YAY! I'm back! I'm not dead! This story has not been abandoned! It has been
almost a year now since I updated, but I've had a lot of things going on
so, yeah. Some of the things going on are finishing my final year of high
school, visiting colleges, getting into college, all the graduation week
events, and going on vacation to the land of no Internet! But yeah I'm
back now and plan to write a lot more, or at least try to. So this is
going to take place on the day when callbacks are posted (for all non-drama
people: callbacks are where the director or the person picking the cast
calls back people who auditioned to read for certain parts to see if they
would do that certain part well. I just wanted to let you know in case any
of you didn't know, so yes). Also this will take place about three weeks
later.
Disclaimer: I just own the plot and Julie; if you want to borrow her, e- mail me!
Thinking About You Lately
Chapter 5
Callbacks
The dance had been fun and all of them switched dance partners many times, even Jack and Annie, even though when Jack was dancing with Julie, it looked as if Annie wanted to claw Julie's eyes out. Carey and Fi had a good time together despite him keeping a close eye on Julie and Clu. Speaking of Julie and Clu, they seemed to have a really, really good time together, they talked practically the whole night. They were goofing around and Fi found herself feeling a little jealous. Seeing them together made her think about how Clu and she had always been, and she started thinking that possibly she was losing her best friend. That still troubled her. She had gone out with Ryan for a little while, but her constantly moving around and barely ever seeing him made it hard for them to stay together. So they decided to just be friends. She should've know that eventually Clu would meet someone and spend a lot more time with them instead of her, but she just wasn't ready for it. She should've known that she wouldn't be the only girl in Clu's life forever, no matter how hard she hoped that she would be. Everything is just so confusing. Jack and Annie denying their feelings towards each other, the tension between Clu and herself, Julie unintentionally tearing the Bell brothers apart, and other things. She was convinced that Julie liked Carey, but then she asks Clu to the dance and is now hanging around with him all the time. Fi didn't understand what was going on in Julie's head.
Just then the bell rang, pulling Fi out of her thoughts, she had spaced out during her whole English class. 'Oh well,' Fi thought, 'Probably didn't miss much of anything,' since basically in that class they pretty much do nothing. The teacher just goes on and on about the book they're reading in an attempt to "explain" it to them so they can understand it better. However, he ends up confusing them even more. She laughed to herself as she put her books away. She had just left the classroom and was on her way to her locker when someone grabbed her wrist and started dragging her down the hall.
"Annie," Fi said, "what are you doing? Why are we in such a rush anyway?" Annie turned back to Fi, not slowing her pace at all, and said,
"Don't you remember?" Fi stared at her in confusion,
"Remember what?" Annie sighed,
"The director said that callbacks were going to be posted after school today!" Fi's eyes widened,
"Oh yeah, I totally forgot." Annie stared at her confused about how Fi could forget about something so exciting, but decided not to ask. Fi had so many other more important things running through her head involving herself and those closest to her. It seems that ever since they got to this school, slowly but surely, they seemed to be growing apart. Clu and Carey seemed so distant now. Their group had shrunk to a trio of her, Annie, and Jack. Jack was slowly losing his best friend, but at least he still had Annie and his sister, but for Fi it was so much harder, sure she had her brother, Jack, and Annie was a friend of hers, but Carey was also a friend of hers and Clu was her best friend. He had been for as long as she could remember and now she barely ever sees him. They used to tell each other everything, now they barely ever spoke, and when they did it was just pleasantries, not the talks they used to have. They could always go to the other to blow off steam, if something was bothering them, or if they just had a rotten day and they would talk about it until whatever was wrong was better. Now she had to face all of those things alone. She didn't feel like she could go to Annie or Jack with those kinds of things, they were her friends, but those kinds of things are the things you can only discuss with your best friend.
"Fi! Annie! Congrats!" Fi looked up startled to see Julie smiling at them widely. Fi resisted the urge to give her a death glare; this girl was one of the major reasons that everything in her life was so confusing now. Annie got a huge grin on her face and waved to the girl who was trying to make her way through the mob of people to see Annie and Fi. She finally made it out and let out a breath. "I just wanted to tell you guys congratulations. My classroom was the closest to the board so I chose to check it for everyone, because by the time you would get here, as you see, it's absolutely impossible to see for yourself." Fi smiled slightly as Annie and Julie laughed.
