Ok so for this to make since some dates have to be changed. It says Egyptian Joe built Vesuvius in 1999 which is before Riley was born I decided to meet is the middle I am going to set Greek in the future a bit, but change when Girl Meets World takes place too. It's 2018 in the story. Egyptian Joe graduated in 2017 and built Vesuvius in 2009. He was in college for around 8 years in the show I believe. Riley is 18 and Cappie is 21 currently.
After a full day of helping Ashleigh arrange her closet and cleaning her and Casey's room for them. Not to mention a day of classes also. I had to hurry up and finish my last task of organizing Frannie's magazine collection so I can head over to the KT house. I have to help Jen K. deliver crush baskets over there and Cappie and Uncle Josh want me to be there to hear about the next party they are throwing.
I agreed to help them set it up if I have time. The hazing has picked up a little at the ZBZ house, but mine still hasn't been as bad as Rebecca's, Casey is harsh. Frannie was pretty mad at me for not getting Cappie drunk for the floor hockey game. She thinks if Cappie would have been drunk that the KT's would have lost.
She wasn't too harsh with me, because I did go to the party and I didn't stop the other guys from drinking. I didn't really stop Cappie from drinking either. Cappie just didn't want to get trashed the night before an important game.
I made a crush basket for Cappie. I know I didn't have too because it's to tell someone you like them and we are already dating, but I wanted to do something cute for him. I took a page from Cappie and put his favorite snacks in it and pictures of us framed. I even got Ashleigh to buy his favorite alcohol for the basket. I hope he'll like it.
Finally after an hour of work all of Frannie's magazines are organized. I hurry to take a quick shower than I head back to my room and put on a black mini skirt and a pink ZBZ tank top. I complete the outfit with black heels. I quickly blow dry and straighten my hair. I put on eyeliner, mascara, and pink lip gloss. I add a little shimmer powder and I am ready to go.
Two pledges have to deliver crush baskets to each frat house. I got the KT house because my boyfriend is president and no one else wanted it. I got partnered with Jen K. because Frannie knows I find her annoying and fake. She isn't done punishing me for the Omega Chi's losing the floor hockey game.
I double check my appearance in the mirror before I head downstairs to meet Jen. When I get to the main room she is there looking through the crush baskets with the other pledges. We have to go through them and make sure we have all the ones for the house we are delivering to. I go over and help Jen K. sort through them.
When we have gone through all the baskets we end up with 3 for the KT's not including the one I made for Cappie. So there are 4 for the KT's total. Jen K. and I get them together and quietly head to the KT house. She knows better than to push her luck with me. She tried once and I told her honestly that everything about her seems fake and I don't want to be friends with someone like that.
She hasn't pushed me for anything since I told her that. It does not take us long to get the KT house. We wait to knock on the door for the other pledges delivering crush baskets we are all supposed to drop them off at a house at the same time. It doesn't take too long for the other girls to show up.
Once we are sure all the girls are there we knock on the door and wait for one of the guys to answer it. The door opens to reveal Rusty looking surprised I don't blame him. I'm sure the guys haven't told him about crush baskets yet and now here are lots of girls delivering baskets.
A girl in blue next to me says, "Crush basket delivery."
Rusty says, "What's a crush basket?" All the girls push past Rusty to either set down the crush baskets or give them to Rusty and then they leave. I hold onto the two I am carrying so I give the one I made to Cappie and I was just going to hand the other one to Beaver not sure who sent him one. I know it wasn't Becca.
Before I can answer Rusty, Jen K. says, "A crush basket is one of the many ways a ZBZ girl, or any sorority girl, for that matter, can let a guy know she's interested in him. ZBZ handbook. Uh do you want some help?"
I say, "Rusty I'm going to take these in then I'll help you two."
Rusty nods to me and says to Jen, "Uh maybe you can pick that up while I take these in."
Jen says, "Ok."
Rusty and I walk around the corner and we both say, "Crush baskets."
The guys start to cheer as we bring them in. I walk over to Beaver and say, "Here Beaver someone at ZBZ likes you."
Beaver say, "Bad ass!"
I walk over to Cappie and say, "Here Cap someone at ZBZ really likes you."
He smiles at me and says, "I wonder who that could be? You don't have to give me a crush basket Sunshine. We are already dating."
I say, "I know, but I wanted to do something special for you."
He says, "Well I love it beautiful." He leans down and kisses me and I wrap my arms around him to return the kiss.
We are interrupted by Uncle Josh. He says, "I'm in the room stop it." We pull back and I shot him a little glare.
Rusty comes in with a more risqué basket and hands it to Uncle Josh. Rusty says, "From all the Tri-Pi girls."
