A/N: hey now, hey now, this is what dreams are made of, I have somewhere I
belong, I have a new chapter to write, this is what dreams are made of!!!!!
Sorry all, I am so bored and am listening to Hilary Duff, so I made that
up.......so yeah, reviewer notes!!!
LilVickiRyan: You and me both, even though I'll only be gone for three days! I'm glad you like this, even though you already read it---keep reading!
Depressed Sweden-Lover: Isn't he just adorable? I'd give anything to have a sweet, loveable friend like that (or more specifically, boyfriend) Stay tuned to see more of how wonderful TJ is!
LockDown: OK little blonde me has no clue what that all means, but I am glad you like this. It is sad we are both leaving though, but we will be back, and I can't wait to see the rest of your fic as well. Thanks for the good luck wishes on all my work, I know I'm gonna need them! Keep reading!
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The weekend had finally rolled around, and the gang was headed for the Senor Fusion Convention, an event that had been a tradition since they were in the fourth grade. As much as Spinelli was looking forward to going, she was also still dieting, and it caused her to almost want to back out, just so the gang wouldn't question her eating habits. She knew TJ was a little bit suspicious, since he seemed to be watching and questioning her more than usual, but she had told him that there was nothing to worry about, assuring him that she knew what she was doing. Luckily, he seemed to accept that and let the issue drop for the time being. The rest of the gang had just accepted whatever excuses she had been giving them all week, even Gretchen, who was her roommate and saw her the most. She only hoped she would be able to keep the charade up long enough to lose the weight she wanted and not face accusations of having some sort of eating disorder. After all, she knew what she was doing, right?
"So, is everybody looking forward to this convention?" TJ asked the gang as they entered the building.
""Sure are!" Vince grinned as he took Gretchen's hand. The two had been dating for two years, and were happy to finally have some time to spend together, since they had opposite schedules due to Gretchen being in college and Vince still being in high school.
"Oh, God, please don't tell me this is going to be another event where you two are going to be all over each other the entire time!" Gus complained as he stared at the couple in mock disgust.
"Nope, just half the time, three quarters of the time at the most," Gretchen joked as she kissed Vince, making him smile like a giddy little schoolboy.
"Oh, but Gus, they are in love! And how sweet it is that our friends get to share something so special with each other!" Mikey protested, smiling at the happy couple.
"Yeah, but we are here for the convention, you guys, not for Tonsil Hockey 101," TJ said impatiently. As happy as he was for his friends, he couldn't help but be a little jealous, since he never had that kind of relationship with a girl before. Girls usually saw him as more of a friend, leading him to stay home most Friday nights with Spinelli, who was in a similar situation with guys. Their Friday night movie marathons caused them to become closer to each other than they were with the others, which caused TJ to worry about Spinelli's sudden strange behavior when it came to food. He had noticed that she hadn't been eating lately, but she always had an excuse about it—whether it was that she had eaten previously or that she wasn't feeling well. He only hoped that this was some sort of weird girly phase, and that she would bounce back from it soon.
"OK,OK, we'll behave!" Vince surrendered, linking his arm through Gretchen's. "But seriously Teej, when you get a girlfriend, you will be acting the way Gretchen and I are."
"Whatever, man, but I'm not one for PDAs," TJ said distractedly as he watched Spinelli, who was looking over some of the old Senor Fusion comics. She was acting unusually quiet and TJ noticed that she looked a bit pale.
"Penny for your thoughts, Spinelli?" TJ asked, putting his arms around her from behind.
"What?" Spinelli asked distractedly, looking up from the comic book she was looking at. "Oh, sorry, Teej, I just zoned a little."
"Are you ok, you look a little pale and tired," TJ tried giving her a hug, but she pulled away as if she had been burned.
"I'm fine, TJ, I just have had trouble sleeping lately, don't worry about me, I'm fine!" Spinelli snapped without thinking.
"Sorry, you just seem a little out of it, that's all," TJ said defensively, "Excuse me for worrying about my best friend!"
Spinelli turned to face him, knowing she had hurt his feelings. "Teej, look, I am sorry for snapping, I just have a lot going on and I'm a little snappy right now. I love you for caring, but I really am fine. I promise you! Forgive me?" she asked, using the cute puppy dog eyes that she knew TJ wouldn't be able to resist.
"Of course, Spinelli, but it's not because of those cute puppy dog eyes you're giving me," he teased, laughing.
