I Can Be Your Hero, Baby.

Intro

She's Cheer Capitan and I'm on the Bleachers

I walked into the crowded gym. It was the first basketball game of the year. I scanned the crowd for my Uncle Keith. I found him sitting next to the home team hoop. Quickly, I walked towards him and sat next to him.

"Thought you weren't gonna come," Keith said with a chuckle as he hugged me. I smiled. It was true, I wasn't going to come but my mother nagged me and begged me to come.

"Well, you know how my mom gets when she wants you to do something," I reminded with a smile.

Keith grinned, "Yeah, she can give a pretty killer puppy dog pout. The things that woman makes me do! For instance, yesterday one of the toilets was backed up at the café and she called me to fix it!"

"The toilet?" I said with a laugh.

"Yeah, the toilet for cryin' out loud. I'm like, 'Karen, I'm not a plumber; I'm a mechanic.' Then, she gives me the pout and begs. So I fixed the toilet and walked around smelling like crap all day!" Keith said ashamed. I laughed. Keith loved Karen so I wasn't surprised that he fixed the toilet.

"What if she told you to eat dog poo?" I questioned. Keith laughed and gave me a playful shove.

"Get outta here that's gross!" Keith exclaimed. I laughed loudly. The crowd cheered as the Ravens got out on the court. "Oh, no!"

I caught Keith's gaze. Dan Scott walked in through the double doors. My stomach started to turn and my blood boiled. I hated Dan Scott. He was the biggest asshole on the planet! He left my mom when she was pregnant with me and knocked up someone else in three months! What a scumbag! I resent the fact that he is my father.

I watched as Nathan walked over to Dan. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, kids! Nathan was my half-brother. His mom was Deb; she's not the sharpest tool in the shed. Nathan was a jerk and a player; I couldn't believe he was going out with the girl I want.

Brooke Penelope Davis. Just thinking of her made my cheeks turn red. I glanced over to see her stretching with the rest of the cheerleaders. She was cheer captain and I guess, seeing as though Nathan is the basketball captain, they would date. Her hazel eyes always captivated me. She had a reputation of being a slut; I just think that she is misunderstood.

"She's pretty," Keith said. I blushed. I guess he caught me staring. "Why don't you talk to her?"

"That's like suicide. That's Nathan's girlfriend," I explained.

Keith gasped, "Really?! Nathan got her?"

I nodded, "He's a jerk."

"You have a class with her?" Keith asked.

"English and Chemistry," I informed him. Maybe, one day I would talk to her in class and show her that I'm such a good guy. Well, I'm way better than Nathan, anyways.

"Hey, guys!" Karen said as she sat next to me. She passed Keith the snow caps and handed me a pretzel. "Sorry, the line was crazy to get food."

The crowd hushed as the cheerleaders stood center court ready to perform. I watched as Brooke jumped and danced. She was beautiful. The cheerleading team was better than last year.

The game was over and we won no shocker there. We had beaten the downtown team. They had three strong players but Nathan was pretty much the best player. I loved basketball and I always did love it. I just chose to play at the River Court with my friends. No pressure or embarrassment.

"Lucas!" my friend Mouth called. I smiled and glanced at my mom. She nodded approvingly. I walked over to him.

"What's up, Mouth?" I asked. Mouth and I had been friends since we were little. He always announced any game I played.

"Wanna come over tonight?" he asked. There was a basketball game tomorrow night at the River Court.

"Hey, Marvin, how's Allison?" My mom asked. She never called Mouth by his nickname. Allison helped my mom through everything with Dan.

"Great, she finally starts work writing for the newspaper tomorrow!" Mouth said excitedly.

"Well, you can come over or Lucas can go to your house?" Karen offered. I smiled. I glanced at Mouth.

"I just got Call of Duty," I said. Mouth grinned. He was sleeping over at my house. We had been waiting for months to get the game.

"See you at home," my mom said as she and Keith left.

"I left my bag over by the players," Mouth said. I followed him to the other side of the court. I watched as he gathered his notebooks and voice recorder to put in his bag.

"Hey, asshole, you mind?!" Nathan hissed. I turned to face him. What did I do? I glanced down; I was standing on his jacket.

"Sorry," I said as I picked it up and handed it to him. I froze as Brooke wrapped her arm and around Nathan's. She was right in front of me.

"Next time, I'll snap your neck!" he threatened.

"Calm down, Nate!" Brooke pleaded as she held his hand.

He shot her a glare and shoved her off of him, "Shut the fuck up!"

"Don't talk to her like that!" I demanded as I stepped closer to her. He wasn't going to touch her again; I was going to make sure of that!

"Come on, Luke, let's go," Mouth begged as he tugged at my arm. I didn't move. How was he going to talk to her like that and shove her?!

"She's my girlfriend. I'll talk to her however the hell I fucking want to," Nathan said as he got in my face. "Let's go, babe."

I watched as they walked off, "What a dick!"

I was fuming mad. How was he going to get mad because I stepped on his jacket? But then yell at his girlfriend like that, not cool! I sware if he touches her like that again he will end up in the emergency room!

AN: Tell me what you think so far, please (: