[This story is written as a season finale of the third season and also, to
understand, you must assume that anything that, in reality, happens after
the episode "Why?" does not exist. What has happened has all been a
figment of my imagination and you will be filled in on it as the season
progresses. This episode also features an 80s song title, just like the
rest-this one by Bryan Adams. I'm also not including last names with the
characters because frankly, that's a waste of my time to check on spelling
and to make sure I get the correct names.]
Run to You
"One more down, two more to go," Spinner cried as he walked down the steps outside of Degrassi Community School. "So glad to have that one over with."
Jimmy followed behind him and patted him on the back. "Yeah man, it's nice to know that it's over. Summer break. Hell yeah!"
"So, what do you have planned this summer, Jimmy?" Paige asked, placing her hand in Spinner's as the three made their way down the sidewalk.
"Who knows? I'll probably be around here."
"Yeah, right," Spinner told him sarcastically. "You're probably going to be sailing to some faraway land, one of those places like, um, those far away places."
"Maybe I'll pay to get you hooked on phonics, man," Jimmy grinned.
The two guys had gotten to be pretty good friends again once the Marco controversy died down, but they still managed to vent frustrations in small scathing remarks every now and then, some more scathing than others.
"You're so funny, dude," Spinner told him. "So funny that I forgot to laugh."
"Okay, what are you, like two?" Jimmy asked. "How do I respond to that comment? Oh, oh I know." Jimmy cleared his throat. "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."
Spinner looked for something to respond, but then realized how stupid he'd sounded to begin with. He got a somewhat facetious sad look on his face.
"Aw, hon," Paige said, patting him on the hand, "it's okay. It wasn't that lame. You could be king of the sandbox with you're sarcasm, I promise."
Spinner rolled his eyes and ignored Jimmy and Paige laughing at each other.
As he attempted to ignore being laughed at, Spinner's eyes landed a few feet ahead at two people coming in the opposite direction. He bit his bottom lip.
It was Dylan and Marco.
Spinner had come to grips with the fact that Marco was gay and they'd reconciled, but he still found out hard to imagine that Marco was dating Paige's brother. The fact they dated didn't bother him as much as the thought of them kissing. The first time he saw them kiss he fought back an urge to scream, "Fags, damn fags, stop it!" But, he caught himself. A year ago, he would have. He would have made gay cracks until he was blue in the face. Now, he just thought them mildly. He considered it an improvement.
"Hey guys," Marco said cheerfully. He'd been a different person since he and Dylan had gotten together. Degrassi had welcomed them with mostly open arms and that made him feel normal and accepted for once.
"Hey you two," Paige said, reaching out to kiss her brother and give Marco a hug.
"Spin, Jimmy, sup fellows?" Dylan said with a quick smile.
Spinner openly shuddered at the smile, but Jimmy caught him with an elbow to the gut. Marco and Dylan didn't seem to notice.
"I'm trying!" Spinner screamed in a whisper.
"Try harder!" Jimmy said back in the same tone. "Uh, not much, guys," he said trying to get back on topic. "Just heading home. Where you two headed?"
"Marco's going to help me get my locker cleaned out and then help me get my graduation stuff all together to make sure everything fits," Dylan said.
"Yep, should be a fun day," Marco told him looking away. Dylan playfully punched him in the arm.
"Hey Spin," Dylan said, "how's it going?" He knew Spinner was still uncomfortable with the gay relationship and he loved to capitalize on it. He liked Spinner but he figured he owed him for the many "homo" jokes he'd had to endure.
"Uh, uh, it's good, very good. School's out, grade 11's around the corner, and I got a great girlfriend, who, I might add, I treat with a lot of respect and never put in any compromising situations." Spinner wouldn't admit it to anyone, but Dylan scared him to death. He'd seen the way Dylan was on the ice during his hockey games. He was brutal.
"Oh yeah? Not what she told me." Dylan let go of Marco's hand and walked up to Spinner and looked down on him.
Spinner gulped and blinked a few quick times, flashing his trademark smile to cover the fact he was getting scared. "She, she what?"
Dylan stared at him hard for a second, then grinned, and then busted out laughing. "You are such a wuss, Spin. For someone who threatened to beat up that Toby kid a few times for messing with your sister, I'm thinking you may not be as tough as you want everyone to believe."
Spinner sighed with relief and then decided to act like he knew all along, which was typical Spinner fashion.
"No, no, I knew all along. Can't fool me. I just wanted to play along and make you feel powerful for a little while longer."
Dylan chuckled and patted Spinner on the top of the head. "You kill me, Gavin."
Marco checked his watch and motioned for Dylan. "Let's head out, they're locking the school up in just a few minutes."
"All right guys, we're out. Paige, I'll see you at home." Dylan gave a quick wave to everyone before grabbing Marco's hand and then heading off.
"By hon!" Paige called quickly.
Spinner turned and watched them walk off. "I don't get it. I don't get it all. I mean, really, how can you."
Paige interrupted him, "Spin, watch it!"
