Fic: Of Avoidance, Plans and Butterflies....2/5
Okay, so here's the 2nd chapter. And yeah, it seems as if there is going to be more than just 3 chapters. This thing just kinda took on a life of its own. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this installment.
Title: Of Avoidance, Puppy Dogs and Plans…2/5
Author: KourtTears
Pairings/Characters: Kat/Patrick; Bianca, Michael Berstein
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: 10 Things I Hate About You is not mine. I’m going to borrow it for a bit though.
Spoilers: Up to 1.5
Summary: “Verona, just shut up, kiss me and I’ll owe you one.”
Part One
Kat dreaded going inside the large brick building in front of her. She’d convinced her Dad to let her stay home last Friday by claiming she was sick. Which, with her Dad, was work and usually not at all worth the reward of staying home. Skipping school last Friday was more than worth the effort (even though she’d had to gradually ‘get better’ over the weekend so as not to make her Dad suspicious). She knew she had taken the cowardly way out but she just couldn’t bring herself to face Him.
She was regretting that decision now. At least if she had dealt with this whole situation on Friday she could have had the weekend to recover. Now the only thing she had to look forward to this week was the teasing and tormenting that would inevitably be thrown her way.
“C’mon Kat, don’t you want to go find lover boy and have a chance to make out before first period?”
And not just from the ‘lover boy’.
“Shut up Bianca. I thought we’d agree you wouldn’t mention it again and I wouldn’t tell Dad you lied to him about the study session so you could go to party instead.”
“Oh, we did! But I decided that look on your face every time I bring it up more than makes up for whatever punishment Dad would think up.”
Kat looked at her smirking little sister and wished what she always wished for in moments like these: to be an only child.
“What about whatever punishment I come up with? I could tell Dad there’s a new drug that’s only detectable in your hair if it’s not caught in the first 12 hours. How long do you think it would take before Dad pulled out every hair on your head to test? You’d be bald in a month, two tops.”
“You wouldn’t!”
Kat just smirked.
“You would! Fine I won’t bring it up again. You’re going to have to deal with it eventually though.” And with that Bianca got out of the car running her fingers through her hair.
Kat looked up at the school again before dropping her head onto the steering wheel and closing her eyes. She wondered if her Dad would believe that she’d had a relapse.
“C’mon Katarina, you can do this. It’s not like you kissed the devil or anything. It’s just Patrick Verona. It’s not like he’s really a flesh eating murdered. He’s just a guy in a leather jacket trying to look mysterious. You can do this. So get of the car and walk into that building. You probably won’t even see him until this afternoon anyway.”
Kat continued her self-pep speech for a few more moments before she made a move to get out of the car. When she turned to open the door she barely stifled a scream. There, kneeling next to her car with his arms resting on her open window, was the smirking form of Patrick Verona.
“I never knew you name was Katarina. Should I start calling you that now that we’re involved?”
Kat resisted slamming opening the door and knocking him to the ground, but only just.
“God, stalker much? And we are not involved!”
He chuckled and it sent butterflies through her stomach (it was indigestion dammit, not butterflies, never butterflies!).
“You’re calling me a stalker when you’re the one who pulled me into a spontaneous make-out session? The fact that it was in front of the whole school means we are involved.”
“It was not a make-out session! It was just a little kiss. And it was only in front of part of the school. We are not involved. Now move, I need to get to first period.” She punctuated her demand with a smack to the car door.
“A little kiss doesn’t last almost a half an hour Katarina. Nor does a little kiss move from the hallway to the supply closest. Besides, it was most of the school since that was the main hallway so yes, we are involved. And I don’t think I will. I like having a conversation with you when you can’t run away. Or attempt to injure me.”
Kat let out a little screech of frustration.
“Now, now Katarina. Being this close to me can’t be that bad.”
Kat looked at his smirking lips and amused eyes and really wished she had her taser with her. Or the pole she used to pick up trash.
“Okay, I’m going to make this very clear. The kiss was a mistake. We are not involved, we’re barely acquaintances. Don’t call me Katarina. And move before I find someway to make you bleed.”
For just a split second Kat thought she saw hurt flash over Patrick’s expression before his smirk was back in place. It was probably just a trick of the light.
“No.”
Kat just stared at him taken aback while he continued to smirk at her.
“What do you mean ‘no’?”
“Just what I said, ‘no’.”
“No, you’re not going to move?”
“No to all of the above.”
“Huh?”
Kat flinched as soon as the oh-so eloquent word passed her lips. Brilliant Kat, could you sound any more dense?
Patrick’s smirk turned into a real smile and Kat could feel her breath catch.
“What are you smiling about? And what did you mean when you said no?”
“I’m smiling because you’re beautiful when you’re confused.”
