A/N: Sorry I've been absent for a while. Projects, papers, all that good stuff. Anywho- here's your next chapter and I plan to be a tad more present because I just finished all my projects for a while. :cheers:

Chapter 9:

Chris awoke abruptly, and although his eyes were open, he saw nothing. He quickly pulled off what was covering his face and saw it was a shirt of his. He looked around, before his eyesight was covered again by another piece of clothing.

"Lucy…" He grumbled. "What are you doing?" He growled pulling the piece of clothing from his face.

"I have nothing to wear." She sighed.

"No, you have plenty of things to wear. I don't. Do you know why? Because you're always taking them!" He said, snatching a shirt from her.

"Come on Chris, the kids are playin' baseball at the field and-"

"And you're going to sit and watch because baseball is dangerous."

"What are you cracked? Chris, you play it all the time. Hello, you taught me."

"Yeah, but I always go easy on you, what if someone pops a fly ball, and you get hit in the head?"

"I won't, 'cause I'll catch it." She said proudly.

"Yeah right. You have Eyeball's hand-eye coordination, there is no way you can survive with the kids on the field." He said getting up, trying to clean up the pile of clothes his sister so wonderfully threw about his room.

"Fine, I could just always hang out with Eyeball and his friends and join the Cobras and become-"

"As if Eyeball would even admit he knew a munchkin like you?" Chris teased.

"Well, what are you doing today?"

"Oh no, I had you yesterday…"

"Chris, you won't let me do anything!" She whined with a pouty lip.

"Fine, you can hang out with me today. We're going to the Blue Point Diner." He said.

"Oh great, I get to watch my brother attempt to talk up some broads… Oh what fun."

"I know how much you love it. Now hurry up, Gordie's coming soon." He finished and the two got dressed.

Of course Lucy whined and begged until Chris caved in and let her borrow some jeans and a baby blue t-shirt of his. Before the hour was up, Gordie was knocking at the door. Lucy ran to it, sliding on the wood floors in her socks, pretending to slid into home base.

"Get the fucking door, I'm sleeping here!" Eyeball shouted from the other room.

"Yeah, yeah…" Lucy mumbled to herself, and opened the door.

Gordie smiled, causing Lucy to grin and he face light up. That is, until a skinny brunette peeked out from behind Gordie.

"Hey, Luc, is Chris ready?" He asked. Lucy however, was unable to respond. She was completely dumbfounded.

"Who's the skirt?" She asked rudely. Gordie laughed as the girl scowled.

"This is Tiffany. She was in me and Chris' homeroom all year."

Tiffany had light brown hair, green eyes, lightly tanned skin, and wore a beautiful yellow sundress.

"Whatever." Lucy rolled her eyes and skipped into the room to get Chris.

A minute later Chris and Lucy emerged from the room. Chris greeted Tiffany and they went off to the diner.

Chris, Gordie, and Tiffany walked in a line, as Lucy followed far behind them. She shot stubborn looks at the threesome.

"So Tiff, where did Gordie pick you up?" Chris asked

"I was walking home on his block because they're fixing the sidewalk on the block I usually go on and I bumped into him. It was destined I suppose…" Tiffany giggled.

Lucy overheard and rolled her eyes. She almost choked when she saw Tiffany grab Gordie's hand.

"Why you little…" Lucy mumbled.

They walked into the diner and met up with Teddy and Vern. They ordered the usual, two cheeseburgers each, a side of fries and a strawberry milkshake. Tiffany had a root beer.

As Lucy scarfed down her second burger, she couldn't help but imagine sneaky little death plots for their new friend.

They were soon on the move again and ran into the Cobras while passing the pool hall. As if something was holding them back, the Cobras left them alone. Everyone knew that as long as Lucy was around, the Cobras had to be on their best behavior or Eyeball would give them a mouth full of fist.

"I forgot my glasses at the diner, Gordie will you come with me to get them?" Tiffany bubbled, batting her eyelashes.

"Yeah, sure." He said, giving a quick glance to Lucy. As soon as the two were out of hearing range, Lucy muttered: "I don't think she wears glasses…"

"She doesn't." Chris responded with a smirk.

"She's a smart one." Teddy said.

"She's a ding." Lucy huffed.

"Oh come on Luc, just because there is an actual female with us doesn't mean we don't love you anymore." Teddy laughed.

"Very funny." She shot him a mean look as Chris laughed.

Ten minutes passed and the twosome had not returned.

"Argh, what's taking them so long?" Vern whined.

"You wouldn't know Verno, who've never made contact with a broad." Teddy said.

"Who said Gordie made contact with her? I've never even heard of her and all of a sudden Gordie and her are… contacting…?" Lucy stirred.

"Jeez Luc. If you are that twisted why don't you light a fire under their asses…" Chris suggested.

"You bet I will!" She stormed into the diner and searched and searched. Gordie and the new friend were no where to be found.

She walked out of the back entrance to the diner and saw Gordie's lips meeting with Tiffany's. She stood silent for a minute, stunned, then scoffed.

"Let's go! I'm not sitting around with Teddy and Vern all day while you two suck face." She said, startling them.

"Uh, yeah… she's right, we'd better go." Gordie coughed. He quickly ran past Tiffany and Lucy meeting Lucy's angry stare the whole time.

A/N: sorry, I think the writing is bad but I'm in a rush. I just wanted to give you something to tell you I'm here and I'm working on it. Peace out homies… I'm kidding…