Yes, I know, Caleb and Cornelia are complete IDIOTS! I mean, even Caleb saw the charm and gave it to her. Ugh, I think Caleb deserves a slap right now. Hahahahaha! I hope that this update was fast enough. Dang, I've been so bored right now. Don't get me wrong, I'm in Switzerland home of the best chocolate and cheese (I'm going on a big diet when I get home). But NOTHING is open right now and I'm stuck in the hotel room watching a soccer game in German. Sniff sniff. Ok, enough of my misery. Enjoy the chapter and don't forget to give me a review, no flames!
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Now it was 2 days till Christmas; the last week of their vacation. It was a beautiful day outside; the sun was out with the perfect weather to match the heavy sheet of snow on the ground. Yet, among two of the group members, it was horrible. And we all know who those two are don't we?
Flashback to when after they were swimming…
The group was in the kitchen; sort of full because they just ate a big dinner.
"Hey I know you guys are probably full, but I'm still gonna ask. Do any of you want a piece of strawberry shortcake (It's not the Popsicle; it's like a cake bread with whip cream and strawberries with the strawberry sauce)", Elyon asked.
"You have a strawberry shortcake!" everyone asked with the sparkle in the eyes of a little girl about to eat ice cream.
"Uh…yeah?" Elyon responded.
Everyone immediately ran to the refrigerator and looked around to find it.
"Found it!" Nigel exclaimed and grabbed it from the bottom tray.
Everyone pushed towards him, making Nigel lose his balance a little bit. Before he fell, he threw the pie to Caleb. He caught if perfectly, but then everyone came rushing towards him. Alex accidentally tripped and made Caleb throw the pie at Cornelia's face.
Everyone gasped. The pie tray dropped down to the floor with all of it on Cornelia's face. Cornelia's eye twitched with anger. Caleb gulped.
"I am never talking to you again!" Cornelia yelled and stomped off to her room. Elyon, Hay Lin, and Will ran after Cornelia.
"Alex you klutz!" Caleb yelled and punched his arm.
"Ow!" Alex whined and rubbed his arm.
"Cornelia is not going to forgive you now, Caleb. I mean, you two already had issues. Now that you dropped a pie on her, I feel so sorry for you", Irma shook her head in disappointment.
End of Flashback…
Caleb didn't think she was serious, but man was he wrong. She wouldn't even look at him. And when she did, she would glare coldly and turn around. He sighed as he sat down on his bed.
He took out the red box that contained the hanging earings he bought her for the Secret Santa and opened it. He took out a permanent marker from the drawer next to him and wrote her a small letter inside the box. When he was done, he blushed at what he wrote in the end.
"Ok, maybe 'Love Caleb' is a little too much", Caleb scribbled over the Love and put 'Sincerely' instead.
"Caleb! Come on, Elyon is gonna say something important!" Alex yelled from the elevator.
"Right, coming!" Caleb put the box back in the drawer and ran to the elevator.
Alex luckily held the elevator opened for Caleb. As the doors closed, Caleb leaned against the side of the elevator and sighed.
"Hey dude, what's wrong? You've been really down lately", Alex asked with concern.
"Agh…I think Cornelia's still mad at me cause of the pie thing…" Caleb sighed and ran his hand through his brown hair.
"Dude, come on. That was last week. I doubt she's still mad at you. Besides, everyone knows Christmas is a time for forgiveness and stuff. She's good inside; she must forgive you by then", Alex said.
"Hope so…" Caleb nodded.
When the two reached the bottom floor, Caleb looked around the group for the blonde haired girl. She was in the back next to Hay Lin, but she appeared to be thinking. Caleb decided to see if she was still mad at him. So he walked towards her.
"Hi Cornelia", Caleb smiled.
Cornelia looked at him and glared. "Can't you see I'm thinking?" she glared even more and turned the other way around.
