Fan Fiction ❯ No Title Yet! Help Us Think Of One! ❯ It Couldn't Be?! ( Chapter 1 )
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By: veggies_grl 
Anime/Manga: Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Comedy / Romance | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 10.09.2002 | Pages: 2 | Words: 4.4K | Visits: 209 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Comedy / Romance | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 10.09.2002 | Pages: 2 | Words: 4.4K | Visits: 209 | Status: Completed
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Chapter 1: It couldn't be!?
(ynh) opened her eyes that morning to the sound of her mother yelling something like "Get up you're going to be late!" (ynh) paid no attention to these words, she was still half asleep. She just rolled over,opened her eyes to look at her alarm clock and closed them again. She was obviously hallucinating , there was no way that it was really 5 am in the morning! Why would her mom even attempt to wake her up this early? ' I'm just gonna roll over and go back to sleep for a few hours…no big deal' she thought to herself. Just then her best friend Summer stormed into her room and jumped onto (ynh)'s bed.
"Rise and shine!" Summer screamed into (ynh)'s ear.
"uhhhhh…..go away..!" (ynh) murmured through the blankets.
"Well..now is that any way to treat your friend!?"she yelled once again.
"Jesus Christ!..doesn't anyone sleep around here?!"(ynh) was clearly getting irritated, Summer could sense this but didn't care.
"Ummm…NOPE!" Summer laughed. "Now get up and get ready!" This time she had a more serious tone.
"What the hell for?" (ynh) was kind of curious, but not enough because she still hadn't opened her eyes.
"Because we're going to be late that's why!!" Now Summer was almost yelling in her ear.
"All I want is a little sleep!…Is that too much to ask?!" (ynh) yelled back.
"Yes actually, Now… get UP!!" she replied.
"Alright already!" (ynh) answered while rubbing the sleep out of her eyes. "Just tell me one thing?..Why!?"
" We're supposed to meet the gang in less than an hour,that's why!" Summer said.
"What?!…OH MY …..!!!!!!" she sprung out of bed. ' It can't be possible…could it?' she thought to herself. ' I mean, I wouldn't forget something like that,would I?' ' but…' her thought were interrupted by Summer's voice.
"Hello? Are you with me here?" Summer snapped.
"Wha?…" (ynh) answered. " I was just thinking".
"Well it's bad enough that you forgot about our trip, but do you suppose you could think about this while your in the shower?!!!" Summer was now almost hysterical.
" Yeah…" her voice trailed off as she ran into her closet to get her clothes. "I'll hurry". She said once had reappeared and headed into the bathroom.
" Would you? Well wouldn't that be nice?!" Summer replied sarcastically.
(ynh) took what seemed like the world's shortest shower ever! She emerged from the bathroom no more than 5 minutes later. She was fully clothed and had even done her hair.
"WOW! That was the fastest shower anyone has ever taken!" Summer teased. " Did you even get wet before you got out?!" she laughed.
"Ha ha…very funny…and for your information, YES I DID!!" (ynh) yelled, but was obviously joking. "It had to be a quick, I still have a few last minute things left to pack." "Besides, I'd would rather be early than late" She spoke as she grabbed a large duffel bag and started to fill it with odds and ends.
"Well take your time..there's no rush, it's only the most important vacation we'll ever take! No big deal, right?" she shot (ynh) a grin and started to laugh.
"Aren't you just a little comedian this morning?!" she grinned back. Before Summer could reply, (ynh) flung a pillow across the room and hit her right between the eyes.
"Who's laughing now!?" (ynh) giggled. (ynh) turned to walk out the room, when Summer counter attacked with a pillow that hit her in the back of the head.
" I'm pretty sure it's still me!" she yelled while trying to take cover from the ambush of pillows that (ynh) was now hurling towards her.
After about 10 minutes, they emerged from the room looking like a tornado had hit them. They made a few last minute adjustments to their "not so pretty" hairdos, and finally they were ready to go.
"Are you ready for the best three weeks of your life?!" Summer said with so much excitement that she was now jumping up and down.
"Oh HELL YEAH!!!"(ynh) replied with the same excitement.
(ynh) double checked to make sure that nothing was forgotten, then they pile her stuff into Summer's 2000 VW Beetle and headed to the airport.
It was a good 2-hour ride to the airport, and (ynh) wasn't one for car rides, so she began to think to herself. "This was going to the longest time she had ever spent away from home and from her mother". Not that she needed to hold her hand, but since her dad died two years back from cancer, she hadn't left her mother's side. Whether it was for emotional support or for the worry that something might happened to the only parent she had, was always a question to her. (ynh) would have to get used to this idea because she was starting college this fall, and would be four hours from home. It was time for a change in her life though. She was 20 years old and needed to start being a little more independent. She had just broken with her boyfriend, with whom she shared a three-year relationship, and was all-alone, for the first time in along time. It would take a while to get used to that though, but she would rebound. She was very pretty with her long brunette hair and her bright green eyes, she had already had many offers for dates. She was also fairly intelligent, she had managed to receive top marks in all of her classes her senior year of high school, despite her busy schedule.
(ynh) sat there for the most part of their ride, when she was brought back to reality by Summer.
"Are you even listening to me?" Summer said with an irritated voice.
"What?…Oh..uh yeah." She replied without emotion. " What were you saying?"
