A/N- Chapter ten is here! Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Peter Wentz, as much as I would like to.
Chapter 10: Christmas: Part Two
It was eight o'clock, the time of the big event. The auditorium was being filled
with people shuffling in and taking their seats. Kitty watched anxiously,
peeking out from behind the curtains. She was busy counting all the people who
knew her, which was virtually everyone.
Kitty nearly jumped out of her skin when someone tapped her on her shoulder.
"What!" She shrieked, turning to face them. It was Starr.
"Sorry." She snickered. "I just came to tell you that Rena and Max are here."
Starr led her through the long hallway to them. They were standing near the
backstage entrance. Max was standing close to Rena, pinning a corsage to the
neckline of her dress. Max waved at them as they approached, and Rena followed
in suit. They were dressed well for the occasion. Kitty raised her eyebrows.
They were acting like quite a couple.
"Hey guys. Good luck on your auction...thing..." Max greeted, not knowing the
right words. "We're just checking up on you. We'll be watching everything."
'Oh great.' Kitty thought. 'My friends are coming over to watch, like its some
spectator sport.'
"You both look great." Rena gushed, smiling sincerely.
"Thank you!" Starr replied. "So, when were you going to tell us you two were
together?" Starr, being as nosy as she was, asked.
'Well that didn't last long...'Kitty thought.
The other two eyed each other nervously. "What makes you think that we're-" Max
started, but Starr cut him off.
"Besides the fact you seem to be attached at the hip?" The two immediately broke
apart. "I saw you two kissing outside."
Kitty glared at her friend. "Starr!"
"It's okay, Kitty." Rena sighed, smoothing the skirt of her lavender dress.
"Nothing gets by you. Huh, Starr?"
She smiled, "Not really."
Max rolled his eyes, changing the subject. "Where's Andrea? She said she was
going to be coming here."
"I don't know. She might be around backstage somewhere..."
"Looking for me?" A new voice rang in. Everyone turned to see none other than
Andrea staring back at them. Being the tomboy that she was, she looked twice as
embarrassed as Kitty to be seen in a dress. Trailing closely behind her was
Enrique.
"Hey, did you guys come together?" Max asked.
"Pity date." Andrea explained flatly, though she was smiling.
"Oh shut up..." The young Italian grumbled, but he was grinning as well. He
grabbed her hand. "She came willingly."
At least some people were happy.
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Finally, the time had come! It was show time, and everyone was scurrying to
their places. The audience was seated, and all the girls were behind the
curtains, staring at hand mirrors, fixing hair, trying to look just right.
The hall quieted instantly, as the principal made a short speech, kicking off
the auction. Then Trina walked on stage, scantily dressed as usual.
"Welcome to the second annual Cherry Hill High school Girls' Auction. All
profits will be used to fund for a new chemistry lab." She said into the
microphone. "Now, on to the show!"
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Kitty and Starr were backstage, talking casually, when someone tapped the latter
on the shoulder. It was a crew member, signaling that they were to be on stage
in two minutes.
Kitty immediately began to panic, starting to bite her nails. Starr scolded her,
insisting that she would be running her manicure. They argued until the same
crew member hollered them over to the stage; they were going on!
Starr was pushed out into the limelight first. Luckily, she managed to regain
her composure, just as Trina was announcing her.
"Our next girl up for bid is Starr Okinawa!" She bantered, reading from an index
card. "She's 16, in junior year. She's in the drama club, and enjoys art class!
Remember boys, blondes have more fun!"
To that remark, hoots and whistles were coming from all over the place. Starr
glued her eyes to the floor, her face flushing to match her dress. She turned to
the side, and saw Trina grinning evilly at her.
"Let's start the bidding at," There was a pause, as the auctioneer sized up the
item up for bid, "two dollars!"
Laughter replaced the howling and jeering. Starr shut her eyes. This was
humiliating! Why did she ever join?
"No bidders?" The girl's grin widened, and her eyes sparkled. This was too easy.
"Come on guys! Her dress must have cost at least half that! Why not-" Her smile
faded, and she stopped once she saw a marker go up. It was number eleven. "Okay,
five dollars. Do I hear ten?"
Number eleven went up again, with several others as well. Starr smiled to
herself. At least somebody wanted to bid on her.
The brunette auctioneer gritted her teeth, and called out higher prices. Every
time, number eleven went up. "Do I hear twenty seven dollars?"
