DISCLAIMER: SADLY, I DON'T OWN DEGRASSI OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS, NOR DO I OWN THE SONG "SWEETEST SIN" JESSICA SIMPSON OWNS THAT.
Summary: The point of view from Degrassi students, on sex, drugs, life, relationships, stuff like that. Slightly AU, I changed the story a bit, to make it more appealing in my own way.
(Manny's POV)
I'm really upset. I don't know if my suspicions are right or not, but I think that I might be pregnant. Good Lord, how did this happen, you may ask. I'm only fourteen, frankly, I'm not one hundred percent positive. I'll tell my story from the beginning, because, even I am confused by what's going on.
Craig Manning is the kind of guy any girl could hope for. That's exactly how I felt, I wanted Craig, more then anything. I liked him for the longest time, but during that time he was dating Ashley Kerwin and I was just a little "grade 9." Now, Craig was in grade 10. Sure, a yearmay not seem like a big difference, but at Degrassi, it is. Not many people dated out of their own grades. It's like an unwritten rule or something. Well, I had my eyes out for Craig. I was sure there was some way I could get him to notice me. Some how. I was positive I could get him.
Being friends with Emma Nelson makes you seem like a sweet, innocent person, but inside, I knew I wasn't anything close to that. That's when I figured out how to get Craig, I would change. Overnight, I went from sweet, innocent Manny Santos to hot, desirable, sexy Manny Santos. I knew I was hot. The guys suddenly started coming around more. I even got looks from Grade 11's.
I was so excited, knowing that I was one step closer to getting my hands on Craig, and finally it happened, but secretly. He was still dating Ashley. So we had to keep it quiet. We had great times, but I knew that it was wrong, so at Christmas time I had to ask him to chose, either break up with Ashley or lose me. He said he couldn't do that, I started to walk away from him, but thankfully he stopped me. He told me that I was the one he wanted to be with. Later he said he and Ashley were done, over with. I believed him, but later I found out they were still dating, and Ashley found out that we were, too. That did it, Ashley and Craig were over with and so were Craig and I.
For days after that I sunk into this thing, it wasn't depression, but I definately wasn't myself. I partied a lot, having been invited by the older guys from grades 10 and 11. I started drinking, a lot, mainly at parties, but I did drink at home, too, if I could, only when my parents weren't home. Then, once, for no reason at all, I found myself at Craig's doorstep. I slowly lifted my shaking hand and tapped on the door. Craig answered the door. He looked even better then I remembered. He stepped out onto the porch and closed the door behind him. I walked over and sat on the porch swing. He sat down next to me and said, "Manny, what's going on?" I looked into his eyes and I saw the hurt. I grabbed his shirt collar and pulled him into a kiss, he kissed me back, it was a great kiss, one you never want to end. When it did end I looked up at him. "I made a mistake, Craig. I need you." I replied to his earlier comment. He kissed me again. It was great. I missed him. Now I had him back, but this time I didn't have to share.
After a long make out session on the porch he asked me, "You wanna come inside?" I wasn't sure. I hesitantly looked at him, then the door, then back at him. "What about Angie and Joey?" I questioned. He smiled sweetly and answered with, "They went to visit Joey's parents, I didn't feel like going, so I'm here... alone." I smiled back at him. I kissed him once more and then he lead me inside, to his bedroom. We stood there for a minute, until he leaned in and kissed me, again. I put my arms around his neck and he slowly guided me to the bed and gently laid me down. He continued to kiss me for a while, then started trailing kisses down my neck. I let out a small moan and he chuckled a little. "You like that?" he asked, but he already knew the answer. He continued kissing my neck. I felt his hands go under my shirt, I was hesitant at first, I moved my hands over his, signaling for him to stop, which he did, but we continued kissing. Then, I took his hands once more and lead them to my waist, telling him to do it now. He obeyed and soon my shirt was gone. I helped him remove his shirt, also. Once it was off I ran my hands down his stomach, this time he let out a moan. I giggled. Minutes later I felt him fiddling with my belt, he was having trouble so I helped him out. After the belt was successfully unbuckled he undid the button on my pants. He slowly slid them down and took them off. Once he was done with that he got up, which disappointed me, but he turned on the radio and came and "laid" back down on top of me, he wasn't exactly laying on me, he was holding himself over me with his arm. He started kissing me again. I was so happy, once he continued. I was getting really nervous, this was my first time, and as far as I knew, it was Craig's first time, too. Soon, we found ourselves naked and "making love" to Jessica Simpson's, "The Sweetest Sin." It was amazing. I didn't even think about what the date was.
