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Dawn sat by herself at the lunch table today. She ate her salad unenthusiastically, her hand resting on her cheek. It had already been a week since May and Gary were together and Leaf hadn't been to school at all this week, which was unlike her at all.

She felt someone approach the table, and she glanced up at the familiar face.

Gary looked at her with a straight face. He stood before the table hesitating to sit down.

Dawn frowned at him, "You can sit down." She finally spoke and looked back down at her salad.

"Thanks." He answered quietly and sat down. Gary looked at her, and stared at her for a bit and paused. "Do you hate me?" He asked after a while, and looked down at his sandwich.

"No." Dawn shook her head. She looked at him and knew what he wanted to ask. "Leaf doesn't hate you." She answered before he could even ask.

Gary sighed in aggravation, "But she hasn't been to school even once this week…" He said bitterly.

Dawn frowned again, "I don't hate you, but I can't give you sympathy right now Gary." She said, and grabbed her stuff and left the cafeteria.

I laid on my bed with my headphones on. As far as I knew I had turned into a C average student in a week. This week I hadn't been to school at all. My aunt and uncle didn't ask me to go either. Seeing me in a funk, they decided it was best to leave me be and you have no idea how eternally grateful I am. Maybe I can miss school forever, and drop out and grow a beard and join the circus. Yeah, that sounds like a good plan.

Last week, I went to school but I just couldn't stand Gary and May together. Holding hands, kissing and all of that stupid stuff. I couldn't. It would just hurt me, and frustrate me that I had lost my best friend to love.

Therefore, this week I was definitely not going to step one foot outside my house, no matter what.

"Mrs. Jessie?" Drew called, while knocking on the classroom door.

Mrs. Jessie looked away from her book and glanced at Drew. "Yes?" She said, smiling. "Come on in." She gestured him in, as she put her book down as Drew approached her.

"Um, I wanted to ask you for Leaf Green's homework for today and yesterday." Drew asked politely.

She fixed her glasses and nodded her head. "Oh yes." She said softly. Mrs. Jessie went through her table until she pulled out a folder from one of her desks. "I kept them all here." She smiled, while handing the folder to Drew.

He took the folder. "Thanks, Mrs. Jessie." He said, and turned around to leave the classroom.

"Drew!" Mrs. Jessie called out. "Are you taking her homework of other subjects too?" She asked with a small smile forming onto her face.

Drew nodded quickly. He had picked up all the other work Leaf missed today and yesterday. All he needed to do now was drop it off at her house.

Today was Thursday and he had been dropping off her homework for the whole week every day. Yesterday he was so busy so he couldn't. Drew wished that he could see Leaf, but her aunt told him that Leaf didn't want to see any of her friends.

Dawn held Paul's hand tight as he walked her home.

Paul glanced at his girlfriend, and looked down at his tightly throbbing hand and grunted.

"Troublesome, are you trying to cut circulation on my hand?" He growled and stared at her.

She didn't answer, she was staring off into space. Paul of course noticed this and frowned not getting a reaction or any attention from her at all. He sighed softly and squeezed her hand.

"Dawn, stop worrying." He tried to comfort her, but it came out mumbled to anyone else, but to Dawn she could hear him just fine. "Leafs okay." He added on squeezing her hand again.

Dawn's eyes widen, "What? Really? How do you know?!" She questioned, looking over at him finally.

"I don't" Paul smirked while Dawn glared hard at him. She was about to start yelling at him, when he intervened "She is Leaf, you should know this, you are her best friend. She is a big girl, and can handle herself. She will be fine." He grunted out rolling his eyes at her.

Dawn frowned and sighed, "I know… it's just… you know how I always worry about her." She smiled sadly, and stopped and they reached the front of her house. She let go of his hand, "I'll see you tomorrow." She said to him, turning away from him.

Paul frowned at seeing his girlfriend like this, she is not like this ever. And he did not like it one bit. He growled angrily to himself, and grabbed her hand and yanking her to him.

Dawn's eyes widen in surprise.

"No need to worry…right?" Paul grunted out with his arms wrapped around her waist pulling her closer and kissed her tenderly.

