Author's Note: 5 day weekend!!! Yes, now I can actually update at a quick schedule cause I'm grounded. But hey, it has its bonuses. Here is the chapter…

Toby picked up the phone but froze when he began to dial. He dialed the 4 but then stopped. This was a mistake. Emma could never shoot anyone. It just didn't seem right. She was too good, too perfect to try and shoot the one she loved. Oh, sometimes he wished she would try and kill Craig, so she could come crawling back to him. He would hold her in his arms, and caress her face, and tell her how much he loved her. He could give up Kendra, but only if it was for Emma. How he loved Emma, her glorious face, her small flexible body. He longed to be back at the party, where he could hold her and kiss her again and again. He remembered the party on Friday night at Kendra's and Spinner's, and he knew that that would be his chance to be with Emma once again.

Suddenly, the phone rang in his hand. He checked the caller display and was shocked when he saw the caller's identity; Nelson A. He answered it with butterflies in his stomach, and said, "Hey."

"Toby? Is that you?"

The voice was Emma. He could have jumped up and down, but she kept talking.

"Toby, I made a mistake today. I don't know how to apologize for it. I just want to let you know that I am sorry for being mean to you, but I have had some problems with Sean and Manny and Craig. So…" Toby heard her sniffle a little bit. "Toby, I really need to talk to you…At the party Friday night. It's really important that I talk to you as soon as I can. So I have to go now, but as far as you're concerned right now, this phone call never happened." She hung up.

Toby held the phone lifelessly in his hand. Emma wanted to talk to him. His Emma. The one that acted like she hated him now. She wanted to talk to him in private! But he couldn't tell anyone. Nope, Emma told him not to, and we would obey his precious Emma.

Suddenly, the phone rang again. Toby didn't even look at the caller id screen, he just answered it on the first ring. "Hello?"

"Toby, it's Manny. Say, do you know who shot Craig?"

"N-N-No Manny. Of course I don't. Do you?"

"Of course I do Toby. Isn't it obvious? It was Emma. Only she was with Craig at the time. She acts all innocent, but I know for a fact that she did it."

"Manny, I know that you have been mad at Emma, but are you seriously going to believe something like that?"

"Of course. Because I know she is guilty. She's just lucky that Craig only got shot in the arm."

Toby growled under his breath. "Manny, how do we know that YOU didn't shoot Craig. You had a good motive as well."

Manny was silent for a minute, then said, "Toby, I was with Sean at the time."

Toby snickered. "The motive is much more obvious now. You wanted to date Sean but Craig was in the way. So if you killed Craig you and Sean could be happy forever."

"Toby, Sean and I are dating. Craig is no longer a problem to me. I don't even have to see him anymore. I give him a week and he'll be all over Emma. He hates her now but since she shot him, he'll be mesmerized by her courage and her determination."

"That may be so, but will Sean want Emma back again?"

"Of course Sean still loves her, and will forever love her, but he gave up on her after you two slept together. So he won't want her back anymore."

"I feel bad for Emma."

"Why Toby? Because you love her?"

"Yes I do Manny. I will always love her."

"Join the crowd Toby. Everyone wants Emma, but no one wants me. Oh no, the only one I could get was Emma's reject. I hate Emma, and I hate that everyone else loves her. She is not that great!"

"Manny, chill."

"I won't chill! Not till everyone sees what a whore Emma is!" Manny then hung up.

Toby quickly put the phone back on the charger. What was wrong with Manny and Emma? They had grown so bitter. And Manny just got odd. It was all so strange, so confusing, so…Stupid even. This feud between Emma and Manny was out of control. And he still stayed on Emma's side. He always would.

He then ran upstairs and logged online on his computer, and saw that only Manny was online. He quickly logged offline just as fast and just went to bed, trying not to think about anything. After all, tomorrow was another school day.

Author's Note: So there you have it. I finally got this plot going. It gets better, much better. You just have to wait and see. Please read and review and let me know if you have any suggestions. Review!