Something Different (The End)

[suzanne]

This is something different, that I thought I would try. the idea just came into my head. All reviews good or bad are appreciated. Anyway here goes.

Chapter 1

Abby Lockhart is a 16 year old girl from Cook County, Chicago has a new neighbour and is totally intoxicated by him... little did she know he would change her world.

It was you average summer day and I had decided to sleep in, or so I thought. Beep Beep Beep "Okay... a little to the left... that’s good... stop!" yelled someone outside my window.

"I can't even sleep in during the summer." I said irritated. I climbed out of bed and walked over to my window to see what was going on. "New neighbours great... they probably have like ten kids." now angry from my early awakening went to the bathroom proceeding with my normal routine.

After eating a bowl of cereal I decided to walk down the street pass the new neighbours to my best friend Susan's house. I walked out the house wearing a pair of white shorts, a pink t- shirt, and my favourite flip flops. As I walked downed the street I glared at the new neighbours... then I saw him... a 6 foot 2, dark brown hair, shirtless boy coming out the house. I was so busy staring at him I almost ran into a parked car.

Bang Bang Bang Bang. I knocked rapidly on Susan's door. "Okay... I'm coming!" she yelled. As soon as Susan opened the door I ran in. "Susan I think I’m in love." I said sitting on the sofa.

"What... wait... you're what?" Susan said confused.
"I'm in love... though we've never met." I smiled and wondered off into my mind.
"Exactly who are we talking about?" she asked.
"My new neighbour... I just saw him on my way over here... and believe me when I say he's hot." I stood up and walked to the window.
"So what are we sitting here for... lets walk down the street and be neighbourly and introduce ourselves." Susan said walking to the door.
"Okay." I said walking to the door. We walked down the street to meet our new neighbours.

"Is that him?" Susan said pointing to the shirtless neighbour boy.
"Yep... that’s him... isn't he gorgeous." I said.
"Yeah." she said.
"Hello" me and Susan both jumped back when a strange woman popped up.
"Oh I’m sorry... did I startle you?" she asked.
"Yeah just a little... hi I’m your next door neighbour... Abby Lockhart." I said pointing to my house.
"And I’m Susan Lewis... I live down the street."
"Well hello Susan Lewis and Abby Lockhart... I'm Mrs. Kovac and I’m your new neighbour nice to meet you." she said shaking our hands.
"Luka...Josip... come meet our new neighbours!" she yelled. I could see a man walking our way. He looked like an older version of the boy we were gawking at.
"Josip this is Susan Lewis and Abby Lockhart." she said.
"Hello... Aren't you to pretty." he said shaking our hands.
"This is my husband Josip Kovac and this is my son Luka." she said pointing to the shirtless boy walking over.
"Luka this is Susan Lewis and Abby Lockhart our neighbours."
"Hey... I'm Luka." he said shaking our hands.
"Abby"
"Susan" we both smiled at him.
"Aren't they cute?" Mrs. Kovac said.
"Mom please." he said.
"Okay then... We'll leave you alone... So you can get to know each other better." she said walking away.
"I gotta get back home before my mom calls to check in on me... See ya later Abs." Susan ran down the street leaving me there with Luka.

"So... Abby how old are you?" he asked.
"I'm sixteen... You?"
"I’ll be seventeen in a month... What school do you go to?" he asked.
"Cook County High School."
"Really... That’s the school I’ll be going to."
"That’s cool... I should be getting home... Maybe we could hangout... You know I could show you around or something." I said walking to my house.
"Yeah we can do that... Tomorrow okay?" he yelled.
"Yeah... Tomorrow's fine!" I said closing the front door... I had to hurry and call Susan and tell her.

I knew then that Luka wouldn't be just any old neighbour boy. He had looks and didn't seem to be a momma’s boy loser like other neighbour boys I know. I know he is something special

[daniella]

Good work.... I loved it...

I'm not writting anything about english because it is my sencond language and there are people more accurate than me into it...

[Praline]

Umm... alright, here we go:

-The beginning is very confusing, but maybe it's just me

-County isn't a place. I think the right term would be Cook, Cook County.

-Abby can't be "Lockhart"; she is only 16 years old. As far as I believe she isn't married to Richard Lockhart, is she?

