Jenn's eyebrow twitched as she heard another giggle emitted from her friend.
Jade had been giggling a lot as of lately and Jenn knew the source of her happiness was all because of Roy. Ever since that one date Roy and Jade stuck together like glue. They were always seen hugging, kissing, holding hands and all the other things two people do when romantically involved. Roy and Jade had been going out for weeks now and were growing closer and closer with each day that passed.
Jenn looked down at her watch and saw that it was almost time for cheer practice as well as football practice. She looked over at Roy and Jade and couldn't help but be a little disturbed at the sight. Jade was against the locker with Roy in front of her. The two were kissing... again.
"Okay, cool your jets, Roy," Jenn exasperated as she grabbed Roy by the collar of his shirt and yanked him away from Jade. "We have practice in less than ten minutes. You two can finish the make out session later but right now we have to go."
"Gee, Jenn," Roy began in a playful manner. "I didn't know you were a party pooper."
Jade lightly hit Roy's arm. "Be nice, Roy. It's not Jenn's fault we have practice."
"I know...," Roy pretended to pout. "It's the coach's fault."
At this Jade began to laugh and Jenn sighed.
"Roy!"
Roy, Jade and Jenn stopped in their tracks and turned around at the sound of a familiar voice. Wally was dodging other students and running up to them with his incredible speed. Alain followed him from behind but instead of rushing he decided to walk. Jenn groaned at the sight of Wally.
"Hiya guys!" Wally chirped cheerfully, a smile glued to his face.
"Hey, Wally," greeted Roy. Alain finally joined the group. "Hey, Alain."
"So, Roy, you still up to playing video games at my house after school?" Wally asked.
"Aren't you a little bit to old to be playing video games?" Jenn scoffed at Wally.
"Aren't you a little bit to young to be sounding like my grandma?" Wally bit back.
"Aren't you two tired of arguing with each other?" Alain exasperated.
Jenn and Wally both looked at Alain and pointed fingers at each other.
"He started it!"
"She started it!"
Both responses were heard at the same time and the two teens glared at each other. Roy, Jade and Alain just sighed in annoyance. They could tell this was not going to end well.
"What do you mean I started it? You started it when you pushed me!"
"That was an accident. You started it when you cursed me out!"
"Enough," Jade shouted as she stood in the middle of Jenn and Wally. "All you guys do is argue. It's crazy."
"Maybe if you two spent less time yelling at each other you could find some common ground like Jade and I did." said Roy.
"Sorry but I can't get along with this...," Jenn struggled to find a word that would sum up Wally West in a nutshell. "This thing."
"Ditto," Wally said as he crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes at Jenn. "This girl is a complete witch."
"But you guys have to get along," Jade insisted. "Jenn, you're my best friend and Wally is important to Roy. We can't have you two at each other's throats all the time."
"Jade is right," said Alain. "You guys need to get along."
"And I just know how," Roy said proudly. "Thanksgiving is coming up this week. We can all get together at my house. It'll give us a chance to get to know each other better and become friends."
Jenn glared at Roy and poked a finger at him. "That's the dumbest idea ever. Wally and I can hardly spend five minutes together. How do you expect us to survive an entire evening?"
"I think it's a great idea," announced Jade with a smile. She looked at Jenn with puppy dog eyes. "Please say yes, Jenn."
Jenn groaned and slapped her forehead. "Fine..."
The others looked at Wally expectantly.
Wally blinked at them. "What? Just because she's doing it doesn't mean I have to."
"Just do it, Wally." Alain exasperated.
"Why?"
Roy leaned closer to Wally so he could whisper something to him. "Because I'll give you ten bucks if you do."
"Okay, I'm in!" Wally announced cheerfully.
"Alright then," Roy smiled. "Thanksgiving day we'll all meet at my house at six."
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Alain and Wally had arrived earlier than expected to Roy's house on Thanksgiving day. They came dressed the way Roy had asked them to do, abandoning their jeans for black dress pants and collar shirts.
"The girls here yet?" Alain asked once inside the living room.
"No," said Roy as he fixed his tie. "You know how long girls take to get dressed."
"I wouldn't talk if I was you," Alain said with a smirk. "Mr. It-takes-twenty-minutes-to-do-my-hair."
"Not true," Roy bite back. He lowered his voice and mumbled. "It takes seventeen minutes."
"So did Ollie hire a chief again this year?" Wally asked as he patted his stomach, already eager to eat.
"No," Roy answered. "His new girlfriend wanted to make dinner."
"Girlfriend? He got another one?"
"Yup."
"Roy." called a voice.
"Here she comes now," Roy told them. "In here!"
A beautiful woman with blue eyes stepped into the room. She had medium length blonde hair which was curled to perfection. She wore a royal blue silk gown that reached the floor with black heels. Both Wally's and Alain's jaws hit the floor. The woman smiled at them.
"You must be Roy's friends." she said sweetly.
"Yup. That one is Alain," Roy pointed at Alain who shyly waved. He then pointed at Wally. "And that there is Wally."
"Hi..." Wally greeted.
"Guys, this is Dinah. Ollie's girlfriend."
