(Inspired by the song Lips Of An Angel by Hinder. Ginger is about to start her junior year in high school and is no longer with Orion, but they are still friends cuz well I like Orion lol. Simone graduated and is going to a local community college and still dating Darren. This starts the night before their first day of class.)

Ginger laid peacefully in her bed, dreaming the night away. She'd be torn during the day of whether she was happy to be going back to school or not. High school had gotten easier as she got use to it, but she enjoyed a summer of hanging out with her friends and she didn't want them to end. None the matter, she was in bed now and when she awoke from the ring of her alarm, it would be time for class.

"Ring...Ring..." Is what work her up, but it wasn't her alarm, it was her phone.

"God!" Ginger thought as she sat up and bed and rubbed her eyes. "If Dodie is having another cheer-crisis I'm going to scream." She looked at her alarm clock, 4 am, she had two more hours of sleep, this had better be good. "Hello?" Ginger yawned as she answered the phone.

"Ginger?" A familiar voice said on the other end, it was Darren.

This came as a surprise to Ginger. Although they had been able to get their friendship back, he hadn't called her since they broke up. It was more of a casual relationship then a close friendship like they once had, there again at the time she lived next door and he'd just climb through her window, but now she lived on the other side of town, not the best walk especially in the middle of the night.

"Darren...?" Ginger paused a moment. "Do you know it's 4am? What are you calling for?"

"I'm sorry..." Darren was talking very low. "I just...I just...I don't know. I'll let you go."

Ginger laughed slightly. "I'm already awake Darren, what is it?"

Darren ignored her. "I'll see ya at school, bye."

Ginger had been unable to fall back asleep again. She couldn't help, but wonder what Darren had called for. By the time she had gotten to school, she put it in the back of her mind, she had to figure out where all her classes were. Being up early, made her able to leave earlier then she had planned and find her class way before the first bell, so she went down to the cafeteria and got a bottle of water and walked around the school looking for her friends.

"Hey Ginger!" Macie called, standing with her friends from band. She was standing there in khakis and her band camp shirt from this year, it made Ginger laugh.

"Hey Mace..." Ginger said as she walked up. "Anyone else ready for summer to be back?"

"Yeah, I do miss band camp."

Ginger rolled her eyes, she was happy Macie had found something she loved, but it was all she ever wanted to talk about. She was almost as bad as...

"Hey girls!" Dodie screamed as she came bouncing up, wearing her cheerleading outfit she was so proud to be wearing. Dodie was worst then Macie.

"Hey Dodie..." Ginger said looking her up and down. "I thought you only wore those on Fridays before games?"

"We took a vote and decided the first day of school was just as important. How do I look?"

Ginger took a drink of her water to give herself a moment to think of the best words to say. "Umm...peppy?"

"Hey guys." Darren said as he walked up. He was standing next to Dodie.

"Hey Darren, how's the team looking?" Dodie said with a smile.

"Umm...great...great players coming in...and..."

"Hey Darren!" Ginger said as she turned and realized it was him. "So what did you call for this morning?"

Dodie gave a confuse look. "You called Ginger this morning?"

"Yeah...I um..." He looked over at Dodie who's confused look turned into a look of concern. "I gotta go!" Darren fled from their sight quicker then he ran with the football.

Ginger was obviously confused. "What the heck is that about? He's being so weird."

"Has he been calling you like that all of summer?" Dodie asked, almost prying.

"What? No! He hasn't called me since we broke up. Why?"

"He's still with Simone. And although she is no longer on the cheer squad, she still a loyal veteran and if something is going on with her boyfriend I must tell her, friend to friend."

Ginger gave her a dirty look. "So Simone asked you to keep your eyes on him?"

Dodie paused a moment. "No!" She sounded offended. "Simone is my friend and fellow cheerleader, I would tell her because I felt inclined to, not because of a promise."

Ginger's first day went by like any other. She was walking down the stairs outside the high school and was about to start walking towards home when Darren ran up next to her.

"Hey Ging..." Darren said, trying to force a smile.

"Oh hey, Darren." Ginger kept walking and he followed. "What's up?"

"Just umm...well...umm..."

Ginger laughed. "Darren would you just spit it out? We're friends...friends can talk to each other."

"Friends...?" Darren said slowly. "Yeah, friends!"

Ginger laughed again. "So now that it's confirmed, what's up?"

"Well first can you do me a favor? Don't tell Dodie we're talking."

Ginger gave Darren a confused looked. "Umm...why...?"

"Well...I'm still with Simone and if Dodie sees us talking she might telling Simone..."

"Simone knows we're just friends though."

"Yeah, but you know how girls can be." Darren stopped. "I didn't mean that the way it came out."

Ginger rolled her eyes. "Fine Darren, I won't tell Dodie we're talking..."

"Good...thanks..."

"So what's going on?"

Just as Darren was about to answer, a blue convertible came rolling up and stopped in front of them, in the front seat was Orion.

"Hey Orion!" Ginger said with a smile. "What are you doing here? I thought you were leaving today."

"Well my parents had one more graduation gift for me, so I postponed it till tomorrow. What do you think?"

"It's nice..."

"Want a ride home?"

Ginger turned to talk to Darren, but he had vanished into thin air. Ginger turned back to Orion. "Sure." She got in and buckled her seat belt.

"Were you just talking to Darren?" Orion asked with a confused look on his face.

"Yeah...don't know where he went. He keeps wanting to talk to me about something, but disappears before he tells me."

Orion shrugged. "Simone's not in the picture anymore."

Ginger laughed. "They're still dating...besides why would it be about that? Him and I are just friends."

Orion rolled his eyes. "He's still got it bad for you, trust me."

Ginger looked at Orion. "Someone sounds a bit jealous?"

Orion laughed. "No, you and I are just friends now too. Just don't want you running back to get hurt."

Ginger sighed in frustration. "I'm a big girl Orion, I'm gonna be fine. Just drive."