Hickies, Razor Blades, and Sharpies

Chapter 7

Teddy's POV

This is the worst news I could hear. Miley and Alex are dating… Well, probably not the worst news. But I'm a teenager, what do you expect? We exaggerate. "Move out of my way PJ!"

"Mom, needs someone to watch Charlie while she's at yoga and dad's at work."

"Then you do it." I said pushing him out of the way. As weird as it sounds, I was in the hall looking at Alex and Miley be all lovie dovie. Ugh, I hate them… well I hate Miley.

"I can't, I'm busy."

"Oh come on, your never really busy."

"Yes I am, I…" I cut him off

"Playing your guitar in our basement or eating new snacks you and Emmett make isn't being busy. It's being bored." He started walking off.

"I'm busy, like I said." He knew I was right, but I guess I would be stuck with her. Just then Ivy came up to me.

"Hey T, what did your bro want?" I finally broke my gaze away from them.

"Oh um, me to babysit. Can you come over I really don't feel like doing it alone?"

"Sure, I love little Charlie." Then she finally remembered why she came over. "Oh T, I almost forgot to tell you that we have a very cute and very young substitute in biology."

"Ooh, what's his name?"

"I don't know, but I heard he's like a genius. Only went through like two years of college."

"That's cool." As quick as I was interested, I was just as quickly bored again. Ivy looked at what I was staring at.

"Get over her!" I faced her again.

"That's easy for you to say, you don't know her."

"T, you don't know her either. Gawking over someone for like six years and finally being bold enough to pin them to their car is not knowing someone. It's just weird." I threw my books inside my locker and slammed it shut. It got a little bit of attention, even from Alex. She raised an eyebrow at me. I waved and she nodded back. "She's unavailable, as always. So how about we just go out tonight after your parents get home and see if we can find someone to take your mind off of this obsession."

"It's not an obsession." She pointed to my notebook that I was holding. It read: Mrs. Teddy Alex Russo. "Who put that there?" she just smiled at me.

"I swear if you weren't my friend…" then she put her arm around me and told me about all the guys we were gonna meet tonight. If you didn't already know, I'm bi alongside my very straight best friend.

Lily's POV

"Did you hear about the 'super cute' substitute in biology?" I asked Demi. She was walking me to class.

"No, and I don't care to hear when I got you." She wrapped her arms around my waist and kissed my cheek. Tell me again why I don't claim her as my girlfriend. Yeah, I know it's stupid. We basically are together, but I don't want to be too sure with people you know. That's why I don't do anything besides kiss, go on dates, and hold hands with her. Ugh, that still makes her my girlfriend. But she knows were not together, and that pisses her off. She lets me flirt and talk to other people to keep my options open even though I know it kills her. Something hasn't really happened to make her girlfriend material, I guess. Maybe because she's a pushover. Probably, I mean she does let people walk over her sometimes.

"I got to go." I kissed her cheek and was about to walk in class when she pulled me back. "Let go babe, I got to go."

"Can we hangout later?"

"I can't, I have a date tonight… were going dancing." Her grip on me loosened.

"Oh, have a great time."

"Thanks, see ya." I walked in and sat in the back where me and Miley normally sit. I'm such an ass for just treating her like this. She just has to prove me that she's worth it that she wants me and I know tonight she won't again.

Rosie's POV

"That bitch!" I screamed. We were behind the school bleachers smoking.

"Who, me?" Joanie looked pointing to herself.

"No not you, Miley." She just shook her head. "What?"

"Nothing, it's just" she blew out the smoke and passed the joint to me "… Alex could have been yours again if you would have just gone after her when you came back."

"Whatever… it's not over." I let the smoke run through my lungs before blowing out.

"What are you thinking?" she took the last drag and stomped it out.

"I'm thinking a little repeat of last year needs to happen." She smirked at me.

"Devious, so what's the plan?"

"Nothing's set yet, but I'll figure something soon. Until then you want to hit the club tonight? I need to have a little fun."

"Yeah" she smiled as we headed back to class. "I can't wait for your plan." You know, I only really consider Joanie as my friend in the whole school. I guess because she has a strong dislike for Miley too.

"What class you headed to?"

"Huh?" she must have been thinking of ways to get Miley.

"What class are you going to?"

"Oh um biology with… Miley." sucks for her "Where you headed?"

"Calculus, I hate it but it's the only class I have with Alex."

"Nice, will there be a little flirting?" I can't believe I was blushing.

"No… there'll be lots of flirting." We finally were back in the building.

"So did you hear about the substitute today, supposed to be a super cutie." Hmm, I don't care. I want Alex.

"Whatever, he's probably old… like in his thirty's and hairy. You know teens, we like to lie." She just laughed before hugging me and running up the steps to class.

"Okay, now it's time to when my girl back."

Miley's POV

"Hey, did you hear about the substitute?" I asked

"You are like the 17th person to ask me that. And no I don't know what he looks like or who he is."

"Don't get your panties in a twist, I was just going to tell you everyone says he's cute and young." She seemed annoyed.

"Yeah, I still don't care." Two minutes later we reached my class.

"So what are we doing tonight?" I said sweetly smiling at Alex. We were standing in the doorway of my class.

"Well I thought I could take you on a romantic picnic." That would be sweet; it was a pretty nice day.

