A/N: I know its been like forever since I last updated this story, but I got back into DC for a bit during my school break. So hopefully my inspiration lasts so I can update a few more chapters. Plus I think I might even revise the first chapters, because going back they seem lame. Anyways thanks to the readers who have reviewed for the last chapter. And I'm sorry for the long delay.
Chapter Twelve
Olivia, from afar saw Drue enter the rave, she looked at her side, to see Jen looking at anyone who passed her way.
"Hey Jen I think I saw Drue go back into the rave right now."
Jen looked at where Olivia was pointing at and saw Pacey and Joey instead.
"Are you sure cause I only see Joey and Pacey over there."
Olivia, once hearing Pacey's name, turned to where Jen was pointing at. To her surprise she hadn't thought of him for the longest. But just because she hadn't thought of him, didn't mean that her heart beat didn't slow down at the mere mention of him.
"You okay Olivia?" Jen asked, after seeing the blond stare of in space, or more like stare at Pacey's figure.
Shaken from her thoughts, Olivia nodded her head, "Yeah just got a bit distracted."
Jen wanted to say something supporting, but she stopped herself, not sure if she should say something about her obvious crush on Pacey. Especially something encouraging, since that would be a big no-no with her friendship and loyalty for Joey.
"Come on lets go ask them, maybe they've seen Andie." Jen started walking towards them.
"Wont it be a bit suspicious if you and I walked towards them together and asked them if they've seen Andie and Drue?"
"Well yeah, but that's not what's important right now."
"How 'bout I go up to them, ask them if they've seen Andie and then report it back to you." Olivia offered, wanting to in some way to get close to Pacey for a while.
"Fine go ahead, but there better not be no ulterior motive for this." Jen warned her, knowing full Olivia's dislike for Joey Potter.
"Okay, but I wont promise anything, after all Potter's dislike for me is quite evident too." Olivia smirked, walking towards the pair.
For a brief second Olivia didn't know whether she should interrupt Pacey and Joey, but she went for it. "Hey Pacey."
Seeing Pacey smile at her, made her forget about Joey standing right next to him glaring at her. "Hey Olivia, haven't seen you since you and Valentine disappeared a while back."
Olivia could tell Pacey was taking tentative steps when it came to her, especially with what happened at the parking lot, "Oh yeah, well I was walking around, trying to get back to my usual self."
"And are you to your usual self?" Pacey asked, concern laced his voice, making Olivia's insides warm.
"Yeah everything is just fine." Olivia smiled at him. "Oh. . . . hey Potter didn't notice you there."
Joey rolled her eyes, "Yeah well right now I'm wishing you hadn't."
"Why did I interrupt anything important between the two of you?"
Pacey shook his head, "Nah nothing important. Andie did us that favor."
Olivia tensed, so there was something that should have been interrupted between those two, or more like was interrupted, thanks to Andie. "Oh well, you can't really have those special moments in a rave. Not unless you've consumed a bit of X."
Joey frowned, "You mean E?"
"E, X doesn't really matter Potter, it means the same thing." Olivia shrugged.
"I bet you know more of what E feels like." Joey said dryly.
Pacey looked nervously between the two. Knowing full well that they didn't get along. "Uh. . .lets change the subject."
"Yeah lets." Olivia glared at Joey, not sure why she was going down that road with her.
"Alright Pace." Joey looked at him and he to looked at her and they both smiled at one another.
And Olivia knew then, exactly why she was going down that road or any road for that matter with Joey Potter. They were both after Pacey Witter.
Putting aside all of her anger and irritation towards the tall brunet, Olivia put all her attention on Pacey.
"So I came here for a purpose. . ."
"Not to just say hey to your favorite assistant chef?" Pacey asked, smiling at her.
Olivia smirked at his question, she wanted to laugh at the look on Potter's face, but she held it in, "Well I didn't know Frank was here, if he was I would have gladly gone up to him and said hello."
"Funny, very funny."
