Author's Note: Finally, I have had the time to update about the grade 9's. So here we go…

Paige slowly walked down the hall towards the cafeteria. Today, she thought. Today was going to be the day she would ask out Spinner. She knew she could do it. She knew exactly what she would say and how she would reply if he said yes or no. All she had to do was get to the cafeteria before…

She froze. Terri was standing at the counter facing Spinner with that flirty look in her eyes. Paige felt like clawing her eyes out, but maybe Terri wasn't going to ask him out. Maybe she just wanted some french fries or something. She ran up to the table closest to the checkout counter and listened in, trying to see what was going on.

"Hey Terri, what's up?" Spinner asked.

She smiled. "I'd like to make a special order if I could."

Spinner turned on the checkout till. "Okay Terri, what would you like?"

She grinned. "I would like this," she said as she slowly stroked his chest.

Spinner just stared at her. "Terri, what are you saying?"

"I'm saying…Spinner, will you go out with me?"

All went silent in the cafeteria. Spinner didn't say a word for a few minutes. He just looked shocked. "Terri, I never knew you felt this way."

Paige felt like she was going to explode. Here was Terri, her friend, asking out her crush. Normally, Paige would freak out at her and never talk to her again, but she couldn't do that because nobody knew that she liked Spinner, and besides, Terri was a good friend to her. Right now, Paige's only options were to either interrupt this moment, or let Spinner respond. She figured that Spinner would say no anyways, so what was there to worry about?

Terri just stared into his eyes. "So Spinner, what do you say?"

He looked her in the eye, sighed and replied. "Terri…Yes, I will go out with you."

Paige felt like she had just gotten stabbed in the heart. She couldn't believe this. It just had to be a dream. Spinner couldn't have said yes. He just couldn't have. She thought it was a dream, but when she pinched herself, she realized it wasn't. She felt like she was going to cry, so she ran out of the cafeteria as fast as she could. Right when she exited, she collapsed against a wall and just quietly sobbed.

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Marco walked down the hall as fast as he could. He couldn't play basketball today. He couldn't feel those same feelings for the guys. He thought that if he just went into the library, he could absorb himself in a book. He had so much going through his head, he didn't even notice Paige crying in the corner. When he heard her sobbing, he turned around and sat next to her.

"Paige? What's wrong?"

She turned to him and quickly wiped the tears away. "Nothing is wrong Marco."

"But you're crying."

"So what? Everyone cries once in awhile."

"But Paige…Just tell me what's wrong."

She sighed. "Terri just asked out my crush and he said yes."

Marco sighed. "That must suck."

Paige nodded. "I wish that I did tell Terri that I liked him. Friends should never go after other friends crushes."

Marco turned to Paige. "Paige, you can't help a man's emotions. A man will go after who he likes and normally won't just say yes to anybody."

Paige nodded. "So who should I go after now?"

Marco shrugged. "Like I should know."

She chuckled. "Yeah, you have a point. Maybe I'll just go after the one guy I know likes me, even though I think he is a loser."

"Sometimes loser's make the best boyfriends," Marco said as he stood up.

"Marco, wait!"

Marco stopped as he watched Paige stand up. "What is it Paige?"

"Thanks," was all she said before she headed towards the front doors.

Marco nodded before he continued towards the library. Maybe he'd luck out and see Ellie in there.

Author's Note: Well, things are picking up, and everything gets tense around Degrassi. Let me know what you think and please review!