Two Roads Diverged In A Yellow Wood
a.k.a. Genevive
By Shelly (singcraz)
Disclaimers: You know the concept.
Thank you guys for reading this! Especially those people who take the time to review (you know who you are you lucky dogs, you!) J
C-Chan: I could never hate you! I love your story so far though; keep it up (EVERYONE: read C-Chan's stories!) I hope you slept well after getting that off your chest, but really, I'm not worth it to be sleepless over!
Faith: Sure! Real relationships are my specialty! Especially since I've had so many (NOT)!
Alien: there are little tidbits about what Gen looks like throughout the story, but here's a complete description:
Gen is 5'8" (and still growing as it says in this chapter), short, feathery blonde hair, skinny but curvy, big green eyes, pouty lips, and that's basically it!
Mina-Nel: heehee, I'm so excited for you to see this chapter!
YouDon'tKnowWhoIAm: Wow! I'm someone's favorite! I'm so proud (smiles widely), and happy and excited and rejuvenated and.........(goes on and on for seemingly ever)......... and did I say proud? Thank you!
Justin: that prolog was for the people who don't have that poem memorized, but I wasn't sure if that was an insult or a complement......... hmmmm, fill me in please!
KittyCat: this fiction seems to be showing a different side of a lot of people, huh! Hmmm, I like that idea about an argument, perhaps, perhaps.........
LizTheSlayer: Hey again! I know how it is when the computer acts funny! It happened to me today, actually! Weird, really. So glad you love this, it seems like everyone does (I'm so happy!)
I AM SO WEIRD!
This chapter is devoted to you guys because you've been so good dealing with my continual insanity!
Here's the chapter you've all been waiting for! No, not the chapter where all of Gen and Ephram's past is revealed, no, not the one where Gen and Ephram decide to actually hook up after three months of separation. No, not the one where Delia meets up with Bright again. Ok, ok, so it may not be the chapter everyone's been waiting for, but I really liked it and it may be MY favorite! So enjoy!
CHAPTER 6
Genevive Loisel woke up to sunlight streaming in the open window and a faint beeping noise like a truck backing up. She looked at the alarm clock next to the bed.
7:00 AM it read as it beeped on. She hit the 'off' button on top and looked around.
She rubbed her eyes and took in her surrounding. It took her a minute to remember why she wasn't in her normal purple and black bed, but when she saw a dozing Ephram, thoughts of the previous night came back in one swoop. She kissed him on the forehead and hopped out of the bed. As she stood up she stretched her arms over her head. She looked down at what she was wearing: Ephram's navy blue T-shirt and a pair of his blue plaid boxers. She quietly opened Ephram's door, shut it behind her, and stepped inaudibly down the stairs on the balls of her feet. When she reached the kitchen, she grabbed a mug, and filled it with freshly brewed coffee.
"You'll stunt your growth, you know," Andrew Brown said as he stepped towards her. Genevive expected him to be there even though she hadn't seen him.
"That'd be a nice change," she smiled. At 5'8", she was already just an inch shorter then Ephram, and she was still growing. She turned around and put her coffee on the counter. Andy outstretched his hand to her, but she ran up and gave him a hug. He was taken aback by surprise, but returned the hug graciously. When she stepped back he smiled. She had always been his favorite of Ephram's girlfriends.
"How are you, Gen?" he asked quietly, so as not to wake anyone else up.
"Good, and you?" she asked.
"Fine, fine. Did you stay in Ephram's room?" he asked curiously.
"Yeah, sorry. We were just hanging out and we fell asleep.........I hope that's okay........." she stated.
"It's fine. This isn't the first time you've spent the night." Andy looked at her. He could tell she had grown up in the last few months. She was taller and had cut her hair. There seemed to be certain maturity about her now. Gen could tell that Andy had grown up too.
"I like this new look you have going," she said, stroking her chin in imitation of his beard. "It's very rugged." She mentioned plainly.
"Well I'm glad someone likes it, I believe Ephram used the words 'ugly ass' to describe it!" Andy laughed. His crow's feet were indented in his face like wrinkled paper; he was growing older, but happier.
