Vaughn is hot Sydney's more best friends with Piper than Francie! sorry for confusing you! hehe

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Chapter 26

The first half of the game ended quickly. The cheerleaders sat at the side of the field with the players, while some the people in the crowds took toilet breaks, waiting for the game to start again. Sydney, Piper and Phoebe were stood talking to Leo and Cole when Sydney felt a hand on the small of her back. She turned around and smiled, but the smile quickly faded as an unwanted face greeted her.

"Hey!" She rolled her eyes, waiting for one of her friends to interrupt, but they were in the middle of a conversation. Looks like I'm just gonna have to lose him on my own!

"Hi." She replied dully.

"Great game so far eh!" Any other girl would have been charmed by his smile, but Sydney didn't find it appealing.

"Yeah if you say so." She looked away from him, her eyes drifting across the field. She had to admit that he was right; their team was in the lead, and they could possibly even win the game.

"So how about after the game, we do something?" He picked up her hand, holding it tightly in his own. Violently pulling her hand away, she folded her arms across her chest.

"My answer's still the same as it was last night, Julian. I have a boyfriend…how many times do you need me to tell you that?" He kept smiling even though she was turning him down for a second time.

"Some other time then!" He stated, slowly walking away from her, holding her eyes with his own. She couldn't help but laugh at how cocky he was being; she had told him twice now that she didn't want to go out with him, and yet he was still insisting that there would be another time. Some guys just don't listen!

Sark eventually turned away from her, walking towards Danny and some other guys. Sydney went back to talking to her friends, deciding to keep her second encounter with Sark a secret.

"Hey man!" Sark patted Danny on the back; the usual way that they greeted each other. Danny looked at Sark and nodded his head, acknowledging his presence. Sark wondered what was with the cold reception that he had received from Danny, but before he had a chance to ask the players were running onto the field ready for the second half of the game.

Danny took his place on the field, deciding to use his anger against Sark in the game. He had watched from afar, as his so-called friend had moved in on his ex-girlfriend. He wanted to march over to him and tell him to keep his hands of Sydney, but he knew that if he was to have any kind of relationship with her again, he needed to let her make her own mistakes; and dating Julian Sark would be one major mistake.

Half of the crowd stood up, smiles on their faces as they cheered for the winning team. The Kennedy Tigers had won the game leaving the other team humiliated and disappointed. The cheerleaders joined the team in the centre of the field, as everyone congratulated each other for playing a good game.

As the cheers died down, everyone started to leave. Vaughn stood up ready to go, but turned back to see Weiss still in his seat. "You planning on staying here all night?" He joked sitting back down next to his friend. Weiss looked at him, refusing to laugh at his joke.

"Actually if you must know, I'm waiting for Paige. We're hanging out!" As much as he tried, he couldn't say that last sentence without smiling. It wasn't like him to be happy over the thought of hanging out with a girl that he really liked; usually he was always the one that never had any look with the opposite sex.

"You guys are hanging out?" He knew that they had had a great time the night before, but he had no idea that they had agreed to see each other again.

"Yep. You not seeing Syd?"

He shook his head. "No, we didn't arrange anything."

Sydney and Paige walked off the field followed by Francie and Phoebe. Piper had left five minutes ago with Andy and Prue, saying something about going over to Leo's for a while. Paige looked over at the stands and spotted Weiss and Vaughn in-between the people who were still hadn't left the stadium.

She smiled to herself, trying to calm the butterflies in her stomach. She didn't know why she was so nervous, she had had a great time with him the night before; there was no reason why tonight should be any different.

Sydney looked curiously at her and wondered what she was so happy about. She glanced over at who Paige was looking at and found herself smiling. I've made the perfect match!

"So you have any plans for tonight?" It was only 9 PM and Sydney didn't have to be home for a while yet. Her and Vaughn didn't have any plans so she could always do something with the girls.

"Yeah actually. I'm hanging out with Eric."

Sydney started jumping up and down as they walked. "What? When was this arranged?"

