GOOD FRIGGIN LORD!!!
Do you guys have any idea how absofrigginlutely wonderful you all are?? I am seriously in shock! To get even ten reviews a chapter would be amazing, but here we are at chapter 8, and I've already gotten over TWO FREAKIN HUNDRED reviews!! I'd like to say a BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG thank you to ALL of you who have reviewed, and those of you who have suggested this story as reading for your friends. You're all too kind to me!!!! But thanks SO MUCH!!!!
Shoutouts…
Rae Kelly )( I always love my endings of my chappies, too. LOL I always save the best info for the very last, and I tend to cut it off quickly after dropping something. HOO HA! LOL. Thanks for the review!
Braces )( Oh, your time will come, dearie! LOL! I'm not sure when, because I *believe* that Blinky is near the end of the story… but you WILL have something wonderful. As soon as I think of it. Thanks for the reviews.
Slick )( I'd be jealous of my reviews if I weren't getting them too! How the heck am I getting all these?! I am in shock! LOL. Erm… well, I *almost* hurried with this chappy… right now Growth and Will I? are pretty much the only stories in my head taking precedence, so I MADE myself sit down and write this. Just for all of you!! :D Thanks for the review.
Tunes )( Ho hum… wonder who's chappy THIS is?? That's right! Whoo whoo, this is one of my personal favey-davies. You'll see why when you get to who helps you get Snoddy's heart. HOO HA!!!!!! Thanks for the review!
Raider )( Ah, we all do embarrassing things… hehe! I'd love to live in Itey's house too! I am tres jealous of his house. That's why I liked writing about it. Hehehe! Thanks for your suggestion, but don't you worry, I have got a plan ALL WORKED OUT for you and Eldy. OHHHHH! It's gonna be SOOOOOO good. Just you wait! Thanks for the reviews!
Stress )( Oh, you'll persuade Itey soon enough, believe me! Not in this chappy, but you *do* get to make an appearance with the boy wonder. :D Yay yay yay! This makes me happy. I loved the Brit-Brit scene as well, I kinda based it off these two people I know who made up this dance to "Oops!"… it was good fun, we all learned all the (dirty) movements to it during summer gym. :D Thanks for the review hun!!!
Dragonfly )( Haha you and bowler… you crack me up hun! :D Yeah, you and "Bowler" have officially been nominated the PDA Couple Of The Gangs. Haha! Thanks for the review!
Tuffy )( Thanks!! :D I enjoy the hyphenated spelling of my name. It made me giggle and be happy. :D :D :D Thanks for the review!
Ali )( Wahoo, I heart winning awards! :D LOLOL. I agree with the whole purpose thing! There's nothing that makes me happier than when one of my favey-davey stories gets updated. :D WOW, thanks for all the "Mondie is a genius"s!!! Yay for boosts for my self-esteem. Lord knows I need it! Thanks for the review.
Gypsy )( Oh, chill out, homie G ((YAY NINETIES SLANG!))! It's only one more chappy. Hahaha j/j! Thanks for the ego boost. :D :D :D :D I think that's my favey-davey part of reading my reviews. Haha is that a bad thing????? ;D Thanks for the review Gyps!!
Vix )( Actually, my friend Kimi and I were discussing that shortly after I began writing this story, and we decided that it seemed like it was set in California… don't ask me, but we both kinda felt that way. So they wouldn't have NY accents. It's kinda like a nice break to get to write normal dialogue for my boys, and not have to throw in apostrophes and hyphens and random letters into places they're not supposed to go so that my spell check goes insane. ;D LOL! Thanks for the review!!!
Shade of Temair )( Update? Please? ;D Thanks for the review hun!!!
Sobe a Lizard )( Yay yay for golf carts!! Have you uploaded your story yet dahling and I keep overlooking it??? Actually Spot isn't even in this chappy… he'll make an appearance soon though. **Mondie grins wickedly** Oh, you can bet on it. GOOOOOOOO D2!!!!!!! "Eatin' ice cream with the enemy, huh Coach?" -- That is perhaps one of the most beautiful lines ever said. Besides "So how'dja sleep, Jack?" Thanks for the review!
lange )( I love Wally-Frank! I totally put him in my story "No Day But Today". Only the other NMLers got it. I found it funny personally. How could Patty think that Newsies is gay??? AHH! She must have her head examined right away. And no Clover Gang?? That's so sad. :D LOL! Hey, and so there, I already updated Growth! Bwaha, beatcha to the catch. Thanks for the review!
