Post by Mariah on Jun 10, 2014 14:32:52 GMT
Here are all of the past posts for this roleplay:
Liam: It was 3 in the morning or at least it seemed that it was he had lost track of how long he had been traveling. Liam had been shuffled from one distant family member to another the only place he really seemed to feel at home was sitting in a crapped seat on a greyhound bus. His Mum and Dad had died when he was very young and now they were only distant memories to be truthful he found it harder and harder to remember their faces. Just like all the other places that he had lived at some point he found himself shoved on to bus in the middle of the night like forgotten laundry being thrown into the washing machine at the end of the month.
There had some sort of trouble but this time it was worse he had killed a kid in a football game he did not mean to kill him he just tackled him to hard. The next thing he knew all his possessions where in a duffle bag and he was on a bus to visit Uncle Ben and Aunt Eva. The last of his distant relations that where foolish enough to take him. Finally his seemingly never-ending journey was at an end the bus was pulling into town from the bus window Liam noticed the name of the town was Hope. It seemed that the fates had a sense of humor considering this was his last hope at what could be described as a normal life-
Mariah: *It was the middle of the night and Mariah was wide awake.....again. It seemed like she was always up at this time. It was always the same dream that woke her and shook her enough so she couldn't go back to sleep. She shuffled into the kitchen and poured herself a cup of tea. She looked at the clock. 3:20 a.m. Ugh, school would begin soon and if she didn't get back to sleep, it would surely be a long day. Mariah sat down on the couch and clicked on the t.v. Of course nothing was on but just commercials, car dealership ads, and late night news. She yawned and clicked off the t.v. just as something on the news came on about a football accident at another high school. She sighed and stretched a little, then took another sip of her tea. She didn't need to watch any drama on the news tonight. She had enough of it on her own. Speaking of which, she winced as the headlights came flashing in the driveway. Her grandmother was home from her late night bingo and gambling session. Every Wednesday it was this way...and every Friday. Somethings even throughout the weekend. Mariah loved her grandmother, and since the disappearance of her grandfather, it was good to see her get out with friends. Still, a woman of her age should be home more and doing something like, oh, gardening or knitting right? "Hello dear...I hope I didn't wake you up." Her grandmother said as she walked in the door. Her eyes sparkled, so full of excitement and life. Mariah loved that about her. Even with all the pain her grandmother had endured, she still had that sparkle. Her grandmother had always been there for her. Took her in when she had no one else. Her father was in prison and her mother had passed away in an accident. She had lived with her grandmother since she was 12. "No grandma. Just couldn't sleep." She gave a weak smile back and finished her last sip of tea. "i should go back to bed now though." Her grandmother nodded. "Yes you should. You have school in the morning. And so should I....*She yawned. "This old lady stayed out too late tonight. But I did win $50." She winked and slipped into her bedroom, closing the door behind her. Mariah chuckled lightly and shook her head then proceeded to make her way back to her room. She plopped down on the bed and stared up at the ceiling, which was covered with posters. Not the typical teenage posters of cute boys, but of far away lands she hoped to visit one day. Paris, London, Rome, Tokyo. She looked around her room. Her awards hung on hooks and collected dust on shelves. She worked hard for them, but what did they really mean? She sighed and closed her eyes, forcing herself to try to sleep. Finally, about half an hour later and with the constant hum of her fish tank beside her bed, she bored herself to sleep.*
Liam: Getting his bag from the overhead compartment Liam finally got off the bus after another marathon Bus. From all the time he had been sleeping on the bus he was not entirely sure where the hell he was, somewhere in the southern central states he thought to himself he dismissed the thought knowing he would find the answer to his question sooner or later. As Soon as he stepped off the bus the doors closed and drove away. The streets were deserted save for a beat up pickup truck which had its engine running. It must be Uncle Ben he thought to himself as he approached the truck. As he approached the truck an old man who looked like he was older then time and tougher then old boots got out of the truck, he took the duffle from him and threw it in the back ‘come on boy’ he mumbled as he got back into the truck and started to drive away in the truck without waiting for Liam to get into the truck. Quickly jumped into back of the truck as they drove out of town Liam did his best to get some more sleep
Mariah: *Mariah woke up at 6:30 sharp, and she barely beat the alarm. She got up, took her shower, and dressed herself. There had already been two days of school, today would be the third and last of the week. She hadn't gotten to know anyone else, just her normal friends from the year before. Today was cheerleading try outs and she was nervous. Football try outs were later as well and tonight a huge party was planned for the whole junior and senior classes.
Liam: -Liam really did not get that much sleep on the bumpy roads out of town and as soon as he got to the farm his Uncle Ben had put him to work milking cows, feeding animals and mucking out the pigs. As his dear old Uncle ben had put it there was not going to be any chance for him to get into any trouble like he did before, Liam immediately knew that Ben was not the time of man to argue with. Before he knew it was time to get ready for school. He had just enough time to shower, get changed and grab his lunch before he was in the back of that dam truck again on his way to school. His whole body ached he was counting the hours till the day was at an end. Before he knew it he was out the front of the school. Liam was 6’6” with sandy brown hair hazel colored eyes and looked like he was carved out of stone dressed in jeans, a grey t-shirt and a military style jacket. When he was about half way to the front door of the school Uncle Ben shouted out at him ‘there expecting you boy’
Mariah: She was still nervous to meet new people and today would be the real test. Mariah curled her auburn red hair lightly, and applied her make up lightly, just as her mother had taught her before passing. A little light red lip stick and finishing the look with her light pink sun dress and white high heel shoes with the open toes, showing off her pedicured feet. She took a deep breath as she gave herself one more look and then grabbed her keys, backpack, sunglasses, and a muffin. She climbed into her jeep, a gift from her grandfather before he vanished, and turned up the music. She needed to clear her mind, get in the zone for the day. On the way to school, she stopped by the coffee shop to get herself a cappucinno. Arriving at school, she saw most of the student body outside, not anyone seemed anxious to begin the day. The sun was shining, a light breeze kept it cool and refreshing outside, and summe rjust hadn't quite been long enough. When the bell rang, everyone piled inside.
'*Most of the classes that day came and went without a problem. She had chemistry, algebra, english, and other classes that were mostly boring. As she went to her locker between classes, she heard a lot of whispering. Some of the fellow cheerleaders she knew were giggling and pointing down the hall. Mariah peeked around them and saw they were talking about a guy who was standing at his locker. He looked rough, dressed in a t-shirt and jeans and a jacket. He was definitely new and Mariah admitted to herself that he was kind of cute, she could see why the other girls were swooning over him. She rolled her eyes as she looked at the girls and back to him. Boys were the last thing she was worried about right now. The next class was an art class. One she enjoyed very much. She entered the class and looked around. Everyone kind of kept to themselves. There was a small group who you could tell really did not want to be there. They needed the credits. They mostly slept through class. Mariah sat down in her chair, towards the front row and got our her supplies. She pulled a hair from her face and tucked it behind her ear as she listened to the instructions from the teacher. It was a free day...make any creation you wanted.*
Liam: The first hour or so was a blur of taking a tour of the school so that you would not get lost and then been given paperwork for everything that he would need for school. Why he was not allowed to start school on a Monday was beyond him, probably something to do with not getting into any trouble and anything beat working on the farm all day. Most of the class where abit of a blur but teachers where not expecting anything of him just yet. At one moment between classes he could have sworn that somebody was staring at him, past the normal novelty of ‘new guy at school staring’ he looked around but he couldn’t see anyone. The next class was art he sat at the back of the class trying to keep his head down and not be noticed, gym was next the last class of the day he was dreading the thought of gym. When the teacher said it was ‘free creation’ one of the Cheerleaders raised her hand and asked half seriously half joking if she could have Liam ‘pose’ for her when he heard that Liam just sunk further into his seat
Mariah: *Mariah shot a look at the girl who said that, it was Britney, one of the girls she really did not care for. she was always flirting, always getting herself in trouble, and always acted like she was better than everyone. Mariah just shot her a "knock it off" look and then looked back at Liam. She saw that he kept to himself a bit and was quiet. Mariah turned back to her work, which was an acrylic oil painting. She had no references for the painting, but was just painting something as if from memory. A man and a woman, only they were shadowed, their faces not seen. They were holding hands and a scene of fire blazed around them. Suddenly the bell rang and she put her painting up quickly on one of the racks. She grabbed her things and headed out the door, only she wasn't watching where she was going. She crashed right into the new guy. She almost fell over and caught herself on a desk behind her, but her books and supplies went flying.* "Oh, I'm so...sorry..." she said as she looked first to see if he was okay and then bent down to pick up her things*
Liam: For the whole day Liam only had one large writing pad and a few pens and pencils, he had noticed Mariah briefly from the back of the room when she glared at the other girl and was immediately taken with her beauty, there was something familiar about her that he could not put on his finger on and immediately started sketching a drawing of her. Before he knew it class was over and as he was walking out of class the girl he was drawing bumped into him and dropped her things and caused him to drop his writing pad as well. He just smiled and helped her pick up her things “no worries” was all that he said and in the confusion his writing pad was added to her books
Mariah: *The last class of the day ended and Mariah went to her locker. She quickly gathered her work out clothes and ran to the locker room to change. While inside, she heard a lot of the cheerleaders conversing about the cute guys at the school. She smiled, acting like she was really into what they were saying but in reality, she was not. She changed into her short cheer shorts and a red tank top with the school logo on the front. Her cheer practice attire from the year before. She brushed her long curled hair into a pony tail. She got out her back pack and reorganized the things inside. For the first week of school, she already had a lot of homework. As she was putting her books back in the bag, she came across a writing pad. She knew it wasn't hers...and as she opened it up, she was surprised by what she found. Inside was a drawing...of her! She blushed as she looked at it. It was actually very good. She looked around, to make sure no one else saw it. She closed the pad quickly and slipped it into her bag and ran out to the field for practice/try outs.*
"Okay ladies....now just because you are calling yourselves cheerleaders right now, doesn't mean you will remain one. After today you are either on the team, or you're not. So work hard, do your best, and results will be posted at the end of the day." The coach announced and the practice proceeded with a run through of everything they had worked on for the past week and then each girl would be judged individually as well. Many of the girls seemed distracted by the football players practicing not far from them. Mariah did as she was told, first the stunting with her group, in which she flew, then the cheers, then the dance, and finally the tumbling. When it was her turn, she gave it her all....doing a cartwheel into a round off, into three back flips, tucking, then landing into a split.*
Liam: He did not have any gear for gym. Yet. He was sure that that the coach was going to let a thing like that stop him from getting Liam to try out for football. Time will tell to see just how resourceful the coach was and he heard the speech before about ‘not letting your gifts go to waste’ and he sure there was more than one phone call to Uncle Ben over the course of the day . But his execution of sorts was delayed as cheerleading tryouts where first. Unlike the other guys who were spending their time warming up Liam was sitting on the bleachers watching all the girls doing flips and cartwheels. He had girlfriends before but nothing ever serious, most of his life had done just enough not to get noticed at sometimes you had to be social able especially with girls. But of course all of his efforts usually would come unstuck in the end. He made an effort to make it look like he was just looking at the girls and nobody inparticular. But he paying a lot attention, in passing, to the girl he had bumped into at the end of art class. Those shorts she was wearing seemed to give her rear end what could be only described as a ‘magical quality’
Mariah: *As Mariah finished her tumbling, she went over to a nearby tree to get a drink from her water bottle. Britney, as well as a couple of other girls came over to join her.* "Hey, who is that guy? Does anyone know his name?" Britney asked, motioning to Liam. The other girls shook their heads and smiled, agreeing then with Britney that he was very hot. Mariah looked over at the bleachers where Liam was sitting, but looked quickly back to the football field.* "So Mya, (The girls' nickmame for Mariah), are you going to go with Joel to the big bonfire party tonight? It only makes sense since he is going to be one of the captains of the football team, and we all know you'll probably be one of the captains of the cheer squad." One of the other girls said. Mariah shook her head and took another sip before answering. "No, I'm not going with Joel. We are not together. Haven't been in a long time. And as far as cheerleading captain...you don't know that I will be captain. If I make the team, it will be my first year on Varsity." Britney rolled her eyes. "Whatever. You will be in the running, though you do have me to run against for the role." She looked over at Liam and gave a wink. "You know, I heard Joel talking about asking you out again. If you don't go with him, you should go with that guy." Mariah looked over to Liam again and felt herself get a little red in the cheeks. "Why? I don't know him." She answered and looked away quickly. "Fine. I'll ask him out then." Britney grinned, adjusted herself so her breasts appeared perkier in the sports bra, and almost sort of pranced over to the bleachers.* "Hey there hottie....you look lonesome over here."
