The High Life
Hello, hello. Just a short note to say thank you to Unwanted Fruitopia for your constructive criticism. I think I'll take you up on that idea. This is my first ever fan fiction and I'm very nervous about how this stories going to go. Guys, I'm a very fragile person so please, please don't be too mean in reviews. Thank you, thank you and on with the story. I should also say that Ezra is from the actual series of Higher Ground. I liked him so much I had to put him in. Kat on the other hand is a completely different person- full name- Katerina.
I don't own Higher ground. I own all characters except Peter, Sophie, and Ezra.
Chapter 2: Blast from the Past
It was the morning after Charlie had arrived at Mt Horizon and already she could tell she wasn't going to like it here. She was in the cafeteria eating what the people here liked to call food. Although she couldn't complain. She couldn't remember the last time she had gotten all three meals of the day. She sat by herself. She wasn't used to all this attention people had been giving here since she'd come and some of these people really annoyed her.
Across the other side of the room sat the rest of the Cliffhangers. Kat wasn't sure about this new girl. She new that most newbie's to time to get used to the weird circumstances of being stuck in one of these schools but she was also disappointed because she really wanted to make friends with someone different.
"Uh, guys, I'm going to go see if Charlie wants to join us ok", she said leaving the table, not giving them a chance to answer back. She walked over to Charlie's table.
"Hey", she said in a chirpy voice. Charlie just stared at her, rolling her eyes. "You know, you can sit with us if you want?"
"I don't want", Charlie replied in distaste.
"We don't bite", Kat knew that Charlie wasn't going to be made to do anything she didn't want to do but she didn't want to give up.
"I do".
"Look", Kat sighed, "you're not going to make a lot of friends here if you don't try".
"Who says I want to make friends, I just want to get out of here", Charlie's mind wasn't going to be changed. "I don't even belong here".
Kat couldn't help but chuckle. "If I had a dollar for every newbie that's said that in the last two years that I've been here, I'd buy a house in Paris".
Charlie reaches for her pocket and pulls out a dollar. She slams in down on the table.
"Here's a buck" her sarcasm showing, "start saving".
"Have it your way" Kat wasn't going to take this, "but if you get on the wrong side of those guys over there, your time here is going to be ten times worse than it has to be. Trust me on that". With that she walks back to her table, a little angry at Charlie.
"So, what's up with her", Ezra asked.
"Newbie stress, I'm guessing", Kat answered matter of factly.
"I hope Peter doesn't expect us all to get along with this chick, cos the way she's going..." Mac doesn't finish her sentence leaving it to people's imagination.
"I don't know" Kat sighed, "Maybe we've just got to get to know here a little more".
"So, uh when's Damien getting back anyways", Binna asked changing the subject.
"Oh, you miss him already", Patrick teased in his thick Irish accent.
"I do", Shane said, "I can't stand Cristina's moping any longer. She's driving me insane".
"More so than you already are", Kat teased
"I just can't explain it", Shane said sarcastically, "Lock me up in a psychiatric hospital if that's what you want",
"Getting back on the subject at hand", Ezra spoke up, "I think he gets back around lunch".
"Just in time for the football game. We need our star player", Binna pointed out.
"I'm sure our golden boy'll be up for it" Shane said.
"I hope so", Binna said a little too hopeful, "We really need him.
"Oh, tell me you didn't make bets", Mac knew these guys too well.
Binna went a little quiet before bursting out. "I couldn't help it alright",
"Do you remember the last time you made bets with the Red backs, you were chopping there wood for three months", Mac said all knowingly.
"Yeah but this is different" Binna argued, "This time we're playing the Rock Climbers".
"You know he's got a point there" Patrick agreed, "The Rock Climbers couldn't kick a ball to save George Gregans life". (Australian football player, not too familiar with anybody else).
"My point exactly", Binna was satisfied, "So, girls, you in".
"Yeah sure, cos I don't care about having to wait on Josh Aitkens hand and foot" Shane said typically being her sarcastic self.
"Good", Binna said taking her answer as a yes, "Katerina, Mac?" Shane pulled a face.
"I'm in", Mac said simply.
"Sure" Kat said still distracted by Charlie. "I'm going to go see if Shane wants to play, you never know right?"
"Good luck", she heard Ezra say behind her.
