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AN:YAY!...Family reunions are over...woot woot! dances...cough okay done celibrating...but also I had to join P.E. summer school because of medical reasons during school so don't hate please...

Amy Williams - lol...nope not a cheap thrill...

Step2stepgirl - U ROCK!...thanx for letting me use ur ideas...I'm actualling using some in this chappie...)...and sorry again I havn't updated as much as I said I would...but as they say, "family is everything."

garnetred thanx for reminding me about the song...but my friend sort of just emailed me lyrics when I asked her for some song ideas...she never gave the name...I'll look for it and ask her...and maybe ur predictions are right...but hey who knows...I mean except for me of course...

Bryn84- I like Sky/Z pairing as well...even if some other people do not agree...

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"Jack! just be quiet okay, he did nothing," Z quiped as she rolled her eyes at her brother. Crossing her olive arms across her chest she heaved a sigh of frustration. Closing her eyes Z tried to remember why she told her brother about her Friday night rain game.

"Z, this is Sky Tate, I know what guys like him do at 'basketball games'," Jack responded, quickly glancing at his sister before returning his eyes to the road.

Z's eyes opened aptly, revealing orbs of brown as she starred at her brother in shock. Opening her mouth laced in a soft lipgloss Z tried to respond. But before she could the car jerked to a halt indicating that they had arrived at school.

Jack plastered on his best jock smile as he turned to Z. "Hope you have fun today, and I might be late after school," he said in mock sweetness as he opened his door, setting his black boots on the pavement. But before closing the door and walking out of Z's sight he muttered, "I'm gonna talk to my good friend Sky."

Z pushed herself from the polished red corvette and sauntered her way to the front doors of the school. The cool wind that wisped around the building followed Z quietly in. Shivering slightly Z began to feel uncomfortable. Shaking the feeling away Z walked to her locker, twisting the lock back and forth before finally opening.

"Hey Z, are you ready for the plan!" Bridge greeted loudly as he stood beside her. Jumping slightly Z clasped her hand over Bridge's mouth while pulling a notebook out ofe her locker.

"Bridge, could you be any louder?" Z whisered after letting go of her friend. Bridge just nodded his head slowly. Laughing lightly Z opened the notebook and showed Bridge just what they had to do to get the plan in full force.

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Sky walked quickly out down the stairs, towards the front doors of the school. A little detective work and he was familiar with Z's class schedule. Either she was really smart, or a cyborg. Every day her fourth period class was a free period and he was skipping Gym to see if he could catch her, as he assumed she'd be playing basketball. And he was right; there she was slipping out the doors.

He followed her outside and called out her name but she didn't react at all. He walked a little faster and saw that she had headphones jammed into her ears and from the sound, she had the music cranked up pretty loud. He jogged the next few steps and touched her shoulder, halting her progress. She spun, and only his basketball honed reflexes saved Sky from getting smacked in the head with a basketball as she swung it.

He grabbed her wrist and quickly unarmed her. "Jesus. Jumpy?"

"What?" she asked, too loudly, for the nearly empty front lawn.

He smirked and reached over to rip the headphones out of her ears. "I said, jumpy?"

"A girl has a right to defend herself from danger." Z responded while pulling her headphones from his grasp. Feeling she betrayed her brother, Z tried her best to avoid Sky, and almost succeeded, until now.

"Because these are some mean basketball courts at 11:45 in the morning." Sky chuckled grabbing the basketball from the pavement and bouncing it lightly.

Z, tired of the pointless conversation, annoyed by the amusement she could see in his eyes, and glad Bridge told him where she would be, got right to the heart of the matter, "Look, Tate, could you get to the point? Busy bee, places to go, and all that."

Sky's eyebrows rose but other than that he had no outward reaction to her directness. "Must everything have a point?"

"When the star, or should I say former star, or maybe co-star, of the basketball team who has never, in all our years of attending the same schools, skips class to talk to me, than yes, there has to be a point." Z argued as she ripped the ball from his hands finally annoyed by his actions. Bouncing the ball she walked towards the court. If he followed her the plan would be going perfectly.

"How did you know I was skipping class?" Sky questioned jogging ahead of her while pulling the ball from her grasp.

"I possess untapped psychic abilities." Z quiped chasing after.

"Ri-ght." Sky said as he mockingly lifted the ball above his head and out of Z's reach.

But she didn't elaborate. He studied her for a moment. She was pretty. The thought was as unwelcome as it was unexpected. He wasn't talking to her to be social.