Liam: Liam paused as a girl dressed in a sports bra and shorts pranced over to the bleachers where he was sitting. He had seen that move before and even though her breasts where nothing short of sublime he wondered if they were her own. He stared through her not taking his eyes off of Mariah, he knew that football practice would be starting soon, watching cheerleading practice might not have been a good idea if he was going to avoid any sports. When he heard her speak he smiled and stood up and replied to her “no ….. not lonesome just enjoying the scenery”
Mariah: *She raised a brow and looked around. She wondered if he was checking out the football team for a minute and then she saw where his eyes were going.* "Are you checking HER out?" She asked, as if in disbelief. "Pfft...don't waste your time. She's taken. Quarterback of the football team called that a long time ago. Besides...Mariah is boring...a goodie goodie...no fun. What you need is someone who can show you a good time. Let you really experience our little town..." Britney ran a finger along Liam's muscular arm as she said this.* "My name is Britney. You should come out to the big party tonight. Out in Cedar park woods. Big bon fire...dancing, drinking...all sorts of fun. Come find me there." *She winked and skipped off before he could give an answer.*
Liam: Wow he thought to himself, she just doesn’t take a hint did she? He fought the urge to throw up as she touched his arm and did not bother to turn around and watch her as she left. Going to a party sounded like a good idea but would he bother spending any time with … what was her name? … Brittney probably not, but like she would let something like that stop her. When it came to men Liam knew that she was a predator. Liam walked in the opposite direction to Brittney towards the male change rooms as all the other boys had started to take the field for practice he knew he would have to change quickly if he was going to get through this. With any luck he would not be picked for the team. He changed quickly into the uniform that the coach had set out for him leaving his clothes on a bench in the locker room as he went to the field for practice.
Mariah: *Cheerleading practice and try outs were finishing up and the coach called the girls to the field. She congratulated them all on working hard and then posted the clipboard on a post by the bleachers. The girls lined up and Mariah stayed behind, not really wanting to get caught up in the screams and squeals and cries from the other girls. She watched as some girls, most she actually liked, left the field with their heads low and hugging each other. Some left bouncing along high fiving and getting out their cells to text the good news, and a couple ran over to her and wrapped their arms around her. "Hey! We made it! You too! And you're name is in the running for captain! Britney isn't though...I bet she doesn't like that." A girl named Penny said. Of all the girls, Penny was the one that Mariah connected with most on the team. Mariah smiled and grabbed her things, checking the clipboard for confirmation first. Just as she was about go towards the parking lot to get into her car, she stopped as she saw the rest of the football players come out for try outs. With them, was the guy she had seen earlier, the one from gym. She just watched for a minute until she felt a hand around her waist. She jumped and spun around to see Joel there. He was a tall, muscular man, hair blond and bright as the sun. His blue eyes stared down at her. "Hey doll...did you stay to watch me practice." Mariah gently took his hand and peeled it off of her waist. "No...and I'm not your doll." She said and began to walk away. He followed her and in a pleading voice said "oh come on, you're not still mad are you? I thought we were over this. I thought we were going to still be friends." Mariah stopped and looked at him. "Look, I said we would TRY to be friends...but it's going to take time. What you did is not something that is easily forgettable. And even if we were "friends", that is all we would be. All we will ever be. And friends don't go around putting arms around waists, calling each other pet names, and telling everyone else they're still in love with the other. I'm over it Joel...you're clearly not. I got to go..." She looked quickly over to where Liam was and then continued on her way. Joel just rolled his eyes and ran ahead to practice.*
Liam: Before Practice started he noticed that girl talking with somebody in a football uniform, at first the girl did not seem too pleased about the attention he thought about going over to her until she walked away. Practice was like any other practice that he had been to before, though the coach seemed to be paying a little more attention to Liam giving him more laps then everybody else and more tackling drills seeing if he would break. Liam did not break he just took everything that the coach dished out for him, Liam was counting the minutes till Practice was over. Finally when they were done for the afternoon the coach called Liam over saying that he made the team, Liam did best to deflect the possibility of being on the team saying that he would have to talk to his Aunt and Uncle first. Before the coach had anything else to say Liam changed and left the high school.
Mariah: *Mariah, being the good student she was, did her homework as soon as she got to the house. Her grandmother, of course, was gone for the night. Mariah knew what people said about her...that she was a goodie goodie, stuck up, no fun. She didn't care. She had a goal. She wanted to make good grades so she could get a scholarship to get into a school far from here. She wanted to travel. See the world. Have an adventure. Away from the drama that seemed to cling to her. After homework, Mariah ate her dinner, which was just warmed up spaghetti from the night before. She then got into the shower and dressed for the party. A part of her didn't even want to go the party, but she knew that it was important to the sports teams and her friends would be there. She changed into a pair of jean shorts, her cute bright red cowgirl boots, a red tank that had laces along the front, giving it a corset look, and she curled her hair again, this time leaving it down in tiny curls. She did her make up and was set to go. The entire time she was getting set to go, her cell phone lit up with texts from Britney, Courtney, and Penny, all asking what to wear and where to meet and what booze to get, etc. Mariah knew that if Britney had anything to do with it, this party would be crazy. She put on her favorite silver dangly earrings and grabbed her bag, phone, and keys, and went out the door.*
Liam: Liam did not have a ride to get home because well Uncle Ben had work, he was lucky that he got a ride to school in the first place. He really did not have any homework considering that his writing pad had mysteriously vanished at the end of art class. All he had was a fistful with lists of what he would need. He gave the notes to Aunt Ava who said that they would go to town on the weekend to get everything. He told Aunt Ava about the party and making the football team and how he told the coach that he would talk to her and uncle ben. Aunt Ava smiled about saying that he could go to the party and that she would have to talk to Ben about the prospect of football. Seeing how long it took him get home and that he did not have a car Liam started to walk to the party after dinner.
Mariah: *As Mariah drove for the party, she came across a figure walking along the side of the road. She slowed down when she noticed who it was. She pulled the car over and waited for him to walk up. She rolled down the window and called out. "Hey, you're the guy from my art class today aren't you? Are you going to the party up the road?" She asked, finding it hard to keep from blushing. He really was quite attractive.*
Liam: *Liam continued walking as he heard a car approaching. He stopped for a moment as the car slowed down. He smiled as he noticed the girl in the car was the girl from Art class and not Brittney. "yeah, i'm going to the party. Not sure if its a good idea, I don't think that what's her name? .... Brittney took the hint"
Mariah: *Mariah grinned and nodded.* "Yeah...she can come off a little...strong." She chuckled and then motioned to the seat beside her.* "Do you want a ride?"
Liam: Liam smiled he was still wearing the same clothes he was wearing when he arrived at school "yeah thanks" he went to the passenger door. he paused for a second as he opened the door and tried to pose what he was about to ask as delicately as possibly "her 'presentation' from earlier today was not her own right?"
Mariah: *Mariah covered her mouth as she laughed* "Uh no...she got those freshman year." *She put the car in gear and began to drive. It was then she realized that she had technically just let a complete stranger in her car.* "Oh...what is your name? I can't believe I ask you this now...I already let you in my car."
Liam: *Liam paused for a second and then answered her question "My name is Liam, pleased to meet you" he paused for a second and then added in a playful half joking tone " and I promise not to ravish you till i know you better or till later tonight after the party..... which ever works best for you"
Mariah: *Mariah swerved the car slightly, startled by what he just said. Her face turned beet red and she looked out the window away from him.* "Uh...wh...what?" She said and then chuckled, half a chuckle and half an uncomfortable tone. She knew he was joking, or at least she hoped so. "Um..." She quickly changed the subject. "My name is Mariah. Some people call me Mya." *She gave a smile and finally felt the hotness escape her cheeks.* "Oh...that reminds me..." She said as she pulled into the driveway for the woods. She stopped and reached back behind her seat, pulling out the writing pad and handing it to him.* "I think this must have gotten mixed up with my books today in art class....it's yours, right?"
Liam: *he smiled as she handed him his writing pad. He paused for a second and then remembered the drawing he did in Art Class and turned a slight shade of red 'uh thanks .... I was wondering where this got to' all of a sudden he felt very awkward pausing for a second he spoke again 'um ... did you like the sketch from art class?'
Mariah: What sketch? She smiled innocently, hoping he wouldn't think she had been snooping. She parked the car and could see the glow of the fire in the distance. She could hear voices and music. The party was definitely going on here.
Liam: “Oh never mind” Liam breathed a sigh of relief as he got out of the car and managed to regain the composure he would have lost if she had have started asking him any questions as he got out of the car. Liam paused for a second savouring the time he had alone with Mariah “so is there anything I need to know?” he immediately realised how vague that sounded and followed up with specific questions “Are there any girls who come on just as ‘strongly’ as Brittney that I might want to avoid? Is there anything about me that needs to be answered? Is there anything about me that the girls want answered?” he chuckled at the last question partly because it sounded almost identical to the question before it but he was sure Mariah would understand the difference. Though considering he had shower after practice he was sure that some questions might have been answered or the stories had added fuel to the fire of any rumour
Mariah: She stopped and thought for a moment . "nah, Britney is probably your biggest worry. That and whichever entourage she has with her. Just have fun. Be yourself." She knew that sounded cheesy but she didn't know what else to say. So far she been able to miss out on the gossip that might have been going around. With herself often being a topic in the gossip circle, she knew to leave her nose out of things.
