Story--Need Title Ideas! :)

So I had this whole story on here... and then I lost it... and now:

WHEW!
So much for trying to add a picture.  In the process I screwed up the entire thing, and had to put in a lot of work, effort, and copy and pasting to get it back to normal again.
*Pant, pant*
But it's all good now, and I shouldn't have even screwed with it in the beginning.  *Bangs head against brick wall*
So here ya go!
The full story.
Without my little interruptions, this time.

Sunday, February 14th, 9:02 a.m.

[Casey Ronalds has signed on to eMessenger]

Jeanette: whoa! *blinks, startled.* you’re up… early!

Casey: yeah, i know… i couldn’t sleep :(

Jeanette: awwww. whyyyy.

Casey: don’t make fun of me, nette. this is serious.

Casey: i think i’m going thru a crisis

Jeanette: a crisis? hmm.

Jeanette: would a lollipop help? i was at this freaking *amazing* restaurant last night w/ the family and i swear, the lollipops there were like HEAVEN

Jeanette: the red ones were by far the best.

Casey: no, jeanette, i do not need a lollipop. i do not need a pathetic little story *about* the lollipops. and i do NOT need to be made fun of by my best friend when i’m going thru something so traumatic

Jeanette: oKAY, oKAY. *makes face.* don’t get yr panties in a bunch.

Jeanette: what’s wrong, then?

Casey: *sigh*

Casey: i wouldn’t want to bore you with all my problems…

Jeanette: ok! let’s gossip about annika instead :D

Casey: ever since i was little, i would *dream* about having a boyfriend on valentine’s day. and *every year* i’d still be single. i thought that maybe since i’m fifteen, perhaps i wouldn’t be alone for once, but, alas, here i am. alone on valentine’s day.

Casey: i feel so *pathetic,* you know?

Jeanette: oh come on. THIS was yr big crisis? *rolls eyes*

Jeanette: don’t be a drama queen, case. *so what* if you’re alone? you have your whole life ahead of you to find that perfect man.

Casey: :( but i want him *nooow*

Jeanette: i don’t have a guy either, but you don’t see me losing sleep over it! just take the lemons life throws you, as i’ve always said, and squirt them in other people’s eyes.

Jeanette: for example, i have the PERFECT prank planned for tonight, to keep me amused >:) you in?

Jeanette: or would it spoil your evening of soap operas, fudgesicles, and tears?

Casey: i was planning to watch percy jackson & the lighting thief…

Jeanette: it involves the valentine’s day dance, bitchy annika, her hot boyfriend alex, and a tub-full of maple syrup…

Casey: ok, i’m in!

Casey: as long as alex doesn’t know i did it, though. i still have a mjr crush on him…

Jeanette: you ruin the best part… but okay :)

Jeanette: just because i’m nice.

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Sunday, February 14th, 12:12 p.m.

[Sebastian Eggenburger has signed on to eMessenger]

Xavier: hey S.

Sebastian: Hello, X.

Xavier: how’s ur valentine’s day going?

Sebastian: Terribly, thanks for asking. How is yours going?

Xavier: eh.

Xavier: no date, no hope for the future, just… eh.

Sebastian: I see.

Xavier: it just sucks though, man. u know?

Sebastian: Technically, I am still an adolescent boy. And yes, I do know. I am as well experiencing the horrible feeling of being without a girlfriend you categorize as “eh.”

Xavier: props dude.

Sebastian: “Props”? Why? Are we constructing a play?

Xavier: *bangs head on desk*

Sebastian: Well that is not very healthy.

Xavier: hey… i seriously *don’t* want to spend my night watching re-runs of family guy. do u know any girls that r still single? *any*?

Sebastian: Why yes, I believe that Eugene McGreggor is available.

Xavier: i meant girls that are, hmm, at least one percent attractive?

Sebastian: Picky, picky. Well, let me just check the convenient class lists, to remember all the girls’ names…

Sebastian: Okay. I’m pretty sure Jeanette Parker, Samantha Hudgens, and Casey Ronalds are all single still.

Xavier: yessss! thank u, S. u literally saved my life.

Xavier: gotta go turn on the charm! ;)

Sebastian: You go, X-Man! :D
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Sunday, February 14th, 6:43 p.m.

[Alex Kennedy has signed on to eMessenger]

Alex: hey babe!

Annika: ALEX >:(

Alex: what, baby? what is it?

Alex: i can’t see why u’d be mad. i did everything u asked me to!

Alex: i rented a formal tux, i got u a huge bouquet of roses for u… i even gelled my hair which is beyond weird. i did EVERYTHING u asked!

Annika: can’t u just, like, leave me alone for once? i’m tuh-RYING to straighten my hair here. if i don’t look perfect people are gunna make fun of me :( and my computer is turned up on full volume and when you sent that first message it made a huge BEEP and totally messed me up and I accidentally turned the straightener and it curled my hair a bit and it looks HIGLIOUS :(

Alex: u mean hideous?

Alex: and i’m SO sorry, babe. i swear, it won’t happen again.

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Conversation between Jeanette and Xavier:

Sunday, February 14th, 7:08 p.m.

Xavier: hi

Jeanette: hello

Xavier: i was just wondering…

Jeanette: …

Xavier: what’s up?

Jeanette: not much. what about you?

Xavier: nothing really.

Jeanette: okay.

Xavier: just trying to decide if i should go to the valentine’s dance or not.

