Ex-Friends and New Allies
Chapter 5:
The Cake Disaster
A/N: I'm not sure if PCA actually has a Home Economics Lab, but this is my story.
Zoey's POV:
I breathed in the fresh PCA air. I could smell the ocean. I loved it. It gave me a sense of comfort. In my current situation, I needed that.
Now let's go over my little problem: The guy I'm in love with kissed my best friend and the guy she's in love with kissed me to get back
at her for kissing the guy I'm in love with. Okay, breathe, Zoey, breathe. Gees, I've been around Nicole way too much. It was then that I
came upon a door labeled 'Home Economics'. I didn't even know PCA even had one of those. I pushed the door open. Before me
stood a stout old woman with wispy white hair. She looked up at me, blue eyes shining.
"It's the weekend, darling. What are you doing here?" she asked me.
"I'm just exploring," I explained. She reached up and took a cake mix box from the cupboard.
"Something is wrong," she observed. Okay, now I am really confused. How can she know something like that? Do I look that bad?
Does it seem that obvious?
"Umm… kind of," I answered her. She pushed the box toward me.
"Bake. It always makes me feel better," she said and left the room. Okay, that was a little creepy beyond all reason. But… maybe she's
right. Baking will make me feel better.
Chase's POV:
I was walking around PCA when I saw Logan walking with Dana, his arm draped around her shoulders. I smirked. So they finally
admitted what we already knew. Ahh… young love. Wow, that sounded weird. Dana was whispering to Logan. They approached me.
"Hey, Chase" Dana greeted.
"Hey, Chase" Logan said cautiously.
"Hey guys," I greeted them. Just then, Dana grabbed my arm. Logan grabbed the other. Okay… am I being kidnapped here? They
began to drag me, giving me no explanation as to where we were going.
Dana's POV:
A couple minutes earlier…
"Okay, so what exactly are we going to do once we have both Chase and Zoey in the home ec lab?" Logan asked me.
"It's just to get them to talk," I explained. Logan shook his head.
"How exactly is that going to get them together?" he asked. I rolled my eyes. Gees, he is so negative.
"Why did you give me a boyfriend that asks too many questions?" I asked, looking up at the sky. Logan grinned. Probably because I just
called him my boyfriend. Logan draped his arm around my shoulders. I smiled. Then I got a glimpse of Chase.
"We have to get him into the home ec lab," I whispered to Logan. We walked over to Chase.
"Hey, Chase," I said.
"Hey, Chase," Logan muttered timidly.
"Hey guys," he said back. I nodded at Logan. Then I grabbed Chase's arm. Logan grabbed the other. We started to drag him towards
the home ec lab. Chase only struggled a little. I had the feeling that if he didn't trust us he would have escaped. Logan and I dragged him
all the way down to the home ec lab, opened the door, shoved him through the doorway, and barricaded the door behind him.
Zoey's POV:
I stood there in shock as I saw Chase stumble in. He hit the door and shouted, "Guys. Don't leave me alone in here!"
"You're not alone," I replied. Chase whirled around.
"Why… Zoey, I didn't know you were in here," he said nervously. I nodded and kept stirring my cake mix.
"Why did you fall in like that?" I asked, unable to shake my curiosity.
"Logan and Dana dragged me and shove me in here," he answered.
"So much fun," I muttered coldly, though, I couldn't help but wonder why Logan and Dana had dragged him here. Chase eyed me.
"Are you mad at me?" he asked. I glared at him. 'Well, duh! Of course, I'm mad at you,' I wanted to shout at him.
"No, what made you think that?" I replied sarcastically. Chase shrunk back slightly. I felt the tiniest bit bad. It wasn't his fault, after all. It
was Dana's. But I was still mad at him. I began to stir fiercely. Chase placed his hand gently on mine to stop me. I looked up at him.
"Leave me alone, Chase," I whispered, swinging the cake batter spoon maliciously. Bad idea. Cake batter splattered across Chase's
face. Oops. He looked as surprised as I did.
