A/N: This chapter is written by Kira
Chapter 4
"Hey," said Cloe, smiling when she noticed her friends gathered around their usual table.
"Oh, hey Cloe... Almost thought you wouldn't come," answered Ebony, smirking. Cloe blushed, fully knowing what Ebony referred to.
The others moved a bit, and Cloe found a chair and sat down between Zandra and Amber who were looking awfully smug. She wondered what they were up to, but never got the chance to ask because Jack Ebony quickly shoved a beer in her hand.
She sipped the beer. She never really was a beer-person, so one beer usually lasted a lot longer than the others, causing them to get really drunk, before she ever felt a tiny bit intoxicated.
The café was dark and comfy, and Cloe loved to watch people. But right now, she looked at Ved, who was sitting across the table between Bray and Ryan, trying to figure out if he liked this place just as much as she did.
'What if he hates it? He doesn't look that happy,' she thought, and frowned.
"Why don't you just ask him to dance?" whispered Ebony, making Cloe jump. She had been so lost in her dream world, dreaming yet again about the wonderful Ved Parker who she had recently just kissed, although it was only an act for him.
She moved her eyes away from him, even though that was really hard. She looked at Ellie and Jack, who was snuggling together on the couch, and Cloe smiled. They were so adorable together.
"Okay!" yelled Bray, standing on his chair. Cloe sighed. He was drunk again, and she was glad she wasn't his girlfriend, that she wasn't the one who had to get him home when he had gotten too much to drink.
"I say, I mean... Welcome Ved, we're glad – some more than others – that you've come to our school. Yeah, I guess that's what I wanted to say..." said Bray, and giggled.
"Bray, sit down!" whispered Amber, although everybody could hear her. She tried to yank him down of the chair, but with no luck whatsoever.
Ved, who was trying not to laugh, helped her with getting Bray down.
"Ved," said Zandra suddenly. "You haven't even touched your beer yet. Don't tell me you are another 'Cloe', because one of them is enough."
"I just don't like beer that much... I'm more of a vodka guy, and maybe Cloe is too, what do you say Cloe – want a new drink?" asked Ved, smirking.
She just stared, not sure of what to say.
"Eh... No?" she asked, not sure if vodka was something she would like.
"I won't take no for an answer!" said Ved, and winked. She looked at him amazed, just like the rest of the table. He had just told her that he wouldn't take no for an answer, something others had never dared to do before.
Ved quickly ordered a two drinks with vodka, one for him self and one for Cloe.
He swallowed his own, before Cloe had even smelled to it.
"Drink," ordered Ved, and Cloe did as he told. It's not that it tasted bad, because it didn't. It tasted a lot better than the beers she usually would drink, but there was just something about it.
"Did you like it?" asked Ebony, and looked rather confused.
"Actually... I did," said Cloe, and smiled. This wasn't that bad. New drinks were ordered, and when the drink was gone another was ordered.
'I can't even feel anything,' though Cloe, happy that she had finally found something she liked without getting sick of it.
"I need to get home now," said Amber. Cloe looked at her watch, and noticed it was already way past midnight.
One by one, the others left the café, and I the end it was only Ebony, Ved and Cloe left.
"I need to get home now... Want me to follow you home," asked Ebony, and Cloe nodded.
She stood, and suddenly every single drink she had had tonight came, and she felt kind of dizzy. She giggled.
Ebony stood, but tripped over her chair. Cloe laughed, and was soon joined with laughter from Ved. The look on Ebs face was priceless, and she couldn't hold back her laughter, nor did she want to hold it back.
"Think that was funny, did you?" asked Ebony, sneering. "Well then... Ved can follow you back!" she snapped, and quickly grabbed her jacket and started to head towards the door.
"Wait! Ebs, I didn't mean to laugh," said Cloe, scared of Ebony's reaction.
"Don't worry, I'll take you home," whispered Ved, standing surprisingly close.
"You will?"
"Yeah," said Ved, nodding.
Cloe smiled, Ebony was now forgotten, because all she could think of was Ved.
