HELLO EVERYBODY.
Apologies for not having updating in a little over a week I think? I've been sick (still am), and not to mention obsessed with my newest story (Red the Ninth, if you're interested…) Although I plan on taking a break from my other stories to put some focus into this one, it's just a lot of fun and I kinda miss it… ;(
SOOOOO. BRING ON THE FUN? Just a heads up, this chapter won't have Emily or Naomi because as some of you mentioned, I've over-neglected a few of the other lovely characters and they deserve some special attention! Don't be frustrated though, they'll all be back together next chapter…
Hmm anything else important…? OH YEAH, at the bottom AN I have some other things to tell you… For now though, I give you what you've been waiting for.
THIS CHAPTER'S OUT TO 'shewritesforher' cuz she's awesome, and suggested I give the rest of the crew a bit of love3
(typos should be fixed now...)
Chapter 22: Going to Town (Nobody's PoV in particular)
"Dibs on shotgun!" Katie shouted as everyone climbed into the blue convertible in the huge car garage. David took the driver's seat, he was the oldest out of everyone, recently turned nineteen so he had his license the longest, and the most driving experience.
They all hadn't really seen each other until just now because they were all showering and getting ready prior. Katie was putting on some more makeup with the side mirror that she couldn't do before because the others were rushing her out so they could leave already.
Effy and Pandora sat in the back. The mysterious blue eyes watched as Panda's smile widened in excitement as David lowered the hood of the convertible as he drove out into the sunny weather.
"Wow, it's beautiful out here!" Her blonde hair fluttered through the wind as the car sped up. Katie finished applying her lip-gloss and put away her things in her handbag. She turned to take a look at David who was smiling to himself.
"What are you so happy and dressed up for?"
He looked down at himself as if he had forgotten what he was wearing, even though he had put a lot of thought into it earlier. He had on lime green braces over a yellow and blue striped shirt, his skinny jeans were black and pre-ripped. On his head was a pair of yellow plastic ray-bans resting carefully so that it wasn't messing with his small faux-hawk.
"No reason." He smirked at Katie before turning his eyes back to the road.
"Bullshit." Katie being Katie, had no problem calling him out.
"I think he looks wonderful, all colorful and pretty." Panda always kind of spoke like she was high, in a daze, always finding a visual appreciation for anything around her.
"He's meeting up with a guy in town." Effy had on her evil smirk, feeling no guilt in exposing David's motives outside of the group.
Katie raised her eyebrows, "So you're ditching us then? Thought you were going to help Panda pick out a puppy or something…?" She wouldn't admit it out loud, but she enjoyed him around with the friendly banter between them. It was a relief from having to comfort Emily, who was now more preoccupied with spending her time with Naomi than her own sister.
"Don't worry Katiekins, we'll all be spending the day together. Matt is just going to come along for the fun time."
"Need your boyfriend to hold your hand in the pet shop?" She scoffed, playfully.
He looked back at her smiling, not minding Katie's attitude one bit unlike most people, "When is everyone going to get over my fear of dogs… And anyway, he's not my boyfriend… just a mate…"
"What was that?" Katie asked, hearing him mutter something else after he finished.
"Just a mate. for now..." He had on a cheeky smile that sent everyone laughing, even Effy.
The twin started reaching for the music knob to turn up the radio to listen to something she could shake her head to and make the car ride go faster by. David saw her reaching to do so in the corner of his eye and pushed her hand away.
"No music? What kind of fun is this trip supposed to be without music?" Katie was frustrated, she wasn't able to do just sit and do nothing. That was why she always used to have Emily around, to give her something to do between the parties in her old life. The life, she remembered, that she'd be shortly returning to, only Emily wouldn't be around as much this time. She was happy though, today she was going to see Cook, who was her boyfriend before they were shipped off to religious school.
"Effy likes nature's noise. I do too, sometimes." He looked to Effy in the rearview mirror, who was for once not smirking, but actually smiling, not long enough for anyone else to see it other than him.
"What the fuck is nature's noise?"
"Birds tweeting, leaves rustling… and as we get closer to town it'll be the cars rushing and the townspeople chattering."
"You sound like a fucking poetic sap."
"Enjoy it Katie. Besides we are only another twenty minutes away. I don't take you for a person who just sits and enjoys the silence, but it may do you some good. Just breath yeah?" David takes a deep and loud breathe inhaling and exhaling with hand movements as to encourage her.