"Zoey, we're trapped in here. I can't leave you alone. But…" he reached into the bowl for a handful of the stick liquid, "I can do this."
He smeared the batter in my hair. A drop fell on my nose. That's it. I am so not losing this battle.
Logan's POV:
"Now what are we supposed to do?" I asked a few minutes after Dana and I pushed Chase into the Home Ec lab. Dana shrugged.
"I'm still working on that," she told me. Just then we heard a loud crash. "Oh, I really don't like the sound of that," she muttered. She
grabbed my hand and we ran towards the Home Ec lab, unbarricaded the door, and walked in. Unfortunately, there was a puddle of
cake batter on the floor near the door. My feet flew out from under me. I fell backwards and landed on my back, barely avoiding hitting
my head on the tile floor. Dana fell too, landing with her head on my arm.
Zoey's POV:
Oh my gosh! I'm pretty sure I just murdered my friends with cake batter! Fortunately, a few seconds after they fell, Dana and Logan
both sat up. We all looked at each other. We looked ridiculous. Dana, with her caramel curls disheveled and covered in cake batter.
Logan, with the curls in front of his face dripping batter and his knees sticky with it. Then I looked over at Chase. Cake batter was
seeping through his bushy hair. There was a large smear of it across his face. I began to laugh. So did Dana. A second later, Chase and
Logan joined in. Logan draped his arm around Dana's shoulders.
Dana's POV:
I was surprised when Zoey over to me. She offered her hand and smiled apologetically. I took her hand. She pulled me up and we
hugged.
"So you're finally with Logan?" she whispered to me. I grinned and laughed.
"I'm not the only one who has someone they should be with," I whispered back, nodding my head toward Chase, who was talking and
laughing with Logan. Logan looked in my direction and I nodded. I grabbed Zoey by the arm and he grabbed Chase. We led our friends
to two stools across from each other.
"You guys have something to tell each other," Logan started.
"And we're not letting you leave until you say it," I finished. Logan nudged Chase, who was glaring at him. "We'll also be guarding the
doors," I added, in case either Zoey or Chase were thinking of escaping. Logan grabbed my hand and we walked out of the room.
Chase's POV:
Okay, I know what they meant about me (though I don't know how Dana knew), but what could they possibly have meant about Zoey.
Unless… no, get a hold of yourself, Matthews. A great girl like Zoey Brooks isn't into a guy like you.
"What's wrong with a guy like you?" Zoey spoke up. Wait, was I talking out loud? Crap. That can't be good.
"Did I say that out loud?" I asked her. Zoey nodded. Well, I probably gave away what I wanted to say when I was talking to myself
before so I might as well say it. Here goes nothing. I took a deep breath. "Zoey, the thing is…" I started.
"I love you, Chase. I mean like, in love, love," she broke in. She then bit her lip nervously. I was completely stunned. I froze. Did she
really say what I thought she said? Or did I dream it? "Gees, I feel stupid," Zoey said quietly, heading for the door. I knew I had to act
fast. I grabbed Zoey's hand and pulled her back to me.
"No, Zo, (A/N: Hee, hee, that rhymes.) don't feel stupid," I said gently. Zoey stepped back from me.
"Why shouldn't I?" she asked. I took a deep breath.
"Because I love you, too," I said. Zoey's chocolate brown eyes lit up. She smiled brightly. Then she twisted a strand of her hair.
"Now what?" she asked.
"Umm…" I went over and kissed her lips softly.
"That'll work," she said as she wrapped her arms around my neck and kissed me again.
Dana's POV:
"Ahh… the world is as it should be," I said. Chase and Zoey were finally together and I was dating Logan. All was right with the world.
Well, at least our part of the world.
"Wanna make-out?" Logan whispered in my ear. I giggled.
"Sure," I replied.
A/N: Read and review please! I want to know how you liked it.
