Love VS. Lust 411

(we are brought to a crowded clothing store. people are shown laughing and looking at different articles of clothing. the camera pans through the crowd and up to the register. we see Jake conversing with a red headed worker. he shakes her hand and makes his way through the crowd. the camera follows him through the store front and outside. he stands for a second. he breathes deep and then smiles. we see him pull out a cell phone and dial a number)

Jake: (into the phone) Travis? Yeah, I'm done. It was great. I'll tell you more about it when you get here. Call me when you do ok? (spoken awkwardly and unsure) I love you too. See you in a few aite? (he puts the phone away)

(we watch him as he walks towards the center of the mall. a huge sitting area is occupied by business men and parents eating various forms of food. Jake sits down against a wall and closes his eyes. the camera shoots through his shoulder to watch a pair of legs walk a little ways past him and then stop. they slowly come into view before they bend down revealing Joey)

Joey: Hey!

Jake: (startled) Joey!

Joey: What are you doing here?

Jake: I just got done doing a job interview.

Joey: You want to work at the mall?

Jake: (sarcastically) No, I want to work at the strip club. (laughs) Why are you here?

Joey: Just got off work.

Jake: That's right! You work at Aero.

Joey: Yup.

Jake: How is that?

Joey: Fun for the most part. I mean, some of the girls who come in there are extremely stuck up.

Jake: I can imagine.

Joey: Where'd you apply to?

Jake: Hot Topic. I love it there. Completely stuck up free. Not to mention I know half the employees already.

Joey: That's good.

Jake: Yeah.

Joey: Well, (sitting down) why are you just sitting here.

Jake: Waiting for my ride.

Joey: I could take you home.

Jake: Nah, it's alright.

Joey: It's not a big deal, it's just a ride.

Jake: I'd feel bad though. I'd feel like i took you out of your way.

Joey: (laughs) I offered though. As long as you don't live in Texas. That'd be a little out of the way. (laughs)

Jake: (laughs) Alright. (gets up with Joey) Where's your car?

Joey: Parking garage.

Jake: Alright. To the parking garage! (laughs)

(camera stays in set position as the two walk off screen. it zooms to a mother and daughter eating ice cream. the two are laughing. the daughter is very young. the camera blurs out)

(it blurs back in Shaina's kitchen. we see Shaina cleaning dishes. her mother walks in, talking on the phone. her mother is pacing and seems upset. Shaina looks up discreetly. her mom catches her and gives her an angry glare. Shaina finishes cleaning the dishes as her mom gets off the phone.)

Mother: That was your father.

Shaina: And?

Mother: Your going to move in with him by the end of the week.

Shaina: (slamming a plate down) What? This is bull!

Mother: I just can't deal with your shit anymore Shay. Your out of control!

Shaina: No I'm not!

Mother: The cops have our house under watch now because you were involved in an attack! How do you think that makes us look! I could loose my job!

Shaina: Shut up! I'm the one who's being watched! Don't worry your ignorant head about it!

Mother: Your moving in with your dad and that's final.

Shaina: No I'm not!

Mother: Pack your belongings tonight. I'm going to call him back so he can pick you up tonight.

Shaina: MOM! (throwing a glass on the floor, shattering it to pieces) I'm not leaving!

Mother: (runs up to Shaina grabbing her wrist in hers) I WANT YOU GONE IN THE MORNING! YOU DON'T LIVE HER ANYMORE, YOU HEAR ME? (letting go of Shaina's wrist) I can't even look at you right now. (walks out of the kitchen)

(Shaina stands still for a moment. she slowing grabs her wrist and begins to rub it. she begins to quietly sob. she looks at the glass on the floor. she bends down and begins to pick it up. the camera goes down near the glass pieces. she picks up all of them and places them in the garbage as she begins to stand up. the camera follows her as she walks to her room. she grabs a few things from her closet and puts them in her back pack. she grabs her cell phone and dials a number. she holds it to her ear. we hear ringing for several seconds as Shaina grows more irratated. she scoffs and throws the phone in her bags. the camera follows her out of her house and into her car. it pans the exterior of her house as she pulls out of the driveway crying)

(black out)

(the camera shows a group of girls dancing in a living room. Kim is among them. Damien sits on a couch opposite them. the girls are laughing and smiling as they dance to music. the music stops and the camera shows Damien claps his hands. a shot of Kim is shown. she's out of breathe and smiling at Damien)

Kim: This is gonna be awesome.

Damien: Isn't it wierd though?

