DISCLAIMER I think we all know that I DON'T own SOC. I have wished it many times before but I don't own it. I own Alex and her family. Oh and I don't own the names of her old fiends that might be mentioned now and then because I am basically stealing them from my friends. . I also don't own Homestar runner.

Now I just would like to say like one thing to one person.

Ocean-princess-91: I get the point that you like my story because you made it very obvious. I am a sap for romances too. All I ever read are romances. I meant it to be very sweet with hoodie thing. Zach smells like one of my dear friends. I think a MS is a story with girls that are like perfect. I think. I just finished the play fiddler on the roof and I thought that I would add something from it into the story. I love the sound of a fiddle too.

O.K. two people.

Wyverna: I know that it's not "kick the max" but I really don't like typing or saying curse words. Ok I do type and say Crap and once in a while shit but nothing more.

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"Go away"

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"I said go AWAY"

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"Its Saturday you are supposed to SLEEP." Moaned a very grumpy Zach as he got out of bed. He basically fell down the stairs and slumped into the kitchen for breakfast. His mom had already made waffles so he just grabbed a plate and sat and ate.

"That was good mom. Thanks." His mood having improved with food. His mom smiled and started to clean. Zach actually walked up the stairs this time and got into the shower. He came out wearing a pair of black Ginkos and a blue Homsar shirt.

RING RING RING

"Hello" Zach said into the receiver.

RING RING RING

"Oops. Hello." This time the phone was actually on and a voice answered back. "Hey Alex ... Yeah sure. Whose house? ... Ok well then I will see you in about 20 minutes? ... Bye."

Click

"MOM CAN ALEX COME OVER?" Zach yelled down stairs. His mom's head poked out of the Kitchen door.

"What have I told you about screaming in the house? And Yes.'

"Thanks Mom."

"Your welcome sweetie." Zach rolled his eyes at the fact that his mom still called him "Sweetie"

RING RING RING

Zach's mom answered the phone this time.

"Good Morning, Moonyham residence...Yes." Mrs. Moonyham frowned. "Yes...No...You have got the wrong person" She was basically crying now. "NO" she screamed, "Were is he? Indianapolis Indiana. Thank You." She hang up the phone and said, "Zach I have to leave for about a week. Your father was in an accident on his way home from his trip. I am trusting you to be good. I'm going to call Mrs. Shirey. Maybe she can check up on you a couple times while I am gone."

"Why can't you take me with you?" Zach asked scared by the way his mom was shaking. "Is dad hurt badly?"

"You need to go to school and yes they say that it's bad." All Zach did was nod. It took a while to process this all. It was so sudden. His mom went upstairs to pack and he answered the door. It was Alex. Zach had completely forgotten that she was coming over.

"Hi" she said cheerfully. Then she noticed the expression on his face and frowned. "Is everything alright?" She asked. Zach shook his head 'no' and looked up at her.

"Do you want to talk?" She asked. Zach nodded and motioned for her to come in. They sat on the couch and Zach just started talking. "My dad was in a car accident. On the way home from his "business" trip. You know he never really is on a business trip because normally no one else in his office knows anything about it. It's easy to guess what he does. He has flirted with women besides my mom around me. It makes me sick to my stomach. And now he goes and gets himself almost killed and I don't know whether to be sad or mad at the man. You probably didn't want to know that did you?"

"Its good to get it out and its better to tell a close friend than hit a homeless guy while you are venting and driving at the same time." Alex said pointed out. Zach nodded. His mom came downstairs with a suitcase. She noticed that Alex was there and smiled. 'That Alex always had a sort of effect on Zachary' she thought. 'She will make him feel better'

"Hello Alex Darling. Zach, I am leaving now." Mrs. Moonyham said. Zach nodded and got up and gave her a huge hug.

"I'll miss you mom." He whispered. "I will miss you too ... I love you." With that she left. Zach stood in the window and watched her drive off towards town.

