Short little fic that snagged in my mind.

Disclaimer: Hey, one time, I won KND in a dart game. But then Mr Warburton came in and got mad.

"Take your fat, disgusting, pig of a boyfriend and get out of this house!"

Abby had never been overly fond of flying. She hated it particularly when being airborne wasn't caused by a flying machine. For being so thin, Cree could certainly hurl a fourteen year old far. Abby landed with a 'THUMP' and spit the grass from her mouth. She could have sworn there was an ant in the lawn salad. Seconds after her rather ungraceful nosedive, Hoagie skidded to a stop next to her. He groaned and pulled a dandelion from between his teeth.

Abby dusted off her cap. "Do ya really hafta flirt with her every time you come over?!" she asked angrily. "Ya know she don't like ya!"

He stood up and brushed off his pants. They were irreversibly stained and torn at the knees. Hoagie rotated the arm he had landed on. "I know, I know. Force of habit."

Abby popped her back as she got to her feet. "Find a new habit." Hoagie didn't reply. He was too busy staring at the Lincoln's front door, a thin glaze of tears coating his blue eyes. Abby placed a hesitant hand on his shoulder. "Hoagie?"

He sniffled. "She called me fat." Abby tightened her grip on the fabric of his shirt. She knew that he'd been exercising, trying to lose a few pounds, and his friends had all seen his progress. His normally jolly attitude towards life had become even more cheerful from the compliments he'd received, especially the pretty girl that had asked for his number at the park one day. He hadn't quit talking about that one for days, and Abby had stood by him through all of it, watching proudly as he grew up. But Cree, the persistent evil in both their lives, had just knocked his self confidence lower than zero.

"Cree don't know nothin'." Abby said shortly. "She's jealous that ya look better than she does."

He blushed happily, mumbled a thank you and suggested that they grab some blurpleberry suckers at the candy store before it closed for the night. She agreed quickly, making a silent note to herself to replace all of her sister's mirrors with Fun House ones. Abby tucked the mental vow into the vault of her mind to be used later in the week. No one insulted her best friend and got away unscarred.

Just sort of stuck to me. Thought I should scribble it down. Hope you like, because I don't.

Short, stupid, sucky. FUN! Review?

Love always,

Jess