Love Can Be Brutal Chapter 2- Backfire! Rated: PG-13 Disclaimer: I own
nothing, so refrain from law suits of any kind. Oh, and just so everyone
knows, this story will not stay so optimistic! It can't, or there would be
no conflict, and hence, no story.
Kendra drew in a breath as she took in what Toby was asking her. Someone was asking her, Kendra, "Spinner The Hottie"'s weird little sister, whether she would be their girlfriend. Kenz figured that the question would come up at some point in time, since they'd been going out quite a bit lately. Not used to requited love, she choked out a "Yes!" and stared at Toby apprehensively, unsure of what should happen next. As she was hoping, Toby made the first move. He leaned in slowly and carefully to kiss her lightly on the lips. Kenz just grinned and let the fact that she had a boyfriend sink in.
It was Monday morning. Terri and Paige walked up the front steps of Degrassi, directly into Spinner, who had his arm around Ellie. Terri gasped. She had had a crush on Spin since forever, and now he had a girlfriend by the looks of it. Shoot! A/N: If I'm gonna keep saying "shoot" then maybe I should rate this PG. Anyways... Paige also seemed quite upset, but that was just because her makeup was smudged. Hazel walked up the steps behind them and grabbed Paige's mirror. "How could you do that Hazel? Can't you see that I'm trying to fix my eye shadow?! Ter, how could you have let me out of the house like this?!" "Sorry, Paige, it was just a tiny smudge. You can't even notice it unless you're looking for it." "Well, you should have been looking for it!" Paige replied in a "this argument is over" tone. She and Hazel strutted into the building, but Terri stayed by Spinner. "So, you two together?" she asked, crossing her fingers that it was all just a joke, a scheme to make somebody jealous. "Yeah. We went out this weekend and really hit it off!" Spin said as he kissed Ellie playfully on the forehead. Terri, suddenly feeling very sick, headed inside to the nearest washroom.
Emma was feeling very depressed. Manny had ditched her for Craig twice that weekend, and was doing it again that morning. When she was with Sean, she'd never done that. Or had she? She brushed off the thought with a "this is different" rationalization. Of course it was no different, and that thought lingered in the back of Emma's brain. In the front of her brain, however, was "Operation Get A Boyfriend." Many guys liked Emma, and she knew that. There was one particular guy on her mind, one boy that had been pining over her for as long as she could remember. That boy was Toby Isaacs.
Toby was hanging with J.T. by their locker at that very moment, arguing over some smelly food that J.T. refused to remove.
"It's part of an experiment!" he said, "I'm trying to see the state of food at different stages of rotting." That had to have been the most disgusting thing Toby ever heard in the history of his existence. How could anyone possibly ever be interested in the rate of rotting foods? YUCK! Sometimes he wondered why the two of them were even friends, but he tended to chalk it up to the "opposites attract" theory. Moldy food in his locker was where Toby had to draw the line. He suddenly got an idea.
"Hey, J.T., I'm sure you don't want this whole locker lined with pictures of Kenz, do you?" he asked slyly. "You can't do that! Only half of the locker is yours, so only half can be covered in Kendra," J.T. replied, not noticing the error in his words.
"That makes sense, but your smelly food makes the entire locker stink. So why shouldn't I decorate the whole thing?" J.T had to admit it. Toby had him on that one.
"Fine," he said, "No smelly food if you put up only one Kendra picture."
"Deal!" Toby answered with a grin. He only had one picture of Kendra to put up, so he hadn't really been compromising. He put up his one wallet size picture with a heart frame and closed the locker, just as Emma walked over to him. Toby was feeling very confident all of a sudden. He wasn't under Emma's power, and it felt great. He could finally have a normal, sweat-less conversation with the girl he'd been obsessed with for so long.
"Hey, Emma," he said, "What a wonderful day it is don't you think?"
"Yes, I suppose it is, for the both of us. I have an offer that I believe you won't mind taking up. I just realized that I would like to be your girlfriend. If you still like me, I'd love you to be my boyfriend." Emma grinned. She knew there was no way she'd be turned down. Toby had liked her since forever and had shown no signs of stopping any time soon. He opened his mouth to speak, shocked that he was having this conversation with Emma.
"I...er...ummm...I already have a...ummm, well....I already have a girlfriend."
To Be Continued...
