Description: It's just the lodge where they stayed a year ago, so what changed? What was the haunting feeling everybody felt? Maybe this wasn't such a good idea...
Matt and Emily aren't dating in this one and the storyline is very different, well, more in away that the characters are kind of switched around. Matt does not like Emily whatsoever, well, in an romantic light. I used the lines from the EmilyvsJess fight scene because they are brilliant :P This is Matt's POV
DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN ANYTHING INVOLVING THE UNITL DAWN FRANCHISE. IF I DID, MATTXJESS WOULD BE A THING, AND RIN WOULD BE BADASS. THAT'S AN INSIDE JOKE BTW
|Until Dawn-The True Version Part 1|
Matt whistled as he rode the cable car up to the mountain, checking his watch to keep himself occupied. The time red nine o'clock at night, so he had plenty of time before it got too dark.
The snow fell gracefully from the sky, landing on the ground that was now cloaked in white. Matt never imagined he would be back here, at the lodge. The events from last year should have been explanation enough on why nobody else should come up...
And yet, Joshua of all people had sent out the invitations, using the vacation as some kind of closure. Matt wasn't so sure if that was healthy or not, but he was no psychiatrist, so who was he to talk?
So now he was coming up the mountain, alone. To say it was a little creepy would be an understatement, but he wouldn't show it. Not to be some stupid alpha male, but to make sure that nobody else got frightened. Ashley got scared super easily so he would have to keep his worries out her ear.
"Blackwood Pines. Is it really good to be home?" Matt mumbled to himself as the cable car stopped at the top of the mountain. He exited the car, seeing Jessica sitting on the bench, looking around in her phone.
Clearly the girl was unaware of his presence, currently enveloped in whatever social media she was skimming through. Matt grinned as he dropped to the ground, crawling on the wooden floor of the cable car station, the cool night air nipping away at his cheeks.
Thank God that Jessica could be so easily interested by her phone because he hadn't heard him at all, even when he had fumbled slightly. He found himself on the snowy, and rolled over slightly, forming a ball of snow with his hands.
"Okay," He mumbled as he held the snowball in front of him, closing one eye to get a better look at his target. "Aim..." Matt held his breath, the frosty snow turning his palm and fingertips red.
"Fire!" He tossed the snow ball, running for cover behind a tree as he heard a squeal from Jessica, signaling that he had made contact.
"Matthew!" Matt bit his tongue so he wouldn't laugh, a wide grin painted across his face as he heard Jessica walking around in the snow, clearly not very happy. "When I find you I swear to God..."
He knelt down behind the tree and scooped up the snow, quickly forming it into a spherical shape as a new game plan appeared in his mind. He may not out wit Jessica, but he can certainly out speed her.
And it wasn't like she was that much smarter.
Matt yelled a battle cry as he rolled up from where he was hiding behind the tree, locating Jessica quickly and tossing the snowball at lightning speed, catching the blond off guard. She yelped as the snow made contact with her knee.
"There you are!" Before Matt could get away, Jessica threw the snowball, hurtling right at his letter jacket. Unfortunately his reflexes couldn't save him as he felt the snow sink into his chest before it fell to the ground. "And that's what you get!" Jessica crossed her hands over one another, an amused grin plastered on her face.
"Don't fight fire with fire Jess," Matt began as he scooped up more snow, darting to take cover behind another tree. "Or you're going to get burned!" He laughed playfully and threw the snowball at the girl.
But she was able to leap out of the way and take cover behind a nearby picnic bench. Matt used the opportunity to stock up on snowballs, filling his hands with snowballs as different strategies raced through his head.
Deciding to do the good ol' throw until it hits, he stayed behind his tree as he threw the snowball upwards at an arch towards where Jessica was hiding, hoping that it would get somewhere near her.
He didn't hear it hit, but he did hear her yelp, signaling he had got pretty close.
"Matt!" Jessica growled, snowballs in hand as her enemy continued to throw snowballs at a distance. She couldn't get a good angle behind the picnic bench because, well, it was a picnic bench. Matt had an easier time since he was just hiding behind a tree trunk.
