InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ It's Not Over Yet... ❯ Worth the Try ( Chapter 7 )

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Well, here we go. Another chapter for my friends and I certainly hope people are actually making it this far to actually get the gist of this story. I'm really surprised the response I've gotten, go to the first page then turn away. You know, so far I have been very loyal to my friends and have posted this for those wonderful few. I thank you guys soo much! Especially since you guys are not afraid to read something new, and different. This fic has sadly been misunderstood, and I am besides myself. Like, I said, this fic is dedicated to those select few who have encouraged me throughout it's creation. Have fun, and R&R. Ja ne!

Chapter 7: Worth a Try

Katie could definitely say one thing after the past few months, 'this is not some everyday life I'm leading, is it?' How many people actually meet like that? Where there was no doubt it was planned by someone? Katie liked Brian, and he was the first guy she had met who actually put her first, and treated her like a lady. Guys like Brian were very hard to come by. He had this old time feel about his politeness. He even opened doors for her, and he made sure that she was accommodated first. Plus, the one thing that stuck out the most was that he came to her aid if she ever got hurt in gym class, which was often enough. She's not afraid of a few scrapes on the knees, or elbows. She had her share of those. Katie loved to roller skate, and not just skate meaninglessly in a circle, but what she called 'Hot Dog Skating'. Yes, she did tricks, as if she was dancing on her roller skates. One of her childhood past-times was bringing her boom-box out on her driveway and playing some dance music, and then she would do tricks on her skates for all the people who were out and about. She could do jumps, skate backwards, skate in figure eights, and skate on one foot. She could even do spins that people thought could last forever, and come out of it skating a straight line.

Hot dog skating wasn't easy to come by. She had to really work on her balance, meaning she fell a lot in the beginning. She used to make sure she had a box of bandages on hand while she was out there in the heat, sweating for the neighborhood, and they loved her for it. She would get people hanging out of the windows of their cars cheering her on, due to the stunts she was doing. Yes, she might have been shy around people at first, but she enjoyed entertaining the public and making them feel good more than anything else. Her being involved with theatre during her junior year was special. She had a choir show to look forward to for A Capella. They always do the Choir show at the end of the spring semester. They had been rehearsing the play since January, and it was now April.

They were able to start having gym class outside, now since the weather had started warming up. One day during each week, they had what was called recess day. Meaning, they just walked or ran around the track. They could also try out different types of sports played during track meets. Katie, Cassey, and Sherry decided to get some miles in by walking around the track, and were deep in conversation when the sun peaked out from the clouds, making it even nicer out.

"So, Katie, what's new?" Asked Cassey.

"Well, I'm good. Nothing new really. You?" Katie asked Cassey and Sherry.

"Well, I got together with my boyfriend last weekend, and something happened!" mentioned Sherry.

"Ooh! What!?" Asked Katie and Cassey in unison.

"Well, he and I got into it in the back seat of his Camaro!" Sherry exclaimed, shocking Katie.

'Oh my! I don't really want to hear details...NO DETAILS!' Katie thought to herself, being the prude she was.

"So, how did it go?" Asked Cassey, with that mischievous look in her eyes.

"Man...wait 'til I tell you..." Sherry went on and Katie decided to keep her ears virginal and looked for a certain someone. She spotted him walking around the track directly across from them. Brian was walking with a group of guys she didn't really feel were her type. She wondered what they were talking about, and wondered what friends lay in his arsenal. She had become a partner and classmate with Brian, noticing a few of his quirks, but they never really got 'close'. They enjoyed doing things together, but they hadn't really become good friends. While Katie watched him, he suddenly caught her eyes, and she looked away quickly. That was the last thing she wanted him to see, was her staring at him.

'Ah! O.k., look interested in what Sherry's saying...Oh boy, I don't like this...' Katie thought to herself as she tried to act normal, and felt his eyes burn into her face. It was amazing how whenever he looked at her, she felt every stare. Not just anyone could do that to her. She had never felt nervous at someone's stare as much as his. Finally, she got up the courage to glance his way, and saw that he had sat down on the bleachers not to far ahead, and was tying his shoe.

'Do I try to get his attention?' Katie asked herself as they walked by, but was startled when she heard a voice call to her. Katie turned and saw Brian standing by the fence in front of the bleachers smiling at her. Katie stopped and walked over to him. She leaned on the fence and gave him her total attention, 'Hopefully I don't look too needy of attention...' she thought.

