Sorry for the incredibly long wait. But here it is....an updated chapter. I will try my best to keep this story updated, everyone seems to love this one!
Elizabeth was putting up decorations with the rest of the Art Club when Jason finally came into the gym...he walked up to Elizabeth how was standing on a ladder by the bleachers. He looked up to her, "Elizabeth, I am sorry...I had some business to take care of for Sonny."
Elizabeth was not amused and just nodded...Jason could sense she was a bit upset that he was late, "I'm sorry Elizabeth."
Elizabeth sighed, not wanting to be angry with Jason....maybe after today she could finally forgive Jason and hear what he had to say.....she needed Jason now, she needed him as a friend. She began to climb down the ladder but lost her footing and began to fall until Jason caught her, "Whoa there, be careful..."
Elizabeth smiled, "Oh..." catching onto his shoulders, she looked into his eyes. It had been so long since she had been this close to Jason, "Thank you" she softly said.
Elizabeth steadied herself and moved away from Jason and grabbed a bag of confetti, "Come with me up to the rafters, we need to fill the buckets."
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Courtney angrily slammed the plates down in the sink as she looked back out to Kelly's. She hated working Friday afternoons. Everyone went to Kelly's after school on Friday while she was stuck working there instead of hanging out. And for some reason, she felt angry with AJ. She began to really think about what Lucky said. Was she being the fool here?
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Emily and Nikolas walked through the park until they found the perfect spot to relax down by the creek. The two sat in the grass and Emily laid back as she listened to Nikolas read the book Emily picked out earlier. Every now and then Nikolas would look up and see Emily gazing toward him. After a few pages he shut the book and stared at her, "Emily, what is going on here?"
Emily looked at Nikolas a bit surprised, "What do you mean?"
"What is going on between us, what are your feelings toward me?"
Emily sighed and looked down, now was not the time she wanted to talk about this. She looked back up at Nikolas with the most innocent look. But Nikolas saw right through it, "Listen Em, you are my dearest friend....but I can't go on with you like this. Just last week you told me how you always wondered how it would be to kiss me...how in love you were with me when we were younger. Then you turn around and go on and on about Zander!"
Emily frowned, "I am sorry Nikolas, truly sorry." Emily got up, "I can't make a choice about my feelings for you yet Nikolas....give me time."
Nikolas got up as well, "I have given you time.....plenty. Let me know by tomorrow." Emily expected Nikolas to begin to walk away but he didn't. He moved closer to her and pulled her into an embrace and kissed her firmly on the lips for only a few seconds, he looked down to her, "By the way...now you know" and with that Nikolas walked away.
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Elizabeth sat on a rafter with Jason as they both looked down to the gym floor.
"Never thought I would be sitting up here."
Elizabeth was silent...she didn't know what to say. Part of her wanted to smile at him and the other wanted to push him down.
"Elizabeth...I'm not going to beat around the bush here, I really want to talk to you"
Elizabeth looked to Jason as she filled the buckets, "I am listening"
"Ok....I can't stop thinking about you...it seems everything reminds me of you. I feel guilty about what happened between us and feel we have some unfinished business."
Elizabeth sadly nodded, "Me too....I see you everywhere and I just think we ended really badly...we were such great friends."
Jason nodded, "We were....and I don't think we should have ended at all"
Elizabeth naturally smiled....not really meaning to, it just happened. And Jason saw it and he smiled back. All of the sadness and anger she had stored up seemed to just fade away as she looked into Jason's eyes, "I'm sorry Jason.....I think we should just forget these last few months and begin again"
Jason smiled, "Where we left off?"
Elizabeth nodded as she giggled, feeling a happiness fill her for the first time in a long time.
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Lucky and Zander sat in the garage they worked at taking a break.
"So how's the rebuild on '67 fastback?"
"The mustang?"
"No, the other classic car you have" Zander joked.
They both laughed, "I finally got it running, I'll be picking Gia up in it for the dance tonight"
Zander nodded, "So you and Gia huh?"
