Twisted Emotions by Teal-Becky102285
A/N: Ah the latest endeavor by us two crazy writers...it's a DT ficcy...We own
none of these characters, minus Naomi, who belongs to Becky. So don't
steal, or we'll hurt you. Read and Review
Chapter One
Naomi Carlton walked into Reefside. It was her first day of school. She was dressed in blue overalls over a black shirt with short sleeves. Her dark red hair was done in two braids that rested on her shoulder. She also had on a black and white bandana on the top of her head. She heard the bell ringing and was jostled about as students rushed to get to their classes. As soon as the crowd died down, she stood up straight, adjusted her glasses and looked around the large hallway, trying to find her first class. Glancing down at her schedule, she made her way to room 205, and knocked quietly on the door.
27-year-old Dr. Thomas Oliver stood in the middle of teaching a lesson when there was a slight knock on the door. Walking over, he opened it. There, stood a girl, no taller than 5'2, her blue eyes hidden behind her glasses stared back into his brown ones. He cleared his throat.
"Can I help you?" He asked politely. She nodded.
"I'm Naomi Carlton and I'm supposed to be in this class." She replied. Tommy nodded.
"Alright, come on in." He told her as he held the door open. Naomi entered the room and looked around at her future classmates. Four she spotted almost immedality looked quite busy, and not the least bit interested in her. The girl in yellow and black sat cross-legged on a stool, strumming her guitar lovingly and singing softly. The boy in blue sitting next to her, was too entranced by his computer to even care about the soft and yet mesmerizing sound coming from the girls mouth. The boy in red that sat across from the yellow clad female, tried to hide his stares as he looked over his notes. And finally, the boy in white that sat between the red and yellow humans was doodling in a notebook and listening contently to the female singer.
"Class." Tommy said loudly, getting everyone's attention. The students looked up.
"We have a new student." He said, presenting Naomi. Naomi felt everyone staring at her, like they were taking her in, evaluating her. She held her tattered black notebook to her chest and ducked her head shyly.
"This is Naomi Carlton." Tommy announced.
"I trust you all will give her a warm welcome." He smiled. He scanned the room, looking for an empty seat.
"Naomi, why don't you go sit by Connor?" He said. He pointed to the guy in red. Naomi slowly made her way over to the seat.
"Now, Kira, Ethan, if you two wouldn't mind putting away the music and games, we can get started." Tommy finished. Kira placed her guitar beside her and smiled at Naomi.
"Kira Ford." She said, sticking her hand out. Naomi shook it and smiled back.
"Naomi." She replied. Kira nodded and opened her book to take notes. Naomi opened her notebook as well and began to write. Tommy stood at the front of the class.
"Now class, todays were going to be learning about the Triassic period. And to further advance your learning about this particular topic, today we're going to be going to the museum to learn about the bones of the dinosaurs. Please gather your things and head towards the bus." He instructed the class, who eagerly gathered their books. Naomi picked up her things. Kira smiled at the lithe girl. For some reason, Naomi's shyness made her want to take her under her wing. She walked beside Naomi as they went to the busses. "So, where are you from?" Kira asked. Naomi looked at her, as if she was surprised that someone was talking to her.
"New York, but I've been in boarding school in Jersey for the last.." She paused, thinking for a bit.
"Five years. My dad's job relocated me, and the folks didn't want to be so far from me, so they pulled me out and here I am." She said. They got outside. Everyone was filling the busses. Kira got on, followed by Naomi. Kira saw Ethan and Connor sitting together and Trent sitting by himself near them. She was tempted to sit by him, but then saw Naomi sit in the back alone. Kira decided go sit with her. Kira plopped herself down beside Naomi.
"So New York huh? I'm hoping that my music will take me their one day." Kira told her. Naomi smiled.
"You're a musician?" She asked. Kira nodded.
"Yah, I love to sing and write, and play the guitar whenever possible." Kira chuckled. Naomi smiled. She'd just made a new friend.
Up towards the front of the bus, Conner sat silently as Ethan and Trent talked. He stared aimlessly out the window and sighed. Ethan jabbed him in the side.
"What's up man?" He asked. Conner's brow furrowed.
"There's nothing wrong." He replied almost immedality. Ethan chuckled.
"Sure man, then what's up with the lovesick look in your eyes?" He joked. Conner glared at him, then realized it was a joke, and blushed. Trent laughed.
"So there is someone!" The dark haired boy prodded.
"I guess." Connor mumbled. "Well, spill man, who?" Ethan asked. He and Trent stared at him, interested. Connor blinked. "K...Cassidy." He said. Ethan and Trent stared at him, their look of interest switching to a look of disbelief.
