High School Mayhem Chapter Four
Sorry about the wait for a new chappie, I've been back at school, and its taken a while to get used to homework again (I leave a lot to the last minute, so its not just this)
Thanks to all those who have reviewed, without those reviews I don't know if I would have kept writing...
whiz: thanks for the constructive criticim you made, I welcome it all, as everything you said were very good points. As for Brian being of a higher rank than Tory but her getting a special gi, I had always meant for both of them to get black gi's I just forgot to mention that Brian had one too. As for the school knowing of Tory and Brian's skills, that's a bit harder, how about we all just assume that Tory and Brian had to mention any particular talents they had when enrolling (I had to do that at my school. ) And I'm fairly sure (not 100 though, I could be wrong) that somewhere in the book a reference is made to Tory having a black gi (when she starts training the Masters in the first book of the trilogy, you know, with the round mat and all that)
ssdiablo: well im very glad that it made you smile, and longer chapters sound good, il work on that.
Keridwen: Thanks for all your encouragement, has been a lot of help
celticas: well without you I wouldn't have started writing, so I suppose I owe the biggest thank you to you, seeing as I find this so much fun. So thanks
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For Tory, French was a breeze. For Maelgwn and Ione, French was the one class that made them dread school. It was apparent that Tory was miles head of the rest of the class by the time the bell signalling the end of class had rung, and seeing the relief that Maelgwn and Ione showed at being free to speak in their own language again she had an idea.
These new friends of hers were obviously good people and she figured that a good way to get to know him ("both of them, not just Maelgwn!" her conscious mind scolded the subconscious) would be to have them over to her house and try tutoring them to improve their French skills. This was, of course, a way to add to the foundations of her new friendships, not a way to get Maelgwn ("both of them, not just him!") alone...
Maelgwn's easy smile became a flirtatious smirk when he heard Tory's offer. "I thought you weren't sure about going out with me, yet here you are inviting me round to your places for hours on end. A little eager aren't we, we haven't even been on our first date yet!"
"I'll have you know you're not quite as irresistible as you think you are, I'm not agreeing to go out with you. Ione will be there too, she could use the help in French too" Tory declared, shrivelling inside at the though of her bright red colouring of her cheeks at this moment.
Maelgwn's smirk fell just a tiny bit, but he still added "That's how it'll start...That's how it always starts. I give you a week, maybe two before you declare Ione has had all the help she needs and make it one on one with me. I look forward to that day, ohhh, it'll be great", not realising just how wrong the path he had just gone down was.
Tory's stubborn streak kicked in, she hated to be treated like a sex object, or talked down to in this way, even if it was just in harmless jest. "We'll see about that. I want to help you with your French, that's what friends do." putting extra emphasis on the word friends. "If you want to take up my offer, good. If you only want to come to see how long it takes to get into my pants, then don't bother, I won't make it worth your while in that regard. I might be blonde but I'm not stupid..." Turning her back on Maelgwn she stormed away to find Ione, finding relief in the knowledge that this offer of tutorial would be much easier. She also wanted to find out as much as she could about Maelgwn. Although she could plainly see that he was an up-himself jerk she couldn't help being attracted to him. She wondered what it would be like to kiss those full lips, to see what lay beneath his wrinkled basketball top..."Stop that!" she mentally ordered herself, as her mind started to wander down paths that she really, really didn't want to go down...of course she didn't, she wasn't falling for Maelgwn, this was just a passing crush, no more than that...
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Meanwhile Ione, after not-so-subtly winking at Katren, had found she had "some really important uuuh other stuff" to do and had left, causing Katren to blush rather prettily at her friend's very obvious ulterior motive: leaving her and Brian alone.
Brian, on the other hand, was trying hard to keep a straight face, finding Ione's not-so-subtle "subtlety" quite amusing. "So, is she normally that, errr, tactful?" he asked of Katren, gesturing to Ione as she practically ran down the hallway, glancing over her shoulder every few seconds, as if expecting to see that Katren and thrown herself at Brian.
"Yep, pretty much, though she normally pulls it off a little but more convincingly" Katren remarked, rolling her eyes slightly, a small grin on her lips.
"But what I really want to know is, do the couples she tries to set up ever actually get together?" asked Brian flirtatiously, raising his eyebrows in an exaggerated manner.
Katren couldn't help but blush further at that statement, causing Brian to feel elated. "So she does feel the same way" he mused. This could work quite well, if he played his cards right. Suddenly nervous, he ran a hand through his golden tresses of hair, and asked "Um, I was wondering, that is I was hoping, if you're not doing anything of course...D'you wanna do something together sometime?"
All of this poured out of his mouth very fast, making him sound slightly comical, but Katren didn't notice that as she stared into his deep, blue eyes, a dreamy expression covering her face. "Oh my gosh, is this really happening? Did he really just ask me out? Quick, I need to say something, anything, I need to answer. Wake up already Katren!"
Already Brian's short lived grin was fading, replaced by an expression of the utmost horror and embarrassment. Had he just blown his one chance with this girl? Did she really find him so repulsive that all she could do was to stare at him in that way? What was going on behind those beautiful brown eyes of hers? He wished she would say something.
Suddenly something seemed to snap into place in Katren's mind, and just as her beau was about to turn away a leave she burst out with "Of course I would, I'd love to! Pick me up at 7 tomorrow night. Oh this is awesome!"
His saddened expression had vanished the instant Katren's outburst had started, and was now traded for a corny grin, a grin so wide that it made the saying "grinning from ear to ear" seem literally possible. "Well I'll take that as a yes" he laughed, amused at her excitement "I've gotta run now, I guess I'll see you around. Remember, 7 tomorrow night"
He turned to leave, and as he walked away Katren slumped against a locker, a contented look glazing over her eyes, making it obvious she was off in her own little dream world. That is until a tap on her shoulder brought her back to reality. There stood Ione, her grin nearly as large as Brian's, not needing to say anything as Katren said "I should be mad at you, putting me on the spot like that, but what can I say except you're a genius! How do you know the perfect time to do that, I do believe that I've never seen you get it wrong. And actually, how do you manage to run off in one direction, yet turn up out of the blue from another direction seconds after Brian left, with a look on you face that says you heard everything we said."
Ione's grin only got wider, looking more and more like the cat who got the cream. "Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies. Just know that I have my ways and means", she stated mysteriously, causing Katren's euphoria induced giggles to become all the more cheerful.
"Ahhh Ione, what would I do without you?"
"I don't know, become a spinster aunt who lives in a caravan with 32 cats?" Ione muttered playfully, earning herself a light, joking slap on the arm from Katren.
"I heard that! Come on, we'd best get a move on, we'll be late for Maths..." Katren said as they hurried off to their next class.
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Well as always, please review, I love knowing what you all think, and if you've got any ideas include them with your review or PM me.
Oh and I know I promised this one would be longer, and its not, but I kinda had writers block and it just seemed as though it needed to be finished here. The next chapter should be up fairly soon, I've got ideas for how I want it to go, and it'll definitely be longer than this one, I promise.
Cheers, mel