Chapter 2
First day of public school. Check. Now all I had to do was get to gymnastics and start my training.
"What time are you gonna be home so I can tell mom?"Anthony asked as I put my stuff in the back of my car.
"Probably around 5. In time for dinner."I said climbing and putting the key in the car.
"Alright, see ya at home goober."
"What is it with you and that word?" I yelled at him as I shut the door and rolled the window down.
As I was pulling out of the parking lot I saw the captain of cheerleading, Jessica, was giving me some major dirty looks. My schedule was pretty much the same thing as Anthonys except last period which he had lifting and I had cheering.
1st- Advanced Enviormental Science
2nd-Advanced Geometry
3rd-Advanced English Literature
4th-Study Hall
5th- Lunch
6th-Advanced Geography
7th-Free Period- Cheering practice
Being in the same classes as Anthony was gonna suck considering we sit next to each other in EVERY class we have together. Then again, at least I know someone.
When I pulled into the club I grabbed my bag and walked in and to the locker room.
"Who is that?" I heard some people whisper as I walked out and over to the coach.
"Ok listen up!" He yelled,"This is our new gymnast she has transeferred from Colombus Gymnastics Club and she is to be treated like she belongs. She's better than most of you in here."
I laughed to myself and walked over to the floor and started stretching.
"Are you like stalking me or something? You seem to be taking everything I have." Jessica said as she leaned down to my level.
"This is going to sound really concieted but it's not my fault I'm better than you in stuff."I said as I stood up and started to walk over and get ready to do the uneven bars.
"Ok, listen, you need to quit or else I will make your llife here and at school horriable."
"Do it. Not gonna effect me any."
I walked over the the uneven bars and started with a double arabian.
"What the hell! No one should be able to do that! I was supposed to be the first one to land that!"Jessica yelled as she ran over to Coach Cruz.
"So I can do something you can't and you get jealous. I have been able to land that double arabian for 2 years now. So I don't wanna here it."
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The first thing I did when I got home was run up to my room and change into my yellow bikini and went out to the pool to find Anthony and some of his team members swimming.
"Anthony you suck. You know I have to swim after gymnastics." I said as I looked at him.
"Annabelle there is nothing stopping you, we are getting out anyhow."He said looking at me.
I looked behind him and saw a brown haired blue eyed boy with a buff body. He was gorgeous and I had never seen anything like him before.
"Ok."I said turning my head when he turned his and glanced at me.
As they jumped out of the pool I immediatly put my towel down and slid my sunglasses on my face and grabbed my chair out of the pool house and sprayed myself down with tanning oil and sat in my chair in the water and I could feel myself getting tanner and tanner.
Anthonys P.O.V
I couldn't figure out what Ryan was looking at. He was off in a daze and to tell you the truth it was pretty funny. I followed his gaze and realized he was stareing at Annabelle.
"Dude, why are you stareing at my sister?" I asked him.
"Umm, I wasn't. Please your sister is probably a freshman."He said.
"She's the same age as me."
"When were you born?"
"September 17th."
"When was she born?"
"September 17th."
"Your twins?"
"Now your getting it."
He took one last glance at her and followed everyone else.
Annabelles P.O.V
After I got out of the pool I grabbed a shower and when I got out Anthony's friends were still there.
"Anthony, it's going on 10:00 shouldn't everyone be going home?"I asked as I walked downstairs in my pajama boxer shorts and a white tank top with my black glasses on.
"Shows how much you know. Mom said they could stay tonight."He said looking at me funny.
"What?"
"Yeah. Speaking of mom. Where is she?"
"No idea. Should be home,"I looked out the window and saw her pull in,"right now."
I walked into the kitchen and opened the fridge and grabbed an apple and Fiji.
"Hey momma." I said as she walked in through the garage.
"Hey sweetie. How was school?"She replied.
"Ehh. It was ok I guess."
"What about gymnastics?"
"Now that's what I call fun!"
She looked at me and laughed then hung her keys up on the hook,"Your orange leo is downstairs all washed up and here is the money for your team leo. Coach Cruz said he needed it as fast as possiable."She said handing me a $50 bill.
"Oh thanks." I smiled.
"Your welcome, where's your brother?"
"Living room with his friends."
"Anthony!" She yelled.
"Yeah mom?" I heard him yell from the living room.
"Come here!"
He came running in and stood next to me.
"How was school?" She asked him.
"Ehhh. It was ok I guess."
"God you can tell you two are twins by the way you talk."
"Hey!" We both said looking at each other and laughing.
"Ok it's time to start settling down." She said as she laughed.
"Well, I'm going to bed, I am beat." I said as I looked at her and smiled.
"Night."Anthony said as I walked away.
"Night. Night momma love you."
"Night sweetie love you too."
I was walking up the steps and I couldn't help but realize I was in love with Ryan. I saw him around school and everything but he really seemed nice. Too bad he didn't know I existed.
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I walked into school the next morning and walked to my locker. I was gathering my books and I shut the locker and turned and ran right into someone.
"I am so sorry!" I heard a deep voice say.
"No, I should watch where I'm going. I'm sorry."I said as I started gathering my books.