[suzanne]

I just used Lockhart because i prefare it!!
And the county bit I just put in but now that you mention it, I think I will change it to Cook County!!
Thanks!!

[daniella]

Well, I have to agree with Rory... the first sentence is a bit strange... it's not the writting, but the when you put... if Abby doens't know her new neighbors, how could she know he was he ? Didin't she imagined the family had ten children ?

I would put it in the before she went to Susan's house...

[abbysinthe]

This story is a bit of a mess. The punctuation is either missing (for example, the first line should be: "Abby Lockhart, a sixteen-year-old girl, from Cook County, Chicago, has a new neighbor...") or incorrect ("I can't even sleep in during the summer," I said, irritated.) Your grammar is also problematic (the object should precede the verb in the case of an active subject, as in "someone yelled," NOT "yelled someone"). Even if this is AU, it's ridiculous to change Abby's given name, as is it ridiculous to change Luka's brother's name.

I'm not at all fond of fics that go this far into AU, since Abby, Luka, and Susan have nothing in common with the characters written on "ER" except their names. My personal taste aside, though, you really need to look at your work with a critical eye. It's incredibly sloppy.

[suzanne]

Thanks everyone, will try and work on the writing a bit more!!

Chapter 2

Some of these names are just thrown together.

Abby's ex-boyfriend returns right before her date with Luka...

As I got ready to meet Luka, I couldn't help but to think about my last boyfriend. Richard Lewis... Susan's older brother. From the first day I met him I was in love... but with me being 12 and him 14 and in high school I knew he would never think of me as any more than Susan's friend. It took one summer trip to a sleep away camp my freshman year of high school for him to see me as more.

I guess you can say I grew up... more so out in the chest area. He saw I was getting attention from not only guys he didn't know... but his friends too... some deep seeded feelings started to grow. So when his mom came to pick us up, me and him sat in the back with the middle seat empty... until he moved over.


!Flashback!

"W-What are you doing." I asked... acting like I didn't love it.
"So Abs... when we get back home you wanna go out?" he said smiling. I was shocked Richard actually wanted to go out with me.
"Why are you asking me now... we've known each other for over a year now and you have never showed any interest in me... what changed your mind?" I asked smiling
"I don't know... there's just something about you that’s different." he said.
"Different how?" I said.
"I don't know how... but it’s a good different." he said smiling.
"Okay since it is a good different... we can go out." he then moved a little closer to me.

!End Flashback!

We were together for two years but when Susan's parents got divorced he moved to California with his dad. So we both decided to end it.

Before my date with Luka I decided to go over to Susan's house. I didn't expect what happened next. I knocked on the door and to my surprise Richard answered.

"Hey... it’s been awhile." he said smiling.
"R-Richard... hey... what are you doing here?" I asked in shock walking into the house.
"Well you know last year was my senior year... so I decided to go to college here in Ohio." he said smiling.
"What!" I said even more shocked.
"Yeah... I’ll be going to County State... that way I can drive up here to see you guys." He then pulled me aside from everyone.
"I was thinking that maybe we could pick-up where we left off." he said pulling me into a kiss.

[suzanne]

Chapter 3

It was great. His lips were so soft. It felt like I was whole again. I had forgotten how great it felt when he held me. It was like nothing else in the world mattered.

"Wait... Susan told me you had a girlfriend-" he cut me off.
"I HAD a girlfriend... but every moment I spent with her I thought of you and she just couldn't take me always being so distance." he tried to kiss me again.
"Wait... just because you came back doesn't stop my life... like today I have a date."
"A date! With who?" he asked.
"Our new neighbour... meaning you are not the only guy in my life." I said trying to walk away when he grabbed my arm.
"Fine we don't have to pickup where we left off. Instead let’s start over... how about me and you go out tomorrow... what do you say?" I hesitated a moment.
"Okay." I said.
"So guess we're dating huh." he said smiling.
"Yeah... I guess so." I said smiling back. then i started thinking what am I doing? I like Luka. This could get ugly.



I know its short, but I'll put up another Saturday, Sunday at the latest.

