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Spinelli sat in class, doodling in her notebook, only half listening to her professor ranting and raving about Machiavelli. TJ had left that morning, after a tearful goodbye. Even though in her heart she wanted him to stay, she knew it would be selfish to keep him from achieving his dreams. She only hoped that one day they would be reunited and finally become a couple. As her professor droned on, Spinelli thought of all the good times they had shared, and how much he meant to her. She let her mind wander to her favorite memory, back when they were in the fourth grade, and taken part in Gretchen's kissing experiment. That was the day she realized that she had fallen in love with TJ and that there was no way any other guy could ever capture her heart the way he did.
*****FLASHBACK******
"Gretchen you do it, I can't kiss him." Spinelli begged, not because the thought of kissing TJ was gross, but because she actually wanted to kiss TJ. She was just afraid of doing it wrong and having him hate her for it. Finally, after several minutes of primping and pep talking, Gretchen finally led her to the playground, where her fate would be determined--- would her future be kissing boys, or more specifically, kissing TJ Detweiler. As the entire playground watched, she closed her eyes, nervously placing her lips on those of the boy she had been crushing on since kindergarten. As she kissed him, the sun seemed to shine brighter, and everything in the world seemed so perfect and so beautiful. When they finally pulled away from each other, they looked deeply into each other's eyes, both knowing what the other was feeling, but that they had to hide it for the sake of their friends. So they both did what they thought their friends would want to hear.
"EEEEWWWWWWWW!!!!!!" they both yelled, pretending to spit on the ground.
"Somebody get the mouthwash!" TJ yelled. They both looked around the playground, taking in the looks of relief on the faces of their schoolmates. Even though TJ and Spinelli both knew the truth of what the kiss meant to them, there was no need to broadcast it around-at least not then. They shared a secret smile, one that let them both know that what they were feeling were mutual, even if it would take them many years to admit it, both to themselves and to each other.
*****END FLASHBACK*****
"Why didn't I tell him then, when it seemed as if he might actually have a crush on me?" Spinelli thought, absentmindedly writing her and TJ's names on her notebook. (A/N: anyone else do that as a teenager? Or am I the only crazy one out there?) This was crazy, she loved him more than life itself, and she was letting him walk out of her life without even telling him. Could she let him just board that plane without telling him she loved him?
"NO!" Spinelli screamed, not caring that she had just interrupted an important lecture.
"Miss Spinelli, is there a problem? What do you have against Machiavelli's theory that it is better to be feared than loved?" Her professor, Dr. Jeter glared at her, annoyed at the distraction.
Spinelli stood up, yelling, "Everything Machiavelli said about being feared rather than loved is bullshit! He obviously had no idea what it was like to love someone so much, so deeply and yet be so scared to tell them. He never had the guy he loved get a great job offer, and have him leave for California as we speak because he was too scared to admit it. He never was kicking himself for holding his feelings in for so long, knowing that it might be too late!" Spinelli grabbed her coat and books. "He might not have known that, but I do. Now if you will excuse me, I need to go to the airport and tell my best friend TJ Detweiler that I love him before he walks out of my life forever."
"You go girl!" A tall guy with blonde hair yelled as she walked out the door. As she ran, she could faintly hear the applause of her classmates as they let her words sink in. She quickly spotted Gretchen and Vince talking by the quad.
"Gretch, you, me, airport now." Spinelli spat out, attempting to catch her breath.
"Wait, what?" Gretchen looked confused.
"I've got to get there and tell TJ I love him before its too late. But I need you for support. Now hurry up, we don't have much time." She grabbed Gretchen's arm and dragged her to the car, leaving a very confused, but happy Vince behind.
"Go get 'em, Spinelli," he whispered, happy she finally came to her senses.
"Spinelli, what do you plan on doing, he's probably on the plane, or about to board. How the hell are you going to confess?" Gretchen demanded, running to catch up with her friend.
"Shut up and put this on." Spinelli handed Gretchen a flight stewardess uniform she had swiped from a nearby rack. "I have an idea." They quickly changed and walked to the gate where TJ's plane was.
"He probably boarded already. Just call him tonight and tell him. I am not getting arrested!" Gretchen hissed, even though she knew there was no way she was getting out of this.
"No, Gretch, I need to do this." Spinelli snapped back. She was about to walk onto the plane when a voice behind them demanded, "Who are you and where the hell do you ladies think you are going?"
A/N: Who is it? Is Spinelli too late? Are they going to get arrested? To find out, just hit the little button on the bottom of the screen and send me a nice review following my simple golden rule that states: 'If you can't say something nice, don't say it at all.' Thank you and have a nice day!
LilVickiRyan: yay you made it! Email me and I will send you the site, because I can't remember it off hand. I hope you continue to read!
Jewlz555: Bonky is from a Recess episode, where Mikey was afraid of turning 10. Thanks for reading.