Dawn smiled through the kiss and wrapped her arms around his neck, deepening it.

Paul reluctantly pulled away and leaned his forehead on hers "I'm sorry." He said softly to her.

Dawn stared into his cobalt steely eyes, "For what?" She whispered to him.

Paul stared right back into her dark blue eyes, "That we haven't gone out on a date in while." He mumbled sadly.

Dawn smiled genuinely at him, Paul could be a huge sweetheart under all of his 'tough guy' act. "It's okay, really. I know you are busy training hard, for college scouts." She said, trying not to make him feel bad, of course she would love to go out, but she would never want to make him feel guilty. Just being with him was enough for her.

Paul could read her like a book, he knows that she wants to go out, and spend time together. But her trying not make him feel guilty? This troublesome women needs to stop making me fall more in love with her every day. He thought to himself and grunted "Hn."

"Reggie's wedding is in two weeks, be my date?" He asked her, with a huge grin forming on his face.

Dawn smile grew huge, and she nodded eagerly and excited for Reggie and Maylene, and jumped onto Paul hugging him to death. While he spun her around playfully.

"Gare, are you okay?" May asked him, in a worried tone.

"Yeah." He said, looking at her nodding his head. "Yeah…no… I'm fine." He repeated again.

May frowned, "Don't worry about Leaf. I know she will forgive you and everything will go back to normal." May said, with a sympathetic smile.

"Yeah…normal. Thanks." He said, pulling her into a hug.

She hugged him back tighter, rubbing his back comfortably. "It will be alright."

Drew rang the doorbell, waiting patiently.

Leaf's aunt opened the door. "Oh, you again." She said with a smile, and in a polite tone. "Leaf is in the shower right now."

Drew frowned, "Oh, I'm not here to meet her." He said politely. "Just here to drop off her homework." He added on before handing her the homework and left.

Leaf's aunt closed the door. "Oh Leafy." She said, looking at Leaf walking down the stairs. "Your friend dropped by to give you your homework." She said, while handing it to her.

"Did they just leave?" Leaf asked, while rushing out the door. Not hearing her aunt's answer.

She looked around and saw a familiar face. "Drew!" Leaf yelled and raced towards him. While Drew turned around.

"Hey." He said, while laughing at her running towards him.

"Thanks." She said, breathing heavily finally stopping in front of him.

He chuckled again. And Leaf smiled at his laugh, like it was music to her ears. "You ran all the way to say thanks?" Drew asked, while giving her a pointed look.

Leaf laughed, "No, um… I… just wanted to see you." She admitted softly, beginning to blush a bit.

Drew's eyes widen a bit, and his heart jumped. "That's good to hear." He grinned happily. "I thought I was being forgotten." He flipped his hair dramatically, while a teasing smirk formed onto his face.

"Not funny." She nudged him back, giggling. "How could anyone forget you?" She said, while laughing at the face he made. Leaf liked being around Drew. She didn't need to explain herself, and she felt happy. She is starting to like him…more then she wanted to admit.

But what about Gary?

Drew chuckled once again. In her presence all he does is laugh, it's sort of refreshing. She is too adorable, he thought to himself. "You sure?" He made a mocking face, while raising one of his eyebrows at her.

"Of course." Leaf nodded, with a charming smile.

"Alright, I'll believe you if you do something for me?" He questioned her nervously.

"What is it?" Leaf asked curiously.

"Come to school tomorrow." He said in a serious tone. "Please?" He asked her, with his best puppy dog eyes.

Leaf laughed even harder at him.

May raced downstairs, knowing Gary was waiting. "Hi!" She smiled at him, while walking out her front door.

Gary smirked, "Good morning." He said wagging his eyebrows, wrapping his arms around her waist.

May raised an eyebrow at him, "You seem to be in a better mood." May smiled softly, "Something good happen?"

"Pancakes." He said with a cheeky grin on his face, looking at May and she began laughing.

"With syrup?" She asked still laughing, while he nodded. "Well good for you." She nodded, walking forward to school.

Gary chuckled, following her. "Hey! Wait for me!" He spoke while speeding up to catch up with her.

