Scarlett Solace's POV

Thank gods the day was over. I was so sick of school, and I'd only been back for one day! All I wanted to do was go home and go online shopping for this adorable Coach bag I'd been wanting all of the last week of summer. I had to buy it before the other girls did, because I have to be at the top. Forever and always. 

The one nice thing about Brookside was the cute boy abundance... they were literally everywhere, and i could just tell they were all looking at me. Not that they shouldn't be, considering I was wearing Kate Spade, Gucci, and Dior. 

I had two goals for the month of September: Find a boyfriends, find two best friends who look up to me like I'm a goddess, because technically, I am. Well, part god. A quarter, to be exact. 

My sisters Julia and Abby refused to drive me home because they had clubs after school. That meant I was stuck taking the bus. Ew. Just, ew. That was no way to start off the year on the road to stardom. I walked on the bus, and found it was completely filled. There was only one seat left for me... a seat next to a super hot guy. 

I sat down carefully and daintly. The guy was turned around talking to his friend but as I sat down his voice just stopped. He turned to face me and smiled. 

"Hey, I'm Ashton. Ashton Cane," He pushed his blonde hair off of his face. 

"I'm Scarlett Solace. It's nice to meet you," 

"Same," Ashton was ripped, and extremely hot. He had that beachy look to him that I always admired in boys. 

"Do you play football?"

"You would think. Soccer, actually." 

There was a moment of silence before either of us spoke again. 

"So... do you have any siblings?" I smiled, remembering that he wasn't my boyfriend. Yet, that is. 

"Two sisters." The bus swerved to the bus stop, and Ashton stood up.

"I'll see you tomorrow, then."

I waved as he left the bus, then got immediately on my phone.

I already had one follower spot filled, by a super cute girl named Isabelle Mariano. She was short, with tan skin and long brown hair. Isabelle was the perfect follower- she would do whatever I said. So that was something I took advantage of.

Isabelle Mariano                                Scarlett Solace

                                                                -Hey Izzy

-Hey Carly!

-What's up?

                                                               -Can you look up some guy for me?

                                                                -See if he's with anyone?

-Sure!

-What's his name?                        

                                                                -Ashton Cane, i think

-Sure!

-Okay, it looks like he's single and ready to mingle!

                                                                -Great! Thanks Izzy :)

-No probs :) XOXO

I smiled, knowing exactly what tomorrow would be like. I would corner him at school, as him if he has a girlfriend, and ask him out whether he did or not. As creepy as that might sound, it was necessary. Someone could easily grab him by tomorrow afternoon, so I had to act fast.

The next morning, I dug through my immensely large closet to find my favorite Lily Pulitzer dress. It looked really cute on, and I had just gotten the perfect shoes. To be honest, I looked hot. Really hot.

I got to school early, knowing that the soccer coach made all the players come in the morning for a one hour practice. It was from 6:00-7:30, and now it was 7:45. Isabelle had looked up Ashton's locker number, seeing as she had a friend who helped in the Main Office. So I knew to go directly to locker number 1080. As i turned the corner, I heard two voices, both of which I knew distinctly. One of them was Ashton and the other was... Jessie?

Let me tell you something about Jessie Grace, my cousin. She doesn't like boys. Well, she does, but not like having a crush on one! Ever since we were little, she would always tell me that I was gross for getting married six times in one week in Kindergarten. No, Jessie stuck to sports like Curt. Her older sister Karrie liked boys. Curt had a girlfriend as far as I knew. Even Toby was okay around girls. But Jessie had always hated girls who were all flirty around guys. She would tell me that she had better things to do that doodle Mrs. Somebody in her history notebook. I disagreed, and still do disagree completely with her. That was why when I heard Jessie talking to Ashton like she had a major crush on him, I decided to spy. 

There were three signs that I made up in 7th grade on how to see if a girl likes a boy. 

1. Twirling her hair

2. Blushing when he talks

3. Smiling uncontrollably

Jessie had all three characteristics plus the bonus: Making rare eye contact. Ashton gave her the multimillion dollar smile before leaving, meaning he was interested too. 

"Jessie?" Immediately, Jessie froze.

"Scarlett? Oh gods, how much did you hear?" I laughed, shaking my head.

"Everything. If you don't want him, I'll take him- he's one of the hottest guys in school, you know." Jessie smiled at a piece of paper in her hands.

"I know,"

"And if you already have a date with him, you can give it to me i you want. You know that, right?"

"I know. But I kinda want to keep my date, Scarlett. Can't you pick another stupid guy for your stupid list?" My eyes widened.

"Stupid list? Are you insane? No, it has to be Ashton, sorry."

"Scarlett, he asked me out, and I intend to keep the date. Just find another hot guy. I'm sure if you dig you can find one." I just shook my head.

"The girl who hates crushes and dates and boyfriends gets the hottest guy in school while her suffering cousin who loves that type of thing doesn't? Ugh, Jess, that's not fair."

"Suffering cousin?"

"I chipped a nail this morning trying to find this dress."

"Whatever, Carly. Go find your own date." I huffed, but walked away, although I knew i was still beating Jessie to the punch and getting Ashton.

AUTHOR'S NOTE:

Hey guys! How's you day going? Thought I'd get this up for you guys today since it's been about a week-- I hope you enjoyed! 

A bunch of you guys said you liked all the girls in the story so far... what do you think  now? Still like them all? What's your opinion on Scarlett? Personally, I can't decide if I love her or hate her. I mean, she's kind of a jerk sometimes, but them again, I made her that way lol.

In case you were wondering, I will be doing the contest I've been talking about a bunch the past few chapters. The details will come out with the next PATF chapter, and I will also post them on my profile when they come out. I'm so excited! Thanks so much for everything guys :)

QUESTION OF THE CHAPTER:

Scarlett Solace: Yay or Nay?

XOXO

~PercyAnnabeth20owl