Spoilers: After cattle incident and snippets of future episodes
Disclaimer: I own none of these characters. They are the property of Nickelodeon.
Pairings: C/E, snippets of C/W
1 Chapter Nine
The first week of school managed to go by quickly and Caitlin was thankful that Will and Eric were able to adult about things and tried to be civil to each other. Caitlin and Will patched things up quickly and were planning the weekend together.
"Yeah. I kind of would like to be out of the house. Maybe we could plan a camping trip or something?" Caitlin suggested.
"And why do you want to be out of the house so bad?" Will laughed.
"Griff is having Eric stay at our house this weekend. It's like they've reverted to childhood. They're planning all these things they used to do before Eric left."
Caitlin was forced to listen to Griffin and Eric plan the weekend for the entirety of the week. Everyday Griffin would drive Eric home and they would come up with something new to do. Caitlin rolled her eyes, as she sighed into the phone. "Yeah, so would you like to go camping in Glen forest this weekend?"
"Don't you think Dori and Jim would mind if you went camping with me for an entire weekend?"
Caitlin never even thought of that. But what could they really object to? It was camping?
"I suppose they might, but I mean, we're just going camping? I mean, it's not like we're in any real danger. The forest has like deer in it. It's not like there are bears or any other dangerous wild beasts."
Will cleared his throat. "Caitlin, um, I don't think that is what they're gonna be worried about."
Caitlin thought about it for a second. Oh….Oh! Caitlin's eyes widened at the thought. "They can't be serious about that can they? I mean, for pete's sake, we're not even…"
She hadn't thought about it that way. Caitlin didn't even think about it from that aspect. She had just wanted to get out of the house. "Yeah. Maybe you're right. I doubt we'd be allowed to camping if they come at it from that aspect. And now that I think of it, I'm pretty sure they will."
Caitlin could hear Will sigh on the other end. "Well, it would have been a fun trip!" he laughed.
"Yeah," she sighed. "Well, do you want to come over here?"
"I don't know if that would be a great idea, considering Eric's going to be there."
"Well, you guys behaved well enough at school this week, I'm sure you're a big boy and can handle it," Caitlin laughed.
"Oh, I know I can, I'm just not so sure he can handle it!" he chuckled. "You don't have to worry about me!"
"Never!" Caitlin laughed.
***
The weekend didn't seem like it could come soon enough. Eric was excited as he packed up his party digs and some food that he promised to bring. He also grabbed his photo album that sat on his desk. "Can't for get these!" he yelled to himself.
As he finished packing, Eric heard a loud honk. It must be Griffin!
"Coming Griffster! It's time to paaaarrrrrtttayy!"
~~
"Hey Mrs. Lowe!" Eric greeted Dori.
"Eric!" she exclaimed. "It's sooooo good to see you again!"
Eric hugged the Griffin's pretty hot mom, not that he would have ever told Griffin that. 'Too freaky,' he thought to himself.
"It's good to see you too Mrs. Lowe."
"So how are your parents? I haven't seen them for a while."
"Oh, good."
"Well tell them to drop by sometime!" she called as she walked out the front door.
"Yup!" he called.
~~
Eric dropped his backpack and sleeping bag in the living room. Griffin had gone to his room or his "pad" as Griffin referred to it to grab his sleeping bag and other sleeping articles to bring to the living room. They both had decided to sleep in the living room since, well, it had always been where they slept when they had "guy's night".
"Hey Eric!" Caitlin smiled as she grabbed something from the fridge.
"Oh, hey Caitlin!" he smirked.
"Sooo where's the brooding boyfriend?" he teased. The thought made him want to gag, but he couldn't let on after what Will had been saying around school.
"Yeah, I heard that Eric's got it bad for Caitlin and that's why Will and Eric are having it out behind the school," a girl's voice chirped.
"Well, I heard that she's the reason he came back to High River and that he made his parents move back here! Can you believe it?" a second girl's voice giggled.
"Well, you know, I heard they had a secret relationship and his parents moved to get him away from the rebel without a clue!"
Eric shook his head. The things people think! He smirked to himself.
"What are you smirking at?" Caitlin asked as she took a sip of her orange juice.
"Nothing. Just things people talk about in small towns!" he explained awkwardly.
'She obviously hadn't heard any of the rumors,' he thought.
"So what are you up to today? Are you going to stick around and hangout with me and the Griffster?"
