Chapter 3.

By the time I got back to my apartment I was exhausted from not getting any sleep the night before. I crawled on to my bed and drifted off into a peaceful slumber. The slamming of the front door woke me up around 4:30. 'Woah I slept for three hours. I must've been extremely tired.' I could hear Francie talking to someone in the kitchen so I got up to see who it was.

"Hey sleepyhead!" Weiss said cheerfully as he looked into our fridge.
"Hey Weiss, what are you doing here?"
"What? I can't come over and hang out with my two favorite ladies?" If there's one thing about Eric Weiss that everyone should know is that he always tries to be charming.
"No Eric is here so I can tutor him in Phil 10." Francie explained.
"Is Vaughn here?" I hoped he wasn't. I know he's seen me in my sweats and t-shirt before, but I'm sure I looked like a wreck.
"No Vaughn's not here," Weiss answered sarcastically. "Am I just you and Vaughn's messenger? Is there ever a time where you want to have a conversation with me for five minutes without bringing Vaughn up."
"Weiss, how are you failing Intro to Philosophy? It's a GE class." I took that class last semester with Francie. We both passed easily.
"It's at 7:30 in the morning. I can't bring myself to get out of bed. Besides, now you and your French lover can go to the baseball game tonight." I nearly spit out the water I was drinking.
"Francie! Did you tell him I liked Vaughn?" I said frantically.
"You like Vaughn! I was just kidding, you know. Francie didn't say anything to me." Weiss started to laugh to himself.
"Please Weiss, don't tell Vaughn anything. Really, I mean it. If he's gonna hear about it, it's going to be from me." I latched onto his arm pleading.
"Relax Syd, I'm not going to say anything. I've known since I met you guys. Here's an idea, tell him how you feel."
"That's exactly what I told her!" Francie said as she grabbed the chips off the top of the fridge.
"If you're all worked up about this date as much as Vaughn is, then believe me, he'll be thrilled to hear what you have to say."

I skipped out of the kitchen with a huge smile plastered on my face. It took me a much longer time to figure out what I would wear. Usually this wouldn't be a problem cause going out anywhere with Vaughn never bothered me. Now it is all different. 'I want to look cute tonight.' I thought to myself. But, this still is a baseball game. I can't look too overdressed.

Vaughn's POV

I came home from my Government class around 3pm and jumped right on my bed. For awhile I just stared at the ceiling thinking about nothing in particular. Spring Break was coming up in a little over a week. Instead of flying down to LA, maybe Syd and I could drive back home. It'll be fun. Spending time with her is never a dull moment.

I picked up the picture frame sitting on my nightstand next to my bed. It was the picture of Syd and I sitting on a bench in my backyard last summer. My arm is around her shoulders and her hand is on my leg. My mom took it and put it in two frames for the both of us.

I dusted of the right side of the frame as I continued to stare at it. 'She's so beautiful.' I thought to myself. I couldn't remember a time where she didn't look beautiful. Ever since my hormones started to kick in during Middle School all I could see was her. It's one of the reasons I've never had a girlfriend in my life. She's the one I want. Not to brag, but I've had plenty of opportunities. She's so amazing without even knowing it.

Everything about her makes me smile. The way she tries to act so strong, yet she is so vulnerable on the inside. I've always wanted to protect her and be there for her no matter what. After all, I was her ally.

That year she was with Danny nearly killed me. I wanted so badly to hate him because he was Syd's boyfriend. But, he was a pretty nice guy and he treated her well. He better have treated her well or else I would've socked him in the face. Thank god he's now out of the picture. I wish I could just tell her how I feel. But, I figure, if she doesn't have feelings for me now, then she probably never will.

I groaned as I got off my bed. I wondered why Weiss wasn't home yet, but then remembered Francie was tutoring him. I hope he doesn't tell Syd anything. It's not like Weiss is the best person at keeping his mouth shut.

I threw off my shirt and jeans and trudged to the bathroom to take a shower. I had to smell good for Syd tonight. Hopefully something good will happen with this date.

Syd's POV

I decided on my warm, brown, gap jacket and jeans. But instead of putting my hair up in a ponytail like I always do, I wore it down. I finished up by putting on some cover up, mascara, and lip-gloss. After examining myself in the mirror I shook my head. 'Vaughn is gonna know I'm dressing up for him.' This was quite different from my usual jeans and a sweatshirt.

When I walked out in the family room to wait for Vaughn, both Francie and Weiss lifted their heads from the books.

"Syd you look great!" Francie started to clap her hands.
"Yeah really Sydney. If Vaughn rejects you tonight, you can call me." Francie hit Weiss in the arm causing him to yelp. I suddenly felt self-conscious.
"It's not too much? I mean, I know this is still really casual, except, it's a little off for me. Plus, Vaughn's gonna notice. He might freak out!" I started to get hot again.
"Vaughn's not gonna freak out. He's going to think you look great. And, if he doesn't, then I'll kick him in the balls." Francie could always put a smile on my face.

Just then, there was a knock at my door. When I opened it up I could see Vaughn was a slightly taken back by my attire. On the other hand, he looked so good. He had a backwards baseball hat on with a white Adidas jacket and jeans. Vaughn never tried hard to look good, but he always does.

"Hey.." I managed to peep out.
"Hey…" We just stood there looking at each other. I don't think I've ever been able to render Vaughn speechless until tonight.
"You guys can stop staring at each other and leave now!" Weiss shouted out. I put my head down to hide how red my face was. As I closed the door and walked down the stairs Vaughn finally started to talk.
"What was that all about?"
"I dunno. You know Weiss. He's always trying to crack jokes." I laughed nervously.
"Yeah, he always is. I like your jacket, is it new?"
"No, well I got it for Christmas from my dad. I've never had time to wear it." It was amazing how much my dad didn't know me from all these years. It was a nice, lovely jacket. It's just something I wouldn't normally wear. I would've settled for some comfy gap pajamas instead.
"Oh ok. Well, you look really good." Vaughn pulled his car door open for me as I slid in. 'He said I looked really good! Omg Ok, he's getting in the car. Wipe this dumb smile off of your face!'

This was going to be a very interesting night.

Thank you for the reviews so far everyone :) I'm posting a new chap since Alias is on tonight!