Uncle Josh takes it and says, "Ah the Tri-Pi girls. So little shame."
I say, "Ew. I do not need to know about that part of your life."
Cappie says, "Come on guys we have a meeting to finish. Come on babe you will want to hear this too."
Cappie pauses and says, "Who are those two baskets for?"
Rusty goes over to them and picks them up. Rusty says, "Ben Bennett and Rusty." Yay Rusty got a basket! I think that one is from ZBZ too Jen must have grabbed that one. I didn't see Rusty's name on the ones I grabbed. Rusty continues to read his, "From your ZBZ secret admirer."
Cappie laughs as he puts his arm around Rusty and leads him to the living room. Cappie says, "Hey Wade, get the camera. Our little Rusty just got his first crush basket." The guys all cheer for him and high five him.
I say, "I'm so happy for you Rusty!"
He says, "Thanks do you have any idea who my secret admirer is?"
I shake my head and say, "No I don't, but if I hear anything I'll let you know."
He says, "Thanks Riley. You are the best! This is so cool my first crush basket!"
I say, "It is pretty cool!"
He says, "I'm going to look through this before the meeting starts back."
I nod and say, "Have fun with that." He heads off to dig through his crush basket.
I head over to Cappie and say, "Do you like your crush basket babe?"
He says, "Riley this is amazing all my favorite snacks and my favorite drinks alcoholic and non alcoholic. Plus I love these pictures of us. Thank you so much I love it!"
I smile and say, "I'm glad you do. Now let's finish this meeting you were so excited for me to be here for."
He nods and says, "Yes we have a party to finish planning."
So what I got from this meeting is that they drew inspiration from Mount Vesuvius erupting and ending Pompeii. Which is kind of sad, but ok. They do this party during homecoming week and it is such a big party no one dares try to top it. They have their own volcano that erupts and they are supposedly doing this to honor all those lost in Pompeii.
After the meeting where everyone was assigned something to do to get the party ready I am standing with Rusty watching Cappie go through his basket. Cappie is wearing a hard hat, gloves and using tongs. Don't ask me why, because I have no idea why.
Rusty says, "Do you realize what this means?"
Uncle Josh is standing next to Cappie also wearing gloves and a hard hat. Him and Cappie are examining a condom that Cappie pulled from the basket with the tongs. Uncle Josh says, "That this basket isn't from your sister, I hope." It would definitely be weird if this was from Casey, but I'm pretty positive it's not.
Rusty says, "Somebody already likes me. I could actually get a girlfriend without doing all the stuff I'm terrible at. Like talking to girls. Figure out who she is so I don't do something stupid in front of her without even knowing it."
Cappie says, "Don't rush us."
I say, "Rusty she sent you the basket because she already likes you as you are. Even if you do something embarrassing in front of her she will still like you."
Rusty says, "I can't take that chance." I just shake my head. He is overreacting just a bit. Rusty pulls something out of the basket and says, "What is this?"
Uncle Josh grabs a card off of it and reads it, "Hey, sexy. Wear this T-shirt to Vesuvius." Uncle Josh pauses then says, "You're going to look like a traffic cone."
Cappie says, "I guess she'll be able to pick you out of the crowd."
Rusty says, "I can't believe she called me sexy. I wonder who she is."
Cappie is still messing with the basket as he says, "Settle down. She's going to reveal herself to you at the party."
Uncle Josh says, "So you just have to avoid doing anything embarrassing for 48 hours."
Rusty says, "I can do that."
Uncle Josh says, "You're flies open." Rusty rushes to fix the problem.
Rusty says, "Ok, I'm going to help set up for the party and I'm going to try not to do anything embarrassing." We nod to him and watch him go.
I look over at Cappie and Uncle Josh as I say, "You two give him the worst advice. Get it together guys, you are better than this. You guys have fun getting Mount Vesuvius out I'll be here tomorrow for the big reveal. I have to head back to the house and finish up a few things for Frannie. She's still pretty mad that you guys beat the Omega Chi's after all the trouble they went through to make you lose."
Cappie says, "We owe it all to you. You kept me sober and convinced me to let Rusty play the game. We wouldn't have won without you."
I smile and say, "Of course you would have. See you guys tomorrow." I kiss Cappie and hug Uncle Josh.
Cappie says, "See you here as early as possible Sunshine. I want you here for the big reveal."
I say, "I'll be here."
Uncle Josh says, "See you tomorrow niece."
I head back to the ZBZ house to help the pledges make sure it is spotless. Casey is entertaining Evan's parents here tomorrow and she wants it to be perfect. After we get the house clean and the dishes shining like she wants I head upstairs to my room.
When I get in there I see Rebecca smirking at her computer. I say, "What are you up to?"