"I was just saying that we're there. Unless you'd like to spend your three weeks living in my car, you should probably get out now." Summer chuckled a little, but (ynh) could sense some irritation in her voice.
"Oh..right, sorry" she answered back.
"When are they going to get here?" (ynh) said with boredom evident in her voice. Their other two friends, Krista and Kelly, were suppose to be at the airport at 10:30am to eat some breakfast before the plane left at 1:00pm. It was now 11:55am and (ynh) was getting pissed off.
"I don't know. Do you want to just go and get breakfast anyway? We don't have to wait for them you know." Summer said in the same bored tone.
"I don't care." (ynh) said pulling out her portable CD player and a couple of her CDs. "Maybe we should just go to the Cinnabon place at the corner. I'm too tired to walk downstairs again to that café." (ynh) said with a yawn as she closed her eyes.
"Well, I suggest you get up and walk there with me then. Unless you want your ass dragged there by me." Summer said with a small laugh.
(ynh's) eyes darted open. She remembered that one year at Krista's house she had overslept forgetting she had to go with Summer shopping the next day. She had awoke with a start noticing she was being dragged through the hall, down the stairs, and out the front door to Summer's car, screaming the whole way. (Ynh) couldn't remember such a time she had gotten that bad of rug burn. She couldn't sit down for a week! Glaring her eyes at Summer once again. She reluctantly got out of her chair and followed her friend, yawning and stretching as she did so. She was 'NOT' a morning person.
A screaming of (ynh's) name made Summer and (ynh) stop and turn their heads. Kelly was standing by a gift shop with Krista waving her hands furiously to get her attention.
"Hi!" Kelly said running up to her friends and giving them a group hug. Krista also walked up to join the group in the hug.
"Hey" (ynh) and Summer replied. "It's about time you guys showed up! Do you know how long we've been waiting for you? Where have you guys been?"
"First of all that's not our fault!" Krista said taking defense and flipping her long blonde hair over her shoulder. There was a huge line through security and then Ms. "Gotta look at every shop I see" held us up! We musta' spent 20 minutes in that candy shop. And another 10 in a man's clothing store. "A 'MENS!' I'm beginning to think there is something your not telling us Kelly." Krista said with a smirk on her face. Summer and (ynh) chuckled a bit under their breath.
"Hardy har har." Kelly said sarcastically. "If you haven't noticed. I 'DO' have a boyfriend." She said rolling her eyes.
"Right…." They all replied at the same time and then burst out laughing.
"So…" (ynh) said after they finished laughing. "Are any of you guys still hungry?"
"Well, I would say yes.." Started Summer, but our plane leaves in 7 minutes. So I guess we're stuck eating plane food." She sighed and held her stomach as it started rumbling again.
"Yucka!" The rest of them exclaimed at the same time.
"Yeah it reminds me of cafeteria food from high school!" exclaimed Krista as she shuddered.
They had all gotten onto the plane and were looking for their seats Kelly and Krista had found theirs, Summer and (ynh) were ready to get in theirs which were right behind their friends until (ynh) noticed someone sitting in her seat. She looked to Summer who just gave her a confused look and back to her plane ticket. "F-14.." She muttered out loud. And looked to the person sitting in her seat.
"Um..excuse me." (Ynh) said shyly. The man looked up at her with his droopy brown eyes and big glasses and muttered a "what?!" in her direction.
"Uh, you're sitting in my seat." (ynh) said pointing to her chair.
"I believe you are mistaken. This is my seat." The man said taking out his plane ticket and putting his finger under his seat number. (Ynh) was about to object until a stewardess came up and tapped (ynh) on the shoulder.
"Excuse me. Is there a problem here?" She asked in a peppy voice. (Ynh) took in her appearance and held in a laugh as she noticed that the stewardess reminded her of tour guide Barbie from Toy Story 2. But shook that thought from her head so she could answer properly.
"Um, yeah. This man and I seem to have the same plane seat." (ynh) said handing over her plane ticket. The older man handed his to the stewardess too.
"Hmm…well, since we seemed to have messed your seats up I guess we could always put you in first class miss. There's a seat available, another person canceled their flight a couple minutes ago. Would you like to do that?" She asked in the same peppy tone.
(Ynh) looked at Summer who just nodded her head in excitement. "I guess…"(ynh) said. She didn't really want to be away from her friends during the flight, but who knows what kind of people she might be able to meet in first class. 'It might be kind of exciting', she thought. "Well, I'll see you guys when we get off the plane. Wait for me!" She said as she turned around and followed 'Barbie' to first class.
"Right over there is where you will be sitting. First row, right side, isle seat." She said pointing to an empty seat.
(ynh) walked to her seat and gazed around in amazement. The seats were so much bigger than the ones in coach. There was an upstairs too. A big flat screen TV was in the front of the middle isle, and all the seats had plug-ins for all the electronics. Plus separate TVs in case you didn't want to watch what was on the big flat screen. (Ynh) got to her seat and sat down. She looked to her right and looked out the window. Looking at the seat next to her, she noticed it to be empty except for someone's belongings. A jacket, a pair of glasses, a carry-on bag, and a couple of magazines. (ynh) picked up one of the magazines, her favorite, People, and opened it to the page that the page was bent on. It was an article about Lord of The Rings and different areas were highlighted. Just as she was about to read on, she heard a door click and looked over her right shoulder to see who it was. She looked around but didn't see anyone. Shrugging her shoulders (ynh) turned around to go back to reading, but there was a cough coming from above her. She gulped and tilted her head upward to find herself staring into the bluest eyes she had ever seen.
