Chapter 14: I Want To Know You Better pt. 2
See my eyes
Don't see what I see
Touch my tongue
Don't know what tastes good to me
It's the human condition that keeps us apart
Yeah, everybody's got a story that could break your heart
"Connie..." Daf spoke up.
"What?" Connie asked.
"It's your turn."
Connie's breath suddenly caught in her throat.
"Sorry?" she asked, pretending not to understand.
"It's your turn to answer the question," Daf told her.
"Oh...right," Connie muttered.
"C'mon Connie," Sean prodded,"when was the last time that you had sex?"
Hesitant, Connie looked around at the other four.
"I have to answer...?" she asked.
"According to your own rules," Nick reminded her.
"Uh..." Connie stammered."OK..."
"I KNEW IT!" Sean exclaimed. "She's a total virgin!"
"You also thought I was a virgin," Kyle reminded him,"and that one kinda blew up in everybody's face, now, didn't it?"
"Actually," said Daf, "it was more in your face than anyone else's."
"Answer the question, Connie," said Sean.
"Don't pressure her, Sean," said Nick, in a hardened tone.
"Hey, this game was her idea!" Sean reminded him. "Besides, she doesn't have close connections to anyone here, like the rest of us do - "
"She's connected to me," Kyle pointed out.
"Yeah, me too," said Nick."Actually, we're kinda all connected to eachother because of today, aren't we?"
They all paused, thinking about Nick's statement.
"Yeah, well that's all very touching," said Daf,"but as much as I hate to agree with my ex - boyfriend the beefhead, he is right."
"Thankyou," said Sean, smiling.
"Don't smile too much, she did also call you a beefhead," Kyle muttered.
"But the beefhead was right," Connie mumbled.
"What?" Nick asked.
Connie turned her head a little to look at Nick (since she was still sitting in his lap) and sighed.
"He was right," she said,"I've never done it, Sean was right."
"YES!" Sean raised his fist, triumphant.
"Shut up!" Daf snapped, then she turned back to Connie. "So, you are a virgin?"
"Yes, it's true," Connie replied,"white is my best color."
Nick smirked.
"I'm just waitng for the opportune moment," Connie continued "...like Johnny Depp told me to."
"I'd say that's good advice," said Kyle "...even if she did get it from a pirate."
"Absolutely," Nick agreed."This isn't the kinda thing you ever wanna rush into."
"Well, then...why did you guys do it?" Connie asked them.
There was silence around the group, no one was sure how to answer.
...Until, of course, Nick spoke up.
"Is that a question from the pile?" he asked.
"Um...I dunno," Connie replied.
"Well, then, it's not a legitimate question right now," he told her.
"Oh, come on!" Connie whined.
"Don't complain to me, little lady, this is your game," Nick reminded her.
"Dude, that was so John Wayne," said Kyle.
"What was John Wayne?" Nick asked.
" 'Don't complain to me,little lady'," Kyle mimicked,then he snickered."All hail, the Duke..."
"Shut it, asshole!" Nick grumbled "...and hey, I may have a girl sitting in my lap right now, but that doesn't mean that I'm not still pissed at you, so zip it!"
"You were broken - "
"OK, next question!" Connie interjected."Who wants to pick from the pile, now?"
"I'll do it," Kyle volunteered.
Connie nodded."Let 'er rip," she said.
Kyle rolled his eyes and took a scrap of paper from the top of the pile.
He unfolded the small piece of paper and then began to read it aloud.
"When was the last time ..."
Everyone then let out a collective groan.
"...You cried?" Kyle finished.
The groaning stopped suddenly, and was replaced with looks of confusion from four of the others. (A/N The fifth person, of course, wouldn't be confused because he/she was the one who wrote the question. But who was it?...It's whoever you think it is, cuz I'm sure - as - hell not gonna tell ya...it makes it more fun this way, anyway...you can make your own guesses as to who submitted each question.)
"The last time I cried...?" Daf asked.
"I don't cry," said Sean.
"Have you ever seen Ol' Yeller?" Nick asked.
Sean shrugged. "Yeah," he said.
"Then I've got news for ya..." said Nick"...you've cried."
The others nodded in agreement.
"OK, Kyle, so when was the last time you cried?" Connie asked.
Kyle fidgeted.
