Chapter 26- History Lesson

Paige's POV

I hate this scene. It is ligit my least favorite out of the whole entire play. Right now Hade (Jake) is explaing to Herecules (Robbie) about how Megera (Myself)  was just following orders, and trying to figure out Herecules's weakness. I don't hate it because of that part in the musical, I hate it because Jake and Robbie play enemies perfectly. I am the only one who realizes that this is them trying to brag to each other about me. Although Jake and I did get into a Thursday night, and haven't talked since... 

Another thing about this scene is Hades gets to hold me in his arms. It's part of how Hades rubs it in Herecules' face that Megera was just following orders, but Megera actually fell in love with Herecules. Once Megera leaves the scene, I leave stage and I run to  getting a drink of water. Then I go back into the auditorium, and watch as the titans begin destroying the place. I have to go back on soon, and get crushed by a boulder, that doesn't actually kill me though. 

"Okay can we please skip to the final scene, with Herecules and his parents?" Mrs. Oliver yells, interupting the titans. Every scurries setting up the set for the final scene in which Herecules turns down to offer to become a god to stya with Megera. This is when Robbie and I have to kiss. We haven't done that in practice, Mrs. Olver hasn't made us yet, but I get the feeling that she is wanting us too now. We all get situated on stage, and we go through the lines. Everyone has their lines memorized now, even Jake.  "Paige and Robbie, make me believe." Mrs. Oliver smiles at us, and I wish I could just run off stage. 

"Sure thing Mrs. Oliver!" Robbie replies, giving her a thumbs up. Then he looks down at me, and winks. What does that mean? He leans down, and ducks his head touching our lips. I jump back, in total shock. Robbie just kissed me! We've never talked about this kissing scene, and we never ever have came close to kissing ever! 

"Not very convincing... Paige." Mrs. Oliver scolds. 

"I'm sorry." I say, stepping away from Robbie again. "I was just.. caught of gaurd." 

"Well, you two have your homework." Mrs. Oliver tsk, and then the bell rings. I leave the auditorium, not happy with Robbie. I try and get into my locker five times before I realize I'm to jumbled to pay attention to wait lock code I'm using. I lay my head against the door, letting out a breath. Jake saw Robbie kiss me. Jake also saw me jump away. That's good. 

"Paige." Jake says next to me. "Are you okay? You seem out of it.." He asks, pulling his locker door and it pops open. He must have it set so that it never locks, I'll have to ask how he did that! 

"I ah yeah. Never better." I say, that's a lie. Giving up on my locker, I walk away not wanting to deal with Jake right now either. 

"Well I'm happy your okay. I have to tell you though, I've been through shit the past couple of days." He whispers keeping pace with me.  "You see I was talking to this girl, she was amazing and gorgeous and sm-"

"Not now Jake." I say, not wanting to get into this before the school day starts. "I'll see you in the library after school?" I say opening the door to the french room.  

"Wouldn't miss it." He replies, and turns around going to his first period class. I take my seat, and go through the day way to fast. 

Already sitting in seventh period study hall with Carmen, I yawn twice in one minute. She hasn't stopped talking about her and Wyatt's break togehter. God I wish she would realize I don't like listening to her talk about her and happy relationship. After about half the period, of me not saying anything to her she seems to pick up slowly changes the subject. 

"So.. I heard Robbie kissed you this morning." I close my eyes, and my free reading book. Well, if she know then everyone knows. "Was he a bad kisser or something.. I mean he isn't horrible looking, and you two are best friends, it's about time something happens with you two..." She goes on. 

"I was caught by surprise... Robbie and I are friends nothing more. I'm not happy about having to kiss him." I reply. 

"But is he a good kisser?" She asks, and I narrow my eyes at her. She does have a boyfriend, and her and Robbie don't get along. Why would she want to know if he was a good kisser. Plus I don't even know if he is a good kisser, it was like a second and it wasn't even a kiss really. 

"I don't know. Find out yourself." I get up from my seat signing out to go to Mr. Parkers room. I go over knocking on the door like usual, but I don't wait for a reply today. I go in, looking at the desk he isn't eating there today.  "Mr. Parker?" I ask, setting my things down on my desk. I check the closet seeing if he is messing with his globes again. He isn't. He must be out actually eating lunch today. 

