A/N: Welcome to my first Wonderfalls Fanfic. Please leave lots of reviews. If this receives a warm welcome there will be other stories to follow. This story takes place about a month after the episode Caged Bird.
This is written in screenplay format with a little modifications to make it easier to read.
BTW: SOTTO - means the line is spoken very softly to themselves or another character.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of these characters, they belong to others who are not me. There is no intention of copyright infringement. I just want to have fun with characters from a show I miss terribly.
EXT/INT - WONDERFALLS PHARMACY PARKING LOT
Mahandra sits in the car still clutching the steering wheel. Eric walks past the car. He smiles and waves. Jaye walks up to the car shortly after Eric passes. Jaye gets into the car.
JAYE: Mission accomplished. She hands Mahandra the bag.
MAHANDRA: You told him didn't you?
JAYE: No! (pause) Wait, him who?
MAHANDRA: Eric.
JAYE: (softly) No.
MAHANDRA: I can't believe you.
JAYE: He saw me buying it and he knew it wasn't for me. So, being that you are the only friend I have, he naturally assumed.
MAHANDRA: (sarcastic) Great.
JAYE: Who's he going to tell? He doesn't talk to anyone buy us anyhow.
MAHANDRA: True.
Mahandra opens the bag and looks at the test.
MAHANDRA (CONT'D): I guess we can do this at my place.
JAYE: No! (hesitantly) I don't like the way your cat has been looking at me lately.
MAHANDRA: You sat on him. What do you expect?
Jaye shrugs.
JAYE: You can do it at my place. It's closer.
MAHANDRA: Whatever.
Mahandra starts the car and pulls off.
EXT -- JAYE'S TRAILER
Mahandra pulls her car up to Jaye's door. Jaye grabs the bag and gets out of the car. Mahandra opens her door and stands up. A car pulls up just behind her, blocking any escape. Aaron gets out of the car and slams the door.
AARON: What is so important that I had to drop everything and rush over here!
Mahandra glares at Jaye befoe jumping back into the car and locking all the doors. Aaron looks dumbfounded. Jaye walks over to him and thrusts the bag in his hands. He looks in it and then at Jaye.
JAYE: Ew no. It's not mine.
She nods toward Mahandra. His dumbfounded look is compounded.
AARON: (weakly) What?
JAYE: Talk to her.
Jaye walks to her trailer and goes in. Aaron walks to the passenger side of Mahandra's car and tries to open the door. It is locked. Aaron knocks on the window.
AARON: Open the door.
Mahandra has her forehead on the steering wheel.
MAHANDRA: No.
AARON: Well at least look at me then.
Mahandra shakes her head.
AARON (CONT'D): I'm not going to talk to you about this through a window.
MAHANDRA: Nothing to talk about. Thanks for coming, bye.
Jaye steps out of her trailer.
JAYE: Hey!
Mahandra and Aaron look up at her. Jaye tosses Aaron a set of keys and goes back inside.
MAHANDRA: Damn it! I forgot I gave her those.
Aaron catches the keys and unlocks the driver side door. He kneels down to her eye level.
AARON: Hey.
Mahandra looks at him.
MAHANDRA: Hi.
INT -- JAYE'S TRAILER -- CONTINUOUS
Jaye looks out of the blinds at the scene going on in her front yard.
JAYE: Aw.
She quickly moves away from the door moments before the door opens. Mahandra and Aaron walk in.
MAHANDRA: You are so dead.
She takes off her jacket and tosses it on a chair.
JAYE: (meekly) I know.
Jaye walks over to the refrigerator. Mahandra follows.
MAHANDRA: (quietly) I distinctly remember telling you not to tell him.
JAYE: Technically I didn't. I gave him the bag and he inferred.
Jaye opens the refrigerator and pulls out a beer. She offers it to Mahandra (a peace offering). Mahandra gives her a "I might be pregnant stupid" look.
JAYE (CONT'D): Sorry.
She grabs a bottle of water and hands it to her. Mahandra walks back to the table. Jaye takes two beers out of the refrigerator and follows her. Aaron is sitting at the table studying the instructions on the pregnancy test intently. Mahandra slams the water down on the table.
MAHANDRA: What are you doing?
AARON: Reading the instructions.
MAHANDRA: Please, I know how to take a pregnancy test. It's not like it's the fir--
She notices Jaye and Aaron staring at her with raised eyebrows.
MAHANDRA (CONT'D): I had a roommate in college who was very active.
AARON: Uh huh.
JAYE: (sotto) What was her name again?
MAHANDRA: (sotto) Shut up.
Mahandra snatches the test from Aaron and walks to the bathroom. Aaron and Jaye follow. Mahandra stops at the door. They bump into her. She spins around.
MAHANDRA (CONT'D): I don't need any help.
Before they can respond, she slams the door in their faces. Jaye hands one of the beers in her hand to Aaron. They walk back to the table.
AARON: So, how long have you known about this?
JAYE: Ten minutes before I called you.
AARON: She didn't want you to call me?
JAYE: No.
AARON: But you did.
JAYE: Yep.
AARON: What told you to?
JAYE: Horse on a box of condoms.
AARON: Ironic.
JAYE: I noticed.
The phone rings.
JAYE (CONT'D): I gotta get that.
