ugh okay so ive been the worst procrastinator ever lately! i NEED to focus on this paper...

ima try. right. now.

k. got one paragraph done! whooo! ima post another chapter cause i feeeel like it. no, its cause of my horrible procrastination. HELP ME!

sigh.

so it occurred to me a few chapters ago that maybe i should put up a disclaimer, you know, once in a while, so here world!:

Disclaimer: ...no.

yay! that should be good enough, right? ah whatevah.

so THANK YOU ALL for your awesome reviews! they make me smile :D

k so if you havent skipped this yet, im done - sorry for ramblin...read!

Dez's House – 5:00 pm

"Stupid math…" Dez muttered under his breath. He was wearing a black shirt with a rhino on a treadmill, and beside the rhino was a picture of a unicorn taped to a wall. Underneath it read: ARE RHINOS JUST OBESE UNICORNS? He wore checkered purple and yellow as pants and his shoes promoted Batman, saying BANANANANANANANABATMAAN! He painted the shoes himself.

Then he heard the door bang, a scream, a "HEEEEY MRS. PARRADO!", and loud stomping up the stairs. Dez shook his head in amusement.

Once Austin got to Dez's pitch black splattered painted door, he quietly opened it. Then he tiptoed to Dez's chair and was about to scare the pee out of him…

"Hey Austin," Dez greeted casually without turning around. "Whatcha doin'?"

"How do you do that?!" Austin sighed, exasperated.

"Well actually, it's all – "

"Know what? Never mind – I've found out something importanté from good ol' Mr. D!" Austin exclaimed, getting all up in Dez's face. Dez sighed and put down his pencil, turning to Austin. Austin sat on Dez's bed. "So we had a talk – long story," the blond added when he saw the flit of confusion on Dez's face. "And guess what he told me? About two best friends dating each other?"

"Austin, it's a bad idea, no matter how much you, me, or anyone else want you two to be tog – "

"Yeah I know that!" he snapped. "Just let me finish, okay?" The redhead nodded slowly.

So Austin started his story.

Ally's Backyard – 5:00 pm

"So then my French teacher says, 'SHUT UP YOU NOMNOMS!' and then the principal comes back in and asks if everything is all right."

"No! Really?"

"Yeah! And then Madame says in a little sheepish voice 'Yes, Mr. Castellano' and everyone's just cracking up. When I looked back up at her, her face was as red as her hair," Ally finished.

"Oh, I would've loved to be there," Trish chuckled.

"Yeah, it was hilarious. You want the last slice?" Ally asked, holding up the last piece of gooey cheesy heaven.

"Nah, it's all right. You need some more meat on those bones."

"You mean fat? Cause this thing is all grease," Ally added as drops of oil started to ooze off the cheese.

Trish turned away in disgust. "Yeah, that thing is all yours," she replied.

Ally, feeling really full, placed the pizza back in the box and lowered it to the ground. They were still in the hammock. "Well I'm stud – "

"Hey guys!" a deep, familiar voice greeted.

"Hey we're in the back!" Trish yelled back.

A figure in dark blue jeans and a black shirt appeared from the side of Ally's house. His green eyes seemed to glow against the darkening sky. "What's up?" he asked casually with a kind smile. Ally's stomach did a flip.

Trish noticed. "Oh, you know, hangin' out. Eatin' pizza. Want the last slice? We're both pretty full," the Latina offered.

"I'm fine. Just passing through. My friend and I were biking, and I saw your house, and so – why not?"

"Where's your friend?" Trish asked, looking for any other guys.

Elliot looked behind him, confused. "I thought he was right behind me…uhh one sec – I'll go get him."

As Elliot went back to Ally's front yard, Trish kicked her. "Ow! What was that for?!"

"He so did this on purpose!"

"Did what?" That response just got the poor brunette another kick. "OW!"

"Coming here? Bringing another guy?" Ally stared at her frustrated feisty friend. "…like a double date?"

"What?! But I'm not – "

"Here he is!" Elliot called out. "This is Mark. Mark, this is Ally, and that's Trish." The black haired boy was wearing a plain green short sleeve with gray jeans, black sneakers, and a black Miami High baseball cap. His face showed something of shyness, and that he really didn't want to be there.

Elliot looked up smiling, but this soon faded. Trish and Ally stared at his friend like he were an alien or just wearing nothing but underwear, or something. And Mark couldn't seem to bring his head up. Elliot nudged him, gave him a look.

"Hey," Mark mumbled.

The girls continued gaping. But not for long. "What is he doing here?!" Trish exploded. The question was directed at Elliot, but she glared menacingly at poor Mark, who for some reason found his sneakers very interesting.

This raised Ally from her stupor. She turned to Elliot. "What she means is – "

"What is he doing here?! That's what I mean Ally!" Blacks curls bounced as Trish turned to someone besides Mark for the first time in the awkward encounter. "You should be reacting the same as I am, considering he was your boyfriend, not mine!"

"W-what?" Elliot asked ungracefully. He turned to Mark. "What?"

"Uh, Elliot, man, I meant to – "

"Meant to tell him? Suure, just like how you meant – " A fragile hand touched Trish's tense shoulder.

"Trish, I think this can go a little less awkward and dramatic if you stop yelling. I appreciate the support though," Ally added.

The Latina took a deep breath of outside. "Okay," she exhaled.

Ally fake-smiled. She made to get out of the hammock. First one leg… "Soo you two – ahh!" And Ally would've fell to the ground, if not for (here's a surprise) Mark.

"Never got rid of your clumsiness, huh?" he murmured in her ear as he lifted her onto the ground. Elliot tensed.

Ally blushed and pushed Mark away as soon as her tiny feet pattered the soft grass. "Uh, thanks," she quickly and quietly said. "Um. Who wants to go inside? I've got cookies!"

soo this is really short so ima post another chapter right after this. but anyway, i gave Dez a last name cause i dunno, everyone had a last name and the poor guy was feeling left out. so i gave him one and the world is right again. unless he already has one and i just never...oh well! this is his new one. and thats final. unless you guys actually know his real name and are kinda annoyed that im just giving him one...

but anyway! i finished that paper by the way! if anyone cares, which is probably a no so im just gonna hide in the corner now...

...and with that done, i hope you know why i added Mark in, cause who doesnt love a bit of coincidence to spice up a story? hmm? HMMM?

haha im weird. sorry. sooo tell me whatcha think and ima post the next chapter!