Chapter 3
(Patch may enjoy the beginning of this! =)
The rain had begun second period and by sixth, it was a torrential downpour.
"Looks like lacrosse will be canceled." Trey said to Bryan, as they sat at their lab table.
Blake sighed from across the way. "I wish I was still in Hawaii…"
"Oh stop complaining." Kelly said turning around from the lab table behind theirs. "At least you got to go somewhere WARM."
"At least you WENT somewhere." Ashley muttered.
"Yea, Canada. Major excitement there." Kelly rolled her eyes and giggled. She had a huge crush on Trey and he was watching her! She would have fainted, but then it would be too obvious!
Ashley and Blake went back to their lab, attempting to line up the pins in a mirror. Bryan and Trey sat opposite watching them.
"Would you like to help?" Ashley offered a pin to the 2 boys,
"Nope." Bryan backed up smiling.
"Ha!" Trey laughed continuing to play his computer game. "You girls must think I'm crazy."
"You two suck." Blake muttered.
"I know. And damn proud of it!" Bryan said stretching and grinning at the 2 glaring girls.
'Damn, why does he have to be so hot?!' Ashley shook her head. 'Too bad he's so damn annoying.'
"God I hate physics. It's too hard!" Ashley moaned. "I'm sooo not going to pass this quarter."
"Want me to tutor you?!" Trey looked up with amusement in his eyes.
"I don't need 'tutoring'. Especially from you!" Ashley knew very well what Trey's tutoring sessions entailed.
Trey just smiled. "Just call if you ever need some tutoring." Trey winked at me ((Hehe BLINK!)) and then punched Bryan back after his little hitting session. Ashley then continued to elbow Kelly who she knew would love some tutoring by Trey.
* * * *
Chels!" Tasha screeched as she ran up to her friend. "Guess what?!"
"What?"
"Ashley just told me that Jon likes ME!" The two girls bounced up and down. "Do you think I should invite him to our party?" she asked.
"YES! Forget Jack! You've got better chances with Jon!" Chelsea smiled evilly as she thought up a plan, which usually meant trouble for Tasha. "We will discuss this later!" Chels gave Tasha a smile and waved.
Chelsea and Tasha parted, Tasha to Art History, and Chelsea to the library to find Caroline. Chelsea pushed open the doors and headed in to find Caroline sitting at a table in the back.
"Hey Chels!" Caroline smiled up at her. "What's up?"
"EVERYTHING! You coming to Tasha's party?"
"Sure thang! Is Tasha going to try to hook up with Jack again?" Caroline grimaced at the thought.
"No not this time! Thank god!" Chelsea laughed "She's failing miserably with him. BUT she's inviting Jon!"
"Jon? I didn't know they were friends."
"They're not….yet! Ashley heard from someone that he likes Tash, so I was thinking…"
"Oh! I smell setup!" Caroline giggled.
"Yep! I'm going to set them up at the party-much to her dismay!"
"I know, she HATES being set up!"
"Yea, BUT she won't hate this one!" The 2 girls laughed as they discussed their plans, stopping short when Jon walked in.
"Jon!" Caroline shouted waving at him.
"Hey Caroline, hey Chelsea. Where's Tasha?" Jon asked sitting down next to Chelsea.
"She has class now." Chelsea replied. "Hey, we're having a party this weekend-on Saturday- you want to come?"
"Sure who's gonna be there?"
"Well, me and Tasha of course, Caroline, Jack Kelly, Nik, Michael, a whole bunch of people."
"Cool. I'll be there!" He said smiling and getting up. "I gotta go-see you girls later."
"Bye!" the 2 girls echoed each other, squealing at the prospect of setting Jon and Tasha up.
* * * *
School had ended and as usual everyone was headed for Starbucks or Carvel, the only 2 hangouts in town, besides the gas station.
Ashley and Gabe were sitting by themselves with their frappacinos discussing something at great length.
"So, what you're telling me is that you don't CARE about Liz?" Ashley said getting angry.
"No…I just don't-"
"Care. You don't care."
"No!" Gabe was getting flustered. "I don't…I don't mind that Liz didn't call me. She doesn't like me…"
"Oh yes she does Gabriel," Ashley only used his full name when she was angry with him or if he did something really nice but since this was not the occasion, she used it in a mean sense. "You DO mind that she didn't call you. I can see it in your eyes."
"Well maybe I shouldn't lookatcha then." He growled, "I don't care that she didn't call."
"Ughh…Gabriel, you are HOPELESS! You DO care- now admit it!"
It looked as if he was having a lobotomy, but finally she got it out of him. "Yea I do care. Why can't she just be nice and call? She's been such a bitch lately. Maybe Emmaus next weekend will change that."
"I doubt it. Maybe for the first week but not after that."
"Yea well we can wish. Whatever. She's just got a pole stuck up her ass."
"Ok that was mean. YOU are the one with the pole up his ass!"
"I do not!" Gabe crossed his arms and grunted, doing his I'm-not-going-to-listen-to-you act.
"Whatever. Have you decided who to take to prom?"
Gabe just shrugged. Thank god Jack walked in the door cause the conversation was going dead.
"Hey kiddos!" Jack said taking a chair. Close behind him was Dave and Jess who waved before heading off to the table in the corner.
"Whadoya want?" Dave said removing his coat.
"Just a tall mocha frapp." She answered. Soon Davey returned with her order and his café latte, taking his seat opposite her.
"What did you want to talk about?" Davey asked.
"Are you going to ask me to prom?"
"Umm…I didn't think I had to. I mean we've been going out for two years. It kinda comes with the package."
"Well it would be nice and romantic if you did ask me…I know we've been going out for a while and all...but it would make this special, not just something that we have to go to because we're a couple."
"Ok…will you go to prom with me Jess?!" Jess started laughing, Davey sounded so ridiculous!!
"Say it like you mean it!"
He just smiled. "How bout I just surprise ya?"
"Alright. But you better hurry up before I find someone else!" She winked at him as he frowned at her.
**
Jack sensed some tension between Gabe and Ashley as he sat down, which wasn't really surprising. It was always either Gabe and Ashley who were fighting, or Gabe and Liz or just all three. It never ceased, it was ALWAYS an ongoing battle.
"So, Ash, uh, are you going to Tasha's party?" Jack asked breaking the ice.
"I didn't know I was invited." Ashley grumbled, playing with her straw.
"Well, you're coming with me cause I DON'T want to be forced to hang with Tasha the whole night."
"And I should be forced to hang with you?" Ashley fought up a smile. "Sure I'll go. Always love a party. This one should be interesting though."
"Why interesting?" Jack suddenly didn't trust Ashley anymore.
"Nothing. Nothing at all!" Ashley laughed.
"Ah, NO- I'm SO not going to get set up with Tasha."
"Oh, it doesn't involve you! Why does everything have to involve you?!" Jack sighed with relief, and Gabe just grunted.
"I can't stand Chelsea." Was his only reply.
"Can you stand ANYBODY?" Ashley asked the rhetorical question.
Gabe just stared back. She was almost like Liz. But Ashley didn't hold grudges like Liz did, which is why he put up with her. Which is why he liked her.