A/N- hello, it's me again. I told you to look out for major updating. If
you didn't believe me, really. . . *sighs* I don't know what to say.
Alrighty then, let's pick up the pace, add a little action. I realize that
the first two chapters were mainly just descriptions and stuff but they
will be important in chapters to come of course. And a story wouldn't be
any good if you, the reader, didn't know the characters. So read, review,
and enjoy!
Chapter Three: First Day Reunion
The Hart household was even more chaotic then usual for not only was it the first day of school but it was Joy's first day of high school. Ellie overslept, as was normal, and rushed to take a quick shower. The first day wasn't a big deal to her, just another day as far as she was concerned. After throwing on a pair of jeans, a Rancid T-shirt, her normal jewelry, make-up, brand new black and white Vans, and pulling her hair back in a half ponytail, she rushed downstairs. Much to her surprise, both her parents were up, fussing over Joy.
"Hey" Ellie muttered as she headed into the kitchen to grab a bagel. "I'm gonna go get Beth. I'll be home around 4:30ish." She rushed into the living room to grab her backpack which was covered in safety pins and signed by all her friends.
"Hold it right there missy" her mother interjected putting a hand on Joy's shoulder. "It's Joy's first day of high school. You have to take her in with you."
"Pardon?" asked Ellie raising an eyebrow and looking down at her little sister, who was looking cute for a change in a brand new jean jumper with a blue turtleneck underneath. Her thin brown hair was pulled back into two pigtails, giving her the appearance of a dog, but a cute one. "On my first day of high school I didn't get a lift from Kevin. If she's gonna take the bus the rest of the year now would be a good day to start."
"You'll give her a ride or else you'll take the bus with her."
"Alright, alright. . ." Ellie let out a sigh. "She better be ready in five minutes cause I'm leaving then, with or without her." Joy let out a yelp of excitement and ran off to gather her stuff.
Much to Ellie's disappointment, in five minutes Joy was ready. With a curt farewell from Ellie, and after Joy gave both her parents big hugs, they left the house, Joy tagging along Ellie like one of those little puppies that you just can't get rid of. Ellie unlocked her black Nissan Sentra and turned on her sister.
"Sit in the back, touch nothing, and don't talk" she ordered. Joy nodded compliantly and hopped in the back seat, next to Ellie's backpack. Ellie got in the drivers seat and pulled out of their houses driveway, then turned the car and headed in the direction of Beth's.
The Sanford house was quiet, as it normally was in the mornings. Beth's mom was still asleep and Beth quietly went along with her business. To Beth, the first day of school was worth getting dressed up for so she wore a mid thigh length jean skirt, a tight pale green shirt, and mid-calf high black boots. It wasn't long before the familiar black car pulled into the spot in front of her townhouse and Beth silently closed the door behind her on her way out.
"Well, we're certainly looking spiffy" Ellie teased as Beth got in the car with only a purse, as usual.
"I actually put effort into my appearance, especially on the first day" she retorted with a smile.
"Well so do I" Ellie held out an arm displaying her array of bracelets. "Do you know how long it takes me to put these on?"
"Both hands on the wheel!" squealed Joy, from the back seat, in terror.
"Like this?" Ellie said as she took her other hand off the wheel. Joy covered her eyes and Ellie laughed. "Besides" she said as she took hold of the wheel again. "I thought I told you not to talk, huh?"
"What's the kid doing here?" Beth asked turning around to look at Joy, who was looking quite scared.
"My mom made me take her in today" Ellie replied, not too enthusiastically. "It won't happen again."
Within a few minutes they had arrived at the school, well actually the street that the school was on. Ellie parallel parked, not too badly, between an old Honda and a brand new Infiniti FX45.
"That is a NICE car" Ellie commented after she got out of the car and was locking the doors behind her. "I wonder who's so spoiled that they got it."
"Probably Nick Channeling" Beth said, naming the star quarterback. "His Dad'll get him anything."
"Probably."
The girls, with Joy tagging along, headed to the school. After they entered, and Joy finally went her separate way, they made their way to the locker that they were sharing, surprised to see Race waiting for them. Beth's face broke into a huge smile and she gave him a hug.
"Is this where we'll be hanging this year?" Ellie asked as she gave him a small hug.
"Probably. Your locker is in the best location" Beth looked around. The locker was situated in the main hall not too far from a coke machine and a snack machine. An exit to the back of the school wasn't too far away either.
