Disclaimer: I do not own Kick Buttowski.
Dude, I'm totally surprised on how much ppl hate André... I don't think he even did that much last chapter to make everyone dislike him...
So if you hated him last chapter I can only imagine what you'll think of him after this one...
Anyways thanks for the reviews! I appreciate them!
André watched as Kendall turned back to wave before entering her house.
"Where to now, Sir?" The driver asked.
He sat in thoughtful silence for a moment, turning the conversation over and over in his head. Kendall was glowing with admiration for her daredevil friend when she spoke about him, it almost made it hard to remember who exactly she was talking about. As far as he could tell, she never really showered Kick with compliments when she was around him, and true, André himself didn't spend time with Kendall beyond school hours to know if she remained indifferent towards Kick when they were alone. But if what she said about the daredevil while they headed towards her house was what she truly thought, then André had his work cut out for him.
"To my host parent's home." He said finally, settling himself into the seat. "I have much to do."
"Very good, Sir."
He had already done lite research on Kick, but now that he knew just how deep Kendall's admiration went for him, André needed to actually know his opponent better. From the moment he arrived at his host parents home, he spent his time in his room planning, researching and preparing. The risks were high, and André knew he wouldn't be able to correctly predict the outcome since Kendall and her friends were much too random, but they were human, and human nature was something André was more than familiar with. It didn't take a genius to use it to one's advantage. It just needed careful consideration and perfect timing.
André felt a thrill run thru him the moment he walked out the door towards Widow Makers Peak Saturday afternoon. He kept an eye out for Kendall and soon enough after he arrived at the event, he found her.
"Hello Kendall. Jackie."
"YOU?!" Jackie hissed once she turned around.
André gave a polite smile, "You look lovely today Jackie."
"Save the compliments for someone who cares!" She spat.
"Ces mots durs." (A/N Such harsh words) He said shaking his head, then turned towards Kendall. "Ma joli flur, (A/N my pretty flower) my excitement cannot be put into words. I thank you again for inviting me today."
"YOU INVITED HIM!?" Jackie screeched, eyes blazing when Kendall nodded, "WHY!?"
"Well, why not? I mean, it's not like this is a closed event." She shrugged, "Besides, this could help both Kick and André get along better."
"Exactly HOW is this supposed to help?"
"The casse-cou and I do not... Agree often."
"I wonder why."
"There is no need for sarcasm douce (A/N sweet) Jackie."
"HA! You really think flattery will get you on my good side? I've gotten better compliments from a truck that nearly ran me over!"
Kendall rolled eyes but had a small, playful smile on her face. Jackie was incredibly honest and straightforward with everyone she spoke to, and sometimes it could be interpreted as being mean when she didn't like someone. But that's just how Jackie was and Kendall accepted it.
"Calm down Jackie. You know as well as I do that it's hard in class when both André and Kick are at each others throats..."
"They wouldn't fight if André would just back off!"
"I am still here mademoiselle."
"AND," Kendall continued, "I'm hoping that this'll help them become friends."
"… You're not serious are you?"
André cleared his throat, "If you are finished ignoring me douce Jackie, I wish to inform you that I am willing to be on good terms with the casse-cou. And I hope that you will give me a chance as well, as I am quite unsure why you dislike me so much."
Kendall nearly fell to the ground at the suddenly hostile atmosphere that seemed to consume the 3 of them. It was so thick that she wasn't sure if it came from Jackie or if in some way André was contributing to it too.
As quickly as the dark aura came, it disappeared.
"Kendall," Jackie said in a sickly sweet voice that sent warning chills up her spine, "I didn't finish my lunch before I came. Could you get me something please?"
"Uhh..."
"Please Kendall." The dark aura appeared again for a second.
"EEEPP!" She jumped away from her friend. "Be right back! But don't you DARE start fighting!"
Jackie and André watched as Kendall scurried away with false hope that they wouldn't try to kill each other before warily examining the other.
