DISCLAIMER!! I do not own Degrassi characters, or the bands Thursday or The
Smashing Pumpkins. This is a really stupid disclaimer.
A week had passed, not the best week of Craig's life. He had tried desperately to win Ashley back, roses, chocolates; he even serenaded her outside her window. 'What else can I do?' he though as he stared longingly at Ashley. Her shimmering hair, her green eyes, how could he have let all that beauty go?
She seemed to be getting a little better. He had seen her smile slowly show up a little more in conversations with other people; he had seen many males flirting with her now that she was single. Every time he made eye contact with her though, her smile faded. Eyes narrowing, she would stare at her feet, and then he would get the icy glare of Paige or Jimmy, who would pull her away from his view.
Manny on the other hand, would not leave him alone. His telephone was plagued by her calls. He was seriously considering changing his phone number. No matter how many times he told her to go away, Manny never seemed to understand. She followed him in the halls. She tried to seduce him in front of Ashley, but he swore to himself, that would never happen again. He would never again think with his penis and not with his heart or head. 'Look at where it has got me.'
Suddenly, Mrs. Kwan walked into the room, "Alright class. Sit down." Everyone made way to his or her seats. Raising his head, Craig suddenly noticed a stunningly radiant girl standing next to his teacher. This girl, stood completely erect, staring around the classroom with a look at her face that stated quite plainly, "Just try and mess with me." But as he looked her over, he realized there was slight insecurity behind her blue eyes. Her figure was amazing, lean and medium in height. What truly got to him though, was her hair. It was blue. Baby blue mixed in with what looked like her natural black hair color. He just had to shake his head for a moment, 'Is this girl real?' he thought.
"Alright everyone, I would like you to meet your new classmate." Mrs. Kwan began. "This is Penelope Spirit. She just transferred from the States. Please tell us a little bit about yourself, Penelope." The entire class had to laugh for a moment; Penelope made a face when Mrs. Kwan said her name. Shaking her head, she stepped up front and center in a cranberry plaid skirt, and a form fitting collar shirt with the word "Thursday" written on it.
"Ok, first of all." She began in what had to be the cutest voice Craig had ever heard. "My name is NOT Penelope. I don't know what my parents were thinking when they chose THAT name. Call me Penny. I moved from Florida. My family lived there for a little, but we're originally from here. Well, my parents and older brother are at least." She tilted her head to the side. "That's about it." Mrs. Kwan pointed to the seat next to Craig and for a moment he could have sworn he stopped breathing. But before she could make her way to the seat, Ellie rose her hand. "Yes?" Penny asked.
"What's Thursday?" Ellie asked. Penny smiled. She looked down at her shirt and then to Ellie and replied. "Only the second greatest band in the world." From somewhere, the question "Then who is the first greatest band?" popped up. Grabbing her items, Penny's smile got bigger. "The Smashing Pumpkins. No contest." With that, she bounded over to her seat and plopped down. 'Maybe things are looking up.' Craig smiled at Penny; of course she grinned back. Little did he know that things were just about to get much more confusing.
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"AHHH!!!" Ashley screamed in the hallway, banging her head against the locker. "How can this be happening? How could Mrs. Kwan be doing this to me?" Paige looked at her friend for a moment. Gently smiling, she replied. "I don't think Mrs. Kwan purposely did it Ash. I think it just happened. Maybe she doesn't know about you and Craig. Don't worry about it though. It's not like it's you two alone. You have a bumper." Paige nodded in the direction of the new girl, Penny. She seemed nice enough. Her blue hair kind of threw you off though.
"Yeah," sighed Ashley in defeat. "At least that. I guess I need to start befriending her. She seems cool. I love her hair." Paige gave Ashley an odd look. "Yeah, if you say so." She chuckled.
"Uhum, excuse me." A sweet little voice spoke out behind them. "Sorry, Ashley right? My locker is right next to yours." Ashley moved out of the way. "It's ok. Yeah, it's Ashley. This is Paige."
