A/n: It's nearly midnight... I'm so tired. but I wanna write.
Chapter 2: Birthday girls.
"Reports are coming in from all over Malibu, there seem to have been sudden spurtings in the reported sightings of Singer/Actress Diamond Clarke! Is it possible the star has secluded herself in the coastal town of Malibu? Or is this all just an advancedform of celebrity mass hysteria."
"Shut it off Nicole..." Dana said spinning into the room.
"You're really serious about him..." Zoey said with a small smile. She had never seen Dana so happy. It was slightly unnerving.
"Oh shut up Zo..." Dana blushed, taking her seat on the couch.
"Nicole turn it off! We don't care about bloody Diamond Clarke, ok!" Zoey said irately, she grabbed the remote and switched the TV off.
"What is your problem?"
"No problem..." Zoey grumbled."
"You hate her don'tcha Zo..." Nicole wondered aloud.
"Yeah I do. She's a spoilt little brat and I hope nobody ever finds her." She huffed.
"Jealous?" Suggested Dana with a smile.
"Think what you want, I don't care." Zoey pouted. Chase walked in. "And if it isn't the boy who's madly in love with her!"
"Um... ok, nice to see you too Zo..." He looked puzzled, but continued on. "But I'm not here to talk to you. I'm here to see Dana." Zoey scowled and stood up. He looked after her.
"What's with her?" Nicole questioned.
"Zoey's just weird... continue..."
"What did you do to Logan last night..." He looked serious.
"Um..." Dana paused... had she managed to upset him already?
"He showed up really dazed, said something about angels then fell asleep." Dana blushed furiously.
"Not that it's any of your concern." She said haughtily. "But I made out with him."
"Wow, you must be a really good kisser..." Chase laughed. He sat between the two girls. "He was in a real state."
"So he should be... I gotta go get ready anyway... see you." She walked down the halls, for the first time in her life Nicole thought she saw a mischeivious 'Nothing can stop me today' glint in her eyes that wasn't malicious.
Zoey was in her room, kicking things.
"What is wrong with you lately Zo?" It wasn't like Zoey to get mad. Sure she got upset, disappointed... but not mad. Room 101 was used to temper tantrums and fights but they came from Dana or Nicole.
"Nothing Dana, nothing's wrong." Zoey said in her most convincing tone, rubbing her toe. The evil bedpost had hurt her.
"You don't have to tell me... but I thought we could tell each other that stuff..." Dana sounded hurt.
"It's just everyone's all 'Diamond this' and 'Diamond that' and I'm like 'get over it' She's gone. She went missing two years ago, and she's still the centre of attention."
"Diamonds are forever Zo... why do you care anyways?"
"I dunno..." Zoey shrugged. "I just hate her..." Dana nodded.
"Me too, don't hate her, but Idon't like her."
"She's so... phony." Zoey scowled and sat down.
"Help me pick my outfit for tonight?" Dana suggested, trying to change the subject.
"Sure... where're you going..."
"I'm... I don't know..." She laughed. "I forgot to ask..." She grabbed her cell phone and dialled his number.
"Hey..."
"Well if it isn't the gorgeous Dana Cruz..." He said. She could hear the smile in his voice.
"Speaking... where're we going tonight?" She questioned.
"Where do you wanna go?" He compromised.
"Where ever, it's fine with me..." Zoey pretended to vomit as she saw the sickeningly sweet smile on Dana's face. Dana flapped her hand to shut Zoey up.
"I was thinking we could... go up to make out point?"
"The point?" She asked skeptically. "On a second date?"
"Why not... it'll be fun, plus it's a school night, so nobody'll be there but us..." He persuaded.
"Ok then, I'll see you tonight?" Dana didn't want to hang up.
"Can't wait... bye..."
"Bye..." She repeated.
"Bye..."
"You hang up first..." She said eventually, after what seemed like an eternity of goodbyes.
"You hang up first." He teased.
