Title: Sail On Through

Rated: R for Sexual Content, Language, & a small amount of Violence.

Summary: Occurs after "Against All Odds", Manny and Emma are no longer friends & as a way to make Emma jealous, Manny decides to hook up with the one person that could help her do that...Sean!

Disclaimer: I don't own Degrassi...

CH. 1- "...Too Perfect..."

"What did you say?" Manny heard Emma say the words, but she couldn't believe that her best friend would say that about her. They had always understood each other, but now things were getting complicated and they kept fighting.

"I said, I don't want to be friends with the school slut!" Emma said. Even she couldn't believe she had said that. But she did, and there was no way Emma was going to apologize for something she said. If she said it, she meant it.

"I can't believe you just said that Em. I can't believe perfect little Emma Nelson calling someone a slut. I thought you were too perfect to say that."

"Well," Emma began smiling. She was proud of herself for finally standing up to Manny. "What can I say, I tell it like it is." Manny shook her head.

" Fine Em, looks like I was wrong about you, you aren't a good friend!" Manny yelled backing away from her. She walked to the girls washroom.

Emma turned around and walked into Mrs. Kwan's classroom. "Emma, you're late." Mrs. Kwan said handing her a test. Emma smiled slight, as she was a bit embarrassed.

"Sorry, Mrs. Kwan." She said. She looked around the classroom and saw Chris. He had his headphones on his ears and his head was bouncing a bit to the beat. Emma smiled and took her gaze off of him. She thought he was extremely cute and had a great time with him at the party, but something about what happened, made her think. She had always been good. Never did anything bad just for a rush. It was always for something important, something she believed in. And to her, there was nothing wrong with that. She turned her head and looked at the other side.There was her ex, Sean. Someone she considered her first love. She missed some of the things about him. His kiss, his touch. But she was also glad to get out of their relationship, she thought it was time to move on.

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Manny looked into the mirror at herself. Her light pink shirt came just above her bellybutton and her coat was 3/4 length. She smiled. 'I don't think I look like a slut.' she thought. She then looked closer. She wasn't sure she really liked this new look, sure it got her attention, and Craig was finally noticing her, but she lost her best friend. She walked out of the washroom and over to her locker when the bell rang. 'Great, now I have to make up Kwan's test.' she thought as she opened her locker and saw her heavy black coat. She picked it up and looked at it.

"Hey Manny." Sean said startling her.

"Shit." She said softly. Sean smiled.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to..."

"It's okay, what's up Sean?" Manny asked cutting off his apology.

"I...uh..." Sean hesitated. He then took in a deep breath. "I noticed you weren't in Kwan's class. Did something happen?" He asked. Manny smiled.

"Yeah, thanks to your ex." Manny said putting the coat back into her locker. She looked into Sean's eyes.

"What did Emma do this time?" Sean asked leaning against the lockers.

"She told me she didn't want to be friends with the school slut." Manny paused and looked at Sean, who looked clueless. "She was referring to me."

"Oh, why would Emma say that? You are not a slut, you just dress..."He paused and looked her up and down.

"Pick your words carefully, Cameron." Manny said crossing her arms. Sean laughed.

"Hot. You dress really hot. You see, that's what always bothered me about Emma. Nothing is ever good enough for her. You had to be just like her."

"A perfect-can-do-no-wrong-environmental-crusader? I know. I just...ugh...how could you stand dating her?" She asked grabbing some books out of her locker and slamming it shut. Sean and Manny began to walk to Mr. Simpson's class.

"I liked the fact that she stood up for what she believed in. She never let anyone tell her what to do, or how to think." He said. Manny stopped and turned to him.

"But Sean, that's what she does to other people. If you don't believe in her causes..."

"I know." Sean said.

"Sean, I really...I really don't want to go to Simpson's class." Manny groaned looking into the classroom. Sean looked into the room and then to Manny.

"Ok, then let's not go." He said grabbing Manny's arm. They ran to the front door of the school and ran outside.

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