Thanksgiving

Two days until Thanksgiving and dad and I have been cleaning the house since. And two days until Ray and his family leave. I spent the entire week with him as much as I could.

Report cards came in and I have straight A's. I bought the turkey and the nice table cloth. Dad, Mandy, and Chris went out to get other stuff.

Ray's family is of course coming. Dante said he'll stop by and my Mimi is coming. My mom can't for another 4 weeks. I sigh.

I finish my homework and start cleaning my room up a bit. Once I finish, I order pizza.

As I wait, I took a small nap. I set an alarm, however, it didn't happen. There was a knock on my door as I sat up and grabbed the money off the coffee table.

"Coming!" I open the door and see Dante. "Oh. I thought you were the delivery guy." I scratch the back of my neck and let him in. We sit on the couch.

I had no idea what to say to him. "Do you want something to drink?"

"Sure." I get up and grab his hand. We walk to the kitchen and he takes a seat on the counter. I grab two cups and turn to him.

"What do you want? We have grape soda, orange juice, apple juice, water, cool aid, and lemonade."

"I'll have...lemonade." I nod and grab out lemonade from the fridge. I pour two cups and him one. "Thanks." I nod again. Then the door knocks again.

I grab the money and head to the door. "Mimi?!" I hug her. Still no pizza. She has a suitcase with her and she hugs me back. Her dog, Cuini, growls. I reach down and pet him.

I let Mimi in the house. "Oh. I didn't know you had a boy in the house." She chuckles. Dante hops of the counter and greats Mimi. "A gentleman too! My my." She takes a seat on the couch and Cuini sits by her feet.

"Mimi, this is Dante." Her eyes widen and soften.

"So this is the infamous Dante you told me about. You were right: he is cute."

"MIMI!" Dante stares at me, smirking.

"You talk about me? Oh and I'm cute?"

"No! No! No!" Mimi and Dante start laughing. Dante goes in the kitchen and grabs his lemonade. I give Mimi a look.

"What? Its harmless." She laughs. I groan and sit next to her. We have a nice conversation and Dante soon joins in.

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Once the pizza gets here, me and Mimi eat. Dante left to go to a friends house.

"So, Eve. Do you like the boy? I mean if I was your age, I would. He's so handsome and friendly."

"Mimi." I groan. " I guess. I don't know. Dad thinks me and him will be a good couple." Mimi chuckles.

"Yes, I see why." I finish my plate and put it in the dish washer. Mimi soons finishes and I put it with my dish. Cuini makes a mess of his food and I sweep it up.

I show Mimi to her room and head to mine. "Eh! We're home! We brought....food." Dad groans.

I walk downstairs, with Mimi. "Melanie? You're here early." She nods. And hugs Mandy and Chris.

"We ate already. I bought pizza." Dad shuffles to the kitchen with Mimi. "So,  how was shopping with dad." They groan and head to their rooms. I chuckle and go to mine.

I play games on my phone and get a phone call from Dante.

"Hello?"

"Eve...you should open your window."

"My window."

"Yes!"

"And why should I?"

"Oh come on! Just do it!" I give in and open my window. I see a messy boy covered in dirt and I laugh.

"What happened to you?" I keep laughing. Dante rolls his eyes and sits on the floor. "Hey! I just cleaned my room!" I moan.

I grab Dante's hand and drag him to the bathroom. Dad and Mimi saw us. "Eve, towels are in the cabinet. And Dante, what happened to you?"

"Oh, Ray happened. He got mad because of something to do with Eve. And fought me in the mud." Oh. I grab a towel and throw it to him. He goes to the bathroom and I grab his clothes, which he through out.

I put them in the washer, and wait. Once they were done, I put them in the dryer.

I head downstairs and dad looks at me. "What did he mean by 'it had something to do with you?"

"I don't know. I'm assuming it has something do with my crush on him." I shrug. Dad's eyes widen and he chuckles. I give him a questioning look.

"So you admit you like me?" I feel my cheeks burn. I turn and see a half naked Dante. His black hair soaking wet, dripping down his torso and disappearing under the towel.

I squeak and turn away. He chuckles and the dryer goes off. We race upstairs. I trip and bra his leg, pulling him down. I beat him and grab his stuff. I throw it at him. He nods and walks in my room.

Chris walks in my room, not knowing Dante was in there, and screams. "Ahh!!! Eve! Why is there a naked Dante in your room?!" He runs out. I burst out laughing, with Dad and Mimi.

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Thanksgiving! Ah. All the food was done and prepared. Mimi was asleep on the couch. Dad was checking the turkey. And Mandy and Chris?

