Everything Sucks
Author's Note: I'm surprised. My stories more popular than I thought it would be. Let's see how long I can keep this running.
Chapter 4: The Introduction To Public Enemy #1
"Check it out Caitlin" Jude said pointing at Chocoholics Anonymous, "I can attract her by covering myself with little milk chocolate squares!"
"Jude, why would she be attracted to that?" she asked.
"If you manage to gain seven dress sizes on the stuff alone, she'll be falling all over me!" he said, proud of his idea. She punched him in the arm.
"Six and a half, thank you very much" she angrily replied.
Out of the corner of Caitlin's eye, she saw her. The person they hated the most in the entire mall.
Tricia.
"I hate her. I hater her so much!" Caitlin said, as Jude watched the hate fill her eyes.
"Dudette, did you tell Milo about her yet?" he asked.
Caitlin froze.
"No!" she said, frantically trying to phone him. But it was no use, Tricia was already on the way to the Weinerschnitzel. All Caitlin could do was sit and watch. Jude frantically tried to give hand signals to Milo, if he could see.
She walked up to the counter, while Milo was reading a magazine.
"Hey there" she said, looking into his eyes with a hypnotic stare.
"Yeah" he said, "what can I get you?".
She looked at the menu, with a clever smile appearing on her face. She realized the same thing Caitlin had; that Milo wasn't that nerdy, if you catch the drift.
"For starters, your phone number" she said, pulling out a slip of paper.
Milo looked up at her, then looked behind her. He saw Jude giving the hand across the throat signal, which he knew was bad. He just didn't know why.
"Well, for starters, I don't have a pen" Milo answered, "so I can't give it to you"
"Don't worry doll" she replied, pulling a pen out of her bra "I've got one".
Jude's signals were becoming more frantic, and Caitlin's looks of horror meant that Milo had to act fast.
"So" he started, "how much more stuff do you have in there? I knew it wasn't all natural".
That one statement infuriated her, and she slapped him with the five-finger salute. Grabbing her pen, she walked away furious.
"Thanks for coming to the Weinerschnitzel" he shouted for everyone to hear, "but employees are not allowed to engage in inappropriate activities behind the counter while we work!"
The entire food court went into an uproar, as Tricia walked away red-faced. Jude and Caitlin ran over to see what had happened.
"Dude!" Jude said, high-fiving Milo, "that was awesome!"
"Who exactly is she anyway?" Milo asked.
Caitlin got an angry look on her face.
"Tricia, my ex-friend. She'll do anything to destroy my or my friends lives".
"A.K.A the public enemy #1" Jude followed.
"So what'd you say to make her leave that fast?" Caitlin asked.
"I asked how much stuff she had in her bra" Milo answered.
"I knew it wasn't all real!" Jude said as Caitlin burst out laughing.
Caitlin broke the silence.
"Milo" she said, "the cat's out of the bag, I know who Jude's crushing on"
"Who uses crushing anymore?" Milo said.
"I do!" she replied, "and now we need to help Jude get Jen".
"So what are the ideas so far?" Milo asked.
"I'm getting covered in chocolate!" Jude said.
"Every nine year old's dream" Milo replied.
"It's our only idea so far" Caitlin said, "Do you have any?"
"None" Milo said, "I don't know her well enough".
"Well then know her!" Caitlin demanded.
"I can't just know her like that, I need time!" Milo said, recoiling at Caitlin's hostility.
Then, Caitlin's phone went off.
"It's Jen" she said, answering.
Jude and Milo stood and watched impatiently as Caitlin listened to the phone call. Near the end, she gasped, and smiled.
"I didn't know you liked him" she said, "I'll call you back in a bit and we'll talk about what we can do, alright?".
"Bra you're killing us, what'd she say?" Jude asked, hopping like a little child on Christmas Day.
"She needs help figuring out what to do to help make Jude fall for her" Caitlin said, doing her cheery squeal once again. Milo cringed at the high pitched noise.
