Chapter 13
Moments later, Chris turned on the radio to an old 1980's music station, where a new song started.
Though I've tried before to tell her
Of the feelings I have for her in my heart
Every time I come near her
I just lose my nerve as I've done from the start
Every little thing she does is magic
Everything she do just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on...
By the librarian's desk, Maria did this weird voodoo type of dance where she shook, raised her arms around, and then twirled and hopped around in circles to the beat of the music. In the background, Punk clung onto a statue in the library, headbanging.
Do I have to tell the story
Of a thousand rainy days since we fist met?
It's a big enough umbrella
But it's always me that ends up getting wet
Every little thing she does is magic
Everything she do just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on...
In the library's office, Chris clapped to the beat while he nonchalantly tossed random papers all over the room.
On the second floor of the library, Velvet swayed her body around, doing a few spins and twirls over the stairs.
I resolved to call her up
A thousand times a day
Ask her if she'll marry me
In some old fashioned way
But my silent fears have gripped me
Long before I reach the phone
Long before my tongue has tripped me
Must I always be alone...
Alex nodded along to the beat and tapped his hands over his knee, watching the others dance along.
Punk was still violently headbanging, and clinging to the statue.
Chris pelvic thrusted a few times, clinging onto the office's doorframe, before gliding out and joining the others.
Every little thing she does is magic
Everything she do just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on...
AJ shuffled her feet while her hair flipped back and forth, laughing as she was getting lost in the song, while Alex nodded along and used both fingers to point towards her with a wink.
Maria was still twirling around and doing her little voodoo dance.
Mickie skipped all over the room, leapt over a table, and continued to dance.
Alex lifted one leg over the stair railing while he played a little air guitar.
Jeff also nodded along, doing a cool Michael Jackson-type of spin.
Every little thing she does is magic
Everything she do just turns me on
Even though my life before was tragic
Now I know my love for her goes on...
Punk and Mickie stood over another table and shuffled side by side across it, with Punk's hands casually shoved in his pockets and a blank expression on his face.
Every little thing, every little thing
Every little thing, every little thing
Every little, every little, every little
Every little thing she does
After that, Jeff, Punk, Alex, and Chris all stood in a line and stomped across the table in a manly fashion, which really looked rather funny.
Every little thing she does
Every little thing she does
Every little thing she does
Thing she does is magic
Next, Velvet and AJ did their own little shuffle across the table, laughing all the way.
Jeff did a few breakdance moves with his feet, while he whipped his hair back and forth.
Every little thing, every little thing
Every little thing she do is magic
Magic, magic, magic, magic, magic
Hey-oh! Hey-oh!
Eh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh...
Finally, Maria did this shimmy-shake move with her arms pumped into the air, still gyrating around when she fell to her knees and finished it off with a face plant to the carpet.
Do I have to tell the story
Of a thousand rainy days since we first met?
It's a big enough umbrella
But it's always me that ends up getting wet...
After the gang had their little fun, Punk remembered that he had to get back to the closet before Cole found out that he was missing, so he climbed back up through the heating duct. Meanwhile, in the library, the rest of the gang were sitting on the railing...
"Well guys, we only have about an hour left in here. Can you believe it?" announced Alex.
"Actually, no." Mickie replied. "Guys, to be honest, I thought that today would be an absolute nightmare, but now...today was probably one of the best days I've ever had."
"Same here. Aside from Punk mouthing off for most of the day, this Detention was pretty damned cool." agreed Jeff.
"Who knew that eight strangers would eventually be spilling their innermost secrets with each other, y'know?" added Chris. "But for the record, I'm glad that I met you all."
Velvet smiled at him and the others. "I'm glad that I met you guys, too. It's nice to speak to people who aren't carrying pom poms 24/7 for a change." she agreed.
"So uh, does this mean that we're all friends now?" asked AJ.
The room was quiet for a moment before Alex spoke up first and said, "Well, as I've said earlier, I like you guys, so yeah."
"Yeah, we are." agreed Mickie.
"Totally." agreed Jeff.
"Same here." agreed Chris.
"Meep!" agreed Maria. "Uh, I-I mean, yeah, same here."
Velvet paused for a moment before chuckling. "Yeah, yeah, we're all friends now." she agreed. "Hey, wait, I just remembered something!"
"What?"
"What about that paper we're supposed to write for Cole?" she asked. "I don't think we'll all have time to write em before we have to leave."
"Well, what else can we do?" asked AJ. "None of us want to write those things."
"Well hey, how about instead of writing separate papers, I'll just write one essay for all of us?" suggested Chris.
"You sure, man? You don't have to." replied Jeff.
"No, I insist. But that's only if you guys trust me enough to do so."
Velvet looked towards the others, who either nodded or sent a thumbs up in approval, before saying, "We trust you, Overachiever."
He smiled back at her, took her hand for a moment, before replying, "All right, I'm on it! I won't let you guys down."
Soon after, Mickie headed off, when Jeff caught her and asked, "Hey, where are you off to?"
"I have to go and visit a friend." she flashed him a smile before going on her way.
In the meantime, Maria mindlessly twirled a strand of her hair when Velvet gestured for AJ to follow her, and then they both approached the redhead. "Ok, you are coming with us."
"Are you two kidnapping me?" Maria asked back.
"Oh, will you just come on?" the blonde giggled, as she and AJ led her to the other side of the room, away from the boys.
"Ooh, are we going on an adventure?" she asked again.
"No, we are not. You sit down, while we give you a little makeover." Velvet announced.
Her eyes widened. "Makeover? Why?"
"What do you mean, 'why'? Look over there." Velvet said, pointing towards Jeff in the distance. "I know that he likes you, and I know that you're digging him too, am I right?"
The redhead blushed. "We're both tortured souls..." she smiled.
"Eh..ok! Well, you are a very beautiful girl, and I think that Jeff needs to see that behind all of this hair always covering your face."
"I'm...beautiful?" she asked, surprised.
"Of course you are!" agreed AJ. "But Velvet does have a point, how could he really notice you if you're dressed like...like...this?"
"That bad, huh?" Maria asked.
"Kind of. HE is the reason why we're giving you a makeover, and you'll thank us once we're through with you." Velvet replied, taking out some makeup from her purse. "Now first, we'll need some eye shadow to accentuate the color of your eyes."
She began brushing the shadow over her eyelids, while she couldn't help but to giggle. "Stop, that tickles!"
"And now, AJ, will you apply the eyeliner, please?" the cheerleader requested.
"Sure."
"Why are you guys sticking all this stuff into my eyes?" Maria cried.
"Just calm down and stay still before we do end up messing with your sight." replied Velvet.
"Wow, Ria, you look amazing already!" AJ smiled.
"Most definitely." Velvet replied, standing back to admire their work. "See, you really do look so much better without all that black shit on your eyes."
"But I like that black shit on my eyes!" Maria laughed. "But guys...why are you being so nice to me? I thought that all of you were afraid of me."
"Well, um, at first we were a little worried, but after getting to know you, you're really funny and awesome." AJ replied, twiddling her fingers.
"Yeah, and besides, we're being nice to you because you're letting us." Velvet agreed.
Maria couldn't stop the smile forming on her face.