All About You____ :] Updated again April 11 FINISHED =)

KAI wrote:

anika wrote:

KAI wrote:OMG you updated, I didn't know! I've been checking this forum since yesterday lol
Hmph, Harold's so annoying. He's so mean
OMG and he's a liar too? Or that was really his intention? I'm confused.
LOL at Pamela. Well, she's got a point tho, but for Spongebob lovers only. I would die to if I lost my Spongebob key chain too. Haha.
Oh my, Danny's so sweet. He would do piano lessons for Anthea
Uh-oh. I smell trouble. Harold better stay away from Anthea

LOL. Ooh. You hate Harold too? My classmates despise him. haha. But Tippy and Nicol like him.
Nope. That was his intention. He just can't channel his intentions well.
I live for Spongebob!! I love that dude! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?
I was listening to some Phantom of the Opera songs when I was writing. And it came to my mind. I wished a guy would do the same for me.
haha. Harold's sticking around for quite a while.
Thanks for reading!! I totally appreciate it!

Haha, yeah. Maybe Tippy likes Harold coz of his name. Harry lol kididng.
Spongebob Squarepants!!!
Me either. I would die if a guy did that for me. Haha.
Oh, really? Wonder what will happen next? Mmm.

Hm... Never though of it that way. Maybe that's why tippy likes him. haha.
Ooh. I'd die especially if it was a McFly guy. Particularly danny. LOL.
I'll post today.

CHAPTER 14 (CARRIE)

It was finally summer. Examinations were great actually. I passed the tests with flying colors.

As always, Danny topped the class.

Now, I was at a coffee shop waiting for Jessica. It’s been a long time since we went out.

I was wearing a jacket since it was raining a while ago. It’s been a few minutes. Jessica wasn’t here yet though.

I sneezed. I immediately grabbed the tissue on the table and placed it on my nose. Gosh. Why did I forget to bring a handkerchief?

Suddenly, someone handed me a blue handkerchief.

I looked up and saw that it was Harold.

“Um… You need a handkerchief?” he asked shyly.

I smiled. Wow. He really has a change in his attitude. Who’d have thought that the guy who was so rude to me before would actually offer his handkerchief to me someday?

Well, people change.

“Aw… You don’t mind Harold?” I asked.

He shrugged. “Nah. You need it more than I do.”

I nodded and took the handkerchief. “Thanks Harold.”

I wiped my nose with it. I was better now.

“Ah. By the way, what are you doing here?” I asked him.

‘I saw you coming into the shop and I simply had to follow you’, Harold thought. He had to make up an excuse fast. That reason was not a valid one.

“Oh. I was about to buy some cake. I was going to get…. Er…” he looked around and saw the displayed blueberry cheesecake behind the glass case.

“Get what?” I asked.

“Um…. Blueberry cheesecake! Yup. That’s it”, he supplied.

“Ooh! I love that you know!”

He chuckled. He looked around the place. “Are you with someone?”

I nodded. “Yup. It’s Jessica. But she’s not here yet.”

“Oh. Wait here okay. I just need some cake”.

I nodded.

He arrived after a few minutes. “Um… I need to go. Here, have some cake.”

He placed the container which had a slice of blueberry cheesecake in it on the table.

I gaped at him. Woah. I know that he was being nice to me but this was too much!

“Harold… This is too much… Thanks!” I smiled at him.

He turned a bit red. “Oh… um… It’s nothing. Think of it as an apology for my rude behaviour. Bye.”

He quickly moved away.

Unfortunately, he hit the glass door on his way out because he was moving too fast.

“Harold!” I exclaimed as I stood up.

“I’m… I’m okay. See you!” he said swiftly and hurried outside.

I sighed and sat down. He was acting pretty weird today.

I waited for a while. Finally, Jessica showed up.

She looked tired and out of breath. She immediately sat down on the chair next to me.

“Hi! I’m sorry I’m late! I had to fix stuff. Gosh. Did you wait long?” she asked, talking very fast. I could barely understand what she was saying.

I chuckled. “Jessica, take a deep breath.”

She nodded and did what I said. She finally started to calm down. “Okay. Sorry. I just felt so harassed a while ago.” She started to grin.

“It’s okay”, I smiled back.

“By the way, Danny told me to give you this when we met a while ago.”

She pulled out a brand new handkerchief from her bag and gave it to me.

Aw… I always did forget my handkerchief whenever I went out.

I placed Harold’s handkerchief in my bag.

I held Danny’s little gift. I owed him one. He was so sweet.

Jessica smiled. “He’s really sweet you know. He cares a lot about you.”

I smiled. “I know. And I love him.”

Jessica and I ordered two lattes and some cookies. Our orders arrived after waiting for a bit. Jessica and I chatted while waiting. We had a lot of fun, discussing a lot of topics ranging from bags to the last Star Wars movie.

Jessica suddenly saw the blueberry cheesecake on the table.

“Hey. Where’d you get that”, she asked, pointing to it.

“Ah. Someone gave it to me”, I replied. Honestly, Harold didn’t have to give me this.

“Lucky you.”

Suddenly, a girl with curly blond hair went it. She looked… rich. She was wearing a Dolce and Gabbana dress, Prada shoes and a Louis Vuitton bag.

Whoa. Who was this?

Jessica gasped and stood up, grinning widely. “Carrie! Oh my gosh! Carrie!”

The girl grinned back at Jessica. She approached Jessica and hugged her.

Whoa. They know each other?

“Jessica! It’s been so so long!” she exclaimed as she let go of Jessica.

Jessica nodded. “I know! I thought you were still at New Zealand?”
“Oh. well, I had my secretary handle the fashion business for a while. I’m on vacation here.”

“Aw… That’s good. Carrie, this is Anthea. She’s Danny’s girlfriend and a close friend of mine. She just moved here last year.”

I smiled at Carrie. Despite looking so posh, she seemed like a friendly person.

It was weird, but I felt the same way with Tom.

“Ooh! Danny’s girlfriend! A pleasure to meet you. Tom says you’re sweet. You’re pretty you know”, Carrie grinned at me.

