This is an Everwood fanfic written by me, kaze.
Please do not steal and say it's yours. Ask me for permission to post it up or something.
Characters are copyrighted by Warner Brothers and belong to Gregory Berlanti.
However, Aaron and Wendy are MINE.
A/N: Sorry, I've been busy and forgot to finish writing the chapter ^^;; So I wrote this chapter extra long! Enjoy =]
Chapter 17
Months have gone by after the incident at the Winter Formal. The week after, the whole school heard about what happened. She usually had guys staring her, but ignored the feeling. People still conversed with her and that's all that mattered to her. She was still upset but barely anybody brought it up. If they had, it usually came out as a joke.
As Wendy was walking home from work, she began to read a new book entitled "Enchantment" by Orson Scott Card. The weather was still quite cold, so every once and a while, Wendy would pull her thick jacket closer to her as she read. Finally, her eyes began to hurt from reading too much and she closed the book. She looked up and observed her surroundings. She had gotten accustomed to the town and continued to navigate through the dark streets. Her eyes finally recognized the various shades of red and pink that inhabited stores. She then realized that Valentine's Day was the next day.
She thought for a second if she actually wanted to celebrate it. There's no harm, she thought and walked into a sweets store.
Now she thought about which custom should she celebrate it in. Wanting to feel unique, she decided to go along with the Japanese tradition of Valentine's Day. The tradition was that the females would give chocolates to those they love. Of course, Wendy didn't really love anybody except Aaron so she thought she'd just give chocolates to people that she liked too.
She bought a nice chocolate heart for Aaron. She thought who else should she buy chocolate for. Instead of wanting to stay in the shop a little longer, Wendy decided not to since she still needed plenty of time to do homework once she returned home. She just grabbed four more chocolate designs and paid for them with some money from her paychecks.
She then hurried home and prepared dinner. Aaron was already home but he was also working on his homework. She quickly made a meal to eat and after an hour later, she called Aaron to dinner. They ate with vivid conversation with usual talk about their day and dinner went by quickly. Wendy placed the dirty dishes in the dishwasher and got it started. After she was done with all domestic work, she went and completed her homework.
When she was finally done with her homework, it was ten thirty. It was lucky that she finished part of her homework during school otherwise she wouldn't be getting much sleep every night. Wendy rested against her chair that was in front of the computer on the desk table. She picked up the small brown bag on the side of the table and emptied its contents. The five chocolate bundles sprinkled onto the desk.
Wendy then grabbed the larger heart-shaped chocolate and labeled it, "To: Aaron, From: your great sis, Wendy, Happy V-day." Satisfied with that, she set it aside, trying to remind herself to deliver it in the morning when he dropped her off. Wanting to give something to Wendell for all the support he's given her, she picked up a small yellow box filled with chocolate pieces and wrote a 'thank-you' note to him. She picked up the next one and it had a solid green wrapping. It reminded her of Colin for some odd reason, so she decided to give it to him since he was such a great friend. The third one was small with flower designs.
"This is definitely going to Sam," she said to herself as she looked at the size and covering. "It really fits him," and she laughed softly.
The last one was a small, violet, rectangular-shaped chocolate. She hit herself on the head for not thinking of it before. "Ephram!" She was definitely going to give a chocolate for him and the one she held was perfect for him. The violet would represent his hair and the shape would represent the mangas he carries around with him. With all that done and figured out, she had a good night's rest.
The next morning she woke up and got ready as usual. She woke Aaron up and packed up the chocolates. She was going to surprise Aaron with the chocolates. After she did that, she grabbed all her school supplies and placed it on the couch. She cooked scrambled eggs for the two to eat and Aaron floated down the steps, smelling the aroma. They ate the meal, conversed a little and then headed out. Aaron continued to drive her to school even though he didn't have to. He felt as if it was a responsibility of his.
Wendy slammed the door shut, waved at Aaron and ran off. That was when Aaron noticed the little bundle that fell into the seat after Wendy slammed the door. He read the tiny card that was attached to it and smiled. He already knew what culture she took this idea, therefore enabling him to know what she truly meant. He drove off with a thought, knowing what he was to do on White Day.
Meanwhile Wendy chuckled to herself and headed towards her locker. On her way she saw Colin and Ephram talking a little. She ran over to them, swung her arms around their shoulders and applied weight so that she was at level with them.
"Hey, guys! What's up?" she smiled, falling back down.
"You know, for a little girl, you weigh, ah!" Colin rubbed his shoulder, "so much."