"Dana, you hang up on him or I will..." Suggested Zoey. Dana sighed.
"See you later Logan." And she hung up.
"We... are going to the point..." Dana nearly squealed, and had to remind herself that she wasn't Nicole.
Dana allowed Logan to ride her Jet X up to the point, but only because she couldn't be bothered to drive. The point was a serene area of the utmost tranquility. A calm area by the clear running lake, the sun was setting over the crystalline waters. Neither of them noticed the ominous clouds starting to loom, and I highly doubt either of them would care. She sat down on the grassy banks, over looking the lake.
"I always liked it up here..." She said with a smile.
"So did I... but I like it better when I'm here with you."
"Flattery doesn't work on me Reese. But thanks." He sat down beside her. She edged closer to him. He smirked and slid his arm around her. "Why'd you take me up here?" She asked eventually.
"Duh, make out point... What did you think we were gonna do?" He whispered, kissing her forehead. She smiled and raised her head, allowing him to kiss her properly. He lay back and pulled her on top of him. She pinned his hands to the ground. He laughed.
"Oh so you're in control are you."
"Scare you?" She questioned, raising her heavilly pencilled eyebrows into her hair.
"Not in the slightest." He kissed her again. Dana saw the water flash.
"Lightening?" She questioned.
"Yeah..." Logan looked up. It was starting to rain. "Must've been..."
"It was fine a minute ago..." She pouted. Logan nodded, with a loud crack of thunder the heavens opened
"Should I point out that you're shirt is fastly turning see through?" He asked over the noise.
"What?" Logan heard her cry. He removed his own black shirt and pulled it over her head. "Thanks!" The rain didn't appear to be letting out, but they didn't care. She lay on top of him, her head rested on his chest, in the space between his shoulder and his neck. He lay his chin on her soaking wet hair. Leaning so close to her that he didn't need to yell.
"You're beautiful." He whispered.
"So you keep telling me..." She whispered back. The lightening flashed again, twice within ten seconds. Dana kissed his neck roughly.
"You're gonna leave a mark..." He complained playfully, rubbing her back.
"So... does it matter?" She asked coyly. Her hair was stuck to her face and her eyes were wide. Logan guessed she was scared of the thunder but saw no use in questioning her about it because she'd only deny it. Dana Cruz was far too proud to be scared of a storm.
"You're only marking your territory..." He shrugged.
"Oh, so you're mine now?" She questioned.
"I wanna be yours..." He whispered softly. Dana smirked.
"Good..."
She ended up giving him a love bite, though he didn't seem to mind. It started to get very dark though, and soon they had to call it a night. Dana's Jet X was waterlogged, so they decided it would be safer to walk, so as not to short circuit it. One hand steered the Jet X and his other arm draped around a very sodden Dana.
"Only we..." She laughed."Would be stupid enough to go to make out point in that storm." The rain had subsided very little. Logan was still shirtless and Dana was worried he'd catch pneumonia. The lightning flashed again, but Logan noticed something odd about it.
"Is it just me or did that lightning seem to come from behind the bush?" He started, looking at the bush in mild interest.
"You're weird..."
"You know you love it..." he said forgetting about the lightning-bush and instead turning his attention to Dana. "Want to be my girlfriend?" He blurted suddenly.
"What?"
"Well... I sorta asked you earlier, but I never actually said the 'g' word." he paused. "Be my girl?" Dana turned to face him. She stood on tiptoe, Logan having got taller in the summer, and kissed him roughly on the lips.
"I'd love to be..." His hands slid onto her waist and they ignored the strange lightning. They held each other, locked in a passionate kiss for what seemed like an eternity, until Logan broke off to sneeze.
"Oh would you look at that, I made you sick." She said in embarrassment.
"Well... you'll just have to make me better tomorrow won't you..." He led them into the school.
"Oh my god! I thouht you'd have changed your plans!" Zoey said in disbelief when she saw the two walk in.
