*TOM BOY (A boy's best friend)*

This is the same old shit everyone is sort of required to write. Yup, you guessed it. My plot, my story, but NOT my characters. Please enjoy, and if you don' t, I don't blame you cuz' I think it sucks too.

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CH 1: Would you be my girlfriend?….I'll use ya good…

The next day was a Monday, and I had to go to school. Tai convinced the math teacher that he could be my tutor and Mr.Tell (math teacher) convinced him that I desperately needed to start as soon as school was out. "No problem." Tai said cheerfully, and the next thing I knew, we were both at his house doing math equations.

In his room, we sat on the plush carpet floor, papers spread about us. If I had trouble with a problem, Tai would lean over my shoulder and explain it to me with a patience I never saw before. I cringed at the thought of Tai being secretly smarter than me and wondered why he was being so nice. Wait, I thought, maybe he was… "Tai?"

"Yeah, Sora? Need any help?" He was laying on the floor, pencil in between his teeth, and looking up at the ceiling. He turned to look at me, and gave me a smile that any one else, but I, would have believed to be sincere.

"No." I said and put my pencil in my mouth like a cigarette, as he was. "I just know that there's something terrible you're going to ask of me. So….just go ahead and ask it. Might as well."

He sighed. "Okay you got me." He sat up, tan legs now crossed like an Indian, "Sora, you know I love helping you in math and everything, but I can't help remembering that we had an agreement the other day. You know, concerning my….revenge?"

"Yeah, so?" I asked.

"Well, since we're on the last problem of your homework, do you think we could talk about my plan for a while?"

I sighed, put my pencil down, and turned to face him in the same manner. "Sure." He smiled. "But," I interrupted before he could speak, "I have a few questions first, that I want to ask you concerning 'the plan'."

"Fire away."

I chewed on my pencil a bit, and I spoke, "Okay," I said, "So, the plan which you discussed with me the other day, was for you to get another girlfriend, to make Valerie jealous. Am I right?"

"Yeah." he said and gave me a quizzical look. "So what's the question?"

"Well, the plan's not a problem, Tai, except…" I thought for a moment and inched toward him to speak. "Exactly where do you plan to find this 'girl friend?'" I smirked at him, and shook my head at his ignorance. "Tai, as you and I both know, Valerie is the most beautiful, popular cheerleader at school. No girl could make her jealous."

"On the contrary, Sora." He said deviously to my surprise. "I know someone who can."

This comment perplexed me. "Who?" I asked in confusion. "Is it someone I know? Is it someone we both know?"

"Yes." He said, "As a matter of fact, we both know her very well." He said this and looked at me with a grin. His smile sent chills up my spine and made me wonder exactly what he was up to.

Tai slid next to me, and gently cupped my face to look at him. His soft complexion was only a few inches from my face, and the proximity was making me nervous. "Well," he said "I was thinking maybe…" with one hand he let go of my cheek, and it gracefully glided down to grab my hand. He brought it up to my face and arranged my fingers so that my pointer finger pointed at me. "Sora," he said smirking, "would you be my girlfriend?"

"What!?" I shouted and kicked him off of me. The blood was rushing to my face in fury and surprise as I stood up and glared at him. "You think I'm gonna agree to be your little pansy girlfriend?"

"Well…yeah!" He laughed and scratched the back of his head. I was more surprised than angry, but managed to get myself under control so I could stop and think. Why would I, of all people, be the perfect girl to do the job? I was hardly even a girl in my opinion. Never hung out with very many of them, didn't wear dresses unless I was forced to, and didn't really act like a girl at all. I looked down at Tai, and he looked up at me with a scared and unsure expression. Was this his idea of some kind of joke?

"Very funny, Tai." I said crossing my arms in front of my chest. "You really had me believing you that time. I thought for a second there, that you were actually serious."

"I am serious, Sora." He stood up to look me in the eye. "I never meant it as a joke."

Great, I thought, this is even worse than I imagined. "Tai, how is that going to work? You think she's gonna be jealous if you start going out with your best friend? I think it's a worthless plan." My arms were still crossed and I felt the last of my anger escape me.

