Chapter 4: Punk Chick

Elizabeth stood in front of Ice's locker the next morning. He was bound to stop by and she desperately wanted to talk with him. She'd never met a guy that hot before, or that she'd fallen for so quickly. And he didn't even know she was alive! But all that was about to change, because she had a plan.

Yep a very good plan indeed, she was going to just walk up and say "Hi," to him. And then he'd see how wonderful she really was and fall totally and utterly in love with her...........she hoped.

"Hey, Elizabeth." Todd Wilkins called, walking up to her and grinning the heart- stopping grin he was famous for. Todd Wilkins was the schools basketball star and drop dread gorgeous. Elizabeth had fallen majorily for the school hottie last year and done everything in her power to get him to notice her. But she was a lowly sophomore then and he was a strapping Junior. She had even pretended to faint once, just so he'd talk with her.

Thankfully though she slowly got over him and counted Todd Wilkins as untouchable, even to her. His amazing eyes, sandy brown hair, and stone hard build made him so dam irresistible, just looking at him know made her wonder how the hell she ever got over him.

But Elizabeth didn't care, Ice was much hotter then this guy and the jocks were no longer the shit. Especially since Ice and Conner had stuffed the halfback in a locker the other day.

"Hey." Elizabeth said distractedly, peering around him just to make sure Ice hadn't arrived.

Todd didn't even notice that she wasn't paying him much attention. "What do you say baby? You and me? A movie for two?" He leaned back against the lockers leisurely like he owned the place.

Elizabeth hid a laugh; she hadn't realized how conceited this guy was. "No sorry Todd. I'm busy."

Todd smiled. "Good I'll pick you up at.......wait? Did you say no?"

Elizabeth nodded. "Yes."

"So yes you said no, or yes you want to go?"

"No, I'm busy. I can't go. Maybe some other time."

Todd looked like she'd slapped him in the face. His eyes clouded over and he glared at her. "Fine, it's your loss." He pointed to himself. "But see if you ever get a chance with THIS again." Then he stormed off.

Elizabeth raised her eyebrows. "Ooook." That was strange, she had heard stories about Todd being quick tempered but she hadn't ever believed them.

The bell rang and Elizabeth cursed. Ice hadn't shown up at his locker after all. Time for plan B.........but first she needed a plan B.

Art class that day was horrible for Elizabeth. Jay Sampson wouldn't stop hitting on her.

"Elizaaaaabeth." Jay drawled chucking.

"What?" Elizabeth snapped irritably and tried focusing at the very important, very interesting bowl of fruit she was supposed to be drawing.

"I need a pencil. Do you have one?"

Elizabeth sighed and glared at him. "I just gave you one. What did you do with it?"

Jay shrugged innocently and and gave her a cheeky smile. "I threw it at Johnny Macmillan and now I can't find it." Johnny Macmillan had the biggest Afro Elizabeth had ever seen, he also had the biggest noise and biggest squeaky voice. Definite nerd, the pencil probably got lost in his fro.

Elizabeth's eyes flashed. "I'm not giving you another one; you'll just throw that one at him to."

"No."

"Yes."

"No. No. No."

"Yes. Yes. Yes."

"No-"

"You know what!" Elizabeth cried grabbing a pencil and tossing it at him. "Just take it."

Jay smirked. "Thanks. Now that wasn't to hard babe, was it?"

Five seconds later Elizabeth heard a snap. "What was that?" She asked.

Jay sheepishly held up the broken pencil and replied, "Umm, sorry?"

"Oooh you soooo owe me a pencil!"

Jay shrugged and took one out of his pocket.

Elizabeth's mouth dropped open. "You had one all along didn't you?" She accused.

Jay laughed, a deep rumbling inside his chest and his eyes sparkled. "Yeah, I did."

Elizabeth punched him on the arm and accidentally knocked over his notebook. A picture of a punk looking girl with multiple piercings and purple hair fell out and Jay blushed.

"Oooh," Elizabeth teased him playfully. "Is that your girlfriend?"

"No." Jay muttered. "She's Ice's ex."

Elizabeth laughed. "Ok and why do you have her picture?"

"Because she's sexy." His tone of his voice implied that Elizabeth was an idiot for not knowing such a thing.

"She's.........unique." Elizabeth put in, really thinking more along the lines of 'freak.' Ice had dated that thing? She wasn't even that pretty. "How long did she and Ice go out?"

Jay shrugged. "Not long, he dumped her. He usually has a new girl ever week. But Jean here," he flapped the picture around. "Is totally Ice's type. He always goes for the punk girls."

Elizabeth's interest peaked. "Really huh?"

"JESSICA!" Elizabeth shrieked jumping in front of her friend with an excited squeal that almost knocked Jessica over. "I totally know how to get Ice to notice me!"

"What?" Jessica joked, twirling a strand of her honey blond hair around her index finger. "Go INSIDE his locker instead of BESIDE it?"

Elizabeth blushed, Jessica had known all about her failed plan. "No it's much better then that.........I'm going to get a makeover!"

Jessica's eye widened. "You don't need a makeover. Makeovers are for ugly people."

Elizabeth rolled her blue-green eyes. "I'm not going on the 'Swan' or anything like that. I'm gonna become punk!"

Jessica burst into laughter, she couldn't help it. A horrible picture of Elizabeth smoking weed, with about seventeen earrings and about twenty tattoos flashed across her mind. "Elizabeth you're the oracle princess, how exactly are you gonna turn punk and why?" Her sister sure was acting different, her crush on Ice was turning her into........well, Jessica. Or at least Elizabeth was becoming Jessica-ish.

