"There's a hole in my butt, dear Jeffery, dear Jeffery, there's a hole in my butt, dear Jeffrey a hole," Lizzie sang as she got dressed Monday morning for school. She laughed pulling her Happy Bunny shirt over her head. "God I love that song." She slipped her feet into her sneakers and bounded out of her room right into a flustered Cinder. They landed on their butts in the middle of the hall and broke into a heavy laughter. They helped each other up and stared at each other.

"We've gotta stop with this whole reading minds thing," Cinder smiled putting her hands on her bare hips. Her black flares rode low on her hips, a white belt being the only keeping them up.

"And we gotta stop dressing a like too!" Lizzie laughed pointing at Cinder's shirt.

"My shirt may be a Happy Bunny shirt. But it says 'I know how you feel, I just don't care.' Whereas yours says 'Despising you makes me feel all warm inside.' So there!" Cinder nodded at her cousin matter of factly. Lizzie shook her head at the blonde before Adam bounded out of his room looking as if he had just woken up.

"Well, good morning sunshine," Lizzie smiled.

Adam opened his mouth but closed it instantly and opted for shaking his finger at her. He growled at them and walked back into his bedroom.

"Think he's skipping school today?" Cinder asked.

"Yeah, I think so. Wonder what kept him up so late," Lizzie remarked with a devious gleam in her eyes.

"You and Shannon fucking half the nite," Cinder laughed running down the stairs.

"We were not!" Lizzie yelled after her skipping most of the stairs on her way down.

"Oh puh-lease! You and the blonde are attached at the hip," Cinder paused looking up in thought and cringed. "Literally!" Lizzie made a face at her before flopping down on the couch.

"How come Adam gets to skip, but not us?" Lizzie complained as Cinder joined her, snacking on a chocolate Pop Tart, handing half of it to Lizzie.

"Cause we're not straight A honor role students. And we're sorta trouble makers," Cinder shrugged flipping the tv on to see that X-Men Evolution was on. Lizzie grabbed the remote from Cinder and switched the channel to Mtv2. Cinder glared at Lizzie and took the remote back, changing it to its original channel. This remote war went on for a bit longer till it was dropped in passing and broke.

"Oh, Aunt Leeann's gonna kill you!" Lizzie cried.

"Me?! It was all your fault!" Cinder accused.

"You dropped it!" Lizzie fought back.

"No, you did!"

"No, you did!"

"SHUT UP!!" Adam screamed from his room. The two girls looked up the stairs and heard his bedroom door slam shut.

"Um, Cinder, we're kinda late for school," Lizzie said looking at the clock on the VCR. Cinder gasped as she saw that it was almost 9. "Well, might as well just stay home, huh?"

Cinder sighed and picked up the broken remote. "I think we should get a replacement," she said.

"As in today?" Lizzie asked.

"As in today," Cinder smiled. "Call Shannon's cell and leave him a message for him and Jeff to meet us here as soon as he can and to call when they leave for here."

"Sweet," Lizzie smiled grabbing the phone and making the call.

"What do you say we take a nap until they call?" Cinder suggested.

"I love the way you think, cuz," Lizzie replied as they jumped up off the couch and ran up to their rooms, falling asleep just as fast as they laid their heads down.

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"Let's talk about sex baby. Let's talk about you and me. Let's talk about all the good things and the bad things that may be. Let's talk about sex. Let's talk about sex. Let's talk about sex. Let's talk about sex!" Lizzie and Cinder chorused as they sang as loud as they could to the radio. They bounced around in the backseat of Shannon's restored mustang together as he drove into the city. Shannon and Jeff exchanged glances as the song ended. The radio switched to some advertisement about weight loss and Cinder jumped across the front and changed the station.

"Ahhh, I love this song!" Cinder screamed in Shannon's ear as she returned to her seat in the back.

"Only see, somehow it always seems that I'm learnin' or something I can never be. It doesn't matter to me, 'cause I will always be that pimp I see in all my fantasies," Cinder and Lizzie sang.

"Think they're on drugs?" Shannon turned to Jeff.

"I don't know your fucking name. So what? Let's. . ." The girls looked at each other and laughed as the song paused.

"Rob," Jeff nodded with a smile.

"Screaming to be the only way that I can truly be free from my fucked up real life so I dream and stroke it HARDER, cause it's so fun to see my face staring back at me." Shannon looked in his rearview mirror and scowled. "I don't know your fucking name.

So what? Let's fuck."

"Come on guys, sing with us!" Lizzie requested slapping Shannon's shoulder. Shannon shook his head, keeping his eyes on the road.