Kat wasn’t sure which shocked her more, that Patrick Verona just called her beautiful or that it sounded like he actually meant it.
“And no, that kiss was not a mistake. No, we are not just acquaintances, we are involved. No, I won’t stop calling you Katarina. And no, I don’t think I’ll move just yet.”
Kat just stared at him in shock for a few moments before her brain registered his words. She had to get away from him now or she would do something she would regret. With that thought in mind she focused on the last part of his statement.
“So you’re just going to kneel next to my car door all day? You do know that I can just crawl out the passenger side door right?”
“I think I’d like to see that. Talk about a fantastic view.”
“Move!”
“No.”
Kat decided that she was going to get out of this car and if Patrick ended up with a knock to the head, well she was perfectly okay with that. She’d given him plenty of chances. Just as she was about to force the door open and knock Patrick to the ground he spoke up.
“At least, not until I do this.”
Before Kat could even try to figure out what he meant, Patrick pushed his upper body into the open window and kissed her. It wasn’t as hot and heavy as last week’s kiss but it was definitely more than just ‘a little kiss’. Kat wasn’t sure how long the kiss lasted but all too soon Patrick was pulling away and striding towards the school.
Kat just sat there, too overwhelmed to even think about getting out of the car when his words floated back to her.
“Don’t forget Katarina, you owe me.”
And with that the spell was broken and Kat could once again move. She pushed open her car door just as the tardy bell rang. She groaned knowing she would get detention for being late. Then she groaned again when she heard a voice behind her.
“Kat! I missed you on Friday. Are you feeling better? Do you need me to get anything for you?”
“Great,” she muttered as started jogging towards the school, “I have two crazy guys stalking me…”
“Kat, wait up! You shouldn’t be running so soon after being sick.”
“…I should have just stayed in bed today.”
She thought back to her most recent kiss with Patrick and couldn’t stop the smile that spread over her face. She was a little worried about the favor she owed him though. First things first, right now she had to get to class and try to talk her way out of detention. Even though convincing her teacher that she had been sick in the bathroom would be close to impossible since she just couldn’t stop smiling.
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Here ends chapter two. And never fear, all questions will be answered: What Patrick asks for as a favor and how will Kat get rid of Mikey for good. That will have to wait for another day though. I'm going to spend the last few hours of weekend sunshine in the pool. I hope everyone had a great weekend!
This is hot off the printer (so to speak) and hasn't been beta-ed and all mistakes are mine. Thanks to everyone who's reviewed so far. I really appreciate it. Please let me know what you think about this chapter.
Title: Of Avoidance, Puppy Dogs and Plans…2/5
Author: KourtTears
Pairings/Characters: Kat/Patrick; Bianca, Michael Berstein
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: 10 Things I Hate About You is not mine. I’m going to borrow it for a bit though.
Spoilers: Up to 1.5
Summary: “Verona, just shut up, kiss me and I’ll owe you one.”
Part One
Kat dreaded going inside the large brick building in front of her. She’d convinced her Dad to let her stay home last Friday by claiming she was sick. Which, with her Dad, was work and usually not at all worth the reward of staying home. Skipping school last Friday was more than worth the effort (even though she’d had to gradually ‘get better’ over the weekend so as not to make her Dad suspicious). She knew she had taken the cowardly way out but she just couldn’t bring herself to face Him.
She was regretting that decision now. At least if she had dealt with this whole situation on Friday she could have had the weekend to recover. Now the only thing she had to look forward to this week was the teasing and tormenting that would inevitably be thrown her way.
“C’mon Kat, don’t you want to go find lover boy and have a chance to make out before first period?”
And not just from the ‘lover boy’.
“Shut up Bianca. I thought we’d agree you wouldn’t mention it again and I wouldn’t tell Dad you lied to him about the study session so you could go to party instead.”
“Oh, we did! But I decided that look on your face every time I bring it up more than makes up for whatever punishment Dad would think up.”
Kat looked at her smirking little sister and wished what she always wished for in moments like these: to be an only child.
“What about whatever punishment I come up with? I could tell Dad there’s a new drug that’s only detectable in your hair if it’s not caught in the first 12 hours. How long do you think it would take before Dad pulled out every hair on your head to test? You’d be bald in a month, two tops.”
“You wouldn’t!”
Kat just smirked.
“You would! Fine I won’t bring it up again. You’re going to have to deal with it eventually though.” And with that Bianca got out of the car running her fingers through her hair.
Kat looked up at the school again before dropping her head onto the steering wheel and closing her eyes. She wondered if her Dad would believe that she’d had a relapse.
“C’mon Katarina, you can do this. It’s not like you kissed the devil or anything. It’s just Patrick Verona. It’s not like he’s really a flesh eating murdered. He’s just a guy in a leather jacket trying to look mysterious. You can do this. So get of the car and walk into that building. You probably won’t even see him until this afternoon anyway.”
