Degrassi, not ours. We still are waiting for John Mayer to show up.
Friday Night
Ashley, Nicole, and Ellie were hanging out at the apartment.
"Tonight's the night" Nicole said.
"I can't believe he's going to dump her," Ellie said. "You sure he's going to go through with it?"
"If he doesn't, Craig's got those photos..." Ashley noted.
"I think he will."
"Yeah, Craig's a genius," Nicole said.
"Hands off, you've got a man!" Ashley joked. "Speaking of men, who do you like, Ellie?"
Ellie shrugged. "I haven't really thought about guys much since...well, since Marco I guess. I don't know."
"OK, cause you need a man." Nicole noted. "There's no one you think is cute."
"Well, there is someone..."
"Who? Spit it out Ellie, your secret's safe with us..for obvious reasons."
"Sean."
"Sean...Oh, he is cute."
Very cute. And from what I know, single."
"Yes, single is good.."
"I don't know, maybe I should talk to him some day before school..."
"Yes, you should."
"If you don't, I'll do something to throw the 2 of you together...or hey, maybe we can get Craig to do it," Ashley said.
"Speaking of Craig, is he an idiot?"
"I assume you mean cause he's not with me?"
"Yes, because he's not with you. If he can put two and two together and throw those 2 together," Ellie said, nodding towards Nicole, "then why doesn't he see what's right in front of his eyes?"
"Cause he's not looking..I don't know, if he doesn't figure it out soon I'm making a move."
"Well, if Ashley doesn't show up at the gig, that should be the day you make the move."
"That could work." Just then the buzzer rings-its Marco, and the girls let him up.
"How was the date Marco Polo?"
"Dylan is the best kisser on the planet." Is all Marco can manage to say.
"Gee thanks," Ellie said, rolling her eyes.
"He's just..so amazing. I'm sorry Ellie"
"Its ok, I'm glad you're happy."
"We went to the movies, and out for pizza and then for a long walk that didn't involve much walking."
"Way to go Marco."
"Awesome." Nicole agreed. Just then the buzzer rang again-this time it was Spinner.
"Hey you!" Nicole didn't even try to hide the happiness in her voice. If Marco could be all happy, then dammit, so could she. "How did it go?"
"I broke up with her. She's not happy, but I did it."
"Don't you have a question to ask Nicole?"
They all looked at him expectantly
"Nicole, would you want to be my girlfriend?"
"Sure" She said. The other three whooped and hollered.
"Aww, that's so sweet I'm going to be sick," Marco said, rolling his eyes. Ellie and Ashley attacked him with pillows. Spinner and Nicole went into her room to talk while Ashley, Ellie, and Marco watched TV.
The next morning, Ashley wakes up to the phone ringing. She assumes its probably Spinner, but answers it anyway.
"Hello?"
"Buttercup?"
"Craig, hey! What's up?"
"Um, I was wondering something...we were wondering something."
"ok.."
"Angie hasn't seen you in like three days..she's been asking about you. Joey wanted to know if you wanted to come over and hang out with her..us. today."
Ashley smiled into the phone. "Angie misses me?" she asked pointedly.
"She does..."
"Is she the only one"
"Well, Joey's been asking about you too."
Ashley sighed, rolling her eyes.
"I see..."
"I miss you too, though."
"Good. I'll be over as soon as Ellie leaves."
"Great, see you later."
Ashley starts smiling. She heads out to the living room.
"What was that?" Ellie asks
"I'm going over to Craig's this afternoon."
"Sweet." Marco says, heading out of the bedroom that its supposed to be Ashley's fathers
"Marco, do you live here?"
Marco grinned. "You girls love me, don't lie."
"We do, we do." Nicole says. "When are you going over to Craig's?"
"After I shower, dress, and Ellie leaves."
"Spinner and I might stop by later."
"So, Ellie, do you want to go to watch Dylan's hockey practice with me?"
"Can't, I'm going to Ashley's."
After everyone heads their separate ways, Ashley heads to Craig's house.
Joey answers the door, Angie hot on his heels. "Buttercup!"
Hey Bubbles! Whatcha doing?"
"I was waiting for you! Craig, Daddy, you and I are going to play Powerpuff girls."
"Is Craig going to be Blossom?"
"NO, he'll be Mojo Jojo"
Ashley laughed at this.
The four of them played for a while, before Joey went to start on supper and Angie took a nap.
"No problem, its great having you around."
"Thanks, Craig."
Just then Angie woke up and wanted to play beauty parlor. Thankfully, Craig was saved by Nicole and Spinner showing up. The girls go play with Angie while Spinner, Craig, and Joey talk in the kitchen
"Spinner, I heard your good news" Joey said.