"All Day I Dream About Sex. All Day I Dream About fuckin." During the chorus Jeff had joined in and the three of them finished the song together.

"Yeah! Go Jeff!" Cinder cried rubbing his shoulders.

"Dude!" Lizzie exclaimed turning the radio up as the next song came on.

"I don't like the drugs but the drugs like me. I don't like the drugs, the drugs, the drugs," the three of them started to sing.

"Oh hey, what do ya know!? We're here," Shannon said turning the car off.

"Aw, that was an awesome song, baby!" Lizzie pouted.

Jeff helped Cinder out of the car while Shannon left Lizzie to climb out on her own. "I think you two annoyed Shan a bit," Jeff whispered to Cinder as Lizzie ran to catch up with Shannon.

"Oh well. We were enjoying ourselves," Cinder nodded.

"I could tell," he laughed slipping his arm around her shoulders.

The four of them spent the day at the large 3 floor mall, shopping, riding the rides, doing whatever they wanted. They didn't have a care in the world, especially Cinder, who felt like she had forgotten all about her life during this much needed time off from school. They had just gotten off a wild roller coaster ride when the girls had spotted a tiny little photo booth. They dragged the guys, who were causing quite the racquet, over to the machine.

"There's no way in hell we're all fitting in there!" Shannon said.

"Oh sure we can! It may be close quarters, but hey, we're all friends here, right?" Lizzie said winking at Cinder.

"There's a hole in my butt, dear Jeffery, dear Jeffery, there's a hole in my butt, dear Jeffrey a hole," Cinder joined in singing with Lizzie.

"Oh man," Jeff and Shannon cried hanging their heads.

"Do you want us to continue?" Cinder smirked.

"Get in there!" Jeff ordered.

The girls high fived and pushed the guys in ahead of them. Jeff and Shannon rolled their eyes at each other right before the girls jumped on their laps. Jeff and Shannon's eyes bugged out of their heads as the girls landed, getting an unforgettable picture. They all had a good time in their before Shannon and Lizzie climbed out. Jeff and Cinder smiled at each other and he inserted more change into the machine. After taking a few pictures together, they were pulled out by Shannon and Lizzie. Jeff walked to the other side and stood next to Cinder, as they stared at the booth and it's wobbling. It wasn't long before strange noises erupted from inside. Cinder covered her mouth in disgust while Jeff laughed.

"Well, these are some pictures no one will ever see," Lizzie smiled as she emerged from the booth with her belt hanging down. Shannon had the look on his face that said, 'hey, I just got screwed in the photo booth. Beat that one!' Jeff slapped Shannon's back in congratulations, Cinder just shook her head in disbelief.

"We'd better get goin. It's almost 7," Jeff said looking at his watch as they all moved to the elevator.

"Who says you have to wait till Senior Skip Day to have fun while all the other suckers are stuck in class?!" Shannon laughed holding Lizzie's hand tightly, his shirt on completely backwards and inside out.

Jeff and Cinder climbed into the backseat staring out the windows on their side of the car. Cinder glanced at the pictures that they took in the booth together and smiled. One completely caught her eye, they were looking at each other with the faintest of smiles on their faces and a sparkle in their eyes. Cinder looked down at her arm in the picture and noticed a dark bruise. She turned her head from the picture as reality hit that she was going to have to go back to Charlie the next day at school. She dreaded that. Completely fearful of how he'd react to her skipping school and not telling him.

"Hey, you alright?" Jeff asked softly, leaning over to touch her shoulder gently. She moved away from him slowly and looked at him.

"Yeah, I'm fine, for now," she finished in a mutter.

"Are you sure? Cause I could stick around at your house if you wanted or needed to talk," Jeff offered.

"No, that's okay, you'd better go home. I'll be fine," she replied giving him a warm smile. He nodded at her and looked out his window once again.

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"Hey baby!" Cinder greeted Charlie as she ran up to him while he was talking to the Evolution group, plus Stephanie. He looked down at her with a scowl and continued his conversation with Paul.

"Hey, C. I love your hair like that!" Steph said greeting Cinder with a hug.

"Thanks! I thought I'd do something different today," Cinder smiled playing with the couple of braids that were pulled up in a ponytail, the rest of her hair left down and wavy as usual. "I love those shoes," she complimented.

Charlie seemed to pounce on his girlfriend as he turned to her and slapped her hard, causing her to fall to the floor. "Don't ever speak while I'm speaking!" he growled at her. She looked up at him in terror as she held her cheek.

