Careless

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"What the hell, Jared?", I screamed as I threw him off of Holden. It's literally the second week of school and have already managed to almost kill each other. As Holden is dusting himself off, Mr. Shielding busts through the door followed by Coach McNeall and several other player that probably jumped at the chance of ratting my two friends out. Ever since Coach started focusing on the starters, the younger boys have been a bunch of assholes and causing trouble wherever they can.
"Sawyer. Finnigan. My office. Now!" Shielding just about busts a lung saying. And by saying I mean screeching. He has such a high pitched voice for such a big man. While I'm holding back an eye roll at how stupid this whole thing is, Coach McNeall walks up to me and kinda smacks his hand on my shoulder. "You are supposed to keep watch over those hotheads. What happened?" I was just about to apologize when Mr. Shielding pops his head back in the room,"Liam, I need your help getting them straight... again", he says dejectedly. Sighing I walk past both men, see Holden and Jared glaring at each other, grab them both by an ear, and drag them to the principals office whining.
You'd think after living across the street for the past 16 years these two would have grown to tolerate each other, but no. And for me being related to one of them, and being friends wit the other, I'm placed as the peacekeeper. Best job ever, right? Wrong, it's really one of the worst things I could think of, honestly.
Once everyone is through the door of the office I kind of freeze. There's a girl, but not just any girl. A new girl. And she's trying to hold on her laughter, but it's not really working for her. She actually has to sit her things down on the floor to control herself. As I stare at her confusedly, several things happen at once: I hear the most beautiful sound ever, feel the worst pain ever, see one of the funniest e I know no , and smell one of the most horrid smells ever.
Of course it's her laugh that is so cute and bubbly that makes me want to laugh right along with her. Right as I was about to I get crushed to the ground by the two idiots that I drug in here. As this happens I see a red-faced Shielding march to his office and Mrs. Brooks knock over her coffee right on Mr. Shielding's pants. And before I even get to see that whole scene play out Jared decided to let one loose... right in my face. You see they can work together and get along, as long as they are trying to take me down. But hey, progress is progress!
          Then the new hottie decides to make her presence known, "Is this how all boys act in the south?" She giggles and Holden gets to her first, "Not all the time, but I wouldn't mind rough-housing with you" he says with a wink and she raises her eyebrows at him in what looks like a mixture of amusement and shock, then she turns to me because, well, I'm still on the floor staring at her like she's my next meal. In my defense she is probably the hottest girl to ever walk the face of the earth. With her long tanned legs and wavy blonde hair, don't even get me started on the accent! I can't tell if it's British or Irish or something in between, but it is definitely foreign and definitely sexy. It's like she's a girl straight out of a great country song and I wouldn't mind listening to it on repeat for the rest of my life.
          By the time I stop being a grade A creeper, Jared and Holden are already fighting for her and it looks like it's about to get physical... again. Before I could see the easiest way out of this, she whistles and they both stop. She has a look of determination on her beautiful face and to be honest it's pretty frightening. "What's the problem here?"
          "Uh, he started it!", dumb and dumber say in unison.
          "Okay since you both started it you both get a punishment", she chirps out with one hand on her hip. "I wouldn't mind that one bit, babydoll", as soon as Jared finishes up his 'great wooing tactics' he's on his knees almost in tears. Mrs. Thang just did a freaking ninja move to twist his arm back and now has J begging for mercy. Holden is laughing so hard I think his knees are about to give in, but before he could do it himself, she easily knocks him over with one swift kick to the side. Brushing her hands together like she's happy with her work she glances at me, "Am I going to have to teach you a lesson ,too?"
          "No, ma'am", I say in a slightly shacks voice. I can't believe this girl just singlehandedly took out two of our teams biggest linemen without even breaking a sweat.
          "Oh, I see someone around here has some manners, I'm Phoebe", she extends her hand and I hesitate a little, but decide if she was going to kick my ass she would have already done it by now. "Liam, and these idiots are Holden and Jared." I say taking her hand in mine for a short handshake and giving her a crooked smile. It seems to leave her unaffected. Usually it has girls drooling at my feet, but she looks as if she couldn't care less.
          "So you think you could point me in the direction of the science department?", she politely asks me with a somewhat bored expression.
          "Of course, it's just down this hall. The second door to your right", I say pulling the office door open for her.
          She will fall for me.