A/N: Super late I know. Got distracted, sorry. This one is quite short and quite a filler(i guess) but I already have the next started.

Disclaimer: Don't own skins, but misses them already. But hey! It's January meaning Season 4 is just around the corner. Yay!

Chapter 14

Two months have passed, but whatever hope Naomi has still left for both her and Emily last 2 months has completely fly out the window the moment that Emily announced a month and a week ago that she and Cara, yes this is the girl from the bookstore she has been rambling about last time, is finally a couple.

It was actually a perfect day, they spend the whole day together, laughed at a movie they watched in a cinema and spend some time in a park goofing around eating ice cream. Only when Emily has already reached their doorstep did she dropped the bomb.

"Naomi, I have something to tell you..", Emily started hesitating but clearly excited.

"Yeah? What is it?"

Naomi saw Emily took a deep breath and she raises her eyebrows as if to say, "go on" but now she wished she didn't.

"Cara..." Emily started then paused before she explained.. "We're together now.."

And that is all it took for all hopes to go crushing down. Naomi knew that Emily is way getting serious with Cara with the way she treated her but she ignored it because Emily was still always there beside her most of the time. But them a couple, Emily in a relationship when last time she knew she despises it, was really a big blow. Emily must have fallen hard for Cara for her to change her perspectives and that means she really is now out of the picture.

Needless to say she started to drift away from Emily after that, she just can't bare the thought of having her near but her belonging to somebody else. At first, Emily tried to talk to her when she noticed the difference but Naomi constantly just shrugged her off until finally Emily gave up which she was both thankful but at the same time felt miserable of not being able to see her. Naomi told herself that it's better this way, she has fought just like what Effy said but she lost it, so she have to deal with the moving on part now and not being with Emily most of the time will surely help. Or at least that's what she kept on convincing herself.

Naomi has been under her bed covers for over an hour now trying to fall asleep but can't. She saw Emily that morning and it seems that she looks awful. She wanted to walk up to her and ask her what's wrong but she just does not have the courage yet. Maybe she and Cara just had a fight and asking Emily what's wrong might just end up for her to being hurt again so she just walk past her. She knew Emily saw her and she felt guilty of not being her friend even after seeing her like that.

But now she keeps on wondering what is wrong and because of that she can't put herself to sleep.
Her mind was suddenly snatched from her thoughts when she felt her phone vibrates, she picked it up and check who the caller is but apparently its someone not registered. She debates on answering it but in the end she sigh and pushed the green button to answer.

"Hello?"

"Naomi?" Naomi frowned. She is familiar with this voice but she still needs to ask just to be sure.

"Yeah. Who is this?"

"Katie"

"Katie?" She can hear loud music at the background and it seems that Katie is somewhere in a bar or something.

"Yeah. Emily's sister in case you forgot.." She heard Katie scoffed from the other end of the line. As always, sarcasm from Katie and Naomi can't help but roll her eyes.

"Of course, how could I forgot? So why'd you call?"

She head Katie sigh before answering. "I really dont have any other choice. She won't listen. Can you please come down here and help me? I know that besides me you're the only other person she listens to, god knows why, but it's true."

Naomi does not need to know who the 'she' Katie is referring to and she starts to panic as she hoist herself up straight in bed. Katie wouldn't call her if its really not important. Even though both of them have been civil with each other there are still not really in the friends category, they just merely tolerate each other for the sake of Emily.

"Why? What's wrong? Is she ok? Where are you?"

"Calm down. I have managed to settle her down but I want her to go home and she wouldn't! I tried a lot of convincing but she really would not budge and would just like to be left alone and said something about a somebody that exactly did that to her, so who else could that be but you, so here I am calling you to get your ass here and straighten this out Campbell.." Katie hissed clearly pissed.

Naomi felt guilty but at the same time she felt glad that Emily still cares for her so she ask Katie where they are and quickly get dressed and storm out of her room.

"What the fuck took you so long?" Katie snarled as soon as Naomi reach her.

"Sorry, I was not able to find a cab that quick. Where is she? What happened?" Naomi is now scanning the crowd for Emily but there were a lot of people and smoke that it was difficult for her to see clear.

"She and Cara broke up and---" Naomi 's eyes snap back to KAtie

"What?! and you called ME? to fix this?.." She asked irritated.

