Ok Guys bear with me. This chapter changes point of view half way through from Emma to Natalie.
Chapter 14
Emma's POV
It was nearing Midnight and the party was in full swing, showing no signs of stopping any time soon. Emma was standing at the top of the stairs looking down at the crowed below her. She spied Natalie and Nate talking in the corner and rolled her eyes when Nate tucked a lock of hair behind Natalie's ear making her blush the tinniest bit. Not that Nate noticed. He was just being who he was and as many times as Emma explained how he couldn't lead every girl he came in contact with on, he couldn't help but be a notorious flirt.
She looked away and continued scanning the crowed pausing again when she saw Ryan and some blond girl. The blond was talking animatedly and kept throwing her head back and laughing at everything he said. Emma smirked to herself. It amazed her at how different her brothers truly were. Where's Nate couldn't help but flirt with anything that had boobs. On the other hand Ryan was totally oblivious and usually never picked up on the hints that a girl liked him until she told him or kissed him, and every time he was just as shocked that he never knew.
She saw the Ryan wasn't paying attention to the blond bimbo when she stopped talking obviously waiting for him to say something, but his attention was clearly elsewhere. Once the blond realized that he wasn't paying attention to her she snapped her fingers in front of his face drawing his attention back to her she then promptly told him off, using many profane gestures, the whole time his face was in a form of shock.
Emma shook her head and then the girl flung her drink in his face and that's when Emma got angry. Its not like he was dating the bitch so what in the world could he have done to deserve a drink in the face. Giving up her spot at the top of the stairs she knew she would have to look for Ben latter right now her brother needed her. Blondie was still screaming at Ryan when she had pushed her way through the growing crowed.
" Hey Blondie " Emma yelled when she was with in earshot. The girl whipped around and now that Emma was up close Blondie wasn't all the attractive. She had caked on so much makeup that her skin was orange. She had no idea who she was and her mask looked ridicules. Emma also toward over her with her heals.
Blondie turned around looking like she was appalled that someone would be addressing her in such a way.
"What do you want bitch, can't you see I'm busy" At the word bitch Ryan who had been sitting quietly the whole time Blondie was yelling at him was instantly in the fight now. No one called his sister a bitch, but Emma beat him to it as she fully emerged from the crowed so Blondie could see that she just called one of the most popular girls in school a bitch to her face and she just insulted one of the most popular boys sister, right in fount of him. Two big no no's in girl world.
Instantly she was like a fish out of water her mouth was opening and closing with no sound coming out.
" If I ever see you talking to ether of my brothers again, I will personally make sure you can never set foot at school again." Emma hissed getting her point across. Blondie finally managed to close her mouth and took off disappearing into the crowed, who pushed and heckled her.
Once the crowed had died down Emma looked at Ryan. Who like when Blondie was talking to him was looking off at someone or something on the other side of the room. Emma turned around and followed his gaze. It didn't take long before she found out whom he was staring at: Natalie. Emma should have known.
She grabbed Ryan's hand and began pulling him throw the crowed.
" What are you doing?" Ryan yelled trying to be heard over the music.
" We need to talk!" Emma yelled back. She drug him out of the main room the party was in and upstairs. Emma led the way into Natalie's room and closed the door blocking out the noise of the party below. Ryan sat down on Natalie's bed waiting for her to tell him what was going on. After a few seconds of having her back towards him she turned around inhaling deeply.
" I know you like her" Emma said keeping her tone light. She saw Ryan visibly stiffen but his face was one of he look of confusion. He appeared as though he didn't really know what she was talking about. But she knew he didn't want to let on that he knew exactly what she was talking about just incase she didn't really know. But was fishing for info. She knew him to well.
"Ry I know you like Natalie I have known for awhile." Emma said as she came over and sat down on the bed next to him. He just stared strait ahead fiddling with his hands.
Finally he spoke. " How long have you known, and how did you find out? Am I that obvious?" He asked
" Well I've known for a while, at lest since the spring fling dance last May." Ryan's eyes grew big " I found out through my own observations just watching you interact with her. I know you won like me saying this but you look at Nat the same way Dad looks at Mom. And no you're not obvious. Its things that are really subtle, like how she's always the last one you look at when we leave also you just seem to smile more when she's around." Emma was grinning at her brother when she finished.
Ryan was staring at her now his face blank and then he cracked a grin.
" How in the world are you so observant?" He asked pushing her on the shoulder somewhat throwing her off balance and knocking her over onto the bed.
" Um I grew up with you, 'what something's happening around me' boy and his partner in crime 'what just happened'. Out of the three of us someone had to pay attention to the details in order to keep you two in the loop. And I'm not super observant I just know how to read you and Nate better then you think I do" Emma said sitting back up and pushing Ryan back.
" How come we don't hang out as much as we used to Ry Ry?" She asked.
