Chapter 6: Jealous Games

Ice parked his bike at Highland Hills. Before he and Elizabeth had taken off for her house he had asked if she wanted to go anywhere first. So here they were, granted it was Ice's idea to come here. High Land hills was always filled with couples looking to get hot and heavy. Elizabeth didn't want to put out for Ice yet, but just the thought of kissing him made her heat beat increase.

They got off his bike and started to walk towards a small hill that was great for playing around on. It also provided a perfect view of the sunset.

"So," Elizabeth questioned. "How do you like Sweet Valley High?"

Ice shrugged. "It's alright. Same as any school I guess, couldn't stuff people in lockers at Ridge Mont, can't do it here."

Elizabeth laughed. "Ridge Mont? Was that you old school?"

Ice nodded. "Yeah."

"So what do you like about Sweet Valley?"

Ice shrugged again. "The café has better food. All the teachers don't quite hate me yet, oh and there's the girls." He looked her straight in the face and lowered his voice to a softer tone. "There's you."

Elizabeth almost split her face she grinned so wide. "Oh really? What do you like about me?"

Ice turned teasing. "Dunno really, wanna take a guess?"

Elizabeth was quick. "Yes." She had no problem talking with Ice now, the tone of the conversation had turned into flirting mode and Elizabeth was oh so good at that. Ice was playing her game now.

"What?"

"My ass." Elizabeth wasn't lying; he HAD just been staring at it.

Ice chuckled. "Yeah, can't complain with that. What do you like about me?"

Elizabeth winked at him. "Who said I liked you?"

Ice sat down on the soft grass and pulled her down next to him. "Don't you?"

"Yes."

"Ok then, answer the question."

Elizabeth flashed him a grin and moved slightly closer to him so that their shoulders were almost brushing each other. "I like your motor cycle. There's just something about a guy with a bike."

Ice laughed. "And here I was thinking you liked me for my brains."

Elizabeth smiled at him. "Pssh I totally like you for your body."

Elizabeth didn't get it. Ice had been driving her home for a week now, and it was safe to say he totally noticed her. He came up to her in the halls. Ate lunch with her a few times and usually got in shit from Mr. Brawley for constantly moving his desk next to hers in science class.

And yet he hadn't kissed her.

She thought he liked her, at least she hoped he did. He hadn't been dating other girls. And he flirted with her often. So why the hell hadn't he made a move? Elizabeth needed help. She needed to get inside Ice's mind but she couldn't do that herself. She needed help from a fellow guy...well Winston Eggbert was sorta like a guy.

"Winston!" Elizabeth called, grabbing a hold of him in the hallway before lunch period ended. "I soo need your help."

Winston squinted at her. "Elizabeth? Is that you?"

Elizabeth nodded, rushing in her explanation. "Yeah, had a makeover, didn't ya hear about it?"

"Yes but I didn't know you'd look so good." He moaned. "How ever will I convince you to marry me now?"

Elizabeth rolled her eyes but Winston knew she wasn't annoyed. Ever since grade school she and Winston joked around but Elizabeth wasn't in a joking mood now. "Ha ha Winston, anyway I need your help. Do you know Ice?"

Winston smiled. This was the first time Elizabeth had talked to him in years and he was happy to oblige. "Course, we're not friends but I don't think I'm on his 'To Be Stuffed In A Locker' list. Why?"

Elizabeth nodded. "Good, cause I need you to find out something for me."

Winston dropped his head. "Do you mean I have to TALK to Ice? What if I say the wrong thing and then he does put me on his locker list? No way Elizabeth, my days of risking my life are over."

"Chill out Winston. Mellow dramatic much? I just want you to find out why Ice hasn't asked me out yet."

Winston made a 'pffft' sound. "Haven't you two been dating for the last week?"

Elizabeth sighed aloud. "No! That's the problem, I think he likes me but he won't ask me out. Please Winston, just try, for me?"

Winston blushed. "No way. If there's something life has taught me, its if at first you don't succeed maybe failing is your thing. See? I fail, and I don't want being bulled by the most popular guy in school to be my new even sadder thing."

Elizabeth pouted and made the angelic expression no one has yet been able to turn down. She didn't seem to notice or really care, but her crush on Ice was quickly making her more Jessica-ish. "Please Winston. You won't regret it."

"What's in it for me?"

"I'll set you up on a date with one of my friends."

Winston stuck out his hand. "Make it a cheerleader and you have a deal."

"Deal." They shook on it and Winston quickly hurried off to finish his new assignment.

"Hey Ice." Winston Egbert said timidly approaching Ice and his friend Conner from behind and looking as though he was about to run out of there any moment.

"Hey Undersized." Ice greeted.

Winston beamed. They had nicknamed him. It was like he was one of the guys. It was like he fit in. He was.... Undersized. Okay so not such a good nickname but it would do. "I hear you and Elizabeth are a item."

"Nah. We just hang out." Ice muttered.

"Huh?" Winston said sticking his hands in the pockets of his blue jeans. "I was under the impression you liked her."

"I do." Ice answered.

"She's dam sexy." Conner put in.

Winston gave them a blank look. "Well then what's the problem?"

Ice sighed and rubbed his forehead. "She's a high maintenance girl you know? I'd have to buy her gifts and shit." Ice wasn't lying but he wasn't being totally honest, he knew he was a bad boyfriend and he knew Elizabeth deserved better then that. He just didn't want to hurt her like he'd hurt Mary, and Betty, and Francesca, and...Well a lot of others.

Winston nodded and shifted uncomfortably. "Oh so you like her but not enough to buy her stuff?"

"Something like that."

"Well," Winston sucked in a breath and hoped Ice wouldn't clock him for his next question. "What happens when she gets a boy friend?"

