Two Targets
Part I : Two Diffrent Worlds
Disclaimer: I dont own Degrassi
Paige woke up ready to start her senior year of high school, of course as the queen bee at Degrassi high school she had to be at the top of her game, to the start the school she chose a classy pink blouse and decorative jean skirt, a very classy look that never went out of style.
She looked herself over once more before heading out the door and jumped into her Cameron to pick up hazel and then onto Degrassi High. She knew this year was going to be special she just didn't know how special.
Hazel came running out of her house as soon as she heard Paige drive up, "Ready for another fabulous year." Hazel check herself in the reflection mirror, "Totally, let's get going."
Degrassi High
They entered people tended to move out of their way. Paige made her way to her locker and found her boyfriend Spinner waiting for her. She smiled at him as she approached. Spinner had gotten a tan over the summer, thanks to his job as a lifeguard. He was dubbed hottie of Degrassi, and she was all his.
"Hey baby." He said as he looked her over, Paige smiled, "Hey you, so where to first." Spinner wrapped his arm around her shoulder as they walked. "Well the bell already rang, so to Social History."
They walked into class. Spinner went to sit with his friends while Paige took a seat next to Hazel. "Quite down class, "I am Mr. Bin your Social History teacher, now we have a transfer student joining us, Miss Alex Nunez."
Paige looked up to check out the new student, She wore black cargos that hung at her hips with a black tang top under a white windbreaker. Her black hair hung to her shoulders. Her shades blocked any view of her eyes. "Miss Nunez, would you like to tell us a little bit about yourself." Alex pulled off her shades and looked around the class. "No, not really."
Mr. Bin sighed, "Okay just take a seat, it seems the only empty seat is next to Miss Michaelchuck." Alex took a seat and began to write in a notebook. Paige got a closer look at the new girl. She had her head into whatever she was writing in her notebook.
Hazel nudged Her on the side, "What a freak." Paige smiled weakly, she preferred not to be a critic, and Suddenly Alex got up from her seat and walked up to Hazel. "Hey do you have a problem with me?" Hazel was speechless, as Mr. Bin turned away from his lesson. "Miss Nunez is there a problem."
Alex didn't even look back at Mr. Bin "What, now that I'm in your face you can't say shit." "Miss Nunez, I will not tolerate violence in my classroom, to the principal's office." Alex grabbed her bag and took off. Hazel didn't say anything for the rest of class. Paige glanced over at the empty desk and noticed the black notebook the girl had been writing in.
The dismissal bell rang, "Go on Hazel, I have to talk to Mr. Bin about being our sponsor for the spirit squad." Hazel waved as she left. As soon as Paige was sure Hazel was out of sight, She stuffed the notebook in her bag and took off to the principal's office. Paige spoke to the principals secretary, "Hello have you seen a Hispanic girl all black, white jacket." The secretary nodded. "She left already dear." Paige nodded, thanked the lady and took off to lunch.
Paige had given up looking for Alex, until she spotted her sitting on one of the tables outside. Paige ate her lunch and then excused herself hoping that Alex was still outside, Paige walked up the benches not sure what to say. Alex sighed and finally turned around" What is it?" Paige pulled out the notebook from her bag and handed it to Alex.
"Sorry about Hazel, usually her mouth beats her brain, but you should really be careful of what you do around here, rumors spread pretty fast." Alex looked Paige right in the eye. "Good, that's what I want." Alex took off. "Thanks for the notebook, Blondie."
Alex was tired, she had gotten in trouble on the first day of school, but that bitch had started talking shit, Alex refused to put up with shit talkers, thankfully the principal had let her off with a warning. The blonde was pretty cool, she did return her notebook, but they could never be friends, they lived in two different worlds. Alex put out her cigarette and hoped that her mom was either passed out or off getting drunk.
Paige and Hazel were at Paige's house and Paige was pretending to listen to Hazel. "Earth to Paige." Paige shook her head. "Sorry, just really tired." Hazel sighed, "I was saying, what a bitch that Alex can be, doing that in front of the whole class." "Well you did kind of say it out loud." Hazel crossed her arms. "True, but she bugs me so much, she is so cocky, you know what, I think she might be gay." Paige chocked on her drink. "Hazel!"
