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Wuncler University

Marcus' POV

I haven't spoken to Ghost Girl since our awkward encounter a few weeks ago. Of course I have seen her around campus like I normally do. Plus…

I take a quick glance over to my right at said girl, who was in the second seat of the row that was towards the door. She was sporting her signature facial expression and usual look. The only difference today was that her hoodie was red.

She's in most of my classes so I see her very frequently. With each time I've seen her I've had numerous opportunities to talk to her and of course apologize to her for making her uncomfortable and giving her the wrong idea. However I could never bring myself to do it. Why? Well…every time I got close to her I'd get real nervous and start stuttering like an idiot. So….I've concluded to just keeping my distance and forgetting the whole thing and pray that she'd just do the same.

Sighs

I know, I know, I'm being a punk, but hey what would you do if you were in my position?

"Alright class, I've graded your papers and I'm happy to say that there has been some improvement with the writing. However, it's still clear that some of you are still having trouble understanding the literature. So with that being said, please read over my comments and feel free to contact me via email to set up an appointment during my office hours. Now remember by next week I expect you and your partner to notify me on what topic you will be doing for the project. That is all, I'll see you all next week" She said while handing out the papers

She then handed me my paper then simply nodded. I flipped it to the back in order to read her comments and see my grade but all I saw in the bold black ink was: 'Please See Me After Class'

O-kay…that's a first

As everyone began to leave, I got my stuff together and placed them in my bag. Then I got up and headed towards my teacher's desk

"Ah, Mr. Evans" She said in a somewhat cheery tone

"Hi professor, I…uh…wanted to talk to you about my paper"

"Oh?" She asked sounding a bit confused

"Uh, I wanted to know what was wrong with it"

"Nothing" She simply said

"Nothing?" I asked in confusion

Nods* "Nothing"

"Oh…but if there's nothing wrong, then I think you forgot to grade my paper because there's no grade on here"

"Yes there is, let me see your paper"

I handed it to her like she asked. She only looked at it for a second then gave me an annoyed look

"The grade is here on the front, right here" She said with slight annoyance while handing it back

I took it, looked at it again and saw that she was right. There was an A on the front page

"Oh…sorry, I didn't see that" I said in embarrassment "But if the paper was fine then why did you need to see me?"

"Mr. Evans I didn't need to see you about your paper, I needed to speak to you about the class project"

"Oh"

"Mr. Evans, you already know I need to know what topic you'll be doing for the project. However, this is a group assignment and you still don't have a group nor a partner to work with"

"Yeah, I kinda forgot about that"

"Not to mention you were also absent on the day you were to choose and interact with your group"

"Well yeah, there was a….slight familial issue" I lied

Truth is a Pimp named Slickback forced me to work that day last minute since his bartender couldn't come in for some reason

"I see, well lucky for you, you weren't the only student that was absent day. So I figured I'd pair you two off since neither one of you had a partner"

Nods* "That seems fair. So who am I working with?"

"Um…" She then fidgeted through her folder and pulled out a sheet which I assume is the attendance sheet and began to skim through it "Hmm…Ah here we go, Freeman. You're with Miss Freeman-McCarter"

"Who?" I asked in confusion

Freeman-McCarter? Who's that?

Before she could say another word

Door Opens

My body immediately stiffened in shock

"Sorry professor, I forgot that you had asked to see me" She said calmly as she came towards us

Oh my God

"It's quite alright Miss McCarter, I was just explaining to Mr. Evans on what was going on. Now that you're here we can continue"

Oh my God, it's Ghost Girl. Ghost Girl is my partner. The very girl I have been trying to avoid is the same one I'm forced to work with. CRAP!

My nerves increased and my body tensed up even more

"Mr. Evans, this is Miss Freeman-McCarter. Miss McCarter, Mr. Evans"

"Hi" She says in the same calm tone

"Hi" I said awkwardly

Why me?

"Now Miss McCarter, I assume you're already familiar on why I asked you to see me"

"Yes, yes I am"

"Alright, now I hope the two of you will become acquainted and discuss what you will be doing for this class assignment. Like with the rest of the class, I expect to hear what topic you will be doing next time we meet. Is that clear?"