"Well--"

"It should have been Cara you called not me. It was HER she was referring to not me. I can not solve this." Naomi does not know why but she got pissed off that fast. Why does everybody think that it would be that easy for her to forget Emily? Just because she made that stupid mistake before to lose her does not mean that it will be easy for her to just look all happy now that she knew that she cant get her back. As much as she love Emily, she have to love herself first, right? So she turned around ready to go, but Katie block her way.

"Katie please.. "

"Can you please stop and listen to me first yeah?"

When Naomi did not answer, Katie continued.

"They broke up like two weeks ago ok? The girl left seems like she was just confused or something like that. And I know I should not be saying this, but I do like to believe you have changed, so, yeah I called you because she has been missing you a lot. She would not admit it but I know."

Naomi look up at Katie to see if she is just playing with her and Katie must have understood her look so she continued,

"I know, I know it's hard to believe something from me. And I still hate you for doing what you did to her before, but we were all guilty of that. I am not saying that she has fallen for you again or something like that, all I am saying is she misses you so please talk to her and bring her home she is now completely wasted. And she is never like this. I'm afraid she might do something stupid."

Naomi knows that Katie is telling her the truth because Katie would not be acting that way if not. "Where is she?"

Emily was practically having sex standing in the dance floor when Naomi reach her. She dismissed the pang of jealousy she felt when she saw her kissing another random girl but instead fueled her courage to walk up to them and tap Emily on her shoulder.

Emily did not look up but instead did something that made the other girl moan, and Naomi got pissed so she grab Emily hands and yank her from their embrace, turned around and started dragging Emily.

"What the fuck!" Emily shouted at the same time that the girl she is kissing shouted "Shit"

Naomi turned, look at Emily who suddenly went stiff when she found out who grabbed her and look at the girl that is now holding on to Emily's shoulder. "Who the hell are you bitch? don't you see we are busy? Fuck off! " the girl shouted.

Naomi can't help it, her jealousy plus the fucking attitude of this girl is just too much, she moved closer her eyes squinting as she move. The girl must have noticed that Naomi is not a push over so she started to back off as well seeing that Naomi is also taller than her.

"You get the fuck out of my face or I swear you won't recognize yourself after tonight, got it?" Naomi hissed.

The girl look at Emily but Emily just stared at Naomi, still not believing that she is here standing in front of her. Knowing that she has no choice, the girl let Emily go and scampered off.

Naomi turned to Emily and started to say something but decided the dance floor is not the right place to talk so she turned around again and grip Emily's hand tighter pulling her to the back door towards the exit.

"What the hell are you doing to yourself Ems?"

"Why do you care?"

"You know I do"

"Like hell you do. I haven't seen you for ages and you tell me you care?"

Naomi sigh. She can see that Emily is pissed off and she has every reason to be. But she should know the reason right? It's not as if months is enough to just forget about her just because they already talked. She tried almost 2 years, she told her that and she told her it did not work but still she acts as if its that easy, maybe for her it was. Naomi sighed again and look down not knowing what to say.

"Ugh! If you dragged me out here just for this.. I better go back.."

"Emily wait" Naomi grab Emily's shoulder but she shrugged it off.

"I want a drink.." And with that Emily stormed back inside.

Naomi just stared at Emily's back for a while before she immediately made a decision.

Emily raised her eyebrows when she felt Naomi sit beside her in the bar and ordered tequilla.

"What? I want to drink too." Naomi downed the whole shot, no glass because it was quite bigger, in one gulp and then ordered another one and finished it off as well the minute it was handed to her not caring about the burn she felt in her throat. She signaled the bar tender for another one before she heard Emily talk.

"Why are you here?"

She downed her third glass first before answering. She felt her stomach churned and realized she hadn't really eaten that day because of all the thinking she did but she did not care she need fucking alcohol in her system right now.

"Katie called"

"Great."

Naomi look at Emily sideways and signaled the bar tender for another one. Naomi chose not to answer until she had her fourth finished and felt herself starts to get dizzy. Fuck, she really is not that a heavy drinker plus the fact that she hadn't eaten made the alcohol effects burn as fast.

"So is that why you are sucking face with all the bitches here because she left you?" Naomi can't help the smirk that crosses her face as she said it.

Emily paused halfway drinking her beer and stared at Naomi, eyebrows squinting.