Lucky nodded, "Yeah, just tonight"
At those very words Gia walked in, "Hey boys.....I'm here for an oil change."
Lucky looked outside to see a blue Saturn. Last week she came in to get her mother's oil changed and a few weeks before her own cars. To be honest....her mother's car wasn't due for an oil change for a few months. But Lucky didn't say a word. He knew Gia came to see Zander.
Zander sighed as he stood up from the bench he and Lucky were sitting on and smiled to Gia, "Nice to see you again.....you probably want to be alone with your date." Zander gave Gia a playful wink and she just shook her head smirking a bit. Zander walked outside to check out the car leaving Lucky and Gia alone.
Gia shook her head at Zander's remark and looked to Lucky, "You told him, didn't you"
Lucky nodded, "He's one of my best friends, of course I did."
Gia looked a bit panicked, "What about your brother...you didn't tell him did you?"
Lucky looked at her puzzled, "Why would it matter...."
Gia sighed frustrated "Because then he'll think I am so desperate to pay someone to take me...."
"aren't you?" Lucky asked
"No....I just wanted Nikolas to see that I was no longer going to be waiting around for him to come back to me."
Lucky set his hand on her shoulder, "Don't worry so much about it....we'll go to the dance and have fun. That is all"
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Carly and Sonny sat at the Grill in a booth quietly. Finally Sonny broke the silence, "Do you want me to take you home?" Carly just shook her head, "No....I have my dress at Skye's house. You can drop me off there to pick it up." Sonny nodded, "Are you OK...Lorenzo won't come after you..you have to understand that. I will keep you safe."
Carly smiled up and Sonny and for the first time reached out and touched Sonny, "Thank you" Sonny put his hand over her's and smiled back, "Anything for you"
Carly looked at Sonny a bit curiously, "Why....you barely know me yet you treat me like a queen."
Sonny laughed, "You are a queen."
Carly just shook her head in modesty
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Alexis stood at the door by the Grill. This was where she usually met Sonny afterschool....Sonny wasn't a big fan of Kelly's so this was there hangout. But the moment she saw Carly sitting with Sonny in their booth her heart broke. This was real. This wasn't just an innocent crush Sonny had anymore. For the first time Alexis felt truly threatened by Carly. Just as she turned to leave she bumped into someone and met a pair of glaring eyes.
"Oh..Lorenzo." was all that she could say
Lorenzo grabbed her arms and looked behind her to see Carly with Sonny. His blood began to boil, everything was fine in the morning. But now everything changed. All of a sudden Carly turned on him....what had he done? He then realized he still was gripping Alexis. He immediately loosened his grip on her and gazed down into her glassy eyes....it hit him. Alexis was upset as well, a smile formed across his face as he looked to her, "I have an idea Alexis..."
Alexis looked to him, "I want no part in anything you do, I would never..."
Lorenzo interrupted her, "I can make Sonny see how amazing you really are"
Alexis looked a bit curiously at him, "What do you mean?"
"Once Sonny see's you with another man he will realize what a catch you are. I say we go to that dance tonight together...Sonny and Carly will see us....jealousy will kick in..."
"And sonny will finally realize his feelings for me?" Alexis laughed, what a dumb idea she thought.
Lorenzo nodded, "Yes. He will realize what you mean to him when he see's you with his rival."
Alexis began thinking about it more and glanced to Sonny and Carly. Sonny raised Carly's hand and gently kissed it. Alexis angrily looked back to Lorenzo, "Pick me up at eight thirty"
Lorenzo nodded pleased at Alexis's decision.
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Elizabeth and Jason walked out of the gym side by side laughing. Jason wrapped his arm around Elizabeth and she leaned in to him, "I'm so glad we talked" Jason said, "I honestly thought it was going to be harder to get through to you again"
Elizabeth smirked, "I was just tired of being angry with you...I mean, the reason I was angry with you just seems so stupid now. We're young...we should just live in the moment and not worry about being wrong or right."
