MY WIFI BROKE I AM SO SORRY THIS WAS SUSPOSTA BE UP LIKE A WEEK AGO OH MY GOD I FEEL SO BAD :'(((((((((
Sorry guys :( but I think this chapter's gonna be so worth it!
Also, it was SO long when I wrote it, I had to split it up, and so you get two chapters for the price of one! Yay! The second chapter will be posted in a few days, to let tension sink in. And now for what the chapter originally said:
Why hello there! Long time no see. Well, these updates are gonna take longer and longer to get updated because A, the story is getting longer with each chapter I write and B, my art teacher thinks it's a fabulous idea to assign twice the amount of homework the second half of class.
Crazy art teacher.
You can also blame the Heartless Bastards and Radiohead for the lateness of this particular chapter.
WELL this chapter is going to be a very busy chapter; a lot of things are going to happen, so hold on and bear with me!
Also, I got back on DA recently and drew this: http:/ oppet2. deviantart. com/ gallery/?catpath=scraps#/d42atb9 (Just take out the spaces.) And this: http:/ oppet2. deviantart. com/ gallery/?catpath=scraps#/d42ewup (Make sure you take out the spaces!) It's been a while since I drew that style. I'll probably end up drawing that picture Ciel was making of Cherry eventually :)
If you guys didn't tell me what your outfit is, I'm improvising. Sorry!
(Also, DJ Wobwob is my friend's DJ name. He makes filthy, filthy dubstep :3)
So with that, it's time for the 'It happens at a dance' cliché, so let's begin!
Allie's POV!
"Eh, good enough." I say, looking at myself in the mirror. I'm wearing a black halter dress with a white sash and a bow off to the side. The bottom of the dress is a very light grey that slowly becomes black by the sash at my waist. The dress only goes down to my knees, so it shows off my black slightly heeled boots. I don't own any other heals.
I reach over to pick up the mascara off the counter and slowly apply it. I'm sure mom won't mind me borrowing her make-up.
"Allie!"
"Arg!" I yell, dropping the mascara and clutching my eye. "God dammit Dan, don't startle me like that! Now I have mascara in my eye…"
"Oops, are you okay?" Dan comes over to me with a sorry look on his face.
"Yeah yeah, I'm fine." I respond, attempting to open my eye without it tearing up.
"Your make-up is off…"
"Gee, really? I would have never guessed."
"I can help you fix it!" Dan says picking up the mascara and pulling off the top.
"Dan, do you even know how to use that?" Ah, there we go, eye open.
"I've seen mom use it more times than you have. I could probably do a better job than you, ya know." He responds, waving the mascara stick like it's a magic wand.
"I guess so, but if I look like a clown I'll kill you."
"Deal."
See, this is what I like about my brother; he always offers to help, no matter what it is, and actually, he's not bad at make-up.
"Done!" Dan yells, shoving a mirror in my face proudly. Hm, I don't look too bad. Grey eyeliner, black mascara, slight blush, and neutral lip stick. Enough to see that I'm wearing make-up, but not enough to make me look like a whore.
"Thanks Dan, I actually don't look that bad…"
"Well duh!"
*Honk!* I glanced up at the clock; 6:50. Huh, Jamie is early.
"Well, time to go." I tell Dan, getting up and grabbing my bag. "I'll be back at midnight, if mom's not home yet."
"Wait, Allie…" Dan grabs my dress and pulls me back. He looks at me and bites his lower lip.
"Yeah Dan?"
"Um, I know your probably gonna go, but…don't go to the dance tonight." I look down at Dan with a confused expression. He looks back pleadingly.
"Please Allie?"
*Honk!*
"Uh…" I glance at Dan, and then the door, and then back at Dan. I sigh; I know I should listen to Dan, but I have my own reasons for needing to go to the dance tonight. "Dan, Jamie is waiting for me. Don't worry about me, I'll be fine." I lean down and ruffle his hair, then turn and open the door.
"But Allie! The fire!" Dan protests, but I'm already outside, walking to Jamie's car.
"Don't worry so much!" I call back. I reach Jamie's sleek black car and open the passenger side door. I climb in and throw my bag by my feet. I take a look at Jamie. He's wearing a black button down, black pants, and a white tie that's half undone. Nice.
"Nice car." I say, putting my seatbelt on.
"Thanks, it was a gift from the triplets." He replies, backing out of my driveway.
"Oh, right! Arabella, Hadrain, and…um…" Crap.
"Damien, remember?" James says with a smirk.
"Oh shush." I reply. "How are they all doing?"
