It was Jewel. My sweet, innocent Jewel, who hadn't seemed so innocent anymore. Cody was holding both her hands over her head with his right hand. They were kissing passionately and Cody's hand was….exploring, until Jewel noticed me.

"I see you're busy…But um, this is the Girl's bathroom and um there is a guy in here"

I could've just walked out of there but I have had enough of Cody violating my best friend. I walked up, grabbed him by the hair that usually covers one of his eyes, and yanked him off of Jewel. I drug him out of the bathroom by his legs. I looked back at Jewel.

"After 1st period, we need to talk"

I let Cody rise to his feet before I grabbed his arm and started walking towards class. He was holding back, so I turned around and said, "Let's go." He gave me the same look as the first day we met.

"Thanks…I…I would trade her over for you any day, like, just having you holding my arm like this, makes my heart beat faster, but knowing you're just too good for me, and Jewel puts it out, too easily, I chose her. Y'know, as a teenage boy, I have needs…one of them is you…"

Out of instinct, I slapped him. "Jewel 'puts it out'? Like hell she does! Maybe she actually liked you enough to let you dirty her delicate hands, but NO, a DUMBASS like you can't even see that. You better treat her like she's a friggin' queen, buddy. If you don't I'll hurt you. If you EVER talk bad about her again, so help me, I will scar you for life!"

I looked up, Jewel was standing in front of the bathroom's door, and the teacher, Mr. Seff was in front of the classroom's door, staring at us. Some kids were huddled up behind him watching us.

"Mackenzie….I don't know what's up with you but why don't you go talk to the principal."

I let go of Cody's arm and sauntered down the hall. Once I got to the principal's office, I felt like turning around and making a run for it, she would be surprised to see me….I'm usually a good student. I opened her door and walked in.

"Hello Mrs. Moyer, I got in trouble and I was sent here to talk to you about, unless you're busy. Ah, but I'm not trying to find an excuse…Sorry"

"Sit down. Tell me what happened"

"Well, everything was going normal, the class was about to start a pop quiz, and I had to go to the bathroom, but as I walked in…..Jewel was being violated by one of the boys in the class, and I drug him out of there and started calling him names and threatening him, because I was on Jewel's side completely, and all in the middle of the Mr. Seff sent me to you, any questions?"

"Mackenzie, could you please tell me which boy was doing so to Jewel?"

I hated Cody, but for some reason, I felt sorry for him and wanted to keep his secret. No, I have to be the big girl here…URGH!

"Cody, it was Cody Jenkins"

Mrs. Moyer pushed the intercom button for Mr. Seff's classroom. "Mr. Seff, could you send down Cody for me, thanks"

About two minutes after that, Cody opened the door. He sat down in the chair next to mine.

Mrs. Moyer scooted forward. "Cody, by what Mackenzie has said here, you were found violating a student, Jewel Roby to be precise, in the Lady's bathroom. Is that true?"

"No."

Huh….? Um, now he's making ME the liar? Please."

"Since I'm new here, and I was in a hurry to go to the bathroom earlier, I ran into the Girl's one without thinking, and Jewel was in there already, still not noticing my surroundings, I ran into her. We both fell to the ground, me on top. I struggled to get up while taking her up with me, but he moved the other way, therefore, I fell again and collided lips with her. Than Kenzie took it the wrong way and thought I was "violating" Jewel. "

Mrs. Moyer seemed to believe this idiotic lie, because she gave me a death stare, while Cody kept on lying.

"That made me sad because, if anyone, I'd want to do stuff with her, but never on school grounds, since it's against the rules, I then decided to confess my feelings, hoping she would believe, but instead she slapped me, and talked to me in a foul language, and here she is now, trying to lie to you, Mrs. Moyer. Anything else?"

AAAAGGHHH Don't believe this stupid kid! I'm telling the truth!

Mrs. Moyer looked at me again. "Now have you come to an understanding, Mackenzie?"

I looked at Cody and could feel the smile under his straight gorgeous lips piercing into my chest like daggers. Then, I looked down, letting my bangs cover my face. "Yes ma'am, sorry to have told a lie to mislead you at first. What's my punishment?"

"Detention, ah, but not now, after school. You can help the janitor cleanup; right now you can go back to class and get an F for your pop quiz."

"Yes ma'am"

I got out of my chair and walked out of the room. A few seconds later Cody was strolling behind me.

