Howdy guys! This is my first W.I.T.C.H. story and of course it had to be Cornelia and Caleb. This is a collection of almost missing moments. Moments we see slightly in the show but going more into depth. I have loved this pair since I was like 6. This story is set during Happy Birthday Will, after Cornelia, Haylin and Caleb have returned from the mall after running into Elijah and his friends. Then leading on to the party itself… I hope you enjoy!

It had been a month. A month since I came to Earth, A month since I met the guardians and a month of confusion at their weird earth ways. One thing I couldn't deny I had become friends with the teenage girls who I had just wanted to avoid, Haylin and Cornelia especially becoming my close friends. Cornelia sat on the sofa which I also called my bed notebooks surrounding her full of plans for Will's birthday party. From what I could see there were pools with frogs, pizza and music. I was clearly staring at her although she was so caught up in her plans she didn't even notice. I was lucky that I caught her head moving just in time to turn my head towards her plans so she didn't catch me.

"Okay listen up rebel boy I am going to teach you the how to Earth parties."

"What makes you think I don't know how to act at parties? It may surprise you but I am a teenage boy I have been to parties."

"Caleb they were Meridian parties. These will be different; you don't want to stand out do you."

I am guessing that they really weren't that different. I had festival parties where you would hunt or eat with all the families in your street. However I had also been to parties before the rebellion had started when I was 17. At 14 I had gone to my first party thrown by Aldarn's older brother. It was filled with the local girls flirting with all the boys and they were all intoxicated. It shocked me to be frank meridian had always been so traditional and so reserved. To see the girls throwing themselves on the boys I didn't know what to feel. I had soon gotten used to that and would join in just like all the other boys.

"Caleb?"

Caleb had definitely got distracted and noticed Cornelia had moved closer towards him.

"First things first Caleb this is a surprise party so don't tell Will anything or Irma. It is going to be the ultimate surprise."

"Why are you not telling Irma? I thought it was her party."

"It is her party; she just doesn't know she is throwing it."

"Right."

"Next, if a girl hands you a drink…bar me or the girls. Don't drink it, I won't be surprised if some people smuggle in alcohol and trust me they will try and get you drunk and you're too innocent to realise."

"Excuse me innocent! Hang on Cornelia I am just going to stop you now I have been to parties which sound similar or worse than what you are describing. I don't know why you are so concerned that girls are going to throw themselves at me. It's not a bad thing in my book. Surely it's you that I should be concerned with… a house of most likely drunk teenage boys and a pretty girl now where the hell could that go wrong."

Cornelia had stood up and I could see anger raging in her eyes. She looked hot! Why was he getting turned on by this, it's Cornelia. He is not allowed to like her, yeah she is pretty but he doesn't need that distraction. He needed to focus on Meridian not on a girl and whatever guy she decided to make out with at a party.

"You think I can't take care of myself. It that what it is, you still think that I am a kid who has ended up in a situation out of my league don't you. Well guess what Caleb I am a guardian and I am happy to be. I can defend myself; I spend every day doing so. I was trying to help you Caleb, to warn you that the girls here can be deserving and sneaky. Fine, if you want that then go make out with them. Just leave me alone and stop staring at me so I can finish my friend's birthday party. I have not been a good enough friend to her and I want to prove that I really do care for her."

"My god Cornelia do you have to be so dense. It's not you it's these boys they don't care about honour or treating you right. They just want to get laid."

"What and you don't Caleb. 'I don't think it's a bad thing' please you may be from a different world and have been forced to grow up to quickly but you still want just one thing don't you."

"I can't stop them hurting you! It's not about me, heck I want to be in love. I don't want a one night stand or whatever it is you call it. They don't though; I walked past someone at the mall saying that they wanted to 'totally do that blonde chick Cornelia.' And you won't let me hurt them or stop them. You told me I can't go all rebel leaders I can't just stand there and watch them flirt with you ok."

Her eyes quickly softened as she looked at me.

"Why are we even fighting Caleb?"

"I don't know but we are pretty good at it, aren't we?"

"That we are. I am sorry I treated you like a child. I just don't trust the girls around here not to use you."

"I am sorry too; I just don't trust the sleaze balls around here."

"How about deals then I stay away from the boys at the party and you stay away from the girls. Then neither of us has to worry."

"Deal."

I stuck out my hand and felt her soft fingers touch mine as we shook on it.

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I watched as Elyon leaned against the door and fluttered her eyelashes at Caleb. He seemed none the wiser as he babbled on about something I couldn't hear. I was desperate to go over there and talk to him but instead I was running around sorting things out and trying to avoid a very annoyed Irma. On the bright side Will liked my present, I think I am showing her that she is truly my friend now.

I was topping up a large bowl of punch with assorted juice and was just sliding of the table to try and move it to be the party was. The weight was a lot more than anticipated and I saw it start to slip out of my arms. Luckily a pair of arms snaked their way around mine and helped pull the bowl back up to the side.

"Here let me help you."

"Caleb…thanks. It looked less heavy than it is."

"No problem, where do you want me to put this?"

"Just over there please… you and Elyon seem to be hitting it off."

"She was interested in sword tactics."

"She was interested in you."

"I remember our deal Cornelia, besides I am not interested in her. She is nice but not my type."

My back was up against the wall and Caleb leaned next to me. The closeness between us was comfortable. It ended all too quickly with a shout from Haylin. Just as I asked what his type was.

"You are not getting out of that Caleb. I will be right back."

The night had led to a fight with a giant snake in the town hall. Not how I had hoped the party would go but once we got back to Irma's the party was still in full swing and everyone seemed to be having fun. I headed inside with the pizza and started placing boxes around the house. When I heard a cough.

"You were great today Cornelia, that thing with the table was impressive."

"Thanks, I am getting better. Don't tell the girls but I have been doing extra practise."

Caleb smiled and sat down on the table next to where I was laying out the pizza.

"I like blondes with blue eyes."

"What?"

"My type… blondes with blue eyes. Someone who is loyal and determined but stubborn and challenges me."

I went to reply but he leaned towards me.

"I have to go but I'll see you later."

"See you later Caleb."

I smiled as he walked away.