"Dunno, they're all in college right now."
"Ah, right, forgot about that."
We ride in a comfortable silence for a few minutes. That's what I like about Jamie, we both enjoy comfortable silences.
"So, anyone you wanna dance with tonight?" He asks me after a while, eyes on the road but a smile on his face.
"Not in particular. I wouldn't mind dancing with a few people though. How about you?" I ask quickly, before Jamie can ask who I wouldn't mind dancing with.
"I've got my eyes set on one guy, and tonight, he's gonna be mine." I could practically see the confidence dripping off of that sentence. I feel bad for the guy's date.
"Jamie, I think the guy you're talking about has a date…"
"So?"
"…Uh, so, he has a date."
"…So?"
"Jamie!" I yell at him, frustrated and angry that he doesn't understand my point.
"Aw fuck her, she doesn't matter." He replies, turning onto the road where the school is.
I puff out my cheeks, but I don't say anything. Jamie cares about his friends, and nobody else. I guess this chick isn't his friend.
"So, who's going to the dance anyway?" I ask Jamie. I know Ciel's group and Craig's group, but that's about it.
"Well, Stan is going with Scarlett-"
"Scarlett?" I cut him off.
"Yeah, the chick from Tweek's coffee shop."
"I remember her!" I say. Jamie looks at me with an impatient look on his face. "Oh, sorry, continue." I sink back into my chair.
"Butters is going with some stupid cheerleader named Bebe."
"Bebe? She came over with Wendy the other day, she seemed nice..."
"And stupid."
"She was a bit ditzy…"
"Whatever. Damien is coming." Jamie smiles when he says this.
"Damien? Your brother?" I thought he was in college…?
"No, there's a Damien at our school. He's the son of Satan."
I laugh. "Jamie, that's not nice to say!"
"I'm serious though, he's actually the son of Satan, and he's pretty awesome too."
"…What?" Wait a second; I'm so confused right now…This kid can't actually be the son of the devil. Jamie pulls into the school parking lot and looks at me with a serious expression on his face.
"This town is really weird, you'll get used to it." He gives me a smile and steps out of the car. I'm still in shock when he comes around the car and opens the door for me. I shake my head, grab my bag and step out of the car. Looking around, I see girls everywhere wearing all different colors and styles. The guys were all mostly wearing black pants and different button downs, but I saw the occasional jacket.
"There they are!" Jamie exclaims, pointing towards two boys. One of the boys was dressed in all black. His hair was longer, dark brown, and tied back in a ponytail. His eyes glanced over at Jamie and gave him a short smile. They were red. I'm going to guess that he's the Antichrist.
The other boy looked like he was the total opposite from the Devil child. His hair was blonde and chin length, a bit messy. He had all white on, including a white flat cap and a tailcoat. He looked kind of nervous standing next to the other boy, I can imagine why.
We walk up to them. Damien gives Jamie a nod of greeting and lights up a cigarette he got from his pocket with his finger. Uh, I guess Jamie wasn't joking…Jamie looks at Damien and nods back.
"Hello there James!" The other boy exclaims in a British accent. "How are you doing this evening?"
"I'm good Pip, you?"
"Wonderful! And who is the lady with you?" He turns to me with a smile on his face.
"This is Allie Oziland. Allie, this is Pip Pirrup."
"Smashing!" Pip says and shakes my hand.
"Um, uh, charming…" I respond awkwardly back.
"And this is Damien." Jamie says, looking at Damien. Damien looks at me down then up, blinks, and then goes back to his cigarette. Finally, someone who doesn't want to shake my hand!
"Come on Pip, we're going inside." Damien states, smashing his cigarette with his foot and grabbing Pip's arm.
"Oh, w-we are? Uh, right-o then." Pip responds, letting himself be dragged into the gym.
"Come on Allie."Jamie says, smiling at me and walking in after them. I shrug and walk into the gym after them. Time to start this night.
POV CHANGE TO STAN'S NOW
I smile as I watch Scarlett step out of her house and smile at me through my car window. Her deep red hair was straight, almost reaching her butt. She was wearing a hot pink dress that went above her knees and huge black heals. Although I don't know how she's walking in them, they make her almost as tall as me, so I'm not gonna complain. Besides, she looks drop dead gorgeous…
She reaches the car and steps in, closes the door behind her and puts on her seatbelt.
"Well," I glance back at the house, "I don't see Craig glaring at me though the window, so I assume he's already at the dance?"
Scarlett giggles. "Yeah, he already went with Tweek and Robyn."