[suzanne]

Chapter 4

I walked down the street to Luka's house.
Ding Dong. "Coming!" yelled who I believed to be Mrs. Kovac.
"Oh... Hello Abby." she said smiling.
"Hi Mrs. Kovac... Is Luka ready?" I asked
"Not yet... Why don't you come in." she said opening the door wider.
"Looks like you're almost settled in." I said looking around the place.
"Yeah... We should be done by tomorrow." she said sitting on the sofa. "Come... Sit." she said patting the sofa cushion.
"So where are you and Luka going today?" she asked.
"Nowhere special. Just a few cool hangout spots." I said.
"Okay that sounds fine... As long as you don't get into any trouble."
"Mom!" Luka came walking in.
"What? I’m just saying don't do anything I wouldn't do." she said walking us to the door. "Nice talking with you Abby."
"Yeah you to Mrs. Kovac." I said walking out the door.
"Sorry for taking so long... I hope my mother wasn't a problem." he said as we walked down the street.
"I find your mother oddly refreshing."
"My mother... Refreshing... Ha. You mean annoying. She is constantly in my business." He said.
"Well at least you have a mom. My mom died a couple a years ago... Lung cancer... And my father hasn't been the same since. He goes to work... Come home... Drink... And sleep... He could care less about what I’m doing."
"Oh I’m sorry... Here I am complaining about my mother when-"
"its okay... I've made my peace with it... And that’s all that matters. What’s in the bag?" I asked.
"Just a camera my mom gave me." he said pulling it closer to him.
"That’s cool."

[suzanne]

Chapter 5

We hung out at the skate park, mall, and my favourite place Joshua Gray's apartment. Joshua Gray was an emancipated teen from our school who let us hang at his apartment when he was and wasn't there. I stayed many nights locked in his extra bed room when my mom died.

"No one's here." Luka said as we walked in.
"That’s the beauty of it. No one comes here on a week day... No one except me."
"Why?" he asked.
"Just to get away from the world." I walked out onto the balcony.
"Plus there is a great view of the city here." I smiled as the wind blew in my hair. Then there was a flash of light.
"Did you just take my picture?" I asked.
"Yeah... Why... Does it bother you?"
"No... But next time you should warn me." I said smiling.
"The best pictures come from when people least expect it. So if I warn you the picture won't be as good."
"So you like photography?" I asked.
"Yeah... It's just a hobby."
"Maybe next time we hang out you can show me some of your work." I said nudging him.
"Yeah." he said smiling.
"So... What other hobbies do you have?" I asked smiling.
"Well I also like skate boarding, basketball, football... You know guy stuff." he said.
"I like skate boarding, basketball, and football... So does that make me a guy?" I asked smiling.
"Yeah." he said laughing. I then hit him in his arm.

We walked back into the apartment when Joshua came in.

"Hey Josh." I said.
"Hey Abs... Who's your friend?" he asked.
"Josh this is Luka... My new neighbour. Luka this is Joshua."
"Hey nice to meet you man... I only have two rule's... Party hard... Oh and pickup what you put down... My doors always open."
"Thanks man." Me and Luka decided to head back home.
"Hey... Come with me." I told Luka as we walked past the park.
"Just up this hill." I told him as we walked through the trees.
"How much farther?" he asked.
"We're almost there... Don't worry. Here we are." I said walking out of trees onto a cliff.
"Wow... You can see the whole city from up here." he said.
"Yeah... I found this place last summer... But I think it looks better in the winter." Then I saw another flash... Then another and another.
"Didn't I tell you to stop taking pictures of me?" I said smiling.
"Yeah but you looked so beautiful like that." he said smiling at me. I started to blush.
"We should start heading back now." I said.
"Yeah."

We walked in silence all the way home.

"I really had fun today." Luka said stepping on my porch.
"I'm glad... Well see you tomorrow." I said.
"Yeah." he said. I then leaned over and kissed him on the cheek.
"Well bye."
"Bye" he walked off my porch to his house next door.

I went up to my room and opened the window. When I saw him opening his window.

"Hey... That's your room!" I asked shocked.
"Yeah... That's yours?" he asked.
"Yeah... Weird."
"Really weird." he said.
"Goodnight." I said starting to close my window.
"Yeah... Goodnight Abby." he said cutting off his light.

I lay in my bed unable to sleep... Knowing he was right across the driveway... Thinking about the day we had. Then drifting off to sleep with him in my mind.

