GweCan
Ch. 6 The Aftermath
POV ~ Gwen 1st and Katie 2nd

Ps: for those of you who are wondering why my fanfic
is titled GweCan and not Gwuncan, it's because
I titled this fanfic after my username
on a different site ( aka GweCanfan). And yes
I know Gwen and Duncan's relationship is
called Gwuncan/ Dungwen.

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" Come on Gwen don't tell me, you don't believe me " I could still hear his voice in my memory. " I,
I don't know who to believe! " I told him as I pushed past him, with tears flowing down my face as I
ran out of La Crème` Cafe`. It was true I didn't know who to believe, because I find it hard to concept
that either one would lie to me. Reaper and I are close friends, he has always been there for me when
I needed a shoulder to cry on; he was always there to protect me from rumors, bullies, and pranks
throughout our younger years. While Duncan is more than my best friend, he's my boyfriend; he could
always let me see things in a more positive way whenever I felt down, he has never pressured me
into doing something I didn't want to do and he is faithful to me.

I care deeply for the both of them, but the fact that either one of them could be lying, the fact that one
of them would even make up a lie to tell especially after what we've been through together, is what
hurts the most.

Sincerely, Gwen; I wrote, under the paragraph I finished in my diary. It had been a whole week since I
spoke to Duncan and my friends. The day after the introduction; Sunday, they wouldn't stop sending
me text and voice messages, apologizing about the previous day. Once they began to realize that I
wasn't returning their text and voice messages, they stopped. " Gwen honey, please let me in " my
mom told me as she stood outside my bedroom door.

I closed my purple diary and set it on my giant pillows before letting her into my room. " My goodness
is it stuffy in here and what a mess, Gwen what's going on? You rarely came out of your room this
week; if I did see you it was when you were going to work or returning from it, not to mention you've
never allowed your room to get this messy before " she said when she walked over to open my window
and Curtains. A strong breeze gushed through my room; I crawled back beneath my blanket. " Oh no
young lady, rise and shine; I want this room clean after breakfast, do you understand? " she demanded.
" Hmmmm... too tired " I mumbled as I shivered when she pulled my blanket off of me.

" Excuse me? " she asked me. " Yes ma'am, I'll clean my room after breakfast " I answered her as I
jumped out of bed and followed her to the hallway and down the stairs. " * muffled speaking * Hmmm
geet your beauty ffrest, Bride of Frankenstein? * Chuckle * " my brother asked, with his mouth full
of captain crunch. I simply ignored his question when making my own bowl of cereal. " What's with
her " he asked my mom in a low voice when handing her his empty bowl and silverware, once he
realized that I didn't make a joke to come back with; he was getting suspicious.

" I'm not sure, she seems to be more gloomy than usual " my mom whispered back; as she turned on
the hot water in the sink and added dish soup. ' Was it that noticeable? Do I really seem gloomier
than usual? ' I asked myself in thought. " Her date with Duncan, probably didn't go well " My brother
whispered his guess to our mom. " You both know that I can hear you right? " I complained in annoyance.
They both turned to look at me, they exchanged glances, and looked back at me as if they hadn't
realized I was in hearing range.

" I'm sorry Gwen, but if something is bothering you, you shouldn't bottle up your feelings and sulk,
what I'm really trying to say is if you feel down you could talk it over with me " she offered. " Look I
know you mean well, but talking about me and Duncan's relationship with you would just be...
awkward " I replied not noticing what I just let slip out. " I knew it! So it was Duncan! " my nosey
brother cheered from the living room. " Didn't I tell you it was rude to ease drop? " I asked in what my
mom would called a person's out door voice. " The both of you, please... stop and there's someone at
the door; could one of y- " my mom said before getting cut off by my brother " That must be the
guys, well that's my que, we'll be at the skateboard park all day, bye mom and Gwen " he said as he
opened the door to greet his friends and leave for the day.

Passing my mom, I made my way toward the stair case, and on the second floor walking in the
hallway; approaching my bedroom. After making my bed, placing my clothes back into my closet,
putting my diary in my bottom dwyer, and vacuumed my floor; I showered and changed into an
oversized black Tee and sweats. Pulling out my sketch pad and pencil, I filled in the blank canvas
before me, but every time I'd finish, I would rip out the paper and start all over again. My mind would
fill itself with thoughts of confusion and hurt, distracting me from each design or presketch I did.
Getting frustrated I tossed my sketch pad and pencil at a band poster on the wall, then screamed into
my pillow.

