I'm glad that you guys like it so far! I'm also happy to know that I'm not alone in shipping for Trixie/Spud pairings. There are a few more Trixie/Spud stories on fanfiction, and as soon as I find them, they will go under my favorite stories list. I found them yesterday, and I thought,"Oh, good! For a minute I thought I was going to have to start some trouble in here!" lol. But I'm glad you are enjoying this story so far!

Disclaimer: I don't own the characters or the show "American Dragon: Jake Long".

Trixie took a deep breath before she opened the door. Jake and Spud were once again on the other side. But this time, they didn't come in and head straight for the video games. Instead, they had on helmets, their skateboards and school books in their arms.

"Are you ready?" Jake asked. Trixie nodded. "Yeah, you know I'm always ready for a little boardin', even if it's to go to school. Hold on a minute."

She grabbed her books and skateboard after she snapped on her helmet and ran out to the sidewalk, careful not to even look at Spud. She held on to her books tightly as she kicked off from the ground. "Last one to school is gonna get a beat-dow, big time. That means you, Jakey and Spudinski!" They all laughed, and Jake and Spud hopped onto their own boards. Trixie smiled. They were catching up to her fast. It was time to show them what real skateboarding was about. She kicked off from the ground at a faster pace, trying to stay ahead. Jake called out to her. "Girl, you're so lucky that I can't use my dragon wings in public, or else this Mack-daddy Amdrag would be takin' you down!"

"Yeah, totally!" Spud called out. "But it doesn't matter, since we're right behind you!" Trixie turned her head, and sure enough, there they were, on either side of her. They pushed themselves up the steep sidewalk, and finally, they reached the top.

"See y'all at school!" Trixie called, " 'Cause this is the part where I coast my way down this big ol' hill and whip you, and Mack-daddy J over there." She shifted her eyes to where Jake was making fake muscle poses on his skateboard. Trixie kicked off a few times and started coasting down the hill. She screamed with excitement; going down large hills on her skateboard always gave her a rush, no matter how many times she did it. She heard Spud talk again. "Don't worry, Trixie, I'll save you!"

As Trixie slowed to a stop at the bottom, she yelled to Spud, "No, wait! I don't need help! I yelled because I was having fun! Cill out!"

"Well, to bad, because I really can't stop now!" he yelled back at her, "Move out of the way! I don't want to crash into you!"

Trixie put her hands on her hips," Why can't you just stop?" Ske knew perfectly well, and made a face of surprise when the question escaped her lips.

"I don't know. Because I'm on a hill, and skateboards don't have brakes!" he called before putting out his hands and letting out a yell. Trixie and Spud both stared at each other in anticipation of what happened next.

Trixie gasped and shut her eyesas she felt Spud slam into her. He had been moving fast, and she felt like the wind had just been knocked out of her. She still felt him against her as something slammed her hard in the back. After a few moments, she felt nothing but slight pressure on her back and stomach.She opened her eyes, slightly surprised to see Spud. His face was so close to hers that his bangs were lightly tickling her forehead. She felt one of his hands on her shoulder, and the other on her back. She shut her eyes and silently cursed herself. That collision had hurt so much! She opened her eyes again, and as if she had just noticed that Spud was on top of her, she shrieked, put her hands on his chest, and pushed. "You're on top of me!"

"You know, that didn't really sound right."

Trixie looked up to see Jake smirking at the two of them. He held out his hands to pull Spud and Trixie to their feet. "You guys alright?"

Spud just chuckled and nodded, and Trixie just rubbed her left arm, still slightly amazed at how close she had just been to Spud. Right then, her dream flashed into her mind. The last part, where they had both been...well...lying down. And right then, Jake made what could've possibly been the most timed remark in history: "So, you guys seem to be having a lot of physical contact lately. It looks innocent and accidental, but I don't know."

