A/N: Hey! Thanks for the new reviews. It's really cool to hear from ya'll. Anyways, here's the next chapter.
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The First Date
Amanda fell down on her bed sighed as she stretched out. She smiled as she thought about what had happened earlier at school that day.
Flashback…The bell rang, ending seventh period, and Amanda stepped out of Mr. Thompson's Anatomy class. She looked around as she leaned against the wall beside the classroom's door, holding her books close to her chest. She was extremely nervous, in yet excited. Tonight was the big night. Tonight was her date with Randy, who everyone in school seemed to love. She'd been waiting for this all week, but now the day had come and she was scared to death. What if she did something wrong?
Amanda snapped out of her thoughts as John and Jayden walked up to her, hand-in-hand. She smiled as Jayden ran up and hugged her before quickly retreating back to John. She had an excited look on her face and seemed so happy that she was about to pop.
Amanda tried to hide her nervousness as she hugged John, "Hi guys." She said, nervously tucking a few strands of hair behind her ear.
Jayden almost squealed in excitement for her new friend, "Oh my gosh! Tonight's the big night! I'm so excited! Everyone's talking about you two." She hugged John's neck tightly in excitement, much to his surprise. John simply returned the gesture by lighly hugging his long-time girlfriend in shock and patting her lightly on the back. He laughed a little at her excitement as she pulled away from him and turned to face Amanda, standing in front of John as he wrapped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head.
Amanda nodded and looked down at the ground shyly, clenching her books even closer to her chest in nervousness, "I know. I'm scared to death. Have you seen him, though?" Amanda looked around. She hadn't seen or talked to Randy since yesterday after school.
John smirked and nodded, "He's being escorted from seventh period to wrestling practice from now on since he's been late everyday this week. Don't be so nervous. I'm his best friend. I've heard the way he talks about you. You could never go wrong in his eyes. John assured her as the three walked down the hallway toward their lockers. They pushed through the crowded hallways, cursing under their breath about the annoying Friday crowds. Everyone always lost their minds on Fridays. Finally, they made it to Amanda's locker, where the crowd seemed to be thinning quickly.
Amanda began to unlock her locker as John leaned against the other lockers, holding Jayden's hand as she talked to a friend, "I don't know. It's just—he's so popular. Besides that, he's so perfect. Too perfect. He's practically famous here and he wants to be with me. Maybe he's just bein' nice." John smirked at this. He knew that Amanda was dead wrong, as she would soon find out.
"If you say so." John grinned as Amanda opened her locker and stared into it in shock. She couldn't believe it. This was just…amazing.
Amanda pulled out a beautiful bouquet of roses, held together by a beautiful, red ribbon with a note attached to the side. She stared at the flowers in amazement before opening up the card and reading what it said:
12 beautiful roses for the beautiful angel that graced someone like me with her presence.
Amanda looked over to John, tears threatening to fall down her face, "Did you know about this?" John merely smirked and nodded. Amanda wiped the tears out of her eyes and hugged John's neck, "Tell him that I love them." She whispered in his ear before kissing his cheek.
John smiled as he hugged Amanda back, "I love you like a sister, girl. Don't you forget it."
…End Flashback
Amanda snapped out of her thoughts as she heard a knock on her door. She looked up at the door as it cracked open, "Yes, ma'am?" She asked when she saw her mother stick her head in the door.
Amanda's mom smiled. Amanda looked just like her mom, minus the eyes and hair. She even shared that same sweet smile with Amanda, "Baby, he's here." Her mom said in a soft, sweet voice.
Amanda shot up in bed, her eyes wide, "Already?" She glanced over at the clock. 6:30 p.m. He was right on time, "Oh my gosh! I'm not even ready yet!" Amanda jumped off of her bed in a panic, wondering how she could have let time slip by so quickly.
Amanda's mother smiled again, "Men have waited on women since the beginning of time, as my uncle used to say. Randy can wait a few more minutes. Take your time. Besides, you're dad and Pa are already downstairs interrogating him." Her mother glanced down the stairs and into the living room at the three men and shook her head as she laughed to herself, "You've got plenty of time."
Amanda gave her mom a pleading look, "Don't let them scare him off or sick the dog on him."
Amanda's mom laughed, "Honey, don't worry. You go get ready for him, now." She urged before shutting Amanda's door and walking back down the creaking stairs.
Randy sat on the couch as he waited for Amanda. She'd been up there for a long time, it seemed. About twenty minutes. He couldn't take the nervousness that he felt as he stood up and paced around the living room. He sat back down on the couch and tried to relax. He looked around the room. It looked like something from and old, western movie, with dark, hardwood floors and walls, an old, dusty record player, and an unsteady looking desk with multiple books and papers stacked on top of it. He turned around and stared at the television. Nascar. Go figure.
