Chapter 1~"You're a Jerkapotamius!"
"T-I-G-E-R-S! Go Tigers!" We all cheer in unison in an attempt to get the crowd all riled up for the last 3 minutes of the game.
I look densely at the linebacker that's eyeing our opponent to see his next step and then my eyes travel to the score board. We are up one point with 2 minutes 37 seconds left.
"C'mon. C'mon." I murmur to myself as my best friend gets the ball and out runs the opposing team.
He makes it past the 20 mark. Every step he takes the crowd perk up more and more and the cheerleaders begin to cheer for the 15 mark hit.
"Tigers pride! Tigers pride!
We're stepping up, so step aside!
We're the best, we're here to win!
Oceanview Tigers team!" I lead.
With that, the crowd are on their feet and clapping and chanting names as Casey makes it towards the 5 mark and attacks the ground as the ball bounces off the line.
The whole crowd goes crazy while players on the other team throw their helmets on the field in defeat.
I throw my Pom poms on the ground and run over to my best friend jumping into his arms as he catches me with a chuckle and stumbles a little.
"You did it Case." I cheer.
"We did it Em." He says putting me down.
"Where would we be without our fantastic cheer squad?" He asks putting his arm around my shoulder and me interlinking our fingers.
"Oh I don't know, not half way to Kentucky anyway." I say with a huge smile and looking up at my best friend.
"They haven't said anything yet Em."
"You will get the scholarship Case. You're the best player I've ever known. Coach said scouts from Iowa and Michigan coming to check out a few players because a scholarship from each team is being given to a player after graduation. You could totally be one of them people Case." I say.
"I wanna go to Kentucky Emily." He says as we walk over to his teammates and my fellow cheerleaders.
"I know that Case but Michigan is a good school too and Iowa."
"My dad and Evan both went to Kentucky. I want to go too." He says looking down at my small figure.
"Just think about it." I say with a hopeful smile.
"I will." He smiles back.
We join our friends and Casey removes his arm from my shoulder to joke around with his friends while I talk to my friends.
"You coming to the party tonight Em?" Holly asks me.
I send her a glare and she chuckles.
"It was worth a shot." She pleads and I chuckle.
I've been to 3 parties in my life. They weren't bad it was actually quite fun but I'm just not into parties. I go to some if I've nothing better to do but as long as you've got Netflix and Ben and Jerrys, there's always something better to do.
With that said, Casey has twisted my arm a few times and I gave in but he isn't even going to this one tonight.
There's one on every Friday and eventually you just get bored of them so instead me and Casey are going to have our weekly Greys Anatomy marathon.
Every week, we watch a tv shows first 2 seasons and every week either me or Casey hate the programme so we just fall asleep but I successfully got Casey addicted to Greys Anatomy. We made it to season 4 so we are going to watch up to season 6 tonight maybe even 7.
"I just gotta shower Em and I'll be straight out. You wanna wait in the car?" He asks me.
"No I'll wait here." I smile and he quickly runs into the boys changing rooms.
I walk over to my bag and pack everything away and swing my bag over my shoulder.
To pass the time, I take out my phone and instantly my phone buzzes with Facebook notifications about the game.
I smile at the nice comments people left.
Phoebe Jennings: Well done to Emily Hunter for being such an amazing head cheerleader for keeping her squad in tact. You should be proud.
Stacey Palmer: Where would we be without Emily Hunter and her amazing cheer squad. Without them the boys would be lucky to have won the game tonight. Am I right?
I scroll through the rest silently until I hear someone coughing.
I look up and see the familiar face of Jamie Dawn. He's one of Caseys best friends and he's also on the football team.
"Hey Jay." I say shoving my phone in my bag.
"Hey Emilay"
I chuckle at his playful word play.
"What's up?" I ask.
He joins me on the bleachers sitting beside me.
"Just waiting for my ride." He says.
"You prepared for the algebra exam on Wednesday?" I ask bumping my knee off his.
"Far from it but I've gotta get over 75 this semester or coach is kicking me off the team." He sighs.
