CSI NY High School
Chapter2: Time for a confession
Stella had got up ready for Monday she knew with Lindsay's confession would come a new relationship. All Danny and Lindsay just needed a little push to get this epic story started. Stella also had to make sure Alyssa and all the others got on their bus and went to school. She made sure they had their cereal they all got their backpack on got on in time.
When Stella was done with her breakfast she went to her room to get ready. Stella slipped on a pair of denim jeans that had faded lines next to the pockets, she put on her converse and wore a dark purple blouse that had a v-line neck. She picked up her book bag and headed out to the bus stop.
Lindsay arrived at the school and her stomach was in knots she was even able to eat breakfast that morning. She looked at the huge building red bricked with a green roof. They were the eagles their colors green and silver. The halls were in alphabetical order and they had green and silver lockers. God how sick of the color green Lindsay was it was actually the color Lindsay felt she should look how sick to the stomach she was with nerves.
Lindsay put her hand on her belly trying to calm it and walked in the door of the building immediately being greeted by one of her best friend's Jessica Angell. "Hey Linds how was the sleepover? Sorry I missed but you know I had stuff that had to be done?"
Lindsay smiled at her, " it was good but my plan to get Stella to confess she liked Mac didn't work."
Jess frowned, Jess and Lindsay had been trying for a month to figure how to get Mac and Stella together. The reason's were obvious, one they belonged together. Two Peyton was a bitch and Mac never got to hang out with them anymore. Three and final Stella was happiest when her Mac was around.
Don saw Jess and Lindsay by the opening to the auditorium they both looked sad and Don just couldn't have his girl with a frown on her face. Don walked up to them, "hey Lindsay, Jess", he says smiling at her. "Why should I do to make you two turn your frowns upside down.
Lindsay looks at Don, "Get Mac to realize he's an idiot." She offers smiling lightly at the blue eyed quarterback.
Don frowns, 'what'd he do now?"
Jess smiles at Don, "Nothing more than the usual you know we have are work cut out for us. Those two are more stubborn than a horse."
Don and Lindsay both look at Jess, "What horses are stubborn." Lindsay laughs as Don just smiles at the girl who has captured his heart. Who smiled finally and they all tried for a subject with a happier note.
Stella turned from the common's area of the high school right into A hall where her locker was. Stella's locker was in the middle and right next to Mac's. Mac was already over to his locker getting out his books for Economics and Anatomy.
Stella slowly walks up behind Mac who was wearing a solid black t-shirt and deep blue denim jeans. He had on a black jacket over his shirt his blue eyes were really showing. She put her hands over his eyes. She reached up close to his ear and whispered, "guess who?"
Mac smiled his anatomy book still in his hands, "Hmmm… could this possibly be the girl who was prank calling my house last night."
Stella brings her hands down and Mac turns around. Frowning Stella asks, "How did you know it was me?"
Mac's smile gets bigger, "I didn't at first till Danny asked me why Lindsay's number was on my phone."
Stella pouts, "It was Lindsay's idea so Don't crucify me plus if it hadn't happened to you it would be funny you have to admit that."
Mac shakes his finger at her playfully and turns back to his locker. Closing it he leans against it "So you and Lindsay had and interesting night?" Mac asks.
Stella smiles at him turning the lock on her locker, "Yeah, you could say that."
Stella opens her locker and pulls her book out a binder and notebook she keeps at school but takes with her everywhere except home. Stella closes her locker and see Peyton Driscoll Mac's girlfriend come down the hall. She was wearing a pair of light blue jeans and baby blue t-shirt that said angel on it. "As if" Stella thought and s moved away from her locker. Stella sighs, "Talk to you later Mac she says and starts walking to her economics class.
Stella loved Mac he was her best friend but she could not stand being around him when Peyton was around. Peyton always faked a smile and said hi to Stella. But when Mac turned Peyton was a whole different person. Stella wondered if Mac even knew what Peyton was really ever like.
Mac watched as Stella walked away wondering about her sudden coldness toward him. Two hands captured his waist and he saw her girlfriend Peyton smiling behind him. "Hey Mackey what you say you come with me?"
Mac picked up his book bag and followed his girlfriend, "Sure thing Peyton."
Adam walked into the prison of his genius and sighed the only good thing about school he got away from his dad and Kendall was there. There girl in his thought then showed up. Her smile clearly showing she was happy see her boyfriend. "Adam! Where have you been I've been waiting her forever for you to show up, she says. Kendall then grabs his hand to pull him with her to their economics class.
