No clue why or even how I wrote this. I got a burst of inspiration (which
is sad, because I've been trying to come up with an idea for days) and this
popped out. Life's weird that way. This winds up making absolutely no sense
at all. It's set during when they're in high school. Spinelli sort of
withdrew from the group for some reason I haven't figured out and she's the
same person she was in fourth grade. Pretty much.
Of course, this gave me Ev déjà vu because he was being fighty and she was acting flighty...lol...Paulie and Joe-boy own it. See, when I said I would prolly never write a Recess fic again, I was being like Vince when he said he would kick no more...Anyways, I think I was channeling my anger into Spinelli, who's a very angry person to begin with.
Spinelli punched TJ hard in the nose, blood spurting out. TJ clapped a hand to his nose, eyes filling with betrayal. He stepped backwards from the seething girl.
"Spinelli? Why?" TJ asked, sounding as innocent as a fourth grader.
Spinelli glared at him.
"You know why," Spinelli hissed.
TJ tilted his head, confused.
"What did I ever do to you?" TJ asked curiously.
Spinelli glared at him even fiercer. She rolled her eyes.
"You are so dumb," Spinelli remarked, annoyed.
TJ gave her a weird look and Vince arrived, breathless. He looked between a bleeding TJ and a panting Spinelli worriedly.
"What happened here?" Vince questioned.
Spinelli frowned.
"Oh, screw off, Vince. Can't you see we're talking here?" Spinelli barked.
Vince raised an eyebrow and looked to TJ. Spinelli noticed this and spun to face TJ. Her dark eyes bore into his blue ones like a drill.
"Teej, tell him how we were *just* talking. You can do that, right?" Spinelli bit.
TJ looked between the two nervously. He swallowed, afraid of Spinelli, for the first time in his life. He nodded, terrified.
"We were, uh, talking, Vince," TJ stuttered.
Vince gave him a look.
"TJ, you're bleeding. Her hand has blood on it. It's not exactly a no brainer," Vince remarked.
Spinelli crossed her arms angrily over her chest.
"Can it, Vince. This is between me and TJ. You are not involved anywhere in the equation," Spinelli sneered.
Vince gave TJ a pleading look. TJ nodded and Vince left, confused. Spinelli turned, and, in a flash, had TJ by the collar. TJ looked at her pleadingly.
"Spinelli, why are you doing this?" TJ begged.
Spinelli picked him up and spun him around in the air angrily.
"Teej, for future reference, I go by Ash or Sin. Now shut up!" Spinelli scoffed.
TJ nodded quietly.
"Ash, why are you acting like this?" TJ beseeched.
Spinelli's face twisted into a look of sadness. She slammed TJ against the wall, getting right in his face. She said nothing.
"Why'd you push me away?" TJ implored, hurt.
Spinelli's eyes misted over. She furiously blinked back the tears that were coming and swallowed over the lump in her throat. Her eyes hardened and stabbed into his.
"You want the truth?" Spinelli spat.
TJ nodded, wide-eyed. Spinelli sighed, and turned away from TJ.
"Why should I tell you?" Spinelli shouted angrily.
TJ's brow furrowed and he moved away from the wall, towards her. Spinelli shivered as he turned her to face him.
"You owe me the truth," TJ whispered.
Spinelli broke free from his gaze, staring at her feet.
"You won't handle it well," Spinelli jeered.
TJ shook his head.
"Just tell me," TJ stated.
Suddenly, Spinelli slammed him against a wall. Her arms were pinning him in between her and the wall. Her eyes stared deeply into his. She leaned down and kissed him, surprising him and not surprising him at the same time. He blinked, but by then, she pulled away, temper flaring.
"Teej, in case you haven't figured it out," Spinelli began, running a hand through her hair.
TJ shot her a confused look and she let out a huge sigh.
"You wanted to know what you did, TJ. And now you're going to know," Spinelli murmured quietly.
TJ was even more confused. This just made Spinelli even more hysterical.
"You made me fall in love with you, that's what you did!" Spinelli snapped.
TJ stared at her in shock, speechless.
"I-" He began.
Spinelli stared emptily at him.
"I knew you wouldn't feel the same," Spinelli hissed, running from the room in tears.
TJ stood there blankly for a few moments. He got up and ran after her, wondering if he could ever catch up with her.