[suzanne]

Chapter 6

I had been going out with both Richard and Luka for two weeks now. Learning more about Luka... finding out how much we have in common and how much fun we have together. I've noticed how much Richard has changed over the years. We hardly have anything in common anymore. The only thing keeping me from breaking it off with him are our memories of how much fun we had. But being with him now is just so boring... though he doesn't think so. Today I'm going out with Luka. It's Saturday which means party at Joshua's.

"Come on Luka... hurry up." I said pulling him down the hall to the apartment.
"Why are you in such a hurry?" he asked holding tightly to his camera.
"No reason." I said.
"No reason huh." he looked at me suspiciously. We walked into the apartment filled with a lot of people.
"Welcome to County Luka!" they all shouted. Luka was shocked. I couldn't help but laugh at his face.
"So this is why you were rushing me." he said smiling.
"Yes... this is your welcome to the neighbourhood party." I said smiling. "Are you mad?" I asked.
"No... How could I ever be mad at you?" Then out of nowhere he kissed me. First gently, then harder. I opened my mouth and his tongue slid in.
"Uhmm." Susan and Richard had walked up behind us.
"Susan... R-Richard!" I squealed.
"Hey Abs how's it going?" Richard said looking me and Luka up and down. Susan mouthed the words I'm sorry to me.
"Good." I said still in shock.
"So who's your friend?" he asked.
"Richard this is Luka... Luka this is Richard Susan's older brother." I said.
"Nice to meet you." Luka said.
"Yeah... same here." Richard said.
"Hey Luka you wanna go get me something to drink?" I asked hoping he would say yes.
"Sure." he said.
"I think I’ll go help him." Susan said walking off after him.
"Richard listen... this isn't working. We don't have any thing in common anymore... so I think we-." He cut me off.
"So that’s the other guy... he seems so regular." he said.
"Richard are you listening to me... its over... okay... over."
"Really what do you see in him? I mean look at him." he said pointing to Luka.
"Richard stop." I whispered.

I then dragged him out on the balcony.

"Can we have some privacy please?" I asked the people standing out there. They went inside and I turned to Richard.
"Look... this has been coming for some time now... I just don't love you anymore... but I hope we can be friends." I said putting my hand on his shoulder.
"Friends... you want us to be friends... I gave up my life in California for you and now you say you don't love me anymore... all because some neighbour boy you just met." he said yelling and pushing my hand off.
"Richard I'm sorry... I-"
"You know what... save it... I'm going back to California." he said storming off the balcony and out the apartment. I walked back into the apartment feeling bad about how things ended.
"Where's Richard?" Susan asked walking up to me.
"He left." I said.
"Abs you didn't." she said.
"I did... sorry."
"I told you to wait." she said running out the door to find Richard.
"What was that all about?" Luka asked.
"Nothing... let’s get out of here." I said.

We walked down the street to the park. I led Luka once again up to my secret spot. We sat on the grass and talked for hours.

"Luka I want to tell you something... but I don't know how." I said.
"Richard was your boyfriend... I know." he said.
"H-How did you know that... that’s not the point... the point is we're not together anymore and I... I really like you and-." Without warning Luka kissed me.
"I like you too." he said breaking our lip lock. I kissed him again and again and again. Until we were rolling on the ground like wild animals. When we finally stopped I was on top of him staring into his beautiful green eyes.
"Abby." he said.
"Yes." I answered.
"You’re crushing my camera."
"Oh... I'm sorry... I hope it’s not broken." I said climbing off of him.
"Nah... It’s fine." he said sitting up.
"I guess we got a little carried away." I said smiling.
"Yeah." we both laughed.
"Let’s go home." He said helping off the ground.
"Yeah." I said smiling.

We walked home arm in arm. Smiling and laughing for no reason. It was great.

"I had a great time tonight." I said.
"Yeah me too." he then kissed me for what seemed like forever.
"Well goodnight." he said walking off the porch.
"Yeah goodnight." I said blowing him a kiss (how geeky I know).

[suzanne]

Chapter 7

I walked into the house to see my father sitting in his chair drunk.