"Oh well you know me, I am a comedian by heart."
"Yeah, you're just not that funny." Olivia heard Joey mutter under her breath.
"What was that?"
Joey glared at her, "I didn't say anything."
"Sure. . .anyways I came to ask you if you've seen Andie around. You see she asked me earlier if I could get something, you know something girl related, and so I finally got it for her. But I just can't seem to find her. Jack and Jen both have told me that she went off with Drue, but that's not right. Why would Andie hang around Drue?" Olivia lied, knowing full well how to act. Being part of your school plays took talent, especially at Dalton where they took their electives rather seriously.
Though Pacey bought it, Joey was looking at her with an odd look on her face. But she didn't let herself read much into it.
"Yeah we just saw her," Pacey pointed to the direction of the entrance, "she went in. apparently her and Valentine decided they wanted to bounce."
Olivia looked passed his shoulder and saw that Jen was already going in, she had seen where Pacey had pointed at. Though knowing Pacey a bit, she noticed a bit of irritation in his tone.
"You don't seem to happy about that?"
"Why should I? Drue Valentine is someone I do not trust when it comes to my friends. But I can't go up to Andie and tell her to stay away from him."
Olivia let out a sigh of relief. She wasn't the only one, Joey did too. Both girls where nervous about the possibility of Pacey still having feelings for Andie.
"Drue may not be the greatest guy to hang around with, if you don't really know him. But he wouldn't do anything to harm your pretty little Andie." Olivia had to defend her friend, it was an internal instinct. Though she knew what Drue Valentine was capable off, and she hoped he didn't do anything to harm Andie.
Pacey shrugged, "Okay I'll take your word for it, but I highly doubt Valentine has a heart of some sort in that cold body of his."
Olivia smirked, "Now not once did I say he had a heart. That's just taking it too far Witter. But now I have to go find your dear friend as well as mine. I'll see you later."
Pacey laughed at her joke, "You crack me up Bolivar."
Olivia turned around to smile at Pacey, "Yes well I do my best."
She smirked at the look of pure and utter jealousy on Joey Potter's face. Now she was having a great time.
"So where did Pacey say she was at?" Jen asked
"By the bouncer. Come on lets go, I think I know where its at."
"So something must have happened to work in your favor in order for you to have that huge smile on your face."
Olivia shrugged, "Not to be rude, but Jen this isn't what we call a friendly outing. So personal stuff and chit chats should be saved for your little Capeside friends."
"Find by me, I really didn't want to talk to you anyways."
Olivia's smile faded. She would never admit it to herself or out loud, but she wished she and Jen where as close as they once where. But she knew friendships during your school years don't really last that long.
o0o0o0o
Joey watched Olivia quickly enter the rave. Something was odd about her, especially the whole Andie story. She knew for a fact that Andie McPhee would never trust Olivia Bolivar with anything. Especially girl problems.
"I wonder what she really needs to give Andie?" Joey asked out loud, not really directed at Pacey.
He of course looked at her oddly, "What do you mean by that? Olivia said Andie had asked her for something girl related earlier and she's going to go give it to her. That's what she said, why would she lie?"
Joey shook her head, "Sometimes Pacey you can be so trusting and naïve. You've only known Olivia for almost three to four weeks and you seem to trust her so much you don't even stop to think about the things she says."
Pacey frowned, "I don't like where you're heading with this."
"What I'm trying to say Pacey, or more like point out to you is that Andie does not like Olivia, none of us do. We wouldn't trust her with anything, especially a girl related problem."
"You never know Jo, maybe they started being a lot more friendly with each other. It wouldn't surprise no one if Andie befriended the least liked person at Capeside High."
"What I don't get Pacey is why you seem to turn a blind eye when it comes to her?" Joey asked, her jealousy becoming rather evident to Pacey.
"She's my friend, just my friend. And I do not turn a blind eye when it comes to her. I know how she is with you guys, but lets face it, you guys haven't exactly been that welcoming either." Pacey reminded her.
