Summer Roberts walked down the school hallway in to the main hall of Harbour High. As she pushed open the doors to the hall and entered, the blare of the music travelled around the hall, and she had to admit, it was looking good. A Big Japan track was playing and most of the people who had already arrived seemed to be making friendly conversation and in good moods.
Of course, with Summer's luck recently, she could bet her entire vintage Gucci skirt collection it wouldn't stay that way.
She looked around the hall, taking in the surroundings, quickly scanning for any slip-ups from little Miss Perfect. But the location for the Valentines Ball looked astounding. This was without a doubt one of the most stunning parties the school had organised, and as much as Summer hated to admit it, Taylor had out done her self. There were romantic colours of all kinds draped over the features in floaty looking decorations. It was elaborately designed and had a vintage touch to it …Summer's trademark signature for these dances. There were also amazing historical romantic idols all over the hall, donated by some of the students, to make it look more classical and romantic.
Summer had actually donated her own personal possession…although she did not know it…yet
She quickly scanned the hall for Seth, and then spotted him amongst some members of the chess club. Summer sighed and walked over to him in her white Cavalli dress, the hems trailing the floor behind her. It was pretty obvious she looked stunning, as she drew many looks form passing heads.
"Cohen!" Summer impatiently tapped his shoulder. Seth spun around to be met with striking and very pretty looking Summer.
"Summer! Um, you look amazing!" Seth was able to string together.
"I know," she simply replied. She smiled at him. He wasn't looking so bad himself in a dapper black tux.
"You look good too."
"Thanks." For that one second, they seemed to have forgotten the problems and troubles the past few days had brought them, and they were once again a happy couple.
"Um, wow Summer…you look …wow!" Ernie Chester, the leader of the Chess club said awkwardly, breaking the breaking the happy moment between the two.
Seth rolled his eyes and grinned at Summer.
"Uh…thanks?" Summer politely replied with a recoiling look at the geeky, but weirdly sweet chess champion winner with confused and slightly disgusted appreciation.
"Let's go," Summer said smiling through gritted teeth near Seth's ear.
"Come on, then." Seth finally replied with an amused look on his face. Arm in arm, they walked away from the odd seniors.
"Those guys are total weirdos!" Summer almost yelled when they where at a safe distance.
"Sum, come on! They're my friends!" Seth exclaimed while trying to hide his amusement.
"Yeah, friends who still have yet to lose their virginity!" She replied sarcastically.
"Don't you think you're overacting a little?" Seth tried.
"Oh I'm sorry, did you not see them totally drooling just now-"
"Hey guys!" Anna perkily called while walking over to them. She had a glass in one hand that seemed to have some sort of orange, yellowish substance in it.
She was wearing a flowing red dress the really brought out her glowing facial features.
Summer immediately felt a pang of jealousy when she saw her.
"Hi! Finally, people I know!" Anna breathed a sigh of relief.
"Where?" Summer exclaimed.
Anna just feigned a fake laugh.
"Anna, you look …amazing!" Seth appeared slightly dumbfounded.
Anna smiled in return.
Still at Seth's side, Summer nudged his side.
Seth quickly changed the subject,
"So this place looks great, seems the Social chair has been working really hard, by the looks of it."
"Yeah, I know. In fact, these guys asked me to help that are on the social chair. They seem kinda nice…although Taylor didn't seem too happy about it…she kept trying to get rid of me."
"Ha! Totally know you feel." Summer replied bitterly.
"I'm gonna go see where my date gone off to. I seemed to have lost him. Oh , and guys just a heads up, don't drink the punch. It tastes disgusting! It's something like pumpkin juice mixed with prune juice…."
"Ew!"
Summer looked horrified.
"Yeah, I know, it's gross. Plus, I think someone's spiked the drink with alcohol…people only just started to come in 5 minutes ago!" Anna stared into the glass full of repulsive looking orange liquid.
"Wouldn't be an O.C. party unless people got wasted," Seth muttered under his breath.
Anna laughed.
