Ch. 4

The rest of the day I spent chilling on the roof staring at other people in gym. They always seemed to run two laps and half of the girls would either be complaining, half dead, or both.

They would walk back towards the doors and the teacher would ask which sport they wanted to play and there was always the one person who suggested tennis and then practically everyone agreed.

It's like tennis is a drug and the teacher is the dealer, of course soccer is my 'drug'.

The girls would go out and try to play the sport. After seeing Kaden or Kevin play though they all seemed to be terrible and I started to miss the guys more and more.

It seemed like every thing I did reminded me of them and it made me feel depressed. I looked down at the current gym class and noticed people messing around with each other and joking around.

Calling nicknames and poking fun at each other. I wanted to be one of those people but I didn't need to make new friends back at my old school. They already knew who I was and I never had to introduce myself people introduced themselves to me and wondered what I would think of them not the other way around.

I wasn't used to this change nor did I like it. I wish I could be back at America joking around with them at the old pizza shop around the corner from the courts. I wish I could be just another face in the crowd of students. But wishes are for kids and I'm anything but.

Instead I'm not only the new kid but apparently Kaden's sister who all the girls and boys will try to become friends with now. Fat chance if one of those obnoxious fan girls dares even look towards me she will find my pencil in between her eyes and that's on a good day.

I sighed and fell backwards onto the roof top; I shouldn't be acting like this. After that incident in class they probably all think I'm some problem who doesn't know how to control her anger. I might even be seen as a diva but why should I care what they think. If they really want to be my friend they should get to know who I really am and not what I act like.

I blew a strand of hair out of my face and jumped as the school bell rang. That meant it was the last hour of the day, stage arts, maybe there wouldn't be athletic people in this hour. Maybe they wouldn't have heard about my incident. Maybe I could start fresh… maybe…

I opened the large auditorium doors and walked in looking around.

It was completely empty not that I thought there would be people there, I was 15 minutes early. I took a seat near the middle, not too far from the front but not too close.

Who knows this may turn into high school musical…. That might actually be entertaining for a while but then I'd probably end up killing the leads…

I pulled out my iPod and stuck it into my ears letting B1A4- okay, flow through my ears. I got really into and without realizing it I was up on my feet dancing and singing to it. Now I bet your thinking whoa the class is going to come in and she's going to have an amazing voice, everyone is going to love her but nothing every happens in fairy tales.

I ran up to the mic and began to dance to it, knowing the moves by heart already. I began to do them messing up at stupid parts and well basically howling the song, thank the heavens the mic wasn't on.

I heard laughter and looked up to see a small group of girls. I narrowed my eyes and took my ear buds out of my ear and paused my song rolling my eyes.

Of course it must be those girls who think they're amazing. The girls who put on a bunch of make-up just so they can sneer at the girls who believe in natural beauty or can't afford expensive clothes.

I was once one of them but not any more I've learned the error of my ways and now I stand up for others and what not.

I moved back to my original seat but they seemed to follow me. I looked back and observed them.

There were three of them, one I recognized as the girl had saved me from the sea of people but the other two were a mystery to me. One of the other girls had long, straight, white hair and blood red eyes. She seemed to have a spark that made others want to be around her.

The last girl looked younger than both and had brown hair pulled into two braids on either side of her head with a bandana across her forehead. She also had sparkling brown eyes and a playful grin playing across her face.

I pretended to play with my phone until I heard their footsteps stop next to me. Did I dare to look up?

I raised my head one eyebrow cocked with a small smirk playing across my lips. The look I always had on my face whenever I scored or challenged someone to piss me off. They didn't seem to notice though.

"Hey I'm sorry for barking at you this morning but there's so many obnoxious girls here I just assumed you were another one" The girl from this morning shrugged her shoulders carelessly.

"Nah it's okay, I'm Jessica-"

"Buckham, that idiot Kaden's sister yeah we know. I'm Mitsuki Hara, 2nd year, but you can call me miki" Mitsuki said sticking out her hand. I took it and shook it.

"I'm Riku Maire Jacobson, 1st year" the younger girl sang out pulling out a box of pocky and beginning to eat it.

"And I'm Kyoko Usagi 3rd year and in your class" She said smirking as I flushed red. So that means she heard my out burst… awkward.

