yes! its my special christmas chappie for all you christmas day readers! i actually pulled through with it, im so happy! well, then, i hope you all enjoy. merry christmas, people. have a good one!
Disclaimer: no, i still dont own Phil of the Future. which is why i write this fanfic. which is also why i have the ability to do whatever i want with it, even if it means changing seasons just for this special chapter! for those of you observant ones, you have probably noticed that in an ealier chapter i mentioned that it was nearing summertime. well now its not! its winter now, okay? so forget i ever mentioned summer. this fanfic made a twist. hahahahahahahahahahahaha... :D
If Only You Knew
Chapter Twelve Special: Christmas Crazes Part One
"So," Via began as she casually twisted the combination lock of her locker, glancing at Keely with an expectant look in her eyes. "How did your study time with Phil go? You must've spent the night at his house, seeing as the whole town was snowed in last night." Her head tilted slightly as she opened her locker door, adding quite obviously, "Unusual weather, though, wasn't it?"
Keely's cheeks flushed a tint of light pink as she pulled out a book from her own locker, and with a sigh she shut the door and turned to face her British friend. "It was okay, I guess. I actually understand triangles and all that sine, cosine, and tangent stuff now, so I think I'll be able to pass the test today." She shrugged and hugged her Geometry book to her chest, trying to avoid the penetrating gaze Via was giving her at the moment. This girl just knew her all too well, Keely thought wearily.
Unable to take it any longer, she rolled her eyes and sighed again in exasperation, dropping a hand to her side as Via raised an eyebrow. "Okay, okay!" Keely blurted out, a little too loudly. Her voice softened immediately at the look on Via's face before continuing, "We…we watched a movie, and I tried to do what you told me to do…and it didn't really work that well." With that she shot an accusing glare at her friend, and Via put her hands up in defense.
"Okay, so it didn't go as well as you planned it…" she started, then paused, wincing slightly. "Awkward?"
Keely simply nodded. "Major."
"I'm really sorry, Keely, but sometimes things like this just tend to take time…especially since the both of you are so close to begin with," Via explained patiently as they both made their way to class, the first ring of the bell sounding loudly in their ears. "The tension between the two of you is going to happen whether you like it or not. The question is, can you handle it? And then turn it into something more?"
Keely sighed once again, adjusting the strap of her bag on her shoulder. "I really don't know, V. But thanks…for helping me, you know?"
Via smiled in reply. "Of course, Keely. Anything for a friend." Her smile turned into a playful smirk, though, and Keely glanced at her in uncertainty. "Uh-oh. What now?"
"So…how was the movie, anyway? I'm guessing it must have been pretty good, or else you wouldn't be avoiding the subject right now." Via chuckled as Keely's mouth dropped open in surprise, and she rolled her eyes before stating the obvious. "It seems you haven't noticed yet that every time we come upon the subject of 'Phil', you tend to be quite evasive."
Keely scoffed and flipped her hair back, giving Via an offended look. "I do not!"
Via raised her eyebrows in amusement and waited for the truth to come tumbling out, which only took a matter of seconds.
"…Okay, maybe I do. Jeez, Via, how do you do that? Make me talk even when I don't even want to sometimes?" Keely whined, pouting as Via smiled knowingly.
"It seems to be one of my better traits," she replied simply, pushing open the door to Keely's Geometry class. "Well, good luck with the test, Keely. You did sleep last night, right?"
Keely's eyes widened as she realized the true meaning of Via's words, and she whacked her arm as she passed through the door. "Whatever, V. See you next period!"
Via laughed again before quietly shutting the door and making her way to her own class, alone.
'Sometimes I wonder if they ever will get together.' She said to herself, shaking her head slightly and smiling at the thought.
And with that she rushed through the classroom door just as the second bell rang.
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"Can you believe that Christmas is just two days away?" Keely exclaimed as she took a seat next to Phil in the cafeteria, directly across from Via and Owen. "I mean, it felt like just yesterday that summer was coming around!" (A/N: hm...and yet, it WAS! muahahahaha...anyways, back to my twisted story.)
"Well, time does fly when you're in high school," Via replied casually, making a face as she glanced down at what was supposed to be her lunch. "Is this even edible?" she asked in disgust, picking up her fork and poking the brownish blob that the lunch lady had called "meat loaf".
"Hey V, you gonna eat that?" Owen piped suddenly, mouth full with his own meat loaf as he pointed his fork at Via's plate. Looking as if she were overwhelmed with nausea, Via slowly dropped her fork and pushed her tray in Owen's direction, turning away in utter repulsion as he gladly accepted her lunch and dumped it onto his own plate.