She waved a hand in front of his face, slightly uncomfortable with his gaze. "Hello? We've established that a point does, in fact, exists. Could you make it? I'm trying to get a game in before the hord of hungered students envelope me within their dark grasp. Actually," she grabbed his wrist and twisted it up to her face, checking his watch and not noticing the sudden tension of his body at her touch, "I only have fifteen minutes. This court sucks, we'll play on another court."

She dropped his wrist and took off down the campus. Sky, still slightly unnerved by the whole exchange watched her speed walk away, ponytail swinging madly. It was only when she was out of sight that he looked down and noticed that he was still holding the basketball.

Smiling wickedly Z slowed her pace just enough for him to catch up. Hearing the soft padding of Sky's footsteps just behind her Z quickly jogged to the opposite court. Twisting her body around she faced him, her ponytail slapping against her back.

Trying to get a game going before the bell rang Z clapped her hands together, calling for the ball. Sky smiled weakly as he lightly tossed it over to her. Pulling at his shorts to loosen the feel he positioned himself infront of Z, swaying back and forth. Bouncing the ball a few times Z faked to her right and twirled around Sky to the left. Pushing the ball from her hands Z watched it sail into the hoop.

The game continued for only three minutes until the bell rang. Tons of students surrounded the occupied court watching the game infront of them. Suddenly the crowd began to cheer, sides of who would win already chosen.

Over the crowd A yelled statement was heard, garrbled, but heard. Dru, pushing through the crowd called out again. "What is this Tate? You doin' charity work for the under-popular now? Or is this some money makin' scheme?" Dru questioned, walking his way over to the two teens.

Stopping the game due to the interuption Sky starred at Dru nonchalauntly. Sky began to tell Dru he was wrong but was soon cut off by a confident feminine voice. "Yeah we've got a bet on this game, " Z answered as she waved her hand, indicating for someone to come. With a small grunt Bridge popped out from the now bigger crowd holding a light blue cap between his fingers.

Using her best sedductive walk Z lighlty pulled the cap from Bridge's hands. Bridge rached over and pulled a pad of paper and pen from his pack. "I already chose what would happen if I won," Z stated pulling a piece of paper from her back pocket. Bridge passed the paper and pen over to Sky, silently telling him to make his bet. Starring at Z in awe Sky chuckled slightly before writing something down.

"Then let the game begin...I mean continue...first to 30 wins," cheered Dru as Sky slapped the paper into the palm of Bridge's hand.

The game continued, both Sky and Z shooting and defending their way to score. Lunch was only 5 minutes from ending and the score was tied, 29 to 29. Z dribbled the ball as Sky tiredly tried to block her moves, his body close to hers. Twisting her body in an unusual way Z escaped sky's tight grasp and bounded for the hoop, Sky chasing right behind her. Jumping as hard as she could Z shot the ball towards the hoop. Sky jumped after it only to watch it swish through the net and feel the hard cold floor hit his lower section.

The crowd cheered as the realized Z had won the game, but soon stopped as the sound of the ringing bell reached their ears. Pushing himself from the ground Sky walked towards Bridge, Dru and Z. Z reached for the small papers that were in Bridge's hands. Gripping them lightly in her hands she shooed the two other teens to their respectable classes.

"I won, so that means you have to do what we bet," Z stated as she unfolded her paper and tossed it to him.

Scanning the crumpled paper Sky read the words If I win then Sky must stop his troubling scheme to hurt my brother. Chuckling lightly Sky thought that this was little second grade but surprised that she found out.

"Open mine," Sky said as her unfolded the paper that he had written on. Rolling her eyes at the now unneeded note she willingly obliged, curios as to what was written. Smiling Z pulled the paper from Sky's grasp and looked at the paper.

when Z wins she must teach me to dance and take to lunch after every lesson

Angrily Z crumpled the paper and threw it at Sky's head.

After feeling the light tap of the paper hit his cheek Sky began to laugh.

"I'm not going to teach you to dance, it's unneeded and most certainly unwanted," Z hissed as she grabbed her belongings and headed to science.

"You know we have the same class next so I could bug you until you agree," Sky stated as he jooged over to Z's side.

Sighing heavily Z twirled around to face Sky,"Fine but if my brother kills you it's not my fault."

Sky smiled widely as both teens walked to class.

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Okay I swear it'll be longer and Syd is coming in the next chappie

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