AN: Ok you guys I felt like I was negeleting(I just killed that word. Hopefully you can fingure it out lol) my fans. My summer has just been like super bussy so as a reward for being so panicent, I am posting all my chapters of Vanished that I hvae typed up. WARNING: IS UNEDITED SO EXPECT MAJOR SPELLING ERRORS.
Uncharted Territory
I stood there frozen in shock. I mean I knew that I preformed well in the cheerleading try-outs, but did I do that good that to become the head cheerleader?Could I possible the next Merissa, the head cheerleader at my school in Florida.Merissa, just like Jamie, was extremely popular. She always would wear colorful ribbons in her beach blonde hair, going around the school wearing her cheerleading uniform every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.Guys would drool all over her in the powder blue plaid mini-skirt and the small sweater that matched the skirt.I tried to think of myself like that, like Gina, like Jamie, and never in a million year would I think that would be me.The center of attain at school, everyone knowing my name, always getting invited to parties, and getting anything I wanted from people without even asking them to do it. “Hey, look you made head cheerleader.” I heard a cheery voice say.I turned around to see Tyler his blue I sparkling like they where yesterday when I showed Gina up at the cheerleading tryouts.Gina pushed though the crowed shoving me into Tyler.She stared at the list and looked for her name.Sadly, for her the place where her name used to be for two years, even as a freshman, was moved down to the position listed as FLYER 1.Gina turned to look at me, her blue eyes narrowed and covered with hate.She pushed her way back though the crowd her black stilettos clicking as she walked over to her locker.“So, I was thinking maybe you would like to celebrate, and we could go to the local dinner?” Tyler said. I relied that I was still in his arms; a huge smile lined his face.I gently move removed myself from his embrace and look behind me to see what David though of.Luckily, girls where swarming around him, talk about anything and everything just to keep the conversation alive.“I would love to go celebrate. You know where I live so how about we do our homework at my house, then head over to the dinner afterwards.” I said returning my attain back to Tyler.
“That sounds great. So, I’ll see you in science and I’ll save you a seat outside at lunch.” Tyler replied slowly walking towards his locker. I nodded in agreement and walked over to mine. I gathered my things and when I closed my locker door David was standing there. I jumped back and doped my books on the floor.
“You’re very jumpy.” David said as he picked up my things in one graceful swish and handed them to me.
“I’m not jumpy. You just need to stop stinking up on me like that.” I said in my know-it-all voice. I toke my books back and not even looking him in the eye, knowing that there would be a smile in the mix with his evergreen eyes.
“So I heard thought the great vine that Tyler is taking you to the Localville dinner.” I could hear the bitterness in his voice like he hated Tyler and all he stood for just because he was taking me out to eat today.
“Yea,” I said now looking him in the eye. His eyes where expressionless like he was a doll standing there waiting for me to say something, or kiss him and turn him into a prince (or was that frog not a doll. Oh well that how my mom told me the story. I think it’s because she didn’t want me running around kissing frogs get some rare illness or whatever.) “Tyler is a good guy and he seems nice. Why do you act like he is the devil or something evil and sinister?”
“Personal reasons. So, I guess you will not need an escort to your house today.” David said with perfect timing, because right after he said that the bell rang so I could not ask what the personal reasons were. In the classes before lunch David never really talked to me, but ever time I would look up and get a glimpse of him, he was always staring at me the way my mom and dad stare at each other.When I ask to borrow a pencil or something he would hand it to me and keep his hand on the object longer than he needed too, and always tried to bump into me so I would drop my thing so he could pick them up for me. The time for lunch arose and there was no David to be seen. I picked up my tray and headed back to the table where I first talked to Tyler. He was sitting there, a smile lit up is sweet face and he in his hands where an arrangement of flowers.Before I could even sit down he handed me the flowers and said in his handsome and gentle voice “These are for you.” I studied the arrangement, it was filled with rose in white, red and pale pink, and white daisy appeared every once in a while between the roses.
“How did you get these? I mean it would have been sweet of you to skip class to get them for me but it would be extremely unnecessary.” I replied looking at his smiling, happy face.He even laughed when I asked that. I mean I don’t know how he felt about the matter of skipping classes but I though it was no laughing matter.
“I didn’t skip class, I just, made a few calls. Begged my big brother to pick them up at the florist in the next town and get them here for you. No biggy, all I have to do now is my brother’s laundry for a mouth.” I laughed, the though of a guy willing to do extra laundry for a mouth to bring me a beautiful arrangement of flower at lunch seemed, strange to me. In Florida, I though Jaime was the luckiest girl in the whole wide world, because guys would always do cute and sweet things like that for her. I smiled at Tyler then another voice came up behind me.