She says, "I'm making a plan to get back at little miss perfect. Evan's parents are in town because his father is being honored. They are people who like other society people especially someone whose father is a governor. I'm going to crash their get together and make sure they like me more than Casey."
I say, "Isn't that a little harsh?"
She says, "I could do worse and you know it." She got me there. I do not want to be a part of this plan or have any more details of it.
I say, "Want to watch a movie and relax?"
She nods and says, "Sure, sounds like fun." I text Ashleigh to see if she wants to watch a movie with us and she texts back she'll grab the snacks. Our movie and relaxing turns into a girl's night, which is great. We watch chick flicks, eat junk food, and just talk. We have a lot of fun. When it gets pretty late we decide to go to bed.
I get up early the next morning and put on black ripped skinny jeans and a dark purple Disney villains shirt. I put on dark purple converse to go with my outfit. I curl my hair and put on eyeliner and mascara. Once I am ready to go I grab my phone and head over to the KT house for the big reveal.
When I get to the KT house I see everyone is already gathered in the backyard. I hurry out there so I don't miss Cappie's big moment. When Cappie sees me he says, "Finally Sunshine we were waiting on you."
I say, "I got here as quickly as I could so begin."
He nods and says to everyone, "Gentlemen and gorgeous lady, behind this tarp sits an important piece of Kappa Tau lore. It was built in 2009 by the legendary Kappa Tau, Egyptian Joe, who was inspired after a weekend of special brownies and a Real World: Hawaii marathon." I have heard of Egyptian Joe he graduated last year and he was Cappie's big brother. Cappie thinks the world of him.
Cappie goes on, "Last year, this baby violated several local fire ordinances and one law of physics. After 8 years at Cyprus-Rhodes Joe was forced to leave." They all bow their heads like leaving college is a tragedy. I feel like Cappie and I might graduate at the same time and I am ok with that. If he feels the need to explore his options with majors I support that. Not everyone instantly knows what they want to do.
Cappie continues, "But his proud creation lives on. I give you Vesuvius!" The tarp drops and reveals a decent looking volcano. After what I am sure these guys put it through over the years it still looks pretty good. I can't believe Joe built it himself and gave his pledge brothers credit. He must be a pretty nice guy.
The guys cheer and I join in. It looks very impressive and in very good condition. Cappie goes over to Beaver and Uncle Josh. Uncle Josh says, "Beaver, let's light this mother up." Beaver plugs it in and it sparks then smoke comes out, but nothing else happens. I don't think that is what it is supposed to do. The guys all groan about to malfunction.
Uncle Josh says, "What the?"
Cappie says, "All right, let's not panic yet." We go around the back and Cappie opens a compartment. Smoke starts pouring out and it is clear that the inside has not been taken care of like the outside. It looks awful in there.
Cappie says, "Now you can panic."
Rusty says, "Wait what does this mean?"
Uncle Josh says, "This means we're doomed. This could be worse than the O'Doul's debacle of '16." Everyone stops to glare at Beaver. I don't really know if they can judge him they have all done crazy unnecessary stuff that probably ruined something for everyone. Beaver's crime really wasn't that bad he bought non-alcoholic beer hardly the worst thing that has happened at the KT house.
Beaver says, "Hey, who knew O'Doul's didn't have alcohol in it."
Cappie glares and says, "Everyone knew Beaver." Even I knew and I don't really drink that much. Cappie goes on, "If only we could figure out the volcano's instruction manual. It's pretty science-y." I don't understand why they act like they can't call Egyptian Joe and ask him about how to fix it. Just because he graduated doesn't mean he's gone forever.
Rusty says, "I'm Science-y!"
I say, "You literally have a pledge whose major is in the science field and you never thought to ask him to look at the manual?"
Rusty nods and says, "Give me the manual. I'll fix the volcano."
Cappie says, "You're sure pledge? Because if you do this, this party is in your hands."
Uncle Josh says, "Your small, delicate, very girlish hands." I elbow Uncle Josh for that comment.
Rusty is determined to prove himself I can tell. Rusty says, "This volcano is going to break 2 laws of physics." Everyone cheers for him and pats him on the back.
Cappie says, "We're counting on you, Spitter. Just our reputation as party Mecca, my legacy as president, and your love life ride on this. No pressure." This time I elbow Cappie and when he looks down at me I glare at him.
When everyone walks back to the house I say to Cappie, "Why are you so bad at giving pep talks?"
He says, "I thought I did pretty good."
I roll my eyes and say, "Putting tons of pressure on Rusty then saying no pressure is not good Cappie."
He says, "Yeah maybe that wasn't a good idea."
