Emily's POV

5 steps, I told myself. All I need to do is walk 5 steps and I will be in front of her table. I've been debating this to myself for at least 2 minutes, standing in the cafeteria. I must look like a right old idiot just standing here. As I stared at her sitting there, I couldn't help but admire her more closely. The way she smiled, the way she laughed. I registered it all in my brain, not daring to forget. As if sensing my stare, one of the cheerleaders looked up and saw me. I saw her smirk knowingly and I looked down, blushing at being caught. I picked up what she said, due to my supernatural hearing.

"Hey Samara, she's still staring at you."

Her head whipped round in my direction and our eyes met. We were looking at each other, intensely, before I smiled slightly, which cause a light hint of pink to coat her cheeks. I heard the giggles of the girls around her, and couldn't help but smile. It was good knowing that I made her blush like that.

"Em, hello…Emily!"

A hand was waving furiously in front of my face, and I snapped out of my daydream. Beside me were Aria, Spencer and Hannah. Spencer had a smirk on her face, along with Aria, whilst Hannah stood there rolling her eyes. I bit my lip and we sat down at the table we usually sat at. It was strange. This feeling that I got every time I looked at her. I wasn't used to having feelings for people. It's been 3 days since I touched her cheek, three days when I first made her blush. Since then I haven't really done anything else. I've admired her from a far, but I haven't had the courage to talk to her. I was too shy.

"Oh god, she's in Samara land again, I swear we should like just drag her by the arm and place her on there table or something."

That comment caught my attention and I looked up at all of them sheepishly. Like I said to my parents, I will get all these feelings once I meet my mate. And I have. The sexual tension isn't there yet, but I know that it will be, and once it happens, I'll be finding it difficult to control myself around her. That much I know. "Sorry guys, I just can't get her out of my mind. I think about her all the time, it's hard not too stop." I felt a hand on my shoulder, and I looked up to see Aria smiling at me. I smiled back, knowing that she knows how I feel. I know about her feelings for . We all do. All of a sudden, Hannah's eyes widened and she looked at me with a huge smile on her face.

"I've got an idea! If there's one thing that Samara loves, it's jocks. She babbles about them all the time. Like this one time, there was this girl, Olivia I think her name was, and Samara gushed about her none stop for like 2 weeks. They ended up going out, but I mean, it didn't last long before Samara turned her attention to another Jock."

"Wait, is Samara gay to?"

"Yeah, she's totally gay. I mean it's not easy to spot, but apparently she came out to her parents and they were cool with it."

"At least that's one less thing I have to worry about."

"So Hannah, let me get this straight, you want Emily to be Jock?"

"Yeah, it would totally capture her attention."

"But Emily is sort of already one. I mean she goes to gym class."

"Yeah, but Samara doesn't go anywhere near the gym unless one of her friends was going with her. She's always near the field, and I've even seen her in the pool area watching the swimmers."

"Okay, but what sport can Emily join then?"

"Well, I can join the swim team again."

"No, Em….don't just join the swim team, do more than one sport, that way you'll really impress her. Samara likes sporty people, because she's also into sport. I've seen her join the volleyball club and the basketball club."

"I'm not that good at either one of those, the only thing I'm good at is swimming."

"Wait! I know one that you could join. Why don't you join me in Soccer? I could totally help you out, and you'll be a pro in no time."

"That's a great idea Spencer. See Em, no problem."

I smiled at Hannah. This was a brilliant idea! If I joined at least two sport teams, I could easily impress her in no time and get her attention. The maybe she'll talk to me, or at least acknowledge me more. The bell rang signalling the end of our lunch break and we all got up and groaned. I had Chemistry class next, and I absolutely loathe science. When I got to room I sat down next to Spence. We were paired up, and apparently for the rest of the year, which was great. However the class felt like it last so long. I almost feel asleep before Spencer had to nudge me awake. After it ended I immeadiately signed myself down for the swim team and the girls soccer team. The soccer coach was surprised to see me since I've never in my life joined before.

"So, what position would you like to play Fields."

"Uh coach, we could always have her as a goal keeper, or even a midfielder." I looked at Spence, greatful for her pitching in at the right time."

"Hmm I don't know, we'll have to test her accuracy and how fast she is with the ball. After school, you and her will meet me here, and we'll put your skills to the test, understood Hatsings?"

"Yes coach, understood."

"Good, now you better get going, I don't want you to be late for your last class."

