A/N: I do not own any characters except for Sophie's sister, Katy, and
Katy's daughter, Kristen. I don't know if I will continue this story, since
I have a habit of not completing what I've started. If I don't complete it,
and you really like it, I'm really sorry. I don't' know where this will go
and I don't know how many chapters I may have but I just started it today
(01/17/02) and I felt this urge to write anything off the top of my head. I
think I did pretty well, so review and flames are welcomed. I'm going to
ask for 10 reviews, but if that's not possible, 5 will do, I guess. ( Just
kidding, anything will do, if this muse stays with me. Who knows, not me.
Enjoy!
1.1 Only Love
2 Chapter 1
It was a normal day at Horizon. The sun was shining, the breeze was nice and the best part was, it was Saturday! Meaning, no school, no homework, just rest and relaxation! Okay, so they had homework but who does homework on a Saturday?
Anyways, the Cliffhangers were hanging around outside by the picnic tables. Each was chatting with one another, except for a dark-haired boy. David was sitting by himself on a separate picnic table, his back to the chatty friends. He was picking at the peeling paint on the table in front of him, just to pass the time.
Peter was wondering around the campus, looking at the interaction of the groups. Some students who weren't talking a week ago were chatting up a storm with other people in their group. Peter smiled as he walked past two successfully talking groups. No one left out. This was a real good sign! As he walked by the Cliffhangers he stopped and eavesdropped into their conversation.
"It was so funny!" Juliet exclaimed laughing with Auggie. Peter wondered what was so funny, but decided not to pry. Didn't want to be caught "spying" on them, he knew they'd make a big deal about it and wouldn't let him live it down. He started walking again when he saw one boy sitting by himself. Confused he walked over and sat in front of the lonely figure.
"What's wrong David?" Peter asked concernedly.
"Nothing." Came the usual response from a closed-up teen.
"You sure? You don't look too… uh, sociable." Peter said masking his wanting to know by a simple observation.
"I don't want to talk to them. They're stupid." David replied flicking a piece of red paint in Peter's direction. It landed inches from Peter's hand. Peter raised an eyebrow.
"How do you know they're stupid? You don't even know them that well." Peter said pretending he didn't just see what David did.
"What I do know about them makes me not want to talk to them. And what I know about you makes me not want to talk to you." David said getting up and stepping over the seat. Peter moved just as quickly.
"David, I think we should talk." Peter said grabbing David's shoulder and pulled him back a little.
"I don't want to talk to you! Just leave it." David said pulling out of Peter's grasp and headed for the dorms. Sophie had been watching from the gazebo and made her way over to Peter.
"What was that all about?" she asked Peter confused.
"David was sitting by himself and so I asked him why and he just took off. Guess he really didn't want to talk." Peter said looking down then up again at the departing figure.
"It's okay. Just give him time. He'll come around. I mean, look at Shelby, she opened up…" Sophie started.
"Because she had Scott to help her. David seems to have no one. He seems to be the outcast of the group. I think the Cliffhangers need to try to bring him in the group even if they don't like him." Peter said knowing how frustrated the Cliffhangers had gotten with David's jokes and pranks.
"Yeah, that would be good." Sophie nodded. "Oh, Kristen, my niece, is going to be arriving shortly. Which group do you think we should put her in while she stays here? The Sundogs have eight people already; they're the biggest group. The Trackers are still trying to trust each other more. The Ridge-runners would be a good group and so would the wind-dancers. They both are getting along real well and wouldn't mind a newbie." Sophie gave Peter the run-down of things.
"Actually, I think the Cliffhangers would be a good choice. Maybe Kristen can help David open up. How long is she going to stay again?" Peter inquired.
"I don't know. My sister just said that she needed a place for Kristen to stay for a while… course with my sister that could mean years. She's like me in a way." Sophie said as a car pulled up. "Well, there she is." She pointed out.
"Well, let's go meet her." Peter said walking to the stopping car. Sophie followed close behind.
Two blonde-headed figures stepped out of the jeep. One looked similar to Sophie but a bit taller and bigger. The other was short and skinny.
