Sorry for the wait. I forgot I haven't updated in a while.


Day of Activities, Part 2

"I'm surprised by you, big guy," Ryan said slapping a hand on Owen's back. "You survived the entire try-out. That's good for you. You'd make an excellent blocker."

"Not to mention you'll get hot girls," a sophomore said.

"I already have a hot girlfriend," Owen said.

"If she's not a blonde or a cheerleader, you can do better."

"You still dating Izzy?" Ryan asked.

"Yeah," Owen said. "You watched Total Drama Island?"

"It amused me," Ryan said. "Congrats, by the way. And, Izzy is pretty hot, but not my type."

"Oh, why not?" Owen asked.

"I like my girls sane," Ryan said.

"Oh, yeah, Izzy's not your type then," Geoff said.

"I wonder if the new cheerleaders have been chosen yet," Caleb said.

"They were chosen days ago," Thomas said. "You know how Mindy and Cindy are. They base it half on your looks, half on the skill."

"Marcy's not like that," Felton said.

"Which is the only reason I can stand to date a cheerleader," Thomas said.

"And which is also why you never get any action," Vyse said as he walked by laughing.

"You know, if you need someone to kick his ass for you, all you have to do is ask," Duncan said cracking his knuckles.

"Thanks, but I'm good," Thomas said.

"Anyway, I'm going to catch lunch before the buffet closes," Caleb said.

"They close?" Owen asked.

"Only the all you can eat buffet does," Caleb said.

"Oh, then wait for me," Owen called following after the football player.

"I've gotta meet Marcy and Mindy," Thomas said. "Find out this year's cheer." And he was off.

"This year's cheer?" DJ asked looking at Ryan and Felton.

"Anyone who wants to ask a cheerleader to the fall formal has to participate in a large group cheer," Ryan said. "It's fun to watch them all humiliate themselves."

"Hey, guys," Sadie called running up to the group. Beth was with her.

"Hey," DJ said. "Where's Katie?"

"She'th getting fitted for her cheerleading uniform," Beth said. "She made JV, and Lindthay made Varthity."

"And you didn't?" Geoff asked.

"No," Sadie looked down. "But we still get to be on the Spirit Squad."

"Whatever that is," Duncan said.

"Well, we'll be seeing you at the games and such," Ryan said. "Catch ya all on the flip side." With that, he and Felton headed in a different direction.

Bridgette walked into the gym with the pool and looked around. She was the only girl she knew trying out for swimming, but she guessed it was a good way to meet new people.

A few girls were already in the pool swimming laps or practicing her dives. Those that weren't were tucking their hair into their swim caps and adjusting their goggles. It was a lot more intense than what her last school's swim team had been like.

"Hey, I know you," a girl said walking up to her.

"Oh?" Bridgette questioned.

"Yeah, you're the girl going to the Fall Formal with Ryan Walsh," the girl said.

"Um, well… actually, I haven't said yes."

Everything seemed to halt and everyone looked at her.

"You'd say no to Ryan Walsh?" One girl asked. "That's blasphemy!"

"I have a boyfriend," Bridgette defended.

"It doesn't matter if you're engaged to Prince William, you do not turn down Ryan Walsh!"

Apparently, saying no to him was as bad as the others made it out to be. Bridgette sighed. She guess she could go to one dance with someone other than Geoff. After all, that's all it was, right? Plus, they could go on a date or something to make-up for it.

"Okay, I'll go with him," Bridgette said defeated.

"Good," the girls said. "Now, we can be friendly with one another."

Gwen and Trent went to the Music Circle together. She wanted to check it out, plus, she had already signed up for the information for all the clubs she was interested in when she arrived on campus.

"Hey, Trent, Trent's lovely goddess," Effie called to them. "We're having a Disney Jam session today. What's your favorite Disney song, Gwen?"

"Um… can I have a minute to think on that?"

"Sure," Effie said. "We're on Robin Hood songs."

Suddenly, several people began to play, banjos, guitars, fiddles, and even a wooden recorder. A few people began to sing "Phony King of England."

As no one had a trumpet with them, one guy just pretended he had one when the trumpet part came up.

"Well, I kind of like This is Halloween from the …"

"Nightmare before Christmas," half the circle cheered. Then they all jumped into song. Trent and Gwen were surprised that most of the circle knew the whole song and divided parts without speaking. They just smiled at one another before taking a seat.

"Have your speech memorized yet?" Lucy asked Courtney when those running for government gathered on the stage to give their speeches.

Courtney narrowed her eyes. "Just be worried about your own speech," she said.

"Hope you don't embarrass yourself too much," Lucy said tying her hair back. "Granted, when you're just like Caribou Barbie, I guess that's kind of hard."

"What did you call me?" Courtney yelled.

"You heard me," Lucy said.

"She means you're an idiot like Sarah Palin," another runner said.

"Not that she would know who that is," Lucy said.

"I do too!" Courtney snapped. "And I am nothing like her!"

"Just because you don't have the Palin glasses doesn't make your not like her," Lucy said.

"I'd say you're more like her," Courtney said.