"How can we be welcoming to a person like Olivia Bolivar, she goes against everything we believe is right?"
"She goes against everything you believe is right. Everything this whole town believes is right. Olivia reminds me a whole lot like you Joey. She's had to go through life with only one parent, her mother abandon her when she was five. Her dad struggled to put a roof over their heads and food on their table. She understood how the real world worked before she even reached the age of seven. At least be a little understanding when it comes to her." Pacey explained.
Joey shook her head, not believing what she was hearing, "No way Pacey, why do I have to be the understanding one? She's a total bitch to not just me but to every single one of your friends. She goes around thinking she's better than everyone in this god forsaken town."
Pacey flapped his arms in exasperation, "Do what you want Jo, be her friend, be her enemy, I don't care. Its your business, your problem not mine. I'm not going to make you be her friend, or understand her. I just want you two to be civil with one another. She's my new friend, your someone I care for deeply, you're the girl I love, nothing nor anyone is going to change that."
Joey nodded her head in understanding. Her insides where fluttering with a feeling she was not yet use to when it came to hearing Pacey say she was the girl he loved.
"I can understand that. I mean I want you and Dawson to get back to what you guys where before anything happened between us."
Pacey grabbed her hand and led her towards the entrance of the rave, "Sorry to tell you this Jo, but Dawson and I were not even the best of friends before I admitted my feelings for you. Not saying that I don't want he and I to be at least civil to one another, but sometimes we just have to move on and let go of childhood friendships."
Joey didn't want to accept that, for once she just wanted everything to be the same. Except the feelings she had for Pacey, she wanted that to be the way it was now. She didn't want that to ever change. But fear was creeping itself back into the back of her mind. She could lose yet another good thing, another person she loved. She held his hand tighter, she wasn't going to let that happen.
"Come on, lets go find Jen and Jack. I'm sure those two would love to see Andie bounce in the jumper. Maybe Jack could even take Andie from Valentine's grasp." Joey led him towards the jumper.
Though she had an ulterior motive to go near the jumper, Joey wanted to in some way see what Olivia gave or was giving Andie.
When they got through the massive crowd, they finally reached the rather huge and colorful jumper. Not many people where in there, to Joey's surprise besides Andie and Drue jumping was Gretchen, alongside Dawson.
Pacey frowned at his sister jumping and laughing with Dawson. "What is she doing?"
"I believe she's jumping."
"Why would she be jumping with Dawson? And when did Dawson Leery start jumping?"
Joey shrugged, "I don't know."
She noticed how Pacey looked at her for a moment, as if he was searching for some sort of odd reaction on her part. And she held back the Potter glare, not wanting to get mad at him. Pacey had every right to doubt in some way her feelings towards him when it came down to Dawson Leery. Didn't mean of course that he had to always watch her every move when it came to her friendship with Dawson.
Joey was about to reassure him of where her heart stood, when out of the corner of her eye she spotted Olivia in a heated discussion with Jen. And they both seemed to be pointing and looking at the direction Andie was currently jumping and having fun with Drue.
"I don't think Jen liked what Olivia was going to give Andie." Joey said, still looking at her friend arguing with the tall blond.
Pacey looked over at the direction she was looking at to see Jen and Olivia arguing. "Seems like they're just doing the same thing they've been doing for the past weeks since they've found one another again."
"Why do you just think Olivia is this nice and kind girl? She could possibly be giving Andie something Jen doesn't agree with?"
"Why are you jumping to the worst conclusions when it comes tot Olivia? If you can answer that than maybe I'll answer your question."
"Her past for one, her attitude, the way she treats others, the list will go on and on."
"Jen has almost the exact same past like Olivia. And you don't seem to be thinking the worst of her. Then again you had this exact problem when Jen first came here. But she was after Dawson and I highly doubt Olivia is after him. If that's the problem."
Joey glared at him, "If you're trying to imply that I don't like Olivia because of Dawson than I will kick your ass right here."