He seemed to be a bit confused, (as anyone would be after finding another person sitting next to them after coming back from the rest room) and (ynh) was at a loss for words. She just stared into his eyes and handed him back his magazine. He took it and in that moment she took in his appearance. He was about 5'6", which was good because it was still a couple inches above her, and his hair was brown and messily spiked. Which perfectly matched his style and framed his face wonderfully. His skin was so pale, but made his eyes stand out for miles. (Ynh) looked down at his hands and noticed that he had some of the shortest nails she had ever seen. (Ynh) bit her own nails at least 95% of the time from either boredom or nervousness and was guessing that he did too. Snapping back to reality, she let go of the magazine and got up to let him sit down. As he passed her she noticed how good he smelt. She wanted to kiss him right then and there. But figured that probably wouldn't be such a good idea. So sitting back down she turned to the stranger and stuck out her hand. "(Ynh)" She said looking deep in his blue eyes.
"Jordan" He replied and accepted the handshake.
"What were you up in Minnesota for if you don't mind me asking?" (Ynh) said while taking out a couple pencils from her carry-on.
He was about to reply but was cut short when Barbie came over the intercom and announced they were taking off.
I was here with a friend. He was visiting his girlfriend in Minneapolis and was going to come back to L.A with me but decided to stay behind with her for a bit more." He finished, picking up his magazine.
"I see." (Ynh) said. "That's cool. My friends and I are going to LA too. Hoping to meet some stars I guess." She finished off with a laugh. Jordan chuckled too.
They talked for a long period of their flight about politics, their interests, and about their life. A half hour before the plane was about to land Jordan had fallen asleep and (ynh) had taken out a sketch pad. Her friends complimented her on her drawings almost constantly. They said there was nothing she couldn't draw. She mostly liked to draw her friends and family and they came up in over half of her sketch book. She flipped through some of the pages and came to stop on a picture of Elijah Wood she had drawn a couple days ago. He was one of the most beautiful people (ynh) had ever seen and would draw him frequently. He was also her all time favorite actor and had pictures and memorabilia all over her room. He was the famous person she wanted to meet in L.A more than anyone. She smiled to herself and then stopped. She suddenly became shaky and turned to the sleeping person next to her. "Omg…" She said under her breath. "How could I have been so blind?!" she almost yelled.She stopped when she turned towards him and saw him open one eye. "Hey" he said sleepily. She stared at him then did what most star crazed fans do, she fainted!
"(ynh)…(ynh)!?…Are you going to be alright?" "Jordan" answered with a concerned, but amused look on his face.
"I…I…think." (ynh) stammered out, not totally remembering what had just happened.
" Are you sure? You don't look so good?!" He answered back.
"Yeah…I'm sure." she looked into his eyes, then realized what had caused her to faint. She just smiled at him, she couldn't help it. "I'll be just wonderful…Thanks for asking, 'Jordan'!" (ynh) said suspiciously.
"If you say so" "Jordan" smiled back at her, not quite realizing what (ynh) was trying to get at. Then it clicked.
" You figured me out didn't you?" he asked her, half-ashamed and half glad that the truth was out.
"Yep. You really should think of a different name, that one's so obvious!" She laughed at the defeated look on his face. He almost looked like a sad little puppy dog! 'How cute is he?!' she thought to herself.
"Well if it was so obvious, then why'd it take you so long to figure it out, huh?!" He commented. He was laughing now too.
"I didn't exactly expect to see someone like you on this plane! I don't know, I guess I always picture stars riding in their own private jets and stuff like that." (ynh) smiled weakly, she was a little embarrassed after what had happened.
"Sure…nice cover up." Jordan winked at her. (ynh) could have melted right there! He was the cutest guy she had ever set her eyes on, and he had just winked at her! She couldn't believe her luck! ' Act normal, just be yourself.' She tried to reassure herself. ' Try not to make a complete fool out of yourself, even though I already did that…Ok, just start a normal conversation.'
"So…." It was no use, (ynh) was so nervous that she couldn't think of anything to say.
"Relax…It's no big deal!" he looked at her for a moment, then broke the stare.
"You're right, I'm acting childish. It's just that…well..." She finally worked up the courage to say, but he cut her off before she could finish.
"No, I should be the one apologizing. I should have told you the truth." Jordan looked down at his feet.
"You had every right to lie about your identity! I would lie too if I had a million screaming girls chasing me everywhere!" (ynh) giggled lightning the mood a bit.
"Well as long as we're both being honest now, maybe we could start over." He held out his hand. "I'm Elijah." (ynh) grasped his soft hands once more.
"I'm (ynh)" she tried to hide her face, she was blushing badly.
"I hope this doesn't change anything." He said. "We were having a good time together, when we were both being 'normal'." Elijah looked into her eyes as if he were trying to see into her thoughts.
"Of course it won't." (ynh) reassured him.
"Good!" he replied.
The rest of the trip was very quiet between them. It wasn't until they had landed that either of them spoke.
