Cryin Mood

Hey guys! All the reviews I'm getting are crazy! I can't believe you guys like this story so much. And does it really seem like I've written 26 chapters? It doesn't to me but here we are. Okay so I think nothing's happening today except my cousins birthday so you guys should get at least three chapters cause we're getting into stuff that no one's going to like and I want to get it over with as quick as possible.

In the last chapter Moose and Chase kinda ganged up on Andie when they found why she was upset and Andie bailed on them. So in this one Andie's going to tell Moose all about it and he's going to relay her message to Chase. Then Chase and Andie are going to have an argument.

A/N-This one is named after Ella Fitzgerald's "Cryin Mood" which is a really good song.

Disclaimer-Don't own Step Up 2, if I did I'd own Rob Hoffman.

Andie couldn't believe that Chase and Moose had just ganged up on her like that online. She knew they were worried about her but really it was none of their business what went on between her and Taylor. It was like they thought she couldn't handle herself. If things got really bad with Taylor, Andie would take care of it. But Taylor had only pointed out the obvious, Andie was fat. When she walked things jiggled that weren't supposed to and she didn't know how anyone could stand to see her dance. It must have been a sight to see. Moose was in for it, just wait until it was the two of them alone. She was going to light into him. Then he could relay her message to Chase and if he wanted to get talk about it face to face then they could meet under their tree. As Andie sat on the front porch waiting Moose, she had the feeling that today was not going to be a very good day.

Moose knew he was going to be in trouble. He knew by the look Andie gave him when she got in the car the morning after his dinner with Sophie. Her glare was scary and Moose knew the moment they were out of his parents' ear-shot then he was in for it. Not to mention his parents were a little pissed as well. Moose, Gareth, and Jared had talked to them all night long about letting them keep Regulus. Sophie had even put her opinion in a few times. Finally around midnight, long after Moose had taken Sophie home, his parents agreed they could keep the dog. So he sat in the back of the Mercedes with Andie who didn't say two words to him the entire way.

She even waited until his parents had turned the corner and were out of sight to say anything. Andie grabbed Moose's arm and pulled him into an empty classroom.

"What was you guys problem last night?"

Moose winced at the harshness of her voice.

"Andie we're just worried about you." He said quietly. "We want you to be like you were when we formed the crew. You're not happy anymore."

"What are you talking about?" Andie asked. "I'm exactly the same as I was when we formed the crew."

"No you're not!" Moose said. "You've changed, you hardly ever smile any more. We've got to force you to eat! And you're nearly always off in dance class!"

"I've just—been thinking a lot."

She turned away from Moose and crossed her arms over her chest. Her shirt rose just a bit over her belly button and Moose noticed that he could clearly see her hip bone. His already big eyes widened and he made his way over to her.

"Moose what are you doing?" Andie asked as he raised her shirt higher and ran a hand over her hip bone.

"When did this happen?" He asked.

"What?" Andie asked.

"This!" He poked her hip bone. "We use to not be able to see this!"

"Moose it's not that big of a deal." Andie said pushing him away. "It's not of your business so just let it go."

"No!" Moose yelled. "No I'm going to just let it go! Andie it's like you're starving yourself!"

"Don't be stupid Moose." Andie said quietly. "I'm not starving myself."

Moose couldn't ignore the waver in her voice and she must have noticed he heard it because she smiled at him.

"Moose, I would never starve myself." Andie said. "You know me."

"But Andie." He pointed to her hip bone. "What's going on then?"

"Dancing makes people skinny Moose." Andie said. "I've only lost like two pounds, don't worry I plan on getting them back."

She smiled at him once more before hugging him tightly. Her mind however was racing. She just lied to Moose and it nearly broke her heart. She'd was starving herself and she hadn't lost only two pounds. More like fifteen but he didn't need to know that. She thought Moose might have been scared because of the way he clung to her. Andie rubbed his back gently and rocked with him slightly.

"Please don't worry about me." She whispered kissing the top of his hat. "I'm okay, really."

Moose watched her leave the class room. His mind was going crazy. Now that he really took it into consideration, Andie was getting skinner and skinner. He could tell when he hugged her. And he just saw her hip bone,

"I don't get it though." Moose muttered under his breath. "I watch her eat at lunch, how is she doing it?"

