Living Without You

By CallmeMaddy Chapter 20

Disclaimer: Refer to Disclaimers in Chapters 1-19

A/N: I've been so freakin' busy. My English teacher has me reading this chapter of this boring book every night...and they're long chapters! And I'm a slow reader! Plus, I had all this church crap to do. I went to our school's Monte Carlo in the time slot I'm usually writing fanfiction. I had to update all my other fanfics. Oh, and the Steeler-Bengals Playoff game was today, and as you should all know, I LOVE THE STEELERS! Oh, and I'll make you a deal, I'll give you a bonus chapter if the Steelers win the superbowl...

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Chapter 20: Love wrecks Friendship

"Logan, we have way more important things to deal with..."Dana was about to break the news to Logan.

"I know babe! How is the team going to win with only one good player left!" There was a stream of offended looks from Zoey, Chase, and Michael who were also on the basketball team.

"No, Logan, that's not it." Dana explained that Logan was going to have to win over her daddy.

"WHAT? A MILTARY OFFICER? HE ALREADY DIDN'T LIKE ME ON THE PNONE! YOU CAN'T DATE ME UNLESS HE LIKES ME? THIS SUCKS! DID YOU'RE DAD LIKE ANY OF YOUR OLD BOYFRIENDS?" Logan was, obviously, not taking the news so well.

The rest of the gang, uncomfortable, gave Dana and Logan some privacy.

"Well, he sorta scared all of my previous boyfriends..." Dana admitted.

Logan tried to calm down, I mean, he was yelling at the woman he loved, and he didn't want to lose her...again,"Dana, don't ya think this is a little soon?"

Dana rolled her eyes, "Logan, it's now or never, come on, I need to train you!"
(A/N: Are we seeing a little a Logan being a commimentphob? Yes! New Word!)

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Logan's "training" would have to wait because it was time for the band's (A/n: Everyone's Worst Fear, EWF, Remember them?) first practice. They held it in the guys' lounge. Nicole invited the girls to come and watch her rock, but Zoey didn't feel like seeing Chase (Even though they are friends, Zoey still is uncomfortable), Lola was making up a test, and Quinn was working on some cloning machine. Dana, however, agreed. Then Nicole broke a record: It ONLY took fifteen minutes to pick out an outfit. Usually, she would take longer to impress someone, but she was too blind to see Paul was IN LOVE with her. Logan ordered all the band equipment—guitars, drums, microphones, lights, recording crap, the works!
Dana and Nicole still arrived later than everyone else.

"What's she doing here?" Paul asked Nicole.
"She's my friend and I invited her," Nicole answered. Chase passed out some lyrics earlier that day, so they were to practice that song: The Sunshine in My Life is gone.

"Everyone read the song?" Michael asked. They all nodded. Michael sat to play his drums. Logan and Paul started playing the guitar and Nicole sang. Chase was just in charge of lyrics. Writing them, changing them...yeah.

Nicole started to sing, the music was pleasant and sweet, "You were the sunshine in my life. Everything I got. All I wanted was to protect you. I never liked her. You're smile lit up the room..." The music got darker when the sunshine girl (cough, Zoey, cough) broke up with the person singing (Hmm. Chase?)

Nicole stopped, "Seriously, this is WAY to sad! I want to sing about pretty things. Like, I dunno, Pink Unicorns!"

Dana chuckled, "No offense, but guys that seriously sucked."
"Thanks for the compliment babe," Logan said sarcastically.

"Serious, who is playing keyboard?" Dana asked.
"No one," Chase responded.
"Good. Because now you have one," Dana reached over to band equipment Logan ordered...he ordered the keyboard.

"YES! ANOTHER GIRL IN THE BAND!" Nicole exclaimed.

"Now, a 1, 2, 3, 4!" Dana had clearly taken charge and after 3 hours and 5 bags of potato chips, they sounded pretty good.

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Chase was in his dorm by himself.