I chuckled. “Nah.”

“I’m Carrie. I’m Tom’s older sister.”

Ah! No wonder she had the same vibe as Tom. She was Tom’s sister!

Wow. What a coincidence.

She sat down with us after ordering a chocolate frappe.

We talked. Carrie was so fun. She shared her experiences in New Zealand. She was starting her own fashion line and things have been great. Everyone in New Zealand knows her line. That was impressive for a fresh graduate.

“Ah. I have bigger news too”, she smiled and showed us her right hand. On her hand was a diamond ring.

Jessica and I gasped.

“You’re getting married??” we both said as the same time.

She nodded. “Yup. The wedding’s going to be here because my husband-to-be lives here. He’s great. He’s the owner of ‘Taylor Bookstore’”.

Whoa! That was the biggest bookstore in the world. Great. Before, she was already one of the richest. If she marries that dude, that makes her richest-er.

“Listen, I want you guys to be my bridesmaids okay?” she asked.

Jessica and I nodded. ‘Sure!”

After talking a bit more, we went home. Carrie was nice. I liked her. I was excited for the wedding.
I never knew that the wedding would be a crazy one though.

CHAPTER 15 (LOSING BRUCIE)

“Hey. Stay there”, I said, pointing to Brucie who was constantly going near me.

Sure I liked Brucie. But dogs still scared me. I;m not that scared of Brucie though. If it were any other dog, I’d be running now.

Brucie wouldn’t quickly obey though. He’d come back to me and I’d always dodge him. I was holding his leash carefully. He might run away.

Brucie ran near me and I squealed a bit.

He ran off, wagging his tail happily. It’s as if he was happy for scaring me.

I had to walk Brucie today because Danny was with Tom again. He’s been having weekly sessions with him. I wonder why though.

Oh well. It must be a big thing.

We were walking in the park. It was pretty sunny today. There were quite a few people here, almost all of them walking dogs as well.

I must look funny though. I seemed to be the only one scared of my own dog.

Suddenly, Brucie began to move in another direction; towards the grassy area where people take a picnic.

I tugged on the leash. “Brucie, stay here.”

Unfortunately, Brucie kept on walking in the opposite direction. He was walking with a little more force now.

Jeez. And Danny said he was smart.

All of a sudden, an orange-colored cat zoomed past Brucie.

That was all it took for Brucie to go berserk.

Brucie, being a dog after all, chased after the cat.

He was really pulling me and I couldn’t control him. I was sprinting now.

Jeez! For a small dog he was really strong!

I was screaming. “Brucie!! Come back!!!”
We were already at the grassy part of the place. Brucie was still chasing the terrified cat.

I couldn’t control Brucie, so I unfortunately crashed into someone.

My hand lost its grip on the leash and Brucie ran away.

I fell on the grass on my butt. It seriously hurt.

“Ouch!” I yelped as I toppled to the ground.

My butt hurt. A huge shadow was towering over me. I looked up to see who I just hit.

It was Harold.

It seems like I hit him on the head because he kept on rubbing it over and over again.

Jeez. I can’t even control my dog.

“Harold! I’m so sorry!” I apologized.

I was half expecting him to bark at me or something, like the way he did last time.

Luckily though, he grinned.

“Um… It’s okay. I saw your dog go wild anyway”, he replied and stretched out his hand. “Let me help you up.”

I gratefully took it and stood up. I brushed away small patches of grass from my pants.

“Thanks man”, I told him.

“No prob”, he replied.

Brucie suddenly came back to me. I guess he didn’t catch the cat. He retreated.

Brucie began rolling in the grass, his tongue stuck out.

I scooped him into my arms.

“Jeez. I can’t control you. I don’t know how Danny does it.”

All of a sudden, Harold had this kind of pained expression on his face. I was about to ask him why but I decided not to.

“Um… so what’re you doing here?’ I asked him while scratching Brucie’s ear.

“Oh. Not much. I just wanted to get some fresh air”, he replied.

“That’s nice.”

Suddenly, Brucie began to struggle.

“Whoop. He wants to go walking again”, I said and put him down. I grabbed his leash before he could escape again.

“You’ve got a pretty wild dog”, Harold remarked as he squatted and beckoned Brucie to come to him.

Brucie obeyed and began playing with Harold. Harold chuckled.

What? Brucie who’s known me for the past few days won’t obey me. But he/d willingly follow a stranger?

I frowned at the thought. Well that sucks.

Brucie went near me again. I flinched and moved away.

Harold chuckled. “You know, he seems fond of you. Even though he doesn’t obey you.”

“Well, I wish it was the other way around.”

I decided to sit down on the grass and let Brucie wander. Harold sat next to me.

Hm… Maybe I could get to know him better.

“Harry… Do you mind if I call you Harry?” I asked him, fearing I might be too friendly.

“Oh. No. I don’t mind at all”, he replied, smiling.

Wow. He has changed. And I always thought he couldn’t even be human.

“So, do you live here?” I asked him.

“Um… No. I’m only staying here for a while. I’m from Denmark”, he replied.

“Ooh?? Cool! How’s it like there?”

“Um… It’s great I guess”, he replied, an awkward tone to his voice.

I was getting the feeling that he was getting uncomfortable with the topic.

“Oh okay. So how long will you stay here?”

He shrugged. “It depends really. I have no idea. Maybe for months.”

“That’s cool. Ah. I haven’t properly introduced myself. I’m Anthea Stewart.”

I grinned at him and stretched out my hand. He looked at it.

“Exactly…. What do I do with it?” he asked, pointing to my hand.

I was puzzled. “Huh? You shake it. Like this.”

I took his hand and gave it a warm shake.

“Ah! So that’s it!” he grinned, as if a handshake was something new and delightful.

That was weird. He doesn’t know all of this?

I chuckled. “Don’t you have this at Denmark?”

“Um… I guess we do from time to time. But I’m not used to it”, he shrugged.

I nodded. “Oh okay.”

