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"Go! Fight! Win! Go Ravens!" Charity cheered as the Ravens beat Bear Creek, 67-54. She was glad the game was over. Some of the other girls had told her about their plan to go to a dance club nearby that was easy to sneak into. She planned to invite Derek and spend some time with him tonight.

"Are you coming Charity?" Lauren asked as the rest of squad headed for the locker rooms. Charity hesitated before answering. She was hoping to walk back to the hotel with Derek. She glanced over and saw he was still in a huddle with his coach and team mates.

"I'll be there in a minute." She told Lauren, sitting down on the bleachers to wait. A few minutes later the coach dismissed Derek and his team mates. She smiled as some of the members of his team nudged each other, glancing at her, as he made his way over to her. It made her feel good that other guys were jealous of him because of her.

"Good game." He said appreciatively as he grabbed her pom-pom's for her.

"You too. You play well." She complimented him. He had scored the majority of Bear Creek's points that night.,

"If you want to wait for me, I'll walk you back?" He offered as they stopped at the locker room doors. She nodded with a smile and blew him a kiss before he disappeared through the doors.

"So, big night with Derek?" Lauren asked nonchalantly as Charity slipped in beside her to get to her locker.

"I hope so." She replied with a shrug. She was fighting to keep the grin off of her face.

"That would be a yes!" Lauren laughed as a big cheesy grin appeared on Charity's face. Charity slapped her playfully.

"What are you and Tyler doing?" Charity asked, pulling on her shoes. She glanced up just in time to see the dark look that came over Lauren's face for a moment.

"I don't know. Probably going out with you guys." Lauren said unenthusiastically. Charity just nodded. She didn't want to push Lauren. She didn't know what was going on between her and Tyler, and as long as it didn't concern her, she was fine with that.

"I'm supposed to wait for Derek, want to wait with me?" She asked. Lauren shook her head.

"Nah, I'm going to head back with Jenny. I'm sure Tyler's already gone anyway." She said, waving bye to Charity over her shoulder as she met up with Jenny at the door.

"Looks like I overestimated you Charity. There's trouble in paradise and I didn't even need you to cause it." Lila smirked, calling out across the room.

"That's right Lila, you didn't need me. So I guess that means you can ruin someone else's life now." Charity replied sarcastically.

"But ruining yours is so much fun." Lila replied softly. Charity rolled her eyes and headed out into the hall to find Derek. She smiled when she saw him and Tyler leaning against the wall, talking.

"You don't mind if Tyler walks with us, do you?" Derek asked her as she walked up. She did, but she shook her head no. She had hoped for some time alone with him. She really wanted to get to know him better and that was hard to do, considering they hadn't spent much time together.

"Is something going on with Lauren? She's being really distant with me." Tyler asked after they had walked for awhile in silence. She knew there had to be a reason he'd wanted to walk back with them. Apparently it was to grill her for information about Lauren. At least this time she wouldn't have to lie when she denied involvement.

"I have no idea. I've noticed it too, but I don't know what's up. Maybe ask Jenny?" She advised him. He quickly shook his head.

"No way. Those two are so inseparable they're practically the same person. Asking Jen would be like asking Lauren. Obviously if I wanted her to know I was curious, I'd just ask her." He replied. She shrugged her shoulders. She was sorry they were having problems. Wasn't she?

"So, do you want to go to this club down the road? A bunch of the team's going." Derek asked her before she had time to follow her previous line of thought.

"Yeah, I was going to ask you if you wanted to go." She laughed. She was mildly surprised when Derek reached down and grabbed her hand. She'd never really done the whole hand holding thing. Her relationships with guys had always been a bit more physical than sweet and romantic. This was nice though.

When they got back to the hotel she found her dad and told him she was heading to bed. He seemed lost in thought himself and only nodded. Lauren was gone by them time she got to their room, so she changed quickly and snuck down the stairs and met up with the group. They snuck around the hotel in small groups and hurried down the sidewalk. Someone had slipped the bouncer some cash and they did get in easily.

A couple of the kids had fake id's and bought alcohol for the group. She danced with Derek and with some girls on the squad. Before she knew it she was pretty wasted. She looked around for Lauren and Tyler, but didn't see them. Some of the kids had already gone back.

"Are you ready to go?" Derek asked her around 1am.

"Yeah, just let me go to the bathroom first." She replied, slurring her words slightly. She stumbled on the way to bathroom. As she closed the door behind her, she sank down to sit on the ground. The bathroom had started spinning and she knew that was a bad sign. She heard a toilet flush and looked up to see Lila shaking her head at her.

"C'mon, I'll tell lover boy to go on. You don't want him to see you like this." Lila said, helping her to the toilet. She heard Lila tell Derek to go on, that she would walk back with Charity. Charity was surprised that Lila was helping her, given their history, but she was too drunk to care, really.

"Alright you, lets get you back to your room. I hope you sleep this off before we compete." Lila said, throwing her arm around Charity for support. Charity giggled, hugging Lila.

"You're my bestest friend, aren't you?" She asked Lila. Lila rolled her eyes.

"Oh yeah, we're tight." She replied sarcastically.

"Do you know where my room is?" Charity asked her worriedly as the returned to the their hotel.

"Oh yeah, I know exactly where you're going." Lila replied, smirking. Charity felt like she was going to throw up in the elevator, but luckily the ride was short. Lila opened up a door.

"Here's your room Charity, go to bed." She said, holding the door open for her.

"Thanks Lila!" Charity exclaimed with a giggle. She slowly got undressed and went to her bed, but there was someone in it.

"Who are you?" She poked the sleeping person in her bed. She was startled to realize that Tyler was sleeping in her bed.

"Tyler? Why are you in my bed?" She whispered loudly.

"Charity?" Tyler asked her in confusion.

"Yep! That's me. I'm Charity! Hey, that rhymed!" She giggled, clapping her hands.

"You're drunk. How did you get in my room?" Tyler asked her, sitting up beside her. His eyes grew wide as he realized she was only in her underwear.

"You need to put your clothes on now!" He nearly yelled at her, pushing her away from him. Charity stood up and put her hands on her hips.

"You need to stop being so bossy, mister. Besides, I think you like me like this." She said seductively. She slowly walked towards him. She stopped just before they were touching.

"You do like me, don't you?" She whispered. She noticed he was breathing hard.

"Charity." He groaned, backing away from her. She was about to give up and put her clothes on when suddenly his lips crashed into hers. They fell back on his bed. He straddled her and pulled his shirt up over his head. She ran her hands up his chest and pulled him back to her. He was pulling his pants off when the door swung open.

"What, Lila? What is so important that you had to wake me up and drag me to Tyler's room…" Lauren trailed off as she took in the scene before her. Her half-naked boyfriend and sister, in bed together.