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Chapter 9: Is this too cheesy?

Jon dropped Mariah off first, since her house was nearest, before taking me back. I felt really strange… I was alone… in this car… with this extremely hot guy and I would definitely snog if he was willing.

Ah… oh yes, I did say I wouldn't like him, did I? No, I said I don't like guys when I don't know them. Hm… I'll have to get to know him then.

Well I moved to the front seat before we set off again. 'So… you going to the winter dance?' he asked me.

I shrugged. 'It sounds nice to pull a few pranks but you have to go with a date.' I laughed, 'I really don't think that I'd want to go with any guy.'

He raised one of his eyebrows. 'No guys?'

I blushed. What is up with me! I'm turning all girly, argh. 'Well maybe there might be someone who I'd like to go with. He'll just have to ask.' I smiled at him.

We stopped in front of my house. It wasn't terribly small since my dad had planned a fresh start (but the freshness was already wearing off) but it wasn't exactly the biggest house either. I tried to lighten it up by putting flowers in the garden but I've forgotten to mow the lawn for quite a while now. Oh wait, our lawnmower got sold…

I stepped out of the car. 'Thanks for the lift; I'll see you at school then.'

'I'll walk you up.'

As I approached the door I turned around. 'Than-' I stopped because my breath had caught in my throat. He was so close to me… his face inches away from my own. I could see that his icy blue eyes were lighted up with emotion, and my heart started beating faster. I could see his mouth that was always curved happily in a smile and could help but lick my own lips. I could see one lock of his straight, black hair had fallen over his eyes and I raised my hand to brush it away.

He caught me hand as I reached up and I looked up to him, running my eyes down his face and let my gaze linger on his beautiful lips. I was sure he had seen where my eyes were because they curved into his smile once again and his hand played with mine besides us. The inches between our face was reduced to centimetres and the centimetres to millimetres, the last thing I saw was his pale blue eyes looking straight at my emerald ones before I let my eyelids fall, waiting for his lips with my heart pounding in my throat.

'BANG!'

We shot apart from each other, startled, as the noise echoed around us. It came from my house and tears came to my eyes as I figured out what caused the almighty crash. 'What was that!' Jon asked me hoarsely.

'Er,' as I thought wildly for an excuse, 'the cat.'

'You have a cat?' he asked with his eyebrows raised.

Damn! He knew I didn't have a cat! 'Erm, no it's the next door neighbours.'

'Oh ok,' I smiled to myself as I thought how beautiful he looks when he's confused. 'Well, if it's just the cat…' he moved closer to me once again and I pined to stay and let him kiss me but I knew I couldn't.

'Erm, I've gotta go, I'll see you at school.' I half pushed him, half fell back, opening the door before stumbling into the hallway.

'Sure…' he said from outside, looking at me with disappointment in his eyes, 'I'll see you at school.' He turned and walked away.

I bit my lip before calling out to his when he reached his car, 'Jon! WAIT!' but he ignored me, got in and drove away. Sighing, I closed the door behind me and ran up to my room as more crashes was heard coming from the living room followed by some screaming and shouting.

Throwing myself on the bed and my bags on the floor, I half screamed into my pillow. Why does he have to do that! Everything I ever wanted seems to be ruined by him and he doesn't even give a fuck about me. So many times… I've left my life ruined behind for him, and he acts as if it's my fault. And he says he's going to change. Change my ass, only she would believe that and I can only watch as our lives get ruined once again.

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'Hey Cryssie! You look fabulous!' Jo told me the next day at school as we met at the school gate. She walked around me, taking in my black crop top with white splattered over it and the knee length black skirt I was wearing just yesterday. Naturally I had my converse and black and white stripy socks on as well. Jo frowned at me. 'What's up with the long face?'

I sighed, knowing I would be able to talk to her about my problems. 'Nothing. Hey Jo?' she looked at me and I paused. 'Who do you think Jon likes?'

She laughed to herself. 'Even you could figure that out. Especially you of all people should figure it out.' I frowned to myself. So Jon does like me? Why did he ignore me when I called out to him?