They all got to the museum, Dr. Oliver told them to look around the museum and get as much different dinosaur information on the worksheet as they could, and that they couldn't get the name that someone else has gotten. As the class separated, Dr. Oliver tapped Naomi on the shoulder. She turned and looked at him.
"Since it's your first day, you are excused from doing the assignment." He said, smiling warmly. Naomi shook her head. "That's all right sir, I actually was hoping I could participate." She said. She smiled shyly as she walked off.
Ethan rubbed his hands together excitedly as he made his way to the Triceratops exhibit. This was going to be so easy, he thought to himself. He had Tricera power in him, so obviously he'd know a lot about them and it would only seem natural that he get that one. He walked into the exhibit and was greeted by the sight of the new girl crouching in front of the large triceratops skeleton.
"I didn't know this dinosaur was taken." He said. The girl looked at him. Her eyes seemed to widen a bit. "I. I'm sorry." She said.
"I figured the fact that Triceratops is such an obvious choice, no one would come by, thinking someone else would grab it up." She said apologetically. She turned back to the statue.
"Tri, middle English word, stemming from Latin and Greek roots, shares a definition with trei, which possesses indo-European roots. Cera, or Kera, Greek for horn, and Ops, which is face, from Latin." She said to herself. Ethan stared at her, shocked. "That's not even on the plague." He said.
"How did you-"? "I'm a word wizard." She responded.
"I like reading up on words and their roots and such." She said, she looked up at Ethan.
"I'm a freak, aren't I?" She said. Ethan gave a friendly smile.
"Hey, I won't if you don't think I'm a freak for spending almost an entire day trying to beat a dumb computer game." He said. "What game?" She asked. "Wizard of the Wood." He said. Her face lit up. "Oh my god! How far did you get? I almost won, but that stupid wizard wouldn't give me the code." She said. Ethan looked at her, slightly shocked.
"You do computer games?" He asked. "Sometimes." She said.
"I'm Naomi by the way." She said. "I'm Ethan." He said. Naomi smiled. "Well, Ethan, since we were both seekers of the code in Wizard of the Wood, how about I give you Tri here?" She asked. Ethan looked at her. "Really?" He asked. Naomi nodded.
"Dr. Oliver said since it was my first day, I didn't have to do the assignment, but I figured I should, didn't want him to think I was a slacker, but I don't want everyone else to think I'm some sort of brown- noser." She rambled. Ethan nodded.
"You've got yourself a deal Naomi." He replied.
Kira sat in a darkened room towards the back of the museum, reading quietly. It was somewhat of a library, and she'd found some interesting books on her dinosaur, the Pterodactyl. Yawning slightly she set the book down and rubbed her eyes. She quickly wrote down some more information regarding her topic and placed the book back on the self and left the room. She walked towards the back door and opened it to get some fresh air. Sitting there, in a corner on the railing, was Conner. She tilted her head and stared at him. He seemed to be asleep. Kira chuckled inwardly. 'Just like him to be asleep when there's an assignment to be done.' She told herself. Kira grinned as she creaped closer to Connor, lowering her face close to his ear. She took a deep breath, about to startle him awake. "I'm resting my eyes, not sleeping." Connor said. Kira jumped back, surprised. Connor looked up, smiling a bit.
"Scared ya, didn't I?" He asked. Kira narrowed her eyes.
"No." She said indignantly.
"Anyway, why aren't you doing your work?" She asked. Connor stood up, stretching. "Already did. I made my way to the T-Rex before anyone else, got some info and viola, I'm done." He said. Kira stared at him.
"You used your super speed, didn't you?" She asked. Connor smiled sheepishly. Kira rolled her eyes.
"There should be some sort of class teaching you not to use your Dino Powers in public places." She said smacking his arm lightly. He grinned as her hand brushed against his arm. 'Whoa, down boy... Now is not the time or place to get turned on by Kira.' His mind scolded. As he went to shift his body, his center of gravity shifted and he fell from the railing. He landed with a 'thump' on the ground. Kira leaned over the railing, and looked down at him.
