Here is chapter 3, sorry that chapter 2 was so short, but I tried to make it a bit longer. Please do not forget to review.
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Sarah's POV~
Whispers and rumors were being whispered as I walked down the hallway with my two perky friends trailing behind. I walked with my chin up and my back straight. All three of us were wearing red and white cheerleading uniforms. Red pompoms were attached to our hands. All there of us wore our hair up into a high ponytail. Across our chests, Progress High was written in bold, but sparkly letters. Heather and Lucy loved the attention they were getting. They were waving and blowing kissing at every person who stared enviously in their direction. Me, on the other hand, just winked at cute guys. As they opened the rusty doors leading to the track field, a skater guy sped across, right in front of them. Irritation overcame me.
"What's the matter princess?" Ed said with a laugh as Burn, Loogie, and Fizz pulled right in front of me. "Watch where you riding." I murmured angrily.
"Watch where you're stepping." Burn challenged, while crossing his arms. " You don't know who you're messing with," I growled darkly.
I smiled when Burn winced in fear. I may have been a little over the top, but popularity gets to everyone. I smirked at Ed before pushing past his friends. I shoved Fizz a little harder then I should have. But hey, she was messing with fire. She was only bound to get hurt. We ignored the skater's glares and walked over to where I was hosting cheerleading tryouts. A couple of cheerleader transferred to another school, so we needed more volunteers. That's not my story to tell. It was Lucy and Heather who arranged for them to never come back. All three of us sat on the bleachers along with the other cheerleaders. The team consisted of Madison, Allyson, Maria, Cristina, Kari, Amy, Veronica, Babs, Jason, Allen, Heather, Lucy and me. All of them sat at the popular table, but we only acknowledged them in cheerleading. It wasn't my rule. It was Lucy's rule. There were only two spots available on the squad and 6 different people trying out. I looked down at the girls trying out. There was Kelsey, a nerd from biology, Michelle from the gymnastic team, Claire from the soccer team, Alicia, the girl who does the announcements, Mia from service club, and Fizz from the debate team.
Wait a minute. FIZZ IS TRYING OUT? WHAT? Is the world coming to an end? Fizz is trying out for cheerleading. Ha, that's a laugh. Oh heck no. If she thinks she's getting a spot on my squad, she's totally insane. "Look." I joked to my squad, pointing at her. Half of my squad started snickering. "Well, this won't take long." I chimed as I hopped down from the bleachers. "Line up." I called out. All of the girls lined up in a straight line going across. "So you all think you can be cheerleaders. This is where we separate the losers from the cheerleaders." I directed, with a smirk. "Now I want everyone to do a flip and end with a split." I commanded. I did a double flip and ended with a split.
My team clapped and cheered when I landed perfectly. I gave out a big smile. I motioned for them to try it. Kelsey tried to do a flip, but instead it came out as a twist. She landed on her butt. I tried hard not to laugh. "Sorry Kelsey, but if you can't do the basics, you're done. Hit the shower." I told her as I pointed towards the school. Michelle landed hers perfectly. I gave her a nod of approval while the squad clapped. She looked like this was the best moment of her entire life. Claire from the soccer team landed hers perfectly, so I smiled at her while the team clapped. She smiled and bowed. This girl was full of herself. She just ruined her chances. I looked at Alicia next who did a flip perfectly, but landed with her feet twisted. She cried out in pain. "Allen and Jason, escort her to the nurse's office." I sighed, not really caring. Hey, that's high school. They both carried her inside the building.
"Alright science girl, show me what you got." I challenged mockingly to Fizz. She grinned at me before doing a double flip like me and landing with a spilt. My eyes widened while the team clapped slowly, not sure if they were happy or disappointed. I gritted my teeth and looked down at her. "Okay Fizz, I want a one handed cartwheel forward, two flips backwards, one flip forward, triple handsprings, and then two backward handsprings and end with a spilt." I directed her with a smirk. She shrugged as she backed away from the bleachers. She did exactly what I told her to do. This time I clapped along with my squad. This girl had game.
