Just you and I

Chaper 3

Monday had finally arrived. Anyone who was trying out, was excused from first and second period, as it was a long process. My grandparents wished me luck, and so did Blake on our way to school. But once we arrived, I was not ready for the hellish day I was about to encounter.

As soon as I had entered the school gates, the ship had already sunken, with Addison rushing up to me.
"Harley! Harley! Thank god your here!" She panted.
"I'll see you later Blake" I waved him off and turned to Addison.
"What's happened?" I asked nervously.
"It's Maddy! She texted me this morning saying she's to anxious to come in!" Worry surging in her eyes.
"Okay! It's okay!" I nodded freaking out. Cheer was something we all wanted to do, well most of us.
"You know what? I'll just call her" I pulled out my phone, and dialled her number.
"Hello? Maddy why aren't you here?" I was panicking now.
"Harley! I'm too anxious to come in, but you and Addison should still tryout! This is what your dad wanted for you, I'm not gonna take it away from you" I could hear empathy in her voice.
"Okay if your cool with it" Addison was eyeing me anxiously.
"So what did she say?" She burst out.
"She said she wants us to still tryout" I said.
"Well okay then!"

We headed to the locker room, and it was filled with frantic girls. Everyone was panicking about hair, makeup, scrunchies, outfits, chants, everything. Me and Addison looked at each other, then tried to find a spot to get changed.
"Okay do you still remember the chant?" I asked Addison, while tying my hair back.
"Yes! It's just the backhand springs I'm nervous for" she typed her laces then looked up at me.
"Are you kidding me? You do a kick ass backhand spring girl!" I lightly jabbed her in the arm, and she smiled.

Once everyone was out on the field, coach summers made her announcement on how everyone will be trying out.
"Okay girls, welcome to tryouts! The way things will be working here is everyone will be assigned into groups" she began.
"I hope we're together" Addison murmured.
"Because there are so many of you, there will be 6 groups of 8. Once I call your name out please stand in your allocated group" she started along out names. Unfortunately Addison and I were in separate groups.

After about 30 minutes of practicing the routine, it was time to perform it to the cheer squad. I was in group 2, so I had to wait a bit. Addison was in group 4, but we still sat together.
"Harley! I'm so nervous! Nova hasn't taken her eyes off of us, until now of corse" she was panicking.
"Add! Calm down! She has no power here, it's a group decision, including coach summers" I told her, calming her down a bit.

It had finally lead up to my turn to tryout. A few of the football team jocks had decided to come and watch, including the quarterback. As I stood in front of the table with the rest of my group, I could see him watching me, and smiling. I smiled back at him, then took a deep breath. I had to do the routine, say why I thought I should be in the squad and perform my own freestyle one minute routine.

Once I was done with the routine, it was time to say why I thought I should be in the squad.
"Okay next up we have, Harley West!" Coach called. I stepped forward, will the quarterback was still grinning at me. I could feel myself blushing a bit.
"So Harley! Why do you think you should be part of the cheer squad?" She asked.
"I think I should be part of the cheer squad, because I have the spirit this school needs, the energy it craves and I can do pretty much any trick you want in a routine" I spoke up as I talked. Coached seemed impressed, and so did the football team. Nova however, was not impressed at all.
"Okay then Harley, would you please like to show us your own mini routine we have asked you to prepare for us" coach called. I took a deep breath, and stepped away from the group the the routine track. I did a side ariel, into a round off, into multiple backhand springs, landing all of then perfectly. Once I had finished my routine, everyone was cheering me, except Nova of corse. And the quarterback, he couldn't keep his eyes off of me.

When everyone in my group had finish, I sat down next to Addison.
"H! You were awesome out there! The quarterback didn't take his eyes off you, and he had a smile on his face the entire time" she grinned.
"I know i couldn't stop smiling whenever I caught a glance" I giggled.

Once everyone had finished trying out, we headed back to the locker room.
"Harley!" I heard in the distance. I turned around, mid taking my hair out, and it was the quarterback. I smiled as h jogged over to me.
"I'm just gonna leave you two to it" Addison giggled, walking away.
"Addison!" I called, but she was gone. He had finally reached me, a few other jocks closely behind him.
"Harley right?" He asked with a smirk on his face.
"Yeah!" I smiled back.
"I'm Brody! The schools quarterback" he introduced himself.
"I know who you are, we've been going to the same school for 4 years now" I giggled. He looked shocked.
"Wait seriously? How have I never seen you before? Your stunting" he grinned, running a hand through his dark hair. I blushed a little.
"Thank you, but we don't have any classes together, so that's probably why" I reassured him.
"Well I just wanted to say how hot you looked out there, and damn girl those backhand springs...fire!" He jokingly punched me in the shoulder. I smiled at his complements.
"It's true, your hot girl!" A few of the other jocks called to me.
"Thank you so much" I smiled at them.
"Well I'll see you around Brody! Maybe I'll see you in the halls?" I asked him.
"Uh yeah sure!" He smirked.

Once I was in the locker room, every girl was talking about me. Addison rushed up to me and pulled me to our things.
"What's going on" I asked.
"Harley! Everyone is so jealous of you and Brody!" She squealed. As I looked around the locker room, all I could hear was
"Ugh! I wish I was that girl with the brown hair" And
"She is so lucky! I'd kill to even talk to Brody" Addison's eyes filled with excitement, as I was the talk of the school.
"Does this mean...We're popular now?" A huge grin plastered across her face.
"We need to make the squad first Adds" I giggled. Had things finally started looking up?
" I don't know something tells me that that's not going to be a problem" she giggled.

" okay girls!" In marched Nova and her gaggle of cheer followers.
"There was a lot of disappointment in that tryout" she smirked and everyone groaned.
"However...there was some people who...actually impressed me" she looked directly at me and Addison.
" The list of people who made the squad will be posted on the sports board on Friday" And with that she strutted out of the room.

At lunch the same day, we decided to call Maddy and tell her how the tryouts went.
"So! How did you think you guys were?" She asked with excitement laced in her voice.
"Great actually" I smiled.
"What's with you? All content" she giggled.
"Only the fact that Brody Vine! Yes Brody Vine! Folder how hot she looks, and that her backhand springs were fire!" Addison looked as if she was about to explode with excitement. Maddy sat in shock.
"No way! As in quarterback, super hot and most popular boy in Oakwood Brody Vine?" She squealed.
"You got him! And a few others from the football team, who watched try outs, also told her she was hit as well!" She beamed.
"Oh my god! Harley! Your popular now!" She sang.
"Well not quite yet I haven't made the squad yet" we all burst out laughing.

"So how was tryouts?" Blake asked with a grin
"Something already tells me you know how they went" I giggled.
"Are you kidding? Brody Vine? He's like the most popular guy in the entire school!" He yelled with happiness.
"What do you know?" I smirked.
"That he wants to ask you out! I know he called you hot, and said you were the best cheerleader he's ever seen and-"
"Whoa! What? He wants to ask me out?" I started to blush.
"Who wouldn't? If I didn't think of you as my sister, and I was a senior, I would for sure ask you out" he replied.
"You're too sweet!" And I ruffled his hair.