"If it isn't Ms. Easton." I hear Jason's voice, as the door opens. I turn looking away from the board, seeing him in nice gray work pants, and a maroon red shirt with a black tie. Jason dressed up. I shake my head away from the thoughts. "My my you're even prettier then I at first thought." 

"Where is Mr. Parker." I ask, still trying to play off that I don't remember him. "Are you subbing for him today or something?" I go to my things on my desk. 

"Yeah, Austin wanted another day for break.. so I told him I would come in for him." He leans against Mr. Parker's desk. 

"So you know Mr. Parker?" I sigh, not really wanting the answer because I already know it. 

"Paige, you know who I am dont you?"  He asks, now questioning if I really don't remember him. 

"Jake's older brother..?" I say, "We meet Thursday night." I add for affect. The door opens again, and it's Austin who comes in.  "Mr. Parker!" I say moving away from Jason. 

"Paige! I hope you had a nice break!" we hug real quick. "Patrick and I had a fun morning, we went hiking and all that guy stuff." He sighs. I laugh, and he smiles. 

"So, any papers I need to go over with Jake?"  I ask, Mr. Parker started looking from Jason to me, and I could see the wheels in his head spinning. No way do I need him lecturing me about both the Lincoln boys. Besides nothing even happened with Jason and I, but Austin knows how Jason can be. 

"Oh yes!" he says, and looks through his desk. "I have to go make copies of this. I'll be back. You two play nice, I remember how you used to bicker." 

"We did not!" I say to him, and then I mentally smack myself. So much for playing off as if I forgot him. Once Mr. Parker is gone, I look around the room everywhere, but at Jason. 

"So, you do remember me." he sighs, "by the way yes we used to bicker."

"We did. I remember. You're still very big headed I see."  I say, and he chuckles. "you still even chuckle, like you used to... gosh you haven't changed much."  

"Well I might not have but you... holy shit. All grown up little Easton." He smiles geneuinely at me now. 

"Well that happens over the years..." I sigh. 

"I meant what I said earlier. You're very attractive." He smirks at me now, and I smile at his cockiness. 

"Sorry, Mr. Lincoln. It's gonna take a lot more then your smile to attract my attention again." Then Austin comes back handing over the papers, and a minute later the bell rings. Jason stay for eighth period, and just hangs out in the room, with Austin and the other three of us students in class. It was a good class, telling history jokes, and the two of them telling stories from their college life together. Stories that do include mt brothe, and things I didn't need to know he did. 

"Paige Easton, Robbie Schroeder, and Jake Lincoln please report to the auditorium."  the intercom blasts, and I bite the inside of m cheek. What does Mrs. Oliver want with us? Robbie and I maybe, but Jake there as well?  Leaving my stuff in the room, I head to the auditorium getting there at the same time as Jake. Hi smiles down at me, and I just look ahead. No need to be swooning over Jake right now. We'll have plenty of time to do that in about fifteen minutes, not that that is what is going to happen. I know Jake wants to talk about Thursday, but I do still have to tutor him. 

"There you are darlings!" Mrs. Oliver cheers. "You're costumes came in! I was to excited to wait for tomorow, go try them on!"  I smile happy this isn't about the kiss. I pick up my dress, which is bagged so I can't see it. I have a pretty good idea what it looks like, but I'm not sure if she stuck with the dress she is wearing in the animated movie. I slide right into the dress, and it fits well up until the chest area. I zip it up the best I can,  and I look at myself in the mirrar. The chest area is supposed to be tight. It's supposed to emphasize my bust. I'm not comfortable in this dress at all. Leaving the girls dressing room, I show Mrs. Oliver happy the boys aren't out here. Mrs. Oliver zips it up the rest of the way, and starts twirling her finger. 

"Isn't it a bit showy?" I ask, turning for her. "In the chest area espicially." I add. She stops twirling her finger and I stop turnin for her. 

