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Here is chapter 14! I can't wait to read all of your lovely reviews! Seth and Ella's anniversary is coming up real soon! Enjoy the chapter :D
Much love,
~Dazzler 916~
Chapter 14
Lovely surprises and Unlovely tension
(Seth's P.O.V.)
Only a few days till our anniversary...and I still don't know what I'm gonna get her.
It's Saturday, October 25th is in 6 days.
Lucky for me I'm driving Ella to her dance class today so it gives me the time to go around Port Angeles and TRY to find her something.
To be honest I don't think things could get any better than this...
In the end I guess you could say the both of us are so happy because it feels like we never really got into a fight in the first place.
I was a little stunned to see my girlfriend in the passengers seat with a not so happy look on her face though.
"What's wrong?" I asked her.
She shook her head.
"Nothing actually...I'm just really tired." She streched out her arms and yawned.
"Long day yesterday?"
"I've been working on my Senior Project, had to go to work after school. Thank God Madame let me miss class yesterday or else I would have dropped. I must admit it was weird not seeing you last night like I always do." Ella told me.
"I know. I was thinking the same thing..." I smirked.
"Well it's good to know that you missed me." Ella said before kissing me on the cheek.
"Of course I did." I reassured her before leaning in for an actual kiss this time.
It was cut short when the car behind us starting honking. People should know that it's rude to interrupt.
"Keep your eyes on the road babe." Ella said with a little sarcasm in her voice.
"You were distracting me—" I began to to tell her before she interrupted me.
"Just move before we get pulled over. I don't wanna be late."
"Sure sure." I mumbled.
Luckily we were right around the corner and there was an empty parking spot right in front of the studio on the kirb.
"Hurry before he gets that spot!" Ella yelled.
I was a little confused as to who she was referring to. I guess someone she knows is going for the same parking spot. Atleast I drove fast enough to get it before the other guy did.
"You'll be done by 2:30?" I asked her as we got out the car.
"Yeah...tell Leah I said hey when you go see her." She said grabbing her stuff out of the back seat.
"Actually I was just gonna walk around for a little bit and wait till you're done. Leah wants both of us to stop by." I said.
Ella just slammed the door and looked at me.
"Does she know?"
"I don't think sooo..." I trailed cause I wasn't so sure about that.
Leah has been spending all her time with her boyfriend lately so she hasn't been connected with the pack THANK GOD.
"Greeeeaat." Ella nodded squinting her eyes at me.
"Hey," I walked on to the side walk where Ella was leaning against the car.
"Don't sweat it. The guys know and they haven't really given us an crap about it—well not you anyways cause they know you'll probably chew them out about it." I mumbled.
"True. You have a point. Then again I am a little surprise." Ella chuckled to herself as she rested her hands on my shoulders.
"So you ready for Thursday?" I asked her placing my hands around her waist.
"Of course. What's the use of asking?"
"Just checking." I smiled.
"Just kiss me already," She demanded before bring her face closer to mine.
Being with Ella is always the best part of my day.
Not to mention she's a good kisser ;)
"Ella?" An unfamiliar voice said.
We stopped kissing and looked to see who said that.
A guy who looks likes he's about 6 feet tall, somewhat athleticly built...and he was eyeing my girl.
"Randy...hi." Ella said.
So this was the guy.
"Hey." He repiled placing his hands awkardly in his pockets.
What a douche bag.
I don't like him already.
(Ella's P.O.V.)
Things just got really got really awkward.
I hate it when I'm in the middle of kissing my boyfriend and someone decides to come up and interrupt us.
How rude.
This time it was Randy...and I think this is the first time He and Seth have actually seen each other.
"Randy...hi." I said in a very fake tone of voice.
"Hey." He put his hands in his pocket.
The awkward tension was growing and the look on Seth's face slowly starting to change.
"So this must be the boyfriend?" Randy said glancing over at Seth.
"Seth—this is my boyfriend Seth." I said very quickly before Seth could cut in and say anything.
His grip loosened on my waist and then he eventually let go and just held my hand.
"Seth this is Randy...my dancing partner." I said.
"Hi." Seth said trying to be friendly.
Things got quiet very quickly after that was said.
"Well I'll catch up with you in there." I said signaling for Randy to go inside.
"O..kay—well it was nice to finally meet you." Randy said.
"Yea...you too." Seth snarled.
"Be nice." I said giving him a firm punch on the arm.
"I barely even felt that." He chuckled.
