Gossip Column:
OMG! It's the start of a new year at Briarwood High, and we're all just SO excited. Aren't we? Well, I guess I'll have to start doing what I do best: filling YOU in on all the new drama going on. Well, we're only on the second day of school, so there should be that much, right?
WRONG!
You'd be surprised, actually.
So Kiley Patterson and Riley Newjuee have broken up (again), and are SWEARING they won't talk to each other for the rest of their lives. But we know how that'll end. Cam Fisher and Chris Polvert got into a semi-fight yesterday morning, but Landon Crane broke it up before punches could get thrown. Who would have won? King Cam or Bad A** Chris? We'll never know... Rumor has it that Cam Fisher hooked up with Alicia Rivera behind his girlfriend Nikki Dalton's back. Is it true? We're gonna find out soon! And the infamous loner Derrick Harrington had dared to come back this year, even though many would wish otherwise. Also, we have some new additions to our student body.
Skye Hamilton has joined us. The pretty and smart blonde had been taken under Massie Block's wing, probably against Nikki Dalton's wishes. Good move or bad move? Time will tell... Dune Baxter has also come to our school. The hot artist was seen yesterday taking a flyer to 'Help Earth!' from Dylan Marvil, and sign up for an environmental job. Other than that, he's remained silent and was said to have spent two hours after school in the art room.
Well, that's it for today. See you soon.
LoveLoveLove.
-Olivia Ryan, investigative gossip.
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"Cameron Harry Fisher, what the fuck is this?" Nikki said, waving the latest paper in his face as he got his books from his locker.
"What babe?" Cam asked.
"Don't 'babe' me. Tell me what the fuck is this!" She shoved the the paper - literally - in his face, watching his skim the gossip column.
"What about it?" He asked, looking at her boredly.
"Fuck you Cam! Would you actually readthis shit?" Nikie hissed, watching him angrily as he re-skimmed the paper. His eye's suddenly widened, and his heartbeat sped.
"Nikki, you actually believe this?" Cam asked, poking his finger at the words.
"Well she seems to know all the gossip. And yeah, you've been kinda freakin' distant lately. So you can go fuck your new girlfriend all you want now; we're over." Nikki said, turning on her high heels and walking away.
"Nikki, wait!" Cam said, running after her and grabbing her upper arm.
"What?" She asked with vemon.
"That's all fake! It's not true! I swear! Believe me. We've been together for almost three years, what makes you think my love for you would fade and I'd cheat on you? I still love you. And you know how Olivia's tried to get her paws on me all the time. What makes you think that this wasn't an attempt to split us up? Nik, I love you. Isn't love enough?" Cam said, his eyes taking on the look of a puppy's. He could practicly see Nikki melting in his hands.
"Well," Nikki said, wavering, "I..."
"Niccolette Denise Dalton, I love you. And this... Bitch is just tring to get in your head. So don't listen." Cam said, grabbing Nikki's hands and pulling her close. Nikkie looked into his eyes.
"Oh- Okay. I'm sorry I flipped out on you." Nikki said, kissing Cam lightly.
"It's alright babe. I don't blame you." Cam said, stroking the side of her face before pushing her away without her noticing.
"Thanks. I've gotta go now. Love you." Nikki said, walking away from him.
"You too!" Cam shut his locker, grinning to himself. He slung his backpack over his shoulder, high fiving Josh on the way.
"You avioded it?" Josh asked, turning and walking next to Cam.
"Too easy. Like taking baby from a candy." Cam grinned wider.
"You mean 'candy from a baby'?" Josh asked, perplexed.
"Yeah yeah yeah, whatever. Same difference. The point is, I'm clear. And on top."
"Hey Derrick." Massie said, sitting down next to him.
"Hey," He said startled.
"How's it goin'?" She asked.
"Good I guess. You see the gossip column?" Derrick raised his eyebrow.
"Um, yeah. I have." She blushed, feeling bad for him. This guy was insanely cool, always cracking jokes and having a good time. She couldn't figure out why he was at the bottom of the food chain.
"No big suprise I guess. Poor Cammie's probably let down though." He chuckled.