I say, "It definitely was not a good idea. I know this party is important, but it is not make or break. You make every event you have a make or break thing. You are the one who says college is supposed to be fun, so let it be fun for Rusty too. You constantly put tons of pressure on him and he pulls through, but give him a break."
Cappie nods and says, "You're right Sunshine, not everything is make or break and I could probably relax a little bit on putting pressure on Rusty."
I nod and say, "That's all I ask. Let's go grab some lunch before you get to work on planning your party."
Cappie says, "Let's go gorgeous." We leave the KT house to go grab some lunch.
As we are walking to lunch my phone goes off. I look to see who is calling and see that it is Casey. I answer, "Hello?"
She says, "Did you know that Rebecca was going to sabotage me like that?"
I say, "I knew she was going to use Evans parents to get back at you, but I didn't ask for or want details because I do not want to be in the middle of this. I'm not on sides and I'm not helping one side sabotage the other. You guys need to work this out."
She says, "I know you are not on sides this is just so awful. She's messing with my life."
I say, "Casey you have been messing with her life too. You can't be mad at her for beating you at your own game. I warned you not to take this route and you ignored me. I also told you to let it go and move on before things got worse and you ignored me again. I don't know what you want me to say to you now. You did the damage and now you are stuck with the consequences."
She says, "I know you're right, but we are way too far into this war to quit now. I am not losing to Rebecca freaking Logan."
I sigh and say, "This is not about winning or losing. It is about stopping this before damage that can't be undone happens, before someone gets hurt or loses their reputation or worse."
She says, "It'll be fine Riley. I have to go talk to you later."
I say, "Bye Casey." After that I hang up the phone.
Cappie says, "That was intense. She really isn't going to let this go is she?"
I shake my head and say, "No, neither one of them will. This will only end bad."
Cappie says, "Just do what you have been doing and stay out of it. All you can do is be there for them in the fallout."
I sigh and say, "You're right, I know. It's just hard to watch my friends fight like this."
He says, "I know baby I know, but there's not much else you can do right now." We end the conversation there and continue onto lunch. Cappie spends our lunch cheering me up and it works. I feel a lot better when we leave lunch.
As we are walking back to towards the Greek houses I see Rusty and Calvin. I say to Cappie, "I'll see you later babe. I'm going to catch up with Rusty and Calvin for a bit."
He nods and says, "Ok see you later baby." He kisses me deeply and then we head in separate directions.
I catch up to Calvin and Rusty and say, "Hey guys what's up?"
Rusty says, "Just explaining to Calvin about the party situation."
I say, "Nice, well carry on."
Rusty says, "I mean this Egyptian Joe guy was a poetry major. How complicated could his engineering be? And then once I fix this volcano, I'll be on my way to meet my dream woman. I'll just follow the manual and add a little imagination and expose myself to the Ebola virus." I guess he notice Calvin kept saying mhmm while Rusty was talking like he wasn't listening.
Calvin says, "Why can't people be satisfied with how things are? I mean why do they push things to the next level?" Oh no someone has boy trouble.
Rusty says, "After setting myself on fire."
Calvin says, "What are you talking about?" Now he's tuned back in.
Rusty says, "Nothing what are you talking about?"
Calvin laughs and says, "Nothing."
I say, "Nothing as in your top secret mystery relationship?"
Calvin says, "No, no it's not a relationship. It's a, a thing."
I say, "Well it sounds like he wants it to be a relationship and not a thing."
Calvin sighs and says, "It's complicated."
I nod and say, "It usually is."
Rusty says, "Not you and Cappie. It was always so simple."
I shake my head and say, "It is not that simple. He's my uncle's best friend, we both have trust issues, his ex is one of my good friends, and our relationship started because of a something your sister, his ex-girlfriend, put on my scavenger hunt list."
Rusty nods and says, "You're right that is a little complicated."
I say, "Also Rusty you shouldn't be so quick to discount Egyptian Joe. From what I have heard about him the guy was super smart. He was just super lazy, so the volcano may not be as easy to figure out as you think."
Before we can talk more about that we see a protest happening right before us.
The protestors are saying, "Two, four, six, eight we won't let you detonate." Ok then. I wonder what that is about. As we continue to look at the protestors I nudge Rusty and point out that Dale is with them.
Rusty calls to Dale, "Dale! What are you doing?"
Dale says, "We're staging a protest to save the Remington/Herzog Atmosphere Destabilizing Module."
Calvin and I say, "The what?"
Rusty says, "It's a device that can manipulate weather patterns in a confined area. The DOD commissioned it back in the 1980s. It never worked." It is really nice having a super smart friend to explain complex things.