It was true Mac had sort of stopped hanging out with the group since he started dating Peyton. Stella understood that as Peyton being Mac's girlfriend he would hang with her more. That didn't mean she had to though. When ever Stella saw Peyton her blood would boil. She had no idea why but that girl just rubbed her wrong.
Stella walked into a white painted brick classroom it had some posters up that had to do with Money. None had any cute animals on them but they did have little jokes in them. There was a bulletin on the back wall with all the seniors names and pictures on it. In the front was a white board and off to the left side sat the teachers desk neatly cleaned and ready for him. To the right of the same wall was a bookshelf full of textbooks for the class. When they got a new student the teacher would pull out one of the books and pass it off to them.
Stella sat next to Lindsay who sat next to Hawkes. Hawkes' first name was Sheldon but most people called him by his lat name or sometimes Doc. Sheldon wanted to be a doctor when he grew up he loved helping people. He had short curly brown hair dark brown skin and Caramel brown eyes. He wore a white shirt and a pair of black pants. He had a blue hoodie over the back of his seat.
Stella smiled at Lindsay knowing today was going to be hard for her. But Stella also knew everything would work out for the better. Danny though t he kept his cool but everyone could see he was totally into Lindsay as much as she was into him.
Lindsay was wearing a red top and a pair of skinny denim jeans making sure when she told Danny her secret she at least did it in style. Her hair was down and a little wavy it always was naturally wavy one of the reason Lindsay usual got her hair cut short.
Mr. Sinclair walked into the classroom . The class immediately quieted down. Most people enjoyed the subject of economics they just didn't exactly like the teacher. The guy was a hard ass and he would go ballistic over the smallest thing.
He once wouldn't let the class leave because he thought one of them stole his duct tape. When the kids told the other teachers why they were late they thought it was joke. Seriously most of the kids did to till the teacher locked the door and they sat there for forty five minutes.
His worst students in his book were Stella, Danny, and Mac. He would bust Mac and Danny for anything as long as he could send them out of his class. Stella also couldn't remember how many times she had got detention from the guy. He started writing on the board and the kids followed on their paper.
Sinclair wore a crisp blue shirt, gray slacks a tie and gray Jacket. He seemed like he should be a lawyer in court instead of a high school teacher. He was always barking orders like the kids were there to serve his purposes. Everyone was sure his line of work should not have been teaching. Maybe drill sergeant or coach but no teacher.
Mac walked into the class Peyton holding on to his hand they sat in the front though Mac was hated by the teacher. Mr. Sinclair just adored Peyton he used as a role model for what everyone should be like. Too bad Stella and them all were going to turn into a bitch like her anytime soon.
Don sat in the back Danny sat beside him They played paper football and made airplanes out of printer paper. Sometimes you had to wonder how they were passing that class. Some thought Sinclair just didn't want a second semester of them.
Jess sat on Stella's Left so her Lindsay and Stella could pass a note instead of getting berated by the chief for talking. Jess had gotten everyone to start calling Sinclair the chief it had caught on quick actually. Only Peyton and her group refused to mock the guy who gave queen bee so much adoration.
Adam and Kendall sat in the front as far away from the nightmare couple as they could. The two had been going out for a few weeks and couldn't been happier. Adam sat down he was wearing a pair of skinny jeans and a oxford t shirt with some kind of drawing etched on the top. He brought out his book and watched as his girlfriend got at her notebook and started writing without stopping. She really equaled him in wit and style he knew.
Lindsay sent Stella a note asking her what she thought she should do as far how she should tell Danny she liked him.
Stella smiled and jotted down her answer and passing it back. Lindsay looked at the note and the looked at Stella like she grew another head.
'Well you could have your way with him in class but that might rise a few eyebrows', Stella had wrote and now she pretended like nothing was going on and jotted down the notes.
Sheldon sat there watching as the two girls pass the note back and forth and smiled . He really hoped the chief didn't catch on another detention for Stell and she could get suspended. Not to mention Lindsay was way to sweet to get put in with some of those whacks. Sheldon jumped when he heard his name being called by the teacher he looked up apparently the teacher had asked him a question, "Umm".
Stella sighed when she got out of Economics so happy she was finally through with that class. Don walked up to Stella smiling. He was wearing a green American eagles t-shirt that really made his blue eyes shine. He also wore a pair of Levi jeans that were a bit faded but fit him nicely. "Finally got out of his class without a detention Bonasera" Don jokes calling he by her last name.
