Disclaimer: I own the original movie, but I don't own the rights to it (yet, anyway, John still hasn't returned my calls.) or the orginal characters. I DO however, own the OFFSPRING of some of the original characters, and some characters who aren't offspring of the original characters, so YAY ME!!

Author's Notes: And I did make a slight change to chapter 24, by renaming the chapter "Saying It Out Loud". One reason being that the theme of Truth would fit better with THIS chapter. I know it sounds strange, but just bare with me...I know you guys are all really good at that. :)

Chapter 27: The Truth You Neglected To Tell Me pt. 1

Back in the classroom, Kyle had resorted to pulling a few desks together, near the middle of the classroom, and sleeping on top of them.

Daf, who had been looking through the teacher's desk, glanced over at Kyle...and grinned.

She looked around the desk until her gaze fell on a black Sharpee marker that was laying beside the pencil holder.

With a smirk, Daf grabbed the marker, walked out from behind the desk, and headed over to Kyle.

When she was about a foot away from him, she carefully unscrewed the lid on the marker, knowing that if she just pulled it off, Kyle would hear it and wake up.

The lid made the tiniest little popping sound as it came off, which she cringed at, but noticed that Kyle still hadn't woken up.

So, she walked over to him, marker in hand, and stood over his sleeping form, trying to fight the giggle that was anxious to come out of her mouth.

She raised the marker, ready to give Kyle a nice - looking moustache that would have him looking like a French waiter, when suddenly...she stopped.

She put her hand down, feeling compelled to just...look at him.

She didn't know why, something about his face was just...nice.

He had a nice face.

...When he wasn't making sarcastic remarks or rolling his eyes at her, Kyle was actually kind of good - looking.

He was a little on the scrawny side, but other than that he wasn't too bad.

And then his eyes opened.

But Daf didn't move. She didn't speak, she just continued to watch him.

Kyle sat up slowly, not seeming all that surprised to see her right next to him.

"Hi," was all he said.

"Hi," Daf replied.

Just then, the door opened, and Connie walked into the classroom, closing the door behind her.

Daf and Kyle both stared at her in surprise.

Connie frowned.

"...What?" she asked.

"What're you doin' here?" Kyle asked.

Connie shrugged.

"I got lonely," she said.

"I thought you were with Nick...?" Daf asked.

"He took off a few minutes ago, went to hang out with Sean in the library," Connie replied.

"So why didn't you go with him?" Daf asked.

Connie shrugged.

"I dunno, I just felt like comin' down here to see what you guys were up to," she said, then gave them both a questioning look "...I'm sorry, did you two want to be alone, or something?"

"No!" they both answered, then glanced at each other.

"No, but hey, why would Nick wanna hang out with Sean?" Kyle asked, quickly changing the subject.

"His exact words were 'jocks get lonely, too'," Connie replied.

Daf leaned against a desk next to Kyle and rolled her eyes.

"With all the female company he keeps, I don't understand how he could get lonely," she muttered, crossing her arms.

"Down, girl," said Kyle.

Daf glared at him.

Connie smirked.

"And now we're back to normal..." she said.

The two of them gave her puzzled looks.

"What?" they both asked.

Connie smiled and shook her head.

"Nothing," she said.

"Hey, wait a sec," Kyle spoke up, looking over at Connie,"you came back here from wherever the hell you were...and where was that by the way?"

"We were in the computer lab on the second floor," Connie told him.

"OK, so you came all the way down here from the computer lab on the second floor...and Vernon never saw you?" Kyle asked.

Connie shrugged.

"I never saw him...! It's like he completely disappeared," she told him.

"Well, maybe he's back in his office," Daf suggested.

"Yeah...or maybe he's up to something..." Kyle murmered.

Connie frowned and glanced at Daf, who just shrugged.

"...Like what?" Connie asked.

Kyle shrugged.

"I dunno, that's why it would be better if Nick was here...he's slightly better at thinking up conspiracies," he said, then glanced at Daf "...but only slightly better."

Daf smirked and rolled her eyes.

"Yeah..." said Connie, as she sat down on top of a desk in front of Daf "...that probably just comes from what happened to his dad, though, right?"

Kyle frowned.

"What?" he asked.

"Well, I'm no psychiatrist..." said Connie "...but Nick's troublemaking behaviour is probably rooted from his dad being sent to jail when he was younger, right?"

Then she frowned, and looked over at Daf.

"Wow...I really did sound like a psychiatrist, didn't I?" she asked.

Daf nodded.

"But it was kind of impressive," she told her.

Connie smirked.

"Well, thanks - "

" - OK, hold the phone for sec," Kyle cut in "...what exactly did Nick tell you about his parents?"

Connie frowned.

"...Why?" she asked.

"...I'm just curious," said Kyle.

"Are you saying he lied - ?"

" - Just tell me what he said, Bender," Kyle demanded, in a low voice.

Connie was still confused, but she answered him, anyway.

"He said that his mom's dead and his dad's in jail for possession," she said "...he said he's been living with his older sister for the past few years."

"Wow, that's rough," said Daf.

"Yeah..." Connie murmered, then glanced over at Kyle "...but it's not true, is it?"

Kyle was looking over at the back wall of the classroom, refusing to look at her as he shook his head.

Connie was angry now.

"Why would he lie about that?" she asked.

"Don't feel bad - " Kyle murmered.

" - Don't feel bad?" Connie snapped "After I asked him if it was really true, the one thing he said to me was,'I haven't lied to you, yet, have I?'"

"Connie, that really is the one thing he ever lies about," Kyle told her. "Other than that, he's probably one of the most honest people I know."

"But why would he lie about something like that?!" Connie cried, her eyes getting glassy. "Why...?"

"That's not for me to tell you," Kyle told her."if you want answers, then go to the source."

"But he already lied to her once!" Daf pointed out.

"Yeah, but he's not gonna do it again," Connie told them, then she started for the door "...I'm gonna get the truth if I have to beat it out of him..."

"Connie why are you making such a big deal out of this?" Kyle called after her.

Connie stopped, and turned back toward them.

"...Because it is a big deal," she said, then she took a piece of folded up paper out of her pocket, and dropped it on the desk nearest to the door.

"...I thought that might amuse you guys," she said, pointing to it. "Somebody photocopied their butt and put the pictures up all over the hallways."

With that, she turned around and left the room, shutting the door behind her.

Curious, Daf got off of her desk and went over to look at the picture.

When she reached the desk at the front of the room, she looked over her shoulder at Kyle, who had once again pulled a couple of desks together and was laying flat on his back. But he wasn't sleeping, he was just staring up at the ceiling.

"You OK...?" She asked.

Kyle sighed.

"This is none of her business," he mumbled.

Turning her whole body to face him, Daf shrugged.

"Well, it's obvious she kinda likes him, maybe she wants to make it her business," she said.

She saw Kyle's head wobble a little as he continued to stare up at the ceiling, and realized he was shaking his head.

"No, she really doesn't," he said.

Daf shrugged and unfolded the paper Connie had left for them.

...And for a few seconds, she just stared at it.

Kyle raised his head and gave her a questioning look.

"What is it?" he asked.

Suddenly, Daf grinned...then she started to laugh.

Puzzled, Kyle sat up.

"What is it?" he asked.

Daf shook her head, and continued to stare at the paper, as she chuckled to herself.

"God Almighty..." she murmered.

Ah, ze romance...! Ze DRAMA! ZE SUSPENSE!

...Makes for a pretty good time, doesn't it?

Next, Connie and Nick get into an actual fight, we find out the truth behind Nick's little lie, and Vernon reappears...!

...Or maybe he won't, we'll see how I feel. :)

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