The Problem with Popularity

Chapter 2: Trouble Starts

  Shit. Shit. Shit. I have just fallen in love... I know that's not exactly something to shit about, but I'm sure it is when its two guys I have fallen in love with. Wake up, Shanna White! What is wrong with you? 

  Well, so this is what happened. Me being a, and I quote, "friendly and welcoming girl" and all, Ms Zanner appointed me to show the new boy, Troy Hilton (no he is NOT related to Paris but he's rich all the same), around the school and neighbourhood. How am I gonna spend anytime with Mason? But then, well, much as I hated Ms Zanner at first, I loved her about one second later, when I laid eyes on the hottest boy I had ever seen in my life. Well, Troy is like super-model cute. And as high as my expectations are, this Troy is hard to resist. Especially with his ocean-blue eyes and tousled chestnut hair and well-built body and dazzling smile and the way I just totally melt into a puddle of love when I see him. See? The Troy hypnotizing thing is acting up again! And I have to see him everyday. Coincidentally, he's in all my classes and is permanently seated next to me for the next, well, whole year! (Courtesy of Ms Zanner of course) Mason was kicked out of his seat (next to mine) so that Troy could sit there and boy, was he mad. 

  I had lunch with Troy. And Mason was staring daggers at him the whole time. Soon, Mason came over and kissed me, liplock. I let out a little inaudible squeal. 

  "Your boyfriend?" Troy raised an eyebrow. 

  "The one and only. I'm Mason," Mason answered for me, an expressionless look on his face. Intense much? Then they shook hands and Mason crushed Troy's hand. Well he would have if it was any other average person but as I said earlier, Troy has a well-built body. 

  "So... Shan, dinner tonight?" Mason asked me. 

  "Um, sorry. I can't. I'm going out with Troy." I grinned sheepishly. 

  "Oh great. Ok, I'll tag along."

  "Thanks but no thanks man," Troy shook his head. 

  Mason glared at Troy and raised a hand to punch him but I stood in front of him and whispered, "Come on, it'll be awkward for him. And anyways, I'll make it up to you, ok?" 

  "Fine. We're going out. Tomorrow." Mason rolled his eyes and walked back to the jock table. 

  "Nice boyfriend, huh?" Troy said. It was a rhetorical question. I didn't answer. 

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  Dinner. I don't know why but I dressed especially sexily. Ok, actually, I do know why, cos i have a crush on Troy. Yup, you heard me! A crush. On a boy I've barely met a coupla hours ago. Blindly revealing all my skin. WHAT am I thinking? I wore a strapless minidress with no shorts at all. And ballet flats. I didn't think Troy would know where I stay, so I was about to get my car and drive over when Troy pulled up at my driveway in his tractor car. Wait. Didn't I mention did I didn't tell him my address? How did he know?

  "How did you-"

  "I have my ways..." He grinned, then got out so I could drive. 

  "You'd let ME drive?" 

  "Duh. You think I know my way around?" Another rhetorical question that I wasn't supposed to answer. I got into the tractor (actually a land rover) and put my hands on the steering wheel. I trembled. What if I crashed the car? Soon, Troy was in the passenger seat. He turned on some music.

  "Listen to Taylor Swift much?" Troy asked as I started the car. 

  "Yup. My fave," I smiled. Her I'd Lie was playing. 

And I could tell you

His favourite colour's green

He loves to argue

Born on the seventeenth

  "Ya know, this song sounds a lot like me," Troy said. I widened my eyes like "lets-hear-why".

  "Well, my favourite colour's green, I'm in debate, and my birthday's on the seventeenth of July."

  "17th July? Me too!" I was surprised, we had so much in common. Ok, just a birthday and Taylor Swift but still! He chuckled," Nice. We should so have a double birthday bash. It'd be the event of the year." I nodded enthusiastically. 

  We went to the movies, where Troy tried the yawn-and-casually-put-arm-around-my-shoulder thing. And we had dinner, before just strolling along the streets, enjoying the scenery. I sneaked a glance at Troy, he was my dream guy (at least for now). Then I felt Troy's lips press against mine. It wasn't much actually just a touch. Which lingered for a while and sent shivers throughout my body.

  Suddenly I was in his arms and were kissing, french-kissing under the moonlight. Troy lifting me off my feet a little cos he's like uber tall. 

  Then, we went back home. 

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A/N: So how was that? :D And So sorry for the late upload I didn't get around to typing it out XP But anyways, I guess its a little longer than the last chapter? I don't know. There'll be some action and... well.. just wanted to ask if you guys are Team Troy or Team Mason? :)

Comment pls! 

aiming for 50 reads before the next upload? If you guys don't reach it, I'll upload in a week, If you do reach it, it'll be earlier! And for those who've read it before, it's different. If you hadn't noticed :D In some parts here and there. 

OOh! And for my current mission, this chapter is dedicated to minor_catastrophe7 :) Let's see who the next lucky fan is! ;D You'll probably get a chapter of My <3 life dedicated to you :) Uploading that one soon :)

Sorry for the long note X) 

Bye until the next upload! :) 

Charlotte<3