Van had a suitcase open in front of him and he was placing as many clothes as he could in it. Irvine was just sitting off to the side with his feet up on Van's desk looking bored as he stared around the room at several boxes.
Irvine yawned loudly leaning back in his seat with perfect balance. "You know, it would've been a good idea to do this sooner instead of at the last minute," Irvine muttered because he was just waiting for Van to get done so that they could go and meet the girls for a double date that they had planned for a while.
"Well sorry but I've been busy with other things. Not all of us have as much free time as you do," Van muttered as he stuffed the last of his shirts into the suitcase. He was going to be moving out the next day and he was doing some last minute packing since he'd been too busy looking for an apartment for him and Fiona.
"Van, it's the summer. What can you possibly be doing to take up so much time?" Irvine asked somehow coming up with the idea that Van was just being lazy and was just putting off the packing until the last minute. "And why are you taking so much stuff. I don't think the dorms are going to hold it all," he said looking around at the several boxes scattered across the floor.
Van looked at Irvine confused before remembering that he had yet to tell him or Moonbay about what him and Fiona were doing. "I'm not moving into the dorms. I'm moving into an apartment… with Fiona," he said deciding that he'd just tell Irvine about it and get it over with.
Irvine suddenly sat up straight and looked at Van slightly shocked. "You're moving into an apartment with Fiona?" he asked before realizing that it wasn't really all that shocking. The two of them were almost inseparable nowadays. It would seem obvious that they would try something like this.
"Yeah, got a problem with it?" Van asked as if it was the easiest thing to say. "My parents like the idea and Fiona's mom also said it was ok. Even if you disagree, I'm still doing it," Van said finishing up and zipping up the last of his suitcases.
Irvine found that he'd lost the ability of speech for the moment but instead just shrugged. He then stood up as Van did the same and the two of them started to walk out of the room because they knew the girls were waiting for them. "I just hope you know what you're getting into," Irvine muttered as they left the house and headed to their own cars.
Van just smiled broadly when he heard that. "Of course I do. It just means I get to be closer to Fiona all the time. Also, as Fiona put it, we spend so much time together as it is it's almost like we're already living together," he said before stepping into his own car and immediately started to drive away.
Irvine just stood there with his hand on the door of his car. "It's a big step. Just don't screw it up," he muttered before he too got into his car and followed closely behind Van all the way to where the girls were planning on meeting them.
Moonbay and Fiona were just doing anything they could to waste the time until the guys would get there. It was rather boring for them and they ended up just playing a few card games but they lost interest as the game after the tenth game they played. Now they were just lazily sitting around.
"Where the hell are the two of them!" Moonbay asked growing frustrated as she was flipping through the channels. "There's nothing on, I'm bored as hell, and the two of them are taking their time!" She said just deciding to forget watching TV because she went through every channel and there was nothing on.
"Van did say that they might be a little late because he had some last minute packing to do. He's been a bit busy lately with other things that he hasn't had enough time to pack his things up till now," Fiona said lying on her side and she just watched Moonbay pacing around the room.
"More like he's been procrastinating by going out with you every night," Moonbay muttered and she saw Fiona turn a light shade of red. "What about you? Are you all packed yet?" she as she sat herself onto a chair and crossed her arms across her chest.
"I just got done this morning. There was so much and I guess I also haven't had much time by spending so much time with Van," Fiona said finding an interesting piece of dust on the ceiling and just decided to watch it.
"You're starting to become as big of a procrastinator as he is," Moonbay said with a smirk. "It'll stink that we aren't going to be rooming together. Why'd you change your mind? I thought it'd be kind of fun," Moonbay said with a bit of a frown.
"Because I found someone better," Fiona said and laughed when she saw the appalled look on Moonbay's face. "I'm moving in with Van into an apartment not too far from the college," she explained and laughed again at the look that crossed Moonbay's face.
"Why am I not surprised?" Moonbay asked as she shook her head. She was surprised that she hadn't thought of that happening in the first place. "Why not just get married to him?" she asked sarcastically.
Fiona blushed a little and tried to look anywhere but in Moonbay's direction. "Because… he hasn't asked me yet," she said shyly. She'd love it if Van asked her but she wasn't going to bring it up because in a way Van was still trying to get over his relationship with Amy.