Thanks to that mistake here I am, two months later, with no word from my monthly visitor. Craig and I have had a strong relationship in the past two months, only having or thinking about sex, that once. It was great to have him back. I started going to band practice and hanging out with Craig and his friends. We once went on a quadruple date, that was an experience, let me tell you. It had been Craig and I, Marco and Dylan, Spinner and Paige, and Jimmy and Ashley. Hazel had been out of town that week and Jimmy had called and asked her if it was alright if he and Ashley went together, not wanting to miss out on the fun. She reluctantly agreed, as long as they didn't kiss and they were with the rest of us, at all times. He was true to those conditions, but just the fact that Ashley was there was horrible. She kept giving me these looks, looks of hate, looks of jealousy, looks of fury.
Back to now... here I am, sitting in my room, eyes full of tears, part of me wanting to pick up the phone, part of me not wanting to. I slowly did and dialed the number so familiar to me. I heard a male voice on the other line... "Hello?" I answered the question with another, "Craig?" He then replied, "Manny?" I could hear a smile in his voice. Then I continued with no question in mine at all. "Yeah. Craig, we need to talk. It's important." He kindly said, "Okay, what is it?" I hesitantly chose my next words. "I think I might be- uh... pregnant." There was an awkward silence for a few minutes. He broke it with the words, "Are you sure?" I quietly told him, "No, but it's been two months." He sat on the other end, silent. Finally he piped up, "Why don't you go buy a test tomorrow, then come over here, Joey's working until 7:00 and Angie goes to a babysitter's until then, you can do it here, then we can both find out together." I shook my head, knowing that he could hear it I said, "Yeah. That'll be- um- okay." We hung up moments later, but before we did, he told me that no matter what, he loved me, that made me very happy. That night I fell into a restless, dreamless sleep. I woke up the next morning, still feeling as though I hadn't slept in days. I got up and got ready for school, dreading my after school activity.
Craig was amazing today. He didn't tell anyone about our situation, not even Spinner, Jimmy, or Marco, which I was thankful for. I didn't need any sympathy, well at least until we were positive. I had a growing suspicious that Ashley knew something was up. I just hoped she didn't know what. The day slid by slowly but finally the last bell rang and I headed to my locker, quickly. To my disappointment, Emma was already there. I didn't need this, not now. I walked up to my locker and opened it. Emma looked at me suspiciously. "Uh, hello. What's the matter with you?" she questioned. I replied in a harsh tone, "Look, I can't talk about it now, I'll tell you tomorrow. Okay?" Emma looked taken aback by my tone, and simply nodded and walked off without another word. I slowly threw my books into my bag and walked to the drugstore. I hastily grabbed a pregnancy test and paid for it quickly. I shoved the paper bag into my book bag and ran to Craig's house. I knocked and he opened it immediately. I went inside and he lead me to the bathroom. I went in and read the box, I did what the directions said and then came out of the bathroom, Craig was sitting against the wall, across from the bathroom. He stood up when he saw me. "Well?" he questioned. "We have to wait fifteen minutes." I stated. He went and set a timer. I impatiently waited for a little ding. I finally heard it and we went into the bathroom. We hovered over the test and a tear rolled down my cheek. It was negitive. I looked at Craig and he looked at me. I could see the relief in his eyes. We exited the bathroom and I jumped into his arms and kissed him. I'd never been so happy in my life. Craig and I wandered into the living room and turned on the TV. We started to make out, but went no farther then that, both knowing this scared the hell out of us. We knew we wouldn't be having sex again for quite awhile.
Hope you like it! Please R&R. This is my first Degrassi fic, so I need the input. Thanks, ...Shelby...
Up next- it's going to be Craig's POV. Then chapter three is going to be either Spinner or Paige, you decide, tell me.