"Are all these questions written to get me in trouble?" he asked
"Why, did you cry after your closet sex with Justine?" Nick asked, then he gasped, mockingly. "Was it that beautiful?"
"OK, do you have any idea of all the things I could do to you while I'm sitting here, that you would not enjoy?" Connie asked Nick, in a warning tone.
"Are you gonna suck all the fun out of my life?" Nick asked her.
Connie smiled, sweetly.
"Is that a question from the pile?" she asked.
"No," Nick replied.
"Well, then it's not a legitimate question."
"BURN!" Sean exclaimed.
"Shut up, beefhead!" Nick snapped, then he turned to look back at Connie.
"Y'know," he said,"I think I'm rubbing of on you too much, which means, your parents may not like you very much after today."
"OK, Kyle!" Daf spoke up,"spill your guts, already!"
"The last time I cried..." Kyle mumbled, thinking it over. "The last time I cried was...last February, at my grandpa's funeral."
"Awwww...!" Daf and Connie both exclaimed.
"Yeah, yeah, shut up," Kyle muttered, gazing beyond the metal railing, at the rest of the library.
"Wait, was this your mom's dad, your dad's dad, or your step - dad's dad?" Sean asked.
"My mom's dad," Kyle replied. "Why?"
Sean shrugged. "Just curious," he said.
"Yeah, I used to spend a lot of time with him when I was a kid," said Kyle, smiling fondly."He used to take me on fishing trips during the summer, and he actually bought me my first dog when I was about six...a collie, I named her Macey. Then, of course I got busier when I was in junior high, and his arthritis got worse, so we couldn't spend as much time together as we wanted to, but at all the holiday dinners, like Christmas and Easter, we would always sit together and tell eachother jokes, and I'd tell him what was goin' on with me, and what kinda trouble Nick had gotten me into recently - "
Nick smirked.
"But of course,he couldn't be around forever, and he sorta proved that after he developed stomach cancer..." Kyle's voice suddenly dropped,"he fought it for about a year, until he couldn't fight it anymore...and then he died."
"Damn," Sean muttered,"that sucks."
"I'm sorry, Kyle," said Daf, her voice quiet.
Nick gazed at Connie.
"I hate to tell ya, Bender," he said,"but this game, while it is keeping us busy, kinda seems like more of a downer than anything else."
"Yeah," Daf agreed. "Uh maybe we should find something else to do."
"No!" Kyle insisted. "C'mon, this is actually kind of a cool game, let's keep goin' with it."
"Alright," said Connie."But how about we take away the rule that says you have to answer every question, so if you wanna pass on one, you can pass. OK?"
"Sounds good," said Nick.
"I'm definitely OK with that," Daf agreed.
"Me, too," said Sean.
Connie finally looked over at Kyle, who just shrugged.
"OK then..." said Connie, "does anyone else wanna answer the present question?"
"I can't even remember the last time I cried," said Sean.
"Yeah, me neither," Nick muttered.
Connie, not totally convinced, gave Nick a questioning look, but he wouldn't look back at her.
So Connie looked over at Daf, who actually looked back at her.
"Pass," Daf replied, quietly.
Daf noticed Kyle giving her a questioning look, mixed with understanding...and sympathy.
He had just talked about how he had cried at his grandfather's funeral, and he was looking at her with sympathy.
Daf quickly looked away and turned back to Connie.
"So, let's get another question," she said.
Connie nodded."Sean...you pick."
Sean, slightly surprised, shrugged and dug his hand into the pile, pulling out a small scrap of paper from the bottom.
"...'What's your favorite Disney movie?'" He read aloud.
"Well...?" said Nick,"c'mon, fess up, pretty boy."
Sean sighed and rolled his eyes,thinking.
"Remember The Titans," he answered.
Nick and Kyle mumbled their approval.
Sean then looked over at Daf.
" The Little Mermaid," she answered.
Connie quickly stopped Nick before he could get too far into his rendition of "Under The Sea".
"Kyle, how 'bout you?" Connie asked.
"Pirates of The Caribbean," Kyle replied.
Everybody voiced their approval.
"Well, Bender...how 'bout you?" Nick asked, gazing down at the girl sitting in his lap.
"Well..." Connie pondered,"there's no doubt that I love Pirates Of The Caribbean also, but if we're going favorite all - time Disney movie, then I've gotta go with The Lion King."