Moonbay nearly fell out of her chair at Fiona's statement. "You mean to tell me that if Van asked you right now that you'd accept!" Moonbay said a little louder than she meant to. She knew they were in love but she also felt that they might be rushing things a bit.
Fiona couldn't help but blush a little more. "Well… Maybe? But he hasn't and I'm not going to force him to. I like how things are going now and I'm not going to push for anything more," she said feeling like if she turned red anymore, that she'd end up staying that way.
Moonbay just stared at Fiona a bit cautiously before she just shrugged her shoulders. She then jumped out of her seat with anticipation when the two of them heard the doorbell ring. "About damn time!" she yelled as she calmly walked to the door and opened it. "Took the two of you long enough!"
Van stumbled back in surprise. He didn't think she'd be mad that they were a few minutes late. He was sure that Fiona would explain to her about it. "I-I needed to finish packing," he stuttered finding the look that crossed Moonbay's face a little unnerving. "Um… sorry," he muttered.
"Whatever, we're going to be late because of the two of you," she said before seeing the weird look on Irvine's face. "Not that way you pervert!" she yelled smacking him in the back of his head. She grumbled to herself as she stormed over to Irvine's car and took a seat in the passenger seat.
Van looked confused but shrugged it off when he saw Fiona coming walking out the door. "Hey there," he said leaning in to give her a kiss which she was more than glad to return. "Sorry we're late. We'd better get going though," he said taking her hand and pulling her towards his car just as Irvine got into his own.
The four of them all went to a nearby movie theater to see a movie for their last night here. They decided to see a horror movie that was currently playing. It had all but Van and Fiona completely engrossed with it.
Van felt Fiona clutch onto him a little too tight and looked at her. "Are you scared Fiona?" Van whispered into Fiona's ear. He saw her shake her head no but she did look a bit tired. The movie didn't really interest him that much since he saw it already.
Van looked towards Irvine and Moonbay and saw that they looked like they didn't even want to go. They seemed too into the movie to notice anything else. Van sighed as he leaned back in his chair wishing to do something else.
"You look bored Van," Fiona said leaning her head against his shoulder. "Do you want to leave?" she asked him and he nodded his head. "Hey Irvine, Moonbay!" Fiona said in a hushed voice but loud enough o catch their attention. "Van and I are going to leave. Just meet us in front of the theater when the movies finished," she said and Moonbay just nodded her head without taking her eyes off the screen.
The two of them quietly got up and headed towards the exit. When they got outside, they noticed that the sun had already set and that the full moon was already shining brightly down upon them.
Van felt his stomach growl and wished he could get a hamburger. "Hey Fiona, are you hungry?" he asked her which she enthusiastically nodded her head. "Then why don't we go get a hamburger or something since it will be another hour before we have to meet up with Irvine or Moonbay," he said taking her hand.
They walked to the food court of the mall they were in. "Why don't you stay here Fiona. I'll just be a few minutes," Van said turning before stopping and turning back to Fiona. "Same as usual?" he asked with a smile.
"Sure," Fiona said with a smile as she waited in her seat. She watched him walk away and hoped that he would be quick. She always hated not being with him unless she had no choice.
A few seconds later she was brought out of her thoughts when a voice called out her name. "Fiona?" the voice off to the side asked causing her to turn around to see Thomas. "Hey Fiona, how are you doing? I haven't seen you at all these past few months," Thomas said taking the seat that Van was supposed to be sitting in. "What are you doing here this late at night?" he asked her with a bright smile.
"I was just getting something to eat," Fiona said feeling bad for Thomas. She knew he had feelings for her but she just wasn't capable of loving him like she loved Van. "How are you doing Thomas?" she asked politely.
"I'm doing great Fiona1" Thomas said excited that she asked how he was doing. "I'm leaving in a few days for college. It won't be the same there without you or anyone else I know," he said with a frown. He was more directing towards Fiona than the other implied people. "You still with Van?" he asked with a frown.
"Yes, I am," she said not missing the bitterness in his. She couldn't help but feel sorry for him. She had Van who she loved with all her heart but he didn't have anyone. "He's just off getting us something to eat," she said giving him a smile.
"Hey Fiona, why don't you leave him and come with me? You deserve so much better than what he made you go through all these years," Thomas pleaded with her but then he heard a growl from behind him. "He's right behind me, isn't he?" he asked and Fiona nodded her head looking like she was about to laugh. "I… better get going! Good bye Fiona!" he said before running away from Van.
