Chapter 2

As soon as everyone had finished getting changed in the locker rooms, Aubrey went straight up to the redhead so she could warn her. "hey Aubrey, thanks for helping me today". Chloe said as soon as she was approached.

Aubrey smiled appreciatively at her, "no problem. But I need to speak to you about something, and it's kind of important. Could you hang around until everyone's gone".

"Yeah sure, is everything alright"

"Yeah everything's fine, I just have a feeling something's gonna happen and I want to give you some warning. I don't want to see you hurt". Aubrey replied not making eye contact, at this point the redhead was becoming worried. It's her first day what exactly could she need to talk about so desperately.

After the last person left the locker rooms Chloe turned to face Aubrey with a soft smile and comforting hand on her shoulder, "okay tell me what's up, your worrying me"

"It's about Brett"

Chloe looked shocked, she didn't know why Aubrey was so worried about him and her. They had only had one conversation, which only consisted of about four words. "What about him, we've only just met".

"He's trouble, and a player that likes to sleep around a lot. I saw the way you two were looking at each other during gym, and I though I should warn you not to go near him. It will only end in you getting your heartbroken when he finds another girl". Aubrey didn't know how to approach the subject so she thought jumping straight in and being honest was the best option. Chloe just looked at her confused, firstly because she didn't realise she was being so obvious about the staring, and secondly because he didn't seem like that kind of guy when they meet. He seems a bit shy and closed off.

"Wow, okay I didn't realise that. But I'm not that type of girl to just sleep with someone, so you don't have to worry about me". Chloe said as she grabbed her bag and left the locker room, leaving Aubrey on her own to ponder over her thoughts.

Before Stacie went to bed that night she decided to talk to Brett about what she saw the school today. She entered his room to find him sat against his headboard with his headphones on, his head bopping away to his latest mix. He hadn't realised anyone had entered his room until he felt the bed dip, and a pair of hands on his headphones.

"What do you want Stacie", Brett said slapping her hand away from one f his most prized possessions.

"I just wanted to see how you were doing, thought we could have a chat about today. More specifically about a certain redhead that practically had you drooling in gym" Brett scoffed and removed his headphones so he could put Stacie in her place. But before he could she beat him to it, "And don't try to deny it Brett Mitchell. Neither of you could keep yours off each other, you were basically eye humping in the middle of the field". He shoved her shoulders when he felt a sudden warmth spread up his neck toward his cheeks.

Once he calmed down he ducked his head to watch his hands fiddling in his lap, "Okay fine I like her, but it's not like I have a chance with her anyways. I mean who would want to go out with someone like me, she doesn't need all those problems weighing her down." The second those words left his mouth his was engulfed in a hug from his sister.

"Brett look at me, there is nothing wrong with you, yeah your an idiot sometimes and you smoke way too much. But none of that stuff outweighs the good in you. You are the most kindest, caring, protective brother I could have asked for. You put everyone else's needs before your own and I think Chloe would be so lucky to have you in her life".

"Why do you have to be so smart sometimes. Maybe your right but at the moment I don't think I'm ready for a relationship, maybe we could just be friends and see how it goes from there". He admitted shyly, never taking his eyes of his lap.

"If that's what you want". Stacie gave him another hug before getting of the bed and heading back to her own room. Brett spent the rest of the night tossing and turning, images of red and blue never leaving his mind.

The next few weeks dragged by for Brett and Chloe. The redhead made the cheerleading squad which mean she was with Stacie a lot, this also meant that Brett was always somewhere close by. In the last few weeks they had been slowly building a friendship, they never spent anytime alone together so the could never take that next step and get to know each other better. One of the main reasons of that was Aubrey, she would always be close by is she sensed something was about to happen. And as much as Chloe hated not being able to get to know him she was kind of glad Aubrey was always there, she knew the more time they spent together the more she would like him. Given the reputation his got around school, she can't risk her heart again by getting to close.

As the weeks went by Chloe began to gain more popularity by the second, which meant she found herself being approached more often. One guy stood out more than anyone else, the schools quarterback. Tom miles. He was every girls type, tall, muscular and handsome. And it seems that Chloe made quite an impression on him, so one day after gym they had their first conversation. To say she was nervous was an understatement, I mean he's the quarterback and she's a cheerleader, it's pretty inevitable that something will happen. So when he asked her on a date shouldn't couldn't help but say yes, but to be honest she wasn't as excited as she should have been. The reason being the brunette standing outside the lockers next to Luke. But she had to shake those thoughts from her mind, she shouldn't, no couldn't go there with him.

Her relationship with tom has been moving pretty quickly over the past two weeks, and Chloe wasn't sure if she was ready for the next step with him. It's not that she was a virgin, she lost that to her boyfriend back in Florida, however after him cheating on her it made her feel insecure and found it difficult to trust people. So when tom approached her one day after cheer practice she was scared, she knew she couldn't hold of any longer if she wanted to stay with him.

"Hey Chloe, so I was thinking. My parents are gone for the night so maybe we could finally get some alone time". Tom asked while tracing a finger along her collarbone towards her jaw. Chloe shuddered under his touch but not from pleasure, the way he looked at her. Like an animals looks at its prey frightened her.

She pulled his hand away and intertwined their fingers, "Tom I don't know if I'm ready, I really like you but I don't wanna rush things". Chloe responded softly looking into his brown eyes. He pulled his hand away and ran it through his hair exhaling loudly.

"jesus Chloe, this is the third time you done this to me. You need to stop being such a tease, I'm your boyfriend your supposed to do this for me". The second those words left his mouth her head snapped up to meet him, a scowl on her face and disgust in her eyes.

"I don't have to do anything for you, it's my choice. I can't believe you, I thought you were different. I guess your just the same as every other guy". Chloe took a few steps back till she hit the locker. Tom had a smug look on his face as he moved closer to her, taking her arms and pinning them above her head. He gripped her wrists hard causing Chloe to whimper in pain, he leaned forward and started placing hard kisses along her neck. Knowing how badly this could Chloe thought of the first thing she could do, she lifted her knee up and it hit him straight in the crotch, making him bend over in pain.

"You stupid bitch, you're gonna regret that". Tom straightened up and lunged at Chloe. She let out a scream and kept yelling at tom to let go, the next thing she feels is a sharp pain across her left cheek, before tom is in the floor clutching his nose.

That's when she looks up and see the person she least expected to see, but she was so glad she did.