Title: Must Get Out
Rating: PG-13 for language and themes
Characters: Ellie, Spinner, Paige, Ashley, Marco…(pretty much everyone, eventually)
Pairings: Spinner/Ellie, not sure about any other pairings
Summary: Slight AU. She thinks he's an immature, self-centered pig. He thinks she's a weirdo, gothic freak. What happens when they start to care? Ellie/Spinner shipper fic.
Disclaimer: None of these characters belong to me. Don't sue.
A/N: Hey there, Ashley here. I know, I know. Took me long enough, eh? I promise the third chapter won't take as long. But anywho, I apologize for the long wait. I could blame it on me going on vacation, or volleyball camp, or writer's block, but I won't because the only reason this wasn't updated was because I am a lazy ass. But, enough authors' note. More story! [Ashley, 8-3-03]
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Chapter 2: Someone Up There Hates Me…
Ellie rolled her eyes for what seemed like the billionth time at Spinner, who was currently making spitballs for his next target. The class seemed to go in slow motion, and it certainly didn't help that the teacher was sending her death glares every five minutes.
'Man, I haven't even been in this class for an hour and I'm already on the teachers' "Students to Kill Before I Die" list,' she thought with a sigh, but her thoughts were interrupted by a muffled laugh that came from right beside her. She looked over towards Spinner and followed his eyes to see what he was laughing at. And boy had she wished she hadn't.
"Oh God, that is disgusting," Ellie whispered quietly, but apparently Spinner heard her because he started laughing even harder.
"Hey, it's not my fault Dory hasn't discovered a hairbrush yet," Spinner's shoulders shook as he chuckled at his own joke.
Poor Dory Thompson, the class of 2006's resident geek. She didn't group with either the preps or the punks. She was one of the few "nerdies" in grade 12. Her blonde hair, if you could even call it that, resembled more of a bush then an actual head of hair. It frizzed up every possible way, which made it unfortunate for the unlucky persons who sat within 20 feet behind her. It took a lot for one not to chuck a brush directly at her face. And as if her hair wasn't bad enough already, Spinner being Spinner thought it might be funny to throw spitballs right into the bush. Wads of paper drenched in saliva clinging to what resembled a poodle was not a pretty sight.
"You are so immature," Ellie muttered under her breath.
"I'm not immature, you just need to get yourself a sense of humor," Spinner said indignantly.
"I hope you're not implying that I don't find anything funny, because as a matter of fact, I find a lot of things funny," Ellie said in her own defense. "Like you and Paige getting attacked by fierce zebras, then having all your hair pulled out by Czechoslovakians." Spinner laughed.
"Fierce zebras and Czechoslovakians?" Ellie could feel her face heat up as blush graced her cheeks.
"Hey, you won't be laughing when it happens," she said putting her chin in her hand. She stared at the teacher, trying to pay attention to his lecture on God knows what.
'Does he actually think anyone is listening?' she thought as she gave up trying to pay attention.
"I don't understand why you hate Paige so much. I mean, she's nice once you get to know her. Really nice, if you know what I mean," Spinner said with a wink.
"Ew! You know there is such thing as too much information," Ellie said in disgust.
"What's the matter? Jealous?"
"In your dreams, Mason. The day I'm jealous of you and Paige is the day Mr. Simpson dresses up in drag and sings Britney Spears."
'What a nice mental image,' she thought with a shudder.
"Well, thanks for the lovely mental image," Spinner said sarcastically, as if reading her mind. "I'll be having nightmares for the next ten years."
"No problem," Ellie laughed as she started doodling on her dividers. Spinner rolled his eyes and put his head on the desk, deciding that getting his beauty sleep was more important than arguing with Ellie.
Ellie continued doodling until she felt something light hit her forehead. She slammed her pencil down on her notebook and looked around the classroom.
'Alright, whoever threw that is dead,' she thought as she searched the room for the guilty persons. Her search came to a halt when her eyes rested on Elaine Maxwell.
Elaine Maxwell, or what she preferred 'Lain', was one of Ellie's friends. One of Ellie's more interesting friends to say the least. She had shoulder length dyed black hair, which was currently in a ponytail. She wore a 711 employee tee shirt with a tag that said 'Employee of the Month' and loose blue jeans. She had a few freckles covering her nose and Buddy Holly glasses over her eyes. She was a clueless girl who had a knack for saying the wrong thing at the wrong time and the attention span of a gold fish. But despite all of her less-than-perfect traits, she had been Ellie's friend since Grade 10.