Jimmy shot him a quick glance.
"I was just going to say, how can you not sit and wonder just how David Blaine managed to go that long in that stupid box?" Spinner smiled.
"Dude, you're such an ass," Jimmy said before laughing.
Run to You
"One more down, two more to go," Spinner cried as he walked down the steps outside of Degrassi Community School. "So glad to have that one over with."
Jimmy followed behind him and patted him on the back. "Yeah man, it's nice to know that it's over. Summer break. Hell yeah!"
"So, what do you have planned this summer, Jimmy?" Paige asked, placing her hand in Spinner's as the three made their way down the sidewalk.
"Who knows? I'll probably be around here."
"Yeah, right," Spinner told him sarcastically. "You're probably going to be sailing to some faraway land, one of those places like, um, those far away places."
"Maybe I'll pay to get you hooked on phonics, man," Jimmy grinned.
The two guys had gotten to be pretty good friends again once the Marco controversy died down, but they still managed to vent frustrations in small scathing remarks every now and then, some more scathing than others.
"You're so funny, dude," Spinner told him. "So funny that I forgot to laugh."
"Okay, what are you, like two?" Jimmy asked. "How do I respond to that comment? Oh, oh I know." Jimmy cleared his throat. "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me."
Spinner looked for something to respond, but then realized how stupid he'd sounded to begin with. He got a somewhat facetious sad look on his face.
"Aw, hon," Paige said, patting him on the hand, "it's okay. It wasn't that lame. You could be king of the sandbox with you're sarcasm, I promise."
Spinner rolled his eyes and ignored Jimmy and Paige laughing at each other.
As he attempted to ignore being laughed at, Spinner's eyes landed a few feet ahead at two people coming in the opposite direction. He bit his bottom lip.
It was Dylan and Marco.
Spinner had come to grips with the fact that Marco was gay and they'd reconciled, but he still found out hard to imagine that Marco was dating Paige's brother. The fact they dated didn't bother him as much as the thought of them kissing. The first time he saw them kiss he fought back an urge to scream, "Fags, damn fags, stop it!" But, he caught himself. A year ago, he would have. He would have made gay cracks until he was blue in the face. Now, he just thought them mildly. He considered it an improvement.
"Hey guys," Marco said cheerfully. He'd been a different person since he and Dylan had gotten together. Degrassi had welcomed them with mostly open arms and that made him feel normal and accepted for once.
"Hey you two," Paige said, reaching out to kiss her brother and give Marco a hug.
"Spin, Jimmy, sup fellows?" Dylan said with a quick smile.
Spinner openly shuddered at the smile, but Jimmy caught him with an elbow to the gut. Marco and Dylan didn't seem to notice.
"I'm trying!" Spinner screamed in a whisper.
"Try harder!" Jimmy said back in the same tone. "Uh, not much, guys," he said trying to get back on topic. "Just heading home. Where you two headed?"
"Marco's going to help me get my locker cleaned out and then help me get my graduation stuff all together to make sure everything fits," Dylan said.
"Yep, should be a fun day," Marco told him looking away. Dylan playfully punched him in the arm.
"Hey Spin," Dylan said, "how's it going?" He knew Spinner was still uncomfortable with the gay relationship and he loved to capitalize on it. He liked Spinner but he figured he owed him for the many "homo" jokes he'd had to endure.
"Uh, uh, it's good, very good. School's out, grade 11's around the corner, and I got a great girlfriend, who, I might add, I treat with a lot of respect and never put in any compromising situations." Spinner wouldn't admit it to anyone, but Dylan scared him to death. He'd seen the way Dylan was on the ice during his hockey games. He was brutal.
"Oh yeah? Not what she told me." Dylan let go of Marco's hand and walked up to Spinner and looked down on him.
Spinner gulped and blinked a few quick times, flashing his trademark smile to cover the fact he was getting scared. "She, she what?"
Dylan stared at him hard for a second, then grinned, and then busted out laughing. "You are such a wuss, Spin. For someone who threatened to beat up that Toby kid a few times for messing with your sister, I'm thinking you may not be as tough as you want everyone to believe."
Spinner sighed with relief and then decided to act like he knew all along, which was typical Spinner fashion.
"No, no, I knew all along. Can't fool me. I just wanted to play along and make you feel powerful for a little while longer."
Dylan chuckled and patted Spinner on the top of the head. "You kill me, Gavin."
Marco checked his watch and motioned for Dylan. "Let's head out, they're locking the school up in just a few minutes."
"All right guys, we're out. Paige, I'll see you at home." Dylan gave a quick wave to everyone before grabbing Marco's hand and then heading off.
"By hon!" Paige called quickly.
Spinner turned and watched them walk off. "I don't get it. I don't get it all. I mean, really, how can you."
Paige interrupted him, "Spin, watch it!"
Jimmy shot him a quick glance.
"I was just going to say, how can you not sit and wonder just how David Blaine managed to go that long in that stupid box?" Spinner smiled.
"Dude, you're such an ass," Jimmy said before laughing.