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"And today we will start a new unit, I know you're all excited." Paige and Lux looked up at their gym teacher disbelievingly.
"Who gets excited over new gym units?" Paige asked incredulously.
"Ok, everyone get in pairs. We start ballroom dancing today," Mr. Armstrong continued. Lux groaned outwardly. She turned to her friend to complain, but Paige had already bounded over to Spinner. Lux began to look around for someone. She saw Craig across the gym, and began to walk over to him when someone grabbed her arm.
"Lux, I need to talk to you." Lux turned to look at Sean.
"There's nothing to talk about," Lux said grabbing her arm back.
"Ok, it looks like everyone has a partner, so spread out, you'll need room for this," Mr. Armstrong said looking around the classroom. Lux narrowed her eyes as she glared at Sean.
"Please," he continued.
"What?" Lux spat out.
"Now boys, take your partner's right hand," Mr. Armstrong said. Sean pulled up Lux's right hand.
"Ok, I know I said a lot of shit, and I didn't mean it." Sean started as he began to take a step towards Lux, stepping on her foot in the process. "Oops, sorry," he said looking embarrassed. "Look Lux, we at least have to pretend we're doing this," Sean continued as he nodded towards Mr. Armstrong, who was demonstrating the dance steps they were to follow.
"Oh right," Lux said as she took a step back following Sean's lead.
"I know you aren't stuck up or anything, I didn't mean all that stuff. I just lost my temper," Sean said looking sheepish.
"You didn't mean that?" Lux asked.
"I was just upset," Sean continued. Lux looked like she didn't quite believe him. "Look, I just want to be friends again, or whatever we were before, you know." Sean said pausing, wondering if he should mention the kiss. "I don't even know if that's possible, but."
"And spin your partner!" Mr. Armstrong instructed over the music. Lux felt Sean extend his arm outward as she was spun. She was drawn quickly back to Sean, steadying herself again him.
"Lux," Sean said quietly looking down at her. "I am really sorry," he repeated. Lux couldn't help it. She had to accept his apology.
"I know. I'm sorry I bitched at you too. And, I want to be friends too." A small smile spread across Sean's face.
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"I don't believe this!" Emma hissed at Manny. "They were practically killing each other Saturday night, and now look at them!" Emma said pointing at Lux and Sean sitting together in the café. Manny rolled her eyes. She had had this conversation way too many times.
"Look Emma, maybe it's time to move on," Manny said.
"What! Do you know something I don't about those two?" Emma asked her friend accusingly.
"No! I really don't Emma," Manny said trying to convince her friend. "I'm just saying, it kind of looks like Sean's moved on. Maybe you should too."
"Sean may act like he's moved on. But he hasn't. He can't just throw our relationship down the drain like that! We were together for so long." Emma said as she sipped on her milk. Manny sighed. She knew her friend was stubborn, and it was hopeless for her to think that anything was going to change.
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Lux began her daily walk home.
"Hey, mind if I join you?" Jimmy asked her as he jogged to catch up to her.
"Not at all. Where's your car?"
"In the shop. Something's up with the brakes. I keep telling you I can give you a ride home. Well, once it comes out of the shop." Jimmy offered.
"I know. But I like the walk home, at least while the weather is still warm. It clears my head."
"Yeah well, nothing clears my head like a little 50 cent on the ride home." Lux laughed at his comment but stopped abruptly.
"What's going on over there?" Lux asked Jimmy, pointing to a gang of boys who seemed to be arguing. Jimmy followed her glance. He narrowed his eyes,
"I have no idea."
"Isn't that Sean?" Lux asked suddenly, looking carefully at a boy with a ski cap on.
"Yeah it is," Jimmy asked sharply. "Shit," he said as Sean was suddenly tackled by a tall lanky boy Lux had never seen before. Jimmy dropped his backpack and ran towards Sean. Lux followed. By the time she got to the group she could hear someone state in a taunting voice,
"Aww, got your school posse to look out for you!"
"Jimmy get out of here!" Lux heard Sean snap pushing someone else off him.
"I thought you said you were done with this shit!" Jimmy snapped back as he pulled another guy off Sean. Sean stood up panting and glared at Jimmy.
"Well well well, who do we have here?" The tall lanky boy asked circling Lux. Sean eye's snapped from Jimmy to Lux. Lux saw something cross his face that she hadn't seen before. Fear? She couldn't place her finger on it.
"Lux, get out of here!" Sean said sharply.
"What's going on Sean?" Sean asked emphatically.
"Aww, the precious baby doesn't know Sean's deep dark habits?" A boy said as he touched Lux's cheek. Lux snapped her head away from his touch and met Sean's penetrating eyes.
"Lux, please get out of here," Sean said quickly and quietly. "Jimmy, get her out of here," Sean said as he shoved Jimmy towards Lux. "I'll be fine!" he yelled. "Go!" and with that Jimmy grabbed Lux's arm and pulled her away.
"Just be quiet and walk," Jimmy muttered under his breath to Lux. For once, Lux bit her tongue and followed Jimmy's instructions.
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Hope you guys liked this chapter! Please review and look for an update soon!