"yeah, it's pretty cool." Spinner said grinning. "Feel bad about Paige though."
"You have to make choices in life. Unless you're Craig."
"He'll have to make his choice soon enough."
"Choice?"
"Yeah, choice. One or the other."
"One or the other what?" Craig was lost. Joey noticed.
"Ashley. Or Ashley...excuse me, Buttercup"
"What's to choose?"
"Craig, get a clue," Spinner said, hitting him in the arm.
"Ash is my girlfriend, Buttercup's my friend."
"Craig, you two are worse than Paige and I ever were..I mean, you call her *Buttercup*"
"It's a freaking nickname!"
"Sure, Joey, help me out here."
"Craig, you're feelings for Ashley..the one who's here now..are not unobvious."
"I have a girlfriend,' Craig repeated.
"So did I." Spinner replied with.
"You mean you have no attraction to Ashley."
"Am I attracted to Buttercup?"
"Why must you call her that all the time!"
"Cause its cute! I don't know!"
"you just admitted that its cute..."
"Damnit, Spinner! Why are you doing this to me?"
"Dude, you know she likes you, right?"
"I like her too."
"no, like Nicole likes me. She likes you like that."
"You have to be kidding. Joey?"
Joey shakes his head. "Craig, I'm not blind, but I'm beginning to think you are"
"Ashley doesn't like me like that, does she?"
"Yes, she does. And I think you like her back and haven't realized it yet."
"I mean, Buttercup's something special but..."
"what makes her so special?"
"She just *is.* She's smart, funny, laugh's at my jokes...she just has something about her I like...shit, I do like her."
"And he finally gets it," Spinner said, shaking his head.
"I'm so proud of you, Craig. You have a clue!" Joey starts laughing.
"So, I have to make a choice. This is going to take a lot of thinking."
"Good thing its you and not Spinner."
"Hey, I made my choice!"
"You sure Nicole didn't make it for you? Or Paige?"
"Nope, I made it all by my self."
"I'm proud of you" Joey says.
Just then Nicole, Ashley, and Angie come into the room.
"Daddy, I want supper" They're all made up in makeup.
"Looking good Ladies," Joey said, with raised eyebrows.
"Angie's not bad at makeovers." Spinner notes with a smile.
"Yeah, you guys look...good." Craig says with a gulp
Nicole glared at them all. "I'd like to see you do better," she said.
"I'd love to but..."
"we're guys."
"Angie almost made you over, Craig, so quit whining" Ashley grins at him.
Spinner rolled his eyes. "Nic, get your stuff, let's go."
"You aren't saying for supper?"
"we have a date."
"Are you staying, Buttercup?" Angie asks.
"Of course."
Spinner just looked pointedly at Craig and then dragged Nicole out of the house. Ashley stayed of course.
Monday at school, lunch.
"Hey, Sean." Marco waved him over. "Come sit with us. We've got room for one more"
*Sean sits down at the table, which has Craig, Ashley, Ashley, Nicole, Spinner, Ellie and Marco sitting*
"hey guys." Sean nodded at everyone.
"Hey, Sean. How was your weekend?" Craig asks.
"Good, yours?"
"Pretty good. Buttercup came over, that was fun"
"Buttercup?" Ashley asked suddenly.
"Oh no," Nicole whispered.
"Oh, yes" Marco smirked.
Yeah, Buttercup..." Craig points at Ashley, then the lightbulb goes off.
"Fasten the seat belts, we have turbulence," Nicole giggled to Marco.
"I repeat...*Buttercup*" Ashley said.
"Its just some stupid nickname Angie came up with when we were playing one day," Ashley said, trying to smooth things over.
"But why does Craig use it? Are you really over there that much?"
"Looks like Craig's gonna have to choose sooner than he thought," Spinner whispered to Nicole.
"I just hope he makes the right choice"
"I'm over there...I mean, the project, and the tutoring and I get along well with Angie."
"The project ended 3 days ago."
"Ash..." Craig finally talks. "I'm friends with Buttercup."
"Friends, what kind of friends, exactly? The kind with benefits?"
"Why is he still calling her buttercup?" Marco wondered to Ellie. "What's going on?" Sean asked, lost.
Nicole smiled. "Sean, we'll explain later. After the fireworks." Sean just nodded.
"We're not..like that."
"Do you want to be?"
Craig just looked at her openmouthed. He wasn't sure what to say.
"I guess thetas the answer, isn't it."
"Ashley...I'm not doing anything with Craig."
