Hey guys! Sorry that I left you with a cliff-hanger up there, it just seemed like the perfect thing to do though! lol

Chapter 6: My best friend's snogging my enemy

I took one ultra-shocked look at them and turned away, marching swiftly off in the other direction. It would have looked quite graceful if I didn't slip on the water that she made me spill. Jeez, it'll take more then seeing Mariam dance around the school with just a cowboy hat on and singing 'She'll be coming round the mountain' to get that image out of my head!

I heard a shout of 'Cryssie! Come back!' from behind me and I snorted. I guess she actually woke up to see me gaping at her. How could she-she-she argh! Do something like that! It was more then betrayal, it was- ew! Gross! I pushed passed Ray and stormed into one of the classrooms, sat down heavily on one of the tables and tried to breath without having that awful picture in my head.

Actually, it wasn't that awful… it was quite sweet. Quite sweet! Oh my God, I can't believe I just thought that!

I stared at the picture on the wall without really taking it in and inhaled some air, slowly.

The door opened slowly behind me. I didn't turn around; I already knew who was behind it.

'Cryssie, I-'

'Jo, please tell me I didn't see what I thought I saw.' My voice had some sort of pleading tone about it, now that was something that didn't happen often. She better know what she's making me do.

Silence.

'I as gonna tell you, I swear but I thought that you wouldn't understand…'

'What wouldn't I have understood?' I snapped.

'Just—stuff, alright!'

'Okay, I'm alright with my best friend sucking faces with someone,' Jo blushed a bit at what I said, 'but him, of all people!'

Anger flashed in her eyes.

'What are you trying to say?' She snapped. 'That Tala isn't good enough? That he isn't in our group! Is that it!'

I turned to look at her, shocked by her anger. 'No! That's not it.'

'Oh really? This is why I didn't tell you, Cryssie. I knew you wouldn't understand.'

'I don't believe that you shouldn't date him or whatever you're doing with Tala, because he's not in our group… I found a perfect way of splitting this school up into two groups.'

'What is it?' I could tell she was angry at me.

'One group is 'with brains' and the other is 'without brains'.' I informed her. She smiled slightly. 'Come on Jo, just because you were kissing my worst enemy -well the guy in joint 1st place with Kai- and you're probably going to go off with him every time he comes along and acts all arrogant as usual and then start smirking at me behind your back and then start making evil comments about me without having to worry about you killing him doesn't mean that I'll hate you for your entire life.'

I sighed, 'I've only been here for a while but I already know how much of a player Tala is. I just don't want you to get hurt, 'cause I know that I'm gonna be the one who you run to and I don't want my jumper to get soaked.'

'Haha, very funny.' She said sarcastically. 'So you're not angry at me?'

I had to think. The truth was, I was angry at her. I mean, I was plotting to soak Tala but when I open the door, I see my best friend sucking faces with the very guy and I'm the one that gets soaked! So yeah, I was angry.

'Of course I'm not angry.'

I'm so good at lying but what am I going to do with these gloves…?

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I tiptoed into the canteen, careful to keep to the other side from custard-boy.

'Hey Cryssie! Come over here!'

Fuck! I really do have bad luck. Joey took my hand, smirking all the time as I tried to get away, and dragged me over to where custard-boy was sitting chatting with Ray, laughing all the way. I really think that guy loves to see me suffer. Seriously.

Now that custard-boy didn't have custard all over him, I could see what he actually looked like. I guess it didn't exactly matter, but I liked what I saw.

I swallowed hard and laughed nervously as his slate grey eyes flashed over me. 'So this is Cryssie, huh?' He asked, not really expecting an answer.

'If I said no, would you think I was lying?'

'Yeah.'

'Oh…' I started. I shuffled uncomfortable, Ray and Joey were looking at us with too much interest and the rest of them were too lazy to get their fat bottoms into lunch. 'So… I was think, maybe we should forget all about the Pie Incident, I mean, it's not as if it did you any harm, right?' I smiled weakly.

'No. I'm not forgetting it.'

I rolled my eyes. 'Come on, it didn't do any harm to you or anything,' I sat down on the table and reach for a crisp. Ray glared at me. 'I mean, you haven't broken a bone or anything? You can just send your shirt off to the dry cleaners and then send someone the bill. I mean, I wasn't even aiming at you, it was supposed to go to Kai!'

'Damn, that nobhead.' He groaned.

'Suddenly I like you much more.' I stated looking at him.