Dale says, "No, that's what they want you to think. The truth is they never turned it on. They don't want to turn it on. They're afraid of the possibilities. But we can't let the Universities fear destroy progress. Will you join us?" You know I am not surprised the Dale believes in conspirers that actually makes sense. And as happy as I am to see him stand up for what he is passionate about I do not want to join them.
Rusty says, "Actually we're going to Dobler's for a pledge mixer." I totally forgot about that. I'm glad I decided to catch up with these two.
Calvin says, "Where Rusty's gonna rub elbows with his secret admirer."
Dale says, "Well enjoy your sin while the university destroys the fifth most innovative prototype in all of atmospheric science. Whatever happened to priorities?"
Rusty shrugs and says, "Sorry Dale."
I say, "We're sorry Dale, but good luck to you. I hope your protest ends the way you want it to."
Dale says, "Thank you Riley. You're no scientist Rusty Cartwright."
It didn't take us long to get to Dobler's and once we were there we grabbed some sodas then sat down at a table. We just made small talk for a while, well Calvin and I did. Rusty, however, kept looking around, probably for his mystery girl.
After looking around for a while Rusty says, "Did you see that? I think she smiled at me. Maybe that's her."
I looked at the girl he was talking about and she was smiling over here. The guy next to her tuned around too and gave a nod to Calvin or Rusty I'm not sure which. Calvin says, "Well, she's definitely wasting her time on him."
Rusty says, "Is that the mystery guy?"
Calvin says, "I'm not telling you."
I say, "Leave him alone Rusty. He will tell us when he is ready."
Calvin says, "Thank you Riley." I just nod at him.
Rusty says, "I know, I'm just so curious."
We were interrupted by someone saying, "Hey, Rusty!"
I look up to see who interrupted us and see that it is Jen K. I don't really care for her and I have been very honest about that. However, she seems to have taken a liking to Rusty and if he decides to give her a chance I will support it.
There is something off with her and I know everything about how she acts is fake. I don't know if it's to fit in or because she's hiding something. I will probably never be her friend, but I will be civil to her if Rusty decides to give her a chance. He knows what I think about her and why, so if he decides to take a chance that is his choice.
Jen goes on, "Remember me? Jen K? Crush baskets?"
Rusty says, "Yeah. Where'd you come from?" Rusty is so smooth, but I will admit she did kind of surprise us.
Jen says, "Right over there. I've been here for a while, but I didn't want to interrupt. Then I started to feel weird just sitting there. So, I decided to say something. Then I wasn't exactly sure what to say."
Calvin says, "I'm going to go get a refill."
I say, "Me too." Then Calvin and I head to the bar. Jen has a lot of energy and talks way more than even I can listen sometimes. And I am high energy and can talk a lot at times.
When we got to the bar Calvin says, "I see what you mean about her. She does act kind of fake and overly excited."
I nod and say, "And I don't know if it's just because she wants to fit in or what? She seems to like Rusty, so I am going to stay out of it and let it play out how it plays out. Rusty is a big boy he can make his own decisions and choices."
Calvin nods and says, "You're right. Maybe she won't act all fake with him."
I nod and say, "I hope not. That would be a lot to deal with."
Before we can go on we hear a noise and turn to see Jen K had spilled her drink on Rusty. He was trying to cover where she spilled it and she was trying to clean it up. He seemed to be telling her to stop and she kept trying to help. He finally raised his voice, "Jen!" Then he spoke softer, "Stop." Then he hurried out of the bar.
Calvin laughed a little. I say, "Should we follow or let him go?"
Calvin says, "Let him go he's a little embarrassed now. But let's get out of here." I nod and we head towards our houses. We catch up as we walk back then separate when we get to where our houses are.
I call Cappie when I get back to my room and he laughed at poor Rusty's expense like Calvin had. I told him the mixer was ok and that I can't wait for the party. We talked a lit bit longer about his day then got off the phone with plans to meet tomorrow.
The next day I go to my classes like normal then head to the KT house when my classes are over. When I walk in I see the guys sitting in the living room so I head in there. When I enter the room they guys yell, "Sunshine!"
I am pulled into a hug and I expect it to be Uncle Josh or Cappie, but I'm not really that surprised to see its Beaver. Beaver says, "I've missed you Riley. Josh, Cappie and Spitter always hog you."
I laugh and say, "I promise that I will plan a Riley and Beaver day soon and we won't invite them to come."
Beaver looks really excited at the idea of that. He says, "Awesome! I can't wait!"
Cappie walks up and says, "Alright Beaver she promised you a fun day, now let my girlfriend go."
I roll my eyes, but laugh anyway. Beaver pulls away and I am pulled into Cappie's arms. I say, "Be nice to Beaver. He's right you guys do take up a lot of my time." Before he can answer we are interrupted by a knock on the door.
