Ok, so im loving this story. I have fainted, someone did faint inside before, and my year was pretty good. I'll exlplain later how we did as Lily and her Jordan get closer to competition. a friend of mine said this partwas a little confusing, so if you have any questions, letme know. Read, review(im begging here) and as always, enjoy!!

Lily

The next day went by just as lazily. I washed clothes, seeing as how I was desperately low on shorts and socks, and cleaned up my room. I finished some questions left over from Catcher in the Rye

and went to sleep. The alarm blaring in my ear the next morning was no comfort.

I dressed as normal and grabbed a quick breakfast, having learned my lesson my sophomore year about it's importance(i.e. I fainted the first day back). The drive was relatively short, and I was eager to get my new car. My parents were taking me later in the week to go pick one out. Luckily for me, the accident had been deemed the other driver's fault(but I still felt a boat load of guilt about it) so someone's insurance was paying for it. When I got out of the air-conditioned car, the heat hit me like a ton of bricks. I broke into a light sweat and headed in, unintentionally walking next to Jordan.

"Good morning Jordan." I decided to be hospitable today.

He looked over at me, jerking himself from his thoughts. He was pretty cute today in an old band tee, worn to that perfect comfort level with a pair of khaki shorts. His hat helped block out most of the early morning sun. I sighed inwardly at the feeling of a loss I didn't know I had.

"Oh, good morning. How was your weekend?"

"Good. Felt nice to sleep in."

"Same."

We walked into the cool building and headed our separate ways. I placed my things in my locker, and headed out, Nate and Hannah at my heels. The two were chatting away like old friends. I would inquire as to the sudden amicability of the two later. I set my water jug down on the curb and waited for the day to begin. We did our daily stretches and jog, then worked on fundamentals. The steady rhythm of the beat permeated to air as the band became better and better at the, what seemed to be simple, tasks.

It wasn't until lunch that I had a chance to talk to anyone. Hannah and I plopped down at one of the circular tables in the middle of the cafeteria, hurriedly unpacking the lunch the satisfy our starving stomachs. Mine growled loudly at the sight of the food. We both laughed. Nate walked over to us, having lost him in the crowd to get to the cafeteria to eat.

"Hey!" I exclaimed as he sat down.

"Hey. Whoa, it's hot!"

"Yeah, hottest summer on record for 50 years" Hannah explained. Her face held a small smile.

"Really? Why am I marching again?" Nate joked. Hannah and I both laughed.

"Oh, great. Here comes the ditz." I said as I spotted Shirley headed over for our table.

She had a determined look in her eye. Probably trying to snare Nate into her trap. She sat down, a wide smile on her face showing her even white teeth. Shirley took out her lunch with a cool, even atmosphere. Not long after she sat down, were we joined by Jordan. He looked around at the group he was sitting with, apparently deciding they were ok to hang with.

"Hey, Jordan."

"Hey." Jordan smiled over a t Shirley, but she wasn't paying attention. She was too concentrated on Nate's swimming blue-green eyes. Hannah looked over at me, daring me to say what I really wanted to.

"I don't know why you keep doing that. You know I learned my lesson from Bambi." I told Hannah.

Nate looked over at me and I nodded towards Shirley. He understood at once what I meant and laughed loudly. Jordan glanced up at him from staring at Shirley. He had a confused look on his face. It was me who laughed now. Hannah joined in, as did Shirley then Jordan, though neither knew what it was about.

Jordan

She had a really nice laugh. How could I have thought it was annoying? I went back to my lunch. Shirley was ogling Nate, regardless of me being there. Questions raced through my mind. I ate in silence as the conversation between Lily, Hannah and Nate continued. It was actually pretty interesting. It was about literature in the late 19th century compared to early 19th century.

"No, Huck had to be the book of the 19th century. No doubt!" Hannah exclaimed.

"No, no, it was Gone with the Wind! I mean you have it all in that book. Romance, action, drama, war. Everything." Lily returned, her voice passionate.

