Chapter 4
Written by Sister-Cousin
It's morning at Degrassi Community School, just a normal day so far. Toby and Kendra are in front of the school just talking about the latest addition of "World Of Anime" magazine.
"Yeah that comic was really cool but kind of graphic. Blood makes me queasy."
"Uh yeah I guess so . . ." Toby says but is interrupted by J.T. Toby rolls his eyes because he still doesn't forgive J.T. for denying their friendship the other day.
"Hey Kendra and Toby." JT says.
"What are you doing here? The stuck up snob crowd is over at that table." Toby replies while pointing to Paige and the other "in" crowd people.
"What did I ever do to you?"
"Are you really that blind or just ignorant?" Kendra waves good-bye pointing to the inside of school.
"I'll be there in a few." Toby says.
"Why are you being so rude to me?"
"Because you completely treated me like dirt yesterday. What makes you think you can step all over me like that? I thought we were friends. Maybe I just took too much for granted." He says and walks away but J.T. runs after him and catches up.
"Toby, I'm sorry but I have other friends besides you and if you haven't noticed you aren't exactly popular?"
"So is that what it is? You and me were best friends and I should come first before something stupid such as popularity."
"Well excuse me for wanting to be cool."
"Well I see it as being shallow. I got to go talk Kendra, a true friend." Toby says and then he walks away leaving J.T. speechless. He just watched his best friend walk away not believing their friendship is part of the past.
Kendra and Toby are in the hallway joined by Emma and Chris.
"So what's up with J.T.?" Emma asks.
"How should I know? I don't even know who he is anymore?"
"I guess we lost him along with Manny." Emma says.
"Yep I guess so. At least I have you guys as friends and Kendra as my girlfriend." He smiles and Kendra looks at him in a strange way.
"So are you guys going to the party?" Chris asks.
"I don't think so since I'm not invited."
"Oh that's too bad. Well I suppose you and Kendra can hang out."
"Actually I have other plans." Kendra adds.
"Huh? You do?" Toby says kind of surprised but more disappointed.
"Yeah I do. Sorry about that. Well I got to go talk to my brother about something."
"I wonder what that was about?" Emma says and Toby does too.
"Toby, maybe she' s just busy. Don't worry about it. Things will work out."
"What is there to work out?" He asks and walks away thinking what's happening? What's with Kendra?
Manny is by her locker as Craig walks by. She sees J.T and hugs him and kisses him on the cheek. J.T was surprised but Craig didn't see. Then Manny pushes J.T to the side, disappointed.
"Make up your mind. What was that about?" J.T asks Manny.
"Oh nothing."
"That doesn't just happen everyday so what is it? Are you trying to make Craig jealous or something?" J.T asks.
"No," J.T stares at her like he knows she's lying, "Yeah so will you be my pretend boyfriend just for awhile? Pretty please." Manny says begging.
"Are you serious?"
"Duh of course I'm serious. Why wouldn't I be?"
"I guess you aren't but why would someone like Craig be jealous of me?"
"Are you saying no to me?"
"Um . . . I'm not sure."
"What is it? I thought you liked me." Manny says pretty sure that he did. Paige walks by with Spinner.
"I still like you but..."
"But you like Paige more?"
"Yeah hope you don't totally hate me. I just wish she was my girlfriend instead of Spinner's"
"I have an idea but you probably will hate it. Never mind! Forget we had this conversation." She closes her locker waiting for J.T to ask what was on her mind and sure enough he did.
"Okay what is your plan?"
"Well you and me can date but it's just a cover up. Paige will get jealous because we will seem so in love but just for pretend. Then she will want you all to her little self."
"Are you sure about this?"
"Hello this is Manny you are talking about of course I'm sure." Then she held his hand and they walked off as a couple making heads turn.
It is lunchtime and Terri, Ellie, Marco and Ashley are sitting at a table together.
"Woo did you just see what I saw?" Terri asks.
"Yeah weird. Manny and J.T. I'm speechless. Ashley?" Marco asks Ashley who is in a trance.
"What do I care?" Ashley says going back to eating.
