The Boy 3 Doors Down

Chapter Four: Austin, Chase & Half The Football Team! - EDITED

Dedicated to Cherry_Cola_x because 'The Bad Boy Stole My Bra' is what inspired me to write this story. And you are an amazing writer!

"Are you serious?!" Ashley squealed. "Oh my gosh! So you really took my advice? You, Lauren Brown, asked out Austin Clasin, new bad boy of Pine Wood." She paused at the amazement of her own voice, "That sounds weird out loud." She said more to herself then to me, who was standing right next to her listening to her go on and on in never ending reverie.

I had just finished telling her that I asked Austin to the crawfish festival after he nearly gave me a heart attack, and she hadn't stopped blabbering for the past five minutes. We were at her locker in the main corridor, only seven down from my own, and she was stuffing her pre-cal book in from her previous class furiously but it didn't budge. Her locker was, in minimum words, a disaster.

"Yes, I Lauren Brown, asked out the possibly hottest guy in Pine Woods to a stupid crawfish group date." I rolled my eyes at the many scenarios roaming through my head, many of them didn't end well. There was the one where I pictured myself on a spinny ride with Austin and the others after having ate a whole platter of seafood and vomiting, everywhere. I shuttered at the idea and mentally decided that there was no way I was eating ANY seafood at that festival.

"Woah, woah, woah maybe not the hottest guy. But he is a close second behind Chase Loughland." She sighed as she said the name and I just rolled my eyes at her desperateness.

Chase Loughland was the hottest guy in Pine Woods High, every girl thought so, even me. And Ashley had a crush on him since sixth grade art class when he complimented her lopsided toucan she had drawn. And she fell madly in lust ever since.

Chase was the all around all-american teenage boy, golden blonde hair, deep blue eyes, has the most beautiful smile, and dimples to match. He's very muscular due to the fact that he plays football, captain actually and co-captain of the schools baseball team. Yeah he was perfect, but a little too perfect for my taste, I had a thing for brunettes. And Austin was on the top of that list.

"Speak of the devils." Ashley snapped me out of my thoughts when she stopped banging her poor pre-cal book against the locker and looked down the hall. I stood up straighter and turned to follow her gaze only to find Austin, walking with none other than Chase Loughland, and to make matters worst they were making a beeline straight for us.

I tried not to make eye contact but it was kind of hard to when the two hottest guys were staring straight at you, no make that burning holes into your soul with their beautiful eyes and dashing smiles. They were turning down all the girls that came up to them offering them their numbers and flirting with them down the hallway. This unfortunately was a norm, ever since Austin got here they have been all over them both. For Chase it was normal though, ever since freshman year. Most of the girls here knew that they didn't stand a chance at getting with them or any of the hot jocks unless they were a cheerleader or dancer, or at least in their grade! But some of them were desperate enough to try, like really desperate. They had no shame, which I seldom envied.

Not being able to think straight only meant that my mind couldn't tell my body to run. My feet were glued to the speckled tile floor, and I was turning pink. I don't know if it was because the two most beautiful guys in this school were in front of me or that everyone else in this school were shooting daggers at me with their eyes. Either way I couldn't shade my embarrassment.

"So what do you say?...Lauren!" I blinked, once, twice, three times until I could comprehend that I had just been asked a question. "Huh?" I asked still starstruck.

" I asked," it was Austin who spoke "if me and Chase could bring some guys from the team, if that's okay." He blinked. I blinked.

"What?" There was an awkward pause, "Wait, you're on the football team already?" I asked dumbfounded, still trying to get my brain to function correctly under the pressure of the two pairs of gorgeous eyes boring into me. I didn't dare turn to see the look on Ashley's face, it would only make me more nervous, I just clutched my creative writing book to my chest hoping I wouldn't make a fool of myself even more.