The first game was on Friday, tomorrow, a lot was riding on the first game of the year. It was the time to show the town that the Ravens' were just as good as they were last year. Time to show the town the cheerleaders were on their way to a championship. And for Nolan, time to show that she wasn't like Nathan. She went over the stupid cheers in her head, and the routines to go along. Then she realized something. Maybe if she actually concentrated on having fun with the whole cheerleading thing, it could be like a getaway for her. Or something to show her dad, to show him she could make a great use of the Scott name in cheerleading.
She sighed and pulled her covers over top of her, tired. For all she knew, her mom would be back in town next week at the soonest. She really hoped she would be. She needed to talk to her about her dad. She couldn't take him anymore. She quietly listened to the sounds of the house. Her brother was in his room for all she knew, hearing a faint sound of Green Day through the walls. Probably up late finishing his homework, she thought. And her dad was probably situated in his office, going over papers or drinking. Or even both. Whatever. Tomorrow was another day. And it was going to be a long one.
"Nolan!" Nathan called from outside her room. No reply.
"Nolan, come on, get up, we are going to be late!" he repeated, once again getting no answer. He regretfully opened her door and found her sound asleep.
"Nolan, Nolan, Nolan," he said quietly, moving to beside her bed, "Get UP!" She awoke quickly, her brother standing over her.
"Oh no, overslept, give me five minutes please!" she said, with the most willing eyes even if she was still mad at him, that was his ride to school.
"Fine, go, fast, now," he said, pointing to the bathroom. She gave him a grateful smile and then she proceeded quickly to the bathroom. He walked out of her room, rolling his eyes. About ten minutes later, after a really quick shower and a lack of breakfast, She was ready to go.
" The game starts about 7:30," he reminded her once they were in the car, keeping his eyes on the road.
"I know, cheerleader's have to show up at like 6 or around there, which is stupid, you won't even be there yet,"
"That's the work of Brooke, she has to make sure you guys are ready for the game, warm ups, pep talks, run throughs, make up, all the stuff, believe me, you will have fun," he said, smirking,
"Why is it that you find it so funny that I have worked so hard to become a cheerleader?" she asked skeptically and almost hurt.
"Just because, looking back I never could have seen you being a cheerleader,"
"You do realize you are the one that convinced me to, right?" she snapped at him. She didn't want to hear any of this from him right now or even ever for a while. She will never understand why he had to be so gracious and start that fight yesterday, over her, for no reason.
"Just so I know you will be at all me games," he smiled.
"Whatever," she stated, looking out the window. She almost wanted to smile, but not after what happened between him and Lucas over her.
Once they got to school everything seemed to change. The whole big brother persona from the car quickly changed to the brotherly-jock. Once out of the car, he was slapping high fives with his basketball team-mates and making jokes about their surroundings. It was a giant leap he took every morning. Nolan sighed and just followed him into the building.
Soon enough, his own followers drifted away, to their lockers and homerooms. Nolan walked with her brother him trying to make slight small talk before she got to her classroom. But of course, they had to run into someone.
"Oh, hey Haley!" Nathan called to a brunette girl a ways ahead in the hallway, talking to Lucas at his locker. Nolan was confused with this. Since the beginning of the year all the girls she had seen her brother talk to were either cheerleaders or hopeless girls who just loved him because of his fame throughout the town or girls who just wanted to get in his pants. This girl was new.
"Um, Hi Nathan," she said uncomfortably. Nolan looked at Lucas. He gave her a small smile but she didn't smile back. She rolled her eyes a little bit and looked away.
"Turns out I can't get the session in tomorrow, do you think we could reschedule for Sunday afternoon at my place?" he asked, a slight willingness in his eyes.
"Um, ya, that will be fine, see you then," she said, sort of a way to get him to leave. He walked off down the hall heading to his own homeroom as Nolan walked off herself, turning a corner down the next hallway.
"So that was Nolan?" Haley asked, trying to get the confused look off Lucas' face.
"Yah, and you are tutoring Nathan? Since when?" he asked his best friend, not knowing anything about this.
"Since a few weeks ago," she stated weakly, knowing he wasn't going to take it well.
"Haley! Why didn't you tell me?"
"Becauseā¦" she said shortly, as they started to walk to their own class.
"Because why??"
"Because I knew you would take it this way!" she exclaimed, "And I only said I would if he stayed off your case about basketballā¦" She quickly looked up at him then hurried ahead.
That left Lucas standing in the middle of the hallway speechless. He never even guessed that would be why Haley would agree to tutor him. He underestimated his best friend and he really regretted it.
(ok, I know I haven't updated in in a long time but I am sorry. I am going to use the excuse every author uses and I am going to say, I have been busy. I know you are all thinking: but it has been three months! So I must say ive been very busy. Sorry. Im going to try my best to update sooner, please don't lose hope J also, I love hearing any ideas you guys have, I always consider them! Thanks for reading! Go review now! Lol yay
Oh and next time:the game! Lucas talks with Nolan! Tutoring and talking between Naley!)