She deduced that her best bet would just to play offensive, and with a few snowballs, she darted out from her hiding spot and dashed towards Matt, catching him off guard. She hurtled the snowballs at top speed, all of them colliding with Matt.
"Shit!" He cried, and armed with snowballs, Jessica tackled the boy to the ground. She laughed merrily as she brought the snowballs together and crushed them above Matt's face, all of the snow falling down to cloak his features.
"Aw Jess." He groaned, struggling to get the girl off. It was pretty hard with, you know, the obnoxious amount of snow in his eyes and mouth. But he was able to roll over, with him being on top of her, all the snow stuck to his face falling onto her instead.
"Darn you and your muscles!" Jessica cried as he moved her face from side to side to get all the snow off, breathing heavily from the intense snowball fight. Matt laughed happily from on top.
"And the winner is Matthew the King! All hail me!" He tried to make a trumpet like noise with his voice, but failed miserably, eliciting a giggle from Jessica.
"Good game, good game. I accept defeat." Jessica chuckled, laying against the snow. She hadn't realized until now that Matt was just a few feet away from her, his face hovering over her own. "Matt..." She hadn't meant for the name to escape her lips.
"Huh? What did you say?" The noise of a new cable car coming up cut him off, and he got up from off of Jessica, reaching a hand out for the girl.
She grabbed it gratefully, nodding to him as she walked over to see who was coming.
"Fuck it's Mike!" Jessica said worriedly, brushing all the snow off of her revealing she had just partaken in a snowball war.
"So...?" Matt mumbled, stuffing his hands in his pockets, confused by her sudden change in persona. Before he could say anything more, Jessica twirled around and began pushing him to where the trail to the lodge was. "Whoa, what's up?"
"You gotta get out of here! Mike's coming!" Jessica said, looking back to see if the cable car had gotten to the top yet. She wanted to make a good impression for her new boyfriend, obviously, and didn't need Matt ruining it.
"Oh...Oh!" Matt said in realization, before laughing loudly. "You just want to impress Mikey Wikey, huh? How cute!" He laughed louder as Jessica scowled.
"Don't ruin this for me Matt! Now shoo!" Jessica ordered dismissively, scurrying back to her spot on the bench, fixing her hair before she sat down and grabbed her phone, trying to act interested in something.
Matt sighed and shook his head, scratching the back of his neck. He grabbed his luggage and set off, he would just say hello to Mike later.
He walked for a few minutes, coming across a bridge on the way. Waves of nostalgia coursed through his body at the sight of the falling snow and the sounds of the wilderness, his earlier worries quickly disappearing to be replaced with a sense of calmness.
Matt walked a little bit longer until he noticed somebody looking through a telescope near the lodge. When he got a better look, he realized that it was Ashley off all people. The girls lips were parted in thought, clearly confused, and intrigued, by what she was seeing.
He set the luggage down and crept silently behind her, realizing this would be another easy scare for him.
"BOO!" He yelled, grabbing her from behind. Ashley screamed at the top of her lungs, struggling wildly before Matt let go, laughing too hard to get proper grip.
The blond spun around angrily, a terrified look on her face as she narrowed her eyes at Matt in annoyance. Her foot was tapping impatiently against the floor, showing how agitated she really was.
"What the hell Matt? You really scared me!" Ashley barked, Matt's laughter dying down guiltily. "God..." She put a hand on her forehead, trying to force her heart-rate down fearfully.
Matt frowned and tried to place a hand on her shoulder, but the girl swatted it away. Classic Ashley.
"I'm really sorry Ash, I didn't mean to scare you that bad." He admitted. "Forgot that you frightened so easily. Feel like we haven't talked in a while." Matt ducked his head apologetically. Ashley sighed, and moved in to give a boy a hug.
"Nah, I overreacted. It's good to see you too Matthew." She said happily, pulling away after a few moments. Before he could say anything back, she bobbed her head towards the telescope, silently motioning for him to take a look through the telescope.
He nodded and side stepped around her, ducking down so he could get a better look. The way it was positioned made him immediately spot two people hugging in the middle of a plethora of trees that could hide them from everybody.
