Richie’s VS Scholars

When Cara Jones gets a scholarship to a private school she can’t believe her luck but there she
meets, Blake Taylor a rich, handsome guy who has everything, a big house, perfect car, and a hot
girlfriend. They dont get off to a good start and end up in detention together; will they end up
ripping each other’s throats out or will they find out that image isn’t everything?

Chapter one:

As i walked through the doors of Hillcrest high i knew i was different than the rest of them; they
were here because they pay to be, well their parents pay and im here because of my excellent
grades. About a month ago my parents made me move three hundred miles away from my friends
here and this was the only decent school that my parents would allow me to attend. I got a full
scholarship.

I self-concisely moved my dark brown hair behind my ears and looked around for anything or anyone
that looked welcoming. I already had my class schedule, map and locker combination; i had them
mailed to me last week but being here is completely different. I got out my schedule and saw i had
English literature first; i got out my map of the school and made my way towards the English rooms.

“Your new here aren’t you?” i turned to see a blonde girl with sparkling blue eyes standing next to
me with a friendly smile on her face,

“How could you tell?” i smiled and laughed embarrassed,

“Well aside from the Map you looked like a little lost puppy” i laughed, “Im Sarah, Sarah Burrows”

“Im Cara Jones” she shook my hand and we continued walking,

“You have English first?” i nodded my head and heard a group of people laughing, i turned to see a
group of people sitting on benches in the quad, they looked so happy so confident,

“they are the rich kids, dont ever get caught looking at a Richie they are cruel, insensitive snobs who
only think about money, not like us scholars we bring the real world into Hillcrest” she pulled my
arm and we continued walking,

“So, the ‘Richie’s’ and the ‘scholars’ dont hang out together?” she laughed

“That will be the day. No we dont hang out together, they are in one league and we are in another
league” i nodded still not completely understanding.

We walked into the classroom and Sarah sat down and i sat down in front of her, the bell rang and
the class began to file in and i bent down to my bag and got out my notepad and my pen,

“Excuse me?” i looked up to see one of the rich kids standing in front of me, “What are you doing?”

I was confused, “Im waiting for class to start” he laughed and his friends laughed too,
“You’re in my seat” i looked around and saw a divide between the people wearing designer clothes
and people wearing normal clothes and i was definately in the wrong place, crap what now? Ok play
it cool

“Umm im sorry im new here” he smiled and leaned over me,

“That much is obvious, now move it before things get ugly” i quickly gathered my things and moved
to the back, their side of the class laughed and i got apologetic looks from my side, the teacher came
in and took attendance,

“Cara Jones?” i raised my hand and the teacher smiled,

“Ahhhh Cara, class i would like you to meet Cara she is joining us from Manchester if im correct” i
nodded and blushed as everyone turned to face me, “i hope you all give her a warm welcome and
help her settle in here” the obnoxious guy who was sitting in my previous seat grinned at me, it
wasnt a nice grin more menacing than anything.

“Blake Taylor?” the obnoxious guy raised his hand and i glared at him, so thats his name, Blake
Taylor the most obnoxious, selfish, impolite person i had ever met, well i know to stay away from
him from now on.
Chapter 2:

Sarah showed me around the school and it turns out we have every class together, which
is great because that way i won’t get lost.

When lunch time came around I wasn’t aware of how hungry I actually was, I picked out
spaghetti bolognaise and pure orange juice and Sarah got the same. We sat at an empty
table,

“So what kind of girl are you? Princess?” she looked at my jeans and t-shirt and smiled
“Skater?” she looked at my black nail polish, “Oh my god you’re a EMO aren’t you?” she
took my arm and started assessing my wrists,

“What are you doing?” I said pulling my arm away, “Checking for scars, I need to know if
I need to put you in cutting rehab” I laughed and took a sip of orange juice,

“No, im not a cutter. Im not anything, just me” she smiled and shook her head,

“No you’re a Scholar” I smiled and raised my bottle,

“To Scholars” she laughed and raised her bottle too,

“To the best kind of people” and she tapped her bottle against mine, we both took a sip
and out of nowhere something slimy landed in front of me on our table, I looked down
and saw a splodge of mash potato, I turned to see the culprit just when someone
shouted,

