A/N: This is the last chapter, so enjoy! I actually decided to put a little Chase POV in, since it wouldn't make as much sense without it. It just goes to show that I can never make my mind up, LOL! Cookies to Amy93Calloway, Falling From Grace89, FutureStArLeT101, xxRadioactive Jellybeanxx, and larabaybee! Now, replies!
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Zoey POV
Who on earth was that? Whoever it was, I'm gonna kill them! I look around, and see Dustin chasing after someone running away towards the quad. Or maybe Dustin will kill them for me. Chase, Dustin's girlfriend, Sandy, and me are all soaked. "Come on, we can't stay out here or we'll catch a cold. I hope Dustin has enough sense-"
Chase cut me off. "Zoey, I told you that you fuss over Dustin way too much! Chill, he's a cool dude, he's not gonna do something stupid." I'm not fussing! I'm just being a good big sister!
"Ok, but we still need to get dried off. It's cold tonight. I suppose since Dustin's running - Chase, quit rolling your eyes!" He's impossible! No, Logan's impossible. Chase is difficult. But still. "Come on!" I practically drag Chase a couple of steps before he shakes me off and walks beside me normally. Sandy is following behind.
At the fountain, we split up. Chase and I go left to our dorms, while Sandy goes right to hers. "Bye, Sandy!" I call after her. She's a nice girl, Dustin made a good choice - better than Trisha, anyway. He never said how they got together, I'll have to ask him the next time I see him.
When I get to the dorm, Quinn's there with Nicole and Lola. Lola and Quinn are discussing something quietly when I get in, while Nicole's listening to her iPod, but they all gasp when they see me. "Oh my gosh, what happened Zo? Did you, like, fall in the pool or something?" Three guesses who said that.
"Why are you covered in water? I have a machine that could instantly evaporate water, if you need it." Sometimes, having Quinn around really comes in handy.
"It is safe though, right?" Hey, I remember what happened when Logan and Michael got sprayed by a skunk! That is so not happening to me! "Relax Zoey, I've had it for a few months now. It definitely works."
"In that case, great! Could you get it, and I'll tell you all what happened." Quinn runs off to her room and returns with a funny looking cube thing. She presses a couple of buttons, and a blue light shoots out one side. Once I'm completely dry, she turns it off, sets it down, and Lola asks, "So, what's the deal?"
"Well, me, Chase, Dustin, and Sandy, Dustin's girlfriend were sitting on the beach playing Would'ja Rather, when someone comes and pelts us with water balloons! We didn't see who it was, but we saw him running away and Dustin chased him. Then I came back here. That's it." I'm kind of confused - why would someone do that? It makes no sense. Judging by the looks on the other's faces, I think they feel the same.
"That is, like, so weird!" Nicole gasps."Hey, I just had the best idea! Do you want to play Truth or Dare? We can invite the guys round, and it'll be like Would'ja rather but with more people!" That doesn't sound half bad!
"Yeah, sure! I'll call Chase now." I get up, lift my cell, and ring Chase. He answers on the second ring.
"Hi Zo! Now's not really a good time, can you call back?"
"Not changed yet? Well, is Michael or Logan there? It doesn't really matter who I talk to."
"Yup! Hey, Mike, come here!"
"Hello?"
"Hi Michael, it's Zoey. Do you three want to come over once Chase is changed?"
"Yeah sure, sounds cool! Hang on till I ask them, though." After a minute, Michael says, "Yeah, we're on our way now. See you!"
"Bye!" I hang up. "Ok, they're coming! Are we using a bottle or are we gonna just go round in a circle?"
"I have an empty blix bottle here. I always think it's more fun with a bottle, anyway. That cool?" Lola's right, it is more fun that way.
After ten minutes, there's a knock on the door and the three boys come in. Chase's hair looks quite funny since it's still wet, and Logan looks very grumpy - the other two had probably made him come! "So, what are we gonna do?" asked Michael.
Waving the bottle in the air, Nicole practically shouts, "Truth or Dare baby!" The boys all jump a little - Nicole on a sugar high is scarier than Logan when he's lost his mirror! And she's just eaten three chocolate bars!
"Oh, great! First, I get pushed in the fountain, then I get chased by Du- um, a dog - now I have to play Truth or Dare! Could this day get any worse?" Both me and Chase look at him kind of funny after this - I could have sworn he almost said Dustin there! I wonder if Chase is thinking the same thing.
"Let's get this party started!" This should be funny - she scares the guys when she's hyper! Nicole sets her iPod in its speakers, and puts it on shuffle. Fittingly, the first song is Get This Party Started, by Pink! Weird!