Dawn ran through the crowd of people, "LEAF!" She screamed loudly, while Drew and Paul walked behind her slowly, shaking their heads at her.

"Isn't she a little too excited?" Drew asked, glancing over at Paul who had a smirk on his face watching his girlfriend's antics.

"Nope." He grunted out, looking at Drew. "Let's go before she squeezes Leaf to death." He spoke, while walking through the crowd looking for his girlfriend and her best friend.

I bent down to open up my locker and heard my named being called, so I grabbed my books and stood back up kicking my locker shut and looked around again for the person calling my name, I then realized it was Dawn. And she was running like a crazy women towards me, I laughed.

She ran up to me, pulling me into a suffocating hug. "LEAFFFYYYYY!" She screamed loudly in my ear.

I flinched at her screaming, and hugged her back before I realized I could not pull away. I squirmed, thinking that this was my last moment before I die.

My eyes widened, as I saw Drew and Paul approach, "Let go now, please." I whimpered.

Paul rolled his eyes, chuckling. "Enough, troublesome." He pulled her arm, pulling her off of me, and closer to him. Wow, gee. Possessive much? It's sort of cute, eh nah it's still kind of gross.

"I missed you so much!" Dawn, said while getting pulled away.

I nodded, stepping backwards. "I missed you too, but please never hug me like that, unless you are trying to kill me." I laughed in pain.

Dawn through me an innocent look, clearly not knowing she was strangling me to death.

I looked around and glanced at Drew. "Hey." He grinned at me.

I smile at him, "Hi." I said, holding my books close to my chest. "Aren't you guys going to get your books?" I questioned curiously, looking at all of them one to another.

"I have mine already." Drew answered, looking around. Drew was looking for someone, but I couldn't put a finger on who he was looking for.

Paul saw Drew give him a look, and I looked at them in questioned, and was about to ask when Paul interrupted me, "Aren't you late for class?" He grunted out.

I tilted my head in confusion, "Class starts in twenty minutes." I answered as I looked at Drew who was angrily staring at one direction. I followed his stare and realized it was Gary and May. I sighed. "You're right." I said. "I am late for class." I said, quickly leaving.

Gary watched Leaf walk away, and he frowned before glancing at May, "Do you think that we will ever be friends again?" He asked sadly.

"Gary." She said, closing her locker. "I wish I could tell you… but I can't." She answered truthfully, she hated this. She hated seeing Gary upset, ever since they were little. She also hated how everything was different. She hated not seeing Drew, or even being friends with him. Weren't they best friends? She hated all change right now.

Gary growled in anger, and frustration and punched the locker next to May's. "I should've watched my words, why was I such an ass?" He angrily yelled at himself.

May frowned, and grabbed Gary's hand. "Please don't do this to yourself." She whispered to him. May paused for a second, thinking about what to say next. "If she was really your friend… she would be happy for you." She said carefully, and went on. "Maybe… you should forget what happened too." She said to him.

Gary took a deep breath, and glanced at May sadly. "Maybe…" He mumbled. He couldn't take this anymore. He was confused. About May and him, and Leaf and him. He was angry, frustrated and just tired… tired of it all. Maybe he should just forget about it… Forget about Leaf…

I sat down in the empty classroom, taking deep breaths, rubbing my temples. "What am I going to do?" I groaned, while mumbling to myself.

And with my luck, I looked up towards the door and saw Gary giving May a peck on the lips before she left, and he entered the classroom. I stared at him. Correction: I glared at him.

I looked at the classroom clock and we still had 15 minutes till class. I left my books on the table and walked out of the classroom.

Gary took a seat and stared at his best friend… Correction: Ex- best friend walk away from him, again, annoyed. He sighed sadly. And pulled at his spiky hair in frustration. Why do I feel like my heart just left the room? he thought, while growling in sadness to himself.

A/N: Soooo, what do you guys think of Gary and Leaf not being friends at all? Sorry, don't hate me, or throw tomatoes my way XD but anyways, sorry if there are any mistakes I kind of rushed to get this done, cause I have a lot of hw I should be doing -_- anywho, let me know whatcha think! Review please :)