Chapter: You had me
A/N: Sorry for the wait but here is the next chapter. This chapter is dedicated to Kelsey.
Natalie looked at herself in the mirror. She had tamed her hair into perfect ringlets. Her make-up had been done to show off the emerald eyes she inherited from her father. "I'm done." She quickly ran down the stairs. Nick and Van sat in their favorite chairs laughing at a joke Nick had just told. Nick was the first to see Natalie.
"Wow Nat, you look great."
Van slowly turned around and his jaw dropped. "You're gorgeous."
Natalie's hands were shaking. "Thanks guys."
"Who is your date Nat?"
Natalie walked over to Van and kissed him quickly.
Nick's mouth hung open. "VAN!"
Van gave a nervous laugh.
"How long?"
"Almost a month." Van answered.
"This will be hard to get used to."
Natalie hugged her brother. "Oh, thanks you."
"I'm meeting Shauna downstairs so we should get going."
"Right."
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Natalie held Van's hand tightly once they arrived in the Great Hall.
"Nick seems to have taken it well." Van smiled.
"Better then I have expected." Natalie smiled back.
A group of girls gathered by the door waiting for their dates to arrive. Every few minutes they would pull out their mirrors to check themselves out.
Jaden and Jae entered in their typical style.
"I guess they are still together."
Katherin, the Slytherin 2nd year, along with many of the other girls gasped and some ran away crying. The must have been waiting for Jaden.
"That lier!" Katherin yelled before storming out.
"What was that outburst about?" Amanda had just arrived with her date Sean.
"Jaden's fan club just discovered he had lied to them this whole time and is going to the ball with Jae instead of them." Natalie folded her arms. "Guess who the leader is?"
"Who?" Amanda stood on her toes to locate the group of girls.
"Katherin."
"Katherin! The same Katherin from the other night?"
Natalie nodded.
"What's that bloke's idea anyway? He has a beautiful girlfriend yet he continuously cheats on her." Van moved some hair out of my eyes.
"He is full of himself. He thinks all of the girls want him and all of the guys envy him." Sean wrapped his arm around Amanda's wasit.
"I really don't like him. He is running Jae's life. The poor girl." Natalie frowned.
"That girl isn't the best person in the world either you know." Sean looked at Nat.
"She may not be the best person in the world but she is one of my good friends, best mate even. I can't stand to see her treated this way and everything I do she won't believe me. I think I am just going to give up."
"Don't give up Natalie. If you are persistent she will discover that you are a true friend." Van pulled her closer to him.
"Or a nuisance." Amanda laughed.
"You're right Van. I won't give up. Neither will you Amanda. We will prove it to her somehow.
Amanda looked back at Sean and shrugged.
"Where's Nick?" Van asked out of the blue.
"He was just dancing with Shauna." Amanda responded.
Natalie looked around to find her brother drinking juice as Shauna talked to her friends. He looked bored out of his mind. His eyes were glued to Jae though. Natalie knew how much he liked her but was too shy to express his feelings to her. How can I get them together where he won't make a fool of himself?
"Hold up Van. I am going to talk to my brother really quickly."
"Oh..okay." He let go of her hand.
Natalie quickly walked to her brother's side. "Hey what's up?"
"Hey…nothing."
"Doesn't look like nothing."
"Okay I have this friend."
"Now we are getting hypothetical."
"No, I have this friend who really likes this girl. He wanted to go to a…dance, yeah a dance with her but she had another date. He was asked by another girl and accepted, knowing he wouldn't have a good time. Now he still wants to go with the other girl but doesn't want to get anyone mad at him. Just one dance will do."
"Oh Nick. It is so obvious that the story is about you and Jae."
"Nooooo."
"Yeeeees."
He stuck his tongue out at her.
"Oh that's mature."
"Hey you aren't the poster child of being mature yourself."
"Hey."
Nick laughed.