"Yeah I heard about that little thing you and your with your brother" Mitsuki said laughing.

"Oh did you now" I muttered embarrassed.

"Yeah it's pretty much all over the school" Kyoko said laughing.

"Joy" I muttered sarcastically.

"Why so upset your pretty much famous now? Not only are you pretty and new but your also one of the regulars sisters" Miki asked.

"Well with popularity comes fake, backstabbing friends and drama" I said sighing and rubbing my temples. Maybe my parents would let me switch schools.

"Yeah but that's why you have us" Riku cheered glomping me in my seat which miki just rolled her eyes.

I smiled at them, they seemed like a fun bunch of people but who could tell if they were fake or not.

The doors slammed open and a girl ran through papers in her hand while she frantically waved her arms running over. She ran over to us and I noticed that she had short, choppy red hair and dark blue eyes.

She began gasping for breathe and trying to speak at the same time. Miki let out a short chuckle before patting her on the back.

"Come on Montgomery breathe" Kyoko laughed at this new girls flushed face. Riku didn't say anything but looked at the door seeming to be waiting for something.

Montgomery finally seemed to calm down and looked up at them. Her eyes were sparkling with determination and her fists were closed tightly most likely making her nails dig into her skin.

"I heard Kaden has a sister" she said beaming and looking around waiting for everyone to catch on. Miki slapped herself in the face, groaning while Kyoko looked back at me putting a finger to her lips signaling for me to be quiet. I pursed my lips confused what does me being Kaden's sister mean?

"And?" She asked pretending to be confused pretty well might I add.

"Well if she's Kaden's sister she's probably an amazing tennis player and she will want to join the tennis team and we'll surely win districts" she said her eyes twinkling as she stared off in to the distance fantasizing her so called victory.

I narrowed my eyes is distain. That sport caused me to lose my best friend, that sport caused my brother to leave the country to 'further his skills', and that sport always seemed to get in my way of happiness. Why did everyone assume because I was related to him that I'd like the sport or even knew how to play it.

Sure I've tried it once or twice with Kevin trying to get him better but it was evident that I was no prodigy or would ever be at this sport. I was a soccer player and a dancer nothing more. Why would I even want to play the dreaded sport? All they do is hit it back and forth, and it goes on way too long at least with soccer it was different when you missed the ball you didn't restart you chased after it feeling the wind at your back and the adrenaline when you had the ball.

"No way in hell" I growled crossing my arms in distain. Everyone seemed to look back shocked.

"Oh hello there you must be new I'm Montgomery Hastings" she said smiling. It seemed what I said went in one ear and out the other.

"I'm Ariel Buckham a.k.a. Kaden's sister" I replied coldly. Kyoko eyed me with a brow raised almost as if silently questioning my attitude but said nothing of it. Montgomery smiled brightly at me before engulfing me in a hug.

"So you'll do it right? You'll join the tennis team and lead us to victory" she asked twirling me around delighted. My left eye twitched dangerously, its official I hate today.

"I think you should let her down" Kyoko said tapping her shoulder. She pouted but said nothing more dropping me and taking a couple steps back.

"Like I said before no way in hell" I said narrowing my eyes. I didn't mean to come off so rude but it seemed like no matter what I said or how I acted she didn't under stand my distain for the sport.

"Why not?" Montgomery asked confused.

"yeah I might hate the sport but having that nut job as a brother means at least some of the sport could've rubbed off on you right?" Miki asked from the seat she had taken looking at us moderately interested.

"Look I'm a soccer player I don't play that wretched sport nor will I ever" I said trying to emphasize every word.

"Come on your over exaggerating" Riku said playfully taking a break from looking at the door.

"Believe me I'm not" I said shaking my head. Montgomery opened her mouth to say something but I was saved as the bell rung and a storm of students raced in and took seats at the front.

Montgomery pouted but said nothing else as she plopped down in a seat next to Miki. I sat down in between Riku and Kyoko slipping my head phones in. I knew this class was a blow of class the moment the Barbie dolls walked in and started texting and complaining about their body shapes.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An hour later ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

I sighed and went to gather my things. I slung my bad over my shoulder and was going to leave when a hand grasped my wrists. I looked over my shoulder to see Montgomery holding my wrist smiling up at me.

