Not Just Another Cliché

•EMILY/HOLLYS DRESSES•

"Looks like you're good to go." Doctor Scott tells me.

"Really? You mean I can cheer tonight?" I question smiling.

"That's exactly what I mean. Your foot has no residue bruising and the swelling hasn't appeared back so looks like you're fully healed." He smiles.

I jump off the bed and I give Doctor Scott a hug but I have to go on my tippy toes because I'm a stub.

He chuckled and placed his hand on the small of my back.

"You better go. It's 4:30. The game starts in 2 hours." He says and I pull away.

"You're right." I say making my way to the door but I turn back.

"Thank you doctor Scott." I smile.

"Call me Vince." He smiles.

I'm about to leave when he speaks.

"And Emily," I turn back, "go tigers."

I smile and drop my head.

"Go Tigers." I say.

***

"What do you mean you can't cheer? We need you Em. It's homecoming." Holly whines through the phone.

"I mean my ankle isn't fully healed and I could do more damage if I put pressure on it." I lie.

"Fine. But you're coming to the dance after, right?"

"I don't have a date."

"So, neither does Jamie." She says and I can feel her smirking through the phone.

"Things between me and Jamie haven't been the best since our date. It's best if I just stay away tonight."

"Don't be silly Emily. You bought a hot dress. You will rock it."

"Okay. I should go. Bye Holls."

"Bye Em." I hung up.

I jump off my bed with a huge smile on my face. I make sure Casey doesn't see me in my cheer uniform or else it will ruin the surprise.

I take my dress out of my closet and run downstairs putting it in my car then back into my house.

"I'm off mom. See you at the game." I say giving her a hug and kiss on the cheek.

"Bye Baby."

Casey had to leave earlier than me so I'm riding solo tonight.

I show up at the high school and I spot Holly on the field checking her phone.

I get out of the car and walk over to the field then run and do a cart wheel over to her.

"Emily! Omg! You can cheer!" She said enveloping me in a hug.

"Emily can cheer?" I hear Casey and Seth say from behind me.

"Vince cleared me today." I smile.

"That's great. We are all together again. We better go. Bye girls." Casey says.

"It's been posted." A girl screams and everyone screams with them.

"It's only up now?" I question.

"It was delayed." Holly says with her head in her phone.

I overlook it and begin stretching.

"No way." Haley gasps and runs over to me. Showing me her phone.

I take it off her and freeze.

Homecoming Court:
Ashley Thomas
Haley Sieve
Holly Collins
Katie Colene
Laura Martin
Emily Hunter
Amber Banks

Jamie Dawn
Austin Thomas
Charlie Burke
Seth Mitchell
Kian Pipers
Liam Bell
Casey St Cloud

"Amber and Katie?" I question.

I look up and see Leah and I march over to her.

"Amber and Katie? I thought they couldn't cheer and they were banned from homecoming?" I scream.

She shakes her head with a sad smile.

"Emily I know what they did was awful and so so dangerous, but Katie's dad is one of the boosters. He told Coach that the girls either went to homecoming, or he'd reject his position." She says.

"He can't do that. The girls are cheerleaders, you have control over them and what they do when cheerleading is concerned not Morrison. Doesn't he know what they did to me? I'm lucky I only sprained my ankle, this happened in the NCC 2006 and a girl broke her neck and was paralysed for life. They don't understand the consequences of their actions because nobody teaches them a lesson on it. But not me. So either Katie and Amber are off the team, or am I."

"Emily don't be silly. You're the best cheer captain Tigers has ever had. You are so talented. Don't throw it all away because of a high school tiff."

"They're bullies Leah. Bullies don't deserve to be treated like royalty." I walk off and pick up my bag and begin to leave the field when I heard Leah call out to Katie and Amber.

"Changing rooms. Now." I smile.

"You had something to do with that, didn't you?" Holly asks me.

I shrug, "somebody had to."

She smiles and chuckles.

***

"Hunter." Coach yells at me at half time.

I walk over to him.

"Knock some sense into St Cloud. His mind is anywhere but here. Kentucky is here and he isn't trying his best so if this goes down the toilet, he only has himself to blame." He says.

"Kentucky?" He nods.

I nod and walk over to Casey but first picking up a football on the way.

"QB." I call and he turns he attention to me.

"Over here."

He throws his helmet in the corner and jogs over to me so he was standing in front of me.

"What?"

I slap him on the cheek.

"What was that for?" He questions.

I turn his head to the bleachers to show him a man writing stuff down.

"Who is that?" He questions.

"Kentucky." I shrug.

He looks back at me and his eyes widen.

"Kentucky is here and you are making a balls of this game. Is it because Amber isn't here? Because if that's what it takes for you to go to Kentucky, I'll get her back. I just want what's best for you Case." I say.

He walks closer to me, "no. No it's not Amber. I just, I'm just not with it today." He says.

"Yeah well today is the day of any to get your head in the game."

"I know what would make it all better." He smirks and I look at him confusingly.

He leans in and whispers in my ear, "a kiss." I freeze.

I lean in and stand on my tippy toes and kiss his cheek. Staying there for about 5 seconds, then I pat it.

