Chapter 1

As I was lying in bed I had one thing I knew I had to solve. I was going out with Faymen when I was in Love with Ned, and to make matters worse he was going out with Suzie. Ned and I had been best friends since we were toddlers being neighbors made it all the more convenient. Soon after meeting each other we met Simon Nelson Cook also know as Cookie. The three of us have been inseparable ever since… the dreaded High school. I spat at the word just writing it. It was the most disgusting thing ever. Freshmen year Cookie finally got the guts to ask Lisa out and he was so tied up with her at the time that Ned and I became extra close. Not that we weren't close already, we were practically joined at the hip. Freshmen year changed everything though, Ned and I both knew it or at least I thought Ned knew it too. There were definitely some not so friendly things that went on between us and then when I was sure Ned finally liked me as more than his Best friend, he asked out Suzie. I spat at her name too because Suzie was the most horrible disgusting person I have ever known. She acts all sweet and innocent, but I can see right through that smile of hers. She acts as if Ned is her prize and that I lost. Personally I don't even think she cares about him; it's all a ploy to prove once and for all that she is better than me. So after freshmen year I asked out Faymen and I have been supposedly happy ever since. Not. Oh and in case you're wondering yes Ned and I are still Best Friends, but not the way it use to be, this is a different kind of Best friends, it's something I can't explain, but when I am able to I will let you know. Well that's it for now.

Sincerely Moze

Moze threw her journal on the floor and decided to take a nap. It's not like she had anything better to do. Ned was out with Suzie and Cookie was with Lisa no doubt. There was no way on earth she would ever call Martin or Coconut head, just thinking about Martin's talking issue made her head spin.

After lying in bed for quite some time she knew it was hopeless there was no way she could fall asleep at this hour. It was 12:00 in the afternoon. Moze finally got up and sat down at her desk. She turned on her computer and logged onto instant message. Someone had to be online?! No luck, her assumptions were correct as usual. Feeling annoyed she double clicked on iTunes; at least the music would cheer her up. Letting her computer randomly select songs the first song that began was some stupid love song, this made her even angrier. Changing the order once again she thought maybe a different more aggressive song would come on, again no luck. Now giving up on the random play list selection, she scanned through her songs and decided to pick one herself. The problem was all she seemed to have stored were mushy love songs. Closing iTunes she now put her head down on her desk annoyed and angry. When she least expected it she heard the noise she had been waiting for, the ping to let her know someone had finally logged on. Not caring who it was, just desperate for conversation she checked to see who it was that had logged on. It was Ned. He really seemed to have bad timing. When she was trying so hard not to think about him he just had to log on. Humph!!

Tipman: What's up?

VBallgal: Nothin much, u?

Tipman: Eh not much either.

VBallgal: What a great conversation this is.

Tipman: HAHA Very funny!!

VBallgal: What? We both have nothing going on that sure is an awesome conversation.

Tipman: Oh come on what do u want me to say?

VBallgal: Dunno.

Really she wanted him to say that he was madly in love with her and that Suzie was history and that they would be together forever and ever but how unrealistic was that?

Tipman: Big help u r!

Tipman: Anyways, u busy 2day?

VBallgal: No why… r u?

Tipman: Nope,

VBallgal: Really I thought u would be out with Suzie.

Tipman: U thought wrong. I'm all urs 2day.

VBallgal: K cool meet me at my house in a few GTG!

Tipman: K see Ya!

Moze signed off Instant message, she new Ned would be here in a matter of moments. Pulling back the long drapes to let the outside light in, she saw Ned was already on her balcony waiting for her.

"Hey." Ned said simply.

"Hey."

"So can I come in or what?" He said laughing now.

"No I'm forcing you to stay out on the balcony! Of course you can come in now." She said trying to hold back a smile.

Ned flopped onto her bed and Moze moved to sit on her bed as well.

"So what's new?" She asked casually.

"Oh nothing really, just bored." He responded glumly.

"Oh so now I'm just the person you go to when you're bored? That hurts Ned it really hurts." She said mock sadness escaping form her tone. It wasn't long before she burst into laughter because she just couldn't stay mad at Ned those Blue were just captivating.