"Still. Don't even get me started." I warned him.
"I don't like him." Seth said glancing over at Randy through the who had just joined a few of my friends who were starting to stretch.
"Seth knock it off. You don't even know him." I clarified.
"His name is Randy, he's some douche bag ex-football player or something like that who got "injured" and decided—hey I'm gonna start dancing so I can lift up all the pretty girls and try and get some ass—"
"Seth!" I said pushing him away.
"Close enough isn't it?" He said trying to be resonable.
"Well no—okay sort of..." I admitted looking in the other direction away from Seth's menacing stare.
"And he needs to quit looking at you like that." He added.
From the corner of my eye I could see Randy glancing over at us every few seconds.
"Don't worry about him Seth. I'm your girl remember?" I told him.
"That's right." He said with a cocky look on his face.
"You know I never really thought you'd be the jealous type." I said grabbing my duffle and putting the strap on my shoulder.
"Me? Jealous—good one babe." He chuckled.
"Whatever...go ahead and be that way.." I said as I started to head for the door.
I caught Randy's stare just as Seth grabbed my hand and pulled me back right back.
"You know a bunch of people are looking through that window and watching us." I told him.
"Let em' watch." Seth shrugged.
"You're only doing this to piss him off." I squinted.
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Seth lied.
"I have to go—" I began to let go of his hand and head for the door.
"You forgot something." Seth said before he pulled me closer to him for a quick—or should I say not so quick kiss.
He was pretty aggressive with this one.
Seth was practically trying to shove his tounge down my throat.
"Jeez take it easy." I said breaking apart from him.
"So I can't kiss you goodbye?"
"I'm gonna see you after class. Now go. Before you make me late. You don't want my teacher storming out her to scare you off." I said.
"Fine." My boyfriend pouted.
"Don't start with puppy face. It doesn't work on me—anymore." I told him.
"Anymore." Seth mumbled under his breath.
I gave him a quick peck on the lips this time.
"I'll see ya later." I said.
"He better put his hands in all the right places—"
"Keep walking Seth." I cut him off and watched him continued to slowly walk backwards.
He eventually turned around and kept walking down the street, leaving me standing in front of the window of the dance studio.
I just but my lip and smiled as I watched my boyfriend walk away.
"Oh Seth...what am I gonna do with you?" I whispered to myself.
"May!" I heard someone knock on the window.
Belinda was gesturing very hastidly for me to hurry up and come inside.
It was a quarter till 11am when I looked at my cell phone.
I ran inside and and sat down next to some of my friends.
"That was cute." Marina teased.
"Oh hush." I stuck my tongue out at her.
"Very Mature." My friend Colby said.
"No need to be jealous." I snapped.
"So that's what the infamous boyfriend looks like." Another one of my new guy friends Mason said as they came to sit down with our little group.
"Yep that was him." I told him.
"Way to state the obvious. We all saw you two shove your tongues into each other mouths." Marina scoffed.
"No! That was all him this time! No lie." I said as I strecthing out into my splits.
"Just wait till she comes to class the day after her 3rd anniversary." Belinda muttered.
"Aww Linda you rememered?" I grinned.
"You've been talking about it non-stop for the past week." She rolled her eyes.
"Well it's a special day for us." I explained.
"Here we go..." Colby and Marina rolled their eyes.
"Hey!" I whined.
My friends were mocking me.
"Oh give her a break—I mean come on guys, we all know that's it's gonna get even worse when she finally swipes the card—"
"Ainsley Morgan!" I yelled throwing my jacket in her face.
"If ya know what I mean." She whispered to everyone else.
"Aw come on Ainsley get your head out of the gutter. Besides, Ella knows better than that.—"Belinda began to say before I cut her off.
"Been there, done that!" I said in my defense.
"WHAT!" They all yelled in shock.
The room had gotten very quiet...making this conversation even more awkward. Everyone turned towards all of us who were stretching out in the corner by the window.
"It's nothing." I announced.
They all quickly went back to minding their own business while my friends and I went back to our conversation.
"Okay REWIND! Been there done that—what the hell was that suppost to mean?" My friends crowded around me and were desperate to get an answer out of me.
"Nothing. I—well it-i-it meant nothing. It was just a slip up." I said trying to sound convincing.
Way to go Ella.
"Slip up my ass you and Seth totally did it!" Marina was the first to say something.
"No—we didn't" I shook my head.
