A/N:


Chapter Nine - "Think Before You Speak"

The following morning, Trish walked up to the group, who she had found hanging by some lockers. She grinned and let herself lean against one, next to John.

"Hey guys." She looked around for the usual chorus of greetings.

"Hey, Trish." Candice looked at her, smiling half-heartedly. John smirked at Trish and leaned against the locker on his shoulder, shaking his head slowly.

"You threw a killer party." He grinned. Trish giggled.

"Thanks." She smiled up at him, but averted her gaze to the ground. Stacy pushed her hair behind her ear and sighed deeply.

"Okay, you two are cute and all, but I really gotta go get my Science homework. Be back later." The blonde winked and walked away. Adam watched her leave and then leaned against the lockers as well.

"Did any of you see that new kid?" He asked, pushed his hair from his face. Nitro just stared blankly while Randy shook his head.

"Nope."

"Well, she was at my party last night and she was supposed to be meeting me here now." Trish cut Adam off before he could speak and looked down the hall.

"Is she... hot?" Randy asked in interest.

"Dude, is she a girl?" Nitro grinned and looked somewhat excited. Melina just stared at him for a while as if he were a complete idiot. Candice rolled her eyes while Randy shook his head.

"Well... She is but she isn't." Adam cut Trish off. Trish glared at him.

"She's not a girl?" Nitro asked in confusion. Randy rolled his eyes.

"She's hot-" Trish glared at Adam even more as he cut her off once again.

"But she has this thing on her face." Adam put his hand to his cheek to demonstrate.

"Dude, she's hot!" Randy punched the air and grinned. Jillian walked up to the group and Trish instantly smiled.

"Hi." The new blonde smiled and waved.

"Hey." Randy went to wink, but stopped himself when he spotted the thing on her face.

"I'm Jillian." She introduced herself and shook his hand.

"Hi, Jillian." Randy said slowly as he shook her hand, staring with wide eyes. Nitro couldn't take his gaze away from the thing on her face. Candice coughed and looked at the ground.

"Guys, I'm going to go help Jillian out a bit. I'll see you later." Trish shook her head, grabbed Jillian's wrist, and walked away. Melina eyed the guys and Candice. John shook his head slowly.

"Wow." He rubbed the back of his neck uneasily.


Stacy smirked as she spotted Chris talking to a couple guys during homeroom. She walked up and sat on his desk, grinning.

"Hey, Chrissy-poo." She crossed her legs and played with his hair. Chris looked at her and smirked, leaning back into his seat.

"Hey."

"Listen, I kind of forgot to do my Science crap. I was... busy." She gave him another wide grin.

"Yeah, I know." He looked at Viscera and Val Venis. The other guys snickered.

"So, it is true." Viscera looked more closely at Stacy, who just stared at him.

"Yeah, little Chris was finally able to get laid..." Val snickered and grinned. Stacy looked at Chris for a bit, anger on her face.

"What?"

"I only told them! I swear." Chris shook his head as he looked a bit sorry. Stacy just continued to glare at him.

"Told them what?"

"Nothing." Chris rapidly shook his head, glaring at Viscera and Val warningly. The other two were getting a kick out of this.

"So you were lying?" Val asked, smirking.

"Lying about what?"

"He told us you two slept together." Viscera chuckled. Stacy's face wrinkled in disgust.

"Ew! Pervert!" Stacy jumped up from her position on his desk and took no time in slapping Chris and stalking over to her seat. Chris rubbed his cheek, groaning.

"Damn, that's low to lie about that stuff, y'know. You got me excited for you." Viscera shook his head.

"But we did!" Chris defended himself. Val rolled his eyes and turned to face the front. Chris sighed and sunk into his seat.


Trish cupped her chin in her hand, her eyes starting to close at Mr. Long's boring words. Her head connected with her desk pretty quickly, erupting in a loud 'thump'.

"Miss Stratus, is everything alright?" Mr. Long asked he diverted his attention away from the board and onto her. The class all twisted around and looked at her. Trish's eyes widened at the attention and her cheeks flushed.

"Yeah, go ahead." She nodded and waved him off. Mr. Long eyed her for a bit but continued on teaching the class something about someone from their books. Brian stared at Trish for a bit longer after everyone else focused back on the board. "What?" She asked, glaring slightly. Brian shook his head.

"Nothing... But uh... Are you okay? You seem tired..." He pointed out. Trish nodded and waved him off as well.

"Yeah, just fine." She rubbed her eyes. Jillian watched Brian turn back around and she sighed deeply. Ripping out a piece of paper from her notebook, she scribbled something on it and tapped Trish on the shoulder.

"Trish..." She whispered. The blonde turned and looked at her. Jillian thrusted the paper in her direction and Trish took it, raising an eyebrow. Jillian sighed and slid down into her seat a bit as Trish read it.