"Hey Katy, how's everything doing?" Sophie said hugging her sister. Katy responded but quickly broke it.
"I've been doing good. I've got to get going, my plane leaves in half an hour, I'm sorry. I wish I could stay and catch up and everything." Katy said hurriedly checking her watch and climbing back into the jeep.
"Wait!" Sophie said as Katy shut the door. She rolled down the window and looked quizzically at Sophie. "Um, how long is Kristen going to be staying here?" she asked unsurely.
"I don't know yet, this job is really big and might take a while for me to even get the job. Anyways, I got to get going. I can't get a job if I'm not there. See you Soph." Katy said rolling the window up and turning the engine on and soon sped off. Sophie and Peter looked at the blonde girl standing holding a medium-sized navy Adidas bag and two suitcases by her feet.
"Well, I'll show you around." Sophie said walking over to Kristen.
"Can I ask a question first?" Kristen spoke softly.
"Sure, go ahead." Sophie said friendly.
"What is this place?" Kristen said looking around at some people looking at her, others ignoring her.
"Your mother didn't tell you?" Peter asked confused, he would have thought Sophie's sister would have mentioned something about Horizon.
"No." Kristen answered simply.
"Oh, well. This is a school for troubled teenagers. If you don't want to go here, there is a local high school near-by." Sophie said angry that her sister failed to inform Kristen about Horizon.
"No, this will be fine." Kristen said looking around, smelling the fresh piney air. She smiled to reassure Peter and Sophie of her choice.
"You can change your mind whenever, okay dear?" Sophie asked and Kristen nodded.
"Alright Soph, I'll see you at dinner." Peter said smiling at Sophie before taking off to his office.
"I'll show you to your dorm." Sophie said before Kristen could get a word in.
The pair walked across the campus and to the Cliffhangers dorm. Sophie explained the rules and regulations of Horizon and told Kristen about the Cliffhangers. They walked into the now occupied dorm.
"Why do we get all the new people? Isn't David enough?" Shelby complained.
"Since you seem in a talking mood Shelby, I want you to do dishes tonight with David." Sophie said and Shelby groaned the smiled.
"I can't." Shelby said happily.
"Why?" Sophie asked confused.
"I have to take a test for math." Shelby answered plopping on her bed.
"And why do you have to take a test? You should have taken it." Sophie said getting suspicious.
"I was sick, remember? Last week?" Shelby said in a "duh" tone of voice.
"Oh." Sophie said then looked around the room. She noticed the door to the bathroom closed. "Who's in the bathroom?"
"Daisy." Shelby replied flipping threw a magazine.
"Okay, then she'll do dishes with David." Sophie concluded as Shelby stifled a laugh. Daisy walked out of the bathroom at that moment and Shelby smirked at her.
"What?" Daisy asked confused.
"You have dish duty with the general's son!" Shelby laughed.
"What? Why? No." Daisy said and looked at Sophie. "Why me?"
"Because." Sophie said and put Kristen's bags on Kat's old bed. Daisy groaned and plopped on her bed and mumbled something into the covers about that being unfair. "Well, I'll leave you to unpack. I'll send someone over to give you the tour." Sophie said and walked out after Kristen softly said "okay".
"So why are you here?" Shelby asked bluntly.
"Why am I here?" Kristen asked confused.
"Yeah. Like, what's your story that got you sent here." Shelby added like Kristen was the stupidest person in the world. "For example, I'm here because I ran away from home, did drugs. You know." Shelby said and Kristen raised an eyebrow.
"Um, okay. I'm here because…" Kristen paused not knowing what to say. "Um…" she said again trying to think but no ideas were coming. At that moment there came a knock on the door. Shelby, forgetting about Kristen's story, bounded to the door and opened it. She saw Scott standing on the other said and smiled.
"Hey cowboy." She said walking out of the dorm and hugging him.
"Hey Shel." Scott said embracing Shelby.
"So what brings you here?" Shelby pulled back and looked up at him, smiling widely.
"I'm here to give a newbie a tour." Scott said and saw Shelby's face fall. "Don't worry, Shel." Scott said and kissed her forehead. Kristen overheard and walked to the door.