"Well Manny is the one who was dating Craig. Well aren't you just a little curious about Manny and J.T.?" Marco asks.
"Again what do I care?"
"Yeah Marco just drop it. You're making Ashley upset." Ellie replies.
"I don't think she wants to hear any more about the girl who Craig chose over her. Oops did I just say that?" Terri says and then covers her mouth.
"It's okay Ter. I know the facts and besides I was planning to break up with him anyways."
Ellie says, "Shall we move on? So Marco what's up with you and Dylan?"
"Nothings up. Everything's just as it always was and always will be."
"I don't get it. Are you saying that you're never going to make your move? It just doesn't sound like you." Ellie said kind of confused.
"I just don't want people to know. I mean I've never experienced these kind of feelings. You have no idea what I'm going through." Marco shouts.
"Geez don't make such a scene. Just calm down." Ellie says.
"Sorry about that. I just don't want to talk about this anymore. It's my problem so let me handle it."
"I'm your friend. Don't you think I would understand but I can't force it out of you." Ellie replies and Marco begins to feel bad but he really doesn't feel like explaining how he feels to Ellie even though they are friends. At one time they were even more than friends. If anybody should understand sure enough it would be her.
Dylan comes by and sits down to join them and everyone is silent and just stare at one another.
"What's up? You guys always have something to say." Dylan asked.
"Nothing's up. Isn't that right Marco?" Ellie says nudging Marco with her elbow.
"Yep everything's just great. I got to go to my locker. I have a test next period and I didn't study. Later!" Marco says and rushes to get away.
"Wonder what's up with him? Hopefully he'll come to his senses for my sister's party."
Emma is in homeroom along with JT and Manny but she wouldn't mind if Manny wasn't there ever since their little fight in the hallway. JT had his arm around Manny's shoulder and they were acting all lovey dubby. Emma thought it was sickening and unbelievable. Something was up and she was going to find out.
"JT can you help me with some of my homework? Emma asked.
"JT's busy, do both of us a favor and leave. I'll even point into the direction." Manny says in a snotty way.
"I believe I was asking JT not you."
"JT are you going to let her talk to me like that?"
"Manny I'll be back in a minute." JT replies so him and Emma walk to where they can talk in private. Emma hits him in the side.
"What was that for?" He asks.
"Oh I think you know what it was for. First you treat Toby like a jerk and then you go around dating Manny. I thought you liked Paige."
"I did. I mean I do. This is all just temporary. Excuse but I need to go back to my girlfriend." JT says.
"Fine but I don't know what's got in to you." Emma shouts and walks away leaving JT stunned once again, twice in one day.
It's the end of the day and Marco is standing outside waiting for his car ride home. His mom was supposed to pick him up but it was already a half an hour after school got out. Marco was about to walk but just then Dylan drove up to the curb.
"Hey Marco need a ride?" Dylan shouted.
"My mom should be here in a few." Marco replied.
"Come on."
"Okay" Marco says and gets into the front seat with Dylan. The radio is pretty loud so Marco can't hear Dylan but then he turns down the stereo.
"So how your day? During lunch you seemed kind a nervous or something."
"Uh I did? I wasn't. I just needed to study but I passed so that's good."
"Are you mad at me or something?"
"No not at all. Why?"
"No big reason. I was just wondering so do you want to go with me to the party? It will be fun. You can meet me there if you want."
"Um I don't know. My mom she might not . . . never mind. It's stupid."
"Oh I know what you're trying to say. My dad was the same way at first. He didn't really approve of me being gay but he got use to the idea. Your parents will too. It's all a matter of time."
"Yeah time. Well here's my stop. Thanks for the ride. See yah later."
"Wait so about the party you in?"
"Sure." Marco says shyly still a little shaky of the whole idea. His parents still didn't know about him being gay. He wasn't sure on how they would react. They always pictured him settling down with a nice girl and having a lot of grandkids but he supposed that would all change.