"Hi!" Penny waved quickly as she began to unlock her locker. "Oh, Ashley, I was thinking you, Craig, and myself could start working on the project today or tomorrow. My house is free. So just tell me if that will work out for you and I can ask Craig a little later. I think he's in my 5th hour.I think." Penny made a thoughtful face and then shrugged it off. "I'll find out sooner or later."
"Yeah, Penny." Ashley nodded. "Tomorrow sounds great."
"Cool." Penny grinned, her blue eyes twinkling. "We can walk to my house." Looking at her watch her smiling face contorted for a second. "I have to go." She said in a strained smile.
Ashley and Paige watched her run off, but they saw her turn into a very unusual place. "Why would she have to go to the school clinic in such a rush?" Paige pondered out loud. Ashley just shrugged, the same puzzled look on her face.
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Penny ran into the school clinic, looking at her watch. She was so late. Her hand began to shake. "Hi, Mrs. Strickland." She chimed nervously as she made her way to the nurse. "Hello." Mrs. Strickland replied, a note of relief in her voice. "Running a little late are we?" She smiled kindly.
"Yeah." Penny uneasily voiced back. "You know." she looked down. "We got lost for a second, new school and all." She hid her shaking hand. "At least we, I mean, at least I made it in time."
Mrs. Strickland nodded. "Yes you did." She handed Penny a paper cup. Penny held it to her mouth, tossed her head back and swallowed the contents. Wiping her mouth, she asked. "Can I stay for a moment?" Mrs. Strickland held her hand out escorting her to a comfy chair. Sitting carefully, she waited for five minutes. The five minutes it took for her hand to stop shaking.
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"Hey Craig!" Manny ran up to him, pasting on her largest, sexiest smile. Craig rolled his eyes and stopped dead in his tracks. Everyone around could see his body physically slump when Manny called out his name. "Hi." he mumbled. Making his way to class. "What can I do for you, Manny?" She jumped in front of him, halting his process in the hallway.
"I thought, maybe we should talk things over. You know about us. I know you want me-"
"Manny."
"No, Craig. I know you want me. I can see it in your eyes. You can't deny it from me. You've been in me. We're connected. I think we should talk things over. I can make it worth your while." She slinked over to him, placing her arms around his waist. Craig softened for a moment. He WAS exceptionally lonely. And Manny might be able to cure that. But he wanted Ashley back, going out with Manny was definitely not the right choice there. And then there was Penny. She drew him to her, she was refreshing and new. Craig did not know what to do.
"Come on Craig. Please?" she batted her eyes. Craig scratched his head, and thought, 'Maybe just one date.'
"Ok, Manny. ONE date. Tonight at the Dot. If I say it doesn't work out. You HAVE to leave me alone. Do you understand?"
Manny beamed, 'YES! I've won!' Flicking her hair back she said "Of Course." In her sexiest way possible. She was about to try and kiss him when a voice behind them seemed to make Craig's body structure change completely. He appeared to melt in her arms.
"Craig?" An unusually sweet sounding voice chimed.
Turning around, a huge grin emerged on his face. "Hey Penny! What's up?" Manny moved her head to the side, so she could see past Craig. She saw a beautiful girl, but the first thing she noticed was. 'BLUE HAIR! Ha! Yeah right, like Craig will ever go for that.' But Craig seemed mesmerized by this girl, Penny.
"Yeah, I just wanted to know if it was ok for you to go to my house tomorrow. To work on the project and all." Craig just nodded. "Yeah, works for me." Penny smiled, the twinkle in her eye stunned Craig; the way her blue hair framed her pale face was amazing. "I'll see you in math Craig." She called as she walked away. He just watched her leave.
"Who was that freak?" Manny laughed. Craig pushed her away, roughly. "Ok then. I'll see you tonight." She reminded him, then frowning, ran to class.