"Just so you know those 'bitches' are fun." Gesturing with a quote with the bitches part before Emily continued. "Keeps my mind off things. And! " Emily rushed, raising her voice to interrupt Naomi seeing that she was about to talk.. "If you think it's because Cara and I broke up. You are far from it. What we have was a mistake right from the start. It was fun while it lasted. I was thinking that maybe with her I can start something new like being in a relationship again, but no, it was forced and I knew she was confused so yeah it's not about her"

"Yeah right" Naomi answered sarcastically, not believing any of what she said about Cara.

Emily rolled her eyes, downed the rest of her beer and then started to raise herself away from the bar.

"This is useless.."

Naomi did not look at Emily but instead motioned the bar tender for another one. She sipped it slowly this time and then sigh, she promised Katie to drag Emily home and she really should do it knowing that Emily was already quite staggering when she stood up a while ago.

She finished her shot and check the dance floor for a sign of red hair. But when she saw it, Emily is at it again with another girl. "Forget it.." She gave up and went back to the bar to order another glass.

"What the hell are you doing?"

"What does it look like?"

"I did not ask you to come here to get yourself drunk, I ask you to help me with my sister."

Naomi has already quite a few shots, so as she whirled around to face Katie, she can't help the hurt that was clearly heard in her voice despite her slur. "She is pissed off at me awrayt? How the hell can I help you with that?"

Katie was taken aback with Naomi's look. She has never seen this girl look so hurt. She always has this I dont care about the world look, well except for those few that she is with Emily. Katie wondered, if this time, she should gave her the chance. Katie's look soften as she came up with a decision.

"She is practically having sex in there I dont know if I can drag her out again.."

"No she is not ok."

"Yesh she is"

"She is sucking face with another girl but not having sex.. Come.. I will help you.." Naomi just raises her eyebrows at her.

"Hey.. I am not called a bitch if I cant be one yeah? So stop drinking k? Because I need you to back me up in clearing up Emily's head."

After Katie scaring the poor girl off and both of them dragging Emily out, which was kind of difficult eventhough she is already drunk, they have managed to prop Emily up by the wall outside the bar.

"Fucks Ems.. Open up to me if you have a problem, I'm your sister." Katie glared while shouting at Emily. Emily winced at the sound, because well now that they are outside there are no music to drown it out.

"Ugh.. I feel like I am gonna vomit.."

"Ems please?" Katie softened. Naomi let the two talk while she hold Emily up straight.

Emily look at Katie and offered her a half smile before frowning and before they knew it Emily faced the other side and started hurling the alcohol she consumed.

"Fuck sake Ems!" Katie growled because well, some splashed on her shoes. "I can't possibly drag you home like this you need to sober up or else mom's gonna kills us both!"

"I dont wanna go home.." Emily whispered and was about to slide down so Naomi hold on to her harder, grab some tissue from her bag and started wiping some from Emily's face.

"Well one of us should show up and I can't leave you like that."

"She can stay at mine" Naomi offered.

Katie look up at Naomi and then back at Emily, "Are you sure?" Still not looking at Naomi but directing her question to her.

"Yes I am"

"No I don't want to"

Emily and Naomi both replied. Naomi look at Emily and whispered "Please Ems, Katie is right. You need a place to crash. You can come to mine ok? It will be ok I promise... Please?"

Emily raised her face and let the back of her head touch the wall behind her. She shut her eyes and slowly took a deep breath. She knows that she has drunk alcohol far too much tonight and Katie is right, their mom will have a go at them once she found out. She does not know why she did this. All she knows was it hurt how Naomi just walk off by her as if she did not exist this morning. Why she was hurt of Naomi avoiding her, she does not know as well. Or maybe she knows, but she is not willing to accept. Because she promised to herself that she won't let her do this to her again. So she won't. She sigh and opened her eyes to look at Naomi.

"Ok."

"Thanks" Katie smiled at Naomi. "I'll just go inside to tell the guys we will be leaving but you both wait for me k? I will help you bring Emily at your place"

"I can walk" Emily protested.

"Damn right you can.. Don't be stupid.. Wait ok? I'll be back in a minute"

Emily closed her eyes again because frankly she is seeing double. Naomi knew that is already quite drunk as well with all the shots she did but not as wasted as Emily so she is thankful that Katie will be there to help both of them get home safe. She tries not to think too much of the fact that Emily will be staying with her tonight after not being able to see each other for weeks. Tried to but to no avail and she starts to get nervous on why she feels nervous she did not know. She just hope that it won't be that awkward between them.