A/N: OH MY GOD! You guys I am SOOOOOO sorry. I've been going through A LOT latley in my life and I just wasn't up for writing. I'm really sorry for keeping you waiting. To everyone that is still reading this. I give you a virtual cookie. I'm not exactly proud of this chapter. As you can tell it took me over a month to update. Most of this chapter I just wrote earlier today. It didn't exactly go the way I wanted it to and once you read it you'll be able to tell I just threw in some shit that I pulled out of my ass. Sorry! make sure to read the A/N at the end. VERY IMPORTANT!
Disclaimer: If I owned Degrassi Palex would have had their own show.
Alex Nuñez, aka: my best friend, likes Paige. Now I have to keep this information to myself. I can't tell anyone, not even Marco. You know what's funny? I always had a feeling that Alex liked Paige. I mean when I think back to last year, all that fighting that was going on between them. Although Alex swears her feelings for Paige didn't start to develop until the end of last year. It still makes me wonder.
So right now all three of us are at work. I can see Alex glancing at Paige every now and then. She's trying to not make it obvious that she likes Paige. Since she's confessed about liking Paige she's been kind of distant from her. If Alex plans on ever getting with Paige then she needs to show some love and tenderness. Um ok, that sounded wrong.
"Ugh, I need to go pee so badly," Paige says.
I give Paige a look. "Number one, TOO MUCH INFORMATION! Number two, go to the bathroom."
Paige goes over the counter and sort of runs to the bathroom. I walk up to Alex. "What the hell are you doing?" I ask her.
She continues wiping the counter. "I have no idea what you're talking aboot," Alex says in a monotone voice.
I grab the rag from her and toss it. "Ya know, for someone who likes Paige you sure aren't showing it," I whisper.
She turns to me. "Well of course I'm not showing it. Paige is straight if you haven't noticed. Besides, I don't want to lose her as a friend just because I think I have a crush on her."
"You think?! You think?! That's a bunch of bullshit Alex and you know it. You like Paige and I think there's a chance you can be with her. I believe that everyone is a little bisexual, especially girls. Plus I think Paige might have feelings for you to."
"You really think so?" Alex asks in a quiet voice.
I put my hand on her shoulder. "Yeah, I do."
"Hey, what's going on?" a voice asks. Alex and I look up and there's Paige standing right there in front of us.
I take my hand of Alex's shoulder quickly. "Nothing, absolutely nothing."
"Umm ok."
I look at Alex and give her a knowing look. She might think I'm crazy and maybe I am but I just think that maybe Alex and Paige will get together.
School:
"Ugh I need some tea."
"What is with you and tea?" Alex asks me.
"Some people need coffee to function, I need tea to function." Alex is giving me a look now.
"Don't judge me," I say and take my seat.
Marco and Paige come in. Marco takes the seat beside me while Paige takes the seat beside Alex. Does anyone else notice how Paige sits by Alex and not Marco but yet Marco is her best friend? Oh yeah, something is defiantly going on in Paige's head. She might not know it but I know it.
Alex and Paige are whispering over there. I can't hear them because they're keeping their voices very low. Alex must have said something funny because Paige is giggling now. It's nice to see Alex getting closer to Paige now. The way to a relationship is to be close to a person. It's amazing that I know all this relationship advice and I give Alex advice, yet I can't get a damn girlfriend. Whatever back to Paige and Alex.
Ya know when they do become a couple I should come up with their couple name. Every couple has to have a couple name. Thinking, thinking. Someone is tapping my shoulder. Who the hell is touching me?
"What!" I whispered.
Marco points at Paige and Alex. "What's up with those two lately?" Marco asks.
Aww lil' Marco is so naive. Am I the only one that notices that those two defiantly have a thing for each other?
Lunch:
Alex and I are in line for lunch at the moment. Today for lunch they have veggie burgers. Wow, I knew I should have brought lunch from home today.
"Eww veggie burgers?" Alex asks.
"This smells like Emma Nelson if you ask me," I tell her.
"Damn you Green Peace." We grab our trays and head towards the table.
I see Alex's eyes targeting Paige. "So you and Paige seemed cozy in first period," I say.
"Shut up," she says.
"What? I just thought it was kind of cute. And I'm not the only one whose been noticing you and Paige being close."