"Hey Cornelia, let's go outside with the rest of the gang", Elyon smiled. She tilted her head lightly to see Caleb looking like he lost 100 dollars and more.
"Yeah, anywhere is better than here", Cornelia said, not turning around to Caleb.
"Uh…yeah, come on", Elyon said and the two blondes walked out of the door.
"Cornelia…" Caleb sighed sadly as he watched her go away. It hurt so much. No one could possibly know how much it hurt to see her walk away.
"Caleb! Come on or we'll leave you!" Martin called from outside.
Outside…
"So, where do you guys wanna go to eat?" Elyon asked, putting on the snow hat.
"Is there a Pizza Hut around here?" Hay Lin asked with her usual hyper voice.
"Yeah, you guys wanna go for Pizza Hut?" Elyon smiled.
"Yeah" they all smiled
"Ok, then let's go", Elyon gestured.
They went in the two cars that they brought and drove their way to Pizza Hut. They were there for an hour, eating and talking.
"I want another pizza!" Hay Lin and Eric whined.
"What? You two ate the most pizzas here!" Cornelia exclaimed
"So?" Hay Lin and Eric said in unison.
"You're gonna get fat, that's what", Matt laughed.
"We are not!" the two argued.
"Dang, you guys sound like robots. Did you make a script on what you were gonna say or what?" Alex asked with a smirk
"Nu-uh!" the two yelled.
"Stop it!" the two yelled at each other.
Everyone started to laugh loudly, while Hay Lin and Eric pouted.
"Hey! I just remembered. You guys wanna go skiing after this? My parents rented them for us. The ski lodge isn't far from here actually", Elyon asked.
"Hey yeah! I've been wanting some action", Nigel pretended he was snowboarding.
"But every single time we go, you always either get 'sick' or you don't 'feel like it'", Will made air quotation marks in the air when she said the words.
"Hey! My stomach did hurt that time!" Nigel complained.
"Whatever, let's just go", Martin laughed and the gang stood up and went to ski.
Inside the Ski Lodge…
"So the girls want skis and the guys want snowboards, right?" Taranee confirmed.
"Yup", Alex nodded.
"Ok. Sir? Can I rent 6 skis and 6 snowboards please?" Elyon asked the man behind the counter with all the equipment.
The man gave her the stuff and they all headed outside. They decided for the girls to go a separate way from the guys, knowing that Cornelia didn't want to be anywhere near Caleb.
"Ok, I know you can tell I haven't gone skiing for a while cause I suck at it right now", Irma said as she fell on the snow.
"Come on, Irma. We all haven't gone skiing, so it's ok", Taranee laughed as she helped Irma up.
Cornelia was laughing until she stared in awe as a guy on a snowboard came zooming down to a small hill. He jumped up and did an awesome trick before landing perfectly and zoom on down.
"Whoa, we're not even near as good as that. Who was that?" Cornelia exclaimed.
"It's Caleb showing off. He's really good at skateboarding, so he's pretty familiar with the snowboard. No one is as good as he is", Will laughed.
"He's a show-off", Irma said as she finally got off the ground.
"Yeah", Cornelia laughed sweetly.
"Hey, so we won't humiliate ourselves in front of the guys that are probably on their way, how about we go and take a break for a while at the ski lodge?" Elyon smiled.
"Ok" Cornelia nodded and the girls slowly went down.
At the Ski Lodge…
"How'd you guys get here so fast?" Will asked the guys who were sitting in one table.
"Your annoying boyfriend kept babbling on about hot chocolate so we came here as fast as possible to shut him up", Martin smirked.
"Hehe", Matt laughed with embarrassment.
"Hey! I want hot chocolate!" Hay Lin exclaimed and got in line at the small area to buy food and stuff.
The girls shrugged and got in line behind her. Once they all got their hot chocolate, the girls sat at a table where they couldn't hear the guys talking loudly.
"Hey, just wondering, if you were to choose the three hottest guys from our group only, who would it be?" Hay Lin asked with a grin.