"Yep Don today's summing up to being a good one" She smiles at him. "So how are you and Jess doing? I tried to get something out of her about you two's date but she wouldn't tell me said she was waiting for Lindsay."
Don smiles, "You know I don't kiss and tell", He says walking away to catch up with the girl in mention.
Stella shakes her head at Don's antics but she had to admit the two made a cute couple. Stella just hoped Don could pass in the eyes of Jess's dad and brothers or he was in for one hell of a fight for the girl.
Sheldon walked into his favorite class anatomy the teacher was also a favorite of his Sid Hammerback. Mr. Hammerback or Mr. H as everyone called really connected with the kids he was actually cool unlike most of the teacher's at the school. He wore a white shirt and polka dotted blue and yellow bow tie he wore khaki pants and some penny loafers. He also wore a pair of glasses that had a magnet in the middle so he could break them off instead of just taking them off like a normal person he obviously needed them for his work. His sense of style wasn't the best but he was fun to be around. The kids only got a little scared when he'd go to his creepy place and they'd have to stop him before it got to uncomfortable.
The room was also white with four tables horizontally placed near the walls there were cabinets above each table with: Bunsen burners, jars, test tubes, flasks (not drinking flasks: ), and beakers. In the front of the room was a white board and a desk in front of it. The desk was a array of different things all skewed around it was amazing the teacher knew the schedule for the day.
Sheldon's partner was Donald Flack quarter back of the football team and Jessica Angell's boyfriend., also one of Sheldon's best friends. Jessica Angell was Stella's lab partner. Lindsay was Danny' lab partner, Adam Ross was partnered with his girlfriend Kendall, and Mac was with his girlfriend Peyton.
Danny sat at in his chair waiting for Montana to show up he loved to tease her she was cute when she was mad. Danny usually was one of those guys who could get a girl in a second. With Lindsay though he was intrigued he couldn't tell if she liked him or not. She was also different from the girls he usually went for. He usually liked girl with a lot of action and less talking. With Lindsay though he actually cared what she thought and that scared him a little.
Mac sat down at his lab area that he shared with Peyton and watched as Stella stood at the doorway talking to Brendon Walsh. Brendon was a football player he was damn good to. Don said even though he was a good player he went through girlfriends like plays. Mac wasn't jealous he thought he just didn't want to see Stella get hurt so he wrote it off as concern. Which was probably half of it but he had also know Stella since forever. She was his rock and he was always there for her too. Brendon was moving in on his territory and that didn't sit well with him. Then again Stella wasn't really his did he even have the right to feel like that.
Peyton didn't understand why Mac kept glancing at Stella and the football player. So Stella finally found some one who wasn't her boyfriend to flirt with. Mac should be happy about that he had a girlfriend. Peyton huffed and took his hand in her and smiled to get his attention.
Lindsay walked into her anatomy class and sat down on the right of Danny and smiled nervously.
"Hey Montana finally I was getting nervous thought you night be suddenly sick or something. When Lindsay didn't get mad at him for calling her Montana Danny new something was up. "Mon- Lindsay are you okay?"
"Fine", she smiled nervous at him and her pen fell out of her hands. Danny bent down and picked it up for her. He smiled at her and she laughed and took the pen from him.
After to talking to Brendon for a while Stella finally got away she sat down next to Jess who was smiling at her. "So you have something for football players too", Jess says smiling.
"No", Stella says sitting down on the round seat and laying her bag down. "I have a thing for guys who actually talk and try to from a relationship with me instead of just trying to get in to my pants."
"Right" , Jess says nodding her head, "So you wouldn't be doing any of this to make a best friend of yours jealous."
Stella looks at her, "why would I want to make you jealous."
Jess pushes her shoulder and Stella laughs, "Come on you know who I'm talking about."
Stella's smile falter a little, "you and Lindsay need to take a note. Mac has a girlfriend okay he doesn't even think of me like that we used to have sleepover's at his house when I was little. I'm like a sister to him."
Mac sat there he couldn't figure out why he cared so much, "Peyton do you think Brendon and Stella…"
Peyton sighs and interrupt him, "Mac just stop" , she whispers. "I am your girlfriend not Stella, you should care when I talk to guys but not when she does. "
Mac didn't understand how Peyton could think that. Stella was Mac's best friend he cared about what was going on with her. Peyton could not stand anymore of Mac talking about Stella she should have dumped his ass by now but he was Mainly just for appearance now. He was like eye candy for her to keep around her.