"That's Ephram for you!" Gen giggled at this statement. Ephram seemed different, more sullen by the way people described him, but with her she could see no change.
"How about I make some pancakes, Gen, for a welcome breakfast?" he asked, already knowing the reaction he'd get from her.
"NO! I mean......... heh, um, coffee is fine! I'm really not that hungry," she lied. She would just grab some food at that diner on her way around town. Andy laughed again.
"Okay. I'm going to go upstairs and get ready, my patients can't wait all day for me!" he walked out of the kitchen and jogged up the stairs. Genevive raised her coffee cup to her lips and smelled the strong, bitter aroma. She took a gulp of it and placed it on her lap. Ephram came walking down the stairs groggily. When he reached the kitchen, he stuck his head in the fridge, finding nothing closed it again, and sat in the stool next to Genevive.
"So, how's my little sex god this morning?" Genevive asked with a smile playing on her lips.
"Shut up," Ephram stated, and then laughed. He was clad in a pair of boxers and nothing else (besides his sling), which was unusual for him. The thoughts of last night played in his head, and he smiled again. "When did your humor become so crude?" he asked as she cackled lightly.
"The day I saw South Park for the first time," she smiled and laughed quietly so as not to wake Delia up. "See, your sunburn is already almost gone!" Gen whispered enthusiastically. "And you should go out and show me around town," Ephram perked up.
"Okay," he said, forgetting it was a Friday.
"But you have to go to school! So, go, upstairs and get dressed or you'll be late!" she commanded.
"Ah, screw school," Ephram said as he stood up. Genevive stuck her coffee on the counter and stood up too. He gave her a kiss, and tried to give her another, but she pulled away.
"No, you, school, now!" she persuaded. She pushed him up the stairs.
"Yes ma'am!" he shouted after her as he ran up to his room. Gen only smiled and finished her coffee. Just then, a very sleepy little girl walked in. She brightened up when she saw the visitor downstairs.
"Gen!" she shouted as she ran up for a hug. "What are you doing here?" she asked as she let go.
" I came to visit you guys 'cuz I missed you all so much!" she said earnestly. Delia was very excited. Andrew Brown came down the stairs fixing his tie.
"I see someone's woken up!" he said to Delia. She nodded eagerly and turned back to Gen.
"How long are you staying?" she asked.
"Just until Tuesday morning and then I'm taking the plane back to my N.Y.C. But I'll be back after that," she answered. "Well, I think you need to go get ready for school, huh?" she asked as she saw Ephram walk down the stairs. It was 8:00 as Delia ran back upstairs, chanting
"Gen's here, Gen's here! La la la la la-la!"
Ephram now was fully clothed and Genevive's hand rubbed his chest when she walked up the stairs. He turned and watched her run up and wave as she closed his door, and he nodded to his dad.
"You slept with her, didn't you?" Andrew asked his son. Ephram just smirked.
"A man doesn't kiss and tell," he answered smartly. His father just shook his head and chuckled to himself. * That's my boy! * he thought. Ten minutes later, Gen came bounding down the stairs in a green halter and tight blue jeans, her hair and makeup done perfectly and lightly. Ephram looked down at her revealed stomach and noticed a tattoo of a single red rose, coming from her hips and curving around her navel.
"You're going to school, and I hear it's close enough to walk to, but I'm going into town, so........." she looked at Ephram and he sighed. He pulled his keys out of his pocket and handed them to her. She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and whispered in his ear.
"You won't regret it........."
"Don't flirt with more then 10 guys!" he said sternly, shaking his finger at her.
"How about 20?" she asked.
"10,"
"15?"
"Fine," Ephram ended this banter. "Promise me!"
"I won't leave, don't worry!" she shouted over her shoulder as she walked out the side door. When Andy turned around to the refrigerator, she looked through the window and mouthed, "Love you!" Ephram waved and mouthed, "I love me too!" Gen just stuck out her tongue and smiled. Ephram heard his car start and back out of the driveway. He walked out the door and began walking to school.