Okay, thanks to whoever has been reading this. I'm having loads of fun writing it. Oh yeah, I hate Emma, so she will never be in a very good situation throughout this whole thing. Sorry Emma fans, she just bugs me horribly.
Kendra drew in a breath as she took in what Toby was asking her. Someone was asking her, Kendra, "Spinner The Hottie"'s weird little sister, whether she would be their girlfriend. Kenz figured that the question would come up at some point in time, since they'd been going out quite a bit lately. Not used to requited love, she choked out a "Yes!" and stared at Toby apprehensively, unsure of what should happen next. As she was hoping, Toby made the first move. He leaned in slowly and carefully to kiss her lightly on the lips. Kenz just grinned and let the fact that she had a boyfriend sink in.
It was Monday morning. Terri and Paige walked up the front steps of Degrassi, directly into Spinner, who had his arm around Ellie. Terri gasped. She had had a crush on Spin since forever, and now he had a girlfriend by the looks of it. Shoot! A/N: If I'm gonna keep saying "shoot" then maybe I should rate this PG. Anyways... Paige also seemed quite upset, but that was just because her makeup was smudged. Hazel walked up the steps behind them and grabbed Paige's mirror. "How could you do that Hazel? Can't you see that I'm trying to fix my eye shadow?! Ter, how could you have let me out of the house like this?!" "Sorry, Paige, it was just a tiny smudge. You can't even notice it unless you're looking for it." "Well, you should have been looking for it!" Paige replied in a "this argument is over" tone. She and Hazel strutted into the building, but Terri stayed by Spinner. "So, you two together?" she asked, crossing her fingers that it was all just a joke, a scheme to make somebody jealous. "Yeah. We went out this weekend and really hit it off!" Spin said as he kissed Ellie playfully on the forehead. Terri, suddenly feeling very sick, headed inside to the nearest washroom.
Emma was feeling very depressed. Manny had ditched her for Craig twice that weekend, and was doing it again that morning. When she was with Sean, she'd never done that. Or had she? She brushed off the thought with a "this is different" rationalization. Of course it was no different, and that thought lingered in the back of Emma's brain. In the front of her brain, however, was "Operation Get A Boyfriend." Many guys liked Emma, and she knew that. There was one particular guy on her mind, one boy that had been pining over her for as long as she could remember. That boy was Toby Isaacs.
Toby was hanging with J.T. by their locker at that very moment, arguing over some smelly food that J.T. refused to remove.
"It's part of an experiment!" he said, "I'm trying to see the state of food at different stages of rotting." That had to have been the most disgusting thing Toby ever heard in the history of his existence. How could anyone possibly ever be interested in the rate of rotting foods? YUCK! Sometimes he wondered why the two of them were even friends, but he tended to chalk it up to the "opposites attract" theory. Moldy food in his locker was where Toby had to draw the line. He suddenly got an idea.
"Hey, J.T., I'm sure you don't want this whole locker lined with pictures of Kenz, do you?" he asked slyly. "You can't do that! Only half of the locker is yours, so only half can be covered in Kendra," J.T. replied, not noticing the error in his words.
"That makes sense, but your smelly food makes the entire locker stink. So why shouldn't I decorate the whole thing?" J.T had to admit it. Toby had him on that one.
"Fine," he said, "No smelly food if you put up only one Kendra picture."
"Deal!" Toby answered with a grin. He only had one picture of Kendra to put up, so he hadn't really been compromising. He put up his one wallet size picture with a heart frame and closed the locker, just as Emma walked over to him. Toby was feeling very confident all of a sudden. He wasn't under Emma's power, and it felt great. He could finally have a normal, sweat-less conversation with the girl he'd been obsessed with for so long.
"Hey, Emma," he said, "What a wonderful day it is don't you think?"
"Yes, I suppose it is, for the both of us. I have an offer that I believe you won't mind taking up. I just realized that I would like to be your girlfriend. If you still like me, I'd love you to be my boyfriend." Emma grinned. She knew there was no way she'd be turned down. Toby had liked her since forever and had shown no signs of stopping any time soon. He opened his mouth to speak, shocked that he was having this conversation with Emma.
"I...er...ummm...I already have a...ummm, well....I already have a girlfriend."
To Be Continued...
Okay, thanks to whoever has been reading this. I'm having loads of fun writing it. Oh yeah, I hate Emma, so she will never be in a very good situation throughout this whole thing. Sorry Emma fans, she just bugs me horribly.