Pacey chuckled at her response, "I was just joking, relax Jo, trust me when I tell you that Olivia isn't a bad person. She's actually rather nice, and kind. Maybe not to you guys, but she's nice to me. And call me crazy but I really think if you put everything aside you and Olivia can be friends."
"I always knew you where crazy. And there is no way in hell Olivia and I will ever be friends."
"You said that about Jen, remember?" Pacey pointed out.
"That was different, Jen and I didn't' get along for many reasons. One which to this day is rather silly. We put that aside and became friends at the end. It took a long time. But Jen in general is a very different person than Olivia." Joey explained, hoping that Pacey would drop the subject.
"Okay find that's understandable, but can we drop this whole Olivia doing something bad to Andie thing. Cause I assure you, Olivia would never do anything remotely harmful to Andie."
"Fine, I'll let it g. . .. "
"ANDIE!!"
Both Pacey and Joey turned from looking at one another to see Jack run towards the jumper to who they presume was Andie. She felt Pacey's grip on her hand loosen. Joey looked away from their two friends to look at him, his tanned skin was losing its color and his blue eyes where full of worry.
Joey saw Jack bring Andie into his arms and look frantically around for anyone who could help them.
"SOMEONE HELP ME!!"
Pacey, snapping out of his trance, quickly let go of Joey's hand and ran into the jumper to assist Jack.
He looked at Dawson who was kneeling beside Jack, "Dawson do me a favor and go into the medic room down there and tell them what's happening. Jack come on I'll help you pick her up and we both can take her down there."
Both men nodded their heads and they did as they where told. Dawson got up and exited the jumper he ran to the direction Pacey had pointed at. Jack and Pacey took Andie gently out and started going towards to the medic room.
Joey followed closely behind, she saw Drue stay behind looking at both Jen and Olivia with a look she couldn't decipher. But soon both blonds followed her towards the medic room. Gretchen was by her side in an instant.
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Jack looked nervously between both of the medics. They had rushed Andie into the small tent set up for dehydrated and overdosed cases. When they entered one of the medics took Andie from Jack's arms and brought her to the nearest bunk. They placed her done and started working.
One of the medics checking her blond pressure and her heart beat, looked up at them, "Okay what is she on?"
"Uh. . .she's on some anti-depressant, I think its called Nardall."
The other medic shook his head, "No what is she ON?"
Jack looked at both of the medics, not sure what they where talking about.
Seeing the confused look on Jack, the other medic took pity on him, "He means what kind of drugs is she on kid, cocaine, heroin, E?"
Pacey glared at both medics, "Look Andie McPhee does not take drugs. She would never do that. She's way to smart to do something that stupid."
"Sorry to say this to you, but the smartest people on this planet have done the stupidest things."
Olivia who was standing next to Jen watching the whole scene unfold, looked at the small blond next to her, waiting for her to tell the medics what Andie was on. But Jen was to shaken up at the limp form of Andie on the bunk.
Knowing that this was none of her business and that it was going to come and bite her in the ass, Olivia did what any person would do in that situation.
She spoke up, "E, she took a tablet of ecstasy."
Both medics went back to work, having already a suspicion of what the young girl had taken.
Jen had snapped out of her shock and turned to look at Olivia, she wasn't the only one. All eyes where on her, now Olivia wouldn't have given a damn about Pacey's friends looking at him with so much hatred in them. But seeing Pacey not bothering to look at her, had some affect on her.
"Can't believe she took it with Nardall. How is she?" the first medic asked the second one.
"Temp is 103. BP 190 over 110."
The first medic turned to look at Jack, "Look, we gotta get her to the hospital like 10 minutes ago. On my count, 1, 2, 3."
When they reached the parking lot, there was an ambulance ready to take Andie to the nearest hospital. Olivia followed Jen outside, she couldn't believe she dared to speak up. Drue, who was outside already, walked towards her.
"You shouldn't have said anything." Drue whispered, looking at the angry expression on Jack's face.