"Wow, sit much?" She asked before going down the steps to help him up. She bent down and grabbed his arm and helped to pull him up. He crashed forward into her and sent them both sprawling to the ground. Conner's face landed inches from Kira's. The two sat there, silent for a while, unsure what to say, unsure what to do. Connor stared into her eyes. "Are you hurt?" He whispered, as if he was afraid to speak. Kira numbly shook her head. "No, I. I'm ok." She said softly. Connor pushed himself up to a sitting position, Kira did so as well. They sat there, staring at each other for what seemed like forever. Finally, Connor, unable to bear it anymore, leaned in and brushed his lips against hers. Kira was shocked at first, then was filled with a feeling that unnerved her a bit-happiness was the best way to describe it. It was as if this was exactly what she wanted, but didn't know she wanted. She responded to the kiss, lifting her hands to gently hold his face. They became heavily engrossed in the feel of each other's lips, so much so that they didn't notice the angry young man in white walking away from the scene. The both mutually pulled away and blushed. Conner tucked a piece of stray hair behind her ear. She turned her head and smiled at him. Kira looked at her watch.
"We should probably be getting back." She whispered. Conner nodded and stood, then helped Kira to her feet. They walked side by side slowly till Conner stopped and turned to face her.
"So where do we go from here?" He asked as he brushed his fingers over her cheek. Kira blushed and smiled. She shrugged. Conner smiled.
"Will you be my girlfriend?" He asked. Kira looked up at him and nodded.
"I'd love to." Connor smiled.
"Great." He said. His hand slipped down and he took hers in his. Kira smiled. The two walked back to the bus together, hand in hand, as everyone else was getting on. Trent stood by, glaring at Connor as they passed. "Cassidy, huh?" He said as he got on the bus. Kira looked at Connor.
"What was that about?" She asked. Connor sighed and looked at her. "He and Ethan were bugging me about who I liked, and I know he likes you, and I didn't want to say I like you, because well...It would've been awkward. So I said Cassidy." Kira smiled.
"Cassidy? That was the best you could do, there's so many better lies. Like, a poisonous snake.......or a rabid dog..........or a cat scratching on a chalk board." She said. Connor laughed. They got on the bus. They saw Naomi and Ethan sitting together in a heavy discussion about video games. Ethan looked over at Kira and Connor and gave them both a weird look before watching them sit down a few rows behind them.
"What was that?" Naomi asked, noticing the look. Ethan looked at her. "Nothing, it's just that, well, it's a little jarring seeing those two together." Ethan said. Naomi turned and looked over to see Kira and Connor together. She was leaning against him, he had his arm around her shoulder.
"Do they hang out in separate social groups?" Naomi asked, turning back to Ethan. "No, I mean, the three of us are friends, it's just...Well, I just never thought of them as a couple. You know?" He asked. "Not really." Naomi said, laughing a bit. Ethan laughed.
Chapter One
Naomi Carlton walked into Reefside. It was her first day of school. She was dressed in blue overalls over a black shirt with short sleeves. Her dark red hair was done in two braids that rested on her shoulder. She also had on a black and white bandana on the top of her head. She heard the bell ringing and was jostled about as students rushed to get to their classes. As soon as the crowd died down, she stood up straight, adjusted her glasses and looked around the large hallway, trying to find her first class. Glancing down at her schedule, she made her way to room 205, and knocked quietly on the door.
27-year-old Dr. Thomas Oliver stood in the middle of teaching a lesson when there was a slight knock on the door. Walking over, he opened it. There, stood a girl, no taller than 5'2, her blue eyes hidden behind her glasses stared back into his brown ones. He cleared his throat.
"Can I help you?" He asked politely. She nodded.
"I'm Naomi Carlton and I'm supposed to be in this class." She replied. Tommy nodded.
"Alright, come on in." He told her as he held the door open. Naomi entered the room and looked around at her future classmates. Four she spotted almost immedality looked quite busy, and not the least bit interested in her. The girl in yellow and black sat cross-legged on a stool, strumming her guitar lovingly and singing softly. The boy in blue sitting next to her, was too entranced by his computer to even care about the soft and yet mesmerizing sound coming from the girls mouth. The boy in red that sat across from the yellow clad female, tried to hide his stares as he looked over his notes. And finally, the boy in white that sat between the red and yellow humans was doodling in a notebook and listening contently to the female singer.
"Class." Tommy said loudly, getting everyone's attention. The students looked up.
"We have a new student." He said, presenting Naomi. Naomi felt everyone staring at her, like they were taking her in, evaluating her. She held her tattered black notebook to her chest and ducked her head shyly.
"This is Naomi Carlton." Tommy announced.
"I trust you all will give her a warm welcome." He smiled. He scanned the room, looking for an empty seat.
"Naomi, why don't you go sit by Connor?" He said. He pointed to the guy in red. Naomi slowly made her way over to the seat.
"Now, Kira, Ethan, if you two wouldn't mind putting away the music and games, we can get started." Tommy finished. Kira placed her guitar beside her and smiled at Naomi.
