Now Or Never...?

Chapter 12

She was light skinned, but not freakishly pale.  She had very dark brown hair that came down to a little past her shoulders and her eyes were this bright Caribbean blue.  But despite all that I was fuming.  "Ya wanna get mad," I said through clenched teeth, "Get mad at them." I pointed towards the 4 boys who were now gaining on me, Louis and Liam in the lead.

"Oh my bad babe," she said apologizing.  

I accepted her apology understanding that being run into by a complete stranger would make me want to cuss too.  I turned to run but saw Liam staring at the beautiful girl standing next to me and knew that he was stunned by her beauty.  I smirked and glanced up to look at her and saw that her eyes were already on me.  I nodded and jerked my head to the left indicating what direction to go.  She grabbed my arm and we both took off running again.  

"So are they like trying to gang rape you?" she yelled to me.  She had kept up with my quick pace and I could tell by the way she ran that she was a soccer player.  I smiled.  One of my kind.  

"More like try and tickle me to death."

She let out a gasp as she pulled me into a hidden alley.  We both giggled and waited.  

"Oh, by the way I'm Tasha," she said holding out her hand, "Natasha Eck."

I took her hand, shaking it and giving her a genuine smile.  "Peyton Badura," I said introducing myself.

"Oh and sorry about my first few words," she started to apologize again.

"Naw man its cool," I replied, "I would scream at someone too if they ran into me."

"So you aren't from around here?" she said taking note of my American Accent.

"Virginia. And you?" I said noticing hers as well.

"Same," she said shaking her head in disbelief.

"So what brings you here?" I asked her.

"I'll be attending the University of London in the fall.  You?"

"Same!" I said as we both laughed.

"Will I see you out on the field?" she asked me.  I grinned realizing she had taken note of my soccer stride as well.

"Definitely," I said with a smirk, "Defense. You?"

"Goalie," she said before putting a finger to her lips indicating the boys had just round the corner.

I stuck out my hand in between us. "On three?"

She placed her hand on top of mine, "One."

"Two."

"Three!!" Both of us yelled jumping out of the alley right into Liam and Louis.  Niall and Harry were no where in sight so I guess that their lazy bums were already walking.  Louis shrieked and Liam stumbled backwards in surprise when we popped out.  "You're such a girl." I said to Louis as I tackled him bring him to the ground beneath me.  I saw Tasha next to me pinning Liam to the ground.  But he wasn't really putting up a fight, instead he was kinda just laying there staring at her.  But she didn't seem to mind.  

"What do we do now?" she asked me.  I smiled to myself and thought, I think I'm really gonna like this girl.

"Tickle Fight!!" I yelled as Tasha and I start tickling the two helpless boys.  Tasha and I were about to win the epic tickle battle that was going on between the four of us when Niall and Harry casually strolled around the corner.

"Where have you been mates?" Liam managed to to ask in between laughs.

Harry started towards Louis and I preparing to help Louis and take me down in a fit of giggles.  I looked at Niall for help and he look torn between me and Harry.

"I'll get you Nandos," I mouthed to Niall silently.

"I'm sorry Harry!" he yelled as he tackled the advancing heads of curls to the ground.  

"Shit just got real."  I said before Louis started crying from laughing so hard, and my comment didn't really help. "Do you surrender sailor?" I asked him.

"YES!!" I stood up yelling, "VICTORY!!!" Tasha and I high-fived and I pulled Niall into a hearty team hug.  "Atta' boy," I told him. "You get them Curls!"