Uncle Josh goes to answer it and we hear, "I need a noise permit for the Vesuvius party." I hope that is something they have and if not I hope it is something they can get.
Uncle Josh says, "Are you yanking me? Since when does that rule get enforced." So they don't have one. I hope they can get one this guy sounds pretty serious about it.
Cappie and I walk over and see who appears to be a security officer. The officer says, "Since I was hired."
Cappie says, "Oh, ok, I get it. So, uh, Officer Huck, you look like you could use a little break. You want to come on in and we'll set you up with a nice cold beer?" I am sure this has worked on at least one security person before, but he does not strike me as the type that will like the offer Cappie is making.
Cappie goes on, "That's what officer Bob always did. Where is good old Bob, anyway?" If he was always in here drinking with them I have a guess on why he's not here now.
Officer Huck says, "Rehab." Yeah I saw that one coming. Poor guy.
Uncle Josh and Cappie say, "Oh."
Officer Huck says, "Your permit deadline was today 0900 hours. No permit, no party. Although, you could see if the events office will make an exception. All you gotta do is ask Gladys."
Uncle Josh closes the door on Officer Huck and says, "Gladys." Both Uncle Josh and Cappie are wearing grim looks, so I guess Gladys is not someone they want to talk to. All they KT's look over at Uncle Josh also wearing grim looks.
Uncle Josh says, "Pledge." And a pledge comes running over. Uncle Josh says, "Assemble my Cougar bag. Don't forget to put in the aftershave." Um what? This is one of those times when I don't know if I want an explanation or not.
The pledge looks around confused. Uncle Josh says, "I said bring me, my Cougar bag!" All the KT's were giving Uncle Josh sympathy looks. Uncle Josh says, "I'm going in." Do I ask or let it go? I don't know which to do.
The pledge went to help get Uncle Josh ready while the guys explained Gladys to me. Apparently she is a harsh and unforgiving woman; she's also a bit on the older side like in her 50s to 60s. They have found that if Uncle Josh goes and sweet talks her and flirts with her she will usually cooperate with them. It works for Cappie too apparently, but Uncle Josh decided to spare me the weirdness of watching my boyfriend flirt with an older woman.
While Uncle Josh was out doing that I got a text from Casey complaining about Rebecca taking Casey's place as Evan's plus one to the party celebrating his dad and how Casey is just so done with both of them. I know that's not true and even if she contemplates leaving Evan by the end of the night they will still be together. Hopefully, Evan will pull through for her. He owes her that much.
I also got a text from Rebecca bragging about taking Casey's spot from her. She said that maybe this will put Casey in her place and remind Evan who the better choice is. Which makes me feel for Rebecca, because I think on some level she actually likes Evan. And even though Casey and Evan are kind of awful together it's going to take a lot for them to give up on each other. Which is probably one of the few good qualities of their relationship.
I told Casey to go out with Ashleigh and do something fun and exciting. I hoped that would get her mind off Evan and Rebecca. I then told Rebecca to not rock the boat too much. This was already a pretty bad situation and that she shouldn't make it worse.
I hung out with the KT's for awhile and helped them decorate the house for the party. When we were done decorating, we started getting all the alcohol set out. While we were doing this I got a text from Rusty. His text said that he was committing a crime and he needed help. He texted me where to meet him and without any more details than that I kissed Cappie and hurried out the door they could get the alcohol set out without me.
I got to where I was supposed to meet Rusty in record time. As I walked into the building I was also texting Calvin because he was still dealing with boy drama. I am everyone's go to person today I guess. I text Rusty that I am here, and he tells me where in the building to meet him. I get to where he is quickly and say, "So what kind of crime are we committing?" I was a little surprised to see Jen K with him, but I ignored her and focused on Rusty.
Rusty says, "I'm going to steal the Remington Herzog Atmospheric Destabilizing Module to power the Vesuvius volcano. And I need you to help me do it. It's pretty illegal and homeland security might be pissed, but I need it to make the volcano work."
I say, "I'm in, but if we get caught I'm blaming you."
He nods and says, "That's fair."
We sneak back towards the device we are here to steal. When we get to it we see Dale there passed out in front of where we need to be still holding his protest sign. Well he is really committed to this device. I don't think he is going to like what Rusty wants to do with it though.
Rusty says, "Seriously?"
Dale says, "I won't let you take it, you beast!" This is going to be interesting. Dale looks up to us there and he looks so happy. He says, "Rusty, Riley you came!" We are not here for the reason he is hoping for. I can't wait to see how Rusty talks us out of this one.