Danny sat there coloring the skeleton they were suppose to be working on after naming all the bones they were suppose to color it and cut it out and assemble it on a blank piece of print paper and glue it on there. Danny knew something was wrong with Lindsay every time he tried to strike up a conversation he would be friend down by one word answers. Plus she kept dropping her pen he had pick it up about thirteen times.
Lindsay closed he eyes and cursed Stella and that stupid game in her head. Danny probably though she was retarded or something she kept dropping her pen and she couldn't speak more than one word to him at a time she was so nervous. She seemed to have gotten some rare disease her stomach was all tied up and when she looked at him her face would go red. She had no idea how she was going to tell Danny that she liked him. So tapped her shoulder it was Sheldon he gave her a piece of paper and sat it was from Stella. She opened it up and in big letters it said:
Tell Him !
Lindsay looked over at Stella who smiled and gave her thumbs up. Jess just smiled Stella having told her about the dare. Stella sighed and turned back to her work.
Kendall was almost done with her skeleton but Adam was gaining on it. The two were seeing who could finish it first it was one of the things they always did they were always competing against each other.
Don sat there watching Jess as her and Stella sat there and laughed at some Joke. Jess was really one of those natural beauty's. She had tanned skin, big brown eyes, and smile that would make the stars jealous and an infectious laughter it was music to his ears. Today she wore a tight fighting black blouse and a pair of faded Jeans that were sort of vintage. He was clearing not paying attention but Sheldon didn't mind Jess would help Don later with the work and some how Don always passed his classes.
As the bell rang for lunch Mr. H told them to remember they were dissecting a pig next week.
At lunch Stella, Kendall, Jess, and Lindsay sat together at their round table. Kendall never really ate lunch she read a book or studied instead the girl was different. She wore a kill Barbie t shirt a pair of hot topic black jeans with hot pink rims and a few chains, she wore a pair of checkered black and white converse. Her hair was blonde with a little lime green streaks in it. At the time she has it tied back in a ponytail.
Stella and Lindsay were trying to get information out of Jess about her date with Dawn. Jess just kept smiling, "I don't think I should tell you two anything until you two have something to tell me. Which brings me to Lindsay it seems you have a secret to tell a certain Daniel Messer?"
Lindsay sighs, "Did you have to tell people what if it gets around to him before I tell him and he thinks its all a big joke."
Stella rolls her eyes, "Lindsay I only told Jess and don't worry she's reliable", she says and her and Jess do knuckles.
Lindsay did not like at all being the center of attention. She looked behind to where Danny sat with the guys a smile on his face he was so cute. She turned back around a faint smile on her face. Stella and Jess shared a glance knowing that Lindsay was smiling because of one blue eyed boy.
Danny sat with Hawkes, Don, and Adam they were all talking about one thing or another. Danny and don were talking about the game. Don was the quarterback so everyone was obviously counting on him. Don didn't feel pressured though he knew his team had his back. Hawkes and Adam were talking about next weeks assignment in anatomy which no one else really wanted to talk about while eating lunch.
Mac sat down next Peyton at a rectangular table where she and her friends sat. He missed chatting with Don and the others but Peyton liked it better when he sat with her. After all she would say he was her boyfriend. Mac laid his head back as Peyton and her friends droned on about stuff he had not interest in and thought about how much he actually missed hanging out with Stella and the others.
Brendon started to walk over to the girls table see if he could talk to Stella out in the commons room for a minute. He was nervous he wanted to ask her to go to the game Friday for him. She might even get cold and he could offer her his letterman jacket. Brendon knew that Stella and Mac had a bond but Mac had a girlfriend so Stella should be fair game.
As Brendon reached the table jess shouldered Stella and pointed him out. Stella smiled a genuine smile at him. "Hey Bren what up?'
Brendon smiled a nickname definitely a good sign if I was kind of girly. "Hey I was wondering if you would talk to me for a minute?"
Stella smiled and stood up, "Yeah sure do you want to go out to the commons so you can actually be heard.
Brendon looked relieved he let out a breath he had been holding, "Yeah that sounds good."
Mac lifted his head up in time to see Brendon and Stella walk out in to the commons area. Mac knew he shouldn't but he wanted to knowing what was going on. Stella was after all his friend he still cared for her he just wanted to make sure she was safe.
