AN: I don't own Barney and Mr. Rodgers, felicity or the main characters. I give my highest respect to all of them. Even though I don't like Felicity.

"Can you believe we're here?" Joey said taking another lick of her strawberry ice cream cone.

Jen nodded her head and put another spoonful from her double fudge cup into her mouth. "Nope. It does seem pretty juvenile doesn't it?"

Joey rolled her eyes. "Juvenile is an understatement. We're at Captain Freeze's Ice cream palace, eating ice cream out of cups with clowns on them, while little Tommy and Suzie cry because they dropped their ice cream in the tub of plastic balls. I feel like I'm gonna go home and watch Barney before I get tucked in."

"Well at least it's not Mr. Rodgers. Henrietta Pussy Cat freaked me out as a kid," Jen said wiping at her face.

"I know what you mean. Big bird scared me."

"Big bird?"

"Yeah. You know the tall yellow one."

"I know who he is. Why did he scare you?"

"He didn't until I was six. I slept over by Dawson's house and Pacey..." Joey got quiet and looked down when she said his name, "He um, be put the glow in the dark big bird doll in my face when I was sleeping and woke me up so when I opened my eyes I saw this big yellow glowing thing that was making weird noises. I never liked him ever since."

"Big bird or Pacey?" Jen winced when she said that. "Sorry Joey."

Joey shook her head. "No biggie. I would have been smart to stay away from Pacey from that moment on too."

They ate their ice cream in silence for a few minutes, not knowing what to say. Jen sighed loud and Joey gave her a "what's going on" look.

Jen pushed around the melting ice cream with her spoon.

"Cliff asked me on a date for Friday."

Joey had her tongue on her ice cream when her mouth turned into a grin. She put the cone down and looked at Jen.

"Really? Friday? This Friday? As in tomorrow Friday the l3th?

Jen rolled her eyes.

"Yes Joey. This Friday as in tomorrow the 13th He asked me yesterday and..."

"And!" Joey said somewhat giddy.

"And I told him I would think about it."

"What are you going to say?"

Jen shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know. I want to go but…"

"Then you should go. If it's what you want."

"But what about Dawson?"

Joey took another lick from her cone. "What about Dawson?"

"I just. . . don't you think it's a little soon? I mean we've only been broken up for two weeks and I don't know if it's right to be dating again so soon."

"So then don't go," Joey said flatly.

"But I want to go out with Cliff."

"Then go."

Jen grunted and stared at Joey who was finishing her cone.

"You're not helping me Ms. Potter. You're supposed to be the knowledge filled friend who has been through this before. Don't you have any one-sided advice?"

"Tss! I am NOT the knowledge filled friend because I haven't been through this before. Remember Pacey? Yeah, first boyfriend and apparently I'm not dating because I'm here with you so..."

"Smart ass," Jen said under her breath.

"I heard that Jen. Fine, here's some advice. Who matters more in this certain

Predicament? Cliff or Dawson?"

Jen shifted her eyes from side to side. "I don't know. Cliff is a really nice guy and I like him and Dawson was the only really good boyfriend I have ever had. I want to go on this date with Cliff but I don't want to hurt Dawson. This sucks Joey!"

Jen and Joey got up and threw away their trash.

"I really can't help you Jen. I guess you just have to figure out if you want to possibly hurt Dawson and go out or wait for the next Romeo to sweep you off your feet," Joey said as they walked to the door.

"Cliff did not sweep..." Jen stopped mid sentence when she saw Dawson walk in with Pacey. Joey stopped too and looked at them. All four just stared at each other not speaking.

"Hi Joey. . . Jen," Dawson said looking at them. Pacey smiled lightly at them both then looked down.

"Hi," the girls said in unison.

After a few seconds of awkwardness Jen cleared her throat.

"Um, I'm going to go outside. Bye Pacey. . . Dawson," Jen said quickly locking eyes with Dawson before leaving.

Pacey said goodbye and Dawson only stared. Joey rocked on her feet a little then did a nervous laugh.

"Well, um, I should get going. Jen would get lost without me so see ya around Dawson," Joey quickly opened the first door.

"Bye Jo," Pacey said watching her leave.

Joey stopped and looked at Pacey. "Uh, bye Pace." Joey quickly left the Ice Cream place.

Joey walked up to Jen who was standing by the corner of the building waiting for

Joey.

"Why did you leave me with them Jen?" Joey asked approaching her.

"I'm sorry I just couldn't stay there any longer."

"Why do you keep avoiding Dawson?" Joey asked walking with her.

"The same reason you keep avoiding Pacey."