Randy heard the sound of a door opening from upstairs and became even more nervous. Why this girl got to him so much, he didn't know. All he knew was that she was special and he never wanted to let her get away. She was the first thing he thought about when he woke up and the last thing he thought about before he went to sleep. No one did that to him, but she did.
Randy made it to the foot of the stairs just in time to see Amanda start coming down. He stared up at her in amazement. She was wearing those same low-rider jeans that she'd had on the first day he saw her with tan flip-flops, and had on a white, girly-top. She had her long, wavy, brown hair parted to the side and let it fall freely down her shoulders and back, showing off her shy, beautiful, green eyes as she tucked some hair behind her right ear nervously. She was just…
"Beautiful." Randy whispered to himself as Amanda made her way down the stairs. Randy flashed his trademark grin at her and stuck his hand out for Amanda. She smiled and blushed as she took his hand, tucking a few strands of hair behind her other ear as she did so.
Amanda looked up at Randy. He looked so handsome. He was amazing. He was wearing a yellow shirt with a Marines symbol on the front and some blue jeans with brown work boots. He had his dark brown hair spiked up, which Amanda loved.
"Ready to go?" Randy smiled at Amanda as they walked toward the front door to leave.
Amanda smiled and nodded, "Just have to tell my dad that we're leaving." She said as they walked out the door and onto the front porch to see Amanda's father and grandfather sitting there, looking out over their farm as the sun was setting, casting an orange-reddish shadow over the land.
Amanda's grandfather looked at the two teens holding hands nervously, still not wanting to let his granddaughter grow up so fast, especially with some boy latched onto her, "Ya'll ready to go?"
Amanda nodded and smiled sweetly at them, "I love ya'll. We'll be back later. Thanks for letting me go." She said as she began to gently pull Randy down the dusty porch steps and toward his car.
Randy looked back at the two men sitting on the front porch, "I'll have her back at midnight, sir. Just like you said to." He said before turning back toward his car. He stood in front of his Trans Am and smiled proudly, "You like?" He patted the hood of his car as Amanda smiled brightly at him and Amanda's dad and grandpa went inside the house.
Amanda nodded as she smiled, "I love it! It's very cool! The best car I've ever seen." She said before hugging Randy's neck, making sure to let her excitement show. She was more excited about the date than she was his car, but she didn't want to disappoint him. She could tell that that gave Randy's ego a boost, as he puffed out his chest and pulled his shoulders back, and held his head up, smirking proudly.
Randy grabbed his dates hands as he walked her to the passengers' side of the car and opened the door for her as he showed off his trademark grin, "Take a seat." He closed the door after she got in and walked around to the drivers' side and got in himself. He turned the car on and sat back in his seat to let the car run for a minute. He looked over at Amanda, who was smiling sweetly at him. Oh God, he thought as his stomach tightened and he stopped thinking straight. He lost it. He loved that smile so much. He had to do whatever he could to impress her. Anthing for that girl. Anything for that smile.
Randy turned his gaze back to the long dirt road ahead of him. He smirked as he revved the engine, looking over at Amanda throught the corner of his eye as he smirked mischeviously. He gave Amanda a devilish grin before taking his foot off of the brake and flooring the gas pedal, causing the back tires to kick up a cloud of dust before speeding off down the dirt road as Amanda smiled and screamed in excitement.
Thirty minutes later, the two were speeding into the Olive Garden's parking lot. Randy pulled the car to a screeching halt as he entered a parking space. He put the car in park and turned the car off before looking over at Amanda, "How was that?" He smirked at her, proud of himself.
Amanda gave a bright and excited smile as she tried to catch her breath, "You…are full of surprises." Randy got a victorious grin on his face and jumped out of the car. He ran over to Amanda's door and opened it for her.
Randy stepped aside so Amanda could step out, holding the door wide open for her as other older couples smiled at the two love-sick teens, "Anything for an angel." He said before closing the door, grabbing Amanda's hand and walking toward the restaurant with her, proud of himself for his incredible driving skills.
"So, what's John like on a farm?" Randy smirked at the thought of his best friend working on a farm. He knew that John spent his summers on his grandparents' farm; he just didn't know that Amanda's family had also lived on the same farm. He and Amanda were currently finishing up their meal as they got to know each other better. Randy's grew up on his mom's family's farm, where he lived with his parents, brother, sister, and both sets of grandparents, so he knew what it was like to live on a farm. He couldn't imagine John living on a farm, having grown up in the city part of St. Louis.