Summer rolled her eyes.
Then came the high-pitched perky voice that they all had come to dread.
"Hi guys!"
Summer, Seth and Anna cringed at the sound of Taylor Townsend's irritating reception.
"I'm sooooo glad you guys could come!"
The trio turned around to face the perky head social chair.
"Have I out done myself or what?" Taylor motioned around the buzzing, lively hall.
"Yeah, but I think you had some help too," Anna chimed in edgeways innocently.
Taylor stared at her.
"Haha," She faked a cringingly high-pitched laugh.
Then she turned to Summer.
"Oh my gosh, Summer you look really nice!"
Anna rolled her eyes.
"I know." Summer sneered at her.
What irritated Summer was that the dress that Taylor was wearing appeared to be very similar to Summer's own.
And while it was obvious that Taylor was waiting for a compliment in return, she did not get it.
The tension in the air could be cut with a knife.
For a brief moment between the two, you could just see the sparks practically leap off both of them.
Anna grinned, expecting one or the other to say something that would set them off, like a ticking time bomb.
Finally Seth said, "Uh, Taylor, don't those guys over there look like they're pouring something in to the fruit punch bowl?"
Taylor snapped her head around at the last comment.
"Oh! I can't believe them, those are the same guys that were trying to draw obscenities on the teddy bears on display!"
She marched off in the direction of her next victim.
"Wait, did she say that there are teddy bears on display?" Summer looked at Anna for an answer.
Anna simply shrugged.
"I don't know anything about a display."
"Um, attention everyone!" Taylor's voice on the microphone travelled around the huge hall.
"Oh, great. Time for Little miss control-freak to hog all the credit for another dance!" Summer muttered.
"Hey! Excuse me?" Taylor was now directing her attention to someone at the back who didn't seem to be paying attention to her.
"If you could just make the effort to widen your attention span for just two seconds, that would be great!" Taylor said patronisingly. The guy at the back rolled his eyes and looked a little peeved.
"Now as you all know, this dance has been my baby for quite a while now…"
"Ha! Can you believe that? How did I know she was gonna hog all the credit? How?" Summer said with an unsurprised look on her face.
"…and I would just like to thank all of the very generous people in this hall who decided to lend us their memorabilia and famous actors statues. Although they're not the most orthodox characters I could have asked for, they're very much appreciated." Taylor ended with a perky smile.
A few rolled-eyes and sarcastic murmurs emitted from the audience.
"But…I have to say, that the best entity here tonight, is without a doubt…" Taylor looked down at Summer and Seth with a knowing look.
Summer turned to Seth. "What? Why is she staring at you like that?"
"I don't know," Seth hastily replied, with an equally confused look.
"…is…Mr. Stuffykins!" Taylor rose up her arms and started clapping, as did other audience members.
"WHAT!" Summer exclaimed and turned to face Seth.
Seth was now wide-eyed and seemed to be just as shocked as Summer was.
Taylor continued to talk, "The cutesy little teddy bears were…um, slightly modified…"
"Modified? What the hells that supposed to mean?" Summer practically yelled.
"Sshh!" Seth tried to grab her shoulders and prevent her from making a scene.
"…and this year, we're doing something different. We decided for a stage allegory that would represent the event. They have been rearranged as characters for a special scene from Romeo and Juliet that symbolises the love and devotion that Valentines Day is all about!"
"What the hell has she done to Mr. Stuffykins exactly?" Summer almost bellowed. She was getting increasingly aggravated.
"…so if Emma would kindly lift the curtains…"
And what Summer saw would be something of a horrifying image that she would never be able to forget.
Up on the stage, was miniature version of a bed, and there were two teddy bears it seemed.
But when Summer looked closer and saw something that not only shocked her, but also brought up the familiar anxious feeling of a rage blackout about to surface…. there in the centre was Mr. Stuffykins, Summer's Mr. Stuffykins that had been anchored upright by something that looked like a stake supporting it by going through the bear's supposed colon, and that was not all.
