Title: Pratfall

Pairing: Spencer and Kyla

Rating: PG - I guess for language.

Summary: "Sometimes I go into my own little world...but that's okay, they know me there." - Joel, MST3K

"I can't just be your friend." - Ashley Davies

"Before the bell rings I want to tell you about the first book that you will read this semester. 'A Separate Peace' written by John Knowles --"

Homosexual undertones! I'm down for that!

"Gay subtext! Sign me up!" Bingo says, enthusiastically, raising his hand.

Spencer looks over at him.

We have to hang out. We could point out how everything is so utterly gay.

The bell rings.

"Pick up a book on the way out. Read the first chapter for Monday's class." Mr. Fincher says.

Spencer grabs a book and walks out of the classroom. She flips the book over and reads the back cover. "Gene was a lonely, introverted intellectual. Phineas was a handsome, taunting, daredevil athlete. What had between them at school one summer during the early years of World War II is the subject of 'A Separate Peace'."

It sounds like a gay pulp fiction novel.

Chapter Two - Part One - Peachy

"Spencer," Ashley steps in front of her. "Sorry, I haven't been around,"

I haven't really noticed actually…

"I just needed to think about what you told me, Spencer."

"Okay,"

"What we have -- I don't want to lose that." Ashley reaches out and takes a hold of Spencer's hand.

"I have this thing -- this thing about being touched." Spencer pulls her hand out of Ashley's grasp.

Ashley stares at Spencer. "What exactly did my dad's mistake say to you?" She asks, irritated.

A student walks by them singing the lyrics to the song he is listening to on his mp3 player.

"I can't say I've always been honest; you can't say I've done a disservice. The girl, she's just a child. She's got a lot to learn, and I'm helping out."

He walks over to his locker and opens it.

"She told me what happened at prom --"

"I'm going to kill her." Ashley crosses her arms over her chest.

"She filled me in on our history. Well, the stuff that she knew. You and Aiden. Me and Aiden. Her and Aiden. A girl by the name of Madison that Aiden also dated. He seems to be a hot property. I for one don't get it and I'm still not entirely convinced that I…dated him or whatever. I think she's just messing with me." Spencer says with a sense of humor about their small dating pool.

"Aiden and I are done. I swear,"

"Your deceit is under your wing, you won't let her go. You know it's not appropriate into the fold into the fold-but all that hair and porcelain. You swear it's more than mere lust. Into the fold. Into the fold."

"Spencer, that night at prom you told me to choose between you and Aiden. I choose you." Ashley says, trying to sound sincere. "It really is over between me and Aiden."

"If she knew what you do, the pristine routine to fool the rube. The gentle gentleman, the loathed Lothario. You feign you've changed your ways, but we know, yeah we know. Can't you quell this need for sub missives?"

Who are you trying to convince, yourself or me?

"You have to believe me, Spence." Ashley says, softly, pleading with her eyes.

"Oh such lovely girls. To lead each tender little lamb into the fold, into the fold.
And you, my pet, the sweetest yet. I'll hold you closest to my heart."

Spencer begins to feel light headed.

"Spencer…"

Ashley's voice sounds so far away to her. Spencer tries to focus on Ashley, but everything around her seems to sway in and out of focus.

"Hey, Spencer, are you alright?" Ashley reaches out and touches Spencer's arm.

"Don't…" Spencer looks down at the pavement and sees it spinning underneath her shoes. The book slips out of her hand. "I'm fine," She closes her eyes tightly, and takes slow steady breathes.

"You're not okay, Spencer!" Ashley argues.

Spencer slowly opens her eyes and much to her relief the ground isn't moving underneath her shoes.

"I'm okay -- I just -- thought I was going to throw up..." Spencer still sounds a bit out of it.

"You sure?" Ashley asks, skeptically.

"Yeah," She picks up her book. "I just feel like you want something from me that I can't give you anymore. It doesn't have anything to do with what Kyla told me."

Okay, so, maybe, it does have a little bit to do with what Kyla told me…if I had to tell you to choose between me and Aiden then obviously something was wrong with our relationship.

"I just --" Spencer looks down briefly. "I think I need to figure things out."