"It's only a little rain..." Dana said with a small smile. Zoey glanced out the window where there appeared to be buckets falling from the sky. "A little rain never hurt anyone."
"I'm gonna call it a night..." Logan leaned in to kiss her but she turned away.
"No way... you're sick..." She protested.
"I am NOT sick..." He pouted.
"Go home, get to bed, we'll talk tomorrow." She promised. He nodded. "I like your hair better straight." She said after a long pause.
"Same here..." He reached forward and stroked a soggy strand of Dana's rain straightened hair out of her eyes.
"I'm not straightening it..." She said.
"Then I'm not changing mine... so we're even." He leaned down and kissed her. Zoey rolled her eyes, Chase widened his, Nicole screamed. Dana pushed him away.
"You're gonna make me sick!" She argued, blushing furiously.
"Oh well..." He waved her off and disappeared again.
"Don't even THINK of sitting down." Zoey said, reading Dana's mind. "Go get changed."
"Ugh, yes mom." Dana vanished up the stairs, returning twenty minutes later with her hair in a towel and wearing a nightie and a flannel dressing gown.
"So... what're you so smiley about?"
"Well... we're official now." Dana said, curling up under a blanket on the couch.
"You move fast Dana..." Said Zoey disapprovingly.
"Hey shut up!" Dana scowled. "It's not my fault you can't get a boyfriend."
"I could SO get a boyfriend..." She argued. Chase could sense a fight coming on.
"Okay girls... maybe we should calm..." He started.
"Go away Chase!" Zoey snapped.
"Yeah it's after 8 go back to your dorm!" Dana ganged up on him. Nicole squeaked.
"No, because if I leave you're gonna tear her head off..."
"I'M gonna tear your head off in a minute Matthews, get lost." Zoey growled. Chase had never seen her that mad, even when Keith Finch had attacked her 'baby-brother'. Chase took the hint.
"Okay..." There was a long pause. "Incase you won't talk to me tomorrow... Happy Birthday Zoey..." Zoey blushed as Dana and Nicole looked at her in shock.
"I totally forgot!" Nicole said sounding hurt.
"I am so sorry!" Dana apologised.
"Is this why you've been so moody lately?" Chase asked softly. "Because you thought everyone forgot..." Zoey shrugged.
"Maybe..." Chase sank down on his knees. He took her hands in his. She turned crimson.
"Trust me... you've not been forgotten." He whispered. "Happy Birthday Zo..."
"It's not my birthday tiltomorrow." She mumbled. Chase nodded. He leaned forward and kissed her chastely on the lips. She pulled back in confusion.
"Huh? What was that ab..."
"I gotta go..." He said hurriedly. With that he ran off.
"That boy... I swear down one day..."
"Haha..." Sang Nicole. "Zoey and Chase sitting in a tree..." Dana smirked.
"She's right, he likes you..."
"Oh cram it the pair of you. I'm off to bed." Zoey grabbed her jacket and disappeared. Dana snickered.
"And today of the fifteenth anniversary of Diamond Clarke's birth, her mother spoke out on her behalf."
"My daughter was a bright, bubbly,and extremely talentedyoung girl... and her death was a shock to us all. These rumors, which can only be described as a pack of VICIOUS untruths from the media... undermine her death... and on her birthday to be told there's a hope of seeing her, when we know she's gone..."
"Would you look at that..." Nicole said. "She shares the same birthday as Zoey..."
"Shut up and hand me the hammer would ya." Dana was half way through pinning up the banner which had originallyread 'Happy Birthday Zowie' Dana continued to wonder why they still went to that shop, she had fixed it however by changing it to 'Happy Birthday Zo'. It really is amazing what you can do with a pair of scissors. Nicole handed Dana the hammer without looking, and ended up hitting her with it.
