Friday March 13, 1987

It was a Friday night baseball game for the Carter High School Chieftains. It was a home game and they were leading by one run in the seventh inning. The parents and students filled the bleachers. Naomi, Kristin, Brandi, Chevonne, Roman and Brett Dibiase were sitting on the front bleacher.

"You think they can hold on to the lead?" Brett asked Roman.

"If they don't, I think these girls may riot." Roman chuckled at how into the game the girls were.

"Oh that is every game with them. We're a pretty tight group. And you know how girls cheer over their boyfriends." Brett explained.

"What about Chevonne?" Roman asked.

Brett smirked. "She loves her friends and has been attached to Randy for as long as I can remember."

As the Chieftains came off the field, the loud speakers started blaring John Mellencamp "Rock in the USA" as the teams switched up. The girls all cheered and waved at the boys despite Coach Simmons rolling his eyes at them.

"I think Ziggler shrank his pants. They look tighter than everyone else's." Naomi said.

"That is hard to do considering the huge rear Cena has." Kristin chuckled.

"Why are you looking at Cena's rear?" Chevonne laughed.

"You can't miss it. It's huge." Kristin laughed.

"I thought Naomi was the ass lady amongst us?" Chevonne laughed more.

"What is that pervert doing here?" Brandi noticed Slater in the crowd.

"Who knows? But I doubt he will bother us." Chevonne laughed.

"Not after the fear Randy put into him." Naomi said.

"Creep is lucky it was Randy that caught him. Jimmy would've killed him." Brett said.

"Don't give him ideas. I had to downplay it big time to keep him from committing murder." Naomi said.

The home team managed to hang on to the lead through the end of the game. The girls cheered and carried on, while Brett and Roman were amused at their antics. At the end of the game, the crowd started dispersing. The Chieftains had won so the boys would be extra rowdy at the party later.

"You headed to the party?" Brett asked Chevonne.

"Yeah, I am riding with Randy. I will meet you all there." She smiled and hurried off.

Chevonne hurried up the bleachers and found the Orton's. She rushed over to Bob and threw her arms around him.

"Papa Orton!" she hugged him tight.

He chuckled and hugged her. "There is my girl. I wondered when you would come see us."

"You know I always come see my favorite people." She hugged Elaine.

"Randy said he is taking you to the party tonight?" Elaine asked.

"Yeah, I think Cody invited everyone he knows." Chevonne chuckled.

"Is your mom working tonight?" Elaine asked.

"Yeah, she has been really busy lately." She answered.

"You wanna stay with us after the party? I hate to think of you staying alone." Elaine said.

"No, I will be fine but I appreciate the offer." She assured them. "I better go."

"You be careful. Tell Randy I'll kick his ass if anything happens to his sister." Bob said.

"I'll be fine. I promise." She smiled. "I'll see you later. Gotta catch up with the others."

(Cody's Party, Rhodes Home)

Chevonne and Randy walked in the front door of the Rhodes home. They could hear the party in full swing out back by the pool. They saw Dustin standing in the kitchen.

"Dustin, what are you doing here?" Chevonne hugged him.

"Dad is upstairs. He put me in charge of watching over the party." Dustin sighed.

"Oh I am sure you threw a few of these parties in your day." Randy chuckled.

They walked out the back door to the pool area where a huge crowd was already gathered, eating and drinking. Randy made his way over to the guys. Chevonne saw the girls and walked over to join them.

"How did Cody ever get his parents to agree to this many people?" Chevonne asked.

"They didn't. He went a bit overboard, hence why his dad is upstairs having a fit." Brandi said. "He is probably grounded."

"Oh great, Dusty wouldn't make him miss games would he?" Naomi asked.

"I doubt it. Cody is the baby so he gets away with a lot." Chevonne said.

The girls sat down at one of the patio tables. They watched as Ted and Brett built a bonfire in the fire pit.

"Don't look now, but Roman is watching you." Kristin nudged Chevonne.

Chevonne glanced over and saw Roman standing with his cousins and Randy. He nodded at her then turned back to the guys.

