here you go. =) the song in chapter 7 was Where Is My Head by Hey Monday off of their new cd, Beneath It All. That cd, the 6 songs i've heard off of it anyways, is AWESOME! anywho, here's the next chapter.


I'm alive, I'm alive
That's what I say
I'm alive, I'm alive
And I'm gonna live today


"Hey, guys!" Lindsey said eagerly into the microphone. Her peppiness scared me today. Usually, it annoyed me, but not today.

Today, she was too excited.

"I need your help bringing out your 2010 Homecoming king and queen nominees!" she exclaimed. And, when everyone started loudly cheering, we walked out in the center of the gym, with Zack following behind us. "And now, I'm giving the mike to the co-captain, Zack Walker."

People cheered, both guys and girls alike, because Zack was a funny, cool, really easy going guy. Most people really did like him.

He laughed as he held up the piece of paper with the costume choices. "This cracks me up. We'll go with the guys first, though, because those just aren't as funny." He snorted. "Except for the swimsuit model one, which is choice number one for Seth. Choice number two? Prince Charming." He snorted. "That's funny."

"Funnier than you know," I whispered, which only Seth heard and grinned about.

But, of course, Sam heard, and she gasped before covering her mouth. I didn't hear choice three, because I was focusing on telling her, Don't tell a soul!

"And four, an Auburn football player," Zack said with a nod. "Right, because that's so completely out there and not something Seth would actually do." Then, her laughed. "So, if you want Seth to be a swimsuit model, scream loud."

Every girl in the room screamed—as loudly as they possibly could. The football team did too, just to make me mad.

Zack laughed. "Yeah, buddy. I doubt I even have to go on after that, but I will anyways. Prince Charming?"

A few people cheered for that, but pretty much no one did.

Seth sighed. "I'm sorry, Ari."

Sam snorted. "She's gonna love that, Seth."

"A pumpkin?" Zack asked curiously, laughing, before raising his hand. "That's where my vote is!"

More guys in the school voted for that, but it still had nothing on swimsuit model.

"And, then, finally, an Auburn football player?"

"War Eagle," I whimpered. "This is gonna kill me. It was bad enough during gym, but all day? I'm gonna die!"

"That's the point," Lindsey sneered beside Alex, who just turned towards her and gave her the coldest glare. She rolled her eyes at him. "Back off, freak."

I started to stride towards her to kick her ass, and Sam did too, but Seth pulled me back, and Alex held her back.

"Ooh," I heard Zack say brightly. "Cat fight, which brings us to Sam's first choice, Catwoman!"

Sam gaped at him. "What? She's, like, a slut!"

"I think that's the point," I said icily, giving Lindsey a harsh, threatening look. "You really don't wanna start this war."

She smirked at me. "Looks like you already have, bitch."

"Option two, a sexy pirate," Zack said with a grin, glancing over at Sam to see her face glowing red with fury. "Haha. Option three, a sexy sailor. Or, option four..." he frowned as he read it. "A teddy bear?"

"Yes!" Sam exclaimed quickly, smiling brightly at the student body. "I've always wanted to be a teddy bear. Please, please, please?"

"A?"

That got a lot of votes, mostly from guys, but I doubted it would win.

"B?"

Even more, still mostly from guys.

"C?"

Not so many, but mostly girls.

"D?"

None.

Sam gaped at them. "Are you serious?"

"Oh, it gets worse," Zack informed her. "You're lucky, Sam, honestly." He winced. "Seth…don't kill anyone."

Seth's teeth ground together. "I. Just. Might."

"Seth," I said warily before grabbing his arm softly and catching his attention in an instant.

"Before we go to the worst one, let's go with Alex," Zack suggested with a nod. "I'm just gonna call them out really quickly. A, sexy cop; B, swimsuit model; C, football player,"—that made Zack laugh, along with me—"or D, Mafia boss. On the count of three, everyone shout out their vote."

"D!" was the most predominate shout of all of them, but I heard some A's and B's in there. C was either not voted for at all, or only one or two people voted for it.

"Mafia boss it is," he said brightly, smirking over at Alex. "Have fun with that."

Alex grinned at him. "Oh, you know I will."

Zack then winced. "Um, well, for Ari, we have…football player." He sighed. "The only one that's not gonna piss Seth off."

I tapped my chin in thought, temporarily ignoring that last addition. "Who is willing to let me borrow their pads?"

"Me!" I heard all the guys exclaim from the team section; not in unison though. I just laughed.

"You can borrow mine," Zack input, smirking at me. "Assuming that, you know, the school is actually nice and picks A."

"Or mine," Seth agreed, scowling. "But, either way…it'll look so weird on you."

I grimaced. "Yeah. I'm not really built to be a football player. Well, I don't look like I am."

"Yeah," Alex scoffed, which made Sam grin and nod in agreement. "You definitely are." He looked at Zack. "She's better than all the guys at the house. It's hilarious."

I just stuck my tongue out at him and crossed my arms.

"Option b," Zack said slowly as he read it off of the paper. "Bikini model, which would fit, since her boyfriend…" he snickered. "Is a swimsuit model."

There were some guys in the crowd nodding approvingly, and my eyes widened in horror."Let's go with something else," I suggested brightly, nodding with tightly clenched teeth.

Zack laughed. "Well, you might like option B better after the next one. C, a lingerie model."

