Ch7 is UP::

Alanna walked out of the bathroom hiking up the wet suit to her waist. She smiled. She wasn't going to let anything get in her way of having a good time. She walked into her room to find Tony going through her drawers, Stacy looking through her record collection, and Jay lying back on her bed. She laughed, each enjoying their own interests. Stacy was music. Tony was girls, and Alanna had a feeling that he was looking for her underwear drawer. And Jay was mellow, he averted his eye to her when she entered the room, and he sat up.

"Hey guys, you ready to go?" She asked putting her clothes in the hamper and walking over to her boards. Stacy looked at his other friends. Jay was sitting on Alanna's bed and seemed like he was in deep thought, and Tony, well…

"YES!" Tony said pulling a black lacy bra of Alanna's out of her drawer. Alanna raised her eyebrows and grabbed the bra from Tony while pushing him away from the drawer. She threw her bra back in her drawer, and closed it back up.

"C'mon, let's go," Alanna said ushering them all out of her room, and down the stairs. Jay, Tony, and Stacy sat on the end up the stairs as they watched Alanna grab her skateboard and surfboard. She opened the door and they all walked out the door. Jay was about to close the door being the last one out when something caught his eye.

In the semi dark living room laid a pile of bottles or an array of liquors.

Jake.

"Dude, wake up!" Jay snapped back to reality to hear Tony yell as he hopped on his skateboard and started down the street with Alanna. Jay shook his head, and closed the door. Stacy was standing in the driveway waiting for him.

"You okay man?" he asked as he saw Jay drop his board on the ground, and begin to skate down the drive.

"Yeah, I'm good man," he said skating away. Stacy knew something was up, but just hopped on his bike and continued down the street following the three down the street and to the Pier…

…

Alanna took a deep breath as she stood up on her board and began to ride the wave softly, letting her hand graze the wave as she went past. She exhaled and as the wave began to break behind her, she seemed to be picking up speed. She switched her feet around and turned, hopping over the breaking wave. Her wet hair went with her motion, and she tucked a stray hair behind her ear.

She felt free for a moment as she went over a wave and sat on her board beginning to paddle over to the guys.

"Nice ride," Stacy said patting her on the back and she sat on her board catching her breath next to him.

"Thanks man," she said as she watched Tony take off for a wave. She switched her gaze over to Jay, who squirmed a bit on his board. He did stay still…but she knew it was nothing new. She looked at him as he watched Tony ride the wave, and skim his hand back and forth in the water. His surfer-ish blonde hair was over his face, and he tucked one side behind his ear like she did a little while ago. She never really noticed his good features. Well, she never really looked at Jay that way. She always saw him as her friend who she could tell just about anything to. What were these thoughts going through her head? Why was she thinking about him so much? Why were his looks on her mind at all? All these questions made Alanna feel like a child learning math for the first time, and who seemed to be completely lost. She paddled over next to him. He looked at her, and she smiled. He gave a weak smile back that made Alanna's heart drop down to her pinkie toe. His gaze turned back to the waves.

"What's the matter?" she asked him. He didn't look at her and didn't say a thing to her. It's like he was acting like she wasn't even there. Alanna's insides tore. She didn't really know what to say. It's not like he couldn't hear her. The waves were loud, but not that loud that they could drown out voices, especially Alanna's at the moment. She felt a bit hurt, and turned to talk to Stacy, but Stacy was out surfing with Tony. She didn't realize her and Jay were alone. She heard him start paddling away, and a frown appeared on her face, as she turned around to see Jay paddling away from her and over to Tony, and Stacy.

She sighed and turned around her board paddling back to shore. Hopefully her dad left something in the cabinet for her…

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Jay paddled up to Stacy, and Tony feeling like shit for a reason unknown to him. He couldn't be around her now. It hurt him to look at because he knew she wasn't going to be his. Damn Tyler Madena. Now she was probably mad at him for treating her like she wasn't there just now. So he screwed himself over. Twice.

What the fuck is wrong with me today? Skip's party better be good…

…

Alanna walked up to her house leaving her surfboard by the door, and letting it dry out. She averted her gaze to the empty driveway. No beat up Chevelle. She sighed, and walked into her house, and up to her room. She jumped in the shower, came out and dried out her hair in front of the fan.