Jeanette: okay.

Xavier: do you think i should?

Jeanette: i don’t know. if you want to.

Xavier: it’s just that i don’t have anyone to go with.

Jeanette: um… yeah, okay. then don’t go.

Jeanette: OH

Jeanette: crap.

Jeanette: um…

Jeanette: i’ll be back in a few minutes.

Jeanette: i have to fold the laundry.

Xavier: ok then, i’ll wait for you. come back on messenger when ur done, okay?

Jeanette: uh, maybe

Sunday, February 14th, 7:14 p.m.

Jeanette: CRAP, CASE I NEED ADVICE!

Auto Message: Casey is no longer online. You can leave a message for her that she will receive when she goes on messenger next.

Casey’s Auto Response: leave a message @ the beep! :) o, and if this is jeanette freaking out about some stupid thing and needing my precious advise then here it is: if you’re ever in a bad situation… just make a joke out of it! :D it’s what you do best.
…
BEEP!

Jeanette: >:) thanks, case. i can always count on you.

Jeanette: i don’t know if xavier will find it that funny though… :D




Where She Rejects Him:

Sunday, February 14th, 7:21 p.m.

Jeanette: back!

Xavier: coool ;)

Jeanette: .

Xavier: a… dot. very, informative.

Jeanette: sorry. but you used one too many o’s in the word “cool” and i found it quite lame.

Xavier: oh, seriously!? OOPS! it was just a typo!! i swear!!!

Jeanette: i think you were attempting at sounding sexy.

Xavier: whaaaaat? noooooo.

Xavier: seriously, i WASN’T!

Jeanette: okay. \:|

Xavier: so anyway. enough about the o’s. what were we talking about before?

Jeanette: i believe we were talking about… laundry!

Xavier: OHHHHH. *i* remember! i think we were talking about—oh, right—the valentine’s dance! or something.

Jeanette: no, i’m pretty sure it was laundry.

Xavier: no seriously. we were talking about the dance.

Jeanette: ummm…… no. laundry.

Jeanette: did you know my mom’s underwear are like two feet long?

Xavier: oh, really

Jeanette: seriously. true fact.

Xavier: oh okay. anyway,

Jeanette: i like to wear them, as a hat.

Xavier: yeah that’s nice, but—

Jeanette: sometimes i traipse around the neighborhood in them.

Xavier: ok, but, so… like… the dance! so i was wondering…

Jeanette: people always say, “ew. she’ll *never* get a boyfriend. any guy would be an *idiot* to ask her to a dance. a *valentine’s* dance. total dumbass if they did.”

Xavier: so call me an idiot. ;P

Jeanette: YOU’RE AN IDIOT! :D

Xavier: …seriously… >:(

Xavier: can u *not*, like, take a hint?

Jeanette: *cough*

Xavier: anyhow :)

Jeanette: hahah. funny story. i put my red shirt in with the whites, and now like ALL my clothes are pink!! lol.

Xavier: ENOUGHABOUTTHEFUCKINGLAUNDRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jeanette: …someone needs a happy meal…

Xavier: >:( I AM SOOO PISSED OFF, JEANETTE. LIKE, SERIOUSLY? I’VE BEEN *TRYING* TO ASK U TO THE DANCE, AND I’M ALL LIKE CHARMING AND STUFF, AND YOU’RE ALL “BLAH BLAH LAUNDRY BLAH.” AND I’M LIKE, WTF?! YOU’RE SO STUPID! WHAT A FREAKING IDIOT!

Xavier: i mean, uh…… wanna go to the dance? ;)

Jeanette: hahaha. i love how you think you’re “charming.”

Xavier: >:(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

Jeanette: and, uh, that’d be a “no”

Jeanette: to your, request.

Xavier: ………………………………….

Jeanette: :)

Xavier: YOU’RE SO STUPID

Xavier: I SWEAR, YOU’RE THE BITCHIEST,

Xavier: LITTLE,

[Jeanette has logged off eMessenger]

Xavier: BITCHFACE!!!!!!!!

Auto Response From Jeanette: love you tooo :)
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Sunday, February 14th, 7:59 p.m.

Sebastian: How did it go, X-man?!

Xavier: go.

Xavier: away.

Xavier: NOW.

Sebastian: Ta-ta!
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Sunday, February 14th, 8:03 p.m.

Casey: netty! respond! quick!

Jeanette: *response*

Casey: oh ha-ha.

Casey: right. so. when are we planning the prank? the dance has already started, and… well I got the maple syrup :D

Jeanette: okay, well it goes till ten so whatever; we have time.

Jeanette: i gotta tell you something though!

Casey: yeeeees?

Casey: is it about that absurd message you left me? something about xavier not understanding a joke?

Jeanette: lol, yes. but, i think he under*stood* the joke, hmm… but when it’s at your expense some tend to not find it quite so humorous :P

Casey: ??

Jeanette: i’ll c&p.

Jeanette: okay, here’s the whole ordeal:

Jeanette: back!

Xavier: coool ;)

Jeanette: .

Xavier: a… dot. very, informative.

Jeanette: sorry. but you used one too many o’s in the word “cool” and i found it quite lame.

Xavier: oh, seriously!? OOPS! it was just a typo!! i swear!!!

Jeanette: i think you were attempting at sounding sexy.

Xavier: whaaaaat? noooooo.

Xavier: seriously, i WASN’T!