Moose ran his hands over his hat, making it fall to the floor. Ignoring it, he darted over to one of the many computers in the room. Sitting down in the chair he logged onto Yahoo IM and looked for Chase.

TightestNerdEva-Chase! Man we got a problem!

D'sBoy-What's up Moose? What's wrong?

TightestNerdEva-It's Andie, man she's really pissed at us for ganging up on her last night.

D'sBoy-Well what does she expect? We can't help it if we're worried about her.

TightestNerdEva-Chase I'm finished. Dude Andie's getting pretty skinny, I could see her hip bone.

D'sBoy-No way…she can't I mean we watch her eat. We make sure she eats.

TightestNerdEva-Maybe she doesn't eat when she gets home. Maybe she only eats lunch.

D'sBoy-Did you ask her about it?

TightestNerdEva-Yea and she said not to worry about it. She said it was none of my business.

D'sBoy-You should have told it was your business! Man I need to get back there.

TightestNerdEva-Yes you do because everything is falling to pieces here.

D'sBoy-Tell Andie to meet me by our tree after school

TightestNerdEva-Will do.

D'sBoy-I gotta go, mom and dad are coming.

D'sBoy has logged off

TightestNerdEva has logged off

Sighing Moose stood and scooped his hat off the floor. Replacing it back on his mop of hair he slung his backpack over his shoulder and headed to class. He really needed to find Missy, she'd be able to get Andie to talk.

"Moose, what's wrong?" Sophie asked the moment she saw him.

She was sitting waiting for him at the crew table along. Moose sat next to her and put his head in his hands

"Nothing," He replied softly. "Just talking to Andie."

"You're really worried about her aren't you?" Sophie asked as Moose pulled her into his arms.

"Yea, I mean she was my first friend here and now it's like she's fading away from us." Moose replied quietly.

Sophie looked at Moose. His head was lying on her shoulder and his brown eyes were sad. He looked like a lost puppy and Sophie's heart went out to him.

"Moose, I'll be back."

He untangled his arms from around her and Sophie stood.

"Where are you going?" He asked.

"I'll be back don't worry,"

Sophie headed inside the school. If she knew Taylor like she thought she did then she knew what she'd done to Andie and how Andie was handling it. Sophie turned the corner and came to the bathroom that Andie had disappeared into a week ago.

Pressing her ear to the door Sophie closed her eyes to listen. She knew Andie was in there. It was were she use to come after Taylor had said or done something to her. Sophie pushed the door open as quietly as she could. Poking her head inside, Sophie barely had time to catch the gaps that was threatening to escape.

Andie was sitting on her knees in front of a toilet. Sophie heard the distinct sound of someone vomiting. As she watched Chase's girlfriend purge Sophie could only think back to when she was like that. But Sophie had stopped, her mother had threatened to kill her if she didn't. Andie was bulimic, Sophie couldn't believe the girl that was strong in front of everyone and could clearly handle herself was sitting her right now and emptying her stomach of everything that she'd eaten that morning. Sophie thought about saying something, making her presents know but then Andie might flip on her. And Sophie really didn't want that. So as quietly as she came, Sophie backed out of the bathroom. She couldn't even decide if she should tell Moose or not. She could still remember how she thought it was no one business but her own what's she did to keep herself from gaining weight. Andie had to be thinking the same thing.

"Sophie are you okay?" Moose asked when she returned.

"Y-yea Moose I'm okay." Sophie stuttered.

She let Moose pull her back into his arms.

"We missed first period." Moose stated as the bell rang.

"We should probably go to second though." Sophie said quietly.

"Come on I'll walk you to class." Moose said pulling her to her feet.

Sophie looked for Andie on the way to her second period but the girl was no where to be found. Moose seemed to be looking for her as well and when they reached Sophie's class he looked slightly disappointed.

"Don't worry you'll find you." Sophie said. "Don't you two have dance class together?"

"Yea. But she's in in-school suspension at the moment" Moose replied, he then looked over Sophie's face. "Are you sure you're okay?"

"I'm fine seriously." Sophie pulled him into a kiss before smiling at him and heading into her class.

