A/N: Thanks for the kind words everyone. It helps. Anyway chapter 6 is
here, hope ya like it. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that ABC will
changed their minds. (Highly doubtful, they don't know crap from crap.)
::sighs:: There's always fanfic, right?
- Friday after school -
"Come on Loki. Time to eat." Virgo poured dog food into Loki's bowl and he ran to her gratefully. "Good, huh?"
She grabbed a banana and sat at her kitchen table. Just then the door swung open and Fiona, Virgo's mom, walked in. She set her things down on the table Virgo was sitting at and took a seat as well. She was exhausted, but even when she was feeling like a complete zombie she never looked like it. She was just one of those people. All smiles.
"Mom? It's not even 4 o'clock yet. And you're home."
"I just needed to take off work a little early today. Everyone is so negative there. I don't think they're even using those aroma therapy candles I got them."
"Didn't want to absorb any negative vibes? Understandable." Virgo got up and poured her mom a glass of water.
"Thanks hon." She took a sip. "Oh hey aren't you going over to Grace's today? She's a sweet girl." Fiona was happy to see her daughter come into a new town and find a friend she could trust.
"Yup. Wild slumber-party-like antics to be had." Virgo smiled. "I was thinking of going over soon. I need to finish this Chem. homework and Grace is the only one who seems to understand it. She offered her assistance and I of course accepted."
"Do you need a ride, Go?"
"Nah, thanks. I was just gonna skate over." Virgo pulled her short-board out of the hall closet. She put her backpack on and kissed her mother on the cheek. "Get some rest mom. It's not a crime for you to relax sometimes, you know."
Fiona laughed. "I know. Have a good time. Be good." She called to Virgo who was at the front door.
"Aren't I always?" Virgo closed the door and got on her board.
. . .
Eli was sitting on the couch watching a movie. Nobody else was home. Well, except for Grace. He had seen her come home earlier. Of course he had chosen to hide in his room/garage for a year or two before going into the house, so as not to have any encounters with her. He felt like such an ass after last night. His solution: avoidance.
Finally his hunger forced him into the kitchen. The coast was clear. "Hello?" He said, barley audible.
'She's probably in her room. Good.'
So he made himself a sandwich and decided it was safe to go watch something in the living room. Which brings us back to the now.
The doorbell rang. "Door!" This time he said it loudly 'cause quite frankly he didn't feel like moving. It rang again. "Door!"
Still there was no answer, not even a sound from Grace. "Fine." He sighed, reluctantly getting up to answer the door.
The bell rang a third time and Eli swung open the door. "What?" He said annoyed. "Oh um…sorry Virgo." He left the door open and went back to the couch.
She stood there for a minute before rolling her eyes and coming in. Door closed behind her, she followed Eli into the living room.
"Fat guy in a little coat. Fat guy in a little coat!" Chris Farley danced around on the television.
"Oh I'm sorry. I almost made you miss the best part." Virgo said partly sarcastic and partly serious. Tommy Boy was a classic. She sat in a chair near the sofa.
Eli grinned. "Yeah. Don't worry about it. You had no idea. It's not your fault."
"Right. Then I'm forgiven?"
"I'll have to consider it for a while." They both laughed a little. "So what are you doing here, Virgo?"
"Grace asked me to come over. Lily wants to interrogate me." She smiled.
"Man, I know what that's like. Staying for the night then?"
Virgo nodded. "Where is Grace anyway?"
"I'm not really sure actually. Some where around here."
Virgo looked at him confused. "Ok?"
"I guess I'll go find her. For you."
"That would be great." She leaned back into the chair and started focusing on the movie. She smiled a sugary smile at him. "You're a pal."
"I know." He said quietly walking up the stairs.
. . .
"Grace?" Eli, once again, found himself in Grace's room, but there was no Grace. "Gra…Whoa!" Eli turned around as Grace appeared in the room. She had come out of the bathroom, and quickly ran back in it.
"Eli! What are you doing?" She screamed through the door. 'Man, I thought I locked that door.'
"Well, Virgo's downstairs and we didn't know where you were so I uh came to look for you. And here you are, in a towel." He grinned and heard a Grace scoff.
"I know you've got a smirk on your face Eli Sammler."
"I meant bathroom! Bathroom. And I do not."
"Whatever. Alright you found me so could you leave now?"
Eli left as she asked. Still smirking.
. . .
"Grace you are a saint, I swear." Virgo shut her Chem. Book thankfully.
After that horribly embarrassing, not to mention annoying, incident Virgo had gone up to Grace's room to finish the homework.
"Can I wash this stuff out now?" Grace had foil all over her head. 'Trust me, she said. It'll be so rad, she said. I just hope it doesn't come out looking retarded.'
Grace had let Virgo do well, something, to her hair. That something included foil and red goo. Virgo looked at the clock and nodded. "I'll help you."
"How is it?" Grace had her head in the tub while Virgo rinsed out the dye.
"Oh my God it's falling out!"
Grace shot up. "You're kidding!"
"Yeah. Relax I'm almost done."
. . .
"Come on. I want to see it."
"Just a second." Grace was finished drying her hair and stepped out.
"Foxy!" Virgo laughed. She was right though Grace looked awesome.
"Really?" Grace was a little unsure. "I look like I just stepped out of 'My So-Called Life.'"
"But in a good way. Angela."
"Oooh, what's my mom going to say."
"She'll love it. Eventually." They both laughed knowing Lily would probably have a panic attack.
"Girls dinner!" Lily called from the bottom of the stairs.