Jeanette: okay. \:|

Xavier: so anyway. enough about the o’s. what were we talking about before?

Jeanette: i believe we were talking about… laundry!

Xavier: OHHHHH. *i* remember! i think we were talking about—oh, right—the valentine’s dance! or something.

Jeanette: no, i’m pretty sure it was laundry.

Xavier: no seriously. we were talking about the dance.

Jeanette: ummm…… no. laundry.

Jeanette: did you know my mom’s underwear are like two feet long?

Xavier: oh, really

Jeanette: seriously. true fact.

Xavier: oh okay. anyway,

Jeanette: i like to wear them, as a hat.

Xavier: yeah that’s nice, but—

Jeanette: sometimes i traipse around the neighborhood in them.

Xavier: ok, but, so… like… the dance! so i was wondering…

Jeanette: people always say, “ew. she’ll *never* get a boyfriend. any guy would be an *idiot* to ask her to a dance. a *valentine’s* dance. total dumbass if they did.”

Xavier: so call me an idiot. ;P

Jeanette: YOU’RE AN IDIOT! :D

Xavier: …seriously… >:(

Xavier: can u *not*, like, take a hint?

Jeanette: *cough*

Xavier: anyhow :)

Jeanette: hahah. funny story. i put my red shirt in with the whites, and now like ALL my clothes are pink!! lol.

Xavier: ENOUGHABOUTTHELAUNDRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jeanette: …someone needs a happy meal…

Xavier: >:( I AM SOOO PISSED OFF, JEANETTE. LIKE, SERIOUSLY? I’VE BEEN *TRYING* TO ASK U TO THE DANCE, AND I’M ALL LIKE CHARMING AND STUFF, AND YOU’RE ALL “BLAH BLAH LAUNDRY BLAH.” AND I’M LIKE, WTF?! YOU’RE SO STUPID! WHAT A FREAKING IDIOT!

Xavier: i mean, uh… wanna go to the dance? ;)

Jeanette: hahaha. i love how you think you’re “charming.”

Xavier: >:(((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((((

Jeanette: and, uh, that’d be a “no”

Jeanette: to your, request.

Xavier: ………………………………….

Jeanette: :)

Xavier: YOU’RE SO STUPID

Xavier: I SWEAR, YOU’RE THE BITCHIEST,

Xavier: LITTLE,

[Jeanette has logged off eMessenger]

Xavier: BITCHFACE!!!!!!!!

Auto Message From Jeanette: love you tooo :)

Casey: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH…

Casey: *gasp*

Casey: HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

Jeanette: *bows*

Casey: you are fuuunn-aaaay!

Jeanette: i know

Casey: i actually lol’d

Jeanette: of course you did :D

Casey: hahahahahaha…. i can’t stop! i keep re-reading it and i just can’t stop laughing!!!

Casey: “i like to wear them, as a hat”

Casey: “…someone needs a happy meal!”

Casey: hahaha, and the best one: “love you tooo :)”

Jeanette: haha, i know—i’m hilarious. but *anyway*…

Jeanette: the prank >:D

Casey: yesh, thee prank >:}

Jeanette: so i was thinking we wear hoods & bandannas, so nobody can see our faces, and then we just run through the dance floor and when we get to alex & annika we just dump it on them?

Jeanette: sound goood?

Casey: coool ;)

Jeanette: HA!

Casey: b @ yr place in 5.

Jeanette: roger that.
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Sunday, February 14th, 9:10 p.m.

Sebastian: Are you ready to talk, Xavier?

Xavier: fine.

Sebastian: What happened?

Xavier: well basically she made fun of me the whole time, and then said no.

Sebastian: Who are we referring to as “she”?

Xavier: jeanette

Sebastian: Ah. She is a tough cookie, isn’t she?

Xavier: …really, seb.

Sebastian: What?!

Xavier: *just shakes head slowly*

Sebastian: It’s okay, dud. I’m single as well.

Xavier: “dud”? wtf is “dud”?

Sebastian: You know. Dud. You always call me “dud” at school.

Xavier: um… i don’t think so.

Sebastian: Oh! Pardon me. I must have spelled it wrong. Is it, doode?

Xavier: OHHH. duuuude.

Sebastian: Yes. That is it.

Xavier: hahahahah. i’m actually laughing. it’s spelled DUDE, not DUD.

Sebastian: I apologize. I assume I am not “hip” enough.

Xavier: not if u say “hip”

Sebastian: You are confusing me, Xavier!

Xavier: ok. i’ll spell it out for you.

Xavier: we’re both pretty lame, and nerdy, and can’t get girlfriends. and we suck, MAJORLY. look… i’ve always wanted to be like alex, with a superhot girlfriend like annika… but he’s a expert basketball player and i’m an expert chess player so it’s just never gonna happen for me. or u. so… that’s just the way it is, and we gotta accept it.

Sebastian: Correction. *You* are an intermediate chess player—*I* am an expert.

Xavier: don’t u wish that u could be cool? even just for a day?

Sebastian: No.

Xavier: why?!! …HOW?

Sebastian: I prefer board games over “sports.” And girls like Annika are simple and annoying, which I am not too fond of either. I’m the way I am, because I enjoy being this way. I like being grammatically correct, and I like getting straight As. That’s just… me. Sebastian.

Xavier: then who am i?

Sebastian: You’re Xavier, silly!