"I think he likes you. I have caught him looking at you a few times." Brandi smiled.

"Well…he is incredibly good looking." Chevonne chuckled.

"Yeah…their family really knows how to grow them." Naomi lifted her glass.

The girls all rolled their eyes and chuckled.

"Yes, we are well aware you love Jimmy and that he is drop dead sexy." Kristin laughed.

"Seriously Chevonne, maybe you and Roman should spend some time together…see if anything develops." Brandi said.

"Only if he feels like slumming it. Or maybe if he feels she is as easy as her mother." Nikki Bella said behind them.

"I am so sick of your mouth." Naomi glared.

"Aren't you worried you will get a bad reputation from being seen with her and her trashy mother?" Nikki smirked.

"Listen you stupid bitch…." Naomi stood up.

"Naomi, calm down." Kristin said.

"Hell no, I am tired of her mouth." Naomi glared.

"Is there a problem here ladies?" Cena walked up to them.

"No, because Nikki was just leaving." Brandi glared.

John grabbed Nikki's arm and led her away from the group of girls. Naomi sat back down.

"Chevonne, you have got to stand up to that bitch." Naomi said.

"What am I supposed to say? A lot of people judge my mom. This little town is full of gossip." Chevonne sighed.

"Sweetie, no one with any sense cares about your mom's past. Hell, I give her props for staying here and facing these small minded idiots." Brandi chuckled.

"I got great friends, so I try to ignore those that want to judge." Chevonne said.

"Honey, if you slap her just once she'd shut up." Naomi said.

"Are you kidding? If I so much as smeared her lipstick, that gold digger would file a lawsuit." Chevonne said.

"What I can't get over is Cena going out with her. I mean we all know she is with him to raise her own status, and heaven knows it has worked around school….made her more popular and all but I mean what is he doing with her?" Kristin said.

"One of the mysteries of men I suppose." Chevonne said.

"Personally if I see her crying over him one more time, I am gonna vomit." Brandi said. "If he makes you cry that much bitch, get a new man."

"And lose her meal ticket?" Kristin laughed.

"Let's forget her and join the men, we got the three hottest men at this party and another stud is looking at Chevonne." Naomi said.

"Wait…..Jey is Jimmy's twin so wouldn't he be just as sexy?" Chevonne giggled.

"Boy can you kill a joke." Naomi smiled as they crossed the patio to where the guys had dragged some chairs by the fire, while others mingled in the yard.

"What are you men up to?" Brandi asked.

"Cody here wants to tell ghost stories." Randy rolled his eyes.

"What are we? 12 years old and at summer camp?" Kristin laughed.

"Well it is Friday the 13th today." Naomi sat down with Jimmy.

"Did you hear the one about the guy that had sex with a ghost and didn't know it?" Jey asked.

"How is that even possible?" Ted asked.

"Story goes that the guy met her hitch hiking during a storm and they end up sharing a hotel room." Jey said.

"Keep an eye out for the counselors so we don't get caught." Chevonne said to Roman with a giggle.

"I heard that." Jey said. "Anyways, the next morning the girl is missing, so he thinks she left during the night. But when he spots the morning newspaper….he sees that the girl died the week before in a hit and run accident."

"Have you been watching 'Tales From the Darkside'?" Randy shook his head but laughed.

"What about the one about the spider bite?" Brandi asked.

"I think that is more of an urban legend." Chevonne said.

"Wait…what is this?" Jimmy asked.

"The story of a girl who wakes up with a large sore on her face….she thinks it's a spider bite. But the sore keeps growing until one day while she is in the shower, it bursts open and baby spiders come crawling out." Brandi tells them.

"Ewww, that is sick." Kristin said.

"That's an old wives tale." Chevonne said.

"What about the story of the old religious campground in town that burned down?" Randy said.

"That is an old wives tale too." Chevonne said.

"What happened?" Roman asked.

"We have all heard this story for years. They just want to scare the new guy." Chevonne assured him.

"Story goes that years ago, before any of us were born…..there was this cult group living on the edge of town, weird religion…serpent handling or some shit." Randy explained.