She shook her head. Eric had to admit he was a little disappointed. Even though the first week back had been hard, with Will in the picture and all, Eric had been hoping to hang out with both Griffin and Caitlin.
"No, Will…" she began speaking when the doorbell rang. "Will!"
Eric heard her exclaim. He rolled his eyes and pretended to stick his finger down his throat. "Will!" he exclaimed with feign excitement.
"Eric!" Caitlin glared at him.
"Hey Will!" Griffin greeted him, as he walked into the kitchen. "I didn't know you'd be coming by today."
"Yeah, well Caitlin and I are going to go riding."
"Sounds like fun!" Eric replied sharply.
Will moved towards Eric, but Caitlin got in the middle of the two as Eric got ready for him to start something.
"Guys! Cut it out!" Caitlin sighed.
"Yeah cut it out!" Griffin whined.
Eric watched Caitlin escort Will outside.
"What's the matter with you?" Griffin asked. "He's not a bad guy you know?"
"What?" Eric screeched. "What are you talking about? Is this not the same guy who we both know destroyed my Dad's crop?"
"Well, Caitlin did that too!" Griffin argued.
"Yeah, well, she apologized and helped. He just handed me a cheque and thought everything was just dandy!" Eric mocked.
"Yeah, but he's changed. A lot has changed Eric. Will isn't the jerk he used to be."
Eric put up his hand and signalled for Griffin to stop with Will's defense. "I really don't care what Will is or not! I can't believe Jim and Dori would allow Caitlin to date a guy like that, jerk or not!" Eric huffed.
"Why?" Griffin looked at Eric in confusion.
"Well…well, because," Eric stated.
"Um, what kind of answer is that? Caitlin likes Will and Will likes Caitlin. That's why they're dating. I don't see a problem."
Eric rolled his eyes in frustration. "Never mind. I don't want to talk about pretty boy now!"
'What does she see in that guy?' Eric asked himself. 'I can't believe she's dating him. I mean, if I hadn't left I could've talked some sense into her.' Eric shook his head. ' Okay, enough. Man, you've got to stop thinking about Caitlin and Will!'
***
What do you guys think? Should I still go on? I am trying to get them together (c/e) but I don't want it to be bogus, cuz there was always that "Will" factor. But I always believed that Eric would have won out in the end…if he had stayed on the show! :o( Please R&R!
Disclaimer: I own none of these characters. They are the property of Nickelodeon.
Pairings: C/E, snippets of C/W
1 Chapter Nine
The first week of school managed to go by quickly and Caitlin was thankful that Will and Eric were able to adult about things and tried to be civil to each other. Caitlin and Will patched things up quickly and were planning the weekend together.
"Yeah. I kind of would like to be out of the house. Maybe we could plan a camping trip or something?" Caitlin suggested.
"And why do you want to be out of the house so bad?" Will laughed.
"Griff is having Eric stay at our house this weekend. It's like they've reverted to childhood. They're planning all these things they used to do before Eric left."
Caitlin was forced to listen to Griffin and Eric plan the weekend for the entirety of the week. Everyday Griffin would drive Eric home and they would come up with something new to do. Caitlin rolled her eyes, as she sighed into the phone. "Yeah, so would you like to go camping in Glen forest this weekend?"
"Don't you think Dori and Jim would mind if you went camping with me for an entire weekend?"
Caitlin never even thought of that. But what could they really object to? It was camping?
"I suppose they might, but I mean, we're just going camping? I mean, it's not like we're in any real danger. The forest has like deer in it. It's not like there are bears or any other dangerous wild beasts."
Will cleared his throat. "Caitlin, um, I don't think that is what they're gonna be worried about."
Caitlin thought about it for a second. Oh….Oh! Caitlin's eyes widened at the thought. "They can't be serious about that can they? I mean, for pete's sake, we're not even…"
She hadn't thought about it that way. Caitlin didn't even think about it from that aspect. She had just wanted to get out of the house. "Yeah. Maybe you're right. I doubt we'd be allowed to camping if they come at it from that aspect. And now that I think of it, I'm pretty sure they will."
Caitlin could hear Will sigh on the other end. "Well, it would have been a fun trip!" he laughed.
"Yeah," she sighed. "Well, do you want to come over here?"
"I don't know if that would be a great idea, considering Eric's going to be there."
"Well, you guys behaved well enough at school this week, I'm sure you're a big boy and can handle it," Caitlin laughed.
"Oh, I know I can, I'm just not so sure he can handle it!" he chuckled. "You don't have to worry about me!"