I'm
coming up, so you better get this party started
I'm coming up, so
you better get this party started
Get
this party started on a Saturday night
Everybody's waiting for me
to arrive
Sending out the message to all of my friends
We'll be
looking flashy in my Mercedes Benz
I've got lots of style, check my gold diamond rings
I can go for miles if you know what I mean
"I'm going first!" Nicole spins the bottle, and it lands on Lola. "Truth or Dare?" She pauses for a moment, then adds an evil laugh. Like I already said, she's scary on a sugar high.
"Dare. I mean truth! Truth!" Lola panics a little at this slip of the tongue - the worst dares come from Nicole at the best of times! Nicole's eyes light up, and after a minute she sits up straighter with an evil look.
"I dare you to shout 'I'm getting married to Logan' out the window!" Wow, that's the worst dare she's ever given! Actually, it's not, but I'm not gonna go there - that was horrible! Lola goes over to the window and shouts, then sits back down. Her face is bright red.
"I'm going to get you for that!" she says, glaring at Nicole, who giggles. She spins and it lands on me. "Truth or dare Zo?" I think for a moment before choosing - Dare makes a game more fun, but after a horrible one like that, I'd just get a horrible one too!
"Truth." Lola grins. "What was the worst dare you ever had to do?" Oh, no way! That's evil! I'm desperate, because I don't want to tell the guys about that, so I try to get her to change it.
"You already know the answer to that! That's not fair!" Lola just grins.
"That's not the rules Zo! Tell us!" I sigh.
"Fine. Once, Nicole was even more hyper than she is now." At this the guys just stare at me. "Yes, I know that seems impossible, but she was." Nicole starts giggling beside me. I think I know where that missing slice of cake went. "Anyway, we were playing Truth or Dare, and she dared me to steal a pair of Logan's boxers and sleep with them under my pillow that night." I just know my face is redder than Lola's now! I'm gonna kill her!
Logan jumps up. "That was you? Those were my lucky ones - I mean my favourite ones?"This sets everybody off giggling - and Logan's the third person tonight to blush really badly. That could have been worse - at least they're laughing at Logan, and not me!
After everybody's calmed down, I spin the bottle, and it lands on Logan. "Okay, Truth or Dare?" Whichever he chooses, I know exactly what to do. After a moment, he decides on Truth. I look at Chase before I ask, "Okay Logan, was it you who soaked me, Chase, Sandy and Dustin earlier?"
Logan looks like he's about to hit the closest possible thing for a couple of seconds, before confessing, "Ok, fine, that was me. So?" He is the biggest jerk ever! So?! "Let's see who has to suffer at the hands of the hottest guy on campus now!" I'm not sure but I think everybody rolled their eyes there! So typical! He spins, and it lands on Quinn. "Truth or Dare?"
Quinn immediately says "Truth. I don't like dares." Logan thinks for a while, then smirks even more evilly than usual.
"Okay Quinn, I was wondering - is Mark your first boyfriend?" That insensitive pig! Quinn blushed absolutely scarlet, and nodded. "I thought so - you seem like the fewer people, stay together longer type." Since when is Logan so deep? Not that I mind, it's a pleasant change! Talk about Jekyll and Hyde!
Quinn spins the bottle, and it lands on Nicole, who immediately cheers and claps her hands. "I thought I was, like, never gonna get a go! I love going, 'cause then I can make people reveal secrets or do something horrible afterwards! Yay!" By now, I've learnt that when she's in one of these super hyper moods, just let her burn herself out. And never, never, interrupt. Unfortunately, the guys don't know this.
"Nicole, chill! What is with you, you're like a chipmunk on crack with some kind of talking problem like, um-" Logan pauses to think, and Quinn takes pity on him - which was fairly nice, since he'd just humiliated her.
"Tourette's Syndrome?" she suggests.
"Yeah, that! I don't know what it is, but who cares. Oh, and you're kinda loopy too." Logan leans back on his bean bag. After glaring at him for a second, Nicole bounces on the bed she's sitting on, and hits Quinn lightly on the shoulder to get her attention.
"I pick dare. There's been too many truths," announces Nicole. After barely a second's thought - well, she's supersmart - Quinn leans forward and says,
"I dare you to not wear any make up tomorrow!" Everyone bursts out laughing at the look on Nicole's face after this, and I can't help joining in. Hopefully, this'll calm her down. It does - Nicole slides down on to the floor, squished in between Lola and Michael, both of whom look very annoyed at the intrusion, since they were sitting fairly close together. Then, she leans forward to spin the bottle, which lands on me again.
"Okay Zo, truth or dare?" Though she's still fairly peppy, I think I'll take dare - it could be worse!