"It's not bad" Beth replied with a shrug.
"Didya see the black FX45 outside the school?" Ellie asked Race, knowing he would be incredibly interested. "It was brand new, musta been a 2004."
"An FX45?" Race said, his face lighting up. "Daamn, I'd like to get my hands on one of those. 4.5 liter V8 engine, 315 horsepower, 329 pounds of torque. . . " Race let out a sigh.
"You're care isn't too shabby" Beth cut in, trying to steer the conversation away from something she knew absolutely nothing about.
"Yeah" Ellie agreed. "You can't really race an FX" she grinned at Race who rolled his eyes. Even though most of the school believed he got his nickname, Race, from his incredible track records his closest friends knew it was mainly because he was an avid street racer. As they were standing there Ellie felt someone pulling her by her wallet chain.
"Turn around sexy and give me a hug" said a familiar voice and Ellie felt herself being pulled around.
"Excuse me Joshua Conlon" she looked Spot in the eyes. "No matter what you think, I'm not one of your little sluts who will jump to do your bidding in a heart beat" Ellie crossed her arms and grinned sarcastically.
"I'm so sorry princess Eliza" Spot replied, also using her real name. "Do forgive me" his signature smirk crept over his lips before he grinned genuinely. "I missed you in Cali."
"That's better" Ellie replied also smiling before giving Spot a big hug. "I missed you too" she rested her head on Spot's shoulder and felt his arms slip around her waist. A feeling of comfort swept over Ellie, as it normally did whenever she hugged Spot. Spot let go first ad Ellie stepped away as Spot gave Beth a hug, though not the same as the one he gave Ellie.
"I got you two something while I was there" he said reaching into the pocket of his khaki pants. He pulled out two necklaces, both with a little glass container holding a grain of rice at the bottom. He handed one to Beth and the other to Ellie. They both looked down at theirs and smiled.
"Spot. . . you're too good to us" Ellie said with a smile as she slipped hers around her neck, making it 7 necklaces total.
"Thank you Spot" Beth grinned, also putting hers on.
"What do they say?" asked Race.
"Mine says "best" and hers says "friends"" Beth said touching the glass.
"What's the party for?" asked Classic approaching the four, dressed in her usual bell bottoms and peasant shirt.
"Classic!" squealed Ellie giving her friend a hug. "So. . . how'd she run?"
"She ran great! So smooth. . . well as smooth as we expected that is" Classic replied with a smile.
"Who?" asked Beth, a bit puzzled.
"What?" asked Race at about the same time as Spot stared at the two girls with a peculiar gaze.
"Oh you should see her" Classic said enthusiastically.
"She's adorable" Ellie grinned.
"Totally groovy."
"And she kicks ass!"
"WHAT?" the other three exclaimed together getting fed up with the nonsense ramblings.
"My car of course" Classic said with a roll of the eyes.
"We worked on it all summer" Ellie put in proudly.
"Well Ellie did most of the work" Classic admitted. "I know practically squat when it comes to cars."
"What id it?" asked Race in genuine interest.
"Well. . ." Ellie started with a smile.
"It's a yellow VW Bug" Classic finished.
"1966" added Ellie causing Race to nod slowly.
"Oh. . . I see" Spot said slowly.
"You wouldn't understand" Ellie said in a sarcastic tone with a smirk.
"Just because I buy my cars new and in working condition. . ."
"Yeah well not everyone has the kind of money that you have alright? Some of us actually have to work to get things done."
"I don't have slaves y'know."
"Maids, slaves, same thing in your eyes."
"Oh I see. . . you're just jealous."
"Jealous?" Ellie laughed bitterly. "Why would I be jealous? I don't want to be a spoiled rich brat."
"I'm not a spoiled rich brat!" Spot exclaimed bitterly.
"Yeah. . . right. . ." Ellie said in a very non-convinced tone.
"Children!" Beth cut in holding up her hands. "Let's not bicker" Ellie rolled her eyes and turned her back on Spot, crossing her arms.
"Bicker?" Spot let out a hollow laugh. "You sound like my mother. Now if you'll excuse me, I have better things to do then argue about petty things." Ellie let out a snort. "And better things then to act immaturely."
"Too late" Ellie muttered. Spot let out a little growl before walking off. Classic let out a sigh and sat down on the floor.
