I'm going to camp, for the whole summer, I will try to write and I will post all I write when I return! I'll do my best for now. I could make a table, but unfortunately it doesn't work on ff.net. Ahite, hee we go!
:"Beat them with tennis rackets!" -Malay
(- SS class, French revolution, ummmmmmm, we're random?):
Sports sign up sheet (Class 09-3):
Basketball ::: Heero Yui, Duo Maxwell, Trowa Bloome
Hockey :::::: Duo Maxwell, Heero Yui
Horseback Riding ::: Relena Dorlian, Dorothy Catalonia, Quatre R. Winner
Fencing :::::: Dorothy Catalonia, Heero Yui, Quatre R. Winner, Catherine Bloome
Gymnastics :::::: Trowa Bloome, Catherine Bloome
Dance Team :::::: Relena Dorlian, Catherine Bloome, Dorothy Catalonia
Orchestra :::::: Trowa Bloome, Quatre Winner
Debate :::::: Relena Dorlian
Creative Arts :::::: Duo Maxwell
"Can you believe it?"
"No way!"
"Way. Like, I cannot believe that the two hottest guys in class 3 are in both basketball and hockey." Lilah shifted in her chair and flipped her hair. Her dark blue wavy locks fell onto her pink leather jacket at shoulder length as she looked back at Courtney.
"Oh, so that's why so many uncommitted girls joined (or tried to join) dance team this year." She looked around suspiciously with her brown eyes. "I wonder who spilled to the newbies that this year dance team's also covering the cheerleading squad."
"I know! They're not even the hottest though. I mean, look at Trowa's body…"
"But he's so silent!" Lilah piped up.
"Strong and silent." Brittany daydreamed.
"People," Courtney broke up, "what about Wufei… mmm."
"And Wufei's not silent?" Lilah snorted.
"He probably just doesn't understand English."
"That was low, Brittany, take that back!"
"Make me, bitch-"
"Hey!" Courtney cut in, "What about Quatre? He's cute and really nice."
"What about Quatre?" Brittany asked disapprovingly.
"That fag?" Lilah responded automatically.
"Look who's talkin' now?" Brittany chimed.
"Oh, shut up."
"Relena! I'm so glad you made it into the squad." Dorothy hugged Relena briefly, then turned back to the group that had followed her. "Let me introduce you to the team's prime members. This is Lilah, Courtney, Jessie, Marlina and Gloria. Unfortunately Marlina Gloria and Courtney have to go but you'll see them later." The named girls passed Relena all saying somewhere on the grounds of 'nice to meet you' and left.
Dorothy wore the school uniform: a white blouse with a green and gold plaid skirt. She had her hair pulled back with a pink headband decorated by sparkling beads. Down her extremely long hair wound scattered he pink rubber bands. Her eye shadow, nails and necklace/bracelet set all matched the same shade of pink.
Lilah also sported a school uniform with a pink leather jacket and matching pink boots that came up to her knees. Her eyes sparkled a dark blue green almost the same shade as her hair. She was the only one there wearing lipstick, pink, of course. Her dark blue hair contrasted sharply with her pale skin and light pink outfit. She was also taller even than Dorothy and skinnier than a twig.
Relena also had on a school uniform because it was right after school and she had no time to change anyway. Her only accessory was a tan choker with a deeply colored blue octiangular jewel. Other than that she was plain except she had taken the time to put her hair in ringlets.
The last girl she had almost missed because she was quiet, unlike Dorothy, and not being fawned over, unlike Lilah, was Jessie.
"I love that outfit Lilah! Where did you get that outfit? I must know!" Dorothy said as she attached herself to Lilah's side, leaving Jessie and Relena together.
Might as well get this started, Relena thought. "Hello, I'm Relena Dorlian, pleased to meet your acquaintance." Relena curtsied slightly before being cut off by the short, red-haired girl with an accent from… Georgia? Relena wasn't sure.
"Yo girl, cut it." She draped an arm around Relena's shoulder. Like herself, Jessie appeared rather plain. The only accessories she wore were a charm bracelet and a silver necklace with daisies on it. No make up glistened on Jessie's freckled, reddish tanned skin. She had no bands in her red hair; it was down to her chin and curled with no restraints. "We don' need to start with formalities! We're all gonna be friends here."
She started steering Relena towards the training field, which was behind a small patch of scattered trees in a flattened clearing. "Uh, right." Relena wasn't used to being hugged, toughed, groped or steered. Her father, the only family she had really, didn't do that stuff. Then again they didn't see each other enough to know each other anyway. That's why coming to America and leaving her family wasn't a big deal. She tried to loosen the girls grip. "Your name is Jessie, right?"
"Why, yes." Jessie stopped for a second at the realization that she hadn't introduced herself properly. Whatever, she dismissed quickly. "This is our training area. Isn't it beautiful? From here no one can see our training or new routines." She winked, "and no perverts can peek at us in bodysuits."
"Why did the rest of the team leave before practice?" Relena asked. On the edge of the clearing there was a small wooden bench. Jessie sat Relena down there.
"Why, my dear… this isn't practice, this is a meeting. It's only for the most serious of us. The committed ones."
"Committed?" Relena repeated. She didn't understand what they were talking about. At that point Lilah and Dorothy and Lilah joined them. Dorothy sat on Relena's right and Lilah next to her. Relena glanced to Dorothy in confusion for some clarification.
"You see, we believe some people joined the dance team just because we do the cheerleading for basketball. Zothers join to become part of the in-crowd," Dorothy scoffed, "We know you did neither."
Relena nodded slowly. She understood what they were saying but… the whole concept of why they would need an apparently secret meeting escaped her, also, "I think there were some others that didn't join just for that. Allonta wanted to join because she loved to dance. And I thought she got in because she was good," Relena said, almost sarcastically.
"The reason Allonta's not here," Lilah cut in, "is because we don't think she's our type-"
"Lilah!" Dorothy snapped, "Lilah is saying it wrong. What we mmean is, we like you and we'd like to hang out with you more." Dorothy smiled.
What? thought Relena. They want to spend time with me? "Welcome to the team!" First Dorothy, then Jessie and Lilah hugged her. Relena's eyes widened in surprise because no one ever treated her like this back at home, not even her family or friends. They kept their distance. What's wrong with these people? Relena almost pulled away but realized she didn't want to. As much attention as she got back home, none of it was… physically expressed.
Finally, when they pulled away they began to talk. They talked about everything that was nothing. They talked about who was cute, teachers, tests to come, what the neighborhood was like and how it differed from other places. They talked about dance routines and pop stars and rumors and food. Relena was surprised that she never ran out of things to say around them, the conversation never seemed to end until one of them glanced at their watch and realized it was getting dark. Only then did they separate and still they would call each other because Lilah had a conference phone.
Relena was glad that Dorothy was in her class otherwise she'd be separated from her friends.
My closest friends, Relena smiled.
"Love, Peace and Hair Grease!" -Brittany and apparently my friend Shelly
(-Summer after 9th grade at camp)
:Mara crosses her fingers and hopes for no more angry letters: Actually, I don't care but reviews are appreciated. ^.^ I'm back from camp and this is the chapter I wrote while I was there.
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