She skipped up to the classroom as I strolled behind her. Opening the door, I walked in, knowing that I had left more then a few people gasping at my new wardrobe and I could see Chloe and her crew glaring at me already. Me? I think it's quite cool, not too showy but definitely showier then I used to be. Plus it's my style, not girly but original… now how many girls do you see walking down the street with pink and red hair plus paint splattered all over her shirt? That's right, not that many.

Jo walked over to Tala to give him a kiss so I had to see Kai. I gave him the usual glare that I do every morning but this time he didn't even notice since his eyes were running down my body. 'I like the look Hariawa.' So now he's on last name base too? I thought I was the only one! 'I have to say that I'm sure you'd look much better without it on though.' He paused again. 'Preferable under me though, not anyone else.'

I rolled my eyes at his usual sexual comment. 'Thanks Hiwatari, I'll keep that in mind.' I said to him, my voice dripping with sarcasm.

He looked into my eyes. 'You do that.' Looking at his face I saw a silver ring around his mouth. He had his lip pierced? How come I never saw it before? My eyes lingered on it for a while before tingles shot down my spine. I turned around and walked over to Tyson, Kane, Mariam and Max who were sitting in the corner surrounding my table.

'Oi, I sit here.' I told as I rapped Joey on the head, making him move out of my seat so I could sit there. I noticed that Max and Mariam were sitting noticeable closer together ad I raised my eyebrow at her and smirked when she glared at me furiously. 'Have any of you seen Jon recently?'

'He came round to mine last night.' Kane answered.

'Er, did he say anything about me?' I asked rummaging in my bag and hoped the question would pass for a passing comment.

'No, why would he say anything about you?'

'What, you don't think that I'm interesting enough a subject to be discussing?' I said in a mock hurt tone.

He laughed. 'Don't worry, you're interesting enough. When did you get your eyebrow pierced? It looks good, oh and your whole new look. Shame, I liked that top that had 'Barbie is a slut' on the front.'

'Yesterday, and I still have the shirt, you can have it if you like.' I don't think that I'm piercing fanatic, I just had my eyebrow done and had my ears done 3 times and once at the top. I don't tend to wear all 3 at once though.

'It's bright pink and has a smiling picture of Barbie on it Cryssie; I don't think Kane would walk down the road wearing that.' Mariam laughed.

'You wore a bright pink shirt!' Tyson asked, his mouth hanging open.

'Ever heard of the word ironic?'

He opened his mouth, closed it and opened it again. 'It does mean sarcastic doesn't it?'

'Duh Tyson,' Max rolled his eyes at him, 'it has nothing to do with iron.'

'Where's Mariah? I haven't seen her today, or Ray actually.' He ignored the iron remark.

'Well, two and two equals five.' I said to him.

At that moment Miss Watiara walked in so they left me to stare at the window.

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I saw him when he went to his locker and I was sure he saw me too but he didn't pay any attention to me. What's up with that? I was supposed to be still showing Jon to classes and stuff but in just been a couple of weeks since he arrived but he seemed to have gotten the hang of this school already. Who am I kidding? I still get surprised at the things that high school dishes out for me.

I closed the locker door and sighed before walking to Jon but someone else was approaching him too. A certain bimbo called Fiona who had been flirting outrageously with him ever since he arrived. I narrowed my eyes, half hiding behind a dustbin, as I saw her wrap her arms around his waist. He started, turned round and groaned when he saw her but smiled at her anyways.

'Hi Fiona, what do you want?' He grumbled, trying to make it less rude.

She pouted and flung her sandy brown curls behind her, looking at him with her baby blue eyes glittering. 'Come to the Christmas dance with me.' She smiled at him. She said it nicely but it was an order, not a question. Really it meant 'Come to the dance with me or I rip your head off with my 100 dollar manicure.'

Jon looked shocked, stepped back and banged his head on the locker. 'I can't' he spluttered out.

'Why?' Fiona demanded.

'I'm already going with someone else.' He told her coolly.

'Who!' she half shrieked.

I looked at Jon. He had been asked by more then a few girls but had turned the all down. He once told me that he wanted to ask this girl but he hasn't asked anyone yet. I stepped forward and walked over to them, acting to surprised to see them. 'Oh hi! What are you doing here Fiona?'