Ice's face clouded over. "I don't know. I guess they'll date."

Winston gulped; Ice was glaring at him like he was prey. And Conner had a hopeful expression on his face. For what, Winston didn't know. He just hoped Conner wasn't hoping that Ice would beat him up. "Oh ok, bye Ice." And then Winston ran out of there as fast as his scrawny legs would carry him.

"Been talking with Ice?" Jessica asked Elizabeth raising her eyebrows suggestively, taking a seat with her sister in English class. The only class they had together.

Elizabeth put on her innocent face. "I swear I wasn't talking to him...we were flirting."

"Sure little miss innocent. So, has he asked you out yet?"

Elizabeth's face dropped. "No but I'm working on it."

"How so?" Jessica questioned.

"I've sent in a secret agent to find out what's on his mind."

Jessica laughed. "Sow whose your new James Bond?"

"ELIZABETH!" Winston cried running up to her, out of breath, and darting a glance at the teacher who had yet to notice he had just run inside the classroom. "I have your answer's."

"Excellent." Elizabeth purred reminding Winston of Mr. Burns.

"Ice likes you he just think you are to high maintenance for him. But he was jealous when I asked about you dating other guys. So just..........make him jealous I guess." Then without further ado Winston ran out of there as fast as he had run in.

Jessica and Elizabeth grinned at each other. "Make him jealous huh?" Elizabeth giggled. "That I can do."

During science class Elizabeth set to work. Ice was sitting next to her and talking away.

"Yeah so I have to drive my motor cycle now." He was saying, "I'm not aloud to drive a car for two years."

"Whys that?' Elizabeth asked enjoying spending time with him, but wishing it was so much less friendly and so much more flirty.

"Cause I drove some kids car into his pool by 'accident' a few months ago. He deserved it, he was the most annoying person I ever met."

Elizabeth was shocked. "Woah," She hit him playfully. "You are so bad."

Ice grinned at her. "Hey I might be bad but I'm perfectly good at it."

Elizabeth put her hand on his arm. "I just so happen to like bad boys."

Just then Elizabeth noticed Todd Wilkins walk by outside her classroom door and called out to him. He was still asking her out constantly and with Ice here watching, now was a perfect time for some of his conceited womanizing attempts.

"Hey Elizabeth." Todd called; a bit shocked SHE was the one to talk to HIM. "Did you want anything?"

"Oh no," Elizabeth answered slyly watching Ice glare at Todd from the corner of her eye. "Just wanted to say hi."

Todd smiled. He knew it was only a matter of time till this babe came around to his way of thinking. Todd shuffled over so that he was blocking Ice and winked at her. "Wanna hang out Friday? Then you can say hi as many times as you like."

Elizabeth licked her lips in the sexy manner she perfected and looked at Ice, even though she was talking to Todd. "I'd love to."

"Great." Todd beamed. "See you then."

"Why do you want to hang out with that loser?" Ice demanded glaring at the spot Todd had vacated.

Elizabeth tried not to smile at Ice's obvious display of jealously. "He's not a loser. He's a perfectly nice guy, Ice."

"Nice my ass," Ice muttered picking up his pen and beginning to do his work for the first time in....Ever.

Elizabeth grinned. Her plan was going perfectly.

The moment the bell rang Elizabeth rushed out of class and bumped into Todd who was standing outside waiting for her. "Hey Liz," he greeted. "Want me to drive you home?"

Ice appeared beside her. "I didn't know brainless morons could drive."

Todd glared at him. "I wasn't talking to you Ice cube or whatever the hell you name is."

Ice got right up in his face. "Well now you are."

Elizabeth jumped in between them. Maybe pitting Ice against Todd wasn't the smartest thing in the world. She could already see them both getting ready to punch each other out. "Sorry Todd." Elizabeth said, not so sorry. "Ice is driving me today. See you later." Then before he could say anything else Elizabeth pulled Ice into the now deserted classroom.

"Okay Ice, what's your deal? What did Todd ever do to you?" Elizabeth asked, hands on hips.

He grabbed her by the shoulders and looked into her eyes. "I was just messing with him."

She blew out a breath. "Ice, I'd prefer if you didn't try to purposely piss of my friends." She tried to shrug off his grip but he wouldn't budge.

"He started it!"

"How?"

"He said.....he looked at.....He was being Todd." He couldn't bring himself to admit he was jealous.

"Ice." He noticed her tone soften. "Just don't do that next time ok? I really like Todd."

Her words stunned him. He didn't realize he'd let her go until he heard the door open. He slammed it before she could leave.

"ICE!"

"Wait. You don't understand. That's not why I was upset. Look.... there's something I want to tell you."

"What?" When he didn't say anything, she added. "You can tell me anything."

"Well.....you see........we've...........dammit!" He gave up his stuttered declaration. He was better at being a man of action.

Elizabeth was trying to figure out what was happening. One second she was trying to make him jealous so he'd kiss her and the next second his lips were on hers.

Ice stepped back and watched Elizabeth's reaction. She didn't push him away and she didn't hit him. So that was good, but she didn't exactly kiss him back either. She was staring at the wall with a glazed expression. He was about to panic when her lips started to turn up into a megawatt smile.

She looked up into his nervous eyes. "I'm still a little confused." She stepped closer. "Do you think you could repeat your explanation."

He smiled. "I'll try to be a little clearer this time." With one hand cupping her cheek and the other gently pushing on the small of her back, Ice brought her lips to his.

TBC....

AN: Well that was the chapt, I said something would finally happen between Liz and Ice didn't I? Lol I hoped u liked that chapter and please review. And 2 those who did, u r the best! It's the 1 of the only reasons I update at all. I'm sooo sorry it took me sooo long to update but with school starting now my writing is hard to squeeze in. But I'll try. 