Birthday Wishes

Chapter 2

Raiin: Wow

Ava: what?

Raiin: u r, like, being fought over by two boys…kool

Ava: blush

Raiin: u blush easily

Ava: Do not!

Raiin: too!

Ava: not!

Raiin: too!

Ava: not!

Time to msn with them again. I sighed. This is going to be hell. Yet, only three more days till my birthday. I know I said it was today in my last chappie, but I'm changing it. Sry I signed on.

Inuyashaluvr: Hello?

Minime, Raiinthedragon, and Bballplayr signed on at 3:09 pm

Minime: HI!

Bballplayr: Sup, Ava?

Raiinthedragon: hey, all

Mathh8r signed on at 3:10 pm

Mathh8r: Hey!

Raiinthedragon, Inuyashaluvr, Bballplayr, Minime: GO AWAY CONNOR!

Mathh8r: Meeeeeow! Srrrry!

Bballplayr: sry con. just want privacy

Mathh8r: everybody is waiting 4 the hockey game.

all: WHAAAAAAT?

Mathh8r: yup. I told every1 at school

Raiinthedragon: YOU IDIOT!

Raiinthedragon: sigh how many people?

Mathh8r: everyone?

all: YOU IDIOT!

Mathh8r: sry

Raiinthedragon: u better b!

Inuyashaluvr: I can't believe u! did u tell them what they were fighting over?

Raiinthedragon: WELL?

Mathh8r: yes?

Inuyashaluvr signed off at 3: 18 pm

Bballplayr: greaaaaaaat

Raiinthedragon: SMART MOVE, DITZ

Minime: ur stupid, Connor

Bballplayr signed off at 3:20 pm

Minime signed off at 3:20 pm

Raiinthedragon signed off at 3:21 pm

Mathh8r: sigh

Mathh8r signed off at 3:21 pm

I started crying. I don't know why, I just did. About ten minutes later, I got up and walked out to try and read. I grabbed a book and sat down. I started to read. I don't know for how long. All I know is that I fell asleep, and woke up in my room. My mom was sitting on the edge of my bed. "Hi, sweetie. You've been asleep for hours! Have you been crying?" she asked, concerned. I nodded. "Oh, honey!" she walked up and sat next to me, hugging me tight. I began sobbing again. "Shhhh. It's alright. Just tell me what's wrong." So, I told her everything. The emails, replys, IMing, and the hockey game. She sat there, listening to every word coming out of my mouth. She nodded, and let me talk. She didn't interrupt, just listened. I guess that that's what mom's do! Help you in your problems. I finally finished. I sucked in a few breaths, and flopped down on my bed once again. Ping! 'Huh? My MSN? Oh, no!' I glanced over at the screen. It read:

Bballplayr: Ava?

Bballplayr: u thr?

I looked at my mom. She gave me an encouraging smile, and gave me a kiss, then left to give me some privacy. "Thanks, mom." I whispered. I reluctantly got up and sat down at my laptop.

Inuyashaluvr: hi

Bballplayr: hi wat's up?

Inuyashaluvr: had a mother/daughter talk bout wat's happening.

Bballplayr: I've been practicing for almost four days now…

Inuyashaluvr: thank u. u don't know how much that means to me!

Bballplayr: I have an idea. smirk

Inuyashaluvr: lol. I'm rooting for u! u better win!

Bballplayr: I'll always try!

Inuyashaluvr: thnx again c u l8r!

Bballplayr: bye!

Inuyashaluvr: bye.

Inuyashaluvr and Bballplayr signed off at 4:17 pm

I sighed again. My life is a total mess up. Tomorrow is the hockey game, and I have two guys fighting over me. One of my best friends is about to move to Ohio, or someplace like that! And my birthday is in three days! I just want to scream! ' That's just what I'll do!' I told myself. I grabbed a pillow, and screamed my lungs out. After that, I jumped into bed and fell asleep. A couple hours later, while I was still asleep, my mom came in, bringing dinner. When she saw me, she smiled. 'She needs it! She's been through a lot! I'll just set this down right here.' She gently placed the soup next to me on my bedside table. I didn't wake up, just roll over and hit my head on the headboard. Mom laughed softly. Then, she left the room without another word.

Ping! Ping! ' Huh? NOW what?' I grumbled miserably, and dragged myself over to my computer. I plopped down. ' Sigh. Let's see what they want now.' I looked at the messages:

Raiinthedragon: Hola? Anybody thr? I need to talk B4 School!

' OH CRAP! SCHOOL!' I quickly typed a message, my fingers dancing over the keyboard:

Inuyashaluvr: wat's up?

Raiinthedragon: The dance is rescheduled!

Inuyashaluvr: WHAT!

Raiinthedragon: I no! guess what? it's rescheduled for TONIGHT!

Inuyashaluvr: NO!

Raiinthedragon: YES! and the hockey game is today too! if Cory wins, I swear, I'll scream!

Inuyashaluvr: talk about it! thnx 4 the update! G2G!

Raiinthedragon: bye!

