The Class Gets Confused

A/N- Thanks for the reviews. There will be one more chapter after this. Seven in total.

Chapter Six:

"I'm going over there", Kyle announced as he picked up his glass of wine and started to head over to Kat.

Ethan tried to unsuccessfully grab him. "What do you think you're doing?" he hissed.

"Have a heart. She's all alone." Kyle said sympathetically. "Are you just going to stand there and let her look pathetic?"

"Possibly", Ethan nodded.

Kyle brushed him off. "Whatever. Be a baby. I'm going to say hi."

"Fine." Ethan reluctantly followed. "But I'm not promising anything."

Kat finished her beer and fished her keys out of her purse. It was a good thing they had taken her car, because she was about to bolt before any other drunken slobs had a chance to start groping her. Duncan surely wouldn't care as he currently had his tongue shoved down the throat of that same blonde bimbo.

She was just about to move when she saw them. Oh crap. She could run, but it was too late. Kyle was already waving at her. That was fine. She could do this. She wouldn't let Ethan see her sweat. Two could play this game.

"Hey Kat", Kyle called out. "What are you doing here?" he said as he kissed her on the cheek.

"Hey Kyle", she said smiling at him. "Jackass", she said nodding in Ethan's direction. "Not much. Came for a few drinks with Duncan. But I was about to get out of here. Busy day tomorrow."

"Did you hear that Kyle?" Ethan said in a sing song voice. "Kat is here with Duncan. How cozy. We should probably leave the lovebirds alone."

Kyle ignored him. "Where is he?"

Kat gave Ethan a dirty look and then gestured to the general vicinity of where Duncan was getting it on with the general female population.

"He's, uh, friendly", Kyle noted with amusement. "Anyway, I've been meaning to call you back but Aaron was leaving town again for a few weeks so we were trying to spend as much time together as possible. It's been kind of crazy. I'm sorry."

"It's fine", she shrugged. "I get it. I do. I really have to go", Kat said pretending to be in a rush. As if she had some pressing engagement at 11:00pm on Saturday night.

"Well, okay then" Kyle relented. "I'll call you tomorrow and we can plan something."

"Awesome", she said backing away slowly. "That sounds awesome. See you."

When she was gone Kyle smacked Ethan in the chest. "Do you really have to be such a baby?"

"She started it!" Ethan defended. Kyle looked at him and walked away. "God, Kyle's right. I'm such a baby."

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After Kyle pulled away from dropping Ethan off, he reached for his cell phone and checked the address book. He wasn't even sure he had Lina's number. He didn't. But thinking back he did have Richie's. From when Richie crashed into the convenience store and he was getting the number for Holly. Ah, fun times. Kyle wasn't sure why he had saved it, but now he was glad that he had.

He found the number and quickly hit the green button. He wouldn't normally interfere, but this was starting to get annoying.

Richie and Lina lay in bed, arms wrapped around each other, thoroughly happy after their romantic night together. There had been candles and champagne and strawberries and the movie Click. For some reason Richie really got turned on by that magic remote.

They weren't quite asleep yet, but were well on their way, when Richie's cell rang from the night table.

He groaned and turned back over, taking Lina with him.

Lina was a little more alert. "Aren't you going to get that?"

"I'm sure it's not important", he assured his fiancee. The only people who ever call me are you, Duncan and Nicole and you're right here."

Lina sat up. "Richie Velch. What if it is Duncan or Nicole? What if they are in trouble and need our help? What if something happened with Yonk? Or what if it's my sister? What if she is in trouble? Could you ever forgive yourself if something happened all because you couldn't be bothered to check your phone?

Richie groaned again. He was not going to win this one so he reached for the phone. "Why would Kat call me? And if she were in trouble wouldn't your wonder twin powers activate or something?" He glanced at the screen and saw an unfamiliar number.

"We're twins. Not superheroes sweetheart. It doesn't quite work like that."

"Hello?" Richie answered.

He held it out for Lina. "Honeybunches, it's for you", he said before falling back into a light slumber.

On the other end, Kyle quickly apologized when he got Lina on the phone. "I know it's late, but I didn't have your number and I needed your help."

"Is something wrong?" she immediately panicked.

"Oh God no", Kyle supplied. "It's not an emergency. It's more like Ethan is driving me crazy and I thought you might have an idea what to do about…

Lina nodded knowingly. "Getting him and my sister to stop acting like five year olds."

"I was thinking more like three year olds, but you get the idea. Damn if they are not the two most stubborn people I have ever met."

"Oh, I know", Lina agreed. "Kat is driving me up the wall too. At least when they were friends they could focus that energy on driving each other crazy instead of us."

"Exactly", Kyle agreed. "I love them both, but I'm not sure how much longer I can take this. Can't we just lock them in a room together?"

"Don't worry", Lina assured. "I have a plan. I'll take care of it in the morning."

Kyle blew a sigh of relief. "Good."

"Yeah, but all I can do is set the wheels in motion. Beyond that it's still up to them. I can't make them talk it out, but I sure can try."