TO BE COTINUED
Please read and review and we'll update. Next chapter will be by Degrassictuie1. Thanks for all you reviewers. I appreciate it!!!!! 8)
Written by Sister-Cousin
It's morning at Degrassi Community School, just a normal day so far. Toby and Kendra are in front of the school just talking about the latest addition of "World Of Anime" magazine.
"Yeah that comic was really cool but kind of graphic. Blood makes me queasy."
"Uh yeah I guess so . . ." Toby says but is interrupted by J.T. Toby rolls his eyes because he still doesn't forgive J.T. for denying their friendship the other day.
"Hey Kendra and Toby." JT says.
"What are you doing here? The stuck up snob crowd is over at that table." Toby replies while pointing to Paige and the other "in" crowd people.
"What did I ever do to you?"
"Are you really that blind or just ignorant?" Kendra waves good-bye pointing to the inside of school.
"I'll be there in a few." Toby says.
"Why are you being so rude to me?"
"Because you completely treated me like dirt yesterday. What makes you think you can step all over me like that? I thought we were friends. Maybe I just took too much for granted." He says and walks away but J.T. runs after him and catches up.
"Toby, I'm sorry but I have other friends besides you and if you haven't noticed you aren't exactly popular?"
"So is that what it is? You and me were best friends and I should come first before something stupid such as popularity."
"Well excuse me for wanting to be cool."
"Well I see it as being shallow. I got to go talk Kendra, a true friend." Toby says and then he walks away leaving J.T. speechless. He just watched his best friend walk away not believing their friendship is part of the past.
Kendra and Toby are in the hallway joined by Emma and Chris.
"So what's up with J.T.?" Emma asks.
"How should I know? I don't even know who he is anymore?"
"I guess we lost him along with Manny." Emma says.
"Yep I guess so. At least I have you guys as friends and Kendra as my girlfriend." He smiles and Kendra looks at him in a strange way.
"So are you guys going to the party?" Chris asks.
"I don't think so since I'm not invited."
"Oh that's too bad. Well I suppose you and Kendra can hang out."
"Actually I have other plans." Kendra adds.
"Huh? You do?" Toby says kind of surprised but more disappointed.
"Yeah I do. Sorry about that. Well I got to go talk to my brother about something."
"I wonder what that was about?" Emma says and Toby does too.
"Toby, maybe she' s just busy. Don't worry about it. Things will work out."
"What is there to work out?" He asks and walks away thinking what's happening? What's with Kendra?
Manny is by her locker as Craig walks by. She sees J.T and hugs him and kisses him on the cheek. J.T was surprised but Craig didn't see. Then Manny pushes J.T to the side, disappointed.
"Make up your mind. What was that about?" J.T asks Manny.
"Oh nothing."
"That doesn't just happen everyday so what is it? Are you trying to make Craig jealous or something?" J.T asks.
"No," J.T stares at her like he knows she's lying, "Yeah so will you be my pretend boyfriend just for awhile? Pretty please." Manny says begging.
"Are you serious?"
"Duh of course I'm serious. Why wouldn't I be?"
"I guess you aren't but why would someone like Craig be jealous of me?"
"Are you saying no to me?"
"Um . . . I'm not sure."
"What is it? I thought you liked me." Manny says pretty sure that he did. Paige walks by with Spinner.
"I still like you but..."
"But you like Paige more?"
"Yeah hope you don't totally hate me. I just wish she was my girlfriend instead of Spinner's"
"I have an idea but you probably will hate it. Never mind! Forget we had this conversation." She closes her locker waiting for J.T to ask what was on her mind and sure enough he did.
"Okay what is your plan?"
"Well you and me can date but it's just a cover up. Paige will get jealous because we will seem so in love but just for pretend. Then she will want you all to her little self."
"Are you sure about this?"
"Hello this is Manny you are talking about of course I'm sure." Then she held his hand and they walked off as a couple making heads turn.
It is lunchtime and Terri, Ellie, Marco and Ashley are sitting at a table together.
"Woo did you just see what I saw?" Terri asks.
"Yeah weird. Manny and J.T. I'm speechless. Ashley?" Marco asks Ashley who is in a trance.
"What do I care?" Ashley says going back to eating.