"No, you're both wrong. Edgar Allen Poe was a beast and his stuff was the best. It was revolutionary for the time and if it wasn't for him, we wouldn't have many of the literary devices and symbolism we do now." Nate interjected.

"I think that To Kill A Mockingbird was pretty good."

"We're talking about 19th century literature, not 20th." Lily explained slowly to Shirley. I tried to stifle a laugh. I shouldn't be laughing. I loved Shirley.

"Actually, I think that Tess has to be the best. It shows all the uncertainty of life and questions, if we are truly in control of it, ideals of the time, and provides a heart breaking story." I said. Everyone stared at me. "What? It is!"

Nate looked at his watch. His eyes widened at the amount of time that had passed. I looked at the clock on the wall on the far side of the cafeteria. 12:50. Time really had gone by pretty fast. I packed up my Tupperware and silverware and threw away my trash on the way back to the band hall. We all walked down the big central hallway, continuing our conversation from before.

"I'm actually surprised Lily has read anything aside from a romance novel." Hannah teased.

"Haha. That's soo funny." Lily replied sarcastically. We all laughed. This was good. I only hoped it lasted.

Lily

So, Hannah and Nate were totally crushing on each other. It was so cute and I was really glad she was finally getting over that jerk, Kenny. He had treated her so special those first few months, but she was just a rebound for his fall out with Hope. When Hope had "come to her senses"(as Kenny put it), he left Hannah for her in a heartbeat. He was extremely happy while she suffered the lasting affects of a first love and the broken heart that followed. I had been there when she needed a shoulder to cry on, an ear to listen. I wanted to strangle the little brat after that little fiasco. Luckily, he was a senior that last year and had left her to her own devices this year.

I focused on my music for a little bit, then on Jordan as we "marched" in the cool air of the band hall. The music was coming along great. In case I haven't mentioned it, we are doing the Beatles. Magical Mystery Tour, Hard Day's Night, Yesterday, When I'm 64, and Sargent Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. We had almost all of them memorized and the pass-off charts were quickly becoming full. We would be getting charts for sets in the next few days and the stand music was going to be so much fun. I was highly anticipating a great marching season!

The day went on slowly and when I got home, I was beat. My body was still sore from my accident, and it throbbed if I did something wrong. After practice, I was going to pick out a new car, but I missed my old one immensely. As I was leaving, Nate caught up with me.

"Hey, Hannah and I were trying to plan a get together and maybe see a movie with you and, hopefully Jordan later. You wanna come?" He asked, almost pleadingly.

"I'm sorry. I can't today. I'm picking out a new car with my parents."

"Well actually we were thinking maybe Wednesday or Thursday. That cool?"

"Yeah, that's great. I'll ask my parents and meet you there?"

"That sounds cool. I'll text you later for more details."

"Sounds cool. Later!" I called over my shoulder as I left. What I didn't see was Jordan by the door coming in to get something he forgot. I was really looking forward to tonight's wrestling mania.

Jordan

Lily liked Nate. Hannah liked Nate. Shirley liked Nate. Hell, I even liked Nate! He was a pretty cool guy. But, Lily liked him. I love Shirley, I don't even like Lily except as a friend. But she liked Nate. Why couldn't I stop thinking about this? I was at home, on my laptop, typing up some answers from Tess. I closed the page I was on, and shut it down. The conversation had overheard running through my mind. She was going on a date with him later this week. I groaned. What is going on with me?

You like her. Admit it.

No, I don't. I love Shirley. That's the end of it.

No, you like Lily and that's why you're freaking out about her liking Nate. How do you know it's an official date?

How could it not be? He's a hunk!

Wow, that wasn't weird at all, but you don't know. Go talk to her bout it. Tell her how you feel.

NO!!!!

My head was starting to pound. If these conversations kept on, I would need to go see a shrink. I closed my eyes for a second, just a second and then I heard my alarm clock going off.