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A/N: In this chapter, Ren and Larry deal with their first meeting. ** Means thoughts. Enjoy!
Larry's POV
I have to be partners with Ren. I actually have to work with that self-satisfied, little miss perfect that thinks she can win anything she wants. If she thinks being partners with her will stop me from getting an "A", she's mistaken. I return to my seat after asking Ren where we should meet for our first check on the assignment. I pull out some paper and start to make a list of places where we could meet. After writing down a couple of places, I decided the best place to meet is the library, on Saturday after practice, where we do the check thing quickly and go it over with. After some final instructions on the project, Mr. Ferro dismissed us and I walked to my locker.
Ren's POV
How could this happen? So early in the year and it's already turning into a disaster. After writing down some final instructions on the project, Mr. Ferro let us leave. I walk to my locker with Charlotte complaining all the way about her partner, Bobby. "Ren, you got off lucky with Larry, even though he's like your worst enemy" Charlotte said as we reached my locker. She's wearing a black skirt with red stockings, a red shirt that says 'Bad Angel'. I gave Charlotte one of my do-I-look-stupid-to-you looks and roll my eyes. "Please Char, you know as well as I that you would rather be partners with a old crush than with some jealous, competitive bug," I argued as I opened my locker. "But I don't have the crush on Bobby, you do Ren" continued Charlotte while I picked up my world History book. I looked around to see if anyone had heard her and turned back toward her "Go ahead Char, tell the whole school with that big mouth" I exclaim as a group of freshmen passed my locker. "Besides I did have a crush on Bobby, but that's over with now" I enlightened Charlotte.
"Hay Ren, hey Char, watcha doing?" Louis greeted us has he came down the hallway. Charlotte turned to Louis and replied, "Don't call me Char, Lou." She looked at me and said "I need to go lunch so I'll catch you later, Ren. Don't worry it will work out in the end" *I hope so* I told myself. She walked by Louis and said to him "Bye Lou, hope you pass your gym test" before she headed for the cafeteria. Louis, shaking his head, came towards me and said, "She's a weird one, she is." "Ren, there's a rumor going around that you have to work with Larry Beales on some project. Say it ain't so Ren, say it ain't so" Louis cried out. He is such a drama king sometimes, it's just embarrassing. I close my locker and turned to him. "Yes it's true Louis, and there's nothing you can do about it. You think I like the idea of Larry Beales being my partner? No I don't. But I will deal with the situation in a civilized manner. I hope you can live with this. Louis put his hand on his chin and said, "Yeah, I can do that. As long as he doesn't come to our house, I'll be fine." "Don't worry, I wouldn't want Beales there either. I think we should meet in a safe place with lots of people. Like the…uh…" I looked down the hall as a group of students came out the library. "Library, I think we should meet in the library." I shout. Louis looks at me like I'm crazy. I tell Louis "go to gym class already and get it over with" as I head to Larry's locker.
Larry's POV
I took out my Spanish notebook and slammed my locker shut. My boy Erick who shares my locker sometimes looks at me funny and asks me "What's your problem? Girl trouble?" "Not like you think" I mutter and walked toward my Spanish class. I was looking over last night's homework when guess who I bump into? Yes, that's right it's Ren! I slam into her knocking both of us down. "Ugh, Larry watch were your going!" She shouted as she stood up. She's wearing blue jeans, a white shirt, and a blue vest. *Nice clothes, nice pants, nice…. Stop! Think about other things * I tell myself. I got up and answered "I wouldn't have to if little miss perfect would watch were she was doing!" "It's always about you isn't it Larry?" said Ren "To concerned with what your doing to look out for others." She snapped. I was to worried about passing a Spanish test than to stand her and argue with her so I asked her "Ren, what do you want? Isn't enough that I have to be partners with you much less hear your annoying voice so say what you have to say so I can get to Spanish class."
Ren's POV
He is so rude! He knocks me down, insults me, and then demands a reason for me bothering him. I brush the dirt off of my clothes and fix my hair. He looks at me, looks at all my stuff on the floor and bends down to help me. What? He's helping me? Ugh, he so confusing sometimes I can't stand it. *But isn't that what you like about him? He changes from good guy to bad guy so much that it makes it confusing for you to figure out what you want* I shake my head and start picking up my books. I watch him pick up the last of his things while he waits for my answer. He has on some black jeans, a wife beater under a yellow and black samurai shirt. His undershirt is thin and I can just make out the features of his six-pact. *Looks nice don't it? * *No I' m just waiting for him to finish picking up his things* *yeah right, sure* "Ren, Ren?" "Are you ok?" Larry asked me. His brown eyes staring at me with concern and his voice thoughtful and sincere for a change. I straitened myself up and told him "I've decided the best place to meet is in the library. Is there a problem with that?" He moved passed me and said "Fine. Is one-thirty on Saturday a good time for you?"
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