Two weeks into School year
Alex walked to her locker and put some books on her backpack. She felt someone tap her shoulder. "Hey cutie, what are you doing this weekend?" Alex rolled her eyes; she turned around and recognized the guy automatically. He hung out with Blondie's cliché, "even if I was free you're not my type, Ken." Alex began to walk away, but the guy grabbed her arm, "Hey where do you think you're going." Alex grabbed his arm and twisted it behind his back.
"Hey hands off, you're lucky I'm late for class, but if I ever see you again I will literally break your arm, am I clear?" The guy nodded, Alex left for class. Paige walked to her locker with Hazel, who was telling Paige about her lack of success in finding any dirt on Alex. . "It's like she came out of thin air." Jimmy came by and asked Hazel if he could talk to her in private.
Paige began walking to class when one of the guys she had for class asked her if they had homework for that class, she politely replied no and went to class. Half an hour into class, Paige got a text from Spinner, telling her that he wanted to meet her in the restroom in ten minutes. Paige asked for a hall pass and left to meet her boyfriend.
Paige was looking herself over in the mirror when Spinner walked in. "Hey babe." Paige walked up to him. Spinner slapped her across the face so hard it sent her flying against the wall. Paige fell to the ground shocked and in pain. "Who was that fuck you were talking to this morning?" Paige held her hand to her cheek which stung and burned causing her eyes to water.
"Answer me, damn it!" He lifted his hand to hit her again. Paige was cornered, she shock with fear. She prayed that someone would walk in. Suddenly some one kicked open the door. "Hey dumbass, can you read, ladies only. Oh wait my bad, you must have forgot your balls at home." Spinner backed away from Paige. "Do you mind were talking." Alex held her ground. "Too bad Ken, unless you want me to finish what we started this morning." Spinner left but not before looking back at Paige "We will finish this later." Alex approached Paige; Paige pulled herself closer to the corner. "Hey chill, I'm not going to hurt you." Alex kneeled in front of Paige. She gently but forcefully lifted Paige off the ground and on to the sink counter and gently grabbed Paige's chin and turned her face to one side. "That's defiantly going to swell like a bitch."
Alex pulled out an ice pack from her backpack and gently placed it against Paige's cheek. "Hold it there." If she was lucky, she wouldn't have a black eye, but there would be a bruise on her cheek, "Open your mouth." Paige did as she was told. "Okay, doesn't look like anything was knocked out of place." Alex phone rang, she looked at it, "Damn it, you stay." Alex answered. "What…I'm in school…I'm not fucking with you…No damn it…don't start fucking with me." She could here yelling on the other end. Alex rolled her eyes and hung up. She looked over at Paige, who automatically looked away, "Girls can be such bitches." Paige smiled. The phone went off again. Alex shoved the phone into Paige's hand, "Just answer it."
Paige answered the cell phone, mostly out of curiosity "Hello." Paige had to pull the phone away from her ear. "Hey who the hell is this, let me talk to Alex, I swear if I find out who this is…" Alex took the phone and hung it up. Paige looked at her, "Who was that?" Alex took the ice pack off Paige's cheek, the swelling had gone down and there was a bruise starting to form. "Some chick I hooked up with once." There was an awkward silence between them.
"So what did you do?" Paige looked up and could feel her eyes swell up with tears, "I don't know, he just jumped to the wrong conclusion and went off on me. I'm just tired." Paige brought her hands to her face. "Whoa" Alex caught Paige as she began to slide off the counter. "Easy killer." Paige wasn't sure what was wrong with her.
Paige began to sob into Alex's shoulder, she felt trapped in her own world, she was surprised that Alex hadn't pushed her away in disgust, instead Alex comforted her by rubbing her back softly. "What am I going to do now?" Alex let go as Paige leaned her back against the mirror. Alex picked up her backpack, "Ditch today, and forget tomorrow. Come on it's not going to kill you to miss one day of class." Paige hesitated as Alex began to leave.
