Chapter 4: Just Like Me
A couple days had gone by and the gang was all trying to get used to Lil, they all had to admit that she was kinda cool, even Angelica introduced her to some of her friends. Kimi liked having another girl in the circle that was actually in her grade. Chuckie liked having another intellectual besides himself and Susie and Tommy well he mostly liked the way she looked.
He was trying to figure out a way to talk to her. She was new here so she probably hadn't heard of his reputation yet. Which he could use to his advantage, there was only one problem….Melissa. Who new she was so damn clingy. She was always around and scaring any of the girls that tried to be any threat for Tommy's affections. And where ever he went there she was, it was hard to try and get Lil alone to talk, when Melissa was always around.
He walked into a new class he signed up for called Defense 101. He didn't even know what it was but he needed a bird course for the year. He looked around apparently the teacher hadn't gotten there yet, and a few students had already started coming into class. He looked up and saw Kimi sitting at a table, there were three seats to a table.
Then he saw Lil sit beside her 'perfect' he thought. Defense 101 was an 11th grade class so there was no way Melissa could be in it. There was another seat left next to Lil, but Kimi always liked to sit in the front, he dreaded the front row, but it was the only chance he would have to get to know Lil. He fought an inner battle with himself and finally decided to go sit by Lil.
Before he could say anything the teacher walked in.
Meanwhile
Angelica was sitting in this joke of a class called parent planning that her mom signed her up for, this was going to be such a bore she thought. But at least she got Susie to sign up with her. Susie was sitting beside her just as excited as she could be, it was no secret that Susie planned on being a parent one day what with the 20 brothers and sisters she had, but Angelica didn't even know it she wanted kids, this whole thing was preposterous.
The teacher walked in a short and stout lady wearing glasses and a nice sweater. "Good morning class, or shall I say good afternoon" Angelica really did wish this woman would hurry up this was the last class before lunch and she missed out on breakfast.
"And welcome to Parental Planning, this class should be interesting for all of you, the class seems to be even full of male and female" The teacher said walking around the class. "So it should be easy for me to assign you all partners.
'Partners' Angelica thought, she worked good by herself, there was no way she was working with someone else and this was her last year of school too. She just wanted to breeze on by until graduation, but this whole partner thing could ruin that idea.
"So talk quietly amongst yourselves while I plan out who will partner with whom" said the teacher walking back to her desk. Angelica leaned over toward Susie and said "I cannot work with anyone, Susie you know that"
Susie smiled at her "Oh would you relax, maybe having a partner to work with will teach you how to work on your people skills" she said
"I don't need to work on people skills, my people skills are fine" she hissed back
"Oh really" Susie challenged
"Yes, really"
"Ok then prove it"
"How?" she asked
"You have to promise that no matter what partner Mrs. Larson assigns you with, that you will not complain once and you cannot switch" Susie stated smugly
"Fine, same for you" Angelica replied haughtily
"I don't complain" stated Susie
Then the teacher spoke up "First Pair Susie Carmichael and Justin Wright" Susie looked as if she were about to vomit. Angelica waited for her reaction smirking as she did so. Justin was in Phil's band as the drummer, and he and Susie dated for her whole Freshman and Sophomore year before she started seeing David. Though no one truly knew why the two of them broke up, it was clear that they didn't want to talk about it, nor be near each other for that matter.
Just as Susie was about to speak up, Angelica cleared her throat "ah, ah, ah, remember Saint Susie, no complaining" she said smirking. Susie sat back in her chair and huffed, neither she nor Angelica noticed that Justin's eyes hadn't left Susie since his teacher announced their partnership.
The teacher went down the list, naming all the females in the class then she got to Angelica. "Angelica Pickles and Charles Finster" Angelica couldn't help herself "WHAT" she stood up and blurted half screamed. Susie tapped her on the arm, and sweetly smiled at her. "No complaining" she mouthed.
"What a pleasure it will be" Angelica finished sitting down, after getting awkward stares from most of the students. Susie was trying hard to contain her laughter. "Well if your outburst are done Miss Pickles I'd like to continue" Asked the teacher, Angelica nodded at her as she went on down the list.
Meanwhile
Over in Defense 101 the teacher was talking his name was Mr. Thomas, and he was saying something about a syllabus, Tommy couldn't remember, because every so often he would glance over at Lil who was biting on her pencil. Tommy thought it was possibly the most erotic thing he had ever seen in his life. He knew she had noticed him staring but he didn't care, he thought he saw her smirk once, but he wasn't sure.
Then he got an idea, he took out a piece of paper and wrote "how you doing this morning beautiful" on it, then he casually slipped it to her. She looked at it then took the pencil out of her mouth, which he was a little disappointed with and wrote back to him "It' Lil, and I'm fine" Tommy wrote back, "I'm just calling it like I see it"
"Ha, ha flattery will get you know where Mr. Pickles" Lil wrote back
"What about honesty" he asked
"I'd like that for a change" she wrote back
"Ok, this is me saying honestly that you are the most beautiful girl I have ever seen in my life" he wrote sincerely
She read and smiled at him briefly "thanks for the compliment, but I bet you say that to all your women" she replied.
He looked at this and almost smirked to himself, Kimi had obviously told her about him, speaking of Kimi she glanced over at them and saw what they were doing, secretly wondering what they were writing on the paper. When Tommy responded back, choosing the innocent act.
"What women" he asked
"Your, millions of fans" responded Lil
"I have no clue what you're talking about" he said sticking to his statement
"I thought you were gonna be honest" said Lil
"But I am" he said
"I do, my research Pickles, and uh, it seems that you not only have a huge fan base, but you also use it to your advantage, and sorry for you, but it's going to take more than a couple nice words, to get me to ever think otherwise" said Lil
This girl was feisty, he liked that. Before he could write anything she snatched the paper and wrote. "Besides if memory serves me correct don't you have a girlfriend"
"Why whatever would give you that idea"
"Oh I don't know, the glaring girl in the café on the first day"
"Well you said it yourself that I have a fan base"
"Ah but you lead me to believe that you had no clue about what I was saying, first lie" she wrote
Damn, he thought she had caught him, all he could do now was say whatever popped into his head. "You know I never asked for that, all I want is just one girl to call my own"
"Yea, well keep looking, and I'm sure you'll find her" she wrote
"I think I've found her Lil" he wrote
"No, no keep looking, I'm sure she's out there" she said, then the bell rang and Kimi pulled her probably to ask her what she and Tommy were writing about. Tommy would have to use a very different strategy with this one.
Meanwhile
As the bell rang Angelica's teacher said "Now that you all have your partners I want you to spend some time getting to know them personally, ask them ten questions, any kind of questions and we'll play a trivia game next class, you are dismissed, oh and just to let you know, this first assignment will be worth a test grade" she said "You are free to go" she finished
"Dammit a test grade" Angelica moaned as they were walking out of class, she couldn't afford that . "Yea well just be lucky that you won't have to work with your ex boyfriend" moaned Susie. As Justin walked up to Susie, Angelica walked up to Chuckie.
"My room 7pm" she said and left no room for discussion as she made her way to the café. Chuckie just stared at her before saying "Where's your room" but she was long gone.
(A/N: Up next Lil meets Tommy's new girlfriend in person, and someone else develops a crush on her)
