The Cheerleader

vii.

Everyone sat in the library, when a loud bang echoed throughout the library. The group looked shocked as Bender walked down the left staircase. 

"Forgot my pencil." Bender responded when he noticed everyone's look. 

Rebecca let out a laugh at the criminal's excuse. 

"Goddamnit!" Vernon yelled before storming into the library. 

Bender quickly slid under the desk of Brian and Rebecca. 

"What in God's name is going on in here?!" yelled Vernon. 

Everybody shrugged in response to the man.

"What was that ruckus?" Vernon asked. 

"What ruckus?" questioned Andrew. 

"I was just in my office, and I heard a ruckus." Vernon demanded. 

"Could you describe the ruckus, sir?" Brian questioned. 

"Watch your tongue, young man. Watch it." Vernon warned. 

Bender moved from underneath the table hitting his head on the table with a slight groan. Andrew was quick to cover it up by banging on the table. 

"What is this?" Vernon questioned. Andrew made a whistle noise. 

"What is that? What-what...what is that noise?" questioned Vernon.

"What noise?" Rebecca spoke up. Bender continued to look around under the table and noticed the hole in Rebecca's sweatpants. 

He started moving his head towards the middle of her legs. 

"Really sir, there wasn't any noise." Claire spoke. 

Rebecca quickly slammed her legs shut in alert as she felt Bender's head in the middle. 

The man yelled out as she crushed his head between her thighs. 

Rebecca tried to cover it up with a cough, everyone else following her. 

"That noise?" Claire asked.

"Was that the noise you were talking about?" Claire questioned. 

"No, it wasn't. That was not the noise I was talking about." Vernon demanded. 

"Now, I may not have caught you in the act this time, but you can bet I will." told the crew. Allison laughed at Vernon's misfortune. 

"You make book on that, Missy." Vernon promised. 

"And you! I will not be made a fool of." Vernon demanded as he pointed at Rebecca, before turning and walking out of the library with a toilet seat cover hanging out of his pants.

Everyone began to laugh, except Claire and Rebecca who glared at the boy. 

Rebecca smacked the criminal's head repeatedly. 

"It was an accident." Bender shrugged. 

"You're an asshole." Rebecca shook her head, trying not to smile. 

"Sue me." Bender spoke with a smirk.

"So, Ahab, can I have all my doobage?" Bender asked as he turned to Brian. 

"Yo, wastoid. You're not gonna blaze up in here." Andrew yelled to the criminal, who simply ignored him. 

Rebecca sat where she was and contemplated whether she should go get high or not, Lord knows she needs it. 

Andrew seemed to notice and shook his head at the girl. 

Rebecca simply rolled her eyes and stood up, walking towards the back of the library. 

Claire followed suit, and then Brian, and finally Andrew.

Brian sat up playing with some sunglasses he had on his face. 

The boy flew smoke out of his mouth before completely losing it. 

Claire, Bender, and Rebecca started laughing as the boy banged his feet like a 12-year-old. 

Bender lit a match with his teeth as he lit Claire's roll. The girl tried to play it cool, but began coughing. 

Bender laughed as Brian mocked her, Rebecca just shook her head as she blew out the smoke with her head back. 

Claire was successful her second time, as Brian began to eat the smoke he let out. 

Bender looked at the nerd quickly before turning his gaze to Rebecca, who continued to let out the smoke with her head back.

Chicks cannot hold their smoke. That's what it is." Brian spoke, causing Rebecca to raise an eyebrow. 

The other two laughed, Bender turning his gaze to Claire. 

"Do you know how popular I am?" Claire asked after coughing. 

"I am so popular. Everybody loves me so much at this school." Claire continued, before returning the roll to her lips. 

"Poor baby." Rebecca rolled her eyes. 

"Five." Brian spoke as he held his hand up in front of his forehead. Bender leaned over and hit the boy's hand, sending Brian tumbling back. 

Rebecca let out a loud laugh as she laid her head on Bender's shoulder.

Everyone's attention was turned to Andrew as he stepped out of one of the offices, the room filled with smoke. 

The boy began to run around the upstairs of the library, stripping off his different shirts. 

"Someone's happy." Rebecca laughed as she glanced up at the boy before closing her eyes again. 

Brian whistled with his mouth at his fellow student. Andrew returned from his stunt and yelled out as he slammed the door shut again, the glass breaking.

Claire sat diagonal from Bender and Rebecca, flipping through pictures. 

Rebecca had fallen asleep on Bender's shoulder and was moved down to his lap in order for the criminal not to wake her. 

"Are all of these your girlfriends?" Claire asked. 

"Some of them." Bender spoke. 

"What about the others?" Claire asked, concerned for the sleeping girl who seemed to be getting attached. 

"Well, some I consider my girlfriends, and some I just consider." Bender explained. 

"Consider what?" Claire continued. 

"Whether or not I wanna hang with them." Bender told her.

"You don't believe in just one guy, one girl?" Claire questioned. 

"Do you?" Bender questioned. 

"Yeah." Claire spoke softly. 

"It's the way it should be." Claire explained. 

"Well not for me." Bender told her. 

"Why not?" she questioned further. 

"How come you got so much shit in your purse?" Bender questioned, not liking their current subject. 

"How come you have so many girlfriends?" Claire asked back. 

"I asked you first." Bender argued. 

"I don't know. I guess I never throw anything away." Claire shrugs. 

"Neither do I." Bender mocks. 

"Oh." Claire answers sarcastically.