you'll never know what happens next. Mwahahahahaha. Ok well, send in reviews, no flames. Later taters!