"Emily and Mike? Didn't they breakup?" Matt asked in confusion, continuing to glance to see if he could catch anything further.
"Yeah, I thought they did. Mike's dating Jessica anyways." Ashley agreed, her thoughts racing on what exactly the two were doing. "Maybe they were just healing old wounds? Their breakup was pretty messy." Ashley reminded the boy, who hummed in agreement.
"Best not to jump to conclusions. I'll ask Mike about it later." Matt decided, pulling away from the telescope, hoping that it was nothing more then a simple reconciliation. If not, Jessica would be heartbroken, and Matt was not okay with that.
He picked up his luggage and looked back at Ashley.
"Do you want to come with me to the lodge, or would you rather spy on the dynamic duo?" Matt asked, smiling lightly. Ashley pondered the thought for a few moments, and then decided to follow.
"Yeah, I'm done here." Ashley admitted, walking down next to Matt. "It would be nice to catch up, I'm pretty sure I was the first one here so we have plenty of time."
The two chatted freely for a bit, Matt asking if Ashley was still interested in becoming an author. After spawning that question, Ashley began spewing out words like rapid-fire, telling Matt of all the things she wanted to write about and read about. Even though it had been a while, the girl hadn't changed a bit.
The events from last year made him lose some of his valuable relationships. Ashley being one of them. Maybe it was God trying to tell him something.
"So how's football, Captain America?" Ashley asked, giggling. Matt shrugged, his luggage in his right hand, his free hand in one of his pockets.
"It's good I think. You know, since my grades aren't all that great, I have really been relying on football to get me to at least a decent university. I don't know if my pops would be too proud, but as long as I can live the dream, I think I'll be fine." Matt admitted.
"Aw, how heartwarming." Ashley chirped. Matt laughed in response, shaking his head.
"I wouldn't use the same term, I think." Matt replied, and the two laughed, their feet sinking slightly into the snow before they took another step. Ashley's cheeks were rosy from the cold by this point, but she didn't seem too cold. "Now, to the more interesting topics, how are you and Sam?" Matt wriggled his eyebrow.
Ashley blushed fiercely and averted her eyes, and fingers wrapping around one another anxiously.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Ashley murmured. Matt held up a hand to his ear, cupping it around it as he leaned closer to Ashley.
"Huh? Pardon me? Can you repeat that?" Matt asked, playing around with the girl as he spoke obnoxiously loud, biting his tongue so he wouldn't laugh.
The girl pouted and crossed her hands over one another.
"Jerk..." She muttered. "Well, have you seen Chris and Josh?" Ashley was trying to change the subject, obviously, but Matt decided to let her go.
"Yeah. They're so gay man." Matt laughed, Ashley laughing along with him. "They just need to confess their love and write a book about it already."
"Um, you mean, I'm going to write the book about it." Ashley interrupted. Matt chuckled lightly, patting the girl on the back encouragingly.
"Good work. You're going to go far kid." Matt spoke with a coach like voice, causing Ashley to roll her eyes.
"We're the same age."
"Whatever." Two of them continued to talk until they arrived at the lodge. When they realized nobody was there Matt walked up to the door, placing his hand on the handle with the intention of opening it.
Well that didn't happen.
"The hell...?" Matt muttered as the door didn't budge. Ashley peered over his shoulder, trying to get a better look.
"What's wrong?" She asked, a worried tone in her voice. Matt shook his head, trying to force the door open for a second time, before he realized there was no use.
"I think it's frozen shut." Matt admitted. Ashley groaned and took a seat on the steps, placing her chin on her palm in defeat.
"Great, I'm freezing." Ashley shivered. Matt laughed, taking a seat next to her.
"Well, if you want, we can generate body heat." Matt winked, laughing his head off when Ashley grimaced, turning her away from him.
"Not with you." Ashley retorted, huffing slightly.
"...So with Sam?"
"SHUT UP!" Matt laughed at the girl's reaction, clutching his sides painfully, his laughter filling up the winter night. Ashley fumed as she crossed her hands over one another.
