Disclaimer: you know the drill, the unknown plot and characters are mine and all the ones you do know belong to Tamora Pierce...
Sorry its taken me awhile to update holidays and spring break had a lot of work to do!
Chapter four
Loren walked into the gym of her high school and sat on the bleachers. Her first hour class was physical education. She just loved that class, all of the jocks and all the prefects (Popular people ;-) showing off. Of course she hated it, even though she could fence and keep up with the best of them, heck she could even beat the best wrestler on the team, but she had an image to keep up and that one was one of the book worm, non sporty type, although it was a known fact that she danced, she kept her talent well to her self. Which in this jungle of life wasn't such a bad idea.
She saw the trouble the moment they walked in...Cassidy Leesan, the leader of the highest ranking group of popular people (yah I know corny), she was a natural blonde, size two long blonde hair prefect face prefect everything. Loren despised her with every inch of her being. Cassidy had been Conner's, Michael's, and Kyle's ex-girlfriend, right know she was dating someone from the baseball team, the pitcher. She and her group of followers walked over and stood in front of Loren. She rolled her eyes and sighed, knowing she couldn't escape this...
"So what's the nerd doing showing up to PE?" Cassidy smirked
"Watching to see if you fall flat on your face, plus I'm in need of entertainment." Loren said back.
"Why how dare you!" You could just see the steam coming out of Cassidy's ears. "Let's go girls, we don't her nerd germs to rub off on us!" Cassidy turned and saw-shayed (sorry don't know how to spell it, does any one know) back to the corner of the gym with all the guys. Holly, Cassidy's second in command, glared at me then followed her maker, Carmen and Ellie gave me sympathetic looks and followed them. 'Great' Loren said under her breath, 'Can't wait till they leave.' She turned back to her book as Conner walked over.
"So what did her majesty want with you?" he asked humorously.
"Telling me to go crawl back under the rock I came from." He shook his head "How about the mall after school, I'll take you and by you a slice of pizza?"
"No pizza, I had that yester day, how about ice cream?"
"Ice cream it is." He kissed Loren's cheek and walked over to Michael and Kyle. Kyle was watching his sister as she gathered her things and walked out the gym doors and shook his head and muttered to himself. 'That's my sister.' Then stole the basketball from Conner and shot it in the hoop.
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The day had been uneventful, Loren and Conner made their way into the mall to the Ice Cream shop. They stood in line and talked about nothing important. She noticed Ashley come up behind them.
"Hey girl!" said Loren.
"Hey guys what's up?" asked Ashley
"Nothing really just
promised Loren some Ice Cream." Stated Conner. Ashley chuckled.
Just then Loren's cell phone rang.
"Hello?...Oh hi Ky...Wait
slow down and start over." Loren Shrugged when Conner and Ashley
raised there eyebrows. "WHAT?...Dad's home?...Well when did he
get here?...not that long ago. Huh?...cool...He brought Uncle Gregor
with him?...Sweet!"
Conner smiled at her and ordered a pop for him and an ice cream cone for her.
"Ash, do you want something?" Conner asked. She shook her head no she was to intent on listening to Loren's phone call. All three walked to a table and sat down. Loren was still listening to what Kyle was saying on the other side when Cassidy Leesan and her groupies showed up.
"Hey Conner, Ashley. What are you doing with nerd over here?" Cassidy watched Loren as she started to lick her cone. "I don't know why you guys hang out with the nerd, I mean come on look at her..." Loren wasn't paying any attention to them. Conner realized that Loren's face showed shock on it. He waved his hand in front of her face. "Um...Loren? Hello, any one in there?" Loren still sat there, but then all of a sudden her face showed anger.