"So that explains the happy mood you've been in for the past week and a half."
"No it doesn't Belinda." I snapped.
"You don't have to lie Elle. We won't say anything." Ainsley said taking a step closer to me.
"All of you are crazy." I rolled my eyes.
"Didn't you and Seth get into a fight recentley?" Randy asked me.
"Yes Randy we did...resulting in me decided to drink all of that beer you gave me." I said squinting my eyes at him.
"So you really were drunk when you called me that day...I gotta give it to ya Elle, you're even funnier when you're drunk." Belinda elbowed me.
"Yea yea whatever. I'm not letting that happen again." I shook my head.
"Okay guys quit trying to change the subject...I wanna know what happened." Ainsley gave me devious little smile.
"Can someone toss me my pointe shoes?" I asked.
"Think fast!" Randy nearly chucked them at me.
"Thanks." I said as I went as fast as I could to slip them on.
Class was gonna start in about 10 minutes.
"You know you can take your time. Madame Peutrova isn't starting till 11:15 today." Randy told me.
"Oh." I shrugged.
"Anyone heard from Chloe?" Mason asked.
"Oh she's not coming today. She already discussed it with Madame. Chloe's parents are moving to Forks and they just got here a couple of days ago and she's helping them move in." I explained.
"So she's gonna go to Forks High School now?" Belinda said sounding disappointed.
"No. Her parents still want her to go to La Push because they have a better academics—"
"That's a bunch of bull! Forks is way better!" Ainsley said to me and Belinda.
"Yeeeaa" Randy, Mason and Colby all nodded in agreement.
"All of you are just saying that cause you all go there. Last time I checked the Wolves beat the Spartans at the game last Tuesday." I said.
"Pssh. You guys just got lucky!" Colby said trying to rub it in my face.
"Mmmhmm sure." I nodded.
"So Chloe's still gonna be at your house?" Linda asked me.
"Yep."
"Well is she coming today?" Colby asked me.
"Didn't I just establish that? She's not coming today. Looks like you're dancing solo Colby—oh wait! I take that back. Chris isn't here today so Madame is probably gonna partner you up with Caroline. Problem solved." I smiled.
"Ooooo have fun with that." Mason and Randy chuckled.
"Shut up!" Colby snapped back at them.
"Caroline isn't that bad—yea her feet can use a little work but—" I began to say before Belinda and Ainsley cut me off.
"Her turn out is horrible." Ainsley said.
"Her balance isn't so hot...actually it never really was in the first place—even ask Marina." Belinda told me.
"You should have seen her when she was a a kid. Carry was always running into stuff." Marina said glancing over at Caroline who was in the corner talking to some of the other girls in the class.
"Girls cut her some slack—and Marina how could you say that about your sister?" I said.
"She's my little sister! It's MY job." Marina explained.
"I think if you help her out a little bit—mainly with her foot work and her technique then she'll right up to your level" I suggested.
"Hahah good one Ella." Marina rolled her eyes.
"Mari I think she's serious." Colby told her.
"No she's not."
Marina shook her head in disbelief and then looked at me.
I just nodded.
"You could help her out." Mason said.
Marina bit her lip and then glanced over at her sister.
Caroline was looking on our direction sure enough.
She waved at us and smiled.
All of just smiled back at her, then our attention went straight back to Marina.
"Soooo?" We all said.
Marina bit her lip. Now she's thinking about it.
"Hell no—absolutely not."
And the shining moment goes down the drain.
"Just when we thought those devil horns would finally fall off." Randy muttered.
"Brandon Thomas!" Marina yelled as she walked over to smack him on his chest.
"I was kidding take it easy." He said putting his hands up in defense.
"Seriously Mari you should help her. C'mon she's your little sister." Belinda said.
"Hmmmm...I'm thinking...I'm thinking...still thinking—I have an even better idea!" Marina told us.
"Keep going." I gave her an encouraging nod.
"Ella you're the best dancer in this class," She told me.
"That is not true—" I began to say before my friends cut me off.
"That's a bunch of shit!" All the girls said.
"We're staying out of this one." The boys quickly took a step back from us.
"It's true! YOU are—okay now back to the point...you know how busy my schedule is,"
"And you know how busy mine is Marina." I reminded her.
"Yea well—you work here now, and you have all the time you want to spend here and just dance—it's simple Elle...I think you should help her." Marina suggested.
"You're kidding right?" I asked her.
"Nope." She shook her head and smiled.