I lean in at his ear,"go long."

He begins to run backwards.

I lean back on one foot and throw the ball in his direction. When he knows it's going over his head, he runs and jumps to catch it.

Coach runs up to me,"that's probably the best catch he's had all season."

I laugh and he pats me on the back and walks off.

I stick my thumbs up to Casey and walk back to Holly.

"Did you hear?" She asks me.

"Hear what?"

"Katie and Amber got kicked off the team. Permanently. Cheerleading is being kicked off their records, they need to join another group if they want to go to an Ivy League and knowing Banks and Colene, they want that."

I smile but then feel bad.

"Hell I shouldn't feel bad, I nearly broke my neck and they didn't blink."

Holly gives me a side hug,"go you."

After half time, Casey picks up his pace and gets much much better.

"Casey has been the best he's ever been." Seth tells us as he stands beside us watching the game in front of us.

"I wonder what Kentucky is thinking." I say.

I see Seth look up and then back down wearing a smirk.

"Look for yourself." He says.

I look up and see the scout wearing a smile and he can't keep his eyes of the game.

I look at Casey and he catches my eye and I stick my thumb up to him and blow him a kiss.

He pretends to catch it and places it on his heart making me chuckle.

"You two are so cute." Holly says and I smile.

****

"The winning score goes to Ocean View Tigers." The commentator yells and everyone cheers and screams and the opposing team throws their helmets on the ground and the cheerleaders run onto the football field.

Holly jumps into Seths arms and I walk up to Casey.

He turns away from his friend and looks at me.

"Thank you." He smiles.

I tilt my head and furrow my eyebrows.

"What for?"

"For telling me about Kentucky. If you didn't tell me they were here, I wouldn't have pushed myself. And that throw wow. Where'd you learn to throw like that?" He asked throwing his arm around my shoulder.

"Well I had a good teacher." I smile.

"You did indeed. He was amazing."

"I'll let my dad know you said that." I tease and he pushes me away gently.

The Kentucky scout walks up to us and Casey removes his arm.

"Casey St Cloud?" He questions.

"Y-yes." Casey stutters.

It's so cute when he's nervous.

"Hi, I'm Charlie Foley. I'm the assistant coach at Kentucky State University. I was watching you, and I like your style."

"Thank you sir."

"I should leave you to it." I smile placing my hand on Caseys arm slightly.

"No. That throw was amazing. Who taught you that?" Charlie asks me.

"Um, Casey did. When we were 7."

I was only teasing Casey when I said my dad taught me.

"That's amazing that you were playing at such a young age. Who taught you?"

"Well my dad is Andrew St Cloud, he played for Chicago Bears in 1998."

"And Evan St Cloud is in your university now."

"You're Andrew St Clouds son? That's a major honour. Did he encourage you to play football or did you decide yourself?" Charlie questions.

"I always had an interest in it."

"Well Kentucky is having an open day for 5 chosen students from all high schools in Texas and Oregon. I'd love if you came Casey." Charlie says.

"T-thank you Mr. Foley. When exactly is it?"

"17th of April." I freeze.

Casey looks down at me and I turn my attention away.

He can't throw away this opportunity because of a silly day that will mean nothing in 10 years.

"I'm sorry sir but I have plans that day." Casey says.

I look up at him.

"Oh that's too bad. If you change your mind, give me a call." He says hanging Casey a business card.

"I will, thank you sir." Charlie nods then walks away.

I stand in front of Casey,"are you crazy?"

"You just got the opportunity you've been waiting for your whole life and you turn it down because of the stupid day." I yell.

"How is the day we met and became best friends stupid? It may mean nothing to you Emily, but it means the world to me. That's the best day of my life and maybe football won't be my forever, but I hoped our friendship would be." Casey says walking off.

I stand in the middle of the field and kick the grass in frustration.

****

"Emily, you look so so good." Holly says as I walk into the main locker room.

I force a small smile and flatten my skirt part of the dress.

"You look amazing too Holl." I smile.

Hollys dress is an ocean blue skirt
with silver diamonds around the top and then a silver crop top with a sort of halter neck strap. She joined it with a pair of silver heels with diamonds going down the heel.

My dress is cream with a cream skirt that is like Hollys in the way that it has silver diamonds around the top of the skirt and then there's a crop top that has the same diamonds at the edge of it with a lace top that goes to the middle of my throat. I have a pair of cream high heels with gold shapes going down the front strap.

Hollys hair is in a side curly bun with a piece of hair curled at the front that frames her face perfectly.

My hair is in its natural loose beach curls.

We walk into the gym and everyone says hi to us and then I spot Casey.

He looks so good.

He's in a white shirt with a black skinny tie and a pair of black slacks.

His dark hair is in spikes.

****

CASEYS POV

I spot her laughing with her friends with her beautiful smile and her dress is amazing.

"Dude I really hope you're checking Emily out and not my girlfriend." Seth jokes beside me.

"Don't worry, I've only got eyes for Emily." I say.

"Wait. Do you like Emily?"

I let out a small chuckle and shake my head then turn around and look at my friend.

"I love her."

*************

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