Let Me Be the One
Author's Note: Okay I must do individual thank yous to those who've reviewed practically every chapter of this fic!
Trapped*In*A*BoxX-You've reviewed almost every single one of my fanfics! ^__^ Thank you so much for your reviews. I always look forward to them!!
Punkxrawker- I loooove your fic "Dear Ashley". You have mucho talent! Thank you for your kind reviews!
Darkstorm5000: I think I got all the zeros. I love your writing! I look forward to every update. You always give me great, honest reviews! Thank you!
JamiesAngel2008: Your reviews are always so sweet. Thank you!!
Thanks to everyone else! Degrassicutie1, ChoHo, PsYcHoJo, chocl8chps, Goddess of the Bloodmoon, Potato Chippy Weezer, PastPresentFuture, etc. You guys are the best! ^_^
Okay, now that I have taken care of that. ONWARD!
Chapter Eight- D-Mailed Apologies
Monday morning rolled around before Ellie knew it. Sitting in MI, she was instantly greeted by Ashley.
"Hey, El. What's up?" she said cheerfully.
"Uh, nothing. Just...thinking," she replied. Her mind was still on the argument that she and Jimmy had had the other day. It was affecting her too weirdly. She shouldn't care. She should just shrug it off and continue on with her life.
"About...?" her friend pried.
"Nothing. Really," Ellie told her, hoping she would take a hint and mind her own business.
"Okay. Anyways, you and Jimmy seemed pretty friendly at Paige's party. You slept in the same room," Ashley said, wiggling her eyebrows suggestively.
"Jealous?" Ellie asked, half joking and half serious.
"Of course not. Jimmy and I are way over. Besides, I think...I love Craig."
Ellie's jaw dropped. "Not this again," she moaned. "Are you two even officially back together?"
"Well, not exactly. I'm just...scared. Very scared," Ashley confided.
"You have every right to be. He took your heart and ripped it to shreds, just leaving you there, bleeding," Ellie said poetically.
"Don't get morbid now," Ash told her.
She rolled her eyes. "Paige is seriously having a bad affect on you."
"Whatever," she replied.
Ellie was about to ask her if she could copy her science homework, when he walked in. Jimmy didn't even look at her. She had to admit, that hurt. She watched as he took his seat next to Spinner. Spinner was laughing and nodding in Ellie's direction. Clearly, she was the object of ridicule. Jimmy ignored him. He clicked away on his computer, very focused.
Only seconds later Ellie had discovered what he was typing. A D-mail to her.
She opened it up and it read:
Ellie-
I can tell you're still pissed off at me. I don't know what else to do except apologize. Maybe we are two different people, but we do have some things in common. I know you think it's some evil plan, but I really do enjoy your company. I hope we can still be friends.
-Jimmy
She sighed, and hit the "reply" button.
Jimmy-
Yes, I do think it is some evil plan. People like you cannot be friends with people like me. That's just how it goes. I don't know. I'll talk to you after class.
-El
She sent the D-mail and moments later he got her attention and nodded at her. She sat back in her chair and waited for the announcements to pop up on her screen. Seconds later, Liberty Van Zandt appeared on the computer.
"Good morning, Degrassi. I'm Liberty Van Zandt. New issues of the Grapevine will be distributed throughout the school. Just a reminder, the Spring Fling is only TWO weeks away..."
Ellie tuned out after that. Spring Fling. Whoop dee doo.
Luckily, Mr. Simpson had started class immediately after. Sometimes, Ellie looked forward to his class because it ended up going by so quickly. Soon enough, after assigning homework, the bell rang. Ellie hurriedly gathered her stuff, not even aware that Jimmy was standing outside the door waiting for her. Heading for the door, she practically body slammed him.
"We really need to stop meeting like this," she mumbled.
"You told me you'd talk to me after class," he reminded her.
"Oh. Right."
"Come on," he said, dragging her out of the class by her arm.
"Where are we going?" Ellie demanded.
"Somewhere away from here," he replied simply.
"But I have English next! YOU have English next! We're going to be late!" she told him, trying to pull away from his grasp.
"You'll live," he said, pulling her along with him.
He released her when they had come to their destination.
"The auditorium?" she asked. "Why are we going in here?"
"Because. We need to talk."
"Can't you just let this go already? We aren't going to solve anything!" she told him.
"We're going to try. You obviously don't know much about friendships, Ellie Nash," he said, opening the door, and shutting it behind him.
Furiously, she opened the door. "YOU want to be my friend?"
"Is that so wrong?" he asked.
She froze. "Yes!"
"Why?"
"Because, we aren't supposed to be! It doesn't work out like this! Why do you want to get to know me? Why do you want to have anything to do with me?"
"You want to know why? Because you're real. From just last night, I can tell that I can be able to talk to you about anything and you'll always listen. Do you think I could do the same with Paige or," he gave a small laugh, "Spinner?"
Ellie smiled a half-smile. "I guess I have told you more then anyone else. Kind of bizarre, actually."
"So, we're cool again?" Jimmy asked her.
She nodded. "Yes."
A/N: Eh, not a good chapter. Too short, I think. I'm trying to write longer chapters, so if you're enjoying this fic, you can be happy! Hehe. R&R please! ^__^
Author's Note: Okay I must do individual thank yous to those who've reviewed practically every chapter of this fic!