Katie rolls her eyes and slumps down into her seat to watch the scenery passing by. The silence was nice. She had forgotten what it was like to just not talk, and she was kind of happy that the quiet wasn't awkward, that everyone in the car was comfortable with each other. Even David who she'd only met recently. She felt maybe David would help her get used to the whole 'gay' lifestyle, she wouldn't have been friends with him in her life before, but now she thought his company would be nice, and every now and then she might even be able to ask him a few questions without having to go through something awkward with Emily or Naomi.
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"Here we are ladies!" David pulled into the car lot and hopped out of the convertible brushing off his pants, even though there wasn't a speck of dust or dirt on them. He pulled out his phone and texted someone before sticking it in his back pocket and walking around the car to open up the door for Katie. He laughed as she blushed, not expecting the kind gesture, especially because it wasn't from someone trying to get into her pants.
Effy and Panda were already starting to walk down the pavement towards a giant store that looked as if it carried everything in the world within it's vast structure. They walked to the in-store coffee area and waved to see the group of boys waiting for them.
"Oh look it's the return of the babes and…?" Cook was sitting with a beer bottle he must've brought with him into the store, smiling brightly. Freddie and JJ stood up when they came close and smiled shyly.
"David."
Cook nodded to him.
"So ladies, have you turned into religious zombies now? It'd be a shame if they scared you from having a good shag with a good looking lad…" Freddie slapped Cook over the back of the head. "I was only joking, I know Katiekins can't resist the Cookie Munster no matter what some mad nun has got to say!" He got up and pulled Katie who was rolling her eyes into a hug, kissing her on top of her head.
"Babes, don't joke. They were mental." She kissed him lightly on the lips, happy to be in his arms after so long, and not feeling any distance between them, that would've likely built up among any normal couple who had been in a similar circumstance. She knew that Cook had missed her just as much as she had missed him. She had spent most of her days at the school secretly texting him on a unused staircase, so they were up to date with each other at all times.
"That's why we left, I think," Panda added.
"Where's Emily?" JJ asked, still shy. At least Freddie seemed more calm, back to his usual stoned self.
"Fucking Naomi probably, then again, maybe not." Everyone looked at Effy who just shrugged.
"So are you all sorted, coming to Roundview then?" Freddie asked no one in particular.
"Yeah. It's gunno be whizzer getting back to being all together at school again!" Panda chirped, watching a kid with a giant rainbow lollypop walk by, staring back at her like she was a freak. She didn't seem to notice his expression, just amazed by the size and colors of the lollypop. "Can I get one of those Effy?"
"Sure Panda. We've got shopping to do." She pulled out the list Naomi hid given her and starting to walk away from the group with Panda linked to her by arm.
"Now you're talking." Katie grabbed Cook's hand and started to follow the two girls but then stopped and put her hands on her hips, ignoring Cook's questioning look. He just shook his head amused before walking towards a different part of the store with Freddie and JJ tagging along.
"Where's Matty?" Katie asked David, the only remaining person.
"First off, don't call him Matty, he hates that nickname. Just Matt. And he's on his way."
"Ok…" Katie started to walk away to go find the girls, much more interested in what they were doing than the boys who had no appreciation for fashionable looking clothes, aside from David…
"Uhm, Katie?"
"Yeah?" She turned to face him, still walking away.
"He's not your average fruit, if you get me. Like I like to consider myself not so outwardly fruity, but compared to him I'm flamboyantly gay… Just don't um, judge him please."
She smiled at the usually confident David who was now nervous. "So your mate is gay too? How convenient!" She ran off laughing. But the way she said it made David smile, he knew she understood what he was asking, and in her own way was saying she would comply. Not without the Katie Fucking Fitch attitude of course, but enough for him to be satisfied.
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"Effy babes, you mind putting this on your card?" Cook, JJ, and Freddie had five carts lined up full of random shit.
"Buying the whole fucking store, Cook?" Katie was just trying to figure out what the hell most of the stuff was.
