"Luke! Give it back!" Emma yelled. Luke stood up on a chair so Emma couldn't reach the paper in his hand. "Why? Don't want anyone to know about your new boyfriend?" Luke taunted, holding the note out of her reach. "Emma! Why didn't you tell me you had a boyfriend?" Jessie asked. Emma's face turned red. Luke seemed very satisfied with her embarrassment but decided to continue. "Oh Emma, I hate going to sleep because 8 hours without you makes me weep!" He quoted before making kissy faces. Jessie tried her hardest to refrain from bringing up one of her ex boyfriend and giving Emma a speech about how he was just trying to get her in bed. Just then Zuri and Ravi walked into the apartment. They both knew what they were fighting about since they all walk home from school together. "Oooh, its about to go down!" Zuri said, snapping her fingers. "GIVE IT!" Emma screeched as she lunged towards Luke. Luke was too quick for her though and hopped off the chair he was on before she could touch him. He took off running up the stairs. Zuri and Ravi followed them excitedly. Jessie groaned and followed suit. Emma chased Luke into his bedroom. She tripped almost as soon as she entered the room because of how messy it was. Luke took the opportunity to read more of the love note in his hand. "I love your blue eyes and your blonde hair, I love your smile and the way that you care. But mostly I love you, my sweet Emma bear!" Emma lifted herself from the ground and picked up a foam baseball bat from the floor. "I'm gonna beat you with a bat!" She said and as promised, she beat him with the bat. Jessie pulled Emma back. "Emma! What is going on here?" she asked. "Emma got a love letter from her boyfriend!" Zuri squealed. "And Luke took it because he's mad that nobody likes him!" Said Emma, shooting Luke a mean look. "Luke, give Emma her note back." Jessie ordered. Luke rolled his eyes and tossed the note towards her. Everyone left Luke's room. "Emma?" He called as she left the room. She looked expectantly at him. "I could get any girl I want." He informed her. "Oh yeah? Prove it." She said. "How?" He asked. "Lets see how many girls you can get to like you in 2 weeks. If you get at least 10, I'll buy you Black Ops II." She challenged. "You are so on!" He grinned.
"Okay, so here are the rules." Emma said, sitting down at the table with Luke. It had been a day since they made their little bet. "Getting them to admit the like you is not enough. You have to kiss them and you can't force them to kiss you. Or you could ask them out and if they say no break up with them later. Oh and Creepy Connie doesn't count." She said. "Sounds good to me." He said as he grabbed his backpack. It was almost time for school. "You know, now that I think about it, doing this would make you a complete ass hole." She added. "I am a complete ass hole!" He said. "At least you admit it." She responded as she grabbed her own bag and walked towards the elevator. "Hey, wait for me Emma Bear!" He teased. "Don't call me that." She said simply. "Bye Jessie, I'm leaving early!" She yelled before leaving. Well, I better start now. Luke thought. He pulled out his phone and texted Alexis Evans. Alexis was a girl in his math class. He knew she liked him so he thought it was easiest to start with her.
Hey cutie(:
Luke?
Yup. Wanna walk to school with me Lexi Bear?
Okay(;
Okay, now he was taking a page from Emma's boyfriend's book but it worked! After he told her where to meet him at he set off. "Bye Jessie!" He called, stepping into the elevator. It was still early so Ravi and Zuri didn't leave with him. I wonder if I can get her to kiss me before we even get to school. He thought. Yes, it was mean but that's Luke Ross for you. He was a total player and the entire 7th grade knew it. The only reason Emma didn't know is because he likes to keep his love life away from teasing family members. But it isn't his fault all the girls seem to love being mistreated. When he got to their predetermined meeting spot, Alexis was already there. As soon as he saw her, Luke knew she was trying to get his attention. Her normally curly black hair was straightened and Luke could see eyeliner, something she never wore, framing her big green eyes. Instead of her usual jeans and a T-shirt, she was wearing a strapless cream colored dress. "You look beautiful." He complimented, taking her hand in his. She blushed. "Thanks." She answered smiling. He had broken enough girls hearts to know he had to be sweet before being a jerk. "You know what babe, a girl as beautiful as you shouldn't have to walk. I'll hail a cab." Said Luke. "You don't have to." She offered. "No, no. I want to." He insisted. He knew this girl was wrapped around his finger. After the taxi stopped for them he opened the door for Alexis. "My lady." He said gentlemanly. He slid into the seat beside her. "Walden Academy please." He told the driver. They really weren't far from the school so it only cost him $5.00. "Wow, thanks Luke." She said as she stepped out of the cab. "No problemo. Think you can repay me with a kiss?" He asked. She smiled and pecked his lips gently. A smirk of satisfaction spread across his face. "Gotta bounce, see you in math! By the way I don't think we should see each other again." He called, taking off towards his next victim.
~Later that day~
It was only 3rd period and Luke had already kissed Alexis Evans, Kayla Stratton and Anna Smith. It wasn't even hard. All he had to do was ask one of them to hang out with him later and they were all over him. Girls are too easy. He thought. He heard the sound of the classroom door opening and looked up. There was a girl he'd never seen before standing in the doorway. She was pretty. Maybe she would be his next target. "Is this Mr. King's class?" She asked timidly. "Yes. I'm assuming your the new student?" Said Mr. King. "Yes sir." She said. She was short. Really short. Not in a bad way but in a dainty, petite way. She had curly brown shoulder length hair and deep brown eyes. She wore a black shirt that read "I'm not short I'm fun sized." in purple letters with a pair of white skinny jeans and black checkered Converse. She wore a purple mustache necklace and a purple and black studded belt. "Since your new I won't write you up for being late. Take a seat next to Mr. Ross." Ordered Mr. King. Luke waved his hand to show her he was Mr. Ross. She slid into the seat next to him. There was something different about this girl. To him, she seemed so much prettier than any other girl but there was nothing out of the ordinary about her. She was way too skinny to have what Luke would call a 'hot' body and she wasn't dressed like a total slut. So why did she seem so perfect to him? "What's your name?" He asked. "Michelle." She answered plainly. "I'm Luke Ross." He said, hoping she'd recognize the last name and throw herself at him. She narrowed her eyes. "Your Luke Ross?" She asked incredulously. "The one and only." He said, glad she recognized his name. She scoffed. "I may be new here but stuff gets around." She said. "What do you mean?" He asked with an innocent smile, even though he knew exactly what she meant. She rolled her eyes and scoffed again. "Kissing and dissing is NOT attractive." "That was the old me." "That was today!" "Yeah but it was before I met you." She stared at him, almost falling for his smooth talk. "Nothing mattered before I met you." He said, gazing into her eyes. She scoffed for the third time in 5 minutes. "And to think I almost fell for that." She said. "Come on babe, just give me a chance." He pleaded. "1. I'm not your babe and 2. I don't mess around with players." She said. Luke opened his mouth to say something but the bell rang and she grabbed her bag and rushed out of the room.