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Sodapop and Vix raced towards the courtyard to stake out the tree they always ate at. Vix sat in the shade while Sodapop sat in the sun because she was always cold. "Oh, did you need to get food?" Soda questioned her friend.

"No ma'am. I brought Craisins today." Soda made a face at the thought of the gross little dried cranberry raisin things. Vix laughed at the look. "They're good!" she insisted. "Not gross!" Soda pretended to gag at the thought.

"What are we waiting for again?" a voice behind Sodapop asked. Soda turned around and cocked an eyebrow. The six preppies were standing behind her. She had completely forgotten about them. Vix slapped her on the arm playfully.

"How many times do I have to remind you? Never forget your pants, your phone, or your preppies!" She scolded. Soda stuck out her tongue.

"Hey, this is the first time I've forgotten my preppies! My phone I've forgotten a couple of times, and I rarely lose my pants……lately," Vix laughed at her friend. Soda turned to the six kids. "So I'm guessing you're gonna need lunch, huh? I'm betting I'm not lucky enough to get six anorexic kids."

"We are not anorexic," Brittany stated. She was in fact, slightly chubby. Her one physical flaw it seemed.

"Yeah, yeah," Soda peered behind them. "Well, how do you feel about pizza?"

The kids turned to see Soda and Vix's friends walking towards them with many, many pizzas. How they scrounged together enough money to buy that many pizzas was beyond anyone. Soda had a feeling the nice old man behind the counter had given them some help though. They were pretty much the only kids in the school who didn't joke about him being a rapist, so he'd always taken a special liking to them.

"We come bearing gifts," the Spot shouted.

"Then I guess you can come sit with us," Vix joked. She squealed as a tall, blonde boy with an eye patch ran behind her and began to tickle her.

"Oh thank you! Thank you for gracing us with your presence," Kid Blink teased Vix. He gave her a quick kiss before settling down with Vix leaning against him. They weren't really an explicit relationship kind of thing. They had been before, but now they were really just the Friends with Benefits kind of deal. You could tell they both wished for more though. Their relationship was just too complicated to think about without giving yourself a headache.

Everyone sat in a big circle with the pizzas in the middle. Sodapop leaned back into her on-again-off-again boyfriend Jack Kelly. They had kind of the same relationship as Vix and Kid Blink, but they took the chance to go out explicitly every once in a while. Being the only two girls in the group, Vix and Sarah had dated or at least hooked up with mostly every boy in the gang. Jack kissed her cheek before leaning forward to grab a slice of pizza.

"You wanna sit down?" the short Italian boy named Racetrack asked the six newcomers. "I promise our trailer-trash-esque doesn't rub off." The group laughed and spread themselves so the preppies could sit down. Still, they sat close to each other, as if they were afraid that poorness would rub off. They timidly grabbed some pizza and started eating in silence. Sodapop could tell that this wasn't a normal occurrence for them.

"So, where were you last night," Soda questioned Racetrack.

"Oh, here we go!" Vix groaned. The rest of the group just chuckled and leaned in closer to hear the oncoming fight.

"I'm sorry. My brother Troy took my car last night. I had to hitch a ride with Jack."

"And what, you just forgot about me?"

"No! Of course not! You just sorta slipped my mind."

"Oh," Jack groaned. "Bad move Race."

"Anthony Higgins! I am the last person in the world who should 'slip your mind'!" Racetrack blushed and looked down as Soda continued in her ranting, completely forgetting about the pizza she was holding in her hand. "Who was the one who stole her mom's car when you needed to get down to the track so those guys wouldn't jump you! Who was the one who lent you the money you needed?"

"You were Soda," Racetrack mumbled.

"And who was the one who took care of your sick brother because you had a date with that slut Karen?"

"You, but I said I was sorry. I could never forget you on purpose! There was just so much running around last night; I forgot that we had talked earlier. I could never forget you! You are my rock, my lifeline, my anchor. Sodapop, I LOVE YOU!" Racetrack recited the apology, one he obviously used a lot.