"Okay Michelle and Fizz, you two made the squad. Claire, you've been cut." I said as I shooed her away. Claire glared angrily before walking away. Heather hopped down from the bleachers and handed each girl a uniform. Lucy gave them their pompoms. Michelle was grinning madly, while Fizz wore a smirk on her face. "Practice is tonight, during ZG tryouts. Be late and you're running two laps." I explained as I dismissed everyone. I grabbed my pompoms that I set on the bleachers and hurried away with my friends jogging behind me. "You let her on the squad." Heather exclaimed, with irritation. "She's good." I admitted shortly. "So what?" Lucy scoffed, squinting her eyes at me.
"We may not like each other, but I have to do what's best for the team." I muttered before leaving the two baffled divas behind.
I walked through the hallway, ignoring the stares I was given. I went up to my locker and piled my books into my bag. Thank god the day was over. I was so ready for a manicure and pedicure. "Having a bad day?" A sincere voice asked me. I turned around and was face to face with really blue eyes. He stared deep into my electric green eyes. I swear to God I felt a static shock. "Why would you care?" I asked him, before turning away. "Let's just say I do. What's on your mind?" Ed asked me as he walked along side of me. "Where's your girlfriend?" I asked him, ignoring his question. "Who? Fizz? I'm not really sure right now." He answered with a chuckle. "Well, then why are you wasting your time with me?" I asked him as he held the door open for me. "Because Deets, I want to." He grinned with an obvious tone. We walked silently next to each other. When I saw the bleachers, I ran over to them and climbed all the way up to the top seat. I set my bag down and stared at Ed who was climbing up the rows in the bleachers. "Do you want to talk about it?" He asked me sincerely. "No." I answered, staring up at the sky. My eyes could help but gaze over to him. His eyes held so much care. "Okay yeah. I have a problem. I'm tired of being a cold hearted bitch." I confessed to him, staring into his eyes. "So stop acting like that." He grinned, as if it was that simple. "I can't. It's the only thing I have. Without my friends, I don't have anything." I murmured to Ed. "You have your parents, and your family. You have me." He assured me softly. "No I don't. My parents died in a car accident when I was five years old. I live with my uncle." I bit my lip, looking down quietly. "I'm sorry Deets. I didn't mean to." Ed said as he placed his hand on my shoulder.
"You called me Deets." I chirped happily as I wiped a tear out of my eye. "That's your name, isn't it?" He asked me in a confused tone. "Yes, it is." I nodded with a bright smile. It soon faded into a weak smile. "But I'm still a big headed popular diva that gets so full of herself." I told him, while looking down at the ground. "But you're not only like that. You can be smart and nice. You can be generous and sweet. I know you're like that on the inside. Not to mention, you're beautiful." He told me, his cheeks turning crimson. "Thanks Ed." I spoke softly, looking up at him. A smile graced my lips. "Oh and just because we're friends, that doesn't mean we have to like each other's friends." I said with a giggle.
"That's for sure. I can't imagine myself with Lucy and Heather." He sighed, with a smile on his lips. "Neither can I." I shrugged. "But you hang out with them." Ed said, starting to get confused again. "They use me. Without me, they wouldn't be where they are today." I confided. "Then why do you hang out with them?" Ed inquired, wrinkling his brows.
"Because I don't know how not to. I don't usually tell anyone this, but I hate being popular." I admitted, giving a wisful smile. "Why?" He asked me in disbelief. "I just do. I don't see the point in everyone wanting to be in the in-crowd." I frowned, using my fingers to quote in-crowd. "I would love to be popular." He sighed with this dreamy look on his face. "I'm telling you, you wouldn't like it." I warned. "I'm pretty sure I would like it. Well, I have to get going, but I'll see you at practice." Ed shook his head as he got up. He held out his hand to me, so I grabbed it, pulling myself up.
"Why's that?" I questioned him, raising an eyebrow.
