I decided to rewrite most of my stories cause I think that they were really really bad so I started on this story first because I already know what's going to happen to it (since it's based on Taylor Swift's song and video) so it'll be easier to write and finish. Expect to get the rewrite of Chapter 2 write after this! and I'll be posting Chapter 3 soon. I'm planning on finishing all my stories so I can start on new ones. It'd be better that way don't cha think? :D
Anyway when I re-read I noticed that I put Shane and Nate in the same grade but Shane is supposedly older. So let's just pretend that Shane failed a grade or something so that it would make more sense.
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters, the plot, or the song used in this story. Some parts of the plot are mine though but it's still mostly based on Taylor Swift's video.
Read on!
You're on the phone with your boyfriend, You're upset
You're going off about something that he said
He doesnt have the same humour like I do
"Good Morning Mrs. Russo." I greeted politely. She looked up at me and gave me a warm motherly smile.
"Well, good morning to you too Nate! Alex is up in her room. Don't forget to knock!"
I laughed and said, "No worries Mrs. Russo. I won't."
I made my way up to the subway station's stairway and crossed the living room, said a brief 'Good morning' to Mr. Russo, and walked the hallway to Alex's room. As I got nearer to the door I could hear her arguing with someone. I sighed.
It's probably Nick or Riley…or whoever she's going out with.
The usual feeling of jealousy and bitterness filled me like it usually does when it comes to Alex's boyfriends. I forced myself to concentrate and knock on her door.
"Just watch what you're saying next time okay?! Fine, bye!"
The door opens and there comes Alex, glaring at the phone in her hand. She looks up at me and smiles my special and favorite smile.
"Nate! I didn't know you were coming. Come in!" She gushed and gives me a hug. I laughed at her reaction and ignored the thumping in my chest, which usually happens when Alex and I happen to have any kind of physical contact. I walked over to her computer table and sat on her spindly chair.
"Who were you on the phone with?" I asked. Please let it be one of her friends, I prayed in my head.
"Oh it was just Dean. He made some stupid joke that wasn't even slightly funny so I blew up on him." She explained.
Oh, so it's Dean that she's with now, I thought.
I sat on her bed and looked up at her with raised eyebrows.
"What was the joke?"
She frowned and said, "Well it's not much of a joke but more like making fun of people."
Why do I have a random feeling I know who 'people' is? Or is it are? Whatever.
"People? Who people?"
She kept looking at her shoes and kept her gaze away from mine. Yep thought so.
"Is it me?" I asked.
She looked up at me and grimaced. She nodded.
"That's why I was so mad at him! He called you a 'band geek' and a 'loser' which you're so not!" She explained.
"Well, maybe he was right about the band geek part." I grinned at her. She rolled her eyes and scoffed.
"You're not a band geek."
"Yeah, well you didn't have to be mad at him about that. Everybody in the school thinks I'm both."
"I don't."
"That's because you're special Lexi." I said. She shot me a dirty look.
"I don't mean it like that! I mean that you're my best friend… which makes you special?" I ended lamely, making it more like a question than an explanation.
Gosh Nate you are a loser, I thought.
"Good thing I know what you're talking about or I would have been really offended." Alex chuckled. She's so cute, I thought.
"Yay me!" I said and clapped my hands fast and jumped up and down in my seat, just like London from Suite Life. Alex laughed and rolled her eyes at me.
"You are such a dork!"
"True, but I'm your dork." I said with a grin.
"Yep! My best dork friend ever!" She agreed.
And that's all I will ever be, I thought glumly.
"So do you have a date to the prom yet?" Alex asks. Alex wouldn't usually go to the prom, but the success of last year's anti-prom (thrown by Alex and Harper, of course) made her want to go to the actual prom, believing that she would be doing the opposite of everybody else (much to Mitchie's and Harper's delight).
"What? Isn't the prom like 2 months away?" I asked confused.
"So? People start looking for dates at least 5 months before."
"Really? Does that mean you already have a date?" I tried really hard not to look crestfallen when I said it.
