Disclaimer: I think by now you've got the idea. No need to write it again.

A/N: Four Chapters in one day! Hooray for me!! Let's get started, shall we?

Chapter 4: Problems in the Perfect Plan

Myranda dropped her tray on the table and plopped into a chair. I looked away from my brother stealing Ken Wu's lunch and at my best friend. She stared back.

"What?" I asked, adjusting my tank top.

"We have a problem."

"What is that?" I took a bite of my PB&J.

"You know how you were gonna stop with Adam and finish the plan with Portman instead?"

I nodded.

"Dean Portman stayed in Chicago."

"Well, I'll just go to my second back-up. Luis."

"Um, yeah, about him." She pointed at the cheerleader table. There sat Luis… flirting with my brother's girlfriend!

"Great! So that means I'm…"

"Stuck with Adam," Myranda finished for me, pushing a blonde hair out of her eyes.

"Terrific! Just terrific!!" I threw my sandwich back in my brown bag, unable to eat anymore.

"Another thing. Adam made Varsity." Myranda said this nonchalantly.

"What?!" I screamed. I lowered my voice. "Are you serious?"

"Yeah, she is. Third line, center," a voice said behind me.

I turned my head and saw Adam standing behind me. He was grinning like a fool.

"Hi," I said. "I'm Lilly. Riley. That's my big brother." I pointed to Rick and stretched out my hand. "Nice to meet you."

"The pleasure's all mine." He took my hand and put it to his lips.

Oh, how disgustingly sweet, I thought.

I looked over to see if Rick was watching. Part of my plan to piss him off was to get him to beat up one of the Duck punks. Unfortunately, he was taking Charlie's lunch at the moment.

Adam had put my hand down by then. I smiled sweetly at him.

"So," he said, rubbing the back of his neck with one hand, the other shoved deep in his pocket.

"Yeah?" I asked, clasping my hands behind my back and putting my left foot up on tiptoe, twisting it back and forth. I looked down at it, then shyly at Adam, and finally stared at the floor. I saw Myranda, out of the corner of my eye, almost crack-up at my shy girl impression.

Adam cleared his throat to get me to look up. Then he continued.

"Do you want to…" He stared over my shoulder, then said, "I gotta go."

I turned around to see my brother leading the Varsity team in chase of Charlie, Russ, and Fulton. The cheerleaders soon followed and then the Ducks.

"What happened?" I asked as I sat back down.

"Something with horse turds," Myranda said. "I'm not real sure, though. I was watching the show." She laughed. "Nice job. He looked like he was about to propose."

I laughed, too. "Really?" I raised my eyebrows in mock-surprise. "I hadn't noticed."

We got up and put our stuff in the garbage can.

"I don't think Rickie will be mad if I date a Varsity player. This is so not turning out right."

"It'll get better." Myranda smiled encouragingly. "Don't give up."

Then we parted ways.

A/N: See? It's getting a little better!! That's always good. R/R!!

~Nelli~