Author Notes: So sorry I haven't updated for awhile. My computer died and school swamped me with a lot of work. I will try to update as much as possible. If anyone has any suggestions for the story feel free to tell me. Oh by the way, would anyone be interested in being my beta reader for this story? I noticed that I have some typos in the earlier chapters that I have to fix and a beta reader will help me a lot. Thanks for reading.

Disclaimer: Not mine

Chapter 5: Is it strange that I talk to myself?

Later Sunday Night in Erica's bedroom

"Attention soldiers. We have a problem and we need a solution. At 7 pm, Heero Yuy refused to cooperate. He abandoned his role as a project partner. The English professor will not let me pass unless I work with him. Any suggestions?" Erica turned to her bed full of stuffed animals hoping for an idea. After a couple of minutes of silence, she decided to take a new approach.

"Since everyone is so shocked that you're speechless, let's think of what we know of Heero Yuy…." What is the point of having an army of stuffed animals if they can't think for themselves? Maybe I should invest in penguins like everyone else. "First we know that Heero isn't human. No human can act as cold as him. Second, we know he has no friends. It isn't shocking at all if you think about it. I bet he doesn't even know what a friend is. Third, he obviously is extremely inconsiderate. I'm a damsel in distress. The least he could do was suck it up and be my partner. I mean there are a lot of worse things in the world besides being my partner."

While Erica was thinking of all the bad things in the world, she didn't notice her bedroom door open. Chase stood at the doorway watching Erica talking to herself while facing her dolls.

"They say that it isn't healthy for a person to talk to themselves, you know." He mutters causing Erica to jump.

"What are you doing here? How did you get in? Oh my god, your grandmother taught you how to be a criminal and now you broke in to my room to take my army of stuffed animals! I won't let you take them. They are trained to fight to the death!" Erica yelled in shock of seeing him there.

"Army of stuffed animals? Criminals? Why aren't you in an asylum? Obviously there's something wrong with your head." Chase was starting to get annoyed with her. There he was holding a Tupperware in his hand address to Erica and all she did was yell and insult him.

"My head is perfectly fine. I'm quite attached to it. Literally. Wait, if you aren't here for my army then why are you here?" Erica was too tired to actually notice anything.

"I came to deliver something. Grandma made you some snacks to eat while you studied. Your parents let me in and told me to come here. So want this or not? I have no issue eating whatever is in this Tupperware."

"HANDS OFF MY FOOD!" Erica at the mentioned of food grabbed the Tupperware from Chase and jumped on her bed immediately. As soon as she managed to open the Tupperware, she started to stuff her face with the strawberry pie that was inside it.

"Geez. Just what I wanted to see on a Sunday night, you stuffing your face. My life is complete. I can check that off my bucket" Chase sarcastic said while sitting at Erica's desk and looked outside her window. "So what's your problem now?"

"Problem? What problem? Life is a box of chocolate. How can anything be wrong with chocolate?" Erica responded. After a moment of thinking and finishing her snack she turned to Chase. Chase started to feel the neck on the back of his hair stand on end. Slowly he turned to face Erica, suddenly wishing he didn't. All he saw was Erica's mouth covered in red like a vampire who just drank from somebody. Slowly Erica started smiling showing her teeth which was also covered in red.

Nothings scarier than a girl who looked like a monster, thought Chase.

"Oh Chhhaaaassssseeee." Erica sang causing Chase to gulp.

"Yes?"

"Comfy?" Erica asked. I take it back. A caring Erica is the scariest thing I've seen, Chase thought.

"Sure. Whatcha need?"

Erica, happy with that response moved closer to Chase and grabbed his arm.

"What do you think of me?" She asked blinking innocently at him.

"Am I supposed to think something of you? You're you." Chase gulped trying to pull his arm out of her grasp.

"What?" Erica didn't realize that there was strawberry on her face so she didn't understand why Chase acted weird around her. She still persisted with her questions thought. "I'm a good partner right? I mean, I do my job at the bookstore well and I'm super helpful."

"Partner?...Helpful?" Slowly Chase was becoming less freaked out. It started to make sense to him. "What did you do to the new kid?"

"Me? Nothing. Heero is the one at fault. He said to meet at '7 pm.' so I met him at 7." Erica was a little offended at being accused of doing anything.

"Okay…so what's the problem? Is this why you were talking to yourself?" Chase asked curiously

"He doesn't want to be my partner! I mean I arrived on time, which is rare for me, and he said he would work by himself! I need Heero to pass! How can I make him work with me?" Erica was hoping that for once Chase would actually be helpful.

"He dumped you? Wow totally not surprised. From what you told me, the guy doesn't have any friends. So befriend him. " He remarked.

Befriend that alien! Is my grade really worth trying to be friends with him? Erica thought till unwilling till she remembered Mrs. Nebula who wanted to meet him. If I don't befriend him then I'm doomed not just academically but socially! What did I do to deserve this?

"How can I befriend him?" Erica muttered.

"Just do something that you may both like. It shouldn't be that hard to think of something. Anyways I have to head home." With that remark Chase left.

Something I like? FOOD. They do say that a 'way to a man's heart is his stomach.' HAHAHA Brace yourself Heero. I'm coming for ya through your stomach. Hope you like muffins….Wait! What's wrong with talking to myself? I'm an awesome conversationalist…