Disclaimer: I don't own Degrassi
A/N: I've gotten 1 comment on this story, and I thought it was the best of the stories I've written. If it sucks, would someone please tell me? I had my friends read it, and they said it was good, but now I'm kind of doubting it..
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be,
and I don't want to go home right now.
-Iris, Goo Goo Dolls
The two had awaken to the sound of pounding on the door and Manny's screaming voice. They quickly put their clothes back on, forgotten scattered on the floor until that moment.
"Emma! Peter! I need to get something! Unlock the door now!" Manny called, clearly agitated.
"One second, Manny!" Emma hurriedly called as she ran up the stairs to unlock the door. As soon as she opened the door and Manny had a peek at the room, she burst out laughing. Expressions of anxiety came across the faces of both Peter and Emma and, upon seeing these, Manny told them the truth.
"Do you want to know the truth?" Manny asked plainly. She was responded by a unanimous nodding of heads by both Emma and Peter. "You can tell you two just had sex and woke up." Manny said, almost unfazed, as she proceeded to retrieve her purse. "Oh, Emma, by the way, I think Spike knows your missing from the party. She asked me where you were 5 minutes ago or something, but I told her you were on a walk with Peter and you said you would be home soon."
Emma sighed with relief that she hadn't been caught and started to walk over to her vanity to freshen up her appearance quickly as Peter did the same. Within minutes, the couple were sneaking out of the window in Emma's room, attempting to make Manny's claim seem realistic. When they walked back to the party, Emma was greeted by a kind, caring, friendly, and familiar voice.
"Emma!" Craig called, "Congratulations!" Emma smiled genuinely at her old friend and gave Craig a warm and friendly embrace.
"Thanks, Craig! How's Vancouver treating you?"
"It's amazing, but I'm so glad to be home and see everyone, I sort of missed Degrassi." Craig admitted, as he pulled Emma away from Peter for a minute
"Hey Emma, what did I miss when I was gone? You and Peter...are going out?" Emma laughed at Craig's comment, clearly remembering Peter as the kid who filmed the video of his drunk girlfriend flashing a camera.
"Yes Craig, I'm going out with Peter. But he's changed, it's alright." Emma reassured Craig, as she walked back over to Peter. With that, Emma and Peter walked away to greet other guests who had arrived to the party during their absence and, much to Emma's dismay, Sean was still at the party, now accompanied by an old friend of his Emma had hoped to never see again.
"Get out of here, Jay." Peter warned, furious to see the boy who had used Emma the previous year.
"What are you going to do about it?" Jay responded, not afraid of Peter, but rolling up the sleeves of his waterproof jacket and preparing to fight the boy. Seeing how upset Peter was getting, and knowing what Jay was capable of, Emma pleaded with Peter to stop.
"Peter, he's not worth it." She begged, trying to drag him away but failing.
"Go back to where you belong, Jay! Go back to your ravine sluts and leave Emma alone!" Peter threatened. To Jay, this threat almost seemed like a joke, and he laughed at it for a second, before sending a blow to Peter's eye with his right fist. Before long, both Jay and Sean had ganged up on Peter and, within minutes of that, Peter was on the ground, blood oozing from his nose and from various other cuts on his face, and laying unconscious, with Emma laying by his side, beginning to cry.
"Someone, he needs to get to a hospital!" she cried, to no one in particular, and, as party guests started rushing to the scene to see what happened, she laid her head on her unconscious boyfriend's chest, sobbing and praying, while holding his head in her free hand.