"Sooooooo Isaac..." Stiles said leaning up against his locker in the change room "We heard about what happened when you showed Chloe where her class was... smooth..." Stiles said, trying to control his laughter.
Scott chuckled as Isaac looked down at his lacrosse stick, obviously embarrassed but quickly punched Stiles on the arm, shutting him up instantly.
As the three boys headed out onto the field for their afternoon practice before their game on Friday night, they and the other guys on the team saw the cheerleaders in the distance. Isaacs face beamed when he spotted the small blonde, now dressed in black tights and a red singlet; tie her hair up into a ponytail, ready for the try outs.
"I really wish Lydia would try out for cheerleading..." Stiles gawked as he and Scott noticed Allison and Lydia sitting on the bleachers "She would look really good in a cheerleader's uniform..." He added, his imagination getting the best of him.
"STILINSKI!"
Coach interrupted his thoughts, and stood in front of him "I knew this was a bad idea letting the cheerleaders have try outs at the same time as training!" he yelled at the team "Stop your perving, you hormonal little bustards! Suicide runs, NOW!" Coached finished yelling, pointing for the boys to start laps around the field.
Stiles groaned and began running beside Scott, but turned back when they hear Coach yelling again "Lahey! What the hell are you doing?!"
As the boys ran past the cheerleaders, Isaac had stopped and was jogging on the spot, talking to Chloe
"Your coach seems angry..." Chloe said, looking at the coach who looked as though he was about to pull out his hair.
Isaac shrugged his shoulders casually "He's always angry..." he answered, continuing to job on the spot as Chloe played with her hair in the pony tail.
"Alright girls, time to do some stretches then we'll get straight into it!"
Chloe began to walk backwards, turning her head over to the other girls trying out "You should go!" She said, seeing that the coach was at boiling point. Isaac nodded and began to jog back
"Good luck!" he yelled at her and she smiled sweetly at him, walking over to join the other girls.
"Lahey, stop thinking with your downstairs area and start thinking with your upstairs! You just earned yourself another lap of suicide runs, NOW GO!"
Lahey laughed to himself and began to run as Scott, Stiles and the others were on their way back "So worth it..." He said to them in passing, meaning that talking to Chloe for those 5 minutes was worth it.
As the afternoon strayed into night, Lydia and Allison decided to wait for Chloe's try outs
"We went shopping yesterday; we're like two peas in a pod!" Lydia said as she filed her nail. Allison opened her mouth jokingly "Oh don't worry, you're still my best friend... but she's so cute! It's just like having my own life size Barbie... "
"She's not a toy!"
Lydia rolled her eyes "I know I know, just I mean she's blonde and cute and a cheerleader! So adorable."
Allison went from watching the boys retire to the change rooms and the girls chosen on the spot for the squad.
"What happened to hating her?"
Lydia grinned "Well we all know what I'm like with new people..." Before Allison could retort, Chloe came over grinning.
"So I take it from your look on your face, you made the squad?"
The three girls began walking to the schools parking lot, when they met up with the boys "Congratulations is in order?" Stiles asked Chloe, who held out the cheerleading uniform which she had got given.
"So when are you joining the squad?" Stiles asked as he put his arm around Lydia's shoulder and she slapped it off automatically, making the other 4 laugh. Once they had all made it to Stiles' car, they all turned to Isaac and Chloe
"Well this is our stop..." Stiles said looking from Scott to Allison then to Lydia. Chloe and Isaac knew straight away what these guys were up to and Chloe decided what the hell; just go with it... she wanted to spend more time with Isaac anyway.
"Need a lift Isaac?"
Suddenly he started to panic, even sweat a little bit – shit, they'd be alone... like really alone. He nodded nervously and she cocked her eyebrow up
"Okay well, I'll meet you at the car then..." She could sense his nervousness and looked at Lydia and Allison, as if to say what was his deal?
As the girls got into the back of Stiles' jeep, Scott chatted with Isaac "What's wrong?"
Isaac began fidgeting; looking at the ground "I don't know... she wants to give me a lift? Where am I meant to get her to drop me off? I can't take her anywhere near Derek..."