This time, only number eleven went up. "Item goes to gentleman number eleven!"
The guy got up and headed toward the stage. Both girls squinted, but neither
could see who was coming. Starr shrugged it off, relieved that it was over. She
walked over to stage right, where she would meet her 'prince charming'.
She closed her eyes, wanting to be surprised. However, she could tell that he
was inevitably going to be some stupid loser who coughed up enough money to get
her.
Opening her eyes, she saw one of the last people she expected to see. "Ray?"
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Andrea sighed, keeping her eye on the clock. It was just past nine, and the
doors to the school would not open. Enrique, Rena and Max were with her outside,
waiting for the auction to end and the dance to begin. Only people with tickets
were permitted inside while the auction was going on.
Andrea's teeth chattered, as she tried to keep warm. She cursed loudly, blaming
her dress. It was made of a thin black fabric, and she was freezing to death in
it. Looking over at her friends, she felt like a fourth wheel. She gaped in
embarrassment, watching Max and Rena break every PDA rule known to man. They
certainly weren't cold.
She then glimpsed at her date for the evening, and just as quickly looked away.
She didn't know her best friend could clean up so well. He didn't seem as
scrawny and messy after his mother got through with him. She only went because
her boyfriend was out of town for some frat retreat, and Enrique was the next
best thing.
"You cold, Drea?" Enrique asked, taking her from her thoughts.
"Duh." She snapped, gasping when he wrapped his arms around her. Andrea was
about to protest to him groping her, but decided against it. After all, it was
warm. "Thanks." She muttered into his shoulder.
"Your welcome." He replied.
The quartet must have looked strange to passersby. Two were hormonal teens,
while the other two who looked like they were a couple, but were simply 'just
friends'.
Finally, after nearly an hour of waiting the doors opened, and Andrea nearly
leapt into the warm room, taking Enrique with her.
"Will you watch when you-" He began, but stopped when he heard snickers behind
them.
"You guys do know what you stepped under, right?" Rena asked, pointing upwards.
"A door frame?" Andrea asked. She then looked to what the other girl was talking
about, and her eyes widened. "No way."
"Mistletoe!"
She gulped, horrified at what she had to do. This was crazy! She had to kiss
Enrique!
"Well?" Max asked too eagerly. He was getting way too much enjoyment out
of this.
"If you insist." Andrea retorted, walking up to him nervously. My God, all this
over a little kiss! "Let's get this over with."
It was less magical then what the movies depicted them as. The whole kiss lasted
about two seconds, and it was hardly fit for the silver screen. Still, Rena
noted, both of them were smiling afterwards.
Enrique didn't know what was weirder: the fact that he just kissed his best
friend, or the fact that he enjoyed it.
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Kitty couldn't see what was happening, and the large teacher giving them their
cues to go on was not letting her see anything. She mumbled obscenities under
her breath, and waited her turn. She hoped everything was going well for Starr.
However, judging by the insults spewing out of Trina and the laughter in the air
was definitely not a good sign. Just because she couldn't see what was
happening, didn't mean she didn't know.
Suddenly, the teacher moved aside, pushing her gently onto the empty stage. She
smiled weakly and waved to everyone. Trina frowned, annoyed that she came.
However, she decided to give Kitty a break, and start her off with a double
digit number.
"Our next girl is Kitty Ryouku. Another junior, she is on the volleyball team,
and her favorite subject is English. The bidding starts at ten dollars!"
Several markers flew up. "Do I hear twelve?" A few more.
Kitty peered out at the crowd, trying to identify the boys sitting in front of
her, but the glare was too much. She kept on looking, until Trina's loud voice
brought her to attention.
"Sold! For twenty one dollars!"
Kitty walked over to the same spot as Starr, waiting for her own prince
charming. She was less than happy with the result.
"You are so lucky there are people here, Hiwatari," She said through gritted
teeth, "otherwise, I'd murder you right here."
"Glad to see you still like me, Kitty." Kai muttered into her ear, as he led her
out of the auditorium.
Once they were out of view of the crowd, she smacked his arm. "What do you think
you're doing?"
"Trying to win you over?" He replied sheepishly. Kitty merely rolled her eyes,
and turned to walk away. He grabbed her arm. "Wait! I really do want to talk to
you, Kitty."
"Yeah right." She scoffed. She was so furious that Kai would do such a thing.