Phil and Keely exchanged glances and pushed their trays away as well, feeling extremely sorry for the poor British girl across from them as she tried to avoid the mess Owen seemed to be tossing up. With a pleading look, Via scooted as far away from him as she could and mouthed, "Oh God, please help me!"
Finally, after slowing down enough to talk in between bites, Owen wiped his mouth with the back of his hand and grinned. "Dude, I totally forgot!" He shoved his tray away and leaned forward in his seat towards Phil and Keely, overexcited. "You two have got to come to the Christmas party I'm throwing tonight at my place! My 'rents are out, it's gonna be AWESOME!"
Keely raised her eyebrows in amusement, glancing at Phil who simply shrugged. "Okay...who's gonna be there?" she asked Owen, dropping her hands on the bench seat and leaning forward slightly as she waited for his reply.
Owen laughed. "Well, us four of course, and then a few other peoples from school..." He silently counted on his fingers, then suddenly slammed his hand on the table as he remembered something, causing Via to jump in her seat. "OH YEAH! And dude, this party is for like, couples only, so you two hafta come together if you wanna get in." He nodded seriously, though it looked like he had already forgotten what he was talking about. Sighing, Via shook her head in pity before glancing up at the two across the table.
Keely's mouth dropped open in surprise, and she laughed nervously to cover it up as Via gave her a knowing smirk. "Wait, wait, wait...what makes you think that I would've chosen to go with Phil anyway?"
Phil turned quickly, mumbling "Hey!" in defense, but Keely held up a finger to shut him up. "I mean, w-what if I wanted to go with someone else...or something?" she continued, ignoring Phil's complaints. "Like...Owen!" She pointed at the boy across the table, and Phil gave her a dumbfounded look.
"Owen?" He snorted, laughing as Keely shot him a glare. "Keel, I think the only reason Owen even made this party a couples-only thing was to have an excuse to chase around girls and persuade them to go with him. If he wanted to go with you he could've just asked...just like the last time." he added sardonically, rolling his eyes.
Keely eyes widened in shock and she scoffed, immediately going on the defense. "Well ex-cuse me for accepting his offer after finding out that my best friend was leaving that day!"
"I told you right after that I was staying!" Phil countered swiftly, leaning forward in irritation, the memories already flooding back into his mind.
"Haven't we been through this already?" Keely hissed, eyes narrowing dangerously. "It was a little too late for that! I had already said yes! And you went with Via, remember?"
"Because you went with Owen!"
"HEY!" Via shouted, standing up and leaning forward on the table, interrupting the argument before it got any worse. Stunned, both Phil and Keely turned to look at her, amazed at the fact that she had thrown herself into their bickering with such authority.
Via sighed and rolled her eyes, taking a seat once more as the couple stared at her intently. "Can we not reminisce about the past? Unless you two can both find different people to go with, then you're going to the party together." She paused and pressed her fingers to her temple before continuing hesitantly, "Owen's...going with me."
Keely's eyes widened in complete shock as Phil's jaw dropped, and the argument was completely forgotten as they both gawked at Via, speechless. Owen grinned, popping a piece of gum into his mouth, and hung an arm around Via's shoulders as she groaned and hid her face in her hands. "Yup! Cause no one can resist the O-dawg! Right V?" He patted her shoulder and she turned the other way, a pained expression clearly evident on her face as she realized the biggest mistake she had ever made in her entire life.
Unable to hold it in any longer, Phil burst out laughing, shaking his head at the sight in front of him as Keely put a hand over her mouth to keep from laughing out loud herself. "So, Via…why the change of heart, hm?" she asked somewhat nonchalantly, intertwining her fingers and resting them on the table as she tried to hold a straight face. Phil leaned in with interest, waiting for Via's reply. This was definitely something worth hearing.
With a defeated sigh, Via removed Owen's arm from her shoulders and stood up, getting ready to leave for her next class. "Do you remember the reason to why I was in such a hurry to leave yesterday?" She asked, addressing both Keely and Phil. Both nodded, though Keely seemed to have a hint of accusation in her eyes as she stared at Via attentively.
Via rolled her eyes as she heaved her schoolbag onto her shoulder, flipping her hair back before placing a hand to her hip.
"Well, the 'reason' followed me home."
With that, she waved a silent goodbye and left, leaving a confused Owen to stand up and chase after her. "Hey, Via, wait up! Am I picking you up tonight or what?" He called, before disappearing behind the cafeteria doors in close pursuit.
Phil turned to Keely and grinned as they both grabbed their trays and stood up to leave as well.
"So…I'll pick you up around seven, then?"
She smiled.
"Definitely."
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"Is this too much? Or no? …Via!"
