Ok so last night at about 11:30 I tried to post this and two more parts to it. Usually I check it after its uploaded to make sure its ok, but of course the one time I don't, something is wrong with the Doc Manager (thanks Fluffy!) So here is the hopefully normal story that I wrote. I don't even know what this is, I found it on my iPod from a few weeks ago. It takes place after Fable, maybe a couple weeks.
Thank you all for the follows, favorites and reviews on my other stories, I will update them soon, most likely before school starts next week.
Who's ready for Reign? I know I've been ready for about 364 days, because today is Fable's one year anniversary! Ok, ok, I'm stalling the story. I'm just really nervous about it because I have no idea what is going to happen after what I already wrote. I don't really have a name for it, but here it is!
Brody sat in the cafeteria, talking to his water polo team. Nick sat next to him, swiping fries when he thought Brody wasn't looking.
Nick's hand crept towards the tray. Brody watched him out of the corner of his eye. When he was about to grab a fry, Brody spun and grabbed his hand, pinning it to the table. "Gotcha!"
Nick swung his other arm out and grabbed a fry, throwing it into his mouth. "Aha!" Crumbs flew out of his mouth.
"Ahem," the boys looked up, still holding each other awkwardly. Nan Taylor stood at the head of the table. She wore a cute floral skirt with a black blouse and her hair braided over her shoulder. At least seven bracelets matching the flowered skirt were on each wrist.
"Yes?" Nick asked innocently.
Brody let go of Nick and studied Nan. He felt like something was trying to push its way to the front of his mind about her. Oh well. For the past year and a half he always had this feeling. Especially when Mina Grime was around. Speaking of her... where was she? Her and Nan were always together.
"Where's Mina?" He blurted out, interrupting Nan.
She gave him a pointed look. "Mina stayed home again."
Nick looked worried. "Is she okay?"
Nan sat down across from him. "Well actually that's the thing. She won't open up to me. For the past two weeks she's been depressed and distracted and stuff and I don't like it." Her demeanor changed. "So I had the most fantabulishous idea ever!" She wriggled in excitement.
Nick and Brody looked at each other, even though technically it wasn't Brody's business. "And that is...?" Nick asked.
"A party!" Nan squealed in excitement. "Lets throw her a little party and make her happy."
"Alright, sure." Nick said.
"That's a nice idea," Brody said. Nan and Nick looked at him. "What?" He asked.
Nan looked surprised. "You wanna come?"
He shrugged. "Why not?"
She shrugged uncomfortably. "Well, I know Nick is her friend, but I didn't think you would come."
"No I'll come," he insisted.
Nan had a sudden idea. "Hey, you know what? That is a good idea actually. You might take her mind off her troubles even though-" Nan stopped talking abruptly.
"Even though what?" Brody asked.
Nick snickered. "Even though Mina is completely over you."
Something kicked Brody's leg. "Ouch!"
Nan winced. "Oh sorry Brody. I meant that for Nick." She frowned at him.
"Wait, what do you mean 'over me'?" Brody asked. He saw Nick wince and knew Nan had kicked him.
"Dude, Mina used to like you and now she doesn't!" Nick rushed the nearly unintelligible words out and pulled his feet onto his chair before Nan could kick him again.
"Mina liked me?" Brody asked uncertainly.
Nan rolled her eyes. "Duh. But please don't do anything to her, okay? I don't want her to be uncomfortable. The more the merrier at the party, but keep it on the DL. We don't need anyone else coming who will spoil the night." Her eyes flickered to Savannah White, sitting a table away.
"Okay," the boys said.
"I'll text you the details but keep tomorrow night open," she went to stand up.
Nick was so glad Mina had been helping him along with the Godmothers in giving him human lessons. He finally understood how to use a cell phone and it had only been two weeks. Computers were another thing, but television was the best along with water polo, of course.
Nan sat back down. "How did you know Mina was over him?" She nodded at Brody. "She didn't even actually tell me herself, she just stopped doing stuff."
Brody sat in silence, listening to them. Mina had liked him? They barely spoke, though somehow since the beginning of the year they had grown a little closer. But where did that leave him? Did he like her? This was so confusing...
Nick stole another fry. "Easy," he leaned back in his chair casually. "She likes someone else."
"OMG! Who?" Nan leaned forward eagerly, as did Brody.
"Um," Nick shifted uncomfortably now. Did they remember Jared? He swore he heard some rumors about the now missing boy so they must have. But how would he explain how he knew this to them? 'Well you see, when my magical Fae side was dying I saw them making out and almost confess their undying love to each other before he was killed but not really killed.' Yeah that wouldn't work.
"It's that guy... Jared?" He glanced up, waiting for a show of recognition and secretly hoping for none.
Brody lifted his eyebrows unbelievably but Nan was ecstatic. "Ooooh! I should've known when she called his name when she was found in the woods last year!" Apparently the Story had only erased parts of that tale.
"Jared? That jerk? Why?" Brody was bewildered. He hated Jared, though for no particular reason. Nobody even knew where he had gone. He just disappeared one day and then Mina started changing... It made sense. She really did like him.
Nan's face fell. "Oh! That's why she's been so depressed! She misses him! Oh the poor girl! She is my best friend and I didn't even know! How could I not have known? How did Nick know before me? I'm losing my touch! Omg I wonder where Jared is!"
The boys listened to her ramble about her 'inattentiveness' and how she was a 'horrible person' for not noticing. Nick tried to comfort her and Brody even tried but she brushed them off politely. The lunch hour ended and they finished school, Nan already starting to form party plans in her head.