"This? This is nothing Katiekins... I've got plans in this head of mine…We're gunno be throwing an epic party in that place you've been telling me about. Sounds like the perfect place for the Cookie Munster's brilliance…"
Freddie was nodding in agreement, but JJ was nervous knowing full well that any of the plans forming in Cook's head are beyond the description of insanity. On numerous occasions he couldn't help asking Cook if some of the objects were necessary, but all that got him was an annoying rustle in his curls and the usual, 'Relax, GayJay' response.
Effy looked between the boys with amusement, and then to Panda who was more focused on the lollypop that was changing her tongue into a rainbow. "Fuck it." She tossed Cook a credit card that popped out of no where.
He starting his crazy laugh, "This is going to be fucking awesome. Won't regret a penny, Ef!" He started shakily pushing two of the carts.
Freddie shook his head, unable to help himself from joining in the laughter, "Or… you may regret all of it…" He added. The lanky boy took two carts himself and ran just barely maintaining control of the carts that wanted to go in opposite directions, towards Cook.
JJ took the last one but not pushing it yet, rather looking at Effy, "Actually seventy-percent of consumers regret their purchases, especially purchases they haven't personally selected. However, I would even think to increase the probability even more so considering that such compulsive buyer is in control of your finances at the moment. But the commercial industry have strategically maneuvered their return policies so that you—"
"JJ. Locked on." Katie shifted on her foot.
"Right," He coughs nervously, "Uhm, sorry. Better find them before they do something utterly stupid." He mumbled before running off with his cart, nearly losing a few of its contents on the way.
"Let's go find David." Effy said before walking off with Panda.
"Wait a second, if they get to buy shit on your credit card… there's this dress I was looking at and it would look so fucking hot… and Cook is for sure throwing a party… I would even let you borrow it… just um…" Katie was standing behind them.
Effy was enjoying watching Katie beg, but it wasn't long before she put the girl out of her misery.
"Go get it and then get the card from Cook." She laughed as Katie's eyes lit up and wasted no time to run and grab it. Surely she had memorized the rack it was in, probably even hid it so no one else would take it in case she would come back to buy it.
The brunette grabbed the wrist of the hand of the blonde that wasn't holding the lollypop and pulled her to the front of the store to continue what she intended.
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Katie walked out of the store with a few bags in hand about thirty minutes later. Effy and Pandalooked up from the curb they were sitting on and starting laughing at Katie's sheepish smile. "I got a bit carried away."
"I see." Effy turned away and lit a fag, resuming staring off into the distance. JJ was looking through all the carts taking inventory.
"Why are we sitting here?" Katie looked at the curb to make sure it was clean enough to sit on before resting beside Effy.
"No room in the convertible for all the shit. Cook and Freddie went to Rent-A-Lorry. They'll be back soon." Effy exhaled the smoke into the air, watching it fog up in front of her before dissipating quickly.
Panda's lollypop was nearly gone.
"Where's David?"
"He's walked off, couldn't get good reception over here."
Just then Katie shrieked, two hands had grabbed her shoulders and a voice unmistakably David's had whispered "back!" in her ear, obviously catching her off guard. She was clutching her heart very annoyed at David, but the annoyance was quickly replaced with curiosity when she turned around and saw a fit looking dirty blonde standing next to the guilty boy.
Effy, Panda and JJ were openly staring at the same person she was.
"Matt." A deep voice came out of the figure, nodding at them all in acknowledgement. He shoved David who was standing shyly next to him with his hands in his pockets, "Introduce us you twat." This guy was definitely rough, but David could handle it, not to mention there was a subtle kindness to it that just made them adorable.
"This is JJ, don't really know him myself but he seems to be a smart kid. That's Panda, lovely girl. You've heard of Effy," David gestures to the blue-eyed girl.
"Yes, the girl who get's in your head… I'm going to be watching you…" Matt lets out a half-smile and raises an eyebrow. "And her?" He pointed with his chin towards Katie.
"I'm Katie Fucking Fitch." Katie pouted, she couldn't help but feel this guy was trying to take away her charge over the group; just by the way he was addressing her as 'her', she had no problem introducing herself without the likes of David.
"Well, Katie, better watch out, because there's someone else who's got quite the attitude."
"Fuck off." Katie stood her ground; she wasn't taking any threats from him.
"Don't think I'm talking about myself, David's the one with an attitude." He laughs.