"Damn you!" she cried in mock anger. "You caught onto my little plot!" She buried her face in her hands, pretending to cry until TJ hugged her again, a hug she this time responded to willingly. "TJ always seems to make things better," Spinelli thought, leaning on his shoulder for a moment before letting him go.
As the gang walked through the convention, looking at various comic box and various action figures showing Senor Fusion throughout the years, TJ watched Spinelli, wondering if she was really telling the truth about what was going on. He had known how hard life had been for her during the past few months, and hoped that she was really ok. "But she would have told you if something was up," he told himself sternly. "You and Spinelli tell each other everything, so there is nothing to worry about," he assured himself. So why did he have the feeling something was really wrong with her?
"Hey you guys, its almost one. What do you say we grab some lunch and then finish the rest of the convention?" Gus suggested, interrupting TJ's thoughts.
"Sure sounds great," TJ said, hoping the lunch break would assure him that Spinelli was truly ok.
"Yeah, I'm starved," Mikey proclaimed. Vince and Gretchen echoed in agreement.
"Spinelli, lunch ok with you?" Gus asked, picking up on his friend's silence.
"Oh, yeah, sure, whatever," Spinelli answered quickly, as her mind tried thinking of yet another excuse to not eat. She hoped that they wouldn't give her problems about it, that is, if anyone but TJ actually picked up on it. The others, with the exception of Gretchen, didn't see her as often, so they really had no reason to be suspicious, and she and Gretchen had such opposite schedules that Gretchen just assumed she ate before she got home. "Girl, stop being so paranoid!" she thought to herself as they walked towards the cafeteria on the other side of the building. Halfway there, Spinelli began to feel a little light headed and grabbed onto the table next to her to steady herself. Vince must have noticed this because he asked her if she was ok.
"Just fine," Spinelli told him, but she was really not ok. Her head was spinning, and her stomach felt as if someone were running laps inside it. She closed her eyes, willing the dizziness to go away, but it was no use as she lost her balance and fell backwards into TJ and Gus's arms.
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A/N: will Spinelli finally admit to her problem, or is she going to deny it and blame it on something else? Will this lead to a new problem that is even more harmful? Will the gang finally realize what Spinelli has been doing? Will TJ admit his suspicions? Will Babe ever realize that Paul kidnapped her baby and gave her Bianca's?? (points to whoever gets that) Find out next time in this exciting adventure of the Recess gang!! Please r/r, nice reviews are hugs for the soul, happy reading! I'll be back Monday with more, enjoy the holiday people!
LilVickiRyan: You and me both, even though I'll only be gone for three days! I'm glad you like this, even though you already read it---keep reading!
Depressed Sweden-Lover: Isn't he just adorable? I'd give anything to have a sweet, loveable friend like that (or more specifically, boyfriend) Stay tuned to see more of how wonderful TJ is!
LockDown: OK little blonde me has no clue what that all means, but I am glad you like this. It is sad we are both leaving though, but we will be back, and I can't wait to see the rest of your fic as well. Thanks for the good luck wishes on all my work, I know I'm gonna need them! Keep reading!
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The weekend had finally rolled around, and the gang was headed for the Senor Fusion Convention, an event that had been a tradition since they were in the fourth grade. As much as Spinelli was looking forward to going, she was also still dieting, and it caused her to almost want to back out, just so the gang wouldn't question her eating habits. She knew TJ was a little bit suspicious, since he seemed to be watching and questioning her more than usual, but she had told him that there was nothing to worry about, assuring him that she knew what she was doing. Luckily, he seemed to accept that and let the issue drop for the time being. The rest of the gang had just accepted whatever excuses she had been giving them all week, even Gretchen, who was her roommate and saw her the most. She only hoped she would be able to keep the charade up long enough to lose the weight she wanted and not face accusations of having some sort of eating disorder. After all, she knew what she was doing, right?
"So, is everybody looking forward to this convention?" TJ asked the gang as they entered the building.
""Sure are!" Vince grinned as he took Gretchen's hand. The two had been dating for two years, and were happy to finally have some time to spend together, since they had opposite schedules due to Gretchen being in college and Vince still being in high school.
"Oh, God, please don't tell me this is going to be another event where you two are going to be all over each other the entire time!" Gus complained as he stared at the couple in mock disgust.
"Nope, just half the time, three quarters of the time at the most," Gretchen joked as she kissed Vince, making him smile like a giddy little schoolboy.
"Oh, but Gus, they are in love! And how sweet it is that our friends get to share something so special with each other!" Mikey protested, smiling at the happy couple.
