Love Isn't Always Fair

Chapter 8 | Foundation Day

                      You know something that's been seriously making me a tiny bit nervous at this moment? Well, it's the Foundation Day, today. Since I am a cheerdancer, then it's double the nervous factor! Oh, and it's starting within five minutes...

                        God, help me.

                      "Stell, you need to relax," sighed Ezra who, in every way, is not nervous at all. "You're a pro in this," I looked at her sadly, "I'm an amateur.." Just as I looked down, the announcer already announced our cheerdancing name Red Bulls. "Did I hear that right Stell?" She snorted, "You. Go. Have. Fun. Girl," she winked and proceeded to the entrance as all our other members gathered in the court. 

                 Stella Rae Guntley, you need to keep calm. Feel the beat and the music and dance like there's no tomorrow. Today, you are to make a new, refreshing experience which from now on, will be the greatest memory of your high school life. Being a cheerdancer.

                 In the blink of an eye, everything seemed to be finished and here I am in a corner of the stairs near the court to which I am about to witness the grand champion of the cheerdancing competition when suddenly..

                     "What are you doing here all alone?"

                     Oh, touche.

                   "What do you think I'm doing here, Mister Rein? Can't you see I'm sitting?" I said, matter-of-factly while raising a brow at him in the most calm expression. "Ooooh, stingy," he chuckled while sitting beside me... just inches away from me that I could feel his warm self already warming my frozen heart.. wait what?! What am I thinking?!

                     "Let's make a bet," he grinned like a devilish cat that almost resembled the cheshire cat. "What now?" I asked impatiently at him with crossed arms, puffing my cheeks like a child. "But wait.. which cheerdancing team are you gonna bet on?" He asked curiously. "Aqua Hawks," I shrugged.

                            "Hm..? Are you sure about that?" He grinned, now wider than before. I just nodded casually and gestured for him to continue. "If Aqua Hawks win as the champion, I'll buy you any food or stuff you like for the week."

                               "Anything?!" I gasped. "Yes, anything dear," he smiled but then it faded after the sentence that followed, "However, when Red Bulls win," he smirked devilishly as I get curious of his evil scheme. "You have to kiss me wholeheartedly." 

                                   This guy's unbelievable! Like, seriously! But anyway, I could get anything I want! So Bah! I'm in this bet! "Deal! Only if you can make me fall for you, which I highly doubt," I smirked  and gleamed in happiness of the food I would endlessly receive this week. "Deal," He said as I went inside the court to witness the champion and to claim my award from the bet Rein and I have. You might be wondering why I'm confident but, if you saw the Aqua Hawks, they were so perfectly brilliant! Thus, making me sad that we'll lose but given me spirit because of the mention of food!

                                       "And now... for the champion of the Cheerdance competition!" I focused my eyes and ears on the announcer and made silent prayers.

                                       "The Red Bulls!"

                                       Holy crap. Let me jump off a cliff. NOW.

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                                      "Hey, Stellie, why so sad? We won, you know," Ezra questioned out of the blue while heading to cafeteria with me, "...and more importantly, why are you hiding behind those..books?" She put on an incredulous look as if that was the most ridiculous thing to do on earth. "Uhm I... uh.. I was just... r-reading closely! My eyes a-are not that g-good..?" I laughed nervously as she eyed me suspiciously. "Stella Rae Guntley, don't you dare lie to me! You're hiding something, are you not?"

                                        Uh-oh.

                                        "Look, sorry, I'll explain, I..." She raised her index finger, "No sorries, I told you not to be sorry! You always love to tell story," she laughs, "anyway, you're still not getting away from this. Now tell me the whole story on our way back to our room." Oh this is gonna be a long walk.

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                                         "So yeah.. that's why I'm hiding," I breathe in a wave of relief as I finished telling the story and found Ezra's eyes sparkling, "OMG OMG OMG Stella! My love teams never fail! I'm the Queen of pairing people after all!" She squealed in delight while I don't even find a single humor about this. "And they all thought you were perfectly composed," we chuckled and ate our sandwiches.

                                          "Oh by the way, I'll so attend you and Rein's marriage!" 

                                           "EZRA!!!"