~*~*~*~
10:00 AM
Bright Abbot walked around the school hallways. He stopped at his locker and opened it. His sister walked up next to him, opened her locker, grabbed her stuff, and silently scolded her brother for taking his time. She scurried off to her next class, but Bright was still just grabbing his backpack. As the final bell rang, and all the students were gone besides a couple stragglers, Bright walked down the hall. He whistled and walked out the big double doors. The sunlight hit his face and he shut his eyes, and walked down the steps by memory. As he walked into the parking lot, he got in his car, and drove down the street. He made a left. When he got near the record store and the sports store, he stopped abruptly.
A dazzling blonde had just gotten out of a car and was walking into "Spin Around", the county record store. He stared at her for a moment as she looked up at the sign over the door and walked in. The cars behind him honked and pulled him back to realty, he simply pulled over and parked in front of the store the mysterious girl had walked into. When he stepped out of the car and walked into the store, the sounds of The Beatles filled his ears.
".........All you need is love, all you need is love, all you need is love, love, love is all you need, love is all you need," he heard. He searched around the room for the blonde girl, and saw her searching through the 'R' section. He went up behind her and looked at what she was purchasing.
"Sticky Fingers, not bad," he whispered into her ear.
"More like the best Stones album ever recorded, well, besides the boots but those are illegal," she answered as she turned around. Standing there was a tall boy with chocolate- brown (AN: I'm pretty sure Bright has brown eyes, but I'm not positive. Help me out here if I'm wrong) eyes and blonde wisps of curly hair in his eyes. He smiled and held out his hand.
"Bright," he said, introducing himself.
"Genevive, but just call me Gen," she replied. She went back to her records and walked down to the 'W's, hoping for him to leave. He went with her.
"So, did you just move here or something?" he asked curiously.
"Nope, I'm just here visiting a friend from New York until Tuesday," Bright knew she was here for- "Ephram, his name's Ephram," she added as she flipped through the dusty records.
* Damn, * he thought. * damn, she's here to see that jack. Dude I'm so going to kill him," he thought.
"Do you know him?" she asked, turning around to face him.
"Um, yeah, you could say that. He's friends with my sister," he answered. He didn't look at her eyes. He shifted feet and looked at the painted ceiling.
"Huh, oh! You're Amy's brother, aren't you? Yeah, you guys look alike! Man, when she was climbing that tree last night-"
"Whoa whoa whoa! Hold up! Amy was climbing a tree?! Dude, she is never going to hear the end of this!" he snickered. * Hahaha! I've got her sooo bad! * he thought. He chuckled once more.
"Yeah, but I'm not sure why___" she crinkled her nose and turned back. "Aha! Found it! The Who's 'Won't Get Fooled Again' single! Yes!" she punched the air and walked over to the cash register. She handed the man behind the counter a twenty-dollar bill and stepped out the door with her change and four records: The Ramones, Buddy Holly, The Rolling Stones, and The Who. "See ya later, I guess," she added as she stepped into Ephram's old car. Bright hopped into his car and followed her.
Genevive pulled over at an ice-cream shop called 'Dudley's Double Dips" and stepped inside. "One mint chocolate chip cone please!" she asked the middle- aged man behind the counter. Bright stepped in. She pulled out her money and was about to hand the guy a couple one's.
"On the house, doll face," the chubby man said as he handed Gen her cone. He wouldn't take the money and handed it back to her.
"Thank you........." she said leaning over his nametag, ".........Dudley! It was a pleasure," she added. Just as she was about to walk out the glass doors, she bumped into Bright. "You know, this could be considered harassment!" she said as she walked out the door, him trailing behind.
"Nope, it's called coincidence. Now let me have a taste of that ice cream!" She handed him the cone and he took a bit, licking it off his lips.
"Hmmm, not too bad," he said. He handed it back to her and she took it and finished it quickly.
"Now will you leave?" she asked him, less annoyed and more amused.
"Nope," he answered plainly, still keeping in step with her.
"Really, then I guess you'll just have to come with me," she J-walked across the street and was about to walk into the library when Bright stopped dead in his tracks.
"I can't go in there! I-I have a reputation to think about!" he pleaded seriously.
"Okay! Fine with me!" Genevive threw her napkins away and stepped inside the library. Bright waited outside.
