READ!!!! === Hey us again, anyway I'm sorry to those of you who didn't
like that last chapter, but at least give us a chance instead of telling us
you hate it, it was only the first chapter. Anyway hope you like this one
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*Roxy's POV*
I was sitting in my seat near the back, waiting for Merton as usual. We've been friends since the first day of freshman year. He's a great friend to have. Funny, sweet, understanding, everything a friend should be. Plus we have the same interests, supernatural and the world of goth. Okay I don't dress goth but its cool to read about. Just then I heard his laugh and looked towards the door. He walked in with a girl on his arm. "Merton!" I said. He looked over and I waved.
"Hey, Roxy!" He said. Merton and the new girl walked over to my desk. He sat down next to me and the girl sat on the other side of him.
"Who's your friend?"
"Rockelle Jones, meet my long lost buddy, Sabrina Randle."
"Hi, Its nice to met you Rockelle." She said happily as she reached out her hand for mine.
I shook her hand and said, "Nice to meet you too. And my friends call me Rocky or Roxy, pick whichever on you like the most." I smiled and so did she.
"Ok, Roxy..its nice to meet you." She said taking a seat on the other side of Merton
"Ditto." I looked back at Merton.
"So, got any plans tonight, Merton?"
"Yeah, Rina and I are going to The Factory tonight."
"Oh....To catch up?" I asked hoping slightly that it wasn't a date.
"Yeah. We have a lot of catching up to do. Maybe we'll have time for a dance or two, right, Rina?" he said, looking back at her.
"Sure," she said with a smile.
On the inside I was pouting, but on the outside I smiled. "Have a good time tonight."
"Hey Merton maybe Roxy could join us a bit later after we've talked some."
"Sounds good to me, that way you and Roxy can get to know each other. What do ya say, Roxy?"
"Sounds great. Thanks. I'm sure I'll already be there, free bowling."
"Cool" Merton replied as the teacher came in
*Rina's POV*
Merton and I had been talking for a while, about the past and about after I moved and just simple catching up and were now in the middle of a dance.
I noticed his football player friend standing behind Merton. "Hi," I said.
Merton turned around. "Oh, hi, Tommy. Now if you don't mind, I'm kinda in the middle of something."
"Oh, I see. Merton's got a girl...." Tommy said with a grin.
"Not now, Tommy." I grinned; Merton was blushing a bit,
"Tommy, be nice to him, we've just been catching up and we wanted a break from talking."
"Yeah, okay. Just wanted to say hi to Merton and his female friend. I'm gonna go see how Roxy's bowling tonight." With that, he was gone.
*Merton's POV*
"So how long have you and Tommy been friends?"
"For as long as Roxy and I have, meaning since day one of freshman year."
"Wow, that's great, I just never thought you got along with the jocks."
"Tommy's different. We understand each other."
"That's cool though, so what's up with you and Roxy?"
"We're just friends. We met in one of our classes and found out we were both members of the Gothic Fantasy Guild."
"Gothic Fantasy Guild? What's that?"
I smiled. "Its a club devoted to gothic things. Its really interesting."
"Cool, I'll have to look into it," She replied grinning
"Yeah, you should." The song ended. "What now?"
"We can go see what Roxy's up to."
"Sure, she's probably down at the lanes."
She looked back and waved. "Hey," she said when we got to her lane.
"How ya bowling tonight?" Merton asked.
"Not so good," she laughed. "My score is like, 10 and I'm on the fifth frame."
"Really? What's wrong? Merton tells me you're usually a great bowler."
"I'm probably just tired." She shrugged.
"Roxy you sure your ok? You've been acting weird all day." I asked concerned
"Merton, I'm okay...don't worry." For some reason I didn't believe her but I wasn't going to pry. She'll tell me sooner or later, I thought to myself. "So, Roxy, wanna get something to eat?"
She shook her head. "Thanks, but no thanks. I'm just gonna go home and relax. See ya at school tomorrow. Bye, Rina. Bye, Tommy. And, Merton, I'll talk to you later." Then she walked away.
"Merton? Did I do something wrong? She doesn't seem to like me being around much....."
"No, you didn't do anything wrong, Rina. Maybe she's sick or something."
"Or maybe she really is tired," Tommy said.
"I don't know....I'll call her later or maybe talk to her at school tomorrow and I'll find out what's wrong."
"Why are you so convinced something's wrong? Everyone's got their off days. She'll be fine, she always is. I'm gonna go find Lori. See ya."
"Bye Tommy." I said as he left.
"So....Merton, this lair you've been telling me about......"
"Wanna see it?" I asked smiling.
"Of course."
"Well, lets go then." We linked arms and walked out.
*Roxy's POV*
I sighed as I got back to my house. He seems to really like Rina and that kind of hurts. I've liked him for a long time and cant seem to get him to notice me as more than a friend.
"Curse my shyness to hell," I muttered going upstairs to my room. I flopped on my bed and looked at the phone. 'Maybe I should call him...but he's probably not home yet....' I thought to myself.
"Oh hell....I can always leave a message telling him to call me." I said reaching for the phone.
I dialed his number and it started ringing. It rang four times before the answering machine picked up.
"Hey, you've reached Merton's lair. As you can tell I'm not home right now. I'm probably out on a date or fighting the forces of--Tommy don't touch that!" Beeeep. I laughed. 'He really needs to change that message,' I thought.
"Hey, Merton. Its me. Uh....call me, okay? Bye."
