Been There, Done that, Doing it again, a Romance fanfic

“It’s simply amazing. Four years ago, most of us, were nervous fourteen or fifteen year olds as we stepped into this school.” I said. Yeah, that’s right…I was valedictorian. Shocking huh? I used to be a loser until I became somewhat famous. “But now, on our last day here, we’re all seventeen or eighteen…and nervous once more to leave a familiar environment and head out into the real world. I think I speak for everyone when I say there have been some good memories…and some memories you’d much rather forget but your friends won’t let you.” I turned my eyes over to my friends who all refused to look at me with smiles on their faces. “But just remember that anything can happen. I mean, heck, look at me. Up until this year I was considered a loser. Amazing what having a father with contacts can do. But, like the majority of you, I will be more then happy to never have to return to this place…I will never forget this school or the confidence that some people and teachers have given me.”

I smiled as everyone clapped. The principal stepped up onto the stage but, of course, I couldn’t just hand things over without being myself so…

Bridgette, Sam and Faith ran onto the stage and Lorne pulled the curtain back to reveal the instruments. The crowd clapped louder and cheered. I laughed and took off the grad gown, revealing a pair of low rider jeans and a red tank top as well as some biker boots, and pulled the microphone from the stand as Nathan dragged it away. The girls started playing and I started singing.

cruisin' down the 101 at a stop light
everybody's having fun, gonna get right
platinum hair and rocker boots
I’m the biggest truckin' news
stompin' in my gator boots
i think you better run on.

you think I’m sexy cool, just watch you'll see you drool
stop looking up and down, there's more of you to come around
some say I’m just a ditz, a season just a flick
'cause I won't promise this

I will play you just like this

low rider jeans hug a little tighter...yeah
low rider jeans hug a little lower...huh

I loved watching the class. They had a lot of fun dancing with the song.

you think I'm sexy cool, just watch you see you'll drool
stop looking up and down, there's more of you to go around
some say I'm just a ditz, a season just a flick
'cause I won't promise this

I will play you just like this

you think I’m sexy cool, just watch you see you'll drool
stop looking up and down, there's more of you to go around
some say I’m just a ditz, a season just a flick
'cause I won't promise this

I will play you just like this

tick-tock on the clock, let me see you whirl
everybody screaming...

“Pretty fly for a white girl!!” Everyone shouted.

Latin expedition, platinum black, new addition
kinda not but really hot
what you think I can't pop
my thighs, my hips, my eyes have got you going crazy...whooo
my lips, my thighs, my eyes have got you going crazy

ouh...aha...aha...aha...aha...aha

uno, dos, tres

low rider jeans hug a little tighter...oh yeah
low rider jeans hug a little lower...ah...oh no
low rider jeans hug a little tighter...yeah...yeah
low rider jeans hug a little lower

you think I’m sexy cool, just watch you see you'll droll
stop looking up and down, there' more of you to go around
some say I’m just a ditz, a season just a flick
'cause I wont' promise this

I will play you just like this

you think I’m sexy cool, just watch you see you'll drool
stop looking up and down, there's more of you to go around
some say I’m just a ditz, a season just a flick
'cause I won't promise this

I will play you just like this

The auditorium exploded with cheers.

“Ok sir, you can have the mic now!” I said, innocently holding the microphone out for the principal.

“Come on Riley, we only have so much time before we have to get to the after party!” Bridgette said.

“Ok, ok fine. On three.” I said. The five of us held our hands over the envelopes. “One…two…three.” At the same time, we all opened them. Bridgette and I were the only ones not really antsy, we already knew we were accepted to the school.

“Got it.” Bridgette said.

“Same.” I said.

“Hey so did I!” Faith said. “Same school as you two!”

“Yeah, me too!” Sam said.

“Oh god, the poor school.” I said, smiling. I looked at Jason and my smile fell. “What’s wrong?”

“I…got accepted to that school…in North Carolina.” Jason said.

“You applied to a school in North Carolina?” Bridgette asked.

“I never expected to get in.” Jason said.

“Oh.” I said. Really, what else was there to say? All of us were going to a school in New York and Jason was going to school…roughly five states south. How the hell was I supposed to feel about this? “We should probably get going to that party.”

“Yeah.” Faith said.

We got to the party and the girls had fun dancing around but Jason and I just sat through most of it. We were right next to each other but we could have been in different countries due to how distant we behaved.