"Kira Ford." She said, sticking her hand out. Naomi shook it and smiled back.
"Naomi." She replied. Kira nodded and opened her book to take notes. Naomi opened her notebook as well and began to write. Tommy stood at the front of the class.
"Now class, todays were going to be learning about the Triassic period. And to further advance your learning about this particular topic, today we're going to be going to the museum to learn about the bones of the dinosaurs. Please gather your things and head towards the bus." He instructed the class, who eagerly gathered their books. Naomi picked up her things. Kira smiled at the lithe girl. For some reason, Naomi's shyness made her want to take her under her wing. She walked beside Naomi as they went to the busses. "So, where are you from?" Kira asked. Naomi looked at her, as if she was surprised that someone was talking to her.
"New York, but I've been in boarding school in Jersey for the last.." She paused, thinking for a bit.
"Five years. My dad's job relocated me, and the folks didn't want to be so far from me, so they pulled me out and here I am." She said. They got outside. Everyone was filling the busses. Kira got on, followed by Naomi. Kira saw Ethan and Connor sitting together and Trent sitting by himself near them. She was tempted to sit by him, but then saw Naomi sit in the back alone. Kira decided go sit with her. Kira plopped herself down beside Naomi.
"So New York huh? I'm hoping that my music will take me their one day." Kira told her. Naomi smiled.
"You're a musician?" She asked. Kira nodded.
"Yah, I love to sing and write, and play the guitar whenever possible." Kira chuckled. Naomi smiled. She'd just made a new friend.
Up towards the front of the bus, Conner sat silently as Ethan and Trent talked. He stared aimlessly out the window and sighed. Ethan jabbed him in the side.
"What's up man?" He asked. Conner's brow furrowed.
"There's nothing wrong." He replied almost immedality. Ethan chuckled.
"Sure man, then what's up with the lovesick look in your eyes?" He joked. Conner glared at him, then realized it was a joke, and blushed. Trent laughed.
"So there is someone!" The dark haired boy prodded.
"I guess." Connor mumbled. "Well, spill man, who?" Ethan asked. He and Trent stared at him, interested. Connor blinked. "K...Cassidy." He said. Ethan and Trent stared at him, their look of interest switching to a look of disbelief.
They all got to the museum, Dr. Oliver told them to look around the museum and get as much different dinosaur information on the worksheet as they could, and that they couldn't get the name that someone else has gotten. As the class separated, Dr. Oliver tapped Naomi on the shoulder. She turned and looked at him.
"Since it's your first day, you are excused from doing the assignment." He said, smiling warmly. Naomi shook her head. "That's all right sir, I actually was hoping I could participate." She said. She smiled shyly as she walked off.
Ethan rubbed his hands together excitedly as he made his way to the Triceratops exhibit. This was going to be so easy, he thought to himself. He had Tricera power in him, so obviously he'd know a lot about them and it would only seem natural that he get that one. He walked into the exhibit and was greeted by the sight of the new girl crouching in front of the large triceratops skeleton.
"I didn't know this dinosaur was taken." He said. The girl looked at him. Her eyes seemed to widen a bit. "I. I'm sorry." She said.
"I figured the fact that Triceratops is such an obvious choice, no one would come by, thinking someone else would grab it up." She said apologetically. She turned back to the statue.
"Tri, middle English word, stemming from Latin and Greek roots, shares a definition with trei, which possesses indo-European roots. Cera, or Kera, Greek for horn, and Ops, which is face, from Latin." She said to herself. Ethan stared at her, shocked. "That's not even on the plague." He said.
"How did you-"? "I'm a word wizard." She responded.
"I like reading up on words and their roots and such." She said, she looked up at Ethan.
"I'm a freak, aren't I?" She said. Ethan gave a friendly smile.
"Hey, I won't if you don't think I'm a freak for spending almost an entire day trying to beat a dumb computer game." He said. "What game?" She asked. "Wizard of the Wood." He said. Her face lit up. "Oh my god! How far did you get? I almost won, but that stupid wizard wouldn't give me the code." She said. Ethan looked at her, slightly shocked.
"You do computer games?" He asked. "Sometimes." She said.
"I'm Naomi by the way." She said. "I'm Ethan." He said. Naomi smiled. "Well, Ethan, since we were both seekers of the code in Wizard of the Wood, how about I give you Tri here?" She asked. Ethan looked at her. "Really?" He asked. Naomi nodded.
"Dr. Oliver said since it was my first day, I didn't have to do the assignment, but I figured I should, didn't want him to think I was a slacker, but I don't want everyone else to think I'm some sort of brown- noser." She rambled. Ethan nodded.
