Hey Everyone!!!! I know, I know, it's been forever since I've updated and I said I would probably be updating like 2 months ago. Well for one… this will be the last chapter for "Saturday Night". I've love writing this sooo much and you all have been so great to me but, it's just time to wrap this up, I don't where else I can go with this and I want to get working on my next Breakfast Club fanfic. I really did mean to update this earlier and I thought that I'd be ok writing this chapter but once I got down to writing, I'd start having writers block plus I haven't been given a whole lot of time to sit down and write. So… ok here it goes. I really hope you all like this and please remember to review!
Chapter 12:
The rest of Monday was pretty uneventful as far as fights and all. The rest of the day went pretty slow for all of them. After school, Brian walked out of his shop class to see Andrew and Allison standing by the lockers towards the end of the hall talking. Brian was hesitant whether or not to walk up there as he wasn't quite sure if this was the first chance they had gotten to talk and if they had put whatever happened Saturday night behind them. But Andrew looked up and made eye contact with Brian and gave a small smile, Allison who had her back turned to Brian turned around and also gave a small smile and a wave. Brian walked over to them.
Allison: Were you just going to stand there and stare or what?
Brian: Well I (clears throat) didn't know…
Allison: If I was reading Clark (nods her head towards Andrew) the riot act?
Brian: (looks at Andrew who's smiling) I guess I was wrong. (to both) How are the injuries?
Andrew: (looks at Allison who returns the look) Better.
Brian: Good, so what are you guys going to do now?
Allison: (to Andrew) You don't have a meet or practice?
Andrew: Thankfully no.
Brian: (looks down) You guys want to go do something?
Andrew: Like what?
Brian: (shrugs) I don't know, get something to eat or whatever.
Allison and Andrew look at each other as if reading each other's thoughts.
Andrew: (shrugs) Why not?
Allison: Yeah, I have nowhere to be.
They all walked to near the front entrance of the school. As they turned the corner, they saw Claire putting her books in her locker.
Brian: Hey Claire
Claire: (turns around) Oh hi. (looks at Andrew who's reached for Allison's hand.) Well well… Can't say I'm surprised.
Allison: Yeah Yeah Yeah, Where's your little friend?
Claire: "Little friend?" (rolls eyes and then shrugs) I don't know, haven't seen him since the end of lunch. Maybe he left already. (turns around and gather her coat and purse
Brian, Allison and Andrew kind of looked at each other, Claire almost looked sad. Nobody knew of them getting into another argument or anything but if they asked Claire she's just play it off anyways.
Just then Vernon came down the stairs deeply in conversation with the Superintendent who was visiting the school that day. John is right behind them, walking quietly (without either noticing) and is imitating Vernon as he talks. Claire, Brian, Allison and Andrew notice this and all are doing their best not to laugh. As Vernon and Superintendent Page walk past the group as Page is talking, Vernon looks up at them and just stares. Claire gives a small smile and the rest just stare back until Vernon gives them a dirty look and turns back to Page. John stops at the lockers where they all are as Vernon and Page keep on walking with Vernon trying to look back at the group without seeming too obvious.
John: Well… I think you all might just be Vernon's new pets.
Andrew: Oh yeah. I'm sure he's going to go to his office to fill out a recommendation for all of us for college.
They all kind of chuckle.
Brian: (To John) We thought you might have left already.
John: Oh yeah, I'm in a huge rush to get home to Ozzy and Harriet, I'm sure my warm fresh cookies and milk are on the table right now. Why was I the topic of conversation?
Brian: Andy, Allison and I were talking about doing something.
John: How nice! (glancing at Andrew, Andrew glares and looks away).
Brian: ( To John and Claire) You guys going to come?
Claire: Where are we going to go? The mall?
Allison rolls her eyes
Claire: Oh shut up Allison.
Allison: (smiles) What? I didn't say anything.
Claire: Right. So where are we going?
Brian: I don't know. Anywhere.
John: Good planner there Johnson.
Brian: Oh and I suppose you have a suggestion.
John: This isn't my thing.
Andrew: Oh somebody just pick something.