"So who was called back for what?" Annie asked. Julie smile settled into a smirk as she said,
"Actually lets go out and sit on the steps to wait for the guys, because I think you should all find out at once." Annie and Fi nodded in agreement and they all made there way outside. They ended up deciding to sit underneath one of the willow trees because it was so hot outside. Fi leaned her back against the trunk of the tree and she had a feeling of déjà vu. Then she remembered. This was the tree that she and Clu had been sitting under after the first day of school. That was the day that their friendship had changed, that was the day when she started noticing that she started having feeling towards Clu that were definitely not platonic. She thought he felt the same way because they both were leaning in toward each other for a kiss, but then Julie had to come into the picture and steal him away. Fi glared at the air in front of her. Then she looked over at Julie and Annie talking happily. 'Geez, none of this would've happened if Julie hadn't asked Clu to the dance.' Then something hit her, she remembered the day of the dance when she and Annie asked Julie about the dance. Julie had said that she hoped Fi wasn't mad at her because she thought Fi and Clu had a thing for each other, which was true, for Fi anyway. Fi had said that they didn't have a thing for each other so she shouldn't worry. The reality of the situation was that at that moment she was starting to come to the realization that she did have more than friendly feelings towards Clu, but she didn't want to admit it yet. She liked the way things were, she didn't want them to change.
"Hey guys over here." Julie shouted while waving to the guys. Fi took a deep breath preparing herself for whatever kind of greeting Clu gave to Julie and also if he greeted her before Fi. All the girls stood up and Fi looked towards the doors to the school. She wished she hadn't. Her heart was pounding and it hurt, she saw Clu running towards the girls with a huge grin on his face while waving. It was obvious that it was for Julie. Fi felt like she wanted to break down right there and cry, she had lost him, she had lost Clu, her best friend, her soul mate. She took in a shaky breath trying to take a hold of herself. She saw him getting closer and he then spread his arms open and Fi had to look away, she didn't want to see him swoop Julie off her feet into his arms.
"Congratulations!" Fi heard him shout then she knew she would hear Julie squeal when he would hug her and lift her off the ground. But that sound never came. She heard a little squeak of surprise and realized it came from herself as she felt arms wrap around her and lift her off the ground. She turned her head to see Clu grinning at her as he spun her around slightly. "Congrats Fi!" He said with that smile of his. Her face broke into a huge grin as she wrapped her arms around his shoulders and pulled him close. She was on the verge of tears, she hadn't lost him, he was still her Clu. Then they let go of each other as the other guys caught up. Jack gave a hug to Annie. Carey and Julie stood facing each other awkwardly. Carey had his hands on his hips and was looking around slightly. Julie had her hands clasped in front of her as she also looked around. Annie broke the silence,
"Thanks for the greeting guys, but what's all the congrats for?" Clu stared at her in shock,
"You mean you don't know yet?" Fi and Annie shook their heads and Fi said,
"No, Julie wanted to wait until everyone was here, cause she thought maybe you guys wouldn't get to see the board, because of the madhouse it was." The guys laughed slightly.
"Yeah," Clu said as he turned to Julie, "So, Julie you want to do the honors." Julie smiled,
"Sure, I'd love to." She stepped up to the girls, "Well Jack got called back for Lord Capulet, Carey and Clu got called back for both Lord Capulet and Romeo," the girls smiled at the guys then Julie continued, "I got called back for Lady Capulet and you two got called back for Lady Capulet and Juliet!" Fi and Annie stared at Julie then at each other in shock. Then Annie broke into a squeal of excitement as she and Julie hugged and started jumping up and down. Fi gave them an amused confused look as the guys laughed slightly. Clu came up next to her and leaned down as he whispered,
"What's the matter Fi, aren't you excited?" Fi turned to him and noticed how close his face to her and they both froze. She turned away to avoid the awkwardness,
"Yeah, but no amount of excitement could make me do what they're doing." They shared a laugh. She was so happy, she and Clu were acting like they always used to. Then Julie and Annie stopped jumping up and down and she grabbed Annie's wrist. She started running to her car with Annie trailing behind as she turned to them and shouted,
"Come on I'll give you all a ride back, but not before we go out and celebrate!" Everyone smiled and followed her to the car. Jack and Carey ran to catch up to the girls. Clu was about to run but noticed Fi slowly walking. He grabbed her wrist and said,
"Come on Fi, let's go," she looked at him confused about why they had to rush, it wasn't like they wouldn't all fit. Clu answered her unvoiced question, "You don't want to get stuck between Julie and Carey in the front, do you?" Fi's eyes widened as she nodded and started running, startling Clu, but then he recovered. They ran to the car together with their hands linked together.
