Ch12

Alanna silently walked back to her house, hoping no more shit would fly in her face. Her father has murdered three men, and two of her best friends are in love with her.

All in one night. God I need a chocolate bar. A/N : TheHollister that was for you because I swear I laughed so hard when I read that. It's true.

Up to the quiet house, a few tears trickled down her cheeks. She stood in front of her house, and sat down on the grass, and cried. She peeled off her sweatshirt, and planted it under her head. She sat there looking at the house she grew up in. The house that's seen everything. Her first kiss with Tony, she was 6, the first time she fell off her board when she was 7, and got the nastiest cut she'd ever see or get. There's too many more, both good and bad, to remember.

Alanna's mind drifted off into a rather shaken slumber on the front lawn of her house for the next two days, as she forgot the most important thing she'd be practicing for.

Del Mar.

Skip, and Stecyk's cars pulled up to the front of Alanna's house, and the whole Zephyr skate team, had their head poked out the windows to see a 16 year-old-girl laying on the front lawn of her house in a stone sleep. With all the things going on, and the world crashing around her Alanna's body did a full shut down. For two days.

"Should we go wake her?" Wentzle Ruml asked turning to Peggy Oki, who just shrugged and looked at Stecyk. Stecyk just sighed and looked down at the steering wheel. All the heads in the second car turned as Tony got out of the car, and walked over to the sleeping girl.

"Shit," Tony said kneeling down next to Alanna. He began to shake her shoulder lightly to try and wake her up. She stirred a little and then opened her deep brown eyes.

"Lanna?" Tony asked quietly. As she turned her gaze to him. As soon as she saw Tony in his blue Zephyr shirt, and the two cars behind him it hit her.

Fuck. Del Mar today.

"Oh shit," she said getting up, and running into her house.

"Shit. Shit. Shit," Alanna chanted to herself as she rummaged through her room to find her jeans, and her Zephyr t-shirt which she slipped on and grabbed her board. She ran a brush through her hair, and ran down her stairs, and out the door where she saw Jay standing by an open door waiting for her to get into Skip's car. She stopped short.

Jay.

How would she act around him now? She'd have to tell him that she knows. But how? When? Where?

God, Alanna has always expected something horribly bad to happen to her ever since her mom left when she was 7, but she never knew it would take so long to happen, or all at once.

Not that Jay being in love with her was a bad thing. Was it?

Wait does that mean? Does that mean I'm in love with him too? No I can't be, I-

"Alanna we gotta go, snap out of it!" Skip yelled from the driver's seat of the car. Alanna blinked and began her walk to the car, not looking at Jay at all as she got into the car. She planted her board between her legs, and sat quietly next to the window, as Jay took the seat by the other side of the window. She looked out the window and sighed as Skip began to drive the car, and Joe Walsh's 'Turn To Stone' blared out of the windows of the car. Alanna tried to remember her routine to this song for the competition.

As Jay tried to lock eyes with Alanna he sighed.

God this isn't helping, man.

So instead Jay laid down across the back seat of the car, with his head on Alanna's shoulder. She didn't seem to budge. Getting frustrated Jay tapped her shoulder. Her head looked down to her hands, and then up to his face. Her face. Her eyes filled with dread, sorrow, and pain. It tore him apart. He began to frown for a minute but bounced back with a smile.

"Hey," she said quietly, her voice raspy, and tired.

"Hey gorgeous," he said back giving a brighter smile, and hugging her closer. Jay's words made her chills go down her spine but she showed to sign of it, and just gave a smile back.

"Listen I'm sorry about the other day at the shop. I was just frustrated, and all. Thank you so much Jayboy," she said hugging him closer, as he kissed the top of her head.

"Don't worry about it," Alanna pulled back.

How can I not worry about it. You're always there for me because you're in love with me. And the hard part is that I don't even know if I can return those feelings for you. But no. I won't worry. Of course not.

No worries Lanna. No worries.

Skip, and Stecyk parked their cars parallel to one another, and the group of kids rushed out of both cars to the trunk of Skip's to receive their boards. Alanna skated along on her board towards the entrance receiving smiles from a group of guys that passed by, but immediately their smiles were turned upside down as Tony came up to her, and threw his arm around her shoulders.

"Thanks," she said smiling.

"Don't worry about it dude," Tony said as Alanna flipped her board into her hand, and down to her side, "How long were you out there, on the lawn?"

"Well, I remember leaving Stacy at the beach, because he told me something, and I flopped on my lawn," Alanna said shrugging.

"Wait, the night where-" Tony said but was quickly cut off by Alanna.

"Yeah dude," she said looking around.

"Alanna that was two days ago," Tony said looking at her to see if she looked okay.

"Oh well. I feel a little better. Don't worry about me. I've got a lot of rest," Alanna joked.

"So Stacy told you huh?" Tony said already knowing Stacy had told her. Alanna shot him a glance as they rushed past people behind Stecyk at the back of the pack.

"You knew?" she asked raising her eye brows as they all stopped at the entrance, and Skip pulled the dollar trick on the guard who was telling them to get to the end of the line. They all rushed in before the guard could notice it was a dollar not a hundred.

"It's kind of obvious man," Tony said laughing a little. Alanna smiled a little too, it was cute. But what would she do now. It was all up to her.

"So now what?" Alanna asked looking over at Tony as they all sat down in front of the platform they were skating on.

"I don't know. It's all up to you," Tony said, and Alanna shot him another glance.

"Damn, I was afraid you'd say that," Alanna said as Tony laughed, hugged her close, and kissed her head.

"Don't worry about it. We were all in love you at once, it's just Jay's lasted longer," Tony said smiling as Skip called him away. Alanna sighed, and looked down the row, to where Jay was sitting.

"Lanna!" Skip called, she turned to see him waving for her to come to him. She got up, and walked over to him. Two things only on her mind.

Her routine.

And how the hell Tony was so good at giving advice.

But this isn't about her. This is about one thing

Del Mar.

A/N : Yesssss, another update. I felt a little weird with the whole fell asleep on the lawn for two days thing, and I started thinking. Wouldn't someone wake her up. Wouldn't one of her friends pass by and see her. But whatever. It's done, and besides I didn't want her to just be all mellow around the house, and by herself sulking in everything that happened. So I made her sleep for 2 days, and Del Mar right away. Next chapter see how she does, and after Del Mar there should be a few surprises. Tony's a little deep in this story, but you know him and Alanna are good friends. So yeah, it works out. I'll be home for the next 3 days so expect some new stuff.

Nat