Chapter 9
They arrived at the beach. It was a nice, hot day. Perfect time for a swim. They all climbed out of Quatre's limo and found an empty spot on the beach. After they put their things down, Angel screamed as Duo grabbed her and pulled her to the water.
Quatre and Trowa went into the water to help Angel gang up on Duo. Wufei went to get drinks at the beach bar, and Joey sat in the sand and pulled her knees up to her chest and stared out into space. Heero came and sat next to her, not doing or saying anything, but just watching her emotionless face.
Angel walked up to Joey. She looked at her with a worried look. Angel wanted to make Joey feel better, to make Joey be her normal self again, but she had to remind herself that its going to be awhile until Joey was 'normal' again.
"Hey Joe, c'mon and swim with me. We can gang up on Duo and try to steal his swim trunks. Or we can try and drown Wufei." Angel said with a laugh.
"Hey, I heard that!" Wufei said.
Heero laughed but quickly stopped himself Joey didn't say anything. She was still staring out into space.
"Hey...Joey..." Angel said slowly. When Joey didn't reply, Angel put her hand on Joey's shoulder and Joey jumped.
"DON'T TOUCH ME!!" Joey screamed.
Angel jumped back surprise. "Joey...I-its me Angel."
Joey jumped up, and ran away. She found a place off the beach under a tree and sat there, knees pulled up to her chest as she cried.
Heero found Joey sitting under a tree He went over to her and sat beside her. He felt stupid just sitting there, but was also afraid to touch her cause he didn't want Joey to scream again. He took his chances and soothed her by rubbing her back.
Surprised that she didn't scream, or run, he continued to soothe her. She stopped crying, and put her head in his lap. Heero brushed the hair out of her face.
"I'm such an idiot." Joey mumbled. "I know Angel wasn't going to hurt me...but..."
"Hey, we all understand Joey. Your not an idiot. What you have been through must have been so traumatizing. If you need to talk to someone Joey, you can talk to me." Heero said.
He kissed her on the forehead and left. Joey sat there and watched Heero go back to there spot on the beach. She wanted to tell him how depressed she was, but if she told Heero about the cutting, he'd look at her with disgust and never want to be with or around her again. So she decided not to tell anyone...ever.
Joey got up and went back to the others. There Angel was drying off with the towel.
"I'm sorry for yelling at you Angel." Joey apologized.
"Its alright." Angel said with a smile. "You sure you don't want to go in swimming? The water is really nice."
Joey shook her head. She loved to swim but she didn't feel like it. And besides...she really couldn't. Not when she had cuts on her arms. 'They must never find out.' Joey thought to herself.
"Hey Angel! Give me back my swimming shorts. We gotta go now and I can't get out of the water like this!!" Duo yelled.
Angel laughed, and started waving Duo's swimming shorts in the air. "Come and get them Duo baby." Angel laughed.
'Poor Duo. Stuck in the water with no way of getting out.' Joey thought with a small smile.
Angel ran down to the water with Duo's swim trunks and gave them back to Duo just as he grabbed her and kissed her. Before long, they had started making out. Quatre and Trowa came back from where ever they were smiling and laughing.
"Where have you guys been?" Heero asked.
"Playing volleyball with these hot looking girls." Quatre said.
"Yeah, and we managed to get some of their numbers." Trowa said.
"And we have a date with one of them tomorrow night. We're going to take them to the movies." Quatre said.
Heero nodded. "Are we going soon?" he asked.
Quatre looked at Trowa and said, "Yeah...sure."
"Good now I don't have to watch Angel and Duo make out anymore." Wufei said sarcastically.
They all laughed at Wufei as they were putting things away. Wufei walked down to the water, and Joey could hear him yelling at Angel and Duo to stop making out in public and that they should be embarrassed, and how they should just make out in privacy.
Angel gave Wufei the finger and got out of the water. She bumped into Wufei as she walked, knocking him off his feet, and grabbed her towel.
"You can be such a bitch sometimes." Duo said gabbing his towel too.
"Bite me. I don't need him to tell me where I can and can't make out with you." Angel grumbled.
When they all had put the last of their things into the limo, they climbed in.
"Lets go to the mall now. Maybe we can have a party next week and its always good to plan ahead." Angel said.
"Great idea." Quatre said. "Is that Ok with everyone?"
They all nodded, except for Wufei who just sat there with his arms crossed.
"Fine then. Party next week. Angel, I'll leave the planning and everything up to you." Quatre said and smiled at her.
Angel practically jumped out of her seat.
'Oh she's going to have fun.' Joey thought to herself. 'Maybe I should get a few things as well...'
Quatre told the driver to go to the mall. Angel told everyone to grab what they want at the party. She looked over a Wufei who sat there with his arms crossed and nose up in the air. She glared daggers at him, but didn't open her mouth.
"Hey...we can't have a party without the alcohol." Duo said and they all laughed.