"What the hell Charlie?! She was talking to me!" Stephanie shrieked pushing him back.

"Yeah, man, what the hell did you hit her for?! That was completely uncalled for!" Paul yelled as Randy help Cinder up. Randy smiled sweetly at her, putting his hands on her shoulders gently. She felt comfortable and safe, almost as though he was the same Randy she knew in middle school.

"Hey, you okay?" Randy asked softly while Paul reprimanded Charlie.

"Yeah, nothing I've never felt before," she said jokingly.

"What?" Randy asked.

"Whatever man! She's my girlfriend and I'll treat her how I see fit!" Charlie huffed as he stormed off down the hall.

"You alright C?" Steph asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Cinder replied.

"Come on Steph, we gotta get to study hall," Paul said grabbing Stephanie's hand. "Cinder, I'll see you and the rest of the band at my party Saturday nite." Cinder nodded at him as Steph mouthed, 'bye' and walked away.

"You sure you're alright?" Randy asked picking up her book bag.

"Yeah, I'll be fine," she nodded at him as she took her bag.

"Does he often hit you?" he asked as they started walking down the hall together. She just shrugged. "Cin, you gotta get out of this relationship before it's too late. And then there will be nothing you could do."

"Why do you care so much?" she asked.

"I know I don't hang around you and I act like an egotistical jackass, but that doesn't mean I don't love you. We had a lot of good times in middle school, you, me, and John. And although John and I don't speak, I'm sure I can speak for him as well when I say that I'll always be by your side if you need me," he said as they stopped in front of his classroom.

"Well thanks for helping. And tell Paul the same thing?" she requested.

"Of course. And Cinder, remember what I said, I'll be there if you need me," he smiled as she reached up and kissed his lips softly.

"Love you Randy," she smiled.

"Love you too Cinder," he replied.

"Wait, Randy, why'd Paul help me to begin with? He's never been that fond of me before," she questioned grabbing his arm before he disappeared.

"No girl, no matter what they did, deserves to be slapped. And you did absolutely nothing but talk to Steph. So you most certainly did not deserve that. Paul may have an ego bigger than this school. And he may be a bastard, but he knows what's right and what's wrong. And what Charlie did was wrong," Randy nodded at her before leaving her. She smiled as she walked down the hall, feeling the bruise forming on her cheek. She was couldn't believe he had hit her in public like that. She walked towards her locker and saw Charlie leaning up against it.

"Cinder, I'm so sorry," he said.

"Are you really?" she asked straight faced.

"I don't know what came over me. I never meant to hurt you. Especially like that. I was an asshole. You didn't deserve that," he apologized. "Is there anything I can do that'll make you forgive me?"

She smiled as she thought. She could really destroy him if she wanted to, but then she feared she may get some thing much worse than a slap in return. "Yeah, Valentine's Day, after the dance, you get us a hotel room. And we spend a romantic nite together. The whole nite. Not just an hour of fucking. But a whole nite of sex and cuddling."

"Sex and cuddling?" he asked.

"Yeah, heavily on the cuddling part," she chuckled.

"Alright, I think we can do that. That's it? That's all it'll take for you to forgive me?" he asked.

"Yeah, that'll make me happy," she replied. He wrapped his arms around her tightly, lifting her off the floor. He kissed her gently, much softer than any kiss she'd felt from him lately. It was almost like he was the Charlie she had first dated back in the summer.

"I love you Cinder," he said quietly.

He told her he loved her. It had been ever so long since she had heard him say that to her. That Copeland smile was on her face instantly as she said, "I love you too."

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A/N: Hey all, just a quick note. Just to say that those songs don't belong to me. Well, THE SONG does. Lol Well, I have part ownership in it of course. Lol Right, Chica?! Thanks for the inspiration girl! Um, "Let's Talk about Sex" is by Salt N' Pepa. And "A.D.I.D.A.S" is by KoRn. Do we see a pattern with these songs? They're all about sex! Gees........ Plus I used the very beginning of "I don't like the drugs but the drugs like me" by Marilyn Manson. Oh, and does anyone else think Randy Orton is like the hottest thing?! Oh God! Could he have better abs? Every guy should be so lucky to have abs like that! And those tattoos, mmmmm, that boy gets hotter and hotter every week. Lol And who else is lovin this Rosey and Shane thing? hehe It's fun to see my Shane every week. Both Shane's. Can't forget about Shane O' Mac. Uh! So hot. Love Simba. Lol Okay, I'm done drooling over the hot guys in the WWE......wait, does Shannon look absolutely adorable with his labret, or what?! North Carolina grows some cuties!