A/N: This is my first story and I'm 13, so give me constructive critism. This is also a fictional story with a few fictional people, but it will still have that Degrassi famous drama. I'm planning on making this a Rated R story some time in the future. Read and try to enjoy how a 13 yr. old mind works.

The Best of Friends

Chapter One

Paige Michachuck, a seventeen year old head cheerleader, is the most popular at Degrassi High School. She has been working at the movie theater for six in half months with Alex Nunez, Paige's best friend. She has been with the most popular boys at school to up her reputation just a tad bit. Her main squeeze was Spinner. Every time they were seen together they looked so adorable. She loved the attention, but she wanted more than attention, she wanted love, something she hasn't received from someone special in a long time. She has her eyes fixated on someone that has been on her mind for a while but doesn't know how to approach that special someone without them going crazy or flipping out.

Alex Nunez; a seventeen year old trouble maker, a best friend of Paige, and a student of Degrassi High, has a good reputation for the wrong reasons such as; robbing, vandalizing, and other mischievous things that take to long to be mentioned. She just got her a job at the movie theater and works with Paige. She has had a lot of boyfriends but none satisfied her as she wanted them to. How does she want to be satisfied? Alex wants to be satisfied by her boyfriends having money, money, and money. When they didn't have any, they were not even bothered by her. Right now she is with someone with a little money. His name is Jackson Yank. He doesn't live in the projects like she does (plus one for him), he has a car, and he dresses nicely; so she decided to at least give him the time of day. She also has her eyes on a special someone but is too afraid to tell that someone without coming out that situation with her heart broken by that person.

Sometimes during their extra block, Alex would occasionally see Paige sitting outside by herself, looking as if she had something to do but plans were changed.

"Hi Paige…", now noticing something was wrong, "What is wrong with you, you look like something devastating happened."

"Oh, hey Lexi." and she sighed while saying it.

"So are you going to tell me what is wrong or you want me to keep pestering you with my concern?" she said with a serious, but yet sarcastic tone.

"If you really want to know, Spinner stood me up yet again."

"Oh, sorry about that." said Alex

"It's alright. I'm getting used to it any way." said Paige.

"Well since we aren't working or having any plans tonight, do you want to see a movie, preferably 'The Grudge Two'?" Alex said at a normal tone.

"Yeah that sounds great. How about eight-ish because I would have all of my homework done?"

"Ok, that's great! I'll pick you up around then." said Alex.

"Alright then it's a date!" Paige said while going to class as she heard the bell ring. With that said, both girls blushed to a maroon color anticipating tonight festivities.

Later on Alex called Paige and said, "I'm on my way in about fifteen minutes so be ready."

"Ok Alex. Oh wait you want to stay at my house tonight you know if your parents don't mind?" she said with hope in her voice.

"What parents? I stay at a women's shelter. So I guess I'll stay with you."

"What, you stay at a women's shelter? No, I won't have that. You'll be staying with us until your parents come back or whatever. THIS is no debate."

She knew that there was no debating this so she had no choice but to stay there. So she said ok.

Alex went to pick up Paige for the movies. They bought their snacks for the movie. Alex paid for every thing with the little amount of money that she did have. She paid for every thing to make sure that Paige had a good time despite the bad day she had.

Every time something scary would appear on the screen, Paige would jump and hold on to Alex. Each time that happen, she would laugh and have butterflies in her stomach just by her touch.

"I'm glad me being frightened amuses you." Alex said with sarcasm.

"That's not what I'm laughing at. I'm laughing at the movie every time someone dies. It's funny." She said as she laughed.

"I'm really glad to be here with you. This is really nice." She said half way through the movie.

"Thank you. That brightened my day coming from you. Really thank you."

Then Paige rested her head on Alex's shoulder and Alex let her lay there while she admired her beauty.

After the movie, they went back to Paige's house and reflected on what happened at the movies. Then they just sat in silence and stared deeply into each other's eyes.

As they stared, Paige closed the gap and kiss Alex. While they were kissing, someone walked in.

"PAIGE! Oh my GOD!"