We both nod

"Now you both know my office hours, so if you have any trouble feel free to contact me. I'm sorry to rush off like this so suddenly but I need to get to a meeting" She said while quickly packing her things

"It's alright" She said in the same tone

"Alright then, see you both next class" She then rushed off leaving me and Ghost Girl alone in the classroom

Crap! Now what? This girl probably thinks I'm some crazed stalker or something and now we have to work together. Man, I've been trying to avoid this girl for so long I never even thought about what I'd even say to her. Where would I start? What could I-

"Umm...are you okay?"

I snap out of my thoughts

"Uh...yes, yeah I'm fine. Why do you ask?" I say nervously

"Well, you looked really deep in thought and you looked really tensed up about something"

"Oh...t-t-that, it's...it's nothing" I stuttered

She arched a brow in confusion for a second but her expression then changed to a blank look

"O…kay, if you say so. But if you're going to freeze up and act weird on me, working together might be a bit difficult"

"I'm not crazy and I'm not a stalker!" I unexpectedly shouted

Where did that come from? Crap! What is wrong with me?

Her face however didn't change or even react to that random outburst. Instead she simply said

"Well I should hope not. Otherwise this would be very awkward and disturbing situation" She said in that same calm tone

Nervous Chuckles*

"You are a weird one though, do always do this or is randomly yelling things and getting tense for thinking deeply a norm for you?"

Wow, does she really not remember what happened? If not that means I'm in the clear

"I'll take your silence, that blank stare and weird smirk as a yes"

I snap out of it again

Nervously Chuckles* "Well, I do tend to put my foot in my mouth I guess" Shrugs*

"Oh I believe you" She says blankly

"Wait, what that's supposed to mean?" I asked sounding offended

Slightly Chuckles* "Not important. What is important is getting a head start on this project. Do you have any idea on what you want to do?"

"Uh...well, no actually"

"It's okay, I don't know either. I've been so busy I never really had time to think about it"

"Well if you're free we can meet up and start researching right now" I suggested

Shakes Head* "Can't, I actually have to get to work right now"

"Oh..."

"But I am free tomorrow. Is that okay?"

"Yeah it's perfect actually"

"Alright, give me your number so we can figure out a time and place on where we can do this thing" She said while taking out her phone

I nodded and took out my own phone. We exchanged numbers and talked a bit about our plans for our so called study session. From there, it was set.

"So we'll meet up tomorrow at around 5 and just work from there"

"Sounds good to me"

"Okay, see you tomorrow" She simply said blankly

"See ya"

She starts to walk off but turns around again

"Oh and Marcus, be sure to keep your outbursts and your other strange tendencies in check. I'd hate to have to smack you in an effort to snap you out of it. Plus this is your second warning, so hopefully you actually know how to take a hint" With that, she turned back around and was on her way

Second warning? What did she-what a minute…

Flashback

"Just a word of advice, following people around is not a good habit. It's quite creepy to be honest….I recommend not doing that again, cause the next time I won't be so merciful"

Flashback ends

S***! She Remembers! She actually does remember what happened! Great, not only does she probably think I'm some stalker, now she probably thinks I'm some crazed nut job

In that moment, I became filled with complete frustration and embarrassment

Tomorrow is going to be one hell of an awkward work session

Sighs in Frustration


Later that Day

Edward Wuncler High School…Football Field

"L-I-O-N-S, Lions, Lions, We're the Best! L-I-O-N-S, Lions, Lions, We're the Best!"

"C'mon people! We're supposed to be making a statement here. I'm not blown away. Come on we're lions, lions roar, so roar louder!" The young, pampered brunette yelled to the younger squad of girls

"L-I-O-N-S, Lions, Lions, We're the Best!" The young squad yelled louder

"And jump higher! You've gotta make this look good!"

The girls continued while their leader went to the bleachers and sat with her own trio of girls, who were doing anything but watching the younger girls

Further Down the Field

Jazmine's POV

Ahhh cheerleading. The one thing that always makes me so happy and the one thing that I can truly be proud of. I have always wanted to be a cheerleader, but I never had the courage to do it. I was always too scared and awkward to try out. Once high school started, I decided that I wanted to leave my mark on Wuncler High. You know, go down in history and be remembered for doing or being something great. So…as nervous as I was I sucked it up, tried out for the team and made it! I couldn't believe it, it was the best thing that had ever happened to me. I honestly felt like I gained a whole lot of sisters, especially since we had this whole mentor vibe going on. When I first started out, my big sis was Jessica who's now the head cheerleader.