Nick and Kyle smiled at eachother...and then broke out into a chorus of "The Circle Of Life".
"No singing until Nick answers!" Daf shouted.
The boys stopped singing, and pouted.
"I choose The Lion King,too," he answered.
"The Lion King 2?" Daf asked."As in, the sequel?"
"No, as in, I choose The Lion King also," Nick answered."...So can we sing again?"
"NO!" Connie, Daf and Sean immediately answered.
Nick pouted and gestured to Daf.
"But she said - "
" - I lied," Daf replied.
"It's this thing she does," said Sean.
Daf glared at him.
Sean just smirked.
"OK,I guess I'll pick the next one," said Connie, then she glanced at Nick."...Unless you want to?"
"Nah, ladies first, after all," said Nick.
Connie snorted as she reached into the pile.
"I'm no lady, fella," she muttered.
Nick almost grinned.
"Glad to hear it," he said.
Daf noticed a slight blush appear on Connie's face, then it disappeared as quickly as it came.
" 'What is the one thing you want most in the world, for yourself?'" Connie read.
"Well...?" Kyle asked. "What's your response?"
Connie thought for a moment, a small smile on her face.
"Pass," she said.
Everybody voiced their disapproval.
"Shut up!It's allowed!" Connie argued."Nick,how 'bout you?"
"Me?" Nick asked.
"Yeah," said Connie,"what do you want most in the world?"
Nick suddenly broke into an evil grin.
"Actually, I really shouldn't say," he replied.
Once again, everyone voiced their disapproval, except for Kyle.
"Wait, wait!" he said, his voice breaking through the jeers "...would this happen to be the fantasy that has to do with a rotating spit, a gasoline fire...and Justin Timberlake?"
Nick grinned. "That's the one," he replied.
"Ooh..." Kyle muttered,"yeah, you guys don't wanna hear that one, it's pretty graphic."
"Oh good Lord...!" Daf whined, disgusted.
"Pretty much," said Kyle.
"OK, so Mr.'Lord Of The Flies' has given us an idea about his greatest wish," said Connie "...anybody else?"
"Well, I was gonna say a speedboat and a small island in the Caribbean..." said Sean,"but that Justin Timberlake thing actually sounds pretty good to me."
"I agree," said Kyle,"mostly because I helped Nick come up with that idea in the first place."
The girls both rolled their eyes.
"Daf," said Kyle "...how 'bout you?"
"Oh, uh...pass," Daf answered.
"Is it because it involves Sean rotating on a spit above a gasoline fire...?" Kyle asked,"cuz y'know,we can handle that."
"Eat my shorts, asshole," Sean snapped.
"Wash 'em first, then maybe I'll consider it."
"Wait," said Nick. "So, neither of you girls are gonna tell us your deepest, selfish little desires?"
Connie glanced at Daf, and Daf looked back at her, knowingly.
"Nope," they replied.
"OK, then..." Nick muttered. "Next question - "
Suddenly, from the floor below, a loud bang was heard.
...Like the sound of someone angry slamming a door.
"What the hell do you idiots think you're doing?" Vernon shouted...from the front of the room.
Sean and Daf, wide - eyed and shocked, turned to look down at the furious face of their principal.
Daf glanced back at Kyle, who was wincing, like he was preparing for the worst.
Connie looked up at Nick,and saw that Nick had closed his eyes and sucked in his breath, also preparing for the worst.
He then opened his eyes and glanced down at her.
"So," he whispered,"I guess I'll see ya next saturday."
"I thought you weren't gonna say that," she whispered back.
"Actually, I didn't ever say I was never gonna say that, I just said - "
"ANSWER ME, DAMNIT!" Vernon roared. "What the hell is going on here?"
But the five teenagers were frozen in their spots (which wasn't exactly good, considering that Connie was still sitting on Nick's lap), and none of them said a word.
But Sean eventually broke the silence.
"Connie's a virgin and Nick likes The Lion King!" he squeaked.
OK, so I know that I don't update that often, but keep in mind that I am still in high school and so I am pretty busy most of the time.
So cut me a little slack, okey dokey?
And the song stanza at the beginning is an exerpt from "Everybody's Got A Story" by Amanda Marshall.
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