Noelle: Glad you like it! The icon is right before TJ/Spin are about to kiss, and I got it off a website I found. Email me and I will send it to you. Happy reading!
All my reviewers: HAPPY NEW YEAR, and lets make all our new years start off with a bang by reading and reviewing each other's stories!
Spinelli sat in class, doodling in her notebook, only half listening to her professor ranting and raving about Machiavelli. TJ had left that morning, after a tearful goodbye. Even though in her heart she wanted him to stay, she knew it would be selfish to keep him from achieving his dreams. She only hoped that one day they would be reunited and finally become a couple. As her professor droned on, Spinelli thought of all the good times they had shared, and how much he meant to her. She let her mind wander to her favorite memory, back when they were in the fourth grade, and taken part in Gretchen's kissing experiment. That was the day she realized that she had fallen in love with TJ and that there was no way any other guy could ever capture her heart the way he did.
*****FLASHBACK******
"Gretchen you do it, I can't kiss him." Spinelli begged, not because the thought of kissing TJ was gross, but because she actually wanted to kiss TJ. She was just afraid of doing it wrong and having him hate her for it. Finally, after several minutes of primping and pep talking, Gretchen finally led her to the playground, where her fate would be determined--- would her future be kissing boys, or more specifically, kissing TJ Detweiler. As the entire playground watched, she closed her eyes, nervously placing her lips on those of the boy she had been crushing on since kindergarten. As she kissed him, the sun seemed to shine brighter, and everything in the world seemed so perfect and so beautiful. When they finally pulled away from each other, they looked deeply into each other's eyes, both knowing what the other was feeling, but that they had to hide it for the sake of their friends. So they both did what they thought their friends would want to hear.
"EEEEWWWWWWWW!!!!!!" they both yelled, pretending to spit on the ground.
"Somebody get the mouthwash!" TJ yelled. They both looked around the playground, taking in the looks of relief on the faces of their schoolmates. Even though TJ and Spinelli both knew the truth of what the kiss meant to them, there was no need to broadcast it around-at least not then. They shared a secret smile, one that let them both know that what they were feeling were mutual, even if it would take them many years to admit it, both to themselves and to each other.
*****END FLASHBACK*****
"Why didn't I tell him then, when it seemed as if he might actually have a crush on me?" Spinelli thought, absentmindedly writing her and TJ's names on her notebook. (A/N: anyone else do that as a teenager? Or am I the only crazy one out there?) This was crazy, she loved him more than life itself, and she was letting him walk out of her life without even telling him. Could she let him just board that plane without telling him she loved him?
"NO!" Spinelli screamed, not caring that she had just interrupted an important lecture.
"Miss Spinelli, is there a problem? What do you have against Machiavelli's theory that it is better to be feared than loved?" Her professor, Dr. Jeter glared at her, annoyed at the distraction.
Spinelli stood up, yelling, "Everything Machiavelli said about being feared rather than loved is bullshit! He obviously had no idea what it was like to love someone so much, so deeply and yet be so scared to tell them. He never had the guy he loved get a great job offer, and have him leave for California as we speak because he was too scared to admit it. He never was kicking himself for holding his feelings in for so long, knowing that it might be too late!" Spinelli grabbed her coat and books. "He might not have known that, but I do. Now if you will excuse me, I need to go to the airport and tell my best friend TJ Detweiler that I love him before he walks out of my life forever."
"You go girl!" A tall guy with blonde hair yelled as she walked out the door. As she ran, she could faintly hear the applause of her classmates as they let her words sink in. She quickly spotted Gretchen and Vince talking by the quad.
"Gretch, you, me, airport now." Spinelli spat out, attempting to catch her breath.
"Wait, what?" Gretchen looked confused.
"I've got to get there and tell TJ I love him before its too late. But I need you for support. Now hurry up, we don't have much time." She grabbed Gretchen's arm and dragged her to the car, leaving a very confused, but happy Vince behind.
"Go get 'em, Spinelli," he whispered, happy she finally came to her senses.
"Spinelli, what do you plan on doing, he's probably on the plane, or about to board. How the hell are you going to confess?" Gretchen demanded, running to catch up with her friend.
"Shut up and put this on." Spinelli handed Gretchen a flight stewardess uniform she had swiped from a nearby rack. "I have an idea." They quickly changed and walked to the gate where TJ's plane was.
"He probably boarded already. Just call him tonight and tell him. I am not getting arrested!" Gretchen hissed, even though she knew there was no way she was getting out of this.
"No, Gretch, I need to do this." Spinelli snapped back. She was about to walk onto the plane when a voice behind them demanded, "Who are you and where the hell do you ladies think you are going?"
A/N: Who is it? Is Spinelli too late? Are they going to get arrested? To find out, just hit the little button on the bottom of the screen and send me a nice review following my simple golden rule that states: 'If you can't say something nice, don't say it at all.' Thank you and have a nice day!