Kim: What do you mean?

Damien: Well, they switched our Fall Play and pushed back our talent show to December.

Kim: They wanted it to be a big Christmas thing. I think it'll sell more tickets that way.

Damien: I know but think about this. The first time they do this is also the first time someone is attacked at our school. Like seriously injured. You don't think it's wierd?

Kim: I try not to think about it. I mean it worked out for me.

Damien: How many weeks until the show?

Kim: Two. It's the weekend before Winter Break.

Damien: Who else is performing.

Kim: I know Blast is. And Jake is singing a song.

Damien: Really? I've never heard him talk about it.

Kim: It's a talent show. It's not like a big deal.

Damien: (laughing) I'm just thinking about our musical auditions this week.

Kim: Yeah, that is this week isn't it?

Girl: You two auditioning?

Kim: (exchanging a look with Damien) Yeah.

Girl: I am too!

Kim: Good for you Rachel! I can't wait.

Rachel: Me either. I'm really nervous about it. It's my first show audition.

Damien: But don't you audition all the time with dance companies?

Rachel: Yeah but so what? This is at our school! And it's bigger then the talent show! Everyone talks about our musicals. Our theatre is like the best in the district.

Kim: (laughs) You'll be fine. We need a good dancer like you in the show. It'll be awesome if you make it.

Damien: (laughs) Yeah, don't worry about it.

Rachel: Thanks guys!

(a doorbell is heard. Kim smiles and stands up. the camera follows behind her as she goes to answer the door. Luke is standing at the door, shivering in the cold)

Luke: It's freezing outside!

Kim: Come in, you're letting in the cold!

(Luke steps into the house. Kim embraces him and the two kiss. Kim walks infront of Luke into her living room. Damien stands up and the two shake hands and hug. Luke laughs and sits down next to Damien on the couch)

Luke: Did I miss the show?

Kim: Yeah. (laughs) Who needs rides? (goes into a circle with the rest of the girls)

(the camera pans to Luke and Damien)

Luke: Is she ready?

Damien: For the show?

Luke: Yeah.

Damien: She says she is and the dance looks great but I think something is bothering her.

Luke: Like what?

Damien: I have no clue.

Luke: Do you think it has something to do with me?

Damien: I honestly don't know.

Luke: It can't be too bad though.

Damien: What makes you say that?

Luke: Cause if it was, I'd trust Kim enough to tell me.

Damien: I guess.

Luke: Well, whatever it is, it can't be that bad. It's probably just nerves.

Damien: I hope so.

Luke: She looks cute in that outfit though. I haven't seen her look more attractive in a dance uniform before.

Damien: Really?

Luke: Yeah, most of them are extremely hideous. Sequence everywhere. Random strings of velvet and jewelry here and there. It's kind of a grotesque profession huh?

Damien: My sister is on a professional dance team you know.

Luke: Really now.

Damien: Yup. Been doing it for four years now.

Luke: (laughs) Do the outfits get any hotter?

Damien: (stares awkwardly at Luke) No...just more glittery.

(both laugh. Kim walks over and pulls Luke up and embraces him. the camera shows Damien watch the two and smile. he looks startled as music fades in. he slowly pulls out a cell phone. a green LCD shows "Vanessa". he looks at Kim and Luke and answers his phone. he walks out of the room as the camera shows a close up of Kim and Luke)

(blackout)

(we see a shot of an empty Jones soda bottle. Mark's and Garrett's voices are heard over severl others. the camera zooms out and we see a moderatly crowded Panera. Mark, Garrett, and Nick are seated at a large couch. each of them are conversing and drinking Jones soda)

Nick: You know Green Apple is that last thing I'd think of for a flavor of soda.

Mark: It tastes just like a Jolly Rancher though.

Garrett: I'd like to keep my candy seperate from my soft drinks, thank you!

Mark: I wish we could tell them to keep the meat products from the carbanation machine as well.

Nick: Yeah! That Turkey & Gravy shit was rancid as hell.

Garrett: Never had the pleasure.

Nick: Lucky bastard.

Garrett: I did have the joy of drinking their stuffing flavor or whatever it was.

Mark: How was that?

Garrett: Let's just say it tasted a lot better the second time.

Nick & Mark: Sick!

Garrett: So Max shot you down flat?

Mark: (queitly) Yeah.

Nick: What's with her lately?

Mark: She's caught up with that Luke guy still.

Nick: Honestly, I never really liked her.