"Well...I don't know about this," I trailed off.
Ella stop it! You have way to much to deal with as it is so don't even consider it.
"Come May! Just once a week. She'll be up for anything. I know she will. Please please please? For me?"
Marina gave me the puppy dog face.
"You know that doesn't work on me anymore. Seth already tried it earlier." I said.
"Ella—"
"Okay fine!" I said hoping she would shut up.
"Thank you thank you!" Marina gave me a big hug...I could barely breathe.
"You can let go now." I managed to say.
"Sorry...and whevever you have time just let me know. I mean you obviously can't do it this week because of your prior engagements." Marina said in a playful tone.
"Oh hush—" I said pushing her away.
"Peutrova alert in 15 seconds!" Someone yelled.
All of us quickly got up and ran to our spots just in time for her to walk through the door.
As always it's completely silent when she walks in the room.
"Good morning class." She smiled.
"Morning Madame." All of us replied.
"Ella start the warm ups." She said turning to me.
I just nodded and quickly ran over to the sound system and put in the warm up CD.
We went through our regular warm ups as usual and then continued to work on the the new dance routine that Madame is teaching us for the recital.
"As most of you know. There will be two pas de deux solos in this piece and auditions will be in 4 weeks. Therefore all of you have been in these partnerships for almost 2 weeks. By 6 weeks I expect that the chemistry between you and your partners will really start show when you dance. I expect all of you to try out, especially my girls who are graduating this year." Madame looked all of us older girls in the eye.
"And as for my younger girls I ask that you really challange yourselves this time around and give it a shot. You never know what you're capable of unless you try. This class will be a lot more rewarding if you really look deep within yourselves and dance from your heart. I really want you go for it." Madame really got in the younger girls faces about it.
Especially Caroline's.
Okay so she's not one of the best dancers in the class and Madame really picks on her...well it's more like nagging actually.
But it's only because Madame sees great pontential in her.
Caroline is only 15 and she's still learning.
With a little help she'll be flawless in no time.
In a way I guess this is my calling. Help Caroline.
She has the determination but she just tends to over think her ability sometimes so I think I can make this work.
If this does work and I KNOW IT WILL...Marina better watch out.
"Do it again! Like I've said before this lift should be in unison! Focus! 5-6-7-8!" Madame said clapping out the counts once more as we all prepared for a partner lift.
It's pretty simple. The guys just lift us up by our waist and sit is up on their shoulders.
Easy...well not for all of us.
All of us were really goofing off today.
We did the lift again but this time Colby lost his concentration and Caroline lost her balance which resulted in both of them falling.
They didn't get hurt.
"Careful with that one...ya break, ya bought it!" Ainsley said through her teeth.
All of us started cracking up. Okay I couldn't hold it in. It was a good joke.
"Okay that's enough! Focus focus focus!" Madame yelled.
We all just started laughing even more.
I don't know what is is but today is just one of those off days where everyone won't stop playing around.
"All of you aren't leaving until you start to take this seriously and do it right! I want everyone to sit down by the wall. Ella and Brandon—center!" Madame demanded.
Randy and I quickly moved to the center of the floor like Madame asked.
"I want all of you to watch these two carefully. They're doing it right every single time." She said to the class.
"I'm sure Ella can speak for herself on doing it, but I don't know about Randy." Mason muttered under his breath.
Randy and I both tensed up when Mason blurted that out.
Yea it was funny but it wasn't Madame's business to know.
Thought I'm pretty sure Madame didn't understand what Mason meant.
But as far as everyone else goes—mainly my friends who I was talking to earlier got the joke.
Don't you love when you're friends start to make jokes about your sex life? : P
"Mason Butler. How kind of you to volunteer to clean the mirrors after class." Madame smiled.
"Aww c'mon!" Mason began to complain.
"Maybe next time you'll learn to shut up." Randy muttered.
"Okay boys that's enough—Ella and Brandon get into position and start from the beginning." She told us.
Almost every single move involved us working together except for the girls had a small solo and the guys just follow after them.
It was mainly a few jumps and turns...and they involve you using your entire body not mention the fact that my feet are killing me.
Like Sasha always says,
Even though we make Ballet look effortless...no one knows how bad the pain may be unless we show them. Which is why we always kick ass keep it pretty lol
With Sasha back in my life things couldn't get any better than this.
"Now into the lift..." Madame said to us.
I got caught off gaurd "just a little" when I saw Seth walk in and sit down by my stuff.