"It's nice to meet you two," Dinah said. She turned her attention towards Roy. "The table will be set in twenty minutes so that's just enough time for you to fix your hair."
Alain and Wally snickered.
"Thanks, Dinah." Roy said through clenched teeth.
"How about you three stand together so I can take a picture of you."
"Uh.. sure."
"Yeah, why now."
"Okay."
Dinah beamed and took the camera that was resting on the table and turned it on. Alain and Wally stood on either side of Roy and smiled. Dinah snapped the photo and she giggled.
"You guys are so cute. Just like the chipmunks."
With that said Dinah left the room to go and help Ollie set up the table.
"Chipmunks?"
"We so do not look like chipmunks."
"Actually we kinda do."
The boys looked at each other and at themselves. Alain was dressed in a blue shirt, Roy was dressed in a red shirt and Wally was dressed in a green shirt. Silence fell between them.
"You think I have time to go and change?"
Before Wally's question could be answered the doorbell rang. Roy quickly went to go and answer it. He opened the door and smiled coolly.
"Well hello," he smiled and took Jade's hand so he could brush a kiss over her knuckles. "How's it goin' beautiful?"
"Just fine handsome." Jade answered cheekily.
"Mmm... you look gorgeous." Roy said as he twirled Jade around so he could get a full view of her.
Jade had done nothing special with her hair and just left it down. It was Jade's dress that really made her stand out. She was wearing a dark green dress that reached her knees and it was strapless. That little factor made Roy appreciate the dress all the more. Jade also wore silver strappy heels.
Roy tore his gaze away from Jade and smiled at Jenn. "Hey, Jenn. You look great."
Jenn had a darker look to her wardrobe. She was dressed from head to toe in black. Her black dress had thick straps and showed little to none cleavage. It ended just above her knees and right below her knees were black boots that was laced up with a purple ribbon. Jenn also had on black, fingerless, gloves that reached her elbow. Like Jade, Jenn did nothing special to her hair and just kept it down.
"Thanks," Jenn answered dryly. Jade elbowed her in the ribs and Jenn took that as a sign to be nicer. "You don't look so bad yourself."
Roy, Jade and Jenn joined Wally and Alain in the living room. Alain greeted the girls kindly and Wally managed to say a hello to Jade. Jenn greeted Alain but refused to make eye contact with Wally. The two seemed to be avoiding each other and because of that it made things awkward with an uncomfortable silence to boot. Roy and Jade gave the two a little push towards each other and Alain coughed in a way that told them that one of them had to say something.
Wally rubbed the back of his neck and cleared his throat. "Um... nice dress."
Jenn saw Jade gesture with her hands to say something. Jenn sighed and finally made eye contact with Wally. "I like your tie."
"Thanks."
Had the two been alone one would have believed them to be on a first date due to their shyness towards each other.
Wally and Jenn's attitude towards each other spread like wildfire and eventually all five teens were sitting in an awkward silence in the living room. Time passed and Dinah announced that dinner was ready, much to everyone elses relief.
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Dinah had been thrilled when Ollie had told her that Roy was inviting his friends over. She was very excited to meet those closest to Roy. Ollie and Dinah had only been an item for a few months now but she wanted to be both apart of Ollie and Roy's life. She was hoping that Thanksgiving would be her chance to do that but that had proved to be a false hope. The entire dinning table was surrounded by the clatter of silver wear. No one was talking and to Dinah it seemed as if a black cloud had fallen over them. So, she decided to spread a little light.
"So, Alain and Wally, how long have you two known Roy?" Dinah asked.
"Uh... since elementary school." Alain answered.
"The three of them would run around here like crazy," Ollie chipped in, desperate for conversation and not silence. "They broke so many things..."
Jade giggled and elbowed Roy, smiling at him. "Quite the troublemaker aren't you?"
Roy's cheeks flushed with color.
"Why don't you tell us about yourself, Jade." requested Ollie. Roy was like a son to Ollie so it came as no surprise that he wanted to learn some more about Jade. He wanted to make sure that Roy wasn't involved with the wrong crowd, and although Jade looked like an okay girl one could never judge a book by it's cover.
"Well, what would you like to know sir?" Jade asked timidly, suddenly wishing she would have kept her mouth shut instead of poking fun at Roy.
"Why don't you tell me about school. Do you have a favorite subject?"
"School is great. I think my favorite subject right now is science but I'm defiantly more favorable of my cheerleading."
"Oh, so you're a cheerleader?"
Jade nodded with enthusiasm. "Jenn and I are both cheerleaders."
"Really," Dinah expressed much interest in this subject. "I had no idea you two were the cheerleading types."
"I'm not really," Jenn cut in. "Jade sorta dragged me into it."
"So, Wally, I heard from your uncle that you're interested in track." Ollie said.
"Yup, as soon as football season is up it'll be my chance to shine." Wally said proudly.
"I'm sure your girlfriend will be there to cheer you on." Dinah said casually.
"Oh no," Wally shook his head. "I don't have a girlfriend."
"Really...," Dinah blinked in surprise. "I'm sorry, I thought by the way you and Jenn were acting towards each other that the two of you were in a relationship."