Scott slapped Isaacs shoulder
"You're just nervous, look a wise friend of mine once said, just because you're a werewolf doesn't mean you have to stop living your life..."
Stiles' head popped up and he grinned "Scott is right... I said that and I am very wise!"
Isaac and Chloe sat in silence as she drove her lime green beetle in the suburb streets of Beacon Hills "Are you okay?" Chloe asked with concern.
Isaac cleared his throat, shifting in his seat "Yeah... I'm just... "He cleared his throat again and Chloe couldn't help but giggle
"Do I make you nervous or something?" she asked flirtatiously, catching him off guard. Isaac opened his mouth but nothing came out, he was gobsmacked. Chloe pulled the car over, looking at the darkened house
"Is anyone home?" she asked as they hopped out of the car together. Isaac breathed out the cold air, looking at the house he once called home... but it was never really home. He didn't want Chloe to know where he was really staying with Derek, not yet anyway.
"It reminds me of the house I used to live in when my parents were still alive..." Chloe said as if it was nothing, but once she saw the confused look on Isaacs face, she knew she had to tell him.
"Just after my younger sister was born, so I was around 6 years old, my Dad decided to take my Mum out. My sister and Grandma were babysitting us... and well long story short... my parents never made it home. It was a hit and run... never found the guy"
Chloe leant down on the bonnet of her car and Isaac sat next to her, continuing to listen "My grandma took care of us up until a few years ago before she passed away... and then my sister got the lovely job" Chloe said jokingly, trying to lighten the sudden serious conversation, but Isaac could see how much it hurt.
"Sorry about that, what a major buzz kill!" Chloe hopped off her car, trying to keep a brave face. Isaac stood up, slowly moving his body towards hers
"I'm so sorry..." was all he could muster as the tears began to form in her eyes, but she shrugged it off and looked up into his icy blue eyes.
"It's okay, everyone has their ups and downs... family tragedies..." she began to whisper, moving her body closer to his. Isaac could hear her heart thumping against her chest, he knew she wanted him to kiss her, hell, he wanted to kiss her... and just as their lips were about to meet, something caught his attention off to the side.
Derek stood with his hands in his pockets, staring at Isaac, who took a step back "What is it?" Chloe asked, reading his facial expressions and then followed his line of sight to see Derek coming towards them.
"Isaac..." he said once he'd met them. Both guys stood staring at each other, not saying a word "Ummmm hey, I'm Chloe..." she said, holding out her hand to Derek. He judged it for a second, eventually shook it.
BAM! Something flashed through Derek's mind and he held her hand tighter... Chloe finally managed to lose his grip and nursed it – she swore he heard Derek smell her.
"I better get home; my sister will begin to worry... I'll see you at school..."
Derek eyed her suspiciously as he got into her car and drove off "You need to stay away from her..." He warned Isaac "There's something about her..." Isaac went to protest but Derek shed him "Don't even try it, just stay away."
Chloe lazily shut the front door shut, walking into the dining room to see her 10 year old little sister Gabriella helping Lindzee, her older sister set the table for dinner.
"How'd try outs go?" Her older sister asked, flicking her long locks over her shoulder. Without saying a word, Chloe picked up the cheerleading uniform. Gabby shot up from her seat and squealed "That's so cool! Can you go model it for us? Please! Please! Pretty please!" she begged Chloe, who couldn't resist her little sister's puppy dog eyes.
"I'm happy for you Chlo, so you're meeting friends yeah? Any guys?"
Chloe shook her head teasingly as she made her way up the stairs to her bedroom "It's only early days Lindz, but let's just say there is definitely potential!"
As she shut her bedroom door, she put on her cheerleading uniform looking at herself in the mirror and held her hand... what the hell was that before with Derek? She had no idea what she had seen.
Chloe and Derek both had some sort of flash when their hands touched, what was it?
Plus, Chloe finds out about Isaacs past... how will she react?
Authors Note - Please review and let me know what you thought of this chapter :)