They arrived at the beach. It was a nice, hot day. Perfect time for a swim. They all climbed out of Quatre's limo and found an empty spot on the beach. After they put their things down, Angel screamed as Duo grabbed her and pulled her to the water.
Quatre and Trowa went into the water to help Angel gang up on Duo. Wufei went to get drinks at the beach bar, and Joey sat in the sand and pulled her knees up to her chest and stared out into space. Heero came and sat next to her, not doing or saying anything, but just watching her emotionless face.
Angel walked up to Joey. She looked at her with a worried look. Angel wanted to make Joey feel better, to make Joey be her normal self again, but she had to remind herself that its going to be awhile until Joey was 'normal' again.
"Hey Joe, c'mon and swim with me. We can gang up on Duo and try to steal his swim trunks. Or we can try and drown Wufei." Angel said with a laugh.
"Hey, I heard that!" Wufei said.
Heero laughed but quickly stopped himself Joey didn't say anything. She was still staring out into space.
"Hey...Joey..." Angel said slowly. When Joey didn't reply, Angel put her hand on Joey's shoulder and Joey jumped.
"DON'T TOUCH ME!!" Joey screamed.
Angel jumped back surprise. "Joey...I-its me Angel."
Joey jumped up, and ran away. She found a place off the beach under a tree and sat there, knees pulled up to her chest as she cried.
Heero found Joey sitting under a tree He went over to her and sat beside her. He felt stupid just sitting there, but was also afraid to touch her cause he didn't want Joey to scream again. He took his chances and soothed her by rubbing her back.
Surprised that she didn't scream, or run, he continued to soothe her. She stopped crying, and put her head in his lap. Heero brushed the hair out of her face.
"I'm such an idiot." Joey mumbled. "I know Angel wasn't going to hurt me...but..."
"Hey, we all understand Joey. Your not an idiot. What you have been through must have been so traumatizing. If you need to talk to someone Joey, you can talk to me." Heero said.
He kissed her on the forehead and left. Joey sat there and watched Heero go back to there spot on the beach. She wanted to tell him how depressed she was, but if she told Heero about the cutting, he'd look at her with disgust and never want to be with or around her again. So she decided not to tell anyone...ever.
Joey got up and went back to the others. There Angel was drying off with the towel.
"I'm sorry for yelling at you Angel." Joey apologized.
"Its alright." Angel said with a smile. "You sure you don't want to go in swimming? The water is really nice."
Joey shook her head. She loved to swim but she didn't feel like it. And besides...she really couldn't. Not when she had cuts on her arms. 'They must never find out.' Joey thought to herself.
"Hey Angel! Give me back my swimming shorts. We gotta go now and I can't get out of the water like this!!" Duo yelled.
Angel laughed, and started waving Duo's swimming shorts in the air. "Come and get them Duo baby." Angel laughed.
'Poor Duo. Stuck in the water with no way of getting out.' Joey thought with a small smile.
Angel ran down to the water with Duo's swim trunks and gave them back to Duo just as he grabbed her and kissed her. Before long, they had started making out. Quatre and Trowa came back from where ever they were smiling and laughing.
"Where have you guys been?" Heero asked.
"Playing volleyball with these hot looking girls." Quatre said.
"Yeah, and we managed to get some of their numbers." Trowa said.
"And we have a date with one of them tomorrow night. We're going to take them to the movies." Quatre said.
Heero nodded. "Are we going soon?" he asked.
Quatre looked at Trowa and said, "Yeah...sure."
"Good now I don't have to watch Angel and Duo make out anymore." Wufei said sarcastically.
They all laughed at Wufei as they were putting things away. Wufei walked down to the water, and Joey could hear him yelling at Angel and Duo to stop making out in public and that they should be embarrassed, and how they should just make out in privacy.
Angel gave Wufei the finger and got out of the water. She bumped into Wufei as she walked, knocking him off his feet, and grabbed her towel.
"You can be such a bitch sometimes." Duo said gabbing his towel too.
"Bite me. I don't need him to tell me where I can and can't make out with you." Angel grumbled.
When they all had put the last of their things into the limo, they climbed in.
"Lets go to the mall now. Maybe we can have a party next week and its always good to plan ahead." Angel said.
"Great idea." Quatre said. "Is that Ok with everyone?"
They all nodded, except for Wufei who just sat there with his arms crossed.
"Fine then. Party next week. Angel, I'll leave the planning and everything up to you." Quatre said and smiled at her.
Angel practically jumped out of her seat.
'Oh she's going to have fun.' Joey thought to herself. 'Maybe I should get a few things as well...'
Quatre told the driver to go to the mall. Angel told everyone to grab what they want at the party. She looked over a Wufei who sat there with his arms crossed and nose up in the air. She glared daggers at him, but didn't open her mouth.
"Hey...we can't have a party without the alcohol." Duo said and they all laughed.