Brian: Oh hey why don't we just go to Gray's….
Just then Brian remembered Gray's pizzeria was a popular hangout, especially with the jocks and their crowd. Brian looked up and noticed he, Allison and John's eyes were darting back and forth between Claire and Andrew who in turn had looked up at each other.
Claire: Well …(looks up at John) That's o…
John: (he interrupts her) Nah, I'm not a big pizza fan and besides there's going to be nothing but a bunch of hassle and you know Spordo here can't defend himself.
Andrew: Oh I can't?
John: No… you don't have your tights on. (gives his signature smirk)
Andrew: Oh why don't you….
Allison: Jeanie's.
Everyone one just looks at her. Brian looks around, thinking she might be referring to someone coming down the now nearly empty halls.
Allison: (rolls her eyes) the new place on Hughes rd?
Brian: Oh, well that doesn't sound bad
Andrew: Yeah fine, let's go already. (still holding Allison's hand, walks to the front door.)
The rest follow.
Everyone was kind of apprehensive about going out together, not so much that someone would seen them and that one of them would be harassed but that they would have nothing to talk about or that it would be just too weird after everything that had happened that day and on Saturday. But everything was…ok. No major arguments except for the typical snide remarks that John and Andrew traded (Allison and Claire even traded one or two). Though they had only known each other for around 2 days. This seemed…normal in a way, like everything was the way it should be almost like they were always meant to be friends.
Tuesday, things were tense; Andrew and Claire both had a lot of dirty looks and whispering. In a way they were hurt by it but on the other hand… things were going pretty well with Allison and John (and Brian too) so it was worth it. At lunchtime Amy and Sara walked up to the table where John, Claire, Allison and Brain were waiting for Andrew.
Amy: Claire.
Claire: Hi Amy, What do you want?
Amy: Well I was hoping to see that you come to your senses and apologize.
Claire: (look around at John, Allison, and Brian who stare right back, curious to see what she's going to do) Whatever Amy, I don't have anything to apologize for.
Sara (exasperated): Claire, We've been your friends since 4th grade and now you just want to throw all that away along with your reputation? You and Andy have known these people for 2 days!!
Claire: Sara puh-leeze! I'm only your guy's friend because I always went along with everything. And don't even pretend like you care about me Sara, you're just mad that Andy doesn't want you.
Allison looks down and smiles. Sara notices
Sara: (to Allison) You know I know who you are.
Allison looks up and raises her eyebrows.
Sara: You're the weird girl who never talks and walks around moping and wearing all black all the time. Don't think by wearing your hair different and by dressing different, you're not a freak anymore. Andy will dump you by the end of week.
Allison: Really? Oh well at least I'll be able to say I had him. (takes a drink of her coke)
Brian who had just got done taking a sip of his apple juice, did his best to swallow it, and just looked away smiling. John continued to eat but also with a smile on his face. Claire just looked at Allison and started to laugh. Sadie and Sara didn't know whether to look at Claire with shock and disgust or at Allison.
Amy: (rolls her eyes) Oh nice.
Allison responds by blowing some hair out of her eyes.
Sara: Well congratulations Claire, you know your little stunt here is going to cost you.
Claire: Oh I'm really shaking Sara.
Amy: You know what Claire, I don't know what your problem is now but you can forget being my friend and I'm sure I speak for everyone when I say that too. Do you even realize what you're doing with your reputation?
John: Well… I'm sure I speak for Claire when I say you can take the reputation and shove it up you're a**.
Amy, Claire, and Sara looked at John with shock. Claire was actually surprised he said that for her. John looked back at Claire; he was honestly surprised by what he had just said too.
Amy: I don't think I was talking to you, you… hoodlum!
Claire: (While still looking at John) You heard him Amy.
John looked at Claire trying to his surprise in what she had just said. "I guess I got a lot to learn about her," he thought.
Sara: (looking disgustedly at all of them, lingering on Allison a moment longer than anyone and then tapped Amy) Let's just go.
Amy: Yeah, Goodbye Claire.
Claire: Toodles.
Amy and Sara left and went to the other end of the cafeteria where most of Claire and Andrew's former friends were sitting. Conversation picked up quite a bit when Amy and Sara sat down.