Drama-Queen )( Thanks! I'll definitely check out your stories if I get the chance anytime soon. :D Thanks for the review!
kimimay85 )( LOL, it's SUPPOSED to be totally our work! :D Except now that Tom's leaving, no one will be as nice as Race-the-dishwasher is to Div-the-waitress. LOL WOW it's been a long time since you left that review… It's almost sad! *tear* Thanks for the review hun!!!
rumor )( I love Will & Grace. It's so fresh and cute. :D Yay for good shows! I heart Thursdays. Nope, no one at the Orchard Tree (my actual place of employment) dances to Britney… story device… but it's based on two of my friends, Andy and Peltz. I fall all the time at work! I've never slid all the way across the floor though, and luckily I've been holding dishes. I fell once in water, and once in grease ((LOVELY)). Of course I don't mind your long-windedness! You're trying to beat out me and Mis for our long reviews, aren't ya?? LOL! Thanks for the review.
Moody )( Thanks so much!!!!! You're a sweetie. Thanks for the review!
Gemini Kelly )( You are so friggin awesome!!!!! All your compliments are MUCHLY (MUSHLY) appreciated. **Mushy nods** Off topic, I'm so excited for your part in No Day but Today… we're talking about the 20s right now in English, totally randomly, and I get so excited cuz I'm getting ALL these ideas for my story!!!!!! WHOO WHOO! Thanks for the review Gem! ((Let's get a conspiracy together to get Mis and Shade to update Eclipse, shall we??))
Mist )( Gotta say, I'm right up there with ya as an obsessive-compulsive-man-I-love-romances chick. LOL! Thanks for the review Misty!
Blinks-Tiger )( Haha, I liked how you could summarize my entire chapter in like three words. ;D Thanks for the review Tig!!!!!!!!!!!
Sugar )( WOW! On the whole ff.net?! You're friggin too nice! Thank you so much, though!!! And thanks for the review. :D :D :D
WhatAboutBreakfast )( **Mondie blinks** WOW! Thanks so much. I love your name, it's very creative! :D Haha. Thanks for the review!!!!
misprint )( I'm willing to share the run-on review. LOL! :D Yeah, we got a little song "Crimson and Clover" action all up in here (Today's tendency is to type as if I am Miss Thang and a gangsta, so please forgive me)! I burst into random song and dance all the time. Everyone is generally very annoyed with me at all times. Haha that wasn't very nice to call Snitch a moron. **Mondie looks possessive, even tho Snitch is one of her least-favey-daveys** **Snitch looks insulted** **Mush looks bored** Thanks Mis, I love your reviews. You're tres wonderful!!!!!!!! Mappy mappy mappy mappy mappy!!! Thanks for the review ever so much, dahling!
Aki )( I hate washing dishes! LOL I think that's why I made Race hate it so much. Not actually because of the lack of interaction like he claimed, but because washing dishes SUCKS. Haha! Thanks for the review!!
Emu )( MDLF- You're right, I am a lurker! **Mondie hangs head** In fact, I'm worse than a lurker, because my email filled up with NML and I had to get a new account and I haven't changed my account email yet. Don't hit me! LOLOL. I'm glad the llamas are good. Thanks for the review!
Ace )( Thanks!!! :D I loved the end of the last chapter, too. Thanks for the reviews!
The Omniscient Bookseller )( DID YOU REALLY USE "MAPPY" THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY IN REGULAR CONVERSATION?!?!?! That is the best thing I have ever heard (besides Mushy Darling's WONDERFUL singing voice, of course)!!!!! That is so… for lack of a better word, mappy, that I can't even tell you!!!! AHHH! Thanks for the review, Omni!!!!
Court Jester )( I can't believe Rent is almost done. NOOO! You're not allowed to end it. How about you go back and fix it so that BLINK is Angel and Mush is Collins and then Mushy won't die! Thanks for the review hun!
Taffee )( Thanks!!! :D Sorry you haven't had much of a part lately… it will change soon, with any luck. There's just so many of y'all! LOL. Thanks for the review!
Divinity )( You're welcome goilie! I'm glad you liked it. :D That's always what I worry about—that the person it's about, won't like their chappy. Thanks for the review, Div!
