a/n-hey guys. i knwo this took a while to get up and i kno its not good, but school just sucks. i hate it. sighh. well heres the next chapter. enjoy

Chapter 10: Chad

Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit! First of all, how could I be that obvious? The entire grade knew! What have I ever done to make everyone think that I like Lilly? Ok…so maybe I've done a couple things, but not really. Right? Right. So now I had to find somewhere to go, since I couldn't face Lilly, not now. I walked into the boys' bathroom, knowing that she wouldn't go in there.

Maybe there's a chance she doesn't believe everyone. I mean, I never actually told her I liked her. So there's no proof, right? Right. I was washing my hands and thinking when the door to the bathroom opened.

"Hello, Oliver," said Chad the Chomper, my enemy.

"Hi, Chad."

"So, word on the street is you like Lilly?"

"Like you didn't know." I said sarcastically.

"Whoa, whoa, no need for the sarcasm. I'm just here to tell you that you better watch your woman, 'cause now that she knows you like her, I'm gonna tell her I like her. Which means she'll forget about you and come to a real man, like me." Chad began daydreaming.

"In your dreams, buddy." I said, pushing past him and out the door. I didn't expect him to follow, but he did.

"In your nightmare, pal." he replied and shoved me. I almost pushed him back, but decided to be the bigger man and walk away. "Exactly." Chad said. "You don't even have the guts to fight me, Oken. You're a wimp." Chad said, trying to spit his gum on me but he missed.

I stopped in my tracks and walked back up to him. "You're right, Chad. Everything you've ever said about me is true. I'm a wimp, I'm stupid, I'm a loser. You name it, that's what I am. But there's one thing I am better at than you."

"What's that? Sucking up?"

"Nope," I smiled. "Giving you a bloody nose," and with that I punched him hard in the nose, making him stagger backwards.

"You're dead, Oken!" Chad yelled, coming at me. I ducked and punched him in the jaw when he wasn't expecting it.

"Actually, I'm alive and healthy, thank-you very much." I smiled proudly as I watched him lay defenselessly on the floor, and his nose was in fact bleeding.

"Mr. Oken!" the principal called out from down the hall. "My office, now! Chad, go see the nurse."

I shrugged, knowing that I was caught red-handed, and went to Mr. Smith's office. At least being there would keep me from my last two classes, which were with Lilly.

"First of all, you're suspended tomorrow and you have detention everyday this week. Second, why did you feel the need to punch Chad?"

I shrugged. "I've always felt the need to punch him. This time he just provoked me at the wrong time, so I did it. Plus, he basically told me to punch him."

"Did he hit you at all?"

"Nah," I told him honestly. "He shoved me, but that's it."

"Well thank-you for being honest, but you did hit him. I'll give him one day of detention this week, is that fair for you?"

I shrugged. "I guess."

"Good, so I'll just call your parents to come pick you up, and I'll see you Wednesday."

"Ok, but my parents are at work."

Mr. Smith sighed. "Alright, you can finish off today, serve a detention this afternoon, and go home on the late bus. I expect you to reflect on your day off tomorrow on what you did to Chad, even if he did deserve it, Ok?"

"Yup," I said, getting up to leave.

"Good-bye, Mr. Oken."

"Later." I replied without any enthusiasm. I decided to skip the remaining of 5th period and 6th period, because awkwardness would only await me.

Just my luck, Miley decided to get a drink just as I was finished getting one. "Oliver, where have you been?"

"I just beat up Chad, got suspended and detention, and now I'm skipping class. What have you been up to?"

"No seriously, Oliver, what were you doing?"

"I'm being serious, Miley. Chad's in the nurse's office right now and I won't be in school tomorrow. I also have detention today and for the rest of the week except tomorrow."

"Really?"

"Yes, really."

"Well what made you finally hit Chad?"

I shrugged. "He got more annoying than usual."

"Well anyway, are you coming to class or not?"

"Hmm, let me think…Not." I started walking away.

"Oliver, you're gonna have to face her some time."

"What'd she say when I left?"

"She just went back to eating. Oh by the way, she just got detention for not turning in her homework, so I guess you'll see her there, bye!" Miley skipped back to her class.

Oh joy. Detention with the girl I've liked forever, and now she knows. This should be interesting.