Trixie gasped and hit Jake. "Jake! Wha- how could you even thin- oh my goodness, boy!" Spud just laughed out loud and put an arm around Trixie's shoulder."Uh-oh, he's figured us out. So I guess this means no more "accidental" romantic rendevous, huh?" Trixie's mouth fell open. Had Spud seriously just said that? He never talked about romance before! She immediately shut her mouth when another thought came to mind: What if they knew? What if they both knew? What if she had been so obvious about it that Jake and Spud had figured it out? She looked up at Spud, wishing she could disappear, and he just laughed again.

Trixie couldn't figure out if Spud was only joking with that comment, or if he was smarter than everyone thought.

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Trixie walked through the crowded halls to fourth period class, the class that she shared with - who else - Spud. Spud and Spud alone. No Jake. But that's fine. Trixie thought, Because if I'm gonna do this, it might be better if Mister Jakey ain't there to be messin' this up.

Earlier, Trixie had decided that she since she liked Spud, she should do something about it. So she decided to flirt. She'd send ever so subtle ways to send a message. But she'd have to be careful. If she overdid it even a little, her whole cover would be blown; when a tomboyish girl flirts, it can be obvious at times. I just hope I'm not obvious. She was, however, confident in her plan for one reason: Spud was smart, but he wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer. If he realized that she was flirting, he'dlet her know if he was interested or not, in a nice way.('Thank goodness for good hearted guys,' Trixie thought)If he didn't realize that she was flirting, then she'd have no reason to be embarrased. Either way, Trixie pretty much won.

The late bell cut into her thoughts, and she grimaced when she realized that the hall was empty. "Shoot, I'm late!" she muttered and started running down the hall. The next thing she knew, she was being slammed against the wall. She had run right into Spud. Again. And in his effort to keep her from falling, he accidentaly slammed her into the wall, and then fell against her so that he wouldn't fall herself.

"Sorry, Trix." Spud gave a lopsided grin as he backed up.

"No, it was my fault."Trixie mumbled, staring at her feet.

Trixie tried not to think about how they had been standing, with Spud pressing her against the wall. But she couldn't help but think that she'd been finding herself in quite a few compromising positions with him lately. She spoke so that she could keep the devilish smirk from crawling onto her lips.

"We've gotta stop meeting like this, Spud. You said no more accidental romantic rendevous." she wrapped her arms around his neck and stared into his eyes. "But if you're not ready to give that up yet, then that's fine with me."

They managed to stare at each other with straight faces for about three and a half seconds before bursting into outrageous laughter. Trixie held her stomach. "I can't believe I said that with a straight face!" she lied. She had been trying to flirt. And to her surprise, it felt good.

"I know! Dude, that was good!" Spud grabbed her hand. Trixie looked at him. He started pulling her, "We're already late. We gottaput off the laughing until later."

Trixie nodded, running so that she wouldn't be dragged along the floor. Who knew Spud could run so fast? She felt a twang of sadness because he was holding her hand to pull her. He wasn't trying to be romantic. But she could work on that later. As long as you're holding my hand, it doesn't matter why.

She groaned as she crashed into him again, and let go of his hand so that she couldrub her sore shoulder."Ok, Spud, I know this is becoming a habit, be we're gonna kill ourselves if we keep colliding like this. Why did you stop?" He turned and looked at her, his eyes wide. Trixie stared back at him. She hadn't ever seen this facial expression before. Had she? What was it? Surprise?

"What did you say?"

Trixie gave an exhasperated sigh. "I said, we're gonna kill ourselves if--"

He spoke slowly, and stared at her, the shock still playing on his face as he repeated words that she hadn't meant to actually say. "As long as I hold your hand, it doesn't matter why?"

To be continued...

I know, I know, it's a stupid way to end the chapter. But I thought it would be good to end it with a little twist. So, apparently, Spud now knows that Trixie likes him. Apparently.

Lol.

You: Wait, what's that supposed to mean?

Me: You'll see. ; )