"Dare me!" I reply, grinning. She, Lola and Quinn exchange looks. Uh oh. This can't be good.
Without hesitation, Nicole says, "I dare you to kiss Chase - on the lips!" I can't help it, my mouth drops open. "Would it help if there was mistletoe?" she asks, producing a sprig from behind her back. What on earth is she doing with - no, I don't want to know. I value my sanity. At this, both Michael and Logan start howling with laughter, while Quinn and Lola are giggling a bit too. You mean people! I look at Chase, who meets my gaze. Nicole holds the mistletoe over us, and we both lean forwards.
Chase POV
We both lean forwards. Oh my gosh! I can't believe this is happening! I'm finally going to get to kiss Zoey Brooks! If Dustin bursts in and interrupts this time, I think I'll kill him! Our lips meet, and it feels like, for that one second, we're spinning around and floating on air. But the next, it's over, she's pulling away, and I have to act like it's no big deal, like it's just a laugh. I hate fate. Hey, that rhymed!
Zoey POV
As I pull away, I think about the kiss for a couple of seconds. That wasn't so bad - just kinda embarrassing. Actually, it felt nice - almost right. I could have sworn a tingle ran down my spine - I must have gotten an electric shock.
Logan, Michael and Lola are still in hysterics after a couple of minutes, so I go to the mini-fridge, to get some water to scare them with - and, if necessary, to really pour over them. Michael and Lola immediately stop laughing, but Logan just can't, so I pour a bit of water over him,and he soon shuts up. After a while, I spin the bottle, and the game begins again. It lands on Michael this time.
"Well, Truth or Dare?"
Michael smiles. "I always pick Dare. I think Truth's kinda borin'." I guess he has a point, but I like Truth, so I'm gonna give him something evil! After about ten seconds, I have an idea.
"Ok, I have an idea, but I need to ask Nicole if it's all right with her 'cause it uses her stuff. Come over here where the others won't hear," I say, going over to the corner. She follows me, and I whisper my plan in her ear. She screams when I'm done.
"Zoey! That is like, the best Dare ever! How did you think of that? Never mind. Of course you can use my stuff!" Well, I could have done without the screaming, but at least she agreed. We both sit down again.
"Ok Michael, I dare you to dress up as a girl for the rest of the game - with clothes that we pick out. I had to ask Nicole because she has the girliest clothes," I explained. Michael glares at me. "Go into the bathroom, we'll come in with clothes for you in a minute." With another glare, he gets up and walks away. Logan's completely convulsed now, but everyone's ignoring him.
After a few minutes, we decide on a sparkly pink halterneck, a miniskirt, and a pair of long stripy socks, (A/N: Tee hee!) and I take them into the bathroom. "Here you go," I grin at him. He takes them grumpily and shoos me out.
After about ten minutes, he still hasn't come back out, so Logan goes and bangs on the door. "Mike! Come out, you're as slow as a girl! The clothes must have done something to you!"
The door immediately cracks open, and Michael mutters through the crack, "I'm changed, but I don't wanna come out, I feel like an idiot!" At this, Logan pulls the door the rest of the way open and Michael, who must have been leaning on it, falls on to the floor, bangs into Logan's legs, and knocks him over too. The rest of us all start giggling, and Nicole shouts, "DOMINOES!" at the top of her voice - well, almost. This just makes us laugh more, especially when Logan doesn't bother standing up, and just crawls back into the circle.
"Can we get on with the game now?" asks Michael. He spins the bottle and it lands on Lola.
"Truth or dare Lola?"
She thinks for a second, then shrugs and smiles. "What the heck? Dare me, Barrett!" I see him look around the room for inspiration, and his eyes fall on the iPod, which shows that the current song is almost finished.
"Okay, the song's almost done. When the next one comes on, I dare you to dance like an idiot to it the whole way through!" Her face falls for a second, then she shrugs again and walks over to the small space in the middle of the room which is clear. After another ten seconds, the song changes to Bob Sinclair's Everybody Dance Now. How fitting - again! Lola starts waving her arms around like crazy, and I hear Michael whisper to Logan, "All she needs is an afro wig and she's a total hippie!" They both crack up laughing. It's true though - she's wearing flared trousers, clunky boots and a sparkly top!
Soul
clap, soul clap, soul clap, soul clap, soul clap,
Soul clap, soul
clap, soul clap, soul clap, soul clap,
Soul clap, soul clap, soul
clap, soul clap, soul clap,
Get up, get up!
Yeah woah
Me
wanna see everybody all move
Dance all
Dollarman coming at
ya
We just wanna big up Cutee B
Bob Sinclair
It's like
dancing, listen it
It's the way just bounce
Yah
Everybody
dance now!