Sorrow )( Thanks!! And tell Taffee thanks for me for telling you about the story. Word of mouth is my best publicity! Thanks for the review!!
falco )( You won't get much added Spot with the DVD, he's only in the school portion (which is hosted by MY SWEETIE in the See All About It feature). I know, Kimi was complaining about it. Lots of goils wanna be Spot's, but Relic got to me first that night after I announced my casting call. LOL! Thanks for the review!!
Lindi )( I love Mush as well!!! And the ice cream line… I've already quoted it twice today. I believe that is perhaps one of Aaron's most fantastical lines EVER. If you'd really like a story, send me your profile. I've had another idea for a songfic in my head… I'm not sure though, and I don't know when I'd get it written (I have ZERO time lately) but if you'd like me to write something with you and Mushy Darling, send a profile to my email!! :D Thanks for the review!
Klips )( Heh, guess what! It's on ff.net! Hahahaha. Thanks for the compliments, and for the review!!!! :D
Merlin's Quill )( Nope, not Itey and Stress just yet… soon, though. :D Patience, grasshopper. ((Don't ask why that just popped into my head, cuz I have no idea.)) Thanks for the review!
Frenchy )( Thanks!! :D Is your name influenced by Grease in any way? Thanks for the review!
Untouchables
Chapter 8
Tunes sighed as she listened to Divinity telling all the Clover Gang girls about her training at the restaurant, and Race's cuteness. It wasn't that Tunes necessarily didn't like the story. It's just that she was anxious to get her OWN love story started.
She looked over to her right, and felt a little bit more subdued. Sitting glumly on the floor, with her legs pulled up to her chest and a forlorn look on her face, was Stress. Dragonfly was watching her, looking worried. All of the girls had been worried about Stress, since Itey had decided that friends-only was the way to go. As Relic put it, "Don't they have it figured out yet that we're all gonna be dating them? Why are they even putting up a fight against it?" Then she had begun to sing a snappy little song she'd decided would be their theme song (which, purely coincidental, had been made up by Relic herself) which they were all trying desperately to forget. It went along the lines of, "We want our men / We wear dark green / Spot is the cutest / boy ever seen."
Relic now stood on the picnic table, holding her yogurt up as if it were a scepter. "Clover Gang! I announce our newest couple to be formed—TUNES AND SNODDY!"
Tunes nearly fell over in shock, and happiness. Relic sat back down and looked smug. "So here's how you're gonna get Snodds, Tunes…"
French 4 came much too slowly that day. The girls filtered in quickly after lunch, and were all sitting primly in seats by the time Mush and Snoddy sauntered in. The two boys looked confused at the lack of activity in the room, but judging that it was a "female thing," shrugged it off. Mush felt a wave of excitement rush through his veins. He knew that one of the girls in the room had to like him, and he was wondering desperately who it was. By the unease and tension in the room, he figured today would be his day.
There were only two empty desks left, and Mush sat down in the front one. He noticed that transfer student, Tunes, looking quite nervous in the desk next to his. He smiled to himself. His lucky day.
He noticed that she was quite pretty, and flashed her an easygoing grin. She smiled back, a little reluctantly, at him. Snoddy had by now taken the seat behind Mush, and had bent over, letting his longish hair fall in his eyes while he attempted to get a few minutes' sleep before class.
Mush leaned over to Tunes' desk, and grabbed one of her hands. She looked at him, a little frightened. He cleared his throat. He had one of the best voices in school, dammit, and he was going to share it.
"My gift is my so-o-o-ong," he sang lightly, his lips pursing. A giggle went through the room, but this didn't deter Mush. He just grinned all the wider, his smile gigantic. Relic couldn't contain herself and went into gales of laughter, but Mush just figured that this was because he had figured out their plan. Tunes was beginning to look horrified, which confused him just a tad. He hadn't thought that she was the shy type before. He shrugged, and continued to sing. "…And this one's for you. And you can tell everybody that this is your song."
"Mush! Stop!" Tunes said, her mouth making a perfect O of shock. "I'm not the one who likes you!"
"What?" Mush asked, horror crossing his face. "Whaddya mean? Of course you are."
"No, I'm not," Tunes answered. She looked flustered as she grabbed her hand back from him.
"But… but…" Mush sputtered.
