Chapter 48 Part 1

When I woke up in the morning, last night events kept replaying in my head.

Maybe it really was a good thing for me to be away from Blake for a few days. It could help me clear up my head, and potentially quell this obsessive part of me that seemed to awaken around him.

I sat up in my bed, and looked at the bag I had packed last night, that was just waiting for me to pick it up and leave.

But first I had to go to school.

So, I got up, and walked to Ty's bedroom to wake him up.

Half an hour later, I parked at school. Ty went his way to see his friends and I walked towards a smiling Alex.

"Well, someone looks happy," I smiled, while making my way, side by side with him inside the school halls.

"Well, I am happy," Alex said, smiling even more.

"Do I want the details?" I chuckled a little and stopped in front of my locker.

"Oh please! What are you imagining?" he laughed. "We sorted things out, you know, talked."

"And he really does like you, right?" I said, trying to keep my voice down, but unable to keep my happiness for my friend hidden.

"Yeah," Alex half smiled, his gaze dropping like a little kid with a school crush.

"Aw! Look at you," I laughed and pinched his cheek. "Papa Bear's in love."

"Don't rub it in, Kitty," Alex chuckled a little, pushing my shoulder playfully.

"You're too cute," I smiled as I took my books out and closed my locker.

We were walking to our class when I saw Daphnee practically skipping to us.

"My pimp," she announced pointing at Alex. "I think I'm going to need you to come to the flea market with me on Sunday. I'm going to make that hot guy selling canvas jealous and then freaking drag him in the back alley. It's pissing me off that he's always—" she started to rant, making me laughed, but then my thoughts were dragged elsewhere.

Blake was in front of his locker and a girl from the track team was speaking with him, but like laughing more than necessary and purposely touching his arm.

I scowled a little.

And I wanted to punch myself for that, because that was simply pathetic. He could talk with whoever he wanted, and it wasn't because he was laughing too that he was going to drag her in a seminar.

Hanging out with someone of the opposite sex did not mean that you were interested in them romantically. I should know. I had a lot of guy friends.

Why couldn't' I extend the same kind of curtesy to Blake's own girl friends?

It didn't have to mean anything. And even if it did, who was I to judge that?

I really hated being this irrational lately around Blake freaking Eaton.

"Earth to Lexi," Daphnee said, snapping her fingers in front of my face, looking at me with an amused smile. "Stop picturing the hot running back naked and answer my question."

"I'm sorry, what was the question?" I replied sheepishly.

"Will I or will I not get hepatitis if I bang someone in a dirty dark alley? Alex, what you're saying is just prejudice! It's not like need have any contact with the—" she started to ramble but I stopped her, laughing.

"I think the teacher during sex Ed said beach, you'll get hepatitis if you do it on the beach," I chuckled.

"See," she exclaimed, tapping Alex's shoulder, who was laughing a little too.

And then without even wanting too, my eyes wandered back to Blake. But he wasn't at his locker anymore. He was actually speaking with Ty.

What the hell? Why was he speaking with my brother?

"Come on, Lexi! Stop drooling, we're going to be late," Daphnee smirked a little, grabbing me by the arm and towing me in opposite direction to where Blake was standing. "You should just corner him in the library and get it on already. Just imagine the face Mrs. Pump would do. I'm even willing to let you do it during my shift, anyway there's no point in keeping the job, I already read all the decent books they have."

"Daphnee. Seriously, I don't want to get it on with him," I scowled.

"No, no, you do. Don't deny it. I'm not saying you're in love or anything, I'm just telling you, you shouldn't cage the full of hormones side of you that's just dying to take his clothes off right now," she smiled evilly.

"Daph, please," I whined, completely discouraged, and that just made her smile more, and Alex laugh.

"Hey, I'm just saying," she replied and then skipped happily to our class, leaving me and Alex behind.

Alex wrapped his arm around my shoulder. "Don't worry Kitty, your secret is safe with us," he laughed more and I scowled more.

The day went on boringly. It was Friday. No one wanted to be in school. And Blake wasn't really talking to me, not that he was ignoring me or anything, but I don't know, he wasn't being the stalking prick I was use to.

Why wasn't he coming over like he usually did? Was it because of last night? Did he feel like I was getting too obsessed, like I thought I was getting?

Was I being too obvious?

Last period was with Mrs. Muffin, and Luke was staring daggers at me again, all class long this time.

This was really getting annoying.

Mrs. Muffin was done with her notes writing on the board, five minutes before the end of the class so instead of going to speak with Alex, I got up from my seat and went to sit in front of where Luke was.

"Okay, seriously Luke, what's wrong, I'd like to know," I told him point blank.

He didn't lose the mean gaze, like I had guessed he would. He kept the same mad face.

"You want to know what's wrong? What's wrong is that Stacey told me everything. She told me how you just use me, and everyone for that matter. That you just talked with me to get my notes and that when you're done you just toss us away like trash. And that you'll do that with Blake his time," he said, his voice harsh.