"Okay, how about this?" The young girl had said

I snapped out of my thoughts and watched her as she started doing a few moves. She then attempted to do a flip but lost her balance,

"OOF!"

I went over to her and gave her a hand

"You okay?" I asked her calmly

She grabbed my hand and stood up

"Yeah" She said with disappointment as she dusted herself off

Chuckles* "Don't beat yourself, you just need a little bit more practice with the steps before you go all out with the flips. Come on let's do it again and I'll even do it with you"

My little sis was Faith. Faith was a sophomore and one of the very few black girls that were on the team. She, along with the latest group of new recruits joined the team only a couple of months ago. I really liked her. She was really sweet, kinda timid, innocent and…well, she really reminded me a lot of well…me or really who I used to be. That's probably why we get along so well. Honestly it just feels so good to have someone who actually looks up to you. It feels real good.

"Okay, now remember it's shimmy to the left then to the right. Then arms up then down and then superhero. Its short but we're doing it bit by bit so you can get it right. You ready?"

"Yup, let's do this" She said with determination

"Alright, let's go"

We started to do the routine

"HEY!" One girl shouted out

"TIME TA HUDDLE!"

Nods* I looked over at Faith

"We'll practice this later"

She nods then we start making our way back to the group

With the Group

"Nice job Chicklettes, you guys actually sucked a little less today. There might be some hope for you yet. With some more practice you guys might be somewhat closer to being as great as your big sisters and possibly as phenomenal as your fearless leader" Jessica giggled as she flipped her hair "Anyways...now that practice is over there's some stuff we need to go over before I can let you all go home."

She then turned to the younger girl next to her

"Angela start talking"

She then sat down and started looking at her phone

"Uhh...okay" The young girl fumbled through her notepad "First thing, we really need to come up with a theme for the Junior Spring dance. It's a month away and Mr. B wants to know soon so he could get a head start with preparations"

Sighs Seductively* "I wanna get a head start with Mr. B on sooo many levels" Trisha (One of the older girls) had said seductively

"I hear that" Morgan (Another one of them) gushed while giving Trisha a high five

"I'm on the same boat. Well...atleast I would be if it weren't for those stupid student/teacher laws" Jessica said in disappointment "But anyways, keep going Angie" She then looked down at her phone

"Okay, uh…"The Mighty Bee" still wants us to do an interview for the-"

"Yawn" Tisha said in a disinterested tone

Angie then became nervous

"Uh...well we need to work on our part in the school fundraiser-"

"Snore" Trisha said sounding more irritable

Angie became even more nervous and began to tremble abit

"Well...we...uh...have to...uh...have to..."

Scoffs* "Snoozefest!" She yelled in complete annoyance which startled the already nervous Angie "Oh come on! Isn't there anything on that list that won't put us to sleep little chick?"

"Uh….um…." She mumbled nervously while looking through her notepad

"Or better yet, is there anything on there that we would actually want to talk about?" Morgan calmly asked

Angie only stuttered and trembled even more

"I know what I'd like to talk about" Tiffany (one of the younger girls) had said confidently

"No one asked you chicklette" Crystal had said in an annoyed tone

"I know too" Another younger girl had jumped in while ignoring the rude remark "That gorgeous new kid" She gushed

Everyone's faces lit up

"Now that is a topic I can get in to" Trisha said with excitement

"Have you guys seen him?" The younger girl continued

"Girl, how can we not? He's soo hot!" Tiffany exclaimed

"I know, he's just a tall, dark and just plain gorgeous! Well he's not that dark but you guys get the gist of it" Jessica says in the same excited tone

"I loooovvve his hair" Morgan joined in

"I know, it's so cool and so retro. I don't think I've ever seen anyone sport an afro that's so well kept"

"I just wanna touch it. Just run my fingers through it and feel that smooth gorgeous curly hair" Trisha Sighs Dreamily*

All the older girls laugh

"Wait what was his name again?" The younger girl asked suddenly

"M-mm, I know it's...it's something unique I think" Morgan then begins to think

"Dang it, it started with an H" Trisha said while thinking

"Oh, I remember" Jessica said while thinking "It was...it was...Huey. There we go, it's Huey, Huey Freeman"

