a/n-hey guys. sry again that this took a while. school sucks and hw takes up all my time, and then on friday night i went over my friends to have a degrassi party 4 the new season permiere (which was amazing by the way). so here's a chapter, and yes, i stole the teacher's name from Boy Meets World, just because i love that show. i love all ur reviews, thank u!

Chapter 11: Detention

I walked in late to detention, dreading sitting in silence with Lilly for 45 minutes. Lilly was already sitting at a desk on one side of the room, and Chad was in the way back of the room. Perfect.

"You're late, Mr. Oken. That'll be five extra minutes with me." said Mr. Feeney.

I shrugged and sat down near the window, which was as far away from Lilly as possible. I tried not to make eye contact with her as I entered the room and began walking past her, but I had to look. I couldn't help it. She was staring right back at me, but immediately looked down when I caught her glance.

I looked at Chad glaring at me from the back of the room. For once, there was no gum in his mouth. Probably because I punched him in the jaw so it was hard for him to chew. I ignored him and went to my window seat to doodle.

Only five minutes went by when Mr. Feeney's cell phone rang, and then he stood up to say something. "I trust you all will be fine here alone. I need to go take care of a few things. No talking, no getting up, and…that's it. I'll be back in a little bit."

As soon as he left, Chad stood up and sat next to Lilly. "Hey, Lilly," he winked.

She eyed him curiously. "Uh…hi, Chad."

"What do you say we do something after we're out of here?"

"…Like what?"

"How bout you come over my house?"

Lilly looked terrified. "Uh…actually I have a lot of homework, and my mom doesn't let me do anything on school nights anyway. Sorry."

Chad looked disappointed. "Please, Lilly?" He leaned closer to her, making me lean back so I could see her facial expression.

"Sorry, I can't." Lilly backed away. Chad then placed his hand on hers and she immediately jumped out of her chair.

"Chad, what are you doing!"

"I like you, Lilly. So let's give it a try." Chad followed Lilly around the room.

"Leave her alone, Chad!" I yelled out of instinct, instantly regretting that choice.

"Oken, I've had just about enough of you." Chad made his way over to me.

"I'm not too fond of you either, Chad." I said in a mono-tone voice.

"Then let's settle our differences right here. Winner takes the girl." He said, sounding pleased with himself.

I gave him an 'are you kidding look me?' look, and Lilly crossed her arms, disgusted. I stood up. "First of all, I already kicked your ass; don't make me do it again. Second, you can't just 'take the girl', who has a name, by the way. And she decides who she wants, not the 'winner'. Got it?" I said, and sat back down.

"But…I want her." Chad stated.

I rolled my eyes. "Too bad. Just sit down and shut-up."

"Don't tell me to shut-up, Oken!" Chad's raised his voice.

Then Lilly, who I forgot was still in the room, spoke up. "Stop fighting, Ok?"

"Ok," Chad shrugged, walking back to his seat.

I looked at the confused Lilly and smirked, making her do the same. But then I realized that she still thought I liked her, so I quickly turned away.

"Hey, Oliver?" she asked, coming over to me. Oh great, here we go again.

"Yeah?"

"Um…" she started.

"Alright, listen." I stood up. "I don't like you like everyone thinks I like you. You're just my best friend, and I don't know why everyone thinks I like you. But I don't, Ok?" I told the biggest lie I'd ever tell in my life.

She studied me for a moment and then nodded. "Right, yeah…that's what I thought." she spoke softly.

"Yeah…so…yeah."

"Yeah," she nodded. "I'm gonna go sit back down now."

"Me too." I said. "So…bye."

She waved half-heartedly and sat back down. We didn't talk for the rest of detention.