Xavier: xavier, the guy who desperately chases after girls and gets dumped time and time again. xavier, the stupid little short guy who wears the really thick glasses and has big, ugly braces. xavier, the loser, who actually *does* mind being a loser… wants to be cool; wants to be alex. but can’t. and never will. is that me?

Sebastian: Those were all run-on sentences.

Xavier: are you… happy?

Sebastian: Why yes, of course!

Sebastian: Aren’t you?

Xavier: no.

Xavier: happy fucking valentine’s day to me.
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Sunday, February 14th, 9:33 p.m.
[Jeanette is using a cellular device]
[Casey is using a cellular device]

Jeanette: c-gurl. in position?

Casey: jay-jay. yes—i’m standing right inside the far bathroom door, near the boom box. the music is blaring right beside me at an ear-splitting volume.

Jeanette: got maple syrup tub?

Casey: check

Jeanette: bandanna?

Casey: check

Jeanette: black clothing?

Casey: check

Jeanette: well then let’s get this show on the road!

Casey: wait. do *u* have a maple syrup tub? a bandanna? some black clothing?

Jeanette: why duh.

Casey: okay. and you see alex and annika dancing on the far right corner, just about to make out?

Jeanette: indeed I do!

Jeanette: perfect target… >:)

Casey: MWAHAHAHA! >:D

Jeanette: all ready?

Casey: yepperz!

Jeanette: ok

Jeanette: three, two…

Jeanette: RUN!
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Chapter Two…
BOMBSHELL #1

Monday, February 15th, 7:12 a.m.

Sebastian: Oh, em, gee!

Xavier: pardon?

Sebastian: I said, oh, em, gee!

Xavier: …why…?

Sebastian: Because that is the phrase people say when they are shocked, and/or upset by some dramatic incident that has, had, or will happen.

Sebastian: I’m trying to improve on being a little bit more “hip,” you see.

Xavier: please don’t.

Sebastian: But this CALLS FOR an Oh em gee!

Xavier: what calls for an omg?

Sebastian: THIS!

Xavier: WHAT?!

Sebastian: *Sigh.* You disappoint me greatly, Xavier.

Xavier: …okay?

Sebastian: Don’t you ever read the school newspaper?!

Xavier: no

Sebastian: Well *I’m* on the committee, therefore *I* get pre-published copies in the mail to edit. :D

Xavier: get to the point, sebastian >:|

Sebastian: WELL.

Sebastian: The cover of this week’s edition is a snapshot that my fellow committee member Bartholomew took with his Nikon 360 during last night’s Valentine’s day dance (he went with Eugene MacGreggor… you were too late, Xavier, sorry) and the picture he took is of Annika Samuels and Alex Smithson gasping in surprise (they were probably thinking, Oh, em, gee!) as glistening maple syrup flails from the sky atop their tiny heads.

Xavier: …WOOOW.

Xavier: wait. thru all that mumbo-jumbo about some camera and some dude with a strange name and eugene and “Oh, em, gee!” as you call it… did you say MAPLE SYRUP was poured on ANNIKA and ALEX?!

Sebastian: Re-read and find out. It is a skill that takes practicing—the human eye only wants to see things once (such simple-minded creatures we are) and we rarely take a step back and just figure things out on our own… always asking assistance and taking the easy way out and to that I say SHAME ON YOU.

Sebastian: It is at times like these I long to be a tortoise.

Xavier: yeah, whatever. but SERIOUSLY? are you kidding me right now?!

Sebastian: One thing you should know about me is that I do not “kid,” as you say.

Xavier: WHOA!!!

Xavier: why?

Xavier: i mean, HOW?

Sebastian: Some adolescents ran through the dance floor in black hoods and bandannas with tubs of maple syrup.

Xavier: WOW! I can’t BELIEVE it! god… OMG.

Xavier: Annika is such a babe… she’s probably devastated her good looks got ruined. And Alex is probably just in shock, and completely flabbergasted, like i am…

Xavier: i just can’t BELIEVE anyone would have the *guts*!

Sebastian: Ah, yes. But I feel upset that I wasn’t there, at the dance… you know, I’m trying to get Newsperson of the Week. I just wish I could somehow add to the story, and make it mine… I WILL NOT LET BARTHOLEMEW TAKE OVER MY REIGN!

Xavier: whatever, dude. this is big. i gotta tell everyone.

Sebastian: They’ll see in the school newspaper…

Xavier: ha. sweet. i totally can’t wait.

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Monday, February 15^th, 8:39 p.m.

Annika: THAT WAS HUMILITATING D:<

Alex: humiliating.  yea, it was

Annika: like, who DID that?!

Annika: probably paloma.  she’s always, like, SOOO jealous of me

Alex: isn’t paloma ur best friend?

Annika: so?

Alex: so why would she…? ah, nvm.

Alex: one of the ppl in bandanas had pretty muscular shoulders.  it was probably a buddy from the football team… if it was, i’m going to beat him up bad

Annika: SERIOUSLY.  this is just so UNFAIR.  why do these horrible things always happen to ME?!

Alex: i know, baby.  your life is so tough

Annika: TELL ME ABOUT IT.  god, i will MURDER whoever did that!

Alex: same

Annika: everyone’s laughing at me! it’s sooo agriviating.

Alex: *agrivating

Annika: shut up, sebasteean

Alex: hahaha, i do sound like that nerd, don’t i?

