What If?

Chapter Nine

Glow Sticks, Water, High Lighters and Love

Shay was sitting in front of the fireplace with Emma. Everyone else went over to Alex's to pick up some stuff. They had got back from the 'Heaven' about 11 and it was now midnight. Shay let Jay drive the Hummer to Alex's. Emma offered to stay with her.

"So, have you talked to your grandfather since the fight?"

"Yep. I talked to him yesterday."

"What happened?"

"It's kind of...hard to explain."

Emma smiled slightly, "Well, we're friends. So, if you need to talk about it, let me know."

Shay looked down at her almost empty glass, "Well, I've kind of been talking to Jay about it."

"Wow. Really?"

"Yeah...What happened with you two?"

"I told you."

"Kind of. You told me he cheated on Alex with you and that girl Amy and that he gave you an STD."

"I went down on him. That's was all. It was after the shooting..."

"Oh, I heard about that."

"Yeah, and I was pretty shaken. I wanted comfort and I sort of found it in Jay."

Shay looked at Emma, "So, whatever you guys had, is over?"

Emma nodded her head, "Of course. Besides, me and Spin sort of have a thing now."

Shay playfully hit Emma's knee, "Um..yeah I can tell. What about Alex and Craig?"

"No idea. I know they're friends, but anything can happen with kids who go to Degrassi."

"I'm starting to figure that out..."

"What do you mean?"

Shay sighed, "Well, before I moved here, I had a pretty good life. Then my parents died. Now, I'm here. I find out I'm adopted. My biological parents live in Canada. I have a twin." When Shay finished, she realized what she said. Everything just came flying out of her mouth, before she could stop.

Emma's eyes opened wide, "OK. I haven't had that much to drink tonight, so I know I'm not hearing things...Did you just say you're adopted?"

Shay rolled her eyes, "Forget about it. I didn't mean to say it. It just came out."

"Shay, that's a big thing to just come out."

"Yeah. I know."

"Look, if you..." Emma was interrupted by a knock on the door.

Shay got up and walked over to the door. She opened it and one by one everyone stepped into the pent house, "Hey guys. Get what you needed?"

They all smiled, "Yep."

Emma got up and walked over to them, "What did you need to get?"

Alex pulled out a small baggie, "This."

Shay and Emma looked at the bag, Shay realized what it was first, "Ecstasy?"

Everyone, but Emma, nodded.

Emma folded her arms across her chest. Spin looked at her, "Don't worry, Em. If you don't want to, you don't have to."

Emma sighed, "Well, I guess you gotta try everything once."

Sean laughed, "And twice if you like it."

Jay made his way over to the couches, and sat down. He put his backpack on his lap. Everyone else took a seat near him, "Alright, kiddies. If we're going to do this, we're doing it right. I don't care how many times you've done it. I care about safety. Alright? No alcohol. At all. Drink water and lots of it. If you can go outside, and you think it's hot, it's most likely not. Don't strip outside. Actually, no leaving the hotel room. This bag, is full of water. Sean's and Spinner's are too. We'll put them all into the fridge, so that they are nice and cold. Which is what you'll need. For those of you who don't know, E, or whatever you want to call it, makes most people horny. Please, take it to a room. Ellie has some glow sticks and high-lighters in her bag. Bright things and glow-y things are your friend. The only music we'll be playing, is techno. I know, cliche, but it's the best music for rolling."

Everyone nodded and waited to see if Jay had anything else to say, instead he pulled out water and gave everyone one. Then he got up and grabbed Sean and Spinner's bag walking over to the fridge to put the water in there.

Alex stood up, "Alright, this type of E is called Clover Leafs. If you want, split it in half and you can work you're way into the roll. There's like 50 in this bag here, but everyone only gets two. No more. We don't need something serious to happen."

Alex handed everyone two. Jay walked back with a tray that had 8 bottles of water. Everyone took one, Jay held up his bottle and held his two E's in his hand, "To fun times with great friends!"

All the guys took there two, Except Spinner. Shay and Alex took two, and Ellie and Emma took one.

About an hour later, everyone was infatuated with the glow sticks. Shay had somehow managed to call room service and ask for a black light. When the black light arrived, Jay helped her find a good spot for it in her room. She then pushed Jay on her bed. She grabbed a few high lighters out of her pocket and sat next to him. She started to draw on his chest, (his shirt was off, as was Sean's, Spin's and Craig...the girls were wearing tank tops.)

Jay tried to get up, "Shayna! What are you doing to me?"

"Drawing on you. So you can glow." Shay answered happily. She drew a flower near his belly button.

Jay laid back down, "Alright, well I'm only staying cause it feels cool." Jay started to grind his teeth.

Shay could hear his teeth so she smacked his chest, "Don't do that. You'll regret it. Wait one second."

Shay got up and walked over to her closet, she pulled out a small tin lunch box and walked back over to the bed. She opened it and pulled out a pacifier, "Here, that'll help."

Jay took it and put it in his mouth. Jay laughed, "I feel like I have a boob in my mouth."

Shay shook her head, "Weirdo."

Jay sat up, getting all serious, "I'm guessing you've done this before."

Shay nodded, "Yep. A few times. It's actually why I was in trouble the day my parents...Anyways, I took it before school with some friends and we, well I got caught."

The room was silent for a minute, then everyone came busting into the room, "SHAY! JAY!"

Jay rolled his eyes, "Great."

Emma jumped on the bed next to Shay, "You should tell them you know."

Shay looked at Emma, "You think?"

"If not now, when. They'll find out eventually."

"Good point." Shay jumped off the bed, "Guys, I'm adopted."

There were various, ohs and huhs. Then ,that was it. They all ended up getting distracted by the high lighters.

The Next Afternoon

Shay slowly opened her eyes. She could see the sun trying to get through the shades. She put a hand to her head. She opened her eyes more and saw that her whole arm was covered in high lighter, "Damn it. That's going to take a while to get off."

"To get what off?" Said a voice.

Shay turned her head, it was Jay. In her bed. She quickly tried to remember if anything happened.

"Don't worry," Jay said sitting up, "Nothing happened. Just a lot of high lighting, giggling, and some making out."

Shay smiled, "Yes. I remember the making out part." She leaned over to Jay and kissed him on the cheek.

"However, I don't know what went down with the rest of them."

Shay jumped up, "Let's go find out!"

Jay threw the covers off of himself, "You might want to put some pants on first."

Shay laughed, "Ha. That would help." Shay walked over to her dresser and pulled out a pair of fuzzy pink pants.

"Cute."

They left Shay's room and walked to one of the rooms, "I don't even know who's in here," Shay said, turning to Jay.

"One way to find out!" Jay turned the knob and pushed it open.

Spinner's head popped up, "What the...Oh, hey."

Next, Emma's head popped up, "Hi."

Shay and Jay looked at each other and then closed the door, "Maybe we should just order up some food, and knock on the doors," Shay suggested.

"Good idea."

Shay walked over to a phone and called up room service. She order pretty much everything they had on the breakfast menu.

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NOTE TO READERS: IN NO WAY AM I TELLING ANY OF YOU TO GO OUT AN TRY ECSTASY! If you ever plan on it, READ UP ON IT! Don't just do it. Be safe.