Brian: Well Claire, I got to give you credit for the way you handled that.
Claire: You didn't think I would do it, did you Brian?
Brian: Well… uh… no I guess not.
Claire: That's ok, I guess I deserve that. I got to say though; I'm a little surprised by you Allison.
Brian: Yeah me too.
Allison (looks up innocently) What? What did I do?
Just then Andrew plopped down in the chair next to Allison.
Andrew: Finally! That line took forever. I'll never get there late again.
Everyone really didn't say anything, but were looking down smiling.
Andrew: (looking at all of them) What? What did I miss?
Brian responded by just looking away and laughing, as did Claire. Soon everyone was laughing while a puzzled Andrew looked on until Claire began to fill him in on what had happened.
The rest of the week? Well to be expected of, there were dirty looks and looks of shock. There were quite a few looks of shock pointed at Andrew and Allison, who were definitely progressing nicely in their relationship. Andrew did get heckled a bit at wrestling practice and a little at meets but he handled it. It was hard not pummeling some of those guys but he knew all it would do is land him in hot water with his coach, principal and Dad, no he hadn't become completely independent from doing everything everyone told him to do but as he spent more time with Allison and his new friends (though it would never be easy for Andrew and John to admit they were friends.) the more he felt he could finally have a say in what he wanted to do.
John and Claire… oh they definitely had their share of looks. Not just from Claire's old group but from John's buddies too. They didn't ask a whole lot if questions as it was known John would tell them to mind their own business (and not that nicely either) but they could see John did like this girl he never said a lot about her but this wasn't like it was with all the other girls he "considered". What were John and Claire to each other? Well they definitely were into one another that was for sure , though both had the capability of driving the other absolutely nuts, There was just something in each other that drew them together. What that "something" was…perhaps would always be a mystery to everyone… and to them.
Oh yes and Brian… The most well adjusted of the group of course. Luckily he didn't have to go though what Andrew and Claire did and choose a group of friends over another. His friends, actually were pretty impressed with him, they did try to ask him a bunch of questions especially about John, they were fascinated that Brian actually hung around him without being beaten to a bloody pulp but Brian really didn't see John like that, at first he did but it was hard to look at any of his new friends and see what he saw at 7 am Saturday. Sure none of their problems completely went away, Allison was still ignored at home, though she was dressing a little differently and was a generally happy person. John still lived in a pretty abusive situation where his parent s cut down every little thing he did, even Andrew and Claire, they weren't under their friend's thumbs anymore but their home situations hadn't gone through a lot of changes. Andrew's dad was always pushing him to win and make him proud. Claire's parents were putting her in the middle as they sat at the brink of divorce. Brian… well his parents (mostly his mother) weren't about to let him forget why he had gone to detention or that he had failed a class. Not everything was solved the day they decided to become friends (and in Andrew and Allison's and John and Claire's case: boyfriend and girlfriend) they all didn't go home and have a list of demands for everyone that didn't treat them the way they felt they should, however all those things that bothered them before somehow… didn't rule their lives anymore. They had to deal with the bad things in their lives as everyone else did. Though all their relationships were still fresh and new, and though everything wasn't all fun and games and hugs and affection, they admired one another and felt glad the others were there to help them with whatever life was throwing at them, and even though no one knew what their futures held for them, there was a bond there that couldn't be broken. They were forever going to be The "Breakfast Club".
Alright so what did you all think? Yes I know that was a sappy ending and I'm sorry if it seem rushed or…just not good at all but like always I tried and I'm pretty proud of this story and I hope you all like this chapter. This like I said before was the final chapter of "Saturday Night". I am going to get started on a new Breakfast Club fanfic that I really hope you all will like. It will take place in present time and of course… will deal with the reunion of the group. I leave on vacation in a few weeks and I hope to get a lot accomplished with it there but I'm not going to make any promises except that when it is posted I'll have a few chapters done. Well... THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR READING AND REVIEWING THIS STORY. You all have been so good to me and I really hope you enjoy this chapter and my next fanfic. Bye for now!