"Here goes nothing." Grace opened the door.
"Oh it's gonna be something." Virgo grinned and dragged Grace down the stairs.
- Friday after school -
"Come on Loki. Time to eat." Virgo poured dog food into Loki's bowl and he ran to her gratefully. "Good, huh?"
She grabbed a banana and sat at her kitchen table. Just then the door swung open and Fiona, Virgo's mom, walked in. She set her things down on the table Virgo was sitting at and took a seat as well. She was exhausted, but even when she was feeling like a complete zombie she never looked like it. She was just one of those people. All smiles.
"Mom? It's not even 4 o'clock yet. And you're home."
"I just needed to take off work a little early today. Everyone is so negative there. I don't think they're even using those aroma therapy candles I got them."
"Didn't want to absorb any negative vibes? Understandable." Virgo got up and poured her mom a glass of water.
"Thanks hon." She took a sip. "Oh hey aren't you going over to Grace's today? She's a sweet girl." Fiona was happy to see her daughter come into a new town and find a friend she could trust.
"Yup. Wild slumber-party-like antics to be had." Virgo smiled. "I was thinking of going over soon. I need to finish this Chem. homework and Grace is the only one who seems to understand it. She offered her assistance and I of course accepted."
"Do you need a ride, Go?"
"Nah, thanks. I was just gonna skate over." Virgo pulled her short-board out of the hall closet. She put her backpack on and kissed her mother on the cheek. "Get some rest mom. It's not a crime for you to relax sometimes, you know."
Fiona laughed. "I know. Have a good time. Be good." She called to Virgo who was at the front door.
"Aren't I always?" Virgo closed the door and got on her board.
. . .
Eli was sitting on the couch watching a movie. Nobody else was home. Well, except for Grace. He had seen her come home earlier. Of course he had chosen to hide in his room/garage for a year or two before going into the house, so as not to have any encounters with her. He felt like such an ass after last night. His solution: avoidance.
Finally his hunger forced him into the kitchen. The coast was clear. "Hello?" He said, barley audible.
'She's probably in her room. Good.'
So he made himself a sandwich and decided it was safe to go watch something in the living room. Which brings us back to the now.
The doorbell rang. "Door!" This time he said it loudly 'cause quite frankly he didn't feel like moving. It rang again. "Door!"
Still there was no answer, not even a sound from Grace. "Fine." He sighed, reluctantly getting up to answer the door.
The bell rang a third time and Eli swung open the door. "What?" He said annoyed. "Oh um…sorry Virgo." He left the door open and went back to the couch.
She stood there for a minute before rolling her eyes and coming in. Door closed behind her, she followed Eli into the living room.
"Fat guy in a little coat. Fat guy in a little coat!" Chris Farley danced around on the television.
"Oh I'm sorry. I almost made you miss the best part." Virgo said partly sarcastic and partly serious. Tommy Boy was a classic. She sat in a chair near the sofa.
Eli grinned. "Yeah. Don't worry about it. You had no idea. It's not your fault."
"Right. Then I'm forgiven?"
"I'll have to consider it for a while." They both laughed a little. "So what are you doing here, Virgo?"
"Grace asked me to come over. Lily wants to interrogate me." She smiled.
"Man, I know what that's like. Staying for the night then?"
Virgo nodded. "Where is Grace anyway?"
"I'm not really sure actually. Some where around here."
Virgo looked at him confused. "Ok?"
"I guess I'll go find her. For you."
"That would be great." She leaned back into the chair and started focusing on the movie. She smiled a sugary smile at him. "You're a pal."
"I know." He said quietly walking up the stairs.
. . .
"Grace?" Eli, once again, found himself in Grace's room, but there was no Grace. "Gra…Whoa!" Eli turned around as Grace appeared in the room. She had come out of the bathroom, and quickly ran back in it.
"Eli! What are you doing?" She screamed through the door. 'Man, I thought I locked that door.'
"Well, Virgo's downstairs and we didn't know where you were so I uh came to look for you. And here you are, in a towel." He grinned and heard a Grace scoff.
"I know you've got a smirk on your face Eli Sammler."
"I meant bathroom! Bathroom. And I do not."
"Whatever. Alright you found me so could you leave now?"
Eli left as she asked. Still smirking.
. . .
"Grace you are a saint, I swear." Virgo shut her Chem. Book thankfully.
After that horribly embarrassing, not to mention annoying, incident Virgo had gone up to Grace's room to finish the homework.
"Can I wash this stuff out now?" Grace had foil all over her head. 'Trust me, she said. It'll be so rad, she said. I just hope it doesn't come out looking retarded.'
Grace had let Virgo do well, something, to her hair. That something included foil and red goo. Virgo looked at the clock and nodded. "I'll help you."
"How is it?" Grace had her head in the tub while Virgo rinsed out the dye.
"Oh my God it's falling out!"
Grace shot up. "You're kidding!"
"Yeah. Relax I'm almost done."
. . .
"Come on. I want to see it."
"Just a second." Grace was finished drying her hair and stepped out.
"Foxy!" Virgo laughed. She was right though Grace looked awesome.
"Really?" Grace was a little unsure. "I look like I just stepped out of 'My So-Called Life.'"
"But in a good way. Angela."
"Oooh, what's my mom going to say."
"She'll love it. Eventually." They both laughed knowing Lily would probably have a panic attack.
"Girls dinner!" Lily called from the bottom of the stairs.
"Here goes nothing." Grace opened the door.
"Oh it's gonna be something." Virgo grinned and dragged Grace down the stairs.