"Phew!" I wipe my hand over my forehead, over exadurating my relief. Scarlett giggles again.
"So, to the dance?" She asks.
"Nope." I respond, throwing my arm over her seat and looking out the back window to make sure I don't hit her mailbox or something while backing out. "We gotta go pick up Kyle and Katrina first." There, no destroyed mailboxes: back out successful.
"Aw, did he finally ask her?" Scarlett exclaims excitedly.
"Uh, no. unfortunately, Kyle is the most ignorant person I know when it comes to relationships. She could probably get in his face and tell him and he still wouldn't see it."
"Oh gosh, I didn't know it was THAT bad, poor Katrina!"
"Yeah, but we have a plan to at least get him to see she likes him, if not actually get them together."
"Tell. Now." Scarlett demands with an evil looking smile on her face. God this girl is so much fun.
We spend the next few minutes driving to Kyle's house talking about the plan Kenny and I came up with, with no help from Cartman. Usually, he would be all into plans but seeing as this one actually HELPS Kyle, he refused. No surprise there.
When we reach Kyle's house, I can see that his mom's car and dad's car are both gone. Excellent, that means I can do this; I pull up in front of his house, roll down the window on Scarlett's side and lean over her. Which, by the way, I enjoy just as much as I enjoy screaming "KYLE GET YOUR HOT ASS OUT HERE" Which gets a laugh from Scarlett, which I love. Triple win situation for me! See, back in freshman year there were a lot of rumors about me and Kyle being together. Well, what better way to get rid of rumors than make fun of them yourself? Of course, it embarrasses the shit out of Kyle, but that makes it all the more fun.
The door opens to reveal a blushing Kyle looking at me with a furious expression on his face. He's wearing a basic white button down and black pants, which would have matched mine except for the hot pink tie I was wearing. Normally, that would have bothered me but it's because of Scarlett so I don't really care. Why was he wearing his hat though…?
"Did you HAVE to scream that for my whole neighborhood to hear?" Kyle says, seething as he climbs in the back seat.
"Why yes, I do believe I did." I reply, closing Scarlett's window.
"God dammit St-wait." Kyle stops in mid sentence and looks at Scarlett. "I thought you were just driving me?"
"Uh, no? I kinda have a date to drive too." I respond, looking at him questioningly.
"But your 17."
"Uh, yes I am?"
"You can't drive both me and Scarlett, it's against the law!" Kyle exclaims. Oh, that's what he meant.
"So?" Scarlett and I reply at the same time. See, I knew I liked this chick.
"So!" Kyle replies with a final tone to his voice.
"Oh jezz Kyle, chill out. Nothing bad is gonna happen." I reassure him and drive away. He mutters under his breath regardless and grips his seatbelt.
"Please don't let us crash; please don't let us crash…" I glance up at the road before us; it's open and straight, perfect.
"Praying to your Jewish god's not gonna save you now, Kyle! Mwahahahaha!" I laugh evilly and slam on the gas; bringing the car easily up to 70 Mph. Scarlett whoops and opens the sun roof to throw her hands out of while Kyle screams in the backseat. I laugh and slowly bring the car back down to 35 to drive of Katrina's street.
"I hate you Stan." Kyle says from the back.
"Love ya too babe" I reply, pulling up to Katrina's and honking my horn.
"We're picking up Katrina too?" Kyle says with a bit of strain in his voice.
"Why, do you have a problem with Katrina?" Scarlett asks curiously.
"No! Of course not! It's just, well, aw fuck it. If your gonna break the law with one person, might as well be two." Kyle huffs and crosses his arms. I hear a knock on Scarlett's window and all three of us jump up in surprise. Katrina was standing there with a small smile on her face. She had on a black spaghetti strap dress with matching ballet flats and a black bow in her hair. She had white gloves on and white tights underneath her dress. Her hair was curled and bobbed when she climbed into my car.
"Hey Katrina!" Scarlett leans over her seat and says.
"Hi Scarlett, I like your dress." Katrina says in a soft voice.
"Thanks! I like yours too." Scarlett replies, smiling. I pull away from Katrina's house and begin to drive towards the school.
"Hi Kyle." Katrina says shyly, looking down at her hands.
"Hi Katrina, you look great." Kyle responds smiling.
"Thanks." Katrina blushes and twists a curl of her hair. The rest of the ride passes by in silence, with the occasional side comment. I catch Scarlett's eyes multiple times as she glances back to Kyle and Katrina; the later of the two blushing every time Kyle smiles at her. This plan is gonna be totally awesome.