"Because I'm trying out for the ZG team." He shrugged, with a nervous tone. (ZG is Zero Gravity just in case you all forgot. Instead of having cheerleaders for football, they have them for ZG) "Really?" I smiled slyly. "Yup." He answered back. "That's awesome. So I'll see you there?" I chimed with happiness. "We'll be seeing more of each other." Ed told me as he hopped onto his Huber board. I turned on my jetpack and flew up to the sky. I wanted to stay like that forever. But for some reason, I really wanted to look good tonight, so I flew straight home.
Ed's POV~
I parked my Huber board right by Burn's motorcycle before heading inside the hang out place for skaters. Fizz and Loogie were having laughing and eating pizza. Burn was sitting on the couch, gazing admirably at Fizz. I walked over to Burn and took a seat next to him. Boy did Burn like Fizz. I wish I could just tell him. It was too bad Fizz and I were going out supposedly. Burn did really look sad. Aw man... The guilt was getting to me. I had to talk to Fizz about this. Maybe we've taken it far enough, already. On the other hand, Deets was jealous. Really jealous.
"Fizz, I'll ride with you to practice." I said as I grabbed a soda from the mini cooler. "Alright, boyfriend." Fizz said with fake flirtation. She got up from her seat and grabbed my hand. "Would you two cut it out? Loogie and I are suffering." Burn cried out. "We are?" Loogie asked dumbfoundly. "Jealous?" Fizz inquired with a grin plastered on her face.
"NO!" Burn yelled. I chuckled as we walked out of the hang out zone. "Why are we leaving so early?" I questioned Fizz as she walked over to her Huber scooter. "Because you need all the practice you can get." Fizz rolled her eyes. "Oh and you can help me get better?" I inquired slyly. "No, but I can get you whipped into shape." Fizz smirked. I gulped down my nerves. Fizz was staring at me creepily. She was actually serious. She meant business. This was not a good sign. I was asking for it. Why did my fake girlfriend have to be a control freak? "You have five minutes to get there before me or else." Fizz commanded with a twisted laugh. "You don't have to tell me twice." I said as he hopped onto his Huber board. I sped off without another word.
"Minutes? Seconds? What's the difference?" Fizz said as she took off after me.
Normal POV~
Deets walked into her pink bedroom and set her jetpack on the floor. Her room was light pink and the carpeting was a creamy color. Her bed was a huge king size with tons of pillows on it. Her room was filled with posters of boy bands, hot guys, and unicorns. Unicorns were not only for little kids. They were beautiful majestic creatures that existed. Only true believers could see them. Deets walked over to her bed and laid down on it. She stared up at the ceiling, trying to figure out her feelings. Ed made her feel so many emotions at the same time. He probably made a lot of girls feel this way too. Sometimes, he was cocky and flirty. Other times, he was sincere and sweet. He made Deets feel so confused. No other guy has ever made her feel this way. Not even her boyfriend, Ulrich. She only dated him because he was the most popular guy in school. If she wasn't the most popular girl at school, he'd dump her in a heartbeat. He was just a toy to her and she was a toy to him.
Ed was just so sexy. His shaggy black haired covered his face sometimes, so he'd flip it out of the way. His hair looked especially good when he ran his finger through it. Not to mention, his body was smoking. He was toned and athletic. But Deets's favorite part about Ed was his eyes. His gorgeous eyes were the ones that attracted her in the first place. They were so blue. That wasn't very detailed, but if you looked into his eyes you'd notice how blue they were too. They were so kind and warm. It was like looking at an ocean, but so much cooler. Ed sent chills through Deets's body. Her heart begged for Ed. He was so addictive, that it wasn't even funny. Even though Deets has only known him for two days, she feels it's so much more than that.
Deets sighed as she sat up. She looked over at the time and gasped. She was already one minute late for practice! Deets quickly changed into a black sweat suit, before grabbing her jetpack. She attached the jetpack to her back, before opening the window. She jumped off the edge and felt herself being lifted. She soared into the sky hoping someone was late too. Everyone knew that if you were late to practice, you had to jog two laps.
