Rated: R for language, some violence, adult content/situations, sexual content, dark themes, etc.
Disclaimer: Do not own any character from Degrassi. Really wish I did though.
A/N: This chapter 7, done in Ellie's POV. Remember to read the previous chapter since this chapter will tie into it also. Just a small recap: Ellie met Angie, Craig kissed Ellie and Joey ended up in the hospital for a um, "overdose" on something that will be discovered soon. Exciting, huh? On to chapter 7.
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Chapter VII: Ravine
(Ellie's POV)
He kissed me.
Craig Manning kissed me.
And what's worse is that I think I liked it.
Gah, this is not supposed to happen. I wasn't suppose to accept kisses from my best friend's boyfriend. I had to leave the park. So I did.
I was walking really fast away from the park. Almost like I was running. Ellie Nash does not run. Nor does she kiss boyfriends that aren't her. That's a Manny Santos deal right there. She realized where she was headed and stopped. "I do not wanna go home." I said to myself. Mom wasn't at home but I didn't want to be there. I just left there not too long ago.
Instead, I turned the corner and headed to someone else's place. Alex.
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Alex opened the door, looking half-asleep. "Hey, Nash." Alex opened the door and let me in.
"Sleeping in late?" I asked her. She laughed and went into the kitchen. She gave me a Pepsi and grabbed one for herself.
I sat down at the bar and just stared at my can. "A penny for your thoughts." Alex said to me.
"Huh, my thoughts are worth more than pennies." I said back to her.
"Look, I'm not the one who does this whole let's talk about it thing but is something wrong?" Whoa, Alex never did that whole talking about it thing. This was a first.
"Eh, it's nothing. Just bored I guess." I lied. She accepted my lie too. Seemed only she and Marco were oblivious to them.
"Look, I'm heading down to the Ravine tonight. Despite Jay being there, I wanna go have some fun. You should come with." Alex suggested. The ravine? I can't do that. I've heard what happens at the Ravine. What happened with Alex and Jay was because of it. I mean, I blame both Jay and Emma for it but still, I heard freaky stuff goes on around there. I should fit right in right?
"I don't know," I said.
"Come on. It'll be fun. It's better than staying at home." Alex reminded me. Like her, we both had some mother problems.
"True. I was gonna hang out with Marco and Jimmy though." I told her.
"Cancel it and say you've got other plans. I'm sure they'll both understand." Alex said.
I took a deep breath and made my decision.
"Fine. I'll go."
I knew I was gonna regret this.
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It got really dark really fast within 8 hours. I kept what I had on and stayed over at Alex's place. She stayed in her pjs pretty much all day until it was time to go. She takes forever to take a shower. She got dressed and wore her typical black baggy pants and white tank top.
"Ready?" she said to me.
I just nodded my head and followed her out the door. I just realized that I definitely needed a car but the Ravine wasn't that far from her place or mine. It wasn't far from school period.
It was cold outside though. Good thing I was wearing this sweatshirt. I wonder how Alex can stand the cold. Probably used to it.
Once we got closer to the woods, I heard a lot of noises. Like laughing and talking. And there it was. It was pretty big. There was a fire going on and a lot of drunken teenagers I've seen from school. I felt out of place. Alex told me to grab a seat so I did. I sat down on a bench there and watched a couple start making out on the ground. I know you're desperate but jeez.
Alex came back and gave me a beer. I don't usually drink but right now, I didn't really care. I hoped it would help me forget about everything.
After hanging out with Alex for a while, she was picked up by someone. Was his name Towerz? Yeah, that's his name. I haven't seen him for a while. I started talking to some random girl named Isabelle. She seemed nice. Reminded me of a Barbie doll.
"Is that Eleanor Nash?" I heard someone say to me. I turned around and saw a very blurry figure that looked like Jay. It was Jay.
He came closer to me and looked at how many beer bottles I had. I only had 4 but I was pretty strong at keeping it down.
"Jay Hogart. Showing your face again around these parts?" I teased him. He just gave me a look and sat down next to me.
