Degrassi: The Third Generation

By: Ithurtssogood

Episode. 10

"Hard Habit To Break"

Part One

Named After The Song by Chicago.

Miranda Brooks plugged the white earphones of her iPod into her ears. It was freezing, it was a Tuesday and she just wanted to relax. Her twin sister, Madison, lay in the bed opposite her, her iPod earphones shoved in her own ears. Ever since the twins held a Halloween party three months ago, they had been grounded. Well, Miranda only for two weeks…while Madison was on lockdown until their 14th birthday in February.

Miranda rolled onto her stomach and put on the new Britney Spears song. Bobbing her head to the beat, she lost herself in a trance. But she was suddenly shaken out of it when a pillow hit her on the side of the head. Pulling out her earphones, she glanced over to her sister.

"Yes?" Miranda questioned, her voice as cold as the present temperature. It had been months since Tucker Yorke, Miranda's crush, asked her sister out. It was an accident though, for he had read the note wrong that Miranda wrote him. But Madison still agreed, even though she knew Miranda drooled every time he strolled by.

"What's up?" Madison asked, smiling and propping her head up in her hands. She had been desperately trying to reconnect with her sister. It was weird not talking as much as they used to. Being twins and all, it's even harder to be apart.

Miranda rolled her eyes and put her earphones back in, "You're kidding? Are you high?" This comment wasn't a joke at all. The reason Madison was grounded for life, was because at previously stated party, she and Tucker got high off of some coke in the bathroom.

Madison looked away for a moment, she could feel Miranda staring at her, judging her. "Everyone does drugs, right? Or a least experimented! I'm not an addict or something." Madison said quietly, trying to reassure her sister, but even more so, herself.

"Not an addict? But you've had a craving haven't you?" Miranda said.

"No, I haven't!" Madison responded, turning around to face her sister. Their identical hazel eyes locked on to each others. Miranda rolled hers.

"Since you can't get your paws on anymore cocaine, you've replaced it with another addiction…chocolate." Miranda said bluntly.

"I have not!"

"Then why is do you have a bag full of Hershey's under your mattress," Miranda questioned. "I hope you know it's going to melt anyway." Miranda laid back onto her bed and plugged her ears again. The bumping beat of the song taking her away from her sister's issues.

"I'm not addicted, Miranda! It was one time! One time!" Madison shouted, but she knew Miranda wasn't listening.

She just hoped her own body was listening.

xxx

"So what's up with you and Tucker?"

Madison Brooks looked at her friend, Stacey, and replied, "Nothing. Absolutely nothing. I mean he's cute and all but it just wasn't…"

"There." Stacey finished for her.

"Exactly." Madison said, opening the door to her locker. First period had just ended and she threw her Math book inside. Closing it and spinning the lock, she continued chatting with Stacey. "I guess I only went out with him to piss of Miranda."

"Ooh! Really?" Stacey squealed, jumping a little. Madison rolled her eyes as her friend's blonde ponytail bounced wildly.

"It was fun to see her squirm, you know how Miranda's always so serious." Madison stated, turning the corner with her gossipy friend trailing behind her.

"Are you sure you didn't dump him because your parents made you?" Stacey questioned, hoisting her bag onto her other shoulder. "I mean, everyone knows you too got super high on Halloween." Stacey looked into Madison's hazel eyes for any flash of anger at the comment.

Madison shook her head, "No, of course not. I mean who listens to their parents? It's like I said, it just wasn't there. But then again, I haven't seen him since then…" Stacey shrugged and waved to Madison as they headed off in opposite directions.

Madison turned the corner towards her second period class and collided with someone. Before she could fall, the person grabbed her hand and pulled her up, she looked up into the person's eyes and discovered Tucker staring at her. Her cheeks turned the shade of her scarlet sweater.

"Hey." He said.

"Hey…" Madison whispered back. She looked down and then met his eyes again. The bell to get to second period rang, but they didn't care. It was nice to see him again after so many months apart. Even though they were in the same school, they were careful to avoid each other to make their parents content.

"How have you been?" Tucker questioned. They moved to a corner of the hall as a teacher strolled by.

"Great, great. You?"

"Good. The parents were pissed."

"Mine too."

"They wanted to send me to rehab, but," Tucker said, looking off and then back at Madison. "My mom doesn't make that much and my dad is still developing his show." Madison nodded knowingly.

"I have no clue what my parents want to do." Madison stated, folding her arms across her chest. An awkward silence followed, Tucker stood playing with the zipper on his blue Abercrombie & Fitch hoodie, while Madison pretended to flick lint off of her sweater.

It was also during this silence that Madison thought about what her sister had said. About her hiding her addiction to another one. Sure cocaine was bad…but would you rather have one addiction or two?

"I think I want just one…" Madison whispered.

"What?" Tucker asked, perking up.

"Umm, nothing. Well, I think I should be getting to class." Madison said, stepping out of the corner. Tucker nodded his shaggy head.

"Definitely. I'll see you later?"

"Mhm," Madison said, turning on her heel. She stopped and wheeled back around, Tucker had just begun walking away from the corner. "Hey!" Madison called out. Tucker stopped in his tracks and turned around.

"Yeah?" He asked, walking up to her.

"Do you want to go out sometime? I was thinking maybe tomorrow night."

"Really? I didn't think we could go out again…after Halloween."

"Who cares? Let's do it."

"Fine, I'll see you at The Dot tomorrow at seven." Tucker said, a smile spreading across his face. Madison nodded and dashed off to her second period class. She was about ten minutes late to class but who cared? She had date tomorrow, but not with Tucker.

She was hoping for a night out with some cocaine.

xxx

Miranda looked around the cafeteria, she couldn't find Madison anywhere. Usually Miranda sat with Madison and their friend Stacey at lunch, but Madison was no where to be seen. Stacey, however, had been following Miranda around all day.