TWO HOURS LATER
Gen finally stepped outside the library and saw Bright sleeping on a bench outside. She punched him in the ribs and walked off. Startled, he arose and saw her walking off, her hips swaying seductively. He got up and followed her to her car.
"You just don't give up, do you?" Gen asked as she placed four books on the trunk of the car.
"Not when girls are involved," he answered and shut the trunk for her. She smirked and hopped into the car. "So what did ya get at the library?" he asked.
"Books," she answered, and turned the car on.
"Don't you have a reputation to think about?" he asked, leaning in the open window. Gen shrugged and placed a tape into the stereo. A loud guitar solo came on and suddenly the lyrics: "I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation!" filled the speakers. Bright laughed as the car sped off, and once again he followed her.
~*~*~*~
Gen drove off quickly, knowing that this Bright kid was following her. She blasted the music louder, and checked her rear view mirror. There it was, his car, right behind Ephram's. She smiled because this boy reminded her so much of herself, except not smart, and no witty sense of humor. Okay, so it was only his flirtatiousness. * Whatta flirt. I'm surprised he doesn't already have a girlfriend at his heels!" She pulled over at this weird Chinese/Italian place and grabbed some food.
"One large teriyaki chicken pizza to go please," she asked the owner.
"Yes, of course! My pleasure," the man said as he backed into the kitchen.
"You know, there's a Sadie Hawkins dance at the High School tomorrow," Bright said as he tapped Genevive on the shoulder. She paid no attention to this contact and simply thanked the owner when he handed her the pizza. "You know, where the girls ask the guys," he continued as she walked towards the exit. "So, are you going to ask me?" he asked her. She turned around and backed out the door, pizza box in hands.
"Nope!" she shouted as she left, smiling.
* That girl's going to be the end of me! * Bright thought to himself as he smiled and punched the air. Everyone in the restaurant turned to look at him. He just shrugged and jogged out the door.
~*~*~*~
3:00 PM
Genevive stepped into the Brown household and walked up to Ephram's room. She was exhausted. She had spent the rest of the day avoiding Bright and looking for interesting things to do later, but mostly she just read in the park. She knocked on the door silently.
"C'mon in!" Ephram shouted. She stepped in, dropped her bags onto the floor, and hopped onto the bed with Ephram. She kicked off her shoes and kissed Ephram's mouth. She rolled over and laid on the bed short ways. "Missed you," he said as he kissed her again.
"Missed you too," she said. "I have food," she said as she shoved the pizza box into his hands. He opened it and took a slice.
"I hope you didn't flirt with more then ten boys," he said, his mouth full of pizza.
"Two, and one was about 50," she sighed as she grabbed a piece.
"Two? Are you kidding me?" he asked.
"Nope. This old guy name Dudley, who by the way uses way too much cheesy alliteration, and this kid named Bright," Ephram almost chocked.
"B-Bright?" he whispered.
"Yeah, he tried to get me to go to some dance with him, but I told him to buzz off and left him," she sad, rolling onto her stomach.
"YOU told a guy to buzz off? Please Gen!" he said, calming down a bit, but he was still jealous.
"Okay, fine. But don't worry, he's not as cute as you," she told Ephram. He exhaled.
"Okay," he said with a little distress. She rubbed his back and suddenly stood up.
"Oooh! Presents!" she shouted as she scrambled to the bag. She pulled out two records: The Ramones and Buddy Holly and displayed them for him to see. "Do you still have your dad's old LP player?" she asked. He grabbed the two records.
"Yep," he said. He went into a walk-in closet and pulled out a big record player. He was about to put on one of his new albums, but Gen grabbed her new 'Sticky Fingers' album out and put it on. "Brown Sugar" came on quickly and pretty clearly for an old, used record. "You know what this song makes me wanna do," he said as they began dancing.
"Save that for later, bucko. We still have the rest of the day together!" she cried as they ran out his bedroom door.
A/N: OoOoOoOo! Bright loves Gen. He he he! I'm sooo good to all you! I wonder what he's gonna do___? I'm so excited! And where are Ephram and Gen going? Hmmmm, interesting, veeeery interesting!
