Cameron and Joey stood outside Bogey's house, trying to determine how they would get home. Chastity appeared at Cameron's side, and linking her arm through his said, "A bunch of us are heading over to Mona's house for a while. You wanna come?"
Cameron groaned inwardly, but said, "Uh, I have to be home in twenty minutes."
Joey perked up and smiled brightly at Chastity, saying, "I don't have to be home anytime soon."
Chastity turned and smiled at Joey, releasing Cameron's arm and taking Joey's instead.
"Well then let's go," she purred, taking Joey and leaving Cameron where he stood.
Cameron just stood in shock as Joey walked away, not even saying goodbye. He couldn't believe his friend would just ditch him like that.
Just then Bianca came out of the house and brushed past Cameron, saying accusingly, "Have fun tonight?"
"Tons," Cameron answered dejectedly. He watched her a moment before calling, "Hey Bianca?"
Bianca turned and looked at him, not saying a word.
"Do you think you can give me a ride home?" he asked.
Bianca considered for a moment, before nodding at him and waving him in the direction of her car.
* * *
Kat climbed into the driver's seat of Patrick's ancient car, marveling at how clean it was despite it's age.
Patrick slammed the passenger door closed and immediately flipped on the radio after Kat started the engine. "If you're driving, I'm picking the tunes." He plugged in a tape.
Kat cringed as Living Sacrifice began blaring from the top-notch sound system. Kat reached over and ejected the tape, flipping quickly to a mellow radio station.
Patrick grunted in protest and popped the tape back in. "It's my car."
Kat raised an eyebrow and popped out the tape, saying, "And I'm driving it."
Patrick stubbornly put the tape back in the player but conceded and turned it down. "But it's Living Sacrifice, I thought you liked them."
Kat, who had no desire to argue, let the music continue to play.
They drove in silence for a moment, Kat navigating in the general direction of Patrick's house.
"Hey," Patrick said softly, turning slightly in his seat to face Kat. "Where were you last year when you weren't in school?"
Kat stiffened slightly before answering, "I was busy."
"Were you in jail? Because everyone thinks you were in jail."
Kat smiled and said without guile, "Maybe."
Patrick considered the pretty blond at his side, then replied, "Nah, you weren't in jail."
"Then why did you ask?"
"Why did you lie?"
Instead of answering, feeling slightly guilty for the few lies she had told him already, she turned up the music to diminish his ability to ask more questions.
Patrick bobbed his head up and down for a few moments before pointing at the radio and saying, "I should do this."
"Do what?"
"This! Start a band! My mother would love that!" he finished sarcastically.
Kat studied him out of the corner of her eye, saying "You don't seem like the type to need permission for anything."
Patrick challenged, "So now you think you know me?"
"I'm starting to," Kat responded, turning the car onto Patrick's block.
The fight taken out of him for the moment, Patrick muttered, "The only thing people know about me is that I'm 'scary'."
As Kat parked the car in Patrick's driveway she looked over at him. He looked anything but scary right now, his head leaning back against the headrest, his eyes glittering sadly even in the darkness. She tried to hide a smile as she said, "Yeah, well I'm no picnic either."
They shared a moment of silence at their discovery of a connection before Kat broke it by pointing at Patrick's house, asking, "What's up with your mom? Pain in the butt?"
Patrick sat up straight. "She just wants me to be something I'm not."
"Who?"
Patrick snorted. "Cameron."
Kat nodded, then said, "You know, no offense, I know everyone digs your brother and all that, but I think he's 'without'."
Patrick stared at Kat, a newfound admiration plain on his face in the dark car. "You know, you're not as bitchy as I thought you were." His mouth curved into a soft smile, and he leaned close to Kat as though to kiss her.
Kat, suddenly nervous and a little guilty about the false pretenses under which she asked him out, leaned back and blurted out, "So, I'll see you in school on Monday."
Patrick quickly moved away, his eyes now burning in anger. Grabbing the door handle he wrenched open his door and scrambled out of the car as fast as his rubbery legs would allow. Without another word he slammed the door shut and stomped off and slammed into his house.
Kat sighed and tucked Patrick's keys under his car seat and got out of his car. Walking over to her own car parked on the street, she was sad and shocked at the realization that she wanted to kiss Patrick, but only when he was sober and absolutely knew he wanted to kiss her. This was just supposed to be a money gig, she thought bitterly. Why am I falling for him?
* * *
Bianca drove silently in the direction of Cameron's house. They were both in lousy moods due to the fiasco of Bogey's party. Finally Bianca said, "So I looked for you at the party but you always seem occupied."
"Really?" Cameron asked disinterestedly.
Upset, Bianca said, "You never actually wanted to go out with me, did you?"
Cameron didn't answer at first, then said quietly, "Well, no..."
Bianca became even more upset and said, "Well then that's all you had to say, Cameron. Man, have you always been this selfish?"
At this accusation, Cameron thought for a moment and finally admitted, "I suppose I have."
Bianca parked angrily at the end of Cameron's driveway. "You know, just because you are gorgeous, it doesn't mean you can treat people like they don't matter."
Cameron looked over at Bianca, taking note of how her temper brought color to her cheeks and fire to her eyes. Suddenly he leaned in towards her and kissed her, his lips moving gently across hers for a few moments before he pulled back. He smiled, then got out of the car without another word. Bianca just stared mutely as him as he walked up the driveway and quietly went into his house.
