Chapter Fifteen - "Is He Single?"
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Avery's P.O.V

"Sunshine, wake up." I hear Logan whisper in my ear as he shakes my body slightly. I yawn and roll over, facing Logan. I move close to him for warmth as it is freezing and sigh, a small smile on my face.

He smells so good.

"We are going to be late." Logan whispers and I nod.

"If you are going to be late, let's just go even later." I mumble, my eyes still closed. Logan laughs and pushes my hair out of face.

"If you don't get up, I'm ripping the blanket off you." Logan threatens and I groan.

"I hate you." I mumble before sitting up. I rub my eyes and yawn.

"Whats the time?" I ask and Logan gets off the bed, grabbing some clothes off the desk. He hands them to me and sits on the edge of the bed.

"Eight." He says and I sigh, grabbing the clothes.

"Who's are these?" I ask.

"If I said some whore's, would you believe me?" Logan chuckles and I roll my eyes, giving him a blank look. Logan shakes his head and stands up.

"They are Emma's. She said you can have them because she bought new clothes a week ago." Logan says and I nod, looking at the white jeans and black top.

"Tell her I said thank you." I say and Logan nods before leaving the room but a second later, he comes running back in.

"By the way, you can get changed in here." Logan says and I nod, thanking him. He closes the door and I start to get undressed.

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"I like him." I say to Claire who is gapping at me, completely shocked. For the past ten minutes, I have been trying to tell Claire that I like Logan but she wouldn't believe me.

"Say it one more time." Claire says and I sigh.

"I like Logan." I whisper, staring into her green eyes. Claire looks at me for a good minute before gasping.

"What the fuck!" Claire shouts and I immediately hush her, trying to ignore the stares of everyone in the cafeteria. I turn to Claire and see that she is looking at me, her eyebrow raised.

"You like... him?" She asks and I nod sadly.

"Thats what I have been saying, Claire." I say and Claire sighs, shaking her head.

"You do know what your getting yourself into, right? Logan is a bad mother fucker who sleeps around with girls and does drugs. A person like him doesn't care if he knows someone likes him because he will turn that person down, crush her heart and stomp on it a thousand fucking times." Claire frowns and I raise my eyebrow at her.

"You speak from experience." I say and Claire nods.

"From the start?" Claire asks and I nod, eager to listen to her interesting tale.

"I liked a guy exactly like Logan. He was a bad ass and extremely good looking. He liked to screw around with girls and break them and he enjoyed doing that..." Claire mumbles and I nod.

"Penny's brother..." Claire says, a sad look in her eyes appear and I gap at her.

"You liked William?"

"Who didn't like William? He was purely amazing... well to me. Penny tried to tell me to stay back and if I wanted to say something to William, I had to be prepared. Unlucky for me, I didn't listen to her and thats when I made a move on William during a party. He accepted my offer and we had sex. After, he said it was great but it was only a one night stand."

"Go on."

"Of course I knew that though but after a while, we kept hooking up and a year passed. I fell for him... bad. I started getting jealous when he was sleeping with other girls but I tried to ignore it. One day though, William said that he loved me and I was over the moon but when he told me that he made a bet with his friends after the first time we hooked up, I was a mess." Claire says, a sigh escaping her lips. I frown and place my arms on the table, resting my chin on them.

"What was the bet?" I ask and Claire frowns slightly.

"To make me fall for him. Then, when he knew I was in love with him, he was going to say he loved me too but after a day, he would break my heart and laugh with his friends." Claire mumbles and I sigh, looking at Claire who was looking at the floor.

"I regret not listening to Penny because she was his brother... she knew what he was like but being the stubborn person I was, I ignored her and got myself into that mess." Claire says and I watch as she wipes a tear that rolls down her cheek.

How did I not know about this?

"I-I'm sorry, Claire." I mumble and Claire shakes her head.

"I mean, you can do what you want, it's your life but I just don't want you to go through the same pain as I did... and I don't want you to end up like Penny." Claire says and I nod, understanding what she is saying.

"Claire, I'll be careful. I mean, it's not like I'm in love with him or whatever-"

"Are you?" Claire asks and I shake my head, frowning.

"No, no. It's only and little crush that will probably only last a week." I say, smiling at my best friend. Claire smiles and nods.

"I hope so."

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"I can't believe we made it!" Claire grins as she jumps up and down in front of me. I laugh and hold her shoulders, stopping her from jumping.

"Yes, I know your excited but save your energy for sport." I laugh and Claire nods.

