A/N: Apologies for the wait. I was not able to log on to my account, anyway chapter 9 is up. You get to see Summer having a crush on someone...

Through The Years

Sophomore Year

Chapter 9: Ch- Ch- Changes

Summer entered the hallways of Stamford high. It was the first day of school for her second year and just like last year, posters and banners hung from the walls. However this year Summer was feeling confident. She walked the hallways with Michelle. The friends she made last year stopped to chat or just smiled as she and Michelle passed by.

They were making their way to the place where the Sophomore lockers were located. Both girls were happy when they got their class schedules and locker assignments just two weeks ago. They found that their lockers were just beside one another and they had most of their classes together. Their lunch hour was also the same.

"Don't you love not being freshman?" Michelle sighted as they reached their lockers.

"Oui," Summer said (A/N: french for yes). She spun her combination and opened her lockers.

"Cheer leading tryouts are this Friday," Michelle said conversationally. This had been one of the topics they had discussed for a while. Summer knew Michelle had taken gymnastics since she was nine while Summer had been taking dance (or forced to by her mother, though she still did love it) since she was seven. Michelle had convinced Summer to try out for cheer leading, saying that it would look good on her college application.

"I know, Michelle. You said it about, what, a hundred times," Summer teased.

"Thirty seven to be exact, well when I was present anyway," Zac's voice said. Both girls turned around to see Zac, Freddie and Katie.

"Oh hush," Michelle smiled. Summer had finished getting her stuff and was now waiting on Michelle.

"Good news," Zac began but was promptly stopped by Katie.

"Well it's not really news and it may not be necessarily good. We are all in the same homeroom," Katie said.

"Thanks," Zac rolled his eyes at what Katie said at the beginning.

"Well it is kind of bad news to me, I was in the same homeroom as her last year. The horror," Freddie shuddered and was smacked at the arm by Katie.

"We also have the same lunch hour," Summer told them.

"How do you know?" Michelle asked as she closed her locker.

"It was in one of the leaflets. They are splitting the freshman, sophomore and juniors lunch periods. Half will have the first lunch hour while the other group will have the second. The seniors are allowed to go out of the campus for their lunch periods," Summer informed them.

"But that's unfair," Freddie protested.

"You just want to go out of campus during lunch hour," Zac rolled his eyes. The five (Summer, Michelle, Zac, Freddie and Katie) were walking towards their homeroom.

"Part of the reason but not all of it," Freddie admitted. Zac began to entertain Freddie with the lunch debate while the girls were having their own conversation.

"So are you going to band practice with us?" Michelle asked Katie.

"No," Katie shook her head, "I'm trying out for cross country after school before going to practice."

"I didn't know you're trying out," Summer said.

"Well I wanted to try out last year but I missed the tryouts," Katie shrugged.

They entered their homeroom and quickly took their seats. The bell had just rang and their homeroom teacher was already in the room.

"Good morning class. I trust you had a lovely break," Mr Andrew said. He was their science teacher last year, "I'll be your homeroom teacher this year. So let us begin."

...

Summer was walking out of homeroom with Zac, Freddie, Katie and Michelle. She was walking onwards to her second class when all of a sudden she bumped into someone. Two pair of arms stopped her before she could fall.

Summer looked up to see a familiar set of eyes and brown hair. The boy seemed to recognized her.

"We should really stop meeting like this," he laughed as he helped her to get back on her feet.

"Yeah but that's your fault. You're the one that's always trying to make me fall," Summer shot back trying hard to ignore the rush of blood in her cheeks, "Dylan right?"

"Yes, Summer?" Dylan asked to see if it was really her name.

"The one and only," Summer said before mentally cringing. She sounded so lame, what was it with the Dylan guy that makes her sound like an idiot? She tried to organize her thoughts.

"So your new? Well of course you are. I didn't see you last year and your here now, unless you are here for fun which then I wonder where's your head at," Summer ranted before abruptly stopping causing Dylan to laugh.

"Yeah, I'm a sophomore," Dylan informed, "You?"

"Same," Summer said before the bell rang.

"Well I'll see you around," Dylan smiled before walking away. He even walked away cool, unlike me. He is making me lose my mind and I barely know him, Summer thought before wondering if they had any classes together. Campus was not that small. What were the possibilities?

"Where's your head at?" Zac's voice said, waking Summer up from her thoughts. Summer looked around to see the smirking faces of her friends. Michelle was practically bouncing up and down.

"Shut up," Summer mumbled as she started walking to her next class, "See you guys later."

...

"Who is he?" Michelle squealed as Summer pulled up the seat next to her.

It was lunchtime. She did not see Dylan since the encounter at the hallways. Now she was blushing away and trying to keep busy with the contents of her tray. Zac, Freddie and Katie were sitting beside them.

"He is Dylan. We met at the ball. He wanted to dance with me but didn't," Summer said, "Then we met once again briefly at the battle of the bands."

"He is cute," Michelle said.

"You sounded like an idiot when you were talking to him," Freddie said bluntly.

"Freddie!" Katie reprimanded.

"What? I've never seen her act that way," Freddie shrugged.

"I know," Summer groaned as she thumped her head on the table. She was so pathetic. It was as if someone tied her tongue up and took her brain out. She spoke without thinking. She felt so stupid.

"Cheer up, you'll have the whole year to change his opinion of you," Zac patted her head.

Summer sat back up and glared at him. Zac merely shrugged and ate his slice of pizza.

"There he is," Michelle whispered. Summer quickly looked around to see him with his tray following a group of guys.

"Careful Tinks, your drooling," Freddie snickered.

Summer turned to him with a venomous glare but the effect was ruin by her blush, "I am not."

"Shoot. I forgot to get a drink," Summer said before standing up and walking to the vending machine.

It was there she found a problem. She did not have enough coins. She was fumbling with her wallet trying to find spare change.

"Here," a voice said as he placed some coins in the vending machine.

Summer looked up and blushed. What was it it with her an d blushing when he was around.

"What are you doing here?" Summer asked.

"Having lunch," Dylan said cheekily.

"Cute," Summer said deadpanned.

"I wanted to see what's your favorite drink," Dylan said off hand.

"Strawberry lime," Summer said without thinking. She liked the drink, she didn't love it...

Dylan pressed the button and gave her the can.

"Thanks," Summer smiled before walking away. She wanted to walk without looking back. It may look cool. But Summer found herself looking back to where Dylan was. His eyebrow was raised and he was smiling.

Summer turned back and quickly turned to her friend who she knew saw the whole thing.

"Shut up," Summer said as she sat down. She opened the can of strawberry lime. Maybe it is her favorite drink.

Done. Whatcha think? Chapter 10 to be up soon so till then :)