"What!" Cornelia chocked as she sipped her hot chocolate.
"Come on! Don't be party poopers you guys. I'd chose Eric, Alex, and Caleb!" Hay Lin squealed softly, careful that the guys wouldn't hear her.
"Fine, well you all know I chose Matt first. Then I guess also Alex and Caleb", Will smiled.
"I dunno…uh, Nigel, Matt, and Caleb", Taranee said.
"I'd choose…Alex, Martin, and Caleb", Elyon shrugged and sipped her hot chocolate.
"Me, Martin, Eric, and Caleb", Irma smirked.
"Uhhhh...", Cornelia pretended to think.
"Cornelia! Come on", Hay Lin grinned.
"Oh fine. Caleb, Matt, and Alex", Corneila admit.
"Yeah, we have the same tastes!" Will laughed. Will and Irma really didn't mind that they thought their boyfriend's were hot.
"Hey, did you notice that Caleb is on all of our lists?" Hay Lin giggled.
"Oh yeah! Haha!" Taranee laughed.
"Yayness! Now for the secrets, mwahahaha…", Hay Lin grinned.
"Secrets?" Elyon asked with nervousness.
"Ok, who do you like in this school? And don't say no one cause it's a lie! At least say who you think is hot in school", Hay Lin grinned.
"No way", Taranee said.
"Yeah, I agree", Cornelia nodded.
"Come on! We know that Irma likes Martin and that Will likes Matt. Please! I'll tell you who I like…", Hay Lin said.
"We already know. It's so obvious you're crushing on Eric", Elyon said. Hay Lin pouted and then nodded with a smirk.
"Ok, so we already know who I like, Irma likes, and Hay Lin likes. What about you guys?" Will asked.
"Oh fine…even though he's a total idiot and a goof ball…I like Alex", Elyon said quietly with a pink blush on her cheeks.
"Aw! That is so cute!" Hay Lin squealed with the rest of the girls softly.
"Taranee?" Will smirked.
"Ok…that Richie guy in math class" Taranee admit, but didn't blush.
"How can you admit it and not blush or say it quietly or anything? You liar" Hay Lin shook her head in disappointment.
"Are you sure you aren't crushing on Nigel?" Elyon grinned.
Taranee blushed and looked at her hot chocolate.
"I knew it! You do like him, don't you?" Irma laughed.
"Ok ok! Fine, yes" Taranee blushed.
"Ok, now it's Corneila's turn", Hay Lin smiled.
"No one…", Cornelia said, drinking her hot chocolate.
"What? No, I know you like someone. Who is it?" Will asked.
"Well, he's not from school. He's my childhood friend…we made a promise that we'd see each other again before I moved from here. And I'm still hoping I'll see him again…even though it's sorta impossible", Corneila said.
"Aw, that is so cute. I know you'll find him", Elyon pat her shoulder. Cornelia smiled.
"So, if it wasn't your childhood friend, who would it be from school that is close?" hay Lin asked.
"HAY LIN!" they all yelled.
"What? Seriously?" Hay Lin asked.
"Yeah, who do you like from this school?" Taranee asked.
"Elyon, you hypocrite", Taranee exclaimed.
"What? I can't help myself", Elyon laughed.
"Come on, Cornelia. Tell us!" Hay Lin smiled.
"Well…even though we do fight a lot, he's really the only guy I really have a close friendship with so…I guess I like Caleb…", Cornelia admit with a sigh.
"W-What! You…like…me!" Caleb and Alex stared in shock. They passed their table to go to the guys table and heard Cornelia's last sentence.
"NO, YOU DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING! Hay Lin, you tricked me!" Cornelia exclaimed, her face as red as a cherry.
"Ehehehe?"
"Ok yeah, I'll pretend I didn't hear anything" Caleb said, his eyes wide with shock.
"Dang Cornelia, I didn't know you felt like that about Caleb", Alex grinned.
