A/N: This chapter is dedicated to the first reviewer in months (and i mean
it !) , Fireblade. THANKS! (Cookie, cookie!)
Once againg nothing belongs to me. WAHH!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, this is it! The party. Ugh.
Hey, at least I got a pretty dress! Well, whatever.
Anyway, Jesse still is 'missing', but he still comes when I call him. Plus, he keeps on talking to that stupid cat. I know, I know. But you see, there's a difference. The difference was that Jesse only pets the stupid thing, not talk to it.
You know what? Shut up. I know it already, I am getting paranoid. See, I even admit!
Well, this is it. The limo (The limo! I can't believe she actually rented one! For me! Sure it was little, but still!) pulled up into the driveway of Holiday Inn. The party was going to be on the roof floor, the one with the balcony. Gina, Doc, Mom, Andy, Dumb, and Dumber were in the limo with me. Gina, basically because she had no ride and CeeCee and Adam decided to go in Adam's car.
I lifted up the skirt of my dress, making sure the ground wouldn't damage the ends. Not that it hasn't already. I've already tripped on the hem several times and I think some thread are getting out of place. It would be such a doubt if the dress did get all dirty. To tell the truth, it was actually very pretty. Simple, but beautiful. Well, simplicity is beautiful, I've heard once before.
The dress wasn't exotic or strappy or anything. Not even bare shoulders! It was silk with a some sort of band that was sort of above my breasts which was held by a thin lace over my shoulders, and the skirt was low and seemed to flow under my feet. It wasn't as heavy as I expected it to be. I couldn't explain how beautiful it looked. But still, the stupid frills underneath were really itchy.
Plus, the whole outfit went with my hair-do. The crown of my head was in perfect twisties made by yours-truly (Gina) with a little wavey in curls in the end. I didn't believe the person in the mirror.
"Cool, huh?"Gina whispered in my ear.
"Yeah," I whispered back.
With a little ding the elevator doors opened and we stepped out into the ballroom. Gee, mom sure picked out a great place for the party. Wait, did I just say 'gee'???? ::shudders::
Anyway, the tables were all candle-lit , each with a vase of flowers in them. The waiters and waitresses were presently placing pitchers of coke and water on the them. There was also a large wooden dancing floor in the middle. I could also see the D.J. ("Hi.") in the front of the floor setting up its station . Plus, the whole room was lit by candle chandeliers to give it a sort of golden lit look. I could see the balcony over to my right.
I was expecting the place to look familiar with all the rehearsals I've had there (A/N: This takes place a few weeks onward.), but with everything all decorated, it looked totally different. Everything was so beautiful. But something sort of sad was tugging at my heart.
Where was he?
Jesse, I had meant. He wasn't here. He should be, right? I mean, it was my birthday. Maybe this was just selfish. So I just threw the thought away.
The D.J. strode over to us and atarted talking to mom and Andy, while Sleepy and Dopey went off to the refreshment bar. Surprisingly, Doc joined them.(Nobody was there because we had to come early if you're wondering.) So it was just Gina and me. I couldn't help but notice, though, how much she was smiling. Like a maniac in fact. It was getting annoying.
"What?" I asked annoyingly.
She quickly stopped. I could tell she was biting the insides of her mouth trying not to.
"Nothing," she said quickly. A little too quickly. Something was going on for sure. "Hey, you wanna check out the D.J.'s CDs?" she said trying to change the subject.
"Sure," I said. Maybe a little too weak. I was still upset about Jesse.
So we checked the CDs (Gina asked him.) and they were pretty okay. All the oldies and pop and hip hop mixed together. Soon mom called me to come over to the door. The guests were coming. Adam and CeeCee came first, then Father Dom, and so forth (each with presents!).
And so the party went on. Eventually, the Giving of the Roses and dancing with Doc (ehhh), Sleepy (YUCK!), and Dopey (2x THE YUCK!!). Dancing with Andy also gave me the creeps. I guess that maybe I was still sad that I wouldn't be able to dance with my own father. Even if he was dead and I could see him. Anyways, he wasn't here. Neither was Jesse.
God, if I only knew.
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Father Dominic was out back in the balcony with Jesse de Silva and Peter Simon. They were discussing some...things. He was holding two roses and gave each of them to one of the men. Suddenly the door from inside to the balcony opened.
"F-Father when i-is it?" stuttered the young boy called David, cautiously turning his head here and then.
"Yes, yes. Of course. I think we're ready now," replied the old man. "You may call the girls now."
And David left the place as fast as he could. A soon as he left he went over to the two girls, CeeCee and Gina.
"Father Dominic said it's time," said the boy. "Tell me when you're ready. I'll be guarding the door. Careful she won't see you."
''Okay," said the one named Gina. And the three parted. The two girls started to head for the D.J. when Gina stopped CeeCee.
