Chapter 2

That night I had such weird dreams. They were about this old mansion like house and a long dark stairway that descended into what appeared as nothingness. But every time I would try and go down one of the guys would stop me, and every time they touched me I would wake up in my room. Once that happened five or six times I finally gave up on sleep and went to take a shower: at four in the morning.

Later as I walked into Biology I noticed Pouge looked worried. He didn't look like he got much sleep either. I smiled at him as I sat beside him.

"Are you ok?" Pogue asked

Okay I knew I looked tired but that didn't constitute for the amount of worry in his voice and eyes. "Yeah, I'm fine." A look of relieve crossed his face but it didn't stay there for long. "Are you ok?"

"What? Yeah, I just didn't get much sleep last night. I kept having strange dreams."

"You too? Man maybe it was something in the food. I think we should complain. What were your dreams about?"

"Noting really… its just something that happened about a week ago. We got into a car accident and lost a fellow student. I've just been having dreams about it ever sense."

I wanted to know more but I wasn't about to pry, that wasn't my style, if he wanted to tell me he would. Also, class started so we had to be quiet.

Later in math class I actually had someone to talk, Tyler had saved me a seat. I was so thankful for that seeing as how I still didn't know anyone in that class. In all of my other classes I had realized that girls either from the soccer team or the swim team were there. I was begging to think that it wasn't going to be so bad here.

"What you thinking about?" Reid asked as he sat down at lunch.

"Um.. Nothing really I was just thinking how maybe this place isn't going to suck as much as I though it would." I was picking at my food again. I seriously could not get this stupid dream out of my head. I wanted to know what it meant.

"Oh, that wouldn't have anything to do with a certain group of people now would it?" Reid smirked.

"Maybe" I mumbled, blushing a little

Reid cracked up at that. I didn't see what was so funny, but if it made him laugh, I didn't mind to much. I loved his laugh, it fit him perfectly.

"So what are we laughing at?" Pouge asked as he joined as at the table.

"Oh, nothing" Reid had stopped laughing even though the smile didn't leave his face.

"Ok," Tyler said as he and Caleb joined the group. "So what are the planes for tonight?"

"Well I have to go to the store and pick up meds for.… Gorman." Caleb came up with that name last minuet.

I had noticed the pause and realized there was someone he didn't want me knowing about, but I wasn't about to pry into his life either, I didn't want to ruin our friendship before it even began.

"Ok than I say we hit the town tonight." Reid seemed to be the type of guy that always had to have something to do, I'm not sure how he managed to stay up with his grades if he was always out. Then I realized the guys helped him, they all pretty much had the same classes, so of course they helped.

"Hello.. Earth to Sam" Pouge was waving his hand in front of my face.

"What ? Sorry."

"I asked if you wanted to hang with us tonight."

"Oh, Um….I cant because…" I had no idea what to say I had to come up with some excuse and fast, "I have to study" I blurted out to fast before I realized that I had only been there for two days how much studying did I have to do. The boys picked up on that too.

"Seriously Sam you've only been in classes two days not even you could be that far behind" Tyler answered.

"Exactly, I've been here for two weeks and you guys are already way ahead of me. I have to learn everything you already know before mid terms next month." that even sounded lame to my own ears, but I guess they fell for it because they dropped the subject.

Later when I was sitting in English with Caleb and Reid, Reid whispered in my ear. "So what's the real reason that you don't want to hang out with us tonight?"

I cant say that I honestly had an answer, I mean if I was smart at all I would jump at the chance to hang out with them, but I just didn't want to. "Are you accusing me of lying?"

"Yes" he was blunt about it.

I looked at him, he was super close to me. "Well, I wasn't lying, I have to catch up and if I don't keep my grades up it doesn't matter how good of a swimmer or soccer player I am, they aren't going to let me stay.

"Well you know we could always help catch you up considering we already know it all."

"No its ok, you guys go out and have your fun, I don't want to be a burden. Really it ok, I do better when I study on my own anyway." At that moment the teacher decided to call on Reid for an answer, that he didn't know manly because he had been talking to me. So thankfully that was the end of the conversation.