Trapped*In*A*BoxX-You've reviewed almost every single one of my fanfics! ^__^ Thank you so much for your reviews. I always look forward to them!!
Punkxrawker- I loooove your fic "Dear Ashley". You have mucho talent! Thank you for your kind reviews!
Darkstorm5000: I think I got all the zeros. I love your writing! I look forward to every update. You always give me great, honest reviews! Thank you!
JamiesAngel2008: Your reviews are always so sweet. Thank you!!
Thanks to everyone else! Degrassicutie1, ChoHo, PsYcHoJo, chocl8chps, Goddess of the Bloodmoon, Potato Chippy Weezer, PastPresentFuture, etc. You guys are the best! ^_^
Okay, now that I have taken care of that. ONWARD!
Chapter Eight- D-Mailed Apologies
Monday morning rolled around before Ellie knew it. Sitting in MI, she was instantly greeted by Ashley.
"Hey, El. What's up?" she said cheerfully.
"Uh, nothing. Just...thinking," she replied. Her mind was still on the argument that she and Jimmy had had the other day. It was affecting her too weirdly. She shouldn't care. She should just shrug it off and continue on with her life.
"About...?" her friend pried.
"Nothing. Really," Ellie told her, hoping she would take a hint and mind her own business.
"Okay. Anyways, you and Jimmy seemed pretty friendly at Paige's party. You slept in the same room," Ashley said, wiggling her eyebrows suggestively.
"Jealous?" Ellie asked, half joking and half serious.
"Of course not. Jimmy and I are way over. Besides, I think...I love Craig."
Ellie's jaw dropped. "Not this again," she moaned. "Are you two even officially back together?"
"Well, not exactly. I'm just...scared. Very scared," Ashley confided.
"You have every right to be. He took your heart and ripped it to shreds, just leaving you there, bleeding," Ellie said poetically.
"Don't get morbid now," Ash told her.
She rolled her eyes. "Paige is seriously having a bad affect on you."
"Whatever," she replied.
Ellie was about to ask her if she could copy her science homework, when he walked in. Jimmy didn't even look at her. She had to admit, that hurt. She watched as he took his seat next to Spinner. Spinner was laughing and nodding in Ellie's direction. Clearly, she was the object of ridicule. Jimmy ignored him. He clicked away on his computer, very focused.
Only seconds later Ellie had discovered what he was typing. A D-mail to her.
She opened it up and it read:
Ellie-
I can tell you're still pissed off at me. I don't know what else to do except apologize. Maybe we are two different people, but we do have some things in common. I know you think it's some evil plan, but I really do enjoy your company. I hope we can still be friends.
-Jimmy
She sighed, and hit the "reply" button.
Jimmy-
Yes, I do think it is some evil plan. People like you cannot be friends with people like me. That's just how it goes. I don't know. I'll talk to you after class.
-El
She sent the D-mail and moments later he got her attention and nodded at her. She sat back in her chair and waited for the announcements to pop up on her screen. Seconds later, Liberty Van Zandt appeared on the computer.
"Good morning, Degrassi. I'm Liberty Van Zandt. New issues of the Grapevine will be distributed throughout the school. Just a reminder, the Spring Fling is only TWO weeks away..."
Ellie tuned out after that. Spring Fling. Whoop dee doo.
Luckily, Mr. Simpson had started class immediately after. Sometimes, Ellie looked forward to his class because it ended up going by so quickly. Soon enough, after assigning homework, the bell rang. Ellie hurriedly gathered her stuff, not even aware that Jimmy was standing outside the door waiting for her. Heading for the door, she practically body slammed him.
"We really need to stop meeting like this," she mumbled.
"You told me you'd talk to me after class," he reminded her.
"Oh. Right."
"Come on," he said, dragging her out of the class by her arm.
"Where are we going?" Ellie demanded.
"Somewhere away from here," he replied simply.
"But I have English next! YOU have English next! We're going to be late!" she told him, trying to pull away from his grasp.
"You'll live," he said, pulling her along with him.
He released her when they had come to their destination.
"The auditorium?" she asked. "Why are we going in here?"
"Because. We need to talk."
"Can't you just let this go already? We aren't going to solve anything!" she told him.
"We're going to try. You obviously don't know much about friendships, Ellie Nash," he said, opening the door, and shutting it behind him.
Furiously, she opened the door. "YOU want to be my friend?"
"Is that so wrong?" he asked.
She froze. "Yes!"
"Why?"
"Because, we aren't supposed to be! It doesn't work out like this! Why do you want to get to know me? Why do you want to have anything to do with me?"
"You want to know why? Because you're real. From just last night, I can tell that I can be able to talk to you about anything and you'll always listen. Do you think I could do the same with Paige or," he gave a small laugh, "Spinner?"
Ellie smiled a half-smile. "I guess I have told you more then anyone else. Kind of bizarre, actually."
"So, we're cool again?" Jimmy asked her.
She nodded. "Yes."
A/N: Eh, not a good chapter. Too short, I think. I'm trying to write longer chapters, so if you're enjoying this fic, you can be happy! Hehe. R&R please! ^__^