Brendon stood in front of Stella his hands in his pockets he leaned up and his feet then back. He looked at the floor the looked at her she was looking at him smiling. He smiled back and just kept his eyes on her. "I was just wondering if you would go to the game Friday for me."
Stella looked at Brendon he obviously knew she always went to the game but going for him was differently because she went for one sole reason Brendon. Stella put her hand on his arm, "sure Brendon wouldn't miss it", she says.
Brendon couldn't suppress the huge grin on his face he was elated. It was true Brendon was somewhat of a playboy but for Stella maybe he could change. He noticed Don was definitely different since he started dating Jess. All the airhead cheerleaders didn't have a chance with Don now.
Stella walked back inside and to her table all the girl even Kendall looked at her for an explanation to the sudden meeting. "He asked me to Fridays game to go for him."
Lindsay frowned what the hell what the hell was Mac thinking if he didn't dump Mrs. British soon and ask Stella out he was going to loser her to Brendon.
Jess smiled she was happy for Stella even though she like Mac it was his loss for not acting on the feeling he had for Stella. Stella would be going out with a available man who liked her.
Kendall wasn't also not really happy for the situation Brendon was just not the right guy for Stella. Kendall looked back at Mac who was looking a Stella. Kendall cocked her head to the side and then smiled if her and Adam could get together then there was still hope for Mac and Stella.
Mac looked at Stella she was smiling and gossiping with other girls it must have been a good conversation. Macs brows knitted together as he thought should he really interfere into something that makes Stella happy. Plus he had a girlfriend it was like he could offer Stella anything better.
"Mac baby", Peyton says pulling him out of his thoughts, "Are you listening?"
Mac shakes his head, "Sorry sweetie what going on?"
Peyton smiles sweetly at him and start to fill him in though his mind is completely on a different subject. The girl he's known since he was little his best friend Stella.
Danny laughed as Don told him a joke that the coach had shared with the before for the last game to put them in a good mood. Lindsay was so ready for the end of the day and dreading it because that was her deadline what was she going to do. She glared at Stella who cocked her head and smiled at me knowing what she was thinking about.
After lunch almost everyone got separated, Peyton and Sheldon head of to calculus with Mrs. Porter. Stella and Mac had Pre-calc with miss Smith. While Don and Lindsay and Jess had Trigonometry with Mr. Lawler. While Danny, Adam, and Kendall ran off to Statistics.
Sheldon sat in the front next to a girl named to Tamara who he got partnered with for a project. Peyton hung in the back with he click and got partnered with her best friend Jane
Parsons.
Mac and Stella sat next to each right in the middle of the class the were both mostly average students. Mac kept still glances at her still finally she couldn't stand it anymore. "Okay what do I have a sign on my back, having a bad hair day, something in my teeth? Why do you keep staring at me?'
Mac's face blushed red and he tried to hide it, "I was wondering what happened between you and Brendon?"
Stella was shocked she didn't know Mac even knew about her and Brendon. She didn't want to tell Mac about her and Brendon. Because she felt guilty about it like she was cheating or something. Which seemed totally ridiculous to her Mac was her best friend not boy friend. Stella sighed, "nothing that concerns you."
Mac frowns, "Stella if it concerns you it concerns me I care about you Stell. When been best friend since we were little why do I fell like that changing."
"Because Mac your changing you don't hang out with the group anymore me and you make chit chat. You are so involved in Peyton I don't know where she end and you begin. You let your girlfriend dictate your life.
Mac felt that he had been slapped. He felt like Stella was basically pissed at him for liking Peyton. Which she wasn't she just didn't understand why he had to be so whipped.
"Macs face got a little red in anger instead of embarrassment " Just because I have a girlfriend Stella doesn't mean I'm cutting you out of my life. I'm sorry you're felling that way. That your jealous."
Stella turned to Mac a look of astonishment on her face, "jealous of Peyton you have got to be kidding."
Stella got up from her seat at sat in the back next to some girls from the cheerleading team. Cheerleaders were not on Stella's list of friends but right now they were better than Mac. Mac and Stella didn't talk to each other for the rest of the class unless it was necessary. Neither understood what was going on between them but they knew that they would eventually get over it.
Don was up in the front put there by the teacher so he could keep an eye on him. Jess and Lindsay were in the middle Jess sat behind Don while Lindsay sat next to Jess on her right.
