The Lost Ones | Choni

13|Cheer competition

AN: Lots of this chapter and the next one will take place in Seaside. It seems to be a small town in the actual show, but it's a big city in this fanfic. Carry on now :)

Cheryl's POV

A week has now passed and it was Friday again, and might I say that this has been the longest week of my life! Josie wasn't kidding when she said Veronica was being awful in practice. Everyday this week I've had to go to practice before and after school and the moment I get home I eat, take a shower, and then pass out just to repeat the routine the next day.

I've only been able to see Toni a couple times this week and we really didn't get to talk much. We have a class together but we're currently doing group work and we don't get to hang out in that class. I wish I could spend time with her but I'm just so tired. She understands but I still feel bad. To be honest I thought this may help me get over my crush a little bit since I'm not around her. I was definitely wrong there. It's like I'm craving her company right now which has made my crush much more intense.

Aside from that I was kind of looking forward to the cheer competition. It would last all weekend and we'd be traveling up to Seaside. Today after school we were going to load up onto the bus and then check into the hotel we'd be staying at. Then Saturday we'll do our routine and then hang out at the hotel for the late afternoon and then preform again if we make it to finals on Sunday. Either way we'll leave on Sunday to come home, whether we leave in the morning or stay for finals. I was nervous about it though because if I mess up it costs everyone instead of just me. We also have to share a room with someone and I wasn't sure who I'd be paired up with.

I was currently walking to lunch to sit with my friends. I along with all of the other River Vixens have been going to the gym to practice during our lunch break all week. Since we've had me and the other new girls everyone's been adjusting and we used our lunch break to ensure we could work out the routine. I wish I had been able to sit with Toni, JB, Kevin and Fangs but at least I was allowed to be late to my 4th period thanks to the excuse from our cheer coach.

I walked up to the table with Josie and then everyone lit up with excitement.

"Oh my gosh you guys finally came to lunch!" Kevin exclaimed.

"Yeah we've finally got the routine down to the point where Coach Jennings and Veronica were happy with it." Josie laughed.

"Wait so there's a coach in there and Veronica is still a bitch?" Toni asked.

"Well kinda. Coach isn't there for morning practices so Veronica is awful but in the afternoon and at lunch she's been nice since Coach was there." I explained.

"Okay that makes sense." JB chuckled.

"So what's the plan for you guys from here?" Fangs asked.

"Finish the school day, practice, get on the bus, go to the hotel and check in." Josie and I explained in unison.

"You won't be able to hang out at all?" Toni asked.

"Yeah we were talking about going to Pops before you all left." Kevin added.

"Sorry guys but we have to stay here so we won't be late to the bus." Josie said.

"Awww." Everyone frowned.

"How about we skip school on Monday and make up for lost time? We'll fill you in on all the details from the competition then." I suggested.

"Shit, Cherry I'm rubbing off on you." Toni laughed.

"You sure about that, Cher?" Fangs added.

"Fangs shut up I'm totally cool for skipping school." JB said happily.