"Where have you been?" he asked trying to get out of the chair.
"Nowhere." I said trying to hurry up stairs.
"Don't l-lie to me. I saw you with that boy. What you a whore now?. Is he your um... your um pimp?." he said walking toward me.
"No dad... I'm not." I said running up the stairs.
"Don't... don't you runaway from me! Come back hear when I'm talking to you!." I ran into my room locking the door. When he started to beat it down.
"Abby open this door now! Open it! I said open it!." he yelled and began pushing the door. I walked over to the window just before he busted in.
"Come here." he said grabbing for me. I then jumped out the window. I started to throw rocks at Luka's window.
"Abby what are you doing out here?" he asked.
"Can I come in please?" I asked beginning to cry.
"Yeah... I’ll be right down." Luka opened the back door and I hugged him.
"Shh... we have to be quiet or we'll wake up my mom." he said as we walked up the stairs.
"Luka what are you doing up this late." Mr. Kovac asked coming out the bathroom. He then looked at me.
"Keep it down okay... we don't want to wake your mother." he winked at Luka then walked back into his room. In Luka's room I sat on his bed.
"Abby what's wrong?" he asked. I told him how my dad sometimes has 'breakdowns' as I call it. I walked over to his window and I could see my dad ripping apart my room.
"Can I just stay here tonight?" I asked.
"Sure... I’ll sleep on the floor." he said.
"No you can sleep next to me." I said. He then climbed into the bed next to me.
"Luka." I said.
"Yeah."
"Can you hold me."
"Sure." he then rolled over and wrapped his arms around my waist.

I fell asleep in his arms that night without a care in the world.

[suzanne]

Chapter 8

I woke up the next morning with Luka's arms still around me. I carefully climb out of the bed trying not to wake him up... but failed horribly. Luka sat up and looked at me.

"Good morning." he said.
"Good morning." I said smiling.
"Where are you going?" he asked.
"Nowhere... you think I want your mom to see me." I said sitting back on the bed.
"What time is it?" he asked wiping his eyes.
"8:30 why?" I asked.
"She should be on her way to work. She got a new job a couple days ago." he said pulling me down and kissing me.
"What about your father?" I asked running my fingers through his hair.
"He has to be at work by 8:00... So he's already gone." he said.
"Luka... why is this door locked!" Mrs. Kovac yelled from on the other side of the door.
"Hurry hide." he whispered. I ran into the closet and hid.
"Luka open the door." Mrs. Kovac said.
"Okay." Luka opened the door. Mrs. Kovac walked in looking around.
"You know I don't like locked doors." she said still looking around carefully.
"Yeah I forgot... sorry." He said moving over to closet.
"Okay... I'm leaving now and if you decide to leave for some reason... remember to lock doors. Okay." she said looking at him suspiciously.
"Okay mom... see ya later." he said walking out of the room.
"Bye sweetie." She said walking down the stairs and out the door.
"Sorry about that... but if my mother would have caught you in here I’d never see the light of day again." he said walking back into his room.
"Yeah... did you see how she was looking around the room." we both laughed.
"I should be getting home." I said.
"Are you sure it's safe?" he asked looking at me concerned.
"Yeah... my dad should be at work by now." I said.

[suzanne]

Chapter 9

He walked me to my house. At home I found the usual 500 dollars my father leaves me when ever he feels guilty sitting on the kitchen counter. I picked it up and walked up stairs to my room. I then started to pick up the things my father had thrown around. After I showered and changed my clothes I went outside and sat on the porch. When both Luka and Susan came to hangout.

"Whets up?" she asked.
"Nothing much... SSDD (same shit different day)." I said.
"My dad left me 500 dollars." I said pulling the money out my pocket.
"So he had another 'breakdown' huh." Susan said taking one of the 100's.
"You know about his 'breakdowns'." Luka said surprised.
"Yeah... you can't be a best friend if you don't know everything that’s going on. I’ve been taking care of Abby longer than you have." she said smiling at Luka.
"So what do you guys want to do to day?" I asked.
"I asked my mother if I could use the car while she was out of town so I can drive us where ever." Susan said.
"Wanna go to the mall?" I asked.
"Oh no... I can't be going to the mall when I'm avoiding Carter... no." me and Luka laughed at her.
"Let’s just go for a drive." Luka suggested.
"Now that I can do." Susan said.
"Ok." I said laughing at Susan.