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"And today we will start a new unit, I know you're all excited." Paige and Lux looked up at their gym teacher disbelievingly.
"Who gets excited over new gym units?" Paige asked incredulously.
"Ok, everyone get in pairs. We start ballroom dancing today," Mr. Armstrong continued. Lux groaned outwardly. She turned to her friend to complain, but Paige had already bounded over to Spinner. Lux began to look around for someone. She saw Craig across the gym, and began to walk over to him when someone grabbed her arm.
"Lux, I need to talk to you." Lux turned to look at Sean.
"There's nothing to talk about," Lux said grabbing her arm back.
"Ok, it looks like everyone has a partner, so spread out, you'll need room for this," Mr. Armstrong said looking around the classroom. Lux narrowed her eyes as she glared at Sean.
"Please," he continued.
"What?" Lux spat out.
"Now boys, take your partner's right hand," Mr. Armstrong said. Sean pulled up Lux's right hand.
"Ok, I know I said a lot of shit, and I didn't mean it." Sean started as he began to take a step towards Lux, stepping on her foot in the process. "Oops, sorry," he said looking embarrassed. "Look Lux, we at least have to pretend we're doing this," Sean continued as he nodded towards Mr. Armstrong, who was demonstrating the dance steps they were to follow.
"Oh right," Lux said as she took a step back following Sean's lead.
"I know you aren't stuck up or anything, I didn't mean all that stuff. I just lost my temper," Sean said looking sheepish.
"You didn't mean that?" Lux asked.
"I was just upset," Sean continued. Lux looked like she didn't quite believe him. "Look, I just want to be friends again, or whatever we were before, you know." Sean said pausing, wondering if he should mention the kiss. "I don't even know if that's possible, but."
"And spin your partner!" Mr. Armstrong instructed over the music. Lux felt Sean extend his arm outward as she was spun. She was drawn quickly back to Sean, steadying herself again him.
"Lux," Sean said quietly looking down at her. "I am really sorry," he repeated. Lux couldn't help it. She had to accept his apology.
"I know. I'm sorry I bitched at you too. And, I want to be friends too." A small smile spread across Sean's face.
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"I don't believe this!" Emma hissed at Manny. "They were practically killing each other Saturday night, and now look at them!" Emma said pointing at Lux and Sean sitting together in the café. Manny rolled her eyes. She had had this conversation way too many times.
"Look Emma, maybe it's time to move on," Manny said.
"What! Do you know something I don't about those two?" Emma asked her friend accusingly.
"No! I really don't Emma," Manny said trying to convince her friend. "I'm just saying, it kind of looks like Sean's moved on. Maybe you should too."
"Sean may act like he's moved on. But he hasn't. He can't just throw our relationship down the drain like that! We were together for so long." Emma said as she sipped on her milk. Manny sighed. She knew her friend was stubborn, and it was hopeless for her to think that anything was going to change.
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Lux began her daily walk home.
"Hey, mind if I join you?" Jimmy asked her as he jogged to catch up to her.
"Not at all. Where's your car?"
"In the shop. Something's up with the brakes. I keep telling you I can give you a ride home. Well, once it comes out of the shop." Jimmy offered.
"I know. But I like the walk home, at least while the weather is still warm. It clears my head."
"Yeah well, nothing clears my head like a little 50 cent on the ride home." Lux laughed at his comment but stopped abruptly.
"What's going on over there?" Lux asked Jimmy, pointing to a gang of boys who seemed to be arguing. Jimmy followed her glance. He narrowed his eyes,
"I have no idea."
"Isn't that Sean?" Lux asked suddenly, looking carefully at a boy with a ski cap on.
"Yeah it is," Jimmy asked sharply. "Shit," he said as Sean was suddenly tackled by a tall lanky boy Lux had never seen before. Jimmy dropped his backpack and ran towards Sean. Lux followed. By the time she got to the group she could hear someone state in a taunting voice,
"Aww, got your school posse to look out for you!"
"Jimmy get out of here!" Lux heard Sean snap pushing someone else off him.
"I thought you said you were done with this shit!" Jimmy snapped back as he pulled another guy off Sean. Sean stood up panting and glared at Jimmy.
"Well well well, who do we have here?" The tall lanky boy asked circling Lux. Sean eye's snapped from Jimmy to Lux. Lux saw something cross his face that she hadn't seen before. Fear? She couldn't place her finger on it.
"Lux, get out of here!" Sean said sharply.
"What's going on Sean?" Sean asked emphatically.
"Aww, the precious baby doesn't know Sean's deep dark habits?" A boy said as he touched Lux's cheek. Lux snapped her head away from his touch and met Sean's penetrating eyes.
"Lux, please get out of here," Sean said quickly and quietly. "Jimmy, get her out of here," Sean said as he shoved Jimmy towards Lux. "I'll be fine!" he yelled. "Go!" and with that Jimmy grabbed Lux's arm and pulled her away.
"Just be quiet and walk," Jimmy muttered under his breath to Lux. For once, Lux bit her tongue and followed Jimmy's instructions.
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Hope you guys liked this chapter! Please review and look for an update soon!