"Wait, what if he refuse?"
"What do you mean?"
"Stay here," Gina merely responded and went on to the D.J. to use her ...uhh.. feminine wiles (this I'd rather not express)on him to get a small control over the set. He was reluctant at first but as always, Gina suceeded. They now had the most important thing in part of the scheme, thanks to Gina of course.
As she had the boy around her finger, Gina smirked at CeeCee and mouthed to her 'Get Suze'. And she quickly responded.
CeeCee ran to Suze.
"Hey Suze I wanna show you something," she said in a rush. The song would come up in any second.
"Well, really I--" But before she could go on CeeCee actually pushed her to the door leading to the balcony. David opened the door and CeeCee shoved the poor girl in. Everything was ready.
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Uhg. How rude! I can't believe she did that-- I gasped.
Dad...
He was staring over the rail in the clothes he had when he croaked. He turned around as if he realized I was there. Then, I realized, that he was holding a rose. For me.
To tell the truth, I really was surprised he showed up. I know, I know. I'm a mediator, I could see him any time I wanted to. But he never really shows up all that much. Ghosts aren't dogs, you know. They don't come whenever you call them. Only Jesse does that. Anyway, I didn't really expect dad to come.
Dad smiled at me and handed out his arm with the rose.
I started to walk towards him. I was so...completely surprised! I probably looked like a retarded goldfish right then, with my jaw open like that. I couldn't take it anymore. I ran and tackled him with my arms into a hug.
"Wha-What are you doing here," I said, okay stutterd . What? I was completely shocked. AND on the verge of tears. Uh, can you say weird?
"What, I'm not supposed to be here? Well, if you want, I could always go back--"he was sayng before I interrupted him. He was about to shimmer away too. I couldn't let him do that.
"No, no. Don't leave. It's okay," I said. I was right in front of him now and he handed me the rose. I took it gingerly in my hands.
Then all of a sudden the music went on from inside full blast. But not any kind of music. Swing music. OUR music. Me and dad's. In any party, that's what we would do. Dance the swing. And let me tell you, we GOOD. But after dad died...well, I'm not sure if I could still dance after such a long time.
Now I was really crying. I turned my head away so hopefull he wouldn't see. It was weird, you know? Crying and smiling at the same time.
"Dad...No, I can't," I muttered as I tried to wipe the tears about to come out with my fingertips.
But oh, no. He didn't care.
"Come on, kiddo," he said and to my wet hands in his. Then he began to spin me in all kinds of directions according to the music. And I nailed every obstacle he put before me. I was the toy. I still did remember.
He spinned me 2-3 times, fork-dipped me who-knows-how- many times, and swung me around he re and there from the start and the begginning. The wind dried my tears and made my cheeks all cracky, but I didn't care. I was laughing now.
"Nice outfit," I yelled at him from our dancing as I eyed his plain home shirt from the seafood place. It looked very funny with my formal dress.
He chuckled then said," Thanks. I rented it for 5 bucks." And we continued.
Soon the music stopped. I was still the BOMB. From 4 -now 17, I still got it.
"You still got it, Tweets," he said, calling me my old nickname. I laughed.
"Thanks. You do too," I responded with a chuckle.
He stretched out his arms in front of him and nodded his head side to side and said in an old but clearly braggy voice," I know, I know. It's a gift."
He put his arms down.
"I really appreciated you coming. To tell the truth, I wasn't expecting you to," I was saying. But he wasn't listening to me. Instead, he was looking over my shoulder.
"What? What is it?" I asked.
"There's another one interested in dancing with you," he said looking back at me. I gave him a confused look. He turned me around . And there I was, in front of my one and only love.
Jesse...
During the dance~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The three people were huddled together at the sliding doors leading to the balcony, each lifting one piece of cloth from the curtain covering the door. Lucky for Father Dom
"What if she's REALLY dancing with know one and making it up herself?" asked Gina.
"Can't be," said David all knowingly. "Look at all the fork-dips. She can't possibly do that by herself."
"This is soo cool," said CeeCee. "Who do you think she's dancing with?"
"Father said her dad is going first. To make it more romantic with her and Jesse," said David.
CeeCee sounded a little sad when she said, "Oh."
Gina didn't miss it at all. "Hey, maybe you and loverboy can get together after he finds his brain," she said nodding over to Adam. Unfortunately, David saw this.
"YOU have a CRUSH on ADAM?" he asked surprisingly. Maybe because he was shocked to find out that he lacked information.
"Thanks 'friend'," said CeeCee ever so sarcastingly to Gina.
She just smiled and said,"Your welcome."
"Ugh."
And they continued to watch.
A/N: I'm finishing up now. Sorry to those who were expecting something exciting. Thanks Fireblade again. NOW WERE ARE MY COOKIES!! Next chappie, Jesse and Suze .Anyway, PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!
