I held my backpack to my chest, trying to calm my heart down. I stared after him, feeling so...weird!
"Whoa." Nat said quietly, looking from Link to me and back after him. "I can't believe I'd never noticed before!"
I looked at her, confused. She grinned, hitting me in the arm, and giving me a playful wink.
"Why didn't you tell me you had a crush on Link?"
Frank looked at me in surprise, his eyes wide.
"You do!?" I rolled my eyes, fixing my bag on my shoulder as we headed down to the Main Room, where a bunch of excited voices were coming from.
"I do not!" I heard her laugh, and to my surprise, she jumped on my back, covering my eyes with her little hands.
"Admit it! You think he's cute!!" I stumbled, catching myself on the wall.
"Nat! Get off!"
"Not till you admit it!!" She giggled, keeping her hands tight against my eyes. I stopped, shaking her off.
"I do not like him!" I huffed, rubbing my face in an attempt to hide my blush.
I don't like Link! I told myself, though I felt unconvinced. I do not like him!
Nat rolled her eyes, putting her hands on her hips.
"Beck. I saw how you were looking at him. And even now! You have that look! You like him, even if you haven't realized it yet!"
I shook my head, trying to think of something, anything else besides the way I felt around Link. Like the world was perfect.
"Whatever." I said bitterly, walking up to the stage were all the other students were talking about stuff.
Madam Tshilaba, our Romani (gypsy, for you normal people) Drama teacher came out from behind the curtain, her mass of chocolate curls sitting on her shoulders, her cat green eyes watching us curiously. In her scarlet red dress, dozens of copper and silver bracelets on her slender tanned wrists, and black shawl, she looked like a full blooded Gypsy, though in real life she was only half.
"Attention Children!" She clapped her hands together, making her bracelets rattle. "I have some incredible news!"
We gathered around, and I could see Nat standing with Frank, the 2 of them so closely whispering, their hair was melding together. I ignored them and Link, who stood just a few people away, looking at Madam Tshilaba with his own curious green eyes.
"We are going to begin our very first production next Wednsday!" She began excitedly, "We will be doing our own version of..." She waited a few moments for tension, before saying,
"Romeo and Juliet!"
I heard a few girls giggle, and the guys shuffle their feet, and, to my surprise, a quiet chuckle from Link. The sound almost made me blush again.
"When will you be casting the roles, Madam?" A girl with shoulder length brown hair and big brown eyes asked, her entire body shaking from anticipation. I think her name was Hannah.
"We will be holding try outs this next Tuesday, and yes," She cast a knowing look at all the boys, "It is mandatory for ALL students to attend the try outs."
They all groaned, cursing under their breaths. I grinned, putting my hands behind my head.
"This'll be fun."
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I collapsed on the couch, sweaty and drained from the show. Ray and Mikey sat down in chairs, grinning a little. Frank was sitting cross legged on the floor, leaning back on the couch, his laptop open.
"That was fun." Mikey said, slicking his hair back. I smiled, nodding in agreement.
"Hey guys!" Frank said excitedly, grinning. "We got another E-Mail from Becki!"
We all sat up, and instantly crowded around him, suddenly rejuvinated.
"What's it say?" Ray asked, looking over Frank's head and grinning.
"I'm going! I'm going!" Frank laughed, looking happier then he'd been in a while.
"Let's see...." The message popped up and Mikey, our designated reader, started.
" 'Dear guys.
I can’t believe it’s been a month since I started school at Hazelwood’s and you guys left for tour. It still feels like yesterday, but it’s not so bad now.
School’s great, so tell Gee not to worry. I’m not failing anything yet, but knock on some wood so I don’t get jinxed. So how are you guys? Last time I got a reply, Dad said you guys were somewhere in Europe and you weren’t getting enough sleep, Gee. I swear, I will come and knock you out with
Frankie’s guitar if I have too!'
I glared at Ray, and he just grinned, turning back as Mikey continued.
'I haven’t told Nat that my fathers are her role models yet, but I just don’t see how I can.
What do you guys think I should do? Well, I gotta go to school now. I love you. Message you guys later.
~Love Becki.
P.S
Don’t let Mikey drink too much coffee. He needs his sleep as much as Gee does.
<3 XoXo’
I smiled, shaking my head.
"Even though we're far apart, she still acts so protective over us."
Frank smiled, already writing a reply.
"Of course she does. She is our gardian angel after all."
