Author's Note: Hey, look! I'm back! LOL. Thanks for the reviews. I really do appreciate it. I got the inspiration for this chapter early this morning in a dream. It starts right where I left off. Hope you like it. And in keeping with Degrassi tradition the title is an 80's song. Try and guess what band. Who knows, there might be a prize in it for you…like another chapter. Enjoy!

Take My Breath Away

A Degrassi: The New Generation fan-fiction

Chapter Six: Who Can It Be Now?

Joey awoke several hours later. Gingerly, he glanced at his watch. Four-fifteen. So as not to wake Caitlin, Joey carefully eased himself off the couch. He turned off the power to the DVD and TV and picked up his shoes. As he was putting his shoes back on, Caitlin stirred.

"Joey?" she murmured, squinting her eyes at the light in the room. "What time is it?

"I was just going to write you a note," Joey told her, as she stretched out fully on the couch. "It's a quarter past four."

Caitlin yawned. "I'm so glad today's Saturday cause I'd be a wreck if I had to get up to go to work."

Joey grinned. "Are you doing anything today?"

"Nothing that can't be put off," Caitlin replied, "unpacking."

"I promised Ang I'd take her to the zoo today. You want to come?"

Caitlin agreed and they made plans for Joey to pick her up later that morning. After Joey left, Caitlin closed her eyes and fell back asleep. As Joey was getting into his car, he turned around sensing someone watching him. He looked around but saw no one in the parking lot. Shaking his head, he muttered to himself, "go home, Jeremiah, you're hearing things."

Six hours later…

"You ready to go, Ang?" Joey called, "we have to go pick up Caitlin now."

Ang came running out of her bedroom. "Let's go!"

As she ran out the front door, Joey turned to Craig. "Be sure and lock up when you leave."

Craig nodded. "I will. See you later." As Joey closed the door behind him, Craig reached for the phone. He dialed Sean's number and waited for him to pick up.

"Yeah."

"Tracker, hi, this is Craig. Is Sean there?"

"He's still asleep," Tracker answered, "let me see if I can wake his butt up."

As he laid the phone down, Craig could hear Tracker pound on a door yelling at Sean. A few minutes passed before Sean picked up. "Hey Craig," he said, sleepily, "what's up?"

"Nothing much. I was going to head over to the arcade. You wanna come with?"

"Yeah, sure. I'll meet you there."

"Hey, by the way," Craig changed the subject, "why did Tracker answer the phone? I thought he worked on Saturdays."

"Yeah, he got laid off yesterday," Sean told him.

"Man, that sucks."

"Yeah."

Sean hung up the phone and shuffled into the bathroom. He splashed some water on his face to wake himself up. Tracker walked in as he was drying off.

"Where you going, man?"

"The arcade," Sean answered, pulling his t-shirt over his head. "I'm meeting Craig."

Tracker nodded. "Are you done in here? I have an appointment I have to get to."

"Oh yeah? Where?"

"Well, if it's any of your business, I have an interview for a job in an hour," Tracker answered, pushing Sean out of the bathroom.

Hearing the news, Sean didn't argue. He had been worried that Tracker would be out of a job for a long time. He went into his bedroom to change into clean clothes.

Ten minutes later, he called out to Tracker. "I'll be back later. Good luck with the interview!" He didn't bother waiting for a response as he closed the door and took off on foot.

He arrived at the mall and headed for the arcade. Craig was nowhere in sight so Sean wandered around. He was playing a Jet Ski race game when Craig caught up with him.

"Hey man!" Craig had to yell over the noise of the video games.

"Pop a quarter in, man," Sean instructed, without looking up, "I'll kick your butt."

Craig straddled the empty Jet Ski next to Sean and puts a quarter in the slot. They play several rounds before moving on to another game.

An hour later, they exit the arcade. "Man, I'm starved!" Sean exclaims, as they head to the food court. "I didn't eat any breakfast."

After buying their burgers and fries, they pick out a table. "So," Craig begins as they sit down, "You didn't tell me how your date went last night."

