PART 1
Elisha was sitting silently on her bed, in the room she shared with her half sister Anna. Her legs were hugged tightly against her chest and her head rested on her knees and she just sat there, staring at a picture of her dad on the desk opposite her. Outside someone tapped on her door. Sighing Elisha went to the door and opened it a crack, seeing one of her best friends Mika standing outside she opened the door wide. "Hey Eli, wanna come outside with me and the guys, where having a mess about on the lawn, the guys are playing soccer and want us girls to play against them." For the first time since the previous night Elisha smiled. "Great, we will totally kick their ass." She paused as she bent down to put on her shoes, "Your brother will be their... won't he?" Mika smirked slightly, "Sure, now lets go!" Together they walked down stairs and out into the sunshine. It was a perfect day, but Elisha didn't notice this 'cause Mika's brother, Jace had just walked up to them. Her heart was pounding so fast and seemed to be doing a little tap dance inside her chest and she could feel her cheeks going red. "Hey girls, you gonna have a game of soccer with us?" Jace seemed to be speaking more to Mika than to Elisha, and no matter how hard she tried to catch his eye he seemed to be forcing himself not to look at her. Mika nodded, "Do you really need to ask?" She said and ran up to Kitty, Ray, Tabitha, Bobby, Scott, Kurt and, surprisingly, Jean. Elisha started to follow Mika but Jace put his hand on her arm to stop her. "Let go." Elisha said, trying to pull away, but Jace was strong and wouldn't let go, "We have to talk," Just the sound of his voice sent shivers down Elishas spine, but she knew if he carried on talking she would burst into tears. "Elisha, I need to explain what happened, just hear me out," He sounded troubled and Elisha looked up into his eyes, which was a big mistake. They were so clear and blue that when she looked into them she felt as though she was drowning in a pool, only it didn't matter, because it was so warm and...... WHAT WAS SHE THINKING! "Look, Jace, I don't wanna talk about what happened, can't you see that it's too painful?" With that she walked up to the others, smiling as though nothing had happened. Jace just stood there, staring after her....
*Flashback Time*
....It was Friday night and Jace sat at a table in the local club where all of Bayville's younger residents seemed to hang out in. He was waiting for some of the X-men to join him for a night out, but as he sat there, waiting for his drink to be served someone came and sat next to him. He had checked his watch moments before and knew it wasn't any of the X- men, 'cause it was still an hour Before they'd arranged to meet, so without even glancing at the person next to him he just said "Get Lost." The person next to him seemed to smile slightly at this, but never moved, "Still the same I see," Jace turned his head so sharply that he felt it crack and just stared at the girl sitting next to him, who was starting to laugh slightly. "Lev? What do you want?" He looked a bit surprised at seeing her in the bar, and was even more surprised to see her sitting next to him. "Well I was going to buy you a drink... Vodka and coke alright?" Jace nodded, "Sure," Once their drinks had been served Jace looked up at her once again, "So what do you really want Lev, I mean you can't tell me that you came over here just to buy me a drink... I mean when I last saw you we didn't exactly leave each other the best of friends," Lev just smiled at him and took another sip of her drink, "I know that, but I needed some company, so lets forget what happened before, 'cause its history and just lighten up and have some fun!" The drink must have really gone to Jace's head because he spent the next half hour or so dancing and drinking with Lev. Eventually they decided to sit down and take a brake, as they sat there Lev glanced casually at the door and an evil grin passed across her face as she saw a group of the X-men Walk through the door. Lev leant forwards, as if to kiss Jace and knew that the X-men had though she had because there was a shocked gasp from behind her. Jace looked startled and pushed Lev away, she stared innocently at him, "What wa staht for?" She asked. "Y-You...." He spluttered, not quite knowing what to say, then he looked up at the small crowd standing by the door, and his gaze met Elisha's whose face was pale and stony cold. Elisha looked at him for a second before turning away and walking back out of the door. "Elisha...." Jace stood up and called after her, while Lev just sat there laughing. Angry with himself, for being so stupid to have played right into Lev's hands, but even more so with Lev he turned to face her. "You evil little bitch," He said, before walking off. Only problem was he was so absolutely drunk that Scott and Ray had to grab both of his arms and sit him back down before he fell over....
Jace sighed and jogged over to the others and got ready to play. After the game (which was won by the girls, 5 – 4) Jace and Scott were hanging back while all the others went for lunch. Scott, who'd been packing away the footballs and goals they'd been using to play with. "Have you talked to her yet?" Scott asked Jace (by her he meant Elisha), "Or is she still refusing to listen?" Jace shrugged his shoulders and ran his hand through his hair, "I honestly don't know whats with her, its like she doesn't even want to know me any more, but... well, I dunno.... girls need to come with a manual..." Scott nodded and looked sympathetic, "I know what you're saying, everything else comes with a manual, and if girls did I know my life would be a hell of a lot easier..." He grinned, "But at the moment I ain't got a thing to worry about 'cause me and Jean seem to be getting on pretty well," Jace laughed, "Maybe, but you haven't even been on a date yet..." "Sure, but we're meant to be going out tonight.... Damn, I just remembered I gotta go see Jean... catch later mate!" With that Scott ran off into the institute. Jace sat down and slumped against the tree, it was amazing how one tiny mistake could make you feel so confused, angry and miserable all at once...