“FOOD FIGHT!!!” the whole place turned into a war zone, girls started screaming, guys
were laughing, and food was flying EVERYWHERE, Sarah pulled me down under the
table and we got our trays to shield us from any stray food. I noticed I left my phone on
the table, “Oh gosh, I have to get my phone” Sarah patted my arm, “Be safe out there” I
smirked and climbed out from under the table, I dodged carrots, potatoes, fries
everything, I got to my phone with minimal damage and just when I was about to climb
back under something hit the back of my head, I turned around to see Blake stood in
front of me holding a hotdog, furious I turned around and grabbed a hand full of
spaghetti and was just about to throw it when,

“Cara and Blake!! Come with me NOW” it was the principle and I could only think of one
word…. SHIT!!!
Chapter 3:

“Would you like to tell me what happened?” i was sat in the principal’s office Blake was sat next to
me, we both looked at each other and i rolled my eyes,

“Sir, i have no idea who started the food fight” i crossed my arms, i was NOT about to take the
blame,

“Mr Taylor, do you know what happened?” Blake turned to me and smiled,

“I have absolutely no idea” i rolled my eyes and sighed,

I scoffed, “Yeah right, he probably started it!”

“How do we know you didnt start it?” Taylor asked smiling slyly

“Because unlike some people I have class and dont throw food” i said smiling

“You were going to throw that spaghetti” he replied

“That’s because you threw a hotdog at my head!” he laughed and i gritted my teeth.

“Well, if you two cannot agree then i guess you both will spend the rest of the afternoon in
detention” my mouth popped open and gasped,

“But sir, that’s not fair i didnt even....”

“I have a soccer game at two, im captain i can’t....”

“Detention...Both of you!” Blake and i glared at each other and sighed, “That’s all, your parents will
be informed of your lateness” we both stood up and walked out of the door,

Blake turned to me “Thank you for ruining my life!” i smiled and looked him square in the eye

“You’re welcome”
Chapter 4:

I sat down at the back of the library where our detention was being served until 4:30pm that’s four
hours stuck in a room with him!!!!!

He sat behind me and started clicking his pen i gritted my teeth and sighed... this was gonna be a
LONG four hours.

“Do you mind?” i turned around and he smiled and put his legs up on the table,

“No i dont” he held out his pen and clicked it again

I turned back around and got my notepad out of my bag and slammed it down on the table, i heard
him laugh.

I started doodling and i got out my ipod and turned it up so i couldn’t hear him clicking his pen, i
heard him humming some tune i had never heard of; i turned my ipod up, then he started to sing;
my ipod volume went louder, he started banging on the desk. I paused my ipod and turned around,

“SHUT UP!!!”

“Quiet!!” the librarian whispered to us,

“Yeah Cara quiet” he put his finger on his lips and i turned back around and bit my lip. The librarian
walked away and i turned back around and reached for his pen and threw it over to the other side of
the library.

“Click it now” i said smiling. He scoffed and stood up, i though he was going to retrieve his pen but
he stole my notepad and started looking through it... i jumped up and tried to get it off him but he
held it above my head and flicked through the pages. He paused at one page and read it then held it
up showing me,

“Whats this?” i snatched the notepad and put it back in my bag,

“Nothing” i mumbled

“It looked like a poem” he sat on his desk,

“Yeah so” i sat back down and looked down embarrassed.

“It was good” he cleared his throat,

I looked up, “It was?” He nodded and smiled,

“But dont boats about it, if anyone else asks me about it, i would say it was crap” i smiled a little and
nodded,

“Yeah, you wouldn’t wanna ruin your image, would you?”

He laughed, “Exactly”

We spent the rest of that hour talking rarely and annoying each other regularly.

Chapter 5:

I sighed and looked at Blake,

“So your captain of the Soccer team?” he looked up from a book he was skimming,
“Yes, why are you gonna try and make fun of me?” I frowned and shook my head,
“No, I think it’s kinda cool actually” he smiled and ran his fingers through his thick black hair,
“Really?” I nodded and bit my lip
“Yeah” I turned back to face the front and sighed and tapped my foot,
“That’s really annoying you know” he said whispering loudly, I smiled and turned back to him,
“Sorry” I said in mock whispers,
He smiled and winked, “I’ll let you off, this time” I smiled and got my notepad from my bag and started writing:
 
With every look I feel closer to you,
With every smile I feel attracted to you,
You’re my enemy, its impossible,
How can I like someone im meant to hate?
Could it be you’re my fate?
 