We get to the school and step out of the car when we hear a voice from behind us.
"Scarlett!" We turn around and see Ruby running up to us with a guitar case bigger than herself.
"Oh god, I totally forgot my guitar!" Scarlett exclaims, face-palming herself. She bends down and picks up the guitar and case from Ruby. "Thanks Rubes!"
"Sure thing." Ruby says, flipping Scarlett off and smiling at her. She turns around and runs back to her mom and car and they drive away.
"What's the guitar for?" Kyle asks.
"Uh duh Kyle, the band!" I reply, knocking him with my knuckles on his head.
"…Band?" Kyle gives me a blank stare.
*Sigh* "God Kyle, you may be one of the smartest kids but you really are an idiot sometimes." Kyle opens his mouth to object but I cut him off before he has the chance. "Siren's Eye, Kyle. You know, the band Kenny's in and won't shut up about?"
I watched as a look of understanding dawned on Kyle's face. "Oh yeah, right, I remember now." He turns towards Scarlett and smiles. "Good luck tonight!"
"Thanks." Scarlett says with a smile. "I gotta go set up, catch'a later babe, Kyle, Katrina!" She turns towards me and gives me a wink before running off.
"So guys, I guess you're stuck with me!" I say, throwing my arms around Kyle and Katrina. Katrina flinches and slides away a bit, giving me a shy smile. Kyle just rolls his eyes.
"Great." He says, voice dripping with sarcasm. Ah, if only he knew what was in store for him. This is gonna be a fun, fun night.
POV CHANGE! TO…Kenny!
Bonnie looked fucking awesome. Her blonde hair was crimped and long down her back. She had on a sky blue short dress and pale, pink lips that were always smiling. Huh, maybe I did make the right choice asking her to the dance. I mean, Stan can be right SOMETIMES, right?
"Kenny, there they are!" Bonnie exclaims, grabbing my arm and pulling me towards the cheerleaders. Bebe, Heidi, Arissa, and a bunch of hot looking babes are gathered around in the middle of the gym. All the dates stand nervously by their sides and only talk when spoken too. Pussy whipped, most definitely.
"Bonnie!" Arissa exclaims, hugging Bonnie as Bonnie hugs back. Arissa's sporting a sleek, short silver dress that's a bit low cut with a bow at her waist. She's got matching heals and a headband on that's holding her beautifully curled hair in place. They immediately begin talking about crushes and Damien and me and outfits. Hey look, there's Butters.
"Well heya Kenny, How's it going?" Butters says nervously, banging his knuckles together.
"Pretty good Butters. Enjoying the dance?"
"I sure do think so Kenny."
"Enjoying Bebe?" I give him a smirk and raze my eyebrows.
"Oh Jesus Kenny, we're not like that!" Butters stammers, blushing furiously. "I mean, I sure do like Bebe and all, but gee golly wiz Kenny…" I smile to myself; same old Butters.
"Kenny! There you are, Alyssa's gonna have your head if you don't start setting up!" I turn around and look down to see an annoyed Cherry glaring up at me. Oh shit, I totally forgot about the band. Out of the corner of my eye I spy Arissa and Bonnie glaring at Cherry, but when I turn to face Bonnie, she just pouts.
"Sorry babe, gotta go set up. Make sure you listen to me cuz I'll be playing every song for you." I wink at Bonnie while she giggles and blushes. "See ya later girls, Butters!" I wave and walk off with Cherry.
"Ok, so we're starting off with All the Right Moves, so make sure your bass guitar is tuned right."
"Yes ma'am!" I salute Cherry. She giggles and hurries to walk in front of me. When I walk behind the stage I'm immediately faced with a very angry Alyssa.
"And where have you been?" She says, glaring at me like Cherry did earlier.
"Chill out Lyss, I just got here!" I reply, waving her off to go set up.
"Hello everyone! Welcome to this year's homecoming dance!" A voice says from the front of the stage. I can't see who it is because of the curtain between us, but I'm gonna go with Wendy.
"I would like to take this moment to thank everyone for coming to the dance tonight and to tell you the plans for the night. Drinks and refreshments are being run by Sandy over in the left corner of the gym. Now we don't want a repeat of last year's 'spiking' incident, so someone will be watching the punch the whole time. Don't even think about trying!"
Ha, Sandy preventing the punch from being spiked? That'll happen when Hell freezes over, and that's not gonna happen. Trust me, I should know.
"For entertainment tonight, we have DJ Wobwob and our very own local band; Siren's Eye!"
I smile as everyone in the gym cheers and applauds. This is gonna be totally awesome.