Annika: yes, u do

Alex: he’s weird

Annika: yeah—he’s friends with that xaveer guy and they’re always being sooo nerdy together.  like today, xavir was all “yo, dude!” and sebastyan was like “what is a ‘dude’? is it a species of fungi?” and i almost PEED myself!

Alex: i knooow :P so weird

Alex: especially xavier—he always stares at me.  like, *gazes.*  i’m like, whoa dude… creepy much…

Annika: wtf? haha

Alex: i know.  so, even if we got maple syrup poured all over us at least we’re better off than the mathletes.

Annika: MATHLETES! ahaha, good one.  like athletes, but “math”… lol.  sooo true.

Annika: nuthing makes me feel better like ridiculousing the nerds xP

Alex: seriously, annika.  RIDICULING.  can u PLEASE try to get words right? it makes you look like a dumb blonde.

Annika: but i’m BRUNETTE, hello

Alex: yeah, but… still.

Annika: whatever, alex.  what do u care?

Alex: …nevermind.  just, whatever

Alex: HEY, at least we’re better off than the nerds :D

Annika: LOL, yeah! that makes me feel a ton better… thanx, ally <3

Alex: no problem, babe ;)

Alex: & another thing… nobody reads those cheesy school newspapers anyway. i bet nobody even will find out.

Annika: ur totally RIGHT! haha.  it’ll be, like, water on the bridge or whatever

Alex: water *under* the bridge… and yeah, it will be

Alex: except for the people who saw it… at the dance…

Alex: but they’ll probably just ignore it, or maybe think it was a dream.  so we’re good :)

Annika: yay!<3

Annika: luv youuuuu :D

Alex: luv you mooooore ;)

Annika: luv you the mosttttt ;]

Alex: ah, you win.  byeee! <3

Annika: byeeeeeeeeeeeee <3

Alex: hehe

Annika: teehee :)

Alex: bye :)

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Monday, February 15^th, 10:11 p.m.

Jeanette: HAHAHA, did you SEE the school newspaper?! sooo funny, that pic of                                   a&a. :P hahahah!

Casey: LOL, i KNOW right?! totally hysterical.

Jeanette: more fun than we’d even dreamed :)

Casey: totallyyyy.
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Katie: Did you see the school newspaper today? Annika and Alex got maple syrup dumped on them!

Margaret: I know... SO funny!
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Derrick: LOOK AT THE COVER OF THE SCHOOL NEWSPAPER DUDE

John: I ALREADY DID. HAHAHAHA!
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Mariah: gurl.... school... newspaper... ha.... ha

Selena: yahh... lol....... soo..... fun… ny.
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Annika: so not a big deal

Alex: SO not.
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Hannah: I GOTTA make photocopies!

Sarah: Of course! LOL!!! biggest thing since Sebastian got that insanely large wedgee.
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Bob: I almost peed my pants laughing!

Jessica: Go away, BOB.
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Monday, February 15^th, 5:03 p.m.

Sebastian: TOLD YOU PEOPLE READ THE NEWSPAPER!

Xavier: yeah dude, you’re right.  that was hilar.

Sebastian: I’m not even going to ask what “hilar” is.  So, anyway…

Sebastian: I’m working on breaking the world record for highest lego statue :)

Xavier: OR, we could talk about something interesting.

Sebastian: I take offense to that.

Xavier: well *I* have some news of my own!

Sebastian: Oh! Do share!

Xavier: Well, I was reading this magazine today and, you know what it said?

Sebastian: OOOH, you’re right, this IS interesting! It makes me so curious. 

Sebastian: Curious as to which magazine it was! Bionical Busters? The Official Young Scientist’s Guide? Amazing Algebra—TEENS EDITION? ComicsRus? Or, Beauty Tips for Males—How to Gel Your Hair edition?

Xavier: uh… none of those.  but anyway, back to what it said

Sebastian: WHAT?! i did not know that any other magazines existed!

Xavier: yeah… doesn’t matter which magazine it was, anyway.

Sebastian: Which magazine was it?

Xavier: NOTHING.  it’s… personal.  ANYWAY.

Xavier: it said that if a girl rejects you, most guys get all upset and don’t try to ask other girls out for a long time… you know, to DEAL with the hurt.

Xavier: but it said that’s WRONG! you shouldn’t just GIVE UP, like that!

Xavier: there are OTHER GIRLS! it said, KEEP trying! one girl out there might be PERFECT for you—you just haven’t FOUND her yet!

Sebastian: There is a word for this.

Sebastian: “Perseverance.”

Xavier: it said that there are MORE FISH in the SEA!

Sebastian: I am not quite sure why you are capitalizing certain words, but okay

Xavier: so you KNOW what i'm gunna do?

Sebastian: How could I possibly?

Xavier: i’m gunna JUMP right BACK on the HORSE and…

Xavier: and ASK OUT ANOTHER GIRL!!!!!!

Sebastian: Oh… Well, whom?

Xavier: i’s thinkin’ Samantha Hudgens.  i like her red hair… tres sexy.

Sebastian: Add the accent in.  “Très.”  Not, “tres.”  I was at a lepidopterology camp                                  last summer, and it was in France!

Xavier: lepi… what?

Sebastian: The study of butterflies and moths.  Anyway, in my time there I learned much about the French language and culture! French is a complicated language, and many words break the rules, such as “avoir,” “etre,” “faire,” and “aller.”  These are called IRREGULAR verbs, because they do not follow the usual pattern.  Would you like me to list some more?

