7

Biana

As always, cheer had been the best part of Biana's day, but with Sophie there it was even better. Sophie was amazing and terrible at the same time. Her balance was bad so there was no way she was a base, but she was small enough to make a potential flyer. So, when practice had ended, Biana had invited Sophie to come home for dinner and Sophie had agreed.

"Honestly, though, you have loads of potential." Biana said, pushing the locker room doors open and swinging her bag over her shoulder.

"Really? Ah never imagined maself as a cheerleader. It was totally pure bonkers Biana, thanks so much for inviting me." Biana smiled and wrapped her free arm around Sophie's shoulder, squeezing lightly.

"What are friends for, anyways?" Biana said, turning the corner and leading to the Senior pod exit of the school. "Alright, so we have to grab Dex from his weird computer-nerd club in the Senior hall, and then we'll walk back to my house. It's not to far, trust me."

"Aye, it's braw, I had to walk home from classes all the time in Larkhall." Sophie said, and Biana appreciated how understanding this odd girl was. They reached the club, and Biana peaked her head in, catching the eyes of most of the club and causing Dex to bid everyone goodbye before leaving the room with the girls. The little trio shoved outside and started to cross the football field.

"So, how did the meeting go?" Biana asked Dex, turning her head towards him.

"A few new members. It will definitely be interesting to see how the dynamic changes. How was cheer?" There was the million-dollar question Biana had been waiting for.

She then went on the explain almost to the minute detail of what happened in cheer and Dex just walked and listened like he always did, Sophie even pitching in a thought here or there. They were halfway home and in the more sketchy area of the walk when they were stopped on the sidewalk by a couple of Senior/graduated looking boys. One had a skateboard, another a bike, and another was smoking something.

Not wanting to interrupt, the three of them tried to avoid walking straight through the gang by looping around the sidewalk, but the gang of boys just kept getting in their way.

Eventually, Sophie looking very confused, Biana and Dex came to a complete stop. As the boys got closer, Biana immediately recognized two of the four and almost lost her crap in a panic. She felt Dex tense up beside her and knew he had just realized as well.

"Erm, excuse yers, we were just trying to get home. Could ye all be crabbits and let us by?" Sophie said in a way that was both charming and rude at the same time. Dex's jaw and at least two of the older boys jaws dropped at her sheer wit, and Biana suppressed a laugh at how baffled her friend made these boys.

"What did you just say, weirdo? Couldn't make out what you were saying, got a lisp or something?" The tallest and lankiest boy said, stepping closer to Sophie, having at least a head over her. Sophie knit her brows in confusion and looked to her friends. Biana rolled her eyes.

"Step off her Fintan, she's not from here. Go pick on someone else, we're just trying to get home." Biana said, trying to look as confident as she possibly could, grabbing Dex and Sophie's hands with both of hers and attempting to push through the boys blockade.

"Now, Bia, lets not get too confident, hmm?" The youngest of them said, Ruy, emphasizing Bia as if it was a huge secret on what her nickname was. "We just want to know a bit about Fitzypoo and his gang of misfits. If you talk to us, maybe we'll let you, your retarded nerd friend and weirdo lisp friend go easy." Biana bites her lip, irritated at the insults he uses against her friends.

"Honestly, Fitz and I haven't talked in at least a week. I don't associate myself with him and his band of misfits either." Biana said, totally ready to give Fitz a pounding when she gets home for always getting her wrapped up in his crap.

"Alright, we'll let you out easy this time, but you better warn Fitzy we'll get you next time if he doen't give up." Biana sighed dramatically and nodded, charging on ahead with Dex and Sophie by her side.

"By the way, maybe yers should educate yerselves aboot the globe. Its Scottish, not a lisp, you bunch of roasters!" Sophie threw at them, and Biana quickly ushered the trio away before the boys could understand what Sophie said.

After walking for about five more minutes, Dex finally looked at Sophie.

"Roasters?" He asked, and Biana let out a giggle.

"Aye, ye both need to learn wit Ah mean, I ain't telling you." Sophie said, a grin growing on her face. Biana pulled out her phone, pulling up a slang page and typing the word in. After the answer popped up, Biana could've sworn she and Dex laughed as hard as ever the whole rest of the walk home with their new, wonderful friend.