"Shut up, Alex! We were just asking Cornelia who she thought was the most good looking guy in school because she already likes someone else!" Elyon defended.
"Can't you just imagine those two together?" Irma whispered to Will, who giggled softly.
"So she thinks Caleb is hot now?" Alex laughed, causing Caleb to blush.
"You know what? Let's just get out of here. Cornelia's mad at me enough as it is", Caleb said and dragged Alex to their table.
"But it's funny!" Alex complained.
"Shut up" Caleb said, his face pink. The two boys sat down at their table and started to talk with the guys.
"Oh thank god…thanks Elyon", Cornelia sighed with relief. Elyon nodded sweetly.
"WHAT! Cornelia likes Caleb!" Matt yelled from the other table, causing the girls to hear it.
"Oh god, I am so dead", Cornelia groaned.
"Ugh, forget about them. They're just a bunch of idiots; they'll forget about it", Taranee pat Cornelia's shoulder.
"Hope so…", Cornelia sighed.
Later at night back in the penthouse…
"Hey Cornelia, I'm gonna bring up some popcorn. You want me to bring you a bowl to put it in for us to share?" Elyon asked.
Everyone was already in their pj's and in their bedrooms; doing stuff (hehe).
"Yeah, I'm sorta hungry", Cornelia smiled.
"Ok, be right back", Elyon smiled and closed the door behind her.
Cornelia sighed and decided to pick out her clothes for tomorrow. She opened the closet and looked through her stuff. Today was so embarrassing. Why did Hay Lin have to ask me? I would've thought she'd be satisfied with me liking someone they don't know.
"Cornelia?" Caleb came through the door.
Cornelia closed the closet and looked at Caleb in annoyance.
"Elyon isn't here, right?" Caleb closed the door.
"No she isn't, she's in the kitchen", Cornelia said and walked in front of her bed.
"Ok good…can I talk to you?" Caleb asked walking a little forward.
"If it's about the 'me liking you', then it's a lie. Hay Lin tricked me into saying that", Cornelia crossed her arms.
"No it's not that…" Caleb went on his knees, clasped his hands together and begged, "Please forgive me about the stupid pie! It was an accident! And I hate it that you keep avoiding me! It makes me feel more and more guilty!"
Cornelia looked at the begging boy. She took a deep breathe and thought for a moment. Caleb's eyes gleamed with hope.
"Well…ok, I'll forgive you. I can't believe that you'd actually beg for mercy", Cornelia laughed.
Caleb smirked and got up. "Hey, it was the only way to actually get you to talk to me"
Cornelia smiled sweetly. "Now get out of my room. If Elyon sees you she'll get all suspicious".
"Ok. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Cornelia. You're the best", Caleb did the most unexpected and kissed her cheek. Cornelia gasped softly. "Good night", Caleb smiled before leaving the room.
Cornelia felt her cheeks burn up as she stood there, completely shocked. Elyon came through the room and giggled softly as she looked outside the door before closing it.
"What was up with Caleb? He was skipping like a little girl through the hallway", Elyon laughed as she gave Cornelia the small bowl.
"He's a dork, that's what", Cornelia laughed with Elyon and sat down on the floor with her.
"So…you're not mad at him anymore?" Elyon asked, pouring popcorn into Cornelia's bowl.
"Nah, I was overreacting", Cornelia smiled.
"Ok, good. Is it because you like him?" Elyon asked, serving some in her bowl.
"What? No, I just thought he suffered enough", Cornelia said, eating some popcorn.
"You never know", Elyon laughed and the two started to talk away before they turned off the lights and went to sleep.
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Poor Cornelia. It must've been so embarrassing. That happened to my friend once, except she ended up going out with him. Lol. I didn't want C&C to go out so soon, though. You'll have to wait a couple more chapters. Besides, don't you just love the fluffiness? Haha! Well, until next time. Later taters!