Wow. I didn't really like the last chapter. I'll make up for it in this one, I promise!
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Liberty woke the next morning with a bad feeling in the pit of her stomach. She felt especially wary. She remembered last night, with the date, then JT, then the phone... and she began to feel terrified. She had no idea what she was going to do. This was DEVON! His only problem was his bad kisses, and the what he had said the night before! And she hadn't even given him a chance to explain himself!
Wow... Yeah, I'm feelin' really smart now... She thought to herself. She was getting confused again.
Grabbing a pair of pants and a t-shirt, she dressed quickly. She needed to get to school. She needed to talk to Devon. Maybe he could explain his actions. Maybe he would apologize. Maybe there had been a misunderstanding.
Walking to school was hard that morning. She couldn't concentrate on where she was going. All she could think about was Devon. And JT.
JT...
Last night at been... so great. He understood, and he was there. He offered her comfort. She was so sweet, and really funny imitating Devon like that. And then.... the phone.... She couldn't help but wonder what their conversation had been like. Had JT been angry? Had he been relieved? Maybe... He did often think of her crush on him as a burden, she was sure...
Reaching the doors of Degrassi Junior High, she slowed. Liberty was sure she felt eyes on her. Turning around... she found two sets of them looking straight at her. JT, who was sitting with Toby and Kendra, was staring at her, concerned. And on the other end of the school yard...
Devon.
Let's get this settled... She thought, as she made her way to the other end of the school yard.
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JT couldn't believe it. No way! She was NOT headed straight toward Devon!
"What!?" He accidentally exclaimed out loud. Toby and Kendra whipped their heads around to stare, but JT didn't notice.
"What's with him?" Kendra whispered to Toby.
"No idea." Toby answered.
JT didn't hear a word of this, of course. He was too busy watching Liberty cross the field toward the person he had just officially named 'Jerk of the Century'
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Devon stood against a wall, looking at her with regretful eyes. As Liberty reached him, he grabbed her arm, causing Liberty to gasp.
"Liberty, I am so sorry. You've got to believe me. My ex works at that restaurant, she probably put something in my drink to make me talk that way, please, just... just give me a chance. I'll be good to you, I promise!" he pleaded.
There... Perfectly... somewhat logical explanation, right? Liberty thought to herself.
"Alright, Devon. One more chance." She said, smiling. He jumped up, and wrapped his arms around her. He was smiling like an idiot. Liberty felt relieved.
And then, she looked across the field...
JT did not look happy.
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What the Hell?! She's taking him back?!?! No way! JT felt his anger twisting inside him like a tornado. No way was he going to let Liberty get hurt again. As he saw Devon close in to kiss her...
Those kisses...
He remembered exactly what she had said about those kisses...
That she never felt a thing from them...
And he saw it now as well. She was uncomfortable, fidgeting with her hands and clothes as they kissed. She looked so... nervous. More like uneasy. Neither of which you were supposed to feel during a kiss. You weren't even supposed to really be thinking...
JT imagined what kissing Liberty would be like. Just the image gave him a stomach flop. Her lips always looked so soft... and her eyes, fluttering shut... and then, just feeling his lips pressed against hers...
He got up and went into the school. This was going to be a long day...
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"Devon, stop." Liberty pulled away in the middle of the kiss.
This isn't right.... she thought, looking into his eyes.
"What?" He asked, looking at her bewildered.
"Devon, this isn't right. It's just not working..." She closed her eyes and sighed. "I don't like you like that... not anymore..."
With that, she walked off toward school, and left Devon behind.
That day, she avoided everyone. JT, Devon, Everyone. When Mrs. Kwan asked about the projects, she let JT answer, much to everyone's surprise. Including JT's.
On her way home, she thought about Devon. She didn't really believe that lie he told about his ex. Nor did she believe that he would've tried to be good to her. Nor did she believe he was really even that in to her.
And then there was JT...
JT had been the entire reason she had started going out with Devon. She had just wanted to get over him. Now she realized this was impossible. His smile was too bright to get over, his jokes too funny, and his heart too... too much like her own. She felt connected to him now. She knew it was impossible to even try.
It would be hard, but she figured she could just be his friend. She could be there for him. It was the closest thing she had to any type of love interest, and she thought she could at least give it a shot.
She opened her door and stepped inside, thinking of the wonderful escape techniques she could use when JT started talking about girls. Putting her bookbag on the floor, she walked about halfway up the stairs before she spotted a figure sitting in the living room.
JT.
"You might wanna bring your bookbag up. That has everything for the project in it, right?"JT asked her, calm indifference the only thing expressed in his voice.
Liberty inwardly gulped. That didn't sound much like JT. His voice sounded weird... almost...