That night...
Fi was sitting in her room thinking about what had happened earlier that day. Clu was so confusing. That afternoon she was convinced that he wasn't interested in Julie in a more-than-a-friend way. But when they were dropped off at her house Annie, Carey, and Clu hugged Julie goodbye. However, the hug she and Clu shared was different than the ones she shared with Carey and Annie. They had their arms completely wrapped around the other holding them as tight as possible. Fi could only see Julie's face and noticed her eyes were closed as she gave Clu a final squeeze. She looked in total bliss. They held on for quite a while than let go. Clu looked at Julie until she drove off then turned to Fi with a huge smile. His smile dropped slightly as he noticed Fi's hurt expression. He asked her what was wrong, she quickly plastered a fake smile on her face as she told him nothing was wrong. He looked like he didn't believe her, but before he could say anything she quickly walked indoors and ran up the stairs to her room.
She leaned back and was now lying on her bed, she looked over to the other bed in the room, which was Annie's, and was happy that she wasn't there. She didn't want to be bothered by anyone badgering her with what was wrong, she just wanted to think. She realized she had been doing that a lot lately, but how could anyone blame her. He world was spinning she couldn't tell if everything was still the same or crumbling. She covered her face with her hands an aggravated groan. Then a knock was heard at the door, she knew it was Annie.
"Come in," she said muffled by her hands. The door opened.
"Fi?" she heard a voice, that was definitely not Annie's, say. She removed her hands and sat up to see Clu in her doorway, "Can I talk to you?" Fi wanted to say no and shove him out of her room, but she knew if she did, he would know something was wrong and wouldn't leave her alone until she told him what it was. She nodded and patted a spot next to her on her bed. He came in and shut the door behind him. He sat down next to her. She looked at him, pretending she didn't know what he was going to ask her about,
"You wanted to talk to me about something Clu?" He nodded,
"Yeah," he paused as he looked in front of him then back at her, "Fi, what was wrong earlier? You looked really upset," she opened up her mouth to respond but he held up his hand, "and don't tell me it was nothing, you know you can't lie to me." He gave her a small smile and she smiled back,
"I know you don't want to hear this, but it was really nothing, I'm just really tired physically, mentally, and emotionally." He looked somewhat not satisfied with her answer then shrugged,
"Yeah, it has been a tiring week and today was exciting." He was looking forward as Fi grabbed his arm and turned him to look at her,
"Oh my gosh I forgot to congratulate you." He smiled and gave a slight shrug,
"Ah, it's okay, you were still recovering from hearing that you were called back for two big parts." She gave a slight nod. There was a moment of silence then Fi's face slowly spread into a huge grin then she broke out in laughter. Clu stared at her,
"What's so funny?" She stopped but still had that huge grin on her face,
"I was just thinking that if Annie got Juliet, a part where she would have to kiss another guy, how Jack would react." Fi started laughing again, now joined by Clu, he managed to get out,
"Man, he would throw a fit!" Fi nodded,
"I know!" Clu was still laughing as he looked at her,
"And if it was me or Carey he would kill us in our sleep." He burst out laughing again and Fi laughed slightly. She had forgotten that Clu and Carey were called back for Romeo, there was a possibility that Clu would get it and if she was getting upset by Clu merely hugging Julie she couldn't imagine how she would feel about seeing Clu kissing another girl. She shook the idea out of her head and decided to enjoy the moment with her best friend. The laughter died down. Fi yawned slightly, she wasn't lying when she said she was tired.
"Well, Clu if you don't mind I would like to go to sleep now." Clu raised an eyebrow,
"Nope, I have to tell you something first, and once I tell you that you will be wide awake." She looked at him slightly confused,
"Okay, what is it?" He looked both ways to add effect to the secrecy of what he was going to tell her. He then met her eyes with an amused smirk on his face.
"Our school," he paused, "is haunted." Fi's mouth dropped open and she had wide eyes,
"Really?" He nodded,
"Yep?"
"How do you know?" she asked. He tilted his head slightly,
"I have my sources." Fi leaned forward now totally awake, as Clu had predicted,
"So, tell me all you know." He then got an embarrassed look on his face,
"Well I don't know the whole story, I just know that it is just one room in the school that is closed off, no one is allowed to go in there." She stared at him slightly disappointed,
"Is that it?" He nodded,
"That's all I know, but let's meet there after school on Monday and my source will fill you in on the whole story. It's room 425." Fi nodded,
"Room 425, okay I'll meet you there."