Love (as always),
~*~Shelly~*~
Disclaimers: You know the concept.
Thank you guys for reading this! Especially those people who take the time to review (you know who you are you lucky dogs, you!) J
C-Chan: I could never hate you! I love your story so far though; keep it up (EVERYONE: read C-Chan's stories!) I hope you slept well after getting that off your chest, but really, I'm not worth it to be sleepless over!
Faith: Sure! Real relationships are my specialty! Especially since I've had so many (NOT)!
Alien: there are little tidbits about what Gen looks like throughout the story, but here's a complete description:
Gen is 5'8" (and still growing as it says in this chapter), short, feathery blonde hair, skinny but curvy, big green eyes, pouty lips, and that's basically it!
Mina-Nel: heehee, I'm so excited for you to see this chapter!
YouDon'tKnowWhoIAm: Wow! I'm someone's favorite! I'm so proud (smiles widely), and happy and excited and rejuvenated and.........(goes on and on for seemingly ever)......... and did I say proud? Thank you!
Justin: that prolog was for the people who don't have that poem memorized, but I wasn't sure if that was an insult or a complement......... hmmmm, fill me in please!
KittyCat: this fiction seems to be showing a different side of a lot of people, huh! Hmmm, I like that idea about an argument, perhaps, perhaps.........
LizTheSlayer: Hey again! I know how it is when the computer acts funny! It happened to me today, actually! Weird, really. So glad you love this, it seems like everyone does (I'm so happy!)
I AM SO WEIRD!
This chapter is devoted to you guys because you've been so good dealing with my continual insanity!
Here's the chapter you've all been waiting for! No, not the chapter where all of Gen and Ephram's past is revealed, no, not the one where Gen and Ephram decide to actually hook up after three months of separation. No, not the one where Delia meets up with Bright again. Ok, ok, so it may not be the chapter everyone's been waiting for, but I really liked it and it may be MY favorite! So enjoy!
CHAPTER 6
Genevive Loisel woke up to sunlight streaming in the open window and a faint beeping noise like a truck backing up. She looked at the alarm clock next to the bed.
7:00 AM it read as it beeped on. She hit the 'off' button on top and looked around.
She rubbed her eyes and took in her surrounding. It took her a minute to remember why she wasn't in her normal purple and black bed, but when she saw a dozing Ephram, thoughts of the previous night came back in one swoop. She kissed him on the forehead and hopped out of the bed. As she stood up she stretched her arms over her head. She looked down at what she was wearing: Ephram's navy blue T-shirt and a pair of his blue plaid boxers. She quietly opened Ephram's door, shut it behind her, and stepped inaudibly down the stairs on the balls of her feet. When she reached the kitchen, she grabbed a mug, and filled it with freshly brewed coffee.
"You'll stunt your growth, you know," Andrew Brown said as he stepped towards her. Genevive expected him to be there even though she hadn't seen him.
"That'd be a nice change," she smiled. At 5'8", she was already just an inch shorter then Ephram, and she was still growing. She turned around and put her coffee on the counter. Andy outstretched his hand to her, but she ran up and gave him a hug. He was taken aback by surprise, but returned the hug graciously. When she stepped back he smiled. She had always been his favorite of Ephram's girlfriends.
"How are you, Gen?" he asked quietly, so as not to wake anyone else up.
"Good, and you?" she asked.
"Fine, fine. Did you stay in Ephram's room?" he asked curiously.
"Yeah, sorry. We were just hanging out and we fell asleep.........I hope that's okay........." she stated.
"It's fine. This isn't the first time you've spent the night." Andy looked at her. He could tell she had grown up in the last few months. She was taller and had cut her hair. There seemed to be certain maturity about her now. Gen could tell that Andy had grown up too.
"I like this new look you have going," she said, stroking her chin in imitation of his beard. "It's very rugged." She mentioned plainly.
"Well I'm glad someone likes it, I believe Ephram used the words 'ugly ass' to describe it!" Andy laughed. His crow's feet were indented in his face like wrinkled paper; he was growing older, but happier.
"That's Ephram for you!" Gen giggled at this statement. Ephram seemed different, more sullen by the way people described him, but with her she could see no change.
