Okay, this chapter sucks, but I sowwy. I had very little time to do it.
Ryson's Crush
I look at Legolas's side, which is all covered in honey. For some reason I blush. "Um, maybe you should take a shower," I say.
He pokes my stick back. "Nah, I think you need it more than I do," he says. "How about we take turns with the shower and we'll drop your sheets off at the laundry mat tomorrow."
"Yea," I say. "And I guess we can do this some other time."
"Fuck Leanna," Legolas grumbles, getting a towel to cover himself.
"You said it. I really hate her," I say, walking into the bathroom.
The next day I wake up, squished with Legolas on Talim's bed. "Wake up, fools!" Talim says, grabbing some clothes. She sounds really happy.
"Uhhh...I..." I start grumbling and tumble out of the bed.
She laughs. "Come on! It's really sunny outside and we have school to get to," she says, a wide smile on her face. Wow, what's into her?
Cash starts licking me face and I get up from the floor. "Leggie, wake up," I say.
"Ammnumamaaaaaa."
Talim and I look at each other and we start laughing. "Whatever that meant," Talim says, going to the bathroom to change.
I look towards the calendar. "I'm gonna get my license today! Oh...and we have court next week!"
About twenty minutes goes by and by then me and Legolas are out towards our homeroom. As we run down the stairs, I spot Leanna in front of us. She turns. "Hey, how was your night, Emma?"
I smile. "Oh it was great. Me and Legolas just stayed in his room and watched TV all night," I lie.
"And did a whole lot more," Legolas adds.
Leanna makes a face. Behind her Rimonna sticks her tongue out at me.
"Ooh, Bitchonna, that really offended me," I say.
"Fuck you," she mutters.
"You would like that wouldn't you?" I say with a laugh.
"Too bad Emma's straight," Legolas says, grabbing my hand and we walk by them.
"You know very well that's not what I meant!" she yells, but we're almost out of earshot by then.
"See you later, Legolas!" I say looking at him and walking backwards. He smiles and turns to go to his locker. Just as I turn around 'WHACK!' my notebook tumbles to the ground along with my homework. "Oh no!" I say, getting on my hands and knees to pick it up.
A boy with wavy brown hair does the same, picking up my papers. "I'm so sorry," He says. "I wasn't looking where I was going."
"It's all right," I say. "Neither was I."
We both get up at the same time and look straight into each other's eyes. "You're...you're Rimonna's brother?"
He sighs. "Sadly yes. Unfortunately that's just about the only thing I'm known for here. The biggest brat's twin brother."
I shake my head. "No, I'm sure a lot of people don't see you as that. I've seen some of the people you hang out with and they seem like they like you a lot! I'm sure lots of the girls have taken a few second looks at you too."
He smiles. "You really think so?"
I look at his face and into his bright blue eyes. I'd never seen eyes that pretty.
Ryson POV
"I'm sure," she says. I wonder what that meant! Did that mean SHE had taken a second look at me when she first saw me? Wow, well she was really pretty. I looked at her jeans, tall tennis shoes, and crisp white shirt. She didn't look too preppy either.
She glances at her watch. "Well, it was nice finally meeting you Ryson. I've got to get to class now."
"All right," I sigh. She turns and disappears into a class and just as she does, I realize I don't even know her name!
At lunch, Tony and I sit at lunch together. Charlene waves to us and sits down next to me, across from Tony. "So what's up guys?"
"Ah, nothing really," Tony says, picking at his pizza.
After talking awhile about the disgusting cafeteria food, I decide to bring up the girl I'd met today. "I met a girl today...she seems pretty cool. I kinda like her," I say quietly.
Charlene leans into me with curiosity. "Really? Who is she?"
I pause. "Well...I'm not sure what her name is, but..."
"You like someone you don't know?"
"I met her, okay?" I snap. "I just didn't get her name. I've been thinking about her all day."
"Point her out when you see her," Charlene says.
"Wait, there she is!" I whisper, looking towards a group of girls, but she seems to stand out in all of them.
"Who? Which one?" Tony asks.
"The long, blond haired one!" I say.
Charlene shakes her head. "I don't think you have a chance. None of the guys do! She's refused all the guys that have asked her out since before the Fall Ball!"
"She didn't seem mean..." I say.
"She's not mean. She was my lab partner last semester!" Tony says. "She was really nice even when I came to school with a tie dye shirt. I didn't have anything else to wear that day. Some dude made fun of me, but she told him to get lost...and he did!"
"But maybe I might have a chance?"
"Dude, she's the Prince of Mirkwood's girlfriend! They're really in love. There's no way!" Charlene says.
