A/N: I got a reviewer so I decided to update…
Dislcaimer: I only own Rachel and her family…
Ch. 3
The Clouds All Look Like White Fluffy Baseballs
Benny's POV
The eighth graders were intimidating, very intimidating. We were at power, the oldest in the whole school. We got the back of the bus, the big tables in the cafeteria, and a free period right after lunch. If this was eighth grade, high school was going to rock.
I waited on Rachel's front porch, tapping my foot impatiently against that hard concrete it was made out of. I was getting extremely annoyed. Rachel looked out the window and held up a finger, signaling 'One more minute.' I threw my hands in the air and turned away from the window, folding my arms across my chest. Rachel ran out the door, slipping one of her shoes on and nearly falling in the process, "Come on!" she said, grabbing my wrist and pulling me up the walkway away from her house, "We're going to miss the bus."
I rolled my eyes and smiled, you couldn't stay annoyed at her for long. When we got to the bus stop I realized what Rachel was wearing, "Hey that looks familiar." I said, tugging on the sleeve, "Since when is your name, 'The Jet'?"
She just smiled at me and said, "Hey, if it keeps Phillips off my back I'd wear your boxers."
This got a laugh out of the guys and we talked baseball until the bus came. We got on the bus and as usual, the back seat on the left was empty for me and Smalls, but the seat on the right held Phillips and one of his baseball jerks. Rachel usually sat in this seat, and since it was the last day of eighth grade, I wanted to sit by her.
"Get up Phillips." I said, grabbing the front of his shirt and standing him up.
"It's okay Benny I'll sit up front." Rachel said, and the bus jolted forward, so Rachel grabbed onto a seat for balance.
"No, you'll sit in the back of the bus with me like you always do." I said and Phillips sneered.
"The only way she's sitting back here is on my lap." He said, smiling and winking at Rachel.
Normally me and the guys would just laugh at Phillips' attempts, but I got really pissed off, so I slugged him, hard. Rachel gasped and everyone on the bus turned to face me. I knew I'd get into trouble if people saw it was me so I grabbed Rachel around the waist and pulled her into the seat where she ended up on my lap.
Phillips looked at me sourly and I knew I was going to pay for that later so I shivered slightly. I realized suddenly that Rachel was staring at me.
"I would've just sat up front." She said quietly, me and Smalls looked at her, then burst out laughing.