"Yeah, but we are here for the convention, you guys, not for Tonsil Hockey 101," TJ said impatiently. As happy as he was for his friends, he couldn't help but be a little jealous, since he never had that kind of relationship with a girl before. Girls usually saw him as more of a friend, leading him to stay home most Friday nights with Spinelli, who was in a similar situation with guys. Their Friday night movie marathons caused them to become closer to each other than they were with the others, which caused TJ to worry about Spinelli's sudden strange behavior when it came to food. He had noticed that she hadn't been eating lately, but she always had an excuse about it—whether it was that she had eaten previously or that she wasn't feeling well. He only hoped that this was some sort of weird girly phase, and that she would bounce back from it soon.
"OK,OK, we'll behave!" Vince surrendered, linking his arm through Gretchen's. "But seriously Teej, when you get a girlfriend, you will be acting the way Gretchen and I are."
"Whatever, man, but I'm not one for PDAs," TJ said distractedly as he watched Spinelli, who was looking over some of the old Senor Fusion comics. She was acting unusually quiet and TJ noticed that she looked a bit pale.
"Penny for your thoughts, Spinelli?" TJ asked, putting his arms around her from behind.
"What?" Spinelli asked distractedly, looking up from the comic book she was looking at. "Oh, sorry, Teej, I just zoned a little."
"Are you ok, you look a little pale and tired," TJ tried giving her a hug, but she pulled away as if she had been burned.
"I'm fine, TJ, I just have had trouble sleeping lately, don't worry about me, I'm fine!" Spinelli snapped without thinking.
"Sorry, you just seem a little out of it, that's all," TJ said defensively, "Excuse me for worrying about my best friend!"
Spinelli turned to face him, knowing she had hurt his feelings. "Teej, look, I am sorry for snapping, I just have a lot going on and I'm a little snappy right now. I love you for caring, but I really am fine. I promise you! Forgive me?" she asked, using the cute puppy dog eyes that she knew TJ wouldn't be able to resist.
"Of course, Spinelli, but it's not because of those cute puppy dog eyes you're giving me," he teased, laughing.
"Damn you!" she cried in mock anger. "You caught onto my little plot!" She buried her face in her hands, pretending to cry until TJ hugged her again, a hug she this time responded to willingly. "TJ always seems to make things better," Spinelli thought, leaning on his shoulder for a moment before letting him go.
As the gang walked through the convention, looking at various comic box and various action figures showing Senor Fusion throughout the years, TJ watched Spinelli, wondering if she was really telling the truth about what was going on. He had known how hard life had been for her during the past few months, and hoped that she was really ok. "But she would have told you if something was up," he told himself sternly. "You and Spinelli tell each other everything, so there is nothing to worry about," he assured himself. So why did he have the feeling something was really wrong with her?
"Hey you guys, its almost one. What do you say we grab some lunch and then finish the rest of the convention?" Gus suggested, interrupting TJ's thoughts.
"Sure sounds great," TJ said, hoping the lunch break would assure him that Spinelli was truly ok.
"Yeah, I'm starved," Mikey proclaimed. Vince and Gretchen echoed in agreement.
"Spinelli, lunch ok with you?" Gus asked, picking up on his friend's silence.
"Oh, yeah, sure, whatever," Spinelli answered quickly, as her mind tried thinking of yet another excuse to not eat. She hoped that they wouldn't give her problems about it, that is, if anyone but TJ actually picked up on it. The others, with the exception of Gretchen, didn't see her as often, so they really had no reason to be suspicious, and she and Gretchen had such opposite schedules that Gretchen just assumed she ate before she got home. "Girl, stop being so paranoid!" she thought to herself as they walked towards the cafeteria on the other side of the building. Halfway there, Spinelli began to feel a little light headed and grabbed onto the table next to her to steady herself. Vince must have noticed this because he asked her if she was ok.
"Just fine," Spinelli told him, but she was really not ok. Her head was spinning, and her stomach felt as if someone were running laps inside it. She closed her eyes, willing the dizziness to go away, but it was no use as she lost her balance and fell backwards into TJ and Gus's arms.
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A/N: will Spinelli finally admit to her problem, or is she going to deny it and blame it on something else? Will this lead to a new problem that is even more harmful? Will the gang finally realize what Spinelli has been doing? Will TJ admit his suspicions? Will Babe ever realize that Paul kidnapped her baby and gave her Bianca's?? (points to whoever gets that) Find out next time in this exciting adventure of the Recess gang!! Please r/r, nice reviews are hugs for the soul, happy reading! I'll be back Monday with more, enjoy the holiday people!