Ugh this is crazy. I haven't been able to update because of midterms and drama at school every night, and now out of all the people who used to read my story, Izzi is the only one left :[ I really hope you guys come back. But on a happier note, here is the newest chapter of House of Genies.
Izzi's POV
Well this week has been interesting so far. I've met all types of people. Mysterious, funny, mean, creepy, nice, braniacs, sporty jocks, and the pretty people. Fabian and Nina are the mysterious people, Alfie and Jerome are the funny ones, Patricia is mean to me just as Mick predicted, Victor is really starting to creep me out, Trudy and Jen are both so nice to me, Mara is the braniac, Mick is the jock, and Amber and Gabi are the pretty people. Otherwise known as they love all types of makeup and fashion.
But today was Friday, the day that I had been planning for since Monday. I, Isabella De La Rosa, was going to throw a party. Yes, with music and dancing and all of that good stuff. I tapped my pen on my French notebook as Mrs. Andrews was explaining a project. I had French before my free period, which just happened to be the last period of the day, which was also the period I was planning part of the party with Jen. It's not like I really had to listen! I was leaving on Sunday anyway! Just then, the bell rang. And let me tell you, I couldn't have been happier. That was, until Mrs. Andrews called me over to her desk.
"Izzi, may I have a word with you?" Sure Mrs. Andrews, it's not like I have a party to plan or anything. "Yes Mrs. Andrews?" "I just wanted to say that you have been a great student. I want you to have this." She handed me a huge French textbook. "It was mine when I was your age. I figured that it would mean as much of a great deal of importance to you as it did to me." "Thank you so very much Mrs. Andrews…" I said fake enthusiastically. I walked out of her room still carrying the textbook.
I ran to the student lounge as fast as I could. I learned that there were a lot of people in my free period, and if I didn't get there soon enough, there would be no seats left. I walked in to see Jen, Jerome and Lucas talking. Lucas….he was so amazing. I looked and prayed to god that there was a seat next to Jen. And I'm looking, and I'm looking…. It looks like my prayers were answered.
"Hey guys!" I put my bag next to me and sat down. "Hey!" They all said. Jen asked me if we could let Lucas and Jerome in on the plans for the party. I said that it was fine. The more heads we have working together, the better.
"And everyone will bring a date. Almost like a mini-prom. I say we invite everyone in our grade BUT Amelia Pinches, for Alfie's sake of course." I said. "Sounds great." Jen said. Just then the bell rang. "See you guys later!" I said. "Yeah, same." Lucas said and left with me. Perfect, I thought. "So, Lucas about the party…would you want to, erm, go with me?" He stared at me. Great move Izzi… "Sounds like a plan beautiful, see you later." He picked up my hand and kissed it, leaving promptly after, making me stunned. I need cute clothes…NOW!
Jen's POV
Once Izzi and Lucas left, Jerome and I walked together in a slightly awkward but kind of comfortable silence. "So…" Jerome said causing me to look at him. "So..?" I said back. "So Jen, about tonight, would you mind to, erm, be my date?" I looked at him shocked. "Only as friends of course! Don't worry!" Right, only as friends… How could I be so stupid to think he would actually want to go on a date with me?
"That sounds… great Jerome." I tried to show fake enthusiasm. "If it makes you feel uncomfortable then we don't have to go together." "NO! I mean, hehe, no I'm fine, I'm just thinking about those sounds we heard coming from the cellar and I'm still wondering what Nina, Fabian, and Amber are doing up in the attic." Nice save Jen, nice save. "Oh, yeah we never really got to talk about that, did we?" I shook my head. "Tomorrow night, we'll follow them wherever they go. I promise I'll be with you every step of the way." Jerome took my hand in his and gave me a reassuring smile. "Wonderful."
Getting Ready For the Party!
"How do I look?" Izzi asked me as I finished putting on my lip gloss. She was wearing an orange-pinkish ruffle dress with a heart necklace and slouchy boots (A/N: Link is in my bio). "Really pretty. Lucas will love you; well, not that he doesn't already!" "What do you mean?" "Can you really not see it in the way he looks at you?" She shook her head. "He even told us that he likes you! If I was a guy, I would date you! Not trying to make this awkward…sorry." "It's okay!"
"So what you're trying to say is that it's kind of like you and Jerome?" "NO! Not at all! He just wants to be friends…" "Yeah, that's what you think." "I don't just think that. He asked me if I wanted to be his date to the party-""OH MY GOD HE ASKED YOU?" "Can you let me finish? Thank you. But then he said that it was only as friends, as if it was obvious." "Jen, whether or not he's admitted to himself that he likes you, I don't know. But whatever feelings he's hiding will most likely come out tonight, I mean, look at you."