“What are you writing?” he was leaning over his table trying to look at my page,
I covered the writing up with my hand, “Nothing just a poem”
He smiled, “When did you start writing?”
“Umm, last summer. I was upset and I just sort of vented and it ended up as a poem”
He laughed, “What angered you so?” I fidgeted,
“Umm, my boyfriend cheated on me, with my best friend” he raised his eyebrows,
“WOW” I nodded and sighed,
“There were a lot of swearwords in that one” he laughed and shook his head,
“You don’t look like the swearing type”
“Meaning?” he looked at me inventively,
“You look like an angel”
 I scoffed, “Im not an angel”
“Oh really?” he wiggled his eyebrows and I rolled my eyes,
“You guys are all the same, only after one thing!” I turned back around to the front and tapped my pen on the
table. A plastic blonde with blonde hair (totally dyed, she has black routes) came walking over, well strutting over
and went to Blake, smiled and kissed him so passionately it made me feel sick just looking at them. I rolled my
eyes and started writing:
 
The girl who seems perfect always gets the guy,
They have all the beauty money can buy,
All I want is for you to see me,
For who I am inside and not for my vanity
 
“Oooh babe it’s so horrid you’re stuck in here with that loser” the bimbo was speaking too loud and her voice was
so annoying it grated on my nerves,
“Yeah I know AND I have to miss the big game” she gasped and stroked his hair,
“Oooh now who am I gonna cheer on? And celebrate with when we win?” he slid off the table and sat on his lap
she started kissing his neck and I wondered if they were trying to recreate some kind of library porn. I got up and
walked towards the bookcases. I tried to look like I was scanning the book titles but really I was waiting until the
big breasted toad left.  I looked down and saw Blake’s pen which I had thrown earlier, I picked it up and put it in
my pocket.
 
Finally she left and I went back to the table where I wasn’t actually meant to move from but I think if the principle
knew what situation I was in he would of allowed me moving.
 
“Oh look she’s back” Blake commented, I sighed and leaned back in my seat. “That was Ashley, my girlfriend” I
nodded but he didn’t get the hint he just kept talking and talking, “She’s a cheerleader, very hot as you know and
a…”
“Plastic little spastic?” I added as I turned around he scoffed,
“No I was gonna say and a great Fuck” I rolled my eyes
“Exactly, guys only think of one thing, no respect for girls at all” he smiled,
“I have respect for girls; I respect their wished if they want to get on top”
“Moron” I said glaring at him
“Loser”
“Toad”
“Scholar”
“RICHIE!!!”

Chapter 6:

“Oh My God, What the hell are you doing?” i asked looking at Blake, who was balancing a pencil on
his nose,

“What does it look like im doing” i raised one eyebrow and smiled,

“You look like your acting like a douche bag, but im sure you can’t help that” the pencil fell off his
nose and he laughed,

“I’d rather be a douche bag than a prude” i bit my tongue and sighed,

“Whatever” i rolled my eyes, he laughed,

“Im just so bored” he started banging on the table,

“Well, why dont you read?” he looked at me like i had just spoken another language,

“And why would i want to do that?”

“Why not?” he smirked,

“Because im not a nerd” i scoffed and looked him up and down,

“Yeah your right your DEFINATLY not a nerd” i turned back around and i could almost hear him
wondering what i meant,

“And what was that meant to mean” i smiled and smoothed out my expression and turned around,

“Nothing”

“Was that meant to be an insult?” i smiled a little,

“No” he smiled a little

“Your cute when you’re lying” my smile dropped,

“Cute? Im not five years old” he laughed and got up and leaned against my desk,

“That’s not what i meant” i frowned

“Well what did you mean?” He smiled,

“I’ll tell you, if you tell me what you meant before” i smiled,

“Work it out Einstein” he cocked his head to the side and looked confused

“Who’s Einstein?”

“Oh My God”

Chapter 7:

I sighed and dropped my pen; this was ridiculous,

“Something wrong?” Blake asked, he was now sitting next to me,

“I hate Math, with a passion” he smiled and looked at my text book,

“What number?”

“Seven” i sighed and bit my lip, “I mean who the hell knows what the square root of Pi is?” he looked
me straight in my eyes,

“1.77245385” i smiled and laughed a little as if he was right! I went into my bag and got out a
calculator and typed in √ ❑ π and looked up at him wide eyed...He was right.