"Awesome dude and dudette!" Jude said, throwing a fist into the air, "She likes me too!".
"Congrats" Milo said, looking away for a moment. Caitlin caught his disappointed look.
"What's wrong Milo?" she asked.
"Oh, nothing" he said, covering it up, "just looking at my watch, looks like I need to go. It's almost nine. Anyone need a ride?"
"No thanks bro" Jude said, "I got my board with me. Me and her are going places".
"I'll take the offer" Caitlin said, "I'd rather not walk home".
Milo and Caitlin said their goodbyes to Jude as he went off. But as soon as they got outside, Milo started freaking out.
"Rust Bucket! NO!" he yelled as he saw his car being smashed by three familiar faces.
"That's for breaking our car before, jerk!" Crissy said as they drove away.
"Break this" Milo said, flipping them the finger.
They drove away laughing as Milo looked at what was left of his van.
"They destroyed it!" Caitlin gasped.
"No, it was already ruined" Milo said, "They just did it in with that last hit".
Milo looked up at Caitlin, then the sky.
"Looks like I'm walking" he said, starting the long journey.
"We're walking" she said, joining up beside him, "I was expecting a ride from you"
"True, but you can just call for a ride" he said, looking over at her.
"Walking's healthier" she replied, smiling.
"Touché" Milo said.
She looked at him as they kept walking.
"What was up with you in the mall? I know that time doesn't get people that disappointed" she said, looking at his face.
He saw a bench.
"It's just everyone's getting together and having a great time being a couple. Meanwhile, I just lost my girlfriend, I'm the 'new' kid and I'm single" he said, sitting down on the bench, "it's just another reminder in life to show me that I'm alone"
Caitlin sat down beside him.
"But Milo, you're not alone" she started, "you've got us as your friends. We're always going to be here for you".
Milo smiled.
"Plus" she said, leaning in closer, "you've got me"
And like a hawk diving down to snatch its prey, Caitlin locked lips with Milo. Meanwhile, he was shocked about what just happened. His eyes were open for the whole thing. She pulled back after and he sat there, shocked.
"Wow" he said, "…wow…"
She smiled.
"See?" she said, grabbing his hand, "You're not alone".
He looked into her eyes.
"Not anymore" he said, and kissed her again.
After the heated exchange, they started walking again, hand in hand. Milo started laughing.
"What's so funny?" she asked.
"Walking's much healthier" he said, imitating her voice.
She laughed, and gave him a light hit on the shoulder.
Under the moonlight, it was a romantic victory for the good guy.
Meanwhile, Jude was facing a big problem, at least in his eyes; what kind of chocolate he was going to use for his plan.
"Black, milk or white" he said, looking at different packs of chocolate bars, "minty, orange or nougat".
His phone went off, and he answered.
"Y'hello?" he answered.
"Get dark chocolate" the voice on the other end said.
"How'd you know mystery man?" Jude said, being a little freaked out.
He heard a banging from the window, and saw Milo with his face pressed up against the glass.
"Dude, that's not funny" he said, looking at him through the glass.
"I know" Milo said, coming into the store, "but I thought you might find it funny".
"So what's on your mind dude" Jude said, eating one of his 'sample' bars.
"Nothing much" Milo said, with a huge grin on his face.
Jude looked at his face. He had seen that grin somewhere before, but where…
When he had his first stickit?
No.
When he saw DragonForce?
No. Too big.
When He saw Jonesy's face after he hooked up with Nikki.
Yes.
Yes!
"Dude" he said, choking on his chocolate, "you got hooked up!"
Milo was taken back.
"Wow, you're good, how'd you know?" he asked.
"I've seen that smile before dude, nobody can fool the mind reader" Jude said smugly.
"But you read my face" Milo replied.
Jude frowned.
"No judgment of my powers!" he said.
The clerk coughed loudly.
"If you two are done" she said, "I'd like to close up".
The two shrugged shoulders, and left.
"So who is it?" Jude asked.
"You're not going to believe this…" Milo began.