"You're so in love with him it makes me sick, though *Buttercup*"
"Hey now," Nicole said, standing up. "How about we calm down?"
"Why should I? I'm not the boyfriend stealer at the table..wait, you're one too."
"Hey!" Spinner said standing up.
"Just making a note, that's all."
"Ashley, don't ok? Yeah, maybe I want Craig. But leave Nicole and Spinner out of it." Ashley realizes what she's said and runs off.
"I gotta go after her," Nicole said looking at Spinner. "Marco, wanna come with?"
"Sure." Ellie stands too and the three of them head off.
Spinner then loses it. "Ashley, you listen to me. You hurt the other Ashley or Nicole and I'm going to ...you'll regret it, ok?"
"What, does this one have you just as whipped as Paige did?"
"Its not being whipped, its sticking up for friends. IF you had any of your own maybe you'd understand."
"Craig, Damnit, why aren't you saying something."
Craig was still sitting there, not sure what to say. "Ash--"
"You like her don't you."
"You're my girlfriend?"
"So?"
"Ash...I need time, ok?"
Ashley just glared at him, "take all the time you need. But don't expect me to wait forever. Or at all."
Ashley walks away then.
In the bathroom, the other Ashley is crying. "Why did I do that again?"
"I'm proud of you Ash," Marco said. "you said what was on your mind. Craig should have known it all along, and well, Ashley needed to hear it.
"Thanks Marco. What are you doing in the girls room though?"
"You needed me."
"Craig's a moron if he doesn't see that you're better for him than Ashley is." Ellie added to Marco's opinion
"Oh my God, we left poor Sean there by himself!" Ellie remembered suddenly.
"Ellie, go to him!" Nicole ordered.
Ellie heads back to the cafeteria, but is stopped by Ashley.
"Where did you go?"
"With Marco, to check on the other Ashley, why?"
"I thought you were my friend."
"I'm her friend too. I'm not choosing sides."
"I think you already did."
"Ashley, would you grow up?" Ellie asked. "I can be friends with more than just you."
"Why her?"
"Because her and Nicole are fun and interesting. You've been spending all this time with Paige lately trying to ruin them instead of getting to know them"
"She wants Craig."
"well maybe you should spend more time WITH Craig and he wouldn't let his eyes wander!"
"Does he like her?"
"How would I know..Ashley, call me when you're less self-interested, and maybe want to hear about my life" Ellie walks away.
Friday Night
Ashley, Nicole, and Ellie were hanging out at the apartment.
"Tonight's the night" Nicole said.
"I can't believe he's going to dump her," Ellie said. "You sure he's going to go through with it?"
"If he doesn't, Craig's got those photos..." Ashley noted.
"I think he will."
"Yeah, Craig's a genius," Nicole said.
"Hands off, you've got a man!" Ashley joked. "Speaking of men, who do you like, Ellie?"
Ellie shrugged. "I haven't really thought about guys much since...well, since Marco I guess. I don't know."
"OK, cause you need a man." Nicole noted. "There's no one you think is cute."
"Well, there is someone..."
"Who? Spit it out Ellie, your secret's safe with us..for obvious reasons."
"Sean."
"Sean...Oh, he is cute."
Very cute. And from what I know, single."
"Yes, single is good.."
"I don't know, maybe I should talk to him some day before school..."
"Yes, you should."
"If you don't, I'll do something to throw the 2 of you together...or hey, maybe we can get Craig to do it," Ashley said.
"Speaking of Craig, is he an idiot?"
"I assume you mean cause he's not with me?"
"Yes, because he's not with you. If he can put two and two together and throw those 2 together," Ellie said, nodding towards Nicole, "then why doesn't he see what's right in front of his eyes?"
"Cause he's not looking..I don't know, if he doesn't figure it out soon I'm making a move."
"Well, if Ashley doesn't show up at the gig, that should be the day you make the move."
"That could work." Just then the buzzer rings-its Marco, and the girls let him up.
"How was the date Marco Polo?"
"Dylan is the best kisser on the planet." Is all Marco can manage to say.
"Gee thanks," Ellie said, rolling her eyes.
"He's just..so amazing. I'm sorry Ellie"
"Its ok, I'm glad you're happy."
"We went to the movies, and out for pizza and then for a long walk that didn't involve much walking."
"Way to go Marco."
"Awesome." Nicole agreed. Just then the buzzer rang again-this time it was Spinner.
"Hey you!" Nicole didn't even try to hide the happiness in her voice. If Marco could be all happy, then dammit, so could she. "How did it go?"
"I broke up with her. She's not happy, but I did it."
"Don't you have a question to ask Nicole?"