"And at 10:30, we'll be announcing our homecoming king and queen! So, without further ado, lets dance!"
More cheering, and the music starts. Loud, extreme dance music. Wendy peeks her head though the curtain and flashes us a smile.
"You're on in 10! Make sure you're ready."
"You're all set up, right guys? Oh god please tell me all of you tuned your instruments BEFORE you got here…" Juliet whimpers, running around like a chicken without her head. Jezz girl, calm down. There's nothing to be worried about with me here!
"I'm not worried!" Juliet snaps at me. Huh, right, forgot, gotta watch my thoughts around her.
"We'll be fine Juliet," Alyssa says, "You planned this really well for us."
"Thanks."
"Ok guys, you're on in 5!" Wendy walks over to Juliet. "Are you guys ready?"
"Yeah, we should be good." Juliet gives a weak smile.
"I'm so nervous!" Cherry exclaims, checking her drums again to make sure everything is fine.
"We've done this before guys, we're gonna rock!" Scarlett yells, playing a chord on her guitar that can barley be heard over the loud music. I grab my bass guitar and sling it over my shoulder, checking the plugs to make sure the amp will work.
"We're ready Wendy." Ciel says, grabbing her mike. Wendy nods and steps in front of the curtain just as the DJ's song ends.
"Alright everyone! It's time for the best band in town, are you ready?" The people cheer and wolf whistle; I ready my guitar.
"Alright guys, get ready for-" Cherry cuts Wendy off from backstage with a well-times drum roll.
"Siren's Eye!" Everyone cheers again as the curtain opens. Time to rock!
Ciel's POV now!
Everyone at the dance cheered as the curtain opened, exposing me and the rest of the band. Alyssa immediately began playing her keyboard and soon Cherry joined her on the drums. That's my cue.
"Whoa, oh, oh~" I began. Cherry banged on the drums again and Scarlett and Kenny jumped in as soon as I began to sing again.
"All the right friends in all the wrong places! So yea, we're goin down!" I sing into the mic as everyone continues cheering.
"They got," I begin, as the crowd slowly dies down and becomes more calm, "All the right moves in all the right faces!" Now everyones just staring at me. "So yeah, we're goin down." Like all those times before…
I continue singing as everyone stares at me like zombies.
Like minions.
Like I'm their master.
Like they're all waiting for my command…
Jump
Everyone jumped. As soon as I thought it. On my god, I WILL do whatever I say…
"And we'll fight for you like we were your soldiers."
Get with a partner
And, of course, everyone did. With the exception of my band mates. Looking back at them, they seem to be in a trance too…
"They got, they got,"
Dance
And everyone started dancing just the way I wanted them to. Right foot, left foot, dip, turn, box step, change places, anything I thought; they did.
As long as I kept on singing, they would keep on going.
This is so much fun.
And that's so bad. I really should be having fun with this, this is wrong. I shouldn't control what other people do! Or think. I could make them love me. I mean, most of them already love my voice but if someone important listened to me, I could make him think I'm the best. No more need for long hours of voice practice, as long as I have this power, I could go so far…
"I know I could never face, someone that would sound like you."
Love me
No, that's wrong, don't love me
Oh god, what am I doing?
I feel sick, I can't do this, this is wrong Ceil.
"Hey! Yeah, we're goin down."
Stop it!
As soon as I stop singing the song, people snap out of the trance and cheer for us like nothing happened. Behind me, everyone's high-fiving each other for an awesome opening song, but I feel like throwing up. Thank god I don't have to sing the next song; I seriously need some time to think…
Juliet's POV:
I wipe my forehead and sigh in relief as the band finishes the first song smoothly. All the band members, minus Ceil, are whooping and celebrating. Ceil quickly takes Kenny's guitar and heads backstage.
Oh god, what's wrong with me? I wish I knew what was going on, this is so not right…
"Ceil," I grab her as she passes by and pull her back to me, "Are you alright?" I ask.
"Huh? Oh yeah, I'm fine! We did great; it's your turn now, good luck!" Please let her just think its nerves, she wouldn't understand…
Well, I'm not really one to pry into other's business, so I give her a weak smile and let her run off stage. As the rest of the band sets up for the second song, I find myself with a minute to ponder a problem of my own. I had a dream last night that bothers me. We were all at the dance, talking and laughing when suddenly Allie starts freaking out. I try to ask her what's wrong when suddenly everything's on fire and I'm covered in flames. I woke up screaming this morning. I don't think I should be worried but recently I've been having dreams that predict the future. Of course, not every single one has been about the future, so I could be worried for nothing, but still…
"Hey, Juliet, you're up!" Comes a voice from behind me. I turn around to find Wendy smiling at me in a purple long off-the-shoulder dress with a nervous but happy looking Finlay on her arm.
