Enemies With Benefits / A Doah Story (ON HOLD)

Chapter Nine - Warning

Continuation from chapter eight

Noah's POV

I'm so screwed. That's all I got. I'm going soft and it's all her. I don't think about girls anymore, it's just her. I don't want any girl now, just her. I do however want to punch Nick, multiple times. Dixie and I were having some kind of moment, and he walked in and ruined it. I'm so screwed. I'm jealous of her relationship with him, and I'm mad at myself for all of my shenanigans with girls. She is right, I do use girls, and I haven't ever even thought about their feelings. I just cared about my pleasure.

As I lay in my bed, replying to what went down in the kitchen, I know I'm in for a bunch of shit. This morning, when I went to find Bryce, and tell him that I was going to go out and spend the day with my sister, he just laughed. I of course found him at his girlfriend's dorm, and I woke them both up at 7:43 this morning. Tatum called me last night (Saturday night) and wanted to know if I would spend the day with her. I took her up on the offer, not wanting to sit in my room and sulk. I had a great day with her, and when I got back to school, it got even better. Cause when I walked in and went to the kitchen and saw Dixie it made me smile. Then we started talking. It was nice. Playful banter and she kept with it, never once did she falter. She wasn't scared to say any of it. Sleep I need sleep.

I wake up and do my normal morning routine, showering and all the work. Then I walk out the door grabbing a frozen Smucker peanut butter and Jelly sandwich thing. I eat them frozen, I think they're better that way. Driving to school, I get to drama just on time! As I walk in Mrs. Barrett tells everyone to get on stage where they need to be from the beginning. They skip the songs this morning, and the practice continues going through the play up to the part where Dixie comes in. They stop before she comes on. I look for her, and I don't see her. Is she even here?

"Mr. Austin, where is Ms. D'Amelio?" Mrs. Barrett asks, I lean back in my chair. She isn't here. She didn't look sick last night, although she still could be sick.

"She texted me saying something about seeing a te-"

"I'm so sorry Mrs. Barrett, I had Dixie with me. We were discussing some stuff for class, I've kept her away from class this whole time." Mr. Parker opens a door from the back, and he and Dixie appear. Dixie's face is flushed, and her hair is slightly messed up. Mr. Parker is smiling and seems to be in a good mood. What happened?

"Alright well, I need her now," she replies, and Mr. Parker salutes. Dixie sends him a quick glare and then walks down towards the stage. She hops up on the stage and the musical continues as if it hadn't stopped. Once Dixie's scene is done she comes down and starts brushing through her hair with her fingers, trying to calm it down. I wonder what got it so wild, to begin with. She eventually gives up and puts it up into a messy bun.

"Dixie, why were you late," Nick asks, sitting next to her. I'm sitting three chairs down from them and I can hear everything they are saying. Mrs. Barrett is taking a quick break to talk to the five gospel goddess girls about their songs.

"Nothing important." She replies, pulling a pop tart from her book bag, "What?" She asks. "Nothing bad, we just walked into each other when I got here, and he had to show me this model cannon he finished last night. It blows a puff of air out and it's strong!"

"He couldn't have waited?" Nick sighs.

"I don't know Nick." she sighs, and I see she is tired of his questions. I shake my head at him. He is pushing his friend's boundaries. If he was her boyfriend then yeah his question would be okay, but he isn't.

"I'm sorry, okay... It's none of my business." He says, looking down at his play script.

"It's fine.." She replies, and her eyes wander around the auditorium. I look away, not wanting her to catch me looking. Once Mrs. Barrett starts up the practice again, it starts at the scene where Hades tells Meg to find Hercules's weakness. Dixie is a good actress. Or maybe the part is just her. They both have good snappy comebacks that is for sure. Mark, the guy playing Hades, seems a bit out of it though, tired and sleepy. Dixie is trying to get him more involved but, this is just not his morning. Once the bell rings for the first period, I'm the first one out of the room. I'm just a light person and we don't have to do anything yet, so I just got to sit and watch. I stop at my locker and I decide to take my time. I want to talk to Dixie. Bryce beats Dixie here though, and he immediately jumps in a plan for a party tonight.