Rusty says, "Uh, yeah. I had an idea to take this protest thing to the next level." I cannot believe he is going to use Dale's protest to steal this.
Dale says, "I'm listening." Poor Dale.
Rusty says, "It's not enough to just keep this module from being destroyed. Let's say we save it. They keep it locked up, untouched, never used, not even once." He's pretty good at this.
Dale says, "I have dreamt of caressing its shiny aluminum shell. I imagine it to be very, uh, very smooth." Um, what?
Rusty says, "And then after we touch it, maybe we could just, I don't know, take it somewhere. Somewhere safe. And then…"
He is interrupted by Jen saying, "We could turn it on." I nudge her, because us getting involved could derail this whole thing.
Dale gives her a look and says, "Rusty lead me not into temptation."
Rusty says, "I know, Dale, I know. But ask yourself this question: What's the bigger evil? Committing an act of civil disobedience or allowing the fifth most innovative atmospheric prototype of all time to die a lonely, undignified death?"
Dale hesitates for a second and then seems to ponder for a second more. Finally, he smiles and says, "I have the key." We open the door and see the box containing the device we are here to steal.
Rusty goes to grab it, but dale stops him. Dale says, "Stop that."
Rusty says, "What?"
Dale says, "Do you have any idea how delicate the module is? You can't just grab it like a slab of beef. Move." Dale pushes Rusty's hand away. He leans down to the module and says, "Hello, pretty girl." I need this to not be a thing. Why Dale? Why?
Dale goes on, "I hate the way they've got you all cooped up in this dirty crate." Rusty and Jen look just as uncomfortable as me.
Rusty says, "Dale, come on!"Dale gently picks it up and immediately a siren starts to go off.
I say, "Run!" And we all hurry out of the building.
They get in what I assume is Jen's car because she gets in the driver's seat. I get in the front and Dale and Rusty get in the back. We drive for a little bit and it doesn't seem like anyone is following us.
We pull to a stop and Dale says, "Rusty, I can't go to jail. I have serious food allergies."
Rusty says, "We're ok Dale. No one followed us."
I say, "Dale its ok. No we shouldn't have stolen this, but if they were going to destroy it anyway I don't think they will send us to jail over this."
Dale still looks around really paranoid. When he realizes where we are Dale says, "You said we were going somewhere safe. The Kappa Tau house is not safe! It's a filth palace! And I won't go in there and neither is the module!" Well this is going to be tricky.
I say, "Think about it this way Dale. This would be the absolute last place they would think to look for the module."
Rusty says, "What about Jesus?" Where is this going?
Dale says, "What about him?"
Rusty says, "Didn't Jesus walk amongst the sinners?" I did not expect that. Rusty goes on, "Think of all the people you'll have the opportunity to convert." Jen nods at him in agreement with Rusty.
Dale mumbles, "Jesus, take the wheel." Then he says out loud to us, "All right."
We all unbuckle our seat beats and exit the car. We all go into the house. The three of them head to work on the volcano and I head upstairs to get ready for the party. I have no clue how I could be of help with the volcano and they have my number if they need me.
When I get to Cappie's room I put on black eyeliner, black mascara, purple eye shadow, and pink lip gloss. I curl my hair quickly and add some shimmer powder to my face and chest. I then put on a purple halter Hawaiian flowery dress. I add some white wedges to my look and I am ready to go.
By the time I get down stairs the party is in full swing. It takes me a while, but I finally find Cappie in the crowd. When I walk up to him he is with Wade and Uncle Josh. He looks at both of them and says, "Does fuchsia make me look hippy?"
Wade takes a drink then says, "Kinda," with a shrug.
I say, "I think you look great Cap."
He turns to me and says, "Sunshine! You finally made it! It's not a party until you get here!" He leans and down to kiss me softly.
I smile and say, "Sorry babe, I was helping Rusty commit a crime."
He nods and says, "A very good reason to be late. You look amazing babe!"
I smile and say, "You look amazing too baby!"
Uncle Josh looks behind us and suddenly rushes off to something behind me. I turn to see where he was going and see him walking straight to Casey. I say, "I feel so bad for them. Casey stays with a jerk when clearly a part of her likes Uncle Josh. And Uncle Josh takes any chance he can get to flirt with or talk to her knowing nothing is going to come of it."
Cappie puts his arm around me and says, "They will figure it out one day baby."
I say, "I hope your right." I watch Casey fill her cup up and wobble a little as she walks away from where Uncle Josh just left her. I say, "I'm going to go check on Casey real quick. I'll be right back." Cappie nods to me and I head over to Casey.
