Chapter 4 - The Difference is in the Kiss
Disclaimer: See Chapter 1.
AN: Sorry for the wait, hope you like this. Read and Review!
Note: Since the story is told from Sara's point of view, she will refer to Dana as Dana, but obviously when someone talks to Dana they'll say Sara, and when they talk to Sara they'll say Dana. Just think opposites.
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Well, this week has been the worst week of my whole life. Logan, after our fight, has managed to avoid me completely. He's taking really drastic measures if you ask me. He doesn't sit with us at lunch, go with us to Sushi Rox, come hang out in the lounge, and he even skips all the classes I have with him, which is only two.
I've tried to apologize, but he won't listen to me. He told Chase and Michael that he thinks there is something different about me, and I'm trying to hide it. I have to be careful now, because the boys are always watching everything I do. Lola doesn't know what Dana was like before, so I'm safe when I'm around her.
When Dana gets here, Nicole will move in with Quinn and Lola. We decided that Zoey would stay with me and Dana, because she's the calmest. I don't think anyone wants to deal with Nicole unless they have to, especially not after what Dana's been through. Zoey offered to take a bunk, and give Dana the single bed, but I told her she should keep her bed. I would take the top, so that if something happened to Dana in the middle of the night, we wouldn't have to climb up the narrow ladder to get to her.
Plus, I know that when she was here before she had the bottom bunk. Even though I'm supposed to be her, I want some things to be the same for her. As long as I can come up with a good reason for my actions, Zoey won't suspect anything. She told me that she can't wait to meet my sister, and I just nodded. I had no idea what to say to that.
Today is Friday, and Zoey is going to come to the airport with me to pick up Dana. Well, we are supposed to be picking up 'Sara'. Nicole and Lola are going to stay here and wait, so Dana doesn't have to meet them all at the same time. We are getting ready to go right now, and Nicole is packing up the last of her things to move in with Lola and Quinn.
"Dana?" I hear Nicole ask, and I turn to look at her. "Does Sara like the color pink?"
"Uh…not as much as you, but yes she likes it a little. Her favorite color is actually purple though." Zoey looks at me as I say this, and I wonder what she's thinking.
"Wow, you guys are like total opposites." Nicole says, and I nod. "Does she like any black and red?"
"Not really. She wears red sometimes, but she hardly ever wears black. Just on the days when she feels fat, but don't tell her I told you that." Nicole laughs, and they both nod.
Nicole takes her stuff and walks out and across the hall. Zoey pulls her shirt over her head and slips on some flip flops. I pull on a red tank top, then layer a black one over it. Gosh, I hate these colors. I put on my black and red K-Swiss sneakers and look at Zoey. She's looking out the window, watching for the cab.
"It's here." She says in a flat voice, and I'm a little confused. Did Logan say something to her?
I follow her out of Brenner Hall and down to the gates, standing there are Lola, Nicole, Chase, Michael, and even Logan. I look at Zoey and she smiles.
"We came to say that we can't wait to meet your sister, and we'll be here when you guys get back." Nicole says, hugging me. I don't know why, but she's hugging me like I'm leaving forever.
Chase and Michael give me a high-five, and Lola smiles at me a little. Logan doesn't do anything, he just stands there. They are all looking at him, I wonder why. I have no idea what they are doing. Zoey is standing next to Logan and I see her nudge him in the ribs. He looks at them and then his eyes fall on me. Uh-oh.
"Look, Logan has something to say to you." Lola says, getting impatient. She goes over to him and pushes him in front of me. She hisses in his ear quietly, but I hear her. "Say it."
"Okay. Come here." He pulls me over away from them, so they won't listen in.
"What did you-"
"I'm getting there. So…I know I haven't been that nice to you lately. I shouldn't treat you like that, especially after the summer you've had. And now your sister is okay, and she's coming here. But Dana, I just…get this feeling whenever I'm around you. I feel like you're lying to me. Honestly, are you?"
I cross my fingers behind my back and say "No, of course not."
He grabs my hand, and I manage to uncross my fingers before he sees them. He holds both my hands in the air in front of him and looks me right in the eye. "Say it again."
"Let go of me! You have no right to touch me!" I pull my hands away and stare at him. "And FYI Logan, IF I was going to lie to you, I think I'd do it with something a little less important." I turn to walk away, but he pulls me back. "I said DON'T TOUCH ME!"
The gang looks over, and Logan just stares at me, but he did let go. I wait for the gang to turn back around to look back at Logan. I raise my eyebrows in a what-do-you-want sort of way. He watches me for a minute, and I just look right back at him.
"Why didn't you write back?" He asks softly. It's the first time he's spoke to me in this soft voice, and I wonder if he spoke to Dana in this voice.
"I don't know. I should have." I answer him in that same soft voice.
"Do you like me, Dana?" I bite my lip, and he watches me as I think it over. If I say yes, he might ask me out. If I say no, he'll be crushed, but that could be better in the long run. I look up into his eyes, and they seem to begging me to say yes.
"Logan…I…" At that exact moment the cab pulls up. "I'm sorry. I have to go. If I'm late, Sara will freak out."
"But Dana-" He grabs my arm to keep me from running.
"I'll see you as soon as I get back, Logan, I promise. I have to go." I look at him with the same pleading eyes that he just used on me. I whisper, "I have to."
"Why can't you answer me?" He whispers back, and pulls me closer to him. "It's simple really, yes or no?"
