Disclaimer: I actually own something! That something is Rachel Day.

Author's Note: Oh em gee. I'm so sorry for lack of update, but I was moving and blahblahblah. Thing is, I could go on forever. XD

Past Meets Present

Chapter 6

Discombobulated only began to describe how I was feeling at the moment. I was lying on my bed, staring at Nicole's mattress. "He loves me…" I said to myself, not breaking focus with the mattress.

Zoey came in and looked at me, "You okay?" She asked it was about 6:00 on a Saturday night. I still had letters to read, and I couldn't process the fact that my best friend loved me.

"Does 'gah' tell you anything?" I asked, looking at her, breaking my focus with the mattress.

She sat down on her own bed and looked at me, "Not without details."

I sat up and sighed, "I'm starting to find Logan Reese hot, my best friend since forever just talked to me and before hanging up he tells me that he loves me. And I don't even know how to respond!" I exclaimed, allowing myself to fall backwards again.

"Then yes, 'gah' tells me a lot."

"You're a real help." I said, sarcastically.

She looked at me, "So, is your friend hot?"

I laughed, "Sort of kind of maybe." I said, smiling devilishly.

Flashback

"Oh my gosh! I can't get over how much Logan has changed at PCA." Megan exclaimed the first summer after Logan went away to PCA.

A 10-year-old Rachel shrugged, "He's still a jerk."

Megan shook her head, "Correction! A hot jerk!"

"Who's a hot jerk?" Patrick asked, walking over to the two girls.

"Logan!" Megan replied pretty much instantly.

Pat looked hurt, he looked over at Rachel, "You think that too right?" He asked, accusingly.

"God no!" Rachel exclaimed, "If I went out with anyone from our group of friends, it would definitely be you."

End Flashback

Zoey hit my shoulder lightly, "Earth to Rachel."

"Sorry… Kind of zoned out."

"You've been doing that a lot lately."

I smirked, "I've had a lot to think about lately." I looked down at my pink notebook, "I have to reply to some letters." I looked at her, "Maybe it'll clear my head."

Zoey smiled, "Maybe."

I began writing to Jon.

'Jonnie,

My lucky charms are all yours. I don't feel like writing details on paper. And I'm too lazy to go online and see if you are on. I'm also too lazy to call you or send you an e-mail. Now, as for life up there… Everything all fine and dandy between you and Tina? You better not hurt her or I will come there and kick your butt. Anyway, you gotta keep me updated on everything that's going on up there, life's dreadful without y'all.

Love Rachel'

That was good for now; I ripped out the sheet of paper and put it in an envelope, addressed it to Jon and mailed it. Once it was in the postal box I felt an arm come around me, "Get off me!" I exclaimed, turning around, it was Logan; I quickly switched to the fake me, "Sorry. Thought you were someone else."

"It's okay." Logan said, smiling, "What are you doing? No one's seen you all day."

"I was writing a letter."

"To who?" Why did he care? It was my letter, not his.

"Friend."

"Your friends are my friends and you know it." He said, still smiling. "Which one?"

Why does he care so much? Maybe I just need to go upstairs and slide under the bed and croak. "Just one of them." I said I looked him in the eyes, "Sorry. I'd love to stay and chat, but I want to get my homework done." I grabbed his wrist and took myself out of his grasp, before he could say, or do, anything; I was back in the dorm.

Nicole walked in about 5 minutes after me, "You aren't putting on a very convincing act." She said, looking at me.

"I haven't had very convincing inspiration." I sighed and laid down on my bed, staring at her mattress once again.

She looked at me again, "Does he still believe that it's true?"

I laughed, "Logan's not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed." I exclaimed, "He'd believe anything."

Flashback

Logan, Rachel, Tina, and Jon were sitting on Tina's porch swing, staring at the moon. It was the middle of fourth grade, and Logan and Rachel still adored each other.

"Hey Logan. You know the moon isn't really there right?" Jon asked, a bit bored with the silence, "It's all an optical illusion put on by the government."

Logan's jaw dropped, "Are you serious?"

"Deadly." Jon replied, smirking.

Rachel smacked Jon's arm, "Logan, he's lying to you. Jon's an idiot. Always has been, always will be."

"Jerk!" Logan exclaimed to Jon, the two were fighting in an instant.

Tina grabbed Logan, and Rachel grabbed Jon. "It's nothing to fight about!" Tina exclaimed, glaring at the two 9-year-olds.

"Seriously!" Rachel added in agreement, "There is no reason for you to fight because Logan, you're gullible, and Jon, you're an idiot."

Tina laughed and the two girls walked away.

End Flashback

"Anything?" Nicole asked, as if questioning everything I'd experienced during my life.

"He's not as bad anymore, but we've had some good times torturing him before he came here." I said, smiling again.

"Wow…" She nodded, as if registering my statement, "Logan's retarded."

"Yup. And if you mention it to him, he's going to hate me." I said, sighing, "Not that it matters of course."

Nicole's jaw dropped, "Oh my god!"

"What!"

"You are starting to like Logan!"

I pinned her to my bed with my hand over her mouth, "You tell anyone and I will personally slaughter you with my bare hands."

Nicole said something that sounded like "Okay! Now let go of me!"

I let her go, "What was that?"

"I said… I promise!" She replied, smiling, "This stays between you and me."

"Thanks."

She left the room, smiling, and I sighed. Tomorrow was Sunday, and the start of November, I need to get things set straight with myself.

freedomfightersrule: This ENTIRE fic is random!

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