"Um, did you say something about a tour? 'Cause Sophie told me she would have someone give me one." Kristen said unsurely. She didn't want to ruin their moment.
"Yup, that's me. I'm Scott Barringer." Scott said extending a hand to Kristen, who took it.
"I'm Kristen Austin." Kristen said letting go of Scott's hand shortly afterwards and giving Scott a weak smile. She didn't want to make Shelby mad at her. She didn't even like Scott, though Shelby was glaring at her with an if-you-even-dare-make-a-move-on-him-you're-dead stare.
Scott smiled, "Well, guess we should start. See you Shel, meet me at you-know-where after you-know-what." Scott said lowly but audibly. Shelby nodded and gave Scott a quick kiss on the cheek to show Kristen that Scott was taken.
The tour was a quick one. Scott quickly pointed out the various classrooms and gave a quick explanation of each. Kristen just followed him, half-listening, half-daydreaming. They reached the lodge and Scott showed her the table the Cliffhangers ate at, but told her that they could sit anywhere they liked. Kristen nodded and looked around the lunchroom. It was much smaller then the one at her old high school, but then how many teenagers would be going here anyways, she figured.
Soon, the tour was over and lunch was beginning. Everyone crowded into the room almost at once. Each person disgusted by the meal they'd received. Everyone was soon deep in conversation and barely noticed anything going on around them. Kristen went to the very end of the line, not wanting to get noticed by anybody. But, that was soon changed, for a dark-haired, curious boy had entered and spotted the unsure girl.
"Hello." David said standing behind Kristen in line. She jumped a bit and turned. "Sorry." David said not meaning to scare her.
"Hello and it's okay." Kristen returned then turned back around. David looked at the back of the figure's head perplexed. She seemed strange. He never knew a girl would act like that. So David tried again.
"So, what group are you in?" he said to the back of Kristen's head. Turning back around Kristen murmured "Cliffhangers". "Hey, you won't believe this but I'm in the same group." David shot Kristen a smile.
"You're right. I don't." Kristen said clearing off the smile.
"Ouch, touchy." David teased. Kristen rolled her eyes and turned back around. "You know, you're not too friendly. I mean you should at least talk for a bit. It'd be a nice gesture." David said and Kristen turned back around, once again, annoyed.
"Maybe I just don't want to talk to you." Kristen said looking at David.
"Now that wasn't very nice. I think you need to learn some manners." David said and cut in front of her.
"Hey! No cutting!" Kristen said glaring at David's back.
"What? Did you say something?" David asked smirking at her.
"Yes I did. Now move!" Kristen said as she tired to move in front of David to regain her original position.
"Let me think… no." David said pausing for a second before declining.
"I was there first!" Kristen protested.
"No you weren't." David countered.
"Just move, okay? I want to eat." Kristen said glaring at David.
"I do too. Besides, I was here first." David said turning back around and walked up a few feet. Kristen had had enough and walked by David and pushed him back a bit and placed herself in her original spot.
"Hey!" David protested and grabbed Kristen by her waist and pulled her back. Kristen felt his touch and felt very odd; she quickly pulled out of his grip and glared at him.
"Don't touch me." She said in a very unconvincing stern tone.
"Sorry." David said and backed off. This confused Kristen very much. First he was trying to make a move on her, now he was backing off? Kristen silently got her lunch and moved to an isolated table to think. She didn't feel like making friends with the rest of the group yet.
"Hello Kristen, I'm Juliet. Why are you over here by yourself? Our table is over there." The brunette named Juliet said, pointing at the laughing people.
"It's okay, I'm fine right here." Kristen said but Juliet didn't move. "Um, I'd like to be alone for now. I'm thinking." Kristen said and this seemed to have worked because Juliet had walked away. Kristen stifled a giggle to herself, thinking about how stupid Juliet was.
"What's so funny?" David asked setting his tray down in front of Kristen. Kristen stopped laughing and adjusted her composer.
"Nothing. Why are you here anyways? I thought you were at least smart enough to get my hint of dislike, but maybe you really are that dense. Could have fooled me." Kristen said in an icy tone.
