i"Please, play a little with me."/i - Stanson
~ PARTY ~ (Guy/Julie/Connie)
"Is this party being thrown by the cheerleaders?" Goldberg asked as he slipped on his sneakers.
"Yup." Guy nodded. "It's technically a party to welcome the new freshmen cheerleaders, but Natasha and Alexis, the two captains, are determined to hook up with the hockey captain and the MVP, so the entire hockey team is invited as well."
"So that's what? Fifteen varsity cheerleaders, twenty-nine JV, and around ten freshmen?" Goldberg said.
"Plus eleven of us…" Guy did the math. "The ratio is about what…one guy to five cheerleaders?"
"Yahoo!" Goldberg cried. "Hurry up, Guy."
"I'm coming…" Guy said. He gave himself one last look in the mirror, added a spritz of Ralph Lauren for men, and exited. He and Goldberg made their way across the campus to where the girls' dorms were. Even though students of different genders weren't allowed to go into each other's dorms, the girls' dorm security was lax enough to let boys go by all the time. Guy and Goldberg took the elevator to the top floor. (The party was being held in the common room at the top floor.)
The cheerleaders were already congregated, including the ten freshmen Guy had never laid eyes on but liked instantly. The only boys there so far were Charlie and Adam, who were always punctual. Robin was already snuggling up to Adam on the couch, smiling at him while warning the other girls away. Charlie was surrounded by the rest of the cheerleaders.
"Heya Charlie," Guy strutted into the middle of the circle. "Lemme relieve some of your burden." He whispered in Charlie's ear.
~
"Oh my God…I have to get a grip on myself." Connie said while shaking her head. "I just blew an entire three months' spending money in one afternoon."
"Don't worry, the outfits are cute…you used them for good causes." Julie said, though she secretly agreed that Connie needed to control her impulsive shopping ways. After three hours at the mall, Connie was carrying so many shopping bags in her arms that she could barely see, while Julie had only purchased a shirt from Gap.
"They are, aren't they?" Connie said thoughtfully.
Julie stopped and held open the door to the girls' dorm for Connie. To Julie's surprise, Dwayne and Russ were on his heels. "What are you two doing here?" Julie asked in surprise. Boys never came to the dorm unless there were parties, and Julie hadn't heard of any parties being thrown that night.
"For the cheerleaders' party." Russ said.
"Oh," Julie rolled her eyes. The cheerleaders were forever throwing parties, usually with the male sports teams as the only people invited.
"Are you two coming?" Dwayne asked.
Julie and Connie laughed. "Why'd we go to a cheerleader party?" Julie asked. "Besides, we're not even invited."
"You are!" Dwayne dug in his pocket and held out a pink invitation to Julie. Julie read it:
iTo: The Eden Hall Hockey Team
What: A party!
When: 8 p.m.
Where: Common Room at the Top Floor of Girls' Dorm
Why: To welcome the freshmen cheerleaders!/i
"I don't think the invitation extended to the girls' hockey team members." Russ said, shrugging. Julie nodded.
"Oh, ain't that a shame. I'll see you girls at practice, then." Dwayne shrugged. He and Russ entered the elevator.
"The nerve of those cheerleaders!" Connie said, puffing up like a insulted rooster. "I'll bet the only reason they invited the hockey team is because that slut Natasha Crowe couldn't figure out a way to invite Charlie alone!"
"Not to mention Alexis Jones is after Adam." Julie added glumly. "But you know…the invitation didn't /i that the girls of the hockey team are exempt from the party…"
Connie grinned at Julie. "You mean…go anyway?"
"That's right." Julie smiled.
"You're brilliant, Julie!" Connie exclaimed. "And it'll be the perfect opportunity to show off our new clothes."
"C'mon, let's go." Julie tossed the invitation over her shoulder.
The invitation was found a few minutes later, by Angie Woodsworth, twin sister of the freckle-faced JV captain. "A party!" Angie exclaimed. "For the hockey team!" She hurried to her dorm and called her brother.