I get to her at the same time Ashleigh does. Ashleigh says, "Calvin and Heath totally dissed me! I can't find them anywhere!" Oh my God! I wonder if Heath is the mystery guy? I hope he is! Heath is so nice and they would be so cute together!
Casey just gives her this sad look and continues to drink. I say, "Are you ok Casey?"
Ashleigh says, "Are you still moping over dumb head Evan? Just stop. Stop thinking about it. Stop thinking about Rebecca in her designer dress with her boobs busting out, throwing herself all over Evan as they dance or whatever. His parents start writing their wedding vows. Just stop." I nudge Ashleigh because that made everything worse. They are both too drunk.
Casey says, "I wasn't thinking about that!"
Ashleigh says, "Oh!"
Casey says, "And now I am. I can't get it out of my head!"
I say, "Casey you need to calm down. I don't think even Evan would make the same mistake twice."
Ashleigh says, "Ok, picture the audience in their underwear. Wait, that's for stage fright. This problem needs to be tackled head on." She starts leading Casey away.
Casey says, "Where are we going?"
Ashleigh says, "To make sure that skank doesn't put her nasty hooks into your boyfriend."
Casey says, "You are such a good friend." I should stop them and nothing good can come from this, but I think this needs to happen so Evan can see what he is doing to his girlfriend. So maybe he will start taking her into consideration, because there is no way that they won't get caught.
Cappie calls everyone's attention to the volcano. He says, "Gather around, party people, and hold onto your leis. Because, we're about to blow your minds." They should have done this before today so they could have tested the volcano. We don't even know if it is going to work.
Everyone cheers and Cappie says, "Courtesy of our little buddy, the volcanic mastermind, Spitter himself, Rusty Cartwright!" Everyone counts down and cheers, but nothing happens. And Rusty who already looks sad runs away. Cappie and everyone giving him looks like this is his fault.
I go to follow Rusty, but I see Jen follow him. I decide to let her take this one and storm over to my boyfriend. I say, "Seriously? We just talked about putting pressure on Rusty and you give him a look like that in front of everyone. Parties are not life and death it's ok if one is not as epic as another."
Cappie sighs and says, "I know you're right. I'll apologize to Rusty. I know I shouldn't take every part so seriously. It defeats the purpose of a party."
Before we can continue things start shaking and Beaver says, "Hey where's all the beer?" Everyone is shaking their empty cups.
The volcano starts going off and it starts raining and thundering. Cappie opens his mouth to catch water and then he says, "It's raining beer! Oh my God! It's raining beer!" Everyone starts cheering and catching the beer rain in their cups. I see Dale hurrying away to leave. Probably because he helped make it rain beer.
Cappie pulls me over to Rusty and says, "Spitter! You have just become a legend!" Cappie then starts a Spitter chant.
I give Rusty a hug and a kiss on the cheek. I say, "I am so proud of you Rusty and I knew you could do it! Leave a better manual then Egyptian Joe did." Rusty just laughs. Jen was giving Rusty a look so I led Cappie away to give them some privacy.
When we are a little ways away I look back and see Rusty and Jen kissing. I may not like her, but I am happy for Rusty. If he likes her I'll put up with her for his sake. He deserves to be happy.
The party goes on for a few more hours and it rains for at least two of those hours. It was amazing and so much fun. I talked to Rusty for a bit before he left. He told me about Jen putting his name on a crush basket to make him feel better. He told me the basket was actually for Beaver.
I have to admit it was very nice of her to do that, even though she didn't think it through all the way. He said he might like Jen and he wants to see where things could go. I told him he had my support and that I may not like her, but I will tolerate her for him. He told me thank you and we hugged before he left for the night to walk Jen to her car than head to his dorm.
Like usual I decide to leave the party before Cappie does. I go up to his room and take a shower because beer leaves you feeling sticky and gross. Once I'm down showering I change into my pajamas and put on a movie before climbing into Cappie's bed. Cappie comes into the room about an hour later. He walks to me and kisses me then heads into the bathroom probably to take his own shower.
When he comes back he lays next me on the bed and I lay my head on his chest. Cappie says, "I'm sorry I have been so hard on Rusty today, but I think it's good for him sometimes. The pressure makes him push himself and look at all the things that come from that. It rained beer tonight, without pressure that wouldn't have happened."
I nod and say, "Maybe not, but you can't make everything life and death Cappie. You say college is supposed to be fun, so let it be fun."
He nods and says, "You're right sunshine. I'm so glad I have you to balance me out. I would be lost without you Riley." Cappie and I bring out the best in each other and he makes me so happy every day.
I smile and say, "I'd be list without you too Cappie." We kiss sweetly and I lay my head back on his chest. We quietly watch the movie until we both drift off to sleep. My last thought is I don't know what I would do without this man.