My screaming must have concerned my mom, because I as I remove my head from my pillow I hear a
low knock at my bed room door. * Knock Knock * " Is everything alright in there? " My mom asked.
" Yes mom everything alright in there? " she asked me probably wondering what caused me to
scream. " Yes mom every thing's alright " I lied in the most honest somewhat sweetest voice I could
manage to make; surprisingly she was convinced. " Oh okay well I'm off to work, are you sure you
don't want to talk about it? " she asked me one last time.

I knew my mom just wanted to help, but like I said before it would feel awkward, speaking to her
about Duncan, considering our previous discussion about him. I called in sick from work, asking if I
could take the day off, I know some may think that was a bit to far; but truth be told the ' La Crème`
Cafe` ' incident wasn't my only reason. I really didn't feel like being bothered with the crazy fans
who would just show up out of nowhere to ask me a billion questions and not purchase anything. I
didn't want to hear their strange questions or the unnecessary yelling from my boss. All I wanted was
some peace of mind.

So I attached my IPod to my chibi ghost speakers and switched to shuffle mode. Soon I found myself
repainting my nails a dark blue and reading a DC comic that Reaper once gave to me a few years back
when we were in middle school. " What's Up Girl! " a familiar voice said in a bubbly, giddy tone.
When looking up from the page I had just turned to less than a minute ago; I almost jumped once I
realized just how close Katie's ember eyes were from mines. " Katie? How? W-when did you come
here?" I asked her as I sat up.

She backed away slowly, turning to walk toward my computer desk and sat in the chair in front of it.
when starring at my shocked face she burst out a loud laugh in which I assume that she tried to keep
in but just couldn't when seeing me jump and all. " * Sigh * Your mom told us to come over, is
everything alright? She said ever since you came back from your date with Duncan, you've been well
not yourself lately " Bridgette confessed as she walked in. " I should have known... " I said as I
stood up to sketch out my arms. " Should have known what? " they both asked me at the same time
giving each other questioning looks.

" That my mom called you two over here to drag me off to some place I'd rather not be right now,
like the movies or the carnival or something am I right? " I answered them, when turning my
head to look at them. " How did you know? " Bridgette asked me while she fiddled with her thick
french braid. " My mom is well... just too predictable at times, but anyways where is it that you two
plan on dragging me off to? " I answered Bridgette, then asked her a question as I slid my feet into
my black cat kawaii slippers; the cat designs had cute faces with giant giddy blue eyes that were to
die for. " Well we didn't quite figure our wear wanted to go yet but from the looks of your wardrobe
you could use some new clothes " Katie suggested. " Yeah I've always wondered what you would
look like in normal clothes instead of the dark attire you wear from Hot Topic, to the mall it is! "
Bridgette said in agreement with Katie, when looking at my closet.

" Okay I'll go with you, but I'll only buy one outfit that isn't Goth if the both of you buy an outfit
that is Goth ' Real Goths don't shop at Hot Topic, the store is for nothing but, skaters, emo
rejects, and " baby bats " who are just basically Goth wannabes; my favorite store is Infectionous
Threads, why do people simply assume that just because your Goth you L-U-V Hot Topic ugh ' I
thought to myself. We walked down the hallway and stairs in silence, until we climbed into
Bridgette's Honda and she turned to a soft rock station on the radio.

" No, no no no no no there is no way I'm wearing that! " Gwen said, refusing the top I handed
her. " Why not this top is totally fetch! " I question her, not knowing why she disapproved of
such a gorgeous top. We were standing next to a couple of empty dressing stalls at JC penny's
Bridgette was wearing a blue ruffled sleeveless blouse and a mini skirt made of jean material
with brown boots; I had on my purple v neck long sleeved shirt, indigo skinny jeans, brown belt,
and purple buckled boots; while Gwen well... was in her PJ's and black cat kawaii slippers. This
was the second store we went to and I was getting nowhere with Gwen, she could be such a
sour puss sometimes. " One word Katie ' pink ' and you know how much the both of us hate
that color um no offense " Bridgette explained to me why Gwen disapproved.