There were a few seconds of silence between us. Gosh he seemed pretty quiet. It’s as if he’s shy to talk to me.

“Um… I’d like to give you an apology for the way I acted back at the shop. I’m sorry for being rude. I was just really irritable during that day”, he suddenly piped up.

I looked at him, a surprised expression on his face.

“Wow… Thanks Harry. Really. It takes a lot of guts to do that. It’s okay. You’re forgiven”, I grinned.

“Thanks.”

“Well, I totally get you though. Sometimes you can’t control your temper. But try not to take it out on other people. You don’t need to be so violent. Just talk to someone.”

I smiled. I hope he got my point.

I didn’t know that my words had a bigger impact on him. He muttered “Thanks” and turned away. I didn’t know he was blushing now and his heart was throbbing.

All of a sudden, it began to rain. Jeez. What bad timing.

I got Brucie and walked towards the nearest tree. Harold followed me as well. The ground was a bit muddy now.

Thankfully, the tree was big enough to shelter us from the falling trickles of raindrops. It was raining a bit hard, so it wouldn’t stop soon.

As we waited under the tree, something fell on my shirt.

I looked at what had fallen on my shirt, and a petrified expression was on my face.

Oh my gosh!!!! It was a spider!!!

I accidentally dropped Brucie because I was panicking so much. I was practically dancing now. I was too scared to brush it away.

“Harry!! Harry!!! Um… Get it off, will you???” I panicked as I hopped around.

He immediately brushed the spider away.

I screamed and hugged him. I was so scared.

I didn’t know his heart was throbbing so much now as my body was pressed against his chest. He felt like fainting.

“Is it gone? Is it gone? Is it gone?” I asked frantically.

“Er… Yeah. It’s gone now”, he said.

I gave out a huge sigh of relief. Thank God it was gone.

I pulled away a bit. I smiled. “Thanks Harold! I’m freakin’ scared of spiders!”

He looked at me, turning a bit red. Then he rolled his eyes and smiled as well. “It’s only a little spider. You don’t have to be so scared.”

I chuckled. “Yeah. I guess so.”

For a while, he looked at me. His green eyes looked so much more tender now. Maybe he was just being friendly.

I didn’t know it was actually more than that.

I let go of him. He must be suffocating by now.

We chatted for a bit. The rain was still pouring. He actually had an older sister and two older brothers. He was very chatty once things settled down.

When the rain stopped pouring, I waved goodbye to Harold.

“Bye Harry! See you!” I grinned at him.

Brucie was already hurrying to get out of the park. I had a hard time controlling him.

“Okay. Okay. We’ll be going. Bye Harry” I smiled and walked away.

Harold smiled and waved back. “Bye Anthea.”





Harold was sitting on the sofa, drinking a can of Coke. Kyle was already asleep.

He had only one thing on his mind: Anthea.

He smiled as he replayed what happened at the park.

‘She is pretty cute. And very nice’, he thought.

Then he sighed and took a sip from his Coke.

“Darn it. I think I’m in love with her.”

Yay! An update!
Whoa, Harold(His name's sounds funny, it's so formal lol) to the rescue. Haha.
Haha. Carrie's older than Tom in here
Whoa, Harold again?O_o
Brucie's so cute. He reminds me of Danny. Haha.
Hahahaha, Anthea reminds me of my best friend. She's always hugs people too if she's really scared even if she don't know them. And she hates spiders too. Haha.
Oh no, he's in love with Anthea!

KAI wrote:Yay! An update!
Whoa, Harold(His name's sounds funny, it's so formal lol) to the rescue. Haha.
Haha. Carrie's older than Tom in here
Whoa, Harold again?O_o
Brucie's so cute. He reminds me of Danny. Haha.
Hahahaha, Anthea reminds me of my best friend. She's always hugs people too if she's really scared even if she don't know them. And she hates spiders too. Haha.
Oh no, he's in love with Anthea!

haha. Isn't harry's other nick name 'juddy harold?' haha. Anyways, I had to choose Harold coz it's near to Harry, and I plan to make a scene using it. You'll see.
Yup. She is supposed to be younger but I decided to make her older. for the wedding.
Brucie and Danny? lol. HAHA. I guess so.
Really? You've got a cute friend!! haha.
Yup. he is! Now I can start with the fights between him and Danny.
Thanks a lot for reading!

ow danny already went back!!! and they went to the zoo, i hate the parrot, it was so frank, and theres nothing you can do but to understand becoz it was just an animal, however it was not true.. well nevertheless they are so sweet, ahmmm brucie so adorable...

wait, we have terrence sky, then harold, also known as harry (i miss him in the story) and yeah kyle before... where harry, he gave anthea a cp...! good thing danny was not there... but i hate harry when he think too much before he save anthea, tagal nun ah, doubt pa yata... but good for her na...

i like it... sige sige...

AHHHHHHHH.
Prince Harry. Haha. XDDD

everyone's in love with anthea. *ENVY* haha.

good job anika. nice nice updates. so many too. i've been gone for long, eh. Haha.

more? MORE!

jaschier wrote:ow danny already went back!!! and they went to the zoo, i hate the parrot, it was so frank, and theres nothing you can do but to understand becoz it was just an animal, however it was not true.. well nevertheless they are so sweet, ahmmm brucie so adorable...

wait, we have terrence sky, then harold, also known as harry (i miss him in the story) and yeah kyle before... where harry, he gave anthea a cp...! good thing danny was not there... but i hate harry when he think too much before he save anthea, tagal nun ah, doubt pa yata... but good for her na...

i like it... sige sige...

haha. thanks for reading!! Yup. The parrot's very makulit. haha. I wasn't planning to put her in the story though. It just popped out. Apparently, Tippy and Nicole like it.
Yup. lotsa guys now. But we'll focus more on Harry.
Yeah. he nearly let her drown.
Thanks for reading!

maia <3 wrote:AHHHHHHHH.
Prince Harry. Haha. XDDD

everyone's in love with anthea. *ENVY* haha.

good job anika. nice nice updates. so many too. i've been gone for long, eh. Haha.

more? MORE!

