A/N: Pinkie is Howl Of A Werewolf's character and here's the first part of the Thanksgiving themed chapter.

November 1st 2007, Carly's perspective…

I flinched as a metal food tray went flying and a nurse ducked, the tray hitting the wall and Gary holding me… to say that Johnny Vincent is completely losing his mind is an understatement.

Lola was taken up to the OR about 2 hours ago because the knife had punctured her appendix and no one's been able to get in touch with her parents or any family.

I hear footsteps and a familiar voice and look up… and my eyes widen in shock before I stand up and she runs over before we hug.

"Pinkie Jones?!" I manage to ask as we let go.

"Carly, I've been worried sick!" Pinkie responded before I saw CJ and Raquel… and Sally saw them too.

"CJ?!" Sally replied before they hugged each other.

"Sally, I've missed you and Dash! You girls left San Andreas a year ago!" CJ responded before they let go.

"We stayed in Vice City for a while and then left again." Sally explained.

As I was about to ask, a nurse approached us and everyone else looked to her.

"Miss Lombardi is out of surgery and in a recovery room. If anyone wants to see her, it'll have to be for a few minutes at a time for now." She explained, Johnny quietly walking to her and following her after some whispered conversation.

Johnny went into Lola's room and Gary and I held each other.

CJ's perspective, a few hours later…

Looking over the security footage that Zero sent to me after I called him, I zoomed in closer and saw the person in the Michael Myers costume that had been stalking Carly recently… and saw that Carly and Gary were being watched from a distance as they pulled pranks last night.

"Look closer." Sally responded before I pause the video and realized what she saw.

"There's no way that damn sherm head is alive!" I replied.

"If he is, he has some explaining to do. If he's not, someone sure wants us to believe he is." Sally responded.

Taking this to the cops would result in the footage getting destroyed by that bitchy blonde cop… but I know someone who can draw this person out.

I pull a number and dial it, the call going through.

"CJ? Everything alright?"

"Far from it, Sweet. Zero sent over some security footage and….Sweet, Ryder might be alive." I explained before I heard a noise that I knew was Sweet's coffee cup breaking.

"I'm booking the next flight!" Sweet responded before we hang up.

I hope you get here soon, Sweet.

Pinkie's perspective…

I check on Carly and Gary before going outside into the hallway to answer my phone when it starts ringing.

"Sweet?" I replied.

"Hey, girl. I'm at the airport, waiting for the earliest flight to Bullworth. How are you doing?" Sweet responded.

"Tired but okay. Glad to see Carly again." I explained.

"I still can't believe she got sent there. I wish my mom was here, she would've taken Carly into our family." Sweet responded.

I sniffle slightly as faint memories of Beverly surface… damn it, she should still be here.

"Sweet, make sure you get here safely." I replied.

"Don't worry, girl, I will." Sweet responded before we hung up and I saw one of the Greasers walk over.

"Hi. I'm Norton." He replied before we shook hands for a few seconds.

"Pinkie. How's your friend doing?" I responded.

"Lola's gonna be in the hospital for a few days but she'll be okay. How's Carly doing?" Norton replied.

"Freaked out. She feels like this person is targeting her and that Lola was mistaken for her." I explained, Norton shaking his head in disbelief.

"Who would want to kill Carly? She's a gorgeous and sweet chick, even some of the girls want her for themselves." Norton replied.

That's not surprising, Carly's always been a beautiful flirty girl… I briefly remember drunkenly kissing her at a party and her smiling afterwards.

But that was a drunken kiss… what she and Gary have, that's their first romantic relationship as far as I know. It might last, it might not but there's nothing more special than someone's first love.

Third person perspective, November 5th 2007…

The buzzing noise of the intercom wakes Carly and Gary from a sound sleep before they hear Ms. Danvers.

"Attention students and staff, Thanksgiving supplies are on sale at the Old Bullworth Vale market and Yum Yum Market respectively for the Bullworth Academy Thanksgiving dinner. If you choose to shop at either location, please remember to not shop alone as the police investigation is underway and safety needs to be prioritized. That is all."

Carly and Gary kissed before they sat up, getting ready to go meet up with CJ and Pinkie… and Carly heard her phone chime and picked it up.

'On the way to Bullworth Academy, we need to stop by the airport afterwards. Got a surprise for you.'

'Alrighty.' Carly responded before she and Gary left, Carly grabbing her jacket and pulling it on as flurries started falling. "What the hell? The snow's starting this early?" She asked, Gary chuckling lightly.

"You definitely spent too long on the West coast. When was the last time you saw snow?" Gary responded.

"Back in January, I snuck off to San Fierro after my parents hadn't stopped fighting for a week. That was the weirdest winter ever, there was a foot and a half of snow on the ground and I had to help CJ put his cars in the garage. He hadn't seen snow in 15 years and it was a bit of a shock to him. It was also a shock to the locals." Carly explained before they met up with CJ and Pinkie.

The four went to the airport and waited… and Carly's eyes widened when she saw Sweet, the two running to each other and hugging as tears ran down their faces.

"I missed you too, girl." Sweet responded softly before they let go.

At the Old Bullworth Vale market, the group looked for Thanksgiving things that they'd need.

And after seeing Lola a few feet away, Carly walked over and the two hugged.

"I'm sorry I didn't visit much. I feel really guilty." Carly responded before they let go.

"It's not your fault, Carly. We're gonna find this son of a bitch." Lola replied before Carly picked out a pumpkin pie. "Hey… what was Thanksgiving like in Los Santos for you?" She asked.

"There was one year that CJ was drunk enough to grab onto the ceiling fan while it was on. He went flying." Carly responded as CJ, Pinkie, Gary and Sweet walked over and CJ and Sweet chuckled at that memory.

Looking around, Carly saw Derby and Gord arguing… and she didn't like it at all.

November 22nd 2007…

The mixed scents of the food wafted through the campus as Carly and Gary were watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and eating breakfast in the common room area as Thanksgiving was one of the holidays where boys and girls could hang out in the same dorm building with no restrictions… and Carly and Gary kissed.

But from a distance, a person was wearing head to toe black and was furious as he watched Carly.

'CJ ain't the person you think he is! And this time, you're gonna die like his mom did!'

He walked away, knowing to wait until sundown.