Chapter 2: Plan B
Matt walked down the hall, hand in hand with his varsity cheerleader girlfriend. Jun watched this carefully, noting the way Jennie acted, and what she could do to be Matt's next girlfriend. Basketball cheerleading tryouts were soon, maybe if she made it, she'd be more available for Matt once Jennie was gone. She tried to put bleach in Jennie's lunch several times, but Jennie always finished eating beforehand. A week later, Jun was going to cheerleading tryouts.Jennie was already on varsity, so she didn't have to try out. She was stunting with the guys when Jun walked in. When Jennie saw Jun, she almost fell out of her extension. (an extension is a technique in flying where there are two guys holding the girl up by her shoes over their heads, and at shoulder height in a prep.)
"Jenn what was that all about?!" Josh, one of her bases, yelled.
"Um, no reason..." she replied, regaining her focal point.
Jun slowly walked over to the coach and asked for her name tag. She looked over at Jennie, who had just done a full down (fancy way of cradling, in which the flyer does a spin into a cradle.) and turned back to the coach.
"Can I do that?" she asked.
"I don't think so. Not unless you weigh less than 100 pounds." the coach replied.
"Ohh..." Jun started to say, and then decided to lie. "I do. I only weigh um...94 pounds."
"Okay, then, after you learn the chant and dance, then you can go over there and try to stunt." the coach said with a smile.
Jun nodded and walked over to Jennie, who was back on the ground.
"Hi, um, the coach told me to come over here." Jun said shyly.
"You need to go learn at least your cheer before we can stunt you." Spencer, another base explained.
Jennie walked over to the front of the girls trying out. She and Mimi Tachikawa were going to teach the chant.
One, Two, Three Four! Who ARE we Yellin FOR? O-H-S! Stand up and yell once more! O-H-S! Louder now let's hear it for-O-H-S! Come on! O-H-S!
Jun had all of the motions wrong; they were like spaghetti. Then she went to go stunt after screwing up the dance. Unfortunately, Jennie was telling her how to stunt.
"Okay, we're going to start slow. The first thing you have to learn is how to get up there, and we'll work from that okay?" she said nicely.
"Whatever..." Jun replied in a snotty tone. "Can we just hurry? I'm an experienced girl that goes up."
"Don't you mean flyer?" Spencer snickered.
"Yeah, um...just a temporary loss of words naturally." Jun replied.
"Okay, have you done a liberty?" Jennie asked.
"N...Yeah. Lots of times!" Jun lied.
"Then we can do a lib double full down?" Jennie asked.
"Sure!" Jun said, having no clue what Jennie was talking about.
"Well, let me show you first." Jennie explained.
She got into position and went up into a lib, Josh and spencer held her, along with her backspot and frontspot. They tossed her up, she spun twice in the air and her bases caught her.
"Looks easy enough..." Jun gulped.
"Good, so are you ready to try it?" Jennie asked.
"Um, yeah." Jun replied.
Josh and Spencer snickered and got into position. Jun put one foot onto their hands, and immediately fell as she went up.
"Jun, how long has it been scince you've flown?" Jennie asked, noting the boys' inability to lift this girl.
"Well, uh...It's been...I still do it." she lied.
"Really? Where?" Jennie asked, beginning to sense the fact that Jun had NOT done this before.
"Um, uh...Spirit one Odaiba." Jun answered, looking at The coach's t-shirt.
"Oh, so you must be really good to be on THEIR all-star squad. They are amazing, In fact, I used to cheer on Coach Kim's squad before I started cheering for the school. Who's your coach? Coach Kelli (Dianna's sister), Coach Sarah, or Coach Kim?" Jennie replied, knowing Jun was lying now.
"Um, uh...Coach Kim!" Jun spat.
"Oh, so I can ask her what you can do and if there is any possibility that these two guys are pansies? Then maybe they'll get kicked off the squad." Jennie said sarcastically.
"That's okay! They aren't pansies. They uh...They're just...um....It's me. I screwed up! Can we just start with a simple prep, then pop it up into an extension?" Jun requested.
"Sure, if you need the practice." Jennie replied, giving her a weird look.
Jun got into position and tried again. She fell.
"Jun, I don't think you've flown before. Why don't you try being a base?" Jennie answered rudely.
Jun nodded, upset that she had already lost a quality that Jennie had.
"Hey, I'll even let you stunt me! Just keep it tight and if I fall, you just won't make it! No big deal...." Jennie replied snottily.
"Okay." Jun answered.
She got into position, and Jennie jumped into she and Josh's hands. Jun actually did something right, and the coach was slightly impressed. She and Josh launched Jennie up into an extension then cradled her. Next, they tried full downs from both preps and extentions. Jennie got up there, and Jun did an okay job.
"Jun, now we're gonna try a liberty. A lib consists of four bases, backspot who has the most important job, frontspot who grabs the bases wrists to support them, main base who holds most of the flier's weight and 2nd base who helps the main base hold the flier up. You're going to be the main base because you're shorter than Josh. We'll cradle from there." Jennie explained.
Jun nodded and they pulled the stunt.
"Well, Jun, I can tell you this much, if you learn the cheer and dance, you can consider yourself at least on the JV squad." she said and then whispered under her breath, "A positive attitude always convinces them...and then...the heartache of not making it. There's no way she's making varsity, or JV."