Paige didn't bring anything with her, she was hoping Hazel will get her stuff and left to follow Alex, who was waiting for her outside. Paige jumped in and they drove off. Alex drove to a local café and ordered some coffee black, while Paige ordered her coffee with cream and sugar. As they drank their coffee Alex phone went off again. "Damn she just doesn't know how to take a hint." Paige fidgeted a little in her chair, "Hey Alex are you…you know?" Alex look at Paige for a second slightly confused and the smirked, "Oh are you asking me if I'm gay." Paige nodded, Alex leaned back in her chair, "Yeah, why are you." Paige blushed deeply, "No!" Alex smiled "How do you know… Have you ever kissed a girl?" Paige shook her head as Alex leaned a little closer to Paige, and then suddenly pulled away. Alex finished her coffee, "Come on let's go, if I miss gym class one more time, they will fail me for sure."
Paige and Alex had gym class together, but Paige focused on spirit squad while Alex did her best to be a slacker, but slacker doesn't work in gym. The Coach called them all over. "Okay ladies, this weeks sport is basketball, so number off and get going, whoever wins doesn't have to run tomorrow." The ladies basketball coach had dropped by to talk to Hazel, she was a natural basketball player, real MVP material, but she turned the coach down and went on to be a cheerleader. The coach was persistent though.
Alex had been a basketball player in her past schools but her temper always got her into fights which usually got her kicked off teams. She took the ball and enjoyed the basketball testing it out making sure she could still play like she did, easily dribbling past the defenders for two points. Hazel, who was going over routines with the spirit squad, watched Alex, mad dogging her anytime their eyes met. "Let's go cheerhead." Alex said, tired of getting mad dogged called out Hazel. Hazel walked toward the center of the gym and came face to face with Alex, "Let's go freak." Hazel was good but Alex matched her every step through out the game. The game was tied with seconds on the clock. As the ball came into play, Alex took it to the three point line faked the shot, Hazel fell for the fake, Alex when around and shot the ball for a three pointer.
The coach was very impressed as Alex sat down on the benches drinking water, Coach Sale came up to Alex, "Hello, I'm Coach Sale, coach of the Lady Basketball team here, I was hoping you would be interested in joining." Alex watched the spirit squad practice formations, without Hazel, who had stormed out of the gym after the game. "Nah, I don't get along with others." "It will get you out of gym." Alex shook the Coach's hand. "You got yourself a player."
Alex had joined the basketball team just before their first game, but missed practice thanks to her ditching act yesterday, so obviously Paige got in trouble also. They sat in detention, "This is so messed up." Paige said, as Alex laid her head on the desk. Paige thought she was sleeping as her chest slowly with each breath. Paige was jealous how relaxed Alex could be sometimes. She was having trouble with her boyfriend Spinner, He had brought her flowers and chocolates the next day and apologized for his behavior and like an idiot she forgave him. Alex just shrugged; telling her it was her funeral. Paige found herself becoming more curios about Alex. Paige poked Alex on the side with the end of her pencil, Alex looked at Paige slightly annoyed by the disturbance. "Has that chick stopped calling you yet." Alex passed Paige her phone. It read 10 missed calls from Sissy.
"Wow, she is stubborn one." "No kidding." The phone rang again. "She calls like every hour," Alex grabbed the phone and answered it, "Stop calling damn it!" and hung up. Alex sighed as the phone went off again, Paige laughed, "Hey there is a party after the basketball game, you want to go." Paige looked at Alex "Do you want me to go." Alex shrugged, "Well yeah, it's cause Sissy is going to be there and she will definitely go to stacker mode." Paige looked at her with a puzzled expression; Alex ran her hand through her hair. "If I see her ass, I will literally make sure that she is black and blue and I can't afford to get in trouble anymore." "So you want me to keep you in check, "Well that and have some fun." Alex sat back in her chair. Paige nodded, "Okay I still owe you for the bathroom incident anyway."