They all looked at him expectantly
"Nicole, would you want to be my girlfriend?"
"Sure" She said. The other three whooped and hollered.
"Aww, that's so sweet I'm going to be sick," Marco said, rolling his eyes. Ellie and Ashley attacked him with pillows. Spinner and Nicole went into her room to talk while Ashley, Ellie, and Marco watched TV.
The next morning, Ashley wakes up to the phone ringing. She assumes its probably Spinner, but answers it anyway.
"Hello?"
"Buttercup?"
"Craig, hey! What's up?"
"Um, I was wondering something...we were wondering something."
"ok.."
"Angie hasn't seen you in like three days..she's been asking about you. Joey wanted to know if you wanted to come over and hang out with her..us. today."
Ashley smiled into the phone. "Angie misses me?" she asked pointedly.
"She does..."
"Is she the only one"
"Well, Joey's been asking about you too."
Ashley sighed, rolling her eyes.
"I see..."
"I miss you too, though."
"Good. I'll be over as soon as Ellie leaves."
"Great, see you later."
Ashley starts smiling. She heads out to the living room.
"What was that?" Ellie asks
"I'm going over to Craig's this afternoon."
"Sweet." Marco says, heading out of the bedroom that its supposed to be Ashley's fathers
"Marco, do you live here?"
Marco grinned. "You girls love me, don't lie."
"We do, we do." Nicole says. "When are you going over to Craig's?"
"After I shower, dress, and Ellie leaves."
"Spinner and I might stop by later."
"So, Ellie, do you want to go to watch Dylan's hockey practice with me?"
"Can't, I'm going to Ashley's."
After everyone heads their separate ways, Ashley heads to Craig's house.
Joey answers the door, Angie hot on his heels. "Buttercup!"
Hey Bubbles! Whatcha doing?"
"I was waiting for you! Craig, Daddy, you and I are going to play Powerpuff girls."
"Is Craig going to be Blossom?"
"NO, he'll be Mojo Jojo"
Ashley laughed at this.
The four of them played for a while, before Joey went to start on supper and Angie took a nap.
"No problem, its great having you around."
"Thanks, Craig."
Just then Angie woke up and wanted to play beauty parlor. Thankfully, Craig was saved by Nicole and Spinner showing up. The girls go play with Angie while Spinner, Craig, and Joey talk in the kitchen
"Spinner, I heard your good news" Joey said.
"yeah, it's pretty cool." Spinner said grinning. "Feel bad about Paige though."
"You have to make choices in life. Unless you're Craig."
"He'll have to make his choice soon enough."
"Choice?"
"Yeah, choice. One or the other."
"One or the other what?" Craig was lost. Joey noticed.
"Ashley. Or Ashley...excuse me, Buttercup"
"What's to choose?"
"Craig, get a clue," Spinner said, hitting him in the arm.
"Ash is my girlfriend, Buttercup's my friend."
"Craig, you two are worse than Paige and I ever were..I mean, you call her *Buttercup*"
"It's a freaking nickname!"
"Sure, Joey, help me out here."
"Craig, you're feelings for Ashley..the one who's here now..are not unobvious."
"I have a girlfriend,' Craig repeated.
"So did I." Spinner replied with.
"You mean you have no attraction to Ashley."
"Am I attracted to Buttercup?"
"Why must you call her that all the time!"
"Cause its cute! I don't know!"
"you just admitted that its cute..."
"Damnit, Spinner! Why are you doing this to me?"
"Dude, you know she likes you, right?"
"I like her too."
"no, like Nicole likes me. She likes you like that."
"You have to be kidding. Joey?"
Joey shakes his head. "Craig, I'm not blind, but I'm beginning to think you are"
"Ashley doesn't like me like that, does she?"
"Yes, she does. And I think you like her back and haven't realized it yet."
"I mean, Buttercup's something special but..."
"what makes her so special?"
"She just *is.* She's smart, funny, laugh's at my jokes...she just has something about her I like...shit, I do like her."
"And he finally gets it," Spinner said, shaking his head.
"I'm so proud of you, Craig. You have a clue!" Joey starts laughing.
"So, I have to make a choice. This is going to take a lot of thinking."
"Good thing its you and not Spinner."
"Hey, I made my choice!"
"You sure Nicole didn't make it for you? Or Paige?"
"Nope, I made it all by my self."
"I'm proud of you" Joey says.
Just then Nicole, Ashley, and Angie come into the room.
"Daddy, I want supper" They're all made up in makeup.
"Looking good Ladies," Joey said, with raised eyebrows.
"Angie's not bad at makeovers." Spinner notes with a smile.