"Well, I don't think it's a worthless plan at all."

"And why not?"

"Well," He began, "More than anything, when I was dating Val, she loved to be the one in control. She never liked it when I went to play soccer with you and wanted all the attention for herself, you know?" He placed a hand on my shoulder. "Now if I date a sporty tom boy like you, she's bound to go absolutely crazy from the degradation. She thinks your inferior to her, so she'll just die when she thinks that I've chosen you over her."

"Oh ho!" I said smiling, "Is that what she thinks of me? An inferior, huh?"

"Ever since she and I started dating."

I took his hand off my shoulder and shook it. "Well, then, Tai. I'm for anything that will torture her little bitch ass."

"Great." He said smiling back, "We'll start the training right after you finish that math problem."

"Hold up. Training?" I asked perplexed once again.

"Yeah. You know, training to be my girlfriend. You gotta look the part, Sora, or no one's gonna buy it, tomorrow."

"Hold up. Tomorrow?!" It seemed the effort I'd be contributing to this revenge was more than I imagined at first. Training….and all by tomorrow? What the hell does he expect me to do? Wear a cheerleading uniform while I do back flips and scream, "Go Tai!" ? I'll drop dead before that happens. "What exactly are you training me to do?" I asked a little agitated.

"You'll find out." He said with a grin. "Just finish the problem and I'll show you."

In ten, fifteen, or twenty minutes, I had finished the equation and was waiting for the training to begin. Tai asked me if I had any dresses at home and I told him that he could "kiss my toe" cause there's no way I'd be caught dead in one of those rags at school. "Well then," he said. "I guess what you usually wear to school is okay." Okay? I was forced to give him a slap on the back of his head for that comment, before I let him continue. After what seemed like hours, I had learned what to do in all situations when Val or Bryce walked by. Whether it was to hold Tai's hand, feign a expression of love when he talked to me, or accept an occasional kiss on the cheek, nothing was anywhere close to what I had seen Tai and Val do before. Everything was planned out for tomorrow, and I was ready show "little Miss. Superior" what "inferiors" like me do when they're pissed.

Tueday, the day we began the operation, came sooner than I thought it would. Before I knew it, I was walking down the street with Tai, talking about the plan as we made our way to school a few blocks away from where we lived. He was wearing a red soccer jersey for the England National Soccer team, and a pair of denim jeans to match. I was wearing a black volcom shirt and a pair of denim shorts, just cruising down the sidewalk with my auburn locks spiking up in the back as usual. We made it to school on time and walked into homeroom five minutes before the late bell rang.

"So," Tai said, as soon as we got in our seats. "After homeroom, remember what to do when you see her coming, okay?"

"Act normal and crap for now, right?" I kept looking at the teacher to see if he'd notice, but he just continued reading the daily bulletin as he sipped his coffee.

"Yeah, and don't forget to NOT to punch her out even when she glares at you, okay?" He seemed a little unsure that I would go through with his plan.

"Don't worry about it, Tai. Ignoring slutty bitches is one thing I can do well." He smirked and made a stupid thumbs up sign that I ignored before we both took out our headphones and cd players to pass the time.

Approximately ten minutes had passed and we were finally let out of homeroom to go to first period English. I walked next to Tai as we made our way through the hustle and bustle of high school students, keeping a sharp eye out for Val. As soon as I spotted the silky blond locks, ice blue eyes, and full cherry lips, I knew it was her and nudged Tai's shoulder to let him know the "vicitim" was approaching.

Val looked gorgeous as usual, and as revealing as ever. Her blond tresses were pulled up neatly into a ponytail with a few wisps of golden hair framing her heart-shaped face. She wore a red tube top to match her pouting red lips, a black mini skirt to show off her luscious thighs, and pair of black pumps to match the skirt she wore. She noticed Tai immediately and sauntered over, no doubt, to give him the "surprising" news about her "new found love" .

"Slut at ten o' clock" I whispered to Tai. He glanced to the left for a second and walked a little slower.

