A/N: I've noticed that in my past chapters some of my character's ages and my math have been slightly off. I'm sorry about that, but that's what happens when you try to write, do your homework, and babysit all at the same time. I have gone back and fixed the problems I'm pretty sure I got them all, but if any of you notice any that I might have missed please let me know and I'll get it fixed as soon as possible.
So just to clarify at the beginning of this story C.J. and Shayla are 15 years old and Trey and Ryan are 5 years old.
(About six and a half - seven months after arriving C.J., Shayla, Trey, and Ryan have all adjusted quite nicely into their new lives. They've all been doing well in school, making friends, etc. etc. C.J played on his high school's varsity boys soccer and hockey team. Shayla played for the girls varsity soccer team and basketball team. The two still haven't gotten their act together.)
"Hey Shay, wait up." C.J. called out to Shayla as he jogged to catch up with her in the school cafeteria.
"Hey C.J. what's up?" Shayla greeted as she sat at one of the outside tables with some of her other friends.
"Ladies," C.J. gave a quick acknowledgement to the others at the table as he sat down. "So Shay I hear Taylor Knibbs asked you to the Valentines Day dance."
"So what if he did?" Shayla couldn't help giving a shy little smile.
"You're not seriously going to go with him are you?" C.J couldn't believe she'd actually even considered it.
"Well I haven't answered him yet, but why shouldn't I? Taylor's not a bad guy." Shayla thought she could sense a bit of jealousy coming from C.J.
"Because he's all wrong for you that's why. It doesn't matter if he's a good guy or not."
"It's not like anyone else has asked me to go."
"So if like say I were to ask you to go, you'd go with me instead of Knibbs?" C.J.'s hopes started to rise.
"Maybe." Shayla was having fun toying with C.J.
"Ok, Shayla would you go to the Valentines Day dance with me?"
"Wait a minute hold it right there Shayla, don't you dare answer that question at least not yet." One of Shayla's friends jumped into the conversation. "C.J. you can't just walk up to a girl and ask her to a school dance..."
"Yeah, you have to ask in a fun, creative way." Another girl sitting at the table added. The others nodded their agreement.
"Alright, fine if I ask in a 'fun, creative way' will you go with me?"
"Depends on if your way of asking is better than Taylor's. But remember the dance is in three weeks."
"Deal." C.J. then took off to go find his other friends.
It only took C.J. a little less than a week to come up with a way to ask Shayla to the dance. Putting on the finale touches C.J. was finally ready, he was going to ask her during one the of the pep assemblies, that the school had every now and then through out the year, C.J. thought it the perfect opportunity.
"Well I hope everyone had a great time today." The student body president spoke from the center of the gym. "Before we end the assembly I'd like to remind you that the Valentines Day dance is soon coming up, so if you plan on going you better get your tickets and dates. Speaking of dates we have one finale thing left..." He walked over to where C.J. was standing and handed him the microphone.
"Hey everybody, how's it going?" C.J. spoke as he walked out on to the floor. "As most of you know my names C.J. and the reason I'm standing here today is because I want to ask my best friend to go to the dance with me, but her friends wouldn't just let me just walk up and ask her. They said I had to do it in a 'fun, creative way' so I'm standing here and I'm going to sing this song that's pretty much the anthem of our friendship. This song is called 'We're All Dudes."
It's time to put hard times behind
Get all the bad things off your mind
He's feeling good
she's feeling good
we're feeling good, yeah
Just hanging out
just having fun
we're number one
just hanging out
just having fun
I'm a dude
he's a dude
she's a dude
we're all dudes, hey
I'm a dude
he's a dude
she's a dude
we're all dudes, hey
There's nothing better than your friends
there's no problem you can't win
someone who's always got your back
not giving about this and that
Just hanging out
just having fun
we're number one
just hanging out
just having fun
I'm a dude
he's a dude
she's a dude
we're all dudes, hey
I'm a dude
he's a dude
she's a dude
we're all dudes, hey
It's all about meeting new faces
a smile is on your face and
you can't erase it
partying on, it's going on
partying on, to the break of dawn
It's time to put hard times behind
Get all the bad things off your mind
Just hanging out
just having fun
we're number one
just hanging out
just having fun
Just hanging out
just having fun
we're number one
"Uh, wait what are we doing now?
Uh, yo, we're breaking it down...
Rock on dude, haha"
I'm a dude
he's a dude
she's a dude
we're all dudes, hey
When C.J. was done singing he took the single rose he'd been holding behind his back and walked over to where Shayla was sitting in the front row (thanks to her friends).
"Shayla would you allow me the honor of escorting you to this years Valentines Day dance?"
"I'd be glad to." Shayla answered with a big grin on her face. A few years ago she'd mentioned that she thought that song would be a good anthem for their friendship and felt proud that C.J. would remember that after all these years.
A/N: Song 'We're All Dudes' belongs to the group Less Than Jake.
I'd like to give a quick thanks to the people who have reviewed my story so far. THANK YOU!!!!
Also Ilovesg1 I like your theory about the AU Jack honestly I never really thought of a motive for why he left, but if I had I probably would have used something similar to yours. And as for the Jack and Sam ship you'll just have to wait and see.