Alex was pissed, Degrassi was winning by five points, but one of the players was all over Alex, she had already fouled Alex five times and Alex was getting sick of it. The last seconds of the game, Alex took the ball in and took a shot outside the three point line scoring another three, as the buzzer sounded the end of t he game, the player pushed Alex to the ground after the shot. "What the fuck, bitch." Alex got off the floor, "It's not my fault you can't stay on your own two feet." Alex punched the girl on the face as the girl came back and punched Alex on the face; Paige came in between the two, holding back Alex as she tried to get at the girl. Paige literally dragged Alex off the court and into the now empty locker room. "Damn it, that stupid bitch." Paige got some paper towels from the restroom, "Hold still your bleeding." Alex pulled off her jersey leaving her in her sports bra as the side of her face was covered in blood. "Your eyebrow is bleeding pretty bad." Alex held still as Paige cleaned her up. As soon as Paige was done, Alex began to collect her stuff. Paige found herself staring at Alex half naked body; Paige could feel her face getting red. "Paige, are you okay." Paige snapped out of it. "Yeah, why do you ask?" Alex was now dressed in baggy cargo shorts and a tang top. "You look a little red in the face." "Paige nodded, "It just I'm not used to seeing so much blood." Alex picked up her bag, "Yeah sorry about that, but I'll see you at the party right?" "Yeah see you then." Alex took off.
Paige couldn't have missed the party, there were a million cars parked, Paige straightened out her dress and pulled out her cell to call Alex. "Alex, were are you?" "I'm in the back, hurry up." "Okay okay, I'm on my way." Paige spotted Alex with some brunette all over her. Paige took a guess it was Sissy. "Alex." Alex looked over and spotted Paige and called her over. Alex wrapped her arm around Paige's waist, "Guys, this is Paige." "Damn Alex you always get the hot ones." Alex shrugged, "What can I say." They walked into the house, "How is your eye." Alex leaned in closer to her, "Better, I'm surprised it didn't swell." Paige and Alex hit the dance floor. After a few songs, Alex sat down on an empty couch, while Paige went to go get drinks. Alex was beyond buzzed; she was sure Paige was a little tipsy, Sissy came by and took a seat next to her. "Hey Alex, let's get out off here and have our own little party." Alex was too busy looking for Paige amongst the many drunks. Paige came up to them, she looked a little pissed about Sissy, Alex called Paige closer to the couch and pulled her into her lap, "Alex, your going to make me spill the drinks."
Paige looked over at Sissy, who was hatefully staring at her and took off. Alex shifted so that Paige was sitting next to her, Paige handed her a drink, and Alex placed it on the floor and enjoyed the moment of peace.
She looked over at Paige, who was messing with her drink. Alex pulled the cup out of her hands; Paige looked up unsure what to do. Alex rested her hand on top of Paige's hand and whispered into her ear, "Can I kiss you." Paige froze unsure what to do, until Alex pulled Paige's head so that she was facing her. Alex and Paige met halfway, their lips brushing lightly, they kissed lightly till Paige's phone went off "Damn it." Alex knew it was Paige's boyfriend, God how she hated that scumbag. "What is it, Spinner?" Alex got off the couch and walked out, she really didn't feel like listening to them argue.
Alex lit a cigarette, taking the smoke into her lungs; she could feel herself become lightheaded, Paige came storming out a couple of minutes later, Alex could tell she was about to cry, "What happened?" Paige sat on the porch, "He is pissed saying that I'm drunk and want to see me like right now." Alex looked over at Paige, "Well you are a little drunk." Paige laughed as she stood up and stood next to Alex. "You know, I don't like it when you smoke." Paige pulled the cigarette from Alex lips, slightly grazing against her lips and placed it between her own. Her phone went off again, Alex pulled the phone out of Paige's hand. "Don't go, Stay here…with me." Paige couldn't believe that Alex, a very drunk Alex, was flirting with her. "Alex, Are you drunk?" Alex pulled Paige to her and pushed a strand of her hair behind her ear and whispered into her ear, "Yeah just a little." Her hot breath sent shivers down Paige's spine. This caused Paige to completely panic, "Hey, you ready to go home." This turned Alex off, she let Paige go and walked to her car, Alex leaned her head against the window and Paige focused on her driving finally they pulled up in front off Alex apartments, "Well here we are, listen Alex…" This was all Paige got out when Alex kissed her fiercely on the lips, Paige was blown away, Alex was on top of her as they continued to kiss, Alex hand traveled under Paige's dress and grabbed her thigh causing Paige to jump but just as quickly as the kiss began it had ended and Alex was out of the car. Paige sat in her seat for a few minutes trying to comprehend what had just happened and mostly why she had let it happen.