~
"Ready?" Connie grinned at Julie.
"Ready." Julie nodded. Together, they slammed open the doors to the common room. The loud slam could be heard, even over the loud music that was being blasted.
"What are you doing here? This is for the hockey team!" Natasha Crowe asked indignantly.
"We're on the hockey team, smarty." Julie said crisply. Natasha could only stand aside, looking angry but helpless, as Julie and Connie made their way inside. They sat down on an empty sofa, and sat and observed the scene. The cheerleaders were all over Connie's teammates. Adam and Charlie were talking solely to Alexis and Natasha, (Connie assumed the two head cheerleaders had warned everyone else away); Averman was cracking jokes to a cheerleader that actually seemed to think they were funny; Goldberg was chugging a beer by the refreshment table with some girls; several cheerleaders were feeling Fulton and Dean's arm muscles; Dwayne and Ken, the shy guys, were talking to a couple of innocent-looking freshmen; and in the center of it all was Louis and Guy, each with several cheerleaders hanging onto them.
"Disgusting." Connie whispered to Julie.
"Tell me about it." Julie rolled her eyes.
Connie sat back for a few minutes more, then she stood up. "Come on Julie, let's go."
"Go where?" Julie stood up slowly.
"Let's go have a chat with Adam and Charlie. I'm not going to let you lose to Alexis without a fight." Connie gripped Julie's arm.
"Oh for goodness' sakes, Connie." Julie uttered an exasperated sigh, but she followed Connie across the room.
"Hey Charlie, hey Adam!" Connie greeted, faking enthusiasm. "Hi Natasha! Hi Alexis!"
Natasha and Alexis both uttered hellos which clearly showed they didn't enjoy Connie and Julie's company in the least bit. "So what are you all talking about?" Connie asked.
"Oh…Banksies and I were just telling Natasha and Alexis the basic story of the Ducks." Charlie said.
"Pray tell, what part are you on?" Connie fluttered her eyelashes, hoping to seem eccentric.
"Um…the Junior Goodwill Games." Adam replied.
"Oh…that's where Julie first joined us!" Connie found the perfect opportunity to insert Julie into the conversation. "Do you remember that first day when we all met each other?"
Julie laughed. "I thought you guys were the worst group of players I'd ever seen."
"That's not surprising, considering none of us had practiced during the summer except for Banksies." Charlie said.
"Yeah, I thought you were amazing, though, Julie." Adam nodded. "I mean, you were ten times faster and better than Goldberg, no offense to him or anything."
"Thanks." Julie blushed. Connie beamed broadly. After steering the conversation onto more topics that lost Natasha and Alexis, Connie headed toward the refreshment table for some chips and dip. She passed Guy on the way, who looked drunk, just like the two cheerleaders giggling and sitting in his lap.
"Connie!" Guy called.
"Hi Guy." Connie said. Connie knew that Guy never managed to stay sober at a single party where there was beer. Guy stood up abruptly, causing the two cheerleaders on his lap to fall back on the couch. The two girls giggled hysterically.
"You look good." Guy grinned, leaning closer in for a kiss.
"Please Guy, we're not a couple anymore." Connie rolled her eyes.
"Not even one for old times' sake?" Guy pleaded. "C'mon Connie, you're the hottest girl at Eden Hall."
Connie smiled. She felt secretly flattered that Guy still thought her the most attractive girl around. "Thanks, but no thanks."
"How 'bout we just stick with thanks." Guy stepped forward and pressed his lips against Connie's.
"How 'bout NOT!" Connie pushed him away, but he came on again.
"Since when did you turn into a square?" Despite Connie's refusal, Guy stepped forward again.
"Guy, I think you need to ease off Connie, there." Charlie appeared out of nowhere and stuck an arm in front of Guy.
"She's turned into a square!" Guy pointed an accusing finger toward Connie.
"Me! You're the one that's turned into a manwhore!" Connie replied indignantly.