"I'll wait for you to figure things out, Spencer. I'll do whatever it takes."

"You shouldn't have to wait for me to figure things out…because it would be a waste of your time."

"So, you don't remember how things were between us and you don't even want to try and remember."

"I think we both have things we need to figure out."

"I don't need to figure things out. I know what I want." Ashley says, defensively.

"Well, that must be a great feeling -- to have everything figured out, but I don't and I don't know when I will."

"This is it?"

"This doesn't have to be it -- can't we work on being friends?"

Ashley laughs, sadly. "I can't just be your friend."

"I can't be anything else."

"Then…I guess that's it." Ashley says, bitterly.

"Read this," Spencer hands Kyla the book she has to read for English class.

"Okay…Gene was a lonely, introverted intellectual. Phineas was a handsome , taunting , daredevil athlete." Kyla looks over at Spencer and smiles. "Hot," She laughs.

"Keep reading it gets better."

"What happened between them at school one summer during the early years of World War II is the subject of…'A Separate Peace'." Kyla says, playfully dramatic. "This should be on a list of teen GLBT books." She opens it up and flips through the pages.

"Definitely."

Kyla reads. "We just looked quietly back at him, and so he began taking off his…clothes, stripping down to his underpants." She laughs and holds the book to her chest briefly. "You have to let me borrow this book."

"I have to read it for English."

"Oh, another choice part," Kyla grins.

You're so hot when you read.

"He weighed a hundred and fifty pounds, a galling ten pounds more than I did, which flowed from his legs to torso around shoulders to arms and full strong neck in an uninterrupted, un-emphatic unity of strength." She laughs, closing the book and hands it back to Spencer.

"You got anything trade worthy?" Spencer asks, putting away the book and grabbing her lunch.

"Do I have anything trade worthy?" Kyla laughs. "You never have anything trade worthy."

"I like fruit." Spencer smiles.

"Don't except me to trade a rice krispies treat for a peach."

"You know you want my peach."

Ah, yes, cheesy sexual innuendo. The easiest way to find out if someone is into you.

"Well, I do like peaches…"

"It's juicy and sweet…" Spencer smiles.

"Oh, yeah?"

"Yeah,"

"Okay…" Kyla hands Spencer her snack. "You've convinced me."

"You're easily swayed." Spencer grins and takes the rice krispy treat out of the wrapper.

"Maybe, I like you." Kyla takes a bite out of the peach.

Spencer looks away and smiles. "So, uh, what are you doing this weekend?"

Kyla shrugs. "Nothing, you?"

"I'm going to read a book filled with gay subtext and watch T.V. You're more than welcome to join me."

"Sure," Kyla smiles.

Yeah?!

"Yeah?" Spencer grins.

"Yeah," Kyla takes another bite out of the peach.

"Okay," Spencer smiles and takes a bite out of the rice krispies treat.

End Chapter Two - Part One

End of Chapter One - Part Three

Trivia

The song Spencer and Glen are listening to on the car radio is 'I'll Believe In Anything'

by the band Wolf Parade from the album 'Apologies to the Queen'.

Spencer is watching the movie 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' when Arthur comes home from work.

The guitar girl is singing the lyrics to 'Fascinating New Thing' by the band Semisonic.

Feedback

AbsoluteGarbage

amazing yet again!! pms! i look forward to reading this story when i get home :D

Thank you and here is more for you to read.

Dttdemon

sorry, my computed crapped so i couldn't review the last chapter. this one was great:) and i really don't like Paula. she's a meanie... i also don't like Brownstein, she talks too much.but these are good things...i think. anyway, i really like where you're going with this and PMS!

Yeah, Paula needs to lighten up because what she's doing is only hurting Spencer's growth. Brownstein is out of the picture, but there is a new therapist on the horizon for Spencer.

NOTxINx2xLABELS

this story is very very good and i really hope tha you will keep bringing more suprises

And, I hope that you will continue to be entertained by this story and these characters.

Sooragameela87

loved the update! once again, i got excited when i saw that it was up, and i think it's cute how spencer gets excited to see kyla :)

Spencer is really into Kyla and vise versa. And, it's extremely cute and sweet.