Aw... Thanks maia!
Yup. I want her life! Honestly. Her life is the way I've always wanted my life to be. At least I wrote down my fantasies.
Sure! I'll update next week! Thaannkkss!!

anika wrote:

KAI wrote:Yay! An update!
Whoa, Harold(His name's sounds funny, it's so formal lol) to the rescue. Haha.
Haha. Carrie's older than Tom in here
Whoa, Harold again?O_o
Brucie's so cute. He reminds me of Danny. Haha.
Hahahaha, Anthea reminds me of my best friend. She's always hugs people too if she's really scared even if she don't know them. And she hates spiders too. Haha.
Oh no, he's in love with Anthea!

haha. Isn't harry's other nick name 'juddy harold?' haha. Anyways, I had to choose Harold coz it's near to Harry, and I plan to make a scene using it. You'll see.
Yup. She is supposed to be younger but I decided to make her older. for the wedding.
Brucie and Danny? lol. HAHA. I guess so.
Really? You've got a cute friend!! haha.
Yup. he is! Now I can start with the fights between him and Danny.
Thanks a lot for reading!

Really? Ooooh! That sounds interesting!
Cool, and Anthea and Jessica are her bridesmaid right?
Yeah, she's really cute
What? A fight? So excited!
Suree

haha. Yup! Big fights! the first one's in chapter 18 I guess.
They'll be lunging at each other's throat.

anika wrote:

jaschier wrote:ow danny already went back!!! and they went to the zoo, i hate the parrot, it was so frank, and theres nothing you can do but to understand becoz it was just an animal, however it was not true.. well nevertheless they are so sweet, ahmmm brucie so adorable...

wait, we have terrence sky, then harold, also known as harry (i miss him in the story) and yeah kyle before... where harry, he gave anthea a cp...! good thing danny was not there... but i hate harry when he think too much before he save anthea, tagal nun ah, doubt pa yata... but good for her na...

i like it... sige sige...

haha. thanks for reading!! Yup. The parrot's very makulit. haha. I wasn't planning to put her in the story though. It just popped out. Apparently, Tippy and Nicole like it.
Yup. lotsa guys now. But we'll focus more on Harry.
Yeah. he nearly let her drown.
Thanks for reading!

i mean cpr, but di ko na type, cp tuloy... haha...

anika wrote:haha. Yup! Big fights! the first one's in chapter 18 I guess.
They'll be lunging at each other's throat.

SPOILER!!! Hahaha.

CHAPTER 16 (SLEEPTALK)

Danny and I were at the park now. I was sitting on a bench while he bought some ice cream for us.

He was grinning when he approached me, holding two ice cream cones. One was strawberry-flavoured and the other was coffee-flavoured.

He handed me the strawberry-flavoured one as he sat next to me. “Here’s your ice cream.”

I grinned. “Thanks so much Danny.”

We decided to go to the park and chat. I missed him, as always.

“So, what’s been up since I left?” he asked, licking his ice cream.

Hm… Maybe I should tell him about my encounter with Terence Sky. It would be a funny story to tell anyway.

“Well, I just met my first crush Terence Sky”, I laughed.

He grinned. “Really? What happened then?”

So I told him everything that happened. He laughed when I told him that it was James’s fault.

“That’s a really crazy experience”, Danny chuckled.

I nodded. “I know.”

“Hm… Would you mind if I ask you something?”

“It’s okay Danny. You can ask me anything.”

“Why were you avoiding the guy?”

I paused for a bit before answering. I wasn’t very comfortable with the topic, but I wanted to pour out how I felt.

“Well… I was still hurt you know. I told you what happened during Valentine’s Day right? I still couldn’t forget that. I was so humiliated. I must’ve looked like an idiot to Terence”, I said, laughing nervously. “But we’re okay now.”

He placed his arm around me and grinned. “Nah. There’s nothing wrong about getting dumped. Heck, I got dumped too. My old girlfriend left me for another guy.”
“Well, she’s a fool. You’re great Danny.”

He smiled at me. “Thanks! You’ve been awesome too.”

Somehow, I liked this conversation. Danny managed to lighten up my mood. At least I know now that I wasn’t alone. Danny was dumped too, so I shouldn’t be bitter. At least I had him.

“Hey, I’m gonna do something for you”, he grinned as he got up.

I nodded and smiled. “Sure Danny.”

He looked around the park, as if searching for someone. He spotted someone with a guitar. He talked to the stranger. The stranger nodded and gave him his guitar.

Danny went back to me.

I laughed. “Aw… You’re gonna sing again?”

“Yup. This time, it’s on a stage”, he grinned.

There was a fountain in the middle of the park just near us. Danny went there and stood on it.

My jaw nearly dropped to the floor.

Oh my gosh. He was really going to do it?

Some people were already looking at him. Others stopped in their tracks.

“This is for you Anthea”, Danny chuckled as he began to strum his guitar.

I saw some people smile and go ‘Aw…’

I was blushing, but I was very touched by what he was about to do.

He began to sing, and that’s when the whole world stopped.

“It hasn’t been the best of days

Since she drove off and left me standing in the haze.

I smiled. Gosh his voice was as gorgeous as ever. This was what made me fall for him in the first place. I saw some people looking quite fascinated by his voice.

“Because I’ve been so out of honor

Yeah I have been
My new found love showed up and blew her out the water
And it’s so not easy.
I know she’ll say.
I’m sleazy.
I love the way.
You please me.”


Then he grinned very sweetly at me. I could feel my heart melting.

“I can’t believe I’ve found
The girl who turned my life around.
She suddenly came onto me
Pin me down on the ground
I could’ve pushed away
But I didn’t know what she’d say.
But I’m glad I’m not the guy who turned her down.”

Then he finished the song, smiling so sweetly at me. I smiled back at him, feeling so touched by what he just did.

A lot of people clapped their hands and grinned. Gosh Danny was good.

An old lady approached me and said “My dear, you’re very lucky to have him.”