Fiona turned and playfully glared at Van. "Was it really necessary to scare him like that?" she asked him while he sat down and tossed her cheeseburger over to her. "It's not like I would've agreed," she said taking a bite out of the cheeseburger.
"Well no but it was fun. Besides, he was trying to take you away from me. Try being the key word," Van said in amusement while taking a bite of his own food. "I almost thought he'd actually given up after finding out about us. I guess he was only biding his time," he said with an annoyed sigh.
The two of them ate silently after that before they threw their trash away and just started looking around the mall. There were some small things they wanted to get for the move anyways. So they just figured that they'd get it right then.
After the hour had passed, the two of them walked back to the movie theater with a few bags in their hand, Van with most of them, to pick up Irvine and Moonbay. The four of them just left the mall after that since everything was already starting to close down.
Van and Fiona laid there on his bed in a heated make out session long after they came back after driving Irvine and Moonbay home. Van was trying to keep to his word with Fiona's mother but he had to admit it was hard, especially when he loved Fiona as much as he did and she was just laying there looking more stunning than ever.
Van pulled away from Fiona and just stared at her. She had a slight blush on her face and looked like she wanted to kiss him more. So he laid a few more kisses on her before he went back to his previous position. "Our last night here Fiona," he said with a smile as she rested her head on his chest.
"Tomorrow we'll be moving into our own place. It'll be just you and me. I wish you'd at least describe it for me," she said with a pout hoping Van would give in but he just laughed and kissed her lips.
"Sorry Fiona. It'll ruin the surprise. I'm sure that you won't be disappointed though," he said with a smile. He saw pictures but he had yet to go there yet. He made sure that it would be something both him and Fiona would like. He knew Fiona to know what she wanted in a place.
"I hope not," she said but with a big smile. "I'm sure that whatever you chose will be great either way," she said before placing a kiss on his cheek. "I'd better go Van. This is the last night I'll really be able to have any time with my mom," she said as she tried to get up but was only pulled right back into Van's chest. "Van," she groaned but she couldn't help but smile.
"Do you really need to go home? You could just stay here with me for the night," he said with a grin but she nodded her head and he just pouted. "Every time I'm not with you just seems like so much. I nearly lost you once and it was almost too much to bear," he said as his voice became much softer.
Fiona nodded and buried her head in his chest. 'Mom can just wait a few minutes,' she though listening to the sound of Van's heartbeat. "I never want to go through that ever again as well Van," she said sadly.
"We won't have to. Amy's gone and you are my girlfriend now," he said and Fiona smiled at the mere thought of that. "Even when we couldn't be together, just those moments we were able to have meant more to me than anything," he said kissing her forehead.
"Yeah," she muttered into his chest. Fiona just hoped that Amy and her father wouldn't try anything else ever again. She never wanted to go through another week like that again. She didn't know why but she just had to ask what was on her mind. "Do you know what happened to Amy?"
Van looked at Fiona and saw that she wasn't even looking at him right then. He didn't even really care where Amy was right then especially if it meant that her father would be out of his hair for the time being. "No, I haven't talked to her since I broke up with her at graduation. At least it's over between me and her. It means that you have my undivided attention from now on," he said tightening his hold upon her.
"I like that," Fiona muttered as she too tightened her hold on Van as if he would disappear if she let go of him. "I really need to get going now Van," she said a bit reluctantly. She had some plans with her mother and she couldn't keep her waiting any longer.
Van sighed as he reluctantly let go of Fiona and watched as she stood up. "Ok, I'll drive you home. At least that will give me some more time with you tonight," he said throwing on his shoes. He then grabbed Fiona's hand and walked with her out of his house.
Fiona giggled slightly. "You'll have all the time in the world with me soon. We will be living in the same place from now on," she said as she gave his hand a squeeze. "Tomorrow we'll be living in our new home," she said stressing the point that it was there's and no one else's.
"I know that. But you're leaving right now and it seems so far away." He said with a pout as he opened the car door for her. He was rewarded with a kiss for the effort to make her stay.
Fiona giggled as she took her seat and Van got in on the other side. "I'm just going to have a night with my mom. It's not like I'll be leaving for years. I'll be right over first thing in the morning," she said kissing his cheek as he drove out of the driveway.
