Thought I'd do the challenge again. Cold Shoulder inspired both these one shots.
"He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals" Benjamin Franklin
"There's nothing wrong with being different" he told her. Kevin teaches Anya a little lesson.
He knew he'd have to face her again.
He opened his locker and sighed. A note laid there. He knew already who it was from.
"She wants to go out with me tonight" Kevin said as he read the short note.
Joe and Nick looked at each other. "She did come here to see you Kevin" Nick said.
"I know, but…."
"You can't avoid her, whether she is Kimmy or Anya, she came to see you" Joe added and Kevin sighed. He hated being a good guy.
"Maybe I can" he said. Ok, maybe I was wrong about the good guy.
Kevin shut his locker and walked away. "He wouldn't…"
"No…Kevin's not like that" Nick vouched. That's what I thought too Nicky.
The next day told a different tale as Nick and Joe saw a tearful Anya/Kimmy walk up.
"An…I mean Kimmy, what's wrong?" Joe asked.
"Kevin never showed up, I waited for two hours at the pizza parlor, I thought he liked me" Anya explained and then without warning threw her arms around Joe who patted her back awkwardly.
Macy and Stella walked up then and saw the scene.
"Kevin ditched Anya" Joe mouthed to them.
Just then Kevin walked by. He stopped just as Stella turned around. Hiding his face he backed up but Stella and Nick grabbed him.
"Not so fast bro" Nick said. He had a stern look on his face that matched Stella's.
"Guys…"
"Kevin Lucas if you don't want to date someone just tell them" Stella interrupted and then pushed him toward the sad girl.
Kevin sighed and walked to her. He tapped her shoulder and Anya let go of Joe who sighed with relief and moved away to stand with the others.
"He…hello Kimmy" Kevin stuttered and Stella took that as a cue.
"We'll leave you two alone" Stella said and dragged the group away.
Anya sniffled and Kevin opened his locker and grabbed a box of tissues.
"Here, I think we need to talk" he said and took her hand. He opened the glass door to the private room and both sat on the bench.
"Anya…"
"It's Kimmy" Anya interrupted.
Kevin sighed. "Why? I like Anya"
"Kimmy is an American name" Anya explained. She took out the magazine again and the dog from her backpack.
Kevin shook his head. "You didn't have to change…"
"Everyone laughed at Anya, Kimmy fits in" Anya went on and Kevin looked at her.
"No…she doesn't" he said and Anya looked confused. Kevin took her hands and squeezed them fondly.
"There's nothing wrong with being different" he told her. He leaned in and kissed her cheek.
"Goodbye Kimmy, if you see Anya, tell her I miss her" he said and left the room.
He never looked back.
Kevin Lucas wasn't ashamed. He knew he was special, but what's wrong with being different?
Review please. I think this episode had a great lesson. You should be proud of who you are and not let the laughter affect you.