Thread: 1989 Best Year Ever (Darkangel76 &Casketslinger)

Lucy scowled and narrowed her eyes at Steve when he snapped his fingers in her face. She hated when he pulled that shit. Didn't he know she was paying attention, couldn't he tell? Ugh, she could do more than one thing at a time! Goddamn! She wasn't managing straight As out of sheer luck. She actually listened and was able to focus on more than one thing at a time. It was one of the things that pissed her off about her parents too. They had no idea that even when she was gaming, she was still absorbing everything that was going on around her. Just, if she wasn't interested...she wouldn't bother. After all, why waste effort on things that were boring? It made absolutely no sense to her. Making a face, Lucy swatted Steve's hand away, but she stayed silent and let him ramble on about his ideas for Excalibur. Though, she couldn't help but let her gaze move onto Nate once or twice. Oh hell, a lot! The more Steve spoke, the more she wondered just how in the hell he planned to pull things off. Sure, she could get someone to record things. That wouldn't necessarily be too much trouble. There was Ray in AV Club who was really into recording. As a boarder, he was always sneaking off with the thing anyway, trying to record himself doing tricks with his friends and he hadn't been caught yet. They all had hopes that one day they'd have Skateboarding Videos out there on the shelves of every Blockbuster Video store. Like that would ever happen. She doubted he'd get a self-made tape on one of those indie shops around the corner. She'd seen Ray skate. The guy could hardly trick. But, she supposed it was good to have goals. Lucy sighed, collecting her thoughts. Her cheeks still felt hot from when Nate had complimented her music tastes. As always, Steve was right there to shut that down. But it was nice to get the compliment. Hearing anything nice like that from a guy, especially Nate, sent her reeling. Yeah. She'd be having dreams later that night. Slightly distracted, she watched Nate move from her bed and over to where she'd been gaming. He picked up the controller and decided to give her game a go. Guh, he was awful. But did it matter? Hardly. Just watching him try to play was enough to make her giddy and then some. Turning back toward her brother, Lucy stood there, her expression somewhat indifferent. Steve seemed very into the idea and Lucy couldn't blame him. Like Ray, it was a good dream even if far-fetched. But, going for this...planning it all out. It meant one very crucial thing. Time with Nate. Lucy felt her heart pounding hard when Nate came over and leaned his weight upon her slight body. He felt good and the warmth was nice and inviting. If only he actually gave a damn. But he didn't. Swallowing hard, she glanced over at Nate wondering why her opinion mattered so heavily here. More than likely it was just because she was some nerd who was good at projecting outcomes. Would this be an epic failure or something truly worth pursuing? The hell if she knew, though the odds were hardly in their favor. They were no Metallica. But...one thing was certainly worth everything. I... Lucy began, her eyes moving to the floor. Well, I can get Ray to record, she went on. He'll do it easy. She looked back up at Nate again. So yeah. We can do it. Her eyes fluttered shut for a moment as she sucked in a sharp breath. Thumbs up for me. What was she thinking? A thumbs up? Nate was right! This was a stupid idea! The moment word got out about this, the other social cliques would have a field day! Lucy could just see Kiki Hunt going apeshit that she hadn't been the one to orchestrate the entire event and then there would the be the cheerleaders. They'd find a way to just make the entire thing absolutely miserable! Either they'd sabotage everything or...ugh, she didn't want to let her imagination run too far with that one. It was liable to give her nightmares and she had other things she wanted to dream about that night. Without realizing it, she took a step closer to Nate, fitting nicely against him as his arm draped around her in a way that just felt so very right. Why oh why couldn't he just notice her? Just once! Trying to seem confident, Lucy just smiled. Her eyes moved from Greg to Stevie and she noticed the pile of clothes on her floor near her desk. Oops, she'd forgotten about that. She swallowed hard when she realized a lacy pair of underwear and a bra were on top of the pile. Could she just die now? Maybe if she acted like she didn't notice it, no one else would either. As it was, it had gone unnoticed by the guys. She hoped it stayed that way. I can talk to Ray, Lucy said. And we need to come up with a song line up. Something great. Something... her voice trailed and she tugged on a loose strand of hair that had fallen into her face. She then pushed at her glasses. We need to practice, she went on and then looked at Nate, but the glance was brief. A lot.