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A/N - My second fanfic (if you don't count Pett'ED, my brother's story - if you havn'rt R&R that one then please go do it, my bro is only 10 and loves to get praise for his work, please? as favour to me??) and this time it's a proper story - I tend to suck at stories, poetry is far more my forte, but this is a short fic about Nazz (yes, I know, she is not the most popular of the kids - specially amongst us ladies, but hey, there is not all that much about her here, and don't worry, this is most definatly NOT a romance in any way, shape or form), so I hope u enjoy
Dead Popular
They'd never really fought this way before. Sure, they had bickered and argued, usually about her 'friendliness' toward the other boys in the cul- de-sac – including the Eds, who she knew he hated with a passion, or about his immaturity when it came to the way he bullied the other kids in the cul- de-sac – especially those younger than him. But fights like these always subsided, and they were over just as soon as they had started. Nazz was only too aware of her power over Kevin. All it took was a flutter of her dark eyelashes or a flick of her golden locks and he was right back in the palm of her hand.
This time however was different. This time she knew that shy glances in his direction and the hint of a smile that played upon her lips were not going to be enough. This time she had gone too far.
She sat on the swings of the playground, which had long since been deserted by the neighbourhood kids in favour of the latest scam that was up for offer courtesy of the Eds, and idly swung her feet so clouds of dust rose from the barren ground beneath her. She sighed and looked up to the clear sky as the events of that afternoon clouded her mind. Admittedly, Kevin was not totally at fault. She knew he hated the Eds, and she knew how much it annoyed him to watch her casually work her magic on the three boys, but Kevin's jealousy had simply got out of hand this time. She could still hear the words that passed between them as she argued with him, careless, throwaway comments which now both of them probably regretted.
She felt her vision blur as fresh tears began to well in her eyes. Kevin was supposed to be her best friend, and even though she knew that he was being too possessive of her to be considered comfortable, she still felt the loss of his presence. Deciding that sitting here and dwelling on her troubles was not about to get her anywhere, she thought about who to grace with her presence for the next few hours – she was Nazz, the most popular girl in the cul-de-sac, the girl that every boy would fall at her feet for just to get her attention! Surely she would have no problems in finding someone else to spend the afternoon with!
She brushed the remaining tears from her eyes and jumped off the swing in search of Sarah – the only other girl in the neighbourhood who Nazz could talk to. Sure, the Kanker Sisters lived a short distance away in the 'Park 'n' Flush' trailer park, but she didn't think she would ever befriend any of the three girls. Lee was by far too intense; Marie was too violent and May... May was just plain weird. Add to that the fact that the sisters held a grudge against Nazz ever since they discovered that their 'boyfriends' held Nazz in such high esteem, while thinking that the Kankers themselves were – as Ed would have put it – she-devils of the underworld. The Kankers were the only real enemies that Nazz had ever held, though they had never really posed much of a threat to her before, as long as she stayed out of their reach they would basically ignore her. They felt that Nazz thought that they were better than they were – and to be brutally honest Nazz agreed with them. After all, she was the 'it' girl of the cul-de-sac, and they were just trailer park trash.
She finally spotted Sarah rushing toward her house holding an injured Jimmy in her arms.
"It's ok Jimmy – we just need some band aids on that arm and you'll be good as new!" exclaimed Sarah as she cradled the pale boy in her arms. Nazz smiled softly at Sarah's commitment and motherly attitude toward Jimmy, who was currently fighting back tears following what looked to be a grazed arm which had probably been gained while he joined Sarah in her games, which were usually a little too rough for her fragile companion to handle. This was not to suggest that she didn't care about him though, Nazz knew how much Sarah and Jimmy were a sound partnership and that they were rarely ever seen apart, and although she had not let this show, Nazz was actually quite jealous of their friendship. She watched Sarah carry her playmate into her house and slam the door. With Sarah being the only other girl in the cul-de-sac, Nazz often thought that the two of them should have been best friends, but instead Sarah had chosen Jimmy. Nazz guessed that this was because Jimmy appealed to Sarah's more maternal side – as well as being easily swayed into doing anything that she wanted to do, as Sarah sure had one hot temper if she did not get her own way. However, she and Sarah were usually on good terms, and Sarah often came to Nazz in order to receive the older and more world wise girl's advice on things that Jimmy could not offer his own opinion on, such as when Sarah had arrived at Nazz's doorstep only a few weeks ago in order to inquire as to what she should do about a certain boy that she had a crush on at the time. Of course, Nazz didn't need to ask who this boy was – it was pretty obvious to everyone that Sarah still held a candle for a particular Ed, but Nazz knew that the only reason that Sarah had come to her for advice was because if she'd mentioned it to Jimmy then he would become jealous, just like last time Sarah revealed her crush on Double D.
Nazz thought about ringing the doorbell of Sarah's home and offering her services in nursing Jimmy back to health, but soon gave up on the idea. Sarah was possessive at the best of times, and had often acted hostile toward Nazz for stealing the affections of Edd away from her; it would not bode well if Nazz started to turn her attentions toward Jimmy as well.
She looked at the ground as she made her way sullenly through the deserted street, dragging her feet behind her as she walked. She heard laughter above her head and looked up to find Johnny perched upon a low hanging branch of the old oak tree that stood in front of his house. She giggled softly,
"Climbing trees again Johnny?" looking at Johnny, her deep blue eyes shimmering with amusement.
"Hey Nazz! Me and Plank were just picking acorns... Would you like an acorn pretty Nazz?" Nazz smiled broadly
"Sure Johnny" she purred, she knew that, like many of the other boys in the cul-de-sac, Johnny was far from immune to her irresistible charms. A small pink blush grew across Johnny's tanned cheeks as he handed Nazz a handful of small, shiny acorns which she then stuffed into her pocket. Johnny had always been a mystery to Nazz – not to mention the rest of the kids in the cul-de-sac. She looked at Plank who was being dutifully carried by Johnny's left arm and frowned. How could anyone get so attached to an inanimate object? True – Johnny had never been the brightest bulb on the Christmas tree, and he was defiantly more than a little disturbing, but the passionate way that he carried around that piece of timber was almost enough to make Nazz jealous. What? A small argument with Kevin and suddenly she was jealous of a plank of wood with a, somewhat taunting grin, painted on it's smooth surface.
She looked back to Johnny and noticed that his blush had grown even further across his cheeks and he was beginning to look more than a little nervous.
"Uh, me and plank have to go now N-Nazz... See you round" Johnny stuttered and hopped off the branch before scampering toward his house. Nazz sighed.
"Guess that means I won't be hanging round with Johnny today" she said quietly to herself. She was beginning to realise something about her friendship with the other kids of the cul-de-sac, and she did not like it one bit.
There you have it, the first chapter of what will probably be about 2 or 3 at most. Please R&R, I'm not totally sure wether to carry on with the story - so I'll decide from ur feedback.
Oh! and I'll take this chance to thank everyone for their very kind reviews of "Expressions" It means a lot to know that people like my work