"Is this some kind of detour into my pants?"
Kai shook his head, holding her firmly. "All I'm asking for is five minutes.
Just five." He did look sincere, but for all she knew, he could be lying.
"Honestly, I don't want to hear whatever you're going to say. I'm over you."
Kitty made a move to leave, but he would not let go. "Let go of me!"
He wouldn't let go, he wouldn't even back down. Kitty panicked, not knowing what
he would do next. Before she knew it, she reached across and slapped him. He
released his grip on her, wide eyed. Kai watched as she ran away from him, and
he didn't make a move to follow her.
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Kitty sniffled as she took another piece of toilet paper from the dispenser.
What a jerk... Why did he enjoy tormenting her? Everything was peachy keen
before she said yes to Kai Hiwatari. Now here she was, hiding out in the girls'
bathroom, crying her eyes out on a toilet seat. She wiped a stray tear as
someone tapped on her stall door.
"Kitty? You in there?" Starr asked, sounding concerned.
"No, it's Pete freaking Wentz." She replied sarcastically
An audible sigh was heard. "You know, he wouldn't have stuck his neck out twice
if he didn't have anything to say." She pointed out.
"So what?"
"So what? People do change, and people do deserve second chances. Come out of
the stall, Kitty. It's really weird having a conversation with the bathroom
door."
Kitty rolled her eyes, "I don't want to talk to you."
"I'm not getting anywhere, you talk to her." Starr said, to somebody she
couldn't see. There was another knock.
"Starr, I thought I told you-"
"It's Kai..." he replied.
Her eyes widened, "You're in the girls' bathroom?"
He paused for a moment, realizing the fact himself. "Yeah, I guess I am..."
The door squeaked open, revealing the tall girl. She walked out of the stall,
crossing her arms over her chest. She had obviously been crying, but that didn't
stop her from being beautiful
Kai suddenly became conscious that they were the only two in the room. The blue
haired boy gulped as Kitty glared at him. This apology was not going to be
easy...
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Starr sighed, glancing at her watch the fortieth time that evening. She moved
her gaze to the door, looking for any sign of Kitty. She shouldn't have left Kai
alone with her. That spells out death on so many levels.
"You're never going to have any fun if you're going to worry about her all
night." Ray chided, covering her watch with his hand. "Kitty will be fine."
"I guess." She muttered, looking back at him. "Thanks for bidding on me, Ray. I
don't think anyone else would spend twenty five dollars on me."
"Don't mention it. Besides, if I had the guts I would have asked you sooner."
"Really?"
He nodded, smiling awkwardly. "I've been meaning to since November."
Starr stared at him. Ray was so cute when he was nervous, especially since he
never acted that way. She threw her arms around his neck and smiled. "I never
knew you liked me that much."
He blushed, obviously uncomfortable. "Uh..."
Starr laughed. "Want to dance?"
Ray grinned, and nodded in response, walking her to the dance floor.
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Kitty was livid. He had the nerve to come in here! "What could you possibly
want? Don't you ever get a hint, Hiwatari?"
"Not when it comes to something I want." He countered. "Five minutes."
Not saying a word, Kitty whipped out her cell phone, and pressed a few buttons.
She then it up so he could see the screen. It was flashing 5:00. "Start."
"Okay, look. I'm sorry, alright? Sorry for messing up with you, and sorry for
getting drunk and kissing that other girl. I asked you out for a reason: I
really do like you, Kitty. I realize I'm not too good with words, but I want you
to know that you mean more to me than some stupid one night stand." He paused,
letting the words sink in. "Right now, life pretty much sucks, and it's all
because you aren't around anymore. It's gotten to a point that I actually miss
you screaming and making fun of me. At least then you were talking to me. What
I'm trying to say is-"
He looked up at her. She was smiling, and obviously amused. "You're enjoying
this, aren't you?" He accused, pointing his finger at her. At least she wasn't
mad.
She simply nodded. "Go on, you have a minute. You were trying to say what?" She
egged on.
"I was trying to tell you that I want a second chance, because you're a great
girl and you're special, and I want to be with you. So," He smirked, continuing,
"should I go on, or are you going to kiss me?"
Kitty shook her head, laughing. As she pressed her lips on his, a loud beeping
came from her phone. "Well, Romeo, you got your five minutes," She whispered,
smiling, "and you've got me."
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A/N- There's chapter 10 D happy reviewing!