Joey walked up the little path that led up to Dawson's house. Mitch was walking

to his red car that sat in the driveway. When he saw Joey he smiled.

"Joey, nice of you to come by again," Mitch said starting up his car.

"Hey Mr. Leery. How've you been?" Joey said approaching the car.

"Been good. How come you haven't been around lately?"

"Um, well, it's complicated," Joey said lowering her head.

Mitch shook his head. "No need to explain. If you're looking for Dawson he's on the porch tinkling with his movie props again. Bye Joey."

"Bye Mr. Leery," Joey said as Mitch pulled away. Joey walked up to the house and saw Dawson out on the porch moving around a fake skeleton.

"Just hanging out huh?" Joey said going on to the porch.

Dawson tried to hide the skeleton underneath the seat. "W . . . what are you doing here

Joey?"

Joey walked up to the glider. "Oh I don't know. I thought I would walk with you on this beautiful...Friday the l3th morning." Joey picked up the skeleton. "I though you said Dawson that you weren't going to try and scare me today."

Dawson grabbed the skeleton. "I don't know what you're talking about. I was... urn; I was just fixing up this prop."

Joey rolled her eyes. "Umm humm. If that's the case then why hide it?"

"It's uh, its light sensitive."

"Cut the crap Dawson. I know you were setting up stuff for when I come tonight. You know how I don't like to be scared. I might not even go now."

Dawson dropped the prop. "What? Joey you have to come tonight. We always have a séance and watch Friday the 13th. It's tradition."

"So? We won't even have the three of us like we usually do because Pacey isn't coming."

"Regardless, you want to ruin my only night of fun because Pacey isn't going to be there? Besides, I thought you would be happy that Pacey isn't coming."

"I am..." Joey said quickly. "It's just that for years it has always been us three on Friday the 13th so since we are already breaking the tradition, why not just forget the whole day together?"

"That wouldn't be fun. It's only a few hours and I promise I won't put up these props okay?"

Joey tapped her chin. "Fine. But if anything jumps out at me Dawson, you are DEAD."

"But if a person jumps out you know I couldn't control them right?"

Joey put a finger to her throat and ran it across. "Got it?" she said with a smirk.

Dawson nodded his head. "Got it."

Joey smiled in satisfaction. "Good. Now let's get to school because I don't want to be late."

Dawson and Joey walked off to school together conversing every so often.

Pacey stood with one foot up by his back against the locker. His red T- shirt and jeans had small dirt spots because he was working on his dad's car earlier and didn't have enough time to change. Pacey was picking at the dirt under his nails when Dawson and Joey walked up.

"What happened to you Pacey?" Dawson said opening his locker.

"Oh you know. The typical fight with my dad's car."

"Yeah, and the car won," Joey said with a giggle.

"Ha ha ha. Aren't you the jokester Joey," Pacey said with sarcasm. "But seriously, his car wouldn't start and I was over by his and Doug's house so be figured I could help within the five minutes I had left to get ready for school."

"What was the problem?" Dawson asked.

"It was nothing. A few of the cables weren't hooked up. I told him to buy new ones that would hold better but he never listens to me."

"Why didn't you change?" Joey asked.

"You remember our half week anniversary Jo. He is still as thoughtless as ever. He wouldn't let me miss a few minutes and change because he didn't want me to screw up my "Harvard bound" education."

Joey nodded her head. "I remember that day. As I recall the ending wasn't that bad."

Pacey smiled at the memory. "No it wasn't bad at all. I got to kiss you for the next few hours and.., other things. I always liked kissing you."

Joey bit her lower lip and looked away from Pacey. "Uh, I uh, I'm gonna go to class now so see you guys later." Joey turned and walked away.

Pacey rubbed his hair and pushed himself against the locker. "Why did I just say that? Tell me Dawson, Am I really such an idiot?"

Dawson closed his locker and leaned against it. "You're not an idiot Pacey. You just still have feelings for Joey. I must admit I think I still have some for Jen. They just don't disappear overnight."

"I guess I did kiss her just two weeks ago."

"Yup. Time heals..." Dawson was cut off by someone tapping him on the shoulder. It was Cliff. "Yes?" Dawson said coldly.

"Uh hey. . . Dalton right?" cliff asked.

"Dawson actually."

"0. sorry. Anyway, I know that you dated Jen and stuff and well...1 have a date with her tonight and I have no idea what to do. I was hoping you could help me."

Dawson felt himself getting red. So Jen was dating again after two weeks? Dawson

thought about things in his head then an idea popped to him, He smiled wickedly at cliff.

