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"I'm so glad that it's still sunny. It'll be like this till October!" Kendall commented while the group of four waited for the bus the next morning.
"And that means more time outdoors with my Gunther!" Jackie squealed.
"Stop Jackie you're embarrassing me." Gunther smiled.
"Oh but you like it." She teased.
Kick and Kendall looked at them, "We still exist you know." Kendall commented.
But the couple didn't pay attention.
"Ok class, take your seats." Their homeroom teacher called after the bell rang. The group had coordinated their schedules so they could have the same classes throughout the year, as well the same seating arrangement; Jackie next to Gunther, with Kick and Kendall sitting behind them.
"Today we have a new student, he's from France, so make him feel welcomed." She turned to the student, "You may introduce yourself."
The young man was tall, with a toned chest and broad shoulders, not to mention excellent posture. He had a white dress shirt with a burgundy V-neck sweater over it, straight-fit jeans and black shoes. He had emerald eyes and thick brown locks covering his head, an olive skin tone and a to-die-for smile.
All the girls in the class (except Jackie and Kendall) were instantly enamored with him.
"Nice to meet all of you, my name is André Moreau. I hope that all the girls in this school are as lovely as the ones in this class,"
All the girls began squealing, while the boys gave him with an 'are-you-serious' look.
"I look forward to this school year and I hope," He brushed his hair from his face (although it wasn't covering it in the first place) and gave a lady-killer smile, "That we can all be good friends."
"KYYYAAA!"
"BE MY FRIEND ANDRÉ !"
"I CAN BE THE BEST FRIEND YOU'VE EVER HAD"
"WE CAN SHOW YOU AROUND THE SCHOOL!"
While all the girls began making a big fuss over André, the group of four simply looked at each other.
"I don't like him." Jackie said flatly. "Something's not right about him."
"We can't judge a person before getting to know them Jackie," Gunther placed a hand on hers, "No matter how creepy they might be."
"Let's just hope the teacher can get these girls to calm down," Kendall said looking towards the front of the class, and then back to the group, "If not then this could get messy."
"SETTLE DOWN LADIES!" The teacher yelled suddenly, causing everyone to freeze. "Now, we need to find you a seat André, how about..."
"If the Madam does not mind," André interrupted, "I would be most honored to sit next to the girl with hair of sunshine." He flashed his lady-killer smile, and walked over to Kendall, who looked at him with shock and surprise all over her face.
"I am sure the Monsieur," He turned to Kick, "Would not mind giving up his seat to me."
The atmosphere suddenly grew tense and the feeling of electricity crackling in the air around the two boys as they stared each other down stunned everyone in the room. Kick held a steely gaze while André simply smiled pleasantly back, but anyone could tell they were at war with one another.
An unexpected buzz of excitement was mixed in with the overwhelming and somewhat hostile air surrounding the two boys. No one had ever challenged Kick for Kendall before; it was an unspoken rule that even though they weren't dating, both of them were off limits to anyone but each other. As the seconds passed, the silence dragged on as everyone in the class waited to see which of the two would break first.
"Jackie!" Gunther cried out, causing everyone to turn and see that she had fainted, "Jackie wake up!" He cried frantically.
Kendall was the next one by her side, "She needs to go to the nurse! Let us take her!" She looked at the teacher, who was still recovering from the shock of a silent and powerful showdown.
"What? Oh yes of course! Buttowski, please help our friends carry Miss. Wackerman to the nurse, and Mr. Moreau, you can sit next to Mr. Richmond, over in the back, on the other side of the classroom."
As the group of friends carried Jackie out of the class room, Kick glanced once more at the new student, who was making himself comfortable in his seat with a disappointed expression. André looked up and managed to catch the daredevil's steely gaze before the group left, giving Kick an arrogant smile of his own.
"Your friend will be just fine." The Nurse said. "She just needs more water; this heat is what caused her to faint. She's just dehydrated."
As the nurse left the room, Gunther placed a hand on Jackie's forehead, "She doesn't feel hot."
"That's because I'm not" Jackie opened her eyes, "I just couldn't let that stupid French boy break our group apart. The creep..."
The rest of them looked at her, dumbfounded, as she rambled on.
"You mean..." Kendall started
"You were just fine?!" Kick finished
Jackie looked at them, "Of course. PFT as if I would faint over something as silly as dehydration, that boy obviously likes you Kendall, and was purposely trying to get Kick away from you, which will NOT happen as long as I am around! He could have picked the seat behind you or maybe if we weren't sitting by the windows the one on your left but NOOOOO, he had to pick the one Kick was sitting in! Stupid snail eater!" A dark aura of anger began to form around her, causing the three friends too slowly back away from her.
"Maybe you're just over reacting Jackie," Kendall said cautiously, "I am class president, it's more than likely that he found out and decided it would be best to ask me for help with being in a new school." She held up her hands "After all I do know more about this school than most if not all the other students... EEK!"
