Stevie's POV
It's Monday morning, and I'm so tired. But when I see Zander heading towards me, I immediately start to wake up.
"Wazzup baby?" he asks me.
"How could you be so cheery on a Monday?" I ask groggily.
"I just found out I have a twin. What do you think?" he asks.
"Okay. Question answered. So how is it with Charlie?" I ask him.
"It's going great so far. I just wonder how he's doing trying to get out of the house without my parents seeing him." he says.
"Windows?" I ask.
"Remember the time we put booby traps outside my window?"
"Oh yeah... We used so many mouse traps. And I remember you almost burned your hand off. Those booby traps my friend are seriously awesome." I say and pat him on the back.
"So where's the Perfs?" he asks me.
"Why?"
"There's this new Perf..."
"And?"
"I sort of like her."
The moment he says that, I think my whole world collapses. So I have a crush on Zander. No big deal, right? So I like my best friend and he likes a Perf. Sure. There's nothing wrong with the whole concept.
"You... Like a Perf?" I ask.
"Well, yeah. She's super nice and... Bla bla bla..." he says as I ignore him and have a mental conversation with myself.
Think Stevie... THINK!
Just let him have his happiness Stevie. Come on. He doesn't even like you anyways.
But what about the rule?
The rule? Oh great, I totally forgot about the rule!
"Zander, I know you like this Perf, but you and I made a rule for Gravity 5. It's the number one rule actually." I state.
"What rule? We have tons of number one rules, but you don't see anyone following them."
"You know... The guys in Gravity 5 can't date a Perf."
"Well, there was also a rule that said that the girls in Gravity 5 can't become Perfs, yet you still did. Didn't you Stevie?" he asks.
"Well-"
"Why do all of your stupid Loser 5 rules involve the Perfs?" I hear a voice say. Zander and I turn our heads to the queen bee Perf, Molly. "Oh by the way, you can't date me Zander." Molly says and Zander's cheeks turn pink.
WHAT THE FUDGEBALLS!? HE HAS A CRUSH ON MOLLY!?
"Why can't he? He's just as great as you are." I say.
"Well, I kind of have a thing for that Charlie guy. Or at least I think it's Charlie. And also, any guy Loserberry has a thing for is a no no." she says.
"What?" Zander asks.
"So listen up Loserberry. Stop dumping smoothies all over me at Danny Mangos and your secret goes out." Molly says.
My heart stops the minute she says that. She doesn't know about the pageant, which can only mean one thing.
"You wouldn't dare." I say and give her multiple death glares.
"I would dare. Imagine what your friends would think of you if they knew. Even Kacey doesn't know about this. Haha."
"Fine. I'll stop dumping smoothies on you." I concede and she grins. Great.
"Well then. I'll be at the Perf bathroom. If you still want to-"
"For the last time, no."
"I was just going to... Oh that's right. Zander's here. We'll talk later." she says and sashays off to her clique.
"What was that about?" he asks me.
"Nothing you should know." I say as I head towards my locker and take out a textbook.
"I should know."
"Well, I should've known that you had a crush on Molly!" I exclaim. Luckily, not that many people are here in this hall, so we don't draw much attention.
"I don't have a crush on Molly. I don't have a crush on a Perf. I meant I have a crush on a perfect girl. I just don't know how to ask her out." he says.
"Dude. You're a ladies man and you're telling me you don't know how to ask a girl out? Stop scaring me with the whole idea. Zander, please don't have a crush on a Perf. It just makes it seem awkward. Besides, the Perfs hate us." I say. So I was being brutally honest. I can't help it. I seriously need help when it comes to boy trouble. I'm basically a lost puppy trying to find its way.
"Don't worry Steves. I promise you I won't have a crush on a Perf." he says.
"Pinky promise?" I ask holding my pinky up.
"Pinky promise." he says as he loops his pinky around mine.
This is what I like about Zander. Our fights don't even last one minute. I apologize sometimes, and he apologizes. I guess we're not the kind of friends that fight a lot.
"Come on. Let's go to the band room. I was thinking we could work on some song lyrics." I say as I take his hand and we head to the band room.
When we head towards the room, I head towards the couch. My mom's fault. She always was a couch potato...
"So what should we work on..." I ask.
"How about instead of writing, we do some go with the flow?" he asks.
"It's kind of impossible."
"Come on. Kevin does it," he states. "If it helps, the other band members don't need to know about this song."
"Hmm... Fine. What do you want me to sing about?"
"I dunno. How about me?" he asks and gives me a crooked smile.
"No way."
"Please?" he asks.
"Fine. Just make sure no one hears about this." I say making sure no one's at the door. Ever since Zander found out about me, I figured I have to be really careful.
"Okay. So here's the deal. You sing whatever you think about me, and I'll do some random strumming." he says grabbing his ukulele. He starts strumming, and I do a quick check in my head.
Hmm... Flirty. Nice. Sweet... Monkeys... I dunno.
"Whenever you're ready." he says. I just laugh.
"It's gonna suck."
"Doesn't matter." he says. I sigh and then something comes to my head.
I met this guy on a Monday morning
He has this sweet smile
I love the way he made me laugh for a while
He sings so mellow, and I think he's like Elvis Costello
Ukulele strumming everyday
And I wish that I could say that he's...
And with that, I have nothing to say. Even though my mind went blank, I thought the lyrics were pretty good.
"I'm pretty sure it was a Tuesday."
And with no warning, Zander comes in and he sings something.
I met this girl on a TUESDAY morning
With that feisty attitude
And I shall conclude
I love the way she makes me laugh
And I love the way she makes me smile
She's got those hazel eyes
And she's just one of a kind
She is a big surprise
She's the thunder
And she's like Stevie Wonder...
"That's all I got." he says.
"Well. That song made my day. She's the thunder?" I ask.
"In my defense, I couldn't think of any other rhyme. At least I lasted longer than you." he says.
"True... True..." I say.
RING!
School bell... Always ruins everything.
"Well, I gotta go to class." I say.
A/N: So... Some of you guys complained that there were too many "Starlie" moments in a few PMs. Was this enough Zevie for you!? Leave a comment in the reviews please.