"Today." Sydney playfully nudged her with her elbow, a goofy smile on her face.

"That's great!"

The two guys spotted Sydney and Paige, and started walking down the steps to them. Phoebe and Francie had carried on walking, leaving Sydney and Paige alone with them.

"Hey." Paige and Weiss smiled nervously at each other. Sydney eyes went from Paige to Weiss and then back to Paige again. She turned to look at Michael, and blushed to find him looking at her, a cute smile on his lips.

Sensing that they're presence was making things more awkward; Sydney took a step towards Vaughn, taking his hand in hers. "We're just gonna go and leave you guys alone!" She smiled and dragged Michael away from them. Paige's cheeks coloured slightly, as she watched her friend walk away.

"Subtlety has never been her strongest point!" She joked, the laughter making the situation less awkward.

"Yeah I can see that!" He smiled as they both walked in the same direction that Sydney and Michael took, only at a slower pace.

"So did you enjoy the game?"

"Yeah it was a great. You guys were amazing." His compliment caused her to blush and the butterflies in her stomach felt like they were doing somersaults.

"Thanks. Did Michael have fun?"

"Yeah I think he did. I had to explain a few things to him, but other than that he survived."

They left the stadium and walked towards Eric's parked car, neither knowing where they were going. There were only a few cars left in the car park, the majority of people had left as soon as the game had ended.

"So what do you want to do tonight?" He asked as he unlocked the car doors. They both climbed into the car, and Weiss put the keys in the ignition.

"I don't mind." She shrugged and smiled at him.

Twenty minutes later, the car was parked on the beach, facing the water. The radio was on in the background as him and Paige lay side by side on the bonnet looking up at the sky. The moon washed over them; bathing them in white light.

"It's been so long since I last did this." Paige's eyes wondered across the sky, admiring the thousands of stars above them.

"I always come here, just to relax or if I've got something on my mind."

"I can't believe how beautiful they are!" Weiss watched her out of the corner of his eye and smiled. I can't believe how beautiful you are…

They lay in silence for a few minutes, just admiring the stars. The beach was empty except for them, the only noise coming from the radio. Laying there looking at the stars was peaceful; romantic even. Maybe that's why he brought me here…Paige quickly dismissed the thought, and continued to look up at the night sky. A slight breeze made her a shiver, which didn't go unnoticed by Weiss.

"Are you cold?" He asked.

She shook her head. "No I'm ok." Even though she said that she wasn't cold, Weiss still sat up and removed his jacket.

"Here." Paige tried to protest but he wouldn't take no for an answer. She sat up and he wrapped the jacket around her shoulders, leaving his arm resting on her shoulder. She smiled and moved closer to him, leaning back into his embrace. He mirrored her smile as he wrapped his arms tighter around her and they both lay back against the windscreen. Paige rested her head on his shoulder, breathing in the smell of his aftershave. She felt so safe and warm in his arms; like she could stay there forever.

"So you know any of their names?" She asked, pointing up at the stars.

"Erm…no. But I could make some up if you like!"

Paige laughed and shook her head. "No that's ok."

"Fine!" He rolled his eyes and smiled. Weiss watched in amazement as a shooting star flashed across the sky.

"Wow, did you see that?" He asked, looking back to where it was only to find that it was long gone.

"Yeah I did." She smiled and turned her head to look at him. Their eyes met and the stars were suddenly the last thing on their minds. They slowly moved closer to each other, their lips meeting in the middle. Unlike their first kiss, Paige had time to respond. She brought her hand up to his face, gently pulling him closer to her.

Paige was couldn't stop herself from smiling as she walked into the kitchen to get some breakfast. She found herself unable to think of anything else, other than the feeling of his lips on hers.

"Morning." She smiled brightly at her mom and sisters. After a round of 'mornings' and 'hellos' she sat down with a glass of orange juice and a bagel.

