Public Enemies, Private Lovers Chapter 1
Title: Public Enemies, Private Lovers
Author: court_1014
Rating: R cause of swearing and drugs. Mentions of sex.
Pairing: Katie/Effy
Disclaimer: I don't own Skins or the characters.
Summary: Everyone is celebrating their lost friend Freddie's birthday. Cook tells the gang the news and everyone, except Katie, blames the person Fred loved.
Cook had been gone for quite some time. Not that anybody at the party had noticed. Well, only Effy really did. Even Karen, who seemed to have glared at Cook the whole night, hadn't realized his absence. Effy watched as JJ and Katie danced to the music, Emily and Naomi were to themselves after finally working their shit out, Thomas and Pandora were making out in the corner of the room, and Karen had just stopped dancing for a quick drink of vodka. The vodka that Freddie had stashed a few months back so Effy wouldn't be tempted to chug the entire thing. Effy stayed on the sidelines smoking her spliff. No one had noticed her either. She wanted to celebrate her missing boyfriend's birthday but she just couldn't shake the feeling that something was horribly wrong.
Katie laughed as JJ stumbled around her. Karen was dancing with them again and she grabbed JJ and twirled him around. Katie managed to snatch the vodka from Karen's hand. She brought the bottle to her lips and took a long swig. When she brought the bottle down, she noticed Effy staring at the floor. A spliff was hanging from her fingers which was brought up to her lips. A pain struck through Katie's heart. She was about to walk over to Effy when she heard the door burst open. Everyone turned to see who was bursting through. Cook. He had a busted lip and looked exhausted, sad, shocked, and heart broken all in one. Katie saw his eyes flick toward Effy quickly before he collapsed to his knees. He burst into tears. Only two people seemed to care enough to attend to him. Katie and Effy.
Effy ran across the room and fell down next to him. She could see someone on the other side of him: Katie. Effy looked at the other people who looked concerned but too shocked to move towards Cook.
"What's wrong, Cook," Effy said while trying to hold back tears. This was what was she was feeling. Cook knew why she had that feeling.
"He's gone, Ef. Fucking John Foster... beat him with a... with a goddamn bat. Then the sick twat bagged Freds' clothes and kept them as souveneirs. I went over there because I saw in Freds' book... He wanted to kill me also. He fucking told me I was nothing and that you had to forget about me. I beat his fucking arse and left him there almost dead. He killed my best mate, Ef. Fred died because of your fucking physco.. whatever the hell that twat is to you! Fred died because of you!"
Cook pushed Effy away and cried harder. Karen took her place as Effy crawled back to the couch. Tears streamed down her face. Katie stared at Effy for a couple seconds before moving to sit next to her.
"It's not her fault, Cook," Karen whispered to him.
"He loved you, Ef. He tried fucking protecting you. You were too goddamn brainwashed to know that he was doing everything for you!"
"It's this John Foster's fault," Katie piped up. Everyone moved their eyes to her. She suddenly felt like she was naked and standing on the street in front of thousands of people. Her face began to burn. Why the fuck am I standing up for Effy? We hate each other. Well, not as much recently. Ever since that day she had me help her find Freddie. The same day she cut herself... The same day I fucking left her...
Effy didn't know why Katie was sitting next to her and defending her. Katie had claimed her hate for her after Gobler's End. But recently, ever since Effy cut herself, Katie has been there. She had been there a lot more ever since Freddie went missing.
"Don't defend her, Katie," Emily whispered.
"Ems," Naomi responded instantly while jabbing her elbow in Emily's ribs.
"I'll do whatever the hell I feel like doing! Effy didn't fucking kill Fred. This Foster guy brainwashed Ef then killed Fred. Be fucking pissed at that guy, not Effy!"
Katie watched as Cook got off the ground. Karen stayed glued to the floor, sobbing more than Effy and Cook put together. Katie's eyes shot from Karen to Cook. He was staring at Effy with bloodshot eyes. A trail of blood ran down from his busted lip. Katie didn't remove her eyes from him as his moved to hers.
"I should've killed that twat. He killed my best mate and brainwashed the only fucking girl I have ever fucking loved."
No one needed to ask who the girl may be. Everyone, except Katie and Karen, shot their eyes at Effy. She hung her head in shame and released more tears.
"I loved him as much as he loved me, Cook," Effy said with a hoarse voice, "I fucking loved him. He was the one person who could actually hurt me... in a good way. He was the only one who could break my heart if he wanted to."
Katie's memory went back to the day when she overheard Effy speaking to someone. Nobody breaks my heart. She didn't know who Ef was speaking to but she was guessing either Freds or Cook.
"I didn't know that John Foster was a fucking physco. I thought he was just a normal therapist. How was I to know the arse was going to fucking brainwash me then kill my boyfriend? I didn't know that he was trying to make me forget all of you. To forget how much I loved Freddie. I didn't fucking know! I'm sorry Freds, I'm sorry Karen, I'm sorry Cook, I'm sorry Freddie's dad, I'm sorry Freddie's mum, I'm sorry Panda, I'm sorry Thomas, I'm sorry Emily, I'm sorry Naomi, I'm sorry JJ, I'm sorry Katie, I'm sorry heart, I'm sorry self. I'm sorry!"
Effy yelling "I'm sorry" caused Katie to wrap her arm around Effy's shoulders. Cook nodded his head as if he was accepting her apology. He left without saying anything. Karen got up and followed Cook. JJ turned off the music while everyone else stayed frozen. Katie could feel Effy shaking. I may hate you, Effy, but I'll put that aside tonight. Tonight I will be your friend. That's the way Freddie would've wanted it.