They waited for a few minutes at the lodge, Matt teasing Ashley all the while, laughing at her hilarious reactions until he had decided he had picked on him enough for one day.
They talked aimlessly when Chris, Sam, and the man of the hour, Joshua, appeared. They were talking with one another, only noticing Matt's and Ashley's presence after a moment.
Well, Matt had noticed Sam had noticed Ashley far before the the other morons.
"Hey Ash!" Sam waved to the girl. Ashley ran over to the girl and hugged her, Sam laughing happily as she hugged back.
"Sam! You're so slow." Ashley pouted as she pulled away. "I was stuck here with Matt who decided that bullying me would be a fun pass time." Ashley said innocently, giving Matt a smirk when she was out of Sam's eyesight.
That sneaky devil. Matt thought, inwardly applauding her.
"And what does that mean, Matthew?" Sam asked, crossing her hands over one another, Ashley hiding behind her in false fear. Matt rolled his eyes, but chuckled lightly.
"It's good to see you too Samantha." He replied. She chuckled lightly, nodding in agreement.
"Good to see you." Chris and Josh used the opportunity to approach to door, Chris moving to the handle first, wanting to get out of the freezing cold.
"Here goes nothing." He muttered as he tried to open the door. After there was no response, he pushed against it willfully, hoping it would open this time. He quickly found himself getting frustrated, and tried to force it open one final time, realizing there was no given with this door. "It's not opening." Chris said simply, almost comically so.
Josh shakes his head, holding a key in his hand. "It's because it's locked, dumb-ass." He didn't know Matt's frown from a few feet away and Ashley's chuckling. "Oh, but it is frozen." Matt smirked at Ashley which shut her right up.
"Just our luck." Chris muttered, rubbing his hands against his arms to get warm. "Maybe we can just break in? Ya know, just give it a good...one two." Josh laughed, nodding in agreement as he patted Chris on the back, causing Chris to cough loudly.
"Good thinking buddy, I knew those glasses made you a little bit smarter." Josh joked, turning to face the remaining three. "Okay boys and girls, Chris and I are going to try and break in to the good old Washington lodge!" Josh announced as he walked off of the steps, looping around the corner.
Chris followed him, turning around with a jokingly cautious look on his face. "We don't know what the terrors that lie there could be, so remember to clap, because it powers us up!" And with that comment, Chris jogged after Josh, leaving Sam, Matt, and Ashley laughing.
"Chris hasn't changed a bit." Matt said. Sam took a spot next to Ashley a few steps above him, nodding in agreement.
"Yep, and you haven't missed much in the luxury life of Josh." She laughed, leaning against the railings, Ashley picking at snow nervously beside the girl. Ashley, you're so obvious. Matt thought, grinning.
"So, how are you Sam? Still a total pacifist?" Matt asked, leaning his back against the railing, laying his legs against the steps comfortably.
"Don't tell me you thought it was temporary. Yeah, I'm just same ol' Sam, living the dream." Matt laughed at this one, Ashley giggling softly from the side, as if laughing too loud would trigger an earthquake.
"And Ashley still wants to be a writer, I was talking about it with her earlier." Matt inwardly laughed as Ashley's eyes went wide from the topic switching to her. Sam nodded in agreement, looking over at Ashley happily, the girl becoming red under her gaze.
"Yeah, I've read a few of her drabbles here and there. You're better then you give yourself credit for Ash." Sam grinned. Ashley nodded slowly, smiling.
"Thanks Sam." Matt watched as Ashley switched from socially inept to active in a matter of moments, and decided to stay out of the two's conversation. He leaned his head back against the railing, closing his eyes in thought.
The opening of the front door caused him to open his eyes as he looked up to see Chris at the door.
"Ta da!" Chris waved his hands in a magical fashion, before he bowed dramatically. "Magic Chris at your service." Sam and Ashley clapped while Matt shook his head, standing up from his spot.
Josh walked around the corner, clapping as loudly as Sam and Ashley.
"Don't forget his lovely assistant, Mr. Washington!" Joshua announced, bowing lowly as well. Matt decided to clap this time, mostly out of pity since nobody else was.