"The words of a distraught mother, spoken earlier today. Teenage girls all over Malibu however, are reporting being stalked by the paparazzi, mistakenly believed to be the singer/actress. Young girls are advised not to travel alone for photographers are ruthless in the lengths they would go to to take a picture." Dana rubbed her sore hand and then realised she had run out of nails. The banner was hung limply to one side, fluttering in the breeze.
"Damn..." She muttered. "Nicole go ask the boys if they have some nails."
"Wha..." It was pretty obvious Nicole was more interested in the television report.
"When does the party start?" Dana questioned.
"Three..."
"It's only one now... Don't tell Dean Rivers." Dana hung the hammer off a loose nail. It wavered dangerously, and she took it off, deciding she may infact kill the birthday girl if she left it dangling like Damoclese's sword.
"Where're you going?"
"To the hardware store..." She hopped off the step ladder. "We need some more stuff."
"Be back for her party Dana..."
"Yeah yeah!" Dana crept out down the halls, only to be caught as she exited the gate.
"And what do we have here, A certain Miss Cruz skipping school."
"Oh get over it, We've all skipped class before." Dana laughed. Logan followed her out of the school gates.
"Where ya headed?" He queried, sliding his arm around her waist.
"Hardware store..." She shrugged. "Zoey's decorations are a little... lame."
"Oh right... do you have permission to leave campus?"
"Permission?" She laughed. "Since when did I get permission to do anything?"
"True..."
"People are staring at us... do you think they know we're bunking off?" Logan wondered.
"Oh perlease... they don't care if two fifteen year olds bunk off."
"I'm only fourteen..." He said shaking his head.
"Don't be pedantic." She rolled her eyes, and they entered the store. Dana picked up nails at the hardware store, and sugar and icing at the supermarket.
"Excuse me Miss but are you..." Said the attendant. "Forget it I'm being stupid."
"What?" Dana asked sounding slightly amused.
"Nevermind, that'll be $6.50."
Logan took Dana's free hand as they walked.
"What did you mean by'She's gorgeous'?"
"Do not make me define the word gorgeous Logan..." Dana rolled her eyes.
"No I just mean that, wellin comparison, you're like a billion times prettier."
"What did I tell you about flattery Logan?" She asked, blushing crimson. "It's nearly two and we still gotta sort out that stupid cake..." The two hurried up.
"SURPRISE!" Zoey gasped as she looked around in shock.
"Oh my god..." She whispered.
"Told you they'd not completely forgotten." Chase teased. Zoey avoided his eyes. She's thought about nothing but the kiss they'd shared, all night.
"Thank you guys..." She said in awe.
"Happy birthday Zo!"
The party went without a hitch. Dana seemed very secluded though.
"What's wrong?" Logan whispered, sitting beside her. She lay her head on his shoulder.
"Nothing, I'm fine..."
"You seem all depressed, it doesn't suit you..." He draped his arm over her shoulders. She shrugged slightly.
"I'm not depressed. I'm just tired. Big day and everything." She yawned for emphasis.
"I didn't know you were older than Zoey..."
"Huh?"
"You said you'd already had your fifteenth, when?"
"Three months ago..." She yawned again, and curled up to him. "In the summer holidays."
"Well that's weird..." Logan said twigging on.
"How?"
"Because..." He narrowed his eyebrows. "You'd have to be in the year above us considering the cut off date for our year was two months ago." Dana blushed.
"Okay it was last week."
"Why didn't you tell us?"
"Because, Zoey likes being the centre of attention. I don't. I hate it... I didn't want a fuss." Dana shrugged. Logan opened his mouth to talk, but was silenced as Nicole bounded over.
"Come on karaoke with us?" She begged.
"Oh no, you're gonna sing?" Dana sighed. "Count me out."
"Come on I've heard you sing in the shower." Zoey teased.
"I can't sing ok."
"Everyone can sing." Logan encouraged.
"Apart from Nicole." Dana quipped.
"Apart from Ni... hey!" Nicole scowled.