I smiled. “Thank you. I really am.”

Danny gave back the guitar to its owner. Then he went back to me, sitting next to me.

“How was it?” he chuckled.

I held his hand. “That was sweet Danny. I loved it. I don’t even mind the people watching. Thank you.”

I kissed him very gently. He did deserve one after what he just did.

“Thanks”, Danny grinned as we stopped.

“The song was lovely. Seriously”, I grinned.

“Well, it had to be. It was written for you.”

I chuckled. “Aw… Thanks Danny.”

“DAANNY!!” a terrified voice suddenly said.

Danny and I whirled around. Who was that?

We turned around and saw Dougie running towards us with a terrified expression on his face.

Why was he so scared?

“Dougie? What’s wrong mate?” Danny asked, a confused tone layering his voice.

He was panting and huffing. He looked like he’d been running for a long time. “I’ve… Been chased by this girl called Diona.”

“Dah-yoh-nah?” I repeated.

Why did that ring a familiar bell to me?

I racked my brains for the answer but nothing came up.

Dougie sighed. “Yup. Anyway, I think I’ve lost her. She’s crazy. She’s been stalking me since I left the grocery store to buy Jessica some chocolate.”

I smiled. “Aw… You actually bought her some?”

He grinned. “Of course. She’s been taking dance lessons, so I’ll drop by later at her dance studio and give her some.”

That was so sweet of Dougie.

“Anyway, I’m glad that’s—“ he began to say but suddenly stopped as he thought of something.

“What is it Doug?” Danny asked.

“Hm… Do you want to play football?” Dougie asked as he pulled a football ball from his bag.

Danny grinned. “Sure thing Dougie.”

He stood up and looked at me. “You wanna play too?”

I shook my head. “Nah. I might just end up hitting myself.”

“Okay”, he said and pecked my cheek.

The two began playing, passing the ball to one another.

No way was I playing. I usually get hit by balls anyway. It’s like I’m a magnet or something.

I was sitting on the bench, watching them have fun.

Suddenly, a small whit poodle caught my eye. That was a cute dog. It had a pink leash on it and I saw who was holding it.

It was a girl probably my age wearing a long white and lacy blouse reaching below her hips, and black leggings. Her curly brown hair bounced whenever she’d walk with her high heels clicking.

Wow. This was one girl who was sure to be super rich. Even the way she walked signified that she was.

However, I couldn’t help but feel that she was giving off this snobbish air. She didn’t seem like a friendly girl who would smile at you.

And there was this strange and undeniable feeling tugging at my brain, saying that I know her.

I couldn’t put my finger on it though.

She began looking around the park, holding the poodle’s leash.

She saw Danny and Dougie and then her jaw dropped.

She took off her overly-sized sunglasses and yelled “DOOUGGIIEE!!”

Oh my gosh! I know this girl now! I remember now!

She was at my school.

She was definitely one of those girls who were amazingly posh and incredibly snobby. No wonder I felt like she was giving off bad aura.

She was none other than Diona Rebecca Weller. I’ve only heard of her when I was at school, and we’ve never really crossed paths. And from what I’ve heard, she was nothing good.

Another memory resurfaced on my mind. Now I distinctly remember her having a crush at a handsome boy from Orangeberry Academy.

Oh my gosh! It was Dougie!

I saw Dougie turn, a petrified expression on his face.

Diona chuckled. “Let’s go Fifi.”

She began approaching Dougie and Danny.

I stood up from the bench and approached them as well. Things might get out of hand.

I reached Danny now.

“Hey, you know her?” Danny whispered.

I nodded. “Yup. She’s a total snob. Poor Dougie.”

“Dougie!! Why did you leave me at the grocery?” Diona asked in a shrill voice.

“Um… Um… I had to dash. Besides, it’s none of your business. Let’s go Danny”, Dougie retreated with a triumphant grin on his face.

Suddenly, Diona grabbed him.

Man, for a posh girl, she sure had a tight grip.

She was grinning. “I don’t think so. Stay with me.”

Dougie rolled his eyes, irritation gradually building inside him. “No. I. DO. NOT.”

Diona gasped and Fifi began to bark at Dougie. Dougie snarled back at Fifi and the dog began to wince.

“How dare you?? Why??” Diona demanded.

“Because you’re fat”, Dougie replied blatantly.

Diona gasped and pouted. “Dougie!! Ugh!!”

She suddenly yanked the ball out of Dougie’s hands and walked a few meters away.
We could only stare at her. What was she doing?

Then she faced us and threw the ball, aiming at Dougie.

Luckily, we all managed to dodge it. Dougie stuck out his tongue at her. She stormed off.

“Serves her---“ Dougie began to say when somebody behind us yelped “Ow!”

We turned around to see who got hit.

We saw a guy on the grass, unconscious. Man could she throw a ball.

I gasped when I saw who it was. It was Harold!

“Harry!” I said in a frantic voice and bent over him.

Danny was looking at Harry with a surprised expression in his face.

He recognized Harry from the shop.

“Harry? Harry?” I asked once again.

His eyes opened a bit. He blinked. “Anthea? Anthea? Wh-what?”

Then all of a sudden, he was unconscious again.

“Oh dear. Um… Danny, can you carry him over to the bench? I’ll call Kyle”, I told Danny as I pulled out my cellphone and dialled Kyle’s number.

I quickly called Kyle. The park had a weird name though. ‘Gingerberry’. Why is everything here related to berries?




“Poor guy. He didn’t deserve this”, Dougie muttered.

“Er… Yeah”, Danny agreed.

“So he knows Anthea?”

“I guess so… Ah. Now I remember. She said she met this stranger from Denmark. I guess it’s this guy.”

Harold was still out cold. In fact, he was asleep now.

“A-anthea”, Harold began to mutter.

“Oh. She’s not here”, Dougie said.

Harold didn’t respond.

“Huh. I think he’s asleep”, Danny deduced.

“Anthea… I… I think I’m in love with you”, Harold muttered again.

Danny and Dougie exchanged looks.

