Smile
I could only do so much to help Michael Parker. His crush liked the idea of being able to rant and rave to a 'gay kid'. It was like this chick never knew that a guy could like another guy. It was early in my English period when she suddenly paused, a smile pulling her on her lips. "Do you have a crush on anyone?" she grins, her eyes twinkling brightly at me as she rested her chin on a closed fist.
I flushed darkly, "I-I guess… who doesn't?" I blushed rubbing at my nose.
She pushed her hair over her shoulder as her heavily make-up'd eyelashes fluttered before narrowing, her gaze focusing on every movement my face made. Every single twitch. "Is it Michael Parker?" Kate leaned forward, her voice hushed. My face flared up and my eyes dropped to our work, "it is… holy shit it is," she all but giggled. I really just wanted to cry, no like really really did, and my eye lids began to feel heavy and everything. "I won't tell anyone, okay? Our little secret." She patted my cheek, letting it rest there.
I couldn't help but stare, "what?" my mouth hung open. Her finger touched my nose, a grin breaking out on her lips.
"Michael has been trying to get with me on and off again for years, but to tell you the truth," she leaned to my ear, "I have a crush on one of your Russian friends." She pulled back with blush dushed on her cheeks. She rubbed her nose bashfully.
And that was when I got it. She was faking this image of hers just like me. But this image worked in fooling everyone, while mine fooled enough people for me to get by. Kate was known, she was hated, she was liked, she had boys fawning over her constantly… and the Kate that everyone knew was a lie. "You know who I like… so you have to share, you know who mine is…" that's right, I'm going to guilt this girl into telling me.
Okay, yeah. This is a little unlike me, but come on! What else am I going to do in this kind of situation? Sit on my thumbs? Nah, I'm gonna figure out who're my allies, and who's bridges I can burn. Because if Kai and Tala's plan works, I may just land a boyfriend out of Michael Parker. So call me a little hopeful, or a little rash, but damn it! Michael Parker was attractive… well if I was into dudes. But I'm not. Nope, totally not into Michael Parker.
"Tall…blonde…" Kate began to mumble, her cheeks darkening its dusted pink hue.
My mind paused, drawing a blank. One face stood out, but it couldn't have been. Not Spencer… not once did I ever hear that someone had a crush on the big guy. But this girl in front of me, this popular girl with the popular mask wanted to be with him. "Spencer?" I just had to ask at this point.
Kate tucked a curl around her ear in response. "He's caring, and handsome, and sweet, and kind, and his scene so much—I can tell. But he keeps moving forward, y'know. I admire that about him." She shuffled closer to me in her seat, "I want his arms wrapped around me—"
Okay this was when I shot my eyebrows to my hair line and prayed that she wasn't going to tell me about some girly fantasy about how she dreamed of the two of them making love. Like, it's all nice and stuff to care for someone and want to do that (me speaking for myself as well) but it's a completely different story if some chick's going to just say this in the middle of a class like you're her bestie. Damn cuteness!
"—and keep me safe from this world. And finally be myself… not having to worry about if they'd except me…" Okay, I could deal with that. That was a whole lot better than I thought that was going to be. She twirled her hair around her fingers as her thoughts began to swim through her mind. Her eyes became unfocused at she stared at her lap with a small grin. I could understand these feelings; I have them every day after all. "Hey Max, how about we help each other out."
"Whu?"
She smiled, whatever her thought were they sure put her in a chipper mood, "how about you help me with Spencer, and I'll help you with Michael. Sound fair?"
Sound fair?
Fair?
Really, how is this fair? Michael likes HER! Not me! How could she… or me… heck even Kai and Tala… how could they get Michael freaking Parker to like ME!? I don't understand. Like no, really, someone please tell me how these people think they could get him to be with me? Or does the people that I hang out with just crazy? Well okay, it's a fact that they're freaking nuts, too many screws loose and all that junk. But still!
"Sounds fair… but how are you going to do it?" I asked, and boy did I ever find out.
Help Kate get a date with Spencer so she can do something to get M.P to like me.
The bell rang and Kate rushed Michael. And I mean rushed him. I'll give you a quick play by play: bell rings, Kate instantly jumps out of her chair and is in front of Micheal. And this is where we are now.
"Mike, you've been trying to date me for years now. And I'm sorry sweetheart, but I'm not interested. And Maxie didn't even need to tell me, I figured it out on my own. But if you really want my honest opinion, I think you should date him. He's kind, and cute, and sweet. And the two of you would be perfect together. And not to mention a big deal. I mean c'mon, Michael Parker dating Max Tate. The star and the Sweetheart."
The look on everyone's face. Oh lord all mighty, smite me now. What have I done? Oh god Ian's going to never let me live this down! Oh god!
But Kate grinned at my senior crush though as she most likely broke his heart and disgusted him in all one go. But she patted his cheek after before pulling me out of the class with her. "I know that looked horrible from where you stood. But you'd never get through to him the way that you and your friends might have tried. Guys like him only understand when you're throwing bright neon bricks at their heads and even then most of them don't understand and trail after girls who want nothing to do with him. The point in this conversation was to get him thinking about it. Plant the seed… and all you need to do is water it every so often, and wait for him to do the rest."
I couldn't help but stare. This girl was either a genius or evil… or both? Why didn't anyone else think of this? Wait… the answer was in that speech. It's we're guys. "So I guess I have to put in a good word with Spencer now…"
She grinned, pecking my cheek when we reached my locker, "Oh yeah. My work for you only just started too. We have a little ways to go."
M.B.C.R says: I actually just decided that I wanted Kate to be a bigger role. I had a sudden idea for her character arc that I never even thought about and it was all because of Spencer and I felt horrible for pairing everyone up with everyone else and Ian and Spencer are all alone. So I needed someone... and Kate... well I changed her a bit, but it still fits in with the original plot just fine. Actually it makes it a lot more interesting.
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