Amanda laughed as she threw her hair back over her left shoulder, "It's adorable. He gets into so much trouble even to this day. He's good at it—farming and all—he's just really silly and immature. He loves to play on the tractor. He's got his own personal switch hanging on the back wall, behind the shed." Amanda laughed and shook her head as she thought about her crazy cousin.
Randy laughed some as he pushed his plate aside, "I always wondered why he was so behaved whenever the summer ended and he came back to St. Louis. He's always laughing at me because of that, the idiot. Now what do they do when he goofs off?"
Amanda laughed, "Same thing. He hasn't grown up any, really. He never will. He spent more time behind the shed last summer than he did anywhere else. Like, two weeks ago, he decided to dig a hole for my older brother, Scott, to fall into. Well, Pa fell into it instead and…" She shook her head as she took a bite of her food.
Randy smiled in amusement, "Still? He's seventeen."
Amanda laughed and nodded as she wiped her mouth with her napkin and pushed her plate to the side, "I know. My family is real old fashioned. The believe in tough love."
Randy smiled, "Does he hunt? He never wants to go with me and my dad and brother when I ask him."
Amanda nodded as she glanced out the window before returning her gaze back to Randy and smiling sweetly, "He goes early on Friday and Saturday mornin's with my dad, Pa, and Scott on our property. We snuck out once this summer at four am, and me an' him went together, just us two." Amanda grinned at the memory. She loved her cousin to death, having spent so much time to him growing up and being the same age as him. She loved him like a brother.
Randy looked at Amanda in shock and amusement, unable to believe that someone so sweet could go hunting, "You went hunting?"
Amanda smiled at Randy, "What's so funny about that?" She asked, slapping a laughing Randy playfully.
Randy shook his head as he tried to regain his composure, "Nothing at all." Amanda slapped him again in the shoulder as two people walked up to their table.
"Hey guys. What's up?" Randy and Amanda looked up to see none other than John and Jayden.
Randy flashed his trademark grin up at John, "Nothing. Had any meetings with the switch lately?" He teased.
John's eyes widened in shock and embarrassment as Jayden looked around at the three with a confused look on her face, "You told him?" John nearly yelled in exasperation as he looked down at Amanda in shock and Randy laughed hysterically.
Jayden raised an eyebrow, still completely confused about what was going on, "What'd I miss?"
Randy tried to contain his laughter as John stared at Amanda in shock, who just shrugged her shoulders and smiled up at him sweetly, "He didn't tell you? He spends the summers down in Texas on his and Amanda's grandparents' farm. Well, to this day they still—" John slapped his hand over Randy's mouth, nearly knocking a shocked Randy's head off in the process.
John pointed his finger at Randy threateningly, "I swear, I'll tell your dad and Coach about that Saturday detention you got tomorrow." He threatened as he moved his hand and Randy became more serious, not wanting to be in trouble with his parents, grandparents, or Coach Anderson.
Randy rolled his eyes, "Where ya'll headed?"
John put his arm around Jayden's waist and kissed her cheek before looking back down at Randy, "Todd's havin' a big party tonight. He told us to invite ya'll if we saw ya'll. Anyways, we'll see ya later. We're gonna go ahead to the party. Ya'll have fun at the movies." John then glared at the two, "And this switch situation is never to be spoken of again! It's not funny!" He warned as Jayden pulled him toward the door of the restaurant to leave.
Randy gave a cocky grin as John walked out the door, "Yes it is!" He called after him, only to be sent a death glare by John.
Amada looked up at Randy, looking as sweet and innocent as possible, "Can we go to that party?" She asked quietly and shyly.
Randy gave Amanda a confused look as the waiter came and took their plates, "Yeah. But I thought that you wanted to see that new Johnny Cash movie?"
Amanda smiled sweetly at Randy, "I know. I think that I wanna get to know you and John's friends, though. Johnny Cash can wait, unless, that is, you wanna go an' see it?"
Randy smiled and shook his head as he stood up, sticking his hand out for Amanda to grab, "As long as I'm with you." Randy pulled his cell phone out of his back pocket as he paid for the meal, "Make sure it's cool with your dad and we'll go." He said as they left the restaurant hand-in-hand, both growing excited about the party and love-sick over each other.
A/N: How'd you like it? I know that not much is happening now, but I'm building up to it. Please review with any comments or suggestions. The next chapter should be up soon! Later
R.I.P.
Eddie Guerrero
October 9, 1967-November 13, 2005
We'll miss you, man. Never leave us in heart and spirit. I promise that I'll dedicate something to you or in your memory when I get into wrestling. Love you, man.
Long live the flames of Latino Heat!
VIVA LA RAZA!
