Summary: Sorry the first summary got cut off a little. When the characters
are thinking to themselves the thoughts will be in these ' ___'. The title
of the fic will come into play later in the story. It's a song by Rufio,
good band, good song. Um…thanks for the reviews. Hope you guys like this
stuff.
They pulled up to the curb in front of Virgo's house. It wasn't as large as the Sammlers' home, but after all it was just Virgo and her mom. Oh and Loki their German Sheppard.
"I'll be just a sec." Grace said getting out of the car.
"Sure I'll just wait here." Eli got out and leaned against the passenger door.
"Keep the meter running." Grace joked as she walked up the stone path to the front door.
There was a booming sound coming from the house. Grace glanced back at Eli to see if he noticed the sounds as well. He didn't notice her stare while he was nodding his head to the beat. Grace just smiled and rang the doorbell.
A minute or so later Virgo answered. "Sorry if it took me a while. When my mom leaves for work I can play it as loud as I want."
"No problem." With the door open Grace could hear the song more clearly. It was some random punk song. It wasn't really her style, but hanging out with Virgo had broadened her interests. For example, Grace now knew the words to every Ramone song ever written.
"Um, my stepbrother's going give us a ride." She hated that word. Stepbrother. "Is that ok?"
"Yeah walking is way overrated if you ask me."
"Right." Grace laughed.
"I'll be right back. Loki decided he wanted to play this morning so I'm sporting the latest in dog hair fashion." Virgo went to her room and came back in a black loose baby T with "The Donnas" in pink letters on the front, flared blue jeans with a few patches, and her black high top Chuck Taylor shoes. She grabbed her bag off the coffee table and met Grace on the porch. Closing the door they both headed to the car.
"Nice hair." Grace commented.
"Thanks. I did it last night." Virgo's hair was kind of choppy looking just at her shoulders with bangs. It was usually brown, but today it was deep purple. "We'll have to do yours sometime." Virgo smiled and gave Grace a small shove with her shoulder.
"Yeah like my mom wouldn't freak too much!" Grace said laughing.
"So I thought you said your stepbrother was giving us a ride." Virgo said puzzled. "All I see is Mr. June from my Hunk-O-The Month calendar."
"Ha!" Grace burst out loudly causing Eli to look up from his perch on the hood of the car.
Virgo noticed the nervous laugh that Grace suddenly couldn't stop doing and the redness in her cheeks.
"It's ok to think he's hot Grace. I mean you two aren't actually related, right?"
"Well, no." She hesitated for a minute. Virgo. No. He's my, my stepbrother."
"Stepbrother, shmepbrother!" Virgo swatted the air.
Grace was silent.
"Don't worry he's all yours. Besides my heart belongs to Jason Lee."
"What? Chasing Amy and Almost Famous, Jason Lee? Isn't he married?"
"It could happen." Virgo's obsession with the guy was a bit scary. He was all over her stuff.
"What could happen?" Eli asked still looking at Grace slightly confused by her earlier outburst.
"Nothing." Virgo and Grace said at the same time. They gave each other a look and then turned towards Eli.
"So…" Eli put his hands in his pockets.
"So Eli, this is my friend Virgo." He gave her a nod.
"Virgo this is my uh- Eli." 'My Eli?! Ugh what is wrong with me?' Grace quickly got into the car leaving Virgo and Eli on the sidewalk. In a moment of awkwardness Virgo gave Eli a peace sign with her hand and joined Grace in the car.
"O-k." Eli breathed as he rounded the front of the car to get to the driver's side.
They pulled up to the curb in front of Virgo's house. It wasn't as large as the Sammlers' home, but after all it was just Virgo and her mom. Oh and Loki their German Sheppard.
"I'll be just a sec." Grace said getting out of the car.
"Sure I'll just wait here." Eli got out and leaned against the passenger door.
"Keep the meter running." Grace joked as she walked up the stone path to the front door.
There was a booming sound coming from the house. Grace glanced back at Eli to see if he noticed the sounds as well. He didn't notice her stare while he was nodding his head to the beat. Grace just smiled and rang the doorbell.
A minute or so later Virgo answered. "Sorry if it took me a while. When my mom leaves for work I can play it as loud as I want."
"No problem." With the door open Grace could hear the song more clearly. It was some random punk song. It wasn't really her style, but hanging out with Virgo had broadened her interests. For example, Grace now knew the words to every Ramone song ever written.
"Um, my stepbrother's going give us a ride." She hated that word. Stepbrother. "Is that ok?"
"Yeah walking is way overrated if you ask me."
"Right." Grace laughed.
"I'll be right back. Loki decided he wanted to play this morning so I'm sporting the latest in dog hair fashion." Virgo went to her room and came back in a black loose baby T with "The Donnas" in pink letters on the front, flared blue jeans with a few patches, and her black high top Chuck Taylor shoes. She grabbed her bag off the coffee table and met Grace on the porch. Closing the door they both headed to the car.
"Nice hair." Grace commented.
"Thanks. I did it last night." Virgo's hair was kind of choppy looking just at her shoulders with bangs. It was usually brown, but today it was deep purple. "We'll have to do yours sometime." Virgo smiled and gave Grace a small shove with her shoulder.
"Yeah like my mom wouldn't freak too much!" Grace said laughing.
"So I thought you said your stepbrother was giving us a ride." Virgo said puzzled. "All I see is Mr. June from my Hunk-O-The Month calendar."
"Ha!" Grace burst out loudly causing Eli to look up from his perch on the hood of the car.
Virgo noticed the nervous laugh that Grace suddenly couldn't stop doing and the redness in her cheeks.
"It's ok to think he's hot Grace. I mean you two aren't actually related, right?"
"Well, no." She hesitated for a minute. Virgo. No. He's my, my stepbrother."
"Stepbrother, shmepbrother!" Virgo swatted the air.
Grace was silent.
"Don't worry he's all yours. Besides my heart belongs to Jason Lee."
"What? Chasing Amy and Almost Famous, Jason Lee? Isn't he married?"
"It could happen." Virgo's obsession with the guy was a bit scary. He was all over her stuff.
"What could happen?" Eli asked still looking at Grace slightly confused by her earlier outburst.
"Nothing." Virgo and Grace said at the same time. They gave each other a look and then turned towards Eli.
"So…" Eli put his hands in his pockets.
"So Eli, this is my friend Virgo." He gave her a nod.
"Virgo this is my uh- Eli." 'My Eli?! Ugh what is wrong with me?' Grace quickly got into the car leaving Virgo and Eli on the sidewalk. In a moment of awkwardness Virgo gave Eli a peace sign with her hand and joined Grace in the car.
"O-k." Eli breathed as he rounded the front of the car to get to the driver's side.