"Late aren't we?" Heather mocked to Deets as she blew a bubble out of her piece of gum and then popped it slowly. "Sorry I wasn't thinking straight." Deets insisted as she set down her jet pack. "You should really get a car. People might think you like skater stuff." Lucy scoffed as she kicked Deets's jet pack. "Well, I like it." Deets retorted. "Okay, what should we do captain?" Fizz asked with a smirk. "Everyone do stretches and warm-ups while I jog my laps." Deets gritted out, trying really hard not to hit Fizz. Deets took of her track jacket, revealing a soft green colored tank top. She handed the jacket to Heather before walking towards the beginning of the track loop. She looked up to see the stadium for ZG. The track loop surrounded the arena. ZG made her think of Ed. Why did he have such a sudden interest in ZG?
Deets lost her thoughts as she saw Fizz mockingly wave over to her. Deets ignored her gesture and finished her laps quickly. She walked over to her team and clapped to get their attention. Their heads looked up, waiting for directions. "Okay, we need routines and cheers. The opening game is this week and we need to be able to get the crowd's attention." Deets informed them with a smile. "Now, let's all put our heads together and think." Deets directed as they all sat down in a circle.
"Great practice man." A guy congratulated the black haired hot shot. "Thanks." Ed shrugged as he grabbed his duffel bag. Ed exited the arena with the rest of the guys. Ed had a good feeling he was going to make the team. He was on fire today. This time, when he played, he had a motivation. Deets. Ed gazed over to where the cheerleaders where practicing. He saw his pink haired beauty leading the others in a routine. Her smile made him feel even better. She was the reason he was great today. She was the reason he wore a smile on his face. Ed was too focused on Deets that he didn't realize what he was doing. He had bumped into someone.
"Hey, watch where you're going, loser." Ulrich scowled rudely as he shoved Ed away from him. "That loser so happens to be my friend." A voice from behind Ed said angrily.
"Sorry babe. I didn't know." Ulrich grunted, putting his hands in front of him. "Well, now you do." Deets scoffed. Ed turned around and gave her a grin. She welcomed him with a warm hug. That practically made Ed's day, as he smelled her sweet rose perfume. "Sorry about Ulrich." Deets whispered apologetically. "No problem. If you didn't come over, a fight would've occurred." Ed grinned. Deets giggled and Ed eventually joined in laughter with her. A loud cough made them stop laughing. Ed looked over to see his orange haired friend staring at him awkwardly. Ed smiled and pulled Fizz over.
"Deets, this is Fizz." Ed murmured, chuckling nervously. "I know. We cheer together." Deets grimaced, with her smile replaced with a frown. "I'll catch up with you later, Ed. I have to help make dinner." Fizz chirped as she kissed Ed's cheek. "Okay, Fizz." Ed shrugged, with a smile as he watched his friend leave. "So when do you find out if you made the team?" Deets asked him, trying to make the moment more comfortable. "Tomorrow. The big game is this Friday." Ed told her. "Right. Homecoming." Deets frowned as she looked down at the ground. "Maybe you and me-." Ed tried to say, but a loud girl interrupted. "Sarah! Why are you talking to that loser? Come on! My mom can't wait forever." Lucy whined. "I'm coming!" Deets shouted over to her. "Well, um I guess I'll see you tomorrow." Deets sighed, looking reluctant to leave. She quickly kissed Ed's cheek before jogging up to Lucy. The two girls walked over to Lucy's limo and got in. Deets waved at Ed shyly, before jumping in the limo. Ed stood there, bewildered at what happened. He placed his hand on cheek where Deets kissed him. A smile creeped onto his face. Maybe Deets liked him the way he liked her. Maybe he should just tell her. Well, he was about to invited her to the dance until Lucy interrupted them. Oh well. He had a chance to ask her tomorrow. Oh wait. What about Fizz? This really was messed up. Ed had to fix things fast.
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