A/N: So I'm pretty crap at keeping to dates, so lets just say here's some more Beauden and Marley :D

If Only We Were There will be updated as soon as I can manage, I've run into a little trouble with it, so until then.. enjoy this...

Asking Beauden

Marley rushed up to Sam in the hallway at school, a huge smile on her face. He jumps as she grabs his sleeve.
"Geez Marls, what, even… what?" he asks as he turns to face her.
"I asked him, at work yesterday, I asked him, and he said yeah, even though his cousin totally told me he hated dances and never went to his own, he said yes to me, and I can't stop smiling," she says bouncing a little in her spot.
Sam smiles, "Okay, now that's totally awesome, I mean not for me, cause if you didn't get around to asking him, I know you would have asked me, because you know, we're just besties like that," Sam jokes in a girly voice he puts on, even flicking his hand that Marley slaps away. "No but seriously Marls, that's awesome for you, and now I don't have to hunt him down and hurt him for saying no to you."
Marley shakes her head, laughing at Sam's jokes, "Yeah okay, you're hilarious Sam."
"So, who else have you told, or am I the lucky first, like with New Year's, which by the way, ended up working out for you, and it's totally why he said yes in the this place to going to the dance with you, you still owe me a thank you, because it was my brilliant idea for me and Kitty to kiss so that Beauden would know he had to kiss you," he nods.
"Wow, had makes it sound like he didn't want to Sam… so you think he actually didn't want to! And that he only did because you and Kitty were kissing?" she goes wide eyed at her blonde friend.
"No, no, he so wanted to kiss you Marls, what me and Kitty did was just a reminder that he should in case he was nervous or anything, because you know even tough kiwi-guys that show no emotions, still have them."
"You're sure?" she raises an eyebrow. "And he shows emotion okay, I saw him get really pissed off at work the other day, he was so close to decking one of the customers, but I don't blame him, I mean they made me cry," she shrugs.
"I'm sure," Sam nods, before raising an eyebrow with a smile.
Marley looks at Sam with a glare, "Are you laughing at me because they made me cry?"
"No way, no… I was just thinking about what you said. So those customers made you cry? And then Beauden wanted to hit them?"
"Well they were really rude to him after he took the table from me because I was so upset. Like they made fun of his accent, and called him mean names."
"Yeah but Marls, I made fun of his accent at the party, like to his face, and he just laughed, no Marls he wanted to hit them because they upset you, that's what pissed him off, he's too tough to care about a little bit of name calling and whatever," he talks quicker and quicker, getting more excited as he explained.
"I highly doubt that Sam, they were just as mean to him as they were to me."
"Why do you always do this? Like you always act like you're not good enough, cause I know you are okay, he likes you Marls, and that is sure proof, and I wasn't there, but I know it is, he's a guy and I'm a guy and I speak guy. He's one of the good guys, he was looking out for you, because he cares, and because he likes you."
"Yeah but you and Ryder look out for me and you care, but that doesn't mean you guys like me," she shrugs.
"Well we both have girlfriends, Beauden however does not… yet."

…

"You're mental Beaudy."
"Shut up Cory," Beauden rolls his eyes, motioning for him to move out of the way of the TV.
Looking behind himself quickly Cory backs towards the TV so he was completely blocking it. "Mental I tell you, mental!"
"Who's mental?" Felicity asks with a frown as she walks into the apartment.
Cory turns quickly to her and Beauden smiles as the TV comes into view again.
"Your cousin that's who, insane he is."
"Why now? Did he trip you while you were showing off again? Cause that's not mental that's just funny," she folds her arms with a sly smile.
"No. He's going to some high school dance. He never even went with Nieve or Gracie and he actually nailed t…"
"Oh you bastard, you cannot be serious okay! It is not all about sex all the time. He likes her and if that means going to some pretentious American dance then so be it… so what. And for the record Beauden's not a complete pig like you, got it?"
"Yes Ma'am," Cory says sarcastically, even giving her a mock salute as she goes into her bedroom. Turning he notices Beauden out of the corner of his eye. "Are you laughing me? Are you seriously laughing at me… You want me to hurt you, cause I will hurt you."
Slowly, still chuckling Beauden stands up, and looks down on Cory, "Remember, you're staying in my place, so my rules, and I'm bigger than you, faster than you, and you don't stand a chance and you know, don't go there Cory, just don't go there."
They both stare each other down for a moment before breaking out into laughter.
"You never had me Bro," Cory slaps Beauden on the back.
"I did and you know it," he laughs, sitting back down.
"Yeah I lied, I may have shit myself," Cory jokes, sitting down next to him.
"You're lucky I know you're joking," Beauden turns to him.
"Yeah…" He nods. "Do you know where Izz… is?"
"Say that without laughing now… try it I dare you!"
"No I can't, it's a stupid pun," Cory laughs.
"I'm not even sure it's a pun but I'm not one for correcting people." They both turn to look at Felicity's door.
"FLISS!"