- Loren ;*
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TJ ran hopelessly after Spinelli, though she had a good twenty minute head start. He was just about to give up and go home when he saw someone standing on Old Rusty. He was sure it was Spinelli. He ran to the jungle gym he had loved so dearly as a child and climbed up it. Spinelli saw him and glared.
"What do you want?" Spinelli snapped.
TJ climbed up off the ladder and nervously walked towards her. She was standing atop a set of monkey bars and climbing still higher. TJ looked up nervously at her.
"Don't do this, Spinelli!" TJ begged.
Spinelli rolled her eyes.
"You think that I'm going to jump?" She asked mockingly.
TJ bit his lip and nodded. Spinelli laughed.
"That's a good one, TJ. But when have I ever been the kind of girl who'd kill herself just because a guy didn't like her?" Spinelli jeered.
TJ frowned up at her worriedly. His silence told her more than any words he could've said then. Spinelli's eyes widened and she climbed carefully unto the top rung of the monkey bars, turning to face TJ.
"I can't believe you think I'd kill myself. You're dumber than I thought," Spinelli sneered.
TJ looked up sadly at her.
"Look, we need to talk," TJ replied reasonably.
Spinelli rolled her eyes once more and climbed onto the narrow set of bars running along the top. She turned carefully, hands on her hips, and stared down at TJ.
"We have nothing to talk about, Teej. I love you, you don't love me. It's as simple as that," Spinelli replied coldly.
TJ gave her a look.
"Then why are you on top of the monkey bars?" TJ pointed out.
Spinelli scowled, crossing her arms over her chest.
"To get away from you, genius," Spinelli spat.
She walked further on the beam away from TJ. TJ grew more worried with each step she took. Spinelli turned around and saw him still there. She sighed angrily.
"Look, I'm not going to jump. We established that already. You don't love me, so why are you still here?" Spinelli yelled, waving her arms about and miraculously keeping her balance.
TJ crossed his arms over his chest, eyes steely.
"How do you know I don't love you? You ran away, remember?" TJ questioned.
This caught Spinelli off guard and she snuck a glance at him.
"Well," Spinelli whispered curtly, "Do you?"
TJ said nothing and Spinelli nodded.
"See, I was right," Spinelli scoffed.
TJ shook his head.
"How do you know that I don't? I mean, we are friends, aren't we? I do care about all my friends. You just took my silence for a no. You don't know what's going through my mind," TJ rebutted.
Spinelli's eyes narrowed and she threw her arms in the air.
"TJ, I don't want to be friends with you. I think I've made that very clear. I could care less about friends right now," Spinelli snapped.
TJ smirked.
"Oh, really? Remember when we were dating and I said that we'd be better off friends? You seemed to agree with me, did you not?" TJ retorted.
Spinelli glared even more intensely at him, before jumping off the monkey bars. TJ's eyes widened and he froze.
However, Spinelli stayed true to her word. She grabbed a pole hanging out of the side of the jungle gym and swung up unto the area where TJ was standing. She smirked at the look on his face, moving closer to him. Upon his inquisitive look, she spoke.
"I was bored."
TJ gave her a look, panting. He obviously wanted an answer to his question. The smirk fell from her face.
"I agreed because I had to. I was the only available Ashley at the time. Next time you want a date, go out with Gretchen," Spinelli said venomously.
TJ frowned.
"You weren't in love with me then, were you?" TJ asked bluntly.
Spinelli cracked her knuckles, scowling even more.
"TJ, I've been in love with you since the fourth grade. You didn't want anything serious with me. Still don't," Spinelli replied bitterly, turning to leave.
TJ gave her a pleading look and grabbed her shoulder.
"You could've told me that," TJ replied empathetically.
Spinelli elbowed him away, eyes dark.
"No, I couldn't have. We were in Eighth Grade. How dumb would that have sounded?" Spinelli countered.
TJ rolled his eyes.
"I would have understood. You didn't have to tell me like this!" TJ yelled.
Spinelli sighed, head in her hands.
"Just leave me alone," She sobbed, turning her back to him.
TJ placed a gentle hand on her shoulder, which was cold, bare, and shaking. TJ grew concerned.
"Are you cold?" TJ asked thoughtfully.
Spinelli looked up at him and shook her head. They both looked down at her attire of black combat boots, very short tight vinyl dress, and matching necklace. TJ's gaze lingered a bit longer than it should have.
"No. I always dress like this. Haven't you seen me at school?" Spinelli replied, annoyed.