"You know what I meant Moze." He said "You're my best friend and of course I like spending time with you."

Ned gave her a gentle squeeze making the butterflies in Moze's stomach rise so high it felt as if she was going to burst.

"Yeah I do know, I just like hearing you say it out loud." She said flirtatiously, she just couldn't help herself.

Ned slapped her on the arm.

"That's not nice I'm going to get you Mosely." Ned told her a grin spreading from ear to ear.

He leaped on top of her and started tickling her until she couldn't breathe.

"Stop, Stop!" She gasped. "That's enough."

He wouldn't stop until out of the corner of his eye he saw Moze's journal. He stopped abruptly.

"What's this?" Ned said picking up the spiral notebook Moze had been using to write down simple journal entries.

She lunged for the journal and ripped it out of his hands.

"It's nothing you need to see."

"What can be possibly in there that's so terrible for me to read?" He questioned, eyeing her suspiciously.

"It's just my History notes nothing exciting." She said yawning for emphasis.

"Right, Well I'll believe that for now, but trust me I will find out what you have in that notebook."

"No you won't because you will be a good little boy and not snoop through other peoples things." Moze said babying him.

"Trust me I will find out whether you like it or not." Ned told her mischievously.

Moze knew he wouldn't dare and if he tried she would just have to be extra careful about keeping it out of his sight, even if that meant bringing it with her everywhere she went. This was a journal that was meant for only her eyes and this meant no way EVER would Ned be aloud to read this, especially considering what she had confessed.

"We'll see about that." She added mostly to herself.


After Ned left he couldn't stop thinking about what Moze possibly had in that notebook, that was so terrible for him to read. He knew it couldn't be anything bad about him because Moze would never do anything like that! Still it bugged him uncontrollably. So he decided to call Cookie, number two on his speed dial. (Moze was of course number one.) Cookie picked up on the third ring.

"Hey man, what's up?" Cookie greeted him friendly.

"Eh nothing too exciting, I spent the day with Moze."

"Ohh won't Suzie be jealous?" Cookie asked cockily.

"She knows Moze is my best friend. Why should she have a problem with it?"

"I don't know it was just a thought."

"Yeah sure whatever you say Cookie."

"You got that right!" Cookie said cackling his famous laugh.

"So, there's something I really need to talk to you about." Ned told Cookie, now taking on a serious tone.

"What is it?" Cookie asked questionably.

"Moze has this notebook I spotted when we were…Um… in her room." Ned said not wanting to tell Cookie about the whole tickle war. Some things you just have to keep private. "And I picked it up and was about to see what was inside, when she snatched it away telling me it was her history notes and that I had no business looking at it."

"Hmmm," Cookie pondered. "A history notebook that you can't look at, something sounds suspicious here."

"I know and it's driving me insane."

"Well the best thing to do is do be a snoop and when she's not looking grab it and see what's inside." Cookie explained.

"That's good but not good enough." Ned responded. "Maybe I'll just pick a day when she's gone at Volleyball practice and the two of us can climb the balcony, sneak in, and read what she has written that is so secretive she can't even tell her two best friends."

"Sounds like a plan! I better go Lisa's calling on the other line. Good luck man."

"Thanks, I guess." Ned said baffled as Cookie hung up.

What could he possibly be giving Ned luck for? Their plan was fool proof. As Ned was just about to drift off his phone rang startling him. He checked the caller-id only to find out that it was Susie. He picked up.

"Hey cutie-pie! What's up?" Ned asked Suzie.

"Oh I miss you so much Ned!" She squealed. "It's a living nightmare to be half way across the country in New York. I really wish I was back home with you. My parents and their stupid vacation ideas." She sighed.

"I'm sorry Suzie, I miss you too."

But for some reason Ned couldn't get the picture of him tickling Moze out of his head.

"I'll be back in four days which seems like forever. We are definitely going to have to make up for all this lost time."

Ned could hear the smile in her voice.

"Definitely," Ned said a little more confidently then he had planned.

"Cools! Well I'll call you again tomorrow just to see how things are going. I love you!"

"Love you too Suzie."