"Aww, but can we do that tomorrow? I promised Lily we would go dancing with her and her date," she looked at me funny as if she were gonna say she didn't want to go. "I told her that because I knew my girlfriend liked me so much that she would go if I asked her and if she didn't, I would give her this puppy dog face I knew she couldn't resist." And then I pouted.

"Put your pout away, you know I can't turn you down." I smiled.

"So we're going?" she nodded. I jumped into her arms and gave her a huge kiss and I didn't care who was gawking at us.

"I just wish Lily didn't date so many people, I know it's killing Demi."

"She's just trying to keep her options open. She doesn't want to get tied down to the wrong person."

"Well she shouldn't just let the right person slip through her fingers either." She cared about her friend so much.

"I'll talk to her, maybe she'll tell me what it will take to be her girlfriend." She still didn't look pleased, but there's was only five more minutes till the bell rang and I was still trying to finish the homework. "Ok?"

"Alright, but tell her don't break my best friend's heart." I nodded kissing her one more last before I took my seat by Lily. Man, I don't think I'm ever going to get enough of the lips.

Alex's POV

I was walking down the now empty hallways when I heard a big thump down the hall. I turned the corner and found Demi banging her head against her locker. "Is this about Lily's date tonight?"

"Miley told you?" I nodded.

"Why is she doing this? What makes me not worthy of being her girlfriend?" she looked me with tears in her eyes. Wow, I never saw Demi cry for any girl, not even for me. She must really like her.

"I don't know, you're amazing. Maybe she just doesn't see it yet." She shook my hand off her shoulder. "Hey, me and Miley are going dancing with her and this date. Why don't you come?"

"What, and be you guys third wheel and her stalker? No, I think I'll pass." She turned away from me but I made her face me again.

"No, so you can tell her straight. That it's you and no one else, or it's everyone and no you." She just looked down. "I'm just saying you need to show her that you're not some little punk that's gonna let people put their hands on her and then let her come back to you and think it's alright."

"Yeah, you're right."

"Hell yeah I am." She smiled and hugged me.

"You're the best bestfriend anyone could ever have.

"I know, and so are you." We were still hugging. "Okay, enough of the mushy stuff and head to class."

"Isn't that were you should be?"

"Yeah, but I got Calculus with Rosie. I'm trying to avoid it, but I know somehow I'm gonna end up sitting by her."

"You know if that happens she planned it."

Yeah, well…"

"Hey. Have you heard about the…" I cut her off.

"Demi Lavato, don't you dare go all gossip talk on me."

"Trust me, I wasn't. I just wanted to know if he catches Lily's attention, if you wanted to you know… beat him up until he's ugly and she won't want him." I burst out laughing.

"Of course, I'll help you beat up a substitute teacher. Besides, you're the only person in the world I would be happy to go to jail with." She smiled. "K, see you later tonight."

"Alright" and then she was gone. I walked in the doorway of my class and noticed the whole room full besides the seat next to Rosie. Ok remember Alex, no flirting. "Hey, there sexy." I smiled sitting beside her.

"You must be talking about yourself, beautiful." Damn it Alex. For once can you just not flirt back?

"Aww thanks, now I'm really glad I saved that seat."

"I'm glad too, now I can flirt with that hottest girl in the class." Urgh, damn it, damn it, damn it. And this is one of the reasons why I steer clear of Rosie. This is going to be one long class.

Miley's POV

When Alex left I tried to get more out of Lily, but she wouldn't spill. She knew that as soon as she did, I'd tell Alex who would tell Demi and then Demi would be doing what someone told her and apparently she wanted Demi to think for herself.

"Oh come on, Demi really likes you. Just date her."

"She's not worthy of me dating yet."

"You said yet, so does that mean she'll be worthy to date soon?"

"Miley stop pieces little things together; I'll date her when she's worthy." Uh, she's so dang stubborn. I went back to doing my homework and then made the mistake of looking up again at the time. Only one more minute till the bell rings and still no substitute. Oh my gosh, Teddy Duncan is giving me death glares again. What's her problem? Alex is mine not hers and never will be. Well, unless Teddy drugs her or holds her against her will or… well you get it. Finally Ivy bumped her and whispered something and then Teddy gave me another cold stare before facing the other way. Whatever that girl said probably helped me get through this class a little easier. The bell finally rang, dang it. At least I finished most of it. Just then a guy with black dress pants on, a blue button down that was tucked in his pants and rolled up at the sleeves, a skinny black tie, and shiny dress shoes came in holding a box. His hair was ruffled just a little as if he just got out of bed, but put some gel in it to look like he did it on purpose. He was pretty ripped, you could tell by his toned arms. He wrote his name on the board and then faced us completely. Wow, he really is cute. I could even see Teddy and Lily drooling. Actually he looked like he could be related to someone I knew. I don't know, maybe it was his eyes, his facial features. Oh well. "Well hello class and welcome to biology. I will be your substitute teacher for a week if not permanent. My name is Justin Russo, but just call me Mr. Russo."

3= I honestly didn't know I was going to add Justin in, but then I thought why not. I might add Max once I find where he can go. By the way Justin is a little older in this story than he is in the show. Dang it… I forgot about Harper again. She'll appear in the next chapter, if I don't forget her again. If you're thinking this chapter was just a waste of time you're wrong. I guess this is a build up chapter; the next one is when things actually happen. 3=