AN: Hello beautiful people! Thanks for all of your reviews! Here are my shout outs!
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PrudencePiperHalliwell: Yay confetti! Lol…thanks for the review!
Icantstopthinkingofyou: I wish something like that would happen to me too! I was watching Hitch earlier and I saw how Kevin James acted around that girl and I was like "Why can't a guy be like that to me!" lol. Thanks for the review!
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Tazitz: Not sure how much longer I'll continue this, probably about four more chapters or so…I was hoping to get it done some time before school starts since then it gets so hectic and you don't have as much writing time. But no, that wasn't the last chapter! Thanks for the review!
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Dfreak: No! It's not all, don't worry! Lol. But to the Rated R thing…uh…all I'm gonna say is Chapter 22 will be out eventually. Thanks for the review!
XxAnGeL02xX: Yep, Jemma rules! Thanks for the review!
Lady-kitty: I'm a sap too! (You should have seen me during Titanic and The Notebook, it was horrible!) And about the college thing, there will be like one or two chapters about college. Thanks for the review!
DegrassiGirlx3: Not stopping! Here's Chapter 21 to prove it! Hehe…thanks!
Plastic Strawberries: Nope, that wasn't the last chapter! But the Emma being 89 storyline was interesting, lol. Thanks for the review!
BlackOwl892006: Wow. That. Was. Really. Sweet. Thank. You. For. The. Review! Lol…jk! But thanks for the review! My friend laughed at the Liberty line too. Thanks for the review!
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xXmannyXx: Hey…wow that was a lot of OMG's and MORE's…lol. Jay is definitely hot, and I loved last Friday's episode! He looked so hot! Thanks for the review!
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Sethsduck17: Jay, dance, wife beater…hot! Hehe…I was getting all giggly when I was writing that, lol. But yeah, not really adorable…more like hot/sexy/fine! Haha. Good to be good in your book! And about the Full House story…wow, I got such a writer's block on that like back in January! It was really bad…and now I've switched computers and lost the beginning of Chapter 8 but who knows! I read over it a few days ago and had some ideas so I might just have to update it! Thanks for the review! Oh yeah, and I saw that you posted on my School of Rock story about Freddy and how he would be hot if he wasn't only 10, did you know that he was actually like 14 in that and is now like 16 or 17? I think that is so weird, his voice was so squeaky! Lol…
CassieSteele: It's not over…don't worry! Thanks for the review!
Crashetburn: Now that I think of it…you're right! Alex and Amy are still in a dispute and also, I'm not sure if she would have really been jealous since in the last episode she was talking about him being her ex and stuff so I dunno. But thanks for pointing that out!
Sarah: Finally together! Sigh…I really wish they would get together on the show! I'm getting somewhat over powered by Jemma as well, lol.
Linzer-B: Yeah, I was listening to Listen to Your Heart and I was like "That could go with Jay and Emma!" lol. The whole what's going to happen to them thing will be somewhat explained in this chapter and the next. The Unpredictably Predictable sequel is like an extra long WIP. But hopefully it'll be up someday! Thanks for the review!
Kuddls: Thanks! Glad to have new readers! XD!
StonyCase65: Monday will happen in this chapter! But yeah, I'd wait until the Exec. Producer says anything to believe it, although SBT said it but I dunno. Yeah, I doubt Craig and Em would get together and Toby and Emma will probably not happen and yeah, they can't make her single for two seasons (unless they're trying to make her all I don't need a man to make my life complete woman's liberation stuff) so yeah, Jay/Emma live on! Hehe…thanks for the review!
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Idontknowanything: Yeah, I was trying to keep Jay as in character as possible and yeah in Moonlight Desires he was acting different, but awesome! I loved the line "Look, as your friend substitute…" I loved that! Lol. Thanks for the review!
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And to all the rest of you supercalifragilisticexpialidocious people: knightsgurl, Christii X, thengrl13, theocisforme, lost2thoughts, fluffymello, chavela2, Mickey Mouse Gloves, Allie, ericaw1992, Stephanie, HunnyBee69 (as long as you were crying in a good way! I hope it isn't sad!), Roxanne76, and lilbubbles1991—you guys rule! I'm in such a good mood and your reviews only made me happier! Why am I in such a good mood? I just found out like 2 days ago that they showed my friend and me on Jesse McCartney's MTV: Diary which was so exciting!