Moose turned and went back the way he came. Maybe Andie was in Blake's office. He had to tell her that Chase wanted her to meet him.

"Hey Director Collins, have you seen Andie?" Moose asked sticking his head in the door.

"Yea Moose, she in the office."

Moose crossed Blake's office and stuck his head in what he labeled as Andie's office. She was sitting Indian style in the chair behind the desk with her head lying on the desk itself.

"Andie?" Moose asked softly.

"Yea?" She didn't bother to lift her head.

"Chase wants you to meet him at your tree after school." Moose said.

"Gotta cha." Andie replied.

Moose stared at her for a few more moments before turning and leaving Blake's office. After all he had to get to class.

"What was that all about?" Blake asked Andie as he took a seat across from her.

"Chase wants me to meet him." Andie lifted her head to look at him. "Weren't you listening?"

Blake laughed.

"What happened between you two?" He asked. "Why does he want you to meet him?"

Andie looked Blake over before she told him what had happened on the internet the night before. And Blake listened, he didn't interrupt her and he waited a few moments after she'd finished to say anything.

"Andie, you can't blame them for being worried." He said slowly. "You're the best thing that's happen to the both of them in a while. They'd never recover if they lost you."

"That's just it." Andie replied. "They aren't going to lose me. I'm not going anywhere any time soon."

"You know what I mean." Blake said. "It's like you're fading away Andie, I've got to agree with Moose when he says that you hardly ever smile anymore and when I first met you, you were full of smiles."

Andie shrugged.

"Got bored of smiling I guess." Andie laid her head back down. "Now if you'll excuse me I've got to crawl inside myself and ponder as to why Chase wants me to meet him after school."

Blake sighed and stood.

"As long as you don't fall asleep." He muttered, and he ignored her when Andie flipped him off.

He was going to do it. Andie just knew Chase was going to break up with her. He had found someone else who was prettier, smarter and skinner. Chase wanted to meet her after school at their willow to tell her that he'd found someone else and that they couldn't see each other anymore. And that tree that use to be theirs would soon become some other girls and his. Andie buried her face in the crook of her arm as she felt tears slip down her cheeks. If Blake caught her crying he'd call Chase and the break up would just be sooner.

Moose sat behind Missy in Geography. He had so much to tell her that he didn't think he could right it all down on paper. So he leaned forward in his seat and placed his chin on her shoulder.

"Hey Moose what's up?" Missy asked smiling at him.

"Missy you gotta listen to me." Moose whispered, his eyes on Ms. Jones. "It's about Andie."

As he talked, he watched as Missy's hand curled around her pencil. She didn't interrupt him and they both kept their eyes on Ms. Jones. Moose wasn't sure what Missy was going to do but somehow telling her made him feel a lot better. He felt like Missy could fix Andie if the rest of them couldn't. He also told her about Chase wanting Andie too meet him after school at their tree.

"We're going." Missy said instantly.

"What? Missy no that's their time." Moose said.

"They already had their time and Andie came back even more upset." Missy said. "I'm going. You don't have to but I am."

"Fine, I'm coming too." Moose muttered.

When Chase logged off of the computer he sat staring at the blank screen for a moment. Taylor was doing more damage to Andie then he had realized. Somehow Andie managed to be losing weight while still eating. They knew she ate because they made her and Chase had no doubt that Sarah made Andie eat. So how exactly was she doing it?

"Chase?" Alex asked. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, hey Alex." Chase swirled his chair to look at his younger brother. "What time do mom and dad usually get home from work?"

"About twenty minutes before school gets out regularly but their times always change." Alex looked at him. "Why do you ask?"

"Cause I need to meet with Andie again."

Alex came and stood in front of him.

"You're going to break up with her aren't you?" He asked.

"What no?" Chase said.

"Yes you are," Alex insisted. "You've got that same look in your eye you had when you broke up with Katie and Sophie."

"Alex, I'm not going to break up with Andie." Chase said.

"Okay." Alex sounded unconvinced. "But I'd just like to say that I really like Andie and I think you should stay together."

"Dude, didn't I just say I'm not going to break up with her?" Chase asked.

Alex shot him a look and left his room.

As Chase flopped onto his bed he sighed. It was really bad to lie to his brother like that.