Alex got home, tired and drunk. She walked into her apartment, "Where have you been!" Alex skin crawled as her mother yelled at her. "At a party." "You smell like beer and cheap cigarettes." Alex shrugged. Her mother slapped her across the face. The impact sent Alex to the ground; she tried to get up but was too drunk to do so. Her mother began to kick her, "You worthless piece of shit." Alex tucked her chin to her chest and covered her head with her arms, and waited until her mother got tired and left, Alex passed out on the ground.
Alex woke up on the floor of the apartment, she attempted to get up but a sharp pain went up her side causing her to wince. When she caught her breath, Alex carefully got up, and went to the restroom to clean herself up the best she could and get ready for school.
Paige was on an emotional roller coaster; Spinner was all over her ass when she decided not to show up at his house last night, and then there was Alex who had kissed her last night. She had no idea what to do, as she got ready for classes. Paige walked into Degrassi and went to her locker and noticed Spinner by her locker he looked pissed. His eyes locked on to hers, Paige walked right to her locker as spinner hooked his arm around her waist and began to lead her to the back of the school. "Listen, I'm trying to focus on our relationship and I cant do that if you don't listen to me, and if this keeps up, Let's just say I'm not afraid to hit you again." Paige felt sick to her stomach. Spinner stood over her with an evil smirk on his face."
Alex made it to school, the wound on her eye had opened up again and it was swollen, but her ribs were on fire and she was having trouble breathing. She went outside to light up a smoke, she spotted spinner standing over Paige, and she knew this was trouble. "Hey do you mind some of us want some peace and quiet." Alex pulled out her lighter and lit her smoke. Spinner looked over at Alex, "Ever heard of privacy." Alex smirked, "School is a public place." Spinner backed off and went back into the school. Alex looked over at Paige, "You okay?" Paige nodded and looked over at Alex, it looked like the cut on her eye had re-opened. . "Can we talk about what happened last night?" Alex shrugged, "I was drunk, you were drunk, we kissed, the end." "That's it?" Alex threw her cigarette on the ground and stepped on it. "That's it."
Paige was distracted all day, she felt as if the conversation with Alex had gone too smooth, was it really that easy, she shook her head, this was too easy Alex was up to something. But Alex had been avoiding Paige all day, but Paige knew exactly were to find her: basketball practice. Paige sat on the benches watching Alex's every move.
Alex had a hard time keeping up in practice, her side had been bugging her the whole time, but if she focused the ball on her good side, she was fine, Alex had no idea she was being watched. Paige waited until practice was over, Alex stay a little later to work on her free throws. Alex stopped when she felt her side sent out a pain that almost caused her knees to buckle, she went into the locker room and pulled off her practice shirt to check out her side, Paige walked in and Alex looked up, "Blondie what are you doing here." Paige walked up to Alex, "What are you up to." Alex crossed her arms, "Is this about last night, haven't we already gone over this." "No we haven't, we just pushed it out of the way, I mean one second were driving to your apartment the next were having a make out fest in my car, that stuff doesn't just happen Alex." Alex sat down, "What do you want me to tell you Paige, that I'm sorry cause I'm not, you're hot and I think you're gay because if you weren't then you wouldn't have kissed me back." Paige got on her feet, "I am not gay!" Paige began to walk away but Alex got up and gently pulled Paige toward her. Paige seemed surprised usually in a fight with her ex boyfriends and Spinner, they let her stomp off and have her bitch fit but Alex had done the complete opposite, "What so wrong about being gay Paige, tell me, give me one good reason and I'll let these feeling for you go and never bother you again." Paige was speechless as Alex leaned in and waited for her to close the distance, which she did and Alex lightly kissed her. They broke apart and Paige smiled, "So what now?"
Paige wasn't comfortable with the fact she was gay, especially in public. Alex was very understanding, it had taken her a whole year to get used to the fact she was gay. The more time that Alex and Paige spent together, the more Spinner and Paige fought and argued. Alex bruises slowly faded after two weeks, but her temper had come short after Paige had refused to dump Spinner