Via glanced up from her spot on Keely's bed and rolled her eyes for what seemed like the hundredth time that day. "Yes, Keely, that outfit looks perfect on you…just like the other twenty outfits you've tried on!"
Keely sighed, frustrated, as she did a double take on herself in the full-length mirror on her closet door. Spinning around to look at Via in exasperation, she threw out her arms and motioned for her to look at the outfit she was wearing at the moment. "V, this isn't working for me! This one just doesn't…match with me tonight! I need to look perfect for this, you know that!"
Via sat up on the edge of the bed and crossed her legs, hands folded neatly in her lap. "Look, Keely, I'm just as much of a clothes fanatic as you are, you know that…but don't you think you're over exaggerating a tad bit? It's just a Christmas party, for goodness sake!" She rolled her eyes and added, "And it's Owen's Christmas Party, to make things clear, so I really suggest that you don't pick anything too…fancy."
She suddenly raised her eyebrows and smiled, placing her hands against the edge of the bed and leaning against them. "You're doing all of this for Phil, aren't you?" Her question was answered immediately as Keely's face turned a light pink, and she laughed lightly. "Well, whatever happened between the two of you yesterday must have been pretty big."
Via stood up and rested a reassuring hand on Keely's shoulder, turning her around to face the mirror once more. "Keely, don't worry about it, really! You look great, I'm sure he'll be amazed. Your efforts will pay off, I'm certain of it." She smiled as Keely's mouth opened to protest, but she closed it and nodded, a small shy smile playing at her lips.
"Plus, it's Christmas…and you look dazzling in green and red. You'll have a great time tonight." Via said softly, crossing her arms loosely across her chest.
Keely sighed, staring at her own reflection as Via strode away, and she closed her eyes as more thoughts and worries flooded her mind. Maybe Via was right. Nothing could go wrong, right?
Somehow…the feeling deep in her gut told her otherwise.
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Phil nervously made his way up the steps to the Teslow house, doing a last check-up on his outfit to make sure that everything was okay. His face fell as he gazed down at himself, mentally whacking himself on the head for dressing so fancy. It was Owen's Christmas party, for goodness sake!
He jumped at the sound of a horn beeping obnoxiously, and he turned to see his father's face through the car window, motioning for him to hurry it up. Rolling his eyes, Phil bounded up the final steps and slowly walked towards the door, heart beating loudly in his ears as he raised a shaky finger to the doorbell.
Suddenly, without warning, the door was yanked opened and Phil jumped back, letting out a small squawk of surprise as Via stood in the doorway, smiling. "Hello, Phil! We've been waiting for you!" She turned around and called Keely's name, then stepped outside and stood next to Phil politely.
Moments later Keely came rushing out and slammed the door shut behind her, leaning against it and breathing heavily as the sound of her mother calling her name was heard behind the closed door. She looked up, smiling nervously. "Mom has the cameras out. All three of them." She straightened up and sighed, playing with her hands and finally looking directly at Phil for the first time. "Um…should we go, then?"
Phil's jaw dropped as he took in Keely's figure under the dim porch light, eyes widening in complete awe and shock. She looked absolutely…amazing. Tiny Christmasy balls in red, green and white adorned her hair, which had been curled to perfection and fell lightly around her face and down to just below her shoulders. She wore a beautiful knee length, tube top emerald dress, matching her shimmering green eyes, of course. And to top it off was the dangling candy cane earrings, sparkling as it gently swung from side to side. Suddenly his own suit didn't look so fancy anymore as he gazed at her, mesmerized. "Wow, Keel…you look…" he tried to search for a word to describe it as Keely nodded, waiting for his answer expectantly.
Phil just shook his head. "…Great. You look great." Keely smiled shyly, eyes sparkling brightly as she replied with a soft "Thanks." Smirking, Via quietly cleared her throat, and both Phil and Keely turned quickly to look at her, snapping back into reality as a blush crept upon their cheeks. "Oh, and you look great too, Via, of course." Phil added hastily, grinning sheepishly as he shoved his hands into his pockets.
She just laughed, turning and walking down the steps towards the Diffy car. "Thanks. But we have a party to go to now, remember?"
The two flustered teens rushed after her, and together the three of them clambered into the car, their chattering fading away into the night as the car pulled out into the lighted street.
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A/N: omfg….its like, 2:15 in the morning and im only HALFWAY DONE! well, im cutting this special into two separate parts, then, cause im about to fall asleep on my keyboard and christmas is already here. so if anything, ill have the next half up as soon as possible, i promise. if fact, if i have the chance, ill try to get both up today (since technically its christmas morning…very very early christmas morning), all depending on what time zone all you guys are in. anyways…merry christmas people, and goodnight!