Chapter Ten: You're Telling Me You Really Need Me
(A/N: You guys seem to like this story, so I updated … not much, but I want reviews and more dirt will come next time. Who do you want to be together and what would you like to happen? Express yourself! –NL)
"So, where are you taking me tonight?" Emma wondered, hanging all over Jay after their heavy make-out session.
"Don't know. Do we really need to go out tonight?" Jay shot back as Emma crawled off of him and into the passenger's side.
"I get that your moody, but what is up? Do you want to be with me or Alex?" Emma shot out bluntly.
"This isn't going back to her again, is it? Alex is just trying to make me mad, just because she was the one being an idiot--"
"And this all happened at the party I wasn't invited to." Emma pouted as Jay rubbed her shoulder.
"Don't you get mad at me too." He pouted, still confused as to whether he should settle for what he already had or go after something that was in his past.
"I'm not mad, but I've got to go." Emma sighed, hopping out of the car and walking into step with Ellie.
"I need your advice." Emma began immediately.
"Since when do you confide in me? Since when do we even live in the same atmosphere?" Ellie wondered, stunned.
"Look, you took Sean from me and I can completely compromise on being upset about that. But, how did you control him?"
"Excuse me?" Ellie stopped, wholly taken aback by this situation.
"You know, how did you make sure he didn't … stray and go back to me?"
"I didn't." Ellie paused. "Sean and I had an understanding. He knew that I wasn't holding him back and if he wanted to, we would end it, vice versa. What is this really about Emma?"
"Nothing." She shrugged, upset that she hadn't gotten the answer she was seeking. What was her next step? Talking to Alex was pointless and Jay was denying there was even a problem. "Where are you when I need you … somebody!"
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"Ready?" Gianni snuck up behind Ellie, who was still pondering that Emma dilemma from earlier.
"Whatever." Ellie rolled her eyes, not even showing an ounce of kindness.
"You have to at least look at me."
"That was never apart of the deal." Ellie argued. "I could end this right now. Do you realize that? Let's just get this over with."
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"I think we need to talk." Hazel knocked on Jimmy's house door.
"Come in. Did you come to apologize?"
"No." Hazel answered. "I don't think I owe you one. I was totally justified in what I was feeling and will never apologize for it. I can't help how I feel or who I love." She hugged Jimmy suddenly.
"That's it? No please take me back?" He joked as she kissed him suddenly.
"No. Things are just really different between us now and I don't know if I can handle it."
"Are you saying--"
"I don't know what I'm saying." Hazel smiled, kissing Jimmy slowly.
"Hazel Aden." Her blood curled, hearing her father's voice. "Let's go."
"Okay." She smiled, wondering what was going on. "I'll see you later tonight Jimmy."
"No she won't." Mr. Aden joined in.
"I won't?"
"No. We'll talk about it later."
"No. Let's talk about it now. Let's dad." Hazel demanded.
"You're going to an all-girls school--"
"I already know that." Hazel looked back at Jimmy.
"Staring next week." He finished.
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"I'm bored with you. Go away little boy." Alex breathed, noticing that Emma had dragged Jay in the opposite direction. She was so jealous and it was so obvious.
"You think you can use me like that?" Scott asked, his voice rising. "You don't know me."
"Pretty boy who's had everything that he's wanted except his token tom-boy girl." Alex pulled out a cigarette. "No thanks. You've been around the block way too many times for me … probably tried the other side too."
"And you haven't?" Scott responded as Alex smiled despite herself.
"What do you want from me?"
"I don't know." Scott shrugged, but he did want something. Alex was … different from Shelby, which was exactly what he needed. That last thing he wanted was a repeat of a beautiful sexually molested blonde breaking his heart.
"I want something from you then." Alex put out her cigarette. "I want you to make Jay's life a living hell."
"Who's Jay?"
"You'll know when you see him staring at us, such a loser." Alex narrowed her voice. She didn't want Jay or Scott, but it was fun to have some control over her life and predict what such unoriginal guys would do.
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"You are so off today." Aaron whispered to Manny who shrugged.
"I know. This week has been crazy."
"Not an excuse. Come up with a better one." Manny continued dancing as Dani shook his head and the entire group stopped.
"Have you not been practicing?"
"Are you looking at me?" Manny wondered.
"Do you want this or not Manny?"
"Of course. I'm trying--"
"Try harder." Dani demanded while Manny looked back at Craig who wouldn't even give her a second glance.
"Idiot!"
"Who, Craig?" Aaron smiled, his permanent smile.
"No, me." The music started and the couple's started dancing again, leaving Manny to wonder if this what was she really wanted. Thinking showbiz would be so differently, she initially jumped at the chance, but now … it was turning out just to be like high school.
(A/N: I must have reviews and one isn't cutting it … let me know that people are reading esp. when it's getting harder for me to come up with more ideas. So review!)