She headed for the party and soon was greeted by Penny and a few of the other not so annoying girls. She was pulled away into conversation and so far it seemed they hadn't even noticed that she did not arrive alone.
Liam: Liam hid the writing pad in a hidden pocket in his jacket. He would deal with any questions about the drawing latter, if mariah had actually indeed seen. Most of the small towns he had been sent to where the same. A lot of the girls had the same questions about the 'bright shiney' new boy. The girls in the last town actually had bets going, the answers to these questions came out sooner or later. Liam hoped that mariah would be the first those answers would be revealed, but upon getting into her car he knew she was nor the kind of girl to go seeking answers to those questions. He found that refreshing about knowing that things might lead to that but only when everything was perfect. Britney on the other Liam knew to many girls like that and trouble usually followed. Leaving Mariah to do her own he went and got a beer-
Mariah: *Mariah went with the girls to go get some drinks. Mariah was not much of a drinker, she actually was not a fan of beer. Drinking is what started her family's trouble. Her mother was killed by a drunk driver, her father
's drinking after caused his prison sentence. So no, not really a fan of drinking herself. So she resorted to a coke, which of course got her many strange looks and judgemental chuckles. "DD" she said as she sipped her coke and someone asked her why no beer. She moved along among the crowds with Penny and two others (one was named Holly, the other she did not know well yet). She heard the squeally laugh from the other side of the bon fire and knew that Britney had arrived. "Woo!" Yup, she was one of the "woo" girls. Mariah chuckled as she knew what would happen now. Sure enough she spotted Britney moving towards her target. A group of football players by the keg. "So Mariah, I saw you talking to Joel after practice. Is it true you guys are an item again?" Penny asked her. Mariah rolled her eyes and proceeded to explain that no, that was not the case. Meanwhile, Britney moved from grooup of guys to group of guys and finally found Liam not far from the keg of beer. "Hey hottie...glad to see you here. I told you this would be fun." She winked and stood beside him, purposely making sure some part of her body touched some part of his. "Want to join me at the lake later? I made sure to wear my string bikini under here...though for you, I may not wear anything."
Liam: -Liam sat by himself in front of the fire drinking his beer he had talked to some of the guys he recognised from the football team but they where more interested in chasing girls then talking to him. So he sat by himself hoping not to be noticed by anyone. Then it happened Britney and seemingly made a bee line straight for him 'oh fuck' he thought to himself that girl was like a dog with a bone in that all it seemed to want to do was jump his bones. The thought of a bikini clad was tempting. Very tempting. He felt like a trapped animal. He found himself seemingly captivated by her breasts he still was not sure if they where real but he was going to have to take Mariah's word for it that they where real. All he could do to get away from her was quickly finish his beer 'this is empty, i'm going to get another one' and walked over to the keg-
Mariah: *Mariah found herself bombarded suddenly by Britney and her friends. She began complaining about the lack of hot guys, except for a couple. She complained about the new guy, she complained about the new cheerleaders, one of which was standing beside Mariah, she complained about teachers but suggested flirting her way through algebra. "So Mariah, going to be a party pooper again are we? Nothing's changed. You are so boring. No wonder no one likes you. Even Joel has found himself someone new." Mariah looked over to Joel, who was indeed, surrounded by three girls, all touching his arms or back or whatever else they could. He was eating it up. Penny started to speak up in defense for Mariah but Britney cut her off. "You know, even that new guy is going to the lake later with me. You're missing out on all the fun Mya. Maybe you should skip parties like this altogether since you clearly don't want to be here. Go bingo with grams." Britney kept going on and on and finally Mariah just walked away. She headed over to the keg, grabbed a beer and downed it. She was sick of it. Britney and the other girls like her. Joel and the guys like him. The cliche that was high school. The rumors, the gossip, the judging. She just didn't care anymore. She figured the best way to get it out of her head was to drown it away. She grabbed her second beer and walked away. Penny tried to follow after the best she could.*
Liam: *Liam stood there confused for a second as he saw Mariah pound a beer and then walk away with a second. He took a couple of steps to go after and then he saw another girl (penny) following who thought was her friend following her and thought it best to leave her be at least for now. He wasn't planning on going to the lake with britney but then again he had not planned on trying out for football either so nothing really was going to plan at the moment. He heard some of the less intelligent football players getting rowdy about something but he was not sure what they where talking about considering he was not following their conversation. But he was sure things were going to get a little wild tonight. He just hoped he did not get into to much trouble on his first day in town*
Mariah: *Mariah kept herself away for the most part, keeping mostly to the area where dj was. It was loud enough here that she wouldn't hear Britney or anyone else if they came to bother her. Penny stood beside her quietly, drinking her beer. Mariah was now on her third beer. She was beginning to feel a little dizzy and warm. Another half an hour passed and Mariah emerged from the dj area. She was beginning to dance on the dance floor, getting the surprising looks from many as she normally wasn't this outgoing. Britney turned to look at Mariah and laughed. "Wow...now she has some fun". Penny kept taking Mariah by the arm "Come on Mya, come sit down..." "No...I'm going to have fun tonight. I'm sick of sitting home...sick of being the boring girl....I'm going to have FUN" Mariah pushed Penny away gently and continued dancing. Some of the football players came over and began dancing with Mariah.*
Liam: *Liam had been doing his best to keep to himself to himself. he had been avoiding Britney for the most of the night since he had 'gone for another beer' but he was almost certain going to fail in the end. These woods seemed to be larger then he expected with bonfire area and a dance area fairly close by it wasn't long till he found himself sitting on a stool on the edge of the dance floor. He noticed Mariah but he wasn't sure if she wanted him to go over to her. She seemed different to how she was when they car. An even stranger thing about this place was of some people who had ventured off past the dance floor came back in various states of undress. He thought about going off into the woods to see what was going on but that would surely mean running into Britney. would it? at least for the moment he kept an eye on Mariah while he was chatting politely with a kinda cute junior girl. He wasn't interested in her, it was just nice to have the prospect of more then on friend*
Mariah: *One of the football players spoke up loudly, the dj turned down the music.* "Alright people! Time for some real fun" The crowd cheered This guy's name was Trevor, and he was one of the most popular guys in the school. "We have all our hottest cheerleaders and all the best football players here in a hat. As last year's captain and MVP, I get to come up with dares for those unfortunate enough to have their names drawn. You must complete the dare, or suffer the wrath of the mudpits." The mudpits was more of a swamp pit and stunk so bad that it took days to get the smell out. There were rumors that people often dumped things in there they didn't want to be found. Even the disappearance of Mariah's grandfather had people guessing he was in those swamps.* "Are we ready to begin?" The crowd errupted again and Mariah took this opportunity to slink into the shadows. The first names were drawn and they were some newer athletes, a cheerleader by the name of Alexis and a football player named Brian. They were dared to jump into the lake and swim from one end to the party dock in the middle of the lake and place an empty keg there. Lame, thought Mariah. The dares went on from there to including make out sessions, men wearing the girls' bras to girls doing a barely clothed lap dance (that one was done glady by Britney to a sophmore who snuck into the party). Most were just silly school aged dares.*
Liam: Maybe it was just the beer but liam chuckled along with along with all off the dares but he volunteered partly because he was bored but partly cause he was sure nobody apart from mariah knew his name- 'anybody got one for me ?'
Mariah: "oooh new guy! yeah we got one for ya." Trevor said with a chuckle. He walked over to Liam and placed handcuffs on one of his hands. "You must run to the lake, to the docks in the middle of the lake, break open the empty keg and find the key to these handcuffs. Oh and you must do this in only your undies and handcuffed to...." He drew a name out of the hat. "Ah, Mariah, our newest cheer captain." Mariah felt herself being pushed and pulled from the crowds and suddenly she was handcuffed to Liam. Lots of ooohs and ahhs were heard and even laughter. She knew she was turning bright red. For a second she figured she would rather take the swamppits, but that thought quickly went away. She took a deep breath and looked at Liam as if to say "gee thanks".*
Liam: *he paused for a moment and then gave Mariah a look back very interesting very quickly his look said 'i'm about to make matters worse or interesting' stalling for time he looked at Trevor 'well have you hidden the key?'
Mariah: "The keys are in the empty keg on the docks in the middle of the lake. Enjoy the swim." *Mariah started to drag Liam along, wanting to get this over with.* "Nuh uh..." Trevor said. "Strip down." *Mariah, hoping that part would have been forgotten, took one last gulp, which was quite big, of her beer, finishing it and throwing the cup down. She undressed to down to her bra and undies, which thankfully matched and weren't her laundry day granny looking panties. They were red and slightly laced. She felt she was turning as red as slight embarrassment hit her, though thankfully the alcohol was helping. After Liam would undress, the two would be handcuffed together.*
Liam: *considering he wasn't wearing any boxers or briefs he thought this was going to be interesting. he kinda smiled as he watched Mariah strip off down to her bra and panties, she was suddenly even cuter then she allready was. Liam took off his jacket and then boots placing them with Mariah's clothes and then slowly took off his shirt. pausing for a second for effect he slowly unzipped his trousers revealing several things. one that he was not wearing any underwear, two the impressive size of his manhood and three to make it look all the more impressive he had no pubic hair there at all*
Mariah: *Mariah, when realizing that Liam was not wearing underwear and hearing the reaction of the crowd, blushed even more and wanted even more to change her mind. She tried to compose herself, tried to look like she didn't care. She just didn't look at all if she could help it. She looked at Penny for sympathy, but her best friend's mouth was dropped to the floor and her eyes were wide.* "Well alrighty...this is even more fun! Go go...your dare begins!" Trevor called out and Mariah began walking with Liam, well, more like running. She kept her eyes up, her hands up and as much distance as she could. It wasn't that she didn't like the guy...of course he was cute and seemed nice...and he had quite the bod...okay she had to think back on the task at hand. Alcohol was definitely not helping her focus here. She was doing all she could to even walk straight at this point. She was definitely buzzed and borderline on the slurred speech and tumbling on her butt stage. She could hardly believe the predicament she was. Sure she dated before, but she had never seen a man naked, contrary to what others might believe. She and Joel were an item off and on for almost the entire year last year, but she insisted on taking things slow, partly for her own feelings and partly because of the way Joel thought too highly of himself and his obsession with impressing his friends. It was all this that led to their final break up, when he decided to cheat.*
Liam: *as they where handcuffed together Liam thought about slapping Mariah on the behind but thought better of it, not that he did not want her to take a few liberties with him, but he thought she might not remember to much considering how badly she smelt of beer as they half ran half walked towards. as the progressed along everything seemed to bob and slap about*
Mariah: *They reached the lake and she started to run in when she realized just how cold the water was. It seemed to wake and sober her up fast.* "You just had to volunteer didn't you?" She said out loud now and looked at him, being sure to keep her eyes to his.* "I hate these dare games....they get crazier every year."