"It's supposed to emphasize you're curves Paige." She says, still looking at it's fit. "It's perfect!" She claps her hands together. I shake my head, no getting out of this now.  "Robbie come out here again!" She yells, and a second later Robbie comes out, in his Herecules get up. The one he wear when he gains all of his strength. I smile seeing him in a skirt, but man does it actually look good. He looks pretty damn good to be honest.  "Stand next to each other Let me see my lovers together." Robbie and I stand side by side and her eyes scan over us. 

"You look amazing." Robbie whispers. I elbow him figuring that he is probably looking at my chest. "Sorry." He apologizes right away. "You really do look good though." He adds. 

"You don't look to bad yourself... even in a skirt." I reply, smirking at him. He smiles sarcastically, and and crosses his arms spitting his tongue out at me.  We laugh together for a second, waiting for Mrs. Oliver to finish staring at us. 

"Now you two, just need to work on your lip locking and we'll be good!" She finally speaks, narrowing her eyes at us.  "I want your kiss perfected by tomorrow. Shouldn't be to hard for you, you're a couple." The bell rings signalling school is out, and I can hear the rocus outside in the halls. 

"Ah, Mrs. Oliver we aren't.. together.." I step away from Robbie, "Just good friends."

"Could've fooled me." She wiggles her eyebrow at me, "Whether you are or aren't, I want that kiss perfected. You may go change." she shoos us away. I wave to Robbie, and head back towards the girls dressing room. Walking through the hall to the dressing room, I get a bunch of stares. I keep my head down, and move my hair to help cover my chest. The girls changing room is locked, when I finally fight my way through the crowd. I lean against the wall, the track girls must be changing. I wait for a while, wishing I would've just brought my clothes out with me because I could just change in the bathroom. 

"Well if it isn't Megera." Jason says, rounding the corner. I glance up from my black flats, sending him a look. "I was told you were playing the part... but seeing you in the costume really puts it together. You look like her, but can you act like her?"

"She is a great Megera." Robbie says walking down the hall towards us. 

"You're Herecules I assume." Jason holds out his hand. 

"Robbie is the name I prefer." He says. "Mr. Lincoln." He shakes his hand. "Paige, tonight we have some play stuff to practice, so I'll call you?" He asks, Biting the inside of my cheek I nod. It's weird we're sitting up a time for us to practice kissing. That sounds like a blast. "Sounds good, see you both later." Then Robbie walks off down the hall. Just as the track girl come out of the changing room, in their short shorts, and sports bras. They all hover around Jason flirting and shoving the asses at him. I imediately retreat into the room, Jake is probably waiting for me already. Going towards my clothes I reach back and try and get the zipper. Shit. I peek outside the room, seeing only Jason and Austin at the other end. Of course just when I'm about to ask Austin to come over, he walks away. Leaving Jason. 

"Jason." I say his name. He looks down the hall at me. "I need a favor." I add, and I can feel my cheeks heating from embarrassment.  Walking towards him,  he looks at me skeptically. 

"Yes?" He asks, I turn around moving my hair. 

"Can you unzip this a little... I can't reach it." I ask. Hoping no one is around to see. I mean it's not a huge deal, but it's weird with out past, and Jake and I. 

"Yeah.." he sighs, and pulls the zipper down I reach back, seeing if I can reach it now. I can. 

"Thanks." I say without turning and looking at him. Then I go back to the changing room, slipping out of my dress, and back into my clothes, I run the dress back to Mrs. Oliver. Then I run to Mr. Parkers room, meetin him and Jason again.  "Grabbng my things." I say, picking up my stuff from my desk. I wave goodbye, and run to the library. I set my things down on the table, seeing Jake's things here but not Jake himself. I look around, but he isn't in the room at all either. I peek outside, seeing if he is getting a drink or using the rest room. Where in the hell is he? 

Sitting at the table I look at his stuff, he even left his phone here. Getting up again, I look around seeing if I missed him. I peek out of the row of shelves I'm in when I hear the door open and close. It's not even Jake. It's his brother. 

"Where is he?" I mumble, not very happy.