Soccer practice went ok. The girls need a lot of work though. I have my work cut out for me. Apparently, they had had a meeting and decided to make me captain, so that put even more pressure on me. Than to add to it they also made me captain of the girls swimming team. I honestly think they are trying to kill me. I had no idea how I was going to captain two teams plus keep my grades up. I was now really glad that I had declined on the invitation to go out with the boys.

The next couple of weeks went by fast. Between all of my classes and having to coach both teams, I was complexly stressed. Every night the boys had asked me to hang out after school and I always declined. However, even though I hardly saw them outside classes we were all becoming close. I was more comfortable around them and I noticed the effect of me hanging around them so much, people that I didn't even know started to talk to me. One person unparticular was this guy named Kevin, he was on the swim team and he had asked me out a couple times, I always told him no, coming up with some excuse. He seemed like a real nice guy and he wasn't unattractive, there was just something telling me to say no. I find it funny how I never mentioned it to the guys though, I guess I never thought it was that important.

It was Friday night, about three weeks after I arrived at Spenser, and I was really stressing because I had a soccer game on Saturday morning that I had to get ready for and a swim meet Sunday afternoon. I looked at the clock and realized that I had forgotten to go down to eat dinner. 'Crap, how did I forget that.' I thought to myself, and right on cue my stomach growled. Not a minuet later there was a knock on my door. I opened to find a pizza deliver guy.

"Hello, I have the five pizza's you ordered."

"But I didn't order any pizza's" I was completely confused, not only would I ever eat that much but I didn't have the money to pay for them either.

"Yes you did. This is where the guy on the phone told me to drop them off. So here you go."

"But I don't have the money to pay for these." I was kind of getting annoyed.

"Oh, no need to worry they were already paid for. Here you go and have a nice night." He handed me the pizza and walked off.

I set the pizza on my bed and turned around to close my door but instead found the guys standing there. I jumped not expecting to see them. "Holy cow you scared me. But I guess that would explain the pizza's. What are you guys doing here?"

"We decided that we were tired of hearing no from you to hang out so we took into upon ourselves to invite ourselves over for pizza and a movie." that's exactly like Reid.

"Guys this nice and all but I have a game tomorrow."

"Precisely why you need to relax." Pouge said.

Of course my stomach had to betray me with a growl. "Ok, that's it, were not taking no for an answer" all of them walked into my room.

It was strange seeing them spread out across my room. I'm glad that I had extra been bags in my room. They had sat the pizza on my desk. Tyler and Caleb took over the been bags, Pouge had my desk chair, and Reid was on my bed, so of course I had to join Reid on my bed. I was so hungry that I think I almost ate an entire pizza on my own. I really I'm glad they decided to do this. Before the movie was half way over Pogue, Caleb and Tyler were passed out. I wasn't really paying that much attention to the movie, I was to busy worrying about the game tomorrow.

"So what's the deal with you and Kevin?" Reid whispered not wanting to wake the guys.

"What do you mean? There's noting going on with me and Kevin." I was kind of curious as to how he had figured that one out.

"I know, he talked to me after practice today. More like cornered me. He thought we were a couple on the down low and that's why you kept saying no to him."

I was surprised. Did people really think Reid and I were a couple? I mean its not like I would mind its just that we didn't act like it at all. I mean I never hung out with any of them after school. Out of all the guys I think I was around Pouge the most.

"But don't worry, I made sure he knew we weren't and I told him that's just the way you were. I explained how you never want to do anything with anyone. I told him maybe he should be more assertive."

"Um…." What the heck. How in the world did this happen. There is no way to get out of this. Ok one date that's all this has to be than I can tell him that I don't like him like that and than maybe we can just be friends.

"So why do you keep saying no to him?" Reid acted uninterested yet interested at the same time.

"No reason I guess, I have just had a lot on my mind lately."

"Sam, what's the real reason?" Reid always seemed to be able to tell when I lied. Its not that I did very often, usually just when I didn't want to explain myself, I'm not good at telling people my emotions or thoughts. Reid had caught on to this right away, and I'm sure he was trying to change me.

"I don't know Reid, ok, I just don't know. I'm not used to all this crap. This stuff never happens to me."

"What are you talking about? What stuff?" he really was confused.

"This" I said motioning to him and the guys. "Guys never pay attention to me, ever, especially hot guys like you, and honestly I've never been asked on a date before or had a boyfriend or anything like that. I freak out ok, I'm not good with any of this." I blushed and looked at my hands, I cant believe that I just told Reid all of that, especially like that. I sort of expected him to laugh at me.