"Except I'm a democrat," Lucy said. "Pro-choice, no death penalty, tax the rich to feed the poor, all that,"

"And what makes you so certain I'm against those?" Courtney asked.

"So, you think that pregnant girls should be able to choose whether or not they have a child?"

"I think they should be smart enough to not get pregnant unless they're ready."

"And that if a girl is raped, she should have to have the kid, as if she hasn't already gone through enough trauma."

"That's a special circumstance," Courtney said. "And in case you're wondering, I'm fine with gay marriage, I'm against the death penalty unless we're talking about Chris McClain, and equal rights for all."

"I don't know why I'm arguing with you," Lucy said. "You don't have a chance to win."

"You wouldn't bother if I didn't threaten you at least a little bit," Courtney said.

"Whatever," Lucy said.

Courtney began to get a little nervous as the seats were taken up. She scanned the crowd for any of her friends, green Mohawk, cowboy hat, anyone that would make her feel better, but she only was able to spot Heather from the TDI cast and Duncan's peppy friend Effie.

Lucy was the first to give her speech. She was eloquent, knowledgeable, and really knew the issues relevant to the school. A few others went before Courtney, and finally, Courtney was last.

"Hi, everyone. I'm Courtney, and I may be new here, but I know what it takes to get a school running smoothly. I've noticed that my opponents all focused on promoting sports and funding school clubs. However, they all failed to mention anything about classes. If this is a Prep school, shouldn't it be prepping us for college and the real world. How is everyone traveling with the same twenty people or so from class to class prepping us, or helping us to meet new people with interests other than our own? Also, our teachers are all very educated, but even the most educated of people need help to inspire. I think that we should be able to send a few faculty members every month or so to conferences that specialize in," she glanced down at her note cards for the first time, "punishments." The kids all gasped. "Wait, no, I didn't write that." A bunch of kids began to laugh. "Aw screw it," she said throwing the stack of cards behind her. "Our teachers need to show more interest in all the students, not just those that run fast and can spell well, but those that could use improvement. This school needs more tutoring opportunities for those who need help, and those that want to help. Also, not everything can be learned from a textbook, so we need to get some experience in certain subjects, like visit a historic site, or go to the museum to see what different countries consider art. And, hello, we celebrate football as if it was our only sport in the fall, but from researching this school's history, our male soccer team has won first in our league for over a decade, and our women's volleyball is also fantastic. We should spend time at games of other sports, supporting all our athletes, not just those that like to dogpile on one another. All athletes want our support, and they deserve it too, not that the football team doesn't. And how about a fundraiser for a charity to raise our awareness and to help the community at the same time. One more thing. I think that each and every one of you is important to this school, and you should all have a vote in what you think this school needs. More money for sports and clubs only. Or to become a better school overall and to be the top school in the nation. Thank you."

When she finished, the crowd roared with applause. She grabbed a few of her note cards and inspected them, finding someone had messed up her speech. And she had a good idea who it was.

"You did awesome, babe," Duncan said slipping his arm around her waist as they were headed to their dorm to get ready for dinner.

"Yeah, well, I guess I have Heather to thank for that cause she decided it would be fun to mess up my speech. Otherwise I would have stuck to the boring speech I wrote."

"Well, you got my vote," Duncan said. He then kissed her lightly. "Oh, and by the way, I'm one of those guys that like to dogpile on others."

"You tried out for football?" Courtney asked. "Why didn't you tell me?"

"I decided to about five minutes before the try-outs started," Duncan said.

"Woo hah!" Izzy said at the dinner. "I am so pumped for Adventure Club."

"Adventure club?" Cody asked. "What's that about?"

"They do a bunch of awesome things, like rock climbing and sky diving and all sorts of good fun."

"So they go on adventures?" Eva asked.

"Yeah!" Izzy said. "And Madison and Avery are in it."

"That's enough motive to not join," Tyler said.

"Hey, where's Lindsay?" DJ asked.

"She's with the rest of the cheerleaders," Tyler said.

"So is Katie," Sadie said, mixing the food on her plate. She looked to where Katie was, and the pig-tailed girl seemed to be having a fine time with the other JV cheerleaders.

"I'm not really hungry," Bridgette said. "I think I'm just going to go to my room and rest up for classes tomorrow."

"Poor thing," Beth said. "She mutht be exhausted to go to bed tho early."

"Well, her boyfriend is on a date with another girl," Sadie said.

"I really don't think that's what this is about," Cody said. "At least, not if the rumors are true."

"What rumors?" DJ asked.

"The ones that state that one of the hottest, most sought after guys in the school asked her to the dance this morning," Izzy said. "And that if she says no, she'll be thrown off the roof and shunned all year."

"Just to be certain, you haven't been asked by anyone yet, have you?" Owen asked Izzy.

"Not yet," Izzy said.

"Wanna go with me?" Owen asked her.

"I'd love to!" Izzy said.

As Bridgette was on her way to Portman Hall, Ryan caught up with her. "Hey," he said with a smile.

"Hi," she replied, smiling back at him.

"What are you up to?" Ryan asked.

"I was just going to take a shower and head to bed," Bridgette said.