She glared at me and flicked her curls behind her again. 'I'm going to the Christmas dance with Jon. What are you doing here?' she sneered.

'I happen to be Jon's friend, if you haven't noticed.' I rolled my eyes at her.

'I can't go with you Fiona.' Jon told her. 'I'm already going with someone else.'

'Who!'

'Cryssie.' Her jaws dropped. So did mine. I looked up at him as he wrapped one arm around me waist, pulling me closer to him. I closed my eyes and sniffed in his faint scent… cinnamon and sugar. It was nice. I opened my eyes and leaned my head against his chest. Jon was looking at Fiona coolly and she was glaring at both him and me.

'Fine.' She smirked, trying to look as if she didn't care at all. 'I have to say Jon, I'm surprised at you for picking someone who such a slut.'

I coughed at her, hiding the word 'hypocrite' that was hidden in it but she obviously heard it. She turned around and flounced off in the opposite direction. Much to my dismay, Jon let go of me. 'So when you picking me up?' I asked him.

He blinked at me. 'Sorry?'

I looked at him, confused. 'I thought that just asked me to the dance?' I felt embarrassed, 'Sorry, I thought you were seriously, how stupid is that?' I laughed and turned around walking away from him feeling sad and disappointed. I was a fool. Of course he didn't want to go with me; he only wanted not to go with Fiona…

'No!' he grabbed my elbow, shocked; he spun me around to face his flawlessly beautiful face. 'I didn't think you'd want to go with. Of course I'll go after all, we are friends, right?' I looked at him. I wanted to be more then friends… definitely way more. 'I thought you said that you didn't want to go with a guy?'

I smiled at him, a lock of my black hair falling in my eyes. 'I said I was waiting for one guy to ask me.'

He smiled down at me and bent his head down as I looked up at him, letting my eyelids flutter close. I breathed in once more, his scent stronger then it was before, as my heart was pumping faster then ever. His lips were so close; I could almost feel them against mi-

'CRYSSIE!' once again, we broke apart. I groaned, was I ever going to get to kiss him!

I looked back and saw Jo running up to me. 'What?' I asked her wearily.

'You need a date for the dance! Tickets are sold out after tonight.'

'I'm going with Jon.' I told her. Her mouth opened before closing again, and then opened again.

'That's brilliant! Ok, everything's sorted then.' We walked down to the canteen. 'Oh Cryssie?'

'Yeah?'

'How are we going to everything? I know we need the hair moose, cat essence, polish and whatever else, but we haven't really planned anything.'

'Hey, I'm a big picture person, not a small detail.'

She nodded knowingly as we reached our table. One scan told me something was different. Mariah wasn't sitting on Ray or making out with him! 'Ria, how come you're not snogging the life out of Ray?'

Half the people on our table rolled their eyes. 'Because we broke up Cryssie.' She answered.

'Why?' I groaned at her, 'You two were so good together.'

Ray shrugged. 'We were more like friends Cryssie; it was great while it lasted.'

I studied them both closely, they did look sad to part but they seemed happy about it.

'Who are you gonna go with to the dance then?' Max asked her.

Tyson looked up from his burger. 'I'll take her.' We turned to look at him, half shocked. He shrugged. 'We're friends and if I don't take her then no one will.'

'Oh thanks Tyson.' She pouted at him but looked glad.

'I thought you were going with Maya.'

He snorted. 'I'm not going with that blue haired bimbo.'

A thought struck me. 'Jo? How long have you been dating Tala? How long before the autumn fayre?'

'Oh, a few weeks I think. Why?'

I frowned, looking at my sandwich. I had seen Tala making out with Maya just a week before the fayre… which clashed with the time that he was dating Jo. Was Tala cheating on her?

I'm so annoyed; the whole chapter seemed so cheesy… I think I'm losing my touch with this story :'( but I'll keep trying.

Anyways, I've updated it in less then 2 weeks which is really good. I told you that I could do it :P

Yes, there have been changes. For those who read this before I went over it, Kean is now Kane (who is actually from the show) I don't think there's another main changes but there's been bits.

Oh, yes there are hints in this chapter but more will come up in later chapters and such.