"So, I guess this is where we part." Elijah almost whispered.
"Yeah, I guess so." (ynh) said half-heartedly. She had been dreading this moment the entire plane ride. She wanted to ask him for his number so badly, but couldn't work up the courage to do it. 'Just ask him!' she thought to herself. 'The worst he could say is no!' She couldn't do it though. They gathered their things and got off the plane. They went to get their luggage together because (ynh) hadn't seen her friends since she got off the plane.
"Here's mine!" She exclaimed when her suitcase almost passed her by.
" And here is mine" Elijah replied as he grabbed his own bag.
"Well I suppose that I'd better go and find my friends, they're probably worried that I got lost or something!" she giggled.
"Yeah, my ride's probably waiting for me anyway." He looked into her bright green eyes, and for some odd reason (ynh) got the impression that he didn't want her to go. She was feeling the same way, but would never admit to that. However, she was overcome with this feeling of happiness, and at the same time sadness. He had a way of making all your thoughts and problems go away when you looked into his eyes. (ynh) felt as if she would simply die if they were apart. They were going to be though, and there was nothing that she could do about it.
"So…are you going to miss me?!" Elijah said jokingly, interrupting her thoughts.
"Are you kidding me?!" She nudged his side while laughing softly. He made his sad puppy face again, and (ynh) almost died.
"Okay…okay already, I'll miss you!!" She smiled when he instantly perked back up.
"I thought so!" Elijah replied with a menacing look on his face.
"Oh you little…..!" she was cut off when Elijah grabbed her side gently and said "You know I was only messing with you!" He tickled her side so softly that it actually kind of felt good.
"You better be kidding!" (ynh) yelled playfully as she escaped his grip.
"I am. And I'm going to miss you too." He said in a more serious tone.
"Really?" (ynh) asked. And for a moment they just stood there and looked at one another. (ynh) wanted to kiss him so bad! ' I couldn't though' she thought to herself. ' We've only just met, he'd think I was crazy!' she dismissed the idea. ' But then again…' she thought once more. ' How will I know unless I try?' They were now getting closer. She tried to control herself, but it was no use. They were now embraced. He was so warm and gentle, she never wanted to let go. She looked into his deep blue eyes once more. He was staring back, like he was trying to pour his soul into her through her eyes. She was excepting it, whatever it was. Then he leaned in, and at that moment their lips almost met. She closed her eyes waiting for his soft lips to caress her own, but nothing happened. She opened her eyes. Elijah was looking at the ground, then all of a sudden he pulled her into an even tighter embrace. Then he leaned in and whispered in her ear. " Of course I'm going to miss you." Then he let go and backed away a little. (ynh) wasn't quite sure what to say. So she just gave him a soft smile.
"Well, I guess I should say goodbye…." She said with pain evident in her voice. It was obvious that she didn't want to leave, and Elijah could sense that. (ynh) was starting to tear up. Elijah grabbed her once more and held her tight. "Don't be sad, I'm sure we'll see each other again." He said in a comforting tone, as he wiped away the single tear that ran down her cheek and replaced it with a soft kiss.
"Bye…" Was all that (ynh) could manage to get out.
"I'll see ya, bye" Elijah replied. And with that he turned and walked out the door and out of her life.
"You're so stupid!" she muttered to herself, furious that she hadn't got his number.
"What's that?" came Summer's voice.
"Oh…nothing. I was just talking to myself." (ynh) said with an emotionless tone.
"Well as long as you don't start answering yourself, I think we'll be okay!" Summer said sarcastically. Neither of them could help bursting out in laughter.
"We should probably go and find the others, huh?" (ynh) finally said after the laughter had eased up a bit.
"Oh, they're outside. We called a couple of taxis while you were talking to that cute stranger!" Summer grinned. "You have to tell me everything when we get back to the hotel!"
"Alright" (ynh) replied, while the thought of Elijah walking out the door popped back into her head.
They picked up their luggage once again, and headed out the front doors. (ynh) looked all around, hoping that Elijah would still be there. He wasn't though, he was gone. So, (ynh) put her things in the back trunk and got into the taxi.
They had been driving for only 5 minutes, and (ynh) was almost about to slip deep into thought when Summer cut in. "Hey (ynh), did I give the hotel name to you?" She paused for a moment, then answered. "Yeah I think so, I'm pretty sure that I put it in my pocket."
She reached into the pocket on her sweater, and pulled out two pieces of paper. She recognized the one with the hotel name on it because it had been on the back of a business card that a very cute male stripper had given to Summer. However, (ynh) didn't recognize the second. "What's this?" she said as she unfolded the paper. She sat there for a moment, paralyzed with shock and happiness. "It couldn't be!!!" she screamed, almost making Summer deaf. "Oh thank you God!" she was almost hysterical with happiness now!
"What?…What is it?!" Summer asked, a little curious about the paper now herself.
(ynh) couldn't say anything, she just handed the paper over to Summer and sank back into her seat with a wide smile upon her face.
Summer read it aloud.
Call me sometime.
Love always,
"Jordan"
A cell phone number followed it. It was so simple, yet it made (ynh) so happy. 'He must have slipped it into my pocket when we hugged!' she thought to herself.
"I don't get it" Summer said with a quizzical look. "Like I said, you can tell me about it later!" They both laughed a bit.