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(Laughs…) you thought it was over… (Laughs again) Nah, just kidding. But no, the story isn't over! Thank you once again for all the reviews! I'm over 600…wow!
Here's Chapter 21 (shorter…sorry!)!
R&R and please, no flames!
Lotsa love, degrassichick
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Chapter 21
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The following Monday morning had everybody in school buzzing about the fact that Jay Hogart and Emma Nelson were officially together.
"They're just perfect." Chris Sharpe muttered with a sarcastic laugh, "He already gave her gonorrhea, maybe now he can get her pregnant too."
JT stared at him out of the corner of his eye before turning back to Liberty, "I bet everyone else is worse than him though, this is like the couple that can't be. The anti couple, Jay and Emma, it's like making Darth Vader marry Bubbles from the Powerpuff Girls, or that blonde guy in Harry Potter getting together with that smart girl with the bushy hair, or-"
"JT." Liberty said, holding out her hand to stop him, "I get it."
JT rolled his eyes at her, "Still, I don't know if Emma can handle everyone talking about her."
"Emma can handle everything." Liberty stated, she had liked her hair so much from the dance that she had decided to keep it that way with the braids.
JT shook his head at her, "I rode a roller coaster one time on a class trip and she threw up, she can not handle everything."
Liberty rolled her eyes right back at him before they noticed everybody turning around and staring.
JT and Liberty turned as well and saw Jay's car pulling into the parking lot, and him getting out as well as Emma.
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"Well good to know everybody knows who's who in this school." Jay said with a shrug as he and Emma walked up the school steps of Degrassi, getting stares from almost every student.
Emma did not answer, simply stared around wide eyed at everybody staring.
"Hey, you okay?" he asked, glancing at her with concern in his eyes.
"Yeah, fine. Let's just get into school." She stated and swung open the main door of Degrassi, stepping inside.
"I can't believe they're actually staring. They saw us together at the dance." Jay stated.
Emma glanced over and saw Alex staring at her viciously from her locker before turning back to Jay and shrugging.
"Well aren't we self conscious?" he questioned jokingly.
She laughed slightly before glancing around and seeing Manny walk down the hallway.
"I'm gonna go, I'll see you." She said before giving him a quick kiss on the cheek before hurrying off after Manny and looping her arm through hers, hauling her off towards the girl's washroom.
Jay shrugged slightly before turning and walking off down the hallway.
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"Em, what's wrong?" Manny asked hurriedly as the two stepped inside the washroom.
"I don't know what's going on with me, Manny." Emma said, tilting her head back against the wall.
"What do you mean?"
Emma glanced at her, "I mean, at the dance I was fine with hanging out with him and stuff but now that everybody knows about us I'm getting so self conscience and I don't know why."
"Alex." Manny replied simply.
"What about her?"
Manny rolled her eyes, "Are you scared of what she thinks about you and Jay?"
Emma shook her head, "I don't know, I don't think so."
Manny sighed, "Look Em, you can't just be afraid of what people are going to think…trust me I know."
Emma bit her lip, "I'm being a total idiot."
Manny laughed, "Well not a total idiot but…"
"I guess I'm gonna head back out there." Emma said before walking towards the door.
Manny followed behind as she pulled open the door and stepped out into the crowded hallway, she saw Jay leaning against a locker right across from the washroom, he was waiting for her with a smirk on his face.
She smiled slightly at him before making her way towards him; she glanced around at everybody before pressing her lips up against his softly.
Jay placed his hands lightly on her hips before kissing her back and slowly breaking away.
Emma smirked before lacing her fingers through his and walking off down the hallway, shooting Alex a devious look as if to say you never should have cheated on Jay; your loss…HA!
People stared, but that was expected, the couple knew that the shock would wear down within a week.
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And it did. Two days after the kiss in the hallway, people had pretty much just stated that the two were a couple and that it was now obvious.
The days turned into weeks…and the weeks turned into months.
Emma continued to tutor Jay, his grades were now all C's and B's…and one A on a history assignment, causing Emma to squeal.
She wasn't sure if her parents actually knew for sure her plans, about graduating early and moving but she still didn't figure it was the time…Snake was getting worse and worse each day, she knew it put her mother into major stress.
It was now the second week of May, only two weeks to graduation and not very much longer until Emma moved to Montreal.
"So are you going to college there?" Manny asked as the two walked down the school steps after school one day.
Emma nodded, "Yeah, and getting a job."
"But why? Em, you can stay another year! There is no reason to leave Toronto, to leave Degrassi."
