Sk8er Boi

Chapter 3

(Cara's Vacay: It's 7 am, and I've just awoken and turned on the tv. Rocket Power is on. I am watching it and waiting for my parents to say where we're gonna eat breakfast. Great...we're eating here in the hotel rooms [I have to share one with my brother, and my sister sleeps in the other room with my rents. Not as bad as it could be.]. What in the name of Christ is there to eat here? Oh wait, there's some Cheese Nips...Rocket Power cheese Nips, to be exact. Oooh...and there's a vanilla Jello pudding cup. *sarcasm* I am set for the day! My parents are dragging us to an art museum. The biggest in Minnesota. *sarcasm* I'm jumping with joy. My sis and bro don't want to go either. Hey, I know!!! I can ask if I can stay here and "keep an eye on them" and then I can work on this fic. Brilliant, Cara, brilliant! *goes to parents room and asks, being very polite* They said yes!!! Now I can sit here and watch tv all day, and my siblings don't have to go to the art museum. Yay!)

(A/N: Thanks so much for your reviews. They mean a lot. Hope you like this chapter. I Wuv You All~Cara)

(To My Reviewers: I love you guys. BlueMoonDuchess: I'm glad you like the author's notes. Oh yeah, and the story. And don't worry, I love long reviews. The longer, the better. Casey: Reg and Twister forever! Right on. Lizzie D: No prob about the shout-out. You wrote me one on your Hey Arnold fic... The Zine: Thanks. Rainy: I agree wif u there, Twist should listened to Reggie. But if he did it wouldn't fit in with the song. twstrzgirl: great minds do think alike. )

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Reggie sat in her room, watching Otto, Twister and Sam play hockey. After the huge argument she had with Twister, she stomped up to her room and lay on her bed, thinking about what Twister said. She knew it now...she WAS jealous of Laura. She did like Twister as more than a friend! She was practically in love with him...

But be that as it may, she still heard Laura tell her friend that she'd dump Twister. Suddenly, she heard Otto say, "Twister, when do you have to go the Potato Festival?"    

"Uhhh..." Twister checked his watch. "In about 15 minutes."

Reggie had an idea! She would skate down to the pier and try to talk to Laura. Ask her if she really was going to break up with Twister. (A/N: Cause, you know, she coulda been lying to please her friend...) She only hoped she could get there fast enough.

She grabbed her skateboard, helmet, and other safety equipment and hurriedly ran out of the house.

"Hey Rag? Where are you going?" Otto asked as she skated past him.

"Uhhh...Trish's house," she lied. "Later!"

"Wait a minute..." Sam said, "Isn't Trish's house that way?" He pointed to a direction different than the one Reggie appeared to be heading.

"Yeah, so?" Twister said, not quite getting it.

"Never mind," Sam said, rolling his eyes. And the three went back to playing hockey.

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Reggie frantically skated down the Pier to the Potato Festival, yelling apologies to the shoobies she knocked down along the way. She got to the Festival and look around for Laura. She had no idea why she was doing this. Hell, she didn't even know if Laura would be here this early. She might. Twister wasn't very punctual, or he might have forgotten the time. Anyway, she hoped she could talk to her before Twister did.

With great luck, Reggie spotted Laura walking along the Pier. Good, she was alone. Reggie didn't feel like encountering any of Laura's friends. She guessed they were all snobs.

She walked up behind Laura and said coldly, "Hello, Laura."

Laura spun around and looked at Reggie. "Um, do I know you?"

"Yes. I'm Reggie. One of Twister's best friends."

"Oh, right, Twister." Laura laughed nervously.

"Yes, Twister. And I hear you're going to dump him today."

"Where did you hear that?"

"I heard you and one of your friends...Morgan...talking earlier today."

"Oh, that."

"Yes, that. Is it true?"

Laura avoided Reggie's eyes. She stared at the ground and said in a weak voice, "Yes."

Reggie looked at her, her gaze cold and distant. "Tell me one thing, why are you doing this?"

With that said, Laura broke down. "I don't have a choice," she sobbed. "Twister and I could never date! My reputation would be ruined if anyone found out." Tears ran down her cheeks as she looked at Reggie. "You have to believe me! It's not my choice to do this."

Reggie glared at her. "Your reputation!? What about Twister? What about how he feels? He'll be crushed when you do this. Don't break up with him, for his sake." She couldn't believe she just said that. On one hand, she wanted them to break up because she loved Twister. But on the other hand, she didn't want him to have to go through this.

Laura looked at Reggie helplessly. "I can't do that," she mumbled.

"You're pathetic. How could you do this?"

"I don't know..."Laura said, her voice trembling.

"You know, I could have felt sorry for you. If you weren't about to shatter the heart of one of my best friends." 'And the person that I love,' she added to herself. She gave Laura a final glare and skated off furiously, soon crashing into a giant walking potato (A/N: Picture the mascots at Disney World or something. Like that, but a Potato.) that was obviously part of the Potato Fest.

She skated home hurriedly, passing someone she though was Twister on the way. She really wasn't paying attention to anything except the thought that kept going through her mind, 'In a few minutes Twister is going to get his heart broken.'

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Twister skated down the Pier, Reggie's words echoing through his mind. [Twister, Laura is going to dump you. She doesn't want people from her social circle to know she's going out with a skater...Twister, I'm not lying. Get it through your head. I'm just trying to help you...Fine Twist, don't believe me. I'm not lying to you, you know. You're just too much of a dumbass to realize it.] 'But it can't be true,' he thought. 'Laura loves me.' He skated onward, oblivious of the heartbreak he would suffer in a few minutes' time (A/N: Oooh, ominous....).

He spotted Laura and went over to her. "Hi," he said.

"Oh...Twister," she said a little distantly. She had better just get this over with before she changed her mind. (A/N: Bitch!!) "We need to talk."

"About what?"

"Well, Twister," she paused. "I don't know how to say this, but..."

'Oh fuck, maybe Reggie was right,' thought Twister to himself.

"We have to break up."

"What!? Why?"

"Well, Twister, I just can't do this. You're a skater and I'm...uh...not." Laura said, looking sad. "It just can't happen. I need a successful boyfriend and you'll never amount to anything. I'm sorry, Twister, I really am."

"Oh. I understand. Goodbye Laura." He hung his head and slowly walked away. Laura stood there amongst the crowds of the Potato festival, watching him go. She wondered if she did the right thing.

It was for his own good, she decided. His own good and hers. He would get over it...eventually.

(A/N: Song part...YAY!!)

he was a sk8er boi she said see you later boi he wasn't good enough

for her she had a pretty but her head was up in space she

needed to come back down to earth

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Twister walked down the Pier, his head hung, carrying his skateboard in his hand. Tears rolled down this cheek and Laura's words flashed through his mind. [I need a successful boyfriend and you'll never amount to anything.] The words stung, wounding him like bullets (A/N: Was that  last sentence possibly the stupidest thing I've ever written, or what?).

He staggered into the Shack. Luckily, Otto or Reggie weren't there.

"Tito, can I have a shake," he asked miserably. The past events whirled through his mind like a hurricane. (A/N: Or a Twister.)

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(A/N: This chapter was not fun to write. I don't really feel satisfied with it. Ah well, you know what they say: You are often your own worst critic. Tell me what you think. Later~CaRa)