Wendy pouted and lightly punched Colin in the shoulder.
"Hey, Wendy. You know, Wendy, Colin's right. Maybe you should lose some weight," Ephram smiled.
Wendy grunted, "I guess you two don't want any chocolate, huh? Okay, more for other people." Wendy shrugged and walked away towards her locker.
Colin and Ephram immediately dashed to Wendy's side. "Did you say chocolate?"
"No, I said 'spinach," she said with sarcasm dripping on her every word. She pulled out the two small bundles that she labeled the night before. "Want it? You want it?" she taunted.
Ephram turned and started to walk away, "It's not really so special."
Seeing his reaction, Wendy threw the purple bundle at Ephram. "Na shi wo de ai (that is my love)! Of course it's special!"
"What?" they both said, confused at the phrase she yelled quickly.
"Nan demo nai!" she threw the second package she had at Colin and ran off to her locker.
Colin stared at Ephram. "THAT, I understood. It's Japanese for, basically, 'it's nothing.' She knows too much." Ephram shook his head in shame.
Wendy laughed for the second time that day. She walked towards her locker with a smile on her face, recalling all that happened so far. But once Wendy caught sight of Amy and her band of friends, the smile fell. She continued walking silently, noticing the beautiful red roses Amy was carrying, the cards she was reading and the budge in her backpack. Wendy turned her head away and just stared in front of her with an expressionless face.
However, Wendy's sudden change did not go unnoticed. Monica, a petite follower, whispered in a few other girls' ears and drew a wicked grin. As soon as Wendy and the crowd went passed each other, Monica forcefully shoved and Melissa jovially lent out a foot. Wendy gave a yelp as she was about to fall but she caught herself. She regained her balance and threw a hard look at the crowd.
Time stood still for a moment. No one moved except the band of girls. Most of them were giggling and throwing snide remarks at Wendy, egging her on. Amy did nothing and only stared; her eyes filled with shock and remorse. Wendy stood still and stared at the ground. Finally, Wendy made a move. She slowly tore her gaze off the ground and made a fist. She walked towards Monica and Melissa with her eyes burning. In one swift move, they were both holding their nose and crying in pain. Tiny blood drops dripped from the wound.
"Leave me alone," was all that was said before Wendy turned her heels and walked away.
Please do not steal and say it's yours. Ask me for permission to post it up or something.
Characters are copyrighted by Warner Brothers and belong to Gregory Berlanti.
However, Aaron and Wendy are MINE.
A/N: Sorry, I've been busy and forgot to finish writing the chapter ^^;; So I wrote this chapter extra long! Enjoy =]
Chapter 17
Months have gone by after the incident at the Winter Formal. The week after, the whole school heard about what happened. She usually had guys staring her, but ignored the feeling. People still conversed with her and that's all that mattered to her. She was still upset but barely anybody brought it up. If they had, it usually came out as a joke.
As Wendy was walking home from work, she began to read a new book entitled "Enchantment" by Orson Scott Card. The weather was still quite cold, so every once and a while, Wendy would pull her thick jacket closer to her as she read. Finally, her eyes began to hurt from reading too much and she closed the book. She looked up and observed her surroundings. She had gotten accustomed to the town and continued to navigate through the dark streets. Her eyes finally recognized the various shades of red and pink that inhabited stores. She then realized that Valentine's Day was the next day.
She thought for a second if she actually wanted to celebrate it. There's no harm, she thought and walked into a sweets store.
Now she thought about which custom should she celebrate it in. Wanting to feel unique, she decided to go along with the Japanese tradition of Valentine's Day. The tradition was that the females would give chocolates to those they love. Of course, Wendy didn't really love anybody except Aaron so she thought she'd just give chocolates to people that she liked too.
She bought a nice chocolate heart for Aaron. She thought who else should she buy chocolate for. Instead of wanting to stay in the shop a little longer, Wendy decided not to since she still needed plenty of time to do homework once she returned home. She just grabbed four more chocolate designs and paid for them with some money from her paychecks.
She then hurried home and prepared dinner. Aaron was already home but he was also working on his homework. She quickly made a meal to eat and after an hour later, she called Aaron to dinner. They ate with vivid conversation with usual talk about their day and dinner went by quickly. Wendy placed the dirty dishes in the dishwasher and got it started. After she was done with all domestic work, she went and completed her homework.