"Dad called... I assume they're having one of those serious conversations. I came to tell you for him, that he probably wont be here for another hour or so, so if you want to go eat or do what ever you do you can."  I look back down at his stuff sitting here. His phone is here even, something is off. 

"Alright fine, I have better thing to do anyways." I grab my bag, and leave. I walk towards the office, just to see if he is in there. Seeing Mr. Lincolns in there I scurry away. Jason wasn't lying. I go to my dorm and grab an apple from the kitchen thenI go to my room, sending Robbie a text about the whole kiss practice thing.  I really don't want to do it, but it needs done.  Five minute later Robbie is over, and we're laughing about Anne who is downstairs freaking out about another guy turning her down. Once we're back in my room though things get quiet. Sitting on my bed the two of us look at the floor unsure exactly what to do now. 

"Paige it's just a kiss.... it doesn't mean anything." He says turning and looking at me. I nod in agreement, it is just a kiss, but it's still weird he is my best friend. I don't want people thinking we're together. I don't want things between us to change! "Paige your thinking to hard." He sighs, leaning towards me real quick. His hand caress's my cheek, tilting my head up and touching our lips again. I don't pull away this time, but that doesn't make it any easier. I feel it out, letting the kiss kind of play on my lips not really taking it in or putting any effort into it. Then Robbie drops his hand, and falls back on my bed letting out a breath. 

"I'm sorry. It's just weird because I've never pictured myself kissing you. Never thought about you like that. Ever." I apologize. 

"Paige, just think about middle school. Back when you did have a crush on me." He sits up and my face turns red. How does he know about that?! I get up from my bed, rubbing my eyes and trying to hide my embarrassment. I guess I probably have thought about kissing him, but god that was way back in middle school! 

"How'd you know that?" I turn, trying to sound angry and not embarrassed. He smirks roling his eyes, and wiggling his eyebrows at me. 

"I've got sources..." he snickers, now I role my eyes. Patrick I'm guessing. "But that's not the point. Would you just get over here and really practice this." He stands up now. Walking towards me. Grabbing my elbows he shakes my slightly. "Okay so real practice okay?" he asks.  Real practice. Really kiss Robbie. I do wonder now if he is a good kisser, Carmen is getting to me now! I nod, I'm gonna find out if he is or isn't a good kisser now. Still holding my elbows he leans down, and I go on the tips of my toes... yes he is taller then me too... now when our lips touch it's not an awkward we have to do this so let just do it, it's actually us both trying to make our kiss seem ligit and couple like.

He is a good kisser.  I have to admit. I haven't kissed many guys, but out of the couple I have he comes in third. Jake, Jason, and then him. I pull away now, shaking my head. I'm comparing guys kisses that isn't good. I move out of his hold, scratching my forehead. 

"Better." He says, and I send him a look. To me that kiss seemed pretty believable. Even though I wasn't actually watching it myself, it felt pretty damned real.  "Paige.. you need to put more into this, I don't know what is so weird about kissing me anyways." 

"I don't want people getting the wrong idea here that what... We're friends nothing more." I say.

"I know you can do better." He shakes his head. Challenging me. He is trying to get me worked up about this. "It's acting anyways.. it's not like it means anything." shrugging his shoulders. I role my shoulders, thinking about this. Do I give into him, or do I make him leave?  "Are you scared? Worried you might start liking me more then a fri-"

I gave into him and his trickery. Grabbing the collar of his shirt in both my hands, I pull him down smashing our lips toghether. His hands go to me waist holding me, it's odd having his hands there in this kind of way. I mean I have no problems hugging Robbie, and he always kisses my forehead and cheek. What is the big difference? Letting go of his shirt, I push him back smirking. Pretty happy with myself,  I cross my arms.

"I knew there was a little fight in you." He jokes. I role my eyes, he is still saying I'm not doing good enough!  "We're supposed to be in love Paige.. not just playing a quick game of seven minute in heaven." He sighs, shruging his shoulders again.

"How do I kiss you like I love you when I don't!" I say frustrated.

"Ouch... you don't love me?" He fake pouts, holding a hand over his heart.