"What were you thinking of doing Cliff?" Dawson asked calmly.

"I was thinking we would go eat at a nice restaurant and then go see a romance film.

What do you think?"

Dawson shook his head. "That has got to be the dumbest date ever. Jen doesn't like girly things. Heck, she doesn't even like guys who are nice to her. She likes to be scared. You know what cliff? I have a perfect idea for you..."

Joey walked into Dawson's house a little late. She was preoccupied thinking of ways to kill Dawson if something scared her. Joey finally decided that a nice push off a bridge would be best. Quick, easy and no one could tell who did it. She opened the door, expecting something to fall down on her. When nothing did she let out a deep breath.

"Dawson? Where are you?" Joey said closing the door behind her.

"I'm in the back living room. I have to set up the candles," Dawson yelled.

Joey walked down the short hallway that lead to the back living room. Dawson was on the floor and was setting up everything for the séance. Joey had never seen so many candles before.

"That's a lot of candles for two people," Joey said sitting on the couch.

"There are other people coming tonight Joey," Dawson said placing down the last candle.

Before Joey could respond, Dawson's front door opened. Joey looked around the corner and saw Cliff leading a blindfolded Jen into the back living room. Once they reached Dawson, Cliff took off Jen's blindfold. The smile on her face went away and Jen's mouth fell open.

"Why are we at Dawson's house?" Jen asked turning towards Cliff.

"Dawson said you liked scary things so he thought his séance tonight would be a great date spot."

Jen's face got scrunched up and she looked at Dawson. "Now did he? Dawson we need to talk, NOW!" Jen grabbed Dawson and led him into another room.

Joey looked at Cliff and told him to sit down. "Do you mind watching re-runs of Felicity?"

Cliff smiled and sat on the couch. "Are you kidding? I LOVE Felicity."

Jen let go of Dawson when they were in another room.

"What are you doing Dawson?"

Dawson sat down and smiled. "I don't know what you are talking about."

Jen rolled her eyes. "Cute, real cute. Why are you trying to ruin my date?"

"I am not,"

"Yes you are! You know I don't like scary things and I like to be treated nice but you told Cliff the exact opposite! Are you jealous of Cliff?"

Dawson rolled his eyes. "I would never be jealous of a pinhead like Cliff. You should be yelling at him not me. HE' S the one who asked ME what to do with you. Shows how much he cares."

Jen took a deep breath and relaxed. "I don't want to fight Dawson. You tried to ruin my date but it didn't work. You know what? You are right. This does show how much Cliff cares. He must care a lot if he went out of his way to ask you what I like and what I want. He cares more than you ever did," on that note Jen turned and walked back to where Joey and Cliff were.

Joey looked up from the screen when Jen walked into the room. Jen sat down on the couch next to Cliff and grabbed his hand. Dawson walked in with clenched fists and leaned against the wall. Joey shifted her eyes around the room but was stopped by a repetitive beep of a car outside. She jumped up and stood in front of Dawson.

"Who the hell is beeping?" Joey said grabbing her hair and started walking to the front door.

Dawson shrugged. "Why do you expect me to know?" Dawson rolled his eyes and followed Joey to the front door.

There stood Joey, frozen in the doorway, with a snarl on her face.

"What are you doing here?" Joey said in a low and slow tone.

"Happy to see me, are we Jo?" Pacey said getting out of his Father's station wagon.

Pacey looked around to the people now on the porch. Dawson, Jen and Cliff all stood around Joey.

"Jen…Cliff. Big date huh? Don't you like the location Jen?" Pacey asked leaning on the car door.

"You knew? Why didn't you tell me Pacey?" Jen said approaching the car.

"Don't get mad at me. Dawson made me promise not to tell you."

"He did, did he?" Jen turned to Dawson. "If this wasn't a plan to ruin my date then why would you make him promise not to tell me?"

Pacey moved in between the two.

"Please no fighting. All of you just get in the car and we'll go."

Jen and Dawson gave evil glares at each other before stomping over to the car and getting in. Cliff followed and sat next to Jen in the back while Dawson sat in the trunk. Pacey put his hand in his hair and sighed. He looked at Joey and smiled.

"Is this what they're always like all the time? They are always fighting. If it wasn't one thing it's another…"

"Pacey," Joey squeaked from her position on the porch.

Pacey didn't hear her. "…They go on and on and on. Sometimes I think they are as bad as us when we first broke up and…"

"Pacey!" Joey yelled. "You still didn't say why you are here when you were not supposed to be here."

"Okay Joey. I was just getting to it. Dawson called me. He said he needed supplies and didn't have a car. I, inevitably, came to the rescue."

