"my head hurts" i hear Peyton sigh and i can practically hear her roll her eyes. shes just like wyatt.

"maybe because you've done nothing but bang it on the table for half an hour" gee pandora, thanks for figuring that out. guess its my turn to roll my eyes. in about five seconds im sure peyton is going to add her two cents to the conversation. she always does.

"i dont even see why you had to make out with that Garwin guy last night. you won the bet, so why did you kiss him?" wow, three seconds. i think its a new record. i finally lift my head up and turn to face peyton. i kinda wish i didnt, because now i can see Reid sat across the class room staring at me.

"because peyton, we both used...special skills during the game to win. so i didnt know who would have actually won if we had played a fair game" i hope no one catches onto my amazing new code for 'magic'. if you cant tell im in an unbelievably sarcastic mood today. i feel like blowing someone up into tiny little pieces. i wonder if i could actually get away with it. hmmmm. "besides, he's going to be my slave for the rest of the week. its the least i could do"

"but now he's going to think you're just like all the other girls that throw themselves at him!!"

REIDS POV

"shes nothing like all the other girls that throw themselves at me!!" i complain to Tyler.

"and thats a bad thing? i thought you wanted, and i quote, 'a challenge'" ...smart ass.

"Tyler, shut up" he sighs and looks over at Parker, that's where my eyes have been glued ever since she walked into the classroom. looking beautiful as ever might i add. ...there i go again with that word...beautiful. i hate that word. never use it. never had the chance to really. but thats the only word to describe her.

i mean, yeah, her hair is messy from running her hands through it. her clothes a little wrinkled 'cause she practically slept through this whole class. she looks a little tired from last night, but then again, so am i. that girl can really kiss. then of course she has this tiny red mark appearing on her forehead from where she has been slamming it on her desk. but even then, she looks so cute. cute? cute?! when the hell does reid garwin say, cute?!

this girl is going to be the death of me.

"obviously she made out with you last night because she felt bad that she had completly kicked your ass at pool in front of everyone..."

"i hope you're going somewhere with this baby boy, because so far you are not helping" he rubs the back of his neck before speaking again. he always does that when he's nervous. drives me crazy. im just waiting for him to get sunburn on the back of his neck and then out of habit, rub his neck. that would be funny.

"all im saying is, she kissed you because she felt she had to. im pretty sure no girl has done that. she doesn't like you like that and its getting to you. last night you didnt sleep at all. and i know you didnt because today you look like shit"

"gee, thanks Tyler" what a jackass. you dont see me making fun of him because he sings country and western in the shower. Dolly Parton songs no less. although, if he carries on like this, there's really no telling what i'll let slip.

"you're still not getting it, are you? this girl gets under your skin because shes the only one you can't have. so naturally, you want to get her, just to say you can get anyone you want. but she's different. and you dont handle 'different' well. i still cant believe you agreed to be her slave for the week, but since you're obviously determined to do this, all i ask of you is this, please dont screw her up. just get through this one week, and then you're a free man, you can do whatever you want. Just dont fuck this one up, please!! and before you say anything, im asking you this as a friend, a brother, because im seriously crushing on her sister and if you mess things up with Parker, then you mess things up with me and her sister"

"You like her sister?" he nods his head and looks back down to his work, smiling slightly. "aww, Tyler has a crush on the mousey girl"

"she is not mousey!! just because she's not one of your little sluts, doesn't mean shes not worth anything!!" okay. that was weird.

"Tyler, chill man. i was only joking. i promise you, i wont mess things up for you and her sister"

"thank you. thats all i ask. i mean, lets face it, its going to take a while for me to work up the courage to even look her in the eye let alone talk to her or even ask her out"

Hmm, maybe i can use this to my advantage.

Maybe Parker Halliwell isn't as far out of reach as i thought