What do you think so far?!? My friend Mandy D. and I(Nikki Leigh) are writing this so tell us what you think!!please R&R!
Did you notice how we disclaimers don't get any credit for putting this stuff up here so you don't get screwed over by
angry people?!? Oh well I suppose..sigh* Nehoo, On with the story!-->
Chapter 1: It couldn't be!?
(ynh) opened her eyes that morning to the sound of her mother yelling something like "Get up you're going to be late!" (ynh) paid no attention to these words, she was still half asleep. She just rolled over,opened her eyes to look at her alarm clock and closed them again. She was obviously hallucinating , there was no way that it was really 5 am in the morning! Why would her mom even attempt to wake her up this early? ' I'm just gonna roll over and go back to sleep for a few hours…no big deal' she thought to herself. Just then her best friend Summer stormed into her room and jumped onto (ynh)'s bed.
"Rise and shine!" Summer screamed into (ynh)'s ear.
"uhhhhh…..go away..!" (ynh) murmured through the blankets.
"Well..now is that any way to treat your friend!?"she yelled once again.
"Jesus Christ!..doesn't anyone sleep around here?!"(ynh) was clearly getting irritated, Summer could sense this but didn't care.
"Ummm…NOPE!" Summer laughed. "Now get up and get ready!" This time she had a more serious tone.
"What the hell for?" (ynh) was kind of curious, but not enough because she still hadn't opened her eyes.
"Because we're going to be late that's why!!" Now Summer was almost yelling in her ear.
"All I want is a little sleep!…Is that too much to ask?!" (ynh) yelled back.
"Yes actually, Now… get UP!!" she replied.
"Alright already!" (ynh) answered while rubbing the sleep out of her eyes. "Just tell me one thing?..Why!?"
" We're supposed to meet the gang in less than an hour,that's why!" Summer said.
"What?!…OH MY …..!!!!!!" she sprung out of bed. ' It can't be possible…could it?' she thought to herself. ' I mean, I wouldn't forget something like that,would I?' ' but…' her thought were interrupted by Summer's voice.
"Hello? Are you with me here?" Summer snapped.
"Wha?…" (ynh) answered. " I was just thinking".
"Well it's bad enough that you forgot about our trip, but do you suppose you could think about this while your in the shower?!!!" Summer was now almost hysterical.
" Yeah…" her voice trailed off as she ran into her closet to get her clothes. "I'll hurry". She said once had reappeared and headed into the bathroom.
" Would you? Well wouldn't that be nice?!" Summer replied sarcastically.
(ynh) took what seemed like the world's shortest shower ever! She emerged from the bathroom no more than 5 minutes later. She was fully clothed and had even done her hair.
"WOW! That was the fastest shower anyone has ever taken!" Summer teased. " Did you even get wet before you got out?!" she laughed.
"Ha ha…very funny…and for your information, YES I DID!!" (ynh) yelled, but was obviously joking. "It had to be a quick, I still have a few last minute things left to pack." "Besides, I'd would rather be early than late" She spoke as she grabbed a large duffel bag and started to fill it with odds and ends.
"Well take your time..there's no rush, it's only the most important vacation we'll ever take! No big deal, right?" she shot (ynh) a grin and started to laugh.
"Aren't you just a little comedian this morning?!" she grinned back. Before Summer could reply, (ynh) flung a pillow across the room and hit her right between the eyes.
"Who's laughing now!?" (ynh) giggled. (ynh) turned to walk out the room, when Summer counter attacked with a pillow that hit her in the back of the head.
" I'm pretty sure it's still me!" she yelled while trying to take cover from the ambush of pillows that (ynh) was now hurling towards her.
After about 10 minutes, they emerged from the room looking like a tornado had hit them. They made a few last minute adjustments to their "not so pretty" hairdos, and finally they were ready to go.
"Are you ready for the best three weeks of your life?!" Summer said with so much excitement that she was now jumping up and down.
"Oh HELL YEAH!!!"(ynh) replied with the same excitement.
(ynh) double checked to make sure that nothing was forgotten, then they pile her stuff into Summer's 2000 VW Beetle and headed to the airport.
It was a good 2-hour ride to the airport, and (ynh) wasn't one for car rides, so she began to think to herself. "This was going to the longest time she had ever spent away from home and from her mother". Not that she needed to hold her hand, but since her dad died two years back from cancer, she hadn't left her mother's side. Whether it was for emotional support or for the worry that something might happened to the only parent she had, was always a question to her. (ynh) would have to get used to this idea because she was starting college this fall, and would be four hours from home. It was time for a change in her life though. She was 20 years old and needed to start being a little more independent. She had just broken with her boyfriend, with whom she shared a three-year relationship, and was all-alone, for the first time in along time. It would take a while to get used to that though, but she would rebound. She was very pretty with her long brunette hair and her bright green eyes, she had already had many offers for dates. She was also fairly intelligent, she had managed to receive top marks in all of her classes her senior year of high school, despite her busy schedule.
(ynh) sat there for the most part of their ride, when she was brought back to reality by Summer.
"Are you even listening to me?" Summer said with an irritated voice.
"What?…Oh..uh yeah." She replied without emotion. " What were you saying?"
"I was just saying that we're there. Unless you'd like to spend your three weeks living in my car, you should probably get out now." Summer chuckled a little, but (ynh) could sense some irritation in her voice.