"Okay, I think you both need to calm down. Germaine, I think those two girls are missing you." Charlie said. Muttering under his breath, Guy sat down back on the couch. "Moreau," Charlie turned back to Connie. "Don't you think you were a bit harsh in the name-calling?"
"Look at him! He /i a manwhore." Connie protested, pointing to Guy, who was already making out with one of the cheerleaders on the couches.
Charlie snickered at this. "Well…as long as it doesn't affect teamwork out on the ice."
"It won't." Connie sniffed, flipping her hair over her shoulder. She had too much class than to duke it out with some ex-boyfriend during a hockey game.
"I think you need to cool down, Connie. Come on, let's take a walk." Charlie held open the door.
Shrugging, Connie followed. They took the elevators downstairs, and walked out of the girls' dormitory. Connie took a deep whiff of the cool night air. She felt her tempers drop. It wasn't as if Guy had never /i this way before; it was simply part of his personality.
"So what's the deal with you and Guy?" Charlie asked curiously. "I mean, I thought you guys broke up freshman year?"
"We did." Connie nodded. "But you know him…when he's drunk, he'll even make a pass at a cow."
"And you are FAR more attractive than a cow." Charlie grinned.
"Thanks…if that was a compliment." Connie said. She wasn't sure just how much more attractive than a cow Charlie thought she was.
"It is." Charlie laughed.
Just then, a group of chattering boys walked past. "Heya Conway! Takin' a little walk with your girlfriend?" Connie recognized the freckle-faced boy as the captain of the obnoxious JV team. Charlie didn't respond, but scowled at them.
"Buh-bye!" Snickering, the JV team moved along.
"Already on their way to the girls' dormitory?" Charlie shook his head. "Those freshmen don't waste anytime, do they?"
"Talk for yourself, Charlie. Do you remember when we were freshmen, and you immediately chased after Linda? Of course, you still are." Connie added teasingly.
"Oh be quiet, Moreau." Charlie pushed her playfully.
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~ PARTY ~ (Guy/Julie/Connie)
"Is this party being thrown by the cheerleaders?" Goldberg asked as he slipped on his sneakers.
"Yup." Guy nodded. "It's technically a party to welcome the new freshmen cheerleaders, but Natasha and Alexis, the two captains, are determined to hook up with the hockey captain and the MVP, so the entire hockey team is invited as well."
"So that's what? Fifteen varsity cheerleaders, twenty-nine JV, and around ten freshmen?" Goldberg said.
"Plus eleven of us…" Guy did the math. "The ratio is about what…one guy to five cheerleaders?"
"Yahoo!" Goldberg cried. "Hurry up, Guy."
"I'm coming…" Guy said. He gave himself one last look in the mirror, added a spritz of Ralph Lauren for men, and exited. He and Goldberg made their way across the campus to where the girls' dorms were. Even though students of different genders weren't allowed to go into each other's dorms, the girls' dorm security was lax enough to let boys go by all the time. Guy and Goldberg took the elevator to the top floor. (The party was being held in the common room at the top floor.)
The cheerleaders were already congregated, including the ten freshmen Guy had never laid eyes on but liked instantly. The only boys there so far were Charlie and Adam, who were always punctual. Robin was already snuggling up to Adam on the couch, smiling at him while warning the other girls away. Charlie was surrounded by the rest of the cheerleaders.
"Heya Charlie," Guy strutted into the middle of the circle. "Lemme relieve some of your burden." He whispered in Charlie's ear.
~
"Oh my God…I have to get a grip on myself." Connie said while shaking her head. "I just blew an entire three months' spending money in one afternoon."
"Don't worry, the outfits are cute…you used them for good causes." Julie said, though she secretly agreed that Connie needed to control her impulsive shopping ways. After three hours at the mall, Connie was carrying so many shopping bags in her arms that she could barely see, while Julie had only purchased a shirt from Gap.
"They are, aren't they?" Connie said thoughtfully.