Liam: *as he continued to run considering his situation being handcuffed to a rather cute girl in her underwear things gradually became less flacid and more stiff as they ran, this situation made harder for him to run. He was not hiding the fact that he was checking her out as they ran, he thought she might be checking him out but never caught openly staring at it. 'you expected me to give them all the power? where you?' he replied. To demonstrate just how cold things where as they jumped into the lake his erection quickly dissipated*
Mariah: *Liam would find out quick that Mariah was a good swimmer, even with having him cuffed to her. She headed for the docks in the middle of the lake. There was a single torch there and she could see the keg.*
Liam: *he managed to keep up with Mariah at least for the moment between strokes he joked 'its almost as if you don't want to be here' as the got closer and closer to the keg*
Mariah: *she took a breath as she reached the docks and held onto the edge. There was no ladder and so getting up on the docks would be difficult* "Well, it's not exactly what I wanted to be doing tonight. It wasn't my plan to drink so much, to be half naked and cuffed to someone I just met today. I'm not like Britney...I don't do these things. It's why everyone thinks I'm boring and I don't have a lot of friends. I'm not a slut, I'm not a moron, I actually care..." *She was clearly getting upset and the alcohol was now making her a tad bit emotional.* "Maybe you'd rather be cuffed to Britney...she's more fun, but I guess you're stuck with me." She said as she then attempted to pull herself up to the dock.*
Liam: *he paused for a second as she climbed up on to the dock and listened to what she had to say, forgetting about the keg at least for a moment he was kind of enjoying the situation of being naked with her. 'well considering, i'm not a big fan of cuffed and that with her we probably would not have made it this far. er no.' he paused for a moment 'you might not be a slut but i've been wanting to do this all night' he gently pulled her closer to him wrapped an arm around her waist resting a hand on her ass and softly kissed her lips*
Mariah: *She raised her hand to slap his face in reaction to his move, but instead she accepted the kiss and for a second, only a second, she felt herself kiss him back. Then she pulled back and looked at him. "Why? Why would you do that?" She asked as she touched her fingers to her lips, the tingly feeling of the kiss still lingering. She was shocked by what he did. She had never had anyone be so forward and she knew alcohol was playing a role for them both. "I don't know anything about you...you don't know me. Wh..." She wasn't sure what to say. He was of course attractive, a very good kisser..."Why me? Why kiss me? Why draw me?" She let that last part slip. All this time she had thought she had convinced him that she had not seen his drawing pad. She covered her mouth to cover her gasp.
Liam: Everything seemed to stop in that split that he felt her kiss him. Mariah would feel his manhood stir slightly against her body. Some women might find that to be an insult while others would find it to be the highest compliment. When she broke the kiss Liam snapped back to the moment and took a couple of steps backwards but he found that he could not take his eyes of her. She was beautiful and the way that the water made it seem that her entire body was shimmering in the moonlight made her oh so sexy. His manhood wanted him to take her here and now and ravish her body till she felt the highest peaks of ecstasy. But he reminded himself that he had just met Mariah and that would not happen now, though hopefully it would happen at some point. ‘I kissed you because your kind, beautiful and the way your body is shimmering in the moonlight right now you look oh so sexy ….’ Hearing the second part of that sentence he paused and his entire body turned a deep shade of red and suddenly he was very aware of his nakedness and for a moment he covered up his manhood ‘you … you … said that you did not see … that drawing’ he stammered pausing trying to gather his thoughts ‘ I drew you because you were the first girl I liked at school’ he looked at his feet for a second and then looked up staring into her eyes ‘after school at practise I couldn’t take my eyes off of you’
Mariah: *She blushed as he told her of her kindness, beauty, and sexiness. She had never really had a man tell her that before. She was always "cute". Then as his expression changed when she mentioned the drawing, she too blushed even more.* "Why me?" There were plenty of other girls...more beautiful." It was then that she heard the shouting. "Hey you two! What's taking so long?!" Joel and Britney were there on the shoe and their expressions as they saw the two of them in an almost embrace was one that showed complete shock and many questions.*
Liam: He leant and whispered in her ear so that only Mariah could hear 'I drew you because i thought you where beautiful none of the other girls caught my like you did' As he noticed Brittney and one of the guys from the football team he had the look of a deer in headlights as his mind went blank he blurted out the first thing that came to mind 'we found each other's company more interesting!'*
Mariah: *Trevor came up behind the onlookers and shouted at them. "Well hurry up!" Meanwhile Joel (Mariah's ex) and Britney had their eyes wide as immediately they speculated what could have been going on with the two. Mariah looked from them to Liam and said "Are you going to help me get the stupid key? My wrist is starting to hurt." And then as she finished the sentence, she leaned in and kissed his cheek just for a show for the onlookers. Then she moved to the keg, trying to find a way to open it.*
Liam: *Liam paused as she kissed him, his manhood became stiff perhaps a little to stiff considering the audience. He snapped back to reality 'uh ... yeah' he to turned his attention to the keg and fumbled with it for a few moments before finally managing to open it he paused letting Mariah retrieve the key and unlock her cuffs first*
Mariah: *She sighed a sigh of relief when the cuffs came off and she rubbed her wrist. Then she looked at the shore, seeing that the people had left.* "We should go before we lose this dare..." She then dove into the water before he could say anything else and began to swim for sure.*
Liam: *Liam quickly unlocked his handcuffs and then followed Mariah, his stiffness quickly went away when he hit the water*
Mariah: *She made it shore and walked back to the bon fire. She warmed up there and was brought a towel and beer from Penny, which she kindly declined the beer. She dried off, found her clothes, and put them on. There were many comments about her undergarments, about her running with a naked man, about what MUST have happened out there on the dock between the two. Many of these comments came from Joel and Britney, both who seemed pleased with the idea of embarrassing them and also seemed a bit bothered with it too. After all, Britney wanted Liam and Joel wanted Mariah.*
Liam: It was long before Liam made it back to the shore, his clothes seemed to have disappeared during the time that he had spent on the dare he looked around for a second 'uh guys any idea where my clothes have gone?'
Mariah: *Some of the girls of the party giggled as they then acted innocent, having disposed of Liam's clothes on the other side of the lake. Mariah, already embarrassed, confused, and now cold, was ready to go. She said her goodbyes to a few of the friends she did have who were there to help her and she headed to the car. She had forgotten about the fact she had given Liam a ride.*
Liam: *he continued to look around for his clothes and found that he was very unsuccessful in finding them. Seeing that Mariah was leaving he quickly walked over to her 'ah .... Mya would you mind giving me a ride?'
Mariah: *She turned and frowned, realizing she had left rather quickly* "Um...yeah sure. I'm sorry. I just want to get out of here." *She began to unlock the car.* "Are you sure you don't want to stay longer? I bet it'd be fun. You'd be the life of the party for sure."
"I'm going home but I'm sure someone else would give you a ride."
Liam: ' i probably would be the life of the party ... but i would have to fend off advances from Britney. And she is not the one i want' he waited for her to unlock the door for him
Mariah: *The doors unlocked and she climbed in. She still had the towel and threw it on the passenger side. After all, they were leather seats and a: she did not want them wet and b: she was sure he did not want certain parts to be sticking to those seats.* "The rumors that must be circling around that party right now..." She shook her head and let out a short chuckle. "And a part of me doesn't care..." She said as she started the car and drove out of the woods. She kept her eyes ahead and did her best to hide the tears that were streaming down her cheeks. She was definitely sober now and she felt horrible. She didn't even entirely know why was she wanting to cry. She had just so many emotions running through her.*
Liam: *Liam quickly got into the car and used the towel as best he could to cover up his crotch to ensure save driving. he stayed silent for awhile as Mariah cried and then rested his hand on hers on the gear shift 'are you ok?'
Mariah: *She shook her head and then nodded, wiping her tears quickly.* "Yeah...I don't know....it's just been an overwhelming night." She gave him a soft smile and then went back to driving. She was rather quiet the rest of the ride to town.*
Liam: the drive was pretty uneventful but as they reached Uncle Ben's and Aunt Ava's farm and pulled up to park flood lights from the house turned on just as he was getting out of the car 'oh fuck' Liam thought to himself, this was the second time that he had a dear in headlights feeling. before he even had a chance to cover up Uncle Ben was outside yelling at him at how is make his life hell tomorrow
Mariah: *Mariah was just pulling out of the driveway when she realized Liam's uncle and aunt were coming out to yell at him. She felt bad but continued on her way. She hoped he wouldn't be in too much trouble. As she made it back to her house, of course the house was dark and her grandmother was gone. Kind of pathetic that she was home ready for bed before her 70 year old grandmother she thought. She went inside and took a shower and got into her pajamas. She plopped down on her bed and got out her phone and saw she had several messages from people. All were asking or insinuating about what was going on between her and the new guy. There was even a picture...She grumbled and tossed her phone aside and stared at the ceiling for what felt like hours.*
Liam: *It seemed that Liam barely had a chance to go to sleep before he was woken up again. While he was sleeping Aunt Ava had left messages with as many girls as possible including Mariah that if they came by their farm they might see something they liked. Liam was given a breakfast of scrambled eggs and bacon with something that would give him extra energy. When went outside Liam was quickly put into a harness and given the chore of plowing a field NUDE*
Mariah: *The next day, Mariah woke up and made coffee and pancakes. Her grandmother woke up about an hour later and sat down with her. They discussed the party, which Mariah explained as "dull" and "not too great". She didn't need the whole world, especially her grandmother, knowing the details. She felt the buzz of her phone, which she left on vibrate during the night. Of course there were many messages, but the one that caught her attention was one from Penny about Liam...and his punishment for the day. Mariah giggled and then got up from the table, leaving her grandma to wonder. She had not planned to do anything today but perhaps work on more college applications. Perhaps a drive might be fun.*
Liam: *Liam set about his stuck without too much grumbling, he had a bad feeling that if he complained to much this punishment of his might be extended, possibly to school. So he just kept his head down and slowly made his way up and down the field in the harness attached to the plow. It was about an hour or so before the girls from high school started to turn up, some came by for a quick look at the new boy in his predicament while others due to the wonders of a small town decided make a day of it and sunbathing, gossiping all the while ogling the new boy. Perhaps it was the female attention perhaps it was the secret ingredient to ‘give him extra energy’ but his manhood enjoyed the attention as he trudged up and down the field*
Liam: It was 3 in the morning or at least it seemed that it was he had lost track of how long he had been traveling. Liam had been shuffled from one distant family member to another the only place he really seemed to feel at home was sitting in a crapped seat on a greyhound bus. His Mum and Dad had died when he was very young and now they were only distant memories to be truthful he found it harder and harder to remember their faces. Just like all the other places that he had lived at some point he found himself shoved on to bus in the middle of the night like forgotten laundry being thrown into the washing machine at the end of the month.