As Lindsay and Jess discussed Brendon and Stella. Don thought about how that seemed so screwed up since he had known Mac and Stella he always thought they would be the dream team. But last year when Mac started dating the destroyer of friendships the dream had deflated a little. All they needed though was a plan a plan to get their friends together. Don knew Lindsay and Jess could think up one in no time. He turned around to face them, "Hey girls I have a proposition for you."
Next everyone was off to their British Literature class but again they got separated into two half Stella, Peyton, Don, Sheldon, and Adam had Mrs. Keller. While Jess, Mac, Lindsay , Danny, and Kendall had Mrs. Manson.
Mrs. Keller told them to get into groups of two read part of the odyssey and then discuss it with your team member. The teams were as follows, Peyton and Stella, Don and Adam, and Sheldon had been partnered with Tamara from his math class again.
Peyton and Stella sat together their discussion of the chapter they had to read short and sweet. Peyton decided to fix her Stella problems now. "You know Mac mine right."
Stella looked at Peyton shocked they usually didn't talk unless it was necessary. "Yours? You mean he's your boyfriend."
"No I mean he's mine as in off limits."
"Wow" Stella says, "You have control issues huh. Look me and Mac were friends and sorry but don't control that."
Peyton sneered, "Mac couldn't care less about you right now. He cares about me and me alone. I think you should give up your hopes of him one day falling in love with you and move."
Stella wanted to slug her what was her deal was she this threatened. As far as Stella knew Peyton had nothing to worry about relationship wise so this was personal. Stella got up asked the teacher for a bathroom pass and left . Stella mad have been mad but the words how ever much a lie still hurt. Peyton just sat there a satisfied smirk on her face.
In the other class were acting out scenes from Caesar which was not the best play. Everyone got a part and almost the whole class was bored out of their mind. While both Lindsay and Danny were up they sat in the back. Lindsay still wouldn't talk to him and he had no idea what he had done wrong. She was avoiding him and fidgeting when ever he came around her.
It was the end of the day and all of them were heading home. Stella was sitting at a table out in the court yard with Don and Jess. Don was of course feeling her in on Brendon more like subtly bad mouthing with out it being obvious. For Jess and Lindsay's plan to work Brendon would probably need to be out of the picture. "I know he seems really smart but the guys a little dense when it's not about football. Also some of the girls he dates I mean who he was dating just yesterday by god was she an airhead actually I think she was one of are cheerleaders."
Danny had pulled Lindsay over to a corner far away from the table Don and the girls were at because he needed an answer. "Montana what is up with did I do something to offend you. Is it the nickname did I go too far with it? Because I really like I would hate to think I had messed this up."
Lindsay didn't know where it came from but after Danny said he had really liked her. She knew what to do. She puts her palms over his cheeks and brings his face close others and touches her lips to his. Danny eyes closed when Lindsay's lips touched his. Her lips were so soft and pliable. Danny moved his lips against hers as he responded to the lips against his. As Lindsay's hands moved down Danny's hand goes behind her neck. Lindsay smiles against his lips and pulls away not letting this get to far she had almost for got where she was. She definitely didn't remember anyone else existed when Danny's lips were responding to hers.
When Danny and Lindsay came back over to the picnic tables the others were grinning like idiots not knowing the conversation but seeing the interaction between the two.
Don could not contain his happiness for the two and just said, "Finally!"
The group was laughing when Mac walked out Peyton was waiting for him by his car. He walked over to the table and everyone sat there quiet. Stella tried not to look at him. Mac fidgeted, "Stella I thought I'd offer you a ride home."
Stella looks at him, "No worries", Stella says looking at him. "Don already offered no reason for you to bother."
Stella walked away, everyone else had no idea what to say and Mac just walked back the way he came to drive Peyton home.
Jess and Lindsay found Stella crying against a wall of the building.
"Stell", Jess says She pulls Stella into a hug and Lindsay joins in. "Come on can tell us what's wrong she says as they break apart. "In all seriousness I don't know what's wrong I just feel like me and Mac are falling apart."
They all knew Peyton was the reason for this sudden lack of time Mac had for Stella. Jess and Lindsay had came up with a plan in their math class they just hoped it worked.
Don walked over to where the girls were, "Hey Stell you ready to go we could always stop by Jess's before you go home though you two seem to need to talk.
Stella wipes her face and stands up straighter, "No that's okay Don I just need to get home be there for Alyssa and them."
A week later Mac and Stella still hadn't worked out their problems they wouldn't even talk to each other. The whole group was walking on eggshells around them.
