Spoilers: After cattle incident and snippets of future episodes
Disclaimer: I own none of these characters. They are the property of Nickelodeon.
Pairings: C/E, snippets of C/W
Chapter ThirteenEric stewed over what had happened Sunday morning. He couldn't believe it.
flashback
"Save what for when I'm around?" Caitlin asked, strolling into the stables.
Will rolled his eyes.
Eric began to try to explain. "Look Caitlin…"
But Caitlin wouldn't let him finish. "What happened to you? Why are you covered in straw?" she asked Will, brushing pieces out of his hair.
"What else? Eric came here to start trouble," Will glared at him.
"What?" Eric exclaimed in disbelief. "I didn't do anything. I was looking for some rope because Griffin and I were going to start his first money making production of 'Life on the Edge'," Eric said dramatically, raising his hands up in the air, seeing the name in lights.
Caitlin seemed incredulous at the excuse. "Really?" she sighed.
"Yeah! Even ask Griffin!" Eric exclaimed.
"Ha!" Will blurted out. "You came here to start something and irritate the hell out of me. Which apparently is a talent of yours," he smirked.
Eric let out a deep breath. "Whatever Caitlin. It was your macho boyfriend here, who tried to take my head off. That's why he's got straw all over his clothes."
Caitlin looked sternly at Will. "Is that true?"
Will looked peeved at Caitlin. "Yeah, of course! Cuz I always start trouble, don't I?" Will huffed and stalked away, leading a fidgety Sinbad out of the stables.
Caitlin glared at Eric. "Look what you did!" she grimaced.
Eric watched her stalk away.
"What did I do?" Eric yelled, throwing his hands up in the air.
'Forget her!' he thought and stalked out of the barn.
end of flashback
It wasn't like he had done anything. It made his blood boil. One insinuation that it was Eric and a guilt trip for Caitlin by Will and she went running after him.
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Eric's arm reached further and further down the already mounting mess in his locker. Suddenly he felt the locker door slam hard against his back and head. "Hey!" Eric exclaimed, pulling his entrenched arm out of the pit of untold darkness.
His body instantly ready to tackle the uninvited guest.
"Hey what shorty?" Will's voice taunted.
Eric saw red. "Hey this! You jerk!" And Eric pushed with all his might against the dark-haired boy who stood before him, digging his shoulder into this jerk.
Slam! Into the opposing row of lockers. Eric pushed away from the stunned and out-of-breath boy.
"What the heck is going on here?" Griffin cried, adjusting the straps of his backpack on his shoulders. "Are you guys trying to get suspended or something?"
Eric glared at Will. "Ask the loser over here. He can't ever seem to walk in a straight line."
Griffin looked confused. "Never mind! Griff, are you ready to go? The bell's going to ring soon." Eric asked, pulling a binder out of the bottom of the locker.
"Uh, you go ahead. I'm just going to see if Will's okay."
Eric closed his eyes. 'Why do you care if that jerk is okay?' he wanted to scream.
"Fine. Whatever!" he shrugged, seething underneath.
Eric walked away, glancing behind him once, to see Griffin help the agitated Will up.
"You had a LUCKY shot! Loser!" Will screamed.
Eric shook his head. "I haven't had one, yet…" he mumbled under his breath, thinking about Caitlin.
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Caitlin had heard about the "brawl" in the school hallway and was in search of Eric or Will. Either one would do. She wanted to know what was up.
'This is getting out of hand!' she thought to herself.
She spotted a short blonde with a skateboard under his arm. "Eric!" Caitlin yelled down the hallway.
The Eric turned around to see who was calling for him. When they made eye contact, he turned around and began walking at a quicker pace. "Eric!" she yelled again.
When she finally caught up with him, she was huffing from running down and around the people in the hallway. "Hey!" Caitlin huffed. "Why didn't you wait for me?" she accused.
He rolled his eyes. "Whatever. I'm not in the mood to hear you lecture me about Will. Just go lick your boyfriends wounds and leave me alone Caitlin."
Just as Eric turned to walk away, Caitlin caught him by the shoulder and turned him around again. "Hey, I wasn't done. What the heck is with you Eric? What has Will done to you to make you ram him into the lockers?"
Eric glared at her in disbelief.
Caitlin rolled her eyes. "Since you've been back?"
Eric sighed loudly. "I don't need to explain to you why I hate the guy. I just do."
He tried to walk away again. Caitlin grabbed him again. "That's not an answer. I mean, I thought we were friends."
"I thought we were too!" he accused.
"Then why won't you try to get along with Will?"
Eric rolled his head to the side, "You know what? How about talkin' to your boyfriend about that? He's playin' you for a fool. He's not an innocent victim here, and I'm tired of being painted as the bad guy. I mean, he's the one who's burnt down stables! Just because he didn't like his mommy!"
Caitlin cocked her head to one side and studied him. This is so unlike Eric.
"What?" Eric exclaimed.
"This isn't like you. I mean, ya, you get pissed off sometimes, but you'd never hurt anyone."
"Caitlin, don't try to pretend you know me at all," he sneered. "You already proved to me on Sunday what you really think of me."
Caitlin stood there in utter confusion. I don't get Eric. I just don't get him at all.
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