Chapter Six : I May Never Get to Hold You So Tight

Kendra woke up elated. Everything was going to be alright. She had stolen Sean away for the night and—

"Koki! Get up!" Spinner yelled, banging on the door. She must've locked him out of their joint bathroom again.

"Sorry spitface!" She yelled, rushing into the bathroom and unlocking the other door.

"Here you go babe." He moved so that Manny could walk in. Typical. She'd run over here for nothing.

"Looking very chic this morning Kendra." Manny answered with a smirk.

"Whatever. Not like anyone's going to be looking anyway." She replied nonchalantly.

"That's right. No boys!" Spinner yelled as Manny shut the door.

"Okay, forget what Spin said. You totally have what it takes to wow the boys, to have them chasing after you and to pick which one you want." She explained, picking up Spinner's toothbrush and using it. Gross.

"We both know which one I want." Kendra answered, brushing her teeth as well. It took about thirty seconds until she temporarily walked out of the bathroom and looked for something to wear.

"Want a suggestion?" Manny walked into the room after her.

"Go ahead."

"Wear a V neck. It's not too sexy, but really subtle. Guys love it."

"I own baby tees and pants."

"No shorts?" Manny wondered.

"No need for them."

"Okay … show me what you're planning to wear." She demanded as Kendra picked up a shirt that was lying on the floor, smelled it, and then placed it on her bed. She opened out her drawer and pulled out a pair of jeans with a torn knee. Manny deemed it hopeless to say anything at this moment, after witnessing the mess that Kendra was first hand.

"What? No comment."

"I wouldn't know where to start but … I know what Cameron's downstairs and I would hurry to greet him if I were you."

"Is there anything wrong with the way I'm dressed?" Kendra asked Sean after she'd thrown on the clothes. He shrugged, only half-dressed himself.

She tugged on a small baseball cap which helped to hide the look of embarrassed pleasure on her face. Kendra could get used to seeing Sean like this again. His body was even better than before.

"You look … normal." He grunted as she rolled her eyes, cracking the eggs that were lying on the counter, frying them in a flat pan and adding a few other ingredients. "You're cooking my breakfast?"

"I didn't know that your name was on those eggs." She joked back as he yanked her baseball cap off in response.

"Now this will get you noticed on the team." He tugged her hair swiftly, but not enough so that it hurt.

"No." Kendra grabbed the hat back. "This will protect me." She placed her long black hair over the front of her body. "In case of a shower mishap." Sean laughed as she attended to the eggs.

The two of them talked back and forth, Sean finding glee in pestering Kendra and Kendra trying not to seem to into the exchanges, less Spinner sense something and break it up.

"All done." She announced once the food was in order, sliding a huge omelet onto a plate that barely fit.

"Yum." Sean grabbed the fork and started eating. Kendra smiled, took the fork from him and started eating at the other end. This was good, natural … the two of them sharing breakfast together after a co-ed sleepover. Kendra could imagine this happening all the time, but with a few important additives.

"You're hogging all the food." He complained, searching for a clean fork, but finding none.

"Don't look at me. It was Spinner's turn to do the dishes, but he was busy doing Manny!" She yelled so that he would hear her.

"Oh, you heard that?" Spinner yelled back, not seeming embarrassed at all, but rather really, really proud.

"If they keep it up, I might have to move in with you and Ellie." She joked to Sean who was busy eating again. He looked up at her and laughed. It took a while for Kendra to realize that it had nothing to do with her joke.

"You've got stuff all over your face."

"I do not."

"You do." He reached up to wipe a mixture of eggs, cheese and turkey bacon off the corner of her mouth as Kendra held her breath. His finger was less than an inch away from her lips. She could so easily twist her mouth and just peek it a little … without him noticing. She really just wanted to—"Good job Koki." He handed the fork back to Kendra, leaving her with three bites worth eating, tops.

"Thanks." She licked her lips, moving her tongue over to where his finger had been, but it was way too late for any of that, and as far as Kendra could tell … he only saw her as a kid.

Two Days Later

Practice had been better, much better since Sean was there to back Kendra up. She'd found another reason to keep her helmet on, quickly realizing that her long hair really was a liability. It was the one thing that made her feel like a girl and she couldn't just give it up that easily.

"Are you sure no one is here?" Kendra asked Sean after he came to get her from the locker room.

"It's clear."

"Thank God." She peeled off the helmet and then her shoes next.

"So what do you need me here for?"

"Keep guard. I'll be in the shower and if someone comes, let me know."

"I don't know why you don't just shower in the girls' locker room." Sean argued back.

"It's too risky. I overheard the girls talking today about a guy who's been sneaking into their washroom. Principal H is all over it and everything. And if I walk out with blood and dirt all over my clothes, it's just a matter of time before someone figures out that the helmet's the only thing missing."

"Fine, but next time you're just going to have to go home smelling horrible."

"Okay, but that makes two of us." She argued back, peeling off more clothes before rushing over to the shower. It was almost exciting knowing that she wasn't supposed to be here, but she was getting away with it.

Kendra lost track of time until Sean popped his head back into the locker room.

"Hurry up!"

"What?" She called back.

"I have to--"

"What?" After a couple of back and forths, Sean walked towards the shower area, bracing himself to look at the ground as he talked to her. The last thing he wanted to do was see a sister-type naked. "It's almost six. I'm meeting El … lie." He finished obviously failing in his plan to look down.

Sean was met with the back of Kendra's body which was very disproportionate to her masculine-seeming body. She turned ever so slightly when hearing his voice and then futilely reached for a towel that wasn't there.

"Would you mind turning around?" Kendra asked, really nervous about what he had seen. It couldn't have been that much, but then she turned and … "Okay. It's safe." She faced him with her towel tightly wrapped around her body, only the bottoms of her knees and down being exposed. "Now what were you saying?" Kendra asked, trying to pretend like nothing had happened, like Sean seeing half of her body naked was like Spinner seeing it.

But the way Sean was looking at her, and not teasing her, made Kendra uneasy. She was starting to wonder if she should just break down and—

"My phone." She rushed to see who it was. Mainly, it was the Cameron stare that had made her panic and scurry to the phone. "Manny." She breathed.

"You sound like you were in the middle of something … what's going on?"

"Nothing. Do you need me for your project?"

"Actually, I need you to consider something. I think you should cut your hair."

"Cut my hair?"

"Yes." When Kendra hung up the phone she looked at Sean, looking for his advice.

"She wants me to cut my hair."

Spinner couldn't take it anymore. He had to tell Jimmy. Seeing him like that … in a chair with wheels, completely blew his mind.

Jimmy was the most active person he knew. He needed his legs more than anyone else, but yet he didn't have them. Because of Spinner.

So … he told Jimmy, prayed for forgiveness and lay in wait for the hurricane.

(A/N: This is the only Degrassi story I'm updating right now (today), but I'm thinking about working towards finishing what I've started. If you're still reading out there, make your presence known. Luv. --NL)