Ok that's it for now, please review and any flames will be used to toast marshmallows covered in cough syrup. Thanks!!!!
*Roxy's POV*
I was sitting in my seat near the back, waiting for Merton as usual. We've been friends since the first day of freshman year. He's a great friend to have. Funny, sweet, understanding, everything a friend should be. Plus we have the same interests, supernatural and the world of goth. Okay I don't dress goth but its cool to read about. Just then I heard his laugh and looked towards the door. He walked in with a girl on his arm. "Merton!" I said. He looked over and I waved.
"Hey, Roxy!" He said. Merton and the new girl walked over to my desk. He sat down next to me and the girl sat on the other side of him.
"Who's your friend?"
"Rockelle Jones, meet my long lost buddy, Sabrina Randle."
"Hi, Its nice to met you Rockelle." She said happily as she reached out her hand for mine.
I shook her hand and said, "Nice to meet you too. And my friends call me Rocky or Roxy, pick whichever on you like the most." I smiled and so did she.
"Ok, Roxy..its nice to meet you." She said taking a seat on the other side of Merton
"Ditto." I looked back at Merton.
"So, got any plans tonight, Merton?"
"Yeah, Rina and I are going to The Factory tonight."
"Oh....To catch up?" I asked hoping slightly that it wasn't a date.
"Yeah. We have a lot of catching up to do. Maybe we'll have time for a dance or two, right, Rina?" he said, looking back at her.
"Sure," she said with a smile.
On the inside I was pouting, but on the outside I smiled. "Have a good time tonight."
"Hey Merton maybe Roxy could join us a bit later after we've talked some."
"Sounds good to me, that way you and Roxy can get to know each other. What do ya say, Roxy?"
"Sounds great. Thanks. I'm sure I'll already be there, free bowling."
"Cool" Merton replied as the teacher came in
*Rina's POV*
Merton and I had been talking for a while, about the past and about after I moved and just simple catching up and were now in the middle of a dance.
I noticed his football player friend standing behind Merton. "Hi," I said.
Merton turned around. "Oh, hi, Tommy. Now if you don't mind, I'm kinda in the middle of something."
"Oh, I see. Merton's got a girl...." Tommy said with a grin.
"Not now, Tommy." I grinned; Merton was blushing a bit,
"Tommy, be nice to him, we've just been catching up and we wanted a break from talking."
"Yeah, okay. Just wanted to say hi to Merton and his female friend. I'm gonna go see how Roxy's bowling tonight." With that, he was gone.
*Merton's POV*
"So how long have you and Tommy been friends?"
"For as long as Roxy and I have, meaning since day one of freshman year."
"Wow, that's great, I just never thought you got along with the jocks."
"Tommy's different. We understand each other."
"That's cool though, so what's up with you and Roxy?"
"We're just friends. We met in one of our classes and found out we were both members of the Gothic Fantasy Guild."
"Gothic Fantasy Guild? What's that?"
I smiled. "Its a club devoted to gothic things. Its really interesting."
"Cool, I'll have to look into it," She replied grinning
"Yeah, you should." The song ended. "What now?"
"We can go see what Roxy's up to."
"Sure, she's probably down at the lanes."
She looked back and waved. "Hey," she said when we got to her lane.
"How ya bowling tonight?" Merton asked.
"Not so good," she laughed. "My score is like, 10 and I'm on the fifth frame."
"Really? What's wrong? Merton tells me you're usually a great bowler."
"I'm probably just tired." She shrugged.
"Roxy you sure your ok? You've been acting weird all day." I asked concerned
"Merton, I'm okay...don't worry." For some reason I didn't believe her but I wasn't going to pry. She'll tell me sooner or later, I thought to myself. "So, Roxy, wanna get something to eat?"
She shook her head. "Thanks, but no thanks. I'm just gonna go home and relax. See ya at school tomorrow. Bye, Rina. Bye, Tommy. And, Merton, I'll talk to you later." Then she walked away.
"Merton? Did I do something wrong? She doesn't seem to like me being around much....."
"No, you didn't do anything wrong, Rina. Maybe she's sick or something."
"Or maybe she really is tired," Tommy said.
"I don't know....I'll call her later or maybe talk to her at school tomorrow and I'll find out what's wrong."
"Why are you so convinced something's wrong? Everyone's got their off days. She'll be fine, she always is. I'm gonna go find Lori. See ya."
"Bye Tommy." I said as he left.
"So....Merton, this lair you've been telling me about......"
"Wanna see it?" I asked smiling.
"Of course."
"Well, lets go then." We linked arms and walked out.
*Roxy's POV*
I sighed as I got back to my house. He seems to really like Rina and that kind of hurts. I've liked him for a long time and cant seem to get him to notice me as more than a friend.
"Curse my shyness to hell," I muttered going upstairs to my room. I flopped on my bed and looked at the phone. 'Maybe I should call him...but he's probably not home yet....' I thought to myself.
"Oh hell....I can always leave a message telling him to call me." I said reaching for the phone.
I dialed his number and it started ringing. It rang four times before the answering machine picked up.
"Hey, you've reached Merton's lair. As you can tell I'm not home right now. I'm probably out on a date or fighting the forces of--Tommy don't touch that!" Beeeep. I laughed. 'He really needs to change that message,' I thought.
"Hey, Merton. Its me. Uh....call me, okay? Bye."
Ok that's it for now, please review and any flames will be used to toast marshmallows covered in cough syrup. Thanks!!!!
