An Explanation
"He's my cousin."
Xander said this as he went to get a bottle of water out of his bag. I stood where I was with a mix of confusion and shock on my face.
'How could this jerk be my best friend's cousin? I've known him my entire life and have never heard of a Drake Standish.' I thought to myself.
I guess Xander could tell that I was confused to he explained.
"I know I haven't mentioned anything about Drake to you but I've told him about you ever since we met."
"Okay."
"Well you see Drake is somewhat an army brat. His dad, my uncle is a sergeant and they never stay in place for more than a few months."
"Don't you have any pictures of him??" I asked leaning back on the lockers behind me. Xander sat down on the bench next to Drake and handed him the water.
"I do but I haven't been able to find them in a long time. They are somewhere up in the attic and well the hole leading up to it is stuck at the moment."
Xander looked at me waiting to reply but all I could do was stand there against the lockers and be somewhat confused. I just couldn't believe that this guy Drake the dork is my absolute best friend's cousin. They were totally different in both looks and in personality. Well as much personality that I'd gotten from the two times I'd met Dork boy. My best friend looked at me, still waiting for an answer. I had too many things going through my head and I just grabbed my bag not bothering to put the books back inside the locker.
"Aw come on Dodger. Come back." I didn't turn around. I just kept on walking to the front doors and out towards my house.
~*~*~Back With Xander and Drake~*~*~
"Man she has totally changed since the last time I got word about her let alone saw her." Xander looked at his cousin.
"You've seen her before in person?" He stood up and helped Drake up into a standing position. "Yeah don't you remember? Back in grade four. I was the one who originally gave her the Dodge ball Queen name before we moved to California." Drake steadied himself and then the two of them walked towards the student parking lot.
"Now I remember. You were only here for what, maybe a month." Xander said as he got in on the driver's side. Drake slid in as best he could because he still had a sore stomach from my fist. (Just to let you all know, Xander ended up telling me his conversation with Drake once the whole ordeal was over.)
"Well I guess we had better get back to my place. Mom is going to be ticked off if we aren't home before Sandy and Alison." Xander started the car up and they drove off to his house. | | | | | | | | A/N: Sorry if it gets a bit confusing at times. As I mention earlier, Audrey "Dodger" knows about the conversation between Xander and Drake because once the whole ordeal goes on, Xander and her have a talk. Please review and tell you friends. Also, the Newsies will be mentioned in the story later on. It will not be the characters themselves like Spot of Mush but like who played them, Gabe Damon and Aaron Lohr. Something along that line.
"He's my cousin."
Xander said this as he went to get a bottle of water out of his bag. I stood where I was with a mix of confusion and shock on my face.
'How could this jerk be my best friend's cousin? I've known him my entire life and have never heard of a Drake Standish.' I thought to myself.
I guess Xander could tell that I was confused to he explained.
"I know I haven't mentioned anything about Drake to you but I've told him about you ever since we met."
"Okay."
"Well you see Drake is somewhat an army brat. His dad, my uncle is a sergeant and they never stay in place for more than a few months."
"Don't you have any pictures of him??" I asked leaning back on the lockers behind me. Xander sat down on the bench next to Drake and handed him the water.
"I do but I haven't been able to find them in a long time. They are somewhere up in the attic and well the hole leading up to it is stuck at the moment."
Xander looked at me waiting to reply but all I could do was stand there against the lockers and be somewhat confused. I just couldn't believe that this guy Drake the dork is my absolute best friend's cousin. They were totally different in both looks and in personality. Well as much personality that I'd gotten from the two times I'd met Dork boy. My best friend looked at me, still waiting for an answer. I had too many things going through my head and I just grabbed my bag not bothering to put the books back inside the locker.
"Aw come on Dodger. Come back." I didn't turn around. I just kept on walking to the front doors and out towards my house.
~*~*~Back With Xander and Drake~*~*~
"Man she has totally changed since the last time I got word about her let alone saw her." Xander looked at his cousin.
"You've seen her before in person?" He stood up and helped Drake up into a standing position. "Yeah don't you remember? Back in grade four. I was the one who originally gave her the Dodge ball Queen name before we moved to California." Drake steadied himself and then the two of them walked towards the student parking lot.
"Now I remember. You were only here for what, maybe a month." Xander said as he got in on the driver's side. Drake slid in as best he could because he still had a sore stomach from my fist. (Just to let you all know, Xander ended up telling me his conversation with Drake once the whole ordeal was over.)
"Well I guess we had better get back to my place. Mom is going to be ticked off if we aren't home before Sandy and Alison." Xander started the car up and they drove off to his house. | | | | | | | | A/N: Sorry if it gets a bit confusing at times. As I mention earlier, Audrey "Dodger" knows about the conversation between Xander and Drake because once the whole ordeal goes on, Xander and her have a talk. Please review and tell you friends. Also, the Newsies will be mentioned in the story later on. It will not be the characters themselves like Spot of Mush but like who played them, Gabe Damon and Aaron Lohr. Something along that line.