André wasn't fond the type of girl Jackie was. They some how instantly knew what he wanted and who he was on the inside, her only opinion of him was that she didn't trust him, wouldn't fall for him and most certainly never even consider tolerating him. There was no point in trying to flatter her and get on her good side, but she was very honest; and as long as he never gave a reason, she wouldn't say something bad about him to her friends.
Jackie wasn't as scatter-brained as most people thought. Sure she had a very compulsive and wacky personality, but she knew when people were good or bad. And André definitely didn't fall into the 'good' category. She wasn't sure how she knew, but she sensed there was something hidden beneath the charming and overly friendly personality. Her suspicions proven in the silent battle André had with Kick over sitting next to Kendall. He was a good actor, so he'd never admit it openly; meaning she needed to find a way to get him to admit his personality without actually admitting it.
"Tell me André, what's your opinion of a good actor?"
He smiled, instantly aware of her intentions, "A good actor never falls out of character, regardless of the circumstances."
"An honest answer. I'm not sure if I'm surprised or not."
"I am always honest douce Jackie."
"Of course you are." She said sarcastically before becoming serious once more. "After all, the best type of lies are the ones with a bit of truth in them."
He gave a charming smile as a response.
"You know," She started hesitantly, "Telling the truth and being sincere are two different things. Even if their definitions are similar."
"Enlighten me then."
She rolled her eyes, "When you compliment me, you're just saying it to get on my good side even if in your opinion it's true. But when my Gunther compliments me, he says it with such warmth and adoration; I know they're not just words."
Her eyes softened for a moment, causing André to wonder what she meant. In his opinion words were just that; words. What difference did the supposed feelings behind them make?
"I'm guessing you wouldn't understand that though." She said suddenly, interrupting his thoughts.
"You are most insightful. I'm surprised you do not allow your friends to know."
She scoffed, "I've just never had a reason to look into a person's character so deeply before." She shrugged, "First time for everything."
"Shame you are not single. Although I doubt you would be interested in me regardless of the circumstances."
"Jackie!" Kendall called as she approached them, "I brought you a funnel cake!"
"Thanks..." She mumbled as she accepted the snack.
Kendall cocked her head, "You ok?"
"We are well joli Kendall." André interrupted flashing a warm smile, "We have gotten to know each other better. Haven't we douce Jackie?"
Jackie narrowed her eyes, "Yes. And I'm sure we'll get to know each other more."
"HELLO MELLOWBROOK! THIS IS RAZZ FROM SKIDZEEZ RIDE SHOP WITH MY GOOD FRIEND HUSH, HERE TO LET YOU KNOW THE BIG EVENT IS ABOUT TO BEGIN!"
"Oh it's about to start!" Kendall grabbed both André and Jackie's wrists and dragged them closer towards the base of Widow Maker's peak.
"I can't believe he came!" Gunther shouted as he paced back and forth, occasionally glaring down the peak. "AND he's talking to my Jackie!"
"Jackie can handle herself Gunther. And I doubt André would try anything against her Viking boyfriend, especially since she makes it more than obvious she can't stand him." Kick crossed his arms, watching Kendall as she headed back from the snack bar. "Its Kendall I'm worried about."
"Hey Kick!" They turned to see Razz and Hush approaching them. "Ready for one of the biggest stunts in your career?"
Kick smiled, "Always."
"Uh... Kick..." Gunther said in a worried tone.
"Great! Hush and I are going to announce it. Good luck!"
"You sure about this Kick? I mean, if you want we could always reschedule..."
Kick raised his hand, "Not a chance Gunther. I'm not going to let a little thing like André being here hold me back." He walked over to his dirt bike as Razz started talking over the sound system. "I'm giving my best, and it. Will. Be. Awesome."
"AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMAN... KICK BUTTOWSKI!"
(A/N, this stunt is courtesy of my friend summermist296 and her sister who gave me the idea, and the idea by Mordok1d. Thanks you guys! Oh and I'll be switching scenes so I hope it's not confusing!)
Kick shot down Widow Maker's Peak, dodging each obstacle with natural ease and years of experience. He sped towards the bottom of the hill, when suddenly helicopters flew thru the sky and lowered the Loop-de-Loop of Lasseration on the ground.