"Ouch, that pierced the skin." David said sardonically, with a playful smirk on his face. Kristen looked at David and shaking her head. "But, really, I'm here because you're here."
"Right, sure you are." Kristen said picking at her food with her fork.
"I'm serious, why else would I be here?" David asked as Shelby walked by with Scott.
"Maybe, David, it's because no one at our table wants you there." Shelby gave David a look. David scowled.
"That's not true." David said pointing at Shelby.
"I'd believe her before I will ever believe you." Kristen said smirking at him.
"What's that supposed to mean?" David asked squinting at her.
"Um… nothing. Well, I'm done." Kristen said and picked up her tray, having hardly touched her food. David grabbed her wrist as she walked by.
"Now where do you think you're going?" David said in a voice that sent shivers up Kristen's spine.
"I'm going to a place you can't go too!" Kristen shot and released her wrist from his hand. David let her go and smiled as he finished his lunch.
The rest of the day dragged on, Kristen spent most her time in the girl's dorm, which Shelby had informed her was a no guy zone. Kristen had taken out her journal and was now adding in a new entry. Her journal was bursting from all the miscellaneous stuff she had added to earlier entries.
"What to write about David?" Kristen thought to herself, tapping the end of her pen on her lips. She looked out the window and saw David walk by. "Maybe I should just talk to him…" Kristen thought and before she knew it she was walking out of the dorm, clutching her journal to her chest. David heard a door slam and looked at the figure exiting the cabin.
"Hola mi amor." David said with a fake Spanish accent, stopping and facing Kristen.
"I took Spanish once too." Kristen said walking down the steps.
"Aww, you ruined what I was going to stay." David said pretending to be hurt beyond hurt.
"Sure." Kristen said walking past David.
"Hey, why do you keep doing that?" David said jogging up to her
and walking by her side. Kristen didn't answer. "Well?" David prodded.
"Doing what?" Kristen asked pretending to not know.
"You know! You keep walking away from me." David said stopping her. "Can't you just stop and talk for a while with me?" David asked in tone of voice Kristen hadn't heard from him.
"Um… I don't know what to talk to you about though." Kristen stalled not sure what to say and why she said that.
"We could talk about anything." David said then looked around, "Nice weather we're having." He said and gave her a lop-sided grin.
Kristen, smiling, looked around, "Yeah, it is a nice day. What do you guys do up here anyways? Anything fun?" Kristen asked looking at a group playing soccer.
"Well, we play sports, like a regular high school. Like, soccer, but the Sundogs is playing that so that leaves, um… football? You could get Peter to organize a game." David said looking at the ground.
"Me? Why me?" Kristen asked looking at David confused at why he suggested that.
"Because… you're the new newbie, he'll do anything for you. Maybe he'll try to get you to 'open-up'." David said making bunny ears with his fingers.
"Okay?" Kristen said confused. She looked over the campus and saw Peter talking with another group. "So you want me to ask him for you?" Kristen asked looking at David. David looked away.
"Well, you wanted to do something 'fun'." Was David's poor excuse.
"Yeah but I don't know, I'm not really good at football." Kristen said unsurely.
"We can play tackle." David said giving a small laugh. Kristen giggled a bit. "Ha! I made you laugh! I have broken your shield! I think I deserve a prize!" David said looking at Kristen.
"I didn't laugh, and if I did, it doesn't mean you've 'broken my shield' as you say." Kristen said and looked David up and down. "Besides, I don't really want to play anything anymore. I think I'll just write." She said walking over to a tree.
"You can't get rid of me that easily." David said hot on her tail.
"Oh I can't, can't I?" Kristen said raising an eyebrow at David.
"Yup!" David said walking up to Kristen and put an arm around her shoulders. "See. You can't move without me moving with you." David said as Kristen hesitated.
"Actually, I can." Kristen said and picked David's arm off her like she was picking up a rotten banana peel. "I'll see you around, David." Kristen said walking off.