Sebastian: Mettre, venir, dormir,

Xavier: shut up, dude! Samantha just signed on messenger.  i gotta go, work the charm!

Sebastian: Prendre, vendre,
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Xavier: hey, sam.

Samantha: hello… xav.

Samantha: what do you want?
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Sebastian: Ouvrir, nuire, partir, 
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Xavier: oh, i was just making conversation.  i’m… bored.

Samantha: okaaay... well… that’s nice.

Xavier: yeah.  SO…

Samantha: sooooo…

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Sebastian: Savoir, servir, traduire,

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Xavier: SHUT UP!!!

Samantha: EXCUSE me?

Xavier: oh! sorry! SORRY!

Xavier: my complete apologies! wrong conversation!

Samantha: whatever.

Xavier: you know……

Xavier: i think you're pretty :)

Samantha:         who is this REALLY?

Xavier: no, seriously! I'm not messing with u.  this isn't a prank.  i’m...
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Sebastian: Lire, voir, introduire,
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Xavier: i’m serious.  you’re beautiful.  inside *and* out.

Samantha: okay, seriously.  WHO IS THIS? jennifer? i swear this is NOT funny.

Xavier: how many times do i have to tell you? i’m being real with you right now.

Xavier: i’m being REAL.
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Sebastian: Vouloir, tenir, comprendre,
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Samantha: well then that's even MORE disturbing!

Xavier: i was just wondering, since I don’t really know you too well yet, if… if…
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Sebastian: Dire, bouiller, boire,
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Xavier: if maybe someday you wanted to grab some pizza with me? maybe at the Pizzaria? we could talk, and eat, and get to know each other and… i’ll pay for everything!

Samantha: like a date?
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Sebastian: S’asseoire,

Xavier: SHUT THE FUCK UP!!!!
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Xavier: yes, like a... date :)

Samantha: well…

Samantha: well *first* of all you seem like a coward to ask me out OVER MSN, and                                *secondly,* you creep me out a ton and I'm going to have to say NO.

Xavier: …oh

Samantha: wow… that was pretty harsh.  i’m sorry.

Samantha: xavier?

Samantha: God, i feel terrible now.  i was just kind of caught off guard.

Samantha: look… if you're even reading this.  you seem like a real nice guy, but… well it’s just that i’m interested in someone else and, i don’t know, it’s… it’s confusing.  but basically, i just don't think i’m ready to jump into something new right now.  do you understand? i hope you can forgive me.  i’m just, not ready.  not now.

Xavier: and I'm a coward and a creep.  thanks, for nothing.  bye.
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Sebastian: Battre, atteindre,

Xavier: yeah, um… French is cool :) uh.. i gotta go. just.. maybe i'll see you later.

Sebastian: But X-man! I wasn't finished! There are still 106 exceptional verbs that i                                    have not listed off the top of my head yet!

Xavier: dude, i’m sorry but i can't right now.  bye.

Sebastian: Oh, okay.

Xavier: god, i’m such a pathetic loser…

Sebastian: Don’t be too hard on yourself!

Xavier: i AM, though.  end of story.  bye.

Sebastian: Xavier! But, wait!

Xavier: BYE.

Monday, February 15th, 9:09 p.m.

Sebastian: Alex! Finally you are on-line!

Alex: um…?

Sebastian: I do not normally stay up this late, but I was waiting for you so I made an exception! :D

Alex: dude… it’s nine oclock.

Sebastian: I know, correct? It is SO late!

Alex: what do u want, anyway

Sebastian: I want to be Newsperson of the Week. I want to be part of a SCANDAL! :D

Alex: okay, wtf? and how does this have anything to do with me?

Sebastian: No time for small-talk.

Sebastian: Alex, tell me the truth—what were the thoughts racing through your mind as the maple syrup seeped down you?

Sebastian: I would enjoy to hear your HONEST opinions! :)

Alex: well, i was looking at annika… and, honestly? i was finding it kinda funny x)

Sebastian: And why was this?

Alex: well DUDE. she spend like 5 friggen hours on her hair! & to see it ruined, after all that stress… just makes my life xP

Alex: totally ironic… that’s why it’s so funny!

Sebastian: So, just to be clear, you ENJOY her pain?

Alex: a bit. is that so wrong?

Sebastian: Well… :|

Alex: it’s not just me, though! EVERYONE secretly hates her, and *luvs* it when she gets pranked. what can i say: it’s our guilty pleasure.

Alex: just to clarify, i normally wouldn’t be telling u all this, but i feel ur so un-socially-skilled that i practically need to spell out the joke for you.

Sebastian: ???

Alex: when top beauty queen gets pranked = fffuuunnnyyy

Alex: get it?

Sebastian: Yes!! Yes, I do!

Alex: good

Alex: so now u’ll stop bugging me?

Sebastian: Yes. I have everything that I need—thank you!

Alex: bye now





Tuesday, February 16th, 11:59 p.m.

Jeanette: THIS IS A SQUILLION TIMES BIGGER AND BETTER THAN I’D EVER IMAGINED, CASE!!!!! :D

Casey: wha?

Jeanette: SN reeeeeads:

Jeanette: “Alex’s REAL opinion!”