"Hey Chase," It was everyone's favorite character, Lola.

"Hey Lola," Chase tried to be polite, "I'm not trying to be rude, but I really have to get this homework done." The homework wasn't due for 4 days.

"That's Ok," Lola sat down, "I'll help."
"You really don't have to..." Chase wished she wouldn't.
"Don't mind. I heard about you and Zoey and I'm truly sorry," Lola lied, she really hated Zoey and wanted Chase to herself.
"It's not your fault," Chase told himself, although it really was her fault, "It's mine." A tear ran down his cheek.
"Hey, don't cry..." Lola told him. He wanted to keep crying though. He screwed up. Lola kissed him and he kissed back. He screwed up again.

"We are kissing again," Chase stated the obvious.

"Well, not anymore." It was pretty pathetic that Lola was just being kissed as a rebound, "Forgot about Zoey, she's in the past. Plus, she just wants to be FRIENDS, remember?" Lola used to her advantage. The word "friend" taunted him in his head. He kissed her again, now they were making out.

Someone knocked.

"Ignore it," Lola said, breathless.

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Zoey needed help with her English, and who better to help than PCA's top writer, Chase Matthews (A/N: Aren't I so predictable?) She ran into Logan and Dana.

"NO, LEFT FORK!" Dana yelled. It was Logan's tutoring time for the general.

"Seen Chase?" Zoey asked Logan.
"ZOEY! THANK GOD! Help me! The dinner is tonight and Logan is impossible to work with!" Dana complained.
"ZOEY! THANK GOD! Dana's about to KILL me!" Logan whined.
Zoey ignored the two, "Where's Chase?"
"Dorm," Logan guessed.

Zoey walked to room 42, Bradford Hall. She knocked.

"Ignore it," Came a voice, sounded familiar.

Zoey thought since there was someone in there, she should just go in. She was not prepared for that.

Chase and Lola kissing.

Lola and Chase kissing.

Zoey looked at them, "Sorry to interrupt." She closed the door, slid to the ground, and cried. She didn't feel like running anymore. You were the one who wanted to be just friends.

"ZOEY!" Chase ran outside.
Zoey didn't look up.

"Come on, Zoe, talk to me!" Chase begged.

Zoey stood up, "You've hurt me too much Chase Matthews. Logan, I can see doing this. Not you. You can say we were on a break, but you knew damn well I wasn't over you and I just needed time. Whatever happened to maybe we could try dating again in a couple months? But now...I don't even want to be friends," Zoey left.
Chase couldn't say anything. He remembered the conversation at the hospital. He did suggest dating in a while and Zoey did seem interested. Shit.

I guess you can't go back to friends after a relationship.

I blew it. Again...

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"Quick, my dad's favorite subject," Dana quizzed.

"History. He loves the civil war, I could talk about that," Logan said, monotone. It was the fricken' 13th time she asked that!
Dana's cell rang, "Hello Dad."
"Dana Pie! Look, I'm on my way. I'll be there at 16 o clock. We are going to have dinner at Le Belle's, so dress nice. I can't wait to met Luke."
"Logan," Dana corrected. She hung up.

"Go get ready, he'll be here any minute and remember NO PERVERTED JOKES! You need to at mature," Dana lectured.

"Sure whatever," Logan mumbled and walked away. He was madly in love with Dana, but the whole meeting her father was too much.

END CHAPTER 20

A/N: Harsh chapter. Go ahead, kill me. Guys, I'm ZC and DL, it's not like I'm going to end the story with Lola with Chase and Dana and Logan not together. Dana joined the band! I think they are going to get a gig soon, not very sure...the song was about Zoey if you didn't know. Of course, then Chase kisses Lola, but her was upset! Not enough Nicole/Paul...hoping to have them in the next chapter more. Dana and Logan will have dinner with "the general" in the next chapter. That'll be fun.

Now go review and rant about how mean I am and how I didn't update and when I did it was a bad chapter...

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