I forgot how much those two hated that color, I got so lost in the top that I didn't think of a
color Gwen would like to wear. " My bad I forgot " I said as I turned around in the direction
I came from to put the piece of clothing back where I found it. " Here try these two outfits
they seem to suit you " I heard Bridgette tell Gwen, handing her some bright clothing. We
waited patiently for her to finish changing into the first outfit; I starred in awe when I saw
her come out the stall. " Wow! Bridgette and I blurted out, Gwen turned to us, her expression
told us that she felt unsure about appearance.

A moment ago Gwen was wearing her black PJ's and now she was standing in front of us in a
pair of Levis, a mauve blouse, and mauve flats. " So um how do I look? " She asked us
nervously. " You look so cute! not that you didn't before but mauve is a good color on you " I
said in excitement. " Let's see how the next outfit looks on you Bridgette said. We left her
alone to change into the second outfit and purchased a few for ourselves.

By the time we finished Gwen was done, we found her looking sheepishly at herself in a body
length mirror. She had on a skirt made of Khaki material; a beater with blue, green, and white
stripes, white leg warmers, and tan hiker boots. " And I thought you looked good before, you
look even better now! hands down this outfit fits you better " I spoke my thoughts out loud.
She agreed and put the other outfit away, after she purchased the khaki skirt, beater, leg
warmers, and boots; we left the store. " Well I guess it's time for you two to try on some
Goth clothes, I can't wait to see how you'll look * giggle * " Gwen reminded the both of
us of the deal we made with her earlier.

" Finally... " we all said, after passing a dozen stores we finally made it to Infectionous
threads. Bridgette held onto Gwen's arm as we walked in, the store had a very dark theme
to it, the walls were painted black with bright yellow glowing spider webs along the ceiling
and big black widow hanging from rope. Along each wall was a whole section of different
accessories, such as gloves, make up, and jewelry etc. " So are you little girls going to
but something or what? " the cashier asked us in a blunt tone. " Uh ummm… yeah we'll be
buying some clothes * chattering teeth together * " Bridgette answered him, almost
stumbling to the floor process; when she made eye contact with him. Her fear was
understandable though; the guy look like he came straight out of a Freddy vs. Jason film
or something.

He was tall, around 6ft; way too built for my liking and had a tag of tattoos up and down
both arms; not to mention his bull nose ring, I even cringed when he winked his eye
at me. " Oh would you quit it already and get your scardey cat asses over here ? "
Gwen said as she pulled us to an isle of tops and T- shirts. Tossing hanger after hanger
my eyes spied a black tube top with a soft pink rose designed on the bust line of it, red
ink seemed to bleed from it and the words death of roses under the rose. In an odd
weird way I liked it, I turn my head to my right to see Bridgette sorting through some
T-shirts. Katie what's taking you so long? me and Bridge are going to the food court,
see ya when you're done okay " Gwen informed me.

Surprisingly I kind of liked the store it wasn't my usual taste but there was some cute
and sexy things you could come upon if you looked hard enough. I was jumped
when being brought out of my gaze; I looked at two loud figures near the store across
from here. " Damn man you really screwed things up " the taller one said, who
sounded oddly like DJ. " * Sigh * I just hope she'll forgive me, I tried texting but no
respond, she's been blanking me all week. But what hurt the most was hearing her
say that she didn't know who to believe, I just hope she comes around soon "
the guy standing next to the taller one said, and he oddly sounded like Duncan.

After paying for the outfit I left the store but froze in my steps when I saw the bright
green Mohawk, black tank, baggy jeans, and flip flops. Hiding behind a photo
booth I got a closer view of them. " Holy shit it is Duncan and DJ, I can't let Gwen see
him " I said as I ran in the same direction, staying hidden. If my slow feet didn't make
it in time who knows what would happen if Duncan saw Gwen. " * Huff Puff * W-where
is she? " I could barely manage to asked Bridgette as I catched my breath.

" Hmmm... * muffled speaking * If by her you mean Gwen, she's at the sea food
shawk, why do you ask? " she answered me with a question. She munched a way
on a veggie burger and fries, while reaching out for her glass of ice tea. " Hey Bridge
can you keep a secret? " I whispered to her, my eyes scanning the food court for any
signs of Gwen interacting with Duncan. " Sure... * gasp * OMG wait could it be? You
want to get back with DJ don't you? " Bridgette gushed. " Uh no, it was only a kiss
we never actually dated in the first place, but any ways not too long after you both
left me in the store I saw and DJ, except they didn't see me " I told her. " Well why
the whispering? I mean you say that like it's a bad thing, now all we have to do is tell
Gwen he's here.