Raiinthedragon and Inuyashaluvr signed off at 5:59 am

I jumped up, took a quick shower and grabbed my Billabong kangaroo pocket, zip-up sweatshirt, and grabbed my faded jeans with kneeholes, and a shirt with a monkey blowing a big bubble of bubblegum saying 'This blows.' I threw them on and grabbed a frozen pop tart, and my book bag, and slung it over my shoulder. I looked around and found a black scrunchie. 'It'll do.' I thought and made my hair into a high ponytail. "Let's go. Sorry that I sleep in late." I apologized to my dad and sister. "Just get in the car!" Sam huffed. I took shotgun and we went on our way, and weren't late.

Chatter, chatter, chatter, chatter. Kids crowded the hallways, making it hard for me to reach me locker. I finally made it, but just as my mortal enemy reached hers' too. I growled under my breath. I have hated her forever. Chelsea Bennett. One of the most popular kids in school. Snob, snotty, and also, to my disappointment, crushing on Kyle V. Who wouldn't? He has dark brown eyes, black hair, a nice laugh, and is a total sweetheart! And if Chelsea will watch the game, I'll be grinning as wide as the state of California! I managed to grab my lock and turn it to its combination. 21-11-37. Click! 'Yes! Finally!' I thought, opening my locker and grabbed my books, and started heading for 1st period. Raiin and I had ALL of our classes together, thankfully. And I had 5 of my periods with Kyle. 2 with Cory. Cory's homeroom was Ms. Henderson, a science teacher.

"AVA!" one, no two voices called through the crowd. My eyebrow twitched. I knew that one was Raiin, and you could only guess who the other one was. "Hey, Ava!" Raiin jogged up to me, her face pulled into a grin. "Hi." I replied. Her face was still grinning. "What do you want?" I asked, annoyed. "He's coming!" she said in a singsong voice. "Shut up!" I grumbled. I hurried into class, and Kyle was already there, looking expectantly at the clock. Brrrrrring! The second the bell had stopped ringing, Chelsea and her friends ran through the door shouting, " WE'RE NOT LATE!" Normally, my teacher, Ms. Butcher, would say that they weren't, but today was my VERY lucky day. "Yes you are, now please, all of you, INCLUDING you Chelsea, need to go and get a tardy slip from the front office. Now!" Ms. Butcher instructed. Chelsea gaped at her. "We were SO not!" Chelsea burst out. Now Ms. Butcher was mad. "NOW! Or would you like to go see Ms. Littleton?" Nobody wants to go see Miss Littleton! She is a cruel vice principle! "Whatever!" Chelsea muttered. "Chelsea Bennett! You march yourself up to that office right now and ask to see DR. KITTS! GO!" Ms.Butcher yelled. That's when Ms. Schneider, a mean Reading/LA teacher came out and had to drag Chelsea and her friends up to the office. I grinned. This was the best day of my life.

Brrrrrring! Yada, yada, yada, yada. I quickly gathered up my stuff. Next period was PE. The last period of the day. Hallelujah and yet not hallelujah. I went to my locker, to find Kyle leaning next to it. I was so startled that I didn't move. He glanced around, and found me. "Oh! Hey! I, um, I was wondering if you wanted to, um, you know-" That's when Connor appeared saying, " Oh, the hell with it. He wants to walk you to PE and the game!" Kyle blushed. "Um, uh, sure!" I stuttered. "Just lemme get my stuff." I opened my locker and took out my Billabong sweatshirt. "Come on!" I said, leading the way. They started to follow me and I heard Conner being punched. I strained to hear what they were saying. "You didn't need to say that! I can speak, you know!" Kyle hissed. "Come on, get real! You could barely say a word once, let alone speak! I was trying to save your ass!" Connor replied. "The bells' about to riii-ing!" I said loudly in a singsong voice. They jumped, and we all headed to class quickly, so we wouldn't be late.

BRRRRRRING! "YEAH!" all the kids screamed and filed out of classrooms. They flowed through the school doors, chatting about what had happened, the mistakes they had made, and how they had barfed up lunch today. But most of the students were talking about the hockey game. More than half of the students were going to stay to watch the game. I was mortified when I saw all of the students waiting for the two main players. The line of kids stretched all the way down to the office. And the office is a long, long, LONG way away from the PE field. So, yeah there were a lot of students there. Only 6th-9th graders stayed to watch. The K-5 had to leave. Their moms wouldn't let them stay. Ping! 'Huh! My laptop? Who could be emailing me now?' I thought. I jerked it out of my bag. It read:

The Mom: hi sweetie

The Mom: have fun!

Inuyashaluvr: I don't think I can. :'(

The Mom: oh, fiddlesticks. just try!

Inuyashaluvr: thnx mom

The Mom: anytime. now go get em!

