Chapter Five
A/N: Sorry I haven't updated in a while I had family come over from out of town. I also would love to thank those that review, and reassure you that there will be more LoVe coming up! I appreciate every follow, favorite, and review that I get. Hope you continue reading and enjoying my story. I also want to say that this chapter was just my way of getting back into the groove and figuring out where I am going to take the story. I promise there will be more eventful chapters in the very near future :) Thanks for reading.
Logan and I had an understanding. He would leave my relationship alone, and would even be cordial at home, but in school he wasn't sacrificing his friends for my relationship. I didn't expect him to even leave it alone, but small victories I guess. Today was the first day back at Neptune High since Eli and I have made ourselves official, and it's the first day everyone will find out. I drove separately from Logan today, because he wouldn't be seen with me after school. I pulled up next to where the PCHers parked.
"You know there are still spots left over there?" Felix said confused. Evidently Eli hadn't said anything yet.
"I like to live life on the edge." Eli got off his bike and gave me a hug and a kiss on the cheek. All of the biker's mouths dropped when they saw me return the favor.
"Keep your mouth shut Felix. She's one of us now." He looked at me, "Are you sure you want to do this?"
"Yes Eli. I don't think that just because my dad won a few academy awards I shouldn't be allowed to date you." I grabbed his hand and put it around my shoulder and we walked passed the 09ers. All of whom stopped and stared, except Logan who busied himself by trying to find something in his backpack. I heard muttering some of which I could make out as what is she doing, or I knew she was a whore. Nothing surprising, and nothing nice. I heard a quick conversation between Dick and Logan.
"Dude are you going to tell her to get rid of him?"
"I tried." We walked into the school and stopped at my locker.
"Who are you going to sit by at lunch?"
"I don't know I didn't think about it." I just now realized that we had different lunches and that I would be alone while all of the people who were supposed to be my friend's stared and judged me. I thought it was sweet that he cared so much. "I can just sit by myself and study for this biology quiz."
"Shit, I forgot about that." I smiled and shook my head.
I felt like a million bucks when I got to walk Emily to her locker. The surprise on the boy's faces was priceless. I just feel bad that she will be talked about for a long time. This isn't my first 09er, but this is the first that made me feel like I actually mattered to her. I wanted to do anything that I could to make her feel special. I just didn't know how to do that. She had everything. She pulled up to the school in a Porsche for Christ sake.
"Listen I gotta run to the shop class to get something out of my locker. Felix has the same class as you so if anyone gives you shit just tell him and he will take care of it."
"I can handle geography Eli." I pulled her close and gave her a kiss on the cheek. Instead of shop I stopped at Veronica's locker.
"V I need your help."
"What would you ever do without me?"
"Yeah yeah. This is strictly advice no Nancy Drew shit needed."
"Oh? Girl problems already Weevil?"
"I want to give her something."
"Not gonorrhea though? Penicillin should clear that up."
"Wow, you're a comedian today. I was going to say that she has everything, and I'm poor."
"Flowers would be nice. The best thing about flowers is that they can be bought cheaply, but a rose bought by a rich dude, and a rose bought by you look the same. Plus it's way too early to buy anything too crazy."
"Thanks V." I hesitated.
"What else Weevil?"
"Would you sit by her at lunch? I'm worried someone will hassle her."
"And you don't have that lunch so you can't come to her rescue."
"Something like that."
"Sure. No problem." I walked away, and went to my class.
I was a pariah. No one wanted to talk to me except Eli. The PCHers kept an eye on me, but they didn't accept me, and they probably never would. My brother wasn't talking to me either, but to his credit he had kept his mouth shut, at least when I was in earshot. Biology seemed so far away. I couldn't wait to see a friendly face, even if Eli didn't understand Punnett Squares. His voice rang in my head "You know if they wanted to know what our baby would look like we could just have one. I'm pretty sure that would be easier." I smiled at the memory from last week.
I meandered into the lunch line before I felt a hand on my shoulder, "Dad made me promise to order you food after you ruined your social life."
"Thanks Logan." I grabbed a plastic bag that was filled with random side items from the local Chinese restaurant.
He patted me on the head, "Enjoy you isolation Little Lady."
A voice behind me said, "Emily why don't you sit with us? We could start an after school group of 09er rejects."
"There's Veronica Mars with her Pirate pride." Logan commented before going to sit with his friends.
"Seriously though come sit with us. You don't need to sit alone."
"Thanks Veronica. My other choice was Thumper, and let's face it he likes me as much as he would like a kick in the balls."
"I'm sure we could arrange that." She smirked. We sat next to Wallace at a red picnic table and I spread out the contents of my lunch.
"You guys want Chinese? Logan ordered way too much."
"Thanks." Wallace smiled and grabbed a container of Chow Mein.
"See Wallace I can provide. I bring us a new friend, and she brings us food that was actually inspected by the health inspector." They high fived comedically.
"What did you do to get shunned?" Wallace asked innocently.
"Haven't you heard? She's dating the maid's grandson."
"So?"
"Publicly." She raised her eyebrows and imitated a high society snob.
"Who?"
"You're not up on gossip are you?" I asked. "I made such a fuss today walking into school I think it would have been less of a deal if I had rode in on a Zebra toting an atomic bomb."
"You have a Zebra? Jealous." Veronica said sarcastically.
"I don't really pay attention."
"She's dating Weevil."
"Oh." That's all he said.
"Wallace here is holding a grudge for getting taped to the flag pole."
"That was you?"
"Yup."
"He doesn't look at it as the blessing it was." She said smiling.
"How is that?" he asked.
"My dear Wallace it was the day we met. I forever solidified our friendship. I'm disappointed that you don't see it that way." We all started laughing. The bell rang. "So tomorrow, think Logan will spring for pizza?"
"I'll do my best to persuade him." I laughed, and walked the opposite way to my next class.