"I'll admit" Principal Carter frowned, "it's pretty serious to send you both down here for something as small as texting in class" she shook her blonde head of hair, "but, since you're down here, you might as well give me your side of things"
"Look" Deke began, "I just wanted to make sure that Daisy was ok. I mean, she's – I mean- I was worried about her, ok?"
"So I wasn't paying attention" Daisy scowled at Deke, and then at the principal, "I'm doing good in the glass, and I don't need anyone being a narc"
"I'm not being a narc!" Deke practically yelled, "and just outside, you said I wasn't so bad"
"Yeah, as a guy, not as a possible narc" Daisy shot back, "No, I was right before, you're not much of a guy and you're not even good as a narc"
"Great, now nobody likes me, not even Nana and Bobo"
"Nana and Bobo?" Principal Carter looked confused, "Both of you" she focused her attention on Deke and Daisy, "it looks like you need some sort of punishment, but seeing me seems extraneous" she sighed, "Report in detention today after classes finish for the day"
"But I'll miss the reboot of Mystery Science Theatre!" Deke frowned
"You'd rather have a discussion with Superintendent Fury?" Principal Carter gave Deke a knowing look
"No, no" Deke quickly backtracked
"I'll have a talk with Mr. Sitwell" she finished. "before you go, here" she handed them both detention slips. "You're dismissed"

Outside, Daisy punched Deke's arm, except this time, it wasn't light or soft at all.
"Ow" Deke winced, "Wow, you're strong!" he rubbed the spot where she'd hit him, "I mean, I like that in women, but-"
She didn't let him finish, "You jerk. I wanted to spend some time with Grant after school, after football practice" she fumed, "now I'm stuck in detention with you" she stalked away but then turned around and glared at him, "Sitwell's class is almost over, so why waste time with him, or you. At least I can get some decent food in the cafeteria if I get there early enough" she pointed an accusing finger at him, "And don't you dare follow me!"

Deke hung his head low and slinked back towards the classrooms.

"I got to find a way to tell her I'm sorry that I got her in trouble" he sighed, "I just got to" he walked, his sneakers hit the floor in cadence, and he mumbled through one of his favorite songs, "Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down, never gonna run around -"
He looked up into empty space and grinned.

Daisy sat at her regular lunch table, with Grant and the other football players. A few of the cheerleaders were there too, but Daisy didn't think much of them. Being smart was better than prancing around, shaking their pom-poms, and those stupid brightly colored decorative fibrous material tufts, too.
She stole a french fry from Grant's plate and munched slowly, listening to him go on about his plans.
"So then" he continued his conversation, "the photocopier stopped working and I was sure I'd have to do all the reports by hand" he laughed along with another football player.
"Hang on" Daisy tapped him on the shoulder, "You didn't meet for our date because you were photocopying exam answers?" she glared at him. "You told me you were working on college applications"
"Well babe, I want to get into a good college" he grinned, "How else could I do that?"
"Actually study. You're smart, you know"
"Sure" his eyes twinkled, "And you've got a great head on those shoulders" he gave his fellow football teammates a high five.
"You said you liked the way I think"
"I do" he nodded, and leaned close, "I like the way you kiss even better"
Daisy's eyes burned amber at her boyfriend. She knew he wasn't really like this. He was trying to look good in front of his teammates. When they were alone, she knew he could be sweet when he wanted to. Right? "Right?" she asked herself.
"Can I have your attention everyone?" Deke's voice echoed through the cafeteria. He'd stood up on one of the lunch tables and now he held a radio, one the older models. Phil and Melinda had called it a boom box.
"Hey" Ward grinned, "It's your little buddy. Maybe that big huge radio will crush him like the bug he is" another set of high fives went around the football players.
"I have something to say to someone, and I don't know how else to do it" Deke went on. He lowered the radio and turned on the tape player function. Rick Astley's song began playing. Deke, in full gusto, began singing over the music.
"We're no strangers to love" he began, "You know the rules and so do I. A full commitment's what I'm thinking of." he pointed out toward the football player's table, "You wouldn't get this from any other guy"
"Oh god no" Daisy buried her head in her hands
"I just wanna tell you how I'm feeling" he sang off key, "Gotta make you understand"

As Deke sang the absolute entirety of Rick Astley's song, the football players laughed and pointed. Pretty soon, the rest of the cafeteria joined in.
Daisy couldn't take it anymore. Even though she knew they were all laughing at Deke, inside she was sure they knew he was singing about her, and soon they'd all be laughing and pointing her way.
She grabbed her backpack and purse, and ran out of the cafeteria.

Somebody threw a basketball toward Deke. Instead of catching it, the ball hit him in the shoulder and he fell off the lunch table.
The tape deck kept playing, "Never gonna run around and desert you. Never gonna make you cry.

Never gonna say goodbye. Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you"

"I'm ok!" Deke shouted over the ensuing laughter. He scrambled up and dashed out of the cafeteria. He had to explain things to Daisy.