The two of them just talked about their future as they drove towards Fiona's house. About all the plans that they wanted to do. It was a conversation that they had a good laugh to whenever one of them came up with something stupid which Van seemed to be doing often just to hear Fiona laugh.
They pulled up to Fiona's place a few minutes later and just sat in the car for a few moments before they finally got out and walked to the door. "I'm just going to have to suck it up that I'm not going to see you for a few hours," Van said kissing Fiona's lips. He wished he could be trapped in that kiss for eternity with Fiona.
Fiona moaned into the kiss and kissed back with just as much passion. She was only forced away when the need for air started to become too much of a need. "You'll be fine Van. I guess I'll see you tomorrow," she said backing away slowly before she turned and walked into the house.
Van sighed as he walked back and got into the car. He then drove away and headed back to his house. He pulled into his driveway and was slightly surprised to see that there was someone waiting there that wasn't part of his family.
Van stepped out of his car and saw Amy just standing there. She didn't look at all like the confident woman that he was used to seeing. She seemed weaker than ever before and that was actually a scary thought to Van. "What are you doing here Amy?" he asked leaning against his car. He'd prefer not to have to face her but he also knew that he'd have to go through her to get inside.
Amy looked at Van with sad eyes but all she wanted to do was just slap him as hard as possible for what he did to her. "Van… I needed to talk to you," she said in a quiet voice which was completely different from the loud one she normally had.
Van just sighed and decided to listen. He felt it was the least he could do after breaking up with her in front of their entire school. 'Then again, she was the one that didn't want to leave,' he thought as he watched her intently waiting to hear what she had to say to him.
Amy took a few steps towards Van and then suddenly threw her arms around his waist and buried her face into his chest. "I'm sorry Van!" she said as fake tears fell onto Van's shirt. "I need you back Van!" she continued to yell.
Van tried to push her off as nicely as possible. "I'm sorry but there can be nothing between us anymore. It's over, please understand that," he said looking at her as he finally got her off and placed her at arms length from him.
"Why does it have to be over between us Van? We were together for four years! I loved you and then you just want to break up with me all of a sudden!" she said glad that she knew how to make herself cry like this so easily. Van always hated it when women cried because of him.
"I'm sorry but I'm in love with someone else. I can't see my life without her," Van said trying not to fall for the tears that were coming out of her eyes. He hated that he was the one to cause it but he had no other choice.
"You said that at graduation to!" she screamed at him. "Wasn't I enough for you! I would've given you everything and yet you fell in love with someone else! Who is she!" she screamed at him finding it hard to believe that it could've gone on right under her nose. She swore that she would make whoever it was pay for taking Van away from her.
Van bit the inside of his cheek knowing the outburst that mentioning Fiona's name would cause. She'd left too soon to see what happened between him and Fiona at the end of graduation. "Fiona," he mumbled and saw her eyes widen in fury.
Fiona was like a curse word to Amy right then. The foulest of words that she couldn't believe she was hearing. "What the hell do you mean Fiona! She's always been our enemy! How the hell could you dump me for her!" she continued to scream at the top of her lungs.
Van scowled at the memory of forcing himself to be the enemy of the one he loved most. "She was always your enemy, not mine! She's always been my friend since she first came here. I'm sorry if it hurts you to hear this but I love Fiona and can easily see myself spending the rest of my life with her," Van managed to calmly explain.
Amy scowled at the mention of this but put on a calm face shortly afterwards. "And you couldn't see yourself spending the rest of your life with me?" Amy asked in a calmer tone but Van wasn't sure if he'd prefer that over yelling. "I can't believe you!" she started yelling once more. "What does she have that I don't!" she yelled but Van didn't answer because it might make the matter worse for him. "Well!"
Van sighed and looked towards the ground. There was no way to get out of not telling her. "I couldn't love you like you wanted me to. It was more natural to be around Fiona than it ever was with you," he explained in an easy version of it.
Amy took a few more steps away from Van and glared at him. "You may have given up on us Van but I sure as hell won't! We were always meant to be together!" she screamed before running passed him and to her car. She drove away quickly without letting Van even get a word in.
Van had expected to have something like that happen at some point. He was just glad that there was nobody around to hear it. He just hoped that she didn't do anything that could really ruin him and Fiona. In some ways, he wouldn't put it past her to do stuff like that if it meant getting him back.
Van sighed as he stood up straight and walked into the house. He felt like he could really use a nice hot shower right then. It was a very stressful event. He just knew that no matter how much Amy wanted it, they could never be together again.
