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Its been awhile :l so I wrote a somewhat long chapter. I hope you enjoy! RxR?
Fate had a weird way of letting you think you've won, when in fact the game has just begun. I didn't realize that Caleb would be a formidable opponent, and I didn't think he knew either. The week had started out so hopeful, too.
So, remember how I had said to never underestimate the enemy? I was right. When you've been the hottest thing since peanut butter and jelly, you can't let a simple rumor crush your status. And for Caleb, there was all but a even more simpler remedy: If you can't beat them, join them.
Which brings us to why the school had gathered for an assembly Monday morning. For none other then Teen Safety Awards, a assembly every high school has once a year (I've been through about twenty already) about 'sexual' and mental health. Mostly sexual though. I find that I always end up sitting next to the biggest perverts. Last year, I had to suffer through sitting next to a boy who giggled feverishly every time he heard the word "vagina." Luckily, this year I sat next to Taranee. I hadn't seen her at first, but she called me over. It felt good to have a friend, better yet, someone who knew my name!
Principal Knickerbocker spoke first, urging the student body to stay mature.
"Our first speaker will be Caleb Tucker." Yells and boos. Funny how the school can turn tail on their God once he shows a flaw, right? "Quiet. If I hear another jeer, I'll detain each and every one of you. And yes, I'll start with you, Eriah." The crowd seemed to quiet then.
It was hard to contain my smile as Caleb timidly emerged onto the stage. The principal handed him a award, which I thought to be weird. It was awfully brave of him to do this, I had thought. At first.
"Uh, hey." He started. It was so quiet, you could hear the asthma kid breathing in the way back row. "I know you're all surprised to see me here. But I'm actually here not only to address the rumors, but a important problem that's rapidly growing in our age group."
"Heeeeerpes boooooooooooy!" Someone yelled out.
"Eriah! That's detention for the next five weeks!" Ms. Knickerbocker spat into her own mic. The crowd laughed and ooo'ed, before returning their attention to Caleb.
"Ha. Funny. I'm sure you all heard about the rumors." He started. Chuckles and murmurs from the crowd. This should be good, right? Its not like .. they'll start liking him again or anything.
"I don't personally suffer from an STD. I only model for a guy with one. But in real life, about 1 in 5 adults do." He spoke, looking as sincere as possible. I rolled my eyes at his attempt to defer rumors. What is this? A health class lesson? Surely he doesn't think that that will make him popular again. I hope this doesn't make him popular again.
"Modeling a teen with herpes is a bold choice.. a very bold choice. I knew I'd be made fun of for this – but I was willing to do it." He flashed his gorgeous smile again. Oh, I mean mediocre smile. Ugh! He was such a liar.
"And, I don't know about you guys, but I am proud to give my voice to the silent!"
He had hardly finished the sentence before the auditorium blew up with screams and whistles. Even Taranee clapped, if she knew, only if she knew! Caleb was such a manipulating, lying, chump! Well, we kind of forced him to do that, but still! He outsmarted us!
"Yeaaaaaaaaaah! That's the Tuck Man!" Eriah screamed.
So he was back on the throne. Just that fast, he faltered and still came out on top.
"That's right baby!" Caleb declared.
I glanced back and found Irma sitting amongst the students giving standing ovations. She was clutching her seat's armchairs tight enough to snap them off.
"I can't believe this," I saw her mouth to a girl sitting next to her.
"You should be happy! You're boyfriend is such a sweetheart!" The girl squealed as she clapped loudly.
I'm surprised that girl even survived, I was sure I saw the look of ice cold murder in Irma's blue eyes. I looked away to avoid witnessing bloodshed just to see Caleb jumping into the seats and crowd surfed into the loving hands of his high school brothers. I think I heard the high pitched frustrated shriek of Cornelia somewhere in the auditorium.
I'll admit it. We lost.
That was a turning point in our strategy. It was only supposed to be a get-back plan, but Caleb had unknowingly started a war. Hell hath no fury like these women scorned (Trust me. I've seen it firsthand.)
