Author's Note- Wow, I didn't think I'd get so many negative reviews. But,
hey, you can't please everyone. So, I'm going to ask you this: If you don't
like the plot or character pairing I've chosen PLEASE do not read it. It's
really discouraging seeing people giving me reviews about how they hate it
3 chapters in because of the pairing I've chosen. Let me also tell you,
this is NOT a story about Craig and Ashley. I needed those 2 chapters to be
the way they are for later chapters in the story. So if you want to give me
constructive criticism about the way I write, I'll gladly listen, but if
you don't like the plot just hit that back button. I understand the
Craig/Ashley/Manny love triangle is very...controversial, I guess you could
say, but this is the way I'd like it. I DO respect your opinions, so
respect mine, all right? This IS a FANFICTION after all. Oh, and thank you
to all of the people who are enjoying this so far! Now, onward!
Nine simple words, JT thought to himself, only NINE simple words. He cursed himself for not having the guts to ask her to the dance and for having these thoughts consume his mind every second of the day.
Manny, will you go to the dance with me? That's it. That's all he had to say. He tried to tell himself this, as he walked to school. Once he arrived, he searched the halls for Manny, and eventually found her near a locker, talking to a guy that he recognized to be in grade eleven. JT watched as the guy winked at Manny and then walk off. Something told him that maybe he shouldn't ask her after all. So, he pretended to be preoccupied in his locker.
"JT! Hey!" he heard Manny's sexy sweet voice call. Before he knew it, she was headed toward him.
It was now or never.
"Manny...hey...uh, I have something to ask you..." he stuttered.
She made a face as if to say, "Okay, spit it out."
"Manny, will you go to the dance with me?" he blurted it out very fast, and immediately regretted it. She's going to say no, he thought cynically.
JT didn't notice, but at the same moment Craig and Ashley walked past them, in what looked like a deep conversation.
"Um, I'd love to!" Manny replied.
A huge smile broke out across JT's face and he released the breath of air he had been holding.
"Great," he said.
"Great," she repeated. "Look, JT, I got to go. I'll see ya later though, okay?"
He nodded, still in shock.
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"Co-ed sleepover?" Ellie asked Ashley in homeroom.
"It was Paige's idea," Ashley explained briefly. "So, are you coming?"
Ellie laughed. She'd rather burn in hell. "Um, no, that's okay."
"Come on, El!" she whined. "Lighten up, have some fun."
"Fun? At a co-ed sleepover with them?"
"I'll be there. So will Marco and Craig," Ashley said.
"Yeah, like I said, them," she remarked.
There was no way Ellie would go to a co-ed sleepover just to be poked fun at. As far as she knew Paige, Hazel, Jimmy, Spinner, Marco, Ash, Terri, and Craig would be there. Uh, no thanks.
"Bad mood, hon?" Ellie heard Paige's voice as she walked over to them.
"Leave me alone, Paige."
"Ellie's not coming to the sleepover," Ashley told her.
"El, hon, you can't be like this forever. God, like, chill out and have some fun once in a while," she said, as Ellie rolled her eyes.
"She doesn't know how to do that," Spinner retorted, joining Paige.
Ellie was getting upset. "You think I don't know how to have fun?"
They nodded.
"I do, actually. But my idea of fun isn't hanging out with a bunch of shallow people like you," she remarked.
"Ookay," Spinner said.
"Jealous much?" Paige added, slipping her hand into Spinner's. They both walked off.
"I can't believe you, El! You really do need to chill out," Ashley said.
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"Why aren't you coming? It will be so much fun," Marco said to Ellie in the hallway.
"Not for me. Sorry."
"Ellie, let me make a deal with you. Just come by for a while. If you hate it after a half an hour, you can leave," Marco suggested.
"Marco-"
He cut her off.
"Please. For me?"
She couldn't help but give in.
"Half an hour. That's it. But I swear if they start playing Spin the Bottle, I'm out."
Marco smiled and ran off to tell the rest of them.
She sighed and went to her locker. When she got there Paige was leaning against it, gabbing away with Hazel. She stood there, her arms crossed, just looking at them.
"Do you mind?" she asked monotonously.
Paige smiled, but she could tell it was fake. "Sorry, hon. Wouldn't want to get in your way."
Hazel left and Paige started to walk away, but stopped and turned around once Ellie started spinning the combination.
"How's your arm?" she asked quickly.
"Go away, Paige," Ellie said.
"I'm serious. Are you still cutting?" she demanded quietly.
"Oh, right, NOW you care. I don't get you. You act like I'm such a big loser when everyone's around, but then when it's just me you care SO much."
Paige pursed her lips. "That's not true," she mumbled faintly. It was as if she was trying to convince her self.
"Oh that's right. You don't care at all. You're just doing your little good girl deed for the day. Well, guess what? I'm sick of it. Just leave me alone," Ellie snapped.
"Ellie," she said, her voice almost pleading. "Don't be like that. Come to the sleepover tonight, okay? My house. I'll talk to you then. I have to go."