TJ put an arm around her shoulder, which Spinelli promptly removed. They heard footsteps approaching and turned to face the creator of the noise. It was Gretchen, who looked just as shocked to see them, together, as they were to see her here.
Of course, this gave me Ev déjà vu because he was being fighty and she was acting flighty...lol...Paulie and Joe-boy own it. See, when I said I would prolly never write a Recess fic again, I was being like Vince when he said he would kick no more...Anyways, I think I was channeling my anger into Spinelli, who's a very angry person to begin with.
Spinelli punched TJ hard in the nose, blood spurting out. TJ clapped a hand to his nose, eyes filling with betrayal. He stepped backwards from the seething girl.
"Spinelli? Why?" TJ asked, sounding as innocent as a fourth grader.
Spinelli glared at him.
"You know why," Spinelli hissed.
TJ tilted his head, confused.
"What did I ever do to you?" TJ asked curiously.
Spinelli glared at him even fiercer. She rolled her eyes.
"You are so dumb," Spinelli remarked, annoyed.
TJ gave her a weird look and Vince arrived, breathless. He looked between a bleeding TJ and a panting Spinelli worriedly.
"What happened here?" Vince questioned.
Spinelli frowned.
"Oh, screw off, Vince. Can't you see we're talking here?" Spinelli barked.
Vince raised an eyebrow and looked to TJ. Spinelli noticed this and spun to face TJ. Her dark eyes bore into his blue ones like a drill.
"Teej, tell him how we were *just* talking. You can do that, right?" Spinelli bit.
TJ looked between the two nervously. He swallowed, afraid of Spinelli, for the first time in his life. He nodded, terrified.
"We were, uh, talking, Vince," TJ stuttered.
Vince gave him a look.
"TJ, you're bleeding. Her hand has blood on it. It's not exactly a no brainer," Vince remarked.
Spinelli crossed her arms angrily over her chest.
"Can it, Vince. This is between me and TJ. You are not involved anywhere in the equation," Spinelli sneered.
Vince gave TJ a pleading look. TJ nodded and Vince left, confused. Spinelli turned, and, in a flash, had TJ by the collar. TJ looked at her pleadingly.
"Spinelli, why are you doing this?" TJ begged.
Spinelli picked him up and spun him around in the air angrily.
"Teej, for future reference, I go by Ash or Sin. Now shut up!" Spinelli scoffed.
TJ nodded quietly.
"Ash, why are you acting like this?" TJ beseeched.
Spinelli's face twisted into a look of sadness. She slammed TJ against the wall, getting right in his face. She said nothing.
"Why'd you push me away?" TJ implored, hurt.
Spinelli's eyes misted over. She furiously blinked back the tears that were coming and swallowed over the lump in her throat. Her eyes hardened and stabbed into his.
"You want the truth?" Spinelli spat.
TJ nodded, wide-eyed. Spinelli sighed, and turned away from TJ.
"Why should I tell you?" Spinelli shouted angrily.
TJ's brow furrowed and he moved away from the wall, towards her. Spinelli shivered as he turned her to face him.
"You owe me the truth," TJ whispered.
Spinelli broke free from his gaze, staring at her feet.
"You won't handle it well," Spinelli jeered.
TJ shook his head.
"Just tell me," TJ stated.
Suddenly, Spinelli slammed him against a wall. Her arms were pinning him in between her and the wall. Her eyes stared deeply into his. She leaned down and kissed him, surprising him and not surprising him at the same time. He blinked, but by then, she pulled away, temper flaring.
"Teej, in case you haven't figured it out," Spinelli began, running a hand through her hair.
TJ shot her a confused look and she let out a huge sigh.
"You wanted to know what you did, TJ. And now you're going to know," Spinelli murmured quietly.
TJ was even more confused. This just made Spinelli even more hysterical.
"You made me fall in love with you, that's what you did!" Spinelli snapped.
TJ stared at her in shock, speechless.
"I-" He began.
Spinelli stared emptily at him.
"I knew you wouldn't feel the same," Spinelli hissed, running from the room in tears.
TJ stood there blankly for a few moments. He got up and ran after her, wondering if he could ever catch up with her.
- Loren ;*
REVIEW! *pout* Pwetty Pwease?
TJ ran hopelessly after Spinelli, though she had a good twenty minute head start. He was just about to give up and go home when he saw someone standing on Old Rusty. He was sure it was Spinelli. He ran to the jungle gym he had loved so dearly as a child and climbed up it. Spinelli saw him and glared.