"She actually said that?" Irvine asked the next morning as he was forced to help load some of Van's things into the moving truck. "Doesn't she know when to give up?" he groaned stretching his sore arms. He didn't know that Van had so much stuff.
"I guess not," Van muttered putting the last things into the truck where Fiona's stuff was already packed away since they did that first and than got his stuff afterwards. "You don't think she's going to do anything rash do you?" Van asked worrying that she really wouldn't give up on them.
Irvine groaned as he took a seat and put his feet up on the table in front of him much to Van's mother's annoyance. "Wouldn't put it past her. You know her better than anyone. She's as stubborn as they come," he said trying to get the cramps out of his arms. 'Then again, I think he actually thinks she had nothing to do with what happened before. No proof of that though. So I can't really say anything about it yet or he probably wouldn't believe me,' he thought annoyed that he didn't have enough proof to show Van the real Amy.
"I know. That's what's worrying me the most," Van said looking to be in deep thought. He then suddenly put on a grin. "Let's just forget about it for now. It's about time that we got going," he said happily becoming anxious to see Fiona again. The night just seemed like too much.
Irvine just grinned down at Van. "More like time for you to get all lovey-dovey with Fiona," he said trying to tick Van off a little. He really didn't expect what was about to come his way.
Van just grinned back at Irvine. "Jealous?" he said with a sneaky grin. "I know you're upset that you don't have with Moonbay what Fiona and I have. Not that I can blame you," Van said trying his best to hold him his laughter when he saw the irritated look that appeared on Irvine's face.
Irvine scowled, angry that he had his teasing turned against him. "Oh I'll show you jealous!" Irvine said annoyed as he grabbed Van in a tight headlock. Unfortunately for Irvine, it didn't last long when the girls walked through the front doors.
"Now, now Irvine. You don't want to kill Van or Fiona would be upset," Moonbay teased as Irvine let Van go and watched as he fell to his knees gasping for breath. "Good boy," Moonbay said with a smirk as she got comfortable on the couch where Van was sitting a few minutes before.
"You ok Van?" Fiona asked kneeling down to him and he just grinned and nodded his head. It was a common thing so they didn't really get too upset over it afterwards. "That's good," she said giving him a quick kiss on the cheek before standing up.
Van groaned as he grabbed Fiona wrist and pulled her down to the floor and onto his lap. "Is that all I get after going a whole night without you?" he asked with a grin before he captured her lips. He pulled away a few moments later with a grin. "There! That was much better," he said before the two of them stood up.
"You two really can't keep your hands off of each other, can you?" Irvine said with a grin as him and Moonbay stood up and started to head towards the door. "Time to get the long goodbye's over with," Irvine muttered on his way out.
"You ready Fiona?" Van asked looking at her with a smile on his face. He saw her nod and then took her hand and led her out the doors where he knew his parents were waiting for them and probably ready for many tearful goodbyes and lots of pictures to remember them by.
Overall it wasn't as bad as the two of them thought. There were several pictures and then the long goodbyes. Fiona's mom made sure that Van remembered the promise that he made to her and then ironically she got into a pleasant conversation with his mom about grandchildren. "I'll never understand her."
"No one ever will. You should know that by now," Fiona said as the two of them got into the car and with one final wave they set off. "I've lived with her all my life and I'm still confused about the stuff that she does," Fiona said with a bright smile on her face.
Van chuckled and smiled when she gave him a peck on the cheek. "We're going to stop for lunch along the way along with Irvine and Moonbay and then we're going to finish the 4 hour drive afterwards," Van said with a smile.
"It's so far away but I guess that's what makes it fun. We have to rely on ourselves now," she said and he nodded his head. "Hey Van, what were you and Irvine talking about earlier?" she asked remembering overhearing something before the walked in to find Irvine giving Van a headlock.
Van figured that he better not bring up Amy around Fiona right then. It was still too fresh in her mind what almost happened at graduation and he didn't want to see her get hurt. "He's just jealous of our relationship," Van said with a laugh but then he saw a frown on Fiona's face.
Fiona's frown deepened because she knew that it had something to do with Amy. "I heard Amy's name mentioned. Please tell me what is going on?" she asked in a pleading voice as she looked at Van.