The team all cheered, and my mouth fell wide open as I turned to face them, one finger pointed towards them. "NO! Don't you dare!"

Seth laughed and pulled me close. "Aw, baby. It's okay. I'm sure they're not that mean." Then, he frowned. "Well, never mind. I've heard things that change that."

I shuddered. "I don't wanna know."

Zack grinned at him. "Oh yeah. The locker room definitely changes that."

Seth nodded. "When she's not in there. Well, sometimes she is when they say stuff."

I frowned. "Do you mean the stuff like, 'Seth, when are you and Chase gonna fuck?' Because, they ask me that every day now, just to make me mad." I laughed. "It's actually rather funny.

Sam smirked at me, and without a single bit of doubt or uncertainty, I knew she was thinking, "Last night."

I frowned at her but then grinned back. "Duh."

"Wouldn't shock me if they already have," Lindsey whispered to one of her cheerleaders, right after I got the word out. "That's why she gets so defensive and is all over him. God, it's disgusting."

I crossed my arms in anger. Sure, we had, but it was for a good reason. It's not like I'm just like her and sleep with guys just for fun. It was to save his life.

"Can I refuse?"

"No!" Lindsey called loudly across the room. "Part of being Homecoming Queen!"

"You'd love it then," I muttered under my breath, something only Sam, Alex, and Seth heard—which they all three laughed about. Then, I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. "Wait. This..." my eyes widened. "Don't read the forth one. She did..." I grit my teeth. "Zack, what's D?"

"And option D," he said nervously into the mike before reading it. "Holy shit. Uh...let's go with A, B, or C."

I whimpered before hugging Seth's arm. "Zack, how bad is it?"

"You gotta call it out!" Lindsey informed him. "Or I will!"

He sighed and lowered the mike from his mouth. "Sorry, Ari. I tried." Then, he brought it back up. "Option D."

I grimaced as he swallowed.

"Here, it says the Seduction Fairy. Description…the slutty, black winged fairy. She has on seducing makeup, she styles her hair in a sexy way, she has black wings, and she has on sexy lingerie." He looked over at me. "Sorry, Ari."

"Lindsey, you little bitch!" I shouted as I turned to face her. "Do you just honestly...?" I stopped myself before taking a deep breath. "I'm calm. I'm calm. Don't kill her yet."

"That's my baby girl," Seth said encouragingly before kissing the top of my head. He put his arm around my shoulders and leaned down to where he was whispering in my ear. "Honestly, baby. I'm voting for A."

I smiled weakly up at him. "Thanks. No one else will."

"Option A?" Zack asked curiously, but I could tell that's not the one he wanted.

"Yeah!" Alex cheered, along with Seth, but they were the only two in the entire room.

"Oh come on!" Seth exclaimed. "Please? Pretty, pretty, pretty please?"

People laughed, but no one cheered.

Seth's shoulders sank in defeat as he looked truly pissed and depressed. "Well, fuck. I tried."

"Oh, Seth," Alex said teasingly before laughing. "We all know the truth. You don't want A either."

"I do too," he said firmly, nodding. "She has to walk around all day like that!"

Sam laughed. "That would be your only reason."

Seth nodded firmly, unashamed. "Yep."

I laughed before looking at Zack. "Go on, since A got two votes." I stuck my tongue out at Sam. "Traitor."

Zack chuckled. "B?"

There were a few dozen people, but not many. Most of the few dozen were girls, one of which being Sam, but there were a few guys. I guess now, either way, I was gonna be a tramp tomorrow.

My mouth fell wide open. "NO! No, no, no, NO! Please? I'll beg."

They all just laughed.

"C?"

A lot of people cheered. It sent chills to my spine.

"Where the hell am I supposed to get lingerie?" I asked loudly, pouting now. "I don't own any, for those of you wondering."

"Shocker there," Lindsey mumbled.

"Take Seth and go to Victoria's Secret," Zack suggested. "No, even better. Take the team to Victoria's Secret."

"Yeah!" the guys cheered behind me, and I whimpered.

"Great. So I'm the team's groupie now. Just great."

Seth shook his head firmly, eyes and fists tight. "No. You're not. They just think you are."

"Oh, okay," I said brightly before nodding and giving him a smile. "That works."

"Wouldn't shock me," I heard Lindsey muttered behind me from where she was sitting. "She probably would be more than willing to be."

I just rolled my eyes and looked up at Seth for reassurance. Despite the fact that he hated this with every part of his being, he winked down at me to cheer me up, and I bit my lip to hide the smile.

"Option D?" Zack asked curiously.

D...won. There were many people who cheered for that. A lot of girls, I guess since it's fairy, and either way you go, it's slutty, besides the one that would look weird; and, the ones who cheered the loudest...

The football team.

I turned to face them with the darkest, iciest glare I had ever given any of them—besides Matt. "Oh my tigers! You guys are so dead! I'm gonna kill you all and dance on your fucking graves while singing the hallelujah chorus at your funeral!"

They just smiled sweetly, waved innocently, or laughed at me as I turned back to the school.

"Don't encourage them, please?" I pleaded. "I struggle with them enough. They're so..." I looked up at Seth. "What's a good word for you guys?"

He laughed. "I honestly don't think there is one."

I groaned again. "So, Seduction Fairy? What the hell?"

Stupid. Lindsey. Is. Gonna. Die.