"Good," he smiled and nodded, "well I'll let you go to sleep now and I think I'm going to hit the sack too." He hugged her and she returned the hug, "Night Fi."
"Night Clu." He pulled back then gave her a short, soft, chaste kiss on the lips. He pulled away, stood, and went towards the door. He turned back to see Fi's face in totally shock. He smiled,
"Just in case." She scrunched her eyebrows together,
"Just in case, what?" His smile grew,
"I didn't want my first kiss to be with a complete stranger." He walked out the door and closed it behind him. Fi's face had gone into further shock.
"First kiss?" Fi said to herself softly. She couldn't believe someone like Clu Bell had never been kissed before, actually it shouldn't be that big of a shock, he would have definitely told her when he got his first kiss, she told him when she first kissed Ryan. She then remembered he was halfway between happy and sad when she told him. She now thought that it was because she got her first kiss before him. She laughed slightly. Back then she stupidly thought that it was because Clu was upset because he wanted to be her first kiss. 'See, stupid,' she thought, 'yeah, completely stupid.' Then she thought about what he had said, 'I don't want my first kiss to be with a complete stranger.' He had chosen her to be his first kiss, he could have given it to Julie, she wasn't a complete stranger, but he had chosen her, Fi.
"Why," she said aloud. Then she remembered his half happy half sad look from a while back and what she had thought it had meant back then. She shook her head, 'No, that idea was stupid, it is still stupid, stupid, stupid.' Then she looked at the door he had closed and whispered,
"Or is it?"
Okay that's all for now. I know, kinda weird and wordy, but my direction in this story has changed because of a review I got and also some ideas my friend gave me. Also the whole thing about the school being haunted will be expanded on and will play a big part in the story, it wasn't just some random thing I decided to throw in. Okay well the next one will be Clu, Fi, and Clu's source going to the haunted classroom and the whole story about the ghost and such will be told. Also if that part doesn't take up too much room I might throw in the part where the play is cast. Also I already know who's going to play which part and it will definitely be a surprise, or maybe it won't, I dunno. And on a finally note, I know that it is totally not realistic that Clu would have never been kissed, because, hello, he's beautiful! But I just thought it would be a cute idea, and would make Fi even more confused! I really am liking making this all so confusing, but he it's teenage life, it always is confusing, trust me I know! Okay so R&R!
PR
Disclaimer: I just own the plot and Julie; if you want to borrow her, e- mail me!
Thinking About You Lately
Chapter 5
Callbacks
The dance had been fun and all of them switched dance partners many times, even Jack and Annie, even though when Jack was dancing with Julie, it looked as if Annie wanted to claw Julie's eyes out. Carey and Fi had a good time together despite him keeping a close eye on Julie and Clu. Speaking of Julie and Clu, they seemed to have a really, really good time together, they talked practically the whole night. They were goofing around and Fi found herself feeling a little jealous. Seeing them together made her think about how Clu and she had always been, and she started thinking that possibly she was losing her best friend. That still troubled her. She had gone out with Ryan for a little while, but her constantly moving around and barely ever seeing him made it hard for them to stay together. So they decided to just be friends. She should've know that eventually Clu would meet someone and spend a lot more time with them instead of her, but she just wasn't ready for it. She should've known that she wouldn't be the only girl in Clu's life forever, no matter how hard she hoped that she would be. Everything is just so confusing. Jack and Annie denying their feelings towards each other, the tension between Clu and herself, Julie unintentionally tearing the Bell brothers apart, and other things. She was convinced that Julie liked Carey, but then she asks Clu to the dance and is now hanging around with him all the time. Fi didn't understand what was going on in Julie's head.
Just then the bell rang, pulling Fi out of her thoughts, she had spaced out during her whole English class. 'Oh well,' Fi thought, 'Probably didn't miss much of anything,' since basically in that class they pretty much do nothing. The teacher just goes on and on about the book they're reading in an attempt to "explain" it to them so they can understand it better. However, he ends up confusing them even more. She laughed to herself as she put her books away. She had just left the classroom and was on her way to her locker when someone grabbed her wrist and started dragging her down the hall.