"Taichi-kins," She said when she finally reached us, "Why didn't you notice me over there? I was waving to get your attention." She pulled a wisp of hair behind her delicate ear and made a frustrated look with her lips pressed together. I looked on in complete digust.

"Well," he said unsmiling, "I guess you're just not that noticeable."

For a minute she paused and thought over what he had just said. "Hmmm..yeah, whatever, Taichi-kins. Um…" She looked over me in disgust. "Can I talk to you in private for a moment?"

"No. I'm on my way to English. If I stop and talk to you, I'll be late." He looked at me and I rolled my eyes. What a bimbo.

"Oh right, Taichi-kins, I'll talk to you at lunch then, okay?" She leaned forward and gave him a kiss on the cheek which he wiped off as soon as we started walking again.

"She is such a typical dumb ass." I said and he looked at me and nodded.

"She even comes with blonde hair."

As soon as lunch came around, we were prepared with a memorized script and everything for her. It was macaroni and cheese day again, so Tai and I were in line when she came in with her "whore-click" through the cafeteria doors. The heads of most jocks turned and whistled, one, who I recognized as Bryce, Val's "mistress", if you will, was whistling the loudest. "Dick." I thought and smiled at the slightly overweight cafeteria lady piling mac and cheese in a bowl for me. Boy, do I love mac and cheese.

"Would you like French bread with that, or not?" The cafeteria lady asked.

"Yes ple-" I was rudely interrupted when someone shoving me from behind. "Who the-"

"Valerie." Tai said in surprise. Of course. What other slut would be so hateful of "inferiors" that she'd feel it necessary to shove them this way and that? I glared at her in contempt and tried to concentrate on the bowl being placed on my tray. As soon as the aroma of cheddar cheese entered my nose, I was at ease.

"Taichi," she said in her sugary voice, "I need to talk to you now, if you don't mind." Her click was behind her, giggling and fawning over my best friend. He felt the silver chain dog tag necklace he always wore, and looked at me for my permission. I nodded.

"Sure." Tai said, and he left with his tray of food. Val and her gang followed close behind.

"Hey, can you guys wait for me at our table? I'll only be like, a second." she said and I watched as her and Tai moved to a table in back of the cafeteria.

While I sat at a table close to some of the other female soccer players, I ate and watched Tai from across the room. He was leaning against a wall, listening to Val as she paced around talking and fixing her make up. From where I sat, he looked fairly calm and made no effort to strangle her as I would have in his position. Every now and then he'd say a few words and she would nod her pretty little head smiling. Within ten minutes or so he was walking towards my table.

"So what did she say?" I asked as he plopped onto the seat across from me. "What did you say back?"

He didn't look at me, and only reached to grab his milk and unfold the lid. Slowly he brought the beverage to his lips and let the creamy contents pour into his mouth as I waited for a reply. He placed the milk back, took his fork from the side of his bowl and finally looked up at me to speak, "She said she found someone new."

I pressed for more. "And? What did you say ba-"

"I said I had found someone also."

"Yeah." I mocked. "More like, you knew someone your entire life who agreed to act like someone you love." I took a swig of my orange juice and continued my interrogation, "What did she say to that?"

Tai carefully stabbed a noodle drowned in cheese and lifted it to his mouth. "Well," he said, "She asked me who it was and I said…" He placed the noodle in his mouth, chewed and swallowed. "…wait till the prom next week. I'll see that man whore of yours, and you'll see…"

"Your whore?"

"Nope." He said. "I told her that she'd see the girl of my dreams. The girl she could and would never be."

"Wow!" I laughed, "Do we have our work cut out for us, or what?! Me, be the girl of your dreams? There isn't a makeover on the planet that can work that kind of magic."

He smiled. "I know someone who can help."

"Who?" I asked.

"Oh, I have my connections." He said leaning forward. "Don't you worry. By prom night, you won't even recognize your own reflection. I may not even recognize you."

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Thanks for reading. If you think it sucked crap, I would most definitely agree with you. However, if you enjoyed it, the next chapter will be coming soon. For some of you, it might even be here already. Thanx again. Review if you like, I would appreciate it.