"Oh, she wants me." David said then frowned. "No she doesn't." he kicked the ground and walked off to a tree and leaned against it looking around glumly. He wished he could have a relationship like Shelby and Scott, Auggie and Juliet, even Ezra and Daisy had gotten together. He was the odd man out, and right now he felt even odder.
A/N: Sorry the first one was so long. This is just an apology for the long author's note. Hehe. Pretty stupid. Don't forget to review ;)
1.1 Only Love
2 Chapter 1
It was a normal day at Horizon. The sun was shining, the breeze was nice and the best part was, it was Saturday! Meaning, no school, no homework, just rest and relaxation! Okay, so they had homework but who does homework on a Saturday?
Anyways, the Cliffhangers were hanging around outside by the picnic tables. Each was chatting with one another, except for a dark-haired boy. David was sitting by himself on a separate picnic table, his back to the chatty friends. He was picking at the peeling paint on the table in front of him, just to pass the time.
Peter was wondering around the campus, looking at the interaction of the groups. Some students who weren't talking a week ago were chatting up a storm with other people in their group. Peter smiled as he walked past two successfully talking groups. No one left out. This was a real good sign! As he walked by the Cliffhangers he stopped and eavesdropped into their conversation.
"It was so funny!" Juliet exclaimed laughing with Auggie. Peter wondered what was so funny, but decided not to pry. Didn't want to be caught "spying" on them, he knew they'd make a big deal about it and wouldn't let him live it down. He started walking again when he saw one boy sitting by himself. Confused he walked over and sat in front of the lonely figure.
"What's wrong David?" Peter asked concernedly.
"Nothing." Came the usual response from a closed-up teen.
"You sure? You don't look too… uh, sociable." Peter said masking his wanting to know by a simple observation.
"I don't want to talk to them. They're stupid." David replied flicking a piece of red paint in Peter's direction. It landed inches from Peter's hand. Peter raised an eyebrow.
"How do you know they're stupid? You don't even know them that well." Peter said pretending he didn't just see what David did.
"What I do know about them makes me not want to talk to them. And what I know about you makes me not want to talk to you." David said getting up and stepping over the seat. Peter moved just as quickly.
"David, I think we should talk." Peter said grabbing David's shoulder and pulled him back a little.
"I don't want to talk to you! Just leave it." David said pulling out of Peter's grasp and headed for the dorms. Sophie had been watching from the gazebo and made her way over to Peter.
"What was that all about?" she asked Peter confused.
"David was sitting by himself and so I asked him why and he just took off. Guess he really didn't want to talk." Peter said looking down then up again at the departing figure.
"It's okay. Just give him time. He'll come around. I mean, look at Shelby, she opened up…" Sophie started.
"Because she had Scott to help her. David seems to have no one. He seems to be the outcast of the group. I think the Cliffhangers need to try to bring him in the group even if they don't like him." Peter said knowing how frustrated the Cliffhangers had gotten with David's jokes and pranks.
"Yeah, that would be good." Sophie nodded. "Oh, Kristen, my niece, is going to be arriving shortly. Which group do you think we should put her in while she stays here? The Sundogs have eight people already; they're the biggest group. The Trackers are still trying to trust each other more. The Ridge-runners would be a good group and so would the wind-dancers. They both are getting along real well and wouldn't mind a newbie." Sophie gave Peter the run-down of things.
"Actually, I think the Cliffhangers would be a good choice. Maybe Kristen can help David open up. How long is she going to stay again?" Peter inquired.
"I don't know. My sister just said that she needed a place for Kristen to stay for a while… course with my sister that could mean years. She's like me in a way." Sophie said as a car pulled up. "Well, there she is." She pointed out.
"Well, let's go meet her." Peter said walking to the stopping car. Sophie followed close behind.
Two blonde-headed figures stepped out of the jeep. One looked similar to Sophie but a bit taller and bigger. The other was short and skinny.
"Hey Katy, how's everything doing?" Sophie said hugging her sister. Katy responded but quickly broke it.
"I've been doing good. I've got to get going, my plane leaves in half an hour, I'm sorry. I wish I could stay and catch up and everything." Katy said hurriedly checking her watch and climbing back into the jeep.