"Not like this." I sigh. Walking towards my bed to sit down. He sits next to me, both of us now looking at the floor again.  I'm supposed to kiss him like I'm in love with him. Megera does love Herecules in the musical though, and it is acting.  "One more go.." I say, sitting up straight. I close my eyes clearing my thoughts. Don't think of it as kissing Robbie. Think of it more like kissing Herecules. Yeah, it's techically not Robbie, it's Herecules.  Clearing my throat, I move in again. Herecules running throug my head. Our lips brush nice and soft. It's Herecules, not Robbie. You're not Paige.. you're Megera and you love Herecules!

"Let me try something." Robbie whispers inching away a second. What does that mean? I'm about to protest, but his lips are back on mine and he is leaning in and over me more. I fall back, and he comes with hovering over me. What is he trying? This isn't part of the script! His tongue slips across my lips, and it sends shivers through my body. Oh hell no this isn't happening. I push him off of me, and get up from my bed away from him. "Paige come one you need to get over this!" He says getting up and grabbing my hand. 

"I think we practiced enough for today." I say taking my hand away. 

"Paige. I'm sorry, but you need to get out of this funk." He says. 

"I'm trying!" I say throwing my hands up in the air. "I don't understand how this is so easy for you!" I say. My phone starts ringing and I answer it, ignoring Robbie's look of disaproval.  "Yes?" I say angerly into the phone. 

"Whoa tiger whats got you in such a sour mood?" Jake's voice echoes from the other side. 

"It's been a long day. Do you need something?" I ask. Leaning against the desk, and ignorig Robbie some more. He is sulking now. Good the jerk, I can't believe what he tried to pull. I still don't understand how this is so easy for him. 

"I still need that session." Jake replies, and I nod. I need to get out for a bit too. Although I don't want to deal with my Jake problems, I don't want to deal with Robbie.  "I'm actually outside your dorm right now... if you want I can come up to your room." 

"No!' I say, and there is a long pause. "I'll come down, and we can figure thing out from there." I say. Then I hang up before he can protest.  "I've got to go."  I say to Robbie. I leave my room, and he follows behind me. I go downstairs and outside I see Jake parked across the street, and I don't look back at Robbie or say anything. I'm very mad at him right now. 

"Can we go anywhere but here?" I say to Jake, keep at least two feet between us. No way do I want Robbie thinking we're together. Although I'm sure he has those thoughts already. 

"Where ever." he says, opening the passenger door for me. I get in and rub my eyes I'm tired already.  "What's wrong?" He asks getting in the drivers side. 

"Nothing... just the whole kiss thing isn't panning out." I sigh. 

"You were practicing?" Jake asks, not sounding happy. 

"Yeah... it didn't go well." I say, "Can we talk about something else?" I say, as he pulls up to his dorm. We're up in his room before anything else is said, and I have all of his papers scattered out, and we're working on them.  After we get through all of them but one, he starts loosing focus. 

"What happened.. in your room?" He asks, and I look down at the pencil in my hand. "Paige?" He asks, pushing the papers up and away from us. 

"Nothing... Robbie just doesn't understand that it is weird for me to be kissing him." I say. 

"Why do I get the feeling you're lying to me?" He says, and I can feel him looking at me.  I glance at him, and our eyes lock. Unable to look away I let out a breath. "Nothing happened... he just was a bit forceful you could say. Nothing I couldn't handle... now we have tutoring to get to."

"I want to talk to you... about the other day." He whispers looking away. "Paige... I want to be with you I do. I just.. I don't wa-"

"You friends knowing... your reputation to get ruined." I stand up, not wanting to get into this either. But it's going to happen sooner or later. Now might as well be the time.  Getting my things all together, I stand looking everywhere but at him. 

"You have no idea how much you drive me crazy!" He mumbles standing up. Lust is radiateing off of him.  "We can talk about this later.." He whispers, inching in closer. Almost touching but not quit yet, we look at each other. He brushes a strand of hair away from my face, then he sweep all of my hair over my left shoulder opening up the right side of my neck. He leans down, and his lips brush across my skin. Lightly, and softly.  "Just tell me when to stop." he whispers.  I don't want him to stop. Reaching up and gripping his hair I pull his lips to mine.