"I want you to be better then me. That's why I'm so hard on you."
"What if I don't want to be better? Huh? What if I want to be like you? What if I want to have fun? What if I want to act like a child?"
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Natalia Hunter is the younger sister to Sh...
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"Alright class time's up," Mr Feeny called.
Natalia set her book down, having finished her test the same time as Minkus. Natalia quickly reached behind her, expecting Cory to hand her his and Shawn's tests, but she only saw a sleeping Cory.
"Mr Minkus this test didn't require an essay answer," Mr Feeny told him. "But how refreshing that you've chosen to include one."
"Suck up," Shawn taunted.
"Future Plumber," Minkus said, not even sparing the boy a glance.
Natalia snickered quietly and Shawn rolled his eyes. Minkus looked behind him and smiled at the golden haired girl.
"Fails a C- short." Mr Feeny said. "Ah yes."
He grabbed Cory's test from underneath his head, causing him to wake up.
"Huh? Is the test over? How'd I do?"
"It looks like an 'A'."
"I got an 'A'?" He exclaimed.
"No, 'A' is the only answer you put down before you slipped into the coma." Mr Feeny answered.
"So, what do I get?"
"Well you answered one question out of 40 and got it wrong, so what grade do you think I'm going to give you?"
"Can it be found at the beginning of the word fajita?" Cory asked, playing stupid.
"Si senor."
Natalia turned around in her seat.
"You can't win this guy over Cory." She told him.
"Shut up, Lia." Cory said, before turning towards Mr Feeny. "Come on Mr Feeny, I was up until after midnight."
"Oh, and what earth-shattering event kept you up till that time of night?" he asked.
"A no hitter!"
"You got to stay up and watch the game?" Shawn and Natalia asked together.
"With my dad." Cory nodded.
"Cool," Shawn smiled.
"Ah, baseball," Feeny began. "Silly me! I thought you might have stayed up to something frivolous like the announcement from Stockholm of the Nobel Prizes."
"Mr Feeny, it's Cory! He doesn't even know what a Nobel Prize is!"
"Thanks for that Natty."
"Biophysics Dr IRA sucuk, medicine Dr Lindy pal economics Professor Narwal foweb and I'm fresh as a daisy." Minkus bragged.
"Teacher's pet." Shawn spat.
"Fix a sink." Minkus snapped.
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"I'm not gonna be a plumber am I?"
"Shawn for the 500th time, you won't be a plumber!" Natalia yelled. "Stuart was messing with you!"
"Since when are you and Minkus on a first name basis?" Shawn exclaimed.
"Since forever." She told him. "I'll meet you at the house, I have to go get something from Cory."
"Alright, but come back soon."
"Will do."
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Natalia burst into the Matthews door, walking past Eric.
"Minnie." Eric yelled, scooping her up in a hug.
"Eric!" She yelped.
"What're you doing here?"
"I'm here for Cory." Natalia told him, trying to get out of his grip.
Eric threw the girl over his shoulder and walked her into the kitchen.
"Hey Cor, Minnie's here for ya."
Eric turned around so Natalia was facing Cory, Mr and Mrs Matthews and Lenny. Lenny walked up and stuck his hand out.
"Ms Hunter, Leonard Spinelli, I work with Mr Matthews."
Natalia lifted her head up and rolled my eyes with a smile.
"Lenny, I know who you are."
He went to say something, but Mr Matthews said, "To the car, Lenny."
"Right, Mr Matthews."
"Alright Eric put me down," Natalia told him.
"Sorry, Minnie, no can do."
"Eric Matthews, if you do not put me down this minute I'm gonna–" Natalia let out a strangled gasp as Eric pretended to drop her.
"Gonna what?" Eric teased. "What are you gonna do Minnie?"
"Eric I'm gonna kill you!" Natalia yelped.
Eric merely laughed. Running around with his favorite of Cory's friends over his shoulder.