Bianca suddenly felt hot all over and a huge grin came over her pert features. "And I'm back in the game!" she crowed victoriously as she threw the car back into gear and drove away.
Cameron groaned inwardly, but said, "Uh, I have to be home in twenty minutes."
Joey perked up and smiled brightly at Chastity, saying, "I don't have to be home anytime soon."
Chastity turned and smiled at Joey, releasing Cameron's arm and taking Joey's instead.
"Well then let's go," she purred, taking Joey and leaving Cameron where he stood.
Cameron just stood in shock as Joey walked away, not even saying goodbye. He couldn't believe his friend would just ditch him like that.
Just then Bianca came out of the house and brushed past Cameron, saying accusingly, "Have fun tonight?"
"Tons," Cameron answered dejectedly. He watched her a moment before calling, "Hey Bianca?"
Bianca turned and looked at him, not saying a word.
"Do you think you can give me a ride home?" he asked.
Bianca considered for a moment, before nodding at him and waving him in the direction of her car.
* * *
Kat climbed into the driver's seat of Patrick's ancient car, marveling at how clean it was despite it's age.
Patrick slammed the passenger door closed and immediately flipped on the radio after Kat started the engine. "If you're driving, I'm picking the tunes." He plugged in a tape.
Kat cringed as Living Sacrifice began blaring from the top-notch sound system. Kat reached over and ejected the tape, flipping quickly to a mellow radio station.
Patrick grunted in protest and popped the tape back in. "It's my car."
Kat raised an eyebrow and popped out the tape, saying, "And I'm driving it."
Patrick stubbornly put the tape back in the player but conceded and turned it down. "But it's Living Sacrifice, I thought you liked them."
Kat, who had no desire to argue, let the music continue to play.
They drove in silence for a moment, Kat navigating in the general direction of Patrick's house.
"Hey," Patrick said softly, turning slightly in his seat to face Kat. "Where were you last year when you weren't in school?"
Kat stiffened slightly before answering, "I was busy."
"Were you in jail? Because everyone thinks you were in jail."
Kat smiled and said without guile, "Maybe."
Patrick considered the pretty blond at his side, then replied, "Nah, you weren't in jail."
"Then why did you ask?"
"Why did you lie?"
Instead of answering, feeling slightly guilty for the few lies she had told him already, she turned up the music to diminish his ability to ask more questions.
Patrick bobbed his head up and down for a few moments before pointing at the radio and saying, "I should do this."
"Do what?"
"This! Start a band! My mother would love that!" he finished sarcastically.
Kat studied him out of the corner of her eye, saying "You don't seem like the type to need permission for anything."
Patrick challenged, "So now you think you know me?"
"I'm starting to," Kat responded, turning the car onto Patrick's block.
The fight taken out of him for the moment, Patrick muttered, "The only thing people know about me is that I'm 'scary'."
As Kat parked the car in Patrick's driveway she looked over at him. He looked anything but scary right now, his head leaning back against the headrest, his eyes glittering sadly even in the darkness. She tried to hide a smile as she said, "Yeah, well I'm no picnic either."
They shared a moment of silence at their discovery of a connection before Kat broke it by pointing at Patrick's house, asking, "What's up with your mom? Pain in the butt?"
Patrick sat up straight. "She just wants me to be something I'm not."
"Who?"
Patrick snorted. "Cameron."
Kat nodded, then said, "You know, no offense, I know everyone digs your brother and all that, but I think he's 'without'."
Patrick stared at Kat, a newfound admiration plain on his face in the dark car. "You know, you're not as bitchy as I thought you were." His mouth curved into a soft smile, and he leaned close to Kat as though to kiss her.
Kat, suddenly nervous and a little guilty about the false pretenses under which she asked him out, leaned back and blurted out, "So, I'll see you in school on Monday."
Patrick quickly moved away, his eyes now burning in anger. Grabbing the door handle he wrenched open his door and scrambled out of the car as fast as his rubbery legs would allow. Without another word he slammed the door shut and stomped off and slammed into his house.
Kat sighed and tucked Patrick's keys under his car seat and got out of his car. Walking over to her own car parked on the street, she was sad and shocked at the realization that she wanted to kiss Patrick, but only when he was sober and absolutely knew he wanted to kiss her. This was just supposed to be a money gig, she thought bitterly. Why am I falling for him?
* * *
Bianca drove silently in the direction of Cameron's house. They were both in lousy moods due to the fiasco of Bogey's party. Finally Bianca said, "So I looked for you at the party but you always seem occupied."
"Really?" Cameron asked disinterestedly.
Upset, Bianca said, "You never actually wanted to go out with me, did you?"
Cameron didn't answer at first, then said quietly, "Well, no..."
Bianca became even more upset and said, "Well then that's all you had to say, Cameron. Man, have you always been this selfish?"
At this accusation, Cameron thought for a moment and finally admitted, "I suppose I have."
Bianca parked angrily at the end of Cameron's driveway. "You know, just because you are gorgeous, it doesn't mean you can treat people like they don't matter."
Cameron looked over at Bianca, taking note of how her temper brought color to her cheeks and fire to her eyes. Suddenly he leaned in towards her and kissed her, his lips moving gently across hers for a few moments before he pulled back. He smiled, then got out of the car without another word. Bianca just stared mutely as him as he walked up the driveway and quietly went into his house.
Bianca suddenly felt hot all over and a huge grin came over her pert features. "And I'm back in the game!" she crowed victoriously as she threw the car back into gear and drove away.