“Ok everyone, this is our last slow dance of the night. Get your boyfriend or girlfriend and dance.” The DJ announced.

“Look, Riley.” Jason said. I looked over at him. “We shouldn’t be like this the whole night. Let’s dance and pretend that the college thing didn’t happen, if only for the duration of the song.”

“Ok.” I said. We stood up and went over to everyone else that was dancing. We danced. I should have laughed really. They were playing one of my songs.

Took a chance, roll the dice of me and you
Opened up, let you in my world
Like a dance, started slow and then love took control
Swept away, so proud to be your girl
When you write a story much to fast
Sometimes a happy ending doesn’t last

Now I know that love ain’t meant to be a play thing
Now I know it’s not an ordinary everyday thing
Now I know that when it's right it's so amazing
When it’s wrong you gotta let it go
Now I know
Now I know

It was the song I sung to Jason. It was the song that was the reason why me and the girls got the record deal in the first place.

Remember when, we said our love would last forever
But then again, how are we to know
There come a time, that love will change like stormy weather
A sunny day will suddenly turn cold
Time will teach you all you need to learn
But there’ll always be a first time you get burned
a href" I know that love ain’t meant to be a play thing
Now I know it’s not an ordinary everyday thing
Now I know that when it's right it's so amazing
When it’s wrong you gotta let it go
Now I know
Now I know

I was crying now, just tears. Great, now I hate my own song. Jason ran his fingers across my cheek, brushing the tears away then leaned down and kissed me softly.

I don’t regret a single day
Joy and pain along the way
A broken heart’s the price we pay
As sad as it may seem
Baby can’t you see
It’s the way it’s gotta be

We stood there, our foreheads touching, me still with tears running down my cheeks. And then he just had to say it.

“I love you, Riley.” Jason said, quietly enough for only me to hear. And I hated myself because I couldn’t say it back.

Jason left a week later to get moved into his new place. Paul had gotten accepted to same school so the two had banded together, glad to have someone they knew in a place completely unfamiliar to them. Even though I was going to the same school as my three best friends and living with them as well (we had opted for a house since finding out that Sam and Faith were going as well. The record company was generous enough to help us out with that) I had never actually felt so alone since I got kidnapped by mom’s crazed ex-boyfriend. I was there when Jason and Paul left. I had stood back while everyone else said good bye and then when it came down to it, Jason and I just hugged each other.

The girls and I left shortly after that. I was the only one with a car since the other three hadn’t passed their final tests so I had the road to concentrate on instead of my thoughts, which I was thankful for. We had all four sets of parents following behind us, as well as a big moving truck. The girls took my silence as concentration so didn’t notice when I wasn’t joining in their conversations.

It was a good thing we started so early because it took us the whole day to unpack and set things up. Half way through Noah and Alyson showed up and I couldn’t help but notice something was different about them. Nathan and Lorne showed up shortly afterwards. They had moved as well, to a spot relatively closer to the girls and I but still were closer to everyone else then we were.

Everyone left as night fell and so it was just us four girls. Bridgette went to bed first, exhausted from the whole day. Sam went next, leaving Faith and I sitting in the living room and watching TV.

“Wow.” Faith said. I grinned at her. “Our own place. I know we were always talking about it but…wow. It finally happened.”

“Yeah. And it’s way better then what we thought.” I said.

“Ok well maybe what you thought.” Faith said. “I was hoping for a mansion, remember.” I laughed and nodded. Faith yawned and stretched. “Well I’m gonna join the other girls in dream world. Night, Riles.”

“Night.” I said. I looked around. Today had many ups and downs. One of my least favourite downs was that I hadn’t gotten a call from Jason like I had expected. It didn’t overly surprise me. This sort of thing was something I was used to. I stood up and looked at all the pictures we had put up on one of the walls. It was our very own memory wall. There were pictures of us from diapers, straight onto graduation day. I ran my fingers over the one from last Halloween. We had all been vampires and Jason was pretending to bite my neck.

What was going to happen now? Would I ever see him again or would we just gradually forget about each other and move on with our lives? The future was so confusing and every time I thought about it now…Jason was no where in sight.

The End

So this story is done. I’ll have the sequel up…probably tomorrow or Sunday. It’ll more then likely be like a year or two in the future. Let’s see…the first story was called Shoulda, Woulda, Coulda…this story was called Been There, Done, That, Doing it Again…so let’s call the next one…Once More, With Feeling.