Falling [ S. HUNTER ]

N I N E

chapter nine

season 2 episode 9
'FEAR STRIKES OUT'

"SO YOU WON'T be able to go to the party?" Nat asks twirling the payphone line at school.

"Nope," Zack says coughing "I'm highly contagious."

"That sucks." She says frowning

"I know, I was so looking forward to kissing you in a closet tonight." Zack says

"Shut up," Natalia responds.

"Look Nat, I totally get if you kiss someone tonight." Zack says catching her off guard.

"O-oh uh okay?" She says laughing

"It's a kissing party and I'm not gonna be there, if the roles were reversed I know you would say the same thing." Zack says

"True because I'm a a understanding person." Nat says smiling, "Hey I have to let you go or I'm gonna miss lunch."

"Alright bye Nat."

"Bye." She says and hangs up the phone.

She walks in the cafeteria and takes a seat in the middle of Shawn and Cory. She looks over at Cory who was puckering his lips over and over.

"What's wrong with him?" Natalia asks

"Practicing for tonight." Shawn says

"Here Nat you can have my lunch." Cory says sliding his tray over to her.

"Why?" She asks

"I don't want to pop at the party." Cory says he says looking at beanie casserole.

"You know hay algo called Pepto-Bismol, right?" She says, picking up the fork and stabbing the food. "Did Eric get in your head?"

"I'm a ticking time bomb." 

Natalia rolls her eyes, patting Cory's shoulder. "You'll be fine."

"So Nat, rumor has it that Poser is sick." Shawn says

"And?" She asks with a mouthful of food.

"So who are got going to the party with?" Shawn

"Well lets see..." she says tapping her chin. "there's me.. myself...," she gasps "and I."