"Wow...even his name is cool" One of the younger girls sighed

Nods* "Yeah...but he doesn't like to talk much though" Tiffany mentions

"The Chicklette's right, he hardly ever says anything unless the teacher calls on him" Morgan noted

Shrugs* "Maybe he's one of those silent types or he's just shy" Angela says innocently

"It's kinda weird if you ask me" The young girl remarked

The rest of the younger girls nod and agree with their teammate

Scoffs* "You guys are such babies" Trisha said irritably causing the young ones to become confused Eye Roll* "Everyone knows that being the silent and mysterious type is what makes a guy more interesting"

"Well that...and the fact that he's super-hot!" Morgan added on

All the other girls laugh and continue to gossip

Chuckles* Look at them, all this fuss over Huey Chuckles* It's so stupid, he's seriously not worth all this excitement. Oh and for the record, Huey maybe quiet but he is not shy and he's definitely not the silent type. Also he's not mysterious either, weird probably but not mysterious.

I look over at Faith (who was sitting right next to me rather than her group) laughing and listening in to all the gossip. I giggle and shake me head then go back to doodling in my book, which I what a normally do during these little meetings anyway.

If only they knew, but it's not like I'll tell'em

"Gosh I wish I could actually talk to him, but it's like he ignores everybody" One of the younger girls said sadly

"I've talked to him" Tiffany exclaimed

Scoffs* "Get out of here with that. If your gonna lie do it right" Crystal said irritably

"No really I have" She insisted

"Really? When?" Trisha asked in a sarcastic tone

"A couple of weeks ago. I bumped into him, well he bumped into me and knocked all my books out my hands"

"So?"

"So...he said sorry"

The older girls looked at each other then back at Tiffany

"And?"

"And he picked up all my books and gave them to me. Then he said here you go and...he walked off"

"That's it? That's what you call talking to him?" Morgan asked in disbelief

"Well….yeah" She nodded as the other younger girls appear confused

"My gosh you guys are such naive little babies. We're talking about having an actual legit conversation with him" Trisha says irritably

"That counts as a conversation" Tiffany argued

Scoffs* "Two measly words, just barely. Yeah, he's so into you" Eye Roll*

Chuckles* "You little chicks are so cute. You really think Huey would be in to baby freshmans like you? Why would he be into babies when he can have real grown women like us" Morgan said arrogantly as she flipped her hair

"Who says he doesn't?" Crystal says in the same tone

"Oh and how would you know?" Jessica asked curiously

"Simple, we have classes together"

Younger Girls Gasp

"Really?" Morgan and Trisha ask in surprise

"M-hm, we have History and Art together. We're always sitting next to each other and having our special conversations"

"You've actually talked to him?" Jessica asked in the same surprised tone

"All the time"

"How come you haven't mentioned any of this to us before?"

"Well you know how jealous girls can be. But they should, cause there's no doubt that Huey has a thing for me" Crystal says very boldly

"Is that so?" Jessica curiously asks

"Well of course. Why else would he always want to talk to me" Flips Hair* "The boy practically flirts with me everyday"

"Wow..." Angela says in awe

"You are soo lucky" Tiffany says in the same tone

Giggles* "I know. You know, I'm actually planning on asking him to Matt's party. We'd make such a cute power couple"

Scoffs* "If you can find him. He wouldn't be caught dead going there" I found myself saying out of the blue

She turns around

"Excuse me?" Crystal says irritably

Uh oh

I looked up and saw the entire team staring at me

"Heh...did I say that out loud?" I said nervously

"Yeah, you did" Crystal said in the same tone

"Wow Jazmine, never took you to be the jealous type. It doesn't really look good on you" Jessie says sounding intrigued

"No, no, no, I'm not jealous. It's just...well he's not the partying type. He actually hates parties. Besides he's only been in town for like six weeks, so he still doesn't really know anyone. So I doubt he'd be comfortable going to a party where he doesn't know anybody" I say timidly

"We'll he'd know me so there you go, problem solved" Crosses arms* "How do you even know all this stuff anyway?" Crystal says more irritably

"Yeah Jaz, like how do you even know how long he's been here in town?" Jessie asks with curiosity

"He told me"

"Wait a minute, you? You've actually talked to him? I mean really talked to him?" Trisha asked in disbelief

"Uh...yeah..."