Chapter 4
"Hey," said Cloe, smiling when she noticed her friends gathered around their usual table.
"Oh, hey Cloe... Almost thought you wouldn't come," answered Ebony, smirking. Cloe blushed, fully knowing what Ebony referred to.
The others moved a bit, and Cloe found a chair and sat down between Zandra and Amber who were looking awfully smug. She wondered what they were up to, but never got the chance to ask because Jack Ebony quickly shoved a beer in her hand.
She sipped the beer. She never really was a beer-person, so one beer usually lasted a lot longer than the others, causing them to get really drunk, before she ever felt a tiny bit intoxicated.
The café was dark and comfy, and Cloe loved to watch people. But right now, she looked at Ved, who was sitting across the table between Bray and Ryan, trying to figure out if he liked this place just as much as she did.
'What if he hates it? He doesn't look that happy,' she thought, and frowned.
"Why don't you just ask him to dance?" whispered Ebony, making Cloe jump. She had been so lost in her dream world, dreaming yet again about the wonderful Ved Parker who she had recently just kissed, although it was only an act for him.
She moved her eyes away from him, even though that was really hard. She looked at Ellie and Jack, who was snuggling together on the couch, and Cloe smiled. They were so adorable together.
"Okay!" yelled Bray, standing on his chair. Cloe sighed. He was drunk again, and she was glad she wasn't his girlfriend, that she wasn't the one who had to get him home when he had gotten too much to drink.
"I say, I mean... Welcome Ved, we're glad – some more than others – that you've come to our school. Yeah, I guess that's what I wanted to say..." said Bray, and giggled.
"Bray, sit down!" whispered Amber, although everybody could hear her. She tried to yank him down of the chair, but with no luck whatsoever.
Ved, who was trying not to laugh, helped her with getting Bray down.
"Ved," said Zandra suddenly. "You haven't even touched your beer yet. Don't tell me you are another 'Cloe', because one of them is enough."
"I just don't like beer that much... I'm more of a vodka guy, and maybe Cloe is too, what do you say Cloe – want a new drink?" asked Ved, smirking.
She just stared, not sure of what to say.
"Eh... No?" she asked, not sure if vodka was something she would like.
"I won't take no for an answer!" said Ved, and winked. She looked at him amazed, just like the rest of the table. He had just told her that he wouldn't take no for an answer, something others had never dared to do before.
Ved quickly ordered a two drinks with vodka, one for him self and one for Cloe.
He swallowed his own, before Cloe had even smelled to it.
"Drink," ordered Ved, and Cloe did as he told. It's not that it tasted bad, because it didn't. It tasted a lot better than the beers she usually would drink, but there was just something about it.
"Did you like it?" asked Ebony, and looked rather confused.
"Actually... I did," said Cloe, and smiled. This wasn't that bad. New drinks were ordered, and when the drink was gone another was ordered.
'I can't even feel anything,' though Cloe, happy that she had finally found something she liked without getting sick of it.
"I need to get home now," said Amber. Cloe looked at her watch, and noticed it was already way past midnight.
One by one, the others left the café, and I the end it was only Ebony, Ved and Cloe left.
"I need to get home now... Want me to follow you home," asked Ebony, and Cloe nodded.
She stood, and suddenly every single drink she had had tonight came, and she felt kind of dizzy. She giggled.
Ebony stood, but tripped over her chair. Cloe laughed, and was soon joined with laughter from Ved. The look on Ebs face was priceless, and she couldn't hold back her laughter, nor did she want to hold it back.
"Think that was funny, did you?" asked Ebony, sneering. "Well then... Ved can follow you back!" she snapped, and quickly grabbed her jacket and started to head towards the door.
"Wait! Ebs, I didn't mean to laugh," said Cloe, scared of Ebony's reaction.
"Don't worry, I'll take you home," whispered Ved, standing surprisingly close.
"You will?"
"Yeah," said Ved, nodding.
Cloe smiled, Ebony was now forgotten, because all she could think of was Ved.