Olivia oblivious to the looks she was getting from Jen's friends, minus Pacey, who wasn't looking at her period, asked, "And why not? Jen wasn't going to say anything, she was to much in shock to say anything. If you where in my situation you would have spoken up."
Drue shook his head, "I don't think so, it would not have been my place to say anything. You should have let Jen told them."
Jack was furious, he couldn't remember a day in when he felt this much anger directed at someone. He was angry at Andie for taking the godforsaken pill, angry at himself for not keeping a closer eye on her as Jen told him to. But he was furious at Olivia Bolivar for giving Andie drugs.
With that thought in mind, Jack spun around and glared at Olivia.
"What the hell is your problem? Is life so screwed up that you have to screw up everyone else's lives?"
Jen stopped walking and looked guiltily at Olivia, she couldn't believe Jack was yelling at her. She couldn't believe she was standing there and letting Jack yell at the wrong person. Drue shook his head, already knowing what was going to happen, yet not wanting to intervene did not say anything. But he gazed curiously at Jen, wondering if she was would dare to step up.
Olivia on the other hand stopped gazing at Pacey, wondering whether he was thinking the same thing as the rest of them, and turned to glare at Jack.
"What's my problem? What's yours? All I did was tell those medics what your sister was on. Don't blame me for how screwed up your sister's life is that she had resort to drugs!" Olivia angrily yelled at Jack.
Jack McPhee never had the desire to hit a girl, not until that day.
"Don't stand there thinking you know my sister! And she wouldn't have taken drugs if it wasn't for you!"
Olivia laughed harshly at the brunette, "You honestly think I gave your sister E?"
"If it wasn't you, than who?" Jack asked.
Olivia eyed Jen, who wasn't looking at her whatsoever, but was more interested in her shoes. Olivia shook her head, disappointed at the blond girl she once called her friend.
"Look Jack I don't think right now is the best time to go accusing Olivia of giving Andie drugs. What we need to worry about is getting Andie to the nearest hospital." Pacey said calmly. Or as calm as he could, seeing as the situation at hand wasn't at all relaxing.
Jack irritably looked at Pacey, misunderstanding what he was trying to do in the first place, "I can't believe you Pacey, you're supposed to be my friend, your supposed to be Andie's friend. And you go off defending the very same person who put her in that truck."
Pacey raised his hands in defense, "Okay wait up a minute. I'm not defending no one. And I know I'm your friend and I know I'm Andie's friend."
"Wait a minute, lets not forget that Andie McPhee is a grown person who has recently been accepted to Harvard University. I'm sure she could make her own decisions." Olivia pointed out.
Pacey turned to look at Olivia, "You know this isn't helping your case at all."
Olivia frowned, "What case? I'm being accused without any of you knowing the whole truth."
"You where looking for Andie earlier Olivia, you told me you where going to give her something. I wish there was more truth to that." Pacey said in a low voice, not really wanting to hear himself say such things about Olivia, knowing that deep down he knew she wasn't responsible, but even that confused him, seeing as he didn't know if it was a gut feeling disguised as hope.
Olivia stared at him, not believing what she was hearing. Granted she and Pacey hadn't known one another for long. But she assumed that all the time they spent together, and all the intimate talks they had, though he shared more than she, would have given him an understanding of the person she really was.
Then again the saying, when you assume you make and ASS of you and ME, wasn't said for nothing.
"I can't believe you Pacey. I know you may not have known me as long as McPhee over there or the rest of them. But I thought you would have given me at least the benefit of the doubt. I know I screwed up my life back home. But I would never, never partake in screwing up someone else's life. Let alone someone who means a lot to you like Andie." Olivia paused not sure what to say, she turned around when she felt someone place a comforting hand on her shoulder.
Drue squeezed her shoulder for support, "You don't have to continue explaining yourself to them. They've already made up their minds about whether your guilty or not. You have a past, a past they will never understand and will never want to understand."