Susan went and got the car. I sat next to Susan while Luka sat is the back. We drove around County, Cleveland, Akron, and then back to County. We stopped at McDonald's, Rally's, and Subway because Susan wanted something healthy. We sang along to the radio... badly. We drove all day well into the night. It was almost ten when Luka had realized he had to get back home before his mother started to worry.

"Sorry I had to cut our day short." he said getting out of the car.
"Its okay... just as long as you make it up to us tomorrow." I said getting out the car to kiss him.
"Are you going to be okay going home?" he asked.
"Don't worry... she's staying with me tonight. Like I said I’ve been taking care of her long before you came along." Susan said yelling out the car smiling.
"Yeah don't worry... love ya." I said quickly kissing him and jumping in the car. He looked shocked.
"I-I love you too." he said blushing. Then leaning in the car window to kiss me again.
"Night!" Susan yelled speeding down the street.

It was almost one when we heard a knock at the door. Susan got up to see who it was. To our surprise it was Luka.

[suzanne]

Chapter 10

"What are you doing out here?" Susan asked opening the door.
"I felt bad for making our day end so early... so I thought why not sneak over when mom is asleep and have a mini sleepover." he said holding out a six pack of soda and microwave popcorn.
"Well since you did bring snacks... come in." she said pulling him in the house.
"Let’s watch a movie." I said.
"Yeah... I’ll go pop some of this popcorn." Susan said.
"Let’s watch Nightmare on Elm street." I said leaning over to find the DVD. When I noticed Luka looking at my butt.
"Did you get a good look?" I asked him sitting up.
"W-What... a good look at what?" he said trying not to look at me. So I climbed on top of him.
"At my butt. I know it's hot but if you wanted to see it all you had to was ask." I said kissing him.
"Uhmm... excuse me but I'm here too." Susan said walking back into the room with a bowl of popcorn. I then climbed off of Luka.

Half way through the movie Susan had fallen asleep. Luka helped me drag her to bed. After we carefully dumped her in her bed we went back downstairs to finish the movie. Every time there was a so called scary part I grabbed Luka's muscular arms. Just to move a little closer to him.

"Are you scared?" he asked smiling.
"No." I said.
"Then why are you holding onto me so tightly?" he asked.
"Could it be that maybe I wanted to be closer to you... but not be so obvious about it?" I said pausing the movie and climbing on top of him.
"Really." he said wrapping his hands around my waist.
"Yes... really." I said kissing him.

I didn't know what I was doing. I knew him for a few weeks. Yet I've told him things only my closet friends know. I had so many feelings racing through my body at that point in time. I didn't know if I was in love or just my teenage hormones... but I knew I liked him and what we were doing. He then slipped his hand up my tank top and started feeling around for my bra. But I wasn't wearing one with my pj's. Then as soon as he was about take off his shirt Juno popped in my head. I didn't want to end up like Juno. Pregnant at the age of sixteen. Then the whole adoption thing I wouldn't be able to handle.

"Luka wait." I said.
"What is something wrong." he said looking through the sleeve of his shirt.
"No... Its just I don't want to be the Juno of our school." I said smiling and pulling the shirt back over his head.
"You don't wanna be Juno?" he asked confused.
"Right... I don't want to be walking around my junior year pregnant." I said.
"P-Pregnant... who said anything about a baby." he asked with a hint of fear in his voice.
"No one... it’s just that this leads to pregnant when you’re not careful." I said. "Do you have any protection?" I asked him.
"No." he said.
"See... right there... without any protection we could have easily made a baby tonight." I said climbing off him.
"Yeah I guess you're right." he said with a sigh.
"I'm sorry Luka... I didn't mean to be a tease... but I have to worry about my well being." I said laying my head on his chest.
"Did you mean what you said earlier?" he asked out of nowhere.
"Mean what?" I asked.
"That you love me." he said looking into my eyes.
"Yeah... I love you." I said kissing him.

Luka left ten minutes after, because he didn't want his mother to find him missing. I went up to Susan's room and she woke up.

"So what happened?" she asked sleepily.
"Nothing... he left." I said climbing in the bed next to her.
"I knew you couldn't do it." she said.
"Shut up and go to sleep." I said pushing her lightly.
"Okay." she said yawning.

I couldn't sleep that night. I was to busy thinking about Luka and my choice not to sleep with him.