Danny’s hunch had been right all along.

They slowly placed him on the bench.

It was the first tome they have ever met someone who actually blurted out his secrets when he sleep-talks.

“Dude, I think you’ve got some competition”, Dougie smirked.

Danny sighed. “Ah. Well. I’m not about to let him get my girlfriend. As if I’d let that happen.”

CHAPTER 17 (OBSESSION)

Dead leaves crackled as I dragged my sneakers on the leaf-strewn ground. I could see different insects crawling on the ground. I squinted as I looked at the blue, cloudless sky. The sun was pretty bright today.

Danny placed his arm around my shoulder and pointed to a red cottage to my far right, just beside the apple tree. “There. Our cottage’s there.”

“Wow. It’s really cute Danny”, I said.

And I meant that. The cottage was a quaint little thing with a porch and a birdhouse. A chair was stationed outside of it and I could see wind chimes.

“Oh my gosh! Spotty’s still here!” Pamela exclaimed excitedly as she pointed to a whit horse with brown spots galloping inside a ranch.

Danny nodded. “Of course. I wouldn’t let cousin Rose just take it.”

Nicole grinned. “And a good thing you didn’t. I was always fond of that horse.”

“Dude, you still have old Silver here?” Dougie asked.

Danny nodded. “Yup. Silver’s still here.:

“Oh! Didn’t you mention that horse to me before? The one that threw you off the saddle?” Jessica asked Dougie.

Dougie snorted. “Yup. That’s the one.”

“Aw… Poor you”, Nicole teased and stuck out her tongue at Dougie.

“Hey! It was your fault Nicole. You told me Silver was very nice”, Dougie laughed.

Nicole rolled her eyes. “To me. And it’s your fault you believed me.”

Dougie stuck out his tongue and the two just grinned at each other.

Even if Dougie and Nicole fight each other from time to time, things were always friendly with them. Before, I noticed that Dougie kind of resented Nicole. But now, they were definitely friends. Dougie seems to have put the past behind him.

We were at Danny’s farm now. He invited me to come with Pamela, Dougie, Jessica, Nicole and Jenny.

Jenny would come later on. She had to fix things.

Harry was busy at his family’s restaurant. Tom was with his family, and James was busy answering fan mail. I don’t know when he’d leave. The Busted tour was pretty much done, so he’d probably stick around for a while.

I think Matt and Charlie went back.

So here we were. It’s very beautiful here. I saw a ranch filled with horses, a lot of fruit trees, a barn, and a swing.

As I scanned the place more carefully, I could see a lake not far from here. Probably a small trek would do.

We proceeded to the cottage. As soon as we got to the front door, it immediately swung open, revealing a plump woman with fiery red hair and freckles on her face. She was shorter than me by a few inches.

She was wearing a whit apron over her red dress. I couldn’t tell which was redder: her hair or her dress.

She let out a squeal of delight as she hugged Danny.

“Dannykins!!” she said in a high-pitched voice. “Pleasure to see you darling!!”

Danny chuckled. “Hey Aunt Jude! Nice to see you too!”

She let go of him, laughed and pinched his cheeks. “You’re so grown up now!!”

She turned to me and smiled. “Hello my dear!! I’m Aunt Jude! Danny, this is your wife right?”

I laughed hard, tears welling up a bit in my eyes. “Um… No. I’m his girlfriend though. I’m Anthea.”

I never thought that any person would get the wrong idea about Danny and me, now that we were a couple. I was wrong.

Danny was laughing and patting Aunt Jude’s back. “Aunt Jude! Do I look that old to you?”

She chuckled after realizing her mistake. “Oh my dear. I’m so sorry!! I keep on forgetting you’re not that old yet! Well, you just grow up fast.”

Danny and I chuckled.
This time, she hugged Pamela. “Pamela dear! A pleasure to see you again my little cupcake!!”

Pamela giggled. “Thanks Aunt Jude. It’s great to be back here.”

Aunt Jude hugged Nicole this time. “You’re looking pretty today. Are you still playing Pokemon?”

Nicole chuckled. “Yup! I’m playing Red version. I’m already at the Indigo League. By the way, you needed an Abra right? I saw your email.”

Aunt Jude nodded. “Yes my dear. They just keep escaping. It’s either that or my Charizard kills it.”

Wow! She’s old but she still plays Pokemon? She’s definitely different.

Then she squealed and pinched Dougie’s cheeks very hard. “Dougster!! What’s up my dear?? You have grown. And good thing your hair’s better now. You had such dreadful hair before.”

Dougie chuckled. “I’m thrilled to see you too Aunt Jude.”

“Aunt Jude, this is Jessica. Dougie’s girlfriend”, Danny said, introducing Jessica.

Aunt Jude slapped Dougie’s back. “Dougie! I never thought you’d get a girlfriend with that immature attitude of yours! What a huge achievement for you! Jessica, a pleasure to meet you.”

Jessica nodded, smiling. “It’s great to meet you too.”

“Well, let’s get you inside now shall we?” Aunt Jude said and led us inside.

The place was cozy and had a homey atmosphere about it. There were a few sofas in the living room and plush carpet covered the place. There was a fireplace in the living room and different paintings hung above it.

There was a television facing the sofas and a cd rack was beside it. The kitchen had cute pink tiles and different appliances.

If I went forward, I could see a few more rooms.

All in all, it was a really great place. I felt right at home.

“This is great”, I remarked, my eyes scanning the place.
“Why thank you. I do tend to clean up every so often. Don’t just comes in and I simply cannot stand it. Well, feel free to roam around in my humble abode”, Aunt Jude said cheerfully.

I nodded. Danny came with me and the rest went to the kitchen after seeing the cookies on the table.

“This is my room, the one with the Invader Zim stickers. That one’s Nicole’s. The only one without stickers. That’s cousin Jamie’s, the one with Hello Kitty… Wow. I never realized we were sticker fanatics before”, Danny said as he pointed room after room.

There were different stickers on each door.

As we headed to the last door, I saw that it had Spongebob stickers.

