a/n: I changed my mind about this story and took out the Terri parts. It's
going to be an all Jimmy-Manny-Craig-Ashley story. I realized I have too
much to say to add the Terri stuff in. Thank you to my reviewer. I only
have one right now but hopefully I'll get more and if not-well, then thank
you to my one reviewer! You rock.
Chapter 2 Craig was happy, and that was hard to believe. He had had a lot of ups and downs in his life, with last year having a lot of downs. His father had died. It was hard enough to accept his father's abuse but now he had to accept his abusive father's death. It was overwhelming. But he had Joey, and Ashley. Ashley. The thought made him smile. They had managed to work something out between them. They weren't dating, and weren't friends, they were something in between, and that was good enough for him. He had wanted to be with her for a long time. She understood him better than anyone else at Degrassi. And then, at the worst possible moment, when his father had died and they had been named King and Queen of some lame dance, it happened. They were together. Not as Ashley and Craig, but as AshleyCraig. Some kind of hybrid of themselves, where they existed outside of friendship land and somewhere close to Couples Ville. He was sure that with the new school year, they could officially become an item. He was happy.
"Bummed about staring school again?" Joey asked as Craig bounced down the stairs.
"Not exactly." "Oh, I get it. The world seems better with a hot girl on your arm, huh?"
Craig smiled. Somehow, he had hit the nail on the head. Craig was too excited to eat. He had to get to school. He wondered if Ashley would be there already, waiting for him. He wondered if they would hold hands in the hall or finally become official. He was dying to know. As he approached school he saw Ashley talking on the steps with Ellie. She looked beautiful in an all black outfit. He never thought he would fall for a gothic girl. But there was just something about her. Suddenly, he felt nervous about approaching her. He felt giddy and stupid. What was coming over him? He never felt this way around Ashley. Maybe it was just nerves. Maybe it was just that he was realizing how much he liked her.
"Hey Ash. Hey Ellie."
"Hey there Craig. I think I'm going to bounce and find Marco, ok?" Ellie smiled and walked off.
Craig racked his mind for something to say. Everything he thought of seemed immature and dumb. He was reminded of his first date last year. He had liked Manny, not in the same way as Ashley, but still, he had liked her. But she seemed so young and childish back then. But now he had to wonder if it had just been her nerves. Had she just liked him as much as he now liked Ashley? He felt guilty about his comments in the hall that day. She had been so proud of his locker that she had decorated.
"Don't you like the locker? " She had asked when she saw his down crest face.
"It's not the locker I don't like." He had responded. It had been mean and cruel. He now wished he could have changed things. Only now did he understand Manny, but now it was too late. He was glad that he ended up with Ashley and he didn't want to change that. He would just have to make it up to Manny by being her friend this year. Maybe he could even find her a date.
"What are you thinking about?" Ashley asked, looking at him strangely.
"Oh. Nothing. So, are you ready for another boring day at Degrassi?"
"You haven't heard, have you?" Paige approached smirking.
"Heard what?" Craig and Ashley asked in unison , as Paige pointed out in the distance.
Craig looked out and saw two figures approaching, holding hands. He couldn't make out there faces, but they were quickly heading towards the steps.
"Oh MY GOD!" Ashley gasped, " Jimmy and Manny!"
Jimmy ? Craig thought. He hadn't spoken to him since the dance last year. After Craig made his feelings for Ashley known, Jimmy didn't want anything to do with him. It had made him sad to lose a good friend, but he had reasoned that it was worth it if he ended up with Ashley . Craig watched as the happy couple approached them.
"Hey guys," Jimmy said calmly.
"Hi!", Manny exclaimed happily.
Ashley mumbled out a hello, still in shock at the sight of Manny and Jimmy holding hands.
"I just wanted to say that I hope there is no hard feelings. Hopefully this year we can all be friends." Jimmy stuck out his hand and shook Craig's. He was happy that his lie was being pulled off so wonderfully. From the look on Ashley's face, she was buying it all.
"Sure. Of course," Craig responded as he watched the new pair retreat inside the school.
"What are they doing together?"
"I don't know. Why? Does it matter?", Craig asked. He was getting worried. Ashley seemed to be completely affected by the news of Jimmy and Manny. He had to wonder if she still, deep down, had feelings for him. The truth was that over the summer, on occasion, he had wondered about it. Jimmy and her had been a couple for along time, and Ashley may not have fully gotten over him. He was afraid to ask her if she had.
"No way! It's just strange is all. I mean, Jimmy and MANNY?" Ashley shook her head n disbelief.
"Yeah, why would Manny and JIMMY date?" They looked at each other.
"Are you saying that Manny is too good for Jimmy?" Ashley angrily asked Craig had to wonder where her anger was coming from. He wasn't saying that. He was just saying that Jimmy didn't seem to be Manny's type. Couldn't Ashley understand that?
"Because I think Manny is lucky to have him." Ashley continued on.
"Yeah, well Manny is a great girl. Jimmy is pretty lucky to have her too." Craig wondered where his defense of Manny was coming from? He didn't care if she was dating Jimmy, did he?
Suddenly Ashley laughed. "This is silly. If they want to date-- good for them.", She smiled at him and suddenly Craig forgot all about Manny.
"You're right. Besides, I'm the lucky one at Degrassi." Craig blushed as he said the words, afraid that Ashley would think they were cheesy. But instead, she smiled at him, and put her hand in his.