Wait, where are Mandy and Chris. I look around, not seeing a blue haired girl nor a brunette boy. I look outside and see them playing in....MUD?! I run outside gripping their hands and dragging in the house.

"V! Ow!"

"Go get cleaned up and changed, the both of you! Now!" I hollered and woke up Mimi. "Sorry Mimi!" She nods and gets up and to her room.

The twins go in their rooms. I also head in mine and get changed. I bought a reddish brown dress for this day! Once I get changed,I do my make up.

The door rings and I rush down stairs. I mentally curse as I trip. Stupid heels. I open the door and let in Ray and his family. "Eve, you look...amazing." Mrs. Helinzer said. I smile and the twins walk down the stairs.

"Dad! People are here!" I shout.

"Hello! Mary! Alex! Ray! And of course, Sky!" I chuckle at his stupidity and sit down. "Oh! Eve, I invited Dante and his family! After all, Bennie hasn't seen Sky or Mandy in a while." I cough and look at Ray.

He has a look of discomfort." Oh, Ray, you haven't seen him in a while! It might be nice." He grumbles and heads into the kitchen. My phone goes off and I answer it.

"Hey V! I'm outside. My mom doesn't know wether or not to knock." He chuckles and I get up. I open the door and let them in. Bennie runs and hugs me.

"Its been to long! Your stupid brother won't let me see you!" She giggles." I'm now officially 15!" Chris sees her and hugs her. Sky well, he gets up and punches Chris playfully. I forgot they both had a crush on Bennie.

Ms.Burns greets me. "Eve, my son won't stop talking about you. Its cute, no?" She whispers and sits next to Mr.Helinzer. I feel my face blush as I greet Dante. He smiles. I hug him softly.

"You look...stunning." He whispers against my hair. My face starts burning. We let go and take our seats. I sit next to Ray and Mimi. Dante sits across from Mimi and Dad sits across from Ray, leaving an open seat.

"Dad, we have an extra chair?" He gulps.

"Um...well..." The door bell goes off. "I think you should get that." I look at him suspiciously and get up.

"M-mom?!" I pull her into a hug and I feel tears swelling up.

"Hey, bumpkin. Its been a while huh?" I pull away and let her in. She greets everyone and sits down next to Dad.

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Everyone ate and jokes around, however, Dante and Ray have had a hard core staring contest. That's was until Dante says something wrong and Ray punches him.

He jumps over the table and him and Dante are now on the ground wrestling.

"Ray get off him! Ray! You're hurting him!" Mrs.Helinzer yells. I get up and try prying Ray off him.

I get pushed back into the table, smacking my back off the corner. I hiss as Dante flips Ray over, punching him.

"What the hell is your problem?! First you want me to be near her, then away. Near and away! Every time! So what the hell do you want me to do?!"

"Stay the hell away from her! She's to good for you!" Mom and Dad get up and drag Dante and Ray from each other. Ray headbutts dad in the nose and dad let's him go.

Ray goes to punch Dante in the abdomen. I rush over and grab Ray's hand. I grip both his and Dante's ears and drag them up to my room.

"We'll be right back." I growl. Once they are in my room, I push them on my floor.

"What the hell you two?! You guys are supposed to be best friends? Remember?" I scold them. They look down at the floor then at me. I turn away and ignore them.

"Is that really how you want to leave things off? Fighting each other in my dinning room? On thanksgiving?" They shake their heads and look at each other.

"Good. Now explain what happened and hug it out. I trust you two not to destroy my room?" They nod their heads.

"Good." I walk out of the room and head downstairs. "Children I swear!" They all laugh and help clean up. I bring their dishes into the dish washer.

I see Dante and Ray walk downstairs. I didn't realize until now that they are both beaten pretty good. Mom goes and grabs the first aid and patches up the wounds on them.

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After a while, everyone leaves, including mom. I'm glad I got to see her. Apparently, in 4 weeks she is allowed home. I smile and check up on the twins. Mandy is fast asleep. I walk into Chris's room and see him crying.

"What's wrong, Ris?" He looks at me and shows me his phone.

"I'm going to miss Sky. Its so hard to believe I'm going to him. He's a jerk, all because he likes Bennie...but I...I...I think I know why it hurts." I look at him, raising an eyebrow.

"I think I like Sky...not Bennie." My eyes widen.

"Wow...well what are you going to do?"

"I don't know. I think...I think I'm going to tell him." I smile and hug him.

"Well, get some sleep. We are going with them to the airport." He nods and lays down. I walk out of his room, leaning against the door.

Ray....I'm going to miss you...you big jerk.