The Dare (TBBV Spin-Off)

Chapter 2: Back to Normal

Daniel Walker's Point of View:

So I guess it was back to boring old high school where drama never ended and girls never stopped flinging themselves at me. Back to hooking up with girls and then breaking their hearts the next day. Back to taking the secret stairwells in order to avoid confrontation with girls I knew I would have to reject.

I slammed the door to my car shut and readjusted my backpack strap over my right shoulder and placed my left hand in my jean pocket. I walked into school ready to get my game back on, ready to be the winning player again. I was tired of riding the bench and waiting to be subbed into a game that only Anthony could win. He'd emerged victorious and now he had a great girl on his arm- a fantastic girl, actually. A girl that I apparently wasn't right for, but boy was she right for me.

Anthony and I were always subconsciously competing for top dog, to be the bad boy of the school, and now he was out of the race. Now I was going to be the top guy. I needed to get back into the groove of things. I had gone soft and that's not what the old me would have done. I needed to be the old me again, except better. The new and improved old me. If a man doesn't have his macho attitude, then how will he ever retain his high self-confidence and appropriate stature?

As I pushed the front doors open to the school, I gave my head a slight shake to swing my stray blonde hairs out of my face. I walked through the freshmen locker commons immediately feeling people's eyes on me, and I bathed in the attention. Since I had gotten all involved in the whole "Alexis competition", I hadn't been paying attention to any of the other pretty girls at school.

Walking into school, it was almost like one of those slow motion scenes in a movie when the hot girls walk in with the wind blowing in their hair; except I am a guy, there was no wind, and it was not slow motion. I was going for the same effect, though.

I winked at a cute girl who was leaning against a locker practically drooling at the sight of me. She immediately blushed and her big doe-eyes widened noticeably. Things like that made me chuckle. They had no idea.

I kept walking until I'd gotten to my locker which was luckily close to the girl's locker room. Looking at the door to the girls' locker room reminded me of when I saw Alexis changing out of her gym uniform. I remembered the sexy black lace bra that she had been wearing.

There I was again, thinking about her. I mentally scolded myself and slammed my locker harder than usual. I turned around and slammed right into a small body, knocking whoever I hit to the ground.

It was Caris, my chemistry partner.

"Daniel watch where you're going!" She exclaimed jokingly as I helped her pick up everything she'd dropped on the floor.

"Sorry," I smiled as she gave me a light punch on the shoulder.

Caris was one of those people who I loved to spend time with and had a rockin' personality, yet I wasn't attracted to her. Alexis always suggested that there was something more between me and Caris, but I knew there wasn't. There was no click. She was just a cool chick who didn't fall for my charm. It sucks when the girl you like is trying to set you up with someone else.

"So, how are you doing?" she asked me with weary eyes.

Most of my friends were treating me delicately ever since Alexis chose Anthony. I guess, for me, hurting on the inside meant less interaction on the outside. While the embarrassment and hurt I suffered from was distressing, I didn't regret any of it. I needed a wake up call- something to let me know that I needed to resume the old me.

"I'm fine," I said nonchalantly.

"You know I am here for you if you need it, not trying to overstep my boundaries or anything," Caris said.

"It's not overstepping boundaries, it's being a friend," I replied.

In all honesty, Caris was probably the only true female friend I had, which was kind of sad. But, in my defense, most girls ended up falling for me and it's hard to pursue a friendship in which different intensities of feelings are shared.

"Well, I'll see you around!" she smiled.

I nodded in response and turned the corner, entering the junior pod. As I strolled through, catching the eyes of all the underclassmen girls, something, or rather someone, caught my attention; long, blond hair; striking blue eyes intense enough to pierce through someone like ice; very light complexion; and full, rosy lips.

It was the girl who kissed me in the food court. 

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I apologize for such a short chapter, the next one will be much longer! This chapter is in Daniel's point of view, however the next one is back to Savannah's. Just thought I would give both of their perspectives.

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