Enjoy! Changed the story title and genre, but it'll be much better now - this chapter is where it all begins, actually!
Next day, Wednesday

Terrence still couldn't decide what result had his last day's converation with Sheila. In fact, it wasn't really a conversation… for the gaze of her intense black eyes left him without a word for minutes. After 30 seconds of incoherent mumbles, she left him alone and walked away, obviously thinking he had less brains than a handful of butterflies.

That was the reason why, on Wednesday, he tried to evitate her stare and didn't even take a look at her. She scared him. But he wanted to know her better… to be with her… it was weird. Terrence had never experienced something like that before. She was cruel, but whenever he was thinking of her she appeared in his mind like an angel. Maybe just without wings.

He left the classroom in a hurry, so he didn't need to stay there and talk with her.

That afternoon, as always (though he'd never admit it), he sat on the sofa biting his nails, excited about what will happen in his favourite soap, The Loved and the Loveless.

- Oh, she can't see I'm in love with her! Sigh… sob…(Terrence sniffing)
- Are you really? Do you feel it? (Terrence closing his fists… „yes, you are!")
- Yes! I know it! Love feels this way… sometimes I'm scared of her, and at the same time I just want to know her better… to be with her… she can be cruel to me, but whenever I think of her she appears in my mind like an angel… (Terrence left totally speechless…)

When Mac got home in the evening, he found Terrence still there, staring at the turned off TV. He found it better not to ask questions, for he didn't want to run the risk of getting a couple of ATOMIC wedgies.

But, deep inside, he was getting worried. (Of course not about the risk of never ever getting some wedgies again…)

Thursday

Terrence tried his best to evitate Sheila's stare. Those black eyes made him tremble inside and his heart pound so loud he was afraid even the teacher could hear it. Strangely, Sheila seemed to want the opposite… to look at him all along.

After the bell rang and almost everyone had left, Terrence started walking away slowly; he seemed to be in a daze. Sheila was just about to walk past him when suddenly she dropped her bag and everything fell out of it…

„Get your hand off mine!" these words echoed in Terrence's head. As he tried to help Sharon (of course getting a slap and a „SHEILA!" shout after saying that name), his hand accidentally touched hers… The slap didn't hurt any more. But he could still feel the warmth of her hand.
„Well, Terrence… you stink. In every possible sense. But, oh! Thank you for aiding me!" She surely was cruel…

That afternoon, in The Loved and the Loveless, Terrence listened sobbing to another conversation:
- She said she hates me… that I stink… (Terrence blowing his nose)
- Oh, dear… maybe you should change something… I know your love is too strong… you'll never forget her...
- I will change! Let's see…
Something inside Terrence started working. Somewhere where other people usually keep their brains… He could only hear the word „change"!

Mac got home late that evening, and couldn't find Terrence anywhere, but heard some constant noise from behind his door that didn't seem heavy metal music. Mom arrived after a couple of minutes.

The first surprise found Mac in the bathroom. Though Mom had bought everything two days before, he couldn't take a bath, wash his hair or brush his teeth properly for there was no soap, shampoo or toothpaste left. Was this part of Terrence's new plan?

Mac opened inside Terrence's room (now that Mom was home, it seemed a more or less safe thing to do)
- Listen, Terrence, is this some kind of… eh… euh… huh… ah…
He couldn't say more.
Instead of the usual dirty mess, the room looked clean and there were no CDs or books lying everywhere on the floor. Terrence was just walking around with the vacuum cleaner.
- Uh… ih… - gasped Mac.
Terrence smelt of soap, shampoo, and deodorant. His hair looked freshly washed and in order. (The haircut was the same, just that it seemed more… proper.) His face looked much more clear and less pimply.
- What do you want? – (manners as usual) – I mean… hi, Mac!
The next moment, Mac almost fainted. Terrence gave him a shiny white 24-carat smile.
A couple of seconds later, Mom's reaction was kinda the same as Mac's. But they couldn't take anything out of Terrence.

But now Mac was sure something was wrong… very wrong.

Hope you liked it... next chapter coming up... will Terrence impress Sheila? And what about the new friend at Foster's?