No one really paid attention. Madame just looked over at him and smiled.
"You better not mess up. He's watching you." I said through my teeth.
"Oh yea I'm real worried." Randy mumbled as he sat me on his shoulders.
After the last 8 count of me sitting on his shoulders, he lifted me up and I noticed that this time Randy was caught off gaurd. He was eyeing Seth through the mirror.
Actually I think they're eyeing each other which make me even more worried.
"Now pay close attention." Madame said as he began to bring me down so I could go into my assisted glissade then into an assemblé and then a very sharp movement into a fish drop and then he rested me on my right foot and into promenade with his hand on my thigh helping me with my balance.
Once again his hand was way to close and Seth didn't look so happy either.
Yea I think he noticed.
The music stoppped and the class appplauded.
"Very good. Now you can all pack up—except for Mason. You're cleaning these mirrors." Madame said.
"I think that was a lot better than the last time" Randy told me.
"Your hand slipped again—don't think I noticed." I said before running over to hug my boyfriend who spun me around in a circle.
"You were amazing as always." Seth said.
"Why thank you." I gave him a quick peck on the lips.
Randy walked passd us casual and just as Seth was about to stop him I smacked his hand out of the way and it still hit Randy.
Shit :P.
He turned around to face us.
"Good job today." I said.
"Uhh thanks." Randy's wandered around the room in confusion seeing that I kinda a little snappy at him earlier.
Randy just gave Seth a nod.
Seth didn't do anything but stare.
There was a lot tension between these two if it wasn't obvious.
"So you're a dancer?" Seth asked him.
Someome shoot me now...please!
Randy turned back around.
"Yea I am." He replied in the same tone that Seth used.
Pretty soon it's gonna get to "my car is better than your car."
"Hey Randy! Come here for a sec!" I heard Ainsley yell from across the room.
I turned my body in her direction and mouthed the words "thank you" when the boys weren't looking.
I sat down slowly and carefully took off my shoes and peeled the tape off my toes.
"Ahh son of bitch!" I mumbled to myself.
"My feet were like that last week...gotta love pointe shoes." Belinda said.
"Anyone have a band-aid?" I asked the girls.
"Catch!" Marina said tossing me a box of band aids.
"Thank you Mari." I sighed in relief.
"No problem." She shrugged.
After taking a few out the box and putting a couple around the toes that needed him.
My poor little toes get all squished together...it's a bitch lol.
"So I'll catch up with all of you guys later." I said to my friends as I got up from where I was sitting and put my jacket on.
"Bye Ella." My friends said as I walked out the door.
Seth and I quickly hopped into his car.
"So what does Leah want to talk about?" I asked him.
"I think you and I have a good idea...at the same time I think it might be something else. She sounded very excited to see us." Seth said in surprise.
"Oh boy. Now I'm scared—"
My sentence was cut short when Seth's phone started ringing.
"That's probably her. Can you answer it for me?"
"Sure...Hey Lee we'll be there in a few minutes. We're a few blocks away." I told her.
"Just checking." Leah said persistantly.
"Well aren't you in a happy mood." I muttered.
"Just hurry up and get here! Jon's about to leave I gotta go!" She told me.
"Tell him we said hi!" Seth yelled.
She hung up.
"I don't think she knows yet." I shrugged.
"Maybe it's best if it stays that way..." Seth trailed off.
"For now—"
"Babe she's gonna find out eventually so deal with it." I told him.
It took us only minutes to get to Leah's apartment complex and find a parking spot. Sure enough Leah answered the door before we got the chance to even walk up to the door regardless if we were about 5 feet away.
"Hey!" Leah said already jumping in to give me a big hug.
It was almost startling. It's like her energy is off the charts today.
"Hey sis." Seth said as we walked in.
"So what's been up with you two—I've been hearing some things." She folded her arms and gave us a stern look.
"Nothing." Seth and I said together.
I hope we're not making it obvious.
"Nothing my ass—"
"Leah is that what I think it is?" I said trying to get a good look at her hand before she quickly put it behind her back.
"What's going on?" Seth asked her.
"Well..." Leah paused so the grin on her face could grow even bigger.
Then she held her hand up right next to her face.
"Jon proposed!" She squeeled.
That's when I knew I wasn't crazy when I noticed the ring on her finger.
Three words are going through my head continuously right now.
OH
MY
GOD!
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Lot's of xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox
~Dazzler 916~