Hold Me Tight (Choni)

Chapter 1

Toni POV

The sun lay burning through my worn leather jacket, as I photographed students training on the field. The afternoon sun was one of my favourites to shoot in, I loved the way the shadows would move creating warm and cool tones. Moving to a school with greater opportunity had lit a fire in my belly to start my photography again. Something that I haven't felt since my mum and dad passed away a few years ago. Though I would never admit this rekindled passion to anyone, I wouldn't want the guys to think I was turning soft. I sat in the back corner of the bleachers just far enough for no one to see me but still close enough to see them through my lense. I searched the field for a perfect subject, resting my gaze on the most beautiful red head girl I had ever laid my eyes on. The way the light and shadows were bouncing off her body was beautiful. I sat for next 30 minutes shooting her, as the darkness began to engulf the field, everyone began to leave. I was the last one there, me of all people was the last one at school, this something I have never experienced before unless I was in after school detention. I began my slow walk back to my motorcycle. I heard a loud bang it was the red head slamming the change room door on her way out. She turned and our eyes met only briefly but something yearned inside me. Here eyes were beautiful, they were a light brown and drew me in. However, I could see a pain the same pain that I try to bury in them. They were full of loss and pain, something I was all to familiar with...
My longing gaze was broken.

"What are you starring at?", hissed the red headed girl.

I was now drawn to her plump red lips , they where beautiful. As I was about to answer she turned on her heel and stormed off towards a bright red Chevrolet convertible. I didn't even know this girl's name or anything about her but I knew I would. Watching her walk was enough to mesmerise me.

Cheryls POV

Today was a tough day, it was my first day back at training with the vixens since JJ had died, my heart longing to see him on field. I scanned everywhere to see if his death was just a dream however I'm beginning to realise it is reality. My eyes began to tear, however I suppressed the feeling and went back to being the HBIC.

"STOP, you are out of time on every move midge, and you're are embarrassing the vixens and by extension me. I will not tolerate this!! Toodles l!" I said as i waved her off the field.

"Cheryl, we needed her for the upcoming game, why did you do that? Said Veronica gingerly.

I could tell everyone was walking on eggshells around me since JJ had died.

"I think not, and I need no reason?" I said in a passive aggressive tone.

I tuned to the rest of the vixens and said " you are all replaceable, we will be conducting training everyday this week, until you can get it right!" And with that swift word I turned and made my way to the change rooms.

As I was the head HBIC I had my own extra large shower away from the rest of the vixens. I had never been so thankful for this before now. My eyes swelled with tears that threatened to break the threshold. The thought of having to return home to a loveless mother sent me over the edge, I broke down and felt my self slump on the shower floor. What did I have to live for, my one light JJ had been extinguished. I that moment I had decided that my end is near and I would go to be with JJ. I picked myself up off the floor and tried my best to hide my puffy eyes. I was the last one to leave the change rooms as I did not want anyone to see me in such a state. I slammed the door and my eyes met the most beautiful girl, with pink hair, it fell perfectly over her shoulders.

I broke my stare and asked her "what are you starring at?"

As what felt like minutes but were really seconds passed, I realised I no longer cared. I was going to be with JJ and that nothing really mattered anymore. So I span on my heel and headed straight for my car. I could feel her gaze following me, "who was this pink haired girl? " I mumbled to myself as I headed to thistle house.

I parked my car outside the house I sat there for what felt like an eternity not wanting to enter. My mind running in all directions, until I decided that next week on our birthday I would return to JJ. This decision had given me the strength to exit my car. I made my way to the door and it swung open so quickly it almost hit me.

"Cheryl, where have you been? You deviant child," she hissed at me.

"Mummsy...I.. I had vixens training", she always made me incredibly nervous.

She raised her hand and slapped me across my face leaving a burning sensation that ran so deep that tears began to fall from my eyes. I ran to my room, locked the door and curled up on my bed, knowing that the decision I had made was the only one I could make. I could no longer put on a brave front, the walls that where once held up by JJ where falling down and I could no longer bear it. As my eyes became heavier I began to drift off.

Toni POV

I lay in my bed thinking about the girl with the red hair, who was she and why was I so drawn to her. Those eyes, those perfect lips, that red hair. Especially the eyes, the pain behind them. As my thoughts began to linger, I started to drift off to sleep. My last thought was that I must meet her.