There had some sort of trouble but this time it was worse he had killed a kid in a football game he did not mean to kill him he just tackled him to hard. The next thing he knew all his possessions where in a duffle bag and he was on a bus to visit Uncle Ben and Aunt Eva. The last of his distant relations that where foolish enough to take him. Finally his seemingly never-ending journey was at an end the bus was pulling into town from the bus window Liam noticed the name of the town was Hope. It seemed that the fates had a sense of humor considering this was his last hope at what could be described as a normal life-
Mariah: *It was the middle of the night and Mariah was wide awake.....again. It seemed like she was always up at this time. It was always the same dream that woke her and shook her enough so she couldn't go back to sleep. She shuffled into the kitchen and poured herself a cup of tea. She looked at the clock. 3:20 a.m. Ugh, school would begin soon and if she didn't get back to sleep, it would surely be a long day. Mariah sat down on the couch and clicked on the t.v. Of course nothing was on but just commercials, car dealership ads, and late night news. She yawned and clicked off the t.v. just as something on the news came on about a football accident at another high school. She sighed and stretched a little, then took another sip of her tea. She didn't need to watch any drama on the news tonight. She had enough of it on her own. Speaking of which, she winced as the headlights came flashing in the driveway. Her grandmother was home from her late night bingo and gambling session. Every Wednesday it was this way...and every Friday. Somethings even throughout the weekend. Mariah loved her grandmother, and since the disappearance of her grandfather, it was good to see her get out with friends. Still, a woman of her age should be home more and doing something like, oh, gardening or knitting right? "Hello dear...I hope I didn't wake you up." Her grandmother said as she walked in the door. Her eyes sparkled, so full of excitement and life. Mariah loved that about her. Even with all the pain her grandmother had endured, she still had that sparkle. Her grandmother had always been there for her. Took her in when she had no one else. Her father was in prison and her mother had passed away in an accident. She had lived with her grandmother since she was 12. "No grandma. Just couldn't sleep." She gave a weak smile back and finished her last sip of tea. "i should go back to bed now though." Her grandmother nodded. "Yes you should. You have school in the morning. And so should I....*She yawned. "This old lady stayed out too late tonight. But I did win $50." She winked and slipped into her bedroom, closing the door behind her. Mariah chuckled lightly and shook her head then proceeded to make her way back to her room. She plopped down on the bed and stared up at the ceiling, which was covered with posters. Not the typical teenage posters of cute boys, but of far away lands she hoped to visit one day. Paris, London, Rome, Tokyo. She looked around her room. Her awards hung on hooks and collected dust on shelves. She worked hard for them, but what did they really mean? She sighed and closed her eyes, forcing herself to try to sleep. Finally, about half an hour later and with the constant hum of her fish tank beside her bed, she bored herself to sleep.*
Liam: Getting his bag from the overhead compartment Liam finally got off the bus after another marathon Bus. From all the time he had been sleeping on the bus he was not entirely sure where the hell he was, somewhere in the southern central states he thought to himself he dismissed the thought knowing he would find the answer to his question sooner or later. As Soon as he stepped off the bus the doors closed and drove away. The streets were deserted save for a beat up pickup truck which had its engine running. It must be Uncle Ben he thought to himself as he approached the truck. As he approached the truck an old man who looked like he was older then time and tougher then old boots got out of the truck, he took the duffle from him and threw it in the back ‘come on boy’ he mumbled as he got back into the truck and started to drive away in the truck without waiting for Liam to get into the truck. Quickly jumped into back of the truck as they drove out of town Liam did his best to get some more sleep
Mariah: *Mariah woke up at 6:30 sharp, and she barely beat the alarm. She got up, took her shower, and dressed herself. There had already been two days of school, today would be the third and last of the week. She hadn't gotten to know anyone else, just her normal friends from the year before. Today was cheerleading try outs and she was nervous. Football try outs were later as well and tonight a huge party was planned for the whole junior and senior classes.
Liam: -Liam really did not get that much sleep on the bumpy roads out of town and as soon as he got to the farm his Uncle Ben had put him to work milking cows, feeding animals and mucking out the pigs. As his dear old Uncle ben had put it there was not going to be any chance for him to get into any trouble like he did before, Liam immediately knew that Ben was not the time of man to argue with. Before he knew it was time to get ready for school. He had just enough time to shower, get changed and grab his lunch before he was in the back of that dam truck again on his way to school. His whole body ached he was counting the hours till the day was at an end. Before he knew it he was out the front of the school. Liam was 6’6” with sandy brown hair hazel colored eyes and looked like he was carved out of stone dressed in jeans, a grey t-shirt and a military style jacket. When he was about half way to the front door of the school Uncle Ben shouted out at him ‘there expecting you boy’
Mariah: She was still nervous to meet new people and today would be the real test. Mariah curled her auburn red hair lightly, and applied her make up lightly, just as her mother had taught her before passing. A little light red lip stick and finishing the look with her light pink sun dress and white high heel shoes with the open toes, showing off her pedicured feet. She took a deep breath as she gave herself one more look and then grabbed her keys, backpack, sunglasses, and a muffin. She climbed into her jeep, a gift from her grandfather before he vanished, and turned up the music. She needed to clear her mind, get in the zone for the day. On the way to school, she stopped by the coffee shop to get herself a cappucinno. Arriving at school, she saw most of the student body outside, not anyone seemed anxious to begin the day. The sun was shining, a light breeze kept it cool and refreshing outside, and summe rjust hadn't quite been long enough. When the bell rang, everyone piled inside.
'*Most of the classes that day came and went without a problem. She had chemistry, algebra, english, and other classes that were mostly boring. As she went to her locker between classes, she heard a lot of whispering. Some of the fellow cheerleaders she knew were giggling and pointing down the hall. Mariah peeked around them and saw they were talking about a guy who was standing at his locker. He looked rough, dressed in a t-shirt and jeans and a jacket. He was definitely new and Mariah admitted to herself that he was kind of cute, she could see why the other girls were swooning over him. She rolled her eyes as she looked at the girls and back to him. Boys were the last thing she was worried about right now. The next class was an art class. One she enjoyed very much. She entered the class and looked around. Everyone kind of kept to themselves. There was a small group who you could tell really did not want to be there. They needed the credits. They mostly slept through class. Mariah sat down in her chair, towards the front row and got our her supplies. She pulled a hair from her face and tucked it behind her ear as she listened to the instructions from the teacher. It was a free day...make any creation you wanted.*
Liam: The first hour or so was a blur of taking a tour of the school so that you would not get lost and then been given paperwork for everything that he would need for school. Why he was not allowed to start school on a Monday was beyond him, probably something to do with not getting into any trouble and anything beat working on the farm all day. Most of the class where abit of a blur but teachers where not expecting anything of him just yet. At one moment between classes he could have sworn that somebody was staring at him, past the normal novelty of ‘new guy at school staring’ he looked around but he couldn’t see anyone. The next class was art he sat at the back of the class trying to keep his head down and not be noticed, gym was next the last class of the day he was dreading the thought of gym. When the teacher said it was ‘free creation’ one of the Cheerleaders raised her hand and asked half seriously half joking if she could have Liam ‘pose’ for her when he heard that Liam just sunk further into his seat
Mariah: *Mariah shot a look at the girl who said that, it was Britney, one of the girls she really did not care for. she was always flirting, always getting herself in trouble, and always acted like she was better than everyone. Mariah just shot her a "knock it off" look and then looked back at Liam. She saw that he kept to himself a bit and was quiet. Mariah turned back to her work, which was an acrylic oil painting. She had no references for the painting, but was just painting something as if from memory. A man and a woman, only they were shadowed, their faces not seen. They were holding hands and a scene of fire blazed around them. Suddenly the bell rang and she put her painting up quickly on one of the racks. She grabbed her things and headed out the door, only she wasn't watching where she was going. She crashed right into the new guy. She almost fell over and caught herself on a desk behind her, but her books and supplies went flying.* "Oh, I'm so...sorry..." she said as she looked first to see if he was okay and then bent down to pick up her things*
Liam: For the whole day Liam only had one large writing pad and a few pens and pencils, he had noticed Mariah briefly from the back of the room when she glared at the other girl and was immediately taken with her beauty, there was something familiar about her that he could not put on his finger on and immediately started sketching a drawing of her. Before he knew it class was over and as he was walking out of class the girl he was drawing bumped into him and dropped her things and caused him to drop his writing pad as well. He just smiled and helped her pick up her things “no worries” was all that he said and in the confusion his writing pad was added to her books
Mariah: *The last class of the day ended and Mariah went to her locker. She quickly gathered her work out clothes and ran to the locker room to change. While inside, she heard a lot of the cheerleaders conversing about the cute guys at the school. She smiled, acting like she was really into what they were saying but in reality, she was not. She changed into her short cheer shorts and a red tank top with the school logo on the front. Her cheer practice attire from the year before. She brushed her long curled hair into a pony tail. She got out her back pack and reorganized the things inside. For the first week of school, she already had a lot of homework. As she was putting her books back in the bag, she came across a writing pad. She knew it wasn't hers...and as she opened it up, she was surprised by what she found. Inside was a drawing...of her! She blushed as she looked at it. It was actually very good. She looked around, to make sure no one else saw it. She closed the pad quickly and slipped it into her bag and ran out to the field for practice/try outs.*
"Okay ladies....now just because you are calling yourselves cheerleaders right now, doesn't mean you will remain one. After today you are either on the team, or you're not. So work hard, do your best, and results will be posted at the end of the day." The coach announced and the practice proceeded with a run through of everything they had worked on for the past week and then each girl would be judged individually as well. Many of the girls seemed distracted by the football players practicing not far from them. Mariah did as she was told, first the stunting with her group, in which she flew, then the cheers, then the dance, and finally the tumbling. When it was her turn, she gave it her all....doing a cartwheel into a round off, into three back flips, tucking, then landing into a split.*
Liam: He did not have any gear for gym. Yet. He was sure that that the coach was going to let a thing like that stop him from getting Liam to try out for football. Time will tell to see just how resourceful the coach was and he heard the speech before about ‘not letting your gifts go to waste’ and he sure there was more than one phone call to Uncle Ben over the course of the day . But his execution of sorts was delayed as cheerleading tryouts where first. Unlike the other guys who were spending their time warming up Liam was sitting on the bleachers watching all the girls doing flips and cartwheels. He had girlfriends before but nothing ever serious, most of his life had done just enough not to get noticed at sometimes you had to be social able especially with girls. But of course all of his efforts usually would come unstuck in the end. He made an effort to make it look like he was just looking at the girls and nobody inparticular. But he paying a lot attention, in passing, to the girl he had bumped into at the end of art class. Those shorts she was wearing seemed to give her rear end what could be only described as a ‘magical quality’
Mariah: *As Mariah finished her tumbling, she went over to a nearby tree to get a drink from her water bottle. Britney, as well as a couple of other girls came over to join her.* "Hey, who is that guy? Does anyone know his name?" Britney asked, motioning to Liam. The other girls shook their heads and smiled, agreeing then with Britney that he was very hot. Mariah looked over at the bleachers where Liam was sitting, but looked quickly back to the football field.* "So Mya, (The girls' nickmame for Mariah), are you going to go with Joel to the big bonfire party tonight? It only makes sense since he is going to be one of the captains of the football team, and we all know you'll probably be one of the captains of the cheer squad." One of the other girls said. Mariah shook her head and took another sip before answering. "No, I'm not going with Joel. We are not together. Haven't been in a long time. And as far as cheerleading captain...you don't know that I will be captain. If I make the team, it will be my first year on Varsity." Britney rolled her eyes. "Whatever. You will be in the running, though you do have me to run against for the role." She looked over at Liam and gave a wink. "You know, I heard Joel talking about asking you out again. If you don't go with him, you should go with that guy." Mariah looked over to Liam again and felt herself get a little red in the cheeks. "Why? I don't know him." She answered and looked away quickly. "Fine. I'll ask him out then." Britney grinned, adjusted herself so her breasts appeared perkier in the sports bra, and almost sort of pranced over to the bleachers.* "Hey there hottie....you look lonesome over here."