Sam started booing jokingly, causing Josh to scowl, but he shook it off a grin, signaling he was just joking. Everybody entered the lodge together, Sam and Ashley taking a spot on the sofa.
"Looks pretty good up here." Matt admitted as he set his luggage on the ground, noticing it was still rather cold inside, which was to be expected. Sam shrugged.
"Well, it looks the same as the last time we were here." Sam added. Ashley rubbed her hands against her own shoulders, trying to generate some heat.
"You know, it's still pretty cold, but not as bad as it was out there." Ashley said. Josh took that as a signal to get a fire started, for he walked over to the fireplace.
"I'm going to start a fire, for the lovely Ash of course. Chris you want to help?" Josh asked. Chris nodded, which everybody expected, and he followed Josh as the two got started.
Matt took his own spot on a seat, watching Emily walk in through the front door.
"Hey Em!" He greeted, waving to his good friend. Emily was the person who he talked to the most during the aftermath of the Hannah and Beth disappearance. Sure, she was kind of a bitch, but that was really only on the outside. Though it did get significantly worse after her breakup with Mike.
"Matt," Emily placed her hands on her hips, a disapproving look on her face. "What happened to helping me with my luggage, huh?" A blank expression appeared on Matt's face before he made a sound of realization, ignoring Sam's and Ashley's giggling in the background.
"Oh shit..." He muttered, scratching his head in embarrassment.
"Oh shit is right. You owe me." Emily said harshly, but a smile appeared on her face as she set down her own luggage, looking around the now slightly warmer lodge. "Good to see you guys too." Emily nodded towards the two sitting on the couch along with the boys setting up the fire.
"Good to see you too Em." Sam replied, smiling warmly. Emily took a spot next to Matt, and the two chatter aimlessly for a few minutes while Sam and Ashley talked.
"I saw you with Mike earlier." Matt admitted, leaning back against his seat, wondering how he should go about this. Emily arched an eyebrow.
"And what do you mean by that?" She asked dangerously. Matt shook his hands, trying to do damage control. That was a stupid comment.
"I mean that you guys were hugging earlier, just wanted to ask what it was about is all." Matt said calmly. Emily still looked unsure, but sighed.
"That's a good question. It was just a sort of reconciliation, I think." Emily sighed for the second time, looking tired way too early into the night.
"You never know with Mike." Mike was a nice guy, but had a poor track record when it came to women. He was good with them, good talk with them, treated them right for a bit, but always ended up fluttering on by to somebody else. Commitment issues. Matt was sure of it. "Anyways, tonight's the night we party and don't give a crap about Mike's poor life choices." Matt grinned.
Emily smiled as well, not being able to help it. Matt's grin was rather infectious, she would know, it got her through a lot of shitty times.
"Matt, I..." Emily was cut off when two people entered lodge, the remaining two guests as Blackwood Pines.
"The king is here! Everybody stand and cheer!" Mike called out, his hands in the air. Jessica walked in behind him, her own hand raised in the air.
"It's time to get this party started." Jessica continued obnoxiously, the two louder people joining the whole group. Everybody greeted them, Jessica taking a seat on the other end of the sofa Sam and Ashley were currently sitting on. Mike walked over to Josh, giving the boy his greeting before he began his walk back over to Jessica.
"Hey Mike, haven't seen you in a while." Matt greeted with a smile. Mike smiled in response. The two boys had become pretty good friends since the incident, both being on the football team required them actually speaking to one another anyways. They weren't super tight, but they were good friends.
"Matty, good to see you too buddy. How was the walk up?" Mike asked as he took his seat next to Jessica, the girl snuggling right into his arms.
It bothered Matt slightly, but he didn't have a clue as to why. And Emily definitely wasn't happy with it either, since her breathing was quickening and her hands balled into fists. Oh shit.
"Uneventful. Ran into Ashley and we looked at stupid stuff before coming up. Not to mention I scared the living crap out of her." Matt decided to leave out the part with Jessica, and the girl smiled gratefully at him from across the room.
Emily's fists got tighter.
