Chapter One: The Confession

Freddy Jones entered the High school with a tired, bored expression, unlike his friend Zack Mooneyham who had his hair slicked back so much that if you wiped it would make a low squeaking sound.

"Dude, Zack, whats up with the gel?" Freddy noted that not one piece of hair was out of place.

Zack licked his lips nervously and stammered, "I-I want to make a good impression on the teachers. I heard that unless they like you, they flunk you."

"Yeah, but your hair screams 'NERD ALERT!' dude."

He gave Freddy a dirty look and said, "Fine, tomorrow I wont wear any gel."

"Or those clothes. C'mon man! This is HIGH SCHOOL! we don't need uniforms! Use your freedom for christsake!"

"Whatever." Mooneyham rolled his eyes and asked, "What lunch period do you have?"

Freddy checked his timetable, "Uh...3rd."

Zack shook his head, "Man that's early. might as well be eating breakfast. I have 5th"

"Yeah well. you might as well be eating....lunch!"

Zack Laughed, "Yeah, Freddy. I think that's the point."

Freddy stuck his tongue out and looked at Zack, who had shot up during the summer and was a neat five inches taller than Freddy, "My comebacks have rusted over the summer. Just wait. A few weeks and I'll be back to normal."

"I'll hold you to that." Zack laughed, "Hey, how did your trip with your mom to the Alps go?"

Freddy shrugged and continued down the hall. They both had first hour history, "Okay I guess. I think. She tried out snowboarding but wasn't too hot at it."

Zack laughed. He could just see Freddy's mom flying down the hill on a snowboard, Freddy behind her, screaming at her how to stop. "Man, I would love to see my old man try snowboarding."

Freddy laughed and saw Mr. Mooneyham flying down the hill with his straightcoat on, his back stiff, and his lips pursed, "That would be a scary scene," he commented.

Zack nodded, "Yeah, I know. But it might be fun to see him fall on his face once and awhile."

They both laughed at this and continued down the hall until they reached their first hour class.

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When Freddy got home the first thing he noticed was his ex step sister, Tara, chilling on the couch and watching the 70" plasma TV they had just bought.

"What are you doing here?" He asked accusingly. Not that he didn't like his ex step sister. They were good friends, and she lived down the hall. But how did she get a key.

"I thought your mom reminded you to lock the door to the apartment before you left for school. I guess little Freddy was too excited about his first day of high school."

"Hey, Just because my puberty is belated doesn't mean you're allowed to pick on me. And I'm OLDER than you,"

"By what? Two whole months?" Tara asked skeptically.

"Not the point!"

She rolled her eyes and continued to watch the Ren and Stimpy special that was on, "I wish they still played this show regularly. I love it."

"What are you doing here, anyways?" Freddy asked as he plopped down next to her on the couch, "I KNOW for a FACT you guys have cable in your apartment."

"Yeah, but we don't have a kickass 70" plasma screen. This thing is awesome."

"The best of the best." He agreed.

"So how's high school? Any new love interests?" She asked, obviously trying hard to hide the eagerness in her voice.

Freddy played with the fringe on the couch, "You would know if you hadn't gone to that all girl school..."

Tara threw a piece of lint at him, "Mom sent me there. Cuz what happened with Buzz last year. You know that."

The guy had stalked her and finally abducted her, but forgot about her cell, and she called 911, so it all worked out. Tara hadn't even been crying when they found her. She was sitting calmly on an old ratty couch eating some pickles he had given her. Calm and Cool, that was her.

"Yeah yeah."

They sat in silence and she stared at him expectantly until he asked, "WHAT?!"

"I asked you a question. answer it."

Freddy sighed. He might as well tell her, "Well, there's this one girl, and I've known her for awhile, but I didn't really notice her until now."

"Tasty. More!" She leaned in.

He shook his head, "No, cuz then you're gonna call her and tell her to go out with me or you'll hunt her down and murder her."

She looked hurt, "Now Freddy Jones, where do you come up with such lies?"

"Uh, you did that to my last girlfriend?" He reminded her.

Her face dawned with realization. "Oh yeah. Her. I hated her anyways. Good thing you broke up with her."

Freddy thought it pointless to point out that Tara had FORCED him to break up with her. He leaned back on the couch and watched as Ren puked his guts out and Stimpy sold it for loads of money until there was nothing inside of Ren to puke out. Then Freddy felt two arms go around his waist and she buried her face into his stomach and looked up at him with pleading eyes, "Please tell me who? I won't threaten them or call them I promise and if I do you can break all my guitars." Her treasured guitars? No way that was going to happen, even if she did break her promise. She would probably claw his eyes out. But he could tell she wouldn't remove her arms until he said yes.

"Fine." He said grudgingly

She shrieked and hugged him before letting go and sitting back, waiting for the juiciest gossip.

"You know Katie, right?"

"Its Katie! Oh how cute! I always knew you would end up together...although she does look a bit pasty sometimes."

He rubbed his neck and said, "But you can't tell anyone, OK?"

She was silent.

"OK?" he asked more persistently, his eyes building up with menace

"OK, OK, I wont tell anyone. on one condition..."

"What?" Freddy asked a bit uneasily.

"You have to let me help you guys fall in love!"

'uh-oh...' he thought.

--

"You TOLD her?" Zack asked incredulously as he poured himself some cereal and listening to his friends moaning on the other line.

"She wouldn't have let go if I hadn't! She swore not to tell!"

"So?"

Silence on the other end. then, "Good point."

Zack sighed as he poured himself a glass of orange juice one hand, then balanced his cereal and juice with one arm while walking slowly and with perfect balance to the kitchen table, "OK dude. what's done is done. here's what you do. Just let her have her fun, then say that you don't like Katie anymore before anything goes bezerkely wrong."

He heard his friend gag and make every noise of unsettlement known to man.

"Freddy?"

"What's up?"

"You're not helping."

He heard his friend scoff, "Like I ever do."

He laughed before hanging up and began to eat his breakfast, realizing how much Freddy had effed up his life. Of course, Zack could have never imagined the havoc that was about to spring forth from Freddy's confession to Tara.

End Chapter one

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