Lain made a motion for Ellie to read the piece of paper that hit her head. Now, if it were anyone else, they would've thought that Lain was signaling 'Put the fish back in the bowl and come out with your hands up!'. But Ellie, after knowing the strange girl for 2 years, got used to her codes and signals. Ellie nodded towards Lain and opened up the crumpled piece of paper.
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Ellie,
Hey there, hi there, ho there! Sorry, had a Bob moment. Anywho, there is a reason for me writing this, so don't just roll your eyes and start banging your head on the desk like you have every other time I've given you a note.
And by the way, when you do read my notes, why not try and be a little more secretive about it? I mean, it's like you WANT the world to know what I write. What if I admitted to murdering by little brother's hamster, which I DIDN'T before you get any ideas. Yes, I know how your mind works Ms. Nash. Plus, when you're secretive about it, it's like you're James Bond. Well, technically you'd be Jamesette Bond because no one wants to be a Bond girl. They are always replaced by another Bond girl that ends up getting better outfits and- WAIT, DON'T THROW IT AWAY YET!
Well, back to the point of the note (yes it has one), you know Manny Santos, right? Well I got word that her brother (the one in college) is throwing a huge party on Friday. Everyone's going to be there, including college guys. HOT college guys. You know what that means…hot college guys plus party equals a very happy Lain. And maybe a very happy Ellie! Who knows, you could end up meeting somebody.
You have to go with me, Elle! You have to understand that I am boy depraved! Think about it, we both meet hot college guys that are ten times better then these Degrassi boys. I mean, you haven't been serious with anyone since that Bobby kid, and that was centuries ago. Plus, that Bobby was a bad apple…a bad seed…a bad apple seed.
Anywho, back to the party. It starts at 8 and it keeps going all night. Yep, an all nighter. Well, I'll talk to you after class. Speaking of class, total dullsville, no?
-Lain
P.S. I saw your little episode with Spinner. Pretty funny. Spinner is a simpleton, yes, but very cute.
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'She's calling Spinner a simpleton?' Ellie thought with a laugh. 'A bit like the pot calling the kettle black.'
Ellie rolled her eyes at the last comment. Although she'd never admit it, she did think that Spinner was quite the looker, but she tended to stray away from those thoughts as soon as he opened his mouth.
'How am I gonna get out of this one?' she thought as she reread the note.
Although Ellie came off as a wild girl that loved the party scene, she was almost the exact opposite. Unless it was at a concert or a free show, she tended to shy away from big crowds and keg parties. She more enjoyed hanging out at local pubs with a more mellow atmosphere. Ellie also wasn't very big on drinking or drugs, so she certainly didn't enjoy that aspect of parties. All in all, she tried to stay away from parties that didn't include a live band and head banging, but was occasionally dragged by some of her more stubborn friends, Lain included.
'Lain will probably drag me along no matter what I say,' Ellie thought with a sigh. After a second of grieving for herself, an imaginary light bulb flashed above her head. 'Detention on Saturday! Can't go to the party if I've got plans in the morning, can I?' She did a little dance in her head, but her mental Macarena came to stop when she sensed someone reading over her shoulder. She looked over at Spinner who was leaning back in his chair reading her note.
"Do you mind?" she asked, crumpling up the piece of paper so Spinner couldn't read it, although it seemed as though he already had.
"No," was his sarcastic reply.
"Well, here's an idea. Why not try minding your own business?"
"Hey, I just wanted to see who it was from," he said putting his hands up in defense. "I didn't know you had any friends."
"You are so fucking hilarious."
"Well, I think so," Spinner said with a smirk. He ran a hand through his brown hair making it stick up every which way. If Ellie hadn't been so set on knocking his teeth out, she might even say he looked cute with his hair like that. "So I see you and Lain are going to Steve Santos' party on Friday."
"Not that it's any of your business, but yeah, I was invited. I don't think I'm gonna go though."
"Oh really? Why?"
"Detention on Saturday. Why do you care so much anyways?" she asked with a raised eyebrow.
"I'm going to the party too, so I wanted to know if I was gonna see you there or not. I guess now I won't have to bring my ear plugs," he said while putting his arms behind his head and leaning back. "I don't have to listen to your bitchy, annoying voice."
"You are such an asshole," Ellie mumbled, rolling her eyes. Spinner just laughed. "Wait a second, I'm not the only one with detention. If I recall correctly, I do believe Raditch told us both to be in his office, 8AM sharp. Sure you want to go and get drunk the night before?"
"I already thought of that. I plan on going to the party, staying there all night, go to detention, then go back home and get my well deserved beauty sleep," Spinner said in a know-it-all tone. "Ahead of you as always, Nash."
"Yeah, you're one clever fellow," Ellie replied sarcastically.