"Wait!" Sophie said as Katy shut the door. She rolled down the window and looked quizzically at Sophie. "Um, how long is Kristen going to be staying here?" she asked unsurely.
"I don't know yet, this job is really big and might take a while for me to even get the job. Anyways, I got to get going. I can't get a job if I'm not there. See you Soph." Katy said rolling the window up and turning the engine on and soon sped off. Sophie and Peter looked at the blonde girl standing holding a medium-sized navy Adidas bag and two suitcases by her feet.
"Well, I'll show you around." Sophie said walking over to Kristen.
"Can I ask a question first?" Kristen spoke softly.
"Sure, go ahead." Sophie said friendly.
"What is this place?" Kristen said looking around at some people looking at her, others ignoring her.
"Your mother didn't tell you?" Peter asked confused, he would have thought Sophie's sister would have mentioned something about Horizon.
"No." Kristen answered simply.
"Oh, well. This is a school for troubled teenagers. If you don't want to go here, there is a local high school near-by." Sophie said angry that her sister failed to inform Kristen about Horizon.
"No, this will be fine." Kristen said looking around, smelling the fresh piney air. She smiled to reassure Peter and Sophie of her choice.
"You can change your mind whenever, okay dear?" Sophie asked and Kristen nodded.
"Alright Soph, I'll see you at dinner." Peter said smiling at Sophie before taking off to his office.
"I'll show you to your dorm." Sophie said before Kristen could get a word in.
The pair walked across the campus and to the Cliffhangers dorm. Sophie explained the rules and regulations of Horizon and told Kristen about the Cliffhangers. They walked into the now occupied dorm.
"Why do we get all the new people? Isn't David enough?" Shelby complained.
"Since you seem in a talking mood Shelby, I want you to do dishes tonight with David." Sophie said and Shelby groaned the smiled.
"I can't." Shelby said happily.
"Why?" Sophie asked confused.
"I have to take a test for math." Shelby answered plopping on her bed.
"And why do you have to take a test? You should have taken it." Sophie said getting suspicious.
"I was sick, remember? Last week?" Shelby said in a "duh" tone of voice.
"Oh." Sophie said then looked around the room. She noticed the door to the bathroom closed. "Who's in the bathroom?"
"Daisy." Shelby replied flipping threw a magazine.
"Okay, then she'll do dishes with David." Sophie concluded as Shelby stifled a laugh. Daisy walked out of the bathroom at that moment and Shelby smirked at her.
"What?" Daisy asked confused.
"You have dish duty with the general's son!" Shelby laughed.
"What? Why? No." Daisy said and looked at Sophie. "Why me?"
"Because." Sophie said and put Kristen's bags on Kat's old bed. Daisy groaned and plopped on her bed and mumbled something into the covers about that being unfair. "Well, I'll leave you to unpack. I'll send someone over to give you the tour." Sophie said and walked out after Kristen softly said "okay".
"So why are you here?" Shelby asked bluntly.
"Why am I here?" Kristen asked confused.
"Yeah. Like, what's your story that got you sent here." Shelby added like Kristen was the stupidest person in the world. "For example, I'm here because I ran away from home, did drugs. You know." Shelby said and Kristen raised an eyebrow.
"Um, okay. I'm here because…" Kristen paused not knowing what to say. "Um…" she said again trying to think but no ideas were coming. At that moment there came a knock on the door. Shelby, forgetting about Kristen's story, bounded to the door and opened it. She saw Scott standing on the other said and smiled.
"Hey cowboy." She said walking out of the dorm and hugging him.
"Hey Shel." Scott said embracing Shelby.
"So what brings you here?" Shelby pulled back and looked up at him, smiling widely.
"I'm here to give a newbie a tour." Scott said and saw Shelby's face fall. "Don't worry, Shel." Scott said and kissed her forehead. Kristen overheard and walked to the door.
"Um, did you say something about a tour? 'Cause Sophie told me she would have someone give me one." Kristen said unsurely. She didn't want to ruin their moment.
"Yup, that's me. I'm Scott Barringer." Scott said extending a hand to Kristen, who took it.