Okay, this is it! The party. Ugh.
Hey, at least I got a pretty dress! Well, whatever.
Anyway, Jesse still is 'missing', but he still comes when I call him. Plus, he keeps on talking to that stupid cat. I know, I know. But you see, there's a difference. The difference was that Jesse only pets the stupid thing, not talk to it.
You know what? Shut up. I know it already, I am getting paranoid. See, I even admit!
Well, this is it. The limo (The limo! I can't believe she actually rented one! For me! Sure it was little, but still!) pulled up into the driveway of Holiday Inn. The party was going to be on the roof floor, the one with the balcony. Gina, Doc, Mom, Andy, Dumb, and Dumber were in the limo with me. Gina, basically because she had no ride and CeeCee and Adam decided to go in Adam's car.
I lifted up the skirt of my dress, making sure the ground wouldn't damage the ends. Not that it hasn't already. I've already tripped on the hem several times and I think some thread are getting out of place. It would be such a doubt if the dress did get all dirty. To tell the truth, it was actually very pretty. Simple, but beautiful. Well, simplicity is beautiful, I've heard once before.
The dress wasn't exotic or strappy or anything. Not even bare shoulders! It was silk with a some sort of band that was sort of above my breasts which was held by a thin lace over my shoulders, and the skirt was low and seemed to flow under my feet. It wasn't as heavy as I expected it to be. I couldn't explain how beautiful it looked. But still, the stupid frills underneath were really itchy.
Plus, the whole outfit went with my hair-do. The crown of my head was in perfect twisties made by yours-truly (Gina) with a little wavey in curls in the end. I didn't believe the person in the mirror.
"Cool, huh?"Gina whispered in my ear.
"Yeah," I whispered back.
With a little ding the elevator doors opened and we stepped out into the ballroom. Gee, mom sure picked out a great place for the party. Wait, did I just say 'gee'???? ::shudders::
Anyway, the tables were all candle-lit , each with a vase of flowers in them. The waiters and waitresses were presently placing pitchers of coke and water on the them. There was also a large wooden dancing floor in the middle. I could also see the D.J. ("Hi.") in the front of the floor setting up its station . Plus, the whole room was lit by candle chandeliers to give it a sort of golden lit look. I could see the balcony over to my right.
I was expecting the place to look familiar with all the rehearsals I've had there (A/N: This takes place a few weeks onward.), but with everything all decorated, it looked totally different. Everything was so beautiful. But something sort of sad was tugging at my heart.
Where was he?
Jesse, I had meant. He wasn't here. He should be, right? I mean, it was my birthday. Maybe this was just selfish. So I just threw the thought away.
The D.J. strode over to us and atarted talking to mom and Andy, while Sleepy and Dopey went off to the refreshment bar. Surprisingly, Doc joined them.(Nobody was there because we had to come early if you're wondering.) So it was just Gina and me. I couldn't help but notice, though, how much she was smiling. Like a maniac in fact. It was getting annoying.
"What?" I asked annoyingly.
She quickly stopped. I could tell she was biting the insides of her mouth trying not to.
"Nothing," she said quickly. A little too quickly. Something was going on for sure. "Hey, you wanna check out the D.J.'s CDs?" she said trying to change the subject.
"Sure," I said. Maybe a little too weak. I was still upset about Jesse.
So we checked the CDs (Gina asked him.) and they were pretty okay. All the oldies and pop and hip hop mixed together. Soon mom called me to come over to the door. The guests were coming. Adam and CeeCee came first, then Father Dom, and so forth (each with presents!).
And so the party went on. Eventually, the Giving of the Roses and dancing with Doc (ehhh), Sleepy (YUCK!), and Dopey (2x THE YUCK!!). Dancing with Andy also gave me the creeps. I guess that maybe I was still sad that I wouldn't be able to dance with my own father. Even if he was dead and I could see him. Anyways, he wasn't here. Neither was Jesse.
God, if I only knew.
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Father Dominic was out back in the balcony with Jesse de Silva and Peter Simon. They were discussing some...things. He was holding two roses and gave each of them to one of the men. Suddenly the door from inside to the balcony opened.
"F-Father when i-is it?" stuttered the young boy called David, cautiously turning his head here and then.
"Yes, yes. Of course. I think we're ready now," replied the old man. "You may call the girls now."
And David left the place as fast as he could. A soon as he left he went over to the two girls, CeeCee and Gina.
"Father Dominic said it's time," said the boy. "Tell me when you're ready. I'll be guarding the door. Careful she won't see you."
''Okay," said the one named Gina. And the three parted. The two girls started to head for the D.J. when Gina stopped CeeCee.
"Wait, what if he refuse?"
"What do you mean?"