Van sighed and pulled over to the side of the road. "I didn't want to tell you about it because I know you'd rather not think about what almost happened. The truth is that she showed up last night at my house," he said in a reluctant voice.
When he got together with Fiona after graduation, he slightly agreed to himself that he wouldn't talk about Amy around Fiona. He would rather just put it all behind him and never have to think about those moments again. Fiona was always upset at the mention of her that he just wanted to make sure that there would always be a smile on her face.
Fiona sighed just like Van and looked towards her lap. It remained that way for several minutes before she took a deep breath and finally said something. "W-what did she want?" she asked when she finally looked at Van again. She saw his reluctance to talk about it but she needed to hear about it.
Van took a deep breath before he started to tell her all about the encounter he had. "She said she wasn't going to give up. Said that we were meant to be together and that she didn't plan on giving up on me. I'm sorry that I didn't tell you about it earlier," he said but was surprised when he saw her smile brightly.
Fiona leaned up and kissed Van really quickly. "It's ok Van. I'm just glad you were honest with me now. I know you only didn't want to talk about it for my sake. It does make me worried though," she admitted to him since they were being honest with each other right then.
"What are you worried about Fiona? I know she said that she would continue to try and get me but I swear that I'm not going back to her. You're all I want," Van said as he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her closer to him.
"I know that Van. That isn't what I'm worried about. You and me both know that she is capable of just about anything. I'm worried about what she might to do try and accomplish such a task," she said resting her head against Van's shoulders.
"They won't work Fiona. My heart belongs to you and no one else. There is no way that that is going to change. She can try everything and I won't give in. It will always be the two of us," Van said as she pulled away and straightened up in our seat. "Now we better get going again or we'll be late for the lunch with Irvine and Moonbay," he said starting the car again and pulled back onto the road and drove off.
Irvine gave a loud yawn as he leaned against a table and reached to a small basket of fries. "Those two sure are running late," Irvine muttered as he popped a French fry in his mouth. There was a bored expression on his face since Van and Fiona were supposed to be there fifteen minutes before then.
Moonbay silently nodded her head next to him. She grinned as a thought came to her. "Maybe the two of them just can't keep their hands off of each other," she said and laughed when she heard Irvine groan as if the mention of it was making him see it actually happening.
Irvine really wished that he didn't have to hear about Van and Fiona's sex life. "Please… don't talk about some things. It's disgusting!" Irvine groaned as he clutched his head. He did not want to have to mentally see the woman he thought of as a sister and his best friend going at it.
Moonbay chuckled as she grabbed one of the fries and put it into her mouth. Her eyes turned towards the window and smiled. "It's about time!" she said when she saw the familiar blue convertible pulling into the parking lot. "They're finally here," she said causing Irvine's attention to turn towards the window.
"It's about time!" Irvine muttered as he watched the two of them get out of the car and walk into the restaurant. "Over here!" Irvine yelled while watching the two of them searching the restaurant for any sign of their friends. "What took the two of you so long?" he asked as the two of them took a seat.
Van was silent for a second before he reached over to try and grab a fry but Irvine swatted his hand away saying something about it being his. "We pulled over for a little while so I could explain to Fiona what happened last night," he said and he saw Irvine nod in understanding.
Moonbay looked between her three other friends with confusion. It was obvious that the three of them knew something that she did. She hated it when people didn't tell her when it was clear that everyone else knew. "Last night? What happened last night?" she asked a little annoyed at not knowing.
Irvine decided to save Van the trouble of having to talk about it again. "Amy showed up at his place and pretty much demanded that Van take her back," he said simply as he ate another fry and swatted Van's hand away from it again. "These are mine Van! Shouldn't have kept us waiting," he said with a light glare as he placed another in his mouth.
"It wasn't as bad as you made it sound Irvine. She didn't exactly demand that I get back together with her. It was more of pleading," he said finally managing to snatch a fry and put it into his mouth.
Irvine glared at Van and pulled his fries far away from Van. "That's just her way of making it seem like she's not demanding something. You know that. She never pleads for anything. She demands for it because that was just the way she was raised. You should know that," he said giving Fiona a sympathetic look.
Van didn't state it but he knew that Irvine was right. He knew that Amy was like that and that she was pretty much demanding that he go back to her. He didn't know why he didn't want to think that way at first. Yet he also knew that no demand would ever make him leave Fiona again.
