The Bet

one

It was the first day of school at Cliffwood High and Daniel Anderson, Andrew Norman, and Matt Avery were standing by Daniel's locker right by the front doors of Cliffwood High, ready to start their senior year.   

"I'm telling you guys I can have any girl I want." Daniel says as he closes his locker door, swinging his back-bag over his shoulder and leaning against the lockers next to him, his tall, muscular body was covered by black jeans, a white crew neck top, a blue Cliffwood varsity jacket over broad his shoulders, and brand new white Nike sneakers on his feet, he runs a hand through his light brown hair, his blue-grey eyes glistening in the sun and his lips shaped into a smirk.

"As if." Andrew snorts, his dark, toned arms folded over his chest, he was wearing the same blue varsity jacket as Daniel, his abs covered by a by a black top, clad in dark blue jeans and white Nike's, his dark brown eyes gleaming with mischief.

"I so can!" Daniel protests.

"No you can't!" Matt mocked Daniel with a smirk, Andrew laughed, Matt fixed the black backward cap on his head that covered his dirty blonde hair, his tanned chest covered by a white top, clad in black jeans and dirty converse high tops, his blue eyes fixed on his friends.

"Yes I can!" Daniel protested again as he folded his arms over chest and pouted like a child.

"Okay you big baby." Andrew said unfolding his arms and pushing his hands into his pockets. "If you get the next girl to walk through that door to either have sex with you or fall for you, I will give you five hundred dollars, if she doesn't, you give me five hundred dollars."

"Oh, it's on like Donkey Kong, Norman." Daniel challenged, and the two shook hands. 

Right on cue a girl walks through the front door, she had on a light green flowy dress that was covered in tiny pink and blue flowers, the sleeves were a little bit puffy and it stopped right on the knee, her feet clad in white socks with ruffles at the end and Mary Jane's. A cream tote bag was tucked under her right arm and written in different fonts was Wallows, the bag was covered in pins, two of which being a cat and a frog, in one of her hands was an open book and in the other was a black leather jacket. Her wavy dark brown hair stopping mid length, one side tucked behind and ear with a pencil.

Everyone's eyes were on this girl as she walked down the hall and if she did noticed, she didn't show it. She towered over most of the girls and some boys as she walked, nose planted in the book in her hand. The three boys watched he in silence until she turned the corner. All three boys could agree that whoever that girl was, she was definitely hot.

"Damn!" Andrew spoke breaking the silence between the three. "Who is she?"

"I don't know, but I'm going to find out." Daniel said then pushed himself off the wall and started down the hallway, Andrew and Matt by his sides as they stride down the hall. "She's super hot, plus she's new, which means she doesn't know who I am and my reputation, that five hundred bucks is going to be all mine."

"That's your logic?" Andrew questioned.

"Damn right that's my logic, and it's fucking amazing!" Andrew only rolled his eyes at his friend.

***

Autumn Newton opened her locker and threw in all the things she didn't need, since the moment she stepped into the school everyone has been watching her but she's used to people staring at her. Although, now it was for different reason. Just then she felt someone stand next to her as she was stuffing her leather jacket into her locker.

"Hey." an all too familiar voice said. Autumn turned her head and her suspicions were correct, towering over her like he had done all the previous years, Daniel had a smirk on his face not the mischievous one that would appear when he was about the bully her, no this was his charming smirk the one he used the get the girls. The son of a bitch was trying to seduce her.

"What do you want, Anderson?" she spat, the Autumn from three months ago couldn't even open her mouth around Daniel Anderson, let alone be down right rude. His smirk faltered but he quickly changed it to a grin, leaning his left arm on the locker next to him.

"Been here, what, 2 seconds and you already know who I am, I'm impressed." he grinned.

"What?" Autumn asked confused as she crossed her arms over her chest. "Anderson, we've been in the same class since elementary school."

"What?" now it was Daniel's turn to be confused. "No, you just got here." He said as he removed his arm from the locker crossing his arms over his chest mimicking her.

"Of course you don't recognize me because you're too busy thinking with your dick instead of your brain." Autumn scoffed. "I've matured over the summer, but you Daniel Anderson, are exactly the same." she then slammed her locker shut, turning on her heel and walking away leaving Daniel and all of the people nearby extremely confused.

"What fuck was that about?"

***

When the lunch bell rang Autumn couldn't be happier, she was looking forward to going to the library and reading, it took everyone by a shock when the teacher announced her as Autumn Newton during attendance. She didn't really care what they thought, all she cared about was finishing Pride and Prejudice for the millionth time. 

She found an empty table close to the windows, she took a seat pulling out her book and sandwich, she sat their eating and reading for ten minutes when someone pulled a chair right in front of her, she looked and saw a pale girl with dark brown curly hair that was chopped just above her shoulder. She had freckle scattered all over her face and her blue eyes were staring straight into Autumn's soul.

"Can I help you?" Autumn asked wearily.

"Jude Smith." the girl said with an out stretched hand and a firm expression. 

"Autumn Newton." Autumn shook Jude's hand, before pulling her hand back and closing her book.

"I've heard about you, Autumn Newton." Jude said, "But I heard you were ugly, you're not ugly."

"I wasn't ugly." Autumn said simply, "I just didn't fit societies beauty standards." Jude's lip twitched up.

"I like you." she said, her eyes flickered to the book in front of Autumn. "Pride and Prejudice, seriously?" Jude raised a questioning eyebrow.

"It's a great book!" Autumn defended.

"It is," Jude laughed. "Just not one of my favorites."

"Then what?"

"The Harry Potter series." Jude said. "I certainly don't support all the things J.K.Rowling has done, but you gotta admit that shit slaps."

"I love Harry Potter too!" Autumn said excitedly. "I'm a Gryffindor."

"Slytherin." Jude said. "I don't see you as a Gryffindor."

"How dare you!" Autumn gasped dramatically, putting her hand on her heart "I am a Gryffindor through and through."

"Yip there she is." the two laughed, before Jude requested to go to the cafeteria because she was hungry and didn't pack lunch. "Plus I have no idea where said cafeteria is." Autumn snorted at that, putting her book and sandwich in her tote bag and swinging it over her shoulder.

When the first time Autumn took note of Jude's outfit, which was a cream, long sleeved collared shirt with a dark brown sweater vest over, clad in light brown pants and brown converse high tops, and a tote bag tucked under her arm.

"Lead the way Newton."