Mr. Stuffykins had … a knife going straight through its heart, and on the bed lying in a sleeping position, was brown chestnut bear, with an equally sickening deathbed fortune.
"Oh…my…god," Summer managed to utter.
Summer seemed to have instantly lost herself for a second in self-paralysis.
Seth carefully put his hands on her shoulders.
"Uh…Sum? Are you ok?" He asked cautiously.
"Am I ok!" Summer yelled
"I can't believe she took it! I can't believe she stole Mr. Stuffykins! My Mr. Stuffykins! No, I bet you gave it to her didn't you?" Summer accused Seth with an increasingly maddening rage.
"No! No, Summer honestly I had no idea she had it! Really!" Seth protested.
A few people had started to turn and stare at the couple.
Taylor then made her way from the stage down to the floor where the two were still arguing.
"Uh, guys? Do you think you could keep it down? You're kind of making a scene." Taylor asked them in her authoritive-but-polite voice.
Summer's head snapped her head around to the voice.
"How the hell did you get your hands on him?" Summer retorted.
"Get my hands on who?" Taylor asked with a who-me? look.
"MR STUFFYKINS!"
Taylor recoiled slightly.
Seth cringed.
Anna smirked.
This was getting interesting…
"Oh….that's yours? Summer, I had no idea that the cute pink little puffball belonged to you!" she replied with a smile.
"Well, of course he's a puffball now, there's a spike up his ass! And how did you not figure out it belonged to me? My name is stamped to his ass, for God's sake!"
"Summer, if I have angered you, I apologise. That really wasn't my intention."
"Oh it wasn't!" Summer retorted.
"Summer," now Taylor had of look humbleness on her face. It made Summer want to scream. "Don't you think you're overreacting a little? I mean, lets face it, that teddy bear was kinda hideous…and anyway, the teddy bears are meant to symbolise the adoration and devotion of someone for their loved ones. Its really quite symbolic…"
In his mind, Seth had begun a mental count down to the expected rage blackout that was anticipated from the moment Taylor had risen those curtains.
There's gonna be hell to pay, he gravely thought to himself.
5...
4.….
3.……
2.……..
1.………….
"SYMBOLISE THIS!"
As swift as lightning, Summer spun around in blind rage and grabbed the first thing she saw.
There.
Anna's orange pumpkin-prune juice.
Summer grabbed it from the hands of a very shocked Anna, and flung the contents of the glass over Taylor.
"Aargghh!"
Taylor jumped back but it was too late. There were shocked gasps from all around, and a few amused stares.
The dull tangerine substance was now draped all over Taylor's now not-so-white dress, with the fabric rapidly turning to a brownish sort of shade.
Taylor slowly looked up, some of the prune juice dripping from her face, with an enraged look behind it.
"What the hell is wrong with you!" Taylor screamed.
"Oh never mind what's wrong with me, what's wrong with you? You're the one who's obviously mentally unstable! You kidnapped Mr. Stuffykins for God's sake!" Summer shot back with her hands on her hips.
"Hey, the only reason I did that was cos it was so hideous! I was doing you a favour-"
"Hey!" Anna abruptly stepped between the two, and put a hand on Summer's shoulder. "Why don't you go calm down, ok? Let off some steam?" Anna gave Summer a look that said calm down now!
Summer was still staring hard at Taylor, who looked ridiculous staring daggers at an equally fuming Summer.
Seth took Summer's arm that wasn't budging.
"Come on, let's go," he whispered to her.
After her features softened a little, Summer finally moved.
"Fine."
They both walked out of the hall, followed by some shocked stares and loud whispers.
"Ok people, why don't you go back dancing and having a good time?"
Taylor muttered to no on in particular, "this is sooo not over." She turned around and stomped off.
After everyone cleared off and went back to acting normal, Anna sighed and said,
"It's good to be back in Newport."
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I know it was really long but I just couldn't stop typing! Anyways, hope you guys enjoyed reading that, as I will enjoy even more reading your reviews! (hopefully)
