A/N: Hi people :) It's me again, rapidtetv, yeah, so this idea came to me a few days ago when I was day dreaming in bed (I have insomnia) and I thought that it would be a really cool idea, I don't have a beta so all mistakes are mine
Disclaimer: Mii no own CSI: NY, can i have it Jerry B. p'ease! no? FINE! (mutters and walks away off) IMMA TELL MAMA! =)
Here's a short put out on their current status: The entire team is in high school, all of them having different personalities and different school acivities but they are all close friends. Lindsay's new in school so she's not really part of the team...yet. and you gotta read the rest of the story to know what happens next oh, and Danny has a little secret ;)
So here's the first installment of...
Not What It Seems
Chapter 1 :)
"Mmm" Victoria Smith purred as she watched Don Flack tackle a fellow jock for their practice run "Just look at those arms, so big and strong, don't you want him to just wrap them around you and hold you tight, oh, and his chest, yummy! Have you seen him shirtle- Lindsay! Are you even listening to me?"
"What? What? Did I miss something?" Lindsay Monroe stuttered looking up from the novel she was reading just to see Victoria glaring at her.
"Lindsay, we are cheerleaders, cheerleaders are supposed to be the coolest girls in the school." Victoria said in a matter-of-fact tone putting her hand on Lindsay's shoulder "Look, Linds, you're new here, we know that, but you don't have to act like a total geek when you're in the highest position a female student could possibly be in the school. What you're doing is destroying the whole purpose of being a cheerleader, and what it means to be popular. Don't ruin it country girl." she scoffed off, going to the rest of the group of cheerleaders
Lindsay sighed; about a month she moved to New York City with her brother, Jacob, her brother who was already starting college, was accepted to NYU with a scholarship. Her parents, who loved the fact that he was being accepted to such a prestigious university, sent him packing, but somewhere along the line they thought that bringing Lindsay with him would test his sense of responsibility and that it would help her get the fresh start that she's always needed. So that's where she is now, a junior high student, living with her brother in an apartment somewhere in the middle of Manhattan.
Looking to the far end of the football field she saw the baseball team go to the benches, once they we're all seated, Coach Linley started speaking, and after a while, started pointing to her lab partner, neighbor and best friend, Danny Messer, who was grinning widely as he sat on the benches. 'He's probably saying how ridiculously awesome he is, like always, boosting his already huge ego' Lindsay smiled, Danny Messer sure has a big ego, but deep inside, he is a gentleman, with a big heart. 'He's kinda like a big teddy bear hidden under the armor, or muscle per se, those big, strong musc-' Lindsay shook her head at the thought of her close friend 'Why would I even want to think about him that way, sure he's handsome, but I am definitely not his type.'
Shifting her eyes to the group of girls on the other side of the field, Lindsay let out another sigh; she hated being a cheerleader simply because people treat her like she's special, like she's to be feared of. 'When there's nothing to be afraid of at all.' Lindsay thought, being admired by boys didn't mean anything to her, sure it's flattering, but the thought of having to spend time with the same people and not being allowed to spend some time with other people, like Danny's gang,which consisted of Mac Taylor, the student body president, Stella Bonasera, the smart and sassy woodshop girl, Sheldon Hawkes, the super genius on the chess club, Adam Ross the best student on the computer club, Donald 'Don' Flack Jr. the football quarterback, Jessica Angell, the cool and classy tough girl on the sewing club and of course Danny Messer, the lead player on the basball team just didn't make any sense to her. They all have different personalities and different interests but they still make the coolest group in the school in her opinion, and she can't spend any time with them just because the cheerleaders told her not to. Putting her bookmark in the book, closing it and putting it in her backpack, Lindsay took a deep breath and plastered a fake smile on her face before she started to walk to the group of girls, cheer practice has officially started.
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The rest of the day passed by like always, Danny had just finished baseball practice and was headed to the showers when he saw Lindsay sadly leave the cheerleading squad
"Montana!" Danny shouted, jogging up to her
"Hey Dan, what's up?" Lindsay replied, now with a fake smile on her face, trying to hide what she is feeling at the moment
"You look sad."
"What are you talking about?" Lindsay answered incredulously, they met about a month ago and he knows her more than she knows herself.
"You look sad; you have that fake smile on, what's wrong?" Danny answered worriedly
"Nothing, it's nothing" Lindsay answered, suddenly finding her shoes very interesting
"Montana" Danny whined "I know you okay? Come on, don't lie to me. What's wrong?"
Lindsay let out a sigh, sometimes she just really hated the fact that Danny Messer could read her like an open book. 'I guess he knows that and apparently, he's using it for his own advantage' Coming clean really is the most logical thing do to, since he is great at giving advice and it would ease both his and her worries.
"I just feel like I want to quit cheerleading" Lindsay answered after taking a deep breath; she was waiting anxiously when she heard Danny release a deep sigh.
"Is that it?"
"Yes, why what's wrong?"
"I just thought that maybe you we're sick, you know; hit your head during practice or something. Are they bullying you, Montana?" Danny asked, concern evident in his voice
"No!" Lindsay almost screamed "Danny, they're not bullying me."
"Then, what's wrong?"
"Let's just say that, I just, I just don't have any friends other than them, I feel like I'm one of them, you know, always stays with their group. They tell me not to have a lot of friends outside the group, coz it would "destroy our reputation" and that I should start dating a jock coz it would make me "even more popular" when I don't want to be popular at all!" Lindsay answered, quotation marks on either side of her face
"Then quit." Danny replied
"What do you mean 'quit'? I worked so damn hard trying to get on the squad and then I'd just quit?" Lindsay practically screamed at him, but Danny didn't seem fazed at all
"Then stay." Was his next reply
"But, I never get to spend some time with other people, they're even telling me to stop hanging with you coz baseball players are lame." Lindsay answered softly, when she saw the hint of hurt on his face "Their words not mine. I think baseball's awesome" Lindsay added smiling softly
"Good, well, then why don't you quit." Danny said again
"Dan, I can't just quit, everything gonna get out of hand." Lindsay getting slightly annoyed by Danny
"Then stay." He said once again
"What is wrong with you?" Lindsay said loudly flailing her arms in the air "You tell me to quit then to stay then to quit then to stay, make up your mind already!"
"Linds, don't you think this is more of a why don't you make up your mind. Look I'm just trying to help, you know weigh out your options, see the good and bad side of things." Danny answered calmly
"I'm sorry; I didn't mean to shout at you, guess I'm just having problems, sorry." Lindsay said looking deep in his eyes
"No need to be, just remember that I'm here for you, okay?" Danny said wrapping his arms around her in a comforting hug
"Okay, thanks Danny." Lindsay replied pulling back
"No problem."
"You know, you should shower, you smell." Lindsay said, covering her nose in mock disgust
"Alright, alright" Danny smirked, turned around to face her again, winking
Shaking her head at his antics, Lindsay walked off to the other direction. Danny Messer is a smart man, and he gave pretty good advice. Being his best friend was something that really made her feel welcome in this new place. Walking to the sidewalk to start her journey home, she took one last glance behind her to see Danny headed to the showers but turn abruptly half way there to the sidewalk and start sprinting to the opposite way of their apartment building.
'Where is he going?' Lindsay thought to herself, before shrugging it off and walking home
A/N: So what do you think? Like it? Hate it? Should I continue? Should I kill Victoria for gushing over Flack? Should I kill the entire cheerleading squad for giving Lindsay a hard time? Should make a scene with Danny in the shower? Should i brush my teeth? =) haha! i don't care! just gimme review! review! p'ease? don't make mii call my mama! =)