Julie stopped and held open the door to the girls' dorm for Connie. To Julie's surprise, Dwayne and Russ were on his heels. "What are you two doing here?" Julie asked in surprise. Boys never came to the dorm unless there were parties, and Julie hadn't heard of any parties being thrown that night.
"For the cheerleaders' party." Russ said.
"Oh," Julie rolled her eyes. The cheerleaders were forever throwing parties, usually with the male sports teams as the only people invited.
"Are you two coming?" Dwayne asked.
Julie and Connie laughed. "Why'd we go to a cheerleader party?" Julie asked. "Besides, we're not even invited."
"You are!" Dwayne dug in his pocket and held out a pink invitation to Julie. Julie read it:
iTo: The Eden Hall Hockey Team
What: A party!
When: 8 p.m.
Where: Common Room at the Top Floor of Girls' Dorm
Why: To welcome the freshmen cheerleaders!/i
"I don't think the invitation extended to the girls' hockey team members." Russ said, shrugging. Julie nodded.
"Oh, ain't that a shame. I'll see you girls at practice, then." Dwayne shrugged. He and Russ entered the elevator.
"The nerve of those cheerleaders!" Connie said, puffing up like a insulted rooster. "I'll bet the only reason they invited the hockey team is because that slut Natasha Crowe couldn't figure out a way to invite Charlie alone!"
"Not to mention Alexis Jones is after Adam." Julie added glumly. "But you know…the invitation didn't /i that the girls of the hockey team are exempt from the party…"
Connie grinned at Julie. "You mean…go anyway?"
"That's right." Julie smiled.
"You're brilliant, Julie!" Connie exclaimed. "And it'll be the perfect opportunity to show off our new clothes."
"C'mon, let's go." Julie tossed the invitation over her shoulder.
The invitation was found a few minutes later, by Angie Woodsworth, twin sister of the freckle-faced JV captain. "A party!" Angie exclaimed. "For the hockey team!" She hurried to her dorm and called her brother.
~
"Ready?" Connie grinned at Julie.
"Ready." Julie nodded. Together, they slammed open the doors to the common room. The loud slam could be heard, even over the loud music that was being blasted.
"What are you doing here? This is for the hockey team!" Natasha Crowe asked indignantly.
"We're on the hockey team, smarty." Julie said crisply. Natasha could only stand aside, looking angry but helpless, as Julie and Connie made their way inside. They sat down on an empty sofa, and sat and observed the scene. The cheerleaders were all over Connie's teammates. Adam and Charlie were talking solely to Alexis and Natasha, (Connie assumed the two head cheerleaders had warned everyone else away); Averman was cracking jokes to a cheerleader that actually seemed to think they were funny; Goldberg was chugging a beer by the refreshment table with some girls; several cheerleaders were feeling Fulton and Dean's arm muscles; Dwayne and Ken, the shy guys, were talking to a couple of innocent-looking freshmen; and in the center of it all was Louis and Guy, each with several cheerleaders hanging onto them.
"Disgusting." Connie whispered to Julie.
"Tell me about it." Julie rolled her eyes.
Connie sat back for a few minutes more, then she stood up. "Come on Julie, let's go."
"Go where?" Julie stood up slowly.
"Let's go have a chat with Adam and Charlie. I'm not going to let you lose to Alexis without a fight." Connie gripped Julie's arm.
"Oh for goodness' sakes, Connie." Julie uttered an exasperated sigh, but she followed Connie across the room.
"Hey Charlie, hey Adam!" Connie greeted, faking enthusiasm. "Hi Natasha! Hi Alexis!"
Natasha and Alexis both uttered hellos which clearly showed they didn't enjoy Connie and Julie's company in the least bit. "So what are you all talking about?" Connie asked.
"Oh…Banksies and I were just telling Natasha and Alexis the basic story of the Ducks." Charlie said.
"Pray tell, what part are you on?" Connie fluttered her eyelashes, hoping to seem eccentric.
