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Chapter 10: Spilled

Richard, Roy, Vic, and Wally sat in a booth of the local pizza parlor in Jump City. It was Thursday and they just got out of football practice, minus Wally. Tomorrow they had a big game, it was the last one of the season and they were more than pumped to win this game.

"So, after the game tomorrow, who's throwing the victory party?" Wally asked while munching on his cheese pizza.

"That'll be me." Roy jabbed a thumb at his chest. "Ollie will be flying to California for the weekend so the house is all mine."

Vic snorted and pursed his lips. "You sure Ollie won't come home EARLY again?"

The guys began laughing as the memory of Roy's last party flashed through their heads. Roy, as a freshmen, had been so sure that Ollie would be in Gotham city for an entire three days. But unluckily, the famed business man had forgotten his cellphone on top of his dresser and came home to one of Roy's disastrous parties. Lets just say, Roy ended up being grounded for two months.

"Shut up," he spat to his friends. "I'm positive he'll be gone this time. And this party is going to be...magical."

"Especially since you have a girlfriend now, huh?" Richard pointed out.

Roy waved his hands out in front of him and shook his head. "No, Jade is...well...we're not at that stage yet."

"But she's coming to your party right?"

"Duh! She's a cheerleader!" Roy rolled his eyes and sipped his coke.

Wally smiled mischievously and said, "Yeah and a fine one at that."

The guys laughed-except for Roy-and Roy threw his crust at Wally's head. "Back off man! Geez, you have no relationship life huh?"

Wally stopped laughing and glared at his ginger friend. "Actually, I do!"

The three teens waited for him to continue.

"No, I really don't. But neither does Gar-

"He likes Rachelllll." Vic singed.

Wally continued, "Or Alain!"

"Girls practically throw themselves at him. Face it dude, you have no love life." Richard added while patting his friend on the shoulder.

Wally sat back and pouted. Then, Roy held up a finger as if a light bulb went off in his head. "Wait...that one pink haired girl! You two are always flirting!"

Wally laughed out loud. "Ha! More like fighting! She's a bitch!"

"Ah, you say that now my friend. But later on, you'll be her boyfriend."

Wally looked at Roy as if he was dressed in a leotard. "Okay. NO. Jenny Hex is the last girl on earth I'd ever date."

Richard cut in quickly. "Don't speak so soon bro."

Vic laughed and crossed his muscular arms. "Yeah, that's what Rich said and now look where he's at."

Wally looked to Richard then to Vic and then to Roy. "Okay that was just ironic! Not gonna happen guys."

"Okaaaaaay..." Roy played with his straw and snapped his head back up. "Oh, hey Richard." Richard looked to Roy and raised his eyebrows. "I'm guessing that bet is off?"

Vic and Wally looked at the boy wonder and awaited his answer. Richard nodded vigorously. "Of course dude...Kori is...mine now and I don't want to wreck what we have."

The three teens stared at their best guy friend and A few seconds later, Wally spoke up. "I've got to hand it to ya, you most likely would've won the bet considering the fact Kori is smokin' hot now!" Richard glared at him and he threw his hands up to cut him off. "But! It's a good thing you're calling it off. Because we like her and she's cool."

"Yeah man," Vic started, "Kori is a great gal, way better than Babs. You shouldn't lose her over a dumb bet."

Richard took a few minutes to analyze his thoughts. Then he looked up at them and smiled. "This is why you guys are my best friends."

But the sucky thing was, Babs Gordon was sitting in the booth behind them, sinking in all of the info they had just spilled.

TT

The Friday night football game went just as planned. The JC Knights won tremendously and the victory party was being held at Roy's large house.

It was ten o'clock and at the Queen/Harper residence, the music was pumping, the fluorescent lights were flashing, and many bodies were dancing. You could say this party has more than gotten started.

There was two kegs of beer and a bunch of different Jell-O shots that people were drinking. Pink cosmos and margaritas were being prepared by a couple of senior girls while some football players were out by the pool having a chugging contest. Wally and Alain being two of those guys.

Vic and Karen were up DJ'ing and having a blast doing it. Gar was in the den with Rachel explaining his Kindergarten peeing incident while Richard and Kori were out on the dance floor with Cassie and Conner moving to the beat. Roy had taken Jade to his favorite room in the house: his bedroom.

"This is my room." Roy opened up a red door and flipped on a switch.

Jade walked in and gasped slightly. His room was amazing with red and orange walls. He had a king size bed on the far left wall and an entertainment system on the right side of the room. His ceiling was covered with posters of famous people, athletes, and a few playboy bunnies. But what really caught her eye was the small section of the back wall that was covered in pictures of him and his friends and family.

Jade walked over to it and examined every photo. There was one of him and Richard when they were younger (fifth grade), and another of Wally, Vic, Richard, and him all together (eighth grade). Then there was one of him and Ollie from last year at Lake Cherokee, one with just him in it standing in front of the Empire State Building, another with him and Richard from what looked to be about two years ago, standing with Katy Perry. The last one she laid eyes on was one from this year. It was of her and him.

They were at the park, she was laughing while he had his arms wrapped around her nuzzling his face in her neck. She remembered the day so clear. They had gone on a picnic with Cassie and Conner and ended up playing a game of football. When Jade had caught the ball, Roy had wrapped his arms around her to get it back since they were on opposite teams. That's when Cassie snapped this picture.