“H-how did you know that?” i stammered, he laughed,

“It’s just one of those things i randomly know” i rolled my eyes,

“Bull! Now whats the real reason?” he leaned closer and whispered in my ear,

“Im good at Math, sue me” i smiled and looked at him,

“I would of never of guessed”

He laughed and slid my notepad towards him and took my pencil and wrote the answer down and
slid it back to me,

“Thanks” he smiled

“Just dont tell anyone” i nodded,

“Yeah i wouldn’t want anyone know that i cheated”

He laughed and shook his head, “No, dont tell anyone i helped you. That would damage my rep”

“Oh, yeah, right, i wouldn’t wanna ruin your ....rep” i looked down and closed my books and put
them back into my bag.

“Cara?” i looked back up at him,

“Yes Blake?” he looked at me in a strange way almost in a kind way,

“Ooh, nothing” he looked down and tapped on the table with his fingers,

“Umm ok” i leaned back in my chair and sighed, i looked at Blake and he get out his phone and it
looked like he was texting, he smiled slightly as he sent. Looking up at me he winked and said,

“There’s nothing like being single”

“HUH?”

Chapter 8:

“Whats your favourite movie?” Blake asked me

“Umm probably a Cinderella Story, no wait, she’s the Man, no wait, it’s a boy girl thing, No...”

“Ok, ok i get it, you have alot of favourite films” he laughed

“It’s hard to just pick one” he shook his head, and gave me a smile that made my heart skip a beat,

“No its not”

“Ok then whats your favourite movie?”

He smiled “Guess”

I sighed “Well, judging by the things i know about you i would have to say... Lethal Wea....” i paused
and looked at him and grinned, “ferris bueller's day off”

His perfect mouth fell open and i smiled, “Am i right?” he smiled and nodded,

“How did you guess?”

I smiled “That’s for me to know and for you not to” he smiled and poked my stomach and i tried
make him stop but he wouldn’t, because im seriously ticklish i started to squeal and laugh, i leaned
backwards but he wouldn’t give up,

“Tell me how you knew” he kept poking me and i fell backwards off my chair, mid fall i grabbed hold
of his arm and he fell forwards on top of me. It took me a couple of seconds to realise that his face
was only an inch away from mine, and somewhere deep inside a warm fuzzy feeling was created,
that feeling made me want to lean up and kiss him but my brain knew i shouldn’t.

We were from the opposite sides, he was popular and amazing and im a ...a Scholar.

Blake’s POV:
I landed on top of her i looked down at her and i saw her blush a little, i had to fight the urge to
brush her cheeks with my fingertips, she looked up at me with those Angel eyes, how could i have
been so blind? She was gorgeous, No! What was i thinking? She’s a Scholar and im a Richie.

Chapter 9:

Clair’s POV:

I sighed and pushed him off me, blushing i sat back down on my seat and kept looking down at my
notepad and started doodling random shapes...Stars, swirls, love hearts, stick people... i got bored
with random shapes and started to write instead,

A inch away your lips from mine,

I hesitate waiting for a sign,

You’re so close and yet so far,

You make me want to wish upon a star,

I want you to hold me,

And tell me how much you love me,

Just one of your kisses will set us free,

I scribbled out the words with my pen until my pen broke through the paper, i sighed and ripped the
page out of the pad and screwed it up into a ball and through it on the floor. I glanced at Blake and
saw he was smiling at me,

“What?” i started doodling again

“Nothing” i heard a smile in his voice

BLAKES POV:

she sighed and pushed me off her, i cleared my throat and sat back down, i glanced at her and saw
her blushing she kept looking down at her notepad i looked around the library and sighed, wow this
time was going quick i looked down at her notepad at her doodling random shapes...Stars, swirls,
love hearts, stick people.. WAIT!!!! Love hearts? Why was she doodling love hearts? My heart
started pounding quickly and i got a wierd warm feeling inside. I looked away quickly...this is
ridiculous, i hardly even know her, why am i feeling like this?

I heard her scribbling out something until her pen broke through the paper i smiled and saw her
ripping the page out of her pad and screwed it up into a ball and through it on the floor. i smirked
and she looked up

“What?” she looked at my briefly and started doodling again

“Nothing” i looked at her and something clicked, i like her, she’s exactly the type of girl i wanted to
be with and i dont care if she’s a Scholar, i want to be with her, i want to protect her, keep her
warm, shower her with gifts and make her happy. But what if she doesn’t want me?

Chapter 10:

Cara’s POV:

Ok, ok so i admit it! Blake is rather handsome in a strange im-so-hot-i-could-burn-the-sun kind of

way but he’s way too vain to even consider being my boyfriend! He’s too into image and reputations
for my liking.

