Cory In The House – The Fight For Alyssa
Disclaimer – I only own Alyssa and Darryl…or else, they would actually be characters on the show.
Chapter 8 – Who Will It Be?
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"Who would you choose?" Meena asked.
Alyssa bit her lip, not sure what to say.
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"What do you think is taking them so long?" Cory asked Newt impatiently.
"Dude, why are you so hung up on seeing Alyssa every second of the day?" Newt said irritatedly.
"To tell you the truth, I really like her." Cory told him.
Newt's mouth fell open, a shocked look on his face.
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"To be truthful, Meena…I'd pick Newt." Alyssa said hesitantly.
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"Wait…I like Alyssa." Newt said.
"So it's true!" A familiar voice said, and Newt and Cory turned to see Stickler standing nearby. "Well, too bad, because Alyssa'll be mine." He smiled confidently.
"Wanna bet?" Darryl asked, walking quickly past the three boys in the direction of the door to the school.
They chased after him, and found Alyssa talking to Meena, looking embarrassed.
"Alyssa!" They all yelled.
She turned to them, startled. "What?" She asked. The boys started rambling all at once so she couldn't understand what they were saying.
Finally, they all shut up and looked at her expectantly.
"I didn't hear a word you said." Alyssa said.
"Will you go out with me?" They asked.
"Well, I can't go out with all of you." Alyssa tried to avoid answering.
"Yeah, so who's it gonna be?" Darryl asked smartly.
Alyssa felt as if a ginormous spotlight was on her as everyone, even Meena, stared at her, waiting for her to answer.
She opened her mouth just as the bell rang. Grateful for a reason to leave, she picked up her backpack and walked into the crowd that was surging towards the classrooms, leaving a stunned Cory, Darryl, Stickler, and Newt standing by her locker.
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Alyssa had her first class with Cory, who sat behind her.
He tapped her shoulder for about the fifth time, and she whirled around.
"Quit bugging me!" She cried. Luckily, the rest of the class was chatting while the teacher took roll, so she wasn't heard.
Cory sank lower in his seat, and Alyssa turned around again.
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At lunch, all four boys sat around her at the table and looked at her expectantly.
Alyssa looked at Meena, and Meena nodded encouragingly.
"Darryl-" He smiled triumphantly. "You're too much of a bully." Alyssa said. His face fell. "Stickler, no offence, but you kind of weird me out." She said apologetically. He and Darryl simply left the table.
"Cory…you're really nice, but I don't like you as anything more than a friend." Alyssa told him. Newt's heart raced. "Newt…I do like you. A lot." She said nervously.
They both smiled, not triumphantly or meanly, but happily.
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"Cory, please don't be mad!" Alyssa cried, following him through his living room into the kitchen. Sophie and the Jonas Brothers were sitting at the table, and immediately looked up to see what the commotion was.
"Meena, would you please tell Alyssa that I'm not speaking to her." Cory said.
"Dude, we aren't gonna be held back just because you like Alyssa too." Newt reasoned.
"Don't be mad at them!" Meena said.
"You stay out of this!" Cory pointed at Meena.
They started yelling at each other.
"Hey…HEY…SHUT UP!" Kevin yelled. They turned to look at him.
"What's the issue?" He asked.
They all started talking at once.
"ONE AT A TIME!" He yelled.
They each explained their side of the story.
"Sorry Cory, but, I kinda agree with Alyssa and Newt." Kevin said.
Cory's face flashed a look of disappointment, then he turned and left the room.
Alyssa rolled her eyes and left out the other door, Newt and Meena following her.
"Well, great peacemaking." Joe teased his brother.
"You betcha." Kevin replied.
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A/N: Well, this one's a LITTLE longer than the last one…I'm probably going to end the story soon…mainly because I have other stories to write. Anyways…review!