AVERMAN'S POV

Damn, damn, damn!

Why the hell did I have to go and say that she was my girlfriend for?

Do I seriously have a death wish?

I must have because by the time she's finished with me I'm gonna wish I'd never been born.

"Dude is something up? You look even paler than usual" my good friend Greg Goldberg eyed me suspiciously from across the breakfast table.

I give him my best why whatever do you mean Gregory? Smile, shrugged and shook my head before turning my concentration on to my bowl of incredibly soggy cereal.

After deciding that it wasn't worth eating I pushed my bowl away glancing up at the door just in time to see Amber Foster enter the cafeteria. Before I could look away she shot me a death glare before joining the rest of her friends at the table reserved for band members.

"Averman, I heard Amber Foster likes you" Julie whispered to me from my left.

Great so now the Cat thinks she can play matchmaker.

"So?" I keep my answer short and simple.

"So I think you should ask her out" Julie was giddy. Damn it couldn't someone, anyone, come and take the Cat's attention off of me.

"She already asked me out and I said no" I heard my own voice talking.

Aw shit! Now I've really gone and dug a hole for myself.

"Why? She's heaps nice" Julie pressed on.

By this stage my conversation with Julie had attracted the attention of Goldberg, Russ, Charlie and Kenny.

"I don't want to go out with her" I reply through clenched teeth.

What I really wanted to say was mind your own damn business!

"Yeah Ave why not?" Charlie put his two cents worth in.

Before I had time to think about it my mouth was moving and what was came out was

"Because I now have enough frequent flyer miles to join the monks in Tibet"

That's me all right, ever the jokester.

Goldberg stifled laughter, Julie was glaring at me and Charlie was staring wide-eyed at me.

"Well its been fun kiddies but I must go and pack" I sought out my opportunity for escape.

I flew out of my chair and raced for the exit before anyone could ask me what was going on.

I had to find her and tell her before she found out from someone else.

CONNIE'S POV

I opened my eyes a little pissed off about my wonderful dream being interrupted, but mostly feeling shitty that I actually had to move.

I peered across to Julie's side of the room a little surprised to see it empty. Usually Little Miss Sunshine in the Morning just has to wake me up spouting some crap about it being a beautiful day.

Yeah right, if it was a beautiful day then I'd be back together with Guy and would never in a million years have to see him with another girl, especially the ever-so-perfect Karen Whittaker.

GRRRR! I hate my life.

So after another wonderful start to the day I reluctantly throw the covers off and drag my weary ass out of bed thankful that there wasn't practice this morning.

I made my way to the shower where I stood under the hot jet of water for what seemed like an eternity. I wondered if Julie would notice if I used some of her shampoo and decide I don't really care if she notices or not.

Running my hand over the length of my brown hair I give thought as to whether I'd look any better as a blond, well really whether Guy would like me any better if I was blond like his perfect princess Karen.

I definitely decide against it as an image of Mindi Pinkerton's hideous re-growth line enters my mind. One week she'll have about an inch and a half strip of dark hair at the roots and the next she'll be all blond again, and she still swears she's a natural blond!

God why am I even thinking about this?

I have to get over Guy Germaine once and for all.

I turned the tap off and stepped out of the shower grabbing the first towel I could see. Surprisingly it was mine.

I dried off and headed towards my closet debating whether or not I felt like making Guy jealous or not.

Bah! Who am I kidding? Of course I want to make Guy jealous!

I decided on a short-ish jean skirt that was sexy but didn't reveal absolutely everything and a black long sleeved top that was tight in the right places but didn't show too much flesh. It sat just below my belly button but didn't quite meet the skirt.

I remembered reading in Cosmo that if you're showing leg then don't show cleavage or something like that and I really didn't want to attract the attentions of the wrong people, namely Varsity.

I happened to glance at the clock on Julie's nightstand and realised that if I didn't move my hockey toned ass then I'd miss breakfast.

AVERMAN'S POV

Crap why does every girl with brown hair look like Connie today?

Oh right cos I have a guilty conscience that's catching up with me. Oh boy I won't get accepted into the Super Genius Leave of Avermans now.

What the hell? I am getting paranoid.

Relax its just Connie.

Yeah Connie Moreau, the girl who broke your arm in kindergarten because you stole her G. I. Joe when she wasn't looking.

I only did it cos Guy dared me to.

Guy only dared you to do it because he secretly liked Connie.

Yeah well Guy's an asshole!

Anyone who'd break up with Connie to go out with Karen Whittaker is an asshole.

"Hey Aves!" Fulton called.

Man he's cheery for the morning.

"Dude!" Portman was behind him and as usual he got over excited and thumped in the arm, hard.

OW!

Yes that's it Averman keep it internal.

"Bashes, have you seen our fair, well she's not really fair cos she's brunette, well actually its more of a chocolate color, you know the colour you get when you have a mocha cake, not that dark dark brown but that kinda dark light brown"

Crap I'm rambling again.

"DUDE!" Portman screeched looking thoroughly confused.

Cant say I blame him.

"Man what the hell are you on about?" Fulton looked just as confused as Portman.

"Connie have you seen her?" I give them my usual goofy grin.

The bashes shook their heads.

"Nope" Portman's talking to me but his eyes are on some brunette wearing a skirt made out of the stuff jeans were made out of and a black top.

"That's her!" I suddenly realised that it was Connie walking down the hall towards us.

"Ew! Gross was I just checking out Moreau?" Portman looked disgusted.

"Yep, ha ha dude you were checking out Connie" Fulton laughed.

Glad he has the balls to tease the humungous ape of a Bash Brother that we call Portman.

"Oh somebody kill me now, quick lets go before she finds out and starts beating up on me" Portman grabbed Fulton by the sleeve and dragged him away leaving me to fend for myself.

"Hey Averman!" Connie waved gesturing me for her to wait up.

Oh boy, I mean I know I was looking for her but now that she's actually here I just want to crawl into a hole and die.

Oh why oh why did I have to say she was my girlfriend?