"I guess." Massie giggled.
"Hey Mass. Who's this?" Skye said, walking up to them, keeping one eye on Derrick.
"This is Derrick."
"Big time loser at your service," Derrick waved his hand to her.
"Oh-kay. I'm Skye. Nice to meet you." Skye giggled, not quite getting the joke. She glanced at Massie, wondering how she could keep this perfect slice of man to herself.
"You too." Derrick said. An awkward silence filled the air, making all three slightly uncomfortable. Derrick took a breath.
"Well, as nice as this is - having actual human beings around me, talking and what not - I have to go. Catch ya' later Mass. Skye." Derrick nodded, then walked away. Massie giggled, watching him go.
"So, what's the deal with him?" Skye asked.
"What deal?"
"He's totally hot. Are you guys like, dating or something? And what about the 'big time loser' thing? What's with that?"
"I dunno. Ever since Derrick moved here four years ago, Cam's just hated him on the spot. Never even gave him a chance. I feel bad for him. He's so funny and nice. And no, we're not dating."
"Really? What about the 'He's so funny and nice'?" Skye raised an eyebrow.
"We're not." Massie said evenly, looking at Skye.
"Okay okay, I get it," Skye said, holding up her hands. "Let's go find Nikki."
"So I just don't get it." Dune said, holding his paint brush to the canvas, but making no strokes.
"I see." Chris hummed, looking out the window at the great lawn. He didn't know how he got caught alone in the art room with Dune Baxter, the new kid, of all people, let alone why Dune was sharing his colored past with him.
"I knew you would! That's just it. I had a hunch. With you're system an all." Dune said, mixing his blue and green paint.
"System? You mean me getting in, doing the work, then getting out?" Chris asked.
"Yeah, that's it! I mean, it's so simple and smart, yet it works with it's small flaws. I knew you would understand." Chirs pushed his glasses up his nose. Chris looked at him now, curiousity mixing with annoyance.
"Okay." Chris said, standing up, "I have to go." Dune nodded, suddenly to caught up in his work to say anything. He'd just broken the painting, finally. Now, to just get the angle and lighting of the face right...
"Hey," Massie said, walking up to Dylan.
"Oh, hey. What's up?" Dlyan asked, watching Massie sit on the step's next to her.
"Not much. Just wanted to say hey. Oh, and thanks for the highway sign-up thingy-muh-bob."
"No problem. Thank's for signing up." Dylan grinned. She liked Massie Block. The girl was super friendly, always looking for the better part of a person and looking positive before finding the negative. Her mood was always a happy one.
"Nah, it'll give me sometime to spend with you and other people, while doing good. It's a win-win." Massie grinned back. Sure, Dylan could be a little too pro-Earth, but she was always friendly without much drama.
"Hey girlies. Having a tea party?" Claire said, sitting on the other side of Massie.
"Maybe. What's it to ya'?" Massie laughed, nudging Claire with her shoulder. Claire opened her mouth to reply, sliding her backpack next to her just as a big foot came down on it.
"Shit!" Chris mumbled, picking himself up. Luckily for him, the girls were sitting on the thrid to the bottom, giving the fall not much force and only a elbow scratch.
"Watch your step, Jesus." Claire said, rolling her eyes while Massie and Dlyan scooted a littel further away. Then a little more as Chris stood up, towering over them.
"Maybe you should watch your bags." He said, fist's clenched.
"Okay. Chill out your testostorne. Geeze." Claire said. She stood up, grabbed her bag, then walked into the school, the mood for talking lost. She wasn't much of a people person, so now that the mood was lost, it would take a while to regain itself.
"Sorry about that. She's a bit of a diva." Massie piped up, standing up herself. Chris looked down at her, seeing the sweet angel like face.
"It's okay." He said, even though it wasn't. Massie was nice though, so he would chill out for now. For her.
"Thanks Chris," Massie said, touching his arm for a second before pulling Dylan up and walking into the school. Dylan glanced at Chris, all six foot eight of him, then scurried after Massie. Chris stood their for a second, before turning around and walking toward the parking lot.