Elizabeth smiled. "Well you see I was talking to Jay, who was being totally annoying, as per usual, he broke my pencil, but anyway then he told me that Ice likes punk girls. So, " Elizabeth spread out her arms. "Ta Da! I'm gonna become punk."

Jessica groaned. "Elizabeth you don't need to become punk for Ice to notice you."

Elizabeth glared at her. "Oh yeah? Watch this." She pointed to Ice who was coming down the stairways at a slow pace, and watched, as he seemed to clear out the place. People moved aside as if he was king of the castle. Or in this case, Sweet Valley High. Elizabeth struck a ridicules pose as Ice walked by and waved at him. For a second it looked as if he waved back at her but it was just someone he knew, who was standing behind her. "See?" Elizabeth cried. "He didn't even know I was alive."

Jessica laughed. "You're lucky. You looked so stupid."

Elizabeth sighed. "Gee, thanks."

That afternoon Elizabeth and Jessica headed to 'Fashion Train' for Elizabeth's makeover. Ice hadn't noticed her all day, which was no real big surprise.

"Ooh look at this shirt." Elizabeth cried picking up a hot pick blouse. "This would look so great on me."

"Yeah." Jessica called. "But it's not punk now is it?"

Elizabeth pouted. "But it's so, so extravagant!"

Jessica shrugged. "Ok, at this rate you're less punk then William Hung."

"Oh really Miss Jessica. Since when did you know punk?"

"Since I started dating Jeremy." Her boyfriend's hot band was totally punk.

"Ok? So what do you suppose I do?" Elizabeth asked slowly and regretfully putting back the pink shirt.

Jessica grabbed her by the hand and began dragging her across the store. "We are hitting the leather."

Jessica waited inside the school for Elizabeth's arrival the next morning. She was talking to a few girls on the cheerleading squad when Elizabeth entered through the doors in what should have been a 'in slow motion' moment.

Gasps and wolf whistles filled the hallway. Jessica could already hear people talking about Elizabeth's new look. Will Simmons, who was walking up the stairs, took one look at Elizabeth and fell all the way down.

Elizabeth was wearing a short black mini skirt. Tight red belly top and her hair was streaked with red highlights.

Conner and a few of his pals looked at her in shock.

"Hey baby." Conner called walking in front of Elizabeth, and eyeing her from head to toe with a cat got the cream look.

Elizabeth flipped her hair over her shoulders and glared at him. "Move aside dorkis, I'm trying to get to class here."

Conner squinted at her and his jaw dropped. "Klutzy? Is that you?"

Elizabeth pursed her lips and nodded. "The names ELIZABETH."

Softy. "Ok, Elizabeth."

Then she turned on her heel and walked off. Jessica laughed. The transformation into punk had been a success.

Elizabeth groaned. So far her new look was the gossip of the school. She was getting complements left right and center, except from Ice. Who still hadn't noticed her, and he was the reason she did all this in the first place!

"What's cookin good lookin?" Todd Wilkins whistled appearing beside her desk five minutes before her class began.

Lila Fowler nearly fell out of her chair. She to had the largest crush on Todd and couldn't believe he was actually there. Talking to Elizabeth, when it wasn't even his classroom.

Elizabeth sighed and rubbed her forehead. This guy gave her a headache." Todd I thought you said I lost my chance with you?"

Todd nodded. "Oh I did, but then you." He motioned to her. "Became even more sexy and well, I'm going to give you another chance. What do you say babe?"

Elizabeth shook her head. "Sorry Todd." She momentarily thought of making Ice jealous by dating Todd, but Ice wouldn't care since he still had yet to notice her.

Todd glared. "Fine! But your gonna pay for this, no one turns down Todd Wilkins!" Then he stormed of, much to Elizabeth's relief.

Lila finally came out of her shock. "Elizabeth? Did Todd Wilkins just ask you out? And you said NO? What, did you have a brain transplant along with your makeover?"

By the end of the day Elizabeth had still gotten no where on the Ice front. Jessica had a dentist appointment that day so she couldn't catch a ride with her and Jeremy like she usually did. Which meant (insert barfing noises here) the public transit.

The bus stop was right next to Sweet Valley High's parking lot, so Elizabeth took her time getting there. Which was probably the stupidest thing she could have done because as soon as she got to the stop she realized she and missed the smelly bus by a minute. Elizabeth felt like throwing a temper tantrum right there.

Just then she was startled by a voice directly behind her.

"Bummer," Was all he said but Elizabeth knew instantly who it was. "Her heart leaped.

"Totally, especially considering the next one comes in an hour," She said, proud of her complete composure. She turned to see that Ice was only three feet away. "What are you still doing here? I thought you would be one of the first people out of here."

"Got held up," He said, with a slight shrug. No explanation, no small talk, and seemingly no need to fill the silence with chatter.

Elizabeth fought to remain in control of herself, focusing on the bus sign. After all, it was hard to get all doe-eyed and giggly with an hour wait looming in front of her, and the knowledge there was no other way home. Elizabeth looked up at Ice blankly, trying to figure out if she should wait, or call her parents, only half aware of him glancing between her and his motorcycle.

"Want a lift?" he offered, to Elizabeth's surprise.

"Seriously?" She asked.

Ice smirked. "Seriously," he repeated.

"Sure," she said, instructing herself to stay cool.

He helped her on his bike, wrapped her arms around his waist, gunned the engine and took off.

Elizabeth almost couldn't believe it was really happening.

TBC...

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