Chapter 28: More Then Words Can Say

"I can't believe this day." Darcy shrieked. "First, I'm embarrassed in front of hundreds of people with my skirt falling off and now I'm being accused of blackmail."

"Well it's the truth at first I thought it was Manny, then I thought it was Heather Sinclair but then I figured out it had to be you guys when I noticed this letter stationary was similar to the letters I've been getting." Paige replied while holding Darcy's stationary in one hand and the threatening letter in the other. "Why did you guys do it and don't give me a lame excuse because you are so getting kicked off of the Spirit Squad."

"Wait a minute, Paige don't you think you're being a little harsh." Hazel replied.

"Yeah, Paige I think your jumping the gun." Manny agreed.

"Jumping the gun? Being too harsh? Why would I want these two blackmailers back on my Spirit Squad."

"Because you still haven't given them a chance to explain." Emma replied. "This could be some whole big misunderstanding."

"Exactly." Marco said. Marco walked in the dressing room with Alex following behind.

"Marco, Alex why are you here?" Hazel asked.

"Because of this." Marco held up a blue stationary with red ink all over it."Go on Alex, either you tell them or I will."

"Tell us what?" Paige asked.

"Well I found this on Alex desk in our president office along with another note not quite finished" Marco showed it to everyone. "This Is Your Last Chance!" was written on the stationary in bright red ink.

Paige took the letter from Marco and held it in front of Alex's face "Oh my god, you wrote this!"

"Yeah, Paige did you think I wasn't going to find out about you somehow figuring out a way to get Mary to agree to more time off. You know Mary doesn't give anyone time off unless you are one of her personal favorites or you're bribing her. Which one did you think I thought you were doing?"

"What, Mary gave me the time off because I promised her I would work extra hours next month and the month after that, it wasn't easy you know."

"Whatever, all I know is, your days off became my days working more hours to cover for you. I do have you life you know. Do you think I want to spend the weekends shoveling popcorn and serving drinks while you're out doing who knows what, extra Spirit Squad practice my butt."

"So wait a minute, Alex you were the one who wrote the letters and Paige you haven't called for a emergency weekend Spirit Squad practice in months." Hazel replied.

"OK, so I fibbed just a little bit to Mary. I needed time to spend with Ma.." Paige uttered before stopping herself.

"With who?" Hazel asked.

"With me," Manny answered."We didn't want to tell you guys that me and Paige have been working on some new routines on the weekends."

"Uhh, yeah but the secrets out now." Paige replied."And the mystery's solved. Sorry guys about the accusations." Paige apologized to Darcy and Chante.

"And." Hazel said glancing at Paige.

"Oh yeah, sorry about causing the wardrobe malfunctions on stage today."

"That was you." Chante replied.

"Look, I'll make it up to you. How about a lead part in one of our routines this season, you guys can be a flyer or maybe the top of a pyramid.

"No!" Chante and Darcy exclaimed simultaneously

"Me and Chante have had enough with being in the spotlight, thanks Paige but no thanks." Darcy replied.

"Your lost." Paige said before leaving with Marco, Hazel and Alex.

"Phew, I thought for sure Hazel did that to our wardrobes." Chante replied.

"Chante." Darcy mumbled to Chante.

"Why would think Hazel would do that to you guys?" Manny asked

"Maybe we, spied a couple of times on her and Craig but that's only because we thought..Ow" Chante shrieked after Darcy stepped on her foot.

"Explain guys,now!" Manny ordered

"We thought..uhhh"Chante replied.

"We thought Hazel was trying to take Craig away from you." Darcy explained. "All this planning to get you two guys back together with a little help from Chante at Jimmy's party and when Ash lost her voice we thought it was only a matter of time before J.T. would give the part to you and not to Hazel of all people."

"Don't forget that little moment they shared at the Rec.Center. Chante chimed in.

"We thought for sure they were going to make out or something, ewww." Darcy replied." Manny why would you help her with the song, when you were the one that was singing it in the shower."

"How did you know that?" Manny asked.

"Hazel told Craig." Chante replied.