Elisha was sitting silently on her bed, in the room she shared with her half sister Anna. Her legs were hugged tightly against her chest and her head rested on her knees and she just sat there, staring at a picture of her dad on the desk opposite her. Outside someone tapped on her door. Sighing Elisha went to the door and opened it a crack, seeing one of her best friends Mika standing outside she opened the door wide. "Hey Eli, wanna come outside with me and the guys, where having a mess about on the lawn, the guys are playing soccer and want us girls to play against them." For the first time since the previous night Elisha smiled. "Great, we will totally kick their ass." She paused as she bent down to put on her shoes, "Your brother will be their... won't he?" Mika smirked slightly, "Sure, now lets go!" Together they walked down stairs and out into the sunshine. It was a perfect day, but Elisha didn't notice this 'cause Mika's brother, Jace had just walked up to them. Her heart was pounding so fast and seemed to be doing a little tap dance inside her chest and she could feel her cheeks going red. "Hey girls, you gonna have a game of soccer with us?" Jace seemed to be speaking more to Mika than to Elisha, and no matter how hard she tried to catch his eye he seemed to be forcing himself not to look at her. Mika nodded, "Do you really need to ask?" She said and ran up to Kitty, Ray, Tabitha, Bobby, Scott, Kurt and, surprisingly, Jean. Elisha started to follow Mika but Jace put his hand on her arm to stop her. "Let go." Elisha said, trying to pull away, but Jace was strong and wouldn't let go, "We have to talk," Just the sound of his voice sent shivers down Elishas spine, but she knew if he carried on talking she would burst into tears. "Elisha, I need to explain what happened, just hear me out," He sounded troubled and Elisha looked up into his eyes, which was a big mistake. They were so clear and blue that when she looked into them she felt as though she was drowning in a pool, only it didn't matter, because it was so warm and...... WHAT WAS SHE THINKING! "Look, Jace, I don't wanna talk about what happened, can't you see that it's too painful?" With that she walked up to the others, smiling as though nothing had happened. Jace just stood there, staring after her....
*Flashback Time*
....It was Friday night and Jace sat at a table in the local club where all of Bayville's younger residents seemed to hang out in. He was waiting for some of the X-men to join him for a night out, but as he sat there, waiting for his drink to be served someone came and sat next to him. He had checked his watch moments before and knew it wasn't any of the X- men, 'cause it was still an hour Before they'd arranged to meet, so without even glancing at the person next to him he just said "Get Lost." The person next to him seemed to smile slightly at this, but never moved, "Still the same I see," Jace turned his head so sharply that he felt it crack and just stared at the girl sitting next to him, who was starting to laugh slightly. "Lev? What do you want?" He looked a bit surprised at seeing her in the bar, and was even more surprised to see her sitting next to him. "Well I was going to buy you a drink... Vodka and coke alright?" Jace nodded, "Sure," Once their drinks had been served Jace looked up at her once again, "So what do you really want Lev, I mean you can't tell me that you came over here just to buy me a drink... I mean when I last saw you we didn't exactly leave each other the best of friends," Lev just smiled at him and took another sip of her drink, "I know that, but I needed some company, so lets forget what happened before, 'cause its history and just lighten up and have some fun!" The drink must have really gone to Jace's head because he spent the next half hour or so dancing and drinking with Lev. Eventually they decided to sit down and take a brake, as they sat there Lev glanced casually at the door and an evil grin passed across her face as she saw a group of the X-men Walk through the door. Lev leant forwards, as if to kiss Jace and knew that the X-men had though she had because there was a shocked gasp from behind her. Jace looked startled and pushed Lev away, she stared innocently at him, "What wa staht for?" She asked. "Y-You...." He spluttered, not quite knowing what to say, then he looked up at the small crowd standing by the door, and his gaze met Elisha's whose face was pale and stony cold. Elisha looked at him for a second before turning away and walking back out of the door. "Elisha...." Jace stood up and called after her, while Lev just sat there laughing. Angry with himself, for being so stupid to have played right into Lev's hands, but even more so with Lev he turned to face her. "You evil little bitch," He said, before walking off. Only problem was he was so absolutely drunk that Scott and Ray had to grab both of his arms and sit him back down before he fell over....
Jace sighed and jogged over to the others and got ready to play. After the game (which was won by the girls, 5 – 4) Jace and Scott were hanging back while all the others went for lunch. Scott, who'd been packing away the footballs and goals they'd been using to play with. "Have you talked to her yet?" Scott asked Jace (by her he meant Elisha), "Or is she still refusing to listen?" Jace shrugged his shoulders and ran his hand through his hair, "I honestly don't know whats with her, its like she doesn't even want to know me any more, but... well, I dunno.... girls need to come with a manual..." Scott nodded and looked sympathetic, "I know what you're saying, everything else comes with a manual, and if girls did I know my life would be a hell of a lot easier..." He grinned, "But at the moment I ain't got a thing to worry about 'cause me and Jean seem to be getting on pretty well," Jace laughed, "Maybe, but you haven't even been on a date yet..." "Sure, but we're meant to be going out tonight.... Damn, I just remembered I gotta go see Jean... catch later mate!" With that Scott ran off into the institute. Jace sat down and slumped against the tree, it was amazing how one tiny mistake could make you feel so confused, angry and miserable all at once...