I pause. "SHE is Emma Goldring? The girl my sister hates so much?"
"That's the one," says Charlene. "So, maybe you could go for someone like...um, wanna get hooked up with my sister?" Tony jokes. "I wouldn't mind you taking her off my hands."
I shake my head and try not to wrinkle my nose in disgust. Tony didn't have a REAL sister. She was his stepsister and she was really annoying.
"Just forget about her, Ryson. Sure, you guys could probably be friends. But you should try to keep your mind off anything more," Charlene says, patting my shoulder.
"I guess you're right," I answer, bust inside I didn't want to listen.
"After your bass lessons, Ryson, wanna watch the band practice?" Tony asks.
"Yea, it's fun!" Charlene smiles.
"Sure I'll go," I answer.
"And maybe one day you'll be so good at bass, you will join us!" Tony says.
I laugh. "I doubt it, but sure. I'll watch the band play today."
"Oh, what a day," I grumble as I walk out of the school, carrying my very full backpack. "Can't wait to be home." Rimonna and Leanna practically dance up in front of me. Their teachers were a lot less evil today or something, because their backpacks are nearly empty.
"Leanna is spending the night!" Rimonna giggles.
I nod, trying to look like I care. "That's cool."
Leanna batters her 'oh-so-thick-with-mascara' eyelashes towards me. "Your eyes are so pretty, Ryson," she says.
I look at hers really closely. Funny, I swear they were brown the other day. Now they're green. "Um, so are yours," I mutter.
"Aw, we all get along so well!" she giggles, throwing an arm around me and another one around Rimonna. All of the sudden I see Legolas walk by. "Legolas, hey, what's up?!" I say. Leanna quickly removes her arm from my shoulders and the two girls walk away, FINALLY.
"Hey man," Legolas says. "How's it going?"
"It WAS going good," I whisper. "Until my sister invited Leanna to spend the night."
"Oh yea, you live with your parents! They live close to here, right?"
"Yea, we just moved here. That's why we're new to this school," I say. "My dad is a messenger for Denathor."
"Oh that's cool," Legolas nods.
"Ryson!" I turn and see my mom in the back of our carriage. "Well, I'll see you around, Legolas!" I say.
"Yea, later!" Legolas says.
'I'm just glad EMMA didn't see Leanna's arm around me. The thought of Leanna...EW!!
Ryson's Crush
I look at Legolas's side, which is all covered in honey. For some reason I blush. "Um, maybe you should take a shower," I say.
He pokes my stick back. "Nah, I think you need it more than I do," he says. "How about we take turns with the shower and we'll drop your sheets off at the laundry mat tomorrow."
"Yea," I say. "And I guess we can do this some other time."
"Fuck Leanna," Legolas grumbles, getting a towel to cover himself.
"You said it. I really hate her," I say, walking into the bathroom.
The next day I wake up, squished with Legolas on Talim's bed. "Wake up, fools!" Talim says, grabbing some clothes. She sounds really happy.
"Uhhh...I..." I start grumbling and tumble out of the bed.
She laughs. "Come on! It's really sunny outside and we have school to get to," she says, a wide smile on her face. Wow, what's into her?
Cash starts licking me face and I get up from the floor. "Leggie, wake up," I say.
"Ammnumamaaaaaa."
Talim and I look at each other and we start laughing. "Whatever that meant," Talim says, going to the bathroom to change.
I look towards the calendar. "I'm gonna get my license today! Oh...and we have court next week!"
About twenty minutes goes by and by then me and Legolas are out towards our homeroom. As we run down the stairs, I spot Leanna in front of us. She turns. "Hey, how was your night, Emma?"
I smile. "Oh it was great. Me and Legolas just stayed in his room and watched TV all night," I lie.
"And did a whole lot more," Legolas adds.
Leanna makes a face. Behind her Rimonna sticks her tongue out at me.
"Ooh, Bitchonna, that really offended me," I say.
"Fuck you," she mutters.
"You would like that wouldn't you?" I say with a laugh.
"Too bad Emma's straight," Legolas says, grabbing my hand and we walk by them.
"You know very well that's not what I meant!" she yells, but we're almost out of earshot by then.
"See you later, Legolas!" I say looking at him and walking backwards. He smiles and turns to go to his locker. Just as I turn around 'WHACK!' my notebook tumbles to the ground along with my homework. "Oh no!" I say, getting on my hands and knees to pick it up.
A boy with wavy brown hair does the same, picking up my papers. "I'm so sorry," He says. "I wasn't looking where I was going."
"It's all right," I say. "Neither was I."
