Disclaimer: Yes, I own them, I am a multi-millionaire. I also own the rights to Elvis' name, so... I am NOT writing this fanfic because I'm too rich. Kidding, I swear.
Author notes: Let's see, Im not sure where this is going. Let's see. All is as it was in season 3, this is the end of their senior year. Let's boogie, shall we? Credit for the Song "Butterfly" goes to Seven Day Jesus, very awesome band. I'm not sure why I'm naming this after that song, but that song just gets me writing, so, thank you to SDJ! Maybe you'll luck out and I'll stick the lyrics in this thing at some point... Who knows? Thanks Daisy, You know what you are talking about! Thanks Roxy, you Rock(si?) Viva La Feedback.
"Pacey, I can't do this anymore. Every time I get near you, I just want to kiss you. Don't you remember, we went through this at the end of last year, we don't work as a couple." said a relenting Joey Potter as her best friend Pacey Witter had his arms around her waist, holding her close.
"We are better as friends, you know that, I know that, why can't we know that?" she asked confused. Pacey looked up from where he was kissing her neck. "Come on Jo, you know this feels right..."
"Yeah, and it'll feel right for a couple months, then we'll start fighting, I am not going to lose another friend because of our relationship..." It was true, after Pacey and Joey came back from their trip they found that Dawson was gone. His house, for sale. No forwarding address left for her, nothing. It had killed her, but she eventually moved on. Now her and Pacey were the best of friends and lately... More than that.
"I know, but I can't help myself, you kill a man's will power, you really do." Pacey said in defense.
"Promise me... Promise me that for this whole summer we won't let whatever this is get in the way of having fun our last summer in Capeside..." This was also true. High school was over and now they were all going to college. The whole Capeside gang was going to be near each other still, just in another town. The whole gang, minus Dawson that is... Jen, Jack, Andie, Pacey, and Joey were all going to Brown University.
They had all applied to several colleges. The one they all had in common was Brown. Pacey had even applied. While away with Joey the previous summer, he realized that he had to try. He had to get out of Capeside, now that he'd seen what was out there. He and Joey had seen several sites that summer. Once the acceptance letters came to them all, they had some tough desicions to make. Joey and Pacey were the first to decide. They both wanted to go to Brown, not because the other wanted to go, but it was a good school, or so they told everyone else. Eventually everyone had decided on Brown, now it was set in stone.
"How am I supposed to make a a promise I know I have no power over keeping?" He asked as he kissed her again sweetly.
"Well, just try, I've got, at least, another 4 years to put up with you, don't piss me off now." She said with a triumphant smile on her face before turning and walking in the opposite direction.
"You're killing me Potter!" Pacey shouted at her playfully. He smiled to himself and began walking in the opposite direction, towards Doug's apartment.
Joey was walking down the streets trying to figure out what she was going to do about Pacey when she stumbled upon Jen Lindley's house, accross the street from the vacant former home of the Leery's. After returning from her trip with Pacey, she and Jen had become great friends and often confided in each other. Jen knew all about Joey's resurfacing feelings for Pacey and his for her, she was all for it.
"Jen, it happened... Again. How come it seems that when school's out it's like a one way ticket to Pacey?" Joey asked.
To which Jen so thoughtfully answered, "You keep asking me why, when the only one with the answer is you, Jo. Is he comfortable, is he the one, is he a spacefiller, are you in love? Ask yourself these questions, answer them, then I'll give you advice.."
Joey frowned. "You aren't helping..." she said as she sat beside Jen. "He is definately not a space filler, he's very comfortable, but that's not it..." Jen had tuned Joey out, as she was staring at the empty house that they had all known so well.
"It's still weird you know," Jen began, "I mean, that house used to be like a second home to us all, now it's like empty, no inhabitance or anything for a year." Joey smiled, remembering...
"You remember Dawson's sixteenth birthday? He came home drunk as a skunk. Andie too, Pacey tried to control them, but they got the booze past him..." Her smile always became brighter when she talked about Pacey, Jen noted. Why can't the girl just give in? Jen pondered.
"Joey, you can't keep doing this to yourself for four more years, you are going to college together. That's a long while for you to keep telling yourself it won't work with Pacey..." "Jen," Joey started, "I know it won't work with Pacey... I'm going to give it the summer. One summer without Pacey... I mean, with Pacey, but not together... Once the summer's over, I'll go from there, college is a chance to start over, so from there it's a whatever situation... Sounds like a plan, huh?" Joey asked uncertain.
"If you can go the whole three months..." Jen answered skeptically.
To Be Continued.
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