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"You're right," Casey concluded. "If it was something really important, Cappie would show me."
Rebecca was mad. Not at Casey or Cappie or anyone specifically. Just mad at life. She wasn't going to lie; she really did like Cappie. But she also admitted to herself early on that all the quiet whispers and rumors were correct; Cappie and Casey belonged together.
She hated coming off as the bitch. She didn't mean to. She had come to Cyprus Rhodes to get away from her ex-boyfriend from boarding school. She knew he wouldn't follow her here, to a place that was literally in the middle of nowhere. She had already decided that she was going to be an ice queen, with thick walls protecting her heart and emotions. She decided she was going to be numb before she even set foot on campus.
She really hadn't known that Evan had a girlfriend. He had seemed nice and she really needed to forget Rick. She would have never really done it if she had known about Casey. Well, she already knew about Casey, but didn't know that she was dating Evan. She truly had felt bad about it too.
She now thought that it was all for the best; CRU's own Romeo and Juliet back together, finally. Rebecca was happy that she had made a small difference; maybe even a significant one to getting them back together.
But goddamnit, she wanted her fairytale ending too. Cappie and Casey. Evan and Frannie. Hell, even Rusty had found a girlfriend in Tina. Where was her Prince Charming?
Rebecca though about this as she stared at the empty coffee mug that she had ordered. No one knew about Cappie and Casey. Yet. She's really surprised nobody has attempted a celebrity couple name for them. It could be Capey or… nope, that was the only one. And it sounded absolutely ridiculous. But then again so did Brangelina and TomKat. Cappie and Casey sounded better, it rolled off the tongue of every student on campus.
Suddenly, someone sits across from her. She doesn't even bother to look up. It's probably one of her fellow pledges looking for advice.
"What's wrong with little Princess Jasmine?" She looked up sharply, meeting the person's eyes.
"What do you want Beaver?" She was really not in the mood for this.
"Just spreading the good cheer," He grinned at her. "I don't know if you heard, but Cappie and Casey are back together."
"I have heard," She snapped. "Believe it or not, I played a crucial part in them getting back together."
"Oh I believe it," He replied. "I knew there was a heart buried somewhere in that black hole of yours."
She glared for a minute before giving up. "Seriously, what are you doing here, sitting across from me?"
"You looked sad," He shrugged as if it was the simplest thing in the world.
She deflated, "Oh." She looked apologetically at him, too proud to say anything.
"It's okay to be jealous," He said out of nowhere. "Even I'm jealous that they have such a great relationship."
Rebecca's eyebrows furrowed together, "Really?"
"I know I come off as shallow and uncaring, it's just that I try to enjoy myself. Someday I'd love to settle down and have family," Beaver confided. "Wow, I just sounded really cliché."
"Yeah, but I know exactly how you feel," She sighed.
He grabbed her hand, "Let's go see a movie."
She stopped suddenly, "You know I'm not going to make out with you, right?"
He rolled his eyes, "Of course not, c'mon." Rebecca laughed, comparing him to a three-year-old child inside her head. She followed him across campus, to where the movie theater lay right outside the campus property lines. She hadn't felt this way in a while. Happy and uncaring. Throwing caution to the wind. Going to a movie with a guy just because she felt like it. No prearrangements.
"What do you want to see? Made of Honor? Baby Mama?"
She looked at him, smirking, "What about Indiana Jones?"
He grinned, "Hell yeah!" He pulled her in, and Rebecca finally remembered the name for the feeling that had come over her. Fun. She hoped she could keep it this way.
They came out of the movie, laughing so hard from the way people reacted in the theater. Rebecca could barely stand up; she was gripping Beaver's arm to stay upright.
"Beav!" Both of their heads shot up to see Cappie waving, Casey meeting Rebecca's eyes as their respective counterparts pat each other on the back. Casey asked for a truce silently with her eyes, Rebecca agreed with the slight nod of her head.
She found that she liked this newfound side of Beaver, and if things went her way, she would have to see a lot more of Casey in the near future. She noted the guys' amazed expressions, realizing they thought they would have gone at each other by now.
"Case? Why don't we go to the restroom and leave the boys to talk," Rebecca suggested. Cappie's eyebrows shot up, but he let them go.
The first thing Casey did when they entered the bathroom was hug her. "Thank you." Rebecca didn't know what to do. She should hug Casey back. Rebecca had never really felt comfortable with hugs. They seemed too… intimate. Too personal. People got too close.
Rebecca hugged her back reluctantly, "Your welcome. And I'm sorry. For everything." Casey pulled away, smiling tearfully.
"I don't know if I'll be able to forgive you right away," Casey admitted. She looked ashamed of the fact. Rebecca blinked away the hopeful tears that had been steadily coming.
Rebecca spoke truthfully, "That's okay. You don't need to. We should just try and get along. Well, get along better than we did before."
Casey wiped her eyes; "I know we're not going to be best friends anytime soon… So how about pleasant acquaintances?" Rebecca wanted best friends. Someday, she hoped she's have one. Being the Senator's daughter wasn't the easiest way to make true, good friends.
Rebecca nodded; she liked the sound of that. "Pleasant acquaintances."
A/N-I am soooooooooo sorry this took so long. Besides my inability to update, how did you like it? Please review; I expect at least seven. Pretty please with another chapter on top?