"How about I make some pancakes, Gen, for a welcome breakfast?" he asked, already knowing the reaction he'd get from her.
"NO! I mean......... heh, um, coffee is fine! I'm really not that hungry," she lied. She would just grab some food at that diner on her way around town. Andy laughed again.
"Okay. I'm going to go upstairs and get ready, my patients can't wait all day for me!" he walked out of the kitchen and jogged up the stairs. Genevive raised her coffee cup to her lips and smelled the strong, bitter aroma. She took a gulp of it and placed it on her lap. Ephram came walking down the stairs groggily. When he reached the kitchen, he stuck his head in the fridge, finding nothing closed it again, and sat in the stool next to Genevive.
"So, how's my little sex god this morning?" Genevive asked with a smile playing on her lips.
"Shut up," Ephram stated, and then laughed. He was clad in a pair of boxers and nothing else (besides his sling), which was unusual for him. The thoughts of last night played in his head, and he smiled again. "When did your humor become so crude?" he asked as she cackled lightly.
"The day I saw South Park for the first time," she smiled and laughed quietly so as not to wake Delia up. "See, your sunburn is already almost gone!" Gen whispered enthusiastically. "And you should go out and show me around town," Ephram perked up.
"Okay," he said, forgetting it was a Friday.
"But you have to go to school! So, go, upstairs and get dressed or you'll be late!" she commanded.
"Ah, screw school," Ephram said as he stood up. Genevive stuck her coffee on the counter and stood up too. He gave her a kiss, and tried to give her another, but she pulled away.
"No, you, school, now!" she persuaded. She pushed him up the stairs.
"Yes ma'am!" he shouted after her as he ran up to his room. Gen only smiled and finished her coffee. Just then, a very sleepy little girl walked in. She brightened up when she saw the visitor downstairs.
"Gen!" she shouted as she ran up for a hug. "What are you doing here?" she asked as she let go.
" I came to visit you guys 'cuz I missed you all so much!" she said earnestly. Delia was very excited. Andrew Brown came down the stairs fixing his tie.
"I see someone's woken up!" he said to Delia. She nodded eagerly and turned back to Gen.
"How long are you staying?" she asked.
"Just until Tuesday morning and then I'm taking the plane back to my N.Y.C. But I'll be back after that," she answered. "Well, I think you need to go get ready for school, huh?" she asked as she saw Ephram walk down the stairs. It was 8:00 as Delia ran back upstairs, chanting
"Gen's here, Gen's here! La la la la la-la!"
Ephram now was fully clothed and Genevive's hand rubbed his chest when she walked up the stairs. He turned and watched her run up and wave as she closed his door, and he nodded to his dad.
"You slept with her, didn't you?" Andrew asked his son. Ephram just smirked.
"A man doesn't kiss and tell," he answered smartly. His father just shook his head and chuckled to himself. * That's my boy! * he thought. Ten minutes later, Gen came bounding down the stairs in a green halter and tight blue jeans, her hair and makeup done perfectly and lightly. Ephram looked down at her revealed stomach and noticed a tattoo of a single red rose, coming from her hips and curving around her navel.
"You're going to school, and I hear it's close enough to walk to, but I'm going into town, so........." she looked at Ephram and he sighed. He pulled his keys out of his pocket and handed them to her. She gave him a quick kiss on the cheek and whispered in his ear.
"You won't regret it........."
"Don't flirt with more then 10 guys!" he said sternly, shaking his finger at her.
"How about 20?" she asked.
"10,"
"15?"
"Fine," Ephram ended this banter. "Promise me!"
"I won't leave, don't worry!" she shouted over her shoulder as she walked out the side door. When Andy turned around to the refrigerator, she looked through the window and mouthed, "Love you!" Ephram waved and mouthed, "I love me too!" Gen just stuck out her tongue and smiled. Ephram heard his car start and back out of the driveway. He walked out the door and began walking to school.