Jeanette: “Students everywhere will be shocked to find out that Alex Kennedy actually enjoyed the mysterious prank that was pulled on him and current girlfriend, Annika Adams. According to Alex, it was “funny” and “ironic” that Adams would spend so much time on her hair and have it ruined just like that. Kennedy goes on further to say that everyone “secretly hates” Adams, and finds it enjoyable as she wallows in pain. More on the story in tomorrow’s edition of EASTBURY NEWS.”
—An article by Sebastian Eggenburger.

Casey: WHAT?!

Casey: NO WAY!

Jeanette: YES WAY!

Casey: NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!

Jeanette: *YES, WAY*!!!!!!!!!!

Casey: NNNOOOOOOO WWWAAAAAAAYYY……….

Jeanette: yes way :D

Casey: this is friggen awesome, nette!

Jeanette: i KNOW!!!!

Jeanette: paaar-tay in the hizza <:) 

Casey: …

Jeanette: that was incredibly lame. sorry

Jeanette: but SERIOUSLY! :D

Casey: YEAH! :D

Jeanette: ANNIKA’S GOIN’ *DOOOWN!*

Casey: YEAHHHH BABE! :D

Jeanette: woot, woot!

Casey: we have accomplished,

Casey: everything :)

Jeanette: now let’s just stir in the happiness and wait to see what goes down next >:)
Casey: yes

Casey: BWAHAHA!

Jeanette: MWAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHA!

Casey: we are zee MASTERS

Jeanette: YOU BETTER BELIEVE IT

Casey: BAM!

Jeanette: *AND* STILL UNDESCOVERED!

Casey: oh myyy, we are just too good ;)

Jeanette: the very BEST!

Casey: shit

Casey: we gotta get off our iPods b/c mrs. lycrox is heading towards our desks, like, NOW

Jeanette: kk! crap.

Casey: btw, why are we even on our iPods…?

Jeanette: she’d obvy catch us if we were talking.

Casey: right

Jeanette: byeee!!
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Tuesday, February 16th, 12:04 p.m.

Casey: hey, i’ve been thinkin about it, and… why would sebastian even DO that, though?

Casey: like, i always thought he was nice!

Jeanette: he IS nice. he most likely didn’t mean any harm

Casey: haha, how could u not mean harm by that?! xD

Jeanette: he’s just oblivious, lol.

Casey: THAT oblivious?!

Jeanette: that oblivious.

Jeanette: he’s also scarily determined to get Newsperson of the Day or some bloody thing.

Casey: ah. it all makes sense now.

Casey: i’ve known sebastian for a while now, and i’ve observed this: he’s freakishly determined about doing perfect in school, and he doesn’t realize how his actions affect others… AT ALL. so that deffs explains EVERYTHING

Jeanette: well whatever the reason, he amuses me greatly :)

Casey: haha, ditto xP

Jeanette: good ol’ sebastian.

Casey: cheers, to good ol’ sebastian.
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Tuesday, February 16th, 1:10 p.m.

Annika: hey alex? guess what?

Alex: what, babe?

Annika: FUCK YOU!!!!!!!

Alex: excuse me?!

Annika: u heard me, asshole

Alex: baby! why?! <3

Annika: read the fucking school newspaper, u idiot.

Alex: brb. i gotta ask derek 4 a copy.

Alex: i still have no idea what ur talking about... wasn't the maple syrup yesterday's news?

Annika: read TODAY'S newspaper, bud.

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Tuesday, February 16th, 4:10 p.m.

Alex: OH!

Alex: BABE I SWEAR, I NEVER SAID ANY OF THAT

Alex: THAT’S JUST SEBASTIAN LETTING HIS IMAGINATION RUN WILD… LOL

Alex: ANNIKA? HELLO?!

Alex: ANNIE!!!!!

Alex: BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Annika: DON'T call me "baby"

Annika Adams is offline.

Alex: crap

Tuesday, February 16th, 4:45 p.m.

Sebastian: 'Tis official.

Xavier: what "tis"?

Sebastian: The two As are split!

Xavier: so... ANNIKA'S SINGLE?!

Sebastian: Oui, as the French would say.

Sebastian: Though probably not for long.

Xavier: why? u think they'll get back together?

Sebastian: No--I just know Annika won't stay single for long.

Sebastian: According to Bartholomew, over 27 guys are after her, including Derrick, top quarterback of the nation.

Xavier: o

Xavier: well *i* obviously don’t have a chance, then :(

Sebastian: I suppose not.

Xavier: shit, life is unfair

Sebastian: Indeed so.

Xavier: so i shouldn’t even TRY asking her?!

Sebastian: If not-very-cool Jeanette rejected you (with great vivacity, may I add), then I doubt extremely-cool Annika will go out with you either.

Xavier: >:[

Sebastian: Just saying.

Xavier: >>>>:[[[

Sebastian: It’s common knowledge.

Xavier: UGH ur annoying.

Sebastian: Sorry.

Xavier: gotta go wash the dishes; bye

Sebastian: But FIRST, I think you owe me a compliment. :)

Xavier: what POSSIBLY for?

Sebastian: I caused all this “drama”—as you say—as per my newspaper article. :D

Xavier: well thank u 4 that. i mean, i did get a good laugh out of this all :P

Sebastian: You’re welcome.

Sebastian: Newsperson of the Week, HERE I COME!!!! 8D
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Tuesday, February 16th, 8:38 p.m.

Bartho: Hello, sebastian.

Sebastian: WHO IS THIS?!

Bartho: Um… i work with you on the news team??

Sebastian: NO. I DON’T KNOW ANY BARTHOS!!!

