Chapter Five:

"So explain what happened again?" Suki asked.

I turned to look at her, "Ok so we were all joking about the dishes, and he splashed me and I tried to spray him, but he ducked. You know, his power. And then he grabbed me up and was holding me, I sprayed him and we were laughing. Then we just both stopped and he kissed me! Again! And then I was looking at him, and all the sudden I got the emotion coming off him, and you know what it was?"
"Love?"
"YES! Love! Ian loves me! And I was like are you going to tell me? And he was like tell you? And I was like yeah. And he said, Ceej I love you. And I was love you too! Then we kissed." I said pulling at my hair.

Suki laughed, "Aw, CJ, it's true love."
I plopped down on my bed, "I don't know if that is what you would call it."
"Aw! CJ I'm so happy for you."
"Suki!"
"CJ! You have had a crush on him since like forever."

"Not forever."
"Ok since the first day you saw him!"
I rolled my eyes, "What about you and Gabe?"
Suki blushed.

"Suki Forrest? That's pretty."
Suki rolled her eyes, "CJ! STOP THAT!"
I laughed, "Okay, okay, I think we should both get to sleep now."
Suki nodded.

"Mrs. Forrest." I whispered.

"Oh Ceej I love you." Suki mocked Ian's voice.

"Shut up!" I said burring my face in my pillow.

"Night Ceej." Suki said still in Ian's voice.

I pulled the cover over my head, "Night Suki."
"Night CJ." Suki said, now back in her voice.

LIDILIDI

I rolled over and looked at the clock, 11:35 PM.
"Suki?" I asked.

Suki snored in reply.

I sat up, "Guess I'll get a glass of water." I crept out of bed and silently down the hall. I tiptoed down the stairs, and into the living room.

I was just about to open the kitchen down when I heard a voice, "You can't sleep either?"
I spun around, Ian-who a second ago had been asleep, or so I thought-was sitting up.

"Your awake?"
"Yeah, but I thought you were mom."
I laughed and went to sit beside him, "No, I'm not."
"Is Suki asleep?"
"Yeah."

"Ah I guess that's why you came down here, to kill me in my sleep."
"Ian! I came to get a glass of water."
"Uh huh, sure."

I put my head on his shoulder, "Ian, I'm scared.

He wrapped his arm around me, "I know Ceej, I'm scared too."
"I don't want Tower Prep to come after us."
"Ceej, I love you, I won't let them hurt you."
"I know Ian."
"I'm glad."

LIDILIDI

I guess I must of fallen asleep, because the next thing I knew Suki was shaking me awake.

"CJ?" I opened my eyes.

"Suki? What time is it?"
"Six?"
I rubbed my eyes and sat up.

"Why were you asleep on Ian?"
"Because I can to talk to him last night."
"Ah."

Ian let out a groan and sat up, "What time is it."
"Six."
"Uh! To Early."

I nodded, "I agree with Ian, to early!" I said standing up.

"Where is Gabe?"
"Uh, shower." Suki said.

"So why are we getting up so early?" Ian asked.

"Because, your mom wants us up."
Ian rolled his eyes, "Well I'm going to go get dressed."

"Okay." Suki and I muttered.
"Okay so what were you REALLY doing laying on Ian?" Suki said throwing herself down beside me.

"Suki," I said standing up, "we were talking, and I guess both of us fell asleep."

Suki smiled, "Sure."
"Shut up Mrs. Forrest."

"Who's Mrs. Forrest?" Gabe asked coming around the corner rubbing his chin and yawning.

Suki gave me an evil glare, "No one Gabe." She said standing up and marching into the kitchen.

"What's her problem?"

"Me," I said heading for the stairs, "Oh and Gabe, if you have any brains in that head you might want to ask Suki out." Then I darted away upstairs and almost crashed into Ian who was staring down the hall.

"Whoa, Ceej," he said balancing me by grabbing on to my arms, "where you going so fast?"

I looked up, "Uh to get dressed."
Ian laughed, "That quick?"
"Yep."
"What did you really do?"
"Told Gabe he should ask out Suki?"
Ian smiled, "Way to go CJ!" He said hugging me.

I rolled my eyes. "Okay, okay."

Ian stepped sideways, "Go on, then I'm taking you out."
I looked at him, turning my head to the side.

"For a date? Jeez Ceej."
I smiled, "Then I'll wear something nice."
"You look nice in anything." He said kissing me softly on the cheek.

And I darted down the hall and threw open my room and ran in.