~*~*~*~
10:00 AM
Bright Abbot walked around the school hallways. He stopped at his locker and opened it. His sister walked up next to him, opened her locker, grabbed her stuff, and silently scolded her brother for taking his time. She scurried off to her next class, but Bright was still just grabbing his backpack. As the final bell rang, and all the students were gone besides a couple stragglers, Bright walked down the hall. He whistled and walked out the big double doors. The sunlight hit his face and he shut his eyes, and walked down the steps by memory. As he walked into the parking lot, he got in his car, and drove down the street. He made a left. When he got near the record store and the sports store, he stopped abruptly.
A dazzling blonde had just gotten out of a car and was walking into "Spin Around", the county record store. He stared at her for a moment as she looked up at the sign over the door and walked in. The cars behind him honked and pulled him back to realty, he simply pulled over and parked in front of the store the mysterious girl had walked into. When he stepped out of the car and walked into the store, the sounds of The Beatles filled his ears.
".........All you need is love, all you need is love, all you need is love, love, love is all you need, love is all you need," he heard. He searched around the room for the blonde girl, and saw her searching through the 'R' section. He went up behind her and looked at what she was purchasing.
"Sticky Fingers, not bad," he whispered into her ear.
"More like the best Stones album ever recorded, well, besides the boots but those are illegal," she answered as she turned around. Standing there was a tall boy with chocolate- brown (AN: I'm pretty sure Bright has brown eyes, but I'm not positive. Help me out here if I'm wrong) eyes and blonde wisps of curly hair in his eyes. He smiled and held out his hand.
"Bright," he said, introducing himself.
"Genevive, but just call me Gen," she replied. She went back to her records and walked down to the 'W's, hoping for him to leave. He went with her.
"So, did you just move here or something?" he asked curiously.
"Nope, I'm just here visiting a friend from New York until Tuesday," Bright knew she was here for- "Ephram, his name's Ephram," she added as she flipped through the dusty records.
* Damn, * he thought. * damn, she's here to see that jack. Dude I'm so going to kill him," he thought.
"Do you know him?" she asked, turning around to face him.
"Um, yeah, you could say that. He's friends with my sister," he answered. He didn't look at her eyes. He shifted feet and looked at the painted ceiling.
"Huh, oh! You're Amy's brother, aren't you? Yeah, you guys look alike! Man, when she was climbing that tree last night-"
"Whoa whoa whoa! Hold up! Amy was climbing a tree?! Dude, she is never going to hear the end of this!" he snickered. * Hahaha! I've got her sooo bad! * he thought. He chuckled once more.
"Yeah, but I'm not sure why___" she crinkled her nose and turned back. "Aha! Found it! The Who's 'Won't Get Fooled Again' single! Yes!" she punched the air and walked over to the cash register. She handed the man behind the counter a twenty-dollar bill and stepped out the door with her change and four records: The Ramones, Buddy Holly, The Rolling Stones, and The Who. "See ya later, I guess," she added as she stepped into Ephram's old car. Bright hopped into his car and followed her.
Genevive pulled over at an ice-cream shop called 'Dudley's Double Dips" and stepped inside. "One mint chocolate chip cone please!" she asked the middle- aged man behind the counter. Bright stepped in. She pulled out her money and was about to hand the guy a couple one's.
"On the house, doll face," the chubby man said as he handed Gen her cone. He wouldn't take the money and handed it back to her.
"Thank you........." she said leaning over his nametag, ".........Dudley! It was a pleasure," she added. Just as she was about to walk out the glass doors, she bumped into Bright. "You know, this could be considered harassment!" she said as she walked out the door, him trailing behind.
"Nope, it's called coincidence. Now let me have a taste of that ice cream!" She handed him the cone and he took a bit, licking it off his lips.
"Hmmm, not too bad," he said. He handed it back to her and she took it and finished it quickly.
"Now will you leave?" she asked him, less annoyed and more amused.
"Nope," he answered plainly, still keeping in step with her.
"Really, then I guess you'll just have to come with me," she J-walked across the street and was about to walk into the library when Bright stopped dead in his tracks.
"I can't go in there! I-I have a reputation to think about!" he pleaded seriously.
"Okay! Fine with me!" Genevive threw her napkins away and stepped inside the library. Bright waited outside.