"Well, Dean didn't really ask but I guess it's expected we're gonna go together since we're a couple you know?" She replied unsurely.
"Yeah, I guess I know what you mean."
"Anyway you didn't answer my question. Who're you planning on going with? I mean, Harper's already asked Zeke, with great difficulty of course, and Mitchie still needs to ask someone which I'm currently helping her on so you might as well be added to the list."
"Actually I don't think I'm going to the prom."
Alex stared at me like I've just grown an extra head.
"What? Why!?"
I jumped at her sudden hysterics.
"I don't know! I guess I just don't see a point in going. Besides I don't think anyone would want to go with me."
"Are you insane? Any girl would be lucky to go with you! C'mon tell me who you want to go with and maybe I can set her up with you."
I looked away from her and fidgeted in my seat.
"Um, she's already taken."
"Really? That stinks." She said sympathetically.
"Yeah I know. Anyway I can't go since I have band practice at that time." I said, trying to change the subject.
"Can't you reschedule? I mean you can still go even without a date."
Trust Alex to never let something go.
"I can't. We have a gig the next day so we really need the practice."
"But isn't Shane going to the prom? He's not going to miss his last chance to show off his 'perfect' self to the girls."
"Shane's practicing with us before the prom then he's leaving and we're going to get someone else to play his parts until he gets back. Jason just came back from college so he's going to need a lot of practice. Plus I'm the writer and producer so I need to be there and smooth everything out."
I hope she buys it this time. I really don't want to go if I'm not going with her.
"Ugh fine. It won't be any fun without you though." She pouted. She looked at me and used her "puppy dog" face. She knows I can't resist that! I quickly turned away from her and turned her computer on.
"You'll have fun without me Lexi. You're just a fun person, you can't help it," I logged on my msn account to check if anyone was on. Well I wasn't really checking, I was just pretending to do something to distract myself, "Besides Mitchie's going to be there and Shane's probably going to hit on her every minute he can. That should be pretty entertaining to watch. While you're at it why don't you set them up?"
Alex frowned, even when she's not smiling she looks adorable. Ugh, stop it Nate!
"But we're seniors now and if you don't go to this prom that would mean you'll never go to a prom ever!" She argued.
"Maybe I'll get in to the Guinness for being the only guy who didn't go to his own senior prom." I joked. I gave her my goofy grin which I knew she couldn't resist. She chuckled and shook her head.
"Well I've still got 2 months. I'll find a way to convince you then."
"Good luck with that." I said, sticking my tongue at her. She blew a raspberry at me.
I laughed, "We're so childish."
"You started it!" She said mockingly.
I grinned and said, "There's always a first for everything huh?" Which is true, since I'm usually the typical 'serious' kind of guy and it's only around Alex and my brothers that I can really bring out my silly side.
"You wanna play counter strike?" She asked giddily.
"Oh you are so on!" I said.
"Excellent! Hang on let me go get Justin's computer."
"And by get you mean steal right?"
"You know me too well. Oh and Mitchie's coming over so if you wanna invite that silly brother of yours then go ahead." She winked and left the room.
I closed my eyes as I heard the door close behind her. Being Alex's best friend isn't exactly an easy job. She was pretty, nice (well, she has her moments), outgoing and outspoken, friendly, and pretty much all in all amazing, which makes her every guy's dream girl.
Unfortunately for me it makes it a lot harder to try to tell her how I feel because of the competition between those guys especially Dean Moriarty. He was popular, handsome (in girls' opinions, not mine), team captain for the basketball team and a typical bad boy that girls usually go for.
I can't believe that a jerk like him can get a girl like my Lexi. I asked her about it once and she told me that it was all a façade and that he was actually a really nice guy. Yeah, right, the guy who scares the living daylights to us "band geeks" is a really nice guy.
"Hey I got the computer! Let's play." Alex exclaimed enthusiastically.
I opened my eyes and looked at the amazing girl beaming up at me. I can't help myself but I am seriously in love with Alex Russo.