"Hey, why'd you back my story up?"

"Because, I don't really care, as long as Jewel notices how much of a bad choice you are and breaks up with you"

"Jesus Christ Kenzie, tell me the truth, nobody really cares about a friend that much."

"Okay, what's really bugging me? I'm jealous of Jewel, no wait, I was jealous of Jewel, but now I have Anthony. See, I thought we could have something, but now, Jewel can have you, spoil you with her beauty, and break your heart just like all of her previous boyfriends, and I don't care."

"Break my heart? I don't care if we break up, actually, having Jewel is kind of boring, she's so plain, just another girl in my book, but you-"

"Stop right there. I thought I told you not to talk down about Jewel anymore."

He grabbed my arm and turned me towards him.

"But that's all I can do when I comparing her to you."

He then surprised me with a kiss. Wait….A kiss? Oh my god! It wasn't just the peck type of kiss either. It was the type that was so 'into it' you couldn't help bus wrap your arms around them and give in. This made Anthony's kisses just so….normal! My heart sunk…Have I fallen in love? No no, it's just a kiss, that's all, Cody's probably just hoping I will fall in love with him so he can embarrass me.

I pushed him away and wiped the saliva off of my mouth that was panting softly. His cheeks were flushed, and so were mine.

"Don't you EVER, do that again." Was what I was planning to say, but was beat to it by the voice of my best friend.

"Oh and Max, about that talk, I'm gonna have to skip, oh, and the next time you wanna talk to me, I'll skip, y'know what, heck, just DON'T TALK TO ME EVER AGAIN, I thought I could trust you….And here you are smooching with MY boyfriend behind my back!"

She ran away crying. Tragic. Only problem was…. What. Me? Kissing HIM? No. No. NO NO NO! JEWEL COME BACK!

I was about to run after her when Cody grabbed my shoulder. I smacked it away.

"Don't touch me!" I continued to find my….Best friend? I wonder….

I caught up with her and gently reached for her hand to comfort her and clear the misunderstanding. She backfired it with a backhand. See, where's the teacher when something happends to ME?

She took the friendship bracelet that I finger-knitted and gave her in third grade off of her hand, tore it in two, and threw it on the ground in front of me. Why is everyone being so dramatic? This isn't a book people!

I knelt down and picked it up…A few tears dropped on my knee and hand, following slightly hearable weeps and sniffles.

I don't wanna lose my best friend 'cause of that jerk!

Speak of the devil, Cody walked up and knelt down beside me. He began to put his hand around me.

"I said don't tou-"

"Sshhh…Cry all you want, I'm not gonna leave you"

I fell apart right in front of my enemy, how pathetic; I was even wrinkling his shirt by grasping it too much. I felt like I hugged him forever….At least I wanted to….Jewel told Anthony what she thought had happened, so he came out to see me, and what I was doing only gave the lie more truth.

Cody looked up at Anthony, I couldn't see his expression because my face was buried into Cody's warm chest while he held me protectively.

"You're late, dude"

Anthony must've noticed that my knees, shirt, and Cody's shirt were all tinted with my tears because he went silent.

"Why is she crying?"

"That's none of your business"

Cody got up while picking me up with him.

"Why don't you go in the girls bathroom and wipe your face off, I need to talk to Anthony"

I went in the bathroom, dried my face off with a tissue, and eavesdropped on their conversation. When does second period start anyway?

Cody started. "Okay, first of all, where were you when all of this happened, flirting with other girls?"

"No! I'm not like you, who KISSES someone other than their GIRLFRIEND. Yea, I know you were the one who made the move, Kenzie wouldn't do that."

What happened with "Everyone calls me Max"?

"And what if she did? What if we had a secret going on between Jewel and you? What if, I'm more suited as her boyfriend?"

"DUDE! You already have a girlfriend! And she's probably still crying about what happened, and you don't have the guts to admit it wasn't Kenzie who did the kissing.

"Dude, you have one too, and she's probably still crying about what happened, and you don't have the guts to admit that Levi paid you not to back out of kissing her at my house, and to win her heart by acting all considerate. I bet you don't even care about her do you…"

I walked out of the bathroom.

"Anthony, is that…True?"

"NO! But…Yes…But I DO have feelings for you!"

The bell rang. I gave him the "You done goofed" look and walked to class...What was going to happen now?