A/N: Yeah, so what does everyone think? I kind of like Penny, and trust me, she'll complicate things a lot more. I'm still not 100% sure who Craig is going to end up with (if he ends up with anyone at all). At the moment I don't like him too much. Tell me what you think. Much Love! SBG
A week had passed, not the best week of Craig's life. He had tried desperately to win Ashley back, roses, chocolates; he even serenaded her outside her window. 'What else can I do?' he though as he stared longingly at Ashley. Her shimmering hair, her green eyes, how could he have let all that beauty go?
She seemed to be getting a little better. He had seen her smile slowly show up a little more in conversations with other people; he had seen many males flirting with her now that she was single. Every time he made eye contact with her though, her smile faded. Eyes narrowing, she would stare at her feet, and then he would get the icy glare of Paige or Jimmy, who would pull her away from his view.
Manny on the other hand, would not leave him alone. His telephone was plagued by her calls. He was seriously considering changing his phone number. No matter how many times he told her to go away, Manny never seemed to understand. She followed him in the halls. She tried to seduce him in front of Ashley, but he swore to himself, that would never happen again. He would never again think with his penis and not with his heart or head. 'Look at where it has got me.'
Suddenly, Mrs. Kwan walked into the room, "Alright class. Sit down." Everyone made way to his or her seats. Raising his head, Craig suddenly noticed a stunningly radiant girl standing next to his teacher. This girl, stood completely erect, staring around the classroom with a look at her face that stated quite plainly, "Just try and mess with me." But as he looked her over, he realized there was slight insecurity behind her blue eyes. Her figure was amazing, lean and medium in height. What truly got to him though, was her hair. It was blue. Baby blue mixed in with what looked like her natural black hair color. He just had to shake his head for a moment, 'Is this girl real?' he thought.
"Alright everyone, I would like you to meet your new classmate." Mrs. Kwan began. "This is Penelope Spirit. She just transferred from the States. Please tell us a little bit about yourself, Penelope." The entire class had to laugh for a moment; Penelope made a face when Mrs. Kwan said her name. Shaking her head, she stepped up front and center in a cranberry plaid skirt, and a form fitting collar shirt with the word "Thursday" written on it.
"Ok, first of all." She began in what had to be the cutest voice Craig had ever heard. "My name is NOT Penelope. I don't know what my parents were thinking when they chose THAT name. Call me Penny. I moved from Florida. My family lived there for a little, but we're originally from here. Well, my parents and older brother are at least." She tilted her head to the side. "That's about it." Mrs. Kwan pointed to the seat next to Craig and for a moment he could have sworn he stopped breathing. But before she could make her way to the seat, Ellie rose her hand. "Yes?" Penny asked.
"What's Thursday?" Ellie asked. Penny smiled. She looked down at her shirt and then to Ellie and replied. "Only the second greatest band in the world." From somewhere, the question "Then who is the first greatest band?" popped up. Grabbing her items, Penny's smile got bigger. "The Smashing Pumpkins. No contest." With that, she bounded over to her seat and plopped down. 'Maybe things are looking up.' Craig smiled at Penny; of course she grinned back. Little did he know that things were just about to get much more confusing.
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"AHHH!!!" Ashley screamed in the hallway, banging her head against the locker. "How can this be happening? How could Mrs. Kwan be doing this to me?" Paige looked at her friend for a moment. Gently smiling, she replied. "I don't think Mrs. Kwan purposely did it Ash. I think it just happened. Maybe she doesn't know about you and Craig. Don't worry about it though. It's not like it's you two alone. You have a bumper." Paige nodded in the direction of the new girl, Penny. She seemed nice enough. Her blue hair kind of threw you off though.
"Yeah," sighed Ashley in defeat. "At least that. I guess I need to start befriending her. She seems cool. I love her hair." Paige gave Ashley an odd look. "Yeah, if you say so." She chuckled.
"Uhum, excuse me." A sweet little voice spoke out behind them. "Sorry, Ashley right? My locker is right next to yours." Ashley moved out of the way. "It's ok. Yeah, it's Ashley. This is Paige."