"Where is she?" Miranda questioned no one, yet Stacey replied.

"Look! She's right over there!" Stacey shouted, pointing towards the left side of the huge cafeteria. Miranda's eyes followed her friend's finger to find her identical sister chatting with Tucker Yorke. Miranda's hazel eyes widened to the size of dinner plates. She hadn't seen Tucker and her sister together since that horrible Halloween night.

"What? Why? Since when?" Miranda sputtered.

"Even I don't know. She just told me this morning that things didn't work out between them." Stacey said, following after Miranda as she proceeded towards their usual table in the centre of the cafeteria.

"Uh, no duh! They kind of got high in our bathroom at a party we weren't supposed to have and then got caught by my parents who weren't supposed to be home so soon," Miranda spat out quickly. "if that didn't make things work out between them. I don't know what did."

xxx

Madison took one last look in the front window of The Dot Grill and decided it was time to enter. Usually The Dot was just a cool hangout for the Degrassi Street kids, but at night, it turned to perfect place for dates. The lights had been dimmed and soft music played from the speakers on the walls. It wasn't a formal restaurant, but it was pretty close to it.

She spotted Tucker's shaggy brown hair almost instantly and she rushed right over to him. Tucker sat in one of the booths, his hair was still messy but he looked very refined in a crisp red shirt and black dress pants.

"Hey," Madison said quietly. Tucker looked up from his menu and actually gasped when he saw her. She blushed a little as he admired her. Thank God he liked it, it took her two hours to choose what to wear. Tucker looked her up and down for two minutes or so, at her immaculate makeup, her black flapper style dress and her gold pumps.

"Wow, you look amazing." Tucker responded. Madison told him thank you and sat down on the other side of the booth. They chatted about nothing for a while until their waitress came over. Both of them just ordered slices of pizzas, which seemed pretty funny since they dressed up.

"You know, I think we should make this official," Tucker announced after they had finished their pizzas.

"Make what official."

"Us, Madison. Would you like to be my girlfriend?" Tucker questioned. Madison was taken aback for a moment, but realized all the benefits of being Tucker Yorke's girlfriend would bring. Mainly, free coke.

"I'd love to." Madison said, leaning across the table. Tucker got the hint and pressed his lips against hers. They didn't tongue kiss over fear of pizza breath, but their lip contact was enough to make both of them melt. They pulled apart after a while and smiled at each other.

"I'm glad you agreed."

"Me too."

xxx

Tucker entered DCS, his arm looped through Madison's. Both of them had smiles plastered on their faces as people stopped, stared, and then gossiped at and about them. The couple acted oblivious to the whispers and gasps, all they cared about was each other. Well, at least Tucker did.

"They're going out?"

"But he's addicted to coke!"

"Isn't she?"

"They'll have the cutest crack-babies."

"Their parents will be so pissed."

Madison tossed her hair over her shoulder and kept on smiling. Who cared about angry parents when your boyfriend can get you the thing you want the most. She leaned over and whispered into his ear, he smiled and agreed. The two separated and headed for their first period class.

xxx

The bell to leave third period blared and Madison quickly grabbed up her books and stuffed them into her bag. Without even checking the assignment written on the board, she dashed out of the class and down the hall towards the cafeteria. It was there that she was supposed to meet Tucker.

Earlier, she had proposed the idea of them skipping their fourth period Science class to go get high. Tucker eagerly agreed, of course. Madison spotted him waiting at the closed cafeteria doors, his arms folded across his chest. She smiled and grabbed him.

"Let's wait for everyone to get to class first." Madison whispered. They didn't have to wait long as the bell for fourth period to begin sounded and students ran to make it on time. It took another few minutes for the stragglers to reach class, but soon, the halls were as empty as the arena of a Kevin Federline concert.

Madison giggled like a little girl and dragged Tucker to the back of the school. He checked for teachers and when he saw none, they pushed open the door and headed for downtown Toronto.

xxx

Miranda Brooks looked around her Science class. Ms. Humphrey was at the head of class, moaning about cells being the building blocks of life. But Miranda couldn't focus. The period had started twenty minutes ago and her sister was no where in sight. Then with another quick check around, she noticed Tucker was missing too.

What are those two up to? She thought.

xxx

"Where is it?" Madison questioned excitedly. Tucker led her through his apartment and into his room. Thank God, Liberty was down at the Toronto Tribune bossing people around as usual, while his father, JT, was out working with daycares to see what children like these days so he can put it in his new show. Madison scrunched up her brow as she gazed upon the unkempt bedroom, she shrugged it off and waited as Tucker began to dig through his sock drawer.

"It's right in here," Tucker said. "Got it!" He raised his hand in the air, a bag of white powder clenched in his strong fist. Madison smiled brightly and snatched it from him. Tucker laughed as he grabbed two CDs and placed them on his floor. She poured the cocaine onto one CD and then separated them into lines with the other CD.

Pressing down her right nostril, Madison leaned forward and snorted one line. Then holding the other, she sniffed up another line. She sat back and smiled as the familiar burning returned to her nose. It felt so good, just like home.

Tucker leaned forward and then snorted up his two lines. The two smiled lazily as the drug kicked in. Then they couldn't control their bodies, they had no idea what they were doing. Madison peeled off her shirt and then her bra as Tucker struggled to take off his pants. They rolled onto his bed and in a drugged haze, lost their virginity to one another.

After finishing the deed, the two spent teens passed out.

Note: Did you like it? I didn't want to write a sex scene, so I kept it PG-13! What's going to happen in Part Two? Think you know? Predict in your review! Thanks for reading! Only eight episodes of the first season left!