We both get up at the same time and look straight into each other's eyes. "You're...you're Rimonna's brother?"
He sighs. "Sadly yes. Unfortunately that's just about the only thing I'm known for here. The biggest brat's twin brother."
I shake my head. "No, I'm sure a lot of people don't see you as that. I've seen some of the people you hang out with and they seem like they like you a lot! I'm sure lots of the girls have taken a few second looks at you too."
He smiles. "You really think so?"
I look at his face and into his bright blue eyes. I'd never seen eyes that pretty.
Ryson POV
"I'm sure," she says. I wonder what that meant! Did that mean SHE had taken a second look at me when she first saw me? Wow, well she was really pretty. I looked at her jeans, tall tennis shoes, and crisp white shirt. She didn't look too preppy either.
She glances at her watch. "Well, it was nice finally meeting you Ryson. I've got to get to class now."
"All right," I sigh. She turns and disappears into a class and just as she does, I realize I don't even know her name!
At lunch, Tony and I sit at lunch together. Charlene waves to us and sits down next to me, across from Tony. "So what's up guys?"
"Ah, nothing really," Tony says, picking at his pizza.
After talking awhile about the disgusting cafeteria food, I decide to bring up the girl I'd met today. "I met a girl today...she seems pretty cool. I kinda like her," I say quietly.
Charlene leans into me with curiosity. "Really? Who is she?"
I pause. "Well...I'm not sure what her name is, but..."
"You like someone you don't know?"
"I met her, okay?" I snap. "I just didn't get her name. I've been thinking about her all day."
"Point her out when you see her," Charlene says.
"Wait, there she is!" I whisper, looking towards a group of girls, but she seems to stand out in all of them.
"Who? Which one?" Tony asks.
"The long, blond haired one!" I say.
Charlene shakes her head. "I don't think you have a chance. None of the guys do! She's refused all the guys that have asked her out since before the Fall Ball!"
"She didn't seem mean..." I say.
"She's not mean. She was my lab partner last semester!" Tony says. "She was really nice even when I came to school with a tie dye shirt. I didn't have anything else to wear that day. Some dude made fun of me, but she told him to get lost...and he did!"
"But maybe I might have a chance?"
"Dude, she's the Prince of Mirkwood's girlfriend! They're really in love. There's no way!" Charlene says.
I pause. "SHE is Emma Goldring? The girl my sister hates so much?"
"That's the one," says Charlene. "So, maybe you could go for someone like...um, wanna get hooked up with my sister?" Tony jokes. "I wouldn't mind you taking her off my hands."
I shake my head and try not to wrinkle my nose in disgust. Tony didn't have a REAL sister. She was his stepsister and she was really annoying.
"Just forget about her, Ryson. Sure, you guys could probably be friends. But you should try to keep your mind off anything more," Charlene says, patting my shoulder.
"I guess you're right," I answer, bust inside I didn't want to listen.
"After your bass lessons, Ryson, wanna watch the band practice?" Tony asks.
"Yea, it's fun!" Charlene smiles.
"Sure I'll go," I answer.
"And maybe one day you'll be so good at bass, you will join us!" Tony says.
I laugh. "I doubt it, but sure. I'll watch the band play today."
"Oh, what a day," I grumble as I walk out of the school, carrying my very full backpack. "Can't wait to be home." Rimonna and Leanna practically dance up in front of me. Their teachers were a lot less evil today or something, because their backpacks are nearly empty.
"Leanna is spending the night!" Rimonna giggles.
I nod, trying to look like I care. "That's cool."
Leanna batters her 'oh-so-thick-with-mascara' eyelashes towards me. "Your eyes are so pretty, Ryson," she says.
I look at hers really closely. Funny, I swear they were brown the other day. Now they're green. "Um, so are yours," I mutter.
"Aw, we all get along so well!" she giggles, throwing an arm around me and another one around Rimonna. All of the sudden I see Legolas walk by. "Legolas, hey, what's up?!" I say. Leanna quickly removes her arm from my shoulders and the two girls walk away, FINALLY.
"Hey man," Legolas says. "How's it going?"
"It WAS going good," I whisper. "Until my sister invited Leanna to spend the night."
"Oh yea, you live with your parents! They live close to here, right?"
"Yea, we just moved here. That's why we're new to this school," I say. "My dad is a messenger for Denathor."
"Oh that's cool," Legolas nods.
"Ryson!" I turn and see my mom in the back of our carriage. "Well, I'll see you around, Legolas!" I say.
"Yea, later!" Legolas says.
'I'm just glad EMMA didn't see Leanna's arm around me. The thought of Leanna...EW!!