Matt walked down the hall, hand in hand with his varsity cheerleader girlfriend. Jun watched this carefully, noting the way Jennie acted, and what she could do to be Matt's next girlfriend. Basketball cheerleading tryouts were soon, maybe if she made it, she'd be more available for Matt once Jennie was gone. She tried to put bleach in Jennie's lunch several times, but Jennie always finished eating beforehand. A week later, Jun was going to cheerleading tryouts.Jennie was already on varsity, so she didn't have to try out. She was stunting with the guys when Jun walked in. When Jennie saw Jun, she almost fell out of her extension. (an extension is a technique in flying where there are two guys holding the girl up by her shoes over their heads, and at shoulder height in a prep.)
"Jenn what was that all about?!" Josh, one of her bases, yelled.
"Um, no reason..." she replied, regaining her focal point.
Jun slowly walked over to the coach and asked for her name tag. She looked over at Jennie, who had just done a full down (fancy way of cradling, in which the flyer does a spin into a cradle.) and turned back to the coach.
"Can I do that?" she asked.
"I don't think so. Not unless you weigh less than 100 pounds." the coach replied.
"Ohh..." Jun started to say, and then decided to lie. "I do. I only weigh um...94 pounds."
"Okay, then, after you learn the chant and dance, then you can go over there and try to stunt." the coach said with a smile.
Jun nodded and walked over to Jennie, who was back on the ground.
"Hi, um, the coach told me to come over here." Jun said shyly.
"You need to go learn at least your cheer before we can stunt you." Spencer, another base explained.
Jennie walked over to the front of the girls trying out. She and Mimi Tachikawa were going to teach the chant.
One, Two, Three Four! Who ARE we Yellin FOR? O-H-S! Stand up and yell once more! O-H-S! Louder now let's hear it for-O-H-S! Come on! O-H-S!
Jun had all of the motions wrong; they were like spaghetti. Then she went to go stunt after screwing up the dance. Unfortunately, Jennie was telling her how to stunt.
"Okay, we're going to start slow. The first thing you have to learn is how to get up there, and we'll work from that okay?" she said nicely.
"Whatever..." Jun replied in a snotty tone. "Can we just hurry? I'm an experienced girl that goes up."
"Don't you mean flyer?" Spencer snickered.
"Yeah, um...just a temporary loss of words naturally." Jun replied.
"Okay, have you done a liberty?" Jennie asked.
"N...Yeah. Lots of times!" Jun lied.
"Then we can do a lib double full down?" Jennie asked.
"Sure!" Jun said, having no clue what Jennie was talking about.
"Well, let me show you first." Jennie explained.
She got into position and went up into a lib, Josh and spencer held her, along with her backspot and frontspot. They tossed her up, she spun twice in the air and her bases caught her.
"Looks easy enough..." Jun gulped.
"Good, so are you ready to try it?" Jennie asked.
"Um, yeah." Jun replied.
Josh and Spencer snickered and got into position. Jun put one foot onto their hands, and immediately fell as she went up.
"Jun, how long has it been scince you've flown?" Jennie asked, noting the boys' inability to lift this girl.
"Well, uh...It's been...I still do it." she lied.
"Really? Where?" Jennie asked, beginning to sense the fact that Jun had NOT done this before.
"Um, uh...Spirit one Odaiba." Jun answered, looking at The coach's t-shirt.
"Oh, so you must be really good to be on THEIR all-star squad. They are amazing, In fact, I used to cheer on Coach Kim's squad before I started cheering for the school. Who's your coach? Coach Kelli (Dianna's sister), Coach Sarah, or Coach Kim?" Jennie replied, knowing Jun was lying now.
"Um, uh...Coach Kim!" Jun spat.
"Oh, so I can ask her what you can do and if there is any possibility that these two guys are pansies? Then maybe they'll get kicked off the squad." Jennie said sarcastically.
"That's okay! They aren't pansies. They uh...They're just...um....It's me. I screwed up! Can we just start with a simple prep, then pop it up into an extension?" Jun requested.
"Sure, if you need the practice." Jennie replied, giving her a weird look.
Jun got into position and tried again. She fell.
"Jun, I don't think you've flown before. Why don't you try being a base?" Jennie answered rudely.
Jun nodded, upset that she had already lost a quality that Jennie had.
"Hey, I'll even let you stunt me! Just keep it tight and if I fall, you just won't make it! No big deal...." Jennie replied snottily.
"Okay." Jun answered.
She got into position, and Jennie jumped into she and Josh's hands. Jun actually did something right, and the coach was slightly impressed. She and Josh launched Jennie up into an extension then cradled her. Next, they tried full downs from both preps and extentions. Jennie got up there, and Jun did an okay job.
"Jun, now we're gonna try a liberty. A lib consists of four bases, backspot who has the most important job, frontspot who grabs the bases wrists to support them, main base who holds most of the flier's weight and 2nd base who helps the main base hold the flier up. You're going to be the main base because you're shorter than Josh. We'll cradle from there." Jennie explained.
Jun nodded and they pulled the stunt.
"Well, Jun, I can tell you this much, if you learn the cheer and dance, you can consider yourself at least on the JV squad." she said and then whispered under her breath, "A positive attitude always convinces them...and then...the heartache of not making it. There's no way she's making varsity, or JV."