Ashley made a sound of protest. "It was awful. You know, you really scared me Matthew!" Ashley complained, a pouting look on her face. Sam laughed along with Matt.
"Come on Ash, just making memories." Matt replied with a smile and a wink, causing the girl to growl further.
"Okay Matt, that's enough. Too much more and Ashley will explode." Sam said, shaking her head humorlessly at poor Ashley's teasing. The girl currently being teased sighed, leaning back against the couch.
Matt and Emily continued to talk, but Matt felt Emily's eyes flickering over to where Jessica and Mike were 'snuggling'. More or less it was full out sex. Okay, so maybe Matt was over-exaggerating, but he definitely knew that Emily was extremely bother by it.
"Oh my God, that is too gross." Emily finally commented, and Matt inwardly sighed, knowing that the bomb had erupted and he had been to late to stop it.
"Fuck..." He muttered silently as Emily stood up, crossing her hands over one another as she glared at Jessica. At least the two had stopped making out and making weird noises or else it would be a very interesting night.
"Listen, I'm not here to enter your territory, so you don't have to fuck in front of me every time I see you guys." Emily spat bitterly. Matt stood up from his own seat, reaching over to grab Emily's hand.
"Em, it's fine. Let's just go." He said quietly, hoping the girl would hear him. Thankfully, she didn't pull away, which must have meant something.
Jessica's eyes widened as she saw Emily get surprisingly calmer as Matt held her hand. They weren't dating, right? No, of course not, Matt had told her that. For some reason, Matt holding Emily's hand had pissed her off more then the girl getting overly-jealous for the thousandth time.
"Excuse me, did you say something?" Jess growled, rising from her own spot next to Mike on the sofa to get closer to Emily. She was ready to throw down, she was not shitting around this time.
"What? Did you not hear me? Or is your sluttiness to loud?" Emily replied, almost in a jokingly cruel manner. Jessica snorted, crossing her hands over one another as she looked back at Mike for reassurance.
"Guess somebodies upset they didn't make the cut." Jessica laughed, walking closer to Emily. Matt thought it was too close for something not to go down.
"Yeah, it's all a big cat call with that dreamboat. Congratulations, you're top cow!" Emily clapped, a looking of irritation on her face. Jessica shook her head, and Mike sat on the couch, finding this fight overwhelmingly funny.
"Can't really call the Homecoming Queen a cow, can you?" Jessica was prepared to rub in what she got, even if it involved a low, and sort of stupid card like Homecoming.
Matt shook his head, seeing that Mike wasn't going to be doing anything any time soon. He stepped in between of the two girls, holding each one of his hands out to one of them defensively, signaling they should both stop.
He looked towards Emily, giving her a pleading look.
"Please Em, can we stop?" Matt begged. Emily looked like she was going to falter for a few moments, before Jessica cut in, just like she always does.
"Stay out of it you dumb oaf!" Jessica yelled, causing Matt to visibly grimace. Emily pushed passed him, becoming more threatening then before.
"Hey watch it!" Emily spat. Jessica laughed.
"What? You're the only one who can put him down? Nobody else can play with your toys?" Jessica's tone was condescending and ruthless, as if she knew something nobody else did. Emily grunted, before her eyes widened in realization. She quickly narrowed them again, pretending like nothing happened.
"Oh I see what the problem is here." It was Emily's turn to be condescending as she walked circles around Jessica, who looked at her with a confused expression.
"Yeah, and what is that bitch?" Jessica asked, holding her ground, not sure where Emily was going with this one.
The girl shrugged, looking away before shrugging again. "Oh, I don't know," She paused, looking at Jessica with a fake thinking expression. "I just didn't know that maybe you wanted a turn with my toys Jessica." Emily said that almost in a whisper, so that Mike and Matt couldn't exactly hear what she was saying.
Jessica took a step back at the accusation, before becoming furious with the girl. "Whatever," She brushed off, just wanting to take a seat next to Mike. Emily stifled a laugh, but not successfully, provoking Jessica further. "I don't give two fucks about what you think." Jessica sat back in her seat with Mike, snuggling right back into him with a smirk painted across her face. Emily rolled her eyes.
