A/N: Hey yall! Sorry I haven't updated in awhile, I've been really busy. Personally, I think this chapter sucks, but hopefully you guys will think different. Love yall, and please review!
Chapter 12: Everything's Almost Perfect
It was two days later since the incident between Emma and Catie, but nothing happened. In fact, the gang never even saw her after that, but they didn't care. Chris and Abbie had arrived early at school that day, and the whole entire place was deserted. So the two decided to sit down by an oak tree that towered over them. Well, soon Abbie's head was in Chris's lap, dozing. Chris gazed downwards at his girlfriend and studied her. God, she is so beautiful, he thought. A stray piece of light brown hair fell into her face, and he immediately tucked it behind her ear. Then he started stroking one of her glowing cheeks with the back of his hand. Chris thought it astounding that he could be so in….well, he wasn't in love…..was he? Love is such a complicated thing, something too messy, heart breaking, and a waste of time, he reflected, there are more important things to concentrate on. But why do I always turn back to her? What's that surge I always feel when I see her? Is that love? Chris leaned his body harder against the tree, causing Abbie to emit a small whine. He smiled down at his own sleeping beauty and thought, if I have to love anyone, it's gonna be her and only her. Love is important, but I just don't know...
Suddenly, a car sped down the street, and came to a screeching halt right in front of the walkway to the school. Chris squinted in the early morning light and saw Catie get out of the passenger seat of the car, flipping her hair obnoxiously. She grabbed her backpack, slung it over her shoulder, shut the door, and started towards Chris with a triumphant smirk on her face. Another two door slams sounded, and Chris's eyes widened with shock and horror to see his older brother, Eyeball, and his best friend Ace Merrill following her. The three made a small circle around him.
"So…..what did I tell you?" Catie asked.
"You're going to get those two assholes to beat me up? Oh yes, very revengeful," Chris said sarcastically.
"Watch how you talk to my girlfriend Chambers, or you're gonna wake up in the hospital," Ace ordered.
"Your…..your girlfriend?" Chris asked unbelievably, "Your girlfriend?"
"Oh yes. And we are going to make your life and the lives of your friends a living hell," Ace informed, taking a drag of his cigarette.
"Well, except for your girlfriend," Eyeball notified, staring at the sleeping Abbie with a hungry expression, "She won't get hurt at all."
"You get your filthy hands away from her Rich," Chris snarled, "You lay one hand on her, and I'll kill you!"
"Oh, Chambers is trying to stand up for his pathetic girlfriend," Ace laughed, "Did Chambers fall in love?"
Chris stayed silent, glaring up at the three he saw as evil.
"I guess so!" Catie exclaimed, and she and Ace burst into laughter, but Eyeball stayed silent, glaring back at his brother.
"You know Chris," Eyeball started, "Aly is a very good-looking chick."
"It's Abbie, you Ace-fucker!" Chris said venomously, "You-"
Suddenly, Ace hit Chris around the head, of course because of the comment he had said. Abbie shot up and out of Chris's lap and stared up at Ace, Eyeball, and Catie. Chris held his head with one hand but when he noticed that Abbie had sat up, he instantly stretched out his other hand to her shoulder.
"Hey Abbie," Eyeball said seductively, followed by a low purr.
"Restrain the beast inside," Abbie laughed, "Put it away, and zip it up."
"Oh so you have a sense of humor…."
"GET AWAY!" Chris shouted, standing up, almost being as tall as Ace now, "GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!"
Ace gazed back at him calmly, unfazed, and then blew smoke into his face.
"I don't see a problem with that," Ace bargained, "But it's now or later. And I'd prefer later myself. Let's go."
So Ace went about-face and started off towards his black ford, Catie following. Eyeball took one last look at Abbie, winked, gave Chris another fierce stare, and trailed behind the other two. Once all three of them disappeared from sight, Chris stumbled.
"Are you alright?" Abbie asked worriedly, extending an arm towards him.
"Yeah, I'm alright, Ace whacked me upside the head," Chris told her wearily, sitting down beside her. She pulled him to her, and he rested his head upon her shoulder and closed his eyes with a smile.
"What happened?" she questioned.
"Catie's going out with Ace," Chris informed angrily, "And Eyeball tried to hit on you."
"So I noticed," Abbie commented, amused, "But what is going out with Ace going to do?"
