(Chapter #2)

After fourth period, Tommy caught up with Lil in the hall near his locker. "Hey Lil. So, how's your day so far?"

"Well, I'm trying to escape from Kimi. She insists to try to talk to every cute guy we see. She can be a real pain in the ass sometimes."

"I'll say. Say, have you seen Phil. I haven't seen him since we got off the bus this morning," Tommy asked her.

"Yea. Unfortunately, he's in my home room," Lil responded. I don't think Phil's ever going to come in contact with a Chinese male ever again."

Tommy laughed. "I gotta get to lunch. Do you have lunch next period?"

"Yeah. I'll tell you the whole story there."

Lil and Tommy walked happily down the hall together to the cafeteria. Every since they were in diapers, Lil had a major crush on Tommy. Lil didn't want to tell Tommy since Lil wasn't exactly the pretty popular type that Tommy would be willing to date. To Lil, Tommy was all a girl could ask for in a guy. He had the looks, the grades, the talent-he had everything. But, Lil couldn't tell him that. All she could do was keep that little secret huddled up inside of her and act like she didn't have "more than just friends" feelings for him. "I think this is the cafeteria," Lil told Tommy.

"Yea," Tommy replied. "Ugh, I think it's sour croute day."

"How do u know?"

"I know that smell any where. Sour croute has an stench worse than Dil's armpits after a day of soccer," Tommy explained.

Lil laughed as she and Tommy sat down next to Chuckie, Harold, and Susie. "Damn, Kimi doesn't have lunch this period," Lil said in disappointment.

"Jeez Lil, what are you in love with her?" Susie joked.

Lil often asked herself that question. But deep down, Lil knew that she did not have feelings for women. "I'm just joshin' wit cha, Lil," Susie told her.

"So...Lil, Tommy, how do you like highschool so far?" Harold asked.

"It's great!" They both replied at the same time. Lil blushed a little.

"How do you like being a sophomore, Chuck?" Susie asked.

"A little frightening," Chuck answered. "We did a lab in science and Thorn Apple Spencer volunteered to roll me down the steps in a trash can. I got an 'A' though."

"Hey! Isn't that Thorn Apple over there making out with that Chinese dude!" Susie asked.

"That's the same Chinese dude that hit on Phil in home room! Boy, does he get around," Lil added.

"Guys, do you know who's throwing the annual Highschool kickoff party tonight?" Tommy asked.

"Actually, I don't think there's one planned," Chuckie responded. "And thank God because I am not getting tied up and thrown in the closet with the lights off again like last year. That was worse than that trash can stunt last period and that vomit head out the window this morning put together!"

"What! There's not going to be a highschool kickoff party!" Tommy yelled. The only reason I wanted to come to highschool is so I could go to that party. This is so gay."

"Well, maybe one of us can throw the party," Harold responded.

"Us? Yea right. Just look up the definition of freak in the dictionary in it'll say 'Lil.' Ever since I turned goth in eighth grade, I don't really have many friends except you guys," Lil exclaimed. "And besides, do you think Howard and Betty would even let me? They wouldn't even let Phil, the good twin, throw a party."

"Well, who can throw the party now that you and Phil are out of the question? My mom is having some fricken PTA meeting at our house tonight, so I'm out," Tommy told them.

"Angelica threw the high school kickoff last year and that was a total bust. So, she's out," Susie explained. "My parents won't be home. But, they'll be a couple houses down and they'll be spying on me every second, so I can't do it."

"I can't throw parties. You remember my Easter party last year? Besides you guys, not one person showed up," Harold said.

"Hey, what about you, Chuck?" Lil asked.

"Me? No way. My parents leave for my grandparents for tonight and me and Kimi will have the house to ourselves. We could never through a party," Chuckie answered.

"Oh my God! Chuck, why didn't you say so sooner! You're going to have the house all by yourself? PERFECT!" Tommy said with excitment.

Just then, Susie climbed on top of the lunch table like the maniac that she was and screamed, "ATTENTION ALL HIGHSCHOOLERS! HIGHSCHOOL KICKOFF PARTY AT CHUCKIE FINSTER'S HOUSE!"

The whole lunch room started screaming and cheering as Chuckie sat there crying and sucking his thumb. After lunch, Chuckie met up with Angelica in the hallway. "Chuck! Over here!" Angelica called as he ran over by her. "So, I heard you're throwing some wild party tonight. I'm sure it'll be fab. But, it'll never live up to the kickoff party I had last year. Au revoir, Monsieur Chuck!"

Angelica walked away. "She thinks she's so cool just cause she can speak French," Chuck mumbled under his breath. "Ass hole." Chuck was just about to go to his last period class when he met up with his step sister, Kimi, "What do you want now Kimi?"

"Sorry, Chuck. I just wanted to ask you something. Is it true that your throwing the Highschool Kickoff party at our house tonight?"

"Kimi, I'm sorry..."

"Why are you apologizing? This is great! Is Michiyuki invited? Please say yes!"

"I guess so," Chuck replied. "But why do you care? Isn't he gay?"

Kimi laughed. "Yea. But after he puts his hands on me, he'll be wishing he never came out of the closet in the first place!"