The Mom signed off at 3:37 pm

Inuyashaluvr signed off at 3:37 pm

I grinned mentally, and shut off my computer. I then heard yells of encouragement. 'Which one is it?' I sighed, and slipped the laptop back into my bag. "KYLE! KYLE! KYLE! KYLE! KYLE!" the crowd started chanting. I grinned, this time for real. I stepped to the gate, to see him. Another chanting began at the other end of the line. "CORY! CORY! CORY! CORY! CORY!" I cringed and grabbed a speakerphone. Thankfully, I had convinced the principle and vice, to let them have a "practice" game. 'Tsk.So much for THAT!' I thought, and turned on the microphone.

"LADIES' AND GENTELMEN! PLEASE WELCOME THE TWO HOCKEY PLAYERS, CORY AND KYLE!" I shouted, my voice breaking the chanting. The crowed hooted and whistled. The two boys came through the gate, both with serious faces. Cory nodded at me, and went onto the field, while Kyle gave me a reassuring smile. I smiled back. I asked the players to follow me to the field. I held two sticks, one red, one yellow. I handed the red to Kyle and yellow to Cory. I also gave them both a good luck hug. I gave Cory a squeeze, but Kyle a hard hug, and a 'good luck!' He half-smiled, and got into place.

At the beginning, two players called bullys have to start the game. They each tap the ground, then the other players' blade. They do this three times. That's when you try to steal the ball. The game begins. SO, that's what Cory and Kyle did, and, WAM! Kyle hit it away from Cory, and toward his goal. Austin and Casey had volunteered to be goalies. Austin was Kyle's goalie, and Casey was Cory's. "Bring it on!" I heard Cory mutter under his breath. Wham! Kyle scored. Wham! Kyle scored again. Whap! Cory hit the ball into the goal. It is now 2-1. Whap! Wham! Wham! Whap! Whap! Wham! Wham! Wham! Whap! Whap! Whap! By now both boys were almost dead with exhaustion. It is a tie!

"FELLOW STUDENTS!" I shouted into the speakerphone. "BY NOW, THE POINTS ARE TIED! THERE WILL BE A SHOOT OUT, BUT LET'S LET THE PLAYERS REST FOR HALF AN HOUR. THERE ARE REFRESHMENTS AND GAMES BY THE GYM. THANK YOU." I finished, pointing at the gym. The crowd, murmuring and whispering about the game. I sighed, and then ran over to Raiin. She had just gotten back from a art class. "Wha'd I miss?" she asked breathlessly. I told her it was a tie. Eight-to-eight. "WOW!" she exclaimed. Eight points is a high score! I walked over to the boy's. They were glaring daggers at each other, breathing hard. "You guys, please, give it a REST!" I pleaded. I gave up and gave them each two water bottles. They drained them quickly, and sat down to rest. 25 minutes later, I told the boy's to get back into place. I picked up the loudspeaker. "EVERBODY, GET BACK HERE, DAMN IT! THE GAME'S STARTING!" I ordered. The crowd filed back.

"Hey, you guys? I don't want you dying out here, and it's getting late. You have fifteen minutes." I told the guys. They nodded. "GO!" Wham! Wham! Wham! WHAM! WHAM! WHAM! Kyle was slamming shots past the goalie. Cory was faltering, and got angry. Whap! Whap! Whap! Whap! FRITTTTTTTTT! I blew the whistle. "NO!" Cory yelled in fury. Kyle, exhausted and thirsty, had enough energy to smirk at the boiling mad midget. "REMATCH! I DEMAND A-" "Give it up. I won. I'm taking her to the dance. Now back off." Kyle said, wrapping an arm around me. I blushed. I finally had a date, and a boyfriend I had always wanted.

Before the dance:

'I can't get the damned zipper up!' I cursed under my breath. "MOM!" I yelled. She walked in. "What, honey? Oh." she saw me struggling with me dress zipper. "Here." she handed me my earrings. They were long, dangly turquoise hoops. My dress is a long, knee length, shiny, also turquoise dress, with a hoop neck halter, and one-inch heel, deep blue strappy sandals. I had my hair straightened and it fell over my shoulders. I had light blue eye shadow on my eyelids. Mom said I looked like an angel in blue. Ping!

'Oh, great!' "Here." Mom said, zipping the zipper up. "Thanks."

Inuyashaluvr: Hola?

Raiinthedragon: Hi! Krysten is here. Will ride with us. has her laptop. bring urs, nevr no when u might need it!

Froggyfanatic: hi all!

Inuyashaluvr: hey Kristen!

Froggyfanatic: Ava's got a boyfriend!

Inuyashaluvr: SHUT UP!

Raiinthedragon: we G2G! dance goin 2 start! c u thr!

Inuyashaluvr: bye!

Froggyfanatic: bye!

all signed off at 5:57 pm

Ding-dong! "Got it!" I yelled and ran to the door. I opened it slowly. And there stood Kyle, in a tux, no less! "Hey, you ready to go?" he asked. I grinned and nodded. "Hold on. I'll be right back." I ran back to my room, grabbed my purse, and introduced my family to him, then, taking his arm, we headed to the dance.

Ava: Hello there! I hope you are enjoying my story so far! Read and review! thnx!