Kat continued her self-pep speech for a few more moments before she made a move to get out of the car. When she turned to open the door she barely stifled a scream. There, kneeling next to her car with his arms resting on her open window, was the smirking form of Patrick Verona.
“I never knew you name was Katarina. Should I start calling you that now that we’re involved?”
Kat resisted slamming opening the door and knocking him to the ground, but only just.
“God, stalker much? And we are not involved!”
He chuckled and it sent butterflies through her stomach (it was indigestion dammit, not butterflies, never butterflies!).
“You’re calling me a stalker when you’re the one who pulled me into a spontaneous make-out session? The fact that it was in front of the whole school means we are involved.”
“It was not a make-out session! It was just a little kiss. And it was only in front of part of the school. We are not involved. Now move, I need to get to first period.” She punctuated her demand with a smack to the car door.
“A little kiss doesn’t last almost a half an hour Katarina. Nor does a little kiss move from the hallway to the supply closest. Besides, it was most of the school since that was the main hallway so yes, we are involved. And I don’t think I will. I like having a conversation with you when you can’t run away. Or attempt to injure me.”
Kat let out a little screech of frustration.
“Now, now Katarina. Being this close to me can’t be that bad.”
Kat looked at his smirking lips and amused eyes and really wished she had her taser with her. Or the pole she used to pick up trash.
“Okay, I’m going to make this very clear. The kiss was a mistake. We are not involved, we’re barely acquaintances. Don’t call me Katarina. And move before I find someway to make you bleed.”
For just a split second Kat thought she saw hurt flash over Patrick’s expression before his smirk was back in place. It was probably just a trick of the light.
“No.”
Kat just stared at him taken aback while he continued to smirk at her.
“What do you mean ‘no’?”
“Just what I said, ‘no’.”
“No, you’re not going to move?”
“No to all of the above.”
“Huh?”
Kat flinched as soon as the oh-so eloquent word passed her lips. Brilliant Kat, could you sound any more dense?
Patrick’s smirk turned into a real smile and Kat could feel her breath catch.
“What are you smiling about? And what did you mean when you said no?”
“I’m smiling because you’re beautiful when you’re confused.”
Kat wasn’t sure which shocked her more, that Patrick Verona just called her beautiful or that it sounded like he actually meant it.
“And no, that kiss was not a mistake. No, we are not just acquaintances, we are involved. No, I won’t stop calling you Katarina. And no, I don’t think I’ll move just yet.”
Kat just stared at him in shock for a few moments before her brain registered his words. She had to get away from him now or she would do something she would regret. With that thought in mind she focused on the last part of his statement.
“So you’re just going to kneel next to my car door all day? You do know that I can just crawl out the passenger side door right?”
“I think I’d like to see that. Talk about a fantastic view.”
“Move!”
“No.”
Kat decided that she was going to get out of this car and if Patrick ended up with a knock to the head, well she was perfectly okay with that. She’d given him plenty of chances. Just as she was about to force the door open and knock Patrick to the ground he spoke up.
“At least, not until I do this.”
Before Kat could even try to figure out what he meant, Patrick pushed his upper body into the open window and kissed her. It wasn’t as hot and heavy as last week’s kiss but it was definitely more than just ‘a little kiss’. Kat wasn’t sure how long the kiss lasted but all too soon Patrick was pulling away and striding towards the school.
Kat just sat there, too overwhelmed to even think about getting out of the car when his words floated back to her.
“Don’t forget Katarina, you owe me.”
And with that the spell was broken and Kat could once again move. She pushed open her car door just as the tardy bell rang. She groaned knowing she would get detention for being late. Then she groaned again when she heard a voice behind her.
“Kat! I missed you on Friday. Are you feeling better? Do you need me to get anything for you?”
“Great,” she muttered as started jogging towards the school, “I have two crazy guys stalking me…”
“Kat, wait up! You shouldn’t be running so soon after being sick.”
“…I should have just stayed in bed today.”
She thought back to her most recent kiss with Patrick and couldn’t stop the smile that spread over her face. She was a little worried about the favor she owed him though. First things first, right now she had to get to class and try to talk her way out of detention. Even though convincing her teacher that she had been sick in the bathroom would be close to impossible since she just couldn’t stop smiling.
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Here ends chapter two. And never fear, all questions will be answered: What Patrick asks for as a favor and how will Kat get rid of Mikey for good. That will have to wait for another day though. I'm going to spend the last few hours of weekend sunshine in the pool. I hope everyone had a great weekend!
This is hot off the printer (so to speak) and hasn't been beta-ed and all mistakes are mine. Thanks to everyone who's reviewed so far. I really appreciate it. Please let me know what you think about this chapter.