Joey looked at him sadly. 'Aren't you going to kill her?' He whined. I backed off slowly from custard-boy.

'Nope, she's not worth it.' he joked and I whacked him on the arm.

'So, we haven't been properly introduced yet.' I smiled at him.

Joey stepped in. 'Kane, this is Cryssie. Cryssie, Kane.' He turned to me, 'You haven't seen him around because he was off school. Sport related injury.' He turned to Kane, 'Kane, you haven't met Cryssie because she's new, only came here last week.'

'It's nice to meet you,' I cocked my head to one side and held out my hand which he shook.

'It's nice to meet you too.' He smirked slightly to himself.

'Well I'd love to talk and all but I've gotta find Mariah. She needed to talk to me about something.' I looked at Ray from under my eyes and as I suspected he started to shift uncomfortable. I sighed; I didn't think that their relationship had been going too well lately.

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One month had passed since the Pie Incident and still things were as they used to be. Tala had been with Jo all this time (surprise) and Kai had all his player friends still just as immature, making sexual comments at any pretty girl that walks past him. Mariah and Ray had a very heated argument but I found that they soon made up. On a bright day in the middle of town to be exact. It was alright, though I had to cough when his hand was getting dangerously close to going up her shirt. Chloe was still being a complete bitch but realised that I wasn't going to react so that's subsided a little.

Today I stepped into the classroom, actually on time for once, and sat down next to Kai, forcing my seat to go as far away from him as possible. He looked at me with raised eyebrows, apparently amused with the act of immaturity so I stuck my tongue out at him. As a routine, I slouched down on the desk and stared out of the window. Today, some body had re-did the gym graffiti so it was red and black, instead of blue and yellow.

Mr Makowson, the science teacher, walked into the class and started talking. 'Okay, since you've all been working on your projects for over a month now, I feel that it is about time for you to hand in your work in December, just before the Winter Dance.'

My head shot up so fast that I slammed my elbow on the edge of the table and grimaced as Mr Makowson turned towards me. 'Is something wrong Cryssie?' he asked, 'have you not done it yet?'

Ding, ding, ding, you've hit the jackpot! I thought but outside I said, 'no, Hiwatari just pushed me. That's all.'

I smirked as he turned to yell at Kai. Inside I groaned, I'm doomed.

He turned back to me. 'Are you sure you two have done it? You don't seem so sure.'

'Oh, yeah' I replied quickly, 'we've finished it. More then finished it, it's perfect! Really, did it ages ago. Completely finished… argh, I'm going to die.'

'I'm sorry; I didn't quite catch the last part.'

'Oh it was nothing,' I murmured, glaring at Kai as he smirked at me. The class had turned chaotic, with flying aeroplanes being fired at Mr Makowson's head. But missing.

He looked at me doubtfully. 'Well,' he started, 'I believe you (yeah right, I thought) but I think its best if we have somebody else join your group as well for… help.'

Oh joy.

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'So if I'm dead before December, will you come to my funeral?' I asked Jo after school at the badminton courts, swinging my racket around.

Jo rolled her eyes at me. 'You're not going to die, think happy thought.'

'I don't have any.'

'Here's one.' Joey chimed, 'Kai and Tala are across on your left.'

I groaned even more, deliberately looking to my right conveniently locking eyes with them. 'I mean your right.' he corrected. I turned to look left and didn't move my eyes from the nets.

'What's the matter, Hariawa? Scared to look at me?' Kai taunted. Well what could I do! I turned to glare at him, ignoring how good he looked in shorts. 'You look as if you don't even know how to hold that racket.'

My eyes widened in anger. 'Actually I think doing quite fine.' I snapped.

'Really? Bet I'm better.'

'Bet you're not.'

'How much.'

'Anything you like.'

'Alright,' His smirk grew wider. 'Winner takes all.'

I groaned again. I played straight into his hands. I straightened my shoulders and tried to look at him in the eyes but he was quite a bit taller then me and too close too so I had to tilt my chin up slightly. 'Alright. Winner takes all.' I paused. 'All what?'

'I'm sure I can't think of something to you can do to help me.'

'Not gonna happen. 'Cause ya not gonna win.'

I walked to the center of the court, with Joey, Jo,and Tala staring, like it was a death match or something. I swung my racket like I saw those guys in cowboy films do with guns and prepared to meet his doom. Keyword: his.

Ok, I skipped a month. I had to so I could get this story moving.