Author: Vix
Email: Vix_Chic@hotmail.com
Summary: HEE HEE! I’ll never tell! (Not a real plot thriller… just something cute that popped into my head)
Disclaimers: I own all the kids… Randy, Vanessa, and Veronica have nothing to do with the WB, or UPN or Melinda Metz.
Rating: pg-13
Category: FC (Future Children series)
“Guy’s we have a problem.” Mark announced as the last boy to arrive, Josh, sat down in the Crash Down booth.
“Hey guys.” Veronica said as she walked up to the table, “What can I get you?”
“Go away.” Mark said rolling his eyes.
“I wasn’t asking you tweedle Dee, I said ‘guys’ not twirps.” Veronica said rolling her eyes.
“I’ll have a Cherry Lime Liquid.” Thomas said stifling a laugh at his younger cousin’s embarrassment.
“Sounds good.” Matt said not tossing the waitress one look.
“I’ll have that and a basket of fries.” Eddie said licking his lips as the thought of something both high in fat and cholesterol and lacking any inheritable nutritional value filled his mind.
“A CL sounds good.” Matt said scanning the restaurant.
“I’ll have the same.” Josh said gathering up everyone’s menus and handing them to the waitress.
“OK, now then, What do you want, Twirp?” Veronica asked not taking her eyes off of her note pad.
“Same thing as the GUYS, kitten!” Matt growled as he glared at her.
“I’ll bring it in a bowl so you can lap it up like the dog you are.” Veronica said with a fake smile.
“Ouch.” Thomas said laughing as Veronica stalked off her long legs taking her to the back area of the restaurant.
“Twins!” Mark said exasperated as he watched Veronica walk away. Her hair shining in the light and her eyes sparkling because of her spirit.
“Tell me about it.” Matt agreed as he caught a small glimpse of Vanessa behind the swinging back door.
“Any way Mark, you had an announcement?” Josh asked playing with the sugar packets as he reorganized them in their holder.
“Randy and Nicole.” Mark said as if that was reason enough to get into an up roar.
“Yeah, they’re dating. What’s the big deal?” Thomas asked taping his fingers against to shiny tabletop.
“They’re,” Mark took a deep breathe and cleared his throat a few times getting ready to finish his sentence but his twin beat him to it.
“In love.” Matt said with a shudder.
“When you say in love you…” Eddie began to ask as Veronica sat the orders in the correct places on the table.
“Who’s in love?” Veronica asked her eyebrows drawing together.
“None of your business, go away.” Mark said glaring at her nosy inquiry.
“Make me.” Veronica snapped her head cocking to the side.
“Veronica,” Mark said seriously.
“I’m going.” Veronica said rolling her eyes and shaking her head slightly before leaving to service the other customers.
“You mean the whole drool over each other lure her into the nail and bail thing?” Eddie asked his hand wrapping around his cup and his knuckles turning white.
“We have no reason to think he’d do that. I mean we all know he’s beat like what, three guys up over her? Plus we don’t have to worry Uncle Michael won’t let him breath when he finds out what’s going on.” Thomas said before guzzling down half his drink.
“Actually Dad does know.” Matt provided more forgotten information.
“So is Golden Toy in a body cast yet?” Josh asked a wicked smile on his face.
“Not exactly.” Mark said his facial expression in a frown.
“Not exactly?” Eddie asked not comprehending.
“He’s unharmed.” Matt said his eyes saddened.
“OK, what exactly happened?” Eddie asked even more confused at the boy’s health.
“Dad invited him over for dinner.” Mark said signing as if the world made no sense, but then many believed the day Michael Guerin trusted a boy with his daughter was the day the world would crash in on it self.
Josh started to choke on his drink… “He invited him for dinner?” Josh asked as if his ears were deceiving him.
“And he wasn’t the main course?” Eddie asked picking up one of the warm fries.
“What kind of sinister force possessed our Uncle?” Thomas asked in all seriousness.