Natalie looked at the group of girls behind Nick. Shauna wasn't there. "Hey where's Shauna?"
"Went to the bathroom…" One of them said.
The rest of them giggled.
"With Jaden." The other girls shushed her.
Nick and Natalie looked at each other.
"I know what I could do." She ran to find Jae, by herself. "Hey Jae. I am having a problem with my make-up. Can you help me in the bathroom? I am too embarrassed to do it out here."
"Well fine, but we can't be long. Jaden is coming back soon."
Natalie rolled her eyes. "Oh thank you, you are a lifesaver."
They hurried to the bathroom.
"What is your problem anyway. Eyeshadow, lipstick?"
"Uhh both…I don't think I put the right color on." They entered to see it empty.
"That's very unlike you but okay."
Suddenly Jaden and Shauna stumbled out of a stall locked in a passionate kiss.
"JADEN!"
Jaden looked at Jae and stopped kissing Shauna.
Jae held her hand up to quiet him.
Jae: You had me
You lost me
You're wasted
You cost me
I don't want you here messing with my mind
Jaden searched his brain for an excuse. When he couldn't find one he glared at Natalie. Natalie just folded her arms and smiled.
Jae: Spitting in my eyes and I still see
Tried to keep me down
I'm breaking free
I don't want no part in your next fix
Someone needs to tell you this is it
Shauna looked for a way to escape but Jae stood in her way.
Jae: Hey listen you'll be missin'
Out on all my love and my kissing
Make your mistakes on your own time
When you come down you're just no good to have around
Instead of making money you took mine
Shauna looked at him shocked and he shrugged.
Jae: You had me
You lost me
You're wasted
You cost me
I don't want you here messing with my mind
I've realized in time
that my eyes are not blind
I've seen it before
I'm taking back my life
Other girls entered the bathroom and saw Jaden. They began to chat between themselves.
Jae: You tried to trade on my naivete
But the things you do and say embarrass me
See once upon a time I was your fool
But the one I leave behind is you
Jaden looked at his feet.
Jae Hey listen you'll be missin'
Out on all my love and my kissing
Make your mistakes on your own time
When you come down you're just no good to have around
Instead of making money you took mine
The girls gasped.
"Oh come on!" Jaden said loudly.
Jae held her hand out to quiet him once more.
Jae: You had me
You lost me
You're wasted
You cost me
I don't want you here messing with my mind
I've realized in time
that my eyes are not blind
I've seen it before
I'm taking back my life
The crowd of girls continued to grow to Natalie's pleasure. Finally Jae knew Jaden's tricks.
Jae: Vodka and a packet of cigarettes
That's all it used to be but now
You're sniffing on snow when you're feeling low
Suffocating dreams that could have been
Maybe for a minute I was down with that
But it didn't take long for me to see the light
You swore you had control of it
But when I stepped back you slipped on your supply
The girls all looked at each other and shook their heads. The dark side of Jaden was coming out and all he could do was squirm.
Jae: You had me
You lost me
You're wasted
You cost me
I don't want you here messing with my mind
I've realized in time
that my eyes are not blind
I've seen it before
I'm taking back my life
Jae looked over at Natalie who smiled. Natalie smiled back.
Jae: Taking it back I'm taking it back
Taking back my life
Taking it back I'm taking it back
Taking back my life
Ain't nobody got no business stressing all the time
Taking it back I'm taking it back
Natalie began to clear the crowd so Jae could have privacy. She wondered how long it would take for word to spread.
Jae: You had me
You lost me
You're wasted
You cost me
I don't want you here messing with my mind
I've realized in time
that my eyes are not blind
I've seen it before
I'm taking back my life
Shauna looked as if she was about to cry. Natalie felt sorry for her but quickly remembered what she did to her brother.
Jae: Taking it back I'm taking it back
Taking back my life
Taking it back I'm taking it back
Taking back my life
Ain't nobody got no business stressing all the time
Taking it back I'm taking it back