Alex stops and looks at me. "Calm down," I tell her. "It's just Marco."
Alex sighs and continues walking. Someone is extremely paranoid. We reach the table and take our seats. I sit next to Marco while Alex sits next to Paige.
I look around the table. Someone is missing, someone whose semi-important. Think Jordan, think. That's it! "Paige, where's Hazel?" I ask.
"She's sick with the flu, figures," Paige says. She seems not to care all that much though. Paige looks at Alex. "So Hun, we still on for this Saturday?" Paige asks her.
"Defiantly," Alex says.
"Oo," I say quietly. "OW!" I yell. Sharp pain, sharp pain.
"Jordan, are you ok?" Marco asks.
I look at Alex and she just looks back at me innocently. "Yeah, I'm totally ok. Just had a leg spasm." I can't believe she just kicked me. Oh wait, I kinda can. Damn that hurt.
Later that Night at Work:
"Give me that damn ice," I tell Alex. She hands me the ice. My leg still hurts from when she kicked me at lunch. I give her a dirty look. "You're lucky you're my best
friend."
"Sorry," she mutters.
"Yeah, whatever."
We're at work and for some odd reason Paige isn't here. It's not like her to be late. I look at Alex and she's wearing a worried expression.
"Stop worrying. You might get winkles on your face faster if you keep that look up," I tell her.
She starts pacing. "I can't help it. Paige is never later."
"Hey guys!" someone says. Well speak of the devil, here comes Paige right now. She has a pretty big grin on her face.
"Hey Paige. What's with the cheesy grin?" I asked.
"Well Hun, I met a guy today," Paige says happily.
Uh-oh. I look at Alex's face. Right now it's sort of unreadable but I know my best friend.
"So what's the dude's name?" Alex asks with a monotone voice.
"Brad," Paige says with a huge grin on her face.
"Paige, did you and Matt JUST break up? Don't you think it's a little too soon to be dating another dude?" I ask.
"Hun, I'm not going to wallow on the whole Matt thing. I need to move on and that's exactly what I'm doing right now."
I just shake my head.
"Hey Alex, can we reschedule our hanging out?" Paige asks. "Brad asked me out for this weekend and I would reschedule the date but this is his only free weekend. You don't mind do you?"
"Yeah sure, no problem Princess," Alex says. She throws her rage on the counter and goes into the back room.
Paige looks at me. All I can do is shake my head at her.
After Work
"I told you!" Alex is currently at the moment yelling at me. I already have a headache but she seems not to care. I don't even know why she's blaming me for the whole Paige thing. I don't even know who Brad is.
"Stop yelling at me," I tell her calmly.
"I told you. Paige is as straight as an arrow."
"Nice to see you're doing similes now."
"Shut up."
We walk to the bus stop. Alex is so pissed right now. Paige wouldn't stop talking about Brad. And now I have to be punished just because Paige broke off her plans with Alex.
"I'm not listening to you anymore," Alex says suddenly.
"What?! You're blaming this Brad shit on me? How was I suppose to know Paige was going to meet someone? And you're going to give up just because Paige broke off your plans? You're a pussy." Wow, I've never said that word before. It defiantly doesn't sound right.
Alex looks at me. She's actually giving me the death glare. "Fuck you," she says with venom in her voice. I know she did not just say that!
"Oh fuck me? No, we both know it's Paige you want to fuck, not me." Oh my God, wrong thing to say.
Alex shoves me. "Take that back!"
I shove her back. "Make me!"
AHH! Now we're on the ground. Jeez this reminds me of the 5th grade when I got in a fight with Connie Peters.
Alex has me in a headlock. "Take it back!" she yells.
I flip her over. "Why? Because it's true?! Stop being a wuss and accept it." I pin Alex to the ground. "Don't accept defeat. Just because Paige is going to go on a date with this dude doesn't mean something will actually happen with them." Alex doesn't look at me. I turn her head towards me. "Now you listen to me. As your best friend it is my job to make sure your happy. You're happy when you're with Paige, anyone can see that. Shit, even Marco saw that earlier today in first period. Now here's what we are going to do. Saturday night we will go on a mission. Our objective is to ruin Paige's date with this Brad fella. You in or you just going to stand there and cry about it?"