"Come on. Let's get to class." She said as they walked hand-in-hand through the halls of Degrassi. Once again, Craig was happy.
Chapter 3: More plans from Jimmy and Manny... Please be kind and review! Thanks!
Chapter 2 Craig was happy, and that was hard to believe. He had had a lot of ups and downs in his life, with last year having a lot of downs. His father had died. It was hard enough to accept his father's abuse but now he had to accept his abusive father's death. It was overwhelming. But he had Joey, and Ashley. Ashley. The thought made him smile. They had managed to work something out between them. They weren't dating, and weren't friends, they were something in between, and that was good enough for him. He had wanted to be with her for a long time. She understood him better than anyone else at Degrassi. And then, at the worst possible moment, when his father had died and they had been named King and Queen of some lame dance, it happened. They were together. Not as Ashley and Craig, but as AshleyCraig. Some kind of hybrid of themselves, where they existed outside of friendship land and somewhere close to Couples Ville. He was sure that with the new school year, they could officially become an item. He was happy.
"Bummed about staring school again?" Joey asked as Craig bounced down the stairs.
"Not exactly." "Oh, I get it. The world seems better with a hot girl on your arm, huh?"
Craig smiled. Somehow, he had hit the nail on the head. Craig was too excited to eat. He had to get to school. He wondered if Ashley would be there already, waiting for him. He wondered if they would hold hands in the hall or finally become official. He was dying to know. As he approached school he saw Ashley talking on the steps with Ellie. She looked beautiful in an all black outfit. He never thought he would fall for a gothic girl. But there was just something about her. Suddenly, he felt nervous about approaching her. He felt giddy and stupid. What was coming over him? He never felt this way around Ashley. Maybe it was just nerves. Maybe it was just that he was realizing how much he liked her.
"Hey Ash. Hey Ellie."
"Hey there Craig. I think I'm going to bounce and find Marco, ok?" Ellie smiled and walked off.
Craig racked his mind for something to say. Everything he thought of seemed immature and dumb. He was reminded of his first date last year. He had liked Manny, not in the same way as Ashley, but still, he had liked her. But she seemed so young and childish back then. But now he had to wonder if it had just been her nerves. Had she just liked him as much as he now liked Ashley? He felt guilty about his comments in the hall that day. She had been so proud of his locker that she had decorated.
"Don't you like the locker? " She had asked when she saw his down crest face.
"It's not the locker I don't like." He had responded. It had been mean and cruel. He now wished he could have changed things. Only now did he understand Manny, but now it was too late. He was glad that he ended up with Ashley and he didn't want to change that. He would just have to make it up to Manny by being her friend this year. Maybe he could even find her a date.
"What are you thinking about?" Ashley asked, looking at him strangely.
"Oh. Nothing. So, are you ready for another boring day at Degrassi?"
"You haven't heard, have you?" Paige approached smirking.
"Heard what?" Craig and Ashley asked in unison , as Paige pointed out in the distance.
Craig looked out and saw two figures approaching, holding hands. He couldn't make out there faces, but they were quickly heading towards the steps.
"Oh MY GOD!" Ashley gasped, " Jimmy and Manny!"
Jimmy ? Craig thought. He hadn't spoken to him since the dance last year. After Craig made his feelings for Ashley known, Jimmy didn't want anything to do with him. It had made him sad to lose a good friend, but he had reasoned that it was worth it if he ended up with Ashley . Craig watched as the happy couple approached them.
"Hey guys," Jimmy said calmly.
"Hi!", Manny exclaimed happily.
Ashley mumbled out a hello, still in shock at the sight of Manny and Jimmy holding hands.
"I just wanted to say that I hope there is no hard feelings. Hopefully this year we can all be friends." Jimmy stuck out his hand and shook Craig's. He was happy that his lie was being pulled off so wonderfully. From the look on Ashley's face, she was buying it all.
"Sure. Of course," Craig responded as he watched the new pair retreat inside the school.
"What are they doing together?"
"I don't know. Why? Does it matter?", Craig asked. He was getting worried. Ashley seemed to be completely affected by the news of Jimmy and Manny. He had to wonder if she still, deep down, had feelings for him. The truth was that over the summer, on occasion, he had wondered about it. Jimmy and her had been a couple for along time, and Ashley may not have fully gotten over him. He was afraid to ask her if she had.
"No way! It's just strange is all. I mean, Jimmy and MANNY?" Ashley shook her head n disbelief.
"Yeah, why would Manny and JIMMY date?" They looked at each other.
"Are you saying that Manny is too good for Jimmy?" Ashley angrily asked Craig had to wonder where her anger was coming from. He wasn't saying that. He was just saying that Jimmy didn't seem to be Manny's type. Couldn't Ashley understand that?
"Because I think Manny is lucky to have him." Ashley continued on.
"Yeah, well Manny is a great girl. Jimmy is pretty lucky to have her too." Craig wondered where his defense of Manny was coming from? He didn't care if she was dating Jimmy, did he?
Suddenly Ashley laughed. "This is silly. If they want to date-- good for them.", She smiled at him and suddenly Craig forgot all about Manny.
"You're right. Besides, I'm the lucky one at Degrassi." Craig blushed as he said the words, afraid that Ashley would think they were cheesy. But instead, she smiled at him, and put her hand in his.
"Come on. Let's get to class." She said as they walked hand-in-hand through the halls of Degrassi. Once again, Craig was happy.
Chapter 3: More plans from Jimmy and Manny... Please be kind and review! Thanks!