"Logan…I have to go." He pulls me up against him, and I blush a little. "Why are you acting like this?"
"Because I want to know your answer."
"Logan, I'll tell you when I get back, I promise. I have to go get…my sister." I almost said Dana, but I caught myself.
"Fine. Go get Sara. But when you get back…I'll be waiting." He says the words carefully, and kisses my cheek. He lets go, and I step back.
"Come on, Dana! We're gonna be late! You guys can have your little love-fest later!" Zoey calls, and they crack up. I glare at them, and they stop.
Logan follows me back over to the gates and watches Zoey and I get in the taxi. Zoey tells the driver where to go, and Nicole waves as we pull away.
"Leaving?" The driver asks, and Zoey shakes her head.
"We're going to pick up her sister." She points at me, and he nods.
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We walk into the airport together and look at the flight list. It takes a minute for the screen to change from departing to arriving, so we wait a second. When it changes, my eyes scan the list carefully.
Flight 614 from Paris, France. Estimated Arrival time: 7 minutes. Gate 26.
Zoey leads the way over to gate 26, and we sit and wait. After about 5 minutes, I notice a plane landing. I watch it until it gets to the building. It pulls right up to gate 26, and they connect the ramp to it's door. I look at the windows, but I can't see anyone.
Finally people start coming down the ramp, and I watch for Dana. Zoey stands up to get a better look, and I join her. I glance at the screen again, just to be sure.
Flight 614 from Paris, France. Arrived: 1 minute, 40 seconds ago. Gate 26.
Zoey taps me on the shoulder, and I see her pointing at a girl with curly brown hair standing talking to the flight attendant. I walk up to them, and the lady looks up. Dana notices and turns to look. I smile and her eyes get wide.
We hug, and she holds tight to me. I feel Zoey's presence behind me, and I let go of Dana. I turn to look at Zoey, who is just smiling. Dana looks at her and I start to introduce them.
"Sara, this is my friend Zoey Brooks. Zoey, this is Sara." Zoey holds out her hand to shake, but Dana hugs her instead. I look at her confused and she smiles.
"After everything I've been through, I've decided to treat everyone I meet like I would a best friend. I can't take them for granted anymore, because I almost…died." She sighs but continues. "Mom told me that life is all about taking chances and having fun. If you just shake hands, you're not taking any chances."
"For some reason…I don't think many people are going to agree with you on that." Zoey says slowly, as to not hurt her feelings. Dana laughs, and we join her.
I quickly examine her outfit on the way over to baggage claim. She has on tight, faded jeans and a purple tank top with 'I'm the good twin' written in white letters. She has on white flip flops and her hair is pulled back with a white elastic.
We get to baggage claim and she immediately finds her purple suitcases. That's why I had picked purple, to be able to see easy. We go back out and get in the taxi, with me sitting in the middle. Dana looks around at everything with this odd look on her face, and when Zoey asks what's wrong she just shakes her head.
"I don't know…everything seems so oddly familiar." My eyes get wide and my stomach twists in knots as she says that.
"Maybe it's a twin thing." Zoey shrugs it off. Thank goodness she didn't think anything of that.
When the school comes into sight, Dana gets that same look on her face. I brush it off as nothing, and look up to see Nicole waving. We get out and Nicole starts jumping up and down, while Lola tries to get her to stop.
"Guys, this is my sister Sara. Sara, this is Nicole, Lola, Michael, Chase, and Logan." I point to each of them, and she smiles. I watch her as she goes and hugs both the girls, then Chase and Michael. She hugs Logan, but lets go quicker.
As she explains why she hugged them, I catch Logan's eye. He motions me over, but I shake my head. He glares at me, and I roll my eyes.
"Hey guys, do you mind if I talk to Sara and Dana alone?" He asks, and I glare at him this time.
"Oh sure. No problem. See you later, Dana. Nice meeting you, Sara." Nicole answered, and they all walked away.
"Let's go to the beach." Logan says, and Dana looks at me. I shrug and we follow him.
"What do you want, Logan?" I ask, and he knows that I mean business.
"I want…both of you to kiss me." I narrow my eyes at him, and Dana looks shocked.
"Why would we wanna kiss you?" I ask, and Dana laughs a little.
"Because I said so. I wanna see if just because you're twins means you kiss the same way." I roll my eyes, and I know there's no way of getting out of this now. He's made up his mind. "We'll start with you Dana."
"Oh boy." I roll my eyes and look at Dana, to see she's watching me carefully.
He grabs me and kisses me roughly. I'm shocked, but I manage to at least kiss him back. After about a minute, he pulls back and lets go of me. He seems to be thinking about something, and then he looks at Dana. Her eyes get wide, probably because of the way he grabbed me.
I watched him walk up and kiss her. She started kissing him back, and he wrapped his arms around her. She gripped his shirt, as they stood there making out right in front of me. Finally she pulled back, letting her eyes fall on me.
"You know, you guys do kiss differently. AND," I roll my eyes but Dana seems to be hanging on his every word. His eyes go from me to her and back to me. "I know for a fact that the girl I kissed in 8th grade is not you." He points at me and my eyes get wide.
"What are you-"
"You are not Dana Cruz," He states, then turns to Dana. "you are."
AN: How was that? Sorry it's so short, but I wanted to leave you guys wondering. Chapter 5 should be up soon, but I'm not promising it. Check out my profile page to get the link to my online journal, where all my updates will be from now on. Review and tell me what you think.
-Breanna