"Well, here come some people who may be able to answer your question," Chris suggested, pointing to three people making there way over to them. Of course, they were Gordie, Emma, and Teddy. They stopped right in front of Chris and Abbie. Gordie had a serious expression on his face, like he could tell something was wrong. Teddy, on the other hand, had a huge smirk on his face, but his eyes seemed to sparkle with enchantment, excitement, and happiness. Emma was giggling like the mad-woman she was and tried to hide her face.
"What's up?" Gordie asked sternly.
"Catie, she……..Teddy, why do you have a smirk that's as wide as your ego?" Chris questioned Teddy, annoyed.
"None of your business, Chambers," Teddy snapped, "And my ego ain't wide at all. Just because you're jealous of what I've got-"
"Teddy," Chris said with a worn out smile.
"And what are you giggling about, Em?" Abbie asked.
The moment the words had flown out of Abbie's mouth, Emma immediately stopped.
"I'm not giggling, who's giggling? It's not me who is giggling!" she answered quickly.
As Chris told the whole story to everyone, Abbie sent Emma a telepathic message to tell her what was up. Emma seemed to understand when she suddenly stood up and started dragging Abbie away from the group.
"Hey, where are you guys going?" Chris asked.
"We're talking about something important!" Gordie insisted.
"It's a girl problem, boys. And I mean it is serious," Emma claimed.
"Oh. OH, OKAY!" Teddy realized.
Chris put on an expression of disgust, and Gordie blushed deeply. Boys….no matter how stupid, silly, immature, and gross they acted- you had to love them. Once Emma and Abbie were completely separated from the three guys, Emma told her something Abbie was not at all prepared for.
"I had sex with Teddy!"
Abbie stared at her, mouth ajar. Emma and Teddy did the big S? How could they? Was it a physical thing, or did they really mean it for love? Well, they were 16, they couldn't be in love!
"You're 16, you can't be in love," Abbie blurted her thoughts.
"No. I am in love with Theodore Duchamp. Crazy, fly over the moon, land among the stars love!" Emma exclaimed, "True love can happen at 16!"
"Well…." Abbie started out, not believing her, but then breaking into a wide grin, "I AM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!"
The girls joined hands and started jumping up and down. Abbie had never seen Emma like this. She was so much fuller of life, and that was really saying something. Her eyes dazzled with pure joy and ecstasy, and you could see it in those soft brown eyes- Emma was in love.
"Oh Abbie, it's such a great feeling!" Emma exclaimed, "Wait till you and Chris….god, that will really be something special!"
"Well….uhh….what does it…feel like?" Abbie asked timidly, ignoring the comment about her and Chris.
"I can't describe it, it's so good!" she answered, "I am just so in love with Teddy. Abbie, he's all I ever wanted. If the whole world was to die out today, and he and I were the only ones left, I'd have everything."
"That was beautiful!" Abbie gasped.
"Yeah, I spent a good while working on it," Emma said with a wink, "Now c'mon, let's get back to our men. We have a tough problem on our hands."
So the two marched back over and the boys stared at them.
"What's with the goofy grins?" Chris pondered.
"What's with the giant zit?" Abbie asked, pointing towards his head, "Oh no sorry, that's your head."
The whole gang broke into laughter, including Chris. Abbie wondered how on Earth they all could be so calm when Ace could just simply come over and shoot one of them. But it didn't really matter, because they would start to panic immediately after.
"What are we gonna do about Ace and Catie?" Gordie questioned, "This is bad, real bad."
"Well, we could kidnap Catie, tell Ace she left town, and then he'll go looking for her, and then she'll be back without her precious Ace and no way to contact him," Teddy suggested.
"Teddy Weddy Bear-"
This was cut off by Gordie, who started making gagging sounds.
"Yeah, Gordo, all you need to do is puke," Emma said sarcastically, "Gordie, the last thing is for you to go bulimic on us, and you're as skinny as it is!"
"Teddy Weddy Bear, that's a great idea," Emma continued, "but instead of letting her go, we kill her."
"I think," Chris proposed, "we could find a way for the two of them to split. There has to be some way."
"Oh I love it!" Abbie agreed, "Ace has a short temper, and so does Catie. They'll be easy to break apart!"
"But how?" Gordie asked.