Joey rolled her eyes. "Of course. Pacey Witter and his misguided hero complex. Someone says help and you're there faster than a speeding bullet. Dawson said it was just going to be a two person party."

"C'mon Jo. You know it ain't a party until Pacey Witter gets here."

Joey put her hand on her head.

"You know Pace I really don't want to hear your stupid Jokes now so I'm going to get in the car."

Pacey watched Joey get in the car and rest her head against the window. He followed, going into the car and driving off.

The trip to the store was a short but silent one. Once the old run-down wagon came to a stop in the parking lot, everyone practically jumped out of the car except for Joey. Pacey walked to the passenger's window and smiled at Joey.

"Hello Miss Josephine…" Pacey started.

Joey threw her hands up and rolled her eyes at Pacey. "Pacey! You know I don't like…"

"Okay, Okay Chill!" Pacey said taking a step back. "I just wanted to ask you if you were staying in the car that's all."

Joey gave him a puzzled look. "Why?"

"Well, I can't exactly turn off the car because I don't exactly have the keys."

"Then how did you…Pacey, you hot wired your Dad's car didn't you?"

"You know Sheriff Witter 'no son of mine who doesn't have a license is driving my car.' It's not my fault I was born a year too late. Will you watch the car?"

Joey gave Pacey a small smirk. "Fine."

"Good," Pacey said. "Now don't talk to anyone."

Joey rolled her eyes as Pacey walked away.

Dawson was in the chip aisle while Cliff and Jen went to pick out pop. As Pacey walked up to Dawson, a red head, about 19 or 20, licked her lips and waved at Pacey. He wasn't sure how to respond so he just smiled back.

"Hey D…did you decide what kind of chips you want?" Pacey said approaching his friend.

"Um…" Dawson said as his eyes shifted from a bag of cheetos to a bag of fritos. "I think I will get the Fritos. Is that cool with you Pacey?"

Pacey, not really paying attention to his friend, nodded his head. "Yeah yeah, Dawson, did you see that redhead over in the next isle?"

"No why?"

"She was hitting on me!"

"Really? What she say?"

"Well…nothing, but she smiled and waved to me."

"Pacey, just because someone smiles doesn't mean they're hitting on you."

"I know when a chick is hitting on me. Anyway, if you got the chips then we can go because Joey is sitting outside by her self right now."

"Yeah, I got the chips. Let's go," Dawson said.

Pacey walked over to the pop isle and told Jen and Cliff that they were going. The redhead then walked up to Pacey and smiled.

"So uh, looks like you're having a party. You want some booze?" she said getting really close.

Pacey's mouth fell open then he also got close. "Um…sure?"

The red head with bright blue eyes licked her lips, stood back and smiled.

"Great. You got a car?"

Pacey nodded his head.

"I'll give you some booze, you give me a ride. Deal?" she said extending her hand.

Pacey shook her hand. "Deal."

Pacey took all of his stuff up to the cashier and paid for everything. The girl followed him out.

Joey sat in the old wagon and looked around. The roof was falling apart and the car smelled like feet but besides that the car was in good condition. She braided her hair into a small braid when someone knocked on her window causing her to jump. A man, with a balding head and glasses, smiled at her through the glass. Joey rolled down her window a little.

"Can I help you?" she said to the man.

The man bent down and pulled out his map. "Do you know where the closest holiday inn is?"

"Um…Actually I think it's down two blocks on Madison Avenue," Joey said before turning back around.

The man tapped on the window and Joey rolled back down her window.

"Do you think you can show me on this map?"

"I guess," Joey said about to open her door.

At that moment, everyone walked back to the car and Pacey walked up to the man.

"What's going on?" he asked.

The man bit his lip and refolded his map. "Nothing. I'll get going," he said before he scurried away.

"Who was that Jo?" Pacey said still standing by Joey's door.

"No one. He just needed some help with directions. It's not that big of a deal Pace," Joey said rolling up her window.

"There are some weirdoes here Joey. I told you not to talk to anyone. What if he was a killer or something?"

"Yeah, a killer with a bald head and glasses. You don't have to act like I'm your kid either Pacey."

"I just…"

The redhead came up to Pacey and handed him the vodka. "Here you go cutie."

Pacey smiled. "Thanks," he said.

Joey looked at the redhead then at Pacey. "Who is she?"

"UH, Joey this is um…"

"Cynthia. My name is Cynthia," the red head said before getting in the car.

"O I always wanted to meet a Cynthia," Joey said sarcastically.