"What do you want?" Spinelli snapped.
TJ climbed up off the ladder and nervously walked towards her. She was standing atop a set of monkey bars and climbing still higher. TJ looked up nervously at her.
"Don't do this, Spinelli!" TJ begged.
Spinelli rolled her eyes.
"You think that I'm going to jump?" She asked mockingly.
TJ bit his lip and nodded. Spinelli laughed.
"That's a good one, TJ. But when have I ever been the kind of girl who'd kill herself just because a guy didn't like her?" Spinelli jeered.
TJ frowned up at her worriedly. His silence told her more than any words he could've said then. Spinelli's eyes widened and she climbed carefully unto the top rung of the monkey bars, turning to face TJ.
"I can't believe you think I'd kill myself. You're dumber than I thought," Spinelli sneered.
TJ looked up sadly at her.
"Look, we need to talk," TJ replied reasonably.
Spinelli rolled her eyes once more and climbed onto the narrow set of bars running along the top. She turned carefully, hands on her hips, and stared down at TJ.
"We have nothing to talk about, Teej. I love you, you don't love me. It's as simple as that," Spinelli replied coldly.
TJ gave her a look.
"Then why are you on top of the monkey bars?" TJ pointed out.
Spinelli scowled, crossing her arms over her chest.
"To get away from you, genius," Spinelli spat.
She walked further on the beam away from TJ. TJ grew more worried with each step she took. Spinelli turned around and saw him still there. She sighed angrily.
"Look, I'm not going to jump. We established that already. You don't love me, so why are you still here?" Spinelli yelled, waving her arms about and miraculously keeping her balance.
TJ crossed his arms over his chest, eyes steely.
"How do you know I don't love you? You ran away, remember?" TJ questioned.
This caught Spinelli off guard and she snuck a glance at him.
"Well," Spinelli whispered curtly, "Do you?"
TJ said nothing and Spinelli nodded.
"See, I was right," Spinelli scoffed.
TJ shook his head.
"How do you know that I don't? I mean, we are friends, aren't we? I do care about all my friends. You just took my silence for a no. You don't know what's going through my mind," TJ rebutted.
Spinelli's eyes narrowed and she threw her arms in the air.
"TJ, I don't want to be friends with you. I think I've made that very clear. I could care less about friends right now," Spinelli snapped.
TJ smirked.
"Oh, really? Remember when we were dating and I said that we'd be better off friends? You seemed to agree with me, did you not?" TJ retorted.
Spinelli glared even more intensely at him, before jumping off the monkey bars. TJ's eyes widened and he froze.
However, Spinelli stayed true to her word. She grabbed a pole hanging out of the side of the jungle gym and swung up unto the area where TJ was standing. She smirked at the look on his face, moving closer to him. Upon his inquisitive look, she spoke.
"I was bored."
TJ gave her a look, panting. He obviously wanted an answer to his question. The smirk fell from her face.
"I agreed because I had to. I was the only available Ashley at the time. Next time you want a date, go out with Gretchen," Spinelli said venomously.
TJ frowned.
"You weren't in love with me then, were you?" TJ asked bluntly.
Spinelli cracked her knuckles, scowling even more.
"TJ, I've been in love with you since the fourth grade. You didn't want anything serious with me. Still don't," Spinelli replied bitterly, turning to leave.
TJ gave her a pleading look and grabbed her shoulder.
"You could've told me that," TJ replied empathetically.
Spinelli elbowed him away, eyes dark.
"No, I couldn't have. We were in Eighth Grade. How dumb would that have sounded?" Spinelli countered.
TJ rolled his eyes.
"I would have understood. You didn't have to tell me like this!" TJ yelled.
Spinelli sighed, head in her hands.
"Just leave me alone," She sobbed, turning her back to him.
TJ placed a gentle hand on her shoulder, which was cold, bare, and shaking. TJ grew concerned.
"Are you cold?" TJ asked thoughtfully.
Spinelli looked up at him and shook her head. They both looked down at her attire of black combat boots, very short tight vinyl dress, and matching necklace. TJ's gaze lingered a bit longer than it should have.
"No. I always dress like this. Haven't you seen me at school?" Spinelli replied, annoyed.
TJ put an arm around her shoulder, which Spinelli promptly removed. They heard footsteps approaching and turned to face the creator of the noise. It was Gretchen, who looked just as shocked to see them, together, as they were to see her here.