DISCLAIMER: I do not own Drake and Josh or any original characters/locations/etc. from the show. I lay claim to the plot and the two OCs encountered in 4 or 5 chapters from here.
So, first fanfic for me ever :) Read and review to your heart's content :)
"What?! You can't just dump me!"
"Actually Drake, I can, and I am, because you are the worst thing that's ever happened to me! You need to learn to grow up at some stage in your life, so that the next time a shit-storm rains down on you, you can see it coming early enough to find an umbrella!" Traci yelled as she stormed out of the Premiere, leaving him in shock, and very much alone.
Drake Parker stormed furiously into his room, to find Josh sitting on the couch, typing out a report. Feeling a need to let out the pain coursing through him, as well as his brother's irritating, casual nonchalance, Drake walked over to Josh, picked up his laptop, slammed it down onto the coffee table, and climbed into his bed.
"So I take it things didn't go too well with Traci?" Josh's clearly annoyed voice came to him.
"Terribly," Drake spat, "she dumped me, after we've been going out for three months! And why? Because, according to her, I need to learn to grow up!"
"Gee, what a shock," came Josh's biting, sarcasm-laden reply, "Look, Drake, it's been five months now, and you've had four girlfriends, who all dumped you. Do you think maybe it's time you actually took their advice for once and tried to improve?" When no response came from Drake's bed, Josh added, "Never mind".
"Look, whatever, alright?" Drake said, to shut down the subject, "Why should you understand, when your last girlfriend dumped you over a science project."
"Hey, she didn't-"
"I don't care! I'm going to sleep," Drake said irritably, "Turn out the light, will you?"
As the light died, Drake couldn't help but feel as if another chapter had closed in his life.
The next morning Drake was grabbing books out of his locker when he heard an unfortunately familiar voice pipe up behind him, "So Drake, Josh told me what went down with Traci, and even if he hadn't, it's the talk of the school anyway. So what killed you this time? Commitment issues? The parents? Did you laugh at something that wasn't funny? Did her ex-boyfriend with the 17 tattoos come after you?"
"Grow up, Mindy," Drake sighed, "Run along and climb back down the hole in the ground you came from, will you?"
"You're telling me to grow up?" an amused Mindy Crenshaw replied, "That's big talk, coming from someone who has a long rap sheet for doing things which any normal person might consider childish or downright idiotic, don't you think?" Drake dared not answer, still gathering his books. "As a matter of fact, I'm willing to bet that Traci dumped you because you did something childish or downright idiotic, and you have the audacity to tell me to grow up? Very classy, Drake. Maybe this time you'll take your own advice before you start trying to wreak havoc on another girl." Mindy turned away and walked off to class, and as Drake finally got his books together and closed his locker door, he started to wonder that maybe these people had a point.