They kiss she stops sulking and we all go home happy " She said, she continued to
eat not getting why it was a big deal. " You really don't get it do you? " I asked her;
she shook her head. " It would be a bad thing for us to tell her where he is, because
she hasn't spoken to him since Sunday and she needs time away from him, I don't
know what he did but whatever it was its not a good idea to put them together in
the same room until he begs for forgiveness " I said. " Wait a minute don't you think
your being a bit nosey I mean for crying out loud you said you wanted to take her out
so she could stop sulking not butt into her love life " Bridgette replied obviously not
getting where I was coming from. " Oh come on open your pretty olive green eyes, if
she's still mad at him and if he says something to set her off then they'll argue then
they get all naggy towards their friends then they'll end up making choose between
them * huff puff * " I said just a bit too loud, gripping her by the shoulder in the
process.

" Whoa whoa easy there breathe, I've never thought of it that way but I still think
your blowing this way out of proportion seriously, Gwen may be upset with him
but she's not the one to hold a grudge " she said back. " Hey what took you so
long? " Gwen asked me as she set her tray of sushi and cup of green tea on the
table. " Uh... I just got so lost in the um... " I spoke but the words but began
to mumble. Unable to think of a quick lie I looked to Bridgette for help; rolling
her eyes she caught on. " She was running slow because she saw AAAAAAHHHH
HHH! " Bridgette screamed as I stomped on her foot, before she told her
' our ' secret.

Gwen looked to me then to Bridgette her right eye brow raised in a curious
expression. Even as she chewed a piece of sushi her eyes remained glued to us.
I almost jumped when I heard DJ's voice not too far from our table a couple of
plants and another table blocked the view, so he couldn't see me and Gwen
couldn't see him or Duncan. " I don't know man, I mean I've talked to the day
she moved back to the neighborhood, but ever since then she hasn't called or
text " DJ said. " * Humph * females * sigh * " Duncan replied.

" Who was that? was that DJ and Duncan? " Gwen asked us while looking
around. " Huh?! What?! * fake coughing sounds * what did you say?! " I asked
her out loud hoping it would distract her from the question she asked. " you
do realize that we're sitting across from one another right? " Gwen complained,
obviously annoyed with me for screaming. I shot Bridgette a pleading look.
" No way is that Criss Angel? " she shouted, pointing to the elevators.

" Huh? Where? " Gwen asked, falling for it she got out of her seat and ran
toward the crowd of people blocking the entrance. " What if she finds out that
I lied? then what? " Bridgette whispered to me. " Then I guess you'll just have
to distract her long enough until DJ and Duncan leave " I said as I gently
pushed her in the direction Gwen ran off to. " Okay but what about the guys?
what if they don't leave? " she asked me. " Just go, I'll think of something " I
told her.

Who was I kidding? I wasn't sure how I was going to keep the guys distracted,
but I had to start somewhere. ' Okay good they're ordering food ' I said in thought
watching them pay for two boxes of pizza. They sat down at a table not too far
from where I sat, a couple of large pants blocked my view once they sat down.
I pulled out my IPhone and began texting Sadie.

Me ~ What's up Sadie?

Sadie ~ Hey how R U?

Me ~ Fine just the mall with Gwen

Sadie ~ Did U finally convince her 2 buy something
different from Goth? OMG U have 2 show me what
U bought =)

Me ~ I will but I need yur help

Sadie ~ Sure what is it?

Me ~ I'm trying 2 keep Gwen & Duncan from
coming in contact with one another

Sadie ~ What 4?

Me ~ Oh that's right U don't know do U? Gwen
& Duncan R well... She's pretty much blanking
him

Sadie ~ Y? What happened?

Me ~ IDK she didn't tell me Y? :s

Sadie ~ Well if she's been blanking him, I'd
usually say talk it out with her, but that might
not work all

Me ~ That's it ? U have nothing? Anything else?

Sadie ~ Sorry girl I have 2 go 2 class now we
can chat l8r

Me ~ OK by =)

Sadie, my best friend for life was now in college overseas; despite the distance
between us we still managed to make time to text and web cam each other.
Nevertheless I still missed her. I liked hanging out with Gwen and Bridgette
but Sadie was my B.F.F.L. She was the only one I could let loose with, party,
and she loved the color pink. " I just don't understand women sometimes ya
know what I mean, they're just so confusing " DJ said.

