Hehe...This Is A Spoiler...Maybe...Only If You Get Where This Is Getting...Don't Wanna Spoil It..Have Fun..

R&R Said The Small Dragon In The Corner...

Chapter 2

I walked to English in a distant mood. It shocked me to know how Ethan felt about me. At least still. But it mean something to time that he truly cared.

I did like Carlos. But Ethan was right. He didn't make me smile or laugh. The real way. I laughed at a joke I knew wasn't funny but laughed because he told it. It wasn't about the jokes Ethan told. It was because I liked him. I thought about Carlos. He was cute and he was intelligent. But he wasn't Ethan. I am a stubborn person but when truth comes to shove you fall sometimes. I wanted to go back to the times when I liked life. Sometimes it felt like the world was sitting on me like atlas, the Greek god who was punished. He was damned to hold the earth. But I had a choice. But would I make the right one?

As I walked into Mrs. Vega's classroom, I sat in my usual seat at the back with Ashley. Table were positioned facing the front, with three chairs to a seat. I sat in the middle and Ashley on the outer end. I put my head down, not wanting to be bothered. Ashley sat next to me and ignored me. She knew how I got. I'd ignore everyone and tell her detail's later on the phone later. I'd get over it. I had high resiliency. Then class started. The Damned Teacher talked for an half in hour and passed out a worksheet. Then someone knocked at the door. The A.P. Walked in with a guy. He wore baggy pant's and a black tight athletic shirt. He carried a small ½ inch binder and had a pen in the crook of his ear. The teacher patted him on the back and he walked to the back of the room and sat down next to me, the only available seat. He said "Hey." and I could tell he had a Mexican accent to his voice. He was caramel toned and had hazel, green rimmed eye's and brown spiked hair. He leaned back in his chair and listened the teacher. He was hot. Literally. He looked over at me and smiled and nodded his head. I shook my head. Why was I nervous? He's just another guy? You like him. He's attractive. I shook the thoughts away. She gave him a sheet and said, "Ask Xavier for help if you need it." That's nice! Now he knows my name. The paper was on decimals and converting then to fractions. Easy stuff. But he looked at the paper, front and back and hen looked at me. He bit his bottom lip half way. Damn, you know you want that Papi Chulo.

"I think I'm a need some help. Lots. We didn't cover this at my old school.

"Okay." I started. I showed him my tricks and he got in no time. He got up, took my paper and turned it in with his.

"Thanks. I really appreciate it." He was chewing gum and watching made me hard. Visuals popped into my mind and I shook my head. I could only smile.

"No prob. It's cool." he smiled and I laughed. "What's so funny?" he asked. The bell rung. We walked outside and headed for chemistry. He had athletics.

"Nothing. Just thinking." I pulled out a piece of paper. "You want to chill later and play some basketball? So I could make up for helping me?" he asked. I could only blush. "I don't play basketball. Sorry. I swim though." I said reasoning. I couldn't make a shot with my eye's opened.

"Oh. That's cool. I can teach you…I have a pool?" he said as an invitation. "Okay. I'll come." he wrote down his address which happened to be the block on the other side of my house.

"I have swim practice so…I might be late."

"It's cool." he laughed. "Aright. See you later." he said.

"Hey… you mind coming to a party later?" He hesitated at first but sounded confident later through the sentence. "Sure." I said thinking arching my left eyebrow. Why was he thinking about it..?

"Okay…" he gave me the direction's and I walked away with a huge grin on my face. When I looked back, he was smiling standing there. He winked and walked away. I smiled and walked to my hallway only to be nudged my Carlos on my right rib. "Hey."

"Hi." I said simply as we walked to my locker. "Look," he turned me to face him. "I'm sorry I have neglecting you. I have been just distant and I forgot about you. It's been a ruff season…Forgiven?" he said making a puppy face.

"Yea…" I said unsurely. He wasn't someone who cared. My heart knew what it wanted. I grabbed my science book and locked my locker. "Hey, you want to go to a move tonight?" he asked.

"My friend wanted me to go to his crib and chill today," I said in my best straight voice. "Okay…umm, what about this weekend?" he frowned.

"I guess…" he was so…different. I was starting to see the real him, with all the barrier's removed.

"I'll see you later." he kissed me on the lips. My feelings barely tingled.

"Okay." I walked to chemistry late but I didn't care…I had a "Date" later.

But I had a frown. Was he really my blockade stopping me?