After a little while they convinced Dana to get up on the stage, after Chase's horrible rendition of M2M's Don't say you love me ("Why'd I have to sing a chick song?") Dana stood up to sing head over feet.
"I had no choice but to hear you
You stated your case time and again
I thought about it
You treat me like I´m a princess
I´m not used to liking that
You ask how my day was." Danafocused on Logan. She had always found that when she was singing it helped to focus on someone, and since it was a love song who better to look at than her boyfriend?
"You´ve already won me over in spite of me
Don´t be alarmed if I fall head over feet
Don´t be surprised if I love you for all that you are
I couldn´t help it
It´s all your fault
Your love is thick and it swallowed me whole
You´re so much braver than I gave you credit for
That´s not lip service
You´ve already won me over in spite of me
Don´t be alarmed if I fall head over feet
Don´t be surprised if I love you for all that you are
I couldn´t help it
It´s all your fault
You are the bearer of unconditional things
You held your breath and the door for me
Thanks for your patience
You´re the best listener that I´ve ever met
You´re my best friend
Best friend with benefits
What took me so long
I´ve never felt this healthy before
I´ve never wanted something rational
I am aware now
I am aware now
You´ve already won me over in spite of me
Don´t be alarmed if I fall head over feet
Don´t be surprised if I love you for all that you are
I couldn´t help it
It´s all your fault."
Everyone clapped loudly for her. They were slightly shocked. Logan had envisioned her to have a very powerful voice but infact she had a small shy... almost sweet voice. Zoey pouted. it was her birthday and she'd already lost some of the attention due to stupid Diamond Clarke, she was now becoming second place to Dana. And she wasn't happy about it.
"Okay Miss Thang, off stage I wanna sing."
"Miss Thang? Yeah right." Dana laughed and climbed off the 'stage' (Chase had pushed together two tables.)
"Well, you are."
"Am not!" Dana looked offended by this.
"I can sing ten times better than you but you don't see me flaunting it..."
"Well... flaunt it..." Dana shoved the mic at Zoey.
"Maybe I will..." She snatched the mic and Chase helped her onto the 'stage'
"Ooh...
I know you see me standing here.
Do I look good my dear?
Do I look good today?" Dana thought she saw Zoey's eyes flicker to Chase slightly. She could sense tension between the two and was willing to bet money it had something to do with the kiss they'd shared last night.
"Ooh ooh ooh
I'm just another kind of girl
And you wanna see my world,
So come and run away.
Yeah yeah.
If you wanna play,
Come and play today,
Let's just get away.
Yeah!
I will make you see
All of the things that you can be.
Believe in yourself,
Come follow me.
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah yeah you
Just gotta let it loose
And do what you choose to do,
Don't walk away.
Yeah yeah
I will make you see
All of the things that you can be.
Believe in yourself,
Come follow me.
Yeah yeah..." The applause came in for Zoey too. She was good, but unfortunately not as good as Dana. Zoey was furious.
"Oh yeah sure clap louder for her." She scowled.
"Yeah, coz it's really MY fault I'm talented."
"No but you shouldn't steal the spotlight, it's my day."
"Stop being so spoilt! It was MY idea to throw you a party anyway." It was true. Dana had rang Chase at 1am to arrange it.
"Oh yeah make me look like the bad guy..."
"Don't yell at me today Zo..." Dana whispered.
"Don't yell at me... It's my birthday." Dana sighed.
"I know..." She burst into tears and ran off.
"What is her PROBLEM?" Nobody dared to tell Zoey that they thought she was in the wrong. Dana's cell phone on the table bleeped loudly.
"Low battery?"
"Text message." Logan decided he was the only one close enough to her to be allowed to read her messages.
Mom: Hey D, tell a certain someone I said Happy Birthday. xxxMomxxx
Well... at least Dana's mom didn't forget Zoey's birthday.
A/n: This chapter hurts my head. It's now 2am, PLEASE review, or I'll cry.