Aaron nods and begins to pace. Jaye walks over to the kitchen counter and grabs the phone.
JAYE (CONT'D): Hello?
ERIC: (on phone) Hey. How's everything going over there?
JAYE: Fine.
ERIC: Any news yet?
JAYE: Nope. We're still waiting.
ERIC: (on phone) How's Mahandra holding up? Less crazy I hope.
JAYE: Aaron's here now. I think that's helping.
Aaron walks to the bathroom door.
AARON: Everything okay in there?
MAHANDRA (O.S.): If you don't get away from this door I will hurt you!
AARON: Alright! Alright!
Aaron doesn't leave. He puts his ear to the bathroom door. Something loud and heavy hits the door from inside the bathroom. Aaron is knocked back a little. He rubs the side of his face.
JAYE: Well, now he's not helping so much with the crazy.
The bathroom door opens and Mahandra steps out.
JAYE (CONT'D): Gotta go, bye.
She hangs up the phone and rushes over to Mahandra. Aaron has his hand on his face.
AARON: Ow.
MAHANDRA: Good.
JAYE: So?
MAHANDRA: What? It takes three minutes for the results.
Mahandra grabs her water off the table and takes a sip. Aaron begins to pace. He wipes his sweaty brow.
MAHANDRA (CONT'D): You okay?
AARON: Yeah, but are you hot? It's a little stuffy in here.
Jaye pokes him in the face with her index finger and then wipes it on his shirt.
JAYE: He's all clammy.
AARON: Maybe I should get some air.
MAHANDRA: Maybe you should.
Mahandra shoos him away.
MAHANDRA (CONT'D): Your clamminess is making me nauseous.
Aaron leaves the trailer looking quite pale. Mahandra sits at the table. Jaye sits across from her.
JAYE: I was wondering when he was going to crack.
MAHANDRA: He held up a lot longer than I expected. How are you?
JAYE: I'm only moderately freaking out. Mostly, just glad it's not me.
MAHANDRA: Thanks.
JAYE: Sorry. This is your crisis. You shouldn't be asking about me. I should be consoling you.
MAHANDRA: That'd be a first.
JAYE: I know. But Aaron being here seems to be helping you. See, you're not a crazy person anymore.
MAHANDRA: Yeah, having someone more crazy than you around tends to do that.
JAYE: You are talking about Aaron right?
MAHANDRA: Sure. Now what's up with you?
JAYE: Well since you asked, I am having a small problem.
Mahandra gets up and walks over to the microwave. She sets the timer for two minutes.
MAHANDRA: Is it animal or human?
JAYE: Human. (suspiciously) Why would I have animal problems? What has Aaron told you?
MAHANDRA: Nothing. It's just that you get along with animals just as well as with humans. So it was a toss up between the two.
JAYE: (still suspicious) Uh huh.
She walks over to Mahandra.
JAYE (CONT'D): It's Eric. Well me and Eric and us kissing on my bed.
MAHANDRA: Go on.
JAYE: The kissing was good. Then it seemed like we would, you know --
MAHANDRA: Have hot butt-naked sex?
JAYE: To put it bluntly, yes.
MAHANDRA: But you didn't?
JAYE: (obviously disappointed) No.
MAHANDRA: What's keeping you from coital bliss?
JAYE: I'm not sure exactly what it is.
Mahandra looks around and notices the collection of muses.
MAHANDRA: Maybe it's your décor.
She sways side to side.
MAHANDRA (CONT'D): Everywhere I move it feels like I'm being watchedand judged.
JAYE: You have no idea.
MAHANDRA: Switch playing fields.
JAYE: What?
MAHANDRA: Get away from all the creepy animal faces and do it at his place.
JAYE: Good idea.
MAHANDRA: First time Aaron and I did it was at his place.
JAYE: (horrified) You had sex in my parents' house?
MAHANDRA: In his room. (quietly) Mostly.
JAYE: Ew. I'm never going in Aaron's room again.
MAHANDRA: Might not want to sit on the sofa either.
JAYE: Oh my God!
Mahandra laughs. The timer on the microwave beeps.
MAHANDRA: (suddenly serious) Oh my God.
Jaye walks to her front door and opens it.
JAYE: Aaron!
Aaron follows Jaye into the trailer. He is noticeably calmer than before.
JAYE (CONT'D): It's time.
Mahandra walks to the bathroom door. She stands in front of it wringing her hands.
MAHANDRA: I cant' do it. I can't look.
Aaron walks up behind her and wraps his arms around her. Jaye fades into the background. She sits at the table.
AARON: You don't have to. I'll do it.
MAHANDRA: I don't want you to look either.
Aaron laughs softly.
AARON: Somebody has to or we'll never know.
MAHANDRA: Jaye!
Jaye jumps up.
JAYE: What? (whiny) Me?
Mahandra nods.
JAYE (CONT'D): Oh no. I've done my best friend duties for the day. I bought the test and I called the boyfriend.
MAHANDRA: (pleading) Jaye.
JAYE: I don't want to.
MAHANDRA: (teary) Please.
Jaye starts to get a little choked up herself.
JAYE: Don't do that. When you get all weepy, I get weepy too.
MAHANDRA: Then go look.
JAYE: Fine. I will.
Jaye walks to the bathroom door. She hesitates a moment before turning the knob and going in.