Disclaimer: I do not own Degrassi:TNG yaddi yaddi yadda.

A/N: Ok I've decided this is going to focus MAINLY over the Sean/Emma/Craig/Manny love drama. Side plots are going to be JT/Paige and Spinner/Terri. Sorry no Marco or Ellie in this.

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Chapter 3: The Blue Stare

Manny figited with Emma's stuffed monkey on the bed listening to her rant and rave about Sean. She rolled her eyes and layed down on her bed.

"Em, look I know how mad you are at Sean. I would be too probably. But is it really worth breaking up over? You are so still madly in love with Sean.

"How could he think I wanted to have sex with him?" she said completely ignoring Manny's previous sentence.

"JUST ADMIT IT! You still love him!" she yelled throwing the monkey at her. Emma caught it.

"Love? No. Sean was never in love with me."

"How do you know that?

"Don't you think he would have said it if he was?!" Emma said.

"Maybe he's just shy. Emma, I've noticed him.. even before you guys broke up, just the way he looks at you."

Emma sat down on her bed next to Manny. She was obviously thinking about something. 'If he is in love with me, then why didn't he say so?' she thought to herself. '

The next morning J.T. and Toby were chatting about who they are going to take to the dance.

"I have Kendra of course." said Toby proudly. "So, who do you think is going to ask you? 10 bucks Liberty asks you first." Toby said with a slight laugh.

"Ha ha very funny." he said. "I hoping Paige asks me.."

"Paige? Oh know not this again..."

"Hey you don't know what happened bewteen us during the summer!" J.T. said defensively.

"Just because you fixed her deck dosen't mean that you two are a couple."

"Like you know.." J.T. said walking faster to school.

The hallways of Degrassi were as crowded as ever. Standing by their lockers were Terri and Ashley. Ashley gave Terri a reproval look, making sure that she was ok to approach.

"Everything with you and Spinner ok Ter?" Ashley said.

"Oh yeah everything is fine. Why you ask?" she said carelessly.

"Well maybe because you two fight like you're married and then make up faster than Heather Sinclaire's suck up hour at the Teachers Lounge." said Paige who came up from behind Ashley. They all laughed.

"She's true you know, you and Spin do have an interesting relationship" said Ashley with a slight smirk.

"Spinner can tick me off at times but there's something about the fights that makes me want him even more. Does that even make sense?" she said blushing.

"Not really but I can see where you're coming from" Ashley said.

"And half the time I just get "mad" at Spinner just to see him squirm. That's not wrong is it?"

"God no. We have to keep the men in line right?" said Paige with a grin.

"Ahh so true. Speaking of men, what is UP with you, Craig, and Jimmy?" Terri said apprehensively.

"Nothing is up with us. I'm over Craig and back with Jimmy. I know me and Jimmy have our differences but Jimmy said he was willing to accept my new look. He won't try and change me this time."

"Ook.. but what about Craig?" said Paige.

"What about him?" said Ashley giving her a annoyed look.

"Why did you break up with him?"

"He went all crazy on me, I thought I told you guys this."

"Yes but you never said the original reason why you broke up with him." Terri said knowingly.

"I don't want to talk about this." Ashley walked away from the both of them and entered into homeroom. Terri and Paige exchanged a shrug and followed after her into the classroom.

Craig paid for his lunch from Sheila, the lunchlady. He turned around and looked for somewhere to sit. He spotted Sean who was waving towards him to join him. At the same time he spotted Emma, Manny, J.T., and Toby. Craig held up his finger to tell Sean 'I'll be there in a sec' and he walked to Emma's table.

"Hey Emma." he said as he sat down.

"Craig! Hey." she said surprised that he sat to join them.

"Listen, Joey is going out with his new girlfriend on Friday. I'm stuck watching Angela but his girlfriend also has a little one needing watching. Wanna come over and help me watch the rugrats? I don't think I would be able to care for 2." he said with a grin.

"Oh, Sure Craig! Angela is such a sweetie I don't think we'll have problems."

"Angela, no problems but this other kid we have to watch..." Craig screwed up his face. "Joey said he was a TERROR when he was over her apartment once."

"Ouch, glad to be of assistance Craig." said Emma.

"Thanks Em. Be at my house at 7 ok?" Craig said standing up.

"No problem. See ya later." she said tuning back to her food.

"You're going to spend a Friday night with Craig?" said Manny who was next to her listening in.

"Yeah, it's not like it's a date or anything Manny. I'm getting paid." she said fiddling her fork. "Not JEALOUS are you Manny?"

"Ha! You wish." said Manny turning back to her food.

Emma turned to see where Craig was going. He noticed he was walking towards where Sean was sitting. He was looking at their conversation the whole time. Emma and Sean exchanged a stare. Not a mean stare or a caring stare, just staring into each others eyes. Neither could really make anything of it. Emma moticed how blue and beautiful his eyes were. He also noticed the same. Sean was brought back to reaility when Craig put his tray down in front of him.

"What were you walking to Emma for?" said Sean.

"I asked if she would help me babysit on Friday." he said brining food to his mouth.

"What?!?" Sean said looking at him with his eyes wide.

"Sean relax, Emma is Angela's babysitter remember?!"

"Oh yeah..." he said settling down again.

"Don't worry man, I wouldn't even think of trying to steal your girl." Craig said trying not to laugh.