So I was thinking of doing one-shots of the other characters but I'm a little hesitant because it's one of those things that can go on indefinitely. I would prefer stories to have a beginning and an end. But some of you are asking for stories about the minor characters like the Hong Kong Gang (looking at you getitwrite12). But I'm going to start with this story that kinda popped into my head one day.
I do not own.
Takes place right before the events of Wingman.
"Wow, is this the list of all the guys who asked you to the prom?" Annie peered at the notebook in Claire's hand.
"Yeah, three more than the last dance." She sighed.
"So who are you going to go with?" Annie asked.
"I don't know." Claire shrugged. "But they're all the same. They only have one thing on their minds…"
"Basketball?" Annie asked innocently. Claire gave her a funny look. "I'm just kidding." Annie laughed before spotting someone. "Oh, excuse me. I have to talk to someone." She got up so quickly from her seat that she bumped someone behind her. His head flew into his mash potatoes. "Oops Sorry." Annie apologized before running to catch up with a boy. Claire watched as Annie walked over to a classmate of theirs from gym class. She couldn't hear the conversation but the boy kept nervously backing away. Annie came a little too close. The boy took another step back… into a cart full of trays. The cart moved and the trays toppled over on him.
Annie moved to help him but the boy cried, "No, get away from me, please!"
Annie stood stunned before running off.
Claire narrowed her eyes. She quickly went to find her friend.
0o0
After searching the whole school, Claire finally found Annie.
"Annie? Are you in here?" Claire asked hesitantly into the girl's bathroom.
There was a sniffle before a voice replied, "No."
"Come on Annie, what's wrong?" Claire walked in the room.
One of the bathroom stalls opened. Annie sat on the toilet with a wad of tissues in her hand. "You know what… No one wants to go with me to the Junior Prom." She blew her nose.
Claire stood in the doorway. "Oh honey, the prom's still weeks away. I'm sure someone…"
"No!" Annie said emphatically. "People think I can't hear them when they talk. I know they call me the blonde widow."
"That's because they're jealous." Claire snapped.
"They're right. I mean none of my dates ever come out right… there was Bobby, Kenny, Johnny… You know there were a lot of names that end in e's." Annie paused.
"Right, so we just have to avoid anyone whose name ends in the e sound." Claire said jokingly.
"It's no use. With my reputation, who's going to want to take a chance? I mean the last guy ended up in a coma." Annie said mournfully.
"But he woke up." Claire reminded her.
"Eventually... last week." Annie agreed.
"Well, if you're not going, then I'm not going." Claire pronounced.
Annie looked at her shocked. "Oh no, don't do that! Don't stay home because of me!"
"Oh, it won't be any fun without you." Claire said firmly. "How can I go without my best friend?"
"Oh Claire," Annie sniffled again. "That's so sweet but don't do that because of me. I'd feel awful that I made you miss the prom."
"There's always next year." Claire waved her hand carelessly.
"But I'm probably not going to get a date next year either." Annie moaned.
Claire looked at her friend sympathetically. Then she had an idea. "Listen Annie, I know how we can solve both our problems."
"Huh?" Annie looked at her friend with confusion.
"I will go to the prom with the guy who can find you a date." Claire said.
"Oh Claire, then you'll never go." Annie lamented.
"Then I won't go." Claire said firmly.
"You're the best friend any one can ever have." Annie's voice got watery.
"No, you are." Claire smiled. "Now let's get out of the bathroom. We can still make it to last period."
Annie got off the toilet. She walked out first, pushing the door open… which smacked into the face of a student coming in.
"Oh, I'm so sorry." Annie cried.
0o0
At the end of the day, Claire and Annie got ready to go home. Claire slammed her locker shut and turned to see a blond boy standing stiffly next to her.
"Um, hello… Noah?" She sort of recognized him from the table tennis team.
"Hi!" His voice was a little too high. He cleared his throat and it suddenly deepened. "I was wondering, if you don't have anything to do… that is if you're not busy… I was hoping that you'd like… I mean if you're not already going with someone else… because that would totally be cool…" He was starting to hyperventilate. Taking one long deep breath, it looked like he was going to try again. Claire cut him short.
"I'd love to go to the prom with you." She cooed.
"You would?" Noah's voice squeaked.
"But you see, unless my friend here," She pointed at Annie who smiled and waved. "Is going, I won't be either. I don't suppose you can find a date for her?" She batted her eyes at him.
"Uh… well… sure, I know a perfect guy for her. I'm sure he'd be happy to take her." Noah nodded enthusiastically.
"Great, then it's a date." Claire said. She started walking away with Annie.
Noah stood staring at them for a minute before clicking his heels together. He then proudly walked home. It wasn't until he got to his room that he realized what he had promised. In a panic, he pulled out his phone. Rex picked up after the second ring.
"Hey Noah, what's up?"
"Rex, I've got a serious situation. I need help!" He squeaked.
0o0
"Do you think he really has a friend for me?" Annie asked Claire as she revved up her motorcycle.