Broken...
Picking up her bookbag again, she walked up the stairs slowly.
"JT, are you ok?" Liberty asked him carefully.
"Yeah, yeah I'm fine. How's Devon?" He answered, his voice full of spite.
Oh... so that's it... Liberty smiled. He's worried about me getting hurt again...
"How should I know?" she answered, smiling as she reached the last step and looked at JT. His eyes widened and his face brightened.
"I didn't really think you were going to go back out with him. Nah, everyone else did. Not me. I said to myself, 'Nah. She's smarter than that.' See? I knew. I know you." JT stated. Liberty laughed.
"Sure, JT. Whatever you say..." she countered, dropping her bag and sitting next to him.
Smiling, JT picked up the large packet and began sifting through its contents... until...
"Liberty, do you regret anything about Devon? I mean, besides ever laying eyes on him?" JT asked, looking at her interested.
"Oh, just that my first kiss was from an inept loser. That there was really no feeling. I wonder if there's any hope for guys like that." Liberty said, sifting through JT's pile. "Like kissing lessons or something." She laughed. "Could you picture it? A bunch of hopeless guys surrounding some kind of kissing teacher?"
"THAT'S what you regret?" JT asked, bewildered.
"Well, the fact of the matter is that after all this, I've never even had a real kiss." she laughed. "I mean, Devon was-"
"JT Yorke, kissing professor, at your service." JT said in a suave voice. Liberty laughed.
"Lesson one: Arm placement." JT wrapped an arm around her shoulders, and Liberty froze. What the hell is he doing?!
"Lesson two: Always look the other kisser in the eye." he gently pulled her face to look at him, and as she stared bewildered into his eyes, she felt entranced by the feelings they showed.
"JT...." she breathed, barely able to remember her own name.
"Lesson three:" Jt said, his own voice hoarse, "Forget about everything else."
And Liberty had no trouble following those directions, as JT swooped down and captured her lips with his.
There were Sparks. Major Sparks. Fireworks, even.
JT was soft, sweet, his lips moved slowly across her own. He moved his arm around her waist and pulled her into his lap. He licked her lips slowly, and Liberty smiled and opened her mouth. JT was gentle there, too. A gentle exploration that made her body sizzle with feeling.
Oh yes. This was a kiss.
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JT couldn't believe what he was doing. He was kissing Liberty... It was amazing... he couldn't think... Her lips were just as sweet as he imagined, and she was a natural at kissing... All he wanted to do was keep kissing her...
But, unfortunately, oxygen prevailed.
They broke apart for need of air. JT looked at Liberty, and caught his breath. Her eyes were just fluttering open, and were full of something like... love....
YES!!! His mental victory dance was interrupted as she spoke.
"JT... That was amazing... but if that was another joke..."
"Do you think, after that, I would ever joke about kissing you?" JT said, smiling. She's so perfect... he couldn't help but think.
"Ok... Just making sure..." Liberty finished. "Now... do we have everything we need to present tomorrow?"
That's Liberty... JT laughed and rolled his eyes. "Of course, do you think I would do all this without making sure we have everything we need? Don't answer that." Liberty laughed and pulled out their newly created script.
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The next day, their presentation went off without a hitch. It was obviously the class favorite. Even Mrs. Kwan laughed.
Sitting in the library, Liberty and Jt cheered over their 'A'. JT kissed her cheek and she laughed as she reminded him about PDA's.
"Oh, wait!" JT laughed as he stood. He walked down the familiar aisle and stopped. The top-shelf book was still there, and JT made another jump for it. And another. And another.
"C'mon! Just fall already!" JT said, jumping for it. Liberty walked behind him, grabbed his shoulder, and made him stop. He looked at her bewildered. She kicked the shelf. The book fell down neatly into her hands.
JT looked from the book, to Liberty, and back to the book. Then, he simply sat on the floor, and pulled her down into his lap. Liberty laughed.
"You know, that's all you had to do." She said, once she stopped laughing.
"Was it? Then I should've done it sooner." he said, before kissing her again, making sure she forgot all about PDA's.
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I would like to take this oppertunity to say something. I have noticed that in some categories on ff.net, such as gundam wing, or LOTR, the story searchers have a thing for character selection. I think Degrassi should have one. So I had an idea. If you think Degrassi should have a character selection search, email me at iceysmile291yahoo.com
I would also like to take this oppertunity to say that I am now accepting Degrassi Match requests, due to the fact that I have a very good story idea, but i dont know who to use in it. email me your character match idea, and why you think they make a good couple, and I will accept the first reasonable couple that goes with my story idea.
thank you for your time, and thanks for all the reviews!!! XOXO 2 U all!!