"Oh..right, sorry" she answered back.
"When are they going to get here?" (ynh) said with boredom evident in her voice. Their other two friends, Krista and Kelly, were suppose to be at the airport at 10:30am to eat some breakfast before the plane left at 1:00pm. It was now 11:55am and (ynh) was getting pissed off.
"I don't know. Do you want to just go and get breakfast anyway? We don't have to wait for them you know." Summer said in the same bored tone.
"I don't care." (ynh) said pulling out her portable CD player and a couple of her CDs. "Maybe we should just go to the Cinnabon place at the corner. I'm too tired to walk downstairs again to that café." (ynh) said with a yawn as she closed her eyes.
"Well, I suggest you get up and walk there with me then. Unless you want your ass dragged there by me." Summer said with a small laugh.
(ynh's) eyes darted open. She remembered that one year at Krista's house she had overslept forgetting she had to go with Summer shopping the next day. She had awoke with a start noticing she was being dragged through the hall, down the stairs, and out the front door to Summer's car, screaming the whole way. (Ynh) couldn't remember such a time she had gotten that bad of rug burn. She couldn't sit down for a week! Glaring her eyes at Summer once again. She reluctantly got out of her chair and followed her friend, yawning and stretching as she did so. She was 'NOT' a morning person.
A screaming of (ynh's) name made Summer and (ynh) stop and turn their heads. Kelly was standing by a gift shop with Krista waving her hands furiously to get her attention.
"Hi!" Kelly said running up to her friends and giving them a group hug. Krista also walked up to join the group in the hug.
"Hey" (ynh) and Summer replied. "It's about time you guys showed up! Do you know how long we've been waiting for you? Where have you guys been?"
"First of all that's not our fault!" Krista said taking defense and flipping her long blonde hair over her shoulder. There was a huge line through security and then Ms. "Gotta look at every shop I see" held us up! We musta' spent 20 minutes in that candy shop. And another 10 in a man's clothing store. "A 'MENS!' I'm beginning to think there is something your not telling us Kelly." Krista said with a smirk on her face. Summer and (ynh) chuckled a bit under their breath.
"Hardy har har." Kelly said sarcastically. "If you haven't noticed. I 'DO' have a boyfriend." She said rolling her eyes.
"Right…." They all replied at the same time and then burst out laughing.
"So…" (ynh) said after they finished laughing. "Are any of you guys still hungry?"
"Well, I would say yes.." Started Summer, but our plane leaves in 7 minutes. So I guess we're stuck eating plane food." She sighed and held her stomach as it started rumbling again.
"Yucka!" The rest of them exclaimed at the same time.
"Yeah it reminds me of cafeteria food from high school!" exclaimed Krista as she shuddered.
They had all gotten onto the plane and were looking for their seats Kelly and Krista had found theirs, Summer and (ynh) were ready to get in theirs which were right behind their friends until (ynh) noticed someone sitting in her seat. She looked to Summer who just gave her a confused look and back to her plane ticket. "F-14.." She muttered out loud. And looked to the person sitting in her seat.
"Um..excuse me." (Ynh) said shyly. The man looked up at her with his droopy brown eyes and big glasses and muttered a "what?!" in her direction.
"Uh, you're sitting in my seat." (ynh) said pointing to her chair.
"I believe you are mistaken. This is my seat." The man said taking out his plane ticket and putting his finger under his seat number. (Ynh) was about to object until a stewardess came up and tapped (ynh) on the shoulder.
"Excuse me. Is there a problem here?" She asked in a peppy voice. (Ynh) took in her appearance and held in a laugh as she noticed that the stewardess reminded her of tour guide Barbie from Toy Story 2. But shook that thought from her head so she could answer properly.
"Um, yeah. This man and I seem to have the same plane seat." (ynh) said handing over her plane ticket. The older man handed his to the stewardess too.
"Hmm…well, since we seemed to have messed your seats up I guess we could always put you in first class miss. There's a seat available, another person canceled their flight a couple minutes ago. Would you like to do that?" She asked in the same peppy tone.
(Ynh) looked at Summer who just nodded her head in excitement. "I guess…"(ynh) said. She didn't really want to be away from her friends during the flight, but who knows what kind of people she might be able to meet in first class. 'It might be kind of exciting', she thought. "Well, I'll see you guys when we get off the plane. Wait for me!" She said as she turned around and followed 'Barbie' to first class.
"Right over there is where you will be sitting. First row, right side, isle seat." She said pointing to an empty seat.
(ynh) walked to her seat and gazed around in amazement. The seats were so much bigger than the ones in coach. There was an upstairs too. A big flat screen TV was in the front of the middle isle, and all the seats had plug-ins for all the electronics. Plus separate TVs in case you didn't want to watch what was on the big flat screen. (Ynh) got to her seat and sat down. She looked to her right and looked out the window. Looking at the seat next to her, she noticed it to be empty except for someone's belongings. A jacket, a pair of glasses, a carry-on bag, and a couple of magazines. (ynh) picked up one of the magazines, her favorite, People, and opened it to the page that the page was bent on. It was an article about Lord of The Rings and different areas were highlighted. Just as she was about to read on, she heard a door click and looked over her right shoulder to see who it was. She looked around but didn't see anyone. Shrugging her shoulders (ynh) turned around to go back to reading, but there was a cough coming from above her. She gulped and tilted her head upward to find herself staring into the bluest eyes she had ever seen.