"Wow, that must have been hard to deal with," Moonbay muttered and Van nodded his head. She then turned her head in Fiona's direction. "What do you think about it all?" she asked her with a sympathetic glance.
"Van said that he wouldn't leave me for her and I trust him. I know I shouldn't worry too much but it does worry me no matter what Van says. I'm worried that she might try something that could ruin what I have with Van," Fiona said honestly with a frown but then smiled when she felt Van grab her hand.
"Well enough with this talk of what happened!" Van said putting on a smile. "I'm hungry so we might as well order our food," he said picking up a menu. He was quick to go through it before he found what he wanted.
The four of them made their orders and then sat back and started to talk about all their plans that they have now that they are able to get out on their own. It was pretty lively and no one brought up their previous discussion of what happened between Van and Amy.
"So what are all of you majoring in? I have many options but I'm just going to wait for a little while before deciding," Moonbay said and Irvine almost immediately agreed with her. The two sometimes had a hard time making up their minds on things anyways. "What about you two?" she asked turning to Van and Fiona.
"I don't even get a choice. It has to be business," Van said although it didn't seem to bother him all that much. "I have to learn everything there is if I'm going to take over my dad's business when he retires," he said sitting back in his chair wondering where their food was.
Everyone's attention was on Fiona right then. "Well I actually always wanted to be a teacher. So I'm majoring in education. Preferably that of grade school so that I can help little kids," Fiona said and Irvine and Moonbay rolled their eyes. "What?" she asked wondering if she said something wrong.
"Fiona, you're the only person I know that wants to go to school even if you don't need to. I personally will make sure that when I graduate college that I will never be seen on a school property again," Moonbay said with a smirk. She guessed that Fiona seemed more right for that type of work anyways.
"I can't help that I like this idea. I've wanted to be a teacher for years," Fiona said with a really bright smile at the thought of it. Fiona was interrupted when the waiter came by and took all of their orders before leaving. "I don't see anything wrong with my dream," she said still smiling.
"That's because there isn't anything wrong with it," Van said putting his arm around Fiona's shoulder. He couldn't help the smile that appeared on his face when Fiona snuggled into his shoulder. "She can do whatever she wants. Either way we're already set for life," he continued to say.
"Speaking of which," Moonbay said with a grin that seemed to resemble that of a cat. "When are you planning on popping the question?" she asked and then burst out in laughter when she saw how bright Van and Fiona's face became at the mention of marriage.
"I-I-I don't know," Van said trying to control the heat following to his face. He'd be lying if he said that he hadn't thought about it. His arm tightened around Fiona's shoulder slightly as she leaned into his embrace. "I just think it would be better if we gave it a little more time," he explained looking into down into Fiona's face and saw that she was blushing just as much as him.
Moonbay didn't say it but she knew that was probably a good idea. There were still problems with their relationship that they needed to work out. Such things including Amy, what nearly happened between Amy and Van, and many other things that just needed to be sorted out first.
Even though Moonbay knew what he was talking about, she just couldn't help but tease the two of them a bit more. "Well the two of you are going to be moving in with each other. I'm also pretty sure you've already practiced for the wedding night," she said causing her to burst out in full blown laughter at the fact that Van and Fiona's faces became ten shades redder if it was possible. Irvine just groaned again.
"Will you quit it!" Van yelled not liking how they kept being made fun of. He swore that his face would remain eternally red if they didn't cut it out with all the teasing. Luckily he was saved from further embarrassment by the arrival of the food.
Irvine looked down at the food in slight surprise. "Wow! That was fast service," he muttered before looking around and realizing that they were pretty much the only ones there at that moment.
The four of them quickly ate their food and paid the bill without as much conversation between them which gave Van and Fiona enough time to calm down their faces enough so that they were back to their normal color.
"So are you going to just head down to the dorms first thing?" Van asked as the four of them exited the restaurant and headed towards their cars. Irvine and Moonbay just nodded their heads as they stepped up to Irvine's car. "Ok then," Van said as him and Fiona got into his car and sped off down the road.
It was silent as they drove down the road with one or two hours worth of driving ahead of them before they would finally reach their new home. Even though it was quiet, there was a lot on Fiona's mind.
'We've talked about getting married but there's still a lot that we need to get past,' Fiona told herself as she looked at Van who didn't take his eyes of the road but he did smile and Fiona knew that it was meant for her. 'I can wait as long as it takes. It will just make it more special,' she thought leaning back and closing her eyes. It wasn't long before she drifted off into a short nap.