"I'm Kristen Austin." Kristen said letting go of Scott's hand shortly afterwards and giving Scott a weak smile. She didn't want to make Shelby mad at her. She didn't even like Scott, though Shelby was glaring at her with an if-you-even-dare-make-a-move-on-him-you're-dead stare.
Scott smiled, "Well, guess we should start. See you Shel, meet me at you-know-where after you-know-what." Scott said lowly but audibly. Shelby nodded and gave Scott a quick kiss on the cheek to show Kristen that Scott was taken.
The tour was a quick one. Scott quickly pointed out the various classrooms and gave a quick explanation of each. Kristen just followed him, half-listening, half-daydreaming. They reached the lodge and Scott showed her the table the Cliffhangers ate at, but told her that they could sit anywhere they liked. Kristen nodded and looked around the lunchroom. It was much smaller then the one at her old high school, but then how many teenagers would be going here anyways, she figured.
Soon, the tour was over and lunch was beginning. Everyone crowded into the room almost at once. Each person disgusted by the meal they'd received. Everyone was soon deep in conversation and barely noticed anything going on around them. Kristen went to the very end of the line, not wanting to get noticed by anybody. But, that was soon changed, for a dark-haired, curious boy had entered and spotted the unsure girl.
"Hello." David said standing behind Kristen in line. She jumped a bit and turned. "Sorry." David said not meaning to scare her.
"Hello and it's okay." Kristen returned then turned back around. David looked at the back of the figure's head perplexed. She seemed strange. He never knew a girl would act like that. So David tried again.
"So, what group are you in?" he said to the back of Kristen's head. Turning back around Kristen murmured "Cliffhangers". "Hey, you won't believe this but I'm in the same group." David shot Kristen a smile.
"You're right. I don't." Kristen said clearing off the smile.
"Ouch, touchy." David teased. Kristen rolled her eyes and turned back around. "You know, you're not too friendly. I mean you should at least talk for a bit. It'd be a nice gesture." David said and Kristen turned back around, once again, annoyed.
"Maybe I just don't want to talk to you." Kristen said looking at David.
"Now that wasn't very nice. I think you need to learn some manners." David said and cut in front of her.
"Hey! No cutting!" Kristen said glaring at David's back.
"What? Did you say something?" David asked smirking at her.
"Yes I did. Now move!" Kristen said as she tired to move in front of David to regain her original position.
"Let me think… no." David said pausing for a second before declining.
"I was there first!" Kristen protested.
"No you weren't." David countered.
"Just move, okay? I want to eat." Kristen said glaring at David.
"I do too. Besides, I was here first." David said turning back around and walked up a few feet. Kristen had had enough and walked by David and pushed him back a bit and placed herself in her original spot.
"Hey!" David protested and grabbed Kristen by her waist and pulled her back. Kristen felt his touch and felt very odd; she quickly pulled out of his grip and glared at him.
"Don't touch me." She said in a very unconvincing stern tone.
"Sorry." David said and backed off. This confused Kristen very much. First he was trying to make a move on her, now he was backing off? Kristen silently got her lunch and moved to an isolated table to think. She didn't feel like making friends with the rest of the group yet.
"Hello Kristen, I'm Juliet. Why are you over here by yourself? Our table is over there." The brunette named Juliet said, pointing at the laughing people.
"It's okay, I'm fine right here." Kristen said but Juliet didn't move. "Um, I'd like to be alone for now. I'm thinking." Kristen said and this seemed to have worked because Juliet had walked away. Kristen stifled a giggle to herself, thinking about how stupid Juliet was.
"What's so funny?" David asked setting his tray down in front of Kristen. Kristen stopped laughing and adjusted her composer.
"Nothing. Why are you here anyways? I thought you were at least smart enough to get my hint of dislike, but maybe you really are that dense. Could have fooled me." Kristen said in an icy tone.
"Ouch, that pierced the skin." David said sardonically, with a playful smirk on his face. Kristen looked at David and shaking her head. "But, really, I'm here because you're here."
"Right, sure you are." Kristen said picking at her food with her fork.
"I'm serious, why else would I be here?" David asked as Shelby walked by with Scott.
