Title: Kiss Me. Kiss Me. Kiss Me.

Author: Live2TiVo/ Musical Junkie/ Tally
Feedback: is something I love like a fat kid loves cake.

Pairing: Josie/Lucas. (OTP, baby! Vaughn who?)

Word Count: 1,023 (without this chart thingy at the top)

Rating: K+/PG

Genre: Romance/Humor
Summary: Lucas is stupid; Josie reflects.

Notes: This the result of a challenged given to me by a bored friend in Chemistry to have write a fic where you see Josie's thoughts after anybody speaks. I wrote this over a year and a half ago, but never got around to typing it.

Special Thanks: To whoever it was who challenged me to do this. It was so long ago, that I don't even remember.

Spoilers: Not really.

Warnings: Stay out of the science room!

Disclaimer: Unfortunately, the rights to Strange Days are not under the tree this year.


"Is it true?" Let's see: out of breath, asking an extremely vague question—must be some kind of rumor about me. Great.

"Is what true, Corrine?" $10 says it involves a guy.

"You… Vaughn… whole school… talking." Lovely. This is going to be fun.

"Catch your breath and tell me what Vaughn and I are supposed to have done." I swear if everyone thinks we're 'going steady', I'm kickingsomeone's ass. Anyone.

"The whole school is saying that you and Vaughn were kissing in the science classroom earlier." Why is it always the science lab? I don't spend all my time in the science lab, especially not making out with---

"Wait. What? When? The only time I remotely kissed Vaughn was when he switched bodies with Lucas." Which totally didn't count, by the way.

"We never did clear exactly who you kissed, Josie." We didn't; I did. We were doing a play—the only way I would've known I wasn't kissing Lucas is if we hadn't been reading lines. There wasn't a bit of Vaughn in that kiss. It was all Lucas. Wish he could have been there for it. It was one hell of a…

"Josie! Josie!"Why'd she have to interrupt me? I was having a perfectly nice recollection.

"Sorry, I kind of went to my own little dimension there." Actually, I've been to my own personal dimension and it wasn't nearly as nice as that kiss.

"Still trying to figure who it was, eh?" I figured it out before they called scene.

"No." Leave me alone.

"So, you do know who, then?" Yes.

"No." Yes. Yes. Yes.

"Are you sure?"That it was Lucas? Yes.

"I'm sure." Will she drop it already. Oh, the door, thank God!

"Come in!" Corrine and I are talking in unison now. Lovely.

"Hey, Josie, can I talk to you for a minute?" Lucas. Even more lovely.

"Sure, Lucas." Just ask me about Vaughn so I can tell you it's a lie and you can leave.

"I'll go make myself scarce." Finally.

"Marshall's in our room." Yes, Corrine, go meet your non-boyfriend.

"So… I heard about you and Vaughn." Why am I not betting real money on what people are going to say? I'd be rich by now.

"So has the rest of the school." Who are all going to ask me about it tonight at dinner. Which I'm totally looking forward to, by the way.

"I had five people tell me about on my way to your room." I'm never leaving this room again. Ever. Who needs dinner? I think there's a jar of peanut butter in here somewhere.

"It's not true."That was blunt.

"What do you mean?"What do you think I mean? The rumors aren't true. God, I thought you were the smart one.

"What everyone's saying about me and Vaughn. We're not dating and we definitelyweren't making out in Z's classroom." Besides, making out in a science lab? I have a little more class than that.

"But the whole school…" Let it go.

"…is wrong. I have no idea where all of this is coming from, but it's a lie. As in not true. As in I am not now nor have I ever been dating Vaughn Pearson." As in I like you, dimwit.

"Really?" Now would be a good time to ask me out.

"Really. I actually have my sights set on someone else." If he doesn't get this, I may have to slap him.

"Who?" Just great. Now I have to do this the hard way. Must I spell it out for him?

"Never mind." I L-I-K-E Y-O-U!

"C'mon, I won't tell anyone. Do I know him?" I certainly hope so.

"You know him very well?" Do not say Marshall. For the love of God, do not say Marshall.

"Well, I know it's not Marshall… right?" You're damn right it's not Marshall, you idiot.

"No, it's definitely not Marshall." Good lord, he's slow today.

"Give me another hint!" Is he really that oblivious?

"He's in the science club." If he doesn't get it from that, I willshoot him.

"Well, it's not Marshall..." Yeah. Keep going. "And, it's not Vaughn…"Come on, Lucas, you're so close you can taste it! "That just leaves m—" By George, I think he's got it. "Oh."Care to expand on that a little bit? "Wow… okay, so… um… yeah" Guess being good at science means that your verbal skills disappear. Want to try a verb or something there, Lucas? Perhaps a noun?

"Yeah, sorry I didn't tell you." And, I'm sorry that you're too thick to have figured it out.

"This isn't some sort of joke is it?" Oh, yeah, I'm totally kidding right now.

"I'm not kidding, Lucas." Just believe me, so we can make out.

"Really?" Yes, really, now kiss me.

"Really." Kiss me. Kiss me. Kiss me.

"That's good."You know what would be good? If you stopped talking and kissed me.

"I'm glad you think so." Kiss me. Kiss me. Kiss me.

"You want to know something?" As long as it's how your lips feel against mine, sure.

"I don't know. Tell me, and I'll decide if I wanted to know it." And if it's anything but that you want to kiss me, I don't want to know.

"I like someone in the Science Club, too." Really? Any chance you wanna try kissing that someone?

"So..." Kiss me. Kiss me. Kiss Me.

"Yeah." For the love of God, kiss me!

"Lucas…" I can't take any more of this. "Are you planning to kiss me anytime soon, or can I read War and Peace while you finish talking?" I can not believe I just said that.

"I can't imagine you reading War and Peace, Josie" And I can't imagine why it's taking you so freaking long to kiss me!

"Then kiss me, so I don't have to." Come on. There is practically a neon sign flashing over my head right now.

"Are you sure?" Uh, yes. Shut up, and kiss me.

"I'm sure." Ooh! He's leaning in. Finally! I can't believe that Lucas Randall is about to…


I tried to fix this a little bit when I was typing it, but none of my betas know Strange Days, and thus refused to edit it.

Anyway, see that little purple-ish button down there? It's a lovely little button, and clicking on it will bring up a screen where you can review. And, if you have time to read, you have time to review, right? Hehe.

Keep in mind that this was written two years ago and that having Josie think after anyone speaks was part of the challenge given to me. As was the fact there are no actions or descriptions.