"Well, I shouldn't be running in the halls."
I looked up at him and realized it was Ryan.
"Well, I never said I wasn't clumsy."I said as I slung my purse over my shoulder.
"All cheerleaders please report to the gym." The loud speaker said.
"Gotta go."
I turned and walked away and started walking to the gym.
"Hello girls."The coach said as the group of 18 sat infront of her.
"Hi." We all said looking at her.
"So we have too many girls and not enough money to afford new uniforms for all of us which means we are going to have to have a cheer off today at practice. Anyone can go. Captains or any of the girls. Don't think that for one second just because your a captain your getting out of maybe being cut. So be prepared to do a dance and a cheer. I now there isn't enough time but that's why we are using past routines. You can do whatever you want but the judging will be strict. If one of the captains get cut the next person up will fill their position. So if Jessica gets cut that means Annabelle will get captain. See you later."
We all left and through out the entire day I was trying to figure out what routine I was gonna do, then I realized I could do the one that earned us grand champions at the cheer competiton last year.
...
All the girls did amazing and I landed all flips and did my best during the cheers and many other things I needed to do.
"So the girls that have made the squad will be called up and when you are called grab your new uniform and new poms and stand over there." Coach Sandy said as we all sat anxiously awaiting the results,"The first girl I have chosen is the best I have seen today and deserves to be called first. Annabelle come get your uniform and poms and go ahead and stand over there."
She called girl after girl and there were only three girls left. Maysi, Jessica, and Tori.
"The final girl that will be on the squad has talent and carisma which is why I decided to keep her."She said as she looked at them,"Maysi."
Maysi jumped up and ran over to get her uniform and Jessica and Tori just sat there.
"I'm sorry Jessica and Tori. Jessica you weren't a leader to your team and you couldn't land a back handspring which is why you were cut. You also have a bad attitude. Tori you had the best smile but sometimes when people got in your way you got very timid. I'm sorry girls."She said as she looked at them,"Which means our new captain is Annabelle. Now! Go get changed we got pictures for the competition program."
"What competition?" I asked looking at her.
"The Florida Cheerleading Nationals Competiton. Schools from every state will be there."She said.
Now was the time to show up my own team. They deserve what they had coming to them.
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I worked those girls and the routine that was chosen was outstanding and impossiable to beat!
"Ok you guys have been the best team ever! Which is why I am having team night at my house. Bring yo swim suits and towels! See you guys tonight!"I said as I gathered my things and they walked out.
I was walking to my car and Jessica walked infront of me.
"Enjoying my team?" She asked me.
"It's not your team anymore. This team is having more fun than when you were captain. They had a big conversation about it at practice the other day. I work then hard, but I also know how to have fun. I spent one day on this team with you as captain and I wanted to kill myself. You need to let lose the next time if you become captain. Which no offense to you isn't going to be these next two years. Maybe if you play your cards right she'll let you back on the team. Tryouts are at the end of the school year. Work on your stuff for the next month and if you have what it takes to be back on the team then maybe you have a chance at being captain your senior year."
"You mean it?"
"I know it. Now I gotta get to the gym. Bye."
I walked away and climbed in my car and pulled out of the parking lot.
The entire time I was driving into town to go to gymnastics I was thinking about the run in I had with Ryan my second day of school almost 2 months ago and everytime I saw him he smiled I couldn't understand why.
Prom was in 4 weeks and I still didn't have a date. The competition was also next weekend in Florida. The last payment for the trip was due tomorrow so I had to get everything for the girls ready. We were missing all next week for the competion leaving this sunday.
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The night before we left I had the team over for one final night of team talk and partying before we had to be serious and focus on the routine. So he didn't have to deal with a bunch of girls at the house Anthony had Ryan and Nathan over to stay with him.
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Anthony's P.O.V
I couldn't figure out why Ryan was always stareing at Annabelle with googly eyes but it was making me mad. But that same night she was asked out by QB 2 on the football team and she said yes and then his mood changed.
"Ryan?" I asked him.
"What?" He said looking at me.
"What's wrong."
"Not a damn thing."
"Are you sure?"
"You really wanna know what's wrong?"
"If getting it off your chest will help then yes."
"I'm in love with your sister and she doesn't see it. That's what's wrong with me. Annabelle is the most beautiful person I have ever met and she doesn't see that I'm practically in love with her. Instead she see's something in that loser of a quarterback! I gotta go home dude, I am so sorry. I can't stand to see her and feel the way I do."
He stood up and was gone.
"Wow."Nathan said looking at me.
"I didn't know he felt like that for her. Thats wow. Because she told me just the other day, she felt the same about him.
FLASHBACK
"Annabelle why do you look so upset?"I asked her as I walked into her room.
"I just wish the guy that I'm madly in love with JUST ONCE would realize that I love him."She said looking at me.
"What do you mean?"
"Ryan. Anthony, I love him. It's more than like or like like it's love. I love him and he will never feel the way I do about him and I will continue on with a hurting heart."
"Annabelle I wish I could do something."
"If you could Ryan to feel the same way I do about him everything would be ok."
END OF FLASHBACK
"Are you going to tell her?"Nathan asked.
"No." I said looking at him.