Grrr, I hate sassybutt32 and lOrNiSh for making me continue!! But whatev. Okay, don't hate them, but still. I saw the reviews and was like "GAH!! YOU'RE MAKING ME WORK!! CAN'T YOU PEOPLE GET LIVES?!" Ha ha. Nukkas. I lose. X] And by the way, TWO REVIEWS?! Come on, people!! I don't have to update!! It's something I choose to do. Totally different. I need more reviews if you want to see what happens, which is good for me, I'll quit if I don't get reviews. Seriously. You don't think I'll do it, but I will delete this story if there's not enough reviews, because that's what makes me happy and motivated to update. So if you want to see what actually happens in the story, REVIEW!! Because I think it's plenty good, if you liked the other trash I've posted in this story.

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Mikey's POV
Is it such a big deal that I, Mikey Blumberg, in the dance class and drama? Or is Lawson being mean again? I'll never know.

Well, maybe I will.

I don't know.

Anyway, I love dance, and drama just comes naturally to me. Once I read a monologue and I felt like I really was Lesley.

The only downer? Lesley was a girl. Buying birth control for the first time.

I changed it up a little, so it was Leslie instead of Lesley, and he was a boy buying something else related to birth control.

I think you know what I'm talking about.

It felt weird reading it last year, with Gretchen's help. And she only laughed twice, which is an improvement from my current best friend, Gus.

And Gretchen and I have these little pet names for each other. I'm A and she's Z. It's about Shakespeare. I was joking around when she said she knew Shakespeare A to Z (and let me tell you, she wasn't exactly kidding), and randomly shouted out, "I WANT TO BE A! I WANT TO BE A!" Everyone starts laughing.

This was what I was looking for, so it was fine by me.

Then she says something along the lines of, "I guess I'm Z," which was actually pretty funny.

I was going to cuss, but I'm Catholic and decided against it.

Vince says I'm overreacting at this whole thing, but I don't quite think so. I mean, you have to stay true to your religion, right?

At least, that's what I've been taught.

And it hasn't failed me before.

Lawson was such a jerk when he found out I was taking drama and dance. He grabbed my schedule and looked at it, and starts laughing. I got p – I mean mad! Yeah, mad – and he says, "Drama and dance?! Nice ones, Blumberg."

If I didn't know any better, I'd think he was mocking me.

But I wouldn't be talking slash laughing. I saw Voce on his schedule, and that's boys' choir. Real pathetic that he mocks me when his schedule isn't much better!

So, knowing the guys, I'm probably the only boy in our circle of friends – other than Gus – who actually didn't steal answers for our summer reading list. Knowing TJ, he stole answers off Gretchen.

This is so like him.

If he actually did the work, he'd be surprised at how easy it is. It's not hard to pick up The Five People You Meet in Heaven and actually read it cover to cover, then skip to Catcher in the Rye, then going over to To Kill a Mockingbird, then jumping back to The Grapes of Wrath, then finally finishing it all with Twilight, all in 24 hours!

Okay, okay – call me a nerd. I know I am.

And for once, I'm proud to be nerdy. It means I had to whole summer to enjoy myself because I finished my homework in one day, leaving about 79 days to myself. And also, to look at TJ looking at Spinelli, leaving me burning with jealousy, and rage, and emotion, and, and, and…

Well, let's just face it: I like Ashley Funicello Spinelli!

It's amazing I know it all without being obsessed. I'm not obsessed. At least, not yet. Not like TJ is. Because he is obsessed. Just a little over the top, but still.

I better get over Spinelli because of TJ, but it's not easy. For me, anyway. I guess it started with dance a few years ago.

Mikey's flashbacks

"Apparently performing wasn't for me," Mikey told Spinelli about why he couldn't perform in dance. "So that's where I am today. Mademoiselle said I make a great stage manager, but just once I'd like to get out there. I'd show them you don't have to be skinny to soar like an eagle…"

"I got an idea, Mikey!" Spinelli said, interrupting. "I'll be your partner!"

"Really?!"

"Sure! You can't hurt my feet while I'm wearing my boots, spinning fast is one of my favorite pastimes, and there's no way you can knock me down if I jump up while you're landing. So what do you say?"

"Spinelli, you're the greatest!"

He hugged Spinelli, knocking the wind out of her. "Okay, you can let go!" she cried, desperately trying to catch her breath.

End of flashbacks

So ever since then, I've had a crush on her. I just didn't want to make it clear. Also, I was the one that saved her life when she had an asthma attack last year.

Mikey's flashbacks

P.E. was the only class – besides lunch – that Mikey had with Spinelli. The girls were playing volleyball while the boys were playing basketball. Mikey had injured his back so he wasn't allowed to participate in P.E. Instead, the teacher had him keep score for volleyball. Spinelli panicked because she didn't have her inhaler with her.

Just as Spinelli was getting in her spot, Ashley Q. hit her in the back of the head with the volleyball.

"Hey, watch it, powder puff!" Spinelli cried. "I kind of like my head in one piece!"

Ashley Q. and Becca (Upside Down Girl of Third Street) giggled together. Becca was just trying to make friends and she hung out with the Ashleys'. Rumor had it that she didn't like the Ashleys' or any of their schemes.

Spinelli rolled her eyes and hurled the ball as hard as she could as Ashley Q. to serve. Ashley Q. got a devious look on her face as she served the ball and knocked Spinelli in the back of the head again, sending her soaring to the ground, out of breath. She lost her breath and her nose started bleeding. She couldn't breathe and Mikey noticed.

"COACH LORNES!! COACH LORNES!!" He cried, trying to get the teacher's attention. She ran over and asked Spinelli if she was okay. Of course I'm not, she thought but didn't say, simply because she couldn't speak.

"Blumberg, go get the nurse," Coach Lornes said, grabbing Spinelli's arm and picking her up. Mikey ran off to the nurse – even though he wasn't supposed to run – and came back momentarily.

End of flashbacks

I'm not sure if that's saving her life, but whatever. It made me feel good inside. And that's enough for me!

Sucky ending, I know. But come on!! Two reviews?! I don't like having so little reviews, but whatever. I will delete this story if I don't get three reviews for this chapter. So I suggest reviewing, even if it's only 'lmao' or 'good chapter', anything will do. So come, I know for some reason you guys like this stupid trash I post on here!