Garrett: I don't know dude. With this talent show coming up, we need to just focus on practicing.

Mark: How can we do that when she can't even stand to be in the same room as me?

Nick: I say we get a new singer.

Mark: What?

Nick: Just for this one show.

Garrett: I'm in.

Mark: Are you guys being serious?

Garrett: Dude, think about it. She doesn't show up for practice anymore. This is more then the time for us to look into new prospectives.

Mark: I don't know man.

Nick: Trust me, it's for the best. (pats Mark on the back) You for it?

Mark: (unsure) Yeah. (he takes a swing from the bottle)

(the camera follows his head back and does a close up of his tightly closed eyes. black out)

(the camera blurs in a burning candle. it slowly spins around a dimly lit room. Shaina, Vanessa and Melissa are seated on a huge bed)

Vanessa: The cops are such idiots.

Melissa: I know, they never even questioned us.

Shaina: They totally let me off.

Melissa: Did you tell them anything about us?

Shaina: Nope. I just told them I hated Kim but didn't want to hurt her.

Vanessa: Awesome.

Melissa: Is Damien coming over?

Vanessa: Yeah. He's on his way to pick up that Alex kid you had your eye on.

Shaina: (shocked) Alex? You like Alex?

Melissa: No way! I just want to fuck with the kid.

(Vanessa and Melissa laugh. Shaina looks uncomfortable)

Shaina: Why?

Melissa: He's a hott sophomore, what can I say? You know me, I love to get my rocks off. Vanessa's been working on that Damien kid for months.

Vanessa: And he's a great kisser! Sometimes I just want to rip his clothes off and have my way with him!

Melissa: There has to be someone you have your eye on Shay.

Shaina: Nope.

Melissa: Really?

Shaina: Yeah. The boys in this town just don't appeal to me.

Melissa: Yeah, alot of them are just eye toys. They rarely know what to do in the bedroom.

Vanessa: (laughs) I just want to see what Damien can do. He's so sheltered.

Shaina: Yeah, his parents are pretty strict.

Melissa: And now that Alex is single again I can finally make my move.

(Vanessa and Melissa laugh. the camera pans around the trio and fixes on Shaina. Shaina looks uncomfortable. she tries to smile but scoffs instead)

(blackout)

(we are brought to a brightly lit parking garage. Joey and Jake are shown walking toward the camera. Joey is laughing and smiling as he talks to Jake. Jake is enjoying himself but seems troubled. they approach a small two door car)

Joey: This is it!

Jake: Cute.

Joey: Yeah, not the hottest ride but it does it's job.

Jake: (laughs) I wish my parents weren't so stupid.

Joey: Don't worry about it. One more year and you can drive me home. (laughs)

Jake: If I'm lucky.

Joey: So why are your parents so strict?

Jake: They say I'm careless and they don't trust me enough to handle a car.

Joey: Wow. What makes them think that?

Jake: I guess because it's because I have fake girlfriends I never talk about and when they bring her up I say we broke up.

Joey: (laughs) You're not out to your parents yet?

Jake: Nope.

Joey: That must suck huh?

Jake: Yeah, but at least they don't bust in when I have guys sleep over.

Joey: (a little shocked) How many guys you have sleep over?

Jake: (laughs) Not too many. I mean, I don't fall for people to easily.

Joey: Oh, hard to get huh? So what does make you like someone?

Jake: I don't know. It sounds stupid but honestly, it's like the rain. When I fall in love it's like I'm refreshed. Like everything that is or has gone wrong is washed away. I can see me and him standing together, holding onto something we both can't see but feel with our hearts. (laughs) but that's way too deep for high school isn't it?

(Joey climbs on SUV parked next to his car. he's slowly pulling himself to the roof)

Jake: The hell are you doing?

Joey: Just watch.

(Joey pulls out a lighter. he smiles at Jake and slowly raises it to the sprinkler system overhead. he lights the lighter resulting in the sprinkler system going off. Jake looks startled but smiles at Joey. he helps him down from the SUV)

Jake: You're such an idiot. (he embraces Joey and kisses him)

Joey: (breaking the kiss) I just hope no one has their windows open. (continues to kiss Jake)

(the camera spins around the two as they smile and lock lips. it pans down the row of cars. we slowly move up an on coming car into the driver's seat. Travis is seated watching the two as they passionatly kiss. he looks angry and slowly pulls out. the camera goes back to Joey and Jake)

Joey: Let's get outta here!

Jake: Yeah.

(end credits roll)