Ex-friends and New Allies
Chapter 3:
Confusion
Michael's POV:
Man, I have never been more scared in my life to leave my own room. When I first walked in this afternoon, I found Chase, sitting by himself, reading.
That's something I've never seen him do. I knew something was up.
"Hey, Chase," I greeted him. Chase looked up, gave me a small smile, and went back to his book. I plopped down on my bed. Just then, Logan walked
into the room. I felt a sudden chill. Chase looked up at Logan, his mouth in a straight line.
"Logan," he greeted coldly.
"Chase," Logan replied back, just as coldly.
"Michael," I added, just trying to get a reaction from them. I didn't. Chase and Logan just stared at one another, Logan standing and Chase sitting,
glaring as if they each hoped the other would drop dead. "Can someone please tell me what's going on?" I asked. I couldn't stand them staring like that. It
freaked me out.
Nicole's POV:
The second I walked into my dorm, I knew something wasn't right. It looked normal, but there was an odd chill in the room. Dana was lying on her bed
and Zoey was on her laptop.
"Hey, guys," I said timidly. Dana and Zoey both looked up at me, smiled a greeting and went back to what they were doing. I tried to act cheerful, but I
was a little too freaked out to act normal. I needed to talk to someone.
Michael's POV again:
Ahhh! These two are driving me nuts! I need to get out of here! Help, someone, please! Then, as if to answer my prayers, my cell phone rang. I looked at
the caller ID. It was Nicole. I took the phone and walked out into the hallway.
"Nicole, you have no idea how glad I am to hear from you," I exclaimed gratefully. Nicole breathed out a heavy sigh.
"Why? What's wrong over there?" she asked, sounding both scared and concerned.
"Well, Chase and Logan are fighting, for one. They just glare at each other, not saying a word," I explained to her.
"I know what you mean," Nicole replied, sighing, "Zoey and Dana are also fighting. They have said stuff, but it doesn't make any sense to me. Dana
said, "Zoey, just get over it. You know the only reason I did what I did was to make you-know-who jealous. So stop being so dramatic." Then Zoey said,
"I'm not being dramatic! You kissed him! And then you and "you-know-who" used me as a pawn in yours and his little 'mating dance.'" Then I left, it was
getting too weird for me." Just then Logan burst out of the room. He walked away, not even at me.
"Logan just left," I said, sighing in relief. At least now I could find out what was wrong. Chase was easy to pump information out of. On the phone, I
heard a slam and the sound of Nicole squeaking. "You okay?" I asked.
"Dana left and nearly killed me with the door, but I'm okay," she assured me.
"Kay, Nic, I gotta go. I'll find out what happened and call you later," I hung up and went back into my dorm to talk to Chase.
Dana's POV:
Thank goodness I'm out of that room! Zoey is so mad at me and I'm not exactly happy with her, either. I mean, she did kiss Logan. Then she has the
guts to say that she was just a pawn in Logan's and my "Mating Dance" as she so quaintly put it. How dare she think she knows what's going on in my
head! How dare she think I like Logan! But then again… why do Logan and I do this? Why else would this have happened? Ah… too confusing. I flopped
down on the grass and looked at the sunset. That one of the things I absolutely love about PCA. The sunsets are always way gorgeous.
"Dana?" a voice said from behind me. It was a voice I knew all too well. Logan's.
"What, Logan?" I said, not even turning around. Logan sat down next to me.
"It's one heck of a mess we got ourselves' into, huh?" he said, also staring at the sunset. "It's beautiful, isn't it?" he said.
"The mess we got ourselves into?" I said sarcastically. Logan shook his head.
"No. The sunset," he said, smiling. I smiled, too and had the sudden urge to put my head on his shoulder. Of course, I didn't. "I think I know why we do
this. At least why I do," Logan said. Suddenly he had become shyer, plucking grass and staring at the ground. I stopped him by pressing his hand down
in the grass. He looked up at me and I saw it again. That flicker of something in his eyes. The thing that was genuine and heartfelt. I had only seen it this
morning. But now, here it was, big as life, staring right into my eyes. I couldn't breathe. If I had had a grip on reality at that moment, I would have noticed
that my hand was still on Logan's. Now I pulled it away quickly, embarrassed.
"Why is that?" I finally asked. All of the sudden, Logan stood up and started to walk away. I followed him and pulled him back, gripping his arm. "What
are you running from?" I whispered, my voice barely audible. He looked at me and sunk back to the ground again.
"You really want to know?" he asked, sighing. I nodded though I wasn't fully sure. Logan took a deep breath.
"I love you, Dana," he said.
Nicole's POV:
Well, at least one of them is gone so I don't have to deal with them fighting. Wow, that sounds like something Zoey would say. I walked back into our
dorm. Zoey hadn't moved since I left. She was still sitting in her chair, looking at her laptop. I sat on Dana's bed and faced her.
"You gonna tell me what's wrong, Zo?" I asked carefully, afraid she'd yell at me. Zoey nodded.
"What happened was that Dana kissed Chase and I saw and got mad. Then she ran after me and I ran and saw Logan. He kissed me to make her jealous
and get her back for what she did to him. So now Dana and I are mad at each other," Zoey said, all in one breath. I stared at her, mouth agape. Yet, I
understood.
"So, you like Chase?" I asked. Zoey bit her lip and nodded. Hmm, I really should've seen this coming.
A/N: Next chapter- Dana's reaction to Logan's confession.