“Whose room is this?” I asked Danny.

“Ah. That’s Pamela’s. She’s never let us in there though. I don’t know what she’s hiding”, Danny replied.

“Oh.”

“Hm… Why don’t we go in? I’ve always wanted to see her room.”

“Is it okay Danny?”

“Nah. It’s okay I guess. I mean, there’s no harm in it right?”

Well, it did seem harmless.

Danny placed his hand on the doorknob, he slowly opened it-

“HOLD IT!!”

We saw Pamela running towards us. Danny immediately pulled his hand away. Pamela was blocking the door and laughing nervously.

“Um… Sorry guys! I can’t let you in!” she said.

Danny chuckled. “You’re weird Pamela. But okay. We won’t go in.”

Pamela turned to me, her eyes pleading.

“Oh fine. I won’t go in”, I gave in.

She gave out a huge sigh of relief.

Wow. She must be hiding something supra-private in there. She looked really panicked when she saw Danny place his hand on the knob.

“Thanks. Sorry. I really can’t let you in there”, she said. “Ooh. Why don’t we go to the lake Danny? It’s very beautiful there Anthea.”

I nodded. “Cool. I’m up for that.”





Pamela wasn’t kidding. The lake was beautiful.

The crystal clear waters sparkled in the sun. I saw fishes quickly moving water from time to time. I dipped my finger into the lake and shuddered.

The water was pretty cold today.

I was lying on my belly on the grass. I was only a few inches away from the water.

Everything felt so serene here. I closed my eyes and hummed a tune to myself.

Suddenly, someone pecked my cheek.

I opened my eyes and saw Danny grinning at me as he sat down beside me.

“Hey”, he greeted me.

“Hi Danny”, I replied, starting to rise up now. I sat down.

“This lake is beautiful Danny. Seriously.”

He nodded. “I know. That’s why we love it here. Everything’s just so peaceful you know?”

“Is that why you, Tom, Harry and Dougie live here even though you’re super rich?”

He chuckled. “I guess so. Our parents just wanted a simple life. We could probably never find rest at the city. And besides, I wouldn’t have gotten to know you.”

I smiled back at him. “Then I’m glad I moved too.”
We looked at the lake for a while. Birds chirped as they flew out of the trees and the leaves rustled.

“Do you guys come here very often?” I asked him.

“Yeah. Pretty much every year. You might see that Aunt Jude’s… Er… Pretty hyper”, Danny said.

I chuckled. “I know. But she does seem nice. Did Nicole really tell Dougie to get on the horse?”

“Oh yes. And Silver wasn’t used to strangers. Dougie fell off. Maybe that’s why Dougie used to hate Nicole so much.”

“Ah. No wonder. But they seem to be getting along pretty well now.”

“I know. That’s pretty---“

All of a sudden, somebody pushed both of us into the water. Danny hugged me as we fell into the water, making a huge splash. I screamed as we fell in.

Our heads popped out of the water. The water was chilly and my teeth started to chatter.

“Anthea, come here”, Danny beckoned me.

At least I could swim now.

I freestyled my way towards Danny and wrapped my arm around him.

“I should have known”, Danny said as he looked up.

I looked up as well, my hair dripping.

I saw Dougie and Jessica snickering while sitting on the grass.

I smirked. These guys could never keep still.

Dougie was clutching his stomach now and Jessica giggled as she made a peace sign to me.

Dougie rubbed his eyes. “Sorry guys. We couldn’t resist.”

“Yeah. It was just too much of a temptation. We really do have little self-control”, Jessica added.
Danny and I laughed. These guys were too much. Alone, each was already very naughty. Together, they were beyond naughty.

“Anthea, you’d better go back before you freeze”, Danny said.

I nodded and unwrapped my arms. I swam back to the shore and Dougie and Jessica helped me climb up. Danny went back as well. We were both very soaked as we got up.

“Um… We have towels here”, Jessica said as she handed us each blue towels.

“Thanks”, I grinned at her.

Danny placed his towel on my head and began drying my hair. “Here, let me help you.”

I blushed. Aw… That was so sweet.

I placed my towel on his hair as well, grinning while doing so. “Thanks. Let me help you too.”

After drying up each other’s hair, we tried drying up our own selves. I squeezed water out of my clothes.

In a while we were still wet, but certainly dry enough.

Pamela and Nicole approached us.

“Hey. You two are wet”, Nicole giggled.

“I know”, I grinned.

Suddenly, Nicole’s phone rang.

“Hello? Jenny? Good that you’re here!” Nicole said.

We all beamed.

“What? You’re going inside a room? Go ahead. It’s Pamela’s room. Okay”, Nicole said and placed her phone back in her pocket.

“Pam—“, she began to say when Pamela had already run off to the cottage, her hair flying. She looked panicked.

We all had a question mark hovering over our heads. What’s wrong with her room?
We all decided to head for the cottage. Aunt Jude was already sleeping on the couch.

“Um… Jenny… Haha… It’s… not what you think”, we heard Pamela’s voice say.

Jenny laughed. “Pamela! You don’t have to be shy about it. It’s small.”

We proceeded to go to Pamela’s room. Jenny and Pamela were inside. As soon as we had a glance of the room, we all received quite a shock.

Now I know why Pamela didn’t want us here.

There were posters of James all over the place. I think every single space had his face on it. There was even a pillow with his face on it. A t-shirt was hung on a rack and it said ‘I love James Bourne’.

Pamela was obsessed about James. She had a crush on him. This was her little secret.

Pamela blushed as she saw us. Jenny only smiled, understanding her.

“Pamela, you didn’t need to hide this”, Dougie said.

“Well… I… I was just too shy you know. But Jenny, I’m just a really obsessed fan. I’m not gonna steal him away from you or anything. Besides, I have Harry”, Pamela said, still blushing.

Jenny patted her shoulder. “It’s okay. I understand. Besides, James and I aren’t even a couple.”

Pamela giggled. “Yeah. But it’s pretty obvious you like her.”

Jenny blushed. “Well… Um… It’s quite nice here right?”

