I got this idea while reading the Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot.  Which are highly amusing by the way.  Plus an incredibly easy and fun read.  It helps me when I'm overwhelmed with school.  Instead of stressing over midterms, I read these books in about 3 days…  That probably explains why I failed all my midterms.  Anyways, I may use some ideas from the books but sadly the main character is not going to be a princess…  (Mainly because he's a BOY.)  Anyways, most everyone has seen the movie.  Which amused me.  But I suppose that's because I liked the books.  Why am I talking about this?  The fic isn't really about the books or the movie…  Basically I'm writing this because my other fic is driving me insane and I needed something different.  But I do plan on finishing Friday I'm In Love… You know what?  I'm done.  I'll never shut up if I don't stop now.

ANYWAYS, I do not own any of this.  Not the ideas I borrow from the books or the characters I took from Newsies.  They belong to a long list of people I'd rather not name. 

You, Me, and That Guy

Wednesday, December 1 

Today is the day that my mother decided she is going to start dating again. 

When I got home from school, she had an incredibly serious look on her face and she had cooked dinner.  She never cooks dinner.  I would never in a million years eat the stuff she cooks for dinner.  Especially since there is a good chance that the Elmer's Glue in the spice cabinet somehow got mixed into the dinner. 

The moment she said, "Andrew, honey, can you sit down for a moment?"  I knew there was something wrong.  She never calls me Andrew, she always calls me Andy or sometimes she even calls me by my school nickname Spot.  Although having her calling me Spot is kind of weird.  I mean, she's my mom.  She's not supposed to call me by the nickname dubbed by my friends at school. 

Anyways, she sits me down looks deeply into my eyes.  "Andrew, I'm going to start dating again.  I've decided its time."

I have no idea what I looked like at the time.  But I believe the thought running through my mind was "Again?"

However, mom always takes everything to the next level.  Every decision she makes is a big decision to her.  Although I still don't see what's so cool about deciding to date.  I mean she just broke up with her last boyfriend five months ago.  "Are you all right with that?"  She asked with a sympathetic smile on her face.

"Yeah, that's great" was my exact answer. 

She frowned in reply.  "I don't think you're telling me the truth, Andy.  I knew you'd have a hard time with this which is why I bought you this."

It was about then that she handed me this book and told me that if I was going to keep hiding my feelings I should at least write them down. 

I had to nearly bite my lips off in order to sustain from replying sarcastically.  I mean honestly!  The one time I actually tell her the truth she accuses me of lying and buys me a diary.  What do I look like?  A girl? 

… Don't answer that.

Thursday, December 2

3:30 pm

I found out why mom informed me of her dating yesterday.

I'm going to kill her.

She has terrible tastes in men.

9:45 pm

Okay.  Now that I'm calm, I suppose I can talk about this. 

I'm walking home from school with my best friend, Blink, right?  And we're talking about how this kid named Skittery came to school dressed like an elf because he clamed that it was Legolas, the elf's, birthday from Lord of the Rings, when a car pulls over to the curb right next to us.

And there sits my mom… with Mr. Denton, my English teacher.  The English Teacher who is currently failing me because I "cannot write grammatically correct essays."

"Hey, Andy."  She smiles at Blink.  "Jacob."  Blink grins back although you could see that he was trying to calculate the situation in his head.  Which was impossible because nothing could have made sense at that moment.  "Bryan was just dropping me off at the house, would you guys like a ride?" 

Wait.  Stop.  Rewind.  Why was she calling my English teacher Bryan and why was she seated in his car?  Was there something I was overlooking here? 

But I couldn't very well demand an explanation in front of Blink and Mr. Denton.  Instead I would be patient, refuse the ride offer and walk home before asking my mother what the HELL was going on.

And that was exactly what I did.  Blink and I live across the street so the moment we got to our houses, I said goodbye, ran across the street, and practically crashed into my house.

There sat mom on the couch, looking like a puppy that just tore up the carpet.

"What were you doing in Mr. Denton's car?"  I demanded, trying to regain my senses. 

That guilty look on mom's face wasn't reassuring at all.  "Andy, I know this is not going to be easy on you, but I really like Bryan and I'd appreciate your acceptance on this decision."

Don't worry.  I did not explode.  I remained completely calm.  I actually managed to grin.  "Yeah, mom, that's great."  I left the room with that grin pasted onto my face although I had a feeling it looked as fake as can be.

And of course mom noticed because as I left the room she called after me "That diary would come in handy now, Andy!"

11:30 pm

How could she do this to me?  Didn't she ever think about how I would feel if she decided to date my teacher??  And how the hell did they meet anyways?  How does a teacher meet with a parent and land up DATING???  What am I missing here?  I cannot believe this.

What is everyone at school going to say once they find out??  As if being a 5'2, girly fourteen-year-old boy isn't weird enough, let's just add that my mom is dating the cruelest teacher in the entire school.  That'll win me popularity points. 

I can't believe this is happening.  I just got offline from telling Blink about it.  And he was unsurprisingly not reassuring.  Blink couldn't make anyone feel better to save his life. 

This is what our conversation consisted off:

LilSpot01:  My mom is dating Mr. Denton.

BlinkingKid:  Well he did drive her home.

LilSpot01: How can you be so calm about this??  My MOM is dating MR.DENTON.

BlinkingKid:  Dude, I understand.  Who cares?  It's not you are dating Mr. Denton.

LilSpot01:  Ew, Kid, I at least, have better taste than that.

BlinkingKid:  No offense Andy, but Jack Kelly Sullivan was not much better.  His hair is greasy.

LilSpot01:  His hair is NOT greasy.  He gels it.

BlinkingKid:  Not that it matters now.  I mean you're over him right?

LilSpot01:  Of course!  Football players were so last year.

BlinkingKid:  Yeah.  Whatever.  I gotta go.

LilSpot01:  WHAT?  But what about my dilemma?  My MOM is going out with my English teacher!!

BlinkingKid:  Dude, Spot, chill.  It's no big deal.  No one will even care.  Bye.

And that is when my ever so thoughtful best friend signed off.

The thesis statement of this story?

Andrew "Spot" Conlon is going to be laughed off campus tomorrow and no one will care. 

TBA…

Ok.  Eventually, I will develop an in-depth plot.  Until then, tell me what you think.  Should I continue?  Or should I just pick my brains until I can get out another chapter of Friday I'm In Love. 

Oh, and yes, this will be slash.  Well I guess there are already hints of it so this warning is pretty much useless now.  Oh well. 

R&R please?  ^_^