Bartho: Bartholomew higgans? ring a bell?

Sebastian: Ohhh, it is my good buddy (whom I secretly despise); Bartholomew! :)

Sebastian: But where is the “lomew?”

Bartho: I go by bartho now.

Sebastian: Ah.

Sebastian: Interesting choice.

Bartho: ANYWAY.

Bartho: The whole point of this conversation was to tell you:

Sebastian: Yes?

Bartho: YOU HAVE CROSSED ME FOR THE LAST TIME, SEBASTIAN!! >8(

Sebastian: Aha! :D So I *am* in the running for Newsperson of the Week :D

Bartho: I will not accept this!!!!!!!

Bartho: I WILL GET YOU, SEBASTIAN…

Bartho: and your little legos too >:) 




Next Chapter. (Four?)
Title of Chapter: Expect the Unexpected.

Wednesday, February 17^th, 3:35 p.m.

Annika: is this sebastian eggenburger?

Sebastian: Yes, it is I.

Annika: okay, good.  i thought i might have added the wrong person.

Sebastian: Nope :)

Annika: i just wanted to ask u…

Sebastian: Go right ahead!

Annika: and i don’t want to cause any drama, or anger… i just want the genuine                                     answer, okay?

Sebastian: Sure!

Annika: well... i was just wondering...

Annika: why did u put that thing in the school newspaper? i mean… that really hurt me.  it hurt me that alex would say those things behind my back, of course, but the thing that most hurt me was that i had to find out from a *newspaper.*

Annika: why didn’t u just come and tell me yourself?

Sebastian: Oh, no!!!

Sebastian: I am SO sorry, dear Annika! I had no idea it would hurt you like that!!!

Annika: are u being sarcastic??

Sebastian: No! Of course not!!! I just feel so terrible!!!

Sebastian: I only meant to win Newsperson of the Week by publicizing a great scandal.  I did not think about how you would feel as I did so! I thought you already knew how Alex felt!!! I thought, “Why would Alex tell me this if he didn’t want it in the newspaper?”

Annika: well, u thought wrong.

Sebastian: And for that I am deeply sorry.

Sebastian: How can I make this up to you?!

Annika: don’t worry.  u don’t have to do anything.  all i wanted was an answer, and i’ve found it: u just didn’t think before acting.

Annika: i get it now.

Sebastian: But I must repay you for the horrid things I have done!!!

Annika: u’ve done enough already, sebastian.

Sebastian: Will you at least accept an apology?

Annika: fine.  apology accepted

Sebastian: I feel I must invite you over for tea!

Annika: i’m good, thanx.

Annika: REALLY

Sebastian: We can have tea, and I can make you biscuits, and I can even let you sit in my favorite chair, and I can get you sparkling apple juice from the refrigerator, and then I can even let you help me complete my project!!!

Sebastian: “World’s Highest Lego Statue,” to specify.

Sebastian: I MUST MAKE THIS UP TO YOU!!! I have done a cruel deed, and I must figure out how to get over my guilt.  Please, dear Annika?!!!!

Annika: wait

Annika: did u say… lego?

Sebastian: Yes! Lego! Aren’t they such fun little do-dads? :)

Annika: yeah…

Annika: yeah! they are, aren’t they? ;P

Sebastian: I never go anywhere without a spare set in my backpack… in case of boredom!

Annika: really? that’s so convenient!

Sebastian: It IS! :D

Sebastian: Ah, I just love spending my days making life-sized robots…

Annika: REALLY?! that’s *awesome*!!!!!

Sebastian: Why yes, ‘tis! I have a collection of over 10 000 lego blocks :D

Annika: oh my GOSH! that’s HUGE!!

Annika: hey… can i tell u a secret, sebastian?

Sebastian: Okay!

Annika: will u tell other people?

Sebastian: Heavens, no! I have learned my lesson.

Annika: ok.  well…

Annika: i think lego is pretty fun too :) i mean, i build things all the time with it, but i just don’t tell any of my friends cuz they’d think i was a major dork.but i *love* building those little helicopters and flying them around my room… and I also built myself a pencil box, and a make-up set with drawers… and even a tea pot! i just keep all my creations in secret, for fear of someone actually finding out.

Annika: but u CAN’T tell, ANYONE!!!!!!

Sebastian: Cross my heart and hope to die.

Annika: thanks :]

Sebastian: But… I just had no IDEA! :D

Sebastian: ANNIKA! :D YOU ARE PERFECT!!!

Annika: ?

Sebastian: I love this “new side” of you that I am seeing! We have much in common.  You are actually fun, and spirited! I always thought you were mean, bossy, and crude! :D

Annika: awwwwwww :) thanks!!!!

Sebastian: I promise, we can play lego the whole time.  You can be my side-kick, as they say in the Comic Books! We can build the tallest lego statue ever, and get famous!!!

Annika: really? u’d really let me join in on your project?! for REAL?!

Sebastian: Yes, for REAL!!

Annika: EEEEK! :D this is the best day of my life.

Annika: i *finally* found an attractive guy who shares my interest in the                                       underappreciated art of lego!

Sebastian: Aw <3 :)

Sebastian: But no, it is I who am joyful! I have finally found an attractive GIRL who shares MY interest in the underappreciated art of lego!!!!!!

Annika: life rox :)

Sebastian: I shall pick you up in ten minutes.

Annika: okay!!!! :D

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