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Ch.18: "shes mine"

Nelly was driven home by Ian.

"Hey...don't worry, Nick isn't mad" Ian said quietly as they were only a couple blocks away from her house.

"He's mad. I know he is..." Nelly replied as he heart still ached.

"You know...I know about the whole Cupid thing and Operation make a nerd popular" Ian told her. Nelly looked at the cars window, not really knowing what to say.
"Trust me, I'll make you popular to! Nick isn't mad, he's just confused. He really likes you, I can tell! Especially since he's willing to make a nerd popular. He was never this kind before..." Ian told her

"He never was kind before we were matched...he was only kind to Chloe and his popular friends" nelly replied.

"Thank you. Nerdy nelly" Ian told her as he took a left.

"Why?"

"You changed him for the better, so thank you. I just wanted to ask you...do you like Nick too?" Ian asked his voice sincere and kind.

"I don't know...I mean I like him, I do. But I like cal too....Nick told me cal prefers popularity over anything." Nelly told Ian, she didn't know why she told him. He just made her want to trust him.

"Cal...is...well...he's complicated. Don't worry about it, whomever you choose, will hopefully be for the better, ya know? I would like to say it's fate or destiny or whatever but....it's always up to you as an individual. Nick likes you he does, he's willing to cut off his fiancé for you. Don't tell him I told you, please. He would murder me" Ian told her with a laugh.

"He has a fiancé?" Nelly asked, "who is she?"

"Lindsy? You'll meet her soon. Probably? I don't know. I just know she's coming back from England with Nicks sister. Those two are best friends...but even nicks sister doesn't like Lindsy as his future wife. She's cold as ice." Ian told her as the two began to get closer to her house.

"Thanks for telling me. Tell him that I'll meet him at lunch. Where would we meet?" Nelly asked Ian.

"I'll pick ya up at your class, and I will personally take you to Nick. But on one condition" Ian offered. Nelly began to squirm in discomfort. Were all rich people all about deals and offers and conditions?

"Condition?" Nelly asked uncomfortably

"You will become nicks personal nerd. More like....his girlfriend, just not earning the title. You will have to be with him a lot if you want to get into popularity. Trust me, whatever Nick wants, others want as well. So, this will get you to popularity but because you will be with Nick, i need you to be as cute as you can be. So I'll send someone to deal with your look in the morning at school okay? Oh! Yeah we will meet at the Spanish room for that meeting thing" Ian said with enthusiasm causing nelly to squirm in uncomfort.

"But I don't want to change!"

"Okay, fine! I won't make the person change you as much. I will....make you attractive enough in a nerdy way. By the way, Jackson will be the judge for that. I already asked him for that stuff" Ian told her with another innocent smile.

"....what have I gotten myself into..." Nelly mumbled as she left the car. Slightly regretting trusting Ian.
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The next morning she found herself back in the Spanish room, Edward with two more nerds, as representatives of the nerd faction. Then on the popular side was Cupid/Jackson, Nicholas, Ian and some other girl, a brunette girl who obviously did not go to the school. She wore private school uniform.

"So who have you nominated as your nerd?" Nicholas asked, in a bored tone. As if saying he had better things to do.

"Nelly Anderson." Edward replied, as he looked at nelly with pleading eyes. Nelly sighed loudly and slouched, giving up.