Girls Gasp

Everyone looked so shocked. At that moment Jessica jumped up and made her way towards me

"Okay Jaz, spill the det's" She said in pure excitement as she sat down

"Yeah, like what's he like?"

"What's his favorite food?"

"Is he really as angry as he looks?"

"What's his favorite color?"

Everyone just kept on asking me all these random questions all at once. I was starting to get overwhelmed and a little dizzy

Sighs* Why'd I have to open my big mouth?

Forty-Five Minutes Later

Me and my big mouth. Thanks to my stupid outburst, I had to spend the past half hour answering all these random questions about Huey. I just know the guy okay, I'm not his keeper.

Innerly Groans

What misery. Luckily after that Jessie finally let us go home and I rushed out of there before any of them could ask me anymore questions

Yawns* "My gosh I'm so tired" I said sounding sleepy

"Me too" Faith said in the same tone

"I'm so glad to be going home. I just wanna go home and just take a nap"

"I know the feeling. Um…Jazmine?"

"Yeah?"

"Is it true what you said?"

"Is what true?"

"Do you really know the new kid?"

Groans "Not you too"

Shrugs* "Just curious"

Sighs "Yes, I do know him. He's in most of my classes and he's tutoring me in a couple of them"

"Tutoring? Your failing?"

"No…why would you think that?"

"Well-"

"HEY JAZMINE!" A female voice yelled

Faith and I both turn around and see Crystal coming towards us

Takes a breath* "Oh good, I'm glad I caught you"

Chuckles a little "Yeah, so what's up?" I asked curiously

"Well…I needed to ask you something. Now you know we are sisters and sisters do stick together. So…I was hoping that you'd be able to do a little favor for me"

"Uh…o-kay, sure. What do you need?"

She takes out a folded piece of paper

"Could you be a doll and give this note to Huey for me"

"Why can't you just give it to him yourself?" Faith asked curiously

"No one's talking to you little chick, so stay out of it" She said irritably

I got a little uncomfortable

Now that was a bit harsh of her to say. Plus Faith was right and I was wondering that myself

"But if you must know, I've got a lot on my plate and I just simply don't have the time to do it. Jazmine you understand, we're both co-captains here and after all you know better than anyone that Jessie's always giving us things to do"

"Well…kinda" I say hesitantly

"See? So pleeaase can you do this?"

"M-mm…okay"

"EEEE! Thank you!" She squealed

She then gave me the note. I took it and just put it in my sweater pocket

"Thanks girl, I knew I could count on you" She then forcibly pulled me in for a hug

"Chris it's no problem…really..."

She then let me go

"Well I've gotta run, see you tomorrow night. Bye Jazmine, bye little chick" She then walked away

"Bye" She said sounding uneasy

"See ya" I say sounding confused

We both look at each other with confusion then we started to walk again

Well that was awkward


DuBois Residence

/On Speakerphone/ It's really not a big deal. All we have to do is just write it out then do a presentation. Pretty simple

"Well I think its fate"

Groans* "Jaz, it's really not that big of a deal"

"Marcus it's a very big deal, this is a huge opportunity. Instead of constantly guessing like you usually do. You have the chance to actually talk to her, get to know her and neither one of you can run away from this cause you need each other. So once again, it's fate"

"Jaz…"

"Come on, this is the universe opening up and giving you a real shot here, take it!"

"Well…I guess when you put it that w-Wait a minute! What am I saying? I'm not listening to you. Last time I listened to you and the dating pack I made a complete fool of myself. No, I'm not doing this again. This is just a simple class assignment and that's it"

Sighs in Defeat

"Fine, don't think of it as fate then. Think of it as your chance to apologize and let her know that your not some weird creep that stalks her"

"Now that's just cold Jazmine" He says in irritation

Giggles

Doorbell Rings*

"Oh that must be Huey"

"Afro-Boy? Why's he coming?"

"Oh he's just here to tutor me"

"Tutor? Your failing?"

"No, why does everyone keep asking me that?"