" I don't know, were getting older branching out form one another making friends with other people."
" Oh, right like that blond ho who threw her drink in your face. Who is she and what did you do to piss her off?"
" Oh that's Melissa she's in my home ec. class I never really talk to her all that much. Um I'm not totally sure what I did I think it had something to do with not paying attention to what she was saying cuz I was staring at Natalie. I mean have you seen her tonight she looks incredible, her legs just go on forever and"
Emma cut him off waving her hands
" Look Ry, I know you like her and all but I really don't need to know the details on what makes you tick for her, I mean she's my best friend"
Ryan smirked at her
" Now you know how Nate and I feel like every time we see you and Ben going all PDA in front of us."
"Point taken" Emma said laughing and standing up.
"I'm glad we able to have this heart to heart, but I do believe that there's a party down stairs and I have to go find my boy friend"
" You don't know where Ben is?" Ryan asked as he too stood up and they made their way over to the door
" No I haven't seen him since like right after we were doing those shots in the kitchen right before everyone showed up" Emma said omitting the half hour minute make out session they had in his room once there was enough people that no one would notice they were missing.
" Oh I saw him about an hour ago he was doing shots with some of the guys from the soccer team."
Emma paused and rolled her eyes Ben didn't drink all that often but when he did he drank until he passed out. As they made their way down the stairs Emma reached up to put her mask back on, but it wasn't there. She must have taken it off when… she was in Ben's room and never put it back on.
" Oh I must have left my mask up stairs I need to go get it" Emma said turning around to head up to Bens room.
" Ill come with you" Ryan said. Emma was about to say that she could get it herself and he could just go back to the party but decided not to.
" Ok it should just take a moment." She said as she continued up the stairs to Ben's room.
Natalie's POV
" Nate your so funny" Ashley 'I constantly have my boobs on display' R. said fawning over Nate.
" I know, isn't he." Ashley ' What your supposed to wear underwear when you wear a dress' M. said instantly agreeing with Ashley R.
Natalie rolled her eyes she couldn't stand them. They followed Nate around like little puppies constantly hanging on his every word. Nat couldn't believe he flirted with them, how could he want them when he could have some one as sophisticated as herself. Although right then she felt extremely stupid. Nate had just shared a story from their childhood and it wasn't one she liked having brought up. She couldn't believe he would tell about the time she ran down the street naked because she didn't want to wear a dress and wanted to wear a suit like Ben. She was three everyone does stupid things when they were three. And the way the Ashley's were looking at her made her skin curl. They now had an embarrassing story on her she wasn't as perfect as she liked to make herself out to be. But she just had to sit there and take it smiling the whole time pretending like it was one of the funniest things in the world. When really she just wanted to throw something. If it wasn't Nate who told the story they would have been dead, even Ben. But he just didn't know what he was doing and she had forgiven him for his mistake she would just have to talk to him about it later. But right then she just needed to get away from the mocking stairs of the bobsey twins.
" I'm going to get something to drink does anyone want something?" She asked sweetly.
" Ohh I'll have a Rum and diet Coke" one of the Ashley's said all chipper.
" Ok anyone else?" she said waiting for Nate to say something, but he wasn't paying attention he was looking over at some fight that was occurring by the TV.
She thought she saw Ryan and Emma over there a few minutes ago but then they had gone up stairs. As she walked away she completely forgot what Ashley had wanted she didn't plan on going back over there until the girls were gone. So she fixed herself a drink and chatted with some people.
A couple of minutes had passed before she decided to go and see if the coast was clear and she could return. Just her luck he was alone, for the first time in forever he was alone at a party. She smiled to herself and began to walk over. But then she saw Sam, she was bawling her eyes out and Natalie knew instantly that Chris was some how involved she had seen him wandering around and should have thrown him out when she had the chance. Sam's mascara was running down her face, her wig was cock eyed and she had taken off her mask, but she still looked beautiful. Natalie quickly set her drink down and was beginning to push her way through the crowed when she realized someone beat her too it.
Nate was standing there with Sam wrapped in his arms. He had taken off the wig and was softly stroking her hair as she sobbed into his shoulder; his chin was resting on the top of her head. Natalie stopped in her tracks never taking her eyes off them. After what felt like hours they broke apart although not far enough in Natalie's opinion. Nate smiled down at Sam and wiped away a stray tear and offered her his hand gesturing for her to follow him. Sam looked down and took his hand. He pulled her along behind him and out of the room.
Natalie felt like she had just been punched in the stomach. Time slowed down as she made her way over to the coach and sat down. Nate didn't like her. All that flirting wasn't flirting flirting. It was Nate just being Nate, not Nate flirting because he was showing and interest in her. He clearly liked Sam, Natalie had never seen him look at any girl like that. Natalie had never felt so stupid in her life. She thought he liked her. She felt like such a fool.
