Part 2
Jace sat on the sofa in the Rec. Room. The T.V. was on but he wasn't watching it, he was staring at a picture of Elisha and Mika which had been taken about a month ago when they had all gone to the Theme Park for the weekend. Both the girls looked so happy in the picture and Elisha looked really different from the other night.... ......Ray walked into the room and flung himself onto the sofa next to Jace. "Hey mate, what ya doing?" Not getting an answer from him Ray followed Jace's gaze to the picture. He put his hand on Jace's shoulder "Still thinking about her?" Jace nodded. "Well, see, I had a bit of an idea about that..... But before I say anything can I ask you one thing?" Again, Jace nodded, "Sure," "Why the fuck are you watching Oprah?!"
Two boys walked along by the tennis courts, deep in conversation. "So let me get this straight – You think I should try and soften Elisha up a bit, by sending her chocolates, and flowers?" "Yea, exactly – but there was another part to it," Ray paused. "Okay... Go on," Ray nodded, "Well you know I have a bit of a thing for your sister," Jace raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "Actually I didn't!" "Well, I do, so I was thinking maybe the four of us could go out together.... I get a chance with Mika.... and if you don't mess it up, Elisha forgives you...." Jace considered it for a moment and then grinned at him, "I'll book a table at that new place down town...."
It was Sunday morning and Jean was walking sleepily down the stairs, heading towards the kitchen when something caught her eye. Lying in front of the main doors was a bunch of beautiful purple tulips. Jean walked over and picked them up, giving a little shriek as she did so. Mika walked out of the Rec. Room, "What's up?" She asked, she had been surprised by Jeans shriek. "Oh my god! Where's Elisha?" Mika shrugged, "Why?" Jean held out the bunch of flowers and Mika took them and read the label that was attached to them out loud, "Darling Elisha, These are for you from my heart – Wow...." Jean smiled, "I think that's soooo sweet of your brother to send her them.... I never knew he was the romantic type...." Mika frowned, "Neither did I – and that's why it worries me." Elisha came strolling through the main doors, looking tired out, but grinning broadly, she'd just been for a quick jog. "Hey guys, whatcha all doing crowded round 'ere?" Mika silently handed Elisha the tulips, not sure how she was going to react, she could be so unpredictable about this type of thing. "Whoa! These are simply gorge! I love tulips!" Her eyes fell on the note attached and the smile was wiped instantly from her face. Elisha thrust the tulips back at Mika and she looked so angry that Jean backed away slightly. "What's wrong, El? I thought it was really sweet." As Jean said this Mika shook her head violently. She had noticed the warning signs, but it was too late. Elisha flared up and started talking quickly and angrily in Italian. Jean turned to Mika to ask what she was saying but Mika just shrugged and said "Don't ask, 'cause I don't know!" At that moment a small spaniel puppy came trotting up to the furious Elisha and stared up at her with large brown eyes that would have melted anyone's heart. Anyone's heart but Elisha's. Throughout her life Elisah had taught herself not to get attached to anyone or anything because in the end they could never be together for long, and as a result of this her heart seemed to be made of glass. Cold, hard and extremely fragile. So far the only person to have succeeded in getting though Elisha's defences was Mika, Elisha's closest friend. When they had met it seemed as though something seemed to click into place and there was a real connection between them and after a while Mika had managed to see the real Elisha, the one that had been trapped inside the icy fort of her heart for so long. Elisha scowled at the puppy, but seeing its big brown eyes full of sorrow and its small tail drooping it really made her see how much she had loved him. The puppy morphed into Jace and he held out his hand to Elisha. In it was a tiny silver tulip hung on a fine silver chain. "Lo Siento," His voice was quiet and he looked at her with a hypnotising blue stare, but Elisha shook her head, filled with sorrow. "Lo Siento.... its just words, it means nothing.... and I can't possibly take the necklace...." She turned around and walked off, and Jace felt as though he was seeing Elisha's back turned on him far too often. Blaze frowned at him, "What are you waiting for," She hissed, "If you really meant what you said, go after her," Jace paused and looked at Mika for a moment, thinking how much she had changed from when he had first met her, but then his hand closed over the delicate necklace and he hurried after Elisha....
.....Elisha was leaning against her bedroom door, a tear slid down her cheek and fell onto the carpet. She heard footsteps coming along the corridor and quickly wiped her face and looked up just as Jace came round the corner. She bit her lip and could feel the easy tears pricking the back of her eyes. She stared hard at the floor and saw Jace's feet stop just infront of her. Jace reached out and took hold of Elisha's hand, and for once she didn't pull it away. "I want to tell you about a girl, Elisha," He said, his tone hesitant and uncertain. She felt her breath catch in her throat and a hot tear slid down her cheek... The tears had come at last. Jace must have felt her flinch slightly because he tightened his hand on hers. "No," he said, "Don't pull away. I have to tell you.... Well, this girl, She was a real athlete, tall and slender, and she had a cloud of jet black hair that surrounded a pair of emerald green eyes." As he continued talking his tone lightened, she didn't look at him but Elisha could tell he was smiling. "I told myself that I must have been mad to feel that way about my kid sisters best friend. And it was agony spending so much time with her, but yet not be with her." "So I told myself that I'd wait a while, see if I could brake the spell she had over me. I tried, but I really couldn't get her out of my head..... and when I finally managed to get up the courage to tell her how I felt, I blew it. Bigtime."
