Disclaimer: I own Rachel and her friends from her old neighborhood. I own no one at PCA.

Past Meets Present

Chapter 9

"Rachel?" Michael looked at me, "I thought you were with Zoey and Nicole."

I smiled, shrugging as I wiped my forehead, "I was. I decided to come and walk with you guys." I smiled at Chase, and put my hand in Logan's pocket.

I got a glare from Dana. But that was no surprise, I was expecting it.

"Well, I'm sure we would've been better off without you. Right guys?" Dana asked, looking at Chase, Michael, and Logan for sympathy.

I glared right back at her, "Oh? If the vote is unanimous, then I'll leave." I said, a smirk slowly crossing my face, "But just a strange little voice inside me says that it won't be."

Dana slowly became angered, at least, that was how it seemed. "I think it's cool if Rachel stays." Chase said, shrugging. Michael and Logan nodded in agreement.

Logan glared at Dana, one of the glares he stole from me, "You're going to have to stop trying to separate Rachel and I. I love her, and she's a better person than you'll ever be."

I felt myself blush, "Logan," I was going to say something, "Never mind..."

Logan ran his hand through my hair, "What were you going to say?"

I looked at him, "Never mind." I smiled, "It was nothing important."

Dana gagged, I glared at her, "Got a problem? Then go back to wherever you came from. It would be an absolutely wonderful thing." I spat.

She looked shocked. As if she was wondering why I dared to say such a thing to her. Truthfully? I think she wanted me to be afraid of her, but that wasn't going to happen.

Zoey and Nicole joined us momentarily, Zoey looked at me, and then at Dana, feeling the tension.

Logan's words brushed into my ears as he whispered to me, "You couldn't cut the tension between you two with a chainsaw."

I smirked and whispered back, "The tension is the only thing keeping me from slaughtering her."

He laughed and the two of us smiled as the group kept walking. We approached Zoey, Nicole, and my dorm. The seven of us walked into the dorm room, Logan, Michael and I sitting on my bed, Zoey and Chase sitting on Zoey's bed, Nicole sitting on the floor, and Dana sitting in a beanbag.

Logan had my hair wrapped around his finger, as everyone around us was excitedly talking with Dana about Paris. I heard barely a word of it, and based on the amused expression on Logan's face, I don't think he did either.

A few hours later, after the guys had left, I was lying on my bed, flipping through a book that Hannah had sent to me. I heard crying from outside the door. I stood up and walked over to the door, pressing my ear up against it.

It was Dana and Nicole.

"If I had known he wasn't going to love me anymore, I never would have left!" Dana was the one crying.

"Dana," I heard Nicole take a deep breath, "Rachel and Logan are more than just a couple. I mean, they've been best friends literally forever."

"So?" Dana sniffled again, "Then according to what I've always gone through, they should be more like brother and sister, and Logan should be single."

I bit my lip, I had an urge to bust the door open and beat the crap out of her. But I stood there, continuing to listen.

I could tell that Nicole was shaking her head, "That's you though, not Logan and Rachel."

Zoey approached the two, I only knew this because I heard her voice, "Nicole." It sounded urgent, "We have to go talk to Rachel."

I bolted back to my bed, collapsing and flipping through the pages again.

Nicole opened the door, followed by Zoey. To my major regret, Dana followed both of them.

I was now nervous, I had no idea why Zoey sounded urgent, and if it was so urgent, why had Dana followed them.

Zoey and Nicole walked over to my bed, sitting on either side of me. Nicole looked at Zoey, "You talk, I have no idea what's going on."

I shut the book, looking at my two best friends from PCA.

Zoey was playing with the blanket on my bed, "Zoey?" I looked at her, my nerves were up. I knew it was bad, or it was Zoey blowing things way out of proportion.

Zoey looked at Dana, "Dana, can you go down to the lounge for a little bit?"

Dana glared at me, and I showed no response. "Sure." She left the room, heading towards the lounge.

Once Dana was gone Zoey looked at me again, "Pat..."

"Pat what?" I shot upright, looking at Zoey, "Is he okay?"

She nodded, "He's fine, but he wants to talk to you. In person. Here. Tomorrow."

My jaw dropped, "No. This can't be happening!" I exclaimed. "What about Logan? I can't just hurt Pat like this." I jumped up and began pacing, "I need to figure something out in the next few minutes."

The three of us all thought, "Can't you just tell him?" Nicole asked, looking up at me.

"Easier said than done." I said, sighing, "Pat's extremely emotional, and I don't want to hurt him..." I stood still and thought for a few minutes, "But, it is what's best. For me, Pat, and Logan." I sighed, "I might as well become a superhero." I retorted, "Keeping Dana away from Logan, solving my own relationship problems, and keeping my grades up, It's quite difficult."

"So you'll tell him when he shows up tomorrow?" Zoey asked.

"I have to." I said, sighing.

More drama for Rachel. I'm so kind to my characters.