"Yes" I asked calmly. After listening to my iPod for an hour I felt much calmer and realized what a big bitch I was being to her. She didn't know why I hated the sport and she was just trying to be friendly. While I was acting like a royal bitch, sticking my nose up when she was trying to be kind even though she was only thinking about her team.

"Can you at least come to our practice and then if you still don't want to try out I'll stop bothering you about it" she pleaded tugging on my arm childishly. I weighed the pros and cons in my head before coming to a conclusion there was no pros to it only cons.

"Well I have homework and my parents" I started trying to make up a lie but she was giving me the puppy dog eyes and I always was a sucker for blue eyes. I sighed deeply before looking at my other friends for help.

"Sorry I'm grounded" Kyoko muttered kicking the ground.

"I need to practice for the play" Riku said shrugging her shoulders while popping her gum. Play how fancy, I wonder what it's about.

"babysitting my younger siblings not like I would go any way though, it's a bunch of girls failing at the sport or wearing revealing outfits to try to pick up the boys tennis team that are playing nearby" Miki said nonchalantly as though she was discussing the weather with an old friend.

"Uh fine but I can't guarantee that I will stay for the whole time" I said warning her but she grinning and began dragging me towards the girls changing rooms. We passed through the hallways quickly as she sprinted muttering something about being late. People would continuously wave to her or call out her name as she cheerfully waved back to them.

We finally made it to the changing rooms and she quickly told me to me to meet her at the tennis courts before rushing in. I bit my bottom lip chewing on it slightly as I made my way outside and towards the courts.

I stood facing the courts letting my fingers clasp around the cool metal fence. I remembered when I was last at a tennis court. Kevin and Billy were playing at match and I was supposed to be analyzing how they were playing but I was just laughing wildly whenever Billy would make a saucy remark to Kevin.

Kevin ended up wining but it was amusing that he was getting over worked whenever Billy would make the slightest remark about anything.

Kevin…. I wondered how he was. Did he find any more videos of Ryoma or was he too busy becoming buddy, buddy with their new consultant. He sure didn't mind her latching onto him like a little school girl at the air port.

The more I thought about it the angrier I became. Sure they replaced me but the fact that they brought her to the airport to say goodbye to me, the fact that Kevin felt it was unneeded to even bother to say goodbye to me! Even if he got annoyed by me sometimes he considered us friends, he didn't mind it whenever I cheered him on.

Was I never good enough for him… maybe it was better I was gone. This was obviously a sign from god trying to tell me to move on but I'd never be able to let go of that young blonde haired nuisance that thought he was better than anyone.

I was ripped from my thoughts as a pair of arms wrapped around my torso and lifted me up spinning me around. I screamed bloody murder punching my attacker's arms and wiggling around in his arms.

"My sissy came to watch me play I knew she really did love tennis" a familiar voice sang in my ear still twirling me around. A scowl made its way to my face and I elbowed my attacker in his face jumping out of his grasp as he cried out in pain.

I turned around to face my brother who was covering his face in pain and whining about his sister not loving him anymore. I rolled my eyes at his dramatics.

"Oh no Kaden she's coming to watch us play" Montgomery laughed slinging her arm over my shoulder possessively.

"I haven't seen my sister in almost 5 years and you're trying to deprive me of her presence, during my time of need" He asked abashed.

"Pretty much" she said shrugging and I let out a laugh. She beamed at me.

"Please you can have her tomorrow I want to show her how amazing I've become" He whined stomping his feet. I raised my eyebrows.

"Who says I even want to watch you play?" I smirked as his face fell and he began to cry fake tears.

"Wow" Montgomery said in awe, "I have never seen him act like this before."

I snorted, "I wish I would've never seen him act like this." Montgomery looked over at me and when our eyes met we both broke into hysteric laughing. I didn't even know what I was laughing at but I couldn't stop.

"BAWAHAHAHAH I WIN~!" Kaden yelled before grabbing my wrists and whisking me off to the tennis courts. I clenched my fists; he was treating me like a stupid rag doll. I tried to yank my hand away but his grip was strong so I settled for gnawing my arm off.

I slowly began and didn't notice when we stopped.

…

"Why are you eating your arm" Kaden question looking down at me

"I think the question is why aren't you"

…sweat drop…