" Chill brah I'm sure your " ladie friend " just needs time to adjust to the changes
in town " Duncan told DJ as he patted him on the shoulder for comfort. Your
right, maybe I'm just being paranoid, Kamille probably has some adjusting to
get used to DJ said in agreement. ' A lady friend? Kamille? who's Kamille? ' my
flooded with excuse, but came into acceptance that Kamille was the lady friend
that Duncan was referring to. I felt a slight pang of jealously flow throughout my
body, it was true me and DJ were just friends but I couldn't help but feel
envious towards him. Ever since the day we called it quits, girls flaunted to him,
trying to make a move on him, I wasn't jealous of the girls; I was jealous of him.

Especially now that I had nobody and he had this ' lady friend ' Kamille. I hid beh-
ind one of the plants that block the views of our tables . " Katie is that you? " DJ
asked me as he reached out for my hand. I was so busy ease dropping that I didn't
notice the small puddle of water beside me. I thanked him for helping me on to
my feet, before I slipped and broke a bone or worse my back. " So who's the lady
friend? " I asked all innocent like.

" Huh? Oh... you mean Kamille, yeah um she's not just some girl I met, you see
we've been friends since we were in middle school; I figured after well you know
that it was time for me to move on " DJ explained to me his eyes searching mines
for any signs of discomfort. " That's nice to hear I'm glad you've found someone
new " I said half-heartedly, still feeling the strong presence of jealously. " Hey that's
not Criss Angel it's just some poser who looks like him! " the crowd of people near
the elevators complained. Looking up from the shiny polished floor, I searched
the rest of the food court for any signs of Bridgette , Duncan, or Gwen but they
were nowhere to be seen. " So where did Duncan go? I saw him with you not too
long ago " I asked DJ.

I don't know, dude was sitting down telling me about what went down on Sunday,
I sure hope he and Gwen patch things up cuz boy's a complete sour puss when they
aren't getting along " he said. Before he could protest I grabbed him by the hand
and ran past the crowd of disappointed Criss Angel fans. Ignoring DJ's questions and
the shoppers who yelled at us as we ran past them. " Ouch! Bridge- Bridgette? where
is - ' I asked her as I dusted myself off, we bumped right into one another. After DJ
helped her to her feet, she explained to us about how Gwen, left the crowd of fans
when she saw Duncan and how he tried to get her to stop blanking him.

" They went off towards the music store " Bridgette said, me and DJ followed behind
her ; we stopped once we found what we were looking for. There they were right in front of
us, my jaw dropped when hearing the words that came out of Gwen's mouth. " You think
you can just come in here and tell me what to do?! Well your dead wrong " She asked him.
" No it's just that I don't think he's trustworthy Reaper is bad news " Duncan answered her.
" Yeah your right you don't think! Because if you did you wouldn't have lied to me " Gwen
yelled as fresh tears filled her eyes.

" Gwen I'm telling you, you've got it all wrong sure I punched him but he had it coming,
but I never lied to you; I couldn't lie to you, I swear it! " Duncan tried to explain, but Gwen
sobbed louder. " Hey I don't know what the hell happened between you two but this has
got to stop! " I yelled at the both of them. " Katie please don't " Bridgette begged for me
not to interfere, she walked over to Gwen and patted her back. " No, I can't stand to see
you two act this way " I said. " Gwen can't you see he loves you? " DJ asked her.

" I know he's in love with me and I'm in love with him too, I just don't want dishonesty
to grow in our relationship she said. " And it won't, I promise, please forgive me, please I'm
sorry " Duncan told her as he walked to her and held her close to his chest. She blushed
crazy red when he kissed her on the cheek. " I've already forgiven you, I just can't
promise you that I won't stop seeing Reaper, he's my best friend since middle school and
I hope that the both of you can squash what happened " Gwen said. Duncan's face went
from a smile to a frown, at the mention of the name Reaper, " Sure " he said but I knew he
really didn't want to.

To Be continued...=D

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The next chapter will be told through just three POV's
Marylyn, Reaper, and Pixie Corpse will make another
appearance. Ch. 7 will have a lot of swearing kind of
like Ch. 4 Gwuncan 4 ever! =)