Title: Popcorn Makes Everything Romantic
Rating: This chapter is probably PG due to slight language/sexual content.
Disclaimer: None of these characters are mine...I cannot claim them. They all belong to the hardworking people involved with Degrassi.
Feedback: Yes please, I want to know what everyone thinks of this story so far.
Summary: This will be a Palex (Paige/Alex) story...So, you are warned. If you are not into females dating other females, please don't read this story. It's not for you. It's about what might have happened had Alex and Paige not kissed in Lexicon of Love, would they have found their way together anyway, and what would have happened, in my opinion, if the details of the movie premier night were altered.
Author's Note: Wow. It's the end of the road. Well, okay, it's the end of this story. You read that right, yes. This is the last chapter of this story. Le gasp I didn't really realize it until I started writing it. Just in time, before the new season of Degrassi starts. But, as always, I adore reviews. Thanks to everyone to everyone who takes a moment or two to write one!
Also, this story takes place before Peter ever started dating Emma, but after Emma and Jay hooked up. And, it's at the point, where Manny is seeing Craig to some extent. Oh, and Marco isn't dating Tim. Just to clear up a few things before this chapter starts. (Yes, I manipulate things to suit my own needs sometimes. So, I don't really think that Manny/Emma are a couple.)
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Spinner gawked at Paige for nearly a full minute before he spoke again. "So, you're dating a girl?"
"Well, I'm dating Alex, and Alex is a girl." Spinner blinked; Paige sighed. "That'd be a yes."
Spinner nodded, then he regarded Paige curiously, as if he wasn't quite sure what to expect. Oh boy. "What does that make you?"
"Happy," Paige commented lightly, realizing that he probably meant something different.
"No, I mean…are you a lesbian now?"
A simple roll of the eyes, followed by, "I'm not a lesbian now."
Spinner coughed, clearing his throat. "So, it's like some experiment or something?"
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"See ya, Amy." Jay jerked his head in a form of good-bye.
"Actually, I hope that I don't see you." Jay shot Alex a slightly bemused look. Alex shrugged, "I don't want to lie to her. It might get her hopes up." Amy flicked Alex off in return. It was all so loving. Or not. "Brilliant girl there. Very classy." Before the raven-haired girl could say any more, she and Jay were back on the road again. They were dropping her off at home. Next stop would be Alex's house, to drop her off.
"And you think of yourself as classy?"
"There's not other way to think of me."
"You're a very modest girl." Jay chuckled, "So, what's up with Spin and Paige anyway?"
"Amy told him that Paige was into him."
"Poor guy." Alex shot Jay a death glare. Wrong answer. "I mean, Amy's a bitch?"
"That's better." Alex smirked.
"It's not his fault that he didn't realize that you two decided to have a little experiment with each other."
"That's not it." Guys were so dense sometimes… "I'm a lesbian, Jay. Is that what you wanted to hear?" Jay glanced curiously at his friend, pondering. Alex saw it and took care of the look on his face before he even opened his mouth again to speak. "Don't you freaking dare ask me if you made me a lesbian."
Jay raised his eyebrows at her sudden outburst, but he nodded accordingly. "I won't, k?"
"Good," Alex felt a bit relieved. She hated having to deal with people like that. Who just assumed that they were the one who made you into something that, in reality, they didn't affect at all. "One more thing…"
"What? Is Amy a lesbian now too?"
Alex fought the urge to stick her tongue out at him. Instead, she maturely punched his shoulder. Very Alex. "That's revolting. I hope not. She's too blinded by her skankdom to be into girls really anyway."
"But your little girl-on-girl kiss…" He took his eyes off the road for a moment to glance over at her.
"You heard about that?"
"I'm not deaf."
"Apparently, it was a ploy to win you over." Alex smirked, "Though, I don't know why anyone would want to do that."
"Now, that hurts Lexi. It hurts me badly to hear you saying stuff like that." He clutched at the area on his chest where his heart was, just to drive the point farther.
"Good," Alex grinned. "Just don't go out with that skank, k? Er, don't go out with her a second time anyway."
"I actually am going to try dating someone new this time."
"Oh really? Me? Because really, Jay, I'm, well, I'm not that flattered, but I think Paige might have something to say about that…I'm not the only one who is possessive sometimes."
"Mm," Jay debated for a moment. He wasn't really sure if he should tell her…He didn't want it to get out, but despite their weird relationship, Alex was cool. "It's Emma actually."
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Paige made a sound in her throat that made Spinner pretty sure that she was disgruntled with him. "Why do guys think that it's always an experiment when girls date."
"Hey, I asked if you were a lesbian."
"I can be bisexual, you know." Spinner looked at her for a moment, putting things together. "I am bisexual, you know." Paige was growing frustrated with people not understanding things, so she simply gave him a brief definition. "It means that both guys and girls have an equal dating opportunity with me." Spinner looked hopeful for a moment. "Only not right now. Because I'm dating Alex. Definitely dating Alex."
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"So, you think that he's cute?"
"He's my brother. Ew." Paige was at home, getting ready for her date. Marco had called her while she was getting ready. He simply wanted to discuss his date with Dylan the next day. He was such a girl sometimes. "I think that you're a cute couple, yes. And you were both so annoying when you weren't dating. So, go out tomorrow. Have fun. And be good."