Alex just looks at me. "Fine! Just get off of me!" She pushes me off.
Headlights come our way and I see my mom. She pulls the car up and rolls down the windows. "Do I even wanna know why you're clothes are dirty?" she asks.
"No," I say. Alex and I climb into the car.
Saturday:
Tonight is Operation Ruin Date. Yeah, I know what you're thinking. No, Alex and I couldn't come up with a better code name. Right now we're in my dad's car driving to Toronto Eaton Centre, Toronto's biggest shopping center. We already have plans ready with how to ruin Paige's date.
We pull up into the parking lot. I hand Alex a walkie-talkie. "Now my code name is Black Gator," I tell her.
She gives me a look. "What the fuck?"
"We have to have code names."
"Yeah, but Black Gator?"
"Shut up. What's your code name?"
"Golden Eagle," she says proudly.
"Pshh, that's not even original." We climb out of the car and make our way to the movie theater on the south side of the mall. I put my black leather jacket on while Alex puts a hat and sunglasses on. We need to make sure we're hidden and Paige can't see or recognize us. You would think we were up to no good if you saw us. Of course we aren't up to any good.
"You ready?" I ask her.
"I was born ready," she says back.
"You did not actually say that. Come on Alex! That was so fucking cliche. Say something original."
"Can we just go in already?!"
"Fine," I mutter.
We walk inside and find Paige and Brad at the ticket counter. Alex and I go up to the counter right after them. "Two tickets to whatever that couple just got," I tell the ticket boy.
"Are you stalking them are something?" he asks me.
"Just give us the damn tickets," Alex growls.
Oo the boy is sort of shaking right now. Of course I would be to. He gives us the tickets. We walk away from the counter and head the the concession stand.
"Two large buckets of popcorn, a bag of skittles, and two larg cups of ice," I order. The lady is giving me a strange look now. "Yeah, look all you want." I pay for the stuff and Alex and I make our way to the theater.
"You know the plan right?"
"Right."
"Ok. I'll take the left side and you take the right side."
We do our secret handshake and go our separate ways. I'm so excited, don't ask me why because I don't really know. I enter the movie theater and the movie has already started. What is this crap? I think we're only five minutes into the movie but I can tell you right now that the acting isn't really that great. I take a seat two rows up from where Paige and Brad are sitting. Maybe it's the darkness or I don't know but that Brad dude doesn't look too hot to me. Of course I am gay so I guess I can't really say anything.
"Come in Black Gator, come in. This is Golden Eagle over," my walkie says. Oh Jesus, she is really getting into this.
"Golden Eagle, this is Black Gator," I say back into the walkie.
"You ready for phase one over?"
"Yes, I'm ready. And stop saying 'over'."
We watch the couple. I see a kernel of popcorn fly into the air and hit Paige. That's my sign. I open the bag of skittles and throw five at Brad's head. Alex and I both duck so that Paige and Brad won't see us. I look over at my seat. Brad turns back around.
"Alright time for the ice," I say into the walkie. I grab a handful of ice out of my cup. Jesus, who knew ice was so cold. "On the count of three. One, two..three." If you were here right now you would see thousands of pieces of ice up in the air right now. The ice lands all over Paige and Brad.
"AHHHH!" Paige yells. Well it's more like a screech.
I grab my walkie. "MOVE! MOVE!" I get up and run. I'm running the fastest I've ever ran into my life cause I'm pretty sure if Paige catches me I won't see tomorrow. I run into the bathroom and into a stall. I hear the stall next to me close.
"Golden Eagle?" I whisper.
"Black Gator?"
"Affirmative." We open the stall doors. "You think she followed us?"
"Doubt it. We ran like the wind."
"Good. Phase one I would say is a success. They're movie was ruin. Now it's time for phase two."
1 Hour later:
Alex and I are currently at Ruby Tuesday where Paige and Brad are having dinner. Who the hell take their date to Ruby Tuesday? I mean seriously. Alex and I take a booth where we can see them but they can't see us. Phase two is a little more complicated than phase one, but lucky for us I have connections here.
"So what exactly are we going to do?" Alex asks.
"Well WE aren't really going to do anything. My peoples are going to do everything while we just wait."