Liam: Liam paused as a girl dressed in a sports bra and shorts pranced over to the bleachers where he was sitting. He had seen that move before and even though her breasts where nothing short of sublime he wondered if they were her own. He stared through her not taking his eyes off of Mariah, he knew that football practice would be starting soon, watching cheerleading practice might not have been a good idea if he was going to avoid any sports. When he heard her speak he smiled and stood up and replied to her “no ….. not lonesome just enjoying the scenery”
Mariah: *She raised a brow and looked around. She wondered if he was checking out the football team for a minute and then she saw where his eyes were going.* "Are you checking HER out?" She asked, as if in disbelief. "Pfft...don't waste your time. She's taken. Quarterback of the football team called that a long time ago. Besides...Mariah is boring...a goodie goodie...no fun. What you need is someone who can show you a good time. Let you really experience our little town..." Britney ran a finger along Liam's muscular arm as she said this.* "My name is Britney. You should come out to the big party tonight. Out in Cedar park woods. Big bon fire...dancing, drinking...all sorts of fun. Come find me there." *She winked and skipped off before he could give an answer.*
Liam: Wow he thought to himself, she just doesn’t take a hint did she? He fought the urge to throw up as she touched his arm and did not bother to turn around and watch her as she left. Going to a party sounded like a good idea but would he bother spending any time with … what was her name? … Brittney probably not, but like she would let something like that stop her. When it came to men Liam knew that she was a predator. Liam walked in the opposite direction to Brittney towards the male change rooms as all the other boys had started to take the field for practice he knew he would have to change quickly if he was going to get through this. With any luck he would not be picked for the team. He changed quickly into the uniform that the coach had set out for him leaving his clothes on a bench in the locker room as he went to the field for practice.
Mariah: *Cheerleading practice and try outs were finishing up and the coach called the girls to the field. She congratulated them all on working hard and then posted the clipboard on a post by the bleachers. The girls lined up and Mariah stayed behind, not really wanting to get caught up in the screams and squeals and cries from the other girls. She watched as some girls, most she actually liked, left the field with their heads low and hugging each other. Some left bouncing along high fiving and getting out their cells to text the good news, and a couple ran over to her and wrapped their arms around her. "Hey! We made it! You too! And you're name is in the running for captain! Britney isn't though...I bet she doesn't like that." A girl named Penny said. Of all the girls, Penny was the one that Mariah connected with most on the team. Mariah smiled and grabbed her things, checking the clipboard for confirmation first. Just as she was about go towards the parking lot to get into her car, she stopped as she saw the rest of the football players come out for try outs. With them, was the guy she had seen earlier, the one from gym. She just watched for a minute until she felt a hand around her waist. She jumped and spun around to see Joel there. He was a tall, muscular man, hair blond and bright as the sun. His blue eyes stared down at her. "Hey doll...did you stay to watch me practice." Mariah gently took his hand and peeled it off of her waist. "No...and I'm not your doll." She said and began to walk away. He followed her and in a pleading voice said "oh come on, you're not still mad are you? I thought we were over this. I thought we were going to still be friends." Mariah stopped and looked at him. "Look, I said we would TRY to be friends...but it's going to take time. What you did is not something that is easily forgettable. And even if we were "friends", that is all we would be. All we will ever be. And friends don't go around putting arms around waists, calling each other pet names, and telling everyone else they're still in love with the other. I'm over it Joel...you're clearly not. I got to go..." She looked quickly over to where Liam was and then continued on her way. Joel just rolled his eyes and ran ahead to practice.*
Liam: Before Practice started he noticed that girl talking with somebody in a football uniform, at first the girl did not seem too pleased about the attention he thought about going over to her until she walked away. Practice was like any other practice that he had been to before, though the coach seemed to be paying a little more attention to Liam giving him more laps then everybody else and more tackling drills seeing if he would break. Liam did not break he just took everything that the coach dished out for him, Liam was counting the minutes till Practice was over. Finally when they were done for the afternoon the coach called Liam over saying that he made the team, Liam did best to deflect the possibility of being on the team saying that he would have to talk to his Aunt and Uncle first. Before the coach had anything else to say Liam changed and left the high school.
Mariah: *Mariah, being the good student she was, did her homework as soon as she got to the house. Her grandmother, of course, was gone for the night. Mariah knew what people said about her...that she was a goodie goodie, stuck up, no fun. She didn't care. She had a goal. She wanted to make good grades so she could get a scholarship to get into a school far from here. She wanted to travel. See the world. Have an adventure. Away from the drama that seemed to cling to her. After homework, Mariah ate her dinner, which was just warmed up spaghetti from the night before. She then got into the shower and dressed for the party. A part of her didn't even want to go the party, but she knew that it was important to the sports teams and her friends would be there. She changed into a pair of jean shorts, her cute bright red cowgirl boots, a red tank that had laces along the front, giving it a corset look, and she curled her hair again, this time leaving it down in tiny curls. She did her make up and was set to go. The entire time she was getting set to go, her cell phone lit up with texts from Britney, Courtney, and Penny, all asking what to wear and where to meet and what booze to get, etc. Mariah knew that if Britney had anything to do with it, this party would be crazy. She put on her favorite silver dangly earrings and grabbed her bag, phone, and keys, and went out the door.*
Liam: Liam did not have a ride to get home because well Uncle Ben had work, he was lucky that he got a ride to school in the first place. He really did not have any homework considering that his writing pad had mysteriously vanished at the end of art class. All he had was a fistful with lists of what he would need. He gave the notes to Aunt Ava who said that they would go to town on the weekend to get everything. He told Aunt Ava about the party and making the football team and how he told the coach that he would talk to her and uncle ben. Aunt Ava smiled about saying that he could go to the party and that she would have to talk to Ben about the prospect of football. Seeing how long it took him get home and that he did not have a car Liam started to walk to the party after dinner.
Mariah: *As Mariah drove for the party, she came across a figure walking along the side of the road. She slowed down when she noticed who it was. She pulled the car over and waited for him to walk up. She rolled down the window and called out. "Hey, you're the guy from my art class today aren't you? Are you going to the party up the road?" She asked, finding it hard to keep from blushing. He really was quite attractive.*
Liam: *Liam continued walking as he heard a car approaching. He stopped for a moment as the car slowed down. He smiled as he noticed the girl in the car was the girl from Art class and not Brittney. "yeah, i'm going to the party. Not sure if its a good idea, I don't think that what's her name? .... Brittney took the hint"
Mariah: *Mariah grinned and nodded.* "Yeah...she can come off a little...strong." She chuckled and then motioned to the seat beside her.* "Do you want a ride?"
Liam: Liam smiled he was still wearing the same clothes he was wearing when he arrived at school "yeah thanks" he went to the passenger door. he paused for a second as he opened the door and tried to pose what he was about to ask as delicately as possibly "her 'presentation' from earlier today was not her own right?"
Mariah: *Mariah covered her mouth as she laughed* "Uh no...she got those freshman year." *She put the car in gear and began to drive. It was then she realized that she had technically just let a complete stranger in her car.* "Oh...what is your name? I can't believe I ask you this now...I already let you in my car."
Liam: *Liam paused for a second and then answered her question "My name is Liam, pleased to meet you" he paused for a second and then added in a playful half joking tone " and I promise not to ravish you till i know you better or till later tonight after the party..... which ever works best for you"
Mariah: *Mariah swerved the car slightly, startled by what he just said. Her face turned beet red and she looked out the window away from him.* "Uh...wh...what?" She said and then chuckled, half a chuckle and half an uncomfortable tone. She knew he was joking, or at least she hoped so. "Um..." She quickly changed the subject. "My name is Mariah. Some people call me Mya." *She gave a smile and finally felt the hotness escape her cheeks.* "Oh...that reminds me..." She said as she pulled into the driveway for the woods. She stopped and reached back behind her seat, pulling out the writing pad and handing it to him.* "I think this must have gotten mixed up with my books today in art class....it's yours, right?"
Liam: *he smiled as she handed him his writing pad. He paused for a second and then remembered the drawing he did in Art Class and turned a slight shade of red 'uh thanks .... I was wondering where this got to' all of a sudden he felt very awkward pausing for a second he spoke again 'um ... did you like the sketch from art class?'
Mariah: What sketch? She smiled innocently, hoping he wouldn't think she had been snooping. She parked the car and could see the glow of the fire in the distance. She could hear voices and music. The party was definitely going on here.
Liam: “Oh never mind” Liam breathed a sigh of relief as he got out of the car and managed to regain the composure he would have lost if she had have started asking him any questions as he got out of the car. Liam paused for a second savouring the time he had alone with Mariah “so is there anything I need to know?” he immediately realised how vague that sounded and followed up with specific questions “Are there any girls who come on just as ‘strongly’ as Brittney that I might want to avoid? Is there anything about me that needs to be answered? Is there anything about me that the girls want answered?” he chuckled at the last question partly because it sounded almost identical to the question before it but he was sure Mariah would understand the difference. Though considering he had shower after practice he was sure that some questions might have been answered or the stories had added fuel to the fire of any rumour
Mariah: She stopped and thought for a moment . "nah, Britney is probably your biggest worry. That and whichever entourage she has with her. Just have fun. Be yourself." She knew that sounded cheesy but she didn't know what else to say. So far she been able to miss out on the gossip that might have been going around. With herself often being a topic in the gossip circle, she knew to leave her nose out of things.
