Note from Slick: Things were going so great for Ryan and Sarah until a new boy from California moves into their Illinois town. Everyone in the story is at least 18 yrs. old. Enjoy and all rights reserved.
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Ryan and Sarah walked hand in hand from the school parking lot towards the High School. They had been boy and girl friends since 5th grade so no one looked twice as they walked by. Now as seniors, and both 18, they only had one more year before they graduated. Ryan was the smartest boy in the school and Sarah excelled in cheerleading and in English.
"Are you stopping by my house after school?" Sarah asked as they walked down the hallway towards their homerooms. "Grandma asked where you were this last weekend."
He laughed. "I was planning on it. After all she is my favorite girl...after you of course."
Sarah smacked him easily on his arm and gave him a quick kiss before opening the door and walking into her home room. She smiled at all the classmates and took her seat next to her best girlfriend Matti who had save it for her.
"God I can't believe we are in our last year," Matti whispered. She had just returned from visiting relatives so she had not talked to Sarah in over four weeks. "So how was your summer?"
"Boring," Sarah frowned. "I hope I get the cheerleading scholarship and get into Illinois State."
Matti leaned real close. "Are you still a virgin?"
"MATTI!" she said loudly making others turn and look their way. She quickly turned and faced the front when Mr. McGraw walked in. She grinned remembering they called him Mr. Magoo behind his back.
"OK, let's get started. When I call your name say that you are here."
Sarah's last name was Zahn so she pulled out her workbooks and wrote her name inside the covers while he painfully went through twenty names. She heard a name she didn't recognize and looked up. Mr. McGraw called it again.
The door opened and a really cute blonde haired guy walked in smiling. All the girls including Sarah sat upright.
"David Callaway?" The small balding man asked.
"Yes sir," he answered moving up to the small desk. "Here." He turned and looked around the room for a seat. There were three empty seats. Two were across the room from Sarah and one was in front of her. He didn't hesitate to head her way. As he walked down the aisle towards her their eyes locked and when he smiled she quickly looked away.
"Students, Mr. Callaway recently moved to Normal from California. Since he is new here please make sure you introduce yourself to make him feel at home."
Matti almost knocked her chair over as she leaned forward offering her hand. "Hi I'm Matti." He took hers in his and gently squeezed it. "Hi." He turned back to the front and said hi to the students on both sides of him and then in front.
Sarah was ready for him to turn around but he never did. It was obvious he had ignored her. She looked over at Matti who smiled and shrugged her shoulders. Home room only lasted fifteen minutes so the bell rang and the students were out of their seats and out the door. Sarah and Matti watched David moving outside.
"Don't feel bad at least you already have a boyfriend," Matti whispered.
"I don't feel bad. He seems to be stuck on himself anyway." Sarah said moving down the right hallway towards her English class. She didn't think anything about it until her third period class which was biology. She was sitting at her bench when she heard someone ask, "Do you mind if I join you?" She turned smiling until she saw it was him.
"Sure why not?" She said coldly. She pushed her short denim skirt down and pretended to be looking through their lab notebook. By the time the teacher talked she felt her pulse had risen and her heart was beating rapidly. He didn't say anything to her which again was causing her to be somewhat pissed. Finally as the teacher was assigning out the lab apparatus he turned to her and smiled.
"I'll have to say that you are the prettiest and hottest girl in this school." It was something that she had not expected.
"Uh...what?"
He knew that she had heard him so he didn't repeat it. He looked at her name written on her lab book. "Hi Sarah...I'm David." This time his hand was only directed at her.
She hesitated at first but managed to swing her right hand over to his. It fell into his palm where he let it rest while he gently rubbed over the tender skin on top. She wanted to pull away but couldn't. Her eyes watched as if the two hands belonged to others. She looked up his arm to his strong shoulders and finally to his handsome face and baby blue eyes. Sarah saw one of the other cheerleaders looking their way and quickly pulled her fingers back as if they were touching hot flames.
They both focused on what the teacher was saying and both took notes about their reading assignment. He went on to say what percentage their lab projects and tests amounted to. As they neared the end of the class he leaned her way. "Do you want to get together and go over the reading?"
"Together...like in school?" She fumbled. She had no experience with boys because she had only dated Ryan.
"Yes or maybe I could buy you a soda after school somewhere. Are you dating anyone?"
She knew her answer should be a definite yes but instead she said, "Kinda."
"Kinda," he repeated. "That's good. So will you go out and get a burger or drink?"
Sweat beads formed on her forehead and her body was on fire. "Not tonight."
"Tomorrow night?"
"I uh...I'll let you know...tomorrow."
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The next period was a free period for all the cheerleaders. They all were assigned gym and all they really had to do was practice some new cheers. Their cheerleading coach was missing so they all sat around on the bleachers. Sarah saw Matti up near the top alone and headed her way. It took a few seconds for Matti to know something was wrong. "OK tell me."
Sarah looked down. "He...he asked me out."
"He who?"
"Him...California."
"Oh my God. You told him no right?" When Sarah didn't answer Matti lifted Sarah's face. "Sarah?"
"I uh...uh told him I'd uh...let him know tomorrow."
"And Ryan?"
Sarah took a deep breath and slowly blew it out. "I like Ryan... I mean he's all that I really know...I mean you know."
"So you and Ryan didn't do it."
Sarah shook her head. "He wanted to and we almost...but he...he climaxed when he was about to go inside."
Matti grinned. "Paul did the same to me. But it didn't take him long to get hard again."
"He didn't have another rubber and I wasn't going to take that chance," Sarah said.
"That was one night. Didn't you try again?"
"He wanted to but... but I don't know it felt so...so personal."
"Oh it's really personal," Matti sighed. "If you don't want California then send him my way."
"I don't want him. I'm going out with Ryan."
Matti grinned because she knew the new boy had made a big impression. Lunch period was next so they left a little early to lay claim on the best table by the window. It was filled by cheerleaders and want-to-be cheerleaders. They all were talking about their summer when David walked in.
"There he is," Matti whispered. "He's the one." Suddenly all the cheerleaders turned and looked his way except for Sarah who took a long sip of her milk.
David had a cousin in the school so he waited by the door for her to arrive. After surveying the room he finally spotted Sarah with her back to him. She was sitting with a number of girls which he figured were cheerleaders. Finally his younger cousin Amber arrived and they walked inside. After getting a tray of food they sat away from the others while Amber filled him in on who everyone was.
"Football jocks," she said pointing to the large bunch of guys in the corner. "Geeks." She moved her index finger to the other side of the room. "Cheerleaders," Amber frowned pointing to the table where Sarah and Matti sat.
"Tell me about the blonde with the ponytail."
Amber looked over his shoulder. "The one with the pink shirt?"
"Yes."
"Sarah Zahn, head cheerleader and probably the most popular girl in school. Don't get any ideas because she's been going out with Ryan Mann for ever."