Jade felt tears well up in her eyes and she quickly wiped them away while sniffing.

"Hey, are you okay?" Roy asked moving towards her.

She laughed and turned to face him. "Yes, just a little drunk. And emotional...Roy, this picture...?" She pointed to the one of them.

He rubbed the back of his neck and broke eye contact. "Oh, uhh...yeah...I like that one."

She smiled and walked up to him. Then she surprisingly wrapped him up in a tight hug. "I like that one too."

He reacted in a pleasant way as he wrapped his own arms around her. They stayed like this for awhile and he thought about all of the other girls he's brought up to his room before. But none of them were as special as Jade was. And he found himself liking her more than anyone he's ever met.

"Jade?" He pulled away from her and moved his arms down to her waist.

She looked up at him with hopeful eyes. "Yes, Roy?"

He bit his lip before he asked the next question. "Can I...kiss you?" His face turned red as soon the words fell from his mouth. He'd never asked a girl if he could kiss her. Ever.

Jade stared at him and Roy mentally smacked himself for asking such a stupid question. "Ah geez. I'm sorry-

But before he could finish, Jade crashed her lips onto his and kissed him. And man did it feel so right.

Roy wrapped his arms around her small waist and she ran her fingers through his soft hair. When the need for air came up, they pulled apart and Jade looked at him in a seductive way and said, "Does that answer your question?"

TT

It was midnight and the party was still going hard. Some people even said it was the party of the year. Roy was extremely happy not only because his party was going great but also because he'd kissed Jade for the first time and it felt amazing!

On the dance floor, the whole group was in the center dancing. Even Vic and Karen who turned their DJ'ing job over to Kole Weathers and Jericho Wilson.

The night was full of fun and exciting energy. Everyone was enjoying themselves and it was even better since they'd won the football game and tomorrow was Saturday. Nothing could ruin this night...not even...

"What the hell?" Jade spat as she felt herself being pushed forcefully into Roy.

Suddenly, Richard no longer had Kori in his arms dancing. No, instead it was Babs. She'd moved Kori out of the way and was trying to dance with Richard.

"Barbara! What are you doing?" He asked as he moved away from her and stood next to Kori.

Babs spun around and swayed her hips. "What does it look like I'm doing? I'm dancing Richie."

"Well go dance with someone else!" He yelled back to her and pulled Kori close to him.

Obviously Babs didn't like the way he spoke to her since she crossed her arms and said really loud, "Maybe I should! I wouldn't want to be betted on who's a better dancer." She smirked when his eyes went wide.

Roy, Vic, and Wally must've heard this too since they also stopped dancing. Soon, the music was cut and everyone was staring at the scene that was going on in the middle of the floor.

"You weren't the only ones in the pizza parlor yesterday." Babs said as she put on an innocent face.

Richard's jaw tensed and he looked at his friends. They all looked at him shocked and had panicked expressions on their faces.

"Richard?" Kori tugged on his sleeve. "What is she talking about?"

Richard stood his ground and clenched his fists. Right now, he wasn't exactly sure how to respond. All he knew that he was either going to walk out of this house single or heartbroken. Most likely both.

"Hey Richard, does Kori know about your little bet?" Babs asked circling around him.

Richard shook his head slowly. "It was called off Babs. Let it go."

Kori stepped in front of him. "What bet Richard?"

He didn't say anything and Babs laughed behind them, catching their attention. "Oh sweetie," she put her arm around Kori in a soothing yet fake way. "You didn't hear?" Babs looked at Richard and winked. "Richie here made a bet with his little friends to see if he could...what was it Richard?" She looked at him for help to finish her sentence. Yet again, he stayed silent. "Oh yeah! To see if they can turn you into one of the hottest girls at our school before a certain day."

Kori's mouth was slightly agape and her green eyes turned glossy. She looked at Richard angrily. "Tell me that's not true..."

His gaze never faltered. Kori shook her head vigorously and looked down. "Is it true?" She pushed him back little and raised her voice. "Am i a bet! Was I just a stupid bet!?"

Everyone stared at the newly found couple that would soon be broken up. Kori had tears streaming down her face and finally, Richard's gaze softened. He stepped towards Kori with open arms. "Just let me explain. It was-

"Was I a bet? Answer me truthfully right now." She demanded through tears and gritted teeth.

Roy, Vic, and the rest of them stood there helplessly praying that somehow, someway the situation could be fixed.

"Yes. You were...but-

But he didn't get a chance to finish because Kori cut him off. "I thought you really liked me. I thought you were that one person who was going to prove me wrong about the world! About everything!"

He wanted to cry. He wanted to pull her into his arms and whisper how everything was going to be alright. He wanted to tell her he loved her and that the bet was something that never should've been made.

"You didn't honestly think he would actually like you for you did you?" Babs said as she moved next to Richard.

Kori shook her head and wiped away her tears. Seeing her reaction, Babs said, "Oh my gosh! You did! That's so cute."

Kori looked from Babs to Richard. Then she looked around at the whole crowd. All of them were staring at her. All of the people she's tried so hard to avoid for the past years, all of the humiliation she's been hiding from...was happening right now. Desperately trying to get away from the situation, Kori took one last glance at Richard and said, "You were supposed to be real to me...but you're just like the others. Fake." Then,she turned around and ran. She didn't know how she was getting home but she ran until her feet hurt. And until she could drown out the event that had just occurred.