Tunes shook her head, then jerked it back and over a few times towards Snoddy's slumbering frame. Mush continued to look confused for a moment, then gasped when he understood. "Aw, man…"
"I'm sorry," Tunes apologized meekly. "I mean, I do think you're cute and all. Just not…"
"American Eagle cute," Mush continued.
Snoddy's head snapped up at the mention of one of his modeling employers. "Huh?" he asked, his voice thick with exhaustion. He'd had a late night the previous night, doing a summer clothing layout for the Gap.
"Nothing, Snodds. Go back to sleep," Mush answered.
"Okay," Snoddy agreed, letting his head fall back onto his arms. Mush rolled his eyes.
Relic looked thoughtful. "Say, Mush," she said softly, so she didn't alert Snoddy. "Whaddya say to helping us hook up Tunes and … him?"
Mush shrugged. "Is it almost my turn to get one of you lovely ladies?"
"Uh… sure," Relic answered, even though for her schedule, Mush was one of the last boys she planned on hooking up. She was well aware of Mush's big mouth, and knew that he'd blab to the other members of his gang who liked who. And where would the fun be in that?
"Then I guess I can help you," Mush said slowly.
Relic looked over to make sure that Snoddy was still asleep, then she began to tell Mush in a low voice what their plan of action really was.
After school, Stress caught sight of Itey. She sighed and tried to walk past him quickly, to get the stinging rejection over with. Much to her surprise, however, Itey fell into step beside her.
"Hey, Stress. Ya wanna come over and have some ice cream or something with me?" he asked angelically, his smile wide and innocent and perfectly platonic.
"Don't you have your guy friends to hang out with?" she asked in exasperation. It was true that she had been the one who'd wanted to be at least friends, but she'd quickly figured out that that hurt almost as much as no Itey at all.
"Yeah, well, Snitch usually comes over, but… ya know…" Itey jerked his head backwards, and Stress caught sight of Dragonfly and Snitch already all over each other.
She gave a short laugh. "Yeah, I know," she agreed. "And I'd be happy to join you for ice cream."
Davey stopped Snoddy in the hallway. "Heya, Snodds. Need any help with French?"
Snoddy turned his head and sighed. "Yeah, but I don't know how awake I am."
Davey smiled. "Ah, that's all right. Go on up to the French room, I'll be there as soon as I put away my AP Calculus book."
Snoddy nodded, and headed up the stairs to the French room. He saw that the door was closed and the lights were off, and wondered if the door had been locked for the night already. He tried the knob and found that it opened easily.
He stepped inside and the door swung shut behind him. He put his hand on the lightswitch to flip the fluorescent bulbs on, but felt a hand on his shoulder and heard a light voice whisper in his ear, "Don't." He turned, startled, and saw quite a vision. A familiar-looking girl, with dark red hair and dark green eyes, stood behind him. She wore a sparkly green evening gown (borrowed, of course, from Relic), which matched the dark green ribbon tied on her left arm. He tried desperately to think of her Clover Gang name, and finally remembered it. "Tunes?"
Tunes smiled. "Hit it, Mush."
Mush, who had been sitting on the teacher's desk, unnoticed, pushed play on a small tape player next to him. He then began belting out "I Swear," even though it wasn't on his usual song repertoire. He held a small flashlight, which he flicked on and beamed at a small disco ball that Relic had suspended from the ceiling.
"May I have this dance?" Tunes asked.
Snoddy felt all sleep leaving his thoughts, and gave a grin. "I'd love to dance with you." And the two twirled their way around and through the desks.
When Mush finished his song, he burst into an a capella rendition of Elvis' "Love Me Tender," which Tunes figured was sweet and nice. When he launched "Candle In The Wind," however, she pushed him lovingly and tenderly out the door.
He ran straight into Relic, who, of course, was doing her best to spy on the couple. "How are they doing?" she hissed.
Mush, though still a little put out about being shoved out of the room, grinned. "I don't know how you do it, Rel, but this works like a charm."
Tunes turned back to where Snoddy stood in the darkness, after she'd shoved Mush outside. "Thanks for dancing with me," she told him.
"Who said we were gonna stop?" he answered, reaching out and grabbing her hand, and spinning her into his arms.
"But there's no music."
"Then I'll sing," Snoddy answered. He began to softly sing "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)," and Tunes was practically melting in his arms. Though he'd never particularly noticed Tunes before, he was quite flattered by all the imagination that had been put into this.
Besides, he hadn't really been sleeping in French class.