Jace sat on the sofa in the Rec. Room. The T.V. was on but he wasn't watching it, he was staring at a picture of Elisha and Mika which had been taken about a month ago when they had all gone to the Theme Park for the weekend. Both the girls looked so happy in the picture and Elisha looked really different from the other night.... ......Ray walked into the room and flung himself onto the sofa next to Jace. "Hey mate, what ya doing?" Not getting an answer from him Ray followed Jace's gaze to the picture. He put his hand on Jace's shoulder "Still thinking about her?" Jace nodded. "Well, see, I had a bit of an idea about that..... But before I say anything can I ask you one thing?" Again, Jace nodded, "Sure," "Why the fuck are you watching Oprah?!"
Two boys walked along by the tennis courts, deep in conversation. "So let me get this straight – You think I should try and soften Elisha up a bit, by sending her chocolates, and flowers?" "Yea, exactly – but there was another part to it," Ray paused. "Okay... Go on," Ray nodded, "Well you know I have a bit of a thing for your sister," Jace raised his eyebrows when he heard this, "Actually I didn't!" "Well, I do, so I was thinking maybe the four of us could go out together.... I get a chance with Mika.... and if you don't mess it up, Elisha forgives you...." Jace considered it for a moment and then grinned at him, "I'll book a table at that new place down town...."
It was Sunday morning and Jean was walking sleepily down the stairs, heading towards the kitchen when something caught her eye. Lying in front of the main doors was a bunch of beautiful purple tulips. Jean walked over and picked them up, giving a little shriek as she did so. Mika walked out of the Rec. Room, "What's up?" She asked, she had been surprised by Jeans shriek. "Oh my god! Where's Elisha?" Mika shrugged, "Why?" Jean held out the bunch of flowers and Mika took them and read the label that was attached to them out loud, "Darling Elisha, These are for you from my heart – Wow...." Jean smiled, "I think that's soooo sweet of your brother to send her them.... I never knew he was the romantic type...." Mika frowned, "Neither did I – and that's why it worries me." Elisha came strolling through the main doors, looking tired out, but grinning broadly, she'd just been for a quick jog. "Hey guys, whatcha all doing crowded round 'ere?" Mika silently handed Elisha the tulips, not sure how she was going to react, she could be so unpredictable about this type of thing. "Whoa! These are simply gorge! I love tulips!" Her eyes fell on the note attached and the smile was wiped instantly from her face. Elisha thrust the tulips back at Mika and she looked so angry that Jean backed away slightly. "What's wrong, El? I thought it was really sweet." As Jean said this Mika shook her head violently. She had noticed the warning signs, but it was too late. Elisha flared up and started talking quickly and angrily in Italian. Jean turned to Mika to ask what she was saying but Mika just shrugged and said "Don't ask, 'cause I don't know!" At that moment a small spaniel puppy came trotting up to the furious Elisha and stared up at her with large brown eyes that would have melted anyone's heart. Anyone's heart but Elisha's. Throughout her life Elisah had taught herself not to get attached to anyone or anything because in the end they could never be together for long, and as a result of this her heart seemed to be made of glass. Cold, hard and extremely fragile. So far the only person to have succeeded in getting though Elisha's defences was Mika, Elisha's closest friend. When they had met it seemed as though something seemed to click into place and there was a real connection between them and after a while Mika had managed to see the real Elisha, the one that had been trapped inside the icy fort of her heart for so long. Elisha scowled at the puppy, but seeing its big brown eyes full of sorrow and its small tail drooping it really made her see how much she had loved him. The puppy morphed into Jace and he held out his hand to Elisha. In it was a tiny silver tulip hung on a fine silver chain. "Lo Siento," His voice was quiet and he looked at her with a hypnotising blue stare, but Elisha shook her head, filled with sorrow. "Lo Siento.... its just words, it means nothing.... and I can't possibly take the necklace...." She turned around and walked off, and Jace felt as though he was seeing Elisha's back turned on him far too often. Blaze frowned at him, "What are you waiting for," She hissed, "If you really meant what you said, go after her," Jace paused and looked at Mika for a moment, thinking how much she had changed from when he had first met her, but then his hand closed over the delicate necklace and he hurried after Elisha....
.....Elisha was leaning against her bedroom door, a tear slid down her cheek and fell onto the carpet. She heard footsteps coming along the corridor and quickly wiped her face and looked up just as Jace came round the corner. She bit her lip and could feel the easy tears pricking the back of her eyes. She stared hard at the floor and saw Jace's feet stop just infront of her. Jace reached out and took hold of Elisha's hand, and for once she didn't pull it away. "I want to tell you about a girl, Elisha," He said, his tone hesitant and uncertain. She felt her breath catch in her throat and a hot tear slid down her cheek... The tears had come at last. Jace must have felt her flinch slightly because he tightened his hand on hers. "No," he said, "Don't pull away. I have to tell you.... Well, this girl, She was a real athlete, tall and slender, and she had a cloud of jet black hair that surrounded a pair of emerald green eyes." As he continued talking his tone lightened, she didn't look at him but Elisha could tell he was smiling. "I told myself that I must have been mad to feel that way about my kid sisters best friend. And it was agony spending so much time with her, but yet not be with her." "So I told myself that I'd wait a while, see if I could brake the spell she had over me. I tried, but I really couldn't get her out of my head..... and when I finally managed to get up the courage to tell her how I felt, I blew it. Bigtime."
