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FRIENDSHIP
NOTE: I do not own any of these characters. They belong to the WB and only the WB. But I do own Leslie and anyone you don't recognize.
Summary: Connor and Leslie's friendship is through.
CHAPTER 24
The next afternoon at lunch Leslie was sitting at a table with Harold and Kathy. Connor was sitting on the other side of the room with his hockey friends.
"Leslie, what's been up with you and Connor?" Kathy asked.
"Yeah. I mean we've barely seen you guys," said Harold.
"Oh. I'm sorry. It's been crazy. Especially with me," said Leslie.
"Leslie, we know things are tough," said Kathy. "Your mom died. Your father's a jerk. You had to move into that hotel. Let's not forget Rob. You must miss him."
"No. I don't. I hate him," said Leslie.
"Why'd you two break up again?" asked Harold.
"What?"
"You never told us why you broke up," said Kathy.
"I didn't? Well, you guys know how Rob is always getting jealous. I sort of got sick of that," said Leslie.
"Oh," said Kathy. "Why didn't you just try to work it out?"
"I've outgrown Rob. He's not for me anymore," said Leslie. "Not at all."
Harold looked across at Connor's table. "I bet I know who is for you."
"Who?" Leslie asked. Harold tilted his head in the direction of Connor. "Connor? Oh, come on. No way."
"Yes, way," said Kathy.
"Definitely," said Harold.
"Oh, you guys are so totally off," said Leslie.
"Fine," said Kathy. "If you say so."
After school Connor and Leslie took separate ways home. Leslie did her homework up in her room and Connor did his on a couch in the lobby. Angel and Cordelia were sitting together on the round couch talking when Lorne walked in.
"I just realized something," said Lorne. "This hotel is turning into a couples retreat."
"What?" said Cordy.
"I'm getting a little on the jealous side here," said Lorne. "There's you and Angel. There is Fred and Gunn. And now there's Connor and Leslie."
"What?" said Connor, looking up from his math homework.
"You and Leslie," said Lorne.
"I am not nor will I ever be with Leslie Brooke."
"Connor, calm down. He was just-"
"Well, it was stupid for him to think okay?" Connor broke in rudely. Then he realized what he said. "Sorry, Lorne. I didn't mean it that way."
"It's okay, kiddo," said the green demon.
"Connor, is everything okay?" Angel asked. "You and Leslie are usually inseparable."
"Things change and so do people," said Connor.
"Are you sure you want things to change?" asked Angel.
"Dad, I don't know. Anyway, I have a lot of homework to do." He went back to it. No one else said anything.
FRIENDSHIP
NOTE: I do not own any of these characters. They belong to the WB and only the WB. But I do own Leslie and anyone you don't recognize.
Summary: Connor and Leslie's friendship is through.
CHAPTER 24
The next afternoon at lunch Leslie was sitting at a table with Harold and Kathy. Connor was sitting on the other side of the room with his hockey friends.
"Leslie, what's been up with you and Connor?" Kathy asked.
"Yeah. I mean we've barely seen you guys," said Harold.
"Oh. I'm sorry. It's been crazy. Especially with me," said Leslie.
"Leslie, we know things are tough," said Kathy. "Your mom died. Your father's a jerk. You had to move into that hotel. Let's not forget Rob. You must miss him."
"No. I don't. I hate him," said Leslie.
"Why'd you two break up again?" asked Harold.
"What?"
"You never told us why you broke up," said Kathy.
"I didn't? Well, you guys know how Rob is always getting jealous. I sort of got sick of that," said Leslie.
"Oh," said Kathy. "Why didn't you just try to work it out?"
"I've outgrown Rob. He's not for me anymore," said Leslie. "Not at all."
Harold looked across at Connor's table. "I bet I know who is for you."
"Who?" Leslie asked. Harold tilted his head in the direction of Connor. "Connor? Oh, come on. No way."
"Yes, way," said Kathy.
"Definitely," said Harold.
"Oh, you guys are so totally off," said Leslie.
"Fine," said Kathy. "If you say so."
After school Connor and Leslie took separate ways home. Leslie did her homework up in her room and Connor did his on a couch in the lobby. Angel and Cordelia were sitting together on the round couch talking when Lorne walked in.
"I just realized something," said Lorne. "This hotel is turning into a couples retreat."
"What?" said Cordy.
"I'm getting a little on the jealous side here," said Lorne. "There's you and Angel. There is Fred and Gunn. And now there's Connor and Leslie."
"What?" said Connor, looking up from his math homework.
"You and Leslie," said Lorne.
"I am not nor will I ever be with Leslie Brooke."
"Connor, calm down. He was just-"
"Well, it was stupid for him to think okay?" Connor broke in rudely. Then he realized what he said. "Sorry, Lorne. I didn't mean it that way."
"It's okay, kiddo," said the green demon.
"Connor, is everything okay?" Angel asked. "You and Leslie are usually inseparable."
"Things change and so do people," said Connor.
"Are you sure you want things to change?" asked Angel.
"Dad, I don't know. Anyway, I have a lot of homework to do." He went back to it. No one else said anything.