A/N: A small apology about the mix up of the ages in the beginning of the
last chapter, Sam is fifteen like the other (other than Reggie). Oh and
some of you may be confused about Carla's real name being Juliet Capulet,
it's just like Twister hates to be called Maurice, she prefers to be
referred to her middle-name of Carla. (Come on if you had a name like that
imagine the teasing!) Just so that you're all clear on that one point! Now,
on with the story! :0)
Twister slammed his hand on the alarm ringing next to him; it bleeped feebly a few more times and then gave up. A slight moan made him open his eyes; Carla was resting her head on his chest. He realised that he wasn't in his room but Carla's, he remembered now, he had heard Carla crying in the middle of the night and had come in to see what was the matter. His mind reeled as he remembered everything she had told him; her Mom had forbidden any contact with her father and her new stepfather repeatedly hit her. Twister glanced down at Carla's arms and saw all the cuts and bruises.
He remembered Carla sobbing into his chest and him comforting her until she fell asleep, he had obviously drifted off too.
"You ok Ju?" He asked her using his personal nickname for her; he wrapped an arm around her waist and watched Carla's amazing eyes open.
"I've been worse." Carla replied quietly, "Thanks 'Reece." Carla replied using the name she had called him when they were little or when they were on their own. It was her that had first called him Twister, she wanted to be the only one to call him that but everyone else copied her so she called him Reece but only to him.
"Let's go get something to eat Ju." He smiled using his name for her, normally she hated being referred to as Juliet but he was the only one who could make any reference to it and keep all his teeth.
"You haven't changed at all have you? All you think about it your stomach!" Carla laughed.
"Not true! I care about you!" Twister replied poking her and getting up; Carla smiled and followed him. Carla dreaded her first day of new school, although she was certain that she was going to be in the same class as Twister she hadn't gone to school for a while and was worried about what grades she was going to get. She sighed; at least she would have Twister to talk to.
"This is our new student Juliet Capulet, she's just moved here from Mexico I want you all to make her feel welcome." The teacher said introducing Carla to her new form.
"You can sit behind Otto Rocket." The teacher said pointing to Otto. Twister, who was is in the seat next to Otto smiled at her. She sat down in her place and quickly became bored of the Math that the teacher had started on.
"Miss Capulet!" The teacher's voice rang through the air making Carla sit up, she had been daydreaming.
"Since you have obviously paying so much attention it should be no problem for you to do this algebra puzzle I have written on the board." The teacher said icily motioning for Carla to go up and solve the puzzle. Reluctantly Carla stood up and walked over to the board, she picked up the chalk and looked at the puzzle. Carla's brain whirred, the answer appeared in her mind and she quickly wrote the answer complete with the method. Carla smiled triumphantly as she walked back to her place to a satisfying smile and thumbs-up from Otto and Twister.
"Did you see her face Twist?!" Carla laughed with the gang on the way back.
"Dude, you should have seen her face when you still had her back turned! She looked like you had just flown around the room!" Twister said laughing so hard tears were rolling down his cheeks.
"You guys should have been there. It was so funny!" Otto laughed turning to Reggie and Sam.
"I wish I could have seen it." Reggie nodded.
"WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO REPEAT THE YEAR?!" Twister shouted in disbelief. Twister and Carla were in their classroom.
"I'm sorry you two but there's nothing I can do." Their form tutor shrugged.
"But- Carla's got straight A's the whole time!" Twister said looking at Carla.
"Be that as it may, but - Carla's - attendance at her last school was abysmal. Her current grades aren't enough to pull through." Their teacher frowned.
"Isn't there anything we can do, you know, extra credit or something?" Carla asked trying to avoid the questioning look that Twister was giving her.
"Well. I suppose you two could perform in the upcoming school play. If you both got main parts then maybe. yes, that would be enough to get you through. But you have to do all the showings of it and show up at all the practices and only if you got main parts."
"I guess it's not that bad, at least we have a chance and I intend on taking it." Carla said to Twister as they walked down the hall.
"Well, auditions are tomorrow right? I guess we'd better find out what play it is. Carla? Carla?" Twister asked realising that Carla was no longer walking along with him. He turned around to see her staring at a poster on the wall.
"Carla? What's wrong?" Twister asked walking up to her. Carla pointed a shaking finger at the poster.