Any-who, we all found ourselves at my house, once again, steaming mad and ready to choke any good looking man that came across our way. Well, their way. I was just confused.
"It should've worked." I said, still dumbfounded. "Are we missing something?"
"I am," Cornelia muttered, throwing her purse on the coffee table. "My social life?" She plopped down on the couch. Hay Lin and Irma hung out at the kitchen counter, with Hay Lin going away at her laptop and Irma was eating the rest of our chocolates we'd put out for the holidays. Didn't really matter, no one ever really comes over and takes them anyway. I made a quick run the fridge and returned with several Diet Cokes. It was gonna take while for another idea, we'll need the refreshments.
"Heeeey," My mom greeted, just entering with a grocery bag. Uh oh! Usually when people meet my mom for the first time, its always the last time. I just hope they didn't run for the hills after this.
"Hey, Ms. Vandom," Irma answered, boredly going at another Snickers bar..
"What are you girls up to?" She asked, placing the bag on the counter. She gave me a surprised look that seemed to say: 'wow – you have friends?'
"Destroying a man." Hay Lin answered, typing away at her laptop. Seriously, I've yet to see her without a keyboard.
"Oh." My mom raised an entertained eyebrow. "Who do I make my check out too?"
"Don't bother. He's totally indestructible." Whined Cornelia as Hay Lin showed my mom a picture of Caleb. "We give him herpes, they give him an award."
Mom then gave me the look. You know, the look. The I-Know-You-Didn't one?
"Fake herpes, mom!" I corrected, before she screwed my head off. "It was a whole … reputation thing... long story." I laughed nervously.
She relaxed (thank god) and nodded slowly. "Sure.. the whole fake herpes reputation.. thing." She scratched her head. Maybe I had the whole thing wrong – after meeting them, perhaps it'll be my mom running for the hills.
"You know, I can put the groceries up, and stuff -" I offered.
"I get it," She smiled warmly. She snatched a Diet Coke. "Alright. Play nice, girls." She warned lightly, before exciting. There was an awkward silence after that. I could feel my face getting redder by the moment, I just knew someone was gonna say my mom was a total weirdo.
"Okay. You're mom is soooo hot."
"Irma!" Hay Lin laughed. Cornelia chuckled too.
"Just saying," Irma shrugged, taking a sip from her Diet Coke. "I wish my mom was like that."
"She does yoga-lotties." I contributed. "Hay Lin, what are you always typing on there?"
"Oh, lists, same as everyone. I have my to do lists, my goals list, my contingency lists.." She stopped to take a breath. "My observations, and my notations, which, of course, are very different because observations require a topic sentence and notations do not. Normal stuff."
"Right. Normal. Totally." Cornelia mocked in Hay Lin's voice. I noticed that she was now sitting on the floor and going through her purse. She pulled out a bottle of pills, which I assumed to be diet pills. Perhaps thats the secret to beauty? I'll never know.
"Well, at least I'm not medicated." Hay Lin retorted, somehow knowing what Cornelia was doing despite being glued the computer. How does she do that?
Irma smirked. Her facial expressions just instigates for her.
Cornelia gave Hay Lin her meanest look. "Excuse me, this is a all natural beauty supplement."
Irma scuffed. "What are you taking?" She said rather mothering-y, walking over to her. Cornelia reluctantly handed her the bottle. Irma took one glance at it and gasped. "Cornelia – Estrogen? They make this from horse pee!"
"And they torture innocent animals for it." Hay Lin added.
"Peeing, isn't torture. Menopause is." Cornelia said matter-of-factually. "I take them from my mom. Guys take steroids to get pecs.. I just wanna go up a cup size."
"I don't think it works like that." I informed. "It stops your natural hormone production."
Irma nodded. "Yeah, and when you run out, you're gonna grow a mustache and a penis."
"Are you serious?" Cornelia exclaimed, tossing the pill away in disgust. Irma stuck out her tongue and went back to counter somewhat victorious.
"Come on, girls. We need to get back to Caleb." Hay Lin reminded.