"Sure. I don't know, but something tells me Noah's… different from the other guys." Claire said confidently. "So you better have a dress ready."
"Oh, I think I'll go with that cute purple one." Annie pulled on a helmet. "Okay, here I go." She plunged off the side of the half-pipe on her cycle. Claire watched her fly back and forth. Then she saw her pull out her cell phone. That's when the wheel missed the ledge. The bike and Annie parted. Annie slid to the bottom of the half-pipe while the bike flew into a concession stand. People scattered before the bike tore through the wooden shed.
"Annie!" Claire ran down to check on her hand. "Are you okay?"
Annie gingerly got up. "Owww. I think I busted my hand."
A few hours later, Claire and Annie walked out of the hospital emergency room.
"I can't believe that all you broke was your hand." Claire shook her head.
"Yeah, I guess I was lucky." Annie said.
A car horn caught there attention. "Annie! Are you all right?" A concerned man called from the window.
Annie waved her casted arm and winced. "I'm fine dad."
"Come on, get in. You too Claire, I'll drive you home." He opened the back door. The girls got in.
"Thank you, sir." Claire said politely.
"You need to be more careful." He chided his daughter.
"Oh, dad. I had a helmet on." Annie said.
"Well, I guess you can't go on your date now." Her dad said off-handedly.
"Oh, come on dad! I'm fine. I just have a little sprain. The cast will be off in a month." She said exasperated.
"I don't like the idea of my little girl going out with some stranger. What do you know about this boy?" Her father growled.
"Uh… well…" Annie looked at Claire she gave a slight shrug. "He's a Noah's friend."
"And who's Noah?"
Claire jumped in. "You know Noah Nixon. He's on the table tennis team."
"Oh that Noah." Annie's dad relaxed. "I guess, he can't be that bad."
"Dad, I'm going to be getting ready at Claire's house. She's going to help me with my make-up since I can't really use my hand."
"Sure, sure. You two are like two peas in a pod." He laughed.
0o0
"He works for Providence?" Annie squealed. "Are you sure?"
"That's what Noah says. Hold still. I'm getting your mascara all over the place." Claire said as she did Annie's make up.
"That's so exciting." Annie said happily. Then her face fell. "What if I'm too boring?"
"Please, boring is not a word that describes you." Claire put on the finishing touches. "There, what so you think?" She asked.
"It's perfect! Thank you so much." Annie hugged her friend.
The doorbell rang.
"Oh, it must be them!" Annie hopped off the chair.
"Not so fast." Claire stopped her. "If we opened it right away, it will make us look desperate. Just wait long enough for them to wonder if they should ring it again, and then answer the door."
"Right!" Annie nodded.
0o0
"I was worried that Noah's friend would be a little…you know weird…" Annie whispered. "But he's a total hottie!"
Claire giggled. "He is cute."
"Oh, I forgot my lipstick." Annie said. "It's in my purse… which I left in the car." She hit her forehead.
"Go get it. The boys aren't here yet." Claire urged.
Annie ran past Rex and Noah. "Don't take the picture yet. I need my lipstick from my purse."
"It's cool. I'll get it." Rex went with her. He started searching in the back seat of the limo.
"Forgot I gave it to the driver, so I wouldn't lose it." Annie said trying to pull it out of the small compartment. Noticing that the emergency brake was in her way, she lowered it so she could get better access. Then as she closed the door, she accidently hit the lock. The car began rolling down the hill with Rex still inside. "Ugh, not again." Annie groaned. The driver stared in disbelief.
0o0
"That was totally awesome!" Annie gushed as she plopped onto Claire's bed.
"Yeah, it was definitely different." Claire agreed as she sat in the chair.
"We got to go to the prom, my date didn't die, and I got to fire a rocket launcher." Annie listed on her fingers.
"And Noah turned out to be pretty nice… a little neurotic… but nice." Claire said thoughtfully.
"I think he likes you." Annie teased.
"Mmm-hmm." Claire shrugged.
"And… I think you like him too." She grinned.
"Annie!" Claire playfully threw a pillow at her. "He's nice. That's all."
"So will you go out with him again?" Annie asked.
"Maybe, if Rex comes along." Claire said.
"Ooo, another double date." Annie clasped her hands.
"So you like Rex?" Claire asked slyly.
"He's okay." Annie said. "Not completely my type."
"I think anyone who lives through the night, would be your type." Claire joked.
"That's a low bar." Annie said. "But he's fun to hang out with."
"You never know what the future holds." Claire pointed out.
"That's true. You never know. But at the very least, I think we'll be good friends." Annie said. "But he'll never be as good as you."
"Hey BFF all the way." Claire agreed.
"BFF all the way." Annie replied.
So for these one shots, they will be stories about the other minor characters. Either to flesh them out from an episode or they will have their own stand alone adventure. What so you think? Since I don't know how many people will read these, this will be updated when I have an idea or have a request. They will be mostly one or two shots and when I feel like I don't want to continue, I'll just end it.