I turned around to face the full-length mirror. I was wearing a floral spaghetti-strap dress, a heart necklace, and black flats (A/N: again, the link is in my bio). I had curled my hair and put a goldish-metallic eyeshadow on. I looked pretty, but what was Izzi thinking? No way on Earth did my best friend Jerome Clarke like me. Or did he?
"I'm gonna go downstairs, people have already started arriving. See you soon?" Izzi asked me, plunging me out of my thoughts. "Yeah sure." I just need a couple more minutes of prepping. I am going to be Jerome's date after all.
Jerome's POV
"Listen up Alfie, there are going to be girls there, so you have to dress to impress!" I said. "Why are you telling me? You're the one who's madly in love with Jen!" I rolled my eyes. "Yes Alfie that is true, but I'm warning you because nobody will want to date a guy who goes around wearing an animal mask like Amber and Mick's party a couple of weeks ago." "But it might work! You know, like Jacob Black! Amber loves him!" I rolled my eyes. Alfie has a lot to learn.
"That might be, but trust me, it won't work. Take my advice and dress in your best party wear. Just not a tux." Alfie just stared at me as he took clothes out of his closet. "Ok! I know! I'm not stupid!" I started walking out the door. I noticed Alfie look around and then take out an animal mask. I poked my head back in for a second. "No." I said simply with pointing a finger at him, before promptly walking out. Tonight's the night Jerome.
Jen's POV
I walked out of my room and walked down the stairs. I saw Jerome dressed in his green and white striped shirt with a vest. He looked really cute and I might not have said anything, but my eyes could not hold back any feelings. Well, they did say that your eyes were the windows to your soul. Oh no. Now that small smile was creeping up on my face. Jerome and I blushed a faint red that was very noticeable. "Jen…You look, wow." I giggled. "You don't look too bad yourself, Jerome." "Shall we?" He asked. I laughed and said, "We shall!" and with that we linked arms and walked down the stairs to the party.
Jerome's POV
Wow, she looked beautiful! Her eyes looked me up and down, and a small smile crept up on her face. She must've noticed that I was looking at her, and a faint blush appeared on her cheeks. The same happened to me. We walked down the stairs with our arms linked. We separated after that. She went over to Gabi to talk about her to something, and I went over to Alfie to help him with girl troubles. Turned out he needed much more advice than someone telling him not to wear and animal mask.
Izzi's POV
When I first started walking downstairs, I saw Lucas talking to Fabian. I fixed my hair and walked down, only to trip on the last step. Smooth move Izzi, real smooth. I fixed my hair and dress and walked over to Lucas. "Hi." I said with a small smile. Lucas turned around. "Wow, Izzi, you look, gorgeous." Lucas was wearing a checkered button-down shirt with jeans. He looked amazing. "Do you want to dance?" "Sure." I took his hand and we stepped into the lounging room together where the couches had been cleared to make a suitable area for dancing.
A couple of minutes into dancing, Lucas stopped me. "Look Izzi, I know I've only known you for a week, but I think I'm in love with you. I haven't been able to get my mind off of you since the first day I met you. And now I think this is way more than needed." Lucas took my hand in his, before softly brushing my lips with his own. Wow..
Jerome's POV
About an hour and a half later, I found Jen again. "So." I said, hoping that it would start some kind of a conversation. I nervously put my hands in my pockets. "So," Not exactly the kind of conversation I was wishing for. "Listen, Jen." Here it goes. This was my moment. "I just wanted to tell you-" I was interrupted by a loud door slam. Victor walked through the door angrily.
"What is going on here?" Victor asked angrily. Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at Victor. "Everyone who doesn't live in this house, get out! Did you hear me? Get out! NOW!" Everyone walked out. We started to walk upstairs but then, "And just exactly where do you think you're going?" Victor asked. We all walked back downstairs. "Now, which one of you did this?" Victor asked, putting emphasis on the word you and this. I pulled Jen next to me and wrapped my arms around her from behind. She looked at me, blushing.
"I said, WHO DID THIS?" Victor yelled almost blowing my eardrums out of my ear. We all pointed at Trinity because we didn't want Izzi to get in trouble, and nobody even likes Trinity. Victor pointed a finger at Trinity. "YOU, come with me. All the rest of you, go to bed!" Nobody moved. "Did you hear me? I said GO. TO. BED!" Everyone ran to their rooms.
There goes my chance of telling Jen how I really felt. Maybe it's better she doesn't know. It might be a little awkward. You know me and her dating. No, what am I saying? Jen will go out with me, I promise you. I'll find a way sooner or later.
YESSSS the chapter is finally done! I'm gonna miss writing about Izzi though :[. Anyway! The new chapter will be up sometime next week. Meanwhile, check out my Peddie (that's Patricia and Eddie for all of you peoples who did not knowww.) video on youtube! Just search up Peddie- ever since we met. BYE!