The two walked out to the parking lot as Coleman passed by them with a bag in his hand. He noticed the rest of the Art Club in the lobby discussing the banner. He slyly slipped into the gym and climbed the ladder leading up to the rafters and stopped at the last bucket of confetti that was placed right on top of the stage. He took out a larger bag and unwrapped it revealing a goat's head. He set it carefully in the bucket of confetti and glitter and quickly made his way down the ladder and back outside.
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AJ and Skye stood outside the school office as Ms. Blakely set down a set of papers in a box by the door and looked to another lady, "Here are the votes taken for you to tally.....we'll find out the Fall Princess for 2004 tonight."
Then the lady walked off and the papers sat there unattended. Skye smirked to AJ as she pulled a pile of papers similar to the ones in the box from her purse. She winked to AJ and slyly traded the two piles and walked off, with AJ not far behind her.
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Ric Lansing sat down at the counter at Kelly's as Courtney approached him, "Can I take your order sir?"
Ric looked up at the blonde and nodded, "A small decaf"
Courtney spun around grabbing a cup and coffee and pouring his drink, "Anything else?"
"Actually, yes. Do you know an Elizabeth Webber?"
Courtney rolled her eyes, "Yes....I'm actually covering for her at the moment."
"She works here?"
Courtney nodded, "Yeah, why?"
Ric shrugged, "Just an old friend, hoping to see her tonight, where does she live?"
Courtney got a brilliant idea, if this old friend of hers saw her get humiliated in front of everyone she would be even more embarrassed, "Well....she lives with her Grandmother on Maple Dr. not far down the road, but tonight she will be at the dance.....I'm sure she would love to see you there. It'll be around 8."
Ric smirked and nodded, "Thank you for telling me....does she have a date?"
Courtney shook her head, "Most likely not."
Ric got up, "Well, will I be seeing you there?"
"Of course.....have a good day."
Ric raised his cup, "You too....I will see you later.....Ms..?"
Courtney put out her hand, "Courtney Matthews."
Ric took it gently kissing it, "Nice to meet you Ms. Matthews....I am.....Eric Abbot" Ric lied. He couldn't risk Elizabeth finding out for sure he was in town yet.
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Elizabeth was putting up decorations with the rest of the Art Club when Jason finally came into the gym...he walked up to Elizabeth how was standing on a ladder by the bleachers. He looked up to her, "Elizabeth, I am sorry...I had some business to take care of for Sonny."
Elizabeth was not amused and just nodded...Jason could sense she was a bit upset that he was late, "I'm sorry Elizabeth."
Elizabeth sighed, not wanting to be angry with Jason....maybe after today she could finally forgive Jason and hear what he had to say.....she needed Jason now, she needed him as a friend. She began to climb down the ladder but lost her footing and began to fall until Jason caught her, "Whoa there, be careful..."
Elizabeth smiled, "Oh..." catching onto his shoulders, she looked into his eyes. It had been so long since she had been this close to Jason, "Thank you" she softly said.
Elizabeth steadied herself and moved away from Jason and grabbed a bag of confetti, "Come with me up to the rafters, we need to fill the buckets."
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Courtney angrily slammed the plates down in the sink as she looked back out to Kelly's. She hated working Friday afternoons. Everyone went to Kelly's after school on Friday while she was stuck working there instead of hanging out. And for some reason, she felt angry with AJ. She began to really think about what Lucky said. Was she being the fool here?
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Emily and Nikolas walked through the park until they found the perfect spot to relax down by the creek. The two sat in the grass and Emily laid back as she listened to Nikolas read the book Emily picked out earlier. Every now and then Nikolas would look up and see Emily gazing toward him. After a few pages he shut the book and stared at her, "Emily, what is going on here?"
Emily looked at Nikolas a bit surprised, "What do you mean?"
"What is going on between us, what are your feelings toward me?"
Emily sighed and looked down, now was not the time she wanted to talk about this. She looked back up at Nikolas with the most innocent look. But Nikolas saw right through it, "Listen Em, you are my dearest friend....but I can't go on with you like this. Just last week you told me how you always wondered how it would be to kiss me...how in love you were with me when we were younger. Then you turn around and go on and on about Zander!"