“Nicole.” Matt replied with a snort.
“This does demand attention.” Eddie said abruptly dropping the fry mid way to his mouth, “And I have a plan.”
Four boys looked skeptical as they leaned in towards their cousin.
*
“I want you to pair up with an offensive player! Run the play from front to back then switch. Can you girls handle that?” The coach yelled out.
“Yes sir!” The mass of defensive players yelled back as they ran over to the assistant coach who was instructing the offensive players.
“Pair yourselves.” The assistant coach called as he walked over to the sidelines.
“JACKSON!” Eddie called loudly as he walked over to him, “Partner?”
“Sure.” Randy said as they made their way to the very end of the field to run the play.
“I hear Nicole’s in love with you.” Eddie said casually as they ran down field.
“She is.” Randy confirmed as he through a side long questioning glance at Eddie.
“And supposedly you love her back.” Eddie said as he began to slow down as they reached the end of the field.
“I do.” Randy said turning to start the play.
“You better!” Eddie said as he launched himself at Randy and knocked him to the ground.
“Don’t hurt her if you want to live, got it?” Eddie asked mere inches from Randy’s helmet.
“Got it.” Randy said as he launched himself off the ground to go over the play again.
*
“Hey Jackson!” Thomas said as he walked over and took a seat beside him in the music classroom.
“Hey Whitman.” Randy said looking over at Thomas and then back to his notebook.
“So I hear you and my cousin are in love.” Thomas said scooting his desk a little closer so no one else could hear their conversation.
“That we are.” Randy said eyeing Thomas wearily; at least this one wasn’t going to ram him into the ground.
“That’s great.” Thomas said a genuine smile on his face.
“Randy, if you hurt her I’ll kill you in your sleep.” Thomas said his smile still in tact but his eyes held a hard serious edge. Randy had no doubt in his mind that Thomas was telling the truth…
*
“Jackson we need to have a talk.” Mark said as he and his twin brother caught him leaving the cafeteria.
“Yeah?” Randy asked turning around all ready knowing what this little chitchat was about.
“Nicole thinks she’s in love. And to our knowledge you think you love her back, are we correct in assuming this and in also assuming that you will never do anything to make her cry, get upset, or hurt?” Matt asked standing on the opposite side of Randy then Mark.
“No you’re not. I don’t think I’m in love and neither does she. We are in love. We know we are. And yeah she’s going to get mad, she’s Nicole it’s a given.” Randy said walking faster as he left the twins behind.
*
“Hey Randy.” Josh said coming up behind him in the Crash Down.
“Not you too! I love Nicole. She loves me! End of story.” Randy said clearly annoyed.
“No it’s not the end of the story.” Josh said sitting across from the jock.
“Nicole loves you and you love her. I got that.” Josh said in a calm tone.
“I won’t deliberately hurt her.” Randy said tapping his fist against the tabletop.
“I believe that too.” Josh said not missing a beat.
“Then what do you want to threaten me about?” Randy asked beginning to become confused.
“You don’t know everything about Nicole. She has secrets.” Josh said his eyes not leaving Randy’s.
“We all do.” Randy said his eyes trained on Josh’s liquid brown spheres.
“Respect hers. If you don’t one of you will get hurt and when that happens… when she hurts- you’ll hurt. It’s inevitable.” Josh said in a serious but regretful tone.
“Inevitability was her and me and what we have.” Randy said a slight glare in his eyes.
“What can I get you?” Vanessa asked as she came to the booth.
“I’ll have a root beer and a Will Smith Burger with some Saturn Rings.” Randy said handing the waitress the menu, “Josh, want to join me?”
Josh’s eyebrows rose a notch, why would Randy Jackson, the guy he had just threaten, want him to eat with him?
Josh’s stomach growled before Josh, himself, could answer, “That’s a yes.” Randy said laughing.
Josh sat down in front of Randy and began his rather large order.
The End