Dinah's innocent comment caused Jenn to freeze and Alain to almost choke on his drink. Both of these reactions were nothing compared to Wally's reaction. Wally was laughing.
"Jenn as my girlfriend," Wally chuckled once more. "Man that's funny. I mean, why would I want to date her."
"Oh no..." Alain mumbled under his breath. He could tell that no good could come from Wally's comment. Although Wally's comment was innocent with no harmful intentions Alain could tell by the look on Jenn's face that she viewed it as an insult.
Jenn crossed her arms and glared at Wally who was sitting across the table from her. "And just what is that supposed to mean."
Wally blinked in surprise and tore his attention away from his food. "Huh?"
"Am I not good enough to be your girlfriend, Wally?" Jenn asked venomously.
"No... I mean, you are kinda creepy--"
"So now am I not only not good enough but I'm also creepy."
"I don't see why you're making such a big deal about this."
"You're right. I shouldn't be making such a big deal because I shouldn't be surprised. You're a typical guy who likes girls with blonde hair, a lot of make-up, pink clothes and are dumb whores. Any girl with a mind and personality of her own is like fire to you. As a matter of fact, maybe you should date Kitten."
"Hey, I like girls with a mind of their own okay. I like different people that stand out. You're just mad because no one will ever like you because you're a total bitch."
"Would you both just stop it," Jade cried as she abruptly stood up and glared at the two. "All you guys do is fight. I'm tired of it. Well guess what, you guys won't have to fight any more because I'm done."
"Jade," Roy stood to his feet. "What are you saying?"
"What do you think, Roy," Jade said brokenly. "My best friend and your best friend hate each other. Do you really think we can last with something like that going on?"
Roy bit his lip and looked over his shoulder at Ollie. "Can you excuse Jade and I please?"
Ollie nodded his head abruptly. "Sure, go ahead. Take all the time you need."
Roy grabbed Jade's hand and quickly pulled Jade out of the room so they could have some privacy. There was no way in hell that Roy was going to give up Jade with out a fight. For once he felt like he was in a real relationship, he wasn't ready for it to end just yet. Once Roy and Jade left the room Alain flashed a pair of furious eyes towards Wally and Jenn. Wally couldn't remember a time when he'd seen Alain so furious.
"You two are so selfish," Alain said, sounding stoical for the first time. "All Roy and Jade wanted was for you two to get along. But you just had to fight with each other and ruin the relationship Roy and Jade have."
"We didn't mean to..." Jenn began, feeling ashamed of herself.
"Excuse me," Alain said abruptly as he stood up. "But I'm going to go and check up on Roy and Jade."
"I'm going to go and start on the dishes," Dinah said. "Will you help me, Ollie?"
"Of course." Ollie said quickly, anything was better than sitting in this awkward situation.
The three of them left the dinning room, leaving Wally and Jenn all alone. For awhile the two stood in silence, that is before Wally began to speak.
"Some friends we are." he said softly.
"We really messed up didn't we." Jenn said as she looked at him.
"Listen, about that comment I said earlier... I meant nothing by it, honest."
"I'm sorry about yelling at you. It's just when you said that it reminded me about my past. The boys in my old school used to say I was creepy and that I was a jinx."
"I don't really think you're creepy... and those boys must have gotten hit on the head or something because you are most certainly not a jinx."
"Thanks...," Jenn's eyes widened a bit as she realized something. "Are we actually having a conversation right now?"
Wally chuckled and smiled at her. "Yea, I think we are."
"So... what does this mean?"
"I think this means we can actually stay in the same room without killing each other."
Jenn smiled and even laughed a little.
"You have a nice smile." Wally commented softly.
Jenn stopped laughing and her cheeks flushed red. "... Flattery will get you no where."
"Ah but it does," Wally said wisely with a smirk on his face. "If I had said that twenty minutes ago you would have yelled at me and called me a pig who likes to flirt."
"Don't get your hopes up. Maybe the only reason why I didn't insult you is because we're friends now."
Wally looked taken aback. "Really? We're friends now?"
"Dork, of course we're friends."
"Well, that was easy."
Wally and Jenn turned their heads towards the door and saw Roy, Jade and Alain standing there.
"What do you mean, 'that was easy'?"
Jade grinned. "Roy and I made up that whole thing earlier. We both knew that if you guys felt guilty that the two of you would sort out your differences."
"And our plan worked!" Roy said proudly.
Wally and Jenn were stunned to silence. Both of them thought that was a mean trick their friends played on them yet they couldn't blame them for doing it. But... that didn't change the fact that they were royally pissed off right now.
Jenn looked at Wally and smiled evilly. "So, since we're friends now how about team up."
"You take Jade and I'll take Roy." he responded with a smirk.
"Deal."
The two stood up abruptly and advanced towards Roy and Jade who both took a nervous step back.
"Can't we talk about this..."
"There's no need for violence."
Wally and Jenn only smirked and spoke together. "Get 'em!"
Alain watched the whole scene with amused eyes and he smiled. "I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship."
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AND THAT'S HOW ROY, JADE, WALLY, JENN AND ALAIN ALL BECAME CLOSE FRIENDS.
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