"Um…the Junior Goodwill Games." Adam replied.
"Oh…that's where Julie first joined us!" Connie found the perfect opportunity to insert Julie into the conversation. "Do you remember that first day when we all met each other?"
Julie laughed. "I thought you guys were the worst group of players I'd ever seen."
"That's not surprising, considering none of us had practiced during the summer except for Banksies." Charlie said.
"Yeah, I thought you were amazing, though, Julie." Adam nodded. "I mean, you were ten times faster and better than Goldberg, no offense to him or anything."
"Thanks." Julie blushed. Connie beamed broadly. After steering the conversation onto more topics that lost Natasha and Alexis, Connie headed toward the refreshment table for some chips and dip. She passed Guy on the way, who looked drunk, just like the two cheerleaders giggling and sitting in his lap.
"Connie!" Guy called.
"Hi Guy." Connie said. Connie knew that Guy never managed to stay sober at a single party where there was beer. Guy stood up abruptly, causing the two cheerleaders on his lap to fall back on the couch. The two girls giggled hysterically.
"You look good." Guy grinned, leaning closer in for a kiss.
"Please Guy, we're not a couple anymore." Connie rolled her eyes.
"Not even one for old times' sake?" Guy pleaded. "C'mon Connie, you're the hottest girl at Eden Hall."
Connie smiled. She felt secretly flattered that Guy still thought her the most attractive girl around. "Thanks, but no thanks."
"How 'bout we just stick with thanks." Guy stepped forward and pressed his lips against Connie's.
"How 'bout NOT!" Connie pushed him away, but he came on again.
"Since when did you turn into a square?" Despite Connie's refusal, Guy stepped forward again.
"Guy, I think you need to ease off Connie, there." Charlie appeared out of nowhere and stuck an arm in front of Guy.
"She's turned into a square!" Guy pointed an accusing finger toward Connie.
"Me! You're the one that's turned into a manwhore!" Connie replied indignantly.
"Okay, I think you both need to calm down. Germaine, I think those two girls are missing you." Charlie said. Muttering under his breath, Guy sat down back on the couch. "Moreau," Charlie turned back to Connie. "Don't you think you were a bit harsh in the name-calling?"
"Look at him! He /i a manwhore." Connie protested, pointing to Guy, who was already making out with one of the cheerleaders on the couches.
Charlie snickered at this. "Well…as long as it doesn't affect teamwork out on the ice."
"It won't." Connie sniffed, flipping her hair over her shoulder. She had too much class than to duke it out with some ex-boyfriend during a hockey game.
"I think you need to cool down, Connie. Come on, let's take a walk." Charlie held open the door.
Shrugging, Connie followed. They took the elevators downstairs, and walked out of the girls' dormitory. Connie took a deep whiff of the cool night air. She felt her tempers drop. It wasn't as if Guy had never /i this way before; it was simply part of his personality.
"So what's the deal with you and Guy?" Charlie asked curiously. "I mean, I thought you guys broke up freshman year?"
"We did." Connie nodded. "But you know him…when he's drunk, he'll even make a pass at a cow."
"And you are FAR more attractive than a cow." Charlie grinned.
"Thanks…if that was a compliment." Connie said. She wasn't sure just how much more attractive than a cow Charlie thought she was.
"It is." Charlie laughed.
Just then, a group of chattering boys walked past. "Heya Conway! Takin' a little walk with your girlfriend?" Connie recognized the freckle-faced boy as the captain of the obnoxious JV team. Charlie didn't respond, but scowled at them.
"Buh-bye!" Snickering, the JV team moved along.
"Already on their way to the girls' dormitory?" Charlie shook his head. "Those freshmen don't waste anytime, do they?"
"Talk for yourself, Charlie. Do you remember when we were freshmen, and you immediately chased after Linda? Of course, you still are." Connie added teasingly.
"Oh be quiet, Moreau." Charlie pushed her playfully.
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