"Hi!" Penny waved quickly as she began to unlock her locker. "Oh, Ashley, I was thinking you, Craig, and myself could start working on the project today or tomorrow. My house is free. So just tell me if that will work out for you and I can ask Craig a little later. I think he's in my 5th hour.I think." Penny made a thoughtful face and then shrugged it off. "I'll find out sooner or later."
"Yeah, Penny." Ashley nodded. "Tomorrow sounds great."
"Cool." Penny grinned, her blue eyes twinkling. "We can walk to my house." Looking at her watch her smiling face contorted for a second. "I have to go." She said in a strained smile.
Ashley and Paige watched her run off, but they saw her turn into a very unusual place. "Why would she have to go to the school clinic in such a rush?" Paige pondered out loud. Ashley just shrugged, the same puzzled look on her face.
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Penny ran into the school clinic, looking at her watch. She was so late. Her hand began to shake. "Hi, Mrs. Strickland." She chimed nervously as she made her way to the nurse. "Hello." Mrs. Strickland replied, a note of relief in her voice. "Running a little late are we?" She smiled kindly.
"Yeah." Penny uneasily voiced back. "You know." she looked down. "We got lost for a second, new school and all." She hid her shaking hand. "At least we, I mean, at least I made it in time."
Mrs. Strickland nodded. "Yes you did." She handed Penny a paper cup. Penny held it to her mouth, tossed her head back and swallowed the contents. Wiping her mouth, she asked. "Can I stay for a moment?" Mrs. Strickland held her hand out escorting her to a comfy chair. Sitting carefully, she waited for five minutes. The five minutes it took for her hand to stop shaking.
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"Hey Craig!" Manny ran up to him, pasting on her largest, sexiest smile. Craig rolled his eyes and stopped dead in his tracks. Everyone around could see his body physically slump when Manny called out his name. "Hi." he mumbled. Making his way to class. "What can I do for you, Manny?" She jumped in front of him, halting his process in the hallway.
"I thought, maybe we should talk things over. You know about us. I know you want me-"
"Manny."
"No, Craig. I know you want me. I can see it in your eyes. You can't deny it from me. You've been in me. We're connected. I think we should talk things over. I can make it worth your while." She slinked over to him, placing her arms around his waist. Craig softened for a moment. He WAS exceptionally lonely. And Manny might be able to cure that. But he wanted Ashley back, going out with Manny was definitely not the right choice there. And then there was Penny. She drew him to her, she was refreshing and new. Craig did not know what to do.
"Come on Craig. Please?" she batted her eyes. Craig scratched his head, and thought, 'Maybe just one date.'
"Ok, Manny. ONE date. Tonight at the Dot. If I say it doesn't work out. You HAVE to leave me alone. Do you understand?"
Manny beamed, 'YES! I've won!' Flicking her hair back she said "Of Course." In her sexiest way possible. She was about to try and kiss him when a voice behind them seemed to make Craig's body structure change completely. He appeared to melt in her arms.
"Craig?" An unusually sweet sounding voice chimed.
Turning around, a huge grin emerged on his face. "Hey Penny! What's up?" Manny moved her head to the side, so she could see past Craig. She saw a beautiful girl, but the first thing she noticed was. 'BLUE HAIR! Ha! Yeah right, like Craig will ever go for that.' But Craig seemed mesmerized by this girl, Penny.
"Yeah, I just wanted to know if it was ok for you to go to my house tomorrow. To work on the project and all." Craig just nodded. "Yeah, works for me." Penny smiled, the twinkle in her eye stunned Craig; the way her blue hair framed her pale face was amazing. "I'll see you in math Craig." She called as she walked away. He just watched her leave.
"Who was that freak?" Manny laughed. Craig pushed her away, roughly. "Ok then. I'll see you tonight." She reminded him, then frowning, ran to class.
A/N: Yeah, so what does everyone think? I kind of like Penny, and trust me, she'll complicate things a lot more. I'm still not 100% sure who Craig is going to end up with (if he ends up with anyone at all). At the moment I don't like him too much. Tell me what you think. Much Love! SBG