TWO HOURS LATER
Gen finally stepped outside the library and saw Bright sleeping on a bench outside. She punched him in the ribs and walked off. Startled, he arose and saw her walking off, her hips swaying seductively. He got up and followed her to her car.
"You just don't give up, do you?" Gen asked as she placed four books on the trunk of the car.
"Not when girls are involved," he answered and shut the trunk for her. She smirked and hopped into the car. "So what did ya get at the library?" he asked.
"Books," she answered, and turned the car on.
"Don't you have a reputation to think about?" he asked, leaning in the open window. Gen shrugged and placed a tape into the stereo. A loud guitar solo came on and suddenly the lyrics: "I don't give a damn 'bout my bad reputation!" filled the speakers. Bright laughed as the car sped off, and once again he followed her.
~*~*~*~
Gen drove off quickly, knowing that this Bright kid was following her. She blasted the music louder, and checked her rear view mirror. There it was, his car, right behind Ephram's. She smiled because this boy reminded her so much of herself, except not smart, and no witty sense of humor. Okay, so it was only his flirtatiousness. * Whatta flirt. I'm surprised he doesn't already have a girlfriend at his heels!" She pulled over at this weird Chinese/Italian place and grabbed some food.
"One large teriyaki chicken pizza to go please," she asked the owner.
"Yes, of course! My pleasure," the man said as he backed into the kitchen.
"You know, there's a Sadie Hawkins dance at the High School tomorrow," Bright said as he tapped Genevive on the shoulder. She paid no attention to this contact and simply thanked the owner when he handed her the pizza. "You know, where the girls ask the guys," he continued as she walked towards the exit. "So, are you going to ask me?" he asked her. She turned around and backed out the door, pizza box in hands.
"Nope!" she shouted as she left, smiling.
* That girl's going to be the end of me! * Bright thought to himself as he smiled and punched the air. Everyone in the restaurant turned to look at him. He just shrugged and jogged out the door.
~*~*~*~
3:00 PM
Genevive stepped into the Brown household and walked up to Ephram's room. She was exhausted. She had spent the rest of the day avoiding Bright and looking for interesting things to do later, but mostly she just read in the park. She knocked on the door silently.
"C'mon in!" Ephram shouted. She stepped in, dropped her bags onto the floor, and hopped onto the bed with Ephram. She kicked off her shoes and kissed Ephram's mouth. She rolled over and laid on the bed short ways. "Missed you," he said as he kissed her again.
"Missed you too," she said. "I have food," she said as she shoved the pizza box into his hands. He opened it and took a slice.
"I hope you didn't flirt with more then ten boys," he said, his mouth full of pizza.
"Two, and one was about 50," she sighed as she grabbed a piece.
"Two? Are you kidding me?" he asked.
"Nope. This old guy name Dudley, who by the way uses way too much cheesy alliteration, and this kid named Bright," Ephram almost chocked.
"B-Bright?" he whispered.
"Yeah, he tried to get me to go to some dance with him, but I told him to buzz off and left him," she sad, rolling onto her stomach.
"YOU told a guy to buzz off? Please Gen!" he said, calming down a bit, but he was still jealous.
"Okay, fine. But don't worry, he's not as cute as you," she told Ephram. He exhaled.
"Okay," he said with a little distress. She rubbed his back and suddenly stood up.
"Oooh! Presents!" she shouted as she scrambled to the bag. She pulled out two records: The Ramones and Buddy Holly and displayed them for him to see. "Do you still have your dad's old LP player?" she asked. He grabbed the two records.
"Yep," he said. He went into a walk-in closet and pulled out a big record player. He was about to put on one of his new albums, but Gen grabbed her new 'Sticky Fingers' album out and put it on. "Brown Sugar" came on quickly and pretty clearly for an old, used record. "You know what this song makes me wanna do," he said as they began dancing.
"Save that for later, bucko. We still have the rest of the day together!" she cried as they ran out his bedroom door.
A/N: OoOoOoOo! Bright loves Gen. He he he! I'm sooo good to all you! I wonder what he's gonna do___? I'm so excited! And where are Ephram and Gen going? Hmmmm, interesting, veeeery interesting!
Love (as always),
~*~Shelly~*~