"Annie," Fi said, "what are you doing? Why are we in such a rush anyway?" Annie turned back to Fi, not slowing her pace at all, and said,
"Don't you remember?" Fi stared at her in confusion,
"Remember what?" Annie sighed,
"The director said that callbacks were going to be posted after school today!" Fi's eyes widened,
"Oh yeah, I totally forgot." Annie stared at her confused about how Fi could forget about something so exciting, but decided not to ask. Fi had so many other more important things running through her head involving herself and those closest to her. It seems that ever since they got to this school, slowly but surely, they seemed to be growing apart. Clu and Carey seemed so distant now. Their group had shrunk to a trio of her, Annie, and Jack. Jack was slowly losing his best friend, but at least he still had Annie and his sister, but for Fi it was so much harder, sure she had her brother, Jack, and Annie was a friend of hers, but Carey was also a friend of hers and Clu was her best friend. He had been for as long as she could remember and now she barely ever sees him. They used to tell each other everything, now they barely ever spoke, and when they did it was just pleasantries, not the talks they used to have. They could always go to the other to blow off steam, if something was bothering them, or if they just had a rotten day and they would talk about it until whatever was wrong was better. Now she had to face all of those things alone. She didn't feel like she could go to Annie or Jack with those kinds of things, they were her friends, but those kinds of things are the things you can only discuss with your best friend.
"Fi! Annie! Congrats!" Fi looked up startled to see Julie smiling at them widely. Fi resisted the urge to give her a death glare; this girl was one of the major reasons that everything in her life was so confusing now. Annie got a huge grin on her face and waved to the girl who was trying to make her way through the mob of people to see Annie and Fi. She finally made it out and let out a breath. "I just wanted to tell you guys congratulations. My classroom was the closest to the board so I chose to check it for everyone, because by the time you would get here, as you see, it's absolutely impossible to see for yourself." Fi smiled slightly as Annie and Julie laughed.
"So who was called back for what?" Annie asked. Julie smile settled into a smirk as she said,
"Actually lets go out and sit on the steps to wait for the guys, because I think you should all find out at once." Annie and Fi nodded in agreement and they all made there way outside. They ended up deciding to sit underneath one of the willow trees because it was so hot outside. Fi leaned her back against the trunk of the tree and she had a feeling of déjà vu. Then she remembered. This was the tree that she and Clu had been sitting under after the first day of school. That was the day that their friendship had changed, that was the day when she started noticing that she started having feeling towards Clu that were definitely not platonic. She thought he felt the same way because they both were leaning in toward each other for a kiss, but then Julie had to come into the picture and steal him away. Fi glared at the air in front of her. Then she looked over at Julie and Annie talking happily. 'Geez, none of this would've happened if Julie hadn't asked Clu to the dance.' Then something hit her, she remembered the day of the dance when she and Annie asked Julie about the dance. Julie had said that she hoped Fi wasn't mad at her because she thought Fi and Clu had a thing for each other, which was true, for Fi anyway. Fi had said that they didn't have a thing for each other so she shouldn't worry. The reality of the situation was that at that moment she was starting to come to the realization that she did have more than friendly feelings towards Clu, but she didn't want to admit it yet. She liked the way things were, she didn't want them to change.
"Hey guys over here." Julie shouted while waving to the guys. Fi took a deep breath preparing herself for whatever kind of greeting Clu gave to Julie and also if he greeted her before Fi. All the girls stood up and Fi looked towards the doors to the school. She wished she hadn't. Her heart was pounding and it hurt, she saw Clu running towards the girls with a huge grin on his face while waving. It was obvious that it was for Julie. Fi felt like she wanted to break down right there and cry, she had lost him, she had lost Clu, her best friend, her soul mate. She took in a shaky breath trying to take a hold of herself. She saw him getting closer and he then spread his arms open and Fi had to look away, she didn't want to see him swoop Julie off her feet into his arms.
"Congratulations!" Fi heard him shout then she knew she would hear Julie squeal when he would hug her and lift her off the ground. But that sound never came. She heard a little squeak of surprise and realized it came from herself as she felt arms wrap around her and lift her off the ground. She turned her head to see Clu grinning at her as he spun her around slightly. "Congrats Fi!" He said with that smile of his. Her face broke into a huge grin as she wrapped her arms around his shoulders and pulled him close. She was on the verge of tears, she hadn't lost him, he was still her Clu. Then they let go of each other as the other guys caught up. Jack gave a hug to Annie. Carey and Julie stood facing each other awkwardly. Carey had his hands on his hips and was looking around slightly. Julie had her hands clasped in front of her as she also looked around. Annie broke the silence,
"Thanks for the greeting guys, but what's all the congrats for?" Clu stared at her in shock,
"You mean you don't know yet?" Fi and Annie shook their heads and Fi said,
"No, Julie wanted to wait until everyone was here, cause she thought maybe you guys wouldn't get to see the board, because of the madhouse it was." The guys laughed slightly.