Sean pauses, his burger halfway to his mouth. He shrugs. "It went okay."

Craig laughs. "Lover-boy."

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Joey and Caitlin spend the morning trailing behind Ang as she bounces from one exhibit to another. "I wanna see the fish," she exclaimed, as they passed a sign for the aquarium. She took both of their hands and pulled them along faster.

"Slow down, Ang," Joey said, "the fish will still be there." He glanced over and Caitlin and grinned. Angela was really cute when she was excited. Caitlin smiled back.

After thirty minutes in the aquarium, Ang turned to her dad. "Daddy, can I have a fish?"

Joey looked surprised. He didn't know what to say. Was she old enough for a pet? More importantly, did HE want a pet in the house? He turned to Caitlin for assistance but she didn't say anything. "Well, Ang, I don't know," he told her, honestly, "why do you want a fish?"

Ang thought a minute. "Cause they're pretty."

"They are beautiful," Caitlin finally said. "What kind of fish do you want, Ang?"

Ang turned around and looked at the aquarium. "That one," she said, pointing at a blue fish with yellow stripes.

Joey had no idea what kind it was (a/n: and neither do I, bear with me here). "Well, you know what?" he started, "let's start out with a goldfish and see how that works out. Okay, baby?"

Ang scrunched her mouth, deep in thought. "Okay, can we get it now?"

"Now? You don't want to see anything else here?"

She shook her head. "No, let's go now."

She took their hands and led them out of the aquarium. As they were leaving the zoo, they don't notice a woman watching them. She follows at a discreet distance behind them.

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Sean and Craig were eating when Emma and Manny appeared. "Hi guys," Manny bubbled, "what are you doing here?" She giggled. "I mean besides eating."

"We were at the arcade," Craig told her.

The girls ordered their food and joined the boys at the table. "So, Emma, Sean was just telling me about your date last night," Craig joked.

Sean glared at him. "Shut up, man."

Manny giggled. "Emma won't tell me anything about last night except what movie they went to see."

"You got more than me."

"You two need to get a life of your own so you won't be so worried about ours," Sean told them.

"Yeah, leave us alone," Emma told them, giggling. She and Sean looked at each other and shared a secret smile.

Just then, Ang came running up to their table, plowing into her brother. "Hi Craig! I'm going to get a goldfish!"

Craig reacted. "Where did you come from, Ang? I thought you were going to the zoo with Joey and Caitlin."

"We were there but now we're getting a fish!"

Joey and Caitlin quickly joined them. "Ang, you know you're not supposed to run ahead of us," Joey warned her.

"But I saw Craig."

"She says she's getting a fish," Craig told Joey.

"Yeah, a goldfish," Joey informed him, "we're on our way to the pet store."

"I always wanted to get a goldfish," Manny tells Ang, "but my mom always said no."

"How come?" Ang asked, innocently.

Manny shrugged. "Since you're getting a fish, can I come with you to help pick it out?"

Everyone decided to go to the pet store. Emma stopped at the front window watching the puppies that were on display. "Aren't they cute, Sean?"

Sean took her hand in his. "Yeah, they're cool. I always wanted a dog."

Inside the store, Manny and Craig helped Ang pick out a fish while Joey and Caitlin picked out a fish tank and fish food. After paying, they walked out of the store with Ang carrying a plastic bag filled with her new fish.

"I think I'm going to name him 'Nemo'," she announced happily.

"That's a perfect name, Ang," Caitlin told her, as they walked toward the exit. The teens said goodbye as they headed in the opposite direction.

Meanwhile, the same woman who had followed Joey, Caitlin and Ang at the zoo followed them out of the mall. She saw Joey place the tank in the trunk and when he drove out of the parking lot, she got in her own car and continued her pursuit.

To be continued…

(Joey has a stalker! Who could it be? You might be surprised but if you're a loyal Degrassi viewer, you might just be able to guess. Either way, tune in to the next exciting I hope chapter. Don't forget to click that little button below and while you're reviewing check that box "add author to my author alert list".)