Emma shrugged, "I just feel so…suffocated."
Manny laughed aloud, "Suffocated? Em, Toronto is one of the biggest cities in the country! How can you feel suffocated?"
Emma rolled her eyes, "I just have to, Manny."
Manny rolled her eyes right back at her, "Fine, I just think it's stupid. Besides, you're my best friend…what am I supposed to do without you?"
"You'll still have JT and Toby and Liberty…and Darcy, Chante…"
"But you're my best friend Em! We've been friends since pre-school!"
"You can still visit Manny!" Emma exclaimed, "It's not the end of the world."
"What about Jack?" Manny asked.
Emma thought back to her baby brother, who was staying with Spike at the hospital.
"I'll visit Manny; I'm not cutting off my connections with my family!"
Manny shook her head, "I know…but what about Jay?"
Emma paused from her walk and sighed, "I don't know."
"Well I just heard 'I don't know' and my name said, what's up?" Jay asked, coming up behind the girls.
"I think I'm going to head out…see you later Em…bye Jay." Manny said before turning and jogging off towards her car.
"So you don't know what?" Jay asked.
Emma shook her head, "It's nothing." She noted as the two walked towards his Civic.
Jay rolled his eyes, "It's never nothing with you."
Emma placed her elbow against the window and stared out at the scenery known as Degrassi as he started the ignition and pulled out of the parking lot.
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The whole time she was helping him with his studies that day, her mind kept on going back to what Manny had said.
She hadn't really thought about it, the past five months that she had been hanging around Jay were some of the greatest; she had no clue what she would do when they had to split up.
There is always email, phone calls…
And visits! He can visit and of course you'll have to visit Toronto!
Right! But…I am going to miss him.
Same here…
Maybe I shouldn't leave, Manny's right, I could just stay here!
Not an option.
Why not?
Just isn't.
It is too!
It is not.
Is too!
Is not!
Is too!
"Emma, hello!" Jay called out, waving his hand in front of her eyes.
Emma shook her head out of her daze and glanced up at him, smiling, "Sorry."
"What is going on with you today?" Jay asked.
Emma shrugged, "Nothing just-"
"Bullshit Emma. Something is going on."
Emma sighed before glancing down at her feet, "Manny asked me what was going to happen to us."
"What do you mean 'What's going to happen to us?'?"
"When I leave Toronto…what's going to happen to us?"
Jay was about to respond when he heard the phone ring.
Emma got up and went to answer it, "Hello?"
"Em, it's important." Manny's familiar voice said on the other line.
"What's going on?" Emma asked.
"Well...you know that one new Grade Eleven? Bryon?"
"Yeah, what about him?"
"He asked me out on a date." Manny stated.
Emma shrugged, "Okay…and?"
"I said yes and we're supposed to be going out at six and I don't know what I should wear? My peach cami with my white mini skirt or my…"
Emma tuned her out as she watched Jay sling his bag over his shoulder and wave at her, walking off out of the house.
"So what do you think?" Manny questioned.
Emma bit her lip, "Uh…sure."
"Sure what?" Manny asked.
"I don't know." Emma stated as she heard Jay's car starting outside.
She could tell Manny was getting slightly frustrated.
"Em, what's wrong?"
"I have to go." She said and clicked off the phone, tossing it onto the table before slipping on her Adidas tennis shoes and walking outside, but Jay's car was nowhere in site.
She sighed, thinking of the numerous places he could be.
Let's see…his house.
Er…no.
The mall?
He doesn't seem to be in his stealing mood.
Shut up. How about Towerz house?
They don't talk too much anymore, what about in Wasaga?
I don't think he went to Wasaga.
Just call his cell!
Emma fished around in the pocket of her jean skirt and pulled out her flip phone, punching in Jay's phone number.
It rang once and then the machine came on, "Sup? It's Jay. Here comes a beep, have fun with it."
She sighed, "Hey Jay…it's me, Emma. Just wondering where you were. Talk to you later, love you bye." She flipped off her phone and put it back in her pocket.
I got it!
Where?
The one place he hasn't been in a while, the place he doubts I'd look.
…the ravine.
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Yeah, I agree…it was pointless/rushed/crappy sorry! I got a slight writer's block during this chapter, but don't worry, hopefully the next one will be longer/better/oh and slightly romantic (well it is a romance fic).
Anyways, R&R and please, no flames!
Lotsa love, degrassichick