Emily frowned, "I am sorry Nikolas, truly sorry." Emily got up, "I can't make a choice about my feelings for you yet Nikolas....give me time."
Nikolas got up as well, "I have given you time.....plenty. Let me know by tomorrow." Emily expected Nikolas to begin to walk away but he didn't. He moved closer to her and pulled her into an embrace and kissed her firmly on the lips for only a few seconds, he looked down to her, "By the way...now you know" and with that Nikolas walked away.
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Elizabeth sat on a rafter with Jason as they both looked down to the gym floor.
"Never thought I would be sitting up here."
Elizabeth was silent...she didn't know what to say. Part of her wanted to smile at him and the other wanted to push him down.
"Elizabeth...I'm not going to beat around the bush here, I really want to talk to you"
Elizabeth looked to Jason as she filled the buckets, "I am listening"
"Ok....I can't stop thinking about you...it seems everything reminds me of you. I feel guilty about what happened between us and feel we have some unfinished business."
Elizabeth sadly nodded, "Me too....I see you everywhere and I just think we ended really badly...we were such great friends."
Jason nodded, "We were....and I don't think we should have ended at all"
Elizabeth naturally smiled....not really meaning to, it just happened. And Jason saw it and he smiled back. All of the sadness and anger she had stored up seemed to just fade away as she looked into Jason's eyes, "I'm sorry Jason.....I think we should just forget these last few months and begin again"
Jason smiled, "Where we left off?"
Elizabeth nodded as she giggled, feeling a happiness fill her for the first time in a long time.
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Lucky and Zander sat in the garage they worked at taking a break.
"So how's the rebuild on '67 fastback?"
"The mustang?"
"No, the other classic car you have" Zander joked.
They both laughed, "I finally got it running, I'll be picking Gia up in it for the dance tonight"
Zander nodded, "So you and Gia huh?"
Lucky nodded, "Yeah, just tonight"
At those very words Gia walked in, "Hey boys.....I'm here for an oil change."
Lucky looked outside to see a blue Saturn. Last week she came in to get her mother's oil changed and a few weeks before her own cars. To be honest....her mother's car wasn't due for an oil change for a few months. But Lucky didn't say a word. He knew Gia came to see Zander.
Zander sighed as he stood up from the bench he and Lucky were sitting on and smiled to Gia, "Nice to see you again.....you probably want to be alone with your date." Zander gave Gia a playful wink and she just shook her head smirking a bit. Zander walked outside to check out the car leaving Lucky and Gia alone.
Gia shook her head at Zander's remark and looked to Lucky, "You told him, didn't you"
Lucky nodded, "He's one of my best friends, of course I did."
Gia looked a bit panicked, "What about your brother...you didn't tell him did you?"
Lucky looked at her puzzled, "Why would it matter...."
Gia sighed frustrated "Because then he'll think I am so desperate to pay someone to take me...."
"aren't you?" Lucky asked
"No....I just wanted Nikolas to see that I was no longer going to be waiting around for him to come back to me."
Lucky set his hand on her shoulder, "Don't worry so much about it....we'll go to the dance and have fun. That is all"
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Carly and Sonny sat at the Grill in a booth quietly. Finally Sonny broke the silence, "Do you want me to take you home?" Carly just shook her head, "No....I have my dress at Skye's house. You can drop me off there to pick it up." Sonny nodded, "Are you OK...Lorenzo won't come after you..you have to understand that. I will keep you safe."
Carly smiled up and Sonny and for the first time reached out and touched Sonny, "Thank you" Sonny put his hand over her's and smiled back, "Anything for you"
Carly looked at Sonny a bit curiously, "Why....you barely know me yet you treat me like a queen."
Sonny laughed, "You are a queen."
Carly just shook her head in modesty
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Alexis stood at the door by the Grill. This was where she usually met Sonny afterschool....Sonny wasn't a big fan of Kelly's so this was there hangout. But the moment she saw Carly sitting with Sonny in their booth her heart broke. This was real. This wasn't just an innocent crush Sonny had anymore. For the first time Alexis felt truly threatened by Carly. Just as she turned to leave she bumped into someone and met a pair of glaring eyes.
