Taylor sat on the couch with his arm around Maddy, waiting impaitiently for Zac and Isaac to get back. He was starting to get a little bored with watching VH1's Vinyl Justice.
" So what movies are they getting?," she asked him.
" Let's see, you guys want The Man in the Iron Mask, we want Phsycho; So they're gonna try to get both," Taylor replied," That and lots of junk food and soda."
" Good. I'm starved!," she laughed," So where's this Erin? Is she gonna hang out with us?"
" She's sulking in her room because my mom won't let her go to some dumb party. Of course, why would she wanna hang out with losers like us when she could hang out with those gang members who are actually making something of their lives?," he said bitterly.
He glanced at Maddy and saw her looking up at him with a concerned frown.
" I'm sorry, Maddy. I'm just frustrated. It's just that we're trying everything to make things easier for her, but she just spits it right back in our face. There is no pleasing this girl."
" You need to give it more time," she told him reasurringly.
" Yeah, sure," he said, though her didn't really think so.
He looked down at her and caught her eye. They sat staring into each others eyes for a moment. They slowly began to lean closer.
Bang!
Taylor and Maddy jerked apart and looked up to see Isaac coming in, loaded with bags.
" We're back!," he announced unnessecarily.
" Perfect timing!," Taylor muttered, then stood up." So did you find the movies?"
" Yeah, we did. And plenty of snacks." Isaac noted Taylor's irritation and made a mental note to ask him about it later.
" Did you order the pizza?"
Yep!," Zac came in, holding the movies," It should be here in about a half hour. Oh, hey Maddy."
" Hi Zac," she said, still feeling a little flustered from the moment between her and Taylor.
Zac heard a knock at the door and went to answer it.
" Hi Felicia!," he exclaimed, pretending to be really hyper, in mimicry of an excited three year old. "I am so so so happy you are here! I have not seen you since yesterday and I have really really missed you! Guess what, guess what, guess what? We are gonna be watching movies and eating pizza and candy and soda!"
" Uh, Zac? What are you on?," Felicia eyed him nervously.
" Crack," he replied in his normal voice," I was just kidding around and trying to act stupid."
" I know. It was funny, just weird." She kissed his cheek and gave him a slight shove towards the living room. " Let's go sit down."
" Hey, anyone here yet?," Isaac came in.
" Nope, just little old me," Felicia replied.
" And me!," Terry called from the front door, which had been left open.
" Hey!," Isaac eagerly rushed over and gave her a hug. She hugged him back and gave him a quick kiss on the cheek.
Terry giving Isaac a kiss was a surprise to Zac. He didn't think that Terry was that kind of person. He shrugged it off and turned to Felicia. " Come on. Let's go sit down now." He put his arm around her waist and led her out of the room.
Terry saw Zac's actions and watched him leave with some surprise. She didn't think Zac was that type of person.
" Is he always that way with her?," she asked Isaac.
" He is lately. He's been flirting with her more and more these days," he replied.
" I noticed. I saw them holding hands when they were rollor blading the other day. It's so cute!," she giggled.
" Ahhh. They grow up so fast," Isaac pretended to wipe away a tear. They both burst out laughing.
" So anyway, what did you want to talk to me about?," Terry asked when the laughing died down.
" Well, actually-"
" Hey, come on guys! Get in here! It's movie time!," Taylor announced from the doorway.
" Coming! I guess this will have to wait until later," he told her.
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Erin casually sauntered sauntered into the room and plopped down on the couch. She looked around and noticed two girls she had never seen before who were staring at her.
" Who are you?," she asked them.
" I'm Maddy."
" Felicia."
She looked at each of them, but didn't answer. Just as Isaac and Terry came in, she lit a cigerette and inhaled deeply.
Felicia started coughing. " Could you please not do that in here? It bothers my allergies."
Erin stared at her cooly. Taking a long drag of her cigerette, she leaned forward and purposely blew the smoke into Felicia's face, causing her to go into a violent fit a coughs.
" Hey!," Zac exclaimed angrily," What did you do that for?" He gently pulled Felicia off the couch and into the front hall.
Erin smiled with satisfaction. She flicked some ashes onto the couch and took another drag. She leaned back and closed her eyes. Isaac let out his breath in a huff, stomped over to the couch, and snatched the cigerette from her hand.
" Hey!," she opened her eyes in surprise." Give that back!"
" Okay." He broke the cigarette in half and held it out to her. " Here you go. Take it."
Her eyes flashed. " You bastard! You just ruined a perfectly good cigarette!"
" Felicia has asthma! What are you trying to do? Give her an attack?," Isaac snapped.
Zac and Felicia came in when they heard the comotion and glanced at each other in shock. This was not a normal Isaac characteristic.
" We asked you to join us, not be a little bitch," Isaac informed her.
" Oh, fuck you, asshole!," Erin yelled and ran to her room, slamming the door as hard as she could.
Isaac stood there for a moment, breathing hard, trying to calm down.
" Wow, thanks Isaac," Felicia said timidly.
He smiled. " No problem."
" Are you sure it's still a good idea for us to stay here?," Felicia asked.
" Sure, why not?," Zac said," She's already caused trouble once tonight. She probably won't do anything else."
