Title: Popcorn Makes Everything Romantic
Rating: This chapter is probably PG due to slight language/sexual content.
Disclaimer: None of these characters are mine...I cannot claim them. They all belong to the hardworking people involved with Degrassi.
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Summary: This will be a Palex (Paige/Alex) story...So, you are warned. If you are not into females dating other females, please don't read this story. It's not for you. It's about what might have happened had Alex and Paige not kissed in Lexicon of Love, would they have found their way together anyway, and what would have happened, in my opinion, if the details of the movie premier night were altered.
Author's Note: Again, and as always, I appreciate the reviews that I get. Thank you. I won't be able to update quite as often as I did for a bit there, due to school starting up again soon, but I will update whenever I happen to get the chance. Enjoy.
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Alex and Jay were in the car, quietly sitting there listening to not-so-quiet music on the radio. "So, are we playing for the same team now?" Jay grinned to himself. He had some good sport metaphors that night.
Alex glared at him immediately, ready to leave, but they were going down the road. She didn't quite fancy the idea of jumping out of the car while it was moving, unless necessary. "Jay! What's with the sports metaphors tonight?"
Jay threw her a glance. Might as well tell her the truth. "Had to play baseball today."
"You what?"
"I actually went to gym today, and we played baseball, okay." Alex immediately burst out laughing. Jay had finally shown up to gym class…and on a day that they played baseball. He actually participated in it! Jay glared at his ex-girlfriend. "Oh, shut up. I knew I shouldn't have told you." She continued laughing until they pulled up to the parking lot.
They had barely gotten out of the vehicle, when Amy sauntered up to them or something. "Am I interrupting something?" Damn. That girl needed a bell around her neck to alert people when she was nearby.
"Amy?" It was dark out, so Alex had to frown at her for a second before recognizing her. "What the hell are you doing here?"
"Observing," She glanced between the two of them. Alex had been laughing at something Jay had said before she had shown up. Now, they both looked slightly miffed.
"Get away," Alex continued, trying to walk away from her. Jay had no choice but to follow. He had allowed Alex to hold the tickets for a little while, and she never handed them back.
"Don't want me to interrupt your date?" Amy smirked, knowing that such a statement would irk them both.
"It's not a date." Alex immediately had her own opinion.
Jay glanced at both girls slightly confused, slightly joking. "It's not?"
"No! It's not." Alex glared at him. He wasn't very bright sometimes, but he knew that she had a girlfriend. Both of them knew that actually. "I'm with Paige. You know that."
Amy folded her arms across her chest. "So, why are you on a date with Jay?"
"I'm not on a date with him."
Amy knew just the buttons to push. "So, why's Spinner hanging out with your girlfriend tonight?" No matter who she was talking to.
"How do you know that Spinner's hanging out with Paige?" And since Amy used to be Alex's best friend. She knew even better than she did with most.
"Doesn't matter. But, come on. They were first loves. Do you really get over your first love that quickly?"
"Yes," Alex immediately answered Amy's question, without a second of hesitation. She didn't want to give Amy that success, to have Alex falter with her words.
Amy pressed on, stepping closer to Alex, but careful to stay out of punching rage. "Did you really get over Jay that quickly? Think about it. After you found out, did you get over him immediately?" After she found out that Jay was cheating on her, that is.
"You bitch," and then Alex was lunging at Amy. Jay stepped between them. He had been quiet, but he was listening. He wanted to see this concert, and these two were not going to stop him from doing just that.
"I'm not the one whose girlfriend is on a date with someone else." Amy was out of range of The Angry Alex, so she was witty again.
"She's not on a date." Alex scowled.
"Sure, she knows it," Amy admitted.
"What's your point?"
"Does he know it?" Alex immediately was lunging at Amy again.
"Ladies! Ladies!" Jay was almost too happy to break them apart. They were not fighting tonight. He wouldn't allow it.
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"Ladies and gentleman, we'd like to welcome you to our theatre…" The intercom next to each car was flickering to life, preparing everyone for the featured film.
"Do they always do announcements before the movie?" Spinner leaned over and whispered to Paige. Though, they probably didn't need to whisper, since it was a drive-in theatre, but it was too weird not to whisper while at a movie.
"Sure," Paige nodded, looking at the screen. She loved that movie. It was going to start soon.
"Don't you know?" Spinner's brow furrowed. He had assumed that Paige went to the movies there a lot…
Paige admitted, "This is the first one that I've gone to."
"So how did you know how to get here?"
"Ah, the wonders of the internet." She had gone to a website, and typed in the theatre's address, and boom, instant response. Instant map. Instant directions. All made faster than instant coffee.
