Love just leaves you bruised
And I got the scars to prove it
Abe arrived home and went straight up to his room. He lied on his bed starring at the ceiling his thoughts of the last few minutes a fuzz. He thought about everything Joan had said to him. Face it Abe...she never puts your first. It's always something before you...that wasn't true. Or was it? Gee Abe...already have plans...but you can join me if you want! ...It was. Abe felt like such a fool for not noticing it.
But of course he didn't notice it, Cleo was too beautiful to notice anything else. Get a hold of yourself Abe he told himself. What would my clone-father have done? Well, first of all he probably would have never gotten involved with Cleo. That was my first mistake...but it was a pretty good mistake. He grinned then went back to his thoughts. So what should I do? End it with Cleo that seems to be the right thing. for now...
Abe yawned and rolled over to his side. Tomorrow though, I'm too sleepy right now...
*****
Joan sat in am empty booth at The Grassy Knoll sipping a vanilla smoothie. If I see Cleo she better watch out, who does she think she is hurting Abe's feelings like that. .. Right, Cleopatra God's gift to clones. Joan sighed then noticed who was sitting in the booth diagonal from her. It was Cleo who seemed to be taking to someone. Joan stood up and went over ready to give Cleo a piece of her mind. "Cleo..."
Cleo looked up. "Oh Joan! I'd like you to meet my brother Ptolemy XII. He's visiting for a few days.
"Yeah that's nice..." Joan looked to Ptolemy and saw it was the same guy Cleo had kissed at the Lunar café. "Wait a minute! He's your brother? What about that kiss at the café?!"
Cleo sighed. "I was greeting him, he had just arrived. By the way, have you seen Abe? I want to explain to him what happened last night. Whenever I try calling his parents say he's asleep."
"Gotta go, nice meeting you Ptolemy" Joan said. She went back to her table and left money for the smoothie then left. If I hurry I can get to Abe's house and tell him I love him before Cleo can say anything to him.
*****
Abe felt a bit groggy. His parents had woken him up five minutes ago saying Cleo wanted him to meet her at The Grassy Knoll. Better get it over with. Everything around him seemed to be bright and cheerful which was the complete opposite of how he felt.
"Abe!" He looked around. He could have sworn he heard Joan... "ABE!" Yes, it was Joan. She was jogging to him from the other end of the side walk. She finally caught up to him and was completely out of breath. "Abe ...I have to...hold on." She waited until she got her breath back before continuing. "I have to tell you something."
"Can it wait Joan, I'm going to go see Cleo at The Grassy Knoll. I'm going to...break it off." Abe looked down to the ground.
"But you can't get back together with-...wait did you say break it off?"
Abe sniffed even though there were on signs of tears. "Yeah, maybe it's for the best. I just don't know. You were right about everything you said though Joan, Cleo never cared about me." Abe grabbed Joan by the shoulders and looked into her eyes. "Joan, what ever you do, don't fall in love! It just hurts so much!"
Joan looked at Abe's eyes and noticed how groggy they looked. Poor guy must've lost a lot of sleep last night.
"Now if you'll excuse me Joan..."
I can't let this happen. Abe is so miserable...I want what's best for my friend even if it means he wont be anything more. "Wait Abe...Cleo wasn't cheating on you last night,"
Abe turned around to Joan. "What? What do you mean? I saw her kissing that guy with my own two eyes,"
"No, it was her brother. She was greeting him because he had just arrived. I saw Cleo at The Grassy Knoll just a few minutes ago and she told me everything." What are you doing? You're ruining your chances with Abe, and for what? So you can stay alone...and so your friend will be happy...Joan looked to the ground.
"Oh Joan!" Abe said grabbing her and giving her a big hug.
Joan blushed. "Oh it was nothing..."
Abe let go and began running to The Grassy Knoll. "I've got to go tell Cleo I love her!"
Joan began running after him. "Hey what about her not paying attention to you!!" But those thoughts were well past Abe's mind right now.
*****
Joan watched from outside The Grassy Knoll as Abe hugged Cleo then joined her and Ptolemy. Well, you did it Joan, you let him slip through your fingers. She sat down on the sidewalk with her legs crossed when Gandhi came up to her. "Hey Joan, you look bummed out,"
Joan sighed not up for Gandhi's jokes. "I am, so if you could just leave me alone,"
"Oh sure...hey it looks like Abe is back with Cleo" Gandhi noticed.
"Yeah and it's all my fault,"
Gandhi sat next to Joan ignoring her previous request. "Hey, cheer up. If you wait long enough something good is bound to happen,"
Joan looked to Gandhi trying to figure out if he was making fun of her or what. He's right you know...so you might as well wait. "Thanks Gandhi"
"No problemo, see ya later" Gandhi got up and went into The Grassy Knoll leaving Joan to think about what to do next.
The world won't turn until something breaks
who will make the first last mistake?
They say that good things come to those who wait...
Well, I can't wait
The end...or is it?
Well, I hope you liked it. x.x; My first attempt at Clone High fic, and if I did anything wrong just tell me. For those who aren't history buffs Ptolemy XII is Cleopatra's younger brother she married so could Cleo have been lying about just kissing him for a greeting? Oooh! Abe may never know! o.O Go to the link below to get the full lyrics to the song.
