Something Sweet for Someone Sweet

Chapter 1

Amanda sashayed her way to Betty's desk, on a mission. Sure they were enemies, and she and Marc made fun of her on occasion, especially her hideous ensembles, but today was Betty's birthday and Amanda had a little gift for her. It was a picture of herself, looking fabulous of course, to place on Betty's desk. She had even wrapped it with pink wrapping paper and tied a ribbon around it. She was fairly proud of herself.

When she reached Betty's desk, she didn't see Betty there, however she did see a grinning Daniel tying a huge bow on a similarly huge present. "Oo, is that for Betty?" Amanda said trying to pull on the bow that he was working on.

"Why would it be for Betty?" he pushed her hand away.

Amanda gave him an almost pitiful look "Oh Daniel, that's just sad." She thought of all people Daniel would know that it was Betty's birthday, but he was too clueless and dumb. MEN!

"What?" he asked looking at her confused. "If that's not for Betty, then whose it for?" she asked wonderingly.

Daniel smiled "Renee"

"THAT SKANK!" Amanda shot back viciously. "What's wrong with her?" he asked in surprise at the bitterness in her voice.

"Nothing, but the fact that she's a whore and..." she continued whispering "Wilhelmina's evil bitch sister."

Daniel laughed, but realized what she said "Wait she's not a whore, Amanda"

"Everyone you date is a whore!"

Daniel sighed in annoyance "Amanda, do you have something important? Or are you here just to annoy me?"

"If you must know which you SHOULD! I was here to give Betty this gift" she held up her small gift box with the paper and ribbon happily.

"You? Have a gift for Betty? Why? Is it some kind of joke?" he asked not wanting Amanda to mess with his Betty.

Amanda shook her head "Oh honey, the joke's on you. While you're buying who knows what for your whore, the real person you should have gotten a gift for is Betty."

"Why? What are you talking about?" he asked in confusion.

Although Amanda figured she should tell him, she also figured he should have known to begin with. She didn't want to save him. This was his grave he had to dig himself out of. She shrugged "Who knows."

She placed her hand on his shoulder "You were always a little slow, but this time you're just plain stupid" she said before walking away.

Daniel shook his head in confusion. Why should he have gotten a gift for Betty? And why would Amanda get her a gift? Was it her? OH SHIT. IT WAS HER BIRTHDAY! He suddenly came to realization.

"Amanda!" He called before she turned the corner. She looked back at him with a knowing grin. "Yes?"

"Shit! I need your help!" he ran up to her.

She looked at him folding her arms across her chest "Why should I help you?"

He looked desperate and panicked "PLEASE! Think of how devastated Betty would feel if I forgot?"

"Exactly"

"Please help!" he asked, his voice pleading with her, and those eyes of his looking so hopeless for help. Darn those blue eyes of his! She sighed "Alright, what do you need?"

Daniel grinned "YES! First get rid of that damn present for Renee!" he said in an order. Amanda grinned "gladly!"

"When Betty comes in tell her I had an errand to run. I have to get her a gift"

Amanda smiled with a happy nod "Got it! Make it a good, Daniel! Especially, since you forgot her birthday!"

Daniel nodded vehemently. "Just get rid of that! Don't let her see it"

Amanda had a wicked grin on her face at the thought of what she could do to Renee the psycho bitch's 'gift'.

Daniel had run off. She laughed seeing how frantic he got.

Daniel could not believe he forgot Betty's birthday! And the damn thing was he knew he would forget, so he had dropped off a present for her almost a month ago in case he forgot with her father.

When he had taken it to Mr. Suarez, he had looked at him as if he was mad, but Daniel explained to him how upset he would feel if he forgot, so he planned in advance.

Although, he already had a gift for Betty, he wanted to get her something special. To show that he did care about her, and was her friend

While Daniel was on his search for a spectacular gift, Amanda was getting rid of the horrid evidence of Daniel's idiocy!

When she reached Betty's desk and saw the box with this tacky pink checkered print and a pink bow, she shook her head at Daniel's stupidity. Even though the present was not for Betty, the wrapping paper screamed Betty.

"Oh Daniel? How are you so clueless?" she said to herself as she was about to sweep the gift off the desk rather forcefully, when she heard a rather affronted "YOU DIDN'T!" from her bestie.

She looked to Marc "What?" she asked in confusion. "You got Betty a gift?" he asked in mock disgust.

She shook her head "No... Well, yes, but this isn't for Betty! It's for Daniel's whore!"

Marc looked at her with his eyebrow raised "Uh...you?" he asked warily.

"NO! Renee! That skank!"

"Why did you get a gift for her?" he asked in confusion. "Marc! This is from Daniel! He's a moron!"

Marc shook his head "He forgot?" he stated knowingly.

"Yep, big time! We have to help! I'm destroying the evidence!" she said as she was about to smack the gift of the desk when Marc caught her hand stopping her "Wait, let's see what it is first, then if we don't like it, we'll trash it!"

"We should burn it!"

Marc shook his head, looking at her suspiciously. "No, no burning!"

"Whatever, let's open it!" she started pulling on the ribbon and undid the bow. Marc began peeling off the wrapping paper slowly just in case they thought the present was stupid and they should trash it completely.

When they lifted the cover of the box they both looked at the gift in confusion. "What is it?" Amanda asked with a puzzled looking face.

Marc picked up the 'sculpture' looking at it disgusted seeing that it was a black statue of a naked woman. "I think it's supposed to be...hot or something."

"It looks tacky! Let's break it!" As she took the sculpture in her hand and was about to throw it to the floor, Marc stopped her again "Mandy, are you crazy? There will be glass flying everywhere, woman!" he took it out of her hand and placed it back in the box covering it with the lid. Amanda couldn't hold it in any longer; she picked up the box and smashed it to the floor.

Both of them lit up like firecrackers at the shattering sound that emitted from the destruction of that stupid gift. "I think we should still burn it and send it to her house or something" Amanda stated as she looked at the damaged gift box.

"MANDY SHUT UP!" Marc said nervously, hoping Wilhelmina didn't hear them somehow.