She headed for the party and soon was greeted by Penny and a few of the other not so annoying girls. She was pulled away into conversation and so far it seemed they hadn't even noticed that she did not arrive alone.
Liam: Liam hid the writing pad in a hidden pocket in his jacket. He would deal with any questions about the drawing latter, if mariah had actually indeed seen. Most of the small towns he had been sent to where the same. A lot of the girls had the same questions about the 'bright shiney' new boy. The girls in the last town actually had bets going, the answers to these questions came out sooner or later. Liam hoped that mariah would be the first those answers would be revealed, but upon getting into her car he knew she was nor the kind of girl to go seeking answers to those questions. He found that refreshing about knowing that things might lead to that but only when everything was perfect. Britney on the other Liam knew to many girls like that and trouble usually followed. Leaving Mariah to do her own he went and got a beer-
Mariah: *Mariah went with the girls to go get some drinks. Mariah was not much of a drinker, she actually was not a fan of beer. Drinking is what started her family's trouble. Her mother was killed by a drunk driver, her father
's drinking after caused his prison sentence. So no, not really a fan of drinking herself. So she resorted to a coke, which of course got her many strange looks and judgemental chuckles. "DD" she said as she sipped her coke and someone asked her why no beer. She moved along among the crowds with Penny and two others (one was named Holly, the other she did not know well yet). She heard the squeally laugh from the other side of the bon fire and knew that Britney had arrived. "Woo!" Yup, she was one of the "woo" girls. Mariah chuckled as she knew what would happen now. Sure enough she spotted Britney moving towards her target. A group of football players by the keg. "So Mariah, I saw you talking to Joel after practice. Is it true you guys are an item again?" Penny asked her. Mariah rolled her eyes and proceeded to explain that no, that was not the case. Meanwhile, Britney moved from grooup of guys to group of guys and finally found Liam not far from the keg of beer. "Hey hottie...glad to see you here. I told you this would be fun." She winked and stood beside him, purposely making sure some part of her body touched some part of his. "Want to join me at the lake later? I made sure to wear my string bikini under here...though for you, I may not wear anything."
Liam: -Liam sat by himself in front of the fire drinking his beer he had talked to some of the guys he recognised from the football team but they where more interested in chasing girls then talking to him. So he sat by himself hoping not to be noticed by anyone. Then it happened Britney and seemingly made a bee line straight for him 'oh fuck' he thought to himself that girl was like a dog with a bone in that all it seemed to want to do was jump his bones. The thought of a bikini clad was tempting. Very tempting. He felt like a trapped animal. He found himself seemingly captivated by her breasts he still was not sure if they where real but he was going to have to take Mariah's word for it that they where real. All he could do to get away from her was quickly finish his beer 'this is empty, i'm going to get another one' and walked over to the keg-
Mariah: *Mariah found herself bombarded suddenly by Britney and her friends. She began complaining about the lack of hot guys, except for a couple. She complained about the new guy, she complained about the new cheerleaders, one of which was standing beside Mariah, she complained about teachers but suggested flirting her way through algebra. "So Mariah, going to be a party pooper again are we? Nothing's changed. You are so boring. No wonder no one likes you. Even Joel has found himself someone new." Mariah looked over to Joel, who was indeed, surrounded by three girls, all touching his arms or back or whatever else they could. He was eating it up. Penny started to speak up in defense for Mariah but Britney cut her off. "You know, even that new guy is going to the lake later with me. You're missing out on all the fun Mya. Maybe you should skip parties like this altogether since you clearly don't want to be here. Go bingo with grams." Britney kept going on and on and finally Mariah just walked away. She headed over to the keg, grabbed a beer and downed it. She was sick of it. Britney and the other girls like her. Joel and the guys like him. The cliche that was high school. The rumors, the gossip, the judging. She just didn't care anymore. She figured the best way to get it out of her head was to drown it away. She grabbed her second beer and walked away. Penny tried to follow after the best she could.*
Liam: *Liam stood there confused for a second as he saw Mariah pound a beer and then walk away with a second. He took a couple of steps to go after and then he saw another girl (penny) following who thought was her friend following her and thought it best to leave her be at least for now. He wasn't planning on going to the lake with britney but then again he had not planned on trying out for football either so nothing really was going to plan at the moment. He heard some of the less intelligent football players getting rowdy about something but he was not sure what they where talking about considering he was not following their conversation. But he was sure things were going to get a little wild tonight. He just hoped he did not get into to much trouble on his first day in town*
Mariah: *Mariah kept herself away for the most part, keeping mostly to the area where dj was. It was loud enough here that she wouldn't hear Britney or anyone else if they came to bother her. Penny stood beside her quietly, drinking her beer. Mariah was now on her third beer. She was beginning to feel a little dizzy and warm. Another half an hour passed and Mariah emerged from the dj area. She was beginning to dance on the dance floor, getting the surprising looks from many as she normally wasn't this outgoing. Britney turned to look at Mariah and laughed. "Wow...now she has some fun". Penny kept taking Mariah by the arm "Come on Mya, come sit down..." "No...I'm going to have fun tonight. I'm sick of sitting home...sick of being the boring girl....I'm going to have FUN" Mariah pushed Penny away gently and continued dancing. Some of the football players came over and began dancing with Mariah.*
Liam: *Liam had been doing his best to keep to himself to himself. he had been avoiding Britney for the most of the night since he had 'gone for another beer' but he was almost certain going to fail in the end. These woods seemed to be larger then he expected with bonfire area and a dance area fairly close by it wasn't long till he found himself sitting on a stool on the edge of the dance floor. He noticed Mariah but he wasn't sure if she wanted him to go over to her. She seemed different to how she was when they car. An even stranger thing about this place was of some people who had ventured off past the dance floor came back in various states of undress. He thought about going off into the woods to see what was going on but that would surely mean running into Britney. would it? at least for the moment he kept an eye on Mariah while he was chatting politely with a kinda cute junior girl. He wasn't interested in her, it was just nice to have the prospect of more then on friend*
Mariah: *One of the football players spoke up loudly, the dj turned down the music.* "Alright people! Time for some real fun" The crowd cheered This guy's name was Trevor, and he was one of the most popular guys in the school. "We have all our hottest cheerleaders and all the best football players here in a hat. As last year's captain and MVP, I get to come up with dares for those unfortunate enough to have their names drawn. You must complete the dare, or suffer the wrath of the mudpits." The mudpits was more of a swamp pit and stunk so bad that it took days to get the smell out. There were rumors that people often dumped things in there they didn't want to be found. Even the disappearance of Mariah's grandfather had people guessing he was in those swamps.* "Are we ready to begin?" The crowd errupted again and Mariah took this opportunity to slink into the shadows. The first names were drawn and they were some newer athletes, a cheerleader by the name of Alexis and a football player named Brian. They were dared to jump into the lake and swim from one end to the party dock in the middle of the lake and place an empty keg there. Lame, thought Mariah. The dares went on from there to including make out sessions, men wearing the girls' bras to girls doing a barely clothed lap dance (that one was done glady by Britney to a sophmore who snuck into the party). Most were just silly school aged dares.*
Liam: Maybe it was just the beer but liam chuckled along with along with all off the dares but he volunteered partly because he was bored but partly cause he was sure nobody apart from mariah knew his name- 'anybody got one for me ?'
Mariah: "oooh new guy! yeah we got one for ya." Trevor said with a chuckle. He walked over to Liam and placed handcuffs on one of his hands. "You must run to the lake, to the docks in the middle of the lake, break open the empty keg and find the key to these handcuffs. Oh and you must do this in only your undies and handcuffed to...." He drew a name out of the hat. "Ah, Mariah, our newest cheer captain." Mariah felt herself being pushed and pulled from the crowds and suddenly she was handcuffed to Liam. Lots of ooohs and ahhs were heard and even laughter. She knew she was turning bright red. For a second she figured she would rather take the swamppits, but that thought quickly went away. She took a deep breath and looked at Liam as if to say "gee thanks".*
Liam: *he paused for a moment and then gave Mariah a look back very interesting very quickly his look said 'i'm about to make matters worse or interesting' stalling for time he looked at Trevor 'well have you hidden the key?'
Mariah: "The keys are in the empty keg on the docks in the middle of the lake. Enjoy the swim." *Mariah started to drag Liam along, wanting to get this over with.* "Nuh uh..." Trevor said. "Strip down." *Mariah, hoping that part would have been forgotten, took one last gulp, which was quite big, of her beer, finishing it and throwing the cup down. She undressed to down to her bra and undies, which thankfully matched and weren't her laundry day granny looking panties. They were red and slightly laced. She felt she was turning as red as slight embarrassment hit her, though thankfully the alcohol was helping. After Liam would undress, the two would be handcuffed together.*
Liam: *considering he wasn't wearing any boxers or briefs he thought this was going to be interesting. he kinda smiled as he watched Mariah strip off down to her bra and panties, she was suddenly even cuter then she allready was. Liam took off his jacket and then boots placing them with Mariah's clothes and then slowly took off his shirt. pausing for a second for effect he slowly unzipped his trousers revealing several things. one that he was not wearing any underwear, two the impressive size of his manhood and three to make it look all the more impressive he had no pubic hair there at all*
Mariah: *Mariah, when realizing that Liam was not wearing underwear and hearing the reaction of the crowd, blushed even more and wanted even more to change her mind. She tried to compose herself, tried to look like she didn't care. She just didn't look at all if she could help it. She looked at Penny for sympathy, but her best friend's mouth was dropped to the floor and her eyes were wide.* "Well alrighty...this is even more fun! Go go...your dare begins!" Trevor called out and Mariah began walking with Liam, well, more like running. She kept her eyes up, her hands up and as much distance as she could. It wasn't that she didn't like the guy...of course he was cute and seemed nice...and he had quite the bod...okay she had to think back on the task at hand. Alcohol was definitely not helping her focus here. She was doing all she could to even walk straight at this point. She was definitely buzzed and borderline on the slurred speech and tumbling on her butt stage. She could hardly believe the predicament she was. Sure she dated before, but she had never seen a man naked, contrary to what others might believe. She and Joel were an item off and on for almost the entire year last year, but she insisted on taking things slow, partly for her own feelings and partly because of the way Joel thought too highly of himself and his obsession with impressing his friends. It was all this that led to their final break up, when he decided to cheat.*
Liam: *as they where handcuffed together Liam thought about slapping Mariah on the behind but thought better of it, not that he did not want her to take a few liberties with him, but he thought she might not remember to much considering how badly she smelt of beer as they half ran half walked towards. as the progressed along everything seemed to bob and slap about*
Mariah: *They reached the lake and she started to run in when she realized just how cold the water was. It seemed to wake and sober her up fast.* "You just had to volunteer didn't you?" She said out loud now and looked at him, being sure to keep her eyes to his.* "I hate these dare games....they get crazier every year."
