"See you," Alex called out in a sing-song voice as she pocketed the slip of paper. "Wow, she's such a doll," Carmen said, her voice dripping with sarcasm, "I have no idea why we aren't friends." Alex laughed at her friend, unable to help herself. She could tell that she was jealous of Fiona talking to Alex without her around. They had been friends since the first grade. A boy had pushed Alex down at recess one day and made her cry. So Carmen stood up for her by punching the guy in the face and giving him a black eye. They had been best friends ever since. Sometimes she got extremely possessive of Alex, like they were dating or something.<br/><br/>"You're kind of a bitch sometimes you know that?" Alex asked with a cheeky grin, knowing that Carmen would most likely take it as a compliment.<br/><br/>"You know it!" Carmen agreed with a wink, "And you know you love every minute of it." Carmen threw her arm around Alex, who chuckled softly.<br/><br/>"I suppose you're right," Alex smiled, just barely lifting the corners of her mouth, "You know she and I will most likely be hanging out now and I'd like you to be a little nicer to her. Could you do that for me, please?"<br/><br/>Carmen shrugged, "I kind of figured. I can't promise anything, you know how I am, but I will definitely try. For you. OK?" she had stopped walking long enough to look Alex in the eyes, letting her know she was serious.<br/><br/>"OK. Good enough," Alex squeezed her friend around the waist, "I believe you," she said, and she did believe her for the most part. Alex was just hoping she wouldn't cause trouble because she didn't really need the drama in her life right now. Carmen walked with her to the next class that they shared and they took their seats. Alex turned down the corners of her mouth a little, having trouble focusing on anything but the fact that Fiona had hurried away so quickly.