Pacey walked over to the driver's side and got in. He pulled out two small packets from his pocket. "Don't be mad Joey. Look, I got you some pop rocks," Pacey said with a fake smile.

Joey mocked excitement. "O yay! Pacey got me pop rocks. And look, they come with a complimentary whore too," Joey rolled her eyes. "Can we just go back to Dawson's house now?"

Pacey nodded and shifted the car into drive. As he was about to take off, a tall muscular man moved in front of the car holding up a baseball bat.

The redhead started screaming. "Shit! My boyfriend Rocco found me. Drive! Drive!"

Pacey quickly shifted the car into reverse and backed up. The man started running towards them swinging the bat. Pacey tried to shift forward but the shifter was stuck. Rocco reached the wagon and hit one of the back lights out. At that moment, the car finally sifted and Pacey was able to drive away.

When they got back to the house, everyone was still trying to catch their breath. Jen, Cliff and Dawson went into the house with Cynthia. Pacey started to walk in when Joey stopped him.

"What the hell were you thinking Pacey!" Joey yelled.

"I…I wasn't thinking right," he said softly.

"Hell you were! You weren't thinking at all. You pick up a whore with a crazy man after her just so you can get some alcohol. You almost got us killed Pacey!"

"We're safe now Joey so let's go inside and have a fun time," Pacey said walking away and into the house.

Joey and Pacey joined everyone in the house. The lights weren't on.

"Where are the lights D?" Pacey said trying not to trip over anything.

"The power went out. I'll light the candles and set up for the séance. Can you and Joey find the flashlights in the kitchen?" Dawson said lighting a candle.

Joey and Pacey walked into the kitchen holding onto the walls to make sure that they didn't run into anything. They were doing fine until they smacked foreheads.

"Ow! Watch where you're going Pacey!"

"I would Joey, but I can't exactly see."

Joey rolled her eyes and felt the counter. She felt a flashlight, picked it up and turned it on. Joey put it on Pacey. "It's over there Witter," Joey said putting the light on the other flashlight.

They walked back into the living room where all of the candles were lit. Everyone sat in a circle. Cynthia sat at the front of the circle and was chanting something. She started swaying around. Joey sat down next to Jen and leaned in.

"What is she doing?" Joey whispered.

"She said she is some kind of medium or something. She's kind of freaking me out," Jen whispered back.

"Me too. So Pacey brought back with us a sluttish nut with a crazy boyfriend. Fine women he picks out."

Cynthia stopped moving and rolled back her eyes. "I can feel it. Someone's here, "she said.

Dawson chuckled lightly and then glass broke.

"What was that?" Jen screeched.

Everyone jumped up and got closer.

"I think a window broke upstairs," Cliff said holding Jen.

"Whose car is that?" Joey said looking out the window in the room.

Everyone looked out the window.

"Oh god…It's Rocco's.'

"Cynthia!" Rocco yelled as he stomped down the stairs.

Jen and Cliff hid in the closet in the hallway and Dawson went for the phone. Rocco saw Dawson and ran after him. Rocco grabbed him and pushed him against a wall.

"Where's Cynthia!" Rocco said holding up his bat to hit Dawson.

"I'm here rocco," Cynthia said from another room.

Rocco turned around walked up to her. She was standing behind Joey.

"Why the hell did you leave with these people?"

"I wanted to get away from you, Rocco."

"Why!"

"Because I don't want you anymore! You cheated on me with Cam down at the toy store."

"I didn't!" Rocco yelled as he got into Cynthia's face and pushed Joey away so she hit the banister of the stairs with her head.

"Back off!" Pacey said at the other end of the hallway.

Rocco turned towards him and ran to him. He grabbed Pacey and threw him on the ground.

"You with Cynthia? Are you with my girl! You little punk, I should smash your face in!"

Rocco lifted up his bat to swing it when Joey ran up and threw a vase on Rocco's head. Rocco fell to the floor.

"No!" Cynthia screamed. She helped Rocco up. "C'mon baby. Let's get away from these psycho kids."

Cynthia and Rocco slammed the door after them. Joey got on the floor next to Pacey. She helped him sit up.

"Are you okay Pacey? How's your back?" Joey said running a hand down his back.

"I'm fine. What about you? Are you okay? How's your head?" he said rubbing her forehead.

"I just have a cut. Are you sure your back is okay? He smacked down really hard," Joey helped Pacey up.

"Yeah I'm sure. Thanks for hitting him over the head."

"I had to. I was afraid…I was scared that he was going to kill you Pacey," Joey said letting a tear drop.

Pacey pulled Joey into a tight hug. They held on to each other until the cops and an ambulance came.