"Never!" Caitlin laughed.
***
The weekend didn't seem like it could come soon enough. Eric was excited as he packed up his party digs and some food that he promised to bring. He also grabbed his photo album that sat on his desk. "Can't for get these!" he yelled to himself.
As he finished packing, Eric heard a loud honk. It must be Griffin!
"Coming Griffster! It's time to paaaarrrrrtttayy!"
~~
"Hey Mrs. Lowe!" Eric greeted Dori.
"Eric!" she exclaimed. "It's sooooo good to see you again!"
Eric hugged the Griffin's pretty hot mom, not that he would have ever told Griffin that. 'Too freaky,' he thought to himself.
"It's good to see you too Mrs. Lowe."
"So how are your parents? I haven't seen them for a while."
"Oh, good."
"Well tell them to drop by sometime!" she called as she walked out the front door.
"Yup!" he called.
~~
Eric dropped his backpack and sleeping bag in the living room. Griffin had gone to his room or his "pad" as Griffin referred to it to grab his sleeping bag and other sleeping articles to bring to the living room. They both had decided to sleep in the living room since, well, it had always been where they slept when they had "guy's night".
"Hey Eric!" Caitlin smiled as she grabbed something from the fridge.
"Oh, hey Caitlin!" he smirked.
"Sooo where's the brooding boyfriend?" he teased. The thought made him want to gag, but he couldn't let on after what Will had been saying around school.
"Yeah, I heard that Eric's got it bad for Caitlin and that's why Will and Eric are having it out behind the school," a girl's voice chirped.
"Well, I heard that she's the reason he came back to High River and that he made his parents move back here! Can you believe it?" a second girl's voice giggled.
"Well, you know, I heard they had a secret relationship and his parents moved to get him away from the rebel without a clue!"
Eric shook his head. The things people think! He smirked to himself.
"What are you smirking at?" Caitlin asked as she took a sip of her orange juice.
"Nothing. Just things people talk about in small towns!" he explained awkwardly.
'She obviously hadn't heard any of the rumors,' he thought.
"So what are you up to today? Are you going to stick around and hangout with me and the Griffster?"
She shook her head. Eric had to admit he was a little disappointed. Even though the first week back had been hard, with Will in the picture and all, Eric had been hoping to hang out with both Griffin and Caitlin.
"No, Will…" she began speaking when the doorbell rang. "Will!"
Eric heard her exclaim. He rolled his eyes and pretended to stick his finger down his throat. "Will!" he exclaimed with feign excitement.
"Eric!" Caitlin glared at him.
"Hey Will!" Griffin greeted him, as he walked into the kitchen. "I didn't know you'd be coming by today."
"Yeah, well Caitlin and I are going to go riding."
"Sounds like fun!" Eric replied sharply.
Will moved towards Eric, but Caitlin got in the middle of the two as Eric got ready for him to start something.
"Guys! Cut it out!" Caitlin sighed.
"Yeah cut it out!" Griffin whined.
Eric watched Caitlin escort Will outside.
"What's the matter with you?" Griffin asked. "He's not a bad guy you know?"
"What?" Eric screeched. "What are you talking about? Is this not the same guy who we both know destroyed my Dad's crop?"
"Well, Caitlin did that too!" Griffin argued.
"Yeah, well, she apologized and helped. He just handed me a cheque and thought everything was just dandy!" Eric mocked.
"Yeah, but he's changed. A lot has changed Eric. Will isn't the jerk he used to be."
Eric put up his hand and signalled for Griffin to stop with Will's defense. "I really don't care what Will is or not! I can't believe Jim and Dori would allow Caitlin to date a guy like that, jerk or not!" Eric huffed.
"Why?" Griffin looked at Eric in confusion.
"Well…well, because," Eric stated.
"Um, what kind of answer is that? Caitlin likes Will and Will likes Caitlin. That's why they're dating. I don't see a problem."
Eric rolled his eyes in frustration. "Never mind. I don't want to talk about pretty boy now!"
'What does she see in that guy?' Eric asked himself. 'I can't believe she's dating him. I mean, if I hadn't left I could've talked some sense into her.' Eric shook his head. ' Okay, enough. Man, you've got to stop thinking about Caitlin and Will!'
***
What do you guys think? Should I still go on? I am trying to get them together (c/e) but I don't want it to be bogus, cuz there was always that "Will" factor. But I always believed that Eric would have won out in the end…if he had stayed on the show! :o( Please R&R!