"You think were hot?"

Of course that would be the one thing he would pay attention to. He was trying to be nice and ignore the rest of my ramble. I rolled my eyes and hit him with the pillow or at least I tried, but the pillow flew out of my hand and knocked over my lamp. The other guys jumped out of their skin when they herd the noise. Reid and I just busted out laughing and eventually they all were to. Not long after that they all left. Wishing my luck with the game tomorrow and letting me know they were going to be in the stands rooting me on.

Morning came way to fast, I was so not ready for the game. I was a nervous wreck. Once I made it to the locker rooms most of the team was there already. They had really improved a lot over the past three weeks, they were starting to act like a team. But I'm still not sure they are going to be able to win. After the rest of the team got there and we were all changed and had my talk.

"Ok, girls, I know that we started off ruff, but we have this in us. We can beat them, we have improved so much over the past three weeks, I'm so proud of all of you. So what if we don't win, we have grown as a team a lot more and we will continue to grow no matter what. So as long as we go out there and try are best than they cant beat us. So lets go and win this game!" we all ran out of the locker room towards the field.

By half time we were up by a point and things were looking good. "So you and the Sons have become close haven't you?" Rachel asked during half time.

"Who?" I had no idea who she was referring too.

"The sons. You know Caleb and all them."

"Oh, yeah, I guess so. I mean we don't really hang out that much, but I guess you could say that."

"Not that close? I saw all four of them leave your room last night." Sadie jumped into the conversation. "Man if I was lucky enough to be you, I would become close with them fast. Besides if they didn't feel close to you they wouldn't have come to the game today."

"What makes you say that?"

"They haven't been to any games sense they been here, for any of the sports."

Just than the whistle blew for the game to start back up. After the game all of us were heading back to the locker rooms celebrating our victory when I herd my name being yelled. I turned around to see the guys/sons (at least that's what everyone else calls them) walking towards me.

"Congratulations!" they all said and gave me a big group hug. I was kind of embarrassed but didn't let it show.

"Thanks guys." I smiled, I was glad to have someone the cheer me on. Than I noticed there was something wrong, their smiles weren't reaching their eyes. "What's wrong?"

"It's my mom. We were planning on taking you out to celebrate, but something came up with my mom, so we'll have to have a rain check." Caleb looked worried

"Is she ok? Is there anything I can do to help?"

"Nah, she'll be fine this happens a lot to her. But we got to go. See you tomorrow, ok? And congrats again." Than they all walked off. That was so strange, it seems to me that they have a lot of secrets.

Anyways, by the time a got to the locker room everyone had decided we were going out to celebrate and they were forcing me to go with them. So everyone was supposed to go shower and change clothes than meet outside the school in an hour.

I was actually really glad that I had went, I had more fun than I have had in a while. I noticed how they talked about the "Sons" a lot. I honestly think they were obsessed with them or something. They were overjoyed that they had come to the game.

"You do know they only reason they were there is because of Sam, right?" Sadie clarified. The other girls thought that over for a second.

"Who cares, I mean realistically only one of them can have Sam, and the other three are going to eventually want to find someone else." That was so typical Kelly for you.

I blushed when she said this though, because I dint honestly believe anyone of them wanted me in the way Kelly had just suggested.

Unfortunately, they night went by to fast and I was back in my room before I even realized how late it was. It was midnight and I had a swim meet tomorrow. Man, I'm going to be so tired. I crashed and I swear not 5 minuets later my phone was ringing. I looked at the caller id and realized it was Reid.

"Hello"

"Where the hell are you?" Reid sounded panicked "have you looked at the clock lately? Are you just waking up?"

"Um.. Maybe"

"Crap girl hurry up and get dressed already." then he hung up on me. I looked at the clock and realized it was already 1 and the meet started at 2. I jumped up and started getting ready. I was so hungry. As soon as I was finished there was a knock on my door. I answered it to see Reid standing there with coffee and a muffin.

"Reid you're my life saver." I gave him a big hug than blushed realizing what I had done

"Yeah, yeah , yeah, just hurry up will you."

We got to the pool at 1:20 just in time to start warming up.