Disclaimer: None of the characters are mine, blah,blah,blah, you people should know these kinds of things by now......



Chapter One


"Are you serious?"
"Of course I am!"
"Shit, Kel, that's jolly!"
"Jolly??? Owen, how the hell can this be JOLLY???"
"Dunno. Did'ya tell Neal?"
"NEAL? I can't tell him! He'll tell Dom, for sure."
"I suppose he will. He *is* sort of a blabbermouth."
"You gonna tell Cleon?"
"CLEON???? Have you lost your NUTS Owen? He's my boyfriend, for God's sake!!!"
"Is it really possible for someone to lose their nuts?"
"I don't know, Owen."
"Damn, that'd be pain-"
I hung up on him.


I stood on my porch, waiting for Cleon to come pick me up in his new car. It was mid-March, and I was freezing my ass off. My dog, Jump, was running around the yard in frenzied circles, apparently for no reason at all. Maybe he was trying to contact the mothership. Soon enough, a nice-looking blue Maxima came cruising up the block. I, having never Cleon's car before, thought it was him. I ran up to the car, and the window rolled down. Dom, not Cleon, was sitting at the wheel, staring at me with those *gorgeous* blue eyes of his.
"Hey, Kel, you need a ride?" I bit my lip. On part of my mind was crying out, Of course I'd like a ride!, and the other, more sensible part was, No thanks, Dom, I've got to wait for Cleon. I took the sensible part's lead.
"No thanks, Dom, I've got to wait for Cleon." Dom frowned and looked at his watch.
"School starts in half an hour. Come one, Kel, just get in the car." I debated it for a seconds.
"Fine," I sighed. "But next time, I'm not going with you. Who knows, you might end up tieing my to the seat and holding me hostage for a ransom of 3 million dollars."
"Yeah, sure Kel." I threw my skateboard in the back and got in the car.

The ride was a silent one. I got out the car and Cleon was standing there nervously, ringing his hands.
"Oh my God, I'm SO sorry I forgot to pick you up this morning, I mean, I was in such a rush and everything and-"
"It's ok, dude, I'm not gonna kill you." Cleon looked relieved and smiled at me. I walked up the steps of my wonderful high school amd was about to walk in when:
"KEL! KEL!" I tirned around to see Owen running toward me full speed dragging a pale blond girl by the arm. He finally reached me and pante for breath for a few seconds.
"This is my friend Kel," he said proudly.
"Kel, this is my new girlfriend, Amelia." Amelia looked at me through pale green eyes. She snorted when I reached out my hand to shake.
"I suppose its nice to meet you...." She gave me another look. "Come, Owen my dear, its time to find you some actual *friends*" I shook my head as I watched them walk off. Finally, I entered the building, only to find NEal and his girlfriend, Yuki, making out in front of my locker. I watched them for a few seconds, then tapped Neal on the shoulder.
"Sorry to interrupt your passionate snog fest there, but I *do* need to get my books sometime today." Yuki blushed and shoved Neal out of the way.
"Thank you." Neal laughed evilly and walked down the hall.