Liam: *as he continued to run considering his situation being handcuffed to a rather cute girl in her underwear things gradually became less flacid and more stiff as they ran, this situation made harder for him to run. He was not hiding the fact that he was checking her out as they ran, he thought she might be checking him out but never caught openly staring at it. 'you expected me to give them all the power? where you?' he replied. To demonstrate just how cold things where as they jumped into the lake his erection quickly dissipated*
Mariah: *Liam would find out quick that Mariah was a good swimmer, even with having him cuffed to her. She headed for the docks in the middle of the lake. There was a single torch there and she could see the keg.*
Liam: *he managed to keep up with Mariah at least for the moment between strokes he joked 'its almost as if you don't want to be here' as the got closer and closer to the keg*
Mariah: *she took a breath as she reached the docks and held onto the edge. There was no ladder and so getting up on the docks would be difficult* "Well, it's not exactly what I wanted to be doing tonight. It wasn't my plan to drink so much, to be half naked and cuffed to someone I just met today. I'm not like Britney...I don't do these things. It's why everyone thinks I'm boring and I don't have a lot of friends. I'm not a slut, I'm not a moron, I actually care..." *She was clearly getting upset and the alcohol was now making her a tad bit emotional.* "Maybe you'd rather be cuffed to Britney...she's more fun, but I guess you're stuck with me." She said as she then attempted to pull herself up to the dock.*
Liam: *he paused for a second as she climbed up on to the dock and listened to what she had to say, forgetting about the keg at least for a moment he was kind of enjoying the situation of being naked with her. 'well considering, i'm not a big fan of cuffed and that with her we probably would not have made it this far. er no.' he paused for a moment 'you might not be a slut but i've been wanting to do this all night' he gently pulled her closer to him wrapped an arm around her waist resting a hand on her ass and softly kissed her lips*
Mariah: *She raised her hand to slap his face in reaction to his move, but instead she accepted the kiss and for a second, only a second, she felt herself kiss him back. Then she pulled back and looked at him. "Why? Why would you do that?" She asked as she touched her fingers to her lips, the tingly feeling of the kiss still lingering. She was shocked by what he did. She had never had anyone be so forward and she knew alcohol was playing a role for them both. "I don't know anything about you...you don't know me. Wh..." She wasn't sure what to say. He was of course attractive, a very good kisser..."Why me? Why kiss me? Why draw me?" She let that last part slip. All this time she had thought she had convinced him that she had not seen his drawing pad. She covered her mouth to cover her gasp.
Liam: Everything seemed to stop in that split that he felt her kiss him. Mariah would feel his manhood stir slightly against her body. Some women might find that to be an insult while others would find it to be the highest compliment. When she broke the kiss Liam snapped back to the moment and took a couple of steps backwards but he found that he could not take his eyes of her. She was beautiful and the way that the water made it seem that her entire body was shimmering in the moonlight made her oh so sexy. His manhood wanted him to take her here and now and ravish her body till she felt the highest peaks of ecstasy. But he reminded himself that he had just met Mariah and that would not happen now, though hopefully it would happen at some point. ‘I kissed you because your kind, beautiful and the way your body is shimmering in the moonlight right now you look oh so sexy ….’ Hearing the second part of that sentence he paused and his entire body turned a deep shade of red and suddenly he was very aware of his nakedness and for a moment he covered up his manhood ‘you … you … said that you did not see … that drawing’ he stammered pausing trying to gather his thoughts ‘ I drew you because you were the first girl I liked at school’ he looked at his feet for a second and then looked up staring into her eyes ‘after school at practise I couldn’t take my eyes off of you’
Mariah: *She blushed as he told her of her kindness, beauty, and sexiness. She had never really had a man tell her that before. She was always "cute". Then as his expression changed when she mentioned the drawing, she too blushed even more.* "Why me?" There were plenty of other girls...more beautiful." It was then that she heard the shouting. "Hey you two! What's taking so long?!" Joel and Britney were there on the shoe and their expressions as they saw the two of them in an almost embrace was one that showed complete shock and many questions.*
Liam: He leant and whispered in her ear so that only Mariah could hear 'I drew you because i thought you where beautiful none of the other girls caught my like you did' As he noticed Brittney and one of the guys from the football team he had the look of a deer in headlights as his mind went blank he blurted out the first thing that came to mind 'we found each other's company more interesting!'*
Mariah: *Trevor came up behind the onlookers and shouted at them. "Well hurry up!" Meanwhile Joel (Mariah's ex) and Britney had their eyes wide as immediately they speculated what could have been going on with the two. Mariah looked from them to Liam and said "Are you going to help me get the stupid key? My wrist is starting to hurt." And then as she finished the sentence, she leaned in and kissed his cheek just for a show for the onlookers. Then she moved to the keg, trying to find a way to open it.*
Liam: *Liam paused as she kissed him, his manhood became stiff perhaps a little to stiff considering the audience. He snapped back to reality 'uh ... yeah' he to turned his attention to the keg and fumbled with it for a few moments before finally managing to open it he paused letting Mariah retrieve the key and unlock her cuffs first*
Mariah: *She sighed a sigh of relief when the cuffs came off and she rubbed her wrist. Then she looked at the shore, seeing that the people had left.* "We should go before we lose this dare..." She then dove into the water before he could say anything else and began to swim for sure.*
Liam: *Liam quickly unlocked his handcuffs and then followed Mariah, his stiffness quickly went away when he hit the water*
Mariah: *She made it shore and walked back to the bon fire. She warmed up there and was brought a towel and beer from Penny, which she kindly declined the beer. She dried off, found her clothes, and put them on. There were many comments about her undergarments, about her running with a naked man, about what MUST have happened out there on the dock between the two. Many of these comments came from Joel and Britney, both who seemed pleased with the idea of embarrassing them and also seemed a bit bothered with it too. After all, Britney wanted Liam and Joel wanted Mariah.*
Liam: It was long before Liam made it back to the shore, his clothes seemed to have disappeared during the time that he had spent on the dare he looked around for a second 'uh guys any idea where my clothes have gone?'
Mariah: *Some of the girls of the party giggled as they then acted innocent, having disposed of Liam's clothes on the other side of the lake. Mariah, already embarrassed, confused, and now cold, was ready to go. She said her goodbyes to a few of the friends she did have who were there to help her and she headed to the car. She had forgotten about the fact she had given Liam a ride.*
Liam: *he continued to look around for his clothes and found that he was very unsuccessful in finding them. Seeing that Mariah was leaving he quickly walked over to her 'ah .... Mya would you mind giving me a ride?'
Mariah: *She turned and frowned, realizing she had left rather quickly* "Um...yeah sure. I'm sorry. I just want to get out of here." *She began to unlock the car.* "Are you sure you don't want to stay longer? I bet it'd be fun. You'd be the life of the party for sure."
"I'm going home but I'm sure someone else would give you a ride."
Liam: ' i probably would be the life of the party ... but i would have to fend off advances from Britney. And she is not the one i want' he waited for her to unlock the door for him
Mariah: *The doors unlocked and she climbed in. She still had the towel and threw it on the passenger side. After all, they were leather seats and a: she did not want them wet and b: she was sure he did not want certain parts to be sticking to those seats.* "The rumors that must be circling around that party right now..." She shook her head and let out a short chuckle. "And a part of me doesn't care..." She said as she started the car and drove out of the woods. She kept her eyes ahead and did her best to hide the tears that were streaming down her cheeks. She was definitely sober now and she felt horrible. She didn't even entirely know why was she wanting to cry. She had just so many emotions running through her.*
Liam: *Liam quickly got into the car and used the towel as best he could to cover up his crotch to ensure save driving. he stayed silent for awhile as Mariah cried and then rested his hand on hers on the gear shift 'are you ok?'
Mariah: *She shook her head and then nodded, wiping her tears quickly.* "Yeah...I don't know....it's just been an overwhelming night." She gave him a soft smile and then went back to driving. She was rather quiet the rest of the ride to town.*
Liam: the drive was pretty uneventful but as they reached Uncle Ben's and Aunt Ava's farm and pulled up to park flood lights from the house turned on just as he was getting out of the car 'oh fuck' Liam thought to himself, this was the second time that he had a dear in headlights feeling. before he even had a chance to cover up Uncle Ben was outside yelling at him at how is make his life hell tomorrow
Mariah: *Mariah was just pulling out of the driveway when she realized Liam's uncle and aunt were coming out to yell at him. She felt bad but continued on her way. She hoped he wouldn't be in too much trouble. As she made it back to her house, of course the house was dark and her grandmother was gone. Kind of pathetic that she was home ready for bed before her 70 year old grandmother she thought. She went inside and took a shower and got into her pajamas. She plopped down on her bed and got out her phone and saw she had several messages from people. All were asking or insinuating about what was going on between her and the new guy. There was even a picture...She grumbled and tossed her phone aside and stared at the ceiling for what felt like hours.*
Liam: *It seemed that Liam barely had a chance to go to sleep before he was woken up again. While he was sleeping Aunt Ava had left messages with as many girls as possible including Mariah that if they came by their farm they might see something they liked. Liam was given a breakfast of scrambled eggs and bacon with something that would give him extra energy. When went outside Liam was quickly put into a harness and given the chore of plowing a field NUDE*
Mariah: *The next day, Mariah woke up and made coffee and pancakes. Her grandmother woke up about an hour later and sat down with her. They discussed the party, which Mariah explained as "dull" and "not too great". She didn't need the whole world, especially her grandmother, knowing the details. She felt the buzz of her phone, which she left on vibrate during the night. Of course there were many messages, but the one that caught her attention was one from Penny about Liam...and his punishment for the day. Mariah giggled and then got up from the table, leaving her grandma to wonder. She had not planned to do anything today but perhaps work on more college applications. Perhaps a drive might be fun.*
Liam: *Liam set about his stuck without too much grumbling, he had a bad feeling that if he complained to much this punishment of his might be extended, possibly to school. So he just kept his head down and slowly made his way up and down the field in the harness attached to the plow. It was about an hour or so before the girls from high school started to turn up, some came by for a quick look at the new boy in his predicament while others due to the wonders of a small town decided make a day of it and sunbathing, gossiping all the while ogling the new boy. Perhaps it was the female attention perhaps it was the secret ingredient to ‘give him extra energy’ but his manhood enjoyed the attention as he trudged up and down the field*