Chapter Ten

More Than A Want, A Need

Chapter Song: Secrets by OneRepublic

"Where were you on Friday?" Jenna asked me after we walked out of math class together.

"I wasn't feeling to well, my parents let me stay home."

"Lucky you, got to miss the Chemistry pop quiz."

"Well that's convenient."

"Very."

"So, what did you do this weekend?" I asked her.

"I went to some party, which I was going to invite you too and tell you about on Friday, but you weren't here."

"You could have called."

"I got my phone taken away."

"Why?"

"Grades."

"My parents are on the verge of that. My C minus in Spanish isn't fitting their potential." I laughed.

"Looks like they're alike. I forgot to ask, what did you do this weekend?"

"Basically had a movie marathon for six hours straight with Danny and Elliot."

"Be careful with them, you know they're kind of freaks…"

"They're not freaks, they are perfectly normal." I defended.

"Danny's kind of hot, not gonna lie. But still, I heard they're really weird."

"Hot? I guess a little. But, for the weird part, well, that's what Scott and his whole group says. Yeah I know they aren't popular or the big cool football players in the school, but they aren't freaks, I swear. I don't even care if people think I myself am a freak for hanging out with them. Who the hell cares, if they're nice, I like them." I laughed.

"Do you like Danny?"

"As a best friend."

"As more than a friend." She asked. I thought about it for a second. Could I see Danny and me being a couple? He would never go for me, he thought of me as just a friend, so that would be a no.

"No."

"Oh well, I should totally set you up with my neighbor, he's kind of hot, he just broke up with his girlfriend and—"

"Jenna, I don't need to be set up with anyone." I laughed.

"Fine, he's all mine then." She winked.

"I'll see you after lunch." I walked away from her and over to Elliot.

"Hey."

"Where's Danny?"

"Maybe he already went to lunch."

"True. Here are the movies, by the way." I unzipped my backpack and took out the four movies."

"Thank you." He threw them in his bag and we walked to lunch to find Danny nowhere in sight.

"So did you do that Chemistry paper yet?"

"Of course, I did it Sunday morning. Why?" He wondered.

"I kind of didn't finish it, and it's complicated. Want to do it for me?" I shyly asked.

"Alexa, I'm sure you can do—"

"Please Elliot! Come on I have a seventy-five in the class and I need to raise it up. Your perfect at chemistry, don't you want to be like a chemist or something? It's right up your alley!" I interrupted.

"I want to be a doctor, not a chemist."

"See, that's almost the same thing! You have an amazing grade in the class. Please." I pleaded.

"Fine, fine. I'll help you, I wont do it all for you though."

"Thank you so much!" I said, he returned a smile. All of the sudden Danny came over and sat at the table without saying a word. He looked tired and all messed up.

"Danny, what happened to you?" His hair was messed up and was sticking in all different directions. There was a small rip in his t-shirt and there was dirt on his jeans.

"Uh, I fell."

I laughed. "Well someone's clumsy. How did you manage to do that?"

"You know, just tripped over some freshman's rolling back pack."

"Then why do you have dirt on your jeans?" I noticed.

"I was outside when it happened. So what's up with you guys?" He scowled and changed the subject.

"Okay then." I quietly sighed.

"What did you guys do for the rest of the weekend? Elliot asked.

"Homework."

"I went to some park, slept a little, and went out to eat with Jeremy."

"What park?"

"I don't know, its something with an F. Frosted? Formstead?"

"Forsyth?"

"That's it."

"Oh, that's a nice place. We should all go there some time." Elliot suggested.

"Yeah it really was a nice place. And yeah, we should. It would be fun." I smiled and looked to Danny, who only gave a fake smile as a reply. Whatever was bothering him was bothering me, since I was aching to know what it was. There was something going on with Danny, and I really wanted to find out what. It was more than a want, it was a need.

(A/N: sorry I haven't updated in a long time! I've been busy with my other stories (check them out!) and lots and lots of school work. Sorry for such the short chapter but believe me, it's worth it because the next chapter is going to be intense! There's going to be a lot of drama in one chapter. I already wrote the next chapter so if you want me to post it, I need 3 or more reviews! Im not getting as much as I hoped for so come on guys, 3 REVIEWS IS NOT THAT MUCH. Lol okay have a good day!)