"You've got yourself a deal Naomi." He replied.
Kira sat in a darkened room towards the back of the museum, reading quietly. It was somewhat of a library, and she'd found some interesting books on her dinosaur, the Pterodactyl. Yawning slightly she set the book down and rubbed her eyes. She quickly wrote down some more information regarding her topic and placed the book back on the self and left the room. She walked towards the back door and opened it to get some fresh air. Sitting there, in a corner on the railing, was Conner. She tilted her head and stared at him. He seemed to be asleep. Kira chuckled inwardly. 'Just like him to be asleep when there's an assignment to be done.' She told herself. Kira grinned as she creaped closer to Connor, lowering her face close to his ear. She took a deep breath, about to startle him awake. "I'm resting my eyes, not sleeping." Connor said. Kira jumped back, surprised. Connor looked up, smiling a bit.
"Scared ya, didn't I?" He asked. Kira narrowed her eyes.
"No." She said indignantly.
"Anyway, why aren't you doing your work?" She asked. Connor stood up, stretching. "Already did. I made my way to the T-Rex before anyone else, got some info and viola, I'm done." He said. Kira stared at him.
"You used your super speed, didn't you?" She asked. Connor smiled sheepishly. Kira rolled her eyes.
"There should be some sort of class teaching you not to use your Dino Powers in public places." She said smacking his arm lightly. He grinned as her hand brushed against his arm. 'Whoa, down boy... Now is not the time or place to get turned on by Kira.' His mind scolded. As he went to shift his body, his center of gravity shifted and he fell from the railing. He landed with a 'thump' on the ground. Kira leaned over the railing, and looked down at him.
"Wow, sit much?" She asked before going down the steps to help him up. She bent down and grabbed his arm and helped to pull him up. He crashed forward into her and sent them both sprawling to the ground. Conner's face landed inches from Kira's. The two sat there, silent for a while, unsure what to say, unsure what to do. Connor stared into her eyes. "Are you hurt?" He whispered, as if he was afraid to speak. Kira numbly shook her head. "No, I. I'm ok." She said softly. Connor pushed himself up to a sitting position, Kira did so as well. They sat there, staring at each other for what seemed like forever. Finally, Connor, unable to bear it anymore, leaned in and brushed his lips against hers. Kira was shocked at first, then was filled with a feeling that unnerved her a bit-happiness was the best way to describe it. It was as if this was exactly what she wanted, but didn't know she wanted. She responded to the kiss, lifting her hands to gently hold his face. They became heavily engrossed in the feel of each other's lips, so much so that they didn't notice the angry young man in white walking away from the scene. The both mutually pulled away and blushed. Conner tucked a piece of stray hair behind her ear. She turned her head and smiled at him. Kira looked at her watch.
"We should probably be getting back." She whispered. Conner nodded and stood, then helped Kira to her feet. They walked side by side slowly till Conner stopped and turned to face her.
"So where do we go from here?" He asked as he brushed his fingers over her cheek. Kira blushed and smiled. She shrugged. Conner smiled.
"Will you be my girlfriend?" He asked. Kira looked up at him and nodded.
"I'd love to." Connor smiled.
"Great." He said. His hand slipped down and he took hers in his. Kira smiled. The two walked back to the bus together, hand in hand, as everyone else was getting on. Trent stood by, glaring at Connor as they passed. "Cassidy, huh?" He said as he got on the bus. Kira looked at Connor.
"What was that about?" She asked. Connor sighed and looked at her. "He and Ethan were bugging me about who I liked, and I know he likes you, and I didn't want to say I like you, because well...It would've been awkward. So I said Cassidy." Kira smiled.
"Cassidy? That was the best you could do, there's so many better lies. Like, a poisonous snake.......or a rabid dog..........or a cat scratching on a chalk board." She said. Connor laughed. They got on the bus. They saw Naomi and Ethan sitting together in a heavy discussion about video games. Ethan looked over at Kira and Connor and gave them both a weird look before watching them sit down a few rows behind them.
"What was that?" Naomi asked, noticing the look. Ethan looked at her. "Nothing, it's just that, well, it's a little jarring seeing those two together." Ethan said. Naomi turned and looked over to see Kira and Connor together. She was leaning against him, he had his arm around her shoulder.
"Do they hang out in separate social groups?" Naomi asked, turning back to Ethan. "No, I mean, the three of us are friends, it's just...Well, I just never thought of them as a couple. You know?" He asked. "Not really." Naomi said, laughing a bit. Ethan laughed.