"Hey, Katie." Brian said with a smile.

"Hi, Brian, what's up?" Katie replied leaning on the fence.

"Can I talk to you?" Brian asked.

"Sure, can I sit down?" Katie asked, and he gestured for her to sit next to him.

Brian turned to face her and asked, "I'm curious, are you seeing anyone?"

'AH! Oh no! Jason! I don't want to hurt Brian...Do I tell him? Oh c'mon, don't be mean, he's sweet!' Katie thought before she answered with, "Yeah, I am. But I haven't seen my boyfriend in four months. I haven't even heard from him either, the jerk!" Katie mused as she looked him in the eyes, with a sheepish look on her face, as if she hadn't realized.

"Oh. Why haven't you seen him? Does he go here?"

"No, actually. He did go here, but he moved to Rockford last year, and I just bumped into him while he was visiting." Katie replied with a shrug.

"Oh. I was just curious. I hear a lot of guys are after you. I hear you're the pick of the litter, so to speak."

"What?!? I haven't heard anything like that before. Wow, didn't think they thought of me that way." Katie said nonchalantly.

"Well, sorry to pry, I was just wondering if you were available, you know." Brian replied, looking kind of nervous and a bit fidgety.

"Oh! I'm so sorry. But that doesn't mean I'm about to give my partner in crime up, of course!" Katie said. 'My, I hope I don't loose him.'

"O.k., thanks." Brian replied as he got up from the bleacher and jumped down onto the track. He turned and looked at Katie in the eyes, as if to say something, then continued on his walk. Alone.

Katie watched him for a minute, when Cassy and Sherry appeared in front of her and started waving their hands in her line of sight. "Earth to Katie!!!!"

"Huh?" Katie came back to earth noticing that her buddies were back. "What?"

"What was that all about, huh?" Cassy pried.

"Uh...I just got asked out...I guess..."

"What!!!!!!" Cassy and Sherry shouted. "With Brian? Whoa, girl...you said yes, right?"

"Uh, no." Katie replied thinking, 'Why am I so damn honest? I should shoot myself now!'

"I don't believe you! You had a nice guy like Brian ask you, and you turned him down?" Cassy raged.

"Yes! I'm dating Jason, remember?"

"Yeah, but you haven't even heard anything from him for over four months now! C'mon, girl! That sounds like a break-up to me. He's totally ignoring you." Sherry pointed out the obvious.

"Yeah, but he didn't break it up, if you know what I mean. There's no closure, how do I know for sure? I don't want to cheat on him!"

"Yeah, well...long distance relationships tend to end because of that. I would bet you ten dollars, 'cause that's all the lunch money I have right now, that he's cheating on you right now." Sherry mentioned with something strange in her eyes.

'I wonder if Sherry has been through something like that. She's obviously against long distance relationships.' Katie thought as she decided on her next question, "Who was he, Sherry?"

Sherry jumped back, and stared at Katie with fire in her eyes. "I don't want to talk about it. Plus, we're on the subject of YOU, aren't we?"

'Damn, foiled out of that one.'

"Well, I don't think Jason's like that. He may be handsome beyond belief, but I don't think he has the personality to cruise chicks." Katie replied.

"Yeah right. C'mon, Katie. Wake up! ALL guys are like that! They ALL dream of having more than one girl at a time. ESPECIALLY if they know they can get any girl they want!"

"O.K., obviously a chord has been struck, Sherry. I'm sorry if I'm upsetting you, but I don't cheat. I have to talk to Jason first before I give Brian my heart. It doesn't belong to me, right now."

"What? Are you two that serious?" Cassy asked.

"No! No, I've just liked him for so long that I had always wanted to date him, and I feel that strongly about him. He's a wonderful guy! You guys haven't met him, have you?" Katie mentioned as the two girls just shook their heads.

Jason wasn't all that popular when he was going to West High. He was looked at as just one of the 'dorks' walking the halls. He hadn't really changed in height, voice or face until he moved. That was when he became, in Katie's mind, a babe. Jason was the cliché'. You know, tall dark, handsome, and rich on top of it all. Just what a normal girl like Katie would set her sights on to settle down with in the future.

"Well, chicky, I think you need your head examined." Sherry walked off with a wink as they all headed back to the locker rooms.