"What?" Karen asked, annoyed.

"Uh…."

"Uh…."

"Hey Karen." Rachel greeted her, having already regained her self-control.

"Hi Rachel." Karen smiled before eyeing Victor and Gar. "So, what'd I miss?" Gar opened his mouth to speak, but Rachel beat him to it.

"Oh nothing. Just the fact that Gar's trying to set you up with Victor." Karen's brown eyes widened before darting from Rachel, to Gar, to Victor and repeat the process.

"You can't be serious…"

"Oh but he is." Rachel replied, mimicking Gar and a game show host. "He thinks that any girl that can keep a laid back guy like Victor on his toes deserves to have him." After she said this, Rachel's toothy grin dropped back to her regular expression.

"Is this true?" Karen asked Gar.

"Uh…but you see! I was just…..yes." Karen frowned.

"Garfield Logan, you have to be the most pathetic person I have ever met."

"Hey!" But Karen just turned on heel and stormed down the hallway. Victor glared at Gar.

"Nice job. What if I did like her?"

"Wait, you actually like Karen?" Gar asked. Victor blinked.

"Uh…."

"Oh my God! Victor, you like Karen!" Gar jumped. "Hey Karen! Wait!" Gar bolted after her. Victor put his head in his hand.

"Do you like Karen?" Rachel asked once Gar had turned the corner.

"Maybe." Victor said into his hand. Rachel was silent for a few seconds before she put a hand on Victor's shoulder.

"You're screwed." she said bluntly.

"Gee. Thanks." Victor shot sarcastically. Rachel flashed a smile.

"Anytime."


"Karen! Karen!" Gar ran to catch up with her.

"What?!" she demanded, turning on heel.

"Look, I'm sorry!" Gar whimpered. "I didn't mean for this kind of this to happen it's just…..look, Victor's only had one girlfriend and she treated him like a piece of shit." Karen just rolled her eyes.

"And?" Gar opened his mouth but was cut of by Karen. "Oh wait-you want me to date him because you want him to be happy again, right?" Gar closed his mouth.

"Yeah that's pretty much it…." he said, his voice trailing off. Karen rolled her eyes again.

"Look, I'm not trying to be mean or anything, I just came from a tough neighborhood; and these little warm-fuzzies you're talking about, don't exist. If you want Vic to date me-hell. If Vic wants to date me, he's gonna have 'ta ask me himself." Karen sighed. "I'm not some damsel in distress. I was hurt too you know." she put a hand on Gar's shoulder and locked gazes with him before walking away. Gar turned to watch her walk away and sighed.

"Vic's gonna hate me…" he muttered.


On the other side of the school, Kitten Moth was very happy.

"Guys! Look!" she pointed to a poster and Mindy and Maddy flocked around her.

"It's the cheer leading tryouts." Maddy said slowly.

"Well duh!" Kitten glared at her.

"And they're after Christmas break." Mindy chirped.

"And it's only November." Maddy added.

"So? I'm so trying out!" Kitten clapped. "This is going to pound that little bitch Kori into the dust!" Mindy and Maddy exchanged glances and shrugged.


BRING! BRING!

It was finally the end of the day, leaving a very happy Victor. Now maybe he wouldn't be so….embarrassed maybe?

Sitting under a big tree in the front school yard, Victor sighed and watched the various students walk past him. A few minutes later, someone sat next to him.

"So, exciting day huh?" Karen asked. Victor nodded. "Thought so…Look," she shifted so she was facing him, "Rachel explained everything to me. 'Kay?" No answer.

"Victor, if you wanted to date me, why didn't you say so?"

"Because I was worried that you'd turn me down." Karen laughed.

"Well you're never going to judge something if you don't try it! Like Toni, at one of our sleepovers; she said she hated stir-fry, but Kori and I got her to try some and now it's her favorite food." Victor smiled a bit.

"Yeah…but you don't know what it's like!" Karen laughed again.

"Oh please. Are you still a virgin?" Victor looked at her like she was crazy and nodded. "Wish I could say the some thing."

"WHAT?!" Victor gawked at her. Karen glanced at him with an amused look.

"Now you know that I know what it's like."

"But….but…..but-"

"But nothing. Trust me Victor, you have no idea what 'it's' really like." And with that, she stood up with him behind her.

"But I-" he was cut off by Karen's lips pressed to his.

"And now you do." she said with a slight smirk before walking away, adjusting her backpack.


A/n: I was watching "Bring It On" and two of it's fallow ups, (Bring It On Again and Bring It On: All or Nothing) and that's where the cheerleading came from. I made Karen kinda...I don't know...darker. I mean, all that additude had to be driven by SOMETHING. So why not angst?

Now Vic knows Karen likes him...but I find any Victor (Cyborg) pairing to write so damn hard! But I have to make it easier for me because Victor's love life will be the main focus of the thrid story. Ooh.

Well, I'm now returning the focus on Jen and Wally in the next couple chapters, so keep an eye out for that.