Lindsay was surprisingly happy when she walked into school that morning Danny had dropped her off and then went to park. Lindsay met up with Jess who was as just happy.
"You got it?", Jess asked a smile lighting her face like no other.
"Yep" Lindsay said holding up a piece of paper she had wrote the plan her and Jess had come with over the phone last night to get Mac and Stella to realize what they needed was each other. Not some bogus Jock and British stuck up prude.
Don came in the commons he saw Jess and Lindsay in their usual spot and headed for it when shouting came from down the hall. The girls turned toward him and then they all ran down J hall to see what the commotion was they came up on a very angry Mac and Stella. They two were facing each other seething. When Stella turned though to leave Mac decided to have the last word. "Ice princess leaving can dish it out but can handle getting right back."
Without warning Stella turned though and ran straight at Mac. Don ran to catch her but was too late. Then scene unfolded with Mac lying on the floor and Sheldon holding a very pissed of and struggling Stella in his grasp.
Right them a small, man with pointy ears, short spiked up black hair, and a suit on came walking through the crowd. The man basically looked like and elf with authority. "What is going on here?"
Stella stopped struggling staring at the principle who kept looking between her and Mac who was still on the floor. Shit! Stella thought this need not look good for her she was the one standing and been held back.
When Mac swiftly got up and brushed himself off he glared at Stella.
"Bonasera, Taylor! My office, Now!" the principles voice boomed Mac start moving first while Stella trudged behind.
What happened Don asked Sheldon who picked up Stella's backpack from the floor to take with him so no one stole it. Well I cam in the doors over there and the two just started bashing each other.
Earlier that morning
Stella kissed Brendon as he left to go to his meeting with the coach after Friday's game Brendon and Stella had started a relationship.
Mac watched as Brendon left as smile gracing the boys lips. Mac on the other hand had a frown forming. He started to walk over to where Stella was zipping up her bag. "SO you and Brendon look like your getting cozy. Stella looked up to seem back above her.
Stella stood up leaving her back pack on the ground, "Yeah he's a great guy he actually cares about my feelings."
Mac let out a breath, "Stella that's not fair and you know it."
Stella had her back to back but quickly whirled around, "Don't talk to me about fair Mac."
"Why not you're obviously not being fair to me this whole thing isn't my fault you know you had a hand in it too."
"You started this Mac But you know what I'll end it. I couldn't care less who you're dating. AND IN NO WAY AM I JEALOUS OF THAT SNOTTY BRITISH BITCH YOU CALL A GIRLFRIEND!"
Hawkes was standing on the lines watching as they to through insults at each other till Finally Stella got enough brains to leave before it got out of control. Mac though it seemed could just not leave it alone. Hawkes ran when he saw Stella start to turn and pulled her off Mac as he fell to the ground. Sheldon held Stella as she cussed lowly in Greek and pulled at his arms around her stomach.
When the principle and the two feuding friends left the group looked at each other and knew they had to do something soon on next time the school might not survive the lashing the two gave.
Stella was the last to arrive in Mr. Easterday's Office it was a normal office she supposed. The walls were painted green and bordered in silver. The man had school spirit she gave him that. And a weird obsession with hats one of the wall was covered in shelf's full of them. In the middle of the room was a cherry brown desk covered with papers and knick knacks. In an chair behind it sat a very stern principle. In front were two chairs Mac sitting in the one on the right. Stella gracefully sat down in the one on the left.
The principle laid his elbows on the desk intertwined his hands and laid his chin on them. He leaned closer to the two with a steely gaze that almost was as good as the one Stella gaze that could make any boy run the other way.
"So should I even ask what you two are fighting over." The two just sat there silently knowing that their fates rested in the hands of the man in front of them.
Mr. Easterday pinched the bridge of his nose and closed his eyes today was going to be a long one.
The day ended like every other everyone going their separate was except this time Mac walked up to the group again. Stell though the person he was looking for wasn't with them. Stella knowing Mac like she did hitched a ride with Brendon who left early so he could get back in time for practice.
When Mac asked where she was Lindsay politely replied, "She got a guy who doesn't treat her like crap to drive her home."
Mac knew everyone was probably was going to be on Stella's side but it still hurt.