Of course it would be Sam that he fell for though. Pretty, athletic, trash talking, queen Sam. If only Nate knew what she was really like and how she looked in the morning. Natalie smirked to herself at this, Sam was known for bad morning breath. Besides he was Nate Fisher total player Sam would have to be a total ho for Nate to notice her. But then Natalie's smile faltered Sam was one of her best friends and Natalie knew her better then almost anyone and Sam was a good girl she shouldn't be having these horrible jealous bitchy thoughts about her. She should be happy for her, besides no one knew about her crush on Nate. But that didn't make it hurt any less that the feelings for him wouldn't be reciprocated. Natalie decided that after everyone left she was going to go curl up in her room with a big tub of ice cream and eat her sorrows away, but for now she had to put on a strait face and suck it up.
Natalie was just about to get up and go find some one to dance with when she heard a shout from the hallway.
" MOVE MOVE GET OUT OF MY WAY!" Natalie knew that voice: Emma. In a heartbeat she was up off the couch and pushing her way out the door. For the second time that night she saw one of her friends crying. Natalie cut across the hall and ran outside following Emma.
"EMMA! WHAT HAPPENED" Natalie yelled kicking her shoes to run faster to keep up with an already shoeless Emma. Emma made it all the way inside her car before Natalie caught up to her.
"Emma, what the hell happened?" Natalie asked again breathing heavily. Emma was crying so hard she was hiccupping. "Em calm down and tell me, just breathe and tell me what happened"
" He" hiccup " He, was kissing Ho bag" and then she was crying harder.
" Who was kissing Ho bag? Who's ho bag?" Natalie asked the alcohol in her system was making it harder for her to think.
" Ben was kissing" hiccup " Libby, look Nat I" hiccup " have to go, I'll call you tomorrow" Emma said still trying to breathe.
Natalie was stunned and backed away from the car allowing Emma to leave. Ben cheated on Emma. He kissed bitty bitchy Libby. She couldn't believe it there was no way that he would do that. Why would he pick the blond bimbo over Emma? He was so much happier with Emma.
She quickly rushed back inside since Emma came from up stairs that's where she went first. As she was climbing the steps she saw Ryan coming down. His hand was wrapped in ice.
"Where's Emma?" he asked his voice serious. His bandana mask was gone and his blond hair was on end from how many times he had run his hands threw it.
" Um she just left" Natalie said, " What happened to your hand?"
"Oh, well I kind of… punched your brother in the face"
"WHAT?" Natalie said
"Well Emma and I went to go get her mask she left in his room, don't ask me how it got in there I don't want to know" Ryan smirked at her and Natalie rolled her eyes. Even if he was smart Ryan was still a typical boy. " Anyway when we walked in he was lying on his bed kissing Libby. I don't know what happened next Emma was crying, I don't know where Libby went and Ben just looked… confused I guess, but once Emma started getting really upset instinct just took over so I ended up punching your brother, he's going to have a black eye. Sorry about that."
" Oh Ryan, its not your fault. In fact I'm going to go punch him to and then ask him what his problem is" Natalie went to continue going up the steps but Ryan caught her wrist, pulling her back.
"Well it would be kind of pointless now he's past out in bed, he was pretty drunk"
"Oh, well in that case you want to help me shut down the party?" Natalie asked
"Sure, I'll help" Ryan said smiling, but then his smile faded " But Emma took the car I have no way to get home"
" No problem you can stay here or I can give you a ride. I'm sure Nate can get one from someone else" Natalie said. Although she did feel a sting when she pictured Sam driving Nate home.
" Are you sure?"
" Yeah its no problem you would do the same for me" Natalie said as they walked down the steps to go turn the music off.
As they walked down the steps the words from her toast echoed in her head. She wanted them all to have one of the best nights of their lives. Instead Emma and Ben were most likely going to be breaking up, She found out that Nate didn't like her, and Ryan punched her brother. None of which she could have predicted when the night started off. If she could do it all again she would start the night over again and none of this would have happened.
After driving Ryan home, it actually surprised her how funny he was, she had forgotten about his wicked since of humor over the years. Instead she just started seeing him as a shy hot nerd everyone else saw. Wait she froze did she just think of Ryan as hot? Shaking her head she went up stairs to check on her dumb ass of a brother.
She walked into his room and over to his bedside. Sure enough his right eye was black and blue, Ryan had given him a nice shiner. She sighed pulled the covers up around him and walked back out turning off the light. She sure hopped he had a good explanation for the mess he landed himself in.
Ok guys i got this chapter up super fast! and I'm super proud of myself for doing it. I really hope you like it. I'm sorry if you hate it. but things will get better i promise. Let me know what you think! reviews make my day good or bad all feed back helps!