"Maybe, David, it's because no one at our table wants you there." Shelby gave David a look. David scowled.
"That's not true." David said pointing at Shelby.
"I'd believe her before I will ever believe you." Kristen said smirking at him.
"What's that supposed to mean?" David asked squinting at her.
"Um… nothing. Well, I'm done." Kristen said and picked up her tray, having hardly touched her food. David grabbed her wrist as she walked by.
"Now where do you think you're going?" David said in a voice that sent shivers up Kristen's spine.
"I'm going to a place you can't go too!" Kristen shot and released her wrist from his hand. David let her go and smiled as he finished his lunch.
The rest of the day dragged on, Kristen spent most her time in the girl's dorm, which Shelby had informed her was a no guy zone. Kristen had taken out her journal and was now adding in a new entry. Her journal was bursting from all the miscellaneous stuff she had added to earlier entries.
"What to write about David?" Kristen thought to herself, tapping the end of her pen on her lips. She looked out the window and saw David walk by. "Maybe I should just talk to him…" Kristen thought and before she knew it she was walking out of the dorm, clutching her journal to her chest. David heard a door slam and looked at the figure exiting the cabin.
"Hola mi amor." David said with a fake Spanish accent, stopping and facing Kristen.
"I took Spanish once too." Kristen said walking down the steps.
"Aww, you ruined what I was going to stay." David said pretending to be hurt beyond hurt.
"Sure." Kristen said walking past David.
"Hey, why do you keep doing that?" David said jogging up to her
and walking by her side. Kristen didn't answer. "Well?" David prodded.
"Doing what?" Kristen asked pretending to not know.
"You know! You keep walking away from me." David said stopping her. "Can't you just stop and talk for a while with me?" David asked in tone of voice Kristen hadn't heard from him.
"Um… I don't know what to talk to you about though." Kristen stalled not sure what to say and why she said that.
"We could talk about anything." David said then looked around, "Nice weather we're having." He said and gave her a lop-sided grin.
Kristen, smiling, looked around, "Yeah, it is a nice day. What do you guys do up here anyways? Anything fun?" Kristen asked looking at a group playing soccer.
"Well, we play sports, like a regular high school. Like, soccer, but the Sundogs is playing that so that leaves, um… football? You could get Peter to organize a game." David said looking at the ground.
"Me? Why me?" Kristen asked looking at David confused at why he suggested that.
"Because… you're the new newbie, he'll do anything for you. Maybe he'll try to get you to 'open-up'." David said making bunny ears with his fingers.
"Okay?" Kristen said confused. She looked over the campus and saw Peter talking with another group. "So you want me to ask him for you?" Kristen asked looking at David. David looked away.
"Well, you wanted to do something 'fun'." Was David's poor excuse.
"Yeah but I don't know, I'm not really good at football." Kristen said unsurely.
"We can play tackle." David said giving a small laugh. Kristen giggled a bit. "Ha! I made you laugh! I have broken your shield! I think I deserve a prize!" David said looking at Kristen.
"I didn't laugh, and if I did, it doesn't mean you've 'broken my shield' as you say." Kristen said and looked David up and down. "Besides, I don't really want to play anything anymore. I think I'll just write." She said walking over to a tree.
"You can't get rid of me that easily." David said hot on her tail.
"Oh I can't, can't I?" Kristen said raising an eyebrow at David.
"Yup!" David said walking up to Kristen and put an arm around her shoulders. "See. You can't move without me moving with you." David said as Kristen hesitated.
"Actually, I can." Kristen said and picked David's arm off her like she was picking up a rotten banana peel. "I'll see you around, David." Kristen said walking off.
"Oh, she wants me." David said then frowned. "No she doesn't." he kicked the ground and walked off to a tree and leaned against it looking around glumly. He wished he could have a relationship like Shelby and Scott, Auggie and Juliet, even Ezra and Daisy had gotten together. He was the odd man out, and right now he felt even odder.
A/N: Sorry the first one was so long. This is just an apology for the long author's note. Hehe. Pretty stupid. Don't forget to review ;)