"Good luck" He smiles shyly at me.
"You're gonna be great!" Wendy says excitedly.
"Thanks, I'm kinda nervous…" I say back, laughing a bit.
"Don't be, your dancing skills are amazing, you'll do wonderfully."
"This goes out to all the dirty girls!" Kenny's voice yells from behind me into the mic as all the girls at the dance scream. Oh crap, that's my cue!
"We'll find out!" I yell at Wendy, running towards the stage. I come in doing a cartwheel right as Kenny yells "Whoo!" I don't even think about all the people watching me, or my weird dream.
It's just me and my stage.
And I'm gonna have some fun.
Alyssa's POV
The curtain closes as we finish our last song. We all look at each other one by one until Scarlett finally breaks the silence.
"FUCK YEAH!" She screams, throwing her hands in the air. Kenny, Cherry and Juliet follow suit as I just laugh. Ceil laughs nervously and glances around, a bit freaked out.
"Ceil?" A voice comes from behind the curtain. She jumps a bit then pulls the curtain open. A smug looking Clyde steps in.
"Congratulations, you sounded fucking awesome out there!
"Heh, thanks." Ceil replies, nervousness gone and a bit of confidence replacing it.
"Psh, we were all awesome Clyde." Kenny says, slinging an arm over Clyde's shoulder.
"Whatever you say, Mr. Ego." Clyde replies laughing. As everyone around him joins in, I laugh and glance around the stage. We have a lot of cleaning up to do; putting away the instruments an-Hey, who was that peeking behind the side door? Wait a second, long, auburn hair, one green eye and one brown eye?
"Jim?" I say, letting his name slip out from between my lips before I can stop myself. A wave of sadness passes over me, giving way to a wave of hurt, betrayal, and finally anger. Lots and lots of anger.
"Alyssa?" Cherry questions cautiously. She must have heard me say his name. I turn around to face her and give her the biggest smile I can.
"I just need to use the restroom; I'll be back in a sec." I say quickly, and then run off towards where Jim was before Cherry has time to say anything else. I run after him down the hallway outside the Gym towards where the doors are that lead to the outside. He pushes them open and I follow close on his tail. I pass all the empty cars in the parking lot. Well, all empty accept one. There was a boy sitting in the car, he was wearing a black trench coat and his brown hair was wild. In his hands…is, is that a knife? Next to him was a girl with bright red, long hair topped by a hat with a huge bow on it. She had a plant in her hands. Creepy…wait, you don't have time for this Alyssa! I quickly turn away and continue running after Jim.
Eventually he stops by the edge of the parking lot and turns around to glare at me; green meeting green and brown meeting blue.
"What?" He says in a tired, angry tone. I open my mouth to talk back when I find myself with nothing to say. Think Alyssa think, this is what you've been waiting for!
"Uh…um…hi."
"Hi."
What the fuck? Hi? Really? That's the best you can do? Ugh, fuck it, just ask him outright!
"Why did you leave art?" Translation: why did you leave me?
"None of your business." Bullshit.
"Why don't you talk to me? Why do you keep avoiding all of us?" I practically yell at him.
"Why the hell does it matter?" He yells back, waving his arms in anger.
A cold wind hits me and I shiver, pulling my arms tighter around myself. This short red dress doesn't cover much…I close my eyes and shiver. When I feel something fall on my shoulders I turn around, eyes wide in surprise. Jim is standing right in front of me, his jacket draped around me, his eyes full of sorrow and desperation.
"Have you ever had a secret? One that was so huge, so ridiculous, you couldn't tell anybody? One that would change your life forever if anybody knew? One that may already have…"
Yes.
But I stay silent, locking my eyes with his as I try to communicate all of my feelings into my eyes.
You can tell me.
The way I think about you won't change.
Nothing will change.
I can help you.
Please, stop running away…
"Forget it." Jim sighs, shoving his hands in his pockets and turning to walk away.
No! I can't let him leave! Not now, not now!
"I can read minds!" I blurt out in total desperation. He turns around rather quickly, shock and confusion crossing his face.
Oh crap oh crap, why did I say that? What the hell is wrong with me?
"…come again?" He asks warily.