"At least I can think. 4.0 honor roll bitch!" As quickly as Jessica had sat down, she stood right back up, leaving Mike with a pissed off look on his face.
"Who needs grades when you have all the natural assets you need?" Jessica asked, moving in a specific way that rubbed off her, eh, assets.
"Oh please."
"You couldn't buy moldy bread with your skanky ass." Mike chuckled lightly at this one, and Matt had to bit his tongue to stop himself from laughing as well. Merely because the insult was so awful.
"Are you serious? Do you think that's insulting?" It was like Emily had read Matt's thoughts, and he inwardly applauded her. Jessica seemed to be running out of ideas, for she turned back to Mike and pointed at Emily angrily.
"Do you hear this girl? Bitch is on crack or some shit." Matt decided to intervene for a second time, digesting that Mike really wasn't going to do anything useful at this point in time.
"Okay, that's enough!" Matt's voice echoed throughout the lodge, attracting everybody's attention easily. "Listen, we're supposed to be here for a reason, okay? And that's to have fun, just like Josh said. We don't need to ruin the night with stupid cat fights. You guys are better then this, really." Everyone stayed quiet after this, Josh stepping up behind Matt, shooting the boy a grateful smile.
"Matt's right, there's no reason to fight like this, okay guys. What I wanted is for us to have a good time. So let's just settle down, and cozy around the fire." Josh said in a finalizing tone, everybody nodding in agreement. "Good work Matty, you know how to calm the ladies." Josh winked, causing Matt to roll his eyes.
"I wish." He replied, taking his seat back on the couch, thankful that everything was over with.
Emily shook her head in frustration, just needing to cool off.
"I'm going to take a bath." Emily said as she jogged up the stairs, heading into the bathroom and slamming the door behind her.
"Em!" Matt called after the girl, sighing when he heard the slamming door. He fell back into his seat, wiping his forehead, already feeling way to exhausted.
"Good, that bitch is gone." Jessica muttered. Matt rolled his eyes, Jessica scowling when she noticed. Dammit, now Matt's mad at me.
Wait, why the hell do I care?
"Uh, Josh. Do you still have the key to that guest cabin? Me and Sam were wondering if we could check it out." Ashley's question came out of the blue, her and Sam staying out of the whole fight. He looked at the two for a few moments, before smiling in that Josh way.
"Yeah, sure." He said in a sexual tone, making Matt want to laugh at Ashley's face and Sam's obliviousness. He came back with the key and threw it two the girls, who left the house with a wave goodbye, leaving the rest with the now started fire.
"Aw fuck!" Chris cried as he searched through his bag. Josh walked over, hovering over Chris to see what exactly the problem was.
"What's up bud?" He asked, trying to get a peek into Chris' bag. Chris groaned, shaking his head at himself in disappointment.
"My phone's missing. I must have left it on the bench when I came up here with Sam." Chris thought back, hoping that he was right in that assumption.
Josh laughed, finding it all too funny as he opened the front door, motioning for Chris to leave.
"We'll find it together. Shouldn't take too long, I think." Josh suggested. Chris smiled gratefully.
"Awesome, thanks Josh." Chris walked out of the door.
"Okay guys, we'll be back in a few." Josh called out as he closed the door behind him, unknowingly-actually, knowing Josh, he probably knew exactly what he was doing-left Matt with the lovely couple.
Thankfully, Emily came down from upstairs to break the awkward tension. Actually, it only made it worse, but Matt felt better with somebody other then people who wanted to make out every five seconds.
"Hey Matt? Is Josh still here?" Emily asked as she walked down the steps, not acknowledging Jessica's presence. Matt shook his head, much to the girl's dismay. "Dammit."
"What's up?" He asked curiously. She sighed, shaking her head, cursing her misfortune.
"The hot water isn't working." She explained.
This was when Mike, surprisingly, made his entrance. He stood up from the sofa and walked over to Emily, a friendly grin painted across his face. He probably just wanted to apologize for Jessica's favor. Or do damage control. Probably a mixture of both.