"What we need," Irma strode back to the table. "is one major hit that'll crush his whole macho thing, you know? He needs to know what it feels like to be us."
"Right..." I agreed. I spied the Estrogen pill case still in Irma's hand. To feel like us, huh? What better then to just give him the pure essence of women?
"And whats more terrifying to a man..." I stated, gesturing towards the bottle. "Then not being manly?"
The idea dawned immediately on them, as evident with the evil smiles on their faces. Destroying Caleb Part Two, begins.
"Oh... I can't watch. Is she done yet?"
"I don't know."
"Well geez. She needs to hurry up!"
"Look! She's doing it now."
It might have seemed out of place for two girls to be watching basketball practice from a far corner of the bleachers, but that's where Irma and I found ourselves. Its was the first part to our plan, of course. We were being watch-birds for Hay Lin, as she was the one chosen (against her will, of course) to execute the plan. Hay Lin made her entrance as the boys were doing situps and push ups, and so far was undetected. She walked confidently up to the water table and scanned the table for Caleb's Bulk Up powder that Cornelia told us about. I felt bad for her, having to dig thorugh Caleb's stinky man clothes to find it. But she found it after a while of digging. She quickly twisted off the top and emptied a water bottle of powdered Estrogen into the vitamin powder. She closed it and gave it one good shake, good, now all she had to do was get out of there!
But the coach had called the break already. Caleb was coming right her way.
"Hay Lin! He's right behind you!" Irma whispered-screeched. (You know, when someone whispers really loudly? I know it sounds impossible, but trust me Irma did it.)
Hay Lin quickly wrapped things up by the time he arrived, stuffing the incriminating water bottle back in her purse and putting the Bulk Up back.
Caleb jogged up to her side and started to refill his jug of water. "Sup, babe?" He panted, out of breath.
"Oh, hey." Hay Lin said sweetly, still stuffing evidence in her bag.
"How are things?" He went around her without even the littlest of suspicion, opening his Bulk Up and pouring it into his container. Must be Hay Lin's innocent face. Hell, even I wouldn't have known that she poisoned my drink with womanly hormones.
"Gooood." Hay Lin glanced at us, and winked .
"What's she doing?" Irma asked. The suspension looked like it was about to kill her.
I shrugged. I had a feeling that she knew exactly what she was doing, though.
Caleb poured the muscle mix into his water and shook it up. Hay Lin watched on with a faux-interest.
"Oh," Hay Lin quizzed. "Are you trying to bulk up?" She pointed towards the big can of Bulk Up.
Caleb nodded. "Yeah, Coach has me drink it twice a day." He bragged, flexing his muscles. I think Irma and I both rolled our eyes at the same time. "You like?"
"Uh... Actually, I think you're losing tone."
Caleb gave her a utterly disbelieving look. I think she hit him hard with that one, but what was she getting at? Caleb gave himself a once over. "Me? Losing tone?"
"I mean, the slim look works for some guys..."
"Maybe I should double up doses." Caleb said, slightly disturbed.
"That's the spirit," Hay Lin added, with a chipper smile. I have to admit, that was straight awesome. "Bye!"
"See ya.." Caleb waved apathetically. Once she was out of sight, he piled scoop after scoop into his water. That'll do, Caleb. That'll do.
Irma and I exchanged proud glances and fist bumped. The first part of the mission was complete.
The second part would require our patience, but it would be well worth it. We figured by the time the effects took place, it would fall perfectly on the Varsity's first game of the season – easily the most important game of the school year. Caleb might have pulled on over on us the last time, but there was no way he'd know what's going to happen to him next.
And, there was no way I'd know what would happen to me next, either.
Gosh that took forever to write, lol. Sorry for the wait D: Don't worry, Taranee will be added into the group pretty soon :l its just hard because the movie originally had four girls, not five. I tried to keep everyone in character, but please tell me if you felt someone was OC. And to clear up the pairings, it'll be just like the movie. I won't spoil it, but if you seen it you know how it goes. Review if you like? Until next time, toodles! ~ Bear