Chapter Seven
A little showing off is in order
"I'm so glad that we don't have to sit through yet another first day speech and rules." Veronica sighed dramatically as she pushed open the door to an empty classroom.
Betty snorted. "Just think we have two more years of it. Then perhaps even in college." Her right eyebrow rose; "Of course those rules will be more adult."
Veronica closed the door. "We have an hour." She walked forward. "Time to show you my moves."Oh boy will I ever show you my moves. As in 'Moves Like Jagger'.
Betty sighed. "Don't waste your time. Cheryl will never let me be a Vixen."
Veronica's eyes narrowed. "You can't let the Cheryl's of the world to keep you from doing what you want. We live in a free society Betty. You are free to be whom you want to be."
Betty sighed. "I don't want to be a Vixen." Shaking her head. But I must be one. For Polly. Only way I'll know what truly happened to her. I have to be a Vixen so I can find out the truth, "Show me your moves Veronica. I have to get on the Vixens." Hard steel covered her eyes. It went away in the next second.
If Veronica hadn't keep her eyes firmly on the tall blonde green eyes then she would have missed the steel. The blonde's tone of voice would have given herself away. "Okay." Veronica wasn't going to tell Betty that if she truly didn't want to be a Vixen then she didn't have to try out. After all Veronica believed what she told Betty. She believed in a persons freedom to choose for themselves. But she heard something in Betty's voice as she said that she had to be a Vixen regardless that she didn't want to be one.
Polly... Betty shook her head as Veronica moved a few desks out of the way.
Veronica twirled around with a grin. She almost lost it at the look on Betty's face. But she knew their time limit was counting down. They only had 45 minutes before the final bell. She fully knew Cheryl wouldn't accept lateness. All Betty needed to learn was one routine. A nice easy quick routine. If need be Veronica can led Betty into a import dance move. She fully was confidant that Betty was a quick learner.
Betty slipped on her fake smile mask. She waited for the shorter girl to begin.
"Right." Veronica clapped her hands together. She hated that fake smile of Betty's. With a deep passion. She swore to herself that she would help Betty lose it; and never have cause to use it ever again.
Betty breathed in as she watched Veronica do a simple cheer leading routine. "Cheryl will never allow me to finish. Hell she won't let me even start." She shook her head. "Cheer leading for dummies will not fly."
Veronica folded her arms. "I for one like Cheer leading for dummies." She pouted.
Betty's head tilted. "I am sure you do."
"Betty Cooper are you mocking me?" Veronica widen her eyes.
Betty's lips thinned; but her blue green eyes sparkled mirth.
"Well then," Veronica tossed her hair. "I see that it is all right to skip to the end of the manual." She quickly moved into more of a complex routine.
Betty silently watched in awe as Veronica Lodge did the most complicated cheer leading routine that professional cheerleaders do. Flawless. In under five minutes. In a classroom. With desks, and chairs surrounding her. It took her moments to realize that Veronica had finished.
Veronica caught her breath as she waited for the stunned taller blonde to react. Oh God it was too much. Way to go Ronnie ol' girl. Why can't you just keep it simple. Why did you feel the need to royalty show off? Betty isn't the type of person who needs way over the top showing that you are way better than she is. You wanted to turn over a new leaf Ronnie. Why did you go for what comes very natural for you here? You know very well that Betty doesn't want to compete with you for a place on the damn Vixens. Stupid. Stupid.
"You are really talented Veronica." Veronica's heart raced at those words. Betty's eyes glowed.
"I really didn't mean to go way over the top." Veronica shook her head. "Old habits die hard." She wrapped her arms across her waist.
"I could never do what you just did." Betty said not hearing the shorter brunette. "Even if I had all the space in the world."
Veronica eyes drew downcast. She couldn't bare to look upon Betty any longer. "I'm so sorry." She softly whimpered.
Betty walked over to the shorter brunette. She placed her hand underneath the down turned chin. Gently lifting it. "Why are you sorry?" Blue green eyes show confusion.
Veronica took a deep breath. "I am trying to be a better person then I was before. You know how Cheryl is a total bitch?" She watched Betty tightly nod. But the hand on her jaw line was relaxed. "She's a newborn kitten compared to me."
Betty privately smirked.
Veronica caught the smirk in the blonde's eyes. I don't want to be that person ever again.
Betty read the fear in the brunette's eyes. "Even if your bad habits come out from time to time isn't always bad. I mean if you know how to use it to help make the situation better ..." Betty tailed off. She stepped away from the shorter brunette realizing she had been holding the others jawline for a unnecessary long time. Especially someone she had just met and whom she barely even knew.
Feeling the loss of her souls skin on hers. But knowing that her soul truly wanted to still be touching her ... but is very unsure with the amount of actual time of physically knowing one another. Veronica managed not to let the whimper escape her mouth.
A sudden noise out side the class room brought the two girls back to reality.
Veronica stepped back. "So ready to learn some actual moves that we can use?" She smiled tightly.
Betty nodded. "Although at some point I hope you teach me those moves." Archie would be so impressed if he saw me move that way. He'll see that I can be alive and exciting like how he lives his life. That I can truly give him everything that he wants. That ...
"Betty?" Veronica's voice brought her back to the here and now. "Sorry what was that?" She slightly blushed as she realized where her thoughts were leading to.
"Ready to see the moves that you will be using during the tryouts?" Veronica's lifted her right eye bow. A soft smile on her lips. Her heart dropped as she fully knew that Betty was day dreaming about Archie Andrews. But she managed to mask the hurt from reaching her eyes. After all she was brand new in Betty's life … and Archie had been in it almost since day one. Veronica didn't even know if Betty was interested in females like that … perhaps Betty was as straight as they come after all.
Author's Note: I was going to write more to this chapter ... but I have been sitting on it for months now. I have finally decided that I said what I truly wanted to say here. That if I honesty tried to push the two girls together before the try outs and the surprise kiss ... then I would destroy what I'm trying to say in this story.