Blake had offered to give her a rid to the park but Andie opted to walk. The longer she held off meeting Chase the better. The more time she had to call herself his girlfriend before he told her that she was no longer that. The more time she had to think about all the fun times they had together. It was then that something hit Andie, what were they going to do about the crew? How could they run a crew if they were broken up? Sure they could do it but wouldn't it be awkward?

Chase was waiting for Andie when she got to the park. He was sitting on the bench under their willow tree. His eyes staring into space. Andie smiled slightly, he was the cutest thing she'd ever seen.

"Chase?"

He jumped and looked up at her.

"Andie." He took her hands in his and pulled her over to the bench.

If they would have been paying attention they would have seen Moose's foot slip and be in full view for a few moments before he yanked it back up into the branches of the tree.

"What did you want to talk about?" Andie asked quietly.

Now that they were here she just wanted to get this over with.

"I talked to Moose today." Chase said slowly, his plan was forming in his head. He had to get Andie to argue with him. "And he said that you were pretty mad at us for ganging up on you last night."

"Hell yea I was." Andie said. "You guys ganged up on me and instantly began to talk about Taylor and me. What goes on between me and Taylor is none of you guys business!"

"It is when she's hurting you!" Chase said. "It's my business to keep you happy!"

"You guys treat me like I'm freaking two!" Andie yelled. "It's like you guys think I need to be taken care of! I had someone for that and she left me so now I don't need anyone!"

"Andie we wouldn't have to look out for you if you'd just eat like a normal person!" Chase was still choosing his words carefully. He had to make her angry.

"I eat like a normal person!" Andie yelled. "And who the hell are you to tell me how I'm supposed to eat!"

"Andie I'm trying to look out for you and ignore all the things I'm hearing about you!"

Andie shot to her feet.

"What have heard about me?" Her voice was deadly and Chase considered for a moment not to go through with this.

"I've seen this picture." Chase said. "A picture of you dancing pretty close with some guy who's got his hands all over you."

"We were just dancing!" Andie yelled. "What's wrong with dancing with someone?"

"You were dancing pretty close." Chase said.

"So what?" Andie yelled. "You think I slept with him don't you?"

"I'm not sure." Chase replied. "How can I be sure you didn't lie to me about being a virgin?"

"You bastard!" Andie yelled, she felt tears spring into her eyes. "How can I be so sure you haven't slept with Taylor and all her little friends? How can I be so sure you weren't sleeping with her since we've been together?"

Chase shot to his feet.

"Andie you know I wouldn't touch Taylor!" He yelled.

"And you know I would never lie to you but that didn't stop you from doubting me did it?" Andie yelled back.

"Do you even know what picture I'm talking about?" Chase asked.

"Yes, you're talking about the picture of me dancing with my friend Jason." Andie snapped, the tears streamed down her cheeks and she didn't bother to wipe them away. "And that's all we were friends!"

"You and I were only friends too." Chase countered, he had to avoid looking her in the eyes. He was afraid that if he did he'd break down and apologize until she forgave him for making her cry and for starting this stupid fight. "How do I know what happened between you and me didn't happen between you and this Jason guy?"

"Because I told you that I have never slept with anyone and I thought that you loved me enough to believe me!" Andie yelled. "But I was wrong wasn't I?"

Chase opened his mouth but Andie cut him off.

"You don't love me, you never have and I was so stupid for falling for you." She ran her hands over her face. "So what exactly was I to you Chase?"

Chase opened his mouth and closed it.

"Look Andie," He pushed back the tears that were threatening to form. "I think it's best if we don't see each other anymore."

Andie stared at him for a moment. Chase avoided her eyes and he looked at the ground, but he couldn't pretend he didn't hear the whimper that escaped her lips.

"S-so I was right." She whispered. "I'm nothing to you."

"No Andie!"

But it was too late. Andie had spun on her heels and was running down the path. If she had of turned around she would have seen Chase sink to the ground and she would have seen the tears that tracked down his cheeks.

Whew! Okay now I know you guys are going to be pissed at me but it had to happen! I'm sorry but it did. I hope you guys liked it.

A/N-I can't believe Chase just made the argument happen, dang!

Reviews keep my fingers typing chapters!

Danyi