"Well I got an 87 last term if you want help studying?" I suggest.
He looks up at me with a slow smile appearing on his face.
"I'd really appreciate that Emily. Thank you." He says and I smile.
"No prob. You free Monday during free period?" I offer.
"Yo Jame." Someone calls from across the field.
Jamie looks over at one of his friends and gives him a quick nod before looking back at me.
"Monday sounds good. I'll call you." He says and stands up running towards his friends.
Minutes later, Casey comes out with his hair wet and a white v-neck and skinny jeans.
When he catches me eye, he gives me one of his heart melting smiles.
"You ready Em?" He asks.
"Yup." I say.
We walk towards his car and hop in before driving away from the school.
"Can you believe we are graduating in a few months?" I say sitting back in my seat.
"I know." Casey says with a little less enthusiasm.
I gently hit his elbow making him look at me quickly than back at the road.
"What's up?" I ask.
"What you were saying back there about Michigan and Iowa. There's clearly a reason Kentucky aren't sending any scouts."
I place my hand over his that's on the steering wheel.
"Case, look at me. It's still early, they'll come and if not Michigan and Iowa are great schools." I say.
He sighs and nods his head.
We quickly arrive at my house and we both get out of the car with me hauling my bag over my shoulder.
"I'm home." I say pushing the door open allowing myself and Casey to walk in.
"In here." My mom calls from the living room.
I put my bag down at the door and walk into my parents.
"Hey." I say.
"Hey sweetie. Hi Case." My mom smiles.
"Great game today Casey." My dad says and instantly they go into conversation about football.
"I'm just gonna go change and shower Case. I'll be back in 10." I say but he ignores me and my mom chuckles while I roll my eyes.
I quickly finish my shower and make my way to my closet to pick something comfy to wear.
I reluctantly decide on a pair of grey leggings and a white crop top. I pull a black oversized hoodie over my head and then after brushing my hair out, I throw my hair in a messy bun.
I don't bother putting on shoes since we are going to Caseys and he lives next door.
I walk into the living room where my mom is no longer sitting but my dad and Casey are still talking about football.
I walk into the kitchen and catch a swift smell of moms baking.
I see her leaning over the cooker with a blonde haired little girl sitting beside her on the counter as she swings her legs in excite and amusement.
"Hey Liv." I say to my little sister.
When she sees me she gasps in delight and jumps off the bench before jumping into my arms with a chuckle from me and my mom.
"Em, guess what?" She squeals.
"I have a boyfriend!" She cheers and I widen my eyes genuinely shocked.
She's 7.
7!
"Wow Liv. That's great. How do mammy and daddy feel about this?" I question looking at my mother.
"Daddy doesn't know." My mom says.
"And I'd like to keep it that way." Liv says holding a finger up to me bossily.
"Well he won't hear it from me." I promise.
"Won't hear what?" Casey asks coming into the kitchen and just like that, Liv is out of my arms and into his.
"I have a boyfriend!"
"What? Do I have to beat up some dude?" Casey asks teasingly.
"Please don't. I love him." She pleads and we all suddenly laugh hysterically.
"I don't know what you guys are laughing at. It's true."
"Okay Livvy. See you later." I say kissing her head as Casey puts her down.
"Bye mom and dad." I say.
"Bye Mr and Mrs Hunter. Bye Liv." Casey calls out.
"Bye guys." They all call back.
We walk into Caseys house and the sight in front of me makes me squirm a little bit out of discomfort.
I bite my tongue to prevent myself from laughing and turn my head away.
"Evan make out with your girlfriend somewhere else." Casey says screaming at his older brother who's half naked on top of his 'girlfriend' more like slut of the week.
"What, so you can make out with yours?" His 'girlfriend' asks and I suddenly feel a blush spread to my cheeks.
"No Becky, Casey and Emily are just friends." Evan clears up.
"Best friends." Casey corrects and I honestly don't know whether to feel happy that he corrected her or that he only sees me as his best friend?