She walked off, and Ellie banged her head against her locker.
Author's Note: Bad chapter, sorry everyone. It was a filler chapter I guess. Well, I promise 5 will be out soon. Things should be picking up then. I promise. Review please! OoOo and I made a mistake in the last chapters. I said Marco's garage when they said on U Got the Look it was his basement. Oh well, minor mistake. ^__^
Nine simple words, JT thought to himself, only NINE simple words. He cursed himself for not having the guts to ask her to the dance and for having these thoughts consume his mind every second of the day.
Manny, will you go to the dance with me? That's it. That's all he had to say. He tried to tell himself this, as he walked to school. Once he arrived, he searched the halls for Manny, and eventually found her near a locker, talking to a guy that he recognized to be in grade eleven. JT watched as the guy winked at Manny and then walk off. Something told him that maybe he shouldn't ask her after all. So, he pretended to be preoccupied in his locker.
"JT! Hey!" he heard Manny's sexy sweet voice call. Before he knew it, she was headed toward him.
It was now or never.
"Manny...hey...uh, I have something to ask you..." he stuttered.
She made a face as if to say, "Okay, spit it out."
"Manny, will you go to the dance with me?" he blurted it out very fast, and immediately regretted it. She's going to say no, he thought cynically.
JT didn't notice, but at the same moment Craig and Ashley walked past them, in what looked like a deep conversation.
"Um, I'd love to!" Manny replied.
A huge smile broke out across JT's face and he released the breath of air he had been holding.
"Great," he said.
"Great," she repeated. "Look, JT, I got to go. I'll see ya later though, okay?"
He nodded, still in shock.
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"Co-ed sleepover?" Ellie asked Ashley in homeroom.
"It was Paige's idea," Ashley explained briefly. "So, are you coming?"
Ellie laughed. She'd rather burn in hell. "Um, no, that's okay."
"Come on, El!" she whined. "Lighten up, have some fun."
"Fun? At a co-ed sleepover with them?"
"I'll be there. So will Marco and Craig," Ashley said.
"Yeah, like I said, them," she remarked.
There was no way Ellie would go to a co-ed sleepover just to be poked fun at. As far as she knew Paige, Hazel, Jimmy, Spinner, Marco, Ash, Terri, and Craig would be there. Uh, no thanks.
"Bad mood, hon?" Ellie heard Paige's voice as she walked over to them.
"Leave me alone, Paige."
"Ellie's not coming to the sleepover," Ashley told her.
"El, hon, you can't be like this forever. God, like, chill out and have some fun once in a while," she said, as Ellie rolled her eyes.
"She doesn't know how to do that," Spinner retorted, joining Paige.
Ellie was getting upset. "You think I don't know how to have fun?"
They nodded.
"I do, actually. But my idea of fun isn't hanging out with a bunch of shallow people like you," she remarked.
"Ookay," Spinner said.
"Jealous much?" Paige added, slipping her hand into Spinner's. They both walked off.
"I can't believe you, El! You really do need to chill out," Ashley said.
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"Why aren't you coming? It will be so much fun," Marco said to Ellie in the hallway.
"Not for me. Sorry."
"Ellie, let me make a deal with you. Just come by for a while. If you hate it after a half an hour, you can leave," Marco suggested.
"Marco-"
He cut her off.
"Please. For me?"
She couldn't help but give in.
"Half an hour. That's it. But I swear if they start playing Spin the Bottle, I'm out."
Marco smiled and ran off to tell the rest of them.
She sighed and went to her locker. When she got there Paige was leaning against it, gabbing away with Hazel. She stood there, her arms crossed, just looking at them.
"Do you mind?" she asked monotonously.
Paige smiled, but she could tell it was fake. "Sorry, hon. Wouldn't want to get in your way."
Hazel left and Paige started to walk away, but stopped and turned around once Ellie started spinning the combination.
"How's your arm?" she asked quickly.
"Go away, Paige," Ellie said.
"I'm serious. Are you still cutting?" she demanded quietly.
"Oh, right, NOW you care. I don't get you. You act like I'm such a big loser when everyone's around, but then when it's just me you care SO much."
Paige pursed her lips. "That's not true," she mumbled faintly. It was as if she was trying to convince her self.
"Oh that's right. You don't care at all. You're just doing your little good girl deed for the day. Well, guess what? I'm sick of it. Just leave me alone," Ellie snapped.
"Ellie," she said, her voice almost pleading. "Don't be like that. Come to the sleepover tonight, okay? My house. I'll talk to you then. I have to go."
She walked off, and Ellie banged her head against her locker.
Author's Note: Bad chapter, sorry everyone. It was a filler chapter I guess. Well, I promise 5 will be out soon. Things should be picking up then. I promise. Review please! OoOo and I made a mistake in the last chapters. I said Marco's garage when they said on U Got the Look it was his basement. Oh well, minor mistake. ^__^