…

Marley holds up her dress against herself, and looks up at the two people sitting in front of her, raising an eyebrow at them.
"Cute," Sugar grins, clapping.
"A dress," Sam nods. Marley and Sugar both shoot him a look. "What? What am I supposed to say? I'm sure you'll look great and stuff," he nods. "Isn't this Kitty's job, I feel like I'm intruding or something, you know I'm too big to fill her shoes, not to mention I'd never be able to walk in them… it's just weird okay."
"You done being a freak now?" Sugar rolls her eyes and stands up next to Marley. "You're gonna look amazing okay, I'm sure of it. The bluey-green thing is like perfect for you, uber adorable, super classy and totally you. I can have my stylist do your hair if you want?"
Marley and Sam exchange a quick glance about Sugar's suggestion. "I think I'll be alright, thank you though Sugar, for the offer," she smiles.

…

"Hey so you know how I take tables for you sometimes right?" Beauden quickly rushes up to Marley, lightly grabbing her arm.
"Yeah," she nods.
"Okay could you maybe please take a table for me?"
"Yeah I can… why do you need me to?"
"It's Cory, I'm sure he's gonna do something stupid, normally I wouldn't let you near him, but I tripped him on our run this morning in front of some girls when he was trying to show off," he chuckles slightly.
"You'd do that to your best friend?" Marley laughs.
"No my best friend is Israel, but he's kinda gone a-wall you know," he shrugs. "So please?"
"I guess I can, as long as it doesn't kill me."
"Well for the record I hope it doesn't," he smiles. Beauden wasn't about to admit it, but he was just a little bit excited to be going to the dance, but only because he was going to the dance with Marley, and well because there was no Rugby on (between the four of them they'd managed to find a way to watch it, a little later than New Zealand, but still the Hurricanes winning streak was nothing to joke about, or miss.) But yeah the dance didn't really sound all that bad, just because he didn't go to his year 12 or year 13 ball it didn't mean he didn't want to. He wanted to go, they would have been fun, and he wouldn't have lost a girlfriend on each occasion for having not gone. Nieve and Grace both broke up with him at respecting times around Ball time of year because he didn't go.
Beauden had started dating Grace at the end of year 11, over the summer and into the New Year, school started and everything was going great. Her birthday in March, his in May, then June rolled around. By then they'd met each other's families and said the big words, done some things and what not. He was sure she got how important Rugby was to him: evidently she did not. Beauden had two choices, Club Game or the School Ball with Grace. He picked to play in the Club Game and she was of course upset. They did last a couple more months though but she never got over it and decided to break up with him. He'd tried to explain to her that scouts would be at that game "You're a year 12 Beauden; they're not looking for un-educated pricks."
She was wrong, he was playing for the junior All Blacks Under 20's team by the end of the year.
Nieve was a little different. She was more attracted to him because of the whole rugby thing. He was a pretty big deal in their school. She loved going to the games, she loved the attention of being with Beauden. It was all going well they met each other's families, celebrated his birthday together, hers wasn't until July. They didn't say the big words, then again they'd only been together a few months, but they had done some things. Around June she started only talking about the ball, how she'd bought him a matching tie and everything. Beauden kept trying to tell her that he had a tournament game that weekend with the Under 20's team. Eventually she found out from Grace (who was just being spiteful). Nieve got incredibly mad with him for lying, when technically her never had and she breaks up with him. She broke up with him for doing exactly what attracted her to him in the first place.

It was different with Marley. He felt like she was the kind girl he would have been able to tell, even if she wasn't a big sports fan. She wouldn't have gotten mad, because she was just too nice like that. The thing is this time he was actually making a real effort, going to this dance. Mind you he wasn't able to play Rugby anymore, but the thing is that injury brought him to America, practically brought him to Marley, he would have never met her if he hadn't have wrecked the disc in his back.

"Hey Beauden?"
Beauden quickly turns to Marley. "Hey yeah?" he smiles a little.
"Can I get a lift, it's just kind getting dark," she points toward the window in the kitchen.
"Yeah of course," he nods "You didn't even have to ask, you could have just gotten into my car and I would have just taken you." He smiles, "Home, I would have taken you home," he adds quickly with a slight chuckle.
Marley smiles up at him. "Thanks."
"No problem."

A/N: If you have any questions, feel free to ask, I promise I won't bite ;)

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