Chapter Nine : Queen B

"I still can't believe you almost slept with Queenie." I said before taking a bite of my sandwich. The hot sun was high and there was absolutely no place to get away from it's heat seeing as the cafeteria was packed.

"In my defence, I thought you slept with Gemma." He shrugged.

"Why would you believe anything that snake says."

"I was drunk."

"Great excuse."

Neither I or Dakota had mentioned what happened over the weekend. Nothing about Queenie or about the kissing session at his place. What was to say? Hey can you forgive me for kissing you? I'm wasn't up the awkward tension that was to follow.

Dakota and I have always just kind of made up in silence, hell in seconds without talking about it. We had a sweep it under the rug sort of friendship.

"Hey boys, that was a pretty wild party last weekend." Queenie came walking up to us in her red cheer leading uniform. I was starting to think she had super hearing, because she always showed up on cue.

"Get lost Queenie." I sneered, wanting nothing but to be far away from her.

"That's not nice." She pouted and sat down beside us, ignoring what I'd just said. This girl obviously doesn't know the meaning of get lost.

"Just let us eat in piece." Dakota smiled curtly.

"What, are two boyfriends now?" She taunted with a wide white smile.

"Yes, actually." Dakota smirked and I chuckled, only wishing it were true.

"Whatever, I knew you two were gay." Queenie scoffed, stomping away after ward.

"That's a one way to get rid of a girl."

"It worked didn't it?"

I can't say I wish I never met Queenie because I had also met Gemma and even though the beginning of our friendship was a little bumpy, it turned out okay. They were a package until Gemma has the courage to stand up to her. I watched Queenie from across the field, whispering to her other minion cheer leaders. I don't think that's the last we'll hear from her.

And come Tuesday morning, I was right. Queenie had already spread the word that Dakota and I were a thing. I nearly fell over from laughter when Gemma asked me if it was true on the way to our shared class. As much as I'd want it to be, it wasn't.

"So I'll take that as a no?"

"Of course not. Why does everyone listen to Queenie? Is it because she's a red head?" I sat down in one of the back desks. Red heads are beautiful and enchanting, so it's no surprise to me that everyone bows down before her. They're under her spell.

"Okay, thank god."

I gave Gemma a half smile and started taking notes from the board. Would it be so bad if we were?

"How's it going boyfriend." Dakota came up behind me as I was changing into my football gear for practice.

"Hey." I chuckled.

"Game next month, excited?" He asked as he started changing.

"Not really."

"Why?"

"My parents will most likely be going."

"Don't sweat it, by the end of the year, scouts will be wanting you and you can show them how good you are." He patted my back with a comforting smile. I shrugged and closed my duffel bag, wanting nothing but to believe his words but in reality, the scouts would be wanting Dakota.

"See you out there." I said and left first. Funny how every kids dream is to see their parents in the stands at a game. But for me it's a nightmare. A constant reminder that I'll never be good enough.

"Alright, listen up. Just because we won our first game doesn't mean we can slack off. Now get to it." Coach blew his whistle and we all began jogging to the practice stations.

"I hear you and your boy are a thing now." Alex smirked along with his other, much older and bigger friends.

"If you're dumb enough to believe that, then you are as dumb as you look." I chuckled with Alex's so called friends snigger behind him.

"I'm going to kick your ass, De Angelis." Alex walked towards me. Coach was no where in sight, as per usual and the rest of the team had stopped to stared to watch me get pummeled into nothing.

"Try it." I shoved him, barely making him move. Even though I knew I didn't stand a chance against him, I stood my ground, pretending to know what I was doing.

"Enough." Dakota separated us.

"So what if we are a couple, we're supposed to be a team. And if you do believe it, deal with it, we have a game coming up. Now get back to practice."

Alex glared at me before walking away. Dakota is the quarterback, and his word his absolute, making it impossible for even a senior to disobey.

"I could've taken him."

"Yeah right." He chuckled.

Some friend he was. But come to think of it Alex wasn't really a friend to me, only on the field. I'm sure if I hung out with him more often I'd lose a couple of brain cells.

Practice was over and it was no surprise when Dakota decided to put in extra time. I sat on the bleachers and waited, drenched in sweat taking in huge amounts of water from my bottle. After the tiny clash between Alex and I, Dakota decided it would be a good idea to make us partners to dispute our differences. One thing is for sure is he's a good defense player.

"I'd say today was a success." Queenie had parked herself beside me, still in her cheer leading uniform, does she ever take it off is a mystery.

"I hear a snake."

"Whatever. Look, let's just give this little game up already. You, me it's a given." She clutched onto my arm with slender fingers and pale skin. Her looks would bewitch anyone.

"Queenie." I smiled and grabbed her by the hands, clasping them together. She looked at me with hopefulness in her eyes.

"I'll never date you, ever. You know why? You're not a very nice girl. And what ever game you think I'm playing, is over. It had never started to begin with. So please for the love of god, listen to me when I say, fuck off."

There was no hesitation when her hand came raining down on my face. I could almost hear the echo of the impact in the empty field. My cheek was stinging and I groaned, bringing up a hand to rub it.

Without another word Queenie stood up, and even though my face still felt like fire, I watched her walk away with a huge grin plastered on my face, content and confident that this time I'd definitely be no longer hearing from Queenie.

"That was quite a show." Dakota came walking up to me, joining me on the bleachers. I sighed, satisfied with myself.

Today was a success indeed.

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