We all laughed. Yup. She did like him.

Well, Pamela told us to keep quite about her obsession. We promised.

We rode on the horses for a while. Surprisingly, Silver didn’t throw me when I was riding him. Dougie flashed an indignant look at the horse.

After eating lunch, we all went fishing. We managed to catch quite a few and a fish hit Dougie in the face.

Aw… Poor Dougie. First a horse, now a fish.

After that, we all went home. Danny, as always, walked me home and kissed me goodbye as he left.

Somehow, I felt that he was extra protective of me now. It was like he was afraid of losing me. I couldn’t guess why though.

Rawr. Danny's so sweet
Hahahaa, Dougies has a stalker too
Hahahaaha, Dougie's so like Dougie in here
Woohoo. Danny VS Harry
Hahahaha, Pamela like James!

KAI wrote:Rawr. Danny's so sweet
Hahahaa, Dougies has a stalker too
Hahahaaha, Dougie's so like Dougie in here
Woohoo. Danny VS Harry
Hahahaha, Pamela like James!

Aw... Thanks for reading!!
I got the idea when Tippy told me she had a crush on James. So I put it here.
I can't wait for the next two chapters. They're my fave. Seriously. Things between Danny and Harry just get uglier. haha.

oooh. diona's here. she's really different from real life.. like us! hahaha!
you know, i was really intrigued when i read this part in your notebook.. 'cause the thing that pamela was hiding in her room wasn't revealed yet. so, i was wondering of what stuff pamela might be hiding.. some of my guesses were pretty unusual. sorry, tippy. peace.

nikka! wrote:oooh. diona's here. she's really different from real life.. like us! hahaha!
you know, i was really intrigued when i read this part in your notebook.. 'cause the thing that pamela was hiding in her room wasn't revealed yet. so, i was wondering of what stuff pamela might be hiding.. some of my guesses were pretty unusual. sorry, tippy. peace.

hahaha. No. Tippy's the same. She's still hyper!
Really? haha. It was pretty unpredictable.
Wait. Wait. What were you thinking? I'm curious.
Spill nicole!

anika wrote:

nikka! wrote:oooh. diona's here. she's really different from real life.. like us! hahaha!
you know, i was really intrigued when i read this part in your notebook.. 'cause the thing that pamela was hiding in her room wasn't revealed yet. so, i was wondering of what stuff pamela might be hiding.. some of my guesses were pretty unusual. sorry, tippy. peace.

hahaha. No. Tippy's the same. She's still hyper!
Really? haha. It was pretty unpredictable.
Wait. Wait. What were you thinking? I'm curious.
Spill nicole!

hahaha.. sorry. i can tell.. or rather, i wont tell.
it's for me to know and you to find out..

nikka! wrote:

anika wrote:

nikka! wrote:oooh. diona's here. she's really different from real life.. like us! hahaha!
you know, i was really intrigued when i read this part in your notebook.. 'cause the thing that pamela was hiding in her room wasn't revealed yet. so, i was wondering of what stuff pamela might be hiding.. some of my guesses were pretty unusual. sorry, tippy. peace.

hahaha. No. Tippy's the same. She's still hyper!
Really? haha. It was pretty unpredictable.
Wait. Wait. What were you thinking? I'm curious.
Spill nicole!

hahaha.. sorry. i can tell.. or rather, i wont tell.
it's for me to know and you to find out..

whaaaattt??? EVIL!!!!
hahaha. Joke. Oh fine. Suit yourself.

NICOLEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! or should i say, MAAAARIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEE!!! (with the squealing noise)

what were the things you thought about when you read the part about my room???? c'mon! tell meee!!

hahaha!! haven't been here for sooo long..

ANIKA! I LOVE THIS FIC!

PuDd_T wrote:NICOLEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! or should i say, MAAAARIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEE!!! (with the squealing noise)

what were the things you thought about when you read the part about my room???? c'mon! tell meee!!

hahaha!! haven't been here for sooo long..

ANIKA! I LOVE THIS FIC!

Hi Tippy!!! hahaha. Thankss!!!
That's what I'd like to know! Nicooolee!!! Tell us!!!

anika wrote:

PuDd_T wrote:NICOLEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! or should i say, MAAAARIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEE!!! (with the squealing noise)

what were the things you thought about when you read the part about my room???? c'mon! tell meee!!

hahaha!! haven't been here for sooo long..

ANIKA! I LOVE THIS FIC!

Hi Tippy!!! hahaha. Thankss!!!
That's what I'd like to know! Nicooolee!!! Tell us!!!

TRISHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! AND ANIKA...
no! i won't tell. waha.. actually, i forgot na eh.. hahaha! so, i REALLY can't tell you.

TRISHtan.. ooops! tristan pala...
uhm, it's okay that you haven't been here for so long.. because i'm planning to not be here for so long too! wahaha.. until our exams end to be exact. but i'm not sure if i can do that.. because i always give in to temptation.. *sigh*

oh my!!!!


wait wait!!! i want to learn how to play a piano, without looking the keys!.. i love spongebob. i have a spongebob notebook but i gave it to my sister, coz it looks like its for girls... btw, pamela was really a fan of spongebob,...

carrie? *snap, snap, snap* she's so lucky! superb!

Harold/harry, what! oh no! he fell in love with her... that a great fight for danny..

brucie, is so adorable...


OH!!! danny and anthea are so sweet! terrence sky is so stupid, its a big loss for him talaga.. and the x-girlfriend of Danny was really fool... but that ok, naging sila naman ni anthea... pero naalala ko ung isang episode sa MAXX, the killergame axe... lol


yeah... they are really sweet... Fishing? i never tried in my life... poor dougie, that diona, i like the name of his dog, fif! parang galing sa beverly hills.. lol i wonder when Dougie got hit with the nuckle of the horse!!!


wee, i love it!!!!


WAIT! NAKAHABOL NA PALA AKO!!!! ang saya!!! parang kailan lang!!! feuw! that a big relief!


ps... i really love your fic!!!