Paige and Brad's waitress approaches the table. Her name is Cindy. How do I know that? Well I know Cindy and she owes me a favor. Cindy is a big part of phase two. Her job is to make sure that Paige and Brad have a really awful time.
Cindy walks over to where Alex and I are sitting.
"Hey Jordan," she says.
"Aww Cindy, my favorite waitress. How's Aunt Sally doing?"
"She's ok."
"Good, Cindy meet my friend Alex. Alex this is my cousin Cindy. She's going to help us with this operation."
"Hey," Alex says.
"Hi!. Cindy leans into me and whispers,"she's cute."
"No," I tell her in a strong tone. Cindy pouts. "Cindy, just tell me what they ordered."
"Fine. Paige ordered a Diet Coke and Caesar salad with grilled chicken with fat free dressing on the side. Brad ordered a Sprite and Steak medium rare."
"Alright. How about we change it up a little. Give Paige a regular Coke and Chef salad with regular dressing on top of it. Give Brad an orage soda and make is steak well done."
"No problem cous," Cindy says and walks to the kitchen.
"That's your plan? To mess up their order?" Alex asks annoyed.
"Alex, you and I both know how Paige likes everything to be perfect. She's already pissed about the movies so we have to make her pissed about the dinner. Plus I have more plans to make Brad so angry that he just explodes and then Paige will see that Brad totally isn't for her."
Alex looks at me. "What evil things go on up there in your mind?"
"Not evil. I'm doing this for you."
I see Cindy come out of the kitchen with Paige and Brad's drinks.
"Yo Cindy," I say.
"Huh?"
"Make sure they have to wait a really long time for their food."
"No prob."
Cindy walks to the table and gives them their drinks. I can tell Brad is telling her they she gave him the wrong drink. Cindy plays dumb and acts like she has no idea what he's talking about. She flips through her notebook and points to the drink. It seems like Paige is trying to calm Brad down. Cindy walks away and winks at me. Alex and I look back at the table and see Paige take a sip of her coke. She immediately pushes the drink away. I knew she would be able to tell the difference.
20 minutes later:
Paige and Brad still haven't received their food. You can tell that they're both annoyed. Paige and tapping her fingers while Brad keep looking at his watch.
Meanwhile Alex and I are both enjoying some shrimp. Finally we see someone come out with their "food". The waiter places the food down in front of them. Paige looks at her salad.
I can tell that she's now trying to tell the guy that that isn't their food. The guy looks at his paper and is trying to tell them that it is their food. Brad bites into his steak and then throws his fork and knife onto the table.
"I ordered this medium rare, not well done!" he says loudly.
"I think the volcano is about to erupt," I tell Alex.
I turn and look at the kitchen and see Cindy coming out with a Sprite in her hand. "You know what to do," I tell her.
She nods her head and walks over to the table. Then she "trips".
"WHAT THE FUCK!" Is all I hear.
Alex and I scan the area. Brad's shirt and pants is wet. Cindy "tripped" and spilled the Sprite all over him. "That's it! We're leaving!" He grabs Paige's hand and they leave the restaurant.
Alex turns and looks back at me. "Wow," is all she says.
"Yeah I know. I'm a genius." Alex and I get up and make our way out of the restaurant. I wink at Cindy and give the manager 50. Hey, I made is restaurant look bad, the least I can do is give him some money. I say tonight was a success.
Sunday afternoon at work:
The good thing about working Sunday mornings is that no one is ever here because they're all at church. At the moment it's just Paige and me working the counter.
"So how was your date last night?" I casually ask her.
"Ugh, it was horrible," she says. "First the movie he picked out totally sucked. Then at the beginning at the movie there were these people throwing stuff at us. Then we went to Ruby Tuesday for dinner. The waitress got our drinks wrong, then we got the wrong food, the the waitress tripped and soda went all over Brad. Then Brad just exploded. I thought he was sweet but he just turned out to be an ass." Paige sighs. "It's a shame to because he was going to be my date to the Kevin
Smith premiere. I guess I just have to keep looking."
"Paige did you ever think that maybe the person you're looking for is right in front of you?" Oh jeez, now she's giving me a look. Like she thinks I'm talking about myself. "No Paige, not me. Someone else. Think about it. The person that is out there for you is probably right in front of you. Plus you don't need a date for the premiere. Just take Alex, you and I both know she's not busy that night. Plus you owe her for bailing last night."