"I…I can, well, um, read minds…" I stutter out, trying to not sound insane. "I mean, only since a month ago…but, um, yeah…"
"What am I thinking." He snaps at me. I stare at him in surprise; his expression is so cold…
"Uh, I don't really know, I mean, I would have to touch you…" I let myself trail off, blushing a bit at the awkwardness of this whole situation. He stares at me for a full minute, seemingly looking into my soul with his eyes. I stare back, trying not to hyperventilate or cry. Finally he just closes his eyes and turns around to walk back to the gym.
"No, wait, Jim!" I yell, not thinking and acting on pure instinct. I run forward and reach for his shoulder to grab onto and pull him back around.
But as soon as I touch him, everything becomes clear.
My step-mother hates me
I can't grow stubble
I think I might be bisexual
I really hate who I am sometimes
The things I draw come to life
I can erase things from the world
Mormons are awesome
I think I like Alyssa
But I think I might like Cartman too
I hate birds
Coffee should be outlawed
I can't do anything right
Oh god, if Alyssa was telling the truth…
Jim quickly ducks out of my grasp and stares at me in horror. I can feel my eyes widen as I stare back at him.
"Uh, wait, no, how much…I mean, wait, I-"
"Don't care." I finish for him in my own words. The horror in his eyes grows from terror to surprise.
"I don't care Jim, I don't care…" I can feel the tears welling up in my eyes. Shit, I will NOT let him see me cry! I turn around and quickly run off.
"Alyssa! Wait!" I hear from where I left Jim, but I don't turn around.
He doesn't chase me.
I stop at the other end of the parking lot and catch my breath, tears now flowing freely down my face. I can't help but feel totally overwhelmed right now, and it's a horrible feeling. I turn around to see if Jim is still there.
He's not.
He's gone.
I blew it…
I let out a cry and openly weep. Why not, nobody is out here to see me anyway. Besides, what's the point of stopping myself?
I feel so useless. I know everything. I could have helped him yet I didn't.
I ran…
I sniffle and wipe the tears from my eyes. No time to feel bad for yourself Alyssa, you have to find Jim.
Find him, and tell him it's alright.
I take a deep breath and stand up straight, hugging my clothing around me.
And that's when I remember;
I'm wearing his jacket.
Allie's POV (Last one for this half, I promise!)
Where the hell is Jamie? It's not like him to leave me here without anyone I know. He better have a pretty good reason why he isn't with me!
"Heya Allie!" Sandy calls to me from the punch table.
"Oh, hi Sandy." I say, making my way over to the punch table.
"Want some kool-aid?" She asks excitedly, waving a glass in my face.
"Uh, no thanks." Something tells me that's a bad idea… "Have you seen Jamie?"
"Hehe, yeah, he went thata way!" She yells, flinging her arms to the left. She giggles again and pours herself some more punch.
"Um, thanks." To the left! I walk all the way to the end of the gym till I hit a door. Hm, I wonder…
I open the door and see, surprise surprise, Jamie. Doing something that actually was a surprise.
"Jamie!" I yell, startled and angry at what I find. Leaning on the wall was Jamie, and leaning on him was Kenny. Jamie breaks away from kissing Kenny and looks at me startled. Kenny just razes his eyebrows in my direction.
"I thought you said you weren't going with her as your real date." he says to Jamie, a bit confused.
"HE isn't, but YOU are!" I retort back. "If your date finds out about this, she'll be crushed!"
"Come on Allie, you're not gonna tell anyone, are you?" Jamie pleads. Suddenly, I don't feel as angry as I did 5 seconds ago. Actually, I feel…empathy? I sigh.
"Fine, I won't tell anyone. BUT, you better hope nobody else finds out." And before they can thank me, I turn around and leave the hallway. Sometimes I wonder…
"Hey Allie, have you seen Kenny?" Stan runs up to me and asks.
"Uh, yeah, that way." I answer, pointing the opposite way from the door.
"Thanks!" Stan says and quickly runs off. I don't know if I'm a good friend, or a bad one…
"He's not actually over there, is he?" I turn around in surprise and see Kyle standing next to me, staring at Stan's retreating figure. I look at Kyle and he looks back at me.
"Shhhhhhh." I put my fingers to my lips and hush him. He laughs and smiles.
"So, having fun?" He asks.
"Um, yeah, I guess so. You?"
"Naw, not really, I've never particularly liked dances. I wish something exciting would happen…"
"Well Kyle, why don't you come to the back with me and I'll show you something exciting?" Kenny says from behind Kyle, sliding one arm over his shoulder. Kyle rolls his eyes and pushes his arm off. Jamie follows from behind, giving me a thankful look. I glare at him in return, he's lucky I like him so much.