Every time she had to dry her hair like that it only reminded her that she needed ten bucks to get that blow drier. She shrugged it off, and threw on a pair of nice jeans and a plain black tank top she got from Kathy Alva. She threw on a chunky belt, and her black converses. It had to be around 7:45 now. She grabbed her board from the corner of her room, and went downstairs. She put her board by the door and went into the kitchen. She opened the cabinet that her dad kept his stash of liquor in and pulled out the bottle of Bourbon. She twisted the already open cap, and took a couple sips. She closed her eyes as she downed the dark liquid. She closed her eyes, and smiled to herself.

Tonight better be good…

She walked by the door, and grabbed her board. She opened the door, and stepped outside. It was almost dark already, and it was a warm night. She walked down the steps of her porch and turned to the driveway, but stopped at who she saw.

"Hey Lanna," she heard Jay say standing up from the ground.

Now he wants to talk?

Alanna sighed and looked down to the ground.

"Hey Jay," she said quietly then looking up at him. He gave a weak smile. That seemed to be all she was getting from him lately and it killed her that she felt so awkward around one of her best friends, "Listen I don't what the hell is going on…" she blurted out, and immediately got a look from Jay.

"About the beach, Lanna I'm sorry," he said walking up to Alanna and standing in front of her.

"What's going on Jay? Is there something you need to tell me at all?" She asked trying to lock eyes with him. He looked up into them. He wanted to tell her. He wanted to let her know right so he could take her up in his arms tight. This wasn't like him either. He was Jay Adams. The kid who can't sit still. The kid doesn't respect anyone who doesn't respect him. The kind of kid who doesn't fall head over heels in love with his best friend. But he did, and it's hurts more than falling off any board.

"It's just mom problems. Things have gotten worse without Donny, you know man?" he sort-of lied looking at her with a sympathetic look on his face. He wasn't lying because things were worse, but that wasn't why he didn't talk to her before. Alanna looked at him sadly like she almost knew what the real reason was, but she had no idea…

"I'm sorry Jayboy," she said sadly as she engulfed in a hug. Jay wrapped his arms around her, taking in the warm scent of vanilla in her hair. He wanted her to know. Everything. The sooner she knew, the sooner the old Jay could come back, but with something new.

"Don't worry about it we'll be fine. Dude it's almost eight Skip should be setting up now, let's go," he said pulling her along…

…

Alanna strolled into the Zephyr shop which was now full of people. There was 'Paranoid' by Black Sabbath blaring out whatever was playing it. Alanna turned around in search of a certain person…

"Hey Ja-" She said turning around and looking for her friend. He wasn't there. Alanna looked for a blonde guy in a black t-shirt. She spotted him standing by a tiny blonde, drinking a beer. Alanna gave a little laugh...

He Doesn't Waste Any Time Does He?...

She turned around and looked around. She wondered for a minute what she was doing. It was the middle of a party and she's standing there looking at people.

I have to stop thinking so much. I have to ignore myself…Let Go Lanna, let go….

Alanna turned around and walked towards a table with food and drinks on it, and grabbed a beer, and popped it open. She turned around and saw Stacy, sitting with Sid. She decided she'd sit by them for a little while, and she made her way through the crowd over to them.

"Hey guys," She said leaning against the counter between them.

"Hey," Sid responded, and Stacy just looked at Alanna for a minute.

"You okay?" Stacy asked referring to Alanna's thought stricken face. '

"Yeah, I'm okay man," She responded taking a sip of her beer, and sending a smile over to Stacy. The thing Alanna hated is that she knew that Stacy knew she wasn't okay, and thing is…Alanna doesn't know why she's not okay.

"SID!" the three heard someone yell from far away, and even still Sid jumped a little. Alanna and Stacy laughed a little as Sid walked towards the voice. Alanna went to go take another sip of her beer but found it to be empty. She set the bottled down on the counter, and walked away towards the table to fetch another beer. She stopped at the table and sighed as she popped open another bottle. She took a sip, and felt her arm being tugged away. She looked up as she walked in the direction she was being pulled. Stacy.

Oh God, what now?

Stacy stopped, with Alanna by the dumpster where a bunch of broken pieces of skateboard laid.

"There's something I should tell you.." Stacy trailed off, as Alanna looked up giving him a questioning look…

A/U : Sorry it's been so long. Things have been hectic at school, and at home. : BLAH. But yeah so what do you think? Another chapter is coming!

Nat