Another chapter finished! YAY! I'm concluding this story up within 2 more chapters and hopefully starting another.on the ninth graders.but anyway. Be mine. Yeah. It's going pretty well. Craig's evil? Well, we'll see. I really do like Craig so hopefully things will turn out for the better. I don't know if Manny holds grudges, but I think, if Craig's motives are right, he could get back to her. Sean and Emma.well, they're adorable. LOOOOVE THEM! Read on now, and stop listening to me babble.
R E M E M B E R Y E S T E R D A Y ? ?

Sean was shocked that Emma would even be near him after what he did.and suddenly he was kissing her.

"I'm sorry." She said again, once they pulled apart.

"I missed you, Em." (Like in that episode where Ashley and Jimmy get back together."I love you Ash." That was the CUTEST thing I've EVER seen!!) Suddenly Sean was filled with that giddy feeling that he's only felt once before. He held her in his arms until they both knew they should be getting home, and he walked her back to her house, just a block away.

B A C K A T S C H O O L . . . O N M O N D A Y . . .

Craig turned around to stare into Emma's face.

"No, no Emma.that's not it." He searched desperately for words.

"Oh really?" She said coolly. "It sure sounded like it to me."

"No! I mean, sort of, yes, No! No. Please. You can't tell Manny."

"I can't believe you, Craig! You said all that adorable sweet stuff to Manny to get her to make up with you for a lousy twenty dollars! You are the most rude and selfish person I've ever met!"

"No.wait Emma.it's not like that!" He said as she turned away. Craig sighed and punched the outside brick wall.

"Ooo, Craig's getting in trouble with an eighth grader!" Spinner teased.

"Shut up!" He shot Spinner a dirty look and left to chase after Emma.

**Surely she's gonna tell Manny.* He thought to himself as he searched the hallways for her. Finally he did find her, talking to Manny. He swore and then Manny turned around. He winced, waiting for her to chew him out. But, obviously clueless, she said

"Hey you!"

"Uh, hey Manny." He faked a nervous smile. "Emma can I talk to you?" Emma sighed but followed him.

"Chill Craig. I didn't tell her." He breathed a sigh. "But I should of, you know. And I'm still mad. You're playing Manny and she should know. Obviously you're not going to tell her. You made the bet in the first place. And I can't, because YOU have broken her heart before! I'm disgusted. And you should be too."

She shook her head and looked down on him like he were dirt. Then she left.

If that didn't make Craig feel like the worst person ever, then nothing would. What's wrong with him?!

L A T E R, A T L U N C H . . .

"Manny, I have something to tell you." Emma said quietly, but surely not modestly. Craig was sitting just a few feet away.

"Okay." She said. They walked to the shade of a nearby tree.

"This morning, I heard Craig talking to Jimmy and Spinner.you know. Well, I was going to go up to him and tell him about Sean. Well anyway, I heard him ask for twenty dollars from Spinner cause he kissed you." She paused. "It was a bet. Then Spinner told him for fifty more dollars he had to.you know, get to.second base."

At first, Manny denied it.

"You still like Craig, don't you? You want to break us up!" She turned away.

"Why would I do that? I have Sean." Emma said, unnaturally cool.

"No! I mean, he couldn't have!" Manny broke down in her friend's arms.

"I trusted him! He broke my heart once! Why did I let him do it again!"

"It's not your fault." Emma told her.

"I didn't even know that Craig would stoop that low. He was the nicest guy ever. He was. And remember what he said when he wanted to get you guys back together.he was so sweet. It isn't your fault."

After a few more minutes in the bathroom, they emerged and guess whose face they saw with the most worthless and depressed look ever on it - standing right outside?