NOTE: I don't own anything, all that jazz. Just a MSCL fan. Hope you enjoy reading.

Angela Chase looked at herself in the full-length mirror for what felt like the 800th time. She pulled a stray hair out of her face and let out a long deep sigh. No matter what, this is as good as it was going to get.

She grabbed her bookbag, threw in her hair brush and mascara, and walked out the door. One second outside her bedroom and she was ready to run right back in. The voices of her mother and father filled the air, she hated that. With each step there voices proceeded to become louder and louder, she wasn't ready for the day to start. Not like this.

"Graham all I'm trying to say is you should have asked me first if this was a good idea. Am I wrong to have an opinion?" Patty, Angela's mom asked.

"Patty how could it have been a surprise vacation if I had told you about it? Hmm? Come on we haven't had a vacation since Danielle was still in diapers," Graham, Angela's dad replied.

Angela walked in, opening the refrigerator door and pulling out the carton of milk on the side door. "Where are you going?" She asked taking a sip out of the carton.

"Angela Chase!" Patty groaned.

"What?" She asked. Patty took the carton out of Angela's hand and set it on the counter.

"One of my buddies has a cabin up in New York and I asked him if your mother and I could use it over the weekend," Graham said turning the page of the newspaper.

Patty poured some milk in a glass and passed it to Angela. She rolled her eyes, setting it on the counter. "I'm not thirsty anymore," she said as Patty sighed. "So you're going to be gone this weekend?"

"No we're not," Patty said glancing at Graham. "I have too much work to do I can't get off without some sort of notice."

"Patty, you are the boss. You can leave whenever you want to," he laughed.

Angela was done listening to them bicker. She gave a fast wave goodbye and walked out the door to catch the schoolbus.

She couldn't believe her parents were actually going away for the weekend. They hadn't left her alone since she was at least 11. She started thinking of all the things she wanted to do while they were away. Where to start...

Brian ran out of his house dropping his textbooks on the way down his front steps. Angela looked at him with pity, did he realize how weird he really was sometimes? He looked at Angela before picking up his books. She folded her arms, watching him pick them up. Did he think she would run over and help?

He walked over and stood aside her, staring down the long road looking for the big yellow bus. "Hey," he mumbled.

"Hey," Angela mumbled back.

He glanced at her, she seemed to be distracted as usual. She smelled like lilacs, he loved her scent. He closed his eyes for a second, taking it in.

"What are you doing?" She asked with a puzzled look on her face.

"What do you care?" He said distancing himself from her.

"I don't," she said rolling her eyes.

"Fine."

"Fine."

Silence. Brian hated it, he wanted to talk to her, he wanted to know what it was that she was thinking about that was so distracting. As he opened his mouth to say something the bus pulled up opening its doors. Angela got on without hesitation, Brian sighed and got on after her.

Angela sat in a seat by herself and put her bookbag next to her, preventing anyone else from sitting. She stared out the window as the bus went to its next few stops. She couldn't stop thinking about the weekend. The house to herself sounded more perfect than she would ever admit to anyone.

As she walked into the school, she saw her best friends Ricky and Rayanne standing at Ricky's locker. She grinned, walking over to them.

"Hey," she said leaning on the lockers next to Ricky's.

"Would you tell Ricky that Johnny in fifth period really did say my name in his sleep? He won't believe me, his best friend!" Rayanne pouted.

"He did, I was there," Angela nodded. "The teacher woke him up and he had drool literally pouring down his mouth it was disgusting."

Ricky cringed, closing his locker door. "Rayanne you're proud of this?"

"Hell yeah! Wouldn't you be?"

"Not really," he laughed.

"So guess what I found out this morning?" Angela said pulling his hair behind her ear.

"Your sister was adopted?" Rayanne laughed.

Angela sighed, "I wish. No my parents are going away this weekend. I'm finally going to have the house to myself. You guys want to come over?"

Rayanne and Ricky practically jumped at the chance.

"Definitely, count me in," Ricky smiled.

"Me too Angelika. Oh hey can I bring some weed with me?"

Ricky and Angela looked at her, waiting for her to say she was kidding. She wasn't.

"What? Tino gave it to me he said it was good stuff. It will be fun come on," she whined.

"No, Danielle is still going to be there, she's not adopted remember?" Angela said walking with her friends down the hall.

"Fine, whatever," she shrugged. Angela never could tell if Rayanne was actually upset or not when she said things. This was definitely one of those times.

"We can rent a porno and pause it when they show two boys making out for Ricky," Rayanne laughed.

"Shut up," Ricky laughed nudging Rayanne's arm.

As they turned the corner Angela saw Jordan leaning on the wall near her first class. Her heart skipped a beat, she knew she was going to say something to him. But what?

Ricky saw where Angela's eyes were directed, he grinned. "Just say hi, you can't go wrong with a simple hello."

Rayanne took Ricky's hand and walked into the bathroom. Angela stood for a second, collecting her thoughts.

She folded her arms and walked over to Jordan. Each step harder for her to make.

"Hey."

He tilted his head, "Hey. What's going on?"

"This is my first period," she pointed, "I have bio. It's so boring, I practically fall asleep like every day." She could have smacked herself right there, why did she ramble so much when she got nervous?

Jordan looked down the other hall, biting his fingernails. Angela loved it when he would do that, anyone else and it would have annoyed her to no end.

"So um, is your band playing this weekend?" She asked as he removed his hand away from his face.

"We were suppose to but the place is like, too far away? So Tino didn't want to. We practiced for it too," he shrugged.

"That sucks," she cringed.

Silence fell between them. She opened her mouth, but she couldn't think of anything to say.

"Well I gotta go," Jordan said walking a few steps.

"Oh yeah me too," Angela nodded.

"I'll see ya," he said walking away. Angela watched him, mentally kicking herself. Why couldn't she think of anything to say?

Rayanne burst through the bathroom with a gigantic smile on her face.

"Oh my god Angela! I had an epiphany while taking a pee," she said as Ricky walked up.

"Why can't I talk to him? I'm like physically incapable of making conversation," Angela said ignoring Rayanne.

"Angela seriously, listen a minute," Rayanne said waving her arms around. "You could throw a party this Friday!"

"Wait what?" Angela asked coming out of her thoughts.

"A party at your house. Come on say yes. Say yes say yes say..."

"Rayanne no. My parents would never forgive me if they found out," she said shaking her head.

"I told her you would say no, but she insisted," Ricky shrugged. "I'm going to go to class today, I'll see you ladies later." He kissed them both on the cheek and walked away.

"Angela, it would show the whole school that you aren't the goody goody everyone thinks you are."

"Everyone does not think that, everyone doesn't even know me," Angela laughed defenseively. as the bell rang.

"You could invite Jordan," Rayanne said with a sinister grin. "Oh I just had the most amazing idea. Well second since the party was the first...Angela ask Jordan to have him and the Frozen Embryos play."

Angela paused, Rayanne laughed. "You're thinking about it aren't you? I knew it! I'll ask Tino right now, it will be so cool."

Before Angela could respond Rayanne was gone. Her teacher looked at her holding the door open for her. She glanced down the hallway and walked inside.