Pacey glared at Drue, not really enjoying what he was saying. He considered himself a very understanding person, he would never have judged Olivia the way Drue is making it sound.
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"Exactly what I said Witter. You and your little group of friends are not going to listen to reason, even if you are blaming the wrong person. Though in some way I expected you to be on Olivia's side, seeing as she has been on yours since the very first moment she met you." Drue finished angrily.
It took all the will power Pacey had not to lunge at Drue and hit him for his comment. Though if Pacey really thought about it he would realize that the comment he made was indeed true.
Jack shook away the feeling of guilt away, seeing his sister being put into the ambulance made him not listen to reason. He couldn't listen to reason when the only possible solid figure in his life besides Grams and Jen was laying so still she could pass on as dead, in some contraption with her future on the line.
No, Jack did not want to listen to reason, even if it went against what he knew deep down was wrong. "She's the one who knew what Andie was on. And she only knew because she gave it to her. So I know who to blame!"
Olivia closed her eyes, she did not want to be there anymore. Hearing Jack McPhee yelling at her and the look on Pacey's face was giving her a headache, as well as a heartache.
"That's enough!" Olivia yelled stopping Drue from saying what he was planning on saying after Jack had finished with his say, "I never gave your sister drugs, none of any kind. And if I did, like I said earlier she's old enough to have said no."
Jack wanted to respond, but he was stopped when one of the medics from earlier called out his name, "Mr. McPhee its time. If you're riding with us get in, if not we'll meet you at the hospital."
Pacey looked away from Andie and Jack and pushed passed Drue to look at Olivia. To really look at her, "Olivia please just tell me, where you responsible for all of this? If you just admit to it than maybe. . ."
"Than maybe what Pacey? You'll forgive me?" Olivia asked harshly, making Pacey look away, not really use to hearing her icy tone directed on him.
"I-I d-don't. . ." Pacey tailed off not knowing what to say to that.
Olivia shook her head and smirked at him, "You know what Pace don't bother. I'm out of here. You coming Drue?"
"Yeah I'm coming. Lets go."
Pacey stood back as Drue led Olivia to where her car was parked.
"Hey Pacey you coming, Dawson is giving us a ride to the hospital?" Gretchen asked her baby brother.
"Yeah I'm coming. That's if you don't mind Dawson."
Dawson shook his head, "No of course not. Come on lets go."
Pacey followed them to Mitch's truck, but his attention was flip flopping to Andie's unconscious form, and to Olivia's retreating form.
As they piled up in the truck, Joey took hold of Pacey's hand, "Everything is going to be okay Pacey."
And as Dawson drove as fast and safely as he could to Capeside Memorial, Pacey hoped that Joey was right.
o0o0o0o
After spending most of the night at the hospital, Pacey walked to back to the beach house, refusing a ride from Jack, advising him that it was best that he stayed with his sister. Half way to his house he found himself in a four way crossroad. One road lead down to the Potter's B&B, the other to Dawson's house, the third to Olivia's house, and the final one to his beach house.
Times like these he still wished he and Dawson had remained friends. Pacey knew he could head down to Joey's place, but he also knew Bessie nor Bodie would like him coming around at that time, especially if they have guest. And after tonight he doubted Olivia would ever want to see him.
Andie had confessed to both Jack and himself that Olivia wasn't to be blamed, that she had taken the drugs when Jen wasn't looking. Which lead to Jack kicking Jen out of the waiting room, and telling her he didn't want to ever see her near him or Andie. Pacey had remained silent throughout the whole exchange. He was to ashamed and in shock over Andie's confession. For one he couldn't believe Jen had hold of drugs, and the other he just couldn't believe he had blamed and treated Olivia the way he did.
Apologizing to her would be a waste of his time, seeing as he was positive she wouldn't accept it. He wouldn't forgive himself either. Deciding to just to head home, Pacey walked on ahead. Maybe he would find the courage to speak to Olivia after he had a few hours of sleep.