"Y'know, we've just started a new school year and they're already fighting" Classic said to Race as he sank down to the floor next to her. She turned to him and sighed again. "It's gonna be a LONG year."
Chapter Three: First Day Reunion
The Hart household was even more chaotic then usual for not only was it the first day of school but it was Joy's first day of high school. Ellie overslept, as was normal, and rushed to take a quick shower. The first day wasn't a big deal to her, just another day as far as she was concerned. After throwing on a pair of jeans, a Rancid T-shirt, her normal jewelry, make-up, brand new black and white Vans, and pulling her hair back in a half ponytail, she rushed downstairs. Much to her surprise, both her parents were up, fussing over Joy.
"Hey" Ellie muttered as she headed into the kitchen to grab a bagel. "I'm gonna go get Beth. I'll be home around 4:30ish." She rushed into the living room to grab her backpack which was covered in safety pins and signed by all her friends.
"Hold it right there missy" her mother interjected putting a hand on Joy's shoulder. "It's Joy's first day of high school. You have to take her in with you."
"Pardon?" asked Ellie raising an eyebrow and looking down at her little sister, who was looking cute for a change in a brand new jean jumper with a blue turtleneck underneath. Her thin brown hair was pulled back into two pigtails, giving her the appearance of a dog, but a cute one. "On my first day of high school I didn't get a lift from Kevin. If she's gonna take the bus the rest of the year now would be a good day to start."
"You'll give her a ride or else you'll take the bus with her."
"Alright, alright. . ." Ellie let out a sigh. "She better be ready in five minutes cause I'm leaving then, with or without her." Joy let out a yelp of excitement and ran off to gather her stuff.
Much to Ellie's disappointment, in five minutes Joy was ready. With a curt farewell from Ellie, and after Joy gave both her parents big hugs, they left the house, Joy tagging along Ellie like one of those little puppies that you just can't get rid of. Ellie unlocked her black Nissan Sentra and turned on her sister.
"Sit in the back, touch nothing, and don't talk" she ordered. Joy nodded compliantly and hopped in the back seat, next to Ellie's backpack. Ellie got in the drivers seat and pulled out of their houses driveway, then turned the car and headed in the direction of Beth's.
The Sanford house was quiet, as it normally was in the mornings. Beth's mom was still asleep and Beth quietly went along with her business. To Beth, the first day of school was worth getting dressed up for so she wore a mid thigh length jean skirt, a tight pale green shirt, and mid-calf high black boots. It wasn't long before the familiar black car pulled into the spot in front of her townhouse and Beth silently closed the door behind her on her way out.
"Well, we're certainly looking spiffy" Ellie teased as Beth got in the car with only a purse, as usual.
"I actually put effort into my appearance, especially on the first day" she retorted with a smile.
"Well so do I" Ellie held out an arm displaying her array of bracelets. "Do you know how long it takes me to put these on?"
"Both hands on the wheel!" squealed Joy, from the back seat, in terror.
"Like this?" Ellie said as she took her other hand off the wheel. Joy covered her eyes and Ellie laughed. "Besides" she said as she took hold of the wheel again. "I thought I told you not to talk, huh?"
"What's the kid doing here?" Beth asked turning around to look at Joy, who was looking quite scared.
"My mom made me take her in today" Ellie replied, not too enthusiastically. "It won't happen again."
Within a few minutes they had arrived at the school, well actually the street that the school was on. Ellie parallel parked, not too badly, between an old Honda and a brand new Infiniti FX45.
"That is a NICE car" Ellie commented after she got out of the car and was locking the doors behind her. "I wonder who's so spoiled that they got it."
"Probably Nick Channeling" Beth said, naming the star quarterback. "His Dad'll get him anything."
"Probably."
The girls, with Joy tagging along, headed to the school. After they entered, and Joy finally went her separate way, they made their way to the locker that they were sharing, surprised to see Race waiting for them. Beth's face broke into a huge smile and she gave him a hug.
"Is this where we'll be hanging this year?" Ellie asked as she gave him a small hug.
"Probably. Your locker is in the best location" Beth looked around. The locker was situated in the main hall not too far from a coke machine and a snack machine. An exit to the back of the school wasn't too far away either.
"It's not bad" Beth replied with a shrug.
"Didya see the black FX45 outside the school?" Ellie asked Race, knowing he would be incredibly interested. "It was brand new, musta been a 2004."
