Starting Over - Chapter 2
Disc - Anything you recoznize, I don't own. I only own the OC's not the show, for you n00bs...Original Characters

a/n - I added the comment about the 'OC'S' because my friend got accused by some moron of saying she owned the show...what a bunch of...lies. So there u go. lol.


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Anna ran upstairs after Ricky left and flopped down on her bed, burying her face in the pile of big cushy pillows. She lay there in a trance of happiness, just staring at her ceiling, for about 10 minutes before her day dreams were so rudely interrupted. Her sister and parents were home. 'Oh great', she thought, rolling off her bed and picking up Elizabeth from the bouncy baby chair thingy before heading downstairs.

"Hey, Brie. Where's dinner?" was the first thing she asked.

Brianna chuckled and took Elizabeth with one hand. "Good to see you too, sweetie. Here." she passes Anna the salad and turned back down the hall to help her parents with the groceries.

Anna took a seat at the large cherry-wood table and began to pick at her salad. Jason came downstairs and Anna threw his burger at him. He too took a seat and began to eat his supper. All of a sudden someone covered Anna's eyes.

"Annabella!" her mother cooed, giving her a cold kiss on the cheek.

Anna grimaced. "Hello, mother." she said through a mouthful of salad.

"How's my baby girl? Have you seen Ricky yet, dear?" Anna glared at her.

"Yes, mum. Is it okay if he comes over and watches the movie with Jase, Bri, and I tonight?"

" 'Course it's okay, darling!"

Anna sighed a sigh of relief. "Good, 'cause I already invited him."

Anna's mother gave her a look and continued to put a box of baby food in the cupboard. "I should have known." she giggled.

Just then Anna's father came in from the garage. "Anna-bo-banna!" he cried, opening his arms for a hug.

"Dad!" she exclaimed, hurtling herself at him. Her dad was her favorite parent. He wasn't nearly as absent-minded (read: Ditzy, stupid, embarassing) as her mother. "How was the trip to Nan's!" she asked, releasing him.

"Oh, it was fine. Until your great-aunt Mable showed up. I swear, that women could put a damper on ANYTHING." he huffed, shoving a bag of grapes and a few stalks of celery into a crisper bin in the large white fridge.

Anna laughed. "Yeah, I know what you mean."

"Excuuuuussseezzz-moi, but my aunt is a perfectly nice, refined lady!" Anna's mum interrupted.

Jason leaned down to Anna's ear and whispered. "Amoung a family of APES, maybe." this sent Anna into a howling fit of laughter. She was still laughing when the doorbell rang. When they heard the clear sound of a church bell ring through out the house, Anna ran down the front-hall, into the foyer, and threw open the door.

A look of disappointment crept across her heart-shaped face when she saw who it was. "Oh. Hey Mari," she said dully. "Jase is in the kitchen, come with me."

Mari was Jason's girlfriend of a year and a half. She glanced at Anna. "Well, sweetie, it's nice to see you too!" she laughed, shaking snow out of her long silky black hair and blinking her sea-green/blue eyes a few times. She took off her Ugg boots and Chanel coat Mari was from a very rich family, her dad was an Oil heir and her mom was a lawyer and followed Anna to the kitchen.

Anna just blinked as she and Jason practically destroyed each other's faces. "Ew." she grimaced quietly.

Jason heard this and let go or Mari before turning to face Anna. "Well, if you had YOUR way you'd be doing this with Ricky."

Anna's face turned as red as Brianna's crimson cheek stain she bought for $30.00 at the specialty store on Main Street last week. "Shut up." she murmured, turning to go back up to her bed room. She yanked her computer chair rolly stool thingy out from under the desk and plunked herself down as she turned on her laptop. Anna logged onto her contact's list and went directly to the 'Online' category. YES! He was on!

Convo started; 6:35 pm.

Anna says ; Hey!

Ricky says ; Hey what's goin' on?

Anna says ; Nm. ..u still comin ovr 4 tha movie 2nite?

Ricky says ; Uh..yep. I am

Anna says ; Cool . .

Ricky says ; So it's still that chick-flik, huh?

Anna says ; Yep, unfortunately. Bri won't budge. I was pushin' 4 that new movie. .uh. . War Of The Worlds. It looks intense.

Ricky says ; Which one? The re-make, you mean? Right?

Anna says ; Yah

Ricky says ; Okay...lol

Anna says ; Do you wanna come over now?

Ricky says ; Uh. .sure:)

Anna says ; Cool, cya in a minute

Ricky says ; Yup. C ya.

Anna has logged off - 6:43 pm

Ricky has logged off - 6:44 pm

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After their conversation Anna flew over to her closet and threw it open once more. She pulled out a hot pink baby tee and a pair of jeans. She yanked them on, and went into the washroom. Anna stood infront of the sink and brushed her brown hair til it shone, and brushed her teeth. She even re-applied her make-up. She had plenty of time. Ricky wasn't there yet. Just to be safe, Anna glanced at the watch on her wrist. Wow. 6:48 . . .that was fast. She had never gotten ready that fast in her entire life. Oh well. Whatever.