"Oh I forgot to tell you girls. You know how we were gonna have dinner on Friday to celebrate Prue coming home?" They al nodded. "Well I gotta call yesterday. The Goo Goo Dolls are coming to play at P3, and I've got to be there to make sure that everything goes ok." Patty felt bad about cancelling their plans; but there was nothing she could do about it.

"Wait. The Goo Goo Dolls are playing in the club?" Piper asked, putting down her bagel, her eyes wide with excitement.

"Yeah. The tickets are going on sale today; they'll probably sell out really quickly!" She smiled; the more tickets she sold; the bigger profit the club got.

"You have to let us see them! They are like one of the best bands ever!"

"You guys really wanna go?" They all nodded quickly. "Ok. Seeing as I cancelled our dinner plans, I'll put your names on the guest list." She looked at her watch and picked up her purse and jacket. "I've got to get to the club, make sure you tell me late if your bringing anyone with you so I can add them to the list!" She kissed each of them goodbye. "Have a nice day at school!"

"Have Weiss told you what happened last night?" Sydney still hadn't heard from Paige and she was eager to find out what had happened between them.

"No. I haven't seen him yet." Him and Sydney were sat on the grass infront of school, waiting for the bell to go.

"Hey!" Piper ran over to them, and sat down next to them.

"Hi Piper!" Sydney gave her friend a quick hug.

"What are you two doing Friday night?" She asked, smiling at them both. Sydney quickly looked at Michael and shrugged.

"Well, how would you like to come and see The Goo Goo Dolls play at P3?" Sydney's mouth dropped and she squealed.

"Are you serious?"

"Yeah! My mom told us this morning. So you wanna come?" They both nodded. "Great. I'll see you in class." She waved goodbye and ran back towards Leo and Cole.

"P3 would be?" Michael asked, standing up and holding out his hand to help Sydney up. The bell had just rung and everyone was heading to class.

"Piper's mom owns a nightclub down town." She linked their hands together as they walked up the steps into the building. Sydney noticed some people looking at her; obviously interested in her new boyfriend. She loved being popular and everything, but it did have it's drawbacks.

"You do want to go don't you?" She asked, wanting to make sure that he wasn't just agreeing to it because she wanted to go.

"Of course I do. It'll be fun, plus I get to spend more time with you." He smiled as he leaned down to plant a light kiss on her lips. "I'll see you after class?"

"Definitely." She gave him another quick kiss and then they both walked their different classes.

Friday

The girls sat around a table, watching as the club filled up with people. Patty had told them that they weren't allowed to drink any alcoholic drinks, as she couldn't risk losing her license so Leo and Cole were at the bar buying them some glasses of Pepsi.

"I can't believe how excited I am!" Phoebe smiled as she looked at the stage, waiting for the band to come on.

"I know. It's gonna be great." Piper brushed her hair back over her shoulders, and leaned towards Sydney, her elbows resting on her knees. "Syd…I forgot to tell you that Danny said he might show." Piper knew that she shouldn't have mentioned it to him, but she felt that it was unfair to leave him out, after all he was one of their friends too.

Sydney nodded slowly, registering what Piper had just told her. Fiddling with the bunch of bracelets on her wrist and smiled. "Hey it's no big deal. I'm sure we can all be grown up about it."

Piper smiled aswell, trying her best to ignore the nagging feeling she had in her stomach. She knew what Danny was like; something was bound to happen, especially when Michael turns up.

Paige watched the door eagerly; looking at every person that walked down the metal stairs into the club. Sydney saw what she was doing out of the corner of her eye and placed a reassuring hand over hers.

"Are you scared that he's not gonna show?"

Paige shook her head. "It's not that. He seemed really excited about coming. It's just that I'm a little nervous about him meeting everyone." She looked at each of her sisters and then back at the entrance.

"Listen to me." Sydney turned Paige's head so that she was looking at her. "They are gonna love him ok? He's a great guy…there's no reason why they won't like him." What she was saying made sense to Paige, but it didn't help her nerves. Her and Eric had been hanging out a lot over the past couple of days, but she was still didn't know if they were dating or not. Neither of them had brought the conversation up, so she had decided that tonight would be the night that she would ask him what was going on between them.