"Stay here," Gina merely responded and went on to the D.J. to use her ...uhh.. feminine wiles (this I'd rather not express)on him to get a small control over the set. He was reluctant at first but as always, Gina suceeded. They now had the most important thing in part of the scheme, thanks to Gina of course.
As she had the boy around her finger, Gina smirked at CeeCee and mouthed to her 'Get Suze'. And she quickly responded.
CeeCee ran to Suze.
"Hey Suze I wanna show you something," she said in a rush. The song would come up in any second.
"Well, really I--" But before she could go on CeeCee actually pushed her to the door leading to the balcony. David opened the door and CeeCee shoved the poor girl in. Everything was ready.
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Uhg. How rude! I can't believe she did that-- I gasped.
Dad...
He was staring over the rail in the clothes he had when he croaked. He turned around as if he realized I was there. Then, I realized, that he was holding a rose. For me.
To tell the truth, I really was surprised he showed up. I know, I know. I'm a mediator, I could see him any time I wanted to. But he never really shows up all that much. Ghosts aren't dogs, you know. They don't come whenever you call them. Only Jesse does that. Anyway, I didn't really expect dad to come.
Dad smiled at me and handed out his arm with the rose.
I started to walk towards him. I was so...completely surprised! I probably looked like a retarded goldfish right then, with my jaw open like that. I couldn't take it anymore. I ran and tackled him with my arms into a hug.
"Wha-What are you doing here," I said, okay stutterd . What? I was completely shocked. AND on the verge of tears. Uh, can you say weird?
"What, I'm not supposed to be here? Well, if you want, I could always go back--"he was sayng before I interrupted him. He was about to shimmer away too. I couldn't let him do that.
"No, no. Don't leave. It's okay," I said. I was right in front of him now and he handed me the rose. I took it gingerly in my hands.
Then all of a sudden the music went on from inside full blast. But not any kind of music. Swing music. OUR music. Me and dad's. In any party, that's what we would do. Dance the swing. And let me tell you, we GOOD. But after dad died...well, I'm not sure if I could still dance after such a long time.
Now I was really crying. I turned my head away so hopefull he wouldn't see. It was weird, you know? Crying and smiling at the same time.
"Dad...No, I can't," I muttered as I tried to wipe the tears about to come out with my fingertips.
But oh, no. He didn't care.
"Come on, kiddo," he said and to my wet hands in his. Then he began to spin me in all kinds of directions according to the music. And I nailed every obstacle he put before me. I was the toy. I still did remember.
He spinned me 2-3 times, fork-dipped me who-knows-how- many times, and swung me around he re and there from the start and the begginning. The wind dried my tears and made my cheeks all cracky, but I didn't care. I was laughing now.
"Nice outfit," I yelled at him from our dancing as I eyed his plain home shirt from the seafood place. It looked very funny with my formal dress.
He chuckled then said," Thanks. I rented it for 5 bucks." And we continued.
Soon the music stopped. I was still the BOMB. From 4 -now 17, I still got it.
"You still got it, Tweets," he said, calling me my old nickname. I laughed.
"Thanks. You do too," I responded with a chuckle.
He stretched out his arms in front of him and nodded his head side to side and said in an old but clearly braggy voice," I know, I know. It's a gift."
He put his arms down.
"I really appreciated you coming. To tell the truth, I wasn't expecting you to," I was saying. But he wasn't listening to me. Instead, he was looking over my shoulder.
"What? What is it?" I asked.
"There's another one interested in dancing with you," he said looking back at me. I gave him a confused look. He turned me around . And there I was, in front of my one and only love.
Jesse...
During the dance~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The three people were huddled together at the sliding doors leading to the balcony, each lifting one piece of cloth from the curtain covering the door. Lucky for Father Dom
"What if she's REALLY dancing with know one and making it up herself?" asked Gina.
"Can't be," said David all knowingly. "Look at all the fork-dips. She can't possibly do that by herself."
"This is soo cool," said CeeCee. "Who do you think she's dancing with?"
"Father said her dad is going first. To make it more romantic with her and Jesse," said David.
CeeCee sounded a little sad when she said, "Oh."
Gina didn't miss it at all. "Hey, maybe you and loverboy can get together after he finds his brain," she said nodding over to Adam. Unfortunately, David saw this.
"YOU have a CRUSH on ADAM?" he asked surprisingly. Maybe because he was shocked to find out that he lacked information.
"Thanks 'friend'," said CeeCee ever so sarcastingly to Gina.
She just smiled and said,"Your welcome."
"Ugh."
And they continued to watch.
A/N: I'm finishing up now. Sorry to those who were expecting something exciting. Thanks Fireblade again. NOW WERE ARE MY COOKIES!! Next chappie, Jesse and Suze .Anyway, PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!