Hello everyone, it's me with yet ANOTHER story. Hopefully I can keep this one short. You never know with me. It's hard for me to stop short what I start. Now I'll stop boring you. Enjoy.

Who's This? Wait, I KNOW Her?

Double D smiled to himself as he read the invitation again.

You've been invited to the underclassman's academic award's ceremony at 8:45 on February 4. Family is encouraged to attend.

He was on his way to the gym, where the ceremony would be held. There were a few students on their way to the gym as well. He looked up and down the hallway to see that five on the second floor were attending. He wore his best outfit, a red-orange shirt with purple shorts and tall red socks. And not to mention, his ever present black hat.

Double D made his way down the stairs and through the final hallway that would take him to the gym. He saw that there were more people than he thought there would be. The gym floor was covered by a tan, velvet cover. There were about eighty chairs covering the floor. Double D sat in one toward the front. In the bleachers, sat all of the parents. His were absent, neither could work today into their busy schedules.

He looked around. He saw neither Ed nor Eddy. That didn't surprise him. The only person he saw from the cul-de-sac was Nazz. He wanted to go and sit by her, but she made him a nervous wreck whenever she was near. He looked to his right and saw that some of the Science Club was sitting about twelve rows back. Movement beside him made him turn around.

"Ed?" he asked in amazement.

"Heya Double D", his tall friend greeted. Double D was dumbstruck, what award could Ed have possibly have gotten?

He supposed he should be more proud for his friend than to doubt his presence at an awards ceremony.

"So, what awards do you think you're getting", Ed asked.

"I don't want to boast, but I think I'm going to receive the Highest Academic Achievements in Biology, Algebra, and Marine Science. I also have my eye on the Science Award", Double D replied, "What do you think you're going to get?"

"Haven't a clue, Double D", he said.

"Why doesn't that surprise me, Ed", Double D said. The principal stood on the stage and cleared his throat into the microphone.

"Excuse me, everyone, before we begin the Award's Ceremony, will everyone please rise for the Pledge of Allegiance", he announced. Double D, along with everyone else in the gym, rose. A chorus of the Pledge of Allegiance could be heard echoing off of the walls of the gym.

"Thank you", Principal Sherwood said, "And now, without further ado, we will begin handing out the awards."

"Our first awards are the Athletic Excellence Award and the Most Creative Science Project Award. The Athletic Excellence Award is given to the student who has shown the most athletic talent in the school. The Most Creative Science Project Award is given to the student who shows a creative, yet probable project at the Science Fair. These awards go to…Edward Guttierrez."

Double D watched as Ed stood up and walked to the stage. Everyone burst into applause as he shook the principal's hand. He continued to walk across the stage and eventually fell off of the opposite end of the stage. Luckily, no one but Double D saw this as the principle cleared his throat again.

"Now", Principal Sherwood said. He wanted to try a different approach. "I award Eddward Hackerson the Outstanding Academic Achievement Award in Biology, Physics, and Geometry. I also award him with the Perfect Attendance, and Perfect Grade Point Average awards."

As soon as he stood up, everyone cheered and applauded. He made his way to the stage and up the three steps. He extended his right hand and shook the principal's hand and taking his awards with his left. He exited stage right and sat back down. Ed was eagerly awaiting his return.

"Good job Double D", his friend congratulated.

"Why thank you Ed, you did a good job as well", Double D replied with a smile. Against his nature, Double D was somewhat disappointed at the amount of awards he received. He expected to get a few more. He decided it would be best if he waited to see who the other awards went to, it was, after all only the first semester still.

"Unfortunately", Sherwood announced, "one of our students couldn't make it today. But, I would like to award the absentee, Eddward Lamoure, the Highest Overall Average in Accounting."

Fewer people applauded. Double D was shocked that Eddy had gotten anything. But then he was reminded it was the was in Accounting. Eddy could count money in his sleep. Double D was distracted with his thoughts. He was still confused about the amount of awards he had received.

"Now, I would like to award the Highest Overall Average in Algebra, Physical Science, Trigonometry, and Language Arts awards, and also I award the Most Creative Writer's Award to the student that has come a long way since the beginning of this school year. And that student is…", Sherwood said, adding a pause for suspense, "Marie Kanker!"

Double D's head shot up and looked around. Marie Kanker? Had he heard right? He didn't see Marie anywhere. Ed was laughing and clapping with everyone around him, having no idea why. Double D was still looking around until he saw the only person in the gym standing. He had no choice but to assume it was Marie, no one had blue hair like she did. Only if he didn't know she had blue hair, he never in a million years would have guessed it was her.

She wasn't wearing her usual black tank top and brown pants. She was wearing a gentle hot pink blouse with a darker pink skirt. Her usually messy hair was neatly combed back and was just touching her shoulders. Double D was captivated by her. This didn't look like the Kanker Sister that had tortured him ever since their meet. She looked like a well behaved, straight "A" young woman.

She smiled as she shook the principal's hand. Double D noticed that her teeth were perfectly white, not that "butter" color that he had seen her with before and that her sisters bore.

He watched her for the rest of the time she was on stage. Not only had she completely changed her look, but she out did him in academics.

"Wow, she's a looker Double D", Ed stated, elbowing him in the arm.

"Ed, may I ask why you're assaulting my arm with your elbow", Double D asked, avoiding the subject.

After the audience settled down, Double D began to think about that girl that was just onstage.

Oh, my, he thought, that couldn't have been Marie Kanker. She was more elegant than Nazz. And worse, I find myself trapped in that elegance. Oh, what to do, what to do?

Double D was deep in thought for the rest of the ceremony. He didn't even notice that everyone was standing to leave until Ed spoke up.

"Well, that was fun, I hope we can do that again", he said to invisible watchers. Double D quickly looked to where he last saw that beautiful girl. She was still there, slowly standing, as not to wrinkle her skirt. He quickly looked around for help. At the exit doors there were two teenagers. One was a boy with brown hair with a blue outfit with white stripes. He was nodding off to sleep. The other was a girl with white hair and outfit to match. They looked like they were guarding the doors.*

"Excuse me", Double D said to the boy as he dodged students leaving the gigantic room.

"Hmm…yes", the boy yawned, squinting at Double D.

"Could you please convey the name of that girl to me please", Double D politely asked. The boy squinted at Double D a second time and looked in the direction of where Double D was pointing.

"If I'm not mistaken, that's Marie Kanker, we have World Geography together. Sweet girl", the boy replied. The girl on the other side of the door cleared her throat loudly.

"Well, not a sweet as the Blue Eyed Angel over there", the boy announced loud enough for the girl to here. She huffed and when he looked back Double D was gone. The boy shrugged and then yawned.

"No more extreme sports before bed", he said to himself.

Double D couldn't think. His mind was still trying to wrap itself around what all had happened.

"Marie Kanker, a sweet, academically developed, beautiful young lady?" he said to himself. He couldn't get his mind off of her.

"Oh, curse my underdeveloped adolescent hormones! I can't stop thinking about her!" he cried to the heavens. Unfortunately, he was still walking when he did and didn't see where his feet where taking him. He smashed all so unpleasantly into someone who was taking their time getting back to class.

"Ouch! Oh, I'm sorry for the impolite crash", Double D said, quickly standing and then stooping to gather the books that had landed at their feet. He put his back into his bag and held out the other books for the other person to take. His pulse stopped after he saw who had just stood up.

"Double D?" Marie Kanker asked shyly.

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