Let's go
whoo!
Let's go
Make it hot
Come
on
Let's go
Rock, rock, say what, rock
Let's go
Everybody
dance now!
Rock this party
Dance everybody
Make it hot
in this party
Don't stop, move your body
Rock this party
Dance
everybody
Make it hot in this party
Everybody dance now!
By the end of the song, we're all in hysterics, except Lola, who falls on the bed, exhausted. She spins the bottle, which lands on Chase. "Truth," says Chase, without waiting to be asked. Lola shot a grin at Nicole and Quinn.
"Alright Chase - who do you have a crush on? You never said exactly earlier." she asks.
Chase POV
I can just feel the colour draining from my face. Why would she ask that question? Does she know? How could she, though? Did she find out, then do this in revenge for me going out with her and not really liking her? TOO MANY QUESTIONS! I thought we were cool, anyway! Should I tell the truth, or say someone else? No, I just have to go for it. Maybe it'll work out for the best.
"Ok, fine. I admit it." Everyone except Zoey and Logan look round at each other at this. "I... I have a crush on Zoey." I look down at the floor. I can't look at Zoey. I'm afraid of what I might see written on her face - she's very easy to read. Would it be confusion? Maybe. Worry about how I'm going to take it that she doesn't feel the same way? Probably. Or happiness that she now knows I feel the same as her? Almost definitely not.
A new song comes on over the speakers - If We Were A Movie from Hannah Montana.
Uh
oh!
There you go again, talkin' cinematic.
Yeah you!
You're
charming,
Got everybody star struck.
I know how you always
seem to go
For the obvious instead of me
But get a ticket and
you'll see
If we were a movie
You'd be the right guy
And
I'd be the best friend
That you'd fall in love with,
In the
end we'd be laughing
Watching the sunset
Fade to black,
Show
the names,
Play that happy song
Weird! If you
switch the genders - as in, right girl instead of right guy, that
almost describes us!
Yeah, yeah
When you call me
I
can hear it in your voice
Oh sure!
Wanna see me, and tell me
all about her
La la!
I'll be acting through my tears.
Guess
you'll never know
That I should win
An Oscar for this scene
I'm in
When she was in the play with Logan, and had
the crush on him, it hurt so bad. It was cruel of fate, really - I
had to pretend to be supportive, when really, it was killing me. I'd
written the script too - stupid irony!
If we were a
movie
You'd be the right guy
And I'd be the best friend
That
you'd fall in love with,
The end we'd be laughing
Watching
the sunset
Fade to black,
Show the names,
Play that happy
song,
Wish I could tell you there's a twist
Some kind of
hero in disguise
And we're together, it's for real
No playin'
Wish I could tell you there's a kiss
Like something more than
in my mind
I see it could be amazing
That kiss... it was amazing. I just wish that we could be together, though - it didn't mean anything, really, so imagine what a kiss she meant would be like!
If we were a movie
You'd be the right guy
And
I'd be the best friend
That you'd fall in love with,
In the
end we'd be laughing
Watching the sunset
Fade to black,
Show
the names,
Play that happy song
But fate hates me, so I guess now she knows, things will just be worse than they were before - all awkward, we won't even be friends. A voice interrupts my thoughts. "Chase?" I look up, and see Zoey. "Come out on the balcony with me. I wanna talk." Uh oh. We walk out.
The moon is out and shining brightly. There's lots of stars too... it's very romantic. More irony. Just great. Zoey looks at the sky for a moment before turning to me, the moon behind her head making her hair sparkle. She looks so beautiful. "Chase - when you were going out with Lola, I felt really worried. At least, I thought so." She leans on the balcony, looking out towards the fountain. "After the kiss... I realised it was actually jealousy." My hearing's going wonky! "That kiss, it just felt right!" Yep, I'm losing it.
I follow her gaze. Dustin and Sandy are sitting on the edge, talking. Dustin leans over and gives Sandy a kiss before they both stand up and walk away. I glance over at Zoey. She looks back at me. Without thinking, I lean over and softly press my lips against hers. She kisses back, and we stand there for what seems like forever. Eventually, we break apart, smiling. And I thought the other kiss was amazing!
A/N: I can't BELIEVE how long that was! I've never written something that length before! I hope you enjoyed it. This is my Christmas present to all my readers, so if you're a nice person and want to give one back, review! This took me quite a long time, and it only takes a minute to review. This completes Confusion, but I may write some oneshots in the future. Until then, Merry Christmas! In other words, bye bye, au revoir, adios, ciao, or whatever!