A/N: Ok…So, I started another multi-chap. Am I insane? Yes. Am I a workaholic? Yes. Am I already stressed out of my mind with the four other multi-chaps I still have to finish? Hell yeah.
I'm getting one out of the way tomorrow, "Perfect for You" can wait, and "Feeling Electric" is gonna have to wait a bit for a few reasons including I'm stuck and I just HAD to start this one!
I HAD to write this one when I got the idea…So I'll do this one before "No Day But Today" confused? Check out my profile…
This chapter is dumb and it's all intro. The next one will be like 200% better…I promise!
So yeah….Enjoy!
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Envy
It seemed to be a rather normal day at Hemingway High School. For Natalie, at least. It was the first day of her senior year and it seemed like everything was just...fixed. Her family problems, gone. Her own problems were gone. Everything was just perfect. She was putting her stuff away in her locker when she finally caught a glimpse of Henry walking towards her. She didn't know why she was so excited to see him. She saw him all summer. But still she ran up to him and kissed him quickly anyway.
"Miss me?" He asked, his arms still around her tightly.
"Of course." she smiled, going in to kiss him again.
"Hey there, lovebirds..." a voice called from behind them. The couple quickly pulled apart as they turned to see who had called them. It was Natalie's friend Julie. She waved a perfectly manicured hand at them, her silky blonde hair bouncing as she ran towards her two friends.
"Oh, God..." Henry groaned as Natalie quickly nudged his arm.
"Hey guys!" Julie smiled happily, hugging both of them. "Long time, no see!"
"Yeah..." Natalie weakly agreed, as she got ready for class.
"So what did you two do this summer?"
"Do you want to know?"
Julie's face screwed up in disgust. "Eeew! Too much information!"
Henry just sniggered , before receiving a death glare from his girlfriend. "She's kidding, Jules...We were innocent this summer...we promise."
She just rolled her eyes at them as they headed off to thief first class, English. Natalie just took everything in. Her best friend and her chattering away, Henry's arm around her shoulder, holding her close to him.
Everything was perfect.
English began as usual. Natalie sat towards the back, Henry behind her, Julie next to her. They were just talking until the bell rang and the teacher took attendance out loud.
"Natalie Goodman?" Natalie attentively raised her hand as the teacher made her way down the list. But she wasn't expecting the name that came next.
"Adam Harrison?"
Natalie froze and looked around for the boy who had just confirmed his attendance. Wide-eyed, she turned back to Julie.
"Is that...?" she began.
"It has to be..." Julie finished, looking at the boy. "It looks just like him! Adam Harrison!"
Henry, a little confused, piped up, "Who's he?"
"We used to go to grade school with him..." Natalie explained to him. "He was like our best friend."
"And Natalie totally had a crush on him..." Julie teased, watching her friend's face boil red.
"I did not..."
"Yes you did!"
Natalie rolled her eyes and pretended to be focused on class. She didn't want to admit it, but she did have a crush on Adam way back when. They were best friends. They did everything together. He reminded her of Henry in a way. Only with Adam it was a crush, with Henry she was in love. She quickly tried to shrug it off and pay attention to class for a while.
And it wasn't until lunch that this boy was brought back up. Julie wouldn't leave Natalie alone about her former crush on her old best friend. She looked as though she would punch Julie in the face. She only wondered what Henry was thinking of all this. He knew that she loved him, right? She was his-
"Natalie Goodman…you haven't changed a bit..."
She looked up immediately to see who it was who had spoke to her. There was Adam, standing next to her, smiling. She immediately jumped up from the lunch table and hugged him quickly.
"Oh my God!" she shouted, smiling like a maniac. "How are you?"
"I'm fine..." His attention quickly turned to Julie as he smiled again. "Julie Brown...Long time, no see..." He hugged her as well as he finally sat down at the table, right across from where Henry was.
"Who's this?" Adam asked, examining Henry.
"My boyfriend..." Natalie explained, introducing the two. "Henry. Henry, this is Adam."
He weakly waved and smirked but then went back to doing nothing. He watched as this boy held Natalie's attention. Maybe she missed him...She hadn't seen him since eighth grade. Or maybe that fabled crush was still in tact...But she wouldn't do that…would she? Whatever the reason was, so far he wasn't liking this Adam.
Henry was getting pissed. Natalie blew him off at least twice to go hang out with Adam and Julie. He felt tossed to the side, neglected….ignored…
Natalie felt completely different, though. She didn't think of herself as ignoring Henry. She was just busy. She had other friends too. It wasn't all about him. She told him that too and he'd just yell at her, she'd call him a selfish asshole, it repeated the next day.
It was probably about a month into the school year. She was sitting at lunch as usual with her friends when Julie tapped her shoulder and pulled her aside quickly.
"Look, we're best friends, right?"
"Yeah…" Natalie responded, just wondering what her friend wanted now.
"And we can tell each other anything?"
"I guess so…."
Julie sighed and admitted, "Adam asked me out…"
Natalie seemed unchanged by the news. "Ok."
"You're not mad?"
"Why would I be mad?"
Julie shrugged and suggested, "You know…that crush…"
Natalie rolled her eyes and began to make her way back to their table. "I don't have a crush on him anymore…I'm with Henry now, anyway. I'm fine with you dating him."
Her friend just smiled and hugged her happily. "Thank you! I can't believe he asked me out, though! I mean, it was so…spontaneous! Sorry…I'm just really excited…"
Natalie just smiled, knowing the exact feeling. "That's ok…I had that feeling once too."
"Hey! That just reminds me…Adam's having this party tomorrow night. He said he wanted you and Henry to go…"
She scoffed and continued to walk. "Like he's gonna agree to that…"
"Why wouldn't he?"
She just remembered her biggest rule: never mention the drug kick to anyone. She shrugged and tried to make up a quick excuse that would seem truthful. "Um…he doesn't really like these wild parties…" Well, it's true…she thought.
"Oh…Well, at least try?" Julie begged, giving her friend puppy dog eyes. "For me?"
And without warning, Natalie gave in. "Ok, fine. I'll tell him…"
The two of them hugged right as they sat down at the table again. The easy part was done, but now came the hard one.
How would she convince Henry?
A/N: Duhn duhn duhn! What shall happen next?
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