"To tell you the truth, I'm a little anxious about Michael hanging out with everyone. I know that he's met them all before, but I can't help but be nervous." She lowered her voice and moved closer to Paige's ear so that nobody else could hear her. "I like him so much, it's unbelievable. And I guess I just want everyone else to like him. I don't want to be one of those people whose friends don't like their boyfriends, I don't want to have to chose between them."

Leo and Cole placed the glasses on the table and took a seat next to their girlfriends. Sydney glanced at each of her friends, watching as they all laughed among themselves. She loved her friends so much, and deep down she knew that they were great people who would openly welcome Vaughn into their group of friends. But this doubt that they wouldn't accept him remained in the back of her mind.

"You won't have to chose between us Syd. I know everyone at school probably thinks that we're this artificial group who judges people on their looks and social status. But you know yourself that we're not like that. We can see how happy Michael's making you, and after what you went through with Danny, you deserve to be happy. We all love you Syd, we want you to be happy, so none of us are gonna stand in you way." Paige tried her best to reassure her. Sydney felt her eyes filling up, and looked down at the floor hoping that no tears would fall down her cheek. Any doubts that she had about Michael and her friends had faded away, being replaced with Paige's words.

"Thank you." She smiled and wrapped her arms around Paige's neck, pulling her into a hug. Everyone stopped what they were doing and curiously looked at them. Paige and Sydney looked at each other and laughed, silently deciding not to share their conversation with everyone else.

"Come on." Sydney took hold of Paige's hand, dragging her up on her feet. "They just walked in." She nodded towards the stairs where Weiss and Vaughn were stood looking through the crowds for them. Paige gave Sydney's hand a comforting squeeze as they weaved their way through the crowds towards them.

Vaughn smiled as he spotted Sydney walking towards him. She was dressed in black pants accompanied by a pink top, which showed of her figure and her hair fell in curls around her face. She met his gaze and smiled, captivated by the sight of him in worn jeans and a black T-shirt.

"Hey you guys." She smiled at Weiss and then her eyes settled on Vaughn.

"Hi." She took a step towards him, still holding his gaze. She slowly leaned up and kissed him, her arms naturally wrapping around his neck. He smiled into her lips, his arms holding her closer to him. Weiss and Paige rolled their eyes at their friend's greeting.

They walked away from Sydney and Vaughn, leaving them wrapped up in each other's arms, oblivious to what was going on around them.

"I'm glad you came." Paige smiled, leading him through the crowds to where her friends and sisters were sitting.

"Are you kidding? I wouldn't have missed this for the world. The band is great and I like the company." He playfully nudged her, causing her to laugh. "Although I'm a little nervous about meeting everyone!" He glanced towards the big group of people that they were heading to. He knew each of the people seated there; everyone in the school knew who they were. But he had never spoken to any of them, partly due to the fact that they had nothing in common. But that should change now, we do have something in common. Paige.

"It'll be fine I promise!" She took hold of his hand and stood infront of her friends. "You guys, I want you to meet somebody." She placed her hand on his back, ushering him forward so that they could see him.

Everyone smiled and greeted him, making Eric feel more at ease. He smiled back at them as he took a seat next to Paige.

Ending the kiss, they looked at each other unable to remove the smiles from their faces. Sydney turned her head to see what Paige and Weiss were doing, but they were no longer stood next to them.

"Hey where did they go?" She asked turning back to look at Michael, who just shrugged.

"I have no idea!" Sydney rolled her eyes and linked their hands together walking back through the crowds to her friends. She felt Vaughn tug on her hand so she stopped and turned back around.

"I forgot to tell you how beautiful you look tonight!" He whispered in her ear before placing a soft kiss on her cheek. Sydney blushed, feeling her cheeks getting hotter and hotter. People had paid her compliments before, and she never usually reacted like this; but the way that Vaughn told her how beautiful she looked sent shivers up her spine. I just hope tonight goes ok!