"Oh..Lorenzo." was all that she could say
Lorenzo grabbed her arms and looked behind her to see Carly with Sonny. His blood began to boil, everything was fine in the morning. But now everything changed. All of a sudden Carly turned on him....what had he done? He then realized he still was gripping Alexis. He immediately loosened his grip on her and gazed down into her glassy eyes....it hit him. Alexis was upset as well, a smile formed across his face as he looked to her, "I have an idea Alexis..."
Alexis looked to him, "I want no part in anything you do, I would never..."
Lorenzo interrupted her, "I can make Sonny see how amazing you really are"
Alexis looked a bit curiously at him, "What do you mean?"
"Once Sonny see's you with another man he will realize what a catch you are. I say we go to that dance tonight together...Sonny and Carly will see us....jealousy will kick in..."
"And sonny will finally realize his feelings for me?" Alexis laughed, what a dumb idea she thought.
Lorenzo nodded, "Yes. He will realize what you mean to him when he see's you with his rival."
Alexis began thinking about it more and glanced to Sonny and Carly. Sonny raised Carly's hand and gently kissed it. Alexis angrily looked back to Lorenzo, "Pick me up at eight thirty"
Lorenzo nodded pleased at Alexis's decision.
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Elizabeth and Jason walked out of the gym side by side laughing. Jason wrapped his arm around Elizabeth and she leaned in to him, "I'm so glad we talked" Jason said, "I honestly thought it was going to be harder to get through to you again"
Elizabeth smirked, "I was just tired of being angry with you...I mean, the reason I was angry with you just seems so stupid now. We're young...we should just live in the moment and not worry about being wrong or right."
The two walked out to the parking lot as Coleman passed by them with a bag in his hand. He noticed the rest of the Art Club in the lobby discussing the banner. He slyly slipped into the gym and climbed the ladder leading up to the rafters and stopped at the last bucket of confetti that was placed right on top of the stage. He took out a larger bag and unwrapped it revealing a goat's head. He set it carefully in the bucket of confetti and glitter and quickly made his way down the ladder and back outside.
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AJ and Skye stood outside the school office as Ms. Blakely set down a set of papers in a box by the door and looked to another lady, "Here are the votes taken for you to tally.....we'll find out the Fall Princess for 2004 tonight."
Then the lady walked off and the papers sat there unattended. Skye smirked to AJ as she pulled a pile of papers similar to the ones in the box from her purse. She winked to AJ and slyly traded the two piles and walked off, with AJ not far behind her.
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Ric Lansing sat down at the counter at Kelly's as Courtney approached him, "Can I take your order sir?"
Ric looked up at the blonde and nodded, "A small decaf"
Courtney spun around grabbing a cup and coffee and pouring his drink, "Anything else?"
"Actually, yes. Do you know an Elizabeth Webber?"
Courtney rolled her eyes, "Yes....I'm actually covering for her at the moment."
"She works here?"
Courtney nodded, "Yeah, why?"
Ric shrugged, "Just an old friend, hoping to see her tonight, where does she live?"
Courtney got a brilliant idea, if this old friend of hers saw her get humiliated in front of everyone she would be even more embarrassed, "Well....she lives with her Grandmother on Maple Dr. not far down the road, but tonight she will be at the dance.....I'm sure she would love to see you there. It'll be around 8."
Ric smirked and nodded, "Thank you for telling me....does she have a date?"
Courtney shook her head, "Most likely not."
Ric got up, "Well, will I be seeing you there?"
"Of course.....have a good day."
Ric raised his cup, "You too....I will see you later.....Ms..?"
Courtney put out her hand, "Courtney Matthews."
Ric took it gently kissing it, "Nice to meet you Ms. Matthews....I am.....Eric Abbot" Ric lied. He couldn't risk Elizabeth finding out for sure he was in town yet.
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