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Title: The Grad Party Started Everything
Author: 2whak4wrds/Me
Rating: T
Summary: Ellie:'I'm cut off by his lips crashing into mine. Is this a dream?' Emma:"Peter, I just think we should take…a break." Features: Craig, Ellie, Emma, Ash, Jimmy...and let's say this won't stay a Pemma for long. Emma belongs w.someone not in the list above.
A/N: Hey guys, so sorry for the uber long wait, I hope that the chapters in the future won't take this long to get out. It only was because I had written this chapter a long time ago, before I even posted the first chapter, and then I had to find it... anyways, please enjoy! Oh, and I don't think I'll be putting who's POV it is, unless it confuses you guys, but for the most part, each section of a chapter will be Emma and Ellie rotating, plus I'll try and make it easy to figure out. Here ya go:
"I love you, Em." Sean said, looking into my eyes.
I smiled back at him, looking into his dreamy blue-green eyes that always make me melt, "I love you, too."
We leaned in to kiss passionately, and I smiled into his lips, "I'm glad you're back ...I really missed this."
"I missed it too..." He replied. He opened his mouth to say something else, but a loud beeping came out.
I rolled over in my bed, slapping the black 'snooze' button on my alarm clock, before stuffing my head underneath my pillow.
"Good dream?" Manny asks, stepping out of the washroom while brushing her teeth.
"...No." I fib, "Why do you ask?"
"Because, Em. You look sort of..." She pauses trying to find the right word, "...pissed off. And the only two reasons someone wakes up pissed off is 1, they don't want to go to school/work, or 2, they had a good dream/they wish it'd actually just happened, and... the last day of school was yesterday, and you don't have a summer job." She explains.
"Whatever," I reply getting out of my bed and heading over to my dresser, slipping on a pair of jeans and a fitted t-shirt, while Manny goes back into the washroom to rinse her mouth.
Manny comes out of the washroom, but stops once she sees my face.
"What?" I ask curiously, running a brush through my golden hair.
"I know that look..." She replies, her eyes lighting up, "That dream was about Sean wasn't it?"
I start to defend myself, "Manny I --" but she cuts me off with hand clapping and jumping up and down.
"Em, I'm so excited! Why don't you call him up and invite him to stay here for the summer?" She suggests.
"I don't have to..." I reply, not making any eye contact, "He's already in town."
Manny's eyes light up even more, but before she can speak, I do, "Oh, that's the time? Wow, I have to get dressed and meet JT. We're shopping for a present for Liberty's birthday." I remember, grabbing my wallet and cell-phone from my dresser, and heading for the stairs.
"Wait!" Manny exclaims, "Lemme come with. I saw the most perfect sweater yesterday, and it was so... Liberty."
I sigh, "Fine, c'mon, but let's go." And we start up the stairs.
"Now... back to the 'Sean' topic..." Manny starts in a conniving manner.
"I don't want to talk about it now, maybe later," No chance in hell, "But not right now."
She sighs, "Fine."
-000-
I wake up to Marco blowing a whistle to the left of me.
"Rise and Shine!" He calls once I've opened my eyes.
"What? Wha - Why? It's only..." I pause, looking over at the clock to my right, "8 am!" I exclaim tiredly.
"I don't care. We have to cleab up the house, and then we're meeting everyone at The Dot at noon."
"Uh, why?" I ask confused, pulling the covers of the bed in Marco's guest room over my head.
"Because we have to discuss the big trip." He replies non-chalantly on his way out of the room.
"Oh," And then the events of last night sink in, "Oh! Ah! Marco, I kissed Craig last night." I tell him, lighting up.
"What?!" He exclaims excitedly before running back in and sitting across from me on the bed, "Ohmygosh, Ellie! Why didn't you tell me?! Nevermind, tell me everything now!"
I smile as I retell everything that happened between Craig and I last night, to my best friend. I honestly thought that was all a dream...
-000-
"Oh hello, girls," JT's grandmother greets as she opens the door, "Come in, I'l go call JT."
We do as she says, and she goes down the hall.
I turn to Manny and whisper, "I'm serious, Manny. No telling anyone about that topic."
"Which topic?" she asks deviously, "Oh! The Sean-Is-Back-For-The-Summer topic..."
"I'm serious, no bringing it up." I repeat.
"Okay, okay." She agrees, and JT comes out, "Hey guys. Where are we headed?" He asks.
"The Mall." I reply, as we walk.
"Hey, JT, Sean's in town. Don't you think we should throw a party and invite him?" Manny asks Sean.
Before JT can reply, I jump in, "Manny, I told you. No. Mentioning. It. ...to anyone!" I emphasize.
She rolls her eyes, "Em. It's just JT."
"Why thank you, Manny." JT replies sarcastically.
"Ugh, you know what I mean. We've known JT forever, so that's why I told him." She explains.
"Whatever," I reply coldly, folding my arms over my chest.
"Don't sulk, Em. It's not a big deal." She replies, "Anyways, JT? You think the party is a good idea?"
