Hi everyone! Urgh, just survived a day of shopping yesterday. You may be thinking I'm crazy because I'm a girl and I hate shopping, probably cause I am. But hey, I'm a tomboy not a girlygirl. Ok, I'm boring you.
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Thank you to the three guest reviewers, EpicStories339494, LazySundayGirl, Arina-Peachy and FireofRiptide for reviewing. :D
Ok, Gypsy Ballerina or whatever your name is, I see that your story has the same plot as mine and you have the same storyline I have for Tratie, even for Pipeo too. AND the fact that Katie and Leo are cousins! And the first chapter is exactly the same as how I did it, with the character introduction and plot. Your characters are basically the same as mine! DO NOT COPY OR USE ANY OF MY IDEAS, GOT IT?
And yes, the mystery POV is Reyna!
I don't own anything.
Urghh.. Wednesday lunch. I opened the door to the cafetaria, with Katie and Leo behind me. Once we entered, all eyes turned from the popular table to us. What did we do now?
"Did we do something?" Katie whispered.
"From what I remember... nothing wrong," I whispered back. My gaze travelled to the middle table to find Reyna and Travis standing up. They probably had some argument or something. If they did, then why is everyone staring at us? We awkwardly walked over to our table by the window, with a hundred pairs of eyes watching us.
Reyna decided to break the silence. "You are no longer a popular anymore Travis. You're useless to me now. I don't need you. You can go off and do whatever you want now," she said in that awful sickly sweet voice.
"Do you really think I care, Little Miss Popular? You've just used us as if we're toys. But we're not! And I was going to leave anyway!" Travis exclaimed and stormed off. Well not off, but towards us. I was puzzled but let it go, when I remembered that Katie like him, even if she didn't admit it.
"Hey, can I sit here?" Travis asked, looking at me for permission. I nodded and smiled at him. He may be one of my ex-friends, but I let him sit because he's actually one of the nicer ones and never actually bullied me or anything, unlike his brother. And because to get him and Katie together.
Flashback
During first period, we had biology and Travis was sitting on the other side of the room, but we could see him perfectly. I was talking to Katie, until I realised she wasn't listening which wasn't like her. What a nice friend, I thought sarcastically. I noticed the faraway, dreamy look in her green eyes. I looked at her curiously. She's not even blinking! Either she's having a flashback, a daydream or just staring at something she likes. Wait, staring at something she likes. Her eyes were fixed to one spot across the room. I followed her gaze with my eyes, to see her staring at Travis. Looks like she likes someone, who likes her back. I've noticed him pass our lockers a few times and stare at Katie briefly. I waved my hand in front of her face and she snaps out of her fantasy land and blushes.
I smirk at her and say, "You like someone."
"No, I don't," she denied, but her red cheeks gave her away.
"You're horrible at lying. You know, De-Nile isn't just a river in Egypt," I teased. She covered her face and groaned, "Okay, I like him. What's the big deal? It's just a crush!"
"Oh now its' just a crush, but later it'll become something more," I said and smirked.
"C'mon. He's a popular. A player! And what am I? A nobody!"
"You're not a nobody. You know ever since you came on Friday, he hasn't knocked up any girl. Everyday, you would see him making out with some girl. But this week? Not a single one. You've got a shot," I reassured her. She smiled back shyly.
Later, we were at our lockers, when I realised that Leo wasn't with us. I looked down the hallway to see him in front of Reyna and her locker. She was flirting with him, oblivious to the fact that he was squirming and trying to get her hands off him. I felt jealous, even though Leo didn't want her.
So this was what she was going to do. Not surprised. I saw her trail her fingers up his arm and asked him something. He shook his head, leaving Reyna a little surprised. Looks like someone isn't used to rejection.
I turned around, when Leo walked in our direction and saw Katie in a daze. I snapped a finger in front of her face and she came back into reality and mumbled, "Travis."
I smirked at her, "You've got it really bad," and walked away to my next class.
Flashback over
"Thanks," he said, before sliding into the seat opposite me and next to Katie, who blushed slightly and tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear.