Paige just continues looking at me. Sooner or later the people of Degrassi will realize that I'm a genius not some crazy American.
Next Day at Lunch:
Aww lunch time. I love lunch time, especially when they're serving pizza. I'm in line with Alex and Paige. I'm standing next to Paige and she's standing next to Alex.
Alex and I grab a slice of pizza while Paige grabs some cottage cheese. Eww.
Alex notices Paige's decision. "Low fat cottage cheese on pizza day. Don't make me do an intervention.," Alex tells Paige.
Paige looks down at her food and then back at Alex. "Hmif you had to fit into last year's prom dress for the Kevin Smith movie premiere carbs would be your enemy to," Paige says.
Alex rolls her eyes. "Luckily no body's invited me or my big fat ass."
"Oh please. Uh A the gilts and glamor, not exactly your scene." Now Paige is looking at Alex's ass. This lesbian moment has been brought to you by Paige Michalchuk.
Yeah I know, weird. "And B your ass is fantastic, I'm jealous."
Alex starts laughing. "You've checked out my ass? Your a jealous lesbo."
I'm going to let that one slide and pretend I didn't hear that. It's like I'm invisible to them right now anyway.
"Oh shut up." Paige grabs a tater tot and throws it at Alex. She misses.
"And a girl that can't throw." Alex throws one back at Paige. They're giggling now. It's so cute, yet kind of makes me want to throw up. That's how cute it really is.
"Aw, and a girl that only has one pass to the movie premiere," Paige says.
"I-I'm sorry. I'll shut up." Alex turns and looks forward.
Paige tilts her head. "Why? You wanna go? Red carpet, TV cameras, and all."
Alex turns back at Paige. "If you're going maybe I'll make an exception. Maybe."
"Ok, maybe." Here comes Ellie and Marco. "Hey Goth Girl," Paige says to Ellie.
"I think you have me confused with the long lost Ashley Kerwin," Ellie says.
"Your character from the Jay and Silent Bob movie."
"Oh you mean the one where I stood around in a silly black wig?"
"Precisely. I assume you two have your tickets to the premiere." Ellie shrugs her shoulders while Marco looks away. "Oh come on. Even Alex is going, maybe." Alex smiles.
Marco shrugs. "I don't know," he says. "I- I have some things to do."
"Gay stuff?" Alex sort of says. Uh-oh I can tel what is happening.
Marco and Ellie both look at Alex. "Actually Alex, yes gay stuff. I'm meeting the football team in the boiler room for a quick make-out sess," Marco says.
Ewww gross! Alex just spit her milk all over the lunch cover. Ellie, Paige, Marco, and I start laughing.
"I was joking," Marco says.
"Ignore her," Paige says. "When it comes to the concept of homosexuality, Alex needs some sensitivity training."
"Paige I was just kidding around," Alex says hastily. "I'm not into gay or whatever," she tels the whole group. Uh no, she's starting to freak out.
"OK, Alex it's cool. It's ok, relax," Marco says. I think he's trying to calm her down.
"I'm not. I'm really not." We're all just looking at her now.
"Ok, I'm sorry, you're not," Paige says while laughing nervously.
We just continue looking at Alex while she looks down.
We all grab our lunches and head to the tables. The others are walking in front of us while Alex and I lag behind.
"I'm sorry," she says.
"It's ok," I tell her.
A/N: I knw that Brad stuff was random, but I couldn't think of anything else. And sorry there were like no Plaex moments. That comes to an end now. From now on you wil get loads and loads of Palex moments! Not even kidding. Now you guys determine how fast i post the next chapter. i need y'all's help. I have a problem with the next chapter and you guys will determine how i write it. I will be about the LoL episodes of course. I will give you three options and you will message me with your vote. Even if you don't review please message me because everyone votes count.
Option A: Jordan doesn't go to the premiere. Alex instead calls her tells her what happened.
Option B: Jordan goes to the premiere but doesn't get into the after party. Alex later calls her and tell her what happened at the after party and after the after party.
Option C: Jordan goes to the premiere and the after party. Witnesses the stuff that happens at both. Then Alex calls her later to tell her what happened at Paige's.
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