"Yeah," Clu said as he turned to Julie, "So, Julie you want to do the honors." Julie smiled,
"Sure, I'd love to." She stepped up to the girls, "Well Jack got called back for Lord Capulet, Carey and Clu got called back for both Lord Capulet and Romeo," the girls smiled at the guys then Julie continued, "I got called back for Lady Capulet and you two got called back for Lady Capulet and Juliet!" Fi and Annie stared at Julie then at each other in shock. Then Annie broke into a squeal of excitement as she and Julie hugged and started jumping up and down. Fi gave them an amused confused look as the guys laughed slightly. Clu came up next to her and leaned down as he whispered,
"What's the matter Fi, aren't you excited?" Fi turned to him and noticed how close his face to her and they both froze. She turned away to avoid the awkwardness,
"Yeah, but no amount of excitement could make me do what they're doing." They shared a laugh. She was so happy, she and Clu were acting like they always used to. Then Julie and Annie stopped jumping up and down and she grabbed Annie's wrist. She started running to her car with Annie trailing behind as she turned to them and shouted,
"Come on I'll give you all a ride back, but not before we go out and celebrate!" Everyone smiled and followed her to the car. Jack and Carey ran to catch up to the girls. Clu was about to run but noticed Fi slowly walking. He grabbed her wrist and said,
"Come on Fi, let's go," she looked at him confused about why they had to rush, it wasn't like they wouldn't all fit. Clu answered her unvoiced question, "You don't want to get stuck between Julie and Carey in the front, do you?" Fi's eyes widened as she nodded and started running, startling Clu, but then he recovered. They ran to the car together with their hands linked together.
That night...
Fi was sitting in her room thinking about what had happened earlier that day. Clu was so confusing. That afternoon she was convinced that he wasn't interested in Julie in a more-than-a-friend way. But when they were dropped off at her house Annie, Carey, and Clu hugged Julie goodbye. However, the hug she and Clu shared was different than the ones she shared with Carey and Annie. They had their arms completely wrapped around the other holding them as tight as possible. Fi could only see Julie's face and noticed her eyes were closed as she gave Clu a final squeeze. She looked in total bliss. They held on for quite a while than let go. Clu looked at Julie until she drove off then turned to Fi with a huge smile. His smile dropped slightly as he noticed Fi's hurt expression. He asked her what was wrong, she quickly plastered a fake smile on her face as she told him nothing was wrong. He looked like he didn't believe her, but before he could say anything she quickly walked indoors and ran up the stairs to her room.
She leaned back and was now lying on her bed, she looked over to the other bed in the room, which was Annie's, and was happy that she wasn't there. She didn't want to be bothered by anyone badgering her with what was wrong, she just wanted to think. She realized she had been doing that a lot lately, but how could anyone blame her. He world was spinning she couldn't tell if everything was still the same or crumbling. She covered her face with her hands an aggravated groan. Then a knock was heard at the door, she knew it was Annie.
"Come in," she said muffled by her hands. The door opened.
