A/n: Hehe. I am evil.

Chapter 6:

Nicole walked in looking very pissed off.
"What's up?" Questioned Chase.
"Clayton cancelled on me." She scowled, slinging her stilettos at the wall.
"Aww, why?"
"Said he didn't feel well." She pulled her white fluffy bunny slippers on.
"I'm sorry." Said Zoey.
"Where is everyone?" Nicole questioned, feeling she was intruding on Chase and Zoey.
"Well, Lola took Dustin shopping..."
"DRAGGED him shopping." Chase corrected her. Zoey nodded.
"Logan and Katie are..."
"Having se..." Zoey hit him, he winced.
"Ouch! Well they are!"

"Not the point. They're otherwise disposed. Dana fell asleep at dinner and Chase put her to bed, and Michael's on a date." Nicole paused. She took a deep sigh.
"I'm going to sleep. Don't bug me." She snapped.


"I... I don't want to." Logan said decisively. "Not tonight." Katie opened her mouth to argue but stopped herself. She gave a watery smile and nodded. "I'm sorry." He apologised. "It's just..."
"S'ok." She said shaking her head. He sat beside her on the bed.
"You mad at me?"
"No." She whispered, leaning her head on his shoulder.
"I'll stay the night though. If you want me to?" He suggested.
"Yeah." She nuzzled her head into his neck. "I'd love you to." He smiled and pinned her to the bed.
"Doesn't stop us making out though." She grinned cheekily.
"Glad to hear it."
A pair of white fluffy slippers skidded along the lino floors. Checking to make sure nobody had seen her slip, she scolded herself.
"Don't be stupid Nicole, nobody's up at 2am." She told herself, before sliding into a boys dorm room.
"So... you have fun last night?" Chase teased.
"Me and Katie, nah..."
"Why not?" Chase questioned in disbelief.
"Look I told you, since Dana's been back I... things just..." He sighed deeply. "I dunno anymore man." The boys silenced upon approaching the table. Chase's eyes immediately fell to Zoey.

"I'm worried about her." Zoey said
"Who and why?" He questioned.
"Nicole, she snuck out AGAIN last night." Lola said "That's like the billionth time!"
"It's that damn boyfriend of hers." Scowled Zoey. "Clayton. He's a bad influence."
"Oh you're just anti men all together... you know... you'd make a good lesbian." Katie said with a thoughtful smile. Chase scowled at her. Then everyone noticed how pale Dana had become. "Dana are you ok?" She questioned, realising attention had shifted from her. Chase clicked his fingers infront of her eyes and she gave a vague nod as if to say
'Yes I know you're there, I am thinking, buzz off'
"O-kay. You all right Dana? You look kinda dazed." Said Nicole arriving at the table. Dana stood up and crossed to her. They stood for a moment eye to eye. Shivers ran up Nicole's spine, she was truly creeped out. Dana seemed to be staring right into her inner most thought and secrets.

Then Dana did something strange. She raised her hand and cupped Nicole's face, pulling her chin up slightly. Then walked off.
"That girl drives me insane." Nicole said taking her seat.
"Why?" Katie queried, feeding Logan.
"If she WANTS to talk to me then she can talk to me. But she shouldn't touch."
"She CAN'T talk you idiot." Growled Logan.
"She used to be able to." Nicole snapped. "And people don't just forget how to talk." Chase and Logan shared an 'Oh brother' glance.

The rest of the meal was awkward. When it finally became too much for Logan and Chase they stood up and left with the intention of heading to Dana.
"Nicole's so cranky lately."
"She's been sneaking out, and you know what she's like when she doesn't get her beauty sleep." Chase laughed. Logan nodded then swore. "S'wrong?"
"Forgot my backpack. I'll catch up." Logan headed back to the table, and Chase followed him,but both stopped a few feet away, hearing the girls convo.