"Cause your Jazmine DuBois and since I've known you, you've never needed a tutor. Ever"

I pouted

"W-well there's first time for everything and for the record I am not failing. I'm…endanger of failing but I'm not failing"

"Sounds like your failing to me"

"Shut up"

He Laughs

"Well, I gotta go"

Chuckles "Alright, sorry again about tomorrow"

"It's fine, you have to work. Plus I can just get Cindy so no biggie"

"Okay, so I'll talk to you later. Best of luck with Afro-Boy"

"Thanks, bye"

I get off the phone and make my way towards the door

Doorbell Rings*

"Coming!"

I quickly fix my pink shirt and unlocked the door. I took a breath then opened the door. Huey just stood there sporting a scowl as usual. He was also sporting a gray hoodie with black jeans.

"Hey" He said in his usual blank tone

"Hey" I said nervously

Why do I always get so nervous around this guy?

"Aren't you going to invite me in?"

"Oh right, sorry. Come on in"

He did just that and made his way towards the couch. Once he sat down he took out his books. After I locked the door, I took a seat next to him and grabbed my books, which were already on the coffee table.

"So…what are we gonna do first?" I asked curiously

"Well we've got two subjects and only three hours. I'm the type that likes doing things one at a time and your brain can only handle so much and can't process a lot of information all at once"

We haven't even started yet and he's already starting.

Scoffs

Just ignore, just ignore

"So I figured it'd be best if we did one topic each session to make it easier"

Shrugs* "Fine with me"

"Alright, what do you want to go over first? French or Trig?"

"Mmm…French"

"Alright, let's get our French stuff"

I take out my textbook and my French notebook from the pile then looked over at Huey

"Okay, before we get to the new stuff let's do a quick review of the old, the basics"

"Uh…okay"

"Alright. So you already know how to describe what you like, don't like and your location"

"Uh…yes, yes I do"

At least I think I do

Huey then looked a bit confused

"O-kay…Do you know how to describe certain objects?"

"Well…"

He looked even more confused

"Do you know how to tell time?"

"Uh…"

"How to describe yourself?"

"Um…"

"Numbers?"

Mumbles*

"Jazmine, do you even know how to say hello?"

"Well of course I do its...uh…uh…"

Crap what is it?

Eye Roll* "Unbelievable" He says in his usual blank tone

"What?"

"How is that your only getting tutoring now? I'm surprised you haven't failed already"

Okay now he's pushing it

"Excuse you Mr. Smarty Pants, but for your information I've been doing well in French class and I have been doing well long before you showed up"

"Really?" Asked with an arched brow

"Yes really" I respond irritably "I've done really well before you"

Scoffs "Could have fooled me princess"

Grumbles "Well we all can't be a self-proclaimed smart ass like you, now can we Mr. Know it all"

"Well at least I'm not claiming I love a class yet have zero knowledge and absolutely no comprehension of its material yet still manage to pass like it's just some handout"

"Hey! I study really hard for those exams"

"Yet here you are needing a tutor"

Scoffs "Okay I thought we agreed that you'd stop with the insults"

"Correction, we agreed that I would minimize the insults which I have. Plus I'm not insulting you, I'm simply just stating the facts"

"Well your so called facts are nothing but fiction and it's just plain stupid. You must really think I'm pretty stupid too don't you?"

"Your words not mine" He said blankly while writing through his notebook

Gasps* "WHY YOU-" I said in a high pitched tone

He looked up at me

"Look Princess" He said in the same tone cutting me off "I'd love to continue this little monologue but it's been a really long day and frankly I really don't have the patience to deal with your little tantrums and that squeaky voice of yours today"

"Sque-?" Growls*

"Look we have a short amount of time and a WHOLE lot to cover. So I suggest we start now so we can get at least some work done. Agreed?"

He insulted me, called me an idiot and now he just wants me to forget it. I don't need this…but, as much as I hate to admit it I do need his help so…

Inhales* Exhales*

"Agreed" I simply replied

"Alright let's start" He responds in the same blank tone

Nods*

I open my book then took a quick glance at Huey who was just flipping through his textbook

Seriously? He's seriously acting like nothing happened

"Oh and Princess"

I look up

"For future reference if you ever make an arrangement with someone, be sure you put it in writing. That's the smart thing to do"

My jaw dropped

"Okay, let's start here"

Scoffs You really are beyond words Freeman

I looked over at his book then turned to the page in my own

"We're going practice how to introduce yourself. I'll start and you follow, and let me know if I'm going too fast for you okay"

"I can catch up just fine Huey" I said trying to keep my cool

Shrugs* "Okay"

Of course Huey was unfazed by my annoyance

"Hello my name is Huey"

Nods*

"Bonjour, je m'appelle Huey"

"Okay. Bo-jore, j..je…je ma...pell… je ma...pell…Jazmine?"