Alicia grinned, pushing Cam against the wall of books, and kissing him with passion. Cam kissed back, gripping her to his body.
"Give me more. Now." Alicia whispered to him, smiling wider as he slid his hands up her shirt. "Oh Cam..."
"You'll never guessed what happened," Cam said, stepping back from Alicia a little. Although hooking up in the library during school hours would be exciting, Cam wanted to talk right now.
"Cam, can't we..." Alicia asked, pulling him into her. She kissed, him, but he pulled away quickly.
"Just a sec. So Nikki read the paper-"
"And saw the gossip column, yelled at you, then you cinvinced her it wasn't anything." Alicia finished for him.
"Yeah," Cam said, somewhat stunned.
"I saw it. You seem to forget my locker's only fifteen feet away from yours," Alicai grinned, pulling Cam under again.
Kemp scanned the row of books, then pulled one out. He skimmed a few pages, then pushed in back into place, picking the one next to it. He added it to his pile of books, then went back to his table in the middle of the library. He filpped open his biology textbook, then the library book about cell mutation.
"Hey. You lost too?" Kristen said, plunking herself down in the seat next to him.
"A little." Kemp admitted.
"Only Mrs. Ruiz would give a mid-term style test on the first day of school. Which, of course, I failed. Miserably." Kristen grinned.
"Yeah. I got like a C. Minus." Kemp smiled. Sure, Claire was cute, and he fought the urge to not call her last night, but Kristen... Kemp pinched himself under the table, trying to keep the daydreams of falling in love with Kristen under control.
"A C? God, that would be like an A- for me!" Kristen giggled.
"That's okay for me. I'm pretty much a straight B student," Kemp said, flipping to page 265 in his textbook.
"Wow. You're pretty smart. A B for me is like an A+. So you can obviously see I'm not the whitest bulb in the box." Kristen smiled stuipdly.
'You mean brightest bulb in the box? Or whitest crayon in the box?" Kemp asked.
"Whatever," Kristen said, waving him off, "You get the point."
"Yeah," Kemp rolled his eyes. Maybe Kristen wasn't for him. He'd always imagined himself with a smarter girl. Just as he thought this, Claire waltzed into the library. Kemp blushed, then looked back down at his textbook.
"Is that Claire Lyons?" He asked Kristen.
"Yeah, it is. She must have study hall second period too. I'm gonna go get her!" Kristen giggled, obviously not seeing Kemp sahking his head 'no', or the way Claire was avoiding every living thing in sight. Kristen stood up and raced after, giving Kemp enough time to gather his stuff and run away.
Landon tapped his pen to his blank page of notes, listening to Mr. Maksome drone on about the American Revolution. He glanced around the room, noticing Josh Hotz texting under his desk.
Landon: Yo man
Josh: hey. ?^
Landon: Sam as u. bord as hell
Josh: haha, i no. mr. whatshisface sucks.
Landon: u said it. hows C?
Josh: avoiding disaster bi lying 2 nik & falling for leesha.
Landon: hes real stuipd. cant wait till some1 realizes hes not cut out 2 rule the skool.
Josh: same. cant wait to stop sucking up 2 him.
Landon: i no how u feel. ive been friends w/ him since pre-k, and no matta wht i do, hes an ass.
Josh: of course he is. an only child ass. i like him, but not tht much.
Landon: same. r u ready to start the plan?
Josh: let's wait a few more days. gotta get him as trustworthy as possible. then we will.
Landon: OK man. but hes totally going down.
Josh: u said it.
Dun-Dun-Dah-DUNNNNN!!! Hehe, what could possibly be going on? Could Josh and Landon be going against Cam? Could Kemp be falling for Claire? Could Chris be into Massie? OMG, WHAT'S GOING ON?
And don't bother to ask me, cause I have no clue. :)
So, did I cover all the main characters in the actual Clique books? I thought I did, but I'm not sure. Just tell me if I missed someone. And am I getting the oppisite of the actual Clique characters?
I'm trying. :)
Oh, and I know it seems like the girls are having more drama, but it's hard to switch it over to the guys, ya' know?
Anyways, review it my honeys!
xoxo, join. me. in. the. thunder