Van sighed in relief when he finally found the place. 'Who wrote those instructions? I've been driving around for nearly a half an hour looking for it,' he thought as he stared up at the apartment that he would be sharing with Fiona.
Looking towards Fiona, Van saw how peaceful she looked resting like that. He didn't want to disturb her rest but he knew she also needed to wake up. She was excited about seeing their new place more than he was so he wanted to make sure that she got to see it just as they stepped through the door.
Reaching over, he gave her a gentle shake and watched as her beautiful crimson eyes. "Come on, it's time to wake up," he said in a soft voice and watched as she tried to fall back asleep. "Come on Fiona, we're here," he said and saw her finally open her eyes all the way. "Good afternoon," he said with amusement in his voice.
"We're here?" she asked in a tired voice and saw him nod his head. She suddenly found more energy at the aspect of finally being able to see their new home. 'Ours, that has a nice ring to it,' she thought with a smile as she stepped out of the car.
Her first thought was that the area the apartment was in was very peaceful. It seemed like a nice place to live and she was sure that Van made sure that the place they were going to be living in was just as nice.
She didn't notice any signs of the moving truck but realized that they probably already came by and dropped everything off. The truck did leave before they did, and they did take that lunch break along the way. She wasn't even sure if the truck made any stops.
The two of them walked towards the apartment and got into an elevator. Their apartment was a little higher up than the rest and was also one of the nicer ones compared to some of the others. Van only wanted the best for him and Fiona.
The elevator came to a stop on their floor and the two stepped out and started walking down the halls. They each read the numbers on the doors until they found the number to theirs. They stopped in front of it and stared at it fore a few moments.
Van reached into his pocket and pulled out the keys he was given. "Care to do the honors Fiona?" he asked handing a key of her own to her which she took without much hesitation and walked towards the door.
Sliding the key into the lock, she unlocked it and then pushed the door open. She barely had time to think before Van picked her up bridal style. "Van!" Fiona screamed in amusement but just leaned into it.
Van just chuckled with a grin on his face while holding her a bit tighter. "Sorry, I just couldn't help it," Van said chuckling a bit more as they walked into their new home. He was amazed with how nice the place really looked. This was the first time he saw it in person but he had some help finding this perfect place.
"Wow!" Fiona said in amazement when Van put her down. She started to walk further into in the room. As she thought all of their stuff was already in there and waiting to be unpacked but she didn't take much more notice of them then that. Her focus was on what the apartment looked like.
She was standing in the living room and there was a nice kitchen connected off to the side. She could see a few doors that lead to the bedrooms and the bathroom. There were several windows providing light to the entire room.
Fiona couldn't help but be awed by how beautiful it looked. "This is amazing," she said rushing to the window and looking out of it. She could see quite a ways out and the scenery was beautiful.
Van saw Fiona's delighted face and couldn't help but grin. "I'm glad you like it. I searched for weeks to find the perfect place. Though this is the first time I've been here, I knew I made the right choice in the first place," he said placing the bags they brought themselves on the ground.
He walked over to where Fiona was standing and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Why don't we go check out the bedroom?" he whispered into her ear sending shivers down her spine. He pulled her away from the window and they walked towards the bedroom.
Fiona noticed that there were two bedrooms. She knew one wasn't really going to be used but she guessed it was good to have an extra around just in case. She opened the door to the main bedroom and stared in awe at how spacious it looked.
Fiona squealed when she was suddenly pulled down by Van causing them both to land on the bed. She couldn't help but laugh afterwards. "You know we're supposed to behave Van," she said although she liked the position they were in.
"I am… to some extent," Van said with a grin as he leaned down and placed a kiss upon her lips. He was just teasing her but he made sure that he behaved just like her mother wanted for them to do. She just didn't want them to go all the way again, at least until they get married.
They just stayed like that for a while. They barely broke apart from their make out session except when the need to breath became too much for them. Then they just went right back to kissing each other.
Van finally pushed himself off the bed several minutes later and smiled down at the blushing Fiona. "Come on Fiona, those boxes aren't going to unpack themselves," he said pulling her to her feet.
Fiona followed after Van with a smile. She'd like it if everyday was like that. 'Knowing Van, he probably will make everyday like that,' she thought as they both took a seat and started to unpack the several boxes.