He seemed to be a bit confused, (as anyone would be after finding another person sitting next to them after coming back from the rest room) and (ynh) was at a loss for words. She just stared into his eyes and handed him back his magazine. He took it and in that moment she took in his appearance. He was about 5'6", which was good because it was still a couple inches above her, and his hair was brown and messily spiked. Which perfectly matched his style and framed his face wonderfully. His skin was so pale, but made his eyes stand out for miles. (Ynh) looked down at his hands and noticed that he had some of the shortest nails she had ever seen. (Ynh) bit her own nails at least 95% of the time from either boredom or nervousness and was guessing that he did too. Snapping back to reality, she let go of the magazine and got up to let him sit down. As he passed her she noticed how good he smelt. She wanted to kiss him right then and there. But figured that probably wouldn't be such a good idea. So sitting back down she turned to the stranger and stuck out her hand. "(Ynh)" She said looking deep in his blue eyes.
"Jordan" He replied and accepted the handshake.
"What were you up in Minnesota for if you don't mind me asking?" (Ynh) said while taking out a couple pencils from her carry-on.
He was about to reply but was cut short when Barbie came over the intercom and announced they were taking off.
I was here with a friend. He was visiting his girlfriend in Minneapolis and was going to come back to L.A with me but decided to stay behind with her for a bit more." He finished, picking up his magazine.
"I see." (Ynh) said. "That's cool. My friends and I are going to LA too. Hoping to meet some stars I guess." She finished off with a laugh. Jordan chuckled too.
They talked for a long period of their flight about politics, their interests, and about their life. A half hour before the plane was about to land Jordan had fallen asleep and (ynh) had taken out a sketch pad. Her friends complimented her on her drawings almost constantly. They said there was nothing she couldn't draw. She mostly liked to draw her friends and family and they came up in over half of her sketch book. She flipped through some of the pages and came to stop on a picture of Elijah Wood she had drawn a couple days ago. He was one of the most beautiful people (ynh) had ever seen and would draw him frequently. He was also her all time favorite actor and had pictures and memorabilia all over her room. He was the famous person she wanted to meet in L.A more than anyone. She smiled to herself and then stopped. She suddenly became shaky and turned to the sleeping person next to her. "Omg…" She said under her breath. "How could I have been so blind?!" she almost yelled.She stopped when she turned towards him and saw him open one eye. "Hey" he said sleepily. She stared at him then did what most star crazed fans do, she fainted!
"(ynh)…(ynh)!?…Are you going to be alright?" "Jordan" answered with a concerned, but amused look on his face.
"I…I…think." (ynh) stammered out, not totally remembering what had just happened.
" Are you sure? You don't look so good?!" He answered back.
"Yeah…I'm sure." she looked into his eyes, then realized what had caused her to faint. She just smiled at him, she couldn't help it. "I'll be just wonderful…Thanks for asking, 'Jordan'!" (ynh) said suspiciously.
"If you say so" "Jordan" smiled back at her, not quite realizing what (ynh) was trying to get at. Then it clicked.
" You figured me out didn't you?" he asked her, half-ashamed and half glad that the truth was out.
"Yep. You really should think of a different name, that one's so obvious!" She laughed at the defeated look on his face. He almost looked like a sad little puppy dog! 'How cute is he?!' she thought to herself.
"Well if it was so obvious, then why'd it take you so long to figure it out, huh?!" He commented. He was laughing now too.
"I didn't exactly expect to see someone like you on this plane! I don't know, I guess I always picture stars riding in their own private jets and stuff like that." (ynh) smiled weakly, she was a little embarrassed after what had happened.
"Sure…nice cover up." Jordan winked at her. (ynh) could have melted right there! He was the cutest guy she had ever set her eyes on, and he had just winked at her! She couldn't believe her luck! ' Act normal, just be yourself.' She tried to reassure herself. ' Try not to make a complete fool out of yourself, even though I already did that…Ok, just start a normal conversation.'
"So…." It was no use, (ynh) was so nervous that she couldn't think of anything to say.
"Relax…It's no big deal!" he looked at her for a moment, then broke the stare.
"You're right, I'm acting childish. It's just that…well..." She finally worked up the courage to say, but he cut her off before she could finish.
"No, I should be the one apologizing. I should have told you the truth." Jordan looked down at his feet.
"You had every right to lie about your identity! I would lie too if I had a million screaming girls chasing me everywhere!" (ynh) giggled lightning the mood a bit.
"Well as long as we're both being honest now, maybe we could start over." He held out his hand. "I'm Elijah." (ynh) grasped his soft hands once more.
"I'm (ynh)" she tried to hide her face, she was blushing badly.
"I hope this doesn't change anything." He said. "We were having a good time together, when we were both being 'normal'." Elijah looked into her eyes as if he were trying to see into her thoughts.
"Of course it won't." (ynh) reassured him.
"Good!" he replied.
The rest of the trip was very quiet between them. It wasn't until they had landed that either of them spoke.
"So, I guess this is where we part." Elijah almost whispered.