"It's stupid y'know." Katie sniffled.
"Well why?" Nicole queried.
"I dunno... I know this sounds awful but... I think it's since Dana's been back. He's never said he loved me. I can't expect that...But lately it's like... it's like he doesn't even like me." She said sadly. Logan bit his lip feeling bad for his girlfriend.
"I'm sure he does." Zoey consoled.
"Yeah... I'm probably being silly." She mumbled wiping her eyes. Logan realised that since Dana's return, his girlfriend had indeed been taking a backseat. He might like Dana better, but Katie was his girlfriend and she still got hurt easily. He felt bad for making her cry.
"Of course you are." Zoey said gently. Katie nodded tearfully.
"It's just... I worry that..." Katie started crying heavily now. Logan's wave of guilt increased ten fold. He approached the table cautiously. "I'm being an idiot." She wiped her eyes furiously. He slipped his arms around her waist from behind and picked her up, carrying her cradle style from her seat. She blushed furiously.
"I'm sorry." He said kissing her very gently, still cradling her. She slid her arms around his neck, and he willingly deepened the kiss.

"I love you." He whispered. He wasn't 100 percent sure if he meant it, but he knew if he wanted to keep her he had to say it.
"Love you too..."
"Come on." He said softly, dipping and grabbing his backpack.
"Where we going?" She asked, confused as to why he was still carrying her.
"My room." he said gently. He kissed her cheek and and she lay her head softly in the crook of his neck.
"Well..." Said Zoey watching him carry her off into the Malibu sun. "That was romantic." She sighed.
"I think it was gross." Lola laughed. Chase stared at Zoey who looked so sad, she often got depressed when she didn't have a boyfriend. Chase wanted to just pick her up, kiss her and carry her off to his room, as Logan had done. But he knew she was off limits. So he disappeared off to Dana's dorm on his own.


"I said yesterday." She snapped. He sighed.
"And I said, these things take time." He stroked the side of her face.
"I'm NOT happy with you." She said with a scowl.
"You never are babe." He bent down and kissed her, his tongue probing it's way between her lips in an amateur fashion. She pulled back.
"You're a rubbish kisser." She snapped. "Get her out of PCA."
"I will." He sighed. "I will."
Chase finally arrived. On Wednesdays they always hung out at Midnight. Dana had not yet been informed of this.
"Where've you been?"
"With Dana."
"You went up there HOURS ago." Zoey said enviously.
"Yeah well..." Chase shrugged. "Logan and Katie still not back?"
"No but THEY were doing the horizontal Hula... wait you and Dana... I mean were you... I mean?" Zoey flipped her hair. "Like I care."
"Jealous." He asked. "And for the record... no. There's nothing going on between me and Dana." He said. Katie and Logan walked in hands in each others jean pockets.

"Truth or dare." Said Nicole excitedly.
"Do we have to?" Whined Logan, sitting down beside Chase, he lifted his girlfriend onto his lap. She giggled and leaned her head back, kissing his neck seductively. He smiled gently and kissed her cheek.
"Yes, we do." Katie said. "Ok Truth."
"What were you and Logan just doing?" Nicole questioned.
"Right then? Kissing. Before that none of your business."
"Cheater!" Nicole laughed.
"Shut up you perverted munchkin." Logan said teasingly. At this Nicole squeaked. She hated it when Logan called her munchkin.

After a few more truth's or dares, Zoey sighed.
"Yes. I'm still in love with Chase. So what? Chase Truth or Dare?" She asked. Chase was momentarily shocked by this news.
"Truth."
"Ok, best kisser, ever?"
"Biased but you."
"Only coz you've never kissed anyone else." Katie laughed.
"Have too. I kissed Dana the other day." He said for lack of anything else to say.
"Serious?" Zoey actually sounded offenced. Chase nodded slowly.
"But she doesn't kiss good." He confessed. Logan remembered how great Dana was at kissing. He tried his hardest to make sense of it. Why would she kiss him properly and not Chase? "Like a vacuum cleaner."

Logan paled. He knew who had raped Dana three years ago. What he didn't know, was that while they played Truth or Dare, and cackled at each other... he was upstairs with her in her room.


Dana walked back into her room, towel wrapped around her. She had felt awful. Apparently Logan had slept with Katie, and although Dana knew it was nothing to do with her it really hurt. It made her feel almost dirty.She'd gone to take a long hot shower, and when she finally came in she was gripped and flung onto the bed.
"Long time no see." He drawled. Her heart began racing. She tried to push him off. He pinned her. She started to cry, memories of three years ago swimming in her head. "I told you not to come back Cruz." he snapped. "I told you what would happen." She shook her head furiously. He'd told her, if she came back he'd kill her. She couldn't die now. She felt sick at the thought that this was her sons father. That this guy had touched her. That this guy may be the reason she died.

A/n: Short chapter.