I have no comment, people....

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Liberty was panicking. She could NOT be paired up with JT in this assignment. She was trying to get OVER him. This would RUIN it. She'd have to work on this stupid project with him all week, and probably most of the weekend. How was THAT going to help her??? If she was EVER going to get over him, she needed to be as far away from him as possible. Doing a project with him did NOT seem like a good idea.

Today was supposed to be a good day. This class was supposed to be a good class. Devon had called last night, and asked her to meet him in the library after this class. Sure, she knew skipping was wrong, but if JT wanted to be with her...

Wait.... Did I just think JT?!?!?! Oooh no. I'm NOT going down that road again! Devon, Devon, DEVON! I've got to change partners. NOW.

As she raised her hand to ask Mrs. Kwan to change partners, she shot a glance at JT, and found him looking at her as well. He gave her a quizzical look as she rose her hand.

"And all partner selections are FINAL. No exceptions."

Liberty mentally cursed the teacher, and let her hand drop. JT's quizzical look changed to one of shock. He turned, tore out a piece of notebook paper, and began to write. He then passed it to her.

L.

The play is 'The Twelfth Night; or What You Will'. Have you heard of it?

JT

Liberty quickly read the note, and groaned inwardly. The Twelfth Night. Why did she have to be stuck with THAT silly play?! She took out a pen and wrote back, then passed the note to JT, who was waiting patiently.

I just have to get through this ONE period. Just this one, and I'll be with Devon. Home free...

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JT was a little surprised that Liberty had wanted to change partners so quickly. No, make that very surprised. Who, was he kidding? He was downright shocked. Liberty didn't want him around anymore? No. No, that couldn't be it. There had to be something else.

JT re-opened the note Liberty had just passed back to him. He had taken it quickly, not wanting to meet her eyes. He was too afraid of what he would see.

I've read it. It's stupid. We've got our hands full. Lets meet in the library after school.

JT put the note in his pocket. Ok... so, it's stupid. I can live with that. We'll just do the assignment and never speak to each other again. The idea sounded good to his mind, but his heart...

Well, he didn't feel like listening to his heart right then.

The bell rang, and he stood to leave, only to see Liberty race out the door like the devil was at her heels. He sent a questioning glance at Toby, who was talking to Kendra. Looks like he would have to be the lone detective on this one.

Walking out the door quickly, JT scanned the hallway. Looking around, he spotted Liberty going down the hallway toward the library. But her next class is lunch... in the caf... in the other direction... where's she going? JT could've just let it go, figuring that she was going there to study during lunch. But after meeting that Devon guy, who was most definitely a creep in his book, JT wasn't about to let Liberty get away with anything out of routine.

Being as sneaky as possible, he followed her down the hallway toward the library.

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Liberty was a little nervous. Devon had said something about 'Spending the day together', and she wasn't sure skipping an entire half-a-day was a good idea. She stopped at the library door, ran a hand through her hair, and smoothed out her outfit.

All this for a guy, huh? She thought to herself, jokingly. She opened the door, and spotted Devon sitting at a table in the corner. He looked up and smiled.

"Ready?" He asked.

"Definitely." was all Liberty could reply. Devon stood and walked toward her, taking her hand and leading her away from the library.

"Don't tell me you've never skipped before..." Liberty blushed. This was her first real skip.

"Ah, don't worry. I'll make sure you have the time of your life." he said with a wink.

"Oh really?" Liberty asked, coyly.

"Really." Devon smiled. Without warning, he pulled her close, and kissed her...

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JT froze in the middle of the hallway. He felt like his heart was shattering. He didn't know why he felt like crying, or screaming, or beating up that Devon creep. He just did. And as he watched Devon's lips press against Liberty's, he wanted to rip them right off his face. Something inside him burned to have what Devon had right then... He didn't know why, but it did...

And suddenly, it dawned...

I don't... LIKE Liberty... Do I?

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The kiss was rough. It wasn't what Liberty wanted her first kiss to be. But she guessed it was ok, because it might be rough to her, because she had nothing to compare it to. Devon was pressing his lips against hers hard. He nipped her bottom lip so she'd open her mouth, and then he speared his tongue inside. The weird thing was...

The really strange thing about that kiss was...

She felt absolutely nothing.

No spark. No flame. No weak-in-the-knees, trembling with the force of it feeling.

Just... Nothing.

"Are you two love-birds done yet?" came a sarcastic voice from behind them.

They broke apart instantly, only to find JT leaning against the lockers behind them. Liberty blushed with embarrassment. Being caught by JT was NOT what she needed right now.