"Funny," he said rolling his eyes at her. "So you're missing out on a killer party just because of Saturday detention? That's so typical of you. Little Ms. Nash afraid of getting a little drunk and pulling an all nighter."
"Would you shut up you little shit."
"Oh, touch a nerve?" Spinner laughed. Ellie huffed.
"You know what? I think I will go," Ellie said giving Spinner a fake smile. It was that moment that the bell began to ring. "Well, I guess you will have to bring your ear plugs after all." And with that, Ellie left to find Lain, leaving a stunned Spinner behind.
'Well at least I got him to shut up for a while,' Ellie thought with a satisfied smirk on her face. The smirk quickly left her face when she realized what she had just gotten herself into. 'Oh God, now I have to go!'
"Hey Elle! What's up?" Lain, who came out of nowhere, asked her friend who was now staring into space with a terrified look on her face. "You look like you've just seen Paige being nice!"
"Huh? Oh, nothing's wrong," Ellie said snapping out of the trance she was unwillingly pulled into.
"Good, so what about that party?" Lain asked, but didn't give Ellie a chance to reply. "Oh come on Elle! Just this once! Please, I would be in debt to you forever! Please! Pretty please with Brad Pitt's briefs on top!"
"I was gonna say yes, but watching you beg is funnier." Lain's face lit up.
"No way!" she said giving Ellie a hug. "Thank you, thank you, thank you! I wouldn't have any fun if you weren't there."
"Well, I might have to take a rain check if you suffocate me," Ellie choked out, trying to get out of her friends grasp. Lain let Ellie out of her death dug.
"Whoops, sorry," she said with a sheepish smile. Ellie just rolled her eyes and laughed. "So what's your next class?"
"Um…" Ellie started, pulling her schedule out of her pocket. She scanned over it and groaned. "Phys Ed."
"Huh? Why didn't you take gym in grade 9?"
"I wanted to put it off for as long as possible," she said, now wishing she had taken gym in her freshman year like almost everyone else had.
"Well, it's time to face the music. The gym's right down the hallway," Lain said, pointing towards the hallway to their right. "Don't worry, Elle. You're in my prayers."
"Well, at least I'm in someone's," she said with a grin. "Bye."
"Later." And with that, Ellie was left staring into the hallway to her doom.
'And I thought homeroom was bad,' she thought as she slowly made her way down the hallway. When she finally made it to the gym doors, she took a deep breath. 'Okay, it's just gym class with a bunch of freshman. How hard can it be?'
When she finally regained her confidence, Ellie opened the doors and walked through. She saw a lot of girls she didn't recognize sitting on the bleachers, and a lot of boys she didn't recognize fooling around with soccer balls and other gym equipment. She continued looking around the gym until she spotted a girl with long black hair and a huge smile on her face. Ellie immediately recognized that as Manny Santos. She didn't know her that well, she only knew her because she was Ashley's step brother's friend.
Ellie was about to go over and talk to Manny when she saw she was already talking to someone. She had seen him before over Ashley's house. He was another one of Toby's friends, but Ellie couldn't remember his name. J.B. or something like that. She started walking over to the two when she heard yelling from the other side of the gym.
"Head's up! Head's up!" someone yelled out. Ellie turned her head to see what was going on, only to get smacked in the face with a soccer ball. She lifted her head towards the ceiling, trying to ignore the stinging sensation that was coming over her face.
'Someone up there hates me…'
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Finally…this chapter was a bitch! Sorry it took so long. I can't make any promises, but I hope the next chapter will be out within two weeks. Oh, and just a side note. I know I'm being kind of mean to Paige in this story, but don't worry. It's just for the plot. I like Paige, she's one of my favorite characters. So it might seem like I'm giving her hell now, but she'll have a happy ending.
Thanks to the reviewers:
Enthused: Thanks for reviewing! I love The Breakfast Club, it's a great movie. Now that I think about it, it does kind of remind me of it. Again, thanks for reviewing.
Norah2: Yeah, Spinner/Ellie is my favorite Degrassi couple. Thanks for the review!
Sharie: Muchos gracias senorita ^-^
Robin: Yes, I know. It has been a while since I last updated, but I do plan to finish this story. It might take me forever, but I will finish it! Thanks for reviewing ^-^
Jen: The rest of it's coming. Slowly, yes, but it's still coming. Thanks for reviewing,
Xtreme Nuisance: LOL. I'm glad you like it ^-^ I like your penname. Thanks for reviewing.
Emmy-bone-kat: Thanks for reviewing. I hope you like this chapter ^-^
Well, I hope you like this chapter. Hopefully the next one will be out soon. [Ashley, 8-22-03]