"Yeah, I guess so." (ynh) said half-heartedly. She had been dreading this moment the entire plane ride. She wanted to ask him for his number so badly, but couldn't work up the courage to do it. 'Just ask him!' she thought to herself. 'The worst he could say is no!' She couldn't do it though. They gathered their things and got off the plane. They went to get their luggage together because (ynh) hadn't seen her friends since she got off the plane.
"Here's mine!" She exclaimed when her suitcase almost passed her by.
" And here is mine" Elijah replied as he grabbed his own bag.
"Well I suppose that I'd better go and find my friends, they're probably worried that I got lost or something!" she giggled.
"Yeah, my ride's probably waiting for me anyway." He looked into her bright green eyes, and for some odd reason (ynh) got the impression that he didn't want her to go. She was feeling the same way, but would never admit to that. However, she was overcome with this feeling of happiness, and at the same time sadness. He had a way of making all your thoughts and problems go away when you looked into his eyes. (ynh) felt as if she would simply die if they were apart. They were going to be though, and there was nothing that she could do about it.
"So…are you going to miss me?!" Elijah said jokingly, interrupting her thoughts.
"Are you kidding me?!" She nudged his side while laughing softly. He made his sad puppy face again, and (ynh) almost died.
"Okay…okay already, I'll miss you!!" She smiled when he instantly perked back up.
"I thought so!" Elijah replied with a menacing look on his face.
"Oh you little…..!" she was cut off when Elijah grabbed her side gently and said "You know I was only messing with you!" He tickled her side so softly that it actually kind of felt good.
"You better be kidding!" (ynh) yelled playfully as she escaped his grip.
"I am. And I'm going to miss you too." He said in a more serious tone.
"Really?" (ynh) asked. And for a moment they just stood there and looked at one another. (ynh) wanted to kiss him so bad! ' I couldn't though' she thought to herself. ' We've only just met, he'd think I was crazy!' she dismissed the idea. ' But then again…' she thought once more. ' How will I know unless I try?' They were now getting closer. She tried to control herself, but it was no use. They were now embraced. He was so warm and gentle, she never wanted to let go. She looked into his deep blue eyes once more. He was staring back, like he was trying to pour his soul into her through her eyes. She was excepting it, whatever it was. Then he leaned in, and at that moment their lips almost met. She closed her eyes waiting for his soft lips to caress her own, but nothing happened. She opened her eyes. Elijah was looking at the ground, then all of a sudden he pulled her into an even tighter embrace. Then he leaned in and whispered in her ear. " Of course I'm going to miss you." Then he let go and backed away a little. (ynh) wasn't quite sure what to say. So she just gave him a soft smile.
"Well, I guess I should say goodbye…." She said with pain evident in her voice. It was obvious that she didn't want to leave, and Elijah could sense that. (ynh) was starting to tear up. Elijah grabbed her once more and held her tight. "Don't be sad, I'm sure we'll see each other again." He said in a comforting tone, as he wiped away the single tear that ran down her cheek and replaced it with a soft kiss.
"Bye…" Was all that (ynh) could manage to get out.
"I'll see ya, bye" Elijah replied. And with that he turned and walked out the door and out of her life.
"You're so stupid!" she muttered to herself, furious that she hadn't got his number.
"What's that?" came Summer's voice.
"Oh…nothing. I was just talking to myself." (ynh) said with an emotionless tone.
"Well as long as you don't start answering yourself, I think we'll be okay!" Summer said sarcastically. Neither of them could help bursting out in laughter.
"We should probably go and find the others, huh?" (ynh) finally said after the laughter had eased up a bit.
"Oh, they're outside. We called a couple of taxis while you were talking to that cute stranger!" Summer grinned. "You have to tell me everything when we get back to the hotel!"
"Alright" (ynh) replied, while the thought of Elijah walking out the door popped back into her head.
They picked up their luggage once again, and headed out the front doors. (ynh) looked all around, hoping that Elijah would still be there. He wasn't though, he was gone. So, (ynh) put her things in the back trunk and got into the taxi.
They had been driving for only 5 minutes, and (ynh) was almost about to slip deep into thought when Summer cut in. "Hey (ynh), did I give the hotel name to you?" She paused for a moment, then answered. "Yeah I think so, I'm pretty sure that I put it in my pocket."
She reached into the pocket on her sweater, and pulled out two pieces of paper. She recognized the one with the hotel name on it because it had been on the back of a business card that a very cute male stripper had given to Summer. However, (ynh) didn't recognize the second. "What's this?" she said as she unfolded the paper. She sat there for a moment, paralyzed with shock and happiness. "It couldn't be!!!" she screamed, almost making Summer deaf. "Oh thank you God!" she was almost hysterical with happiness now!
"What?…What is it?!" Summer asked, a little curious about the paper now herself.
(ynh) couldn't say anything, she just handed the paper over to Summer and sank back into her seat with a wide smile upon her face.
Summer read it aloud.
Call me sometime.
Love always,
"Jordan"
A cell phone number followed it. It was so simple, yet it made (ynh) so happy. 'He must have slipped it into my pocket when we hugged!' she thought to herself.
"I don't get it" Summer said with a quizzical look. "Like I said, you can tell me about it later!" They both laughed a bit.
What do you think so far?!? My friend Mandy D. and I(Nikki Leigh) are writing this so tell us what you think!!please R&R!