"So early?"

Bridgette shrugged. "It's been a long day. Swim practice was hard."

"You're joining the swim team?" Ryan asked. "That's awesome. Athletic girls are always hot." Bridgette smiled a little more, feeling a bit guilty. "So, my Venus, might I inquire something of you?" Ryan asked.

"Um… sure," Bridgette said.

"Would you join me for a walk?"

"I guess that would be fine," Bridgette said.

Confession Cam: (Bridgette)

"After all, it was just an innocent walk, right?"

Half an hour later, Bridgette and Ryan were at a small lake that one of the hidden forest paths led to. The sun was casting a pink-orange glow in the sky, making the lake shine brilliantly. On the other side, a couple of deer took no notice of them as the family drank, and a fox was chasing after a vixen in a flirty pursuit.

"This is one of my favorite places to come and think while the weather is still good," Ryan said sitting on a fallen log.

"I can see why," Bridgette said. "It's beautiful."

"But not nearly the most beautiful thing I've ever seen," Ryan said looking at her. Bridgette could feel his eyes on her, and turned to look at him.

"I, uh, I've been thinking," she said slowly. "And, I've decided that I will go to the formal with you."

Ryan's smile grew a little, flashing his shining white teeth. "Awesome," he said. He lifted a hand and placed it on her cheek, then lightly pulled her forward, kissing her ever so gently. After a moment, she pulled away.

"I'm really getting tired," Bridgette said. "And, if my roommate gets back and can't find me, she might get worried."

Ryan nodded. "I'll walk you back, it's easy to get lost in the woods."

"Oh, they're announcing the winners in the student government race," Courtney said just as she and Duncan were standing to leave the food court.

After a minute of how everyone did well, but there were only two spots open, the dean announced, "and our two new student representatives are Lucy and Courtney."

"Ahh!" Courtney yelled and jumped into Duncan's arms. "I won! I'm in!"

"Yeah you are," Duncan said. "We ought to celebrate."

Courtney smiled wickedly. "You're absolutely right," she said. "Come to my room in twenty minutes. The door will be unlocked."

"This sounds interesting," Duncan said.

Courtney pecked him on the cheek, then hurried to her room, accepting congratulations all the way. "LaShawna, come with me," Courtney said catching the black girl before she could enter her room. "I need you for fifteen minutes."

"What about?" LaShawna asked. However, once in Courtney and Izzy's room, what Courtney grabbed was answer enough.

"Hey, Izzy, do you think that I can have to room alone until, maybe, ten o'clock?" Courtney asked as she began kicking off her shoes.

"Alone or with Duncan?" Izzy asked. Courtney blushed bright red, making Izzy laugh. "Sure. I'll just hang with Owen."

"Thanks," Courtney smiled. She changed her shirt, pulling on a black lacy bra first, then a red button-up blouse, but she left just enough open so that the bra could be seen. She then changed from her usual capris into a short black skirt that flared out a bit, despite barely covering her underwear. LaShawna helped Courtney with her make-up and hair decisions, deciding that just a little red lipstick and black eye-liner were best, and putting Courtney's hair into a bun held up with black and red chopsticks that Izzy just happened to have. Finally, with two minutes before Duncan was supposed to show, Izzy and LaShawna left and Courtney slipped into a pair of black stilettos. She paced for a moment, not sure what she should do. At the same time, she was really excited. It wasn't like she had never had a boyfriend before, but none like Duncan. She never got dressed up for anyone else to come to her room and she was able to convince herself that she didn't like the others, but couldn't convince herself that she didn't like Duncan, no matter how hard she tried.

When the door handle turned a minute after LaShawna and Izzy left, Courtney's body got really rigid, and she had to force herself to look comfortable. She sat down on her desk chair, turned it slightly toward the door, and crossed her legs.

"Hey, Court, can I talk to you for a little bit?" Bridgette's voice sounded.

"Ack, not a good time, Bridgette," Courtney squeaked, jumping from her seat.

Bridgette looked at Courtney for a moment, then nodded. "I'll find someone else." She then backed out and allowed the door to close again.

Courtney sighed and sat back down as she had been, deciding it was a good position. A minute later, when the handle turned again, and the door opened, it was Duncan. He stood in the doorway for a moment staring at her with a goofy smile on his face.

"Well, aren't you going to come in?" Courtney said in her sexiest voice as she slowly stood from the chair and began to saunter toward Duncan.

"Wow," Duncan said walking in and letting the door close. He met Courtney in the middle of the room and placed his hands on her hips. "This is a new side of you."

"You like it?" Courtney asked running her hands down Duncan's chest slowly.

"Oh, yeah," Duncan said. "I definitely like it." He pulled her close and kissed her deeply and Courtney happily responded with the same pressure. After a few seconds, they stumbled onto Courtney's bed and Duncan's hands slowly began to unbutton Courtney's blouse.

Still looking for the following... and only the following. Snipers (super perfect guys, freshman or sophomores), female swimmers, cheerleaders (JV and Varsity), and people who are NOT enemies of Heather. Someone is bound to like her, or at least not hate her (like Cindy, but more than just Cindy).