Kate slouched down in the front seat of her dad's car and took a deep breath. She was worried again. Not about the volleyball, but about the girls inside the gym. How was she supposed to introduce herself? Would they like her? Would they have a bunch more talent than her? What if they were just like the girls at her old school?

"Ugh! Kate, why are psyching yourself out again?" she thought to herself.

"Well honey, oh it looks like it's time for you to go in! Kick some butt!" her dad said.

"Alright dad, I'll try my best."

"Katie, we'll be proud of you no matter what! Oh, it looks like some girls are starting to head in. You could go catch up with them."

Kate kissed her dad on the cheek and then got out of the car and grabbed her bag. She ran to the back of the group and followed close behind since they seemed to know where they were going. The girls at the front seemed to be in a deep conversation, and Kate couldn't help but listen in.

"I can't believe that they're over! How could he do that to her?" whined the first girl, a tall blonde that kind of came across as well a blonde.

"I know! He is such a jerk. I'm proud of her for finally calling it off." the second girl, another blonde except short, stated.

Then a third girl, shorter than the rest and her straight brown hair pulled back in a braid, chimed in, "Well he's probably glad. He can just move on to a new girl now. He has always been a player."

"Yeah, and now because of him Meredith is going to have a hard time trying out today. I don't know how she'll be able to focus," worried the shorter blonde.

"Shhhh! There she is now!" whispered the tall blonde as the group turned into the gym.

The three girls went to talk with Meredith, another tall girl, except she had gorgeous red hair, leaving Kate and another girl standing alone. Kate thought it was her chance to introduce herself. Then, the girl turned to look at the bleachers, waved to someone, and then ran up to sit with them. Standing alone, Kate took in the gym. It was huge compared to the gym at St. Clare's. They had three full volleyball courts set up side by side. Then, a girl ran up from behind her.

"Ahhhh!" whispered the girl, "I just saw Rick Rodger!"

"Oh. Um who is he?"

"Only the hottest junior in the school!"

"Oh. Sorry I went to a private school before this. Don't really know anyone."

Don't worry about it girl. This school is so big I don't even know half the kids in my grade. So, what's your name? I'm Lanie, by the way.

Oh it's uh Kate. Are you a freshman too?

"Yup. You'll like Washington High, and if you ever need someone to help you put you can just call my name…Oh my gosh!" Lanie exclaimed, looking at the door, "Rick is coming in the gym! Quick come over here!" She said pulling Kate up the bleachers with her. "This way we can admire his good looks without him noticing."

Kate turned to look at who she was talking about, but caught him just as he walked out of the door. Meredith followed close behind.

"I only could see the back of his head, and then he pulled that girl out of the gym."

"Oh Meredith, yeah they're dating. Well I should say were dating. They have been on again off again for a while now. Who knows they're probably getting back together right now."

"You are like obsessed! How do you know all this when you didn't even go to the same school last year? Is he your crush or something?

"I have an older sister in his grade so I get to hear about all the drama. About the crush, well it's a yes and no. He is my crush that I know will never happen, but I do have another crush, and he is mighty f-"

"Alright ladies, thank you all for coming out! I can't wait to see all of your talents an-"The coach began to talk, but was interrupted by Meredith entering the gym. Her mascara was smeared a little and her eyes were blotchy like she'd been crying.

Rick must have come to talk to her about the break up. Was he that rude? Why would he come to her try outs? Couldn't he have found a better time to talk to her? This Rick guy may be hot, but to Kate he was coming across as a self-centered jerk, and she didn't want to get involved.

"Well, let's get started!" the coach yelled, and with that the try outs began.

…..

Rick couldn't believe it was over. It was really over this time. But honestly, what had he seen in her? She definitely was hot, but what was there to her besides that? She was very self-absorbed, and loved to cause drama. He'd gotten fed up with her attitude, and that's why he'd broken up with her so many times before. He'd always forgiven her though, and now she's the one calling it off. He'd made a mistake. One mistake and it's all over. It wasn't fair. Plus, now is friends were all going to hate him, because of the stories she'd make up.

As Rick pulled out of the school's parking lot, he realized his mistake might have been for the better. He wasn't tied down to Meredith anymore. He wouldn't have to put up with her crap anymore. Yes, he still loved her but he wasn't in love with her anymore. Was he ever? All Rick knew for certain was that he was lost, and that he needed to go find himself.

…..

"Katie, it's nine, the roster is up online. Do you want to come and look at it with us?" yelled Johanna. She must have just gotten home.

"Be down in a second!" Kate replied.

Finally! Kate hated waiting for things. Kate was a jumble of feelings right now. Nervous, excited, anxious. She didn't know what to expect. She had felt good about the try out, but what if she had done something wrong? Kate took a deep breath, and walked into the computer room. Her mom loaded the page and the list of names popped up. She scrolled down to the freshman team's list, and looked for her name. It wasn't there. Kate's heart skipped a beat. What? How could this happen? Then she saw her name, it wasn't under the freshmen team because it was under the junior varsity!

Kate looked up and smiled at her parents.

"I can't believe it! I made JV!" Kate exclaimed.

"We knew you could! You have all the talent!" stated her dad.

"I'm so proud of you Kate! What a great way to start off high school!" said her mom giving her daughter a hug.

After a couple more minutes of chit chat her parents left the room.

Kate let out a huge sigh. One less thing to be worried about, but she still was stressed about making friends. Kate had met Lanie today, and they had gotten along really well. So, she was getting there, one step at a time.

"Oh yeah, Kate, I just remembered that you got some mail today, it's on the counter," yelled her dad from the living room.

Hmm that was weird! Kate never got mail. She hurried to the kitchen and picked up the envelope. Kate checked the return address to see who it was from.

Washington High School

Why would they be sending her mail? She quickly ripped it open and pulled out a folded piece of paper. Her schedule? Nope. FRESHMEN MENTORING PROGRAM was typed on the folded part of the paper. What the heck? She unfolded the paper and there was a picture of the most gorgeous boy. He had blue eyes that just fit in with the rest of his face so perfectly. Who was he? She looked down and read the note.

Hi! My name is Rick Rodgers, and I'll be your freshmen mentor this school year! I'll help you learn the ways of high school! Every day you and three other freshmen will meet with me before lunch to do activities, and talk about school stuff. Next Friday night is FMP night, and you can come meet and get to know me. Hope to see you there!

Oh this school year was about to get very interesting.

So what do you think? Should I keep going? This is my first story so I'm just winging it. Reviews would be great!