"Well Manny is the one who was dating Craig. Well aren't you just a little curious about Manny and J.T.?" Marco asks.
"Again what do I care?"
"Yeah Marco just drop it. You're making Ashley upset." Ellie replies.
"I don't think she wants to hear any more about the girl who Craig chose over her. Oops did I just say that?" Terri says and then covers her mouth.
"It's okay Ter. I know the facts and besides I was planning to break up with him anyways."
Ellie says, "Shall we move on? So Marco what's up with you and Dylan?"
"Nothings up. Everything's just as it always was and always will be."
"I don't get it. Are you saying that you're never going to make your move? It just doesn't sound like you." Ellie said kind of confused.
"I just don't want people to know. I mean I've never experienced these kind of feelings. You have no idea what I'm going through." Marco shouts.
"Geez don't make such a scene. Just calm down." Ellie says.
"Sorry about that. I just don't want to talk about this anymore. It's my problem so let me handle it."
"I'm your friend. Don't you think I would understand but I can't force it out of you." Ellie replies and Marco begins to feel bad but he really doesn't feel like explaining how he feels to Ellie even though they are friends. At one time they were even more than friends. If anybody should understand sure enough it would be her.
Dylan comes by and sits down to join them and everyone is silent and just stare at one another.
"What's up? You guys always have something to say." Dylan asked.
"Nothing's up. Isn't that right Marco?" Ellie says nudging Marco with her elbow.
"Yep everything's just great. I got to go to my locker. I have a test next period and I didn't study. Later!" Marco says and rushes to get away.
"Wonder what's up with him? Hopefully he'll come to his senses for my sister's party."
Emma is in homeroom along with JT and Manny but she wouldn't mind if Manny wasn't there ever since their little fight in the hallway. JT had his arm around Manny's shoulder and they were acting all lovey dubby. Emma thought it was sickening and unbelievable. Something was up and she was going to find out.
"JT can you help me with some of my homework? Emma asked.
"JT's busy, do both of us a favor and leave. I'll even point into the direction." Manny says in a snotty way.
"I believe I was asking JT not you."
"JT are you going to let her talk to me like that?"
"Manny I'll be back in a minute." JT replies so him and Emma walk to where they can talk in private. Emma hits him in the side.
"What was that for?" He asks.
"Oh I think you know what it was for. First you treat Toby like a jerk and then you go around dating Manny. I thought you liked Paige."
"I did. I mean I do. This is all just temporary. Excuse but I need to go back to my girlfriend." JT says.
"Fine but I don't know what's got in to you." Emma shouts and walks away leaving JT stunned once again, twice in one day.
It's the end of the day and Marco is standing outside waiting for his car ride home. His mom was supposed to pick him up but it was already a half an hour after school got out. Marco was about to walk but just then Dylan drove up to the curb.
"Hey Marco need a ride?" Dylan shouted.
"My mom should be here in a few." Marco replied.
"Come on."
"Okay" Marco says and gets into the front seat with Dylan. The radio is pretty loud so Marco can't hear Dylan but then he turns down the stereo.
"So how your day? During lunch you seemed kind a nervous or something."
"Uh I did? I wasn't. I just needed to study but I passed so that's good."
"Are you mad at me or something?"
"No not at all. Why?"
"No big reason. I was just wondering so do you want to go with me to the party? It will be fun. You can meet me there if you want."
"Um I don't know. My mom she might not . . . never mind. It's stupid."
"Oh I know what you're trying to say. My dad was the same way at first. He didn't really approve of me being gay but he got use to the idea. Your parents will too. It's all a matter of time."
"Yeah time. Well here's my stop. Thanks for the ride. See yah later."
"Wait so about the party you in?"
"Sure." Marco says shyly still a little shaky of the whole idea. His parents still didn't know about him being gay. He wasn't sure on how they would react. They always pictured him settling down with a nice girl and having a lot of grandkids but he supposed that would all change.
TO BE COTINUED
Please read and review and we'll update. Next chapter will be by Degrassictuie1. Thanks for all you reviewers. I appreciate it!!!!! 8)