"Do you want me to leave?" Alex asked.

"You can stay." He said. Alex nodded.

"Hungry?" She asked. Zach shrugged. 'I guess that means yes' Alex thought. Fifteen minutes later the two teenagers were sitting at the island eating silently hamburgers.

"Alex?"

"Yeah"

"Do you like Freddy?"

"How can you think that?" Alex asked in disbelief. Zach shrugged. "I don't know. You two are always together."

"I'm with you more than I'm with Freddy." She stated.

"True."

"Would you mind if I went out with Freddy?"

"No" Zach lied. 'Why would I mind?' 'Because you like her idiot' his conscious argued. 'I do not' Zach basically could see the Devil and Angel on his shoulders. 'Do to' 'do not' 'do to'

"I do not like her" He mumbled. Alex looked up "What?"

"Nothing." Zach covered quickly. "We better start on that Science project." He said trying to get what he said out of her mind.

"Oh yeah I forgot about that." She said.

"Zach can I ask you something?" Freddy asked.

"Yeah sure whatever."

"Would you hate me if I asked Alex out?"

"No" 'You know you would' The Devil and the Angel were fighting again. 'I would not.' 'Come on man get over it you like her. A lot' 'Shut up' ' Ooh I hit a soft spot.' 'You most certainly did not. Now leave me alone.' 'I'm just stating the truth man.'

Freddy looked like a weight had just been lifted off his shoulders.

"That's great man." He said. Alex chose this moment to walk up.

"Hey Alex can I talk to you for a minute?"

"Yeah sure." Freddy and Alex walked off leaving Zach standing there arguing with his conscious.

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"COMING"

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"I SAID I'M COMING"

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"Hello... Yeah I figured that... What did she say?... Lucky you man...Sure come on over... Oh you want to meet at Camerata... Ok be there in a sec...Bye Freddy...that's nice Bye Freddy... Ok I will bye Freddy...anything you want... DO YOU WANT ME TO COME OR NOT...Bye."

"Jeez that boy can talk and talk and talk and talk. I thought that girls were supposed to be the ones who talk on the phone a whole bunch not guys." Zach said to thin air. He ran out the door and headed down the street to Freddy's house.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

"Lets Go" Freddy said.

"You do know that I could have been some mass murderer who had been waiting for you to walk outside so I could kill and make it look like an accident." Zach said sarcastically

"Who would want to kill Freddy Jones? One of the hottest guys at Horace Green high school."

"Not to mention one of the biggest SOB living."

"That hurts man. It hurts right here." Freddy said the last part with his hand over his heart.

"That's Nice" Zach said with a big fake smile plastered on his face.

"I've been thinking and..."

"YOU'VE BEEN WHAT?" Zach asked in disbelief.

"Thinking and..."

"I didn't know that you could think." Freddy rolled his eyes at the overly used thinking line and continued with his little speech. "Anyway I really like this girl and I have been waiting forever to ask her out and she says yes when I finally ask her and then I don't know if I want to go out with her or not."

"Really?" Zach asked. 'That means that I might be able to ask her out myself.' 'No that doesn't mean that because I don't want to ask her out.'

"Yeah. Its weird. One minute I'm all over this girl and the next I find myself want to ask another girl out."

"Who might this other girl be?" Zach asked. Freddy turned red and said something inaudible. "What was that?" Zach asked another inaudible answer "I didn't catch that Freddy"

"KATIE"

"ooh" Freddy likes Katie. Freddy Likes Katie. Freddy Likes Katie." Zach chanted as he skipped around.

"Yeah what about Zach likes Alex. Zach likes Alex." Freddy chanted in return.

"I DON'T like Alex" Zach said as calmly as he could so he didn't beat Freddy to a pulp.

"Whatever Man." Freddy said in disbelief.

"I Don't like her."

There it is. I am so SORRY that it took so long to post. I am not going to make excuses because they are a waste of time. Hope you like it. :D R&R

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