He simply just arched a brow then shook his head

"Wow…"

"I'm a little rusty alright"

"Rusty, yeah that's it"

Eye Roll* "Can we just try this again"

"Sure" He said in the same tone

We practiced pretty much every basic material you could think of. How to introduce yourself, how to describe yourself and others, how to describe actions, how to say numbers, when to use casual and formal, everything. We practiced and practiced, but with each practice that we did Huey of course followed up with one of his "lovely" remarks. Constantly. Especially when we started doing full on sentences. Yeah, what fun huh?

Innerly Groans

Riley was right. Only Huey would take the fun out of learning French which is something I normally love to do. Huey's just so…so…strict with this. He's not even trying to make this interesting, let alone making it easy. He's putting more pressure on me than own teacher would, its ridiculous.

"Okay Jazmine, let's try this one more time" He says tiredly

"Je…je vey al le cole et…et rentray a la masion da la pre midi to le jou"

Sighs "Je vais à l'école le matin et rentre à la maison dans l'après-midi tous les jours" He said clearly

"Uh, je..."

"Je vais…à...l'école…le matin…et rentre…à...la...maison…dans….l'après-midi…tous...les jours" He said more slowly

"Uh je…" I say nervously

"Just try it" He said impatiently

"Je…"

Buzz* Buzz* Buzz* Buzz*

"Times up" He said while grabbing his phone from the table

"Thank goodness" I say under my breath

"Well the first session didn't go as bad as I thought it would" He said as he packed up his stuff

Eye Roll* Speak for yourself

"So are we doing this again tomorrow? Same time and place?"

"Oh yeah, yeah we are"

"Alright" He then got up, place his bag on his shoulder and headed towards the door

I followed behind him

"Well…thanks for your help it's been…interesting" I then opened the door

"No problem" He said blankly "But be sure to actually read the material before the next session. I can't spend the entire time trying to simplify every little thing just so that little brain of yours can comprehend it"

Angrily Growls*

"Oh and I recommend that you should consider going to anger management classes. It's amazing how someone so small could be filled with so much anger" He causally added on

SCOFFS My jaw immediately drop

"I-I...w-w-what...I-I..."

Slightly Chuckles "See you tomorrow Princess" He then walked out

SLAM*

"SCREW YOU FREEMAN!" I yelled at the closed door Growls*

I then huffed towards the couch and slumped down on the couch with my arms crossed

"Stupid, stupid Huey and his stupid snarky remarks. What a jerk, I can't stand him! Wait...tomorrow? Dang it"

I forgot, tomorrow there's a big party happening and everybody who's anybody is gonna be there. I needed to mention this to Huey because I needed to end our tutoring session a little early. I guess I'll just tell him tomorrow

Keys jingling* Door unlocks and opens*

Plus, Huey isn't the only one I needed to bring this up with

Humming*

I look over towards the kitchen and see my dad humming as he closed the back door. Then he headed towards the fridge. In that moment I got up and made my way to the kitchen.

"Hi daddy" I say cheerfully with a smile

"Hi princess" He said in the same tone

I immediately cringed

Whenever Huey calls me that, he's basically calling me spoiled and snobbish. I know my dad's version is basically his little girl but thanks to Huey, calling me princess honestly just works my nerves now.

"Uhh, daddy?"

"Yes princess?" He asked while getting a drink

I cringe again

"Um can we not use princess?"

He then looked at me confused

"Uh…it's just…well…I've kinda outgrown it"

"Oh…okay then. So pumpkin, what did you really need to ask me?" He asked while sitting down

"Well daddy…tomorrow night there's going to be a party and I wanted ask you...if I can go?"