"And here I was thinking that poor little you would never come around here. Too bad you're late, I could have done some very interesting things with you." He was drunk. And I was too. And flirting definitely became a part of our conversation.
"Huh, you wouldn't have the nerve to do anything with me just so you can get off." I said back to him.
"You willing to make a bet on that, Nash?" He was touching me.
"I don't need to make a bet on it. I already know." I said back to him. We both held this intense gaze before I rejected him. Poor Jay, right? He deserved it. Instead he took Isabelle.
Where was Alex?
This Ravine wasn't as bad as I thought. I got hit on by Jay and met Isabelle. What else could happen?
"Ellie."
I turned around and saw the person I least expected.
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"Craig." I rubbed my eyes to make it look better, which it didn't. "What are you doing here?"
"Having fun," he lifted the beer in his hand. "Angie's at her grandmother's and I am home free." Yeah, he was definitely drunk.
I nodded my head and looked at the fire in the middle. I didn't notice that Craig had taken a seat next to me. "Look, about that kiss," Craig said.
"Craig, it just happened okay? It was a one time thing." Either the alcohol was making it worse but I secretly wanted it to happen again. I hate that feeling.
"Right. Just a one time thing. I just wanted to clear it up." Craig said. He looked at his beer and shook it. It was empty. He threw it on the ground.
"Aren't you supposed to be with Marco and Jimmy?" I asked him. He looked at me with this drunk but intense gaze at me.
"Aren't you?" He asked me back. I deserved that.
"Touché." I said to him. "Other plans?"
"Yeah. You?" I nodded my head yes.
"Look, wanna get out of here?" He asked me. He had this longing look on his face. I looked around for Alex but she was nowhere to be found.
"Um, yeah." I got up and followed him to another part of the Ravine. I was surprised we could both walk when you're drunk. There were a few people around, making out or whatnot and I saw Alex coming out of a van with Towerz.
"Alex." I said to her.
"Hey, Nash. What's Manning doing here?" She asked me and got distracted again with Towerz. "See you around." And like that she was gone.
"Did I just see Alex with Towerz?" Craig asked.
"Yeah, you did." I said back to him. He took my arm. And said let's go. I just followed him into the van, which was the lion's den, I thought.
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It looked cozy in here. A little too cozy. Bad shag carpet from the 70s. All we needed was a disco ball and a lava lamp. Craig sat down. "I feel like I should be doing the hustle." He smiled.
"You got that vibe too?" I sat down next to him in a seat. I didn't exactly trust what was on the floor and with the reputation the Ravine has no sitting on the carpet.
It was quiet between. Quiet you can drop in a pin in here. Oh yeah, shag carpet. You could lose the pin in there.
I felt Craig's gaze on me again and looked back. My breath became really unstable. His hand touched mine and his fingers hooked onto mine. I couldn't resist. I'm really sorry Ashley but you're not here. I kept repeating that in my head as our lips touched again for the second time today.
God, Craig was some kisser.
Who am I kidding? I couldn't deny this. My back was against the van and Craig moved away from my lips. I was disappointed. I tried not to frown but forgot about it once his lips were on my neck. My hands went to neck as his went to my shoulders and down to my hips. I didn't know what to do. All I could do was enjoy it, which I was.
My legs were open to let him through and we kissed again. He really was a good kisser. I wondered how both Manny and Ashley dealt with this. There was tugging on my sweatshirt and I took it off. I got really hot in here or was it me? But I couldn't stop. I didn't want him to.
"Ellie, what are we doing?" He said in the middle of kissing me.
"I don't know. Just don't stop." I told him. Damn beer. Damn Alex bringing me here. Damn Jay for getting me started. And damn Craig for finishing it.
"Are you sure?" He asked me. He looked into my eyes and was out of breath.
"I'll tell you when to stop," I said to him. I kissed him again and these seats were not gonna work. We ended up on the carpet instead. I told myself I wasn't gonna get on it. But the other part of me didn't really care.
The ravine had taken another one.
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A/N: So what did Craig and Ellie do? Draw your own conclusion, haha. Cause I know what happened. But they didn't get that far, jeez guys. Chapter 8 will be up soon. Review this part huh?