"Kenny, there you are!" Stan says, coming back towards us with Katrina and Scarlett in tow. Katrina smiles at Kyle and blushes. Jezz, Kyle must be blind if he can't see how much that girl is crushing on him.
"And now a song for the couples out there!" The DJ yells, bringing the music down to a slow piano song.
"Hey, look at that, it's a couples song!" Kenny says, nudging Kyle in the shoulder.
"I'm out of here." Jamie says from behind me, walking away towards Damien and Pip.
"Oh, what a shame Kyle, Kenny and I have dates, but you don't! Looks like your gonna have to ask someone to dance, huh?" Stan says to Kyle, widening his eyes and tilting his head towards Katrina. Could they get any more obvious?
"I'd really rather not…" Kyle replies, trying to scoot away from Stan.
"Come on Kyle, there's gotta be SOMEONE you want to ask!" Kenny physically pushes Kyle closer to Katrina. Maybe I should help…
"Uh, asking someone to dance isn't that bad Kyle…" I say, shuffling my feet together. I'm not so good at this, but Stan shoots me a thankful look, grabbing Scarlett and pulling her in to dance.
"Hey Bonnie babe, wanna dance?" Kenny says to a passing Bonnie, grabbing her hand a twirling her. She giggles and accepts. Maybe I should find someone to dance, or just get the hell out of here. I turn around to leave when a voice from behind me says:
"Are you dancing with anyone?" Kyle asks me. I turn around in surprise.
"Uh, I, uh, no…" Oh god, please don't let him ask me.
"Do you want to dance with me?"
Shit. Come on Allie, say no. He should be asking Katrina, not you. Don't look at those green eyes, and freckled smile…
"y-yes." NO! BAD ALLIE! He takes my hands and begins to dance with me. I can't back at Katrina, oh god I'm so stupid! But, this is really nice…
After a while of wonderful dancing, the songs ends.
"Um, thanks…" I say.
"Sure." He replies back, blushing a bit.
"Why didn't you ask Katrina?" I blurt out.
"Katrina? Well, I would have, but I know she doesn't like being touched. Not that you were second choice or anything!" Really? THAT'S why?
"…Are you blind?" I ask him, shock across my face.
"Huh? What do you mean?" He asks me confused.
"Oh Kyle…" Stan says, walking over, pinching the bridge of his nose. Kenny follows behind, shaking his head.
"Hey freaks." Cartman says, coming over towards us. A girl follows by his side. She's short, probably as tall as Minnie with straight hair down to her back and large blue eyes. She's wearing a floral print dark green dress and flats.
"Hi ya'll." She says to everyone quietly. Her eyes wonder until she reaches me. "I haven't met you yet."
"Allie." I say, folding my hands behind my back.
"Dorothy, but call me Toto." She replies in a Texas accent, giving me a smile.
"Hi fat-ass." Kyle snaps at Cartman.
"Ey! fucking stupid Jew."
"I'm not stupid Cartman."
"Actually…" Kenny begins, but Stan cuts him off by stomping on his foot. Everyone breaks out laughing while Kenny pouts, jumping on one leg.
This is nice, you know? Having friends, being included, not like my old school at all. This is really nice…
I join in the laughing, enjoying the wonderful feeling. Kyle stops laughing, stares up at the ceiling and sighs.
That's when I felt it.
I felt it 5 seconds before it happened.
I clamped my hand over my mouth and bent over as my stomach dropped to the ground and shot back up. My eyesight started swimming, everything about my body felt WRONG, like I needed to get out…
I need to get out.
Five
"Allie, are you okay?"
"We need to go."
Four
"Go? Go where? Are you alright?"
"I'm fine, come on!"
Three
I grab Kenny's and Cartman's hand and try to drag them.
"Ey! What the fuck do you think you're doing?"
Two
"Allie, where are we going?" Kenny pulls me back.
Nonono, we need to go now! Before…
One
"Out! We need to go, now!" I'm tearing up now, oh god oh god…
"Allie?"
"NOW!"
Zero.
"IIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEE!"
AAAAAAND, that's the first half of chapter 6! Unfortunately, I'm going on vacation for two weeks and won't be able to post the second half for another 2 weeks, so let the suspense sink in :3
I apologize for all the POV's in this. I wanted to get SO MUCH in, but even now I didn't get everything in :( Oh well, maybe next time. You'll have to wait and see!
Phew, 30 pages -.-
Read closely and review please! Again, sorry for how late it is!