"I thought I got rid of you before" Charlie said when Kat got to her table.
"You know, your not winning any points here"
"I wasn't aware I was trying to", Charlie said blandly.
"I just came over to tell you that there's a football game between the Cliff hangers and the Rock Climbers and we were wondering if you wanted to join in" Kat explained.
"I'd rather not".
"Fine" Kat couldn't hide that she was disappointed. "You know where we are if you need us".
"I can assure you I won't", Charlie managed to get in before Kat walked away.
The time was 1:20 and people were gathering around as a car pulled up the Mt Horizon driveway. Out stepped a boy, about 17, messy blonde, very good looking and waiting eagerly to hit his bed, unfortunately for him that wasn't going to happen. As he stepped out Cristina came rushing up to him, flinging her arms around him.
"I missed you so much" she shrieked. As she broke away she could tell something was wrong. "What happened?"
"I just want to go to my room, alright" he said exhaustedly.
"Damien", Cristina kept up.
"I'm just tired, I need some rest" he explained. As he left her puzzled, a man in his 40's walked up to her. He had also gotten out of the car.
"Frank, what's going on, why is he acting like this?" Cristina asked.
"The court case didn't go all that well, Cristina." Frank told her.
"Well, what do you mean by that?" she wanted more.
"He was public humiliated. And not to mention he didn't win".
Cristina looked back at the drowsy Damien walking up the steps to his dorm.
"Why so glum, chum", Damien heard a voice in the door way of his dorm.
He looked over. "Patrick I don't want to talk about it ok".
"Right. Well, would you like to not talk about it over a nice competitive game of football", Patrick asked.
"No".
"Ok, but are you quite sure. I mean is this really the decision you want to make", Patrick joked.
"Who'd you bet", Damien asked knowingly.
"The Rock climbers. Do you really want to be the reason why your mates are doing their kitchen duties, their laundry duties and their wood cutting duties for three whole months?" Patrick knew how to persuade this guy.
"Right now?" Damien said, "I really couldn't care less"
"You'll be hated for months to come, you'll be a social outcast, people will throw sticks at you when you're not looking, do you really want to be subjected to that humiliation?"
"I'm not in the mood alright" Damien laid back down in his bed.
"Well get in the mood. The next three months of my life is counting on this", Patrick tore off his covers and pulled him up, almost dragging him out of the room.
The moment to shine came and the group was out playing football. As the ball went back and forth from team to team, Charlie walks along watching trying not to look obvious. The Cliffhangers score a goal and Ezra pulls his shirt up over his head. Kat spots her watching and she runs over.
"Hey" she breathes out, "Come to watch.
"Just walking by" Charlie starts to walk away.
"You could still play if you want, there's another match".
"I told you, I don't want to play", Charlie said as Damien ran up.
"Hey, Kat come on, we're winning here..." Damien stops in mid sentence as he looks at Charlie. Charlie also looks at him in what could only be called as amazement.
"Wow", he said, his face dropped, "you look really familiar".
"Guess I got one of those familiar faces" she said, an ounce of relief can be heard in her voice.
"Yeah I guess so" he agreed, "I'm Damien".
"Yeah I really don't care" she mutters and walks off.
"What's up with her?" Damien asked Kat.
"I have no idea but I'm getting really tired of asking her" Kat said a little angry.
"What's her name?"
"Charlie Christensen, she came yesterday", Kat replied.
"Why is that so familiar", he said half to himself.
"Plenty of time to figure it out", Kat said, "Come on, we got a game to play".
The two run back out on the field. As the ball comes around to Cristina, she grabs it and tries to kick it towards Binna. Instead she accidentally gets Charlie in the back. Charlie turns around in anger and starts to walk forward.
"I am so sorry, I tried to...", before Cristina could finish her sentence Charlie threw a punch right to her chin. She started laying in to her.
"Stop, stop please", Cristina was pleading.
Various other members of the group were also pleading with her and trying to break them apart.
"Hey, stop it alright it was accident" Finally Damien pulls Charlie off of her. But Charlie hasn't finished yet. She starts beating into Damien as he tries to restrain her.
"Office. Both of you. Now." A voice towered over them all. It was Peter. Charlie finally stops and everyone is expressionless.
Ok, that shall do it today, it is very late and I have to get to bed so, goodnight all.
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