"Oh I see. FWB?" She winks with a smirk and me and Casey both furrow our eyebrows.
"What? No. Friends since kindergarten." Casey explains.
"Tell me you wouldn't want to tap that." Becky says eyeing me up and down as she buttons up her blouse.
"Let's go Becky." Evan says before she can say anything even more awkward and embarrassing.
They walk up the stairs and Casey slowly turns his attention to me with an awkward smile.
"Sorry about that. Shes-" he begins but I cut him off.
"Something." I suggest.
"Definitely something." He says suddenly break the awkward tension making me chuckle.
And just like that, things are back to normal.
"Your on snacks, I'll set up Greys Anatomy." Casey says taking off his jacket and shoes.
"On it."
I make my way into the familiar kitchen and grab a bowl then proceed to make popcorn and grab candy from the refrigerator.
Once I'm finished, I grab 2 cans of soda and walk back into Casey who has the living room set up like a movie theatre.
On the big love seat there is a quilt and then lights are off with the greys anatomy home screen on.
"You ready?" Casey asks sitting down at the sofa.
"Ready." I say handing him the snacks and joining him on the sofa.
I go under the quilt and throw my legs on his knees which he doesn't push off but instead starts to massage my feet.
I look at him with confusion but he just widens his eyes and shrugs his shoulders.
"What?" He asks with a chuckle.
"You okay?" I asked hesitantly.
"Yeah, why?"
"You're massaging my feet." I state.
"What? Can I not massage my best friends swollen feet from 4 hours of cheerleading who, by the way, was cheering for me?"
I just stare at him in shock with a small grin playing on my face then shrug a shoulder.
"Go ahead."
***
"Season 5 and 6 done and dusted." Casey says.
"And it's only 5am." I say sleepily.
Casey looks down at my dowsy figure and chuckles.
"C'mere." He says nodding his head in his direction.
I crawl over to where he is on the sofa and he wraps his arm around my back to pull me closer to him.
"You wanna watch a movie?" He asks as I place my head on his lap.
"Sure. But only if it's a good one." I say not feeling very tired anymore.
He flicks through the movie channels on tv but can't seem to find anything.
"Netflix?" I suggest.
"Netflix." He says as he hops off the sofa letting my unprotected head drop.
"You're a Jerkapotamius." I pout making Casey chuckle.
He quickly sets up his Netflix account then comes back down to sit beside me getting back into our previous position.
"What you wanna watch?" Casey asks.
"The Best Of Me."
He sighs but no doubt, puts it on.
"You're such a good friend." I say taking his hand in mine and kissing his knuckles.
"I know." He murmurs and I chuckle.
***
"Wait. Is he dead?" Casey asks.
"Yes." I drone.
"Dawson can't die. Him and Amanda are supposed to live happily ever after. What kind of movies just kill the main guy?" He asks in disapproval.
"And that's why we are best friends." I say looking up at him.
"I thought the exact same thing." I say.
He smiles down at me causing butterflies to erupt in my stomach. That god damn smile. Gets me every time.
"It's Dawson. It's definitely Dawson." Casey says a few minutes later.
"Just watch the movie." I say.
"But it was Dawson he had to have been the donor. He knew Amanda lost Bea and she wasn't losing another child so if he was dead he obviously was the donor. This is such a good movie but bad at the same time because Dawson freaking died." Casey says and I chuckle and throw my head back.
"We were so close to actually having a civil conversation." I tease and Casey playfully hits me on the arm.
The movie ends and I bend over and check the time on my phone.
"What time is it?" Casey asks beginning to clean up our mess.
"Almost 7." I say.
"You tired?" He asks me.
"Surprisingly, no. How bout you?"
"Same. Was thinking about going for a run. Coming?"
"Yeah sounds good. Just let me get changed into something else and I'll meet you outside in around 20?"
"Perfect. Bye Em. Casey smiles.
"Bye Case."
"Love you." He calls out after me.
I stop outside his door and look in at the guy I've liked my whole life and smile at him.
"Love you too."
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A/N
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