Author: court_1014
Rating: R cause of swearing and drugs. Mentions of sex.
Pairing: Katie/Effy
Disclaimer: I don't own Skins or the characters.
Summary: Everyone is celebrating their lost friend Freddie's birthday. Cook tells the gang the news and everyone, except Katie, blames the person Fred loved.
Cook had been gone for quite some time. Not that anybody at the party had noticed. Well, only Effy really did. Even Karen, who seemed to have glared at Cook the whole night, hadn't realized his absence. Effy watched as JJ and Katie danced to the music, Emily and Naomi were to themselves after finally working their shit out, Thomas and Pandora were making out in the corner of the room, and Karen had just stopped dancing for a quick drink of vodka. The vodka that Freddie had stashed a few months back so Effy wouldn't be tempted to chug the entire thing. Effy stayed on the sidelines smoking her spliff. No one had noticed her either. She wanted to celebrate her missing boyfriend's birthday but she just couldn't shake the feeling that something was horribly wrong.
Katie laughed as JJ stumbled around her. Karen was dancing with them again and she grabbed JJ and twirled him around. Katie managed to snatch the vodka from Karen's hand. She brought the bottle to her lips and took a long swig. When she brought the bottle down, she noticed Effy staring at the floor. A spliff was hanging from her fingers which was brought up to her lips. A pain struck through Katie's heart. She was about to walk over to Effy when she heard the door burst open. Everyone turned to see who was bursting through. Cook. He had a busted lip and looked exhausted, sad, shocked, and heart broken all in one. Katie saw his eyes flick toward Effy quickly before he collapsed to his knees. He burst into tears. Only two people seemed to care enough to attend to him. Katie and Effy.
Effy ran across the room and fell down next to him. She could see someone on the other side of him: Katie. Effy looked at the other people who looked concerned but too shocked to move towards Cook.
"What's wrong, Cook," Effy said while trying to hold back tears. This was what was she was feeling. Cook knew why she had that feeling.
"He's gone, Ef. Fucking John Foster... beat him with a... with a goddamn bat. Then the sick twat bagged Freds' clothes and kept them as souveneirs. I went over there because I saw in Freds' book... He wanted to kill me also. He fucking told me I was nothing and that you had to forget about me. I beat his fucking arse and left him there almost dead. He killed my best mate, Ef. Fred died because of your fucking physco.. whatever the hell that twat is to you! Fred died because of you!"
Cook pushed Effy away and cried harder. Karen took her place as Effy crawled back to the couch. Tears streamed down her face. Katie stared at Effy for a couple seconds before moving to sit next to her.
"It's not her fault, Cook," Karen whispered to him.
"He loved you, Ef. He tried fucking protecting you. You were too goddamn brainwashed to know that he was doing everything for you!"
"It's this John Foster's fault," Katie piped up. Everyone moved their eyes to her. She suddenly felt like she was naked and standing on the street in front of thousands of people. Her face began to burn. Why the fuck am I standing up for Effy? We hate each other. Well, not as much recently. Ever since that day she had me help her find Freddie. The same day she cut herself... The same day I fucking left her...
Effy didn't know why Katie was sitting next to her and defending her. Katie had claimed her hate for her after Gobler's End. But recently, ever since Effy cut herself, Katie has been there. She had been there a lot more ever since Freddie went missing.
"Don't defend her, Katie," Emily whispered.
"Ems," Naomi responded instantly while jabbing her elbow in Emily's ribs.
"I'll do whatever the hell I feel like doing! Effy didn't fucking kill Fred. This Foster guy brainwashed Ef then killed Fred. Be fucking pissed at that guy, not Effy!"
Katie watched as Cook got off the ground. Karen stayed glued to the floor, sobbing more than Effy and Cook put together. Katie's eyes shot from Karen to Cook. He was staring at Effy with bloodshot eyes. A trail of blood ran down from his busted lip. Katie didn't remove her eyes from him as his moved to hers.
"I should've killed that twat. He killed my best mate and brainwashed the only fucking girl I have ever fucking loved."
No one needed to ask who the girl may be. Everyone, except Katie and Karen, shot their eyes at Effy. She hung her head in shame and released more tears.
"I loved him as much as he loved me, Cook," Effy said with a hoarse voice, "I fucking loved him. He was the one person who could actually hurt me... in a good way. He was the only one who could break my heart if he wanted to."
Katie's memory went back to the day when she overheard Effy speaking to someone. Nobody breaks my heart. She didn't know who Ef was speaking to but she was guessing either Freds or Cook.
"I didn't know that John Foster was a fucking physco. I thought he was just a normal therapist. How was I to know the arse was going to fucking brainwash me then kill my boyfriend? I didn't know that he was trying to make me forget all of you. To forget how much I loved Freddie. I didn't fucking know! I'm sorry Freds, I'm sorry Karen, I'm sorry Cook, I'm sorry Freddie's dad, I'm sorry Freddie's mum, I'm sorry Panda, I'm sorry Thomas, I'm sorry Emily, I'm sorry Naomi, I'm sorry JJ, I'm sorry Katie, I'm sorry heart, I'm sorry self. I'm sorry!"
Effy yelling "I'm sorry" caused Katie to wrap her arm around Effy's shoulders. Cook nodded his head as if he was accepting her apology. He left without saying anything. Karen got up and followed Cook. JJ turned off the music while everyone else stayed frozen. Katie could feel Effy shaking. I may hate you, Effy, but I'll put that aside tonight. Tonight I will be your friend. That's the way Freddie would've wanted it.