"An FX45?" Race said, his face lighting up. "Daamn, I'd like to get my hands on one of those. 4.5 liter V8 engine, 315 horsepower, 329 pounds of torque. . . " Race let out a sigh.
"You're care isn't too shabby" Beth cut in, trying to steer the conversation away from something she knew absolutely nothing about.
"Yeah" Ellie agreed. "You can't really race an FX" she grinned at Race who rolled his eyes. Even though most of the school believed he got his nickname, Race, from his incredible track records his closest friends knew it was mainly because he was an avid street racer. As they were standing there Ellie felt someone pulling her by her wallet chain.
"Turn around sexy and give me a hug" said a familiar voice and Ellie felt herself being pulled around.
"Excuse me Joshua Conlon" she looked Spot in the eyes. "No matter what you think, I'm not one of your little sluts who will jump to do your bidding in a heart beat" Ellie crossed her arms and grinned sarcastically.
"I'm so sorry princess Eliza" Spot replied, also using her real name. "Do forgive me" his signature smirk crept over his lips before he grinned genuinely. "I missed you in Cali."
"That's better" Ellie replied also smiling before giving Spot a big hug. "I missed you too" she rested her head on Spot's shoulder and felt his arms slip around her waist. A feeling of comfort swept over Ellie, as it normally did whenever she hugged Spot. Spot let go first ad Ellie stepped away as Spot gave Beth a hug, though not the same as the one he gave Ellie.
"I got you two something while I was there" he said reaching into the pocket of his khaki pants. He pulled out two necklaces, both with a little glass container holding a grain of rice at the bottom. He handed one to Beth and the other to Ellie. They both looked down at theirs and smiled.
"Spot. . . you're too good to us" Ellie said with a smile as she slipped hers around her neck, making it 7 necklaces total.
"Thank you Spot" Beth grinned, also putting hers on.
"What do they say?" asked Race.
"Mine says "best" and hers says "friends"" Beth said touching the glass.
"What's the party for?" asked Classic approaching the four, dressed in her usual bell bottoms and peasant shirt.
"Classic!" squealed Ellie giving her friend a hug. "So. . . how'd she run?"
"She ran great! So smooth. . . well as smooth as we expected that is" Classic replied with a smile.
"Who?" asked Beth, a bit puzzled.
"What?" asked Race at about the same time as Spot stared at the two girls with a peculiar gaze.
"Oh you should see her" Classic said enthusiastically.
"She's adorable" Ellie grinned.
"Totally groovy."
"And she kicks ass!"
"WHAT?" the other three exclaimed together getting fed up with the nonsense ramblings.
"My car of course" Classic said with a roll of the eyes.
"We worked on it all summer" Ellie put in proudly.
"Well Ellie did most of the work" Classic admitted. "I know practically squat when it comes to cars."
"What id it?" asked Race in genuine interest.
"Well. . ." Ellie started with a smile.
"It's a yellow VW Bug" Classic finished.
"1966" added Ellie causing Race to nod slowly.
"Oh. . . I see" Spot said slowly.
"You wouldn't understand" Ellie said in a sarcastic tone with a smirk.
"Just because I buy my cars new and in working condition. . ."
"Yeah well not everyone has the kind of money that you have alright? Some of us actually have to work to get things done."
"I don't have slaves y'know."
"Maids, slaves, same thing in your eyes."
"Oh I see. . . you're just jealous."
"Jealous?" Ellie laughed bitterly. "Why would I be jealous? I don't want to be a spoiled rich brat."
"I'm not a spoiled rich brat!" Spot exclaimed bitterly.
"Yeah. . . right. . ." Ellie said in a very non-convinced tone.
"Children!" Beth cut in holding up her hands. "Let's not bicker" Ellie rolled her eyes and turned her back on Spot, crossing her arms.
"Bicker?" Spot let out a hollow laugh. "You sound like my mother. Now if you'll excuse me, I have better things to do then argue about petty things." Ellie let out a snort. "And better things then to act immaturely."
"Too late" Ellie muttered. Spot let out a little growl before walking off. Classic let out a sigh and sat down on the floor.
"Y'know, we've just started a new school year and they're already fighting" Classic said to Race as he sank down to the floor next to her. She turned to him and sighed again. "It's gonna be a LONG year."
