Do You Love Me Back?

Chapter 1 - Something New

"He's cute," I whispered into May's ear "What's his name?"

"Belle, that's Tom Peters. Does the name Peters ring any bells?"

"Nope." I replied bluntly

"Fred Peters?"

I stared blankly at her face.

"The guy at the carol service, the guy who you couldn't stop staring at."

"Oh him, he wasn't that cute," I said "but his brother is something else."

"Well let's go talk to him since your so confident."

"Noooooooo," I said "Don't embarrass me like you have done on numerous occasions."

"C'mon it'll be fun."

"I don't know what your definition of fun is, but it ain't mine."

"Hey!" said a familiar voice, it was my brother

"What do you want Jo?" I snapped

"Anything interesting-" He replied

"- Belle likes Tom." Interrupted May

"Tom! He's like my best mate." Jo said surprised

"Let's go talk to him." Suggested May

Both of them ran up to the marquis on the sports field, smiling and giggling. They confidently walked out both talking to the handsome 20 year old. May ran up to me and smiled, dragging me across the sports fields. To Tom.

"Hey," I said I could feel my cheeks turning red "I didn't want this, it's them you know." I said pointing to May and Jo.

"Tom." he said sticking his hand out, I shook it reluctantly not wanting him to feel how sweaty my hands were.

"Like a true gentlemen." I said

"Ugh, puh-lease, enough of this grown man this and gentlemen that. I am a 20 year old boy not a prince." He said

"Sorry sir." I said now I was just pushing his buttons. I twiddled with my hair and looked at him and smiled. He smiled back.

"So what's your name?" He said

"Belle" I blushed

"Nice name," he said "So is Jo your brother."

"Don't even." I said

"He's pretty cool you know, especially for a 11 year old."

Then another boy walked past, he had freckles, a lightly tanned face, deep brown eyes and a crazy mess of unruly brown hair. Tom looked over and saw who I was staring at, he smiled and I suddenly realized I had been staring way too long and Tom had realized. So I turned my focus to Tom, but he had already gone up to the freckled boy.

"JD my man!" Tom said bro-hugging the freckled boy

"Tommy my boy!" JD said returning the gesture.

"This is Belle, May and Jo." said Tom smiling at me appreciatively

"I have to go have lunch." said May hurriedly I could tell she was blushing, I smiled and waved to her as she waved back trying to keep her focus from JD.

The rest of the day was the best, we met two other boys, James who was just a laugh and Theo who was the guy who May and I were eyeing earlier by the high jump.

Tom, JD and I would just wander around randomly and occasionally I was left with Tom and other times I was left with JD. This was because they had to go to their sports day races. I watched Tom in all of his races and was always there to applaud him at the end, every time I did he would smile. And I would always smile back.

Then came the favorite part of my brother's sports day the obstacle race. Tom came first and I was waiting at the end of the finish line for him.

"Well would you look at that, first place!" I said as he approached me

"What, were you not expecting that?" He said smiling

I took him into an embrace, I felt his muscular arms tighten around me, then I felt hot air by the side of my neck. Was it a kiss? I pulled out of the hug and smiled, looking at my feet. His fingers reached under my chin and lifted it up to my height, was he going to pull me into a kiss? Was he? Was he? The patience was agonizing. I could imagine him kissing me with his soft lips, among all the people mindlessly doing whatever they were doing.

"The sisters race." He said

I snapped out of fantasy land. Oh crap the sisters race. I ran over to May.

"The sisters race!" I yelled

"Crap! I'm not doing that!"

This was the most dreaded race in the whole of history, I mean seriously who would want to race their time running?

May and I handed out jackets to our parents and then ran over to the starting line, the gun went off. I ran.

"1st place Amelia Marlis, 2nd place May Land and 3rd place Belle Ford." Said the announcer.

I scanned the crowd and to my amazement I saw Tom, standing on the bench behind his mom applauding with a wide smile. I walked over to him, mindlessly, I stared into his deep blue eyes... So beautiful... Something hit my foot I soared through the sky I could see me hitting the ground. I felt a tug and I was in his arms. Tom. He put me down gently.

"3rd place, not good enough!" He said pushing my shoulder in a jokey way.

"I'm sorry sir... I'll do better next time." I said, replying with the same jokey tone.

"You better, but you still get a reward since I'm so nice."

"What is m my reward?" I asked

"You'll see.."

I closed my eyes and he pulled me into his arms and carried me, for what seemed like ages. I opened my eyes. We were under a tree, there were vines that dangled down and covered it from the open air.

"A tree is my reward seriously?" I said

"No this is..."

He lifted my chin up and stared into my eyes, he was pulling me closer, closer and closer. I was millimeters from him.

"Tom!" A voice yelled, Scrase a young boy in my brother's year, came sprinting into the secret tree. "Your race!" He looked at the two of us and went quiet. My brother had always said Scrase had liked me, the sight of us two must have been a bit of a shock.

I climbed out from under the tree vines, touched Tom's fingertips for the last time. Then  I ran to May. Tom was something new in my life.

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So how did you like the first chapter? Do you feel the connection, between Tom and Belle? What about the possibility of there being a future connection between May and JD. Do you wonder what JD means? Maybe you'll find out later on! But only if you keep reading!

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