"That's better, you're forgiven," Sodapop smiled, her anger vanished as she took a large bite of pizza. "So pick me up tonight at eight? Snitch is having a 'small gathering of friends' over."

Racetrack chuckled. "Shoah thing."

"Nicely done," Jack reached over and shook Race's hand.

"Don't even get me started on you!" Soda glared at the tall boy.

"Me! What did I do?" He asked, puzzled.

"You let Racetrack forget me!"

"How was I supposed to know you guys had even talked?"

"You just were!" Vix supplied the answer for her friend. The two girls looked at each other and burst into giggles. Jack leaned in and kissed Soda's neck.

"I've got a present for you tonight," he whispered in her ear.

"Alright, you're forgiven," Soda laughed at the triumphant too-cute-to-resist- smile that was now plastered on his face. "So how bout it Vixie lady? You up for a get together tonight?" Soda questioned her friend.

"Nah, tonight is family night. We can hang out tomorrow though," Vix suggested.

"It's a date," Soda agreed. She leaned back into Jack and closed her eyes peacefully, full from the pizza Mush had brought her.

"Wait a minute," Morgan's voice broke into her thoughts. Soda opened her eyes and stared at the girl. "You party on school nights?"

"And you're just gonna let them get away with forgetting you that easy?" Autumn finished her friend's thoughts.

"One: I never said anything about a party. I said a small get together of friends. And two: I can't stay mad at these boys. Just look at their faces." All the boys turned and gave puppy dog faces to the preppies. Brittany laughed while Vix could have sworn that Autumn and Morgan had swooned. The three boys also chuckled good-naturedly. "Besides," Soda continued, "if I stayed mad at them, who would there be to give me a ride tonight?"

Sage laughed at that. "You girls could learn something from her." Vix broke into laughter at the repulsed look on the three privileged girls' faces.

"We all have our own cars," Brittany pointed out. Derek rolled his eyes as the point of Sage's comment completed eluded the three girls.

"Hey Skittery! Why the long face?" Vix turned to her tall, long-haired pal.

"My girl just broke up with me again. Laurie said I didn't have what it takes to be a boyfriend."

"You're getting glum-and-dumb, ya know that? You two are always breaking up and getting back together. It's just a matter of hours before you're boyfriend-girlfriend again," Vix pointed out the obvious. Just as she said that, she spotted Laurie walking up behind Skittery, looking extremely sorry.

Soda looked up and laughed. "Well speak of the devil." Laurie threw her a confused look before turning to Skittery.

"Can I talk to you?" The tall boy nodded before standing up and walking her to stand next to the math building. The group of friends continued their random conversations, bickering and laughing and joking all the while throwing glances at the building to see how their friend was holding up. By the giant smile on his face as he came walking back a few minutes later, they could tell that Vix's prediction had come true.

"Um, I've got to go guys. I'll see you tonight?" Skittery gathered his belongings.

"You see Skitts! I told you!" Soda then turned to Vix. "She's addicted, to what his dick did!" Soda sing-songed. She held her hands up just in time to avoid a flying eraser. "See you tonight!" She called brightly to the boy, undeterred by the near miss. The bell rang and the group of kids groaned. Sodapop leaned back and Jack kissed her long and hard.

"Well," Sodapop said breathlessly. "That should last me through Chemistry." She walked over to where the new kids had just stood up. "Come on, we don't want to be late for the empirical formula!" she said to them. Derek, Austin, Brittany, and Morgan groaned. "Now, now," chastised Soda, "don't be like that. People could start assuming that you don't like chemistry!" She laughed at the six annoyed looks she received before turning and starting their way into the boring journey that is chemistry.

Well that was a lot of talking. I'm real sorry about that. I wanted to get more of the other characters in, but Soda just would not shut up. I swear, she's usually not that loud! I guess she was just having a good day. I'm just trying to get through the day now, since I myself hate school I don't really want to write about it.

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