Exactly seven minutes ago, Claire and I got called in to see the coach of the cheerleading team. We knew it was about our results and when we arrived at her office, she didn't beat around the bush because when she walked up to us, she said the words that we - well not me, mostly Claire but you know - were dying to hear.

We got accepted into the cheerleading squad.

"Ugh, look who decided to join the cheerleading team." Katie smirks as she stops walking, making us stop as she stands in front of us.

"Just stay out of our way, yeah?" Claire says, her eyebrow raised. Katie laughs and shakes her head.

"Not a chance. If there are new people in the team, it is dangerous for the rest of the girls. If two are in, two are out and we already have the dance ready for the football game on Friday and you two don't know a thing." Katie grins and places a hand on her hip.

"So since I'm captain, practice is after school." Katie says and before she walks away, I grip at her arm.

"I have to be somewhere after school." I say and Katie shrugs.

"Is it important?"

"Yes."

"Then, do what you want but it the coach hears about you not attending practice, she'll have to have a long chat with you. She might even send you off the team..." Katie says and I send her a grin.

"She can't. Besides, I can learn the routine in a day unlike your whole team who needs three weeks to learn the routine." I say, a smirk playing on my lips. I let go of Katie's arm and watch as he raises her eyebrow.

"Ha, don't act like your the greatest at what us girls do best." Katie laughs and I raise my eyebrow.

"Trust me, I am. Your title of captain will be gone in a week, I promise you." I say, the smirk not leaving my face. Katie raises her eyebrow and then nods.

"I'd like to see you try." Katie says before walking off. I turn around and grin.

"Oh trust me, Katie, you will see!" I shout and Katie sticks up the finger before turning around the corner. I turn to Claire and she gaps.

"What the hell? Are you serious?" She asks and I nod.

"Yep." I say, a grin on my face.

I think I just found a great reason to like cheerleading.

Goal: take Katie's title as cheerleading captain.

Difficulty: easy as fuck.

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"Hey." I hear a person say in a low tone behind me and I turn around and see the person I least expected to see here.

"P-Patrick?" I say, blinking as I look at him in confusion and shock. Patrick laughs and smiles at me.

"Yes it is me." Patrick says and I furrow my eyebrows as I look at Patrick.

"What are you doing here?" I ask and Patrick shrugs.

"Oh I don't know, I just came here to walk around." Patrick says, sarcasm dripping from his tone. I roll my eyes and raise my eyebrow at him.

"No, really... What are you doing here?" I ask again and Patrick grins.

"Well Avery, if you must know, before I came to America, I was living with my family in Australia. Lovely people, must I say." Patrick smiles before continuing. "When I came here for Elena's birthday, Aunt Sarah offered me to stay at her place for a while since she knows about how my parents have a lot of work on their hands. So, since I am living here now for a while, I decided to check out this 'wonderful' school that I've heard a lot about." Patrick grins and I nod, crossing my arms over my chest with a small grin on my lips.

"So, I'll be seeing you around more often then?" I ask and Patrick nods. All of a sudden, I hear a high pitched scream escape a certain person's lips.

"Avery, guess what I just-" Claire stops beside me and looks at Patrick.

"Have we met before?" Claire asks and Patrick smiles.

"I'm pretty sure I would remember a gorgeous girl like you but no, we haven't met before." Patrick says and I notice that Claire's cheeks turn a light shade of pink.

Oh, someone is blushing...

"Patrick, this is Claire, my best friend. Claire, this is Patrick, Logan's cousin." I introduce each other and they both smile at each other.

"You definitely are something." I hear Claire mumble to herself and I chuckle. Claire grabs my arm and pulls me towards the lockers, a few metres away from Patrick.

"Is he single?" Claire asks and I shrug, fighting the urge to smirk at her sudden question.

"I have no idea but seeing as he just complimented you, I'm guessing he is." I say and Claire grins as she walks back to Patrick. I walk back and stand beside her.

"So, are you enrolling here?" Claire asks and Patrick shrugs.

"To be honest, I don't know yet." Patrick says and Claire nods.

"Okay, well, we will leave you to whatever you were doing because Avery and I have to get to class." Claire says, smiling as she waves at Patrick.

"Bye." He says, waving at the both of us. We quickly walk down the hall and I look at Claire who has a small smile on her lips.

"What are you planning?" I ask and Claire chuckles, furrowing her eyebrows.

"Nothing."

"Sure."

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What do you think of Claire's story? What about Patrick? Do you think there is going to be drama between Patrick and Logan while they are living under the same roof? What are your thoughts?

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