Stella was like a sister to don so of course he was overprotective and always on her side. Then Lindsay and Jess were her best friends so of course they wouldn't side with him. Adam and Kendall were the two youngest Kendall was like a little sister for Stell to mentor and she stuck with her, Adam used to have a little crush on Stella and He followed Kendall as Did Danny following Lindsay. Sheldon also seemed to be on Stell's side he of course went with the others. He had known Stella longer than everyone other than Mac and knew her life was hard. He didn't understand why something that harsh happened to a girl that sweet.
Mac saw that everyone except him was on Stella's side for a change and left to go meet up with Peyton.
When Stella arrived home she laid her backpack in her room and made grilled cheese and fries for the kids. It was snack she couldn't cook dinner till after her homework which she started at the dining table when Ted barged in smelling of smoke and beer. A six pack in his hand he put in the fridge.
When he saw Stella he smiled his rotting teeth showing, "well if isn't little miss Stella."
Stella rolled her eyes as he passed by her.
Hey Alyssa he said why don't you take Abby and Chris there out to play. "But…" Alyssa started but when she saw the look in Ted's eyes she took her sibling and went out in the back to the rusty swing set.
Stella sat there still doing her work trying to avoid and ignore the huge blob of disgusting Janet seemed to care about.
Ted walked in front of Stella chair the little space there was. He laid his hand on her thigh and Stella jumped getting up out of the chair. "What exactly in hell do you think your doing?"
Ted leered at her, " Do pretend like you don't look at me little Stella."
Stella was about o gag when she felt a hand grab her hair and start pulling her towards Janet's room. She grabbed at the hand and scratched but no avail she was thrown on at the mattress in the middle of the room. Stella's eyes clearly showed fear. She couldn't believe this was happening. When Stella got up to run Ted grabbed both her hands by the a wrist and pinned her against the wall. His breath in her face making her nauseous. He laughed at her and said, "what wrong little Stella?"
When Janet came home and Alyssa walked back in the house she found Stella in their room packing. Alyssa was confused Stella hadn't been transferred or she would have told them and Stella wouldn't abandon them. Would she?
Stella couldn't think all she knew was she had to get out of there. Janet had got home fifteen minutes ago. She also didn't seemed a bit fazed to see her boyfriend buckling pant with Stella shivering in shock on the floor of her room with her clothes torn off.
Stella blocked the memories from her mind and continued packing she had no idea where she was going to go but she knew she couldn't stay there.
The next morning at school Lindsay met up with the group at the picnic table again to discus her and Jess's plan for Mac and Stella. She got there smiling she sat next to Danny and her interlocked their hands together under the table and she smiled at him.
Jess sat on the other side next to Don on her right Sheldon flagging her left. Adam and Kendall were also there Adam was leaning against a tree while Kendall sat on the right of Danny.
Jess and Lindsay planned involved everyone so they had to be there. When Jess and Lindsay told everyone what was to happen everyone was smiling. Sheldon was to get Stella to follow him to D hall. Where Don was talking to Mac about trouble in Anatomy class. They were to through them in the sound proof Janitors closet were they would only be let out after they fixed their problems or the end of the school day which ever came first they were hoping the later this was their last attempt it had to wok.
But when Sheldon went looking for Stella he couldn't find her anyway. Both Lindsay and Jess tried her cell but she didn't answer. Lindsay told everyone they'd hold of for a day and she would check on Stell after school.
After school Lindsay got Danny to drive her to Stella's house. When she knocked on the door Stella didn't answer. But Alyssa opened the door the little girl had tears in her eyes. Lindsay felt her heart break for the girl knowing something must really be wrong. "hey Alyssa what's wrong?"
Alyssa looked at Lindsay not believing she didn't know, "Stella's left yesterday , she's gone ."
Lindsay froze, "what do you mean Stella's gone?"
Yesterday after Stella got home. Ted came over and told me to take Chris and Abby outside. Then when Janet got home and we came back in Stella was in are room crying I think and packing her bag with some clothes and getting her cash she had stashed and gave it to telling me to make sure Abby and Chris were taken care of and that she loved us.
Today though Social Services came and were getting taken away to new homes and I can't find Stella. She could keep us together but without her I don't know what were going to do. Lindsay hugged the ten year old and told her not to worry that she would find Stella and bring her back. Even if she had to throw her over her shoulder and carry which made the little girl smile.
Lindsay got back to the car and Danny watched her she seemed like a Zombie. "Hey Linds what's up with Stell?"
Lindsay looked at Danny her mouth open but nothing coming out then with a cracked voice on the brink of tears like Alyssa's herself, "Stella's gone!"