Shall We Dance

Part Four

Young teens and tweens continued to walk by sharing conversations as Coraline sat on a nearby bench. Just then, she heard a voice. Turning, she saw Wybie taking a seat beside her. Coraline quickly turned away; hiding her tearstained face.

"Jonesy, are you alright?" Wybie asked, worried. "I was waiting for you near the parking lot and..." He trailed off as Coraline turned to look at him. "Coraline, what happened?" Wybie then asked.

Coraline sniffled a bit. "I'm fine, Wybie." She replied, turning away again. Wybie didn't say a word; but placed a hand on his friend's shoulder. Coraline turned and looked at him.
"It was Missy again wasn't it?" He asked, his voice above a whisper.

Coraline nodded slowly.

"Oh, come on, Jonesy," Wybie started, rubbing his friend's shoulder. "She's just stuck up." Coraline kept her gaze at the ground before looking up.

"You're right, Wybie." Coraline sighed, feeling a little better; but was still a bit depressed.

Soon, Wybie pulled her into a hug; comfortingly rubbing her back.

"Forget her, Jonesy." He told her. "Everything's gonna be okay." Coraline soon let out a steadying sigh as she sat there with her best friend beside her.

Before long, Coraline calmed down. As the two sat where they were, there came a voice.

"Um, excuse me?" It said, sounding a bit unsure.
The two teens turned toward the sound of the voice to see a young teenage boy. He didn't seem familiar to either of them. He was well built with short, bushy black hair and bright, baby blue eyes; which complimented his lightly tan skin.

He was dressed in a black and silver T-shirt with a silver checkered pattern across the chest and around the shoulders; along with dark blue jeans and blue and white tennis shoes. He wore a checkered silver and black bracelet on his left wrist. The two gazed at him in shock.

"Is everything okay?" Asked the strange boy; a bit concerned. "You kinda looked a little upset." He said; this time talking mostly to Coraline.

Coraline gazed at him; suddenly forgetting why she was upset.

"Well, um... It's nothing really." Coraline stammered, as she and Wybie stood from where they had been sitting. She, for some strange reason, had an odd feeling about him, and couldn't take her eyes off of him. Wybie, on the other hand, could immediately sense something a bit off about him. Soon, the boy spoke again.

"Name's Josh." He said, extending a hand. "Josh Sully."

"I-I'm... C-Coraline," Coraline stammered, shaking his hand. "Coraline Jones."

Josh smiled, before turning to Wybie who stood nearby.

"And what about you?" Josh asked, an eerie smile on his face.
"Wybie..." Wybie replied. "Wybie Lovat."

Josh came closer.

"Wybie..." Josh smiled."That'd be short for Wyborne I'd imagine, right?"

Wybie stared at him for a second before speaking.

"Yes?" He replied.

"Well, it's great to meet both of you." Josh said.

"Um... You too." Coraline replied, blushing a bit. Wybie looked at her strangely, but hid his emotion from Josh.

"So," Josh said finally. "I guess I'll see you later okay?" He asked.

"Um... Sure..." Coraline replied.

Josh smiled at her; before turning and leaving them where they stood. As Josh made his way through, Wybie turned back to Coraline; a worried look on his face.

"Jonesy, did you notice that something is seriously wrong with this guy?"

Coraline gave strange look.

"What're talking about?" She asked, finally.

"I don't know," Wybie replied, after a moment. "It's just... He doesn't seem right."

"Wybie, don't be ridiculous," Coraline told him, shaking her head. "He's just another teen like we are." She continued. "I bet he was in one of our classes and we've just hadn't met him yet."

Wybie thought for a second; before speaking.

"Yeah, I guess you're right, Jonesy." He finally said. Coraline smiled.

"Now C'mon," She replied. "It's getting a kinda late."

With that, the two friends, began their way home on Wybie's bike. Making their way down the road, Wybie began to think of how strange Josh had been acting; especially around Coraline; But soon, he shook it off. 'Maybe Jonesy's right.' Wybie thought to himself. Josh was just another student at the high school... Or was he?

A/N: DRAMA! XD Anyways, I hope you're liking it so far :D And More will come soon.

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