"Oh, I know where the boiler room is. I can take you there and we can get the hot water turned on." Mike explained. When Emily gave him a questioning look-which was threatening along with the death glares he was receiving from Jessica-he shook his hands. "Don't worry, I'm not pulling anything stupid. Just want to get this over with." He admitted.
Emily and Matt exchanged looks. When Matt gave her a look of approval, she shook her head, but complied.
"Okay, but make it quick. You probably want to get back to sucking face with Goldilocks A.S.A.P." The comment merely made Mike laugh, but Jessica didn't feel the same way.
But before she could say anything, Matt cut her off.
"How about Jess and I go looking for something to do? Maybe there's something interesting." Matt suggested. Mike game him a thumbs up, happy with the idea.
"Yeah, there's always something good in a creepy old lodge. Have fun." Mike waved, winking at Jessica who blew a kiss in return.
Matt waved at Emily, mouthing for her to call for him if she needed anything. She nodded and turned away, following Mike down to the boiler room.
"Your girlfriend better not pull anything dirty or I swear to God Matt." Jessica growled as Matt began searching around the lodge, deciding to head upstairs first, looking for some kind of games room or something.
"First of all, she's not my girlfriend. Second of all, why are you being such a bitch?" Matt asked, opening a door that revealed a guest room. He decided he might as well search it, Jessica taking a seat on the bed. He quickly realized this was going to be a one man effort, unfortunately.
"Well, I don't know, maybe because she's got an obsession with my boyfriend?" Jessica wondered bitterly. Matt sighed, really not wanting to talk about it, but knowing there was no way to tell Jess to politely shut up or else she would get mad at him.
"Well, look at things in her shoes. She was dumped by her player boyfriend for some hot chick. It's got to be pretty rough." Matt said, almost carelessly, too tired to watch over his words too carefully. He didn't even notice Jessica blush lightly at his words, before she forced the heat down, mentally kicking herself for blushing over something so stupid. Well, he's right. I am hot.
"Whatever..." She trailed off, kicking her feet lightly against the bed post as Matt continued to search. When he came up with nothing, he left the room, Jessica scrambling to catch up.
"Wait!" She called after him, to see him waiting in the hall with an amused look on his face.
"What? I wasn't going to go hop off a cliff or something. You scared?" Matt chuckled, continuing down the hallway, a now irritated Jessica behind him. She snorted.
"Ha! No, of course not. There's nothing scary about this lodge." Jessica brushed the boy off. She really wasn't scared at all. Really. She wasn't Ashley. Just because they were both blond didn't mean she was just as scared.
"Whatever you say..." Matt grinned, walking into another room, fishing through it for anything interesting. After a few moments, Jessica was about to start a conversation when Matt made a noise of approval.
"What?" She asked curiously, hovering over him. In his hands was a spirit board, one of those really stupid cheaply made ones that Jessica knew were totally fake. "Oh, that stupid thing?" Jessica muttered, rolling her eyes in disinterest, even though she really was more curious then Matt.
"Oh don't try me Jessica. I know you're just as interested as me." Jessica scowled. How can this guy read my thoughts? Fucking creepy if you ask me. She sighed as she stood up.
"Well, I guess this is as good as it gets." Jessica said, looking at a closet when she noticed something that looked like a mask. She pulled it out, and at a closer look, it was actually rather terrifying. That in turn gave her a good idea. "Matt, put this one." Jessica said, handing him the mask.
Matt looked at the mask with a look of confusion, but grabbed it reluctantly. He held it closer to his face, before pulling it away with a grimace.
"Gross. Smells like road kill." He muttered in disgust. Jessica rolled her eyes, motioning for him to continue.
"Don't be a pussy." She chastised. Hesitantly, he placed the mask on, Jessica grinning when he saw what he looked like.
"Perfect. You look absolutely horrifying." Jessica grinned, rubbing her hands together expectantly. Matt pulled it off after a few seconds, giving the girl a questioning look.
"Well, thanks for the compliment." He huffed, holding the spirit board in one hand and the mask in the other. Jessica shook her head, smiling.
"No problem, no problem. Now, here's the plan..."