"Townsfolk weren't real happy about them being here. Some worried they were abusing children or even worshipping Satan." Ted said.

"Then one night, the camp caught fire. Everything burned to the ground and killed a few of the members." Cody said.

"But rumor is, a few escaped the fire…badly burned…but they escaped to the woods. They live there now, scarred and hideous. And they take revenge on anyone who wanders in the woods alone." Randy said.

"That is a story made up to scare kids. Sounds to me like someone watched 'The Hills Have Eyes' or something." Chevonne said.

"But the fire really happened. Dustin says he remembers a huge fire outside of town when he was a kid." Cody said.

"My guess is, it was the 60's, it was a hippie commune and after they got stoned and burned the place down they moved on." Chevonne said.

"Still, I think our new friend should be warned of going in the woods." Cody said.

"Oh really? Our family has a cabin out by Forrest Lake." Roman motioned to himself, Jey and Jimmy. "And we played there all the time as kids when I would visit and never saw anything strange."

"Like I said, they are just trying to scare you." Chevonne said.

"You hungry? I could go for a snack." Roman asked her.

"Sure, I saw Cody had the food set out in the kitchen. " Chevonne smiled and stood up.

The others watched them walk into the kitchen together to get some food.

"I think your cousin has a crush." Naomi told Jimmy.

"Maybe, he seems to like her." Jimmy said.

(Midnight)

The party was winding down. Most of the guests had already left and Dustin was politely trying to chase away those that were left that he didn't know well.

"Chevonne, you ready to head out?" Randy asked her.

"Yeah, anytime you want to go. I know better than to harass my chauffeur." She winked.

"Don't make me leave you on the side of the road." Randy smiled. "Let me take a leak and we can go."

Chevonne nodded as Randy walked into the house. She got up to find Dustin and say goodbye before they left. She noticed the Uso's, Roman and Naomi were leaving as well.

"Chevonne…you got a minute?" Roman asked her.

"Yeah, I was just looking for Dustin, then Randy is gonna take me home." She said.

"How about Monday, I take you home after school? Maybe we can get something to eat." Roman asked.

"That sounds fun. Have you been to the Brick Oven yet?" she smiled.

"Yeah, I went there with Jimmy and Jey." He nodded.

"It's where most of the high school hangs out. You wanna go there?"

"Sounds good, I will see you Monday." He smiled. "Gotta go, Jimmy is my ride."

She smiled and watched him hurry out the door where the others were already getting into the twins' car. Randy walked up next to her with Dustin.

"You guys all set?" Dustin asked.

"Yeah, I'm taking her home then headed home too." Randy said.

"Drive safe." Dustin said.

"Bye Dustin, see you soon." Chevonne said and followed Randy out the door.

They walked over to his motorcycle. They put on their helmets; Randy climbed on the bike and Chevonne climbed on behind him. She loosely held on to his waist as he started the bike and pulled out of the yard and onto the street.

There was very little traffic in Walkerton as Randy drove the bike towards the Williamson house. Chevonne and her mom lived in a small house near a water tower. It was a safe neighborhood even if most of the houses were older, but well kept.

Randy pulled in her driveway and saw the house was dark. He cut the engine as Chevonne climbed off the back of the bike.

"Mama Judi home tonight?" he asked about her mom.

"No, she pulled a nightshift at the store…inventory." She said.

"You sure you will be okay?" Randy asked.

"Yes, I have stayed alone a lot of nights. If I need anything I will call, promise." She gave him a hug. "Oh, you don't have to take me home after school on Monday. Roman and I are gonna grab a pizza and he will take me home."

"You like him?" Randy chuckled.

"It's just a quick meal…and I think he is nice." She said.

Randy nodded. "I better get home. Mom worries."

"Bye Randy." Chevonne hurried up the steps on to her front door. Randy watched to be sure she got in safely and then started his motorcycle, pulling back out onto the street.

Author's Note- I have been shocked/frustrated by the lack of reviews. I know sometimes a new story can take a bit to generate interest but by now I thought by now someone would've left some feedback, positive or negative. I have a lot planned for this story and would love to know what the readers are thinking as it goes along.