True Heats

Chapter 8

The next day at lunch Nat was sitting by herself eating and reading. Nick sat with Ashley to talk about the dance. He wanted to sit by Nat to talk about Don. Just then, Don came up to her.

"Look Nat... I'm sorry about what happened." He said to her.

"I'm sure you are." She said.

"Will you accept my apology?"

"Yes, but its not going to work."

"What do you mean its not going to work?" He said starting to talk louder.

Nat looked at him. She closed her book and stood up. " I mean its over I can't deal with you anymore." She said yelling louder at him.

"Its not over until I say its over!"

"I don't care. You can think that we are but face it I HATE YOU! Its over!" She screamed at him. She walked out. While the whole school was watching them. Don looked around and sat down and punched the table. Nick watched as Nat ran out. He smiled. He was so happy that she did that.

The next class they had together, science. Nick and Nat were lab partners and luckily their was a sub in the room so they just talked.

"How does it feel to break up with him?" Nick asked.

Nat smiled. "Very good."

"I told you so."

"You didn't tell me anything."

"I told you to break up with him."

"That was all you told me Nick."

"So?" Nick said giving her an vil gin.

"You are so full of it." Nat said and pushed him off the lab table.

"Owe that hurts." Nick said getting up.

"Sorry Nick just couldn't help it." Nat said laughing.

"Hey I just thought of something."

"What?" Nat asked.

"I don't have to go to your house anymore."

"That's a good thing?"

"It's not?" Nick said.

Nat just started at him and shook her head.

"Oh its not?"

"Nope. You wanna know why?"

"Not really."

"Okay fine be mean like that."

"I know." He nudged her and they went to work on stuff.

~~The Next Day~~

*same class*

"Attention class." Mr. Peterson was trying to clam down the class.

After the class settled down. He began. "Class we have a new student. His name is Drew, Please make him feel welcome. Drew you may take that empty seat." As Drew went to take the seat in front of Nick and Nat. Nat started at him. Nick saw Nat looking at him.

"Nat got a crush?" Nick asked.

"Shut up Nick." She said as she pushed him off his chair.

"Ms. Sem and Mr. Carter is there some type of problem going on?" Mr. Peterson said as the whole class including Drew looked at them.

"No, no problems at all." Nat said as she looked down at her notes.

"She pushed me off the chair." Nick said getting up.

"All I did was push him. I guess his fat went the wrong way." Nat said.

"Stop it before you'll have to stay after class."

"I liked it last time." Nick said with an evil grin on his face.

Nat just gave him a discussing look.

"Enough you two. Now on to mitosis."

The whole class groaned as he taught.

Nick wrote on Nat's notebook.

sorry

Nat smiled at him and they both looked up.

Further into the class Drew streched out his arms and tossed a piece of paper on their lab desk. Nat picked it up and read it:

Nat then wrote back. Used to. The term ED stands out very much so, oh and its Natalie but everyone except that science guy calls me Nat.

She gave him the paper.

Nick saw her handing him the paper. He wasn't paying attion to what they were doing so he took her notebook and wrote:

What did he say?

Nat wrote back:

He asked if you were gay or something.

Nick wrote:

No really tell me! Please!

Nat wrote:

All he asked if we were an item.

Nick wrote:

You said?

Nat then wrote.

The bell rang and Nick ran off. While Nat picked up the notebook that Nick dropped. When Drew stood by her.

"So umm... Nat. you going to this spring dance?"

"I'm going yes."

"With anyone?"

"Not at the moment."

"You wanna go with me?"

"Yeah sure."

"Cool give me your number and I'll call you about the details."

"Okay." She gave him her phone number and went off to her next class.

During lunch Nat sat there and Nick came up to her.

"So what happened?" Nick asked her.

"When?" Nat asked.

"After class when I left."

"With who?"

"Drew."

"Oh we got on the lab table and did it before the bell rang."

"Come on Nat tell the truth."

"God Nick your like a girl I swear!"

"Cone on it's not like you didn't know!"

"He asked me to the dance."

"Oh." Nick said.

"What's the matter?" Nat asked.

"Hun? Oh nothing."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, I just have to go eat something. I'll see you after school."

"Alright. Get better."

"I will. Bye."

"Bye."

Nick left feeling something he never felt before. And strangely it was about Nat.

Nat sat there finishing up her sandwich when Drew came up to her.

"Anyone sitting here?" He asked.

Nat looked up, smiled and said.

"Nope."

He sat down across from her.

"So what do people do at these dances?"

"Anything really."

"Dress up?"

"We do that."

"Okay, so I'll call you tonight and we can make plans."

"Alright I'll talk to you then."

"Okay."

He walked away from her and she walked out of the cafeteria.

After school Nick was waiting in his car for Nat. She was talking to Lisa and when she figured out what time it was she ran into his car.

"Hello." She said.

Nick started to engine and backed out of the parking lot.

"Sorry about that, I was talking to Lisa and I completly forgot what time it was."

"Fine." Nick said.

"What's the matter with you?"

"Nothin."

"They why are you acting like that?"

"Acting like what?"

"Like you are being hostel and stuff like that."

"I'm not. I'm just in a bad mood. Okay?"

"Okay, sorry I just asked."

They drove up to her house and Nick stopped the car.

"I wish you could tell me what's wrong." Nat said.

"I wish I could too." Nick said. He was staring out the window and not even looking at her.

"Could you call me later and we can talk about it?"

Nick sighed and as he did threw out the whole car ride he looked straight out the window.

"I might."

"Please Nick don't act this way. What's the matter?" Nat said.

"I told you before I'm in a bad mood. I'll try to call you later."

"Promise me you will even if it's like a few mins."

"Alright I promise." Nick said.

"And smile boy. That frowning isn't good."

Nick smiled and turned to look at her.

"Nat, I'm sorry if I took this pissy mood on you I'm not mad at you its something else I'll tell you later."

"Okay."

Nick looked at her and then took a piece of hair that fell into her face away.

"I'm sorry." He whispered.

Nat started at him a little longer and then kissed him on the check.

"You better Nickay."

He laughed as she walked out of the car she walked a few steps and turned around.

"You promised to call right?"

"Yeah, I promise or else you can beat me tomorrow when I pick you up."

"Okay. I'll remember that."

Nat turned around and ran into her house. Nick drove off thinking. He thought about him and Nat. He never really had these types of feelings for her, not even when they went out. It was something that never happened until now.