"Hmm, I don't know" He said hesitantly

"Pleeaasse daddy, all my friends are going to be there"

"Pumpkin I don't know, I mean it is a school night after all"

"Dad…tomorrow's Friday"

"But still…"

"Dad, it's basically the weekend already and there won't be any school the next day"

"Jazmine…"

"Please, please daddy. The party's not too far away, mommy said I could go and I promise that I won't stay out too late"

"Wait a minute, you already asked your mother?" I asked sounding surprised

"Well...yes"

"And she said it was okay?"

Nods* "Uh huh"

"I can't believe this" He said in a sad tone

"Well…daddy, mom was in the room when I found out about the party. Plus, since it was okay with her I wanted to make sure it was okay with you too"

My dad's sad expression changed to a thinking expression

"Pleeeaaassseee"

"Hmmm….alright"

"Yes!" I then wrapped my arms around him "Thank you, thank you daddy!" I said with excitement

Laughs* "Now just be back my 10:30"

"11:30?"

"11 and that's as far as I'll go"

"Deal"

I then let him go and he got up. He then started to leave with me right behind him

"I just can't believe your mother didn't even discuss this with me. Maybe she just forgot about it"

Shrugs* "Maybe"

"Yes, that's it. I'll go talk to her about this"

"Mom's not here daddy"

He stopped in his tracks while I passed him and headed towards the livingroom then sat on the couch

"What?" He said in shock

"Mommy's not here" I said again while grabbing my phone from the coffee table

He quickly then went into his pocket and took out his phone. He looked at it for a while then he looked up at me.

"Jazmine sweetheart are you sure?"

"Mm-hm" I confirmed

"Are you sure? Are you sure she didn't step out while you were having your tutoring session?"

Nods* "Yes, I'm pretty sure"

He looked at his phone again then back at me

"Are you really sure?"

"Daddy…I came straight home right after school. That was at 3:20 or 30ish and I've been here since. Mom wasn't here when I showed up and never came."

My dad expression changed from confused to sad again

"Oh…" He said sadly as he headed towards the stairs "She told me she was at home, I don't understand." He mumbled under his breath

This made me a little confused

"Daddy, is everything okay?"

"Huh? Oh yes, yes sweetie, everything's fine" He said with a smile

"Are you sure?" I asked curiously

"Really sweetie I'm fine" He insisted

"Mmm, okay..."

He nodded then started making his way upstairs and started mumbling to himself again

Well that was strange, but I'm sure it's nothing

I then then started to text Cindy to tell her the good news


Well that was interesting huh? Now I should let you all know it won't be such a long wait for the next chapter, I'm working on it as we speak ;). Now I also have some news too, there'll be a new Power Surge update coming very, very soon. I feel like it's been quite a while with that story but hey, I've never written two things at the same time before so go easy on me. Now the title is actually a subliminal message from me, as this really is where our story begins. The story of how Jazmine and Huey's worlds collide and the impact it's going to have on our fav girl. In Jazmine's world, we have Jaz of course, Cindy and Marcus. In Huey's, we have him, Riley and a (technically) yet to be revealed character. These are our main characters, with Juey as the core focus and the other two pairs as supporting. As for other characters such as Monica & Melissa, Hiro, Jazmine's parents, original characters, etc, they ALL have their roles in this story. What they are, well...you'd have to wait and see. Note the story is not just about their romance, REPEAT it is not just about their romances. Now their romance is a part of the story, but...it is not the sole focus (had to clear that up).

Author's Notes

-Crystal, Trisha and Faith are the only other black girls on the team (not counting Jaz of course). A majority of the team is predominantly white

-I should also mention, keep an eye out for Crystal (not going to give too much away but let's just say this isn't the last you've seen of her), Tiffany too

-The older cheerleaders refer to the younger group of girls as "Little Chicks" or "Chicklettes". Now originally I was going to call them "Grapes" cause you the saying "Grapes get stomped", but I felt that the name wasn't really demeaning enough so I went with "Chicks"

-For the younger group (not really a biggie but should still mention), their a mix of Sophmores and Freshmans. Faith and Tiffany are Sophmores while Angela and the rest are younger Freshmans

-The French is courtesy of Google Translator and my French book

With all that being said, I've got a lot of brainstorming and writing to do. So I hope you liked it and I'll see you guys next time. Be sure to Review, Fav and/or Follow.

As always, thanks for reading :) xoxox