What the...?

"What?" I mumbled, completely shocked.

"She told me you're only hanging with him, because you want a better social status, and to use his influence to get out of trouble with the principal. And you're using his parents too to get known or something. Honestly Lexi, I thought you were better than that."

Honestly, I was too stunned to actually be mad. What was the purpose of Stacey saying this stuff? We had nothing to do with each other. Did she want Blake to hear this and hate me?

Blake didn't care about her. And she didn't actually care about him either.

This whole school drama stuff made no sense.

The only thing I could think of was that she was doing this to make sure Blake and I would stop hanging out.

"Okay, honestly Luke, that's all a lie. It's not true, not true at all," I told him. It was kinda unbelievable that I even had to say this.

How could he believe any of that was true?

"Well, that's not what Stacey and Miriam are saying."

"And you believe them?"

"Well, you aren't speaking with me since I told you I couldn't be your lab partner, or asking for my notes. Obviously, because you don't need me anymore."

What was I suppose to answer?

I couldn't exactly tell him that I wasn't speaking with him because Mark had said he had a crush on me and I was trying to not lead him on? That I wasn't speaking with him because all I seemed to think about lately was Blake so I didn't think about people around?

I was not speaking with him because I was just not a good person?

"I never meant to stop speaking with you, I'm really sorry if you're feeling this way, but honestly what Stacey said is not true, you have to believe me," I answered, sincerely.

Luke looked at me, the scowling face slowly disappearing, but I could still see a little skepticism in it.

Before I could try to make him believe me, the bell rang, effectively ending the conversation.

And then something occurred to me. Had Blake heard about this?

Maybe he had. Maybe that was why he didn't come speak to me today.

And now I was leaving for the weekend, and wouldn't have time to talk to him.

Ugh. Stupid Stacey.

I needed to clear things up with Blake before leaving.

I stormed out of the class and then looked around for him.

I couldn't see him, so I ran outside, searching for him, and then tried to spot his car, but it was already driving away.

Damn it.

Now I was going to overthink and freak out, and make up crazy scenarios in my head during the whole weekend.

"Come on Lexi, we're going to be late," Tyler who was now standing beside me said, walking fast to my car.

Crap!

I caught up with Ty and then got in my car and drove away.

I wanted to ask Ty what he had been talking about with Blake. I wanted to know if he had mentioned something about what Stacey had said, but I would just sound like the obsessed freak that I was.

I had to fracking get a grip.

"What's bothering you?" Ty asked as he changed the station.

I slapped his hand. "Do not change my station. I liked that song."

Tyler rolled his eyes. "Don't change the subject!"

"I just worry about you and Dad," I trailed which was not exactly true for this specific instance, but true in general.

"Well, you shouldn't. We're going to be fine, trust me," Ty said, smiling a little.

"You sound a little more optimistic, what brought this on?"

"You know me, I killed mutants, I feel better," Ty chuckled.

I laughed with him and then parked in our drive way.

Dad was already putting our stuff in his car when we stepped out.

"Get your bags kids and then we're leaving!" Dad told us.

I got to my room, grabbed my bag, looked around my room a last time, making sure I wasn't forgetting anything and then close my door and left to go back outside. I threw my bag in the trunk and went to sit in the back, letting Ty go in front with Dad.

"Alright, you kids have everything? You brought your suit Tyler? And something red to put with it?" my dad asked.

"Yes, Dad," Ty sighed, sounding bored.

"Good," Dad trailed and then drove away.

"Did you forget, Dad?" I asked him, smiling a little.

"No. I mean, I think I didn't," he trailed, looking at me through the mirror. "Yeah, I definitely brought it," he nodded to himself, not really convincingly.

I chuckled.

"So, how was your day, kids?" he asked us.

"We went to school, what other answer then it was boring are you expecting us to give you?" Ty snorted, taking is PSP out of his hoodie pocket.

"I'm with Ty on this one," I laughed.

"You kids! Come on, give me something," our father smiled.

"Alright! I told my English teacher she had a bad breath," Ty smirked

"Tyler Grayson," Dad sighed.

"Don't worry, Dad. I didn't tell her that. I'd never go talk to her close enough to smell her breath," he laughed this time.

I shook my head, in the back, but still smiled a little, glad to have my stupid brother back.

I looked through the window, outside, and stared at the scene, the hills covered by the green trees that started to turn a little yellow, the small rivers flowing under concrete bridges, cars passing us, great signs on the side of the road, everything speeding away in a blur as we drove to the airport on the high way.

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Hello my little Pumpkins! :D

I changed a few things in this chapter, nothing major, I just dialed down the Stacey bit a little. Less hating, and more confusion on Lexi's part. I'm still working on making Lexi sound a little less angry. XD

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