A loud creak was heard at the bottom of the stairs and Brianna's voice floated up and under the bathroom door. "Anna, sweetie, Ricky is coming up the path!" she called, a hint of teasing in her voice. Anna's pale cheeks once again turned crimson at the mention of his name.

"Thank you Bri!" she yelled back, a hint of annoyance in hers. Quickly she gave herself the once-over. Make-up. Check. Nice hair. Check. Cute outfit. Check. But she couldn't bring herself to move. Anna was frozen there. Only the cry of Elizabeth brought her out of her trance. Robotically, she opened the door and walked to her parents' room, picked the baby up out of the playpen, and slowly walked downstairs. Holding 'Liz always calmed her down.

As she entered the brightly lit kitchen Anna saw her dad bent over the stove, playing with the buttons on it. "Hey, daddy." she called meekly.

Her father stood up and turned to face Anna. "Hey, 'bella. Why aren't you downstairs yet? Your friend is here." he asked.

Anna paused then sighed. "I know, dad. I know. Where's mum? I think Elizabeth needs to be fed." she ran her hand lightly over the peach-fuzz growing on her sister's head.

"Downstairs, I do believe, dear. 'Schooling' Jason and Brianna at pool." he said distractedly.

Anna grimaced at the sound of her father trying to sound like a teenager. "Erm...okay. I'll go down now."

Her father smiled knowingly at her. Anna shuddered and pulled open the basement door, and walking down the creaky steps to the game room. The gameroom was a room off another room in their rather large basement, that could've been an apartment all by itself. Recently, the floors in the basement had been re-done into this slippery, smooth, cool imitation hard-wood flooring. Key-word ; Slippery. Halfway to the door Anna slipped, sending her and Elizabeth right to the floor. Luckily the baby was okay, giggling loudly as she landed on a nearby bean bag chair, obviously having no clue what was going on. Anna made a mental note to check the baby-food labels. Then, the realization of pain hit her.

"OWWWWW!" she screeched, sitting up and rubbing her aching knees and shoulder. Right away the door flung open and her mother, Jason, Mari, Ricky, and Brianna's faces all appeared above her.

"Oh, my baby. My baby girl are you okay!" Anna's mum asked, cradling Anna in her arms as she knelt down.

Anna made a face and pushed her off. "Yeah, yeah I'm okay." she groaned, trying to get up. Jason and Ricky each took one of her hands and pulled her up fully. She gave them a grateful look before turning to Brianna.

Brianna noticed the weird look on Anna's face, yet she understood completely. She smiled at her younger sister. "So, Annabella, would you care to tell mummy dearest how to play pool?"

Anna's mouth fell open. "What the hell Bri, you know I don't play pool. . " she said slowly.

Brianna was about to say something else when Jason so rudely interrupted her. "Why don't we just get watching this horror movie over with!" he said, wrapping an arm around Mari's tiny waist. She giggled. Anna rolled her eyes.

"It's a chick-flick, Jase." Mari said slowly, as if explaining to a three year old that you don't put glue in your mouth, but on paper.

Jason stared at her blankly. "I know." Mari giggled, yet again, before taking her place on the couch. Jason soon sat beside her. Anna sat beside Jason, Ricky sat beside Anna, and Brianna sat on the other side of Ricky. Once they were comfortable, Anna's mum put the movie in the DVD player and handed Brianna the clicker.

"Woo! I luuuuurrrrrrvvvv this movie!" Brianna chirped excitedly. Anna nodded in agreement, as did Mari. Ricky and Jason just coughed and looked uncomfortable.

About 25 minutes into the movie, Anna had to go the bathroom. She wedged herself out of the spot between Jason and Ricky and got up and went into the washroom, which was in the next room. She stood there, staring in the mirror for 5 minutes, before going back out there. When she opened the door Jason had been whispering something to Ricky, but when he saw Anna he looked like a dear-in-headlights. She raised an eyebrow before walking back around the couch and wedging herself back down.

"Hey." she whispered to Ricky.

"Hey , Anna." he whispered back.

Ever so slightly Jason was nudging Anna over towards Ricky. Soon, there was barely any room and her neck was getting sore. So, very casually, she dropped her head the Ricky's shoulde. She waited a few seconds then looked up, he was still staring at the screen, not blinking. 'Is that good or bad!' Anna wondered. She glanced over at Jason, he looked at her and winked. A smile spread across Anna's face before she turned back to the movie. At first she thought everything was going to be so messed up, nothing would normal with Ricky.

Oh, it's going to be better than normal. Just wait for it.

a/n - wOOt! 2 Chappies in a day!