"Ocean shores presents the masterpiece. oh no. Romeo and Juliet." Twister said trailing off.
A/N: Woo! Second chapter! Who saw that one coming? Ahhh. I couldn't resist. Anyway will they do they play? Find out in the next chapter!
Twister slammed his hand on the alarm ringing next to him; it bleeped feebly a few more times and then gave up. A slight moan made him open his eyes; Carla was resting her head on his chest. He realised that he wasn't in his room but Carla's, he remembered now, he had heard Carla crying in the middle of the night and had come in to see what was the matter. His mind reeled as he remembered everything she had told him; her Mom had forbidden any contact with her father and her new stepfather repeatedly hit her. Twister glanced down at Carla's arms and saw all the cuts and bruises.
He remembered Carla sobbing into his chest and him comforting her until she fell asleep, he had obviously drifted off too.
"You ok Ju?" He asked her using his personal nickname for her; he wrapped an arm around her waist and watched Carla's amazing eyes open.
"I've been worse." Carla replied quietly, "Thanks 'Reece." Carla replied using the name she had called him when they were little or when they were on their own. It was her that had first called him Twister, she wanted to be the only one to call him that but everyone else copied her so she called him Reece but only to him.
"Let's go get something to eat Ju." He smiled using his name for her, normally she hated being referred to as Juliet but he was the only one who could make any reference to it and keep all his teeth.
"You haven't changed at all have you? All you think about it your stomach!" Carla laughed.
"Not true! I care about you!" Twister replied poking her and getting up; Carla smiled and followed him. Carla dreaded her first day of new school, although she was certain that she was going to be in the same class as Twister she hadn't gone to school for a while and was worried about what grades she was going to get. She sighed; at least she would have Twister to talk to.
"This is our new student Juliet Capulet, she's just moved here from Mexico I want you all to make her feel welcome." The teacher said introducing Carla to her new form.
"You can sit behind Otto Rocket." The teacher said pointing to Otto. Twister, who was is in the seat next to Otto smiled at her. She sat down in her place and quickly became bored of the Math that the teacher had started on.
"Miss Capulet!" The teacher's voice rang through the air making Carla sit up, she had been daydreaming.
"Since you have obviously paying so much attention it should be no problem for you to do this algebra puzzle I have written on the board." The teacher said icily motioning for Carla to go up and solve the puzzle. Reluctantly Carla stood up and walked over to the board, she picked up the chalk and looked at the puzzle. Carla's brain whirred, the answer appeared in her mind and she quickly wrote the answer complete with the method. Carla smiled triumphantly as she walked back to her place to a satisfying smile and thumbs-up from Otto and Twister.
"Did you see her face Twist?!" Carla laughed with the gang on the way back.
"Dude, you should have seen her face when you still had her back turned! She looked like you had just flown around the room!" Twister said laughing so hard tears were rolling down his cheeks.
"You guys should have been there. It was so funny!" Otto laughed turning to Reggie and Sam.
"I wish I could have seen it." Reggie nodded.
"WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO REPEAT THE YEAR?!" Twister shouted in disbelief. Twister and Carla were in their classroom.
"I'm sorry you two but there's nothing I can do." Their form tutor shrugged.
"But- Carla's got straight A's the whole time!" Twister said looking at Carla.
"Be that as it may, but - Carla's - attendance at her last school was abysmal. Her current grades aren't enough to pull through." Their teacher frowned.
"Isn't there anything we can do, you know, extra credit or something?" Carla asked trying to avoid the questioning look that Twister was giving her.
"Well. I suppose you two could perform in the upcoming school play. If you both got main parts then maybe. yes, that would be enough to get you through. But you have to do all the showings of it and show up at all the practices and only if you got main parts."
"I guess it's not that bad, at least we have a chance and I intend on taking it." Carla said to Twister as they walked down the hall.
"Well, auditions are tomorrow right? I guess we'd better find out what play it is. Carla? Carla?" Twister asked realising that Carla was no longer walking along with him. He turned around to see her staring at a poster on the wall.
"Carla? What's wrong?" Twister asked walking up to her. Carla pointed a shaking finger at the poster.
"Ocean shores presents the masterpiece. oh no. Romeo and Juliet." Twister said trailing off.
A/N: Woo! Second chapter! Who saw that one coming? Ahhh. I couldn't resist. Anyway will they do they play? Find out in the next chapter!