"Yeah, you guys look...good." Craig says with a gulp
Nicole glared at them all. "I'd like to see you do better," she said.
"I'd love to but..."
"we're guys."
"Angie almost made you over, Craig, so quit whining" Ashley grins at him.
Spinner rolled his eyes. "Nic, get your stuff, let's go."
"You aren't saying for supper?"
"we have a date."
"Are you staying, Buttercup?" Angie asks.
"Of course."
Spinner just looked pointedly at Craig and then dragged Nicole out of the house. Ashley stayed of course.
Monday at school, lunch.
"Hey, Sean." Marco waved him over. "Come sit with us. We've got room for one more"
*Sean sits down at the table, which has Craig, Ashley, Ashley, Nicole, Spinner, Ellie and Marco sitting*
"hey guys." Sean nodded at everyone.
"Hey, Sean. How was your weekend?" Craig asks.
"Good, yours?"
"Pretty good. Buttercup came over, that was fun"
"Buttercup?" Ashley asked suddenly.
"Oh no," Nicole whispered.
"Oh, yes" Marco smirked.
Yeah, Buttercup..." Craig points at Ashley, then the lightbulb goes off.
"Fasten the seat belts, we have turbulence," Nicole giggled to Marco.
"I repeat...*Buttercup*" Ashley said.
"Its just some stupid nickname Angie came up with when we were playing one day," Ashley said, trying to smooth things over.
"But why does Craig use it? Are you really over there that much?"
"Looks like Craig's gonna have to choose sooner than he thought," Spinner whispered to Nicole.
"I just hope he makes the right choice"
"I'm over there...I mean, the project, and the tutoring and I get along well with Angie."
"The project ended 3 days ago."
"Ash..." Craig finally talks. "I'm friends with Buttercup."
"Friends, what kind of friends, exactly? The kind with benefits?"
"Why is he still calling her buttercup?" Marco wondered to Ellie. "What's going on?" Sean asked, lost.
Nicole smiled. "Sean, we'll explain later. After the fireworks." Sean just nodded.
"We're not..like that."
"Do you want to be?"
Craig just looked at her openmouthed. He wasn't sure what to say.
"I guess thetas the answer, isn't it."
"Ashley...I'm not doing anything with Craig."
"You're so in love with him it makes me sick, though *Buttercup*"
"Hey now," Nicole said, standing up. "How about we calm down?"
"Why should I? I'm not the boyfriend stealer at the table..wait, you're one too."
"Hey!" Spinner said standing up.
"Just making a note, that's all."
"Ashley, don't ok? Yeah, maybe I want Craig. But leave Nicole and Spinner out of it." Ashley realizes what she's said and runs off.
"I gotta go after her," Nicole said looking at Spinner. "Marco, wanna come with?"
"Sure." Ellie stands too and the three of them head off.
Spinner then loses it. "Ashley, you listen to me. You hurt the other Ashley or Nicole and I'm going to ...you'll regret it, ok?"
"What, does this one have you just as whipped as Paige did?"
"Its not being whipped, its sticking up for friends. IF you had any of your own maybe you'd understand."
"Craig, Damnit, why aren't you saying something."
Craig was still sitting there, not sure what to say. "Ash--"
"You like her don't you."
"You're my girlfriend?"
"So?"
"Ash...I need time, ok?"
Ashley just glared at him, "take all the time you need. But don't expect me to wait forever. Or at all."
Ashley walks away then.
In the bathroom, the other Ashley is crying. "Why did I do that again?"
"I'm proud of you Ash," Marco said. "you said what was on your mind. Craig should have known it all along, and well, Ashley needed to hear it.
"Thanks Marco. What are you doing in the girls room though?"
"You needed me."
"Craig's a moron if he doesn't see that you're better for him than Ashley is." Ellie added to Marco's opinion
"Oh my God, we left poor Sean there by himself!" Ellie remembered suddenly.
"Ellie, go to him!" Nicole ordered.
Ellie heads back to the cafeteria, but is stopped by Ashley.
"Where did you go?"
"With Marco, to check on the other Ashley, why?"
"I thought you were my friend."
"I'm her friend too. I'm not choosing sides."
"I think you already did."
"Ashley, would you grow up?" Ellie asked. "I can be friends with more than just you."
"Why her?"
"Because her and Nicole are fun and interesting. You've been spending all this time with Paige lately trying to ruin them instead of getting to know them"
"She wants Craig."
"well maybe you should spend more time WITH Craig and he wouldn't let his eyes wander!"
"Does he like her?"
"How would I know..Ashley, call me when you're less self-interested, and maybe want to hear about my life" Ellie walks away.