"I'm Travis," he introduced himself to Katie and Leo.
"I'm Leo and she's my cousin Katie," Leo replied.
"Nice to meet you."
"Likewise." We settled into an awkward silence. I even found it uncomfortable to take a bite out of my sandwich.
"Travis, no offence but why are you here?" I asked.
"Oh um... didn't you see us screaming at each other," he asked but continued when I gave him a look to elaborate. "She doesn't want me anymore and kicked me out. But I don't really mind. She's so pushy and naggy."
I heard Leo mumble, "No shit Sherlock."
"How come you came to sit with us?" I asked.
"Because, well.. um... Ok, you used to be one of my close friends ok? And I still consider you as one," he admitted, but I knew him too well to know that there was something else and I had a fairly good idea about what it was. I could feel the corners of my lips twitch.
I leaned forward and narrowed my eyes, "How do I know this isn't an act?"
"I promise, it isnt. I swear on my life," he replied. His eyes didn't have the usual mischievous glint in his eyes and he wasn't that good at lying, so I believed.
"Okay. Good. If you are lying, then I swear I will-"
"Yeh yeh. I know you'll punch me then smash me into pieces and blah blah. You used to say that all the time," he cut me off, amused. I opened my mouth about to say something, but then I closed my mouth, realising he was right.
"So, what do you guys like? Tell me about yourselves. I only know your names ," he said to the two cousins.
"I'm Katie Gardner and I'm 16, turning 17 next month. Leo's my cousin and the only relative I have left that I trust, so I live with him. I came from Chicago, where I met Piper before. My favourite colour is green and my favourite kind of music is pop. I like biology and I have an interest in plants."
"I'm Leo Valdez. I'm 17 and my favourite colours are green and brown. I live with Katie and next door to Piper. I'm a fan of rock music and I like woodwork and pranking."
"I'm Travis Stoll. I'm 17 and my favourite colour is blue. I have a younger brother Connor, who's still a popular and I'm in the football team. I like rock and pop music and I have an interest in pranking." All heads turned to me, expecting me to say something.
"Really? You guys already know me," I said, but they gave me a face to keep going. "I'm Piper McLean. I'll be 17 next week. My favourite colours are blue and purple. I like dance, pop and rock music. I don't really like any school subjects that much." Another silence.
"Hey, Pipes. You know, Reyna's out to get you," Travis stated.
I rolled my eyes. "Thanks Captain Obvious."
"Look, she doesn't care about Katie. She cares about getting Leo to become popular and not letting you get anything you want. And what Katie wants. I know her plan," he said. The three of us were looking at him curiously to see if he was saying the truth.
"And how would you know her plan?" Katie asked.
"Perks of being sneaky," he smirked.
"What's her plan?" Leo and I asked at the same time. I blushed, but ignored it and looked at Travis.
"She kicked me out, because she knows I'm useless to her. I don't really help her. I don't bully people like she and the others do. She kicked me out also because she wants Leo. As we all know, she gets everything she wants. And she's not going to stop until she gets Leo. When Leo's in the populars, there would be too many people, so she kicked out the person who's most useless to her. And that's me. But frankly, I don't really care," Travis explained, shrugging.
When we took that all in Leo scoffed and said, "I'm not joining her. She was flirting with me this morning and it was disgusting."
I smiled at that and Travis snickered. Katie shyly said, "So, does anyone know what to do?"
"Well, I don't know what to do, but I do have a prank in mind that would embarrass her in front of the school. If you're interested," Travis said with his signature smirk. This caught our attention. Mainly Leo's.
"But, I can't do this myself. I need you two girls to do it." Katie and I agreed.
"Would she know it would be them?" Leo asked.
"Maybe, maybe not. If she does, then there's not much she can do."
"So... the prank?"
"Ok. Here's the plan."
CLIFFHANGER! Hope you enjoyed this chapter. If you didn't, then you would like the next chapter even more because I'm pretty sure everyone wants to read about the prank and stuff.
Next chapter: Reyna and Piper drama & the prank.
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