"Oh my gosh!" Kendall gasped, "How did he manage to convince the Gnarly Games to let him borrow that!?"
André kept silent as he watched Kick conquered the 'ridiculously' famed Gnarly Games attraction, shooting up into the air towards a blimp that held 3 flaming hoops then towards a forth non-flaming hoop.
"He's going to miss it!" Kendall panicked when Kick began to fall before reaching it.
Kick reached out and grabbed the hoop with both hands; using the momentum he gained, Kick began spinning on the hoop throwing his bike into the air to land on a net before launching himself towards the blimp and grabbing what looked like a small box before he began falling out of the sky. He pulled at something on his back and suddenly jerked back into the air.
"Is that my Gunther's moose pelt!?" Jackie shouted over the cheers of the crowd.
Kick began para-boarding towards the ground, slowly approaching a Tech 4 Foot half-pipe Skateboard Ramp before tossing aside his para-boarding equipment and grabbing his skateboard from his back and performing his best skateboarding tricks, (A/N I will leave the tricks to your imaginations) before finally jumping up and landing on the half-pipe in his signature pose.
"THAT WAS AMAZING!" Kendall shouted with shining eyes, her voice nearly drowned out by the cheers of the crowd. "I didn't expect all that! I've never seen him pull of something so incredible! I mean he always does the coolest things but this one takes the cake!"
André watched silently as Kendall continued to rave about the stunt before suddenly motioning both him and Jackie to follow her. "Come on!" She dashed towards where Kick had landed. "We need to get to Kick before the reporters do!"
Jackie hurried after her friend as she and André headed in the same direction.
"Oh the reporters got to him first." Kendall pouted once they reached their friends. "Sometimes reporters take forever! We'll probably be the last ones to actually say something to them!"
"Calm down Kendall." Jackie placed a comforting hand on her friend's shoulder, "Even if we are the last ones, you know as well as I do that Kick will appreciate your compliments more than anyone else's."
A small blush appeared on Kendall's cheeks. "I'm sure he would appreciate any compliments from his friends. It's not like mine are special."
"Gunther!" Jackie called once both her boyfriend and Kick managed to get away front the reporters.
"Hey Jackie! What did you thi... oof!" Gunther nearly fell to the ground as Jackie threw herself into his arms, chatting endlessly about how there would never be a better stunt coördinator than him.
André shifted his gaze to look at Kendall, who had taken a more gracious and friendly yet somewhat flirty approach in complimenting Kick.
"That was really cool Kick. Didn't see any of that coming at all! And I've known you for years!"
"I still got a few tricks up my sleeve." He replied smugly. "You'd have to spend every waking moment with me for the rest of your life if you wanted a chance at figuring me out, and even then, you'd still have a tough time" He leaned towards her with a confident smirk on his face, "What do you say? Want to put up with me for that long?"
André cleared his throat; causing Kick to miss the heated blush that consumed Kendall's face as he noticed the French exchange student for the first time. "Bonjour Kick. I must admit you did rather well today. I was unsure what to expect when Kendall first told me you were a casse-cou, but now I see just how interesting life around you is." He smiled. "You certainly enjoy what you do."
"André." Kick greeted curtly. "Can't say I expected to see you here."
"I only found out about your 'stunt' yesterday as I gave joli Kendall a ride home."
Kick gave Kendall a shocked look. She had never mentioned getting a ride home from André, and if so when? Why would she leave out something like that if they told each other practically everything?
"I do realize that you and I have not been on the best terms, but I would like that to change. I believe you and I have more in common that we initially thought." André continued, "Perhaps you and your friends would like to meet me at my host parent's home later this evening? I believe I have some games we could try that you would most enjoy."
"Uh... No." Jackie suddenly interrupted. "We're fine not going."
"Are you sure? I know you are a fan of anything extreme and I assure you, you will enjoy yourselves."
"No." She replied bluntly. "And I'm sure everyone else agrees."
She turned her head to her boyfriend as he nodded. "I won't make Jackie go anywhere she doesn't want too."