Jackie hovered over her, eyes completely white and Kendall could practically feel an inferno behind her friend, "YOU SERIOUSLY BELIEVE THAT!? THAT BOY SPECIFICALLY WANTED TO SIT NEXT TO YOU! HE EVEN COMPLIMENTED YOUR HAIR! THIS MEANS HE'S NOTICED YOU BEFORE TO INSTANTLY RECOGNISE YOU! DIDN'T YOU SAY THAT WHEN A GUY COMPLIMENTS YOU IT MEANS HE WANTS SOMETHING!?"
"Only Clarance does that!" Kendall answered finding her voice, "You know that as well as I do!"
"I do not do that!" Kick interrupted, glaring at her.
"Yes you do!" She countered, suddenly upset.
"Do not! I haven't done that since we entered High School!"
"Pft, whatever Clarance," She rolled her eyes and walked out of the nurse's office, simply brushing off the argument, leaving the rest of the group in shock.
"Kick! Go after her!" Gunther pushed him towards the door "You gotta follow her!"
"But... But I..."
"Just GO!" He shoved him out the door and shut it. He let out a sigh "One of these days I'm going to reach my limit with those two..."
Suddenly, Jackie put her arms around him and lay her head on his back, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean for them to get into a fight, I just wanted Kendall to realize that there wasn't something right about that André kid. I guess I forgot she tries to look for the best in people, so I kinda snapped. It was my fault..."
Gunther turned and took her hands into his, "No, it's better that this came up, now Kendall can finally have some closure and she and Kick can move on in their relationship."
"At the rate their going they may never have a relationship..." Jackie grumbled.
Gunther gave a half-hearted laugh, "Maybe, but I guess only time will tell." He brushed Jackie's hair from her face. "Don't scare me like that though."
She smiled "Even if desperate times call for desperate measures?"
He thought for a moment, "Well then at least give me a heads up." He lowered his head towards hers.
"Deal." She whispered.
The moment Gunther had shoved Kick out of the nurse's office; he found that Kendall was standing in the hall with her hands behind her back, leaning against the wall next to the door. She looked a bit down, and barely acknowledged his presence as he stumbled out of the room. For a moment they simply said nothing, allowing the silence to increase the distance that was suddenly between them.
Finally, Kick spoke, "Is that really what you think of me?"
Kendall couldn't help but notice there was a bit of pain in his voice as he asked her the question, she turned to look at him and her mind began to swirl. He was giving her that intense gaze again, and examined her from head to toe and back to her eyes. He always did this when they parted and met again, as though he was afraid he had missed something during their time apart.
She was curious to know the reason behind why he did that, but she never asked.
Is it because I'm afraid that the answer is something I don't want to hear? She asked herself.
"I don't know." She responded, answering his question along with her own.
"Yes, you do," Kick took a step towards her, not breaking their gaze "Tell me."
Again she felt safe and confident; Kendall sighed and looked at the ground, "I guess I'm still not over you doing that when we were in middle school."
Kick pulled her away from the wall and into his arms, "I never asked you for anything out of the ordinary," He said as she lay her hands on his chest, caught up in the moment.
"I only asked you to spend time with me; if doing stunts was a bit too much at the time then I'm sorry." He brushed his hand against her cheek and down to her chin, taking in the soft pink glow that began to form on her face, "I just wanted you around."
Kendall went weak in her knees; his touch, his scent, being so close to him did things to her she couldn't put into words, and as he explained himself to her, she realized how foolish she had been, to not have noticed he simply wanted to involve her in his life. After all, wasn't she the one who wanted excitement? He lowered his head towards her, and for a moment she began to lean towards him as well, but then a moment of clarity passed thru her mind and Kendall remembered was the sensible one. If she wanted to gain the career she was working so hard for, she would have to put all distractions aside... even if it meant she would have to put the relationship she had wanted so badly since she was a child on hold.
She gently pushed him away from her and gave him a haughty smile, "Fine, I forgive you, but you owe me."
Kick blinked and loosened his grip around her waist, "Owe you?" he asked, confused.
She nodded, "Yup, for not making yourself clearer when we were younger" She pulled free from his arms and pointed up at him with a mischievous look "When I think of something good I'll let you know, but for now just keep that in mind."
He gave her the daredevil face that squeezed her heart and made her blood race "Bring it on; Kick Buttowski never backs down from a challenge!"
Meanwhile down the hall, an emerald eyed young man was looking at them; trying to keep from their view, "Well, well." He wondered aloud to himself with an egotistic smile, "This will be harder than I thought."
And we are at a cliff hanger! ^^
Remember Constructive Criticism only.
This chapter is short I know, but the next one will be longer! Trust me ^^
Oh and don't worry, we'll be getting to the stunts eventually.
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Till next time!