Mikey smiled, and I laughed as he got up and poured himself a cup of coffee.
"Didn't Becki say not so much coffee, little brother?" He grinned.
"What she doesn't know won't hurt her." He went to take a sip, but it slipped over the sides and down his fingers.
"Ow!! Shit!" I laughed.
"But it'll hurt you!" Ray said, grinning. Mikey frowned, putting the cup down and plopping down in the chair.
"Whatever, Toro!"
I smiled and layed back on the couch, streathing out and yawning. I pulled a photo of us and Becki from my jacket pocket, and with another yawn, fell asleep with it in my hands.
**~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~LWMCR~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~**
I took a deep breath, looking over at him.
Just go and thank him! I told myself. He's nothing but some guy from school!
I stood leaning back on the stone wall of the school just after the last bell. The dense storm clouds hung over me, not helping my mood. Link stood with a few other guys nearby, his red and black shirt standing out with all the black the other ones wore.
Just go up and say 'Thanks for catching me Link. You're a good friend.' That's it! You're not proposing to him, for Christ Sake!
I blushed, sliding down and putting my face in my hands.
"Shit."
"Yo, Link. Whatever happend to that brunette you talked to on our first day in this shit hole? The one with the scar?"
"Becki?"
I froze, listening. He's talking about me!?
"Yeah, her."
"Nothing happend. Why?"
"I thought you were gonna trying and get with her." I blushed.
"Naw. I don't like brunettes."
"She has a pretty good voice though. And she's kick ass at guitar."
"Like I need some rotten spoiled chick. She's probably been being trained since she was a kid. I bet none of what she can do is talent."
My feelings for him went from thankful to 'Oh, fuck no!' in miliseconds. My body reacted before my mind did.
I stood up, and walked over to him, seething.
"Oh, shit..." one blond guy said, his dark eyes widening. "Umm...dude?" He pointed to me.
Link turned and looked at me in surprise, his green eyes widening.
"So, I'm some rotten spoiled chick whose talent is fake, huh, Morales?" I felt my fist curl, and I narrowed my eyes. "Well?"
"Uhh....I was just-" He tried saying, but I reached back and punched him in the jaw, sending the jerk back on his ass.
I stood over him, as his friends slowly backed away. People in the courtyard looked over in surprise, and I could see Nat and Frank watching in shock along with them.
Link was looking up at me, a small drip of blood coming from his lips. His smooth tanned face was already reddening and getting darker as a bruise formed.
And not a single fuck was given.
"And to think, I was going to thank you for helping me eariler." I scoffed, "Don't talk to me ever again. Or you'll get worse then this, Morales."
I turned and walked away, leaving him and any kind of feelings I might have had for him behind. I jumped the banister to the lower platform, following the street away from the school.
I didn't care where I was going, just as long as it was away from him.
And to think!! I thought he was a nice guy! I kicked a can, putting my hands in my pockets.
Just then, rain started falling down, quicker by the seconds.
"Oh, sonofa-!" I pulled my jacket up, and I looked around. I was in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by tall trees and thick undergrowth.
"Shit." I pulled my jacket around me tightly, and took off into the trees, searching for somewhere to hide, the rain falling in icy sheets.
I nearly slipped as I pushed by some thick ferns, but I kept going. Suddenly, I slipped again, falling into a large mound of sharp stones. I felt them cut up my leg and hands, but I pushed myself up and tried to keep going.
Then I saw it. A small crevice between two large stones, just enough for me to slip through. I quickly made my way through the brush and over a fallen tree, crawling under the stone and into the dry space between them. It opened up a little and I was happy when I saw I could sit up.
I peeled off my soaking wet jacket, and after ringing it out, threw it in the far corner to dry. I curled up, rubbing myself, trying to get warm. My leg stung terribly, and I could feel either blood or water running down it, but I didn't want to look.
"Becki!" I heard someone call, but I wasn't sure who. "Becki! Where are you!?"
"Here!" I moved to the opening, crawling. "Over here!" I heard footsteps and then someone was pushing their way in. I moved back, hissing as my leg hit the wall.
"Becki! You okay?" I froze as I reconized the voice.
"What the hell are you doing here, Link?!"
To Be continued.
Today is the last day for the drawings of Link, Becki, Frank and Nat!!
BTW, the pics are Link, Frank and Nat(yes, i know it's really Roxas and Namine, but I do not give a flying fu so XP) and the last is Becki walking in the rain :D