Can I come over after school and talk to you about something?

"Yeah, of course." Trish smiled back at her. Jillian smiled faintly and watched Trish whirl back around. She ran a hand though her hair, sighing and trying to pay attention to what Mr. Long was saying.


Stacy giggled at something Candice said and pushed her hair out of her face. Trish shook her head and ate a pretzel, her gaze wandering around the room as she smiled light heartedly. Melina grinned widely as the rest of the group sat down.

"Hey guys." She waved, mainly to Nitro though. Nitro waved back and there were a few mumbled 'hi's'.

"Any of you catch what Amy was wearing today?" Candice suddenly looked horrified.

"I know! It's like, hello! Someone call the fashion police." Stacy agreed. Melina nodded while Trish shifted uncomfortably next to John. Adam raised an eyebrow and eyed his ex out of the corner of his eye.

"Skulls and fish nets do not make you hot." Melina waved them off. Stacy nodded in agreement.

"Harsh, aren't they?" Adam whispered to Trish behind John's back. Trish nodded.

"Totally..." She looked over at Jay and the group. She sighed and ran a hand through her hair. A brunette walking into the cafeteria at that moment caused everyone to pause. It became deathly quiet as the girl's heels were the only thing heard. The girl flipped her hair over her shoulder and paused in front of Stacy, her eyes blazing. Stacy twirled her hair around her finger innocently.

"Hey, Stephy. What's up?" Stacy asked sweetly, grinning.

"You damn well know what's up." Stephanie McMahon said as she clenched her fists. "How could you do that?"

"Uhm... Do what?" Stacy asked, fake blankness on her face. She obviously knew what was up with the principal's daughter.

"Cut the crap, slut. I heard about what you and Chris did. Why did you do it?" She asked, still glaring darkly. Stacy nodded, her eyes lighting up.

"Ohh... Chris." She grinned slyly. "Why did your boyfriend hit on me when I have a boyfriend, is more like the question." Stacy glanced ay Adam out of the corner of her eye and then looked at Stephanie fully. That only caused Stephanie to glare even more.

"You whore." She spat before slapping Stacy across the face and stomping out of the room. Stacy's jaw dropped, as well as Trish's.

"What was that all about?" Candice asked slowly as she examined Stacy's red cheek. Stacy rubbed it painfully, mumbling curses under her breath. Stephanie was well known throughout the school for her bitch slaps, and now Stacy knew exactly why. They hurt like hell.

"Nothing." She mumbled. The guys just all gazed at each other. Melina gave a look of disbelief. "Fine... I was drunk and I don't remember much, but Chris was hitting on me and he led me away from the party and the next thing I knew... We were uhm..." Stacy trailed off quietly, trying to look as upset as she could after twisting the story around. Adam only stared at her, eyebrow slightly raised. John shook his head slowly while Trish gave a look of sympathy.

"Awh..." She reached over and hugged Stacy tightly. "I should've never invited him."

"No... It's okay." Stacy nodded, continuing to pretend and choke on her words. "I'm fine." She reassured them. Adam sighed.

"You sure? I could go kick his ass for you..." He shook his head slowly. Stacy sighed.

"No, no. I'm fine." She nodded and watched Chris walk in with Viscera and Val. Adam ran a hand through his hair and sighed. Nitro only eyed the others warily.

"If you say so." Trish shook her head from side to side and smiled at seeing Jillian enter the room. "I'm going to go chat real quick, be right back." She stood up and walked away to the blonde while the group all continued their previous discussion.


Trish tapped her chin quietly later on that afternoon, humming to herself. Jillian continued to sit on a chair in Jay's room after school. She nervously shifted her position and watched Trish circle her.

"Hmm..." Trish said out loud. "I think I know what we can do." She exclaimed and picked up her cell phone. Jillian eyed her and Trish walked out of the room. The blonde eyed the pictures on the wall and chewed on her lip, wondering if this was the right way to go. Trish walked back into the room, smiling.

"Okay, we're heading over to Dr. Thomas' in about two hours. Then we'll head to the mall and do some shopping. By the time we get to school tomorrow, you'll be amazing." Trish beamed proudly. Jillian just nodded unsurely.

"But are you sure it'll work?" She asked quietly and pushed her hair behind her ear. Trish waved her off.

"Of course. Dr. Thomas can do anything. Melina suggested him, and have you seen her?" She smiled. Jillian forced a smile.

"Are you sure he'll like me?" She asked slowly, talking about Brian and obviously not Dr. Thomas.

"Positive." Trish nodded. Jillian nodded as well and sighed. Hopefully Trish would be able to help her out.


A/N: Please R&R.