"What's with the leaving so quickly?"
"Alex is coming over."
"Now?" Marco had a grin on his face; it was easy to hear over the phone. At least, if you were one of his best friends, like Paige.
Because they were best friends, Marco knew that Paige was automatically rolling her eyes at his previous statement. "Yes, now." They could talk tomorrow; they always did.
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"Hey Jay," Amy purred in a voice that she was sure was sexy.
"I can't talk right now, Amy."
"Why not? You should make time for me…" She trailed off in a slow, seductive manner, hoping that he'd finish her sentence. It didn't work, so she tried again. "You know that I'll be sure to…"
"I know it too well. As does every other guy in school. Everyone knows you way too well." Jay was frustrated with Amy. He tried to date her, and it didn't work. He tried to use her to get over Alex, and it hadn't worked out then either. He tried to be friends with her, and it didn't even work then.
"Fuck you," Amy hissed before clicking off her phone.
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"So, you think that he's cute?" The blonde flipped over on her bed to stare at Manny, her roommate of sorts.
Manny's dark eyes greeted her, and this they were laughing. The rest of her face was smiling. "Yes, Emma. He's cute. Kind of the bad-boy image again." A thought popped into her mind, which caused her to wrinkle her nose in distaste. "Don't tell me that he's Sean Cameron all over again."
"No, he's not." Emma shook her blonde head.
"You sure?" Manny reached out and moved a piece of hair out of Emma's face carefully.
"I'm sure." Emma smiled and cocked her head to the side. "Why, Miss Manny Santos. If I didn't know any better, then I would say that you sounded jealous."
The dark-haired girl retracted her hand immediately and shook her head. "Me? Of Jay? Never!" She blushed and hoped that Emma didn't notice. She did, of course; they were best friends. So, it made sense when Emma reached out and took Manny's hand to make up for saying that the other girl was jealous. Manny would be the one there for her when she got heartbroken again, and she would do likewise for the Manny, whenever it happened to her. Relationships with boyfriends and girlfriends could be measured in months, days, and years. Best friends were for life.
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"I feel weird." Alex glanced down at her shoes, debating which ones to wear. Paige was definitely affecting her.
Jay mumbled, "Why?"
"It's midnight, and I'm going over to my girlfriend's house for a date." Mm. The black shoes were cute…but the green Converse matched her outfit too…
"And you feel weird why? Shouldn't that make you happy?" Damn. They all matched her outfit. That's what she gets for wearing a pair of jeans and a white tank top. It looked hot, yes, but all the shoes matched.
"No perverted comments, or I hang up this phone."
"At least it wasn't a sports analogy this time."
"True," Alex admitted.
"Look. If you're going to be all girly about it, and say that you really care about her. Then, just bring something romantic with you." Alex was prepared to say a few choice words, when Jay continued. "Not necessarily that kind of romantic, but, like a rose or something."
"Sometimes I wonder about you." Huh, Jay had a good idea. Wow.
"They all wonder, Lexi. That's the wonder of Jay." Definitely the green ones. Not, she just had to be romantic…
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"Hey you," Alex murmured when Paige opened the door.
"Hi," Paige smiled and kissed her girlfriend before noticing what she was holding. "What's in the box?"
Alex smirked and held it out of the blonde's reach. "A surprise."
"I love surprises." Paige couldn't wait for surprises. She was way too impatient.
"I know," Alex muttered and gave her girlfriend another quick kiss, a distraction.
The kiss broke off, and the blonde's mind was immediately back to the box. She was getting antsy almost. "So, can I open it?"
"Not yet. I'm not even inside the house yet, silly."
"Oh," Paige giggled a bit and led the raven-haired beauty into her house. "Now?"
"What did you have in mind for us to do tonight?" Alex thought that a change of subject was obviously in order.
"I got some movies. The first one is already in and ready to go." She knew that it wouldn't last for long though.
"Where are your parents?"
"They're out a dinner banquet thing still, which means they'll be busy until tomorrow afternoon. They were planning on staying at a hotel with everyone else who went to the banquet. It's some big convention or something." That's why they were able to have such a late date. It only made sense, because tomorrow there would be work, and there would be other people to deal with. Tonight, they could simply enjoy the movie, together.
"Oh," Alex nodded thoughtfully. "Ready for the movie then?"
Paige sighed and licked her lips impatiently. "Lemme open it!"
"Impatient." Alex knew the blonde didn't have much patience, but that was okay with her. It was cute. "Okay, go ahead." The raven-haired girl wasn't a very patient person either actually.
She tore into the paper packaging immediately. It was a simple blue. Cute though. Paige wasn't one for saving paper, but if she was, she would save that wrapping paper immediately. "Microwavable popcorn?"
"Ding ding ding. We have a winner." Paige picked up the popcorn and looked at it oddly. Alex grinned and took the packaged popcorn from her girlfriend and popped it into the microwave.
"Don't you know?" The popcorn was beginning to have the first kernels pop. "Popcorn makes everything romantic." It took Paige a moment, then she smiled and kissed Alex softly.