"Great, I should've known Hazel couldn't keep a secret." Manny replied. "Guys next time you want to make up a scheme which involves my love life, do me a favor and don't" Manny walked out of the dressing room.

"How could those guys do this to me." Manny said out loud to herself. "Did they really think I would want Craig, ever again." Manny looked over and saw Craig who was staring at her.

"Sorry, I'm just looking for my guitar pick." Craig kneeled on the floor and picked up his pick. "Here it is." Craig smiled before walking away.

"There you are." Ashley replied" I've been looking everywhere for you."

"Ash." Craig exclaimed. "You got your voice back."

"Yeah it's a miracle." Ashley smiled before noticing Manny. "Hey Manny, I'm glad your here."

"I just talked to Liberty and J.T. and they decided since I got my voice back that they're going to change the script." Ashley replied happily. "Hazel even decided that she doesn't want the part, singing in front of people for one night was enough for her."

"Ash that's great" Manny said. "Well I have to go and if I forget Happy Valentines Day you two."

"Oh, I completely forgot to get you a present." Craig slapped his forehead."I'm going to find a way to make it up to you.

"You don't have to it's not till Monday and..." Ash took the necklace with the engagement ring from around her neck."Let's just say this was an even earlier Valentine's Day present but I can't keep it."

"Why, Ash it's yours."

"Just keep it safe for now." Ashley put the ring in his hand.

"OK. Craig put the ring in his pocket.

Can you believe this, the first time you give the ring to me I don't take it, the second time I take it but give it back to you so what's going to happen the third time?"

"Maybe,you'll keep it. Craig smiled. "You know what they say third time's a charm."

"Manny we didn't mean to cause you any harm." Darcy apologized.

Emma and Chante ran behind Darcy."We just thought for sure that you and..." Chante noticed Ashley and Craig hugging.

"We'll it looks like your plan didn't work." Manny replied.

"Thank god." Emma said.

"Hey Ash." Craig said excitedly. "Want to play a game."

Ash gave him a pensive look before responding. "Umm,OK"

"Great, think of a number from one to ten." Craig noticed Darcy standing next to Manny. "Hey, Darcy come here."

"OK." Darcy ran over to Craig.

Craig whispered into her ear."OK Ash what's the number."

"Umm...two."

Darcy was about to respond when Craig beat her too it."Ash.you guessed it, right Darcy." Craig looked at Darcy.

"Uhh...yeah great going Ash." Darcy walked back to Manny and the girls.

"Do I get a prize?" Ashley asked Craig.

"You get a kiss." Craig answered before kissing Ash.

"I can't believe he lied." Darcy replied "Guess what number it was."

"I don't know, five." Chante responded.

"Probably seven again." Emma uttered.

"What about you Manny?" Darcy asked.

"It doesn't matter." Manny answered.

"C'mon it's a one in a gazillion chance you'll get it right again." Darcy replied.

"I don't know three." Manny mumbled.

Darcy mouth dropped. "Wow, you should so be a psychic."

"Too bad she couldn't predict that." Chante looked over at Craig and Ashley holding hands.

"Let's just go." Manny replied.

"Wait."Emma exclaimed. "If you two were spying on Craig and Hazel did you spy on me a few days ago too."

"Why would we do that?" Darcy asked.

"Never mind, I think I'm just being paranoid after all that's been going on these past few weeks." Emma said before walking off with Darcy, Chante and Manny.

In the background there was someone watching her. "I'm just glad she didn't see me." A guy dressed in black said to himself before walking off.

Note:Well this is the end of Living Inside Myself: Part 1.It took me 28 long chapters but it's done. If you guys can go all the way back to the first and second chapter I stated that this would be a two parter or a three, I decided on three. I left a little mystery for the last part but you will probably know who was watching Emma once the summary and first or second chapters of Living Inside Myself 2:Summer Vacation, comes out in a few days. It will have a little clues and lead up to the final and third one Living Inside Myself 3: The Wedding which I think is going to be the best one because it will reveal a secret no one expected. In both chapters there will be more Cranny, Crash, Jizel, a little Jiberty, some new hookups, and characters and a couple of reunions with couples you thought were over for good like, Spaige and Sperri?