He shrugs, "Why not just invite him to Lib's party tonight?"
Manny lights up, "JT, you are brilliant."
He shrugs before adding in mock-arrogance, "I know,"
"No." I mutter, "No way. No." I reply simply.
"Hell yes." Manny mutters barely-audible as we enter the mall.
-000-
"You and Manning...blah." Alex replies, walking with Marco and I to The Dot.
"What do you mean 'blah'?" Marco questions, "They're so cute. Did you miss the obvious chemistry between them last year? I almost smacked him when he got with Manny."
I laugh, "Why don't we talk about something else?"
"No, I'm not finished," Alex replies, "Craig is just..." She shivers for emphasis, "Ew. He's all about the chase. Just you wait and see..." She replies, kicking a pebble on the sidewalk.
"Well what about you and Jay?" I question with raised eyebrows.
"What about me and Jay? We're not together." She replies.
"Yet," Marco finishes, "You will be soon. What is it you guys are calling yourselves now?" Marco turns to me.
" 'Just Friends' "? I reply with air-quotations, "Won't last long. It's impossible for Jay to stay friends with a girl without benefits for very long."
Alex replies with an eyeroll, "Have I mentioned that I hate you both and your stupid theories?"
"We love you too, Alex." Marco and I reply in rough unison with a laugh, as we enter The Dot, before splitting up to find seats at the already crowded booth near the front door filled with all of our friends.
I sit across from Craig, "Hey,"
"Hey," He greets back, pecking me on the cheek.
"So..." I start, "Any word on the date?" I ask.
"Uh, one thing..." He starts, "Pick you up at 8 tonight?"
I smile, "Surprise." He cuts me off.
"I kinda got myself into that one..." I observe outloud.
"Sure did, Nash."
"I --"
Paige cuts me off, "Attention People!" She calls.
I roll my eyes, and turn my attention to the now-standing blonde.
"Okay, so any ideas for the big trip-thing?" She questions, and no one replies, except Darcy who raises a hand.
"Um, we could spend a weekend at my Church Camp. There's a lake, and --"
Paige cuts her off, ignoring her suggestion completely, out of spite, "My family has a lakehous about an hour 1/2 away. It's gorgeous," She explains, "Whot do you guys think? Okay, cool. How 'bout we leave tomorrow night; pack for a week; I'll give you guys directions then. Cool?"
Everyone responds in a mixture of 'Sure, Yeah, Whatever,' etc.
"Okay so... see you guys tomorrow. Oh, we'll meet in The Dot's parking lot." Paige finishes, and we all stand up to leave.
"See you at 8," Craig says before exiting the place.
And I head out with Marco and Alex.
-000-
"Mom, we're home!" I call out as Manny and I enter the house.
"In the kitchen." She calls back.
We head to the kitchen to find my mom stirring some fresh lemonade inside a pitcher, "Hey girls, want some lemonade?"
"No thanks, it's really hot outside, I think I'm gonna take a shower," Manny replies, heading downstairs.
"Em?" My mom asks, turning towards me.
"No thanks, we have to wrap these gifts before Liberty's party," I reply, I head down stairs, only to see Manny scrambling through my top drawer.
"Manny, what are you doing?" I ask.
She looks up with a guilty expression on her face, "Um...organizing your drawers...?" I raise my eyebrows in a sceptical manner, "Okay...looking for your cell phone?"
"Why?"
She groans, "Because I need Sean's number if I'm gonna invite him to Liberty's party."
"What? Manny, you can't just do that..."
"Em, he has to come. So either I call him, or you do." She explains.
"My phone is under my pillow, pass it to me..." I mumble.
Manny's eyes light up, and she throws the phone over.
I scroll down the list of contacts, and stop at Sean's, hitting 'talk'.
Ring.
Why was I making such deal about this any way? So what, me and Sean have a past. It's just one friend inviting another to a party
Ring.
I'll just be like, 'Hey, I got your message, wanna come to Liberty's party tonight?" No big deal...
"Hello?" He answers.
"Hey...it's me, Em. Anyways I got your message, and I was wondering if you wanted to maybe come to Liberty's party tonight. Everyone's gonna be there, and it'll be fun."
"Yeah, sure."
"Cool ...so Liberty's house at 9." I tell him.
"Yeah, see ya."
"Bye." and I hang up.
"Well that was brief." Manny comments, "But still I could see the potential of flames being rekindled in the near future."
I roll my eyes, "No Manny, it was brief because it was just ...two old friends talking."
"Sure...whatever you say, Em." She replies, heading into the washroom.
A/N: So yeah, there's chapter 2, I'm not particularly pleased with this chapter...for some odd reason I thought that Craig and Ellie seemed a bit OOC, and I apoligize if you found it the same way. Also, I am SO sry for the long wait once again, and I hope you guys are still interested. Another thing tho...I don't think JT's death will be included, just incase that's what you were thinking with the whole 'Lib's party' thing. I mean it could change, but I highly doubt it because I love JT's character. So yeah...if you don't mind, please Comment Away, Read&Review!