"Fi?" she heard a voice, that was definitely not Annie's, say. She removed her hands and sat up to see Clu in her doorway, "Can I talk to you?" Fi wanted to say no and shove him out of her room, but she knew if she did, he would know something was wrong and wouldn't leave her alone until she told him what it was. She nodded and patted a spot next to her on her bed. He came in and shut the door behind him. He sat down next to her. She looked at him, pretending she didn't know what he was going to ask her about,
"You wanted to talk to me about something Clu?" He nodded,
"Yeah," he paused as he looked in front of him then back at her, "Fi, what was wrong earlier? You looked really upset," she opened up her mouth to respond but he held up his hand, "and don't tell me it was nothing, you know you can't lie to me." He gave her a small smile and she smiled back,
"I know you don't want to hear this, but it was really nothing, I'm just really tired physically, mentally, and emotionally." He looked somewhat not satisfied with her answer then shrugged,
"Yeah, it has been a tiring week and today was exciting." He was looking forward as Fi grabbed his arm and turned him to look at her,
"Oh my gosh I forgot to congratulate you." He smiled and gave a slight shrug,
"Ah, it's okay, you were still recovering from hearing that you were called back for two big parts." She gave a slight nod. There was a moment of silence then Fi's face slowly spread into a huge grin then she broke out in laughter. Clu stared at her,
"What's so funny?" She stopped but still had that huge grin on her face,
"I was just thinking that if Annie got Juliet, a part where she would have to kiss another guy, how Jack would react." Fi started laughing again, now joined by Clu, he managed to get out,
"Man, he would throw a fit!" Fi nodded,
"I know!" Clu was still laughing as he looked at her,
"And if it was me or Carey he would kill us in our sleep." He burst out laughing again and Fi laughed slightly. She had forgotten that Clu and Carey were called back for Romeo, there was a possibility that Clu would get it and if she was getting upset by Clu merely hugging Julie she couldn't imagine how she would feel about seeing Clu kissing another girl. She shook the idea out of her head and decided to enjoy the moment with her best friend. The laughter died down. Fi yawned slightly, she wasn't lying when she said she was tired.
"Well, Clu if you don't mind I would like to go to sleep now." Clu raised an eyebrow,
"Nope, I have to tell you something first, and once I tell you that you will be wide awake." She looked at him slightly confused,
"Okay, what is it?" He looked both ways to add effect to the secrecy of what he was going to tell her. He then met her eyes with an amused smirk on his face.
"Our school," he paused, "is haunted." Fi's mouth dropped open and she had wide eyes,
"Really?" He nodded,
"Yep?"
"How do you know?" she asked. He tilted his head slightly,
"I have my sources." Fi leaned forward now totally awake, as Clu had predicted,
"So, tell me all you know." He then got an embarrassed look on his face,
"Well I don't know the whole story, I just know that it is just one room in the school that is closed off, no one is allowed to go in there." She stared at him slightly disappointed,
"Is that it?" He nodded,
"That's all I know, but let's meet there after school on Monday and my source will fill you in on the whole story. It's room 425." Fi nodded,
"Room 425, okay I'll meet you there."
"Good," he smiled and nodded, "well I'll let you go to sleep now and I think I'm going to hit the sack too." He hugged her and she returned the hug, "Night Fi."
"Night Clu." He pulled back then gave her a short, soft, chaste kiss on the lips. He pulled away, stood, and went towards the door. He turned back to see Fi's face in totally shock. He smiled,
"Just in case." She scrunched her eyebrows together,
"Just in case, what?" His smile grew,
"I didn't want my first kiss to be with a complete stranger." He walked out the door and closed it behind him. Fi's face had gone into further shock.
"First kiss?" Fi said to herself softly. She couldn't believe someone like Clu Bell had never been kissed before, actually it shouldn't be that big of a shock, he would have definitely told her when he got his first kiss, she told him when she first kissed Ryan. She then remembered he was halfway between happy and sad when she told him. She now thought that it was because she got her first kiss before him. She laughed slightly. Back then she stupidly thought that it was because Clu was upset because he wanted to be her first kiss. 'See, stupid,' she thought, 'yeah, completely stupid.' Then she thought about what he had said, 'I don't want my first kiss to be with a complete stranger.' He had chosen her to be his first kiss, he could have given it to Julie, she wasn't a complete stranger, but he had chosen her, Fi.
"Why," she said aloud. Then she remembered his half happy half sad look from a while back and what she had thought it had meant back then. She shook her head, 'No, that idea was stupid, it is still stupid, stupid, stupid.' Then she looked at the door he had closed and whispered,
"Or is it?"
Okay that's all for now. I know, kinda weird and wordy, but my direction in this story has changed because of a review I got and also some ideas my friend gave me. Also the whole thing about the school being haunted will be expanded on and will play a big part in the story, it wasn't just some random thing I decided to throw in. Okay well the next one will be Clu, Fi, and Clu's source going to the haunted classroom and the whole story about the ghost and such will be told. Also if that part doesn't take up too much room I might throw in the part where the play is cast. Also I already know who's going to play which part and it will definitely be a surprise, or maybe it won't, I dunno. And on a finally note, I know that it is totally not realistic that Clu would have never been kissed, because, hello, he's beautiful! But I just thought it would be a cute idea, and would make Fi even more confused! I really am liking making this all so confusing, but he it's teenage life, it always is confusing, trust me I know! Okay so R&R!
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