“Hello Sam,” David said look at me then nodding to Tyler, “Tyler.” Tyler’s bright smile turned into a scowl. “May I sit with you two today?”
“Actually, we had something planed for this afternoon at lunchtime, so I’m so sorry but you can’t sit with us.” Tyler replied wittily. It looked like Tyler was going to leap across the table and tackle David like he does to the opposite team in football. David just looked at me with a pleading look on his face, and I gestured him with hand to take a sit.David sat to close to me than friends’ should sit next to each other.
“So, Sam,” David said looking me right in the eyes. Even thought he was a ghost his eyes green eyes looked so really. I could see the sight discoloration at the rim of his irises then the color that was a mixture of white and light green turned into a dark evergreen color around his pupil. This was the first time I had ever been so close to him. He looked like an airbrushed model on the cover of a magazine. I could see every strand of his jet black hair that stood up right. I could see every small tiny pore on his snow white face. He was more breath taking then ever before. “Did your mother tell you that I was coming over today and helping her with the garden? She suggested that you and I do our homework together.” It was like the words that came out of David’s mouth didn’t register in my brain until like two minutes later when he asked again. I looked over at Tyler his scowl changed into the most intense scowl I have ever seen before.He looked like an evil wizard casting a spell on his enemy using his mind. I know totally weird description and don’t ask how I know that. Let just say, Jamie set me on a double date and my date picked the movie.
“No my mom didn’t tell me that, and me and Tyler where planning to do our homework at my house before we go to the dinner. Do you think you can reschedule?” I asked trying to not get Tyler worked up, so he would not leap across the table and strangle David.
“Nope this is the only time your mom can work on the garden before she starts looking for a job. So, maybe I could join you two?” David asked grinning at me. He knew he could get anything from me if he just smiled his breath-taking smile. I glanced back at Tyler who just sat there amazed as if he already knew that I was going to say “Yes” to David’s request. I looked back at David and nodded giving him the answer he was looking for.
“Ok. Great. So, I will see you guys after school,” He announced his victory and leaped up from the table almost as if he flew over the bench that he was momentarily sitting on. “Oh Sam, thank you so much.” David took my hand in his and lifted it up to his pale lips and kissed it. I guess that David is European or something, because in America I know it’s not right to kiss a girl’s hand in front of a guy who, according to Jaime, so totally likes her.
“Unbelievable. I can’t believe he would walk over here tell us he had plans to come over to your house and help your mother. He is not going reschedule because he wants to ruin our plans. If David sees something he likes, he goes after it. But, if he doesn’t well he goes after it. Just like a spooled little brat.” Tyler hissed.I bit down on my tongue so that I wouldn’t protest against Tyler’s comment. I knew that if someone other than me knew, then it would be like one of those movies where the town people try to exterminate the super-natural being. I knew that if I told someone then, either David would have to leave Localville forever, or be killed.My heart sank as I though about me being the cause of David’s death, and I knew then that I had to carry this secret to the grave with me.
“Well, I better take these flowers to my locker before the bell rings. Thank you, Tyler. I’ll see you after class.” I said and got up and quickly walking to my locker, because I knew that Tyler would come after me if I didn’t. I placed the flower on the top shelf in my locker and closed the locker. When I closed it someone was there, but it was not David. It was Gina standing there with the sourest look on her face.
“Sam. Can I call you that? Of course I can. Lision I raised this school, I gave it its greatness. I made the cheerleading team go to nations and win. I made the football team go underfed though out the whole season last year.Now, that your head cheerleader, I just want to warn you. You’re in uncharted territory.Territory that belonged to me, and I’m the only one who can tame it.Oh, and good luck, I’ll need it.” Gina turned on the balls of her feet and started to strut to her next class. At the door that speared the locker hallway for the class, she turned half way, studying me for head to toe, then began to laugh a witch’s laugh and finshed strutting back to her class.I stood there stunned, until David came down the hallway to get his books. David gently shook me with his arm while his other arm was digging around his locker for his reading book.
“Sam, what is wrong?” David asked looking square in the eye, because he found his reading book.
“I just had a very interesting conversation with Gina.” I said, while he handed me my reading book, because I guess he knew my locker combination.And we walked to class together, while things registered in my brain. Gina hated me for, (one) I have a pretty good change with David if I wanted one, (two) I took her spot as head cheerlead, and (three) I have a pretty good change of becoming the most popular girl in the school. Tyler hated David because (one) he acts like a ladies man, (two) he thinks he a brat, and (three) David is acting a little too friendly toward me, and I guess that Tyler called dibs on me or something.Finally school was over, and I didn’t have to come back here till the weekend.So, I walked down the street between two people. On my left was a normal happy-go-lucky boy, on my right was a ghost that lost everything a person could lose, and need my help.