Spencer high fived me, and I chuckled. We both laughed as coach walked away. We have a free next. In the distance I saw, Samara and the cheerleading squad. She was making a pyramid, and she was top. I heard them cheering, watching the way she moved her arms and legs. Spence saw this and dragged me down.

"Wait, where are we going?"

"We are going to watch your future girlfriend."

We sat down on the bleachers, watching the cheer squad. I was glad that Spence dragged me here. I felt her chuckle beside me every time Samara did a flip and I would slightly jump, thinking she's fall her hurt herself. But my instincts told me to keep her safe, which was one of my main priorities. But then I heard gasps and panicked voices when the pyramid began to wobble. A football jock had hit the ball to high and in ended up hitting the girls in the middle row, causing Samara to wobble. I heard her scream and I was gone in a flash. Spencer tried calling my name, but I didn't stop. In no time I was in front of them and just before she could fall onto the ground she landed in my arms. Her arms were wrapped around my neck, holding tightly, and her face was buried in my shoulder. She looked up at me with wide eyes after a few seconds.

"Emily!"

I saw Spencer run towards us, her eyes worried and concerned. I nodded my head and told her that she was alright. The cheer squad was crowding around us now, just looking on in amazement. But I didn't pay attention to any of them; instead I focused on my mate. I so worried, my heart was pounding at an alarmingly fast rate. I leaned my face closer towards hers looking into her eyes, checking if she's okay.

"Are you okay, are you hurt?"

I saw her open her mouth, and close them. After what seemed like a long time, she shook her head no, and I kissed her forehead and settled her down on the ground. I heard the girls awing again and I coughed awkwardly before nodding at them and walked away following Spencer. But before we even took 5 steps, I felt a soft hand grab my wrist. I turned around and saw Samara their.

"Hey, I just wanted to thank you….I uh, would have been hurt badly, but you saved me, so um thanks."

My hand slid down to capture her hand in my own, and I brought it to my lips and kissed it gently, all the while looking into her eyes. Then I smiled and dropped it, looking at her. "It's no problem, if anyone else were nearby they would tried to do the same thing I'm sure."She nodded in understanding before scratching the back of her neck then slowly backing away. Once she was out of earshot, Emily nudged my arms and smirked at me. I looked at her with an eyebrow raised.

"What?"

"Okay first of all that was so cool!" You got there in like 1, not 0.5 seconds, and second of all, what was that back there, you were like being all suave and cool."

"Hey I was not suave, I was just being myself, besides, you guys have never seen my romantic side."

"True, but still! I think she swooned. I mean most of the other girls on the cheer squad did."

I laughed and we both walked to the changing rooms to get ready for soccer try outs. Once we were ready we met the coach on the field. First she gave me some basic training excercises, then she tested my goal keeping skills. I save every single shot, and I could see the coach nod, obviously impressed. Afterwards she tested me as a midfielder, and I got past Spencer and scored in no time.

"Wow, impressive Fields. You could count yourself in. Now, since your better at both, which one would you rather do?"

"Um, I would like the midfield position."

"It's settled then, midfielder it is, I'll see you on Monday after school, be there on time"

We both got changed and met up with Hannah and Aria. "Oh my god, is it true?" I scrunched my eyebrows together and looked at Spencer, confused.

"Is what true?"

"That you save Samara from falling down the pyramid!"

My mouth hung open in shock. It only happened an hour ago, but yet it seems like a lot of people have been talking about it. I saw Spencer, once again smirking and she coughed to get all our attention. "Yes, It's true, you guys should have seen it! She was there in like less than a second. It was so cool, oh and you should have seen everyone's face. They were like so shocked. She came out of nowhere and swooped in to save her. It's a good thing nobody saw us on the top of the bleachers though; otherwise they'd be questioning how you got down so quickly. Oh and get this, Emily was totally being romantic, she kissed her forhead, then when we walked away Samara thanked her and Em was totally cool and suave about it, even kissed her hand!"

"Em? Romantic? Wow, wish I would have been there, I would've loved to see that."

They all laughed and I blushed. To be honest, I didn't know where it came from. It just happened just like that, and before I knew it I was kissing her hand. I shocked myself, but I was so happy at what I did because I know she liked it. I just hope that once I join the swim team, that she'll be even more impressed. But with what happened today, it think I don't need to impress her much.

"You know Em, I think you've already captured her attention, not to mention made her swoon!"

I smiled knowingly, knowing that she was right. I did capture her attention. But I wanted to do more. I need to be closer to her.