When she was finally done with her homework, it was ten thirty. It was lucky that she finished part of her homework during school otherwise she wouldn't be getting much sleep every night. Wendy rested against her chair that was in front of the computer on the desk table. She picked up the small brown bag on the side of the table and emptied its contents. The five chocolate bundles sprinkled onto the desk.
Wendy then grabbed the larger heart-shaped chocolate and labeled it, "To: Aaron, From: your great sis, Wendy, Happy V-day." Satisfied with that, she set it aside, trying to remind herself to deliver it in the morning when he dropped her off. Wanting to give something to Wendell for all the support he's given her, she picked up a small yellow box filled with chocolate pieces and wrote a 'thank-you' note to him. She picked up the next one and it had a solid green wrapping. It reminded her of Colin for some odd reason, so she decided to give it to him since he was such a great friend. The third one was small with flower designs.
"This is definitely going to Sam," she said to herself as she looked at the size and covering. "It really fits him," and she laughed softly.
The last one was a small, violet, rectangular-shaped chocolate. She hit herself on the head for not thinking of it before. "Ephram!" She was definitely going to give a chocolate for him and the one she held was perfect for him. The violet would represent his hair and the shape would represent the mangas he carries around with him. With all that done and figured out, she had a good night's rest.
The next morning she woke up and got ready as usual. She woke Aaron up and packed up the chocolates. She was going to surprise Aaron with the chocolates. After she did that, she grabbed all her school supplies and placed it on the couch. She cooked scrambled eggs for the two to eat and Aaron floated down the steps, smelling the aroma. They ate the meal, conversed a little and then headed out. Aaron continued to drive her to school even though he didn't have to. He felt as if it was a responsibility of his.
Wendy slammed the door shut, waved at Aaron and ran off. That was when Aaron noticed the little bundle that fell into the seat after Wendy slammed the door. He read the tiny card that was attached to it and smiled. He already knew what culture she took this idea, therefore enabling him to know what she truly meant. He drove off with a thought, knowing what he was to do on White Day.
Meanwhile Wendy chuckled to herself and headed towards her locker. On her way she saw Colin and Ephram talking a little. She ran over to them, swung her arms around their shoulders and applied weight so that she was at level with them.
"Hey, guys! What's up?" she smiled, falling back down.
"You know, for a little girl, you weigh, ah!" Colin rubbed his shoulder, "so much."
Wendy pouted and lightly punched Colin in the shoulder.
"Hey, Wendy. You know, Wendy, Colin's right. Maybe you should lose some weight," Ephram smiled.
Wendy grunted, "I guess you two don't want any chocolate, huh? Okay, more for other people." Wendy shrugged and walked away towards her locker.
Colin and Ephram immediately dashed to Wendy's side. "Did you say chocolate?"
"No, I said 'spinach," she said with sarcasm dripping on her every word. She pulled out the two small bundles that she labeled the night before. "Want it? You want it?" she taunted.
Ephram turned and started to walk away, "It's not really so special."
Seeing his reaction, Wendy threw the purple bundle at Ephram. "Na shi wo de ai (that is my love)! Of course it's special!"
"What?" they both said, confused at the phrase she yelled quickly.
"Nan demo nai!" she threw the second package she had at Colin and ran off to her locker.
Colin stared at Ephram. "THAT, I understood. It's Japanese for, basically, 'it's nothing.' She knows too much." Ephram shook his head in shame.
Wendy laughed for the second time that day. She walked towards her locker with a smile on her face, recalling all that happened so far. But once Wendy caught sight of Amy and her band of friends, the smile fell. She continued walking silently, noticing the beautiful red roses Amy was carrying, the cards she was reading and the budge in her backpack. Wendy turned her head away and just stared in front of her with an expressionless face.
However, Wendy's sudden change did not go unnoticed. Monica, a petite follower, whispered in a few other girls' ears and drew a wicked grin. As soon as Wendy and the crowd went passed each other, Monica forcefully shoved and Melissa jovially lent out a foot. Wendy gave a yelp as she was about to fall but she caught herself. She regained her balance and threw a hard look at the crowd.
Time stood still for a moment. No one moved except the band of girls. Most of them were giggling and throwing snide remarks at Wendy, egging her on. Amy did nothing and only stared; her eyes filled with shock and remorse. Wendy stood still and stared at the ground. Finally, Wendy made a move. She slowly tore her gaze off the ground and made a fist. She walked towards Monica and Melissa with her eyes burning. In one swift move, they were both holding their nose and crying in pain. Tiny blood drops dripped from the wound.
"Leave me alone," was all that was said before Wendy turned her heels and walked away.