Spinner's eyebrows shot up in surprise and amusement. "So you lied when you said that you knew how to get here. I see how it is."
"Spin," Paige tried to interrupt him.
"You could have gotten us lost." He was accusing her jokingly, but Paige bought into it at first, and she felt guilty. Then, she noticed his smirk.
"You jerk." She rolled her eyes at him, turning back towards the screen.
"Lovable jerk though." He smiled at her, hoping to charm her.
"You think so, huh?"
"I know so." Another charming smile.
"When did you get so modest?" She couldn't help but laugh.
"Oh, it comes with beauty." She laughed again, before realizing something.
"No fair. I'm supposed to be the one cheering you up."
"You are," he promised, and he smiled back at her.
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"Come on now." The girls were glaring at each other. "Amy, be nice." Jay was trying to separate them. "Alex, don't bite." He was stronger than them. "There we go." Finally, he managed to get them apart. Two hot girls. Fighting. Oh yeah, it was his lucky night. Suddenly, Alex punched him. "What was that for?"
She looked at him pointedly. "I know what you were thinking."
"Come here, Amy." He sat closer to the girl who didn't punch him, and put his arm around her shoulders. She smiled up at him, then she glared over at Alex. "Jealous?"
"Hardly," the raven-hair girl snorted her disgust at seeing the two of them together.
"Ouch, Alex. That burns." Jay said it jokingly, but Amy was still fuming.
"I'm tuning you two out right now." Alex looked towards the stage, hoping to not have to see them cuddling to her left.
"I'm your ride home," Jay reminded her.
"And I'll notice you then. Or once you get rid of that thing." Alex looked at Amy, and Jay knew what 'that thing' was immediately.
"Hey!" So did Amy.
"Band's on!" They were not fighting on his watch. He wanted to see the band, damn it!
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"I love this movie." Paige was giddy, just as the movie was starting.
"You brought me to a movie that you've already watched?" Spinner mock-glared at her. Paige felt bad for a moment, even though she knew that he was kidding.
"Um, no," Paige was trying to work her way out of that one. "Lots of previews of it?" Spinner shook her head. He didn't believe her. "Come on, Spin. This movie came out years ago. It's not my fault that you've chosen to just watch it now."
"I'm sorry that I don't usually watch chick flicks." Spinner shrugged, trying to maintain his manhood. "Unless I'm with you or…Darcy." Darcy. The word hit him hard, and it was obvious. He was still in pain. The break-up had only been hours ago after all.
"Her loss." Spinner smiled at her, trying to foget about Darcy. "Absolutely her loss."
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"Jay, you wanna go?" Amy was bored with the music. It was a concert that Alex and Jay were both really into, and she felt left out. She didn't really like that band.
"Go where?" Jay shot her a quick look.
"Your car. Parking lot." Jay thought for a moment. He glanced at Alex. She was totally into the music. She was dancing to it, like no one was watching, even though she knew that people were watching.
"I like this song. Maybe later." He brushed Amy off, and she was immediately furious. She saw him glance at Alex. It wasn't fair. He should be paying attention to her, not some lesbian, who wouldn't want him. "Maybe later?"
"Yeah, maybe later." He nodded, not noticing her fuming.
"I bet that you wouldn't tell that to Alex."
"You're right. She'd punch me if I said that to her." Amy thought for a moment, before punching Jay's arm. He had asked for it.
"I punch better than that." Alex had stopped dancing momentarily to comment on Amy's punching ability.
"Amy!" Jay glared at both girls. "Alex, you're not helping either."
Alex forced a laugh. "My apologies, Sir? I didn't realize that it was my job to help you out."
"It's not," he explained, for once not making a joke about it.
"It's your job to wonder what Spinner is doing to your girlfriend right now." Amy felt vengeful, so she wanted the idea stuck in Alex's head. She knew that Alex would get paranoid if she told her that Spinner was going to hit on Paige enough times. Jay wanted to shut her up, so he kissed Amy.
Alex cringed, "They definitely won't be doing that."
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"This is a good movie." Spinner was whispering again.
"Of course," Paige whispered back, then ate another piece of popcorn. "I picked it out."
"Now who is modest?" Spinner looked at the blonde girl.
"Me, of course." She offered him a piece of popcorn, which he ate happily.
"Right, sure you are."
"Hey!" She could sense his obvious sarcasm. "I am," she smirked.
"You're right. You are modest." Amy had said that he should try to hit on Paige. So, he took a flying leap into the abyss. "You look beautiful tonight."
"Um, thanks, Spin." He looked completely serious, so she didn't make a joke. "Flattery can get you everywhere." Spinner's arm was working its way around her shoulders. Hopefully that was included in everywhere.