"Fuck you." David and Katie say at the same time. She watches as the smaller boy tries to throw the bigger one to the ground unsuccessfully. It's obvious David knew he wouldn't win, he just enjoys the body to body contact. But Matt wastes no time head-locking David and messing the faux-hawk up into a shaggy mess.
"Hey! Stop it! I spent thirty minutes on that!" David whined, trying to pull away.
Everyone was watching the boys flirty roughhousing.
"Thirty minutes? What a fruit…" He let go of David, Katie could tell that Matt was checking out David's ass, as David was fixing himself up. She took the minute to take in the strong guy who was too distracted to notice her looking at him.
He was certainly not your typical gay guy. In fact Katie couldn't help but think if she wasn't with Cook, and if this guy wasn't gay she'd probably put her moves on him in some club. Matt's eyes were green, casually matching his green plaid shirt that was open over a white t-shirt. He had a big watch on one wrist over what looked like an interesting black tattoo that wrapped around part of his arm. His jeans were baggy and dark blue, very masculine over his worn out brown combats. Katie turned away when she saw Matt wrap a finger around one of David's suspenders and pull him close before resting his arm on the shorter but still tall guy's shoulder.
"When are they fucking going to get here?" Katie sighed.
Suddenly they saw a lorry swerving into the car lot, almost hitting a few of the parked cars until she could make out Freddie and Cook laughing hysterically as they pulled up. Cook climbed out of the driver's seat and walked over to Katie.
"Don't look so scared babes, I've driven one of these monsters before! It was a good time…" He looked off into space as if going back into the past and reliving it. He quickly snapped out of it and opened the back, sliding the door up and making way for JJ to push the carts over to him.
They boys made an assembly line throwing all the things into the lorry . Cook kept shouting whatever item was going down the line and the person who took it next would repeat it until it was placed. David was checking out his 'mate' as Matt's muscles flexed when lifting some of the heavier items…
"Disco-ball!" "Disco-ball!" Disco-ball!" "Disco-ball!" "Disco-ball in!"
"DONKEY DOO-DOO!" Panda shouted snapping everyone's attention out of the routine and right to her.
They all started cracking up when they saw a few shattered rainbow pieces of the remnants of her lollypop on the pavement. She looked really frustrated and was unsure what to do with herself. Effy put out her fag and pulled Panda off the curb, walking them to the blue convertible.
"Don't worry, Cook bought more of those for the house…"
"Wicked! I could have rainbow lollies all day!" Her frown faded away quickly as the climbed into their vehicle.
It wasn't long before all the stuff was in the lorry and Cook and Freddie were in the it following Effy who was driving Katie, JJ, and Panda in the convertible. All of them following Matt's small junk van that David was riding along in.
Katie jumped when she felt a surprise vibration from her pocket coming from her cell-phone. She smiled assuming it came from Cook but started laughing when she saw what it really was.
*1 NEW TEXT MESSAGE*
SPENT SO MUCH CRAPPING TIME AT THE STORE DIDN'T GET A FUCKING DOG. SCORE FOR THE AWESOME DAVID. HA. –THE ATTITUDE KING xo
Effy smiled knowingly at Katie, of course she had noticed what had happened. Perhaps Effy had planned on distracting Panda the entire time… and just got lucky when that lollypop caught the girl's attention.
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They pulled into the warehouse garage with Cook obnoxiously honking incessantly before he jumped out and started shouting, laughing at his echo. Katie was covering her ears and yelling at him to shut up before hugging him to get him to calm down.
He laughed and immediately went to unloading the stuff with the rest of the boys, even the girls were helping. Except for Katie who went inside and shouted, "WE'RE BACK LEZZERS! BETTER NOT BE FUCKING IN THE FOAM PIT WHEN I FIND YOU!"
So, there you go. I hope you don't mind the new character Matt. Just adding a new character along with all our boys to get the story moving along in a new manner. And by the way, I had written most of it until I remembered 'SHIT. FORGOT THOMAS!' It's not my fault though, he's not even in series 4… So I suppose I'll just make him come to the story a little bit later. (Not too long…)
EXCITED FOR COOKS BANGING PARTY? Me too. Anything you'd like to happen?
Naomily will be back next chapter. Just had to take care of this little reintroduction to the group… Got some fun times planned ahead…
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OH YEAH. And it may be childish, but the title amused me. I'm sorry if I gave you any false hopes to mature themes there. Perhaps in the future :)