Kick shook his head, "I have other things I have to take care off. Pulling off a stunt like this has a lot of background work."
André looked to Kendall with pleading eyes, silently begging her to help him.
She bit her lip, "Well... Maybe we could go... At least for a little while..."
Her friends stared at her as she nervously forced the words out.
"Kendall," Kick began hesitantly, "You actually want to go to his house?"
"I want you two to get along, yes. Is that too much to ask?"
"Well, no but..."
"Then we should go. I don't want the rest of the school year filled with arguments and hostile atmospheres."
Kick sighed; true him and André didn't get along, and probably wouldn't get along till André decided to back off in his advances towards Kendall, which was unlikely. But it obviously affected Kendall, and now he either tried to get along with this guy or Kendall would suffer every time they were in the same room.
"Fine. What time should we be there?"
"Seven this evening. I shall have everything ready by then. Here is my address." He handed Kick a piece of paper. "See you later this evening!" He said cheerfully as he turned and walked off.
"Kendall!" She turned and saw some members of the student council waving at her.
"I'll be right back. I just gotta take care of something."
"KICK WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU!?" Jackie suddenly shouted as soon as Kendall was far enough away. "I can't believe you seriously just agreed to that! Have you lost your mind?!"
"Jackie calm down!" Kick raised his hands in defense, "If I don't get along with that guy, Kendall will be the one to suffer the most. She takes school work seriously and I've noticed she's been struggling thru every class we have with André."
She glared at him a few moments more before Gunther spoke up, "He's right Jackie. We may not like him, but so far he hasn't really done much for us to say he's a bad person."
"That's because a good actor doesn't ever break out of character."
Her friends exchanged confused looks before Gunther voiced their curiosity. "What do actors have to do with anything?"
"Everything." She shrugged. "André has experience in fooling people. And don't ask me how I know, because I'm more than sure you agree with me even though you don't have a reason either."
"How are we going to prove it then?" Gunther pointed out. "Kendall's the type of person who needs a reason to hate someone."
Kick thought for a moment, "Well we start by going to his house. What better way to get to know the enemy than in his own home? We just gotta be careful; if André is as cleaver as Jackie describes, then we can't afford getting on bad terms with him."
Later that evening when they arrived at André's host parents home, they surprisingly found he was staying with very a very privileged couple, but the real shock hit them when they went to the backyard where André was waiting for them; he had a motocross racing track that rivaled the one their city had.
"Amis! (A/N Friends) You have arrived!" André greeted with an expression that could pass as child-like excitement at having his friends over.
Jackie glared at him. She remembered André's calculated expression while they watched the stunt earlier that day, and knew for a fact that he had something sneaky planned. At first believed he was going to sabotage Kick's stunt, making Kick look like a fool in front of everyone, more specifically Kendall. But nothing happened. It all went smoothly, so it was possible he was 'observing the enemy', but she never expected an invitation to his house for something like this.
"Kick!" André held out his hand, "I am immensely please you and your friends arrived."
"Wish I could say the same..." Kick muttered, accepting Andre's greeting.
"Is this your track André?" Kendall asked.
"In a way yes. My host parents had this for their son before he left for college and said I may use it as I wish. It is lovely, no?"
"Very nice." Gunther commented.
"Yes well, I hope you all will consider giving it a try. I have many motocross bikes at my dispose. Speaking of which..." He gestured to some bikes that were off to the side. "What do you say to a little race casse-cou?"
HA HA! Didn't expect that did you? (^^)
Anyways, Jackie seems like the perfect person to use to explore Andre's character. She's a tough girl. And if you think she's OOC, remember, they are older.
Those of you who are looking forward to my BB&Rae fic, I'm still coming up with a plot. I'm constantly arguing with myself about it.
But I have come up with a PPG and RRB plot. I just don't know which pair I would like to focus on more.
Anyways sorry for the long time in updating. I hope it was worth the wait. The rest of my family is off on vacation so I finally have a chance to work on my stories.
Remember Constructive Criticism only.
Let me know what you think of this chapter! Thanks again for the reviews!
See ya soon!