It was half way through our detention when i realised this. Blake was on his phone to one of his
friends talking about a party tonight; i decided it would be best to give him his privacy even though
he was sat right next to me and talking quite loudly.

“Yeah that would be great... No im not bringing her...because i dumped her that’s why...no i havent
fallen and hit my head...because she’s a bimbo...yes it does matter...whatever Brad...yeah i’ll see you
there...yes...no...FUCK OFF!!!!!” everyone in the library turned and looked at him, i stifled a laugh,
and Blake quickly hung up his phone as the librarian came towards us.

“Mr Taylor, phone now!” He smiled showing all his perfect teeth,

“I dont know what you are talking about? Do you know what she’s talking about Cara?” there was
something about how he said my name that made me go weak at the knees,

“Umm no i dont” i answered simply,

“Mr Taylor, i will ask once more and then go straight to the principle” the librarian said tapping her
foot in an annoying manor,

“Really, Blake wasnt on his phone...well he was but he was just using his calculator on his phone to
help me with my math, see im new and didnt know there was a rule against phones in school, and
Blake did say that he shouldn’t get it out but i wouldn’t take no for an answer so if you’re going to
send someone to the principle it should be me” she looked at me for a second and then walked off in
a huff.

I sighed and carried on reading my book; well staring at the pages and turning them every once in a
while.
“Why did you do that?” Blake asked quietly,

I looked up at him and he seemed surprised, “I dont know, i just didnt think it was wise for either of
us to get in more trouble” he smiled a little and i shifted in my seat,

“That was ummm thanks” i smiled,

“You’re welcome” i bit my lip and sighed, maybe he isn’t so bad at all, i mean he did say thank you
which is more than i would of gotten at the start of today, maybe now he knows me more, he’s
showing his softer side, i looked up and saw him looking at me, i blushed and he laughed,

“You blush so easily” i laughed embarrassed,

“Yes, it’s really embarrassing, i can’t help it” he leaned forward and brushed my cheek with the
softest touch which made me blush even more, i looked down

“It’s beautiful” he tilted my chin up and his eyes connected with mine, once he did there was a
connection, a strong connection that is indescribable, it made me melt inside. He leaned forward
and i mirrored. Very gently his lips touched mine and he kissed me with such tameness that it made
me want more. i smiled and kissed him back with equal softness, nothing could ruin this moment, or
so i thought,

“What the hell!!!” i looked at the person standing in front of us with disgust, it was Sarah.

“Umm, we were just umm” i looked at Blake for help but he was just as shocked as i was,

“Cara, have you gone insane?! He’s a Ritchie!!! You know that was probably filmed and he is going to
show all his friends what an idiot you are!!”

“It’s not like that, i like Cara, ok? I like her very much. She’s the only girl in this school who doesn’t
judge someone on how much money somebody has” Blake said standing up, i looked up at him and
smiled and stood up too,

“Cara, you can’t actually like him” both Sarah and Blake were looking at me, Blake’s eyes were
hopeful and so were Sarah’s but for two very different reasons, i looked at Blake,

“I do like him, very much” we both smiled at each other and i heard Sarah scoff,

“You two will be beaten down, nobody at this school will let this happen” she pointed between us
and stormed off. I looked back at Blake,

“So what happens now?” i asked

He smiled and stroked my cheek, “Whatever we want to happen”

Chapter 11:

“Shit!!” i looked up and saw Blake looking uncomfortable,

“What is it?” i looked at him curiously

“I need to go to the john” i smirked and tried not to laugh,

“Ooooh” i looked at the desk at the front of the library and saw it was empty, “The librarian has
vanished so you can sneak out and if she comes back before you do i’ll distract her” he smiled and
leaned over and kissed me,

“Thanks babe, i owe you” i smiled as he rushed out of the library. I sighed and walked into the stalls;
the psychology section i heard someone approaching,

“That was fast” i turned around and froze, it wasnt Blake but one of his friends i recognised from
English, “Oh, sorry” i awkwardly turned back around and carried on reading the names of the books,
the guy i think his name is Scott walked closer to me and reached across me and picked up a book. I
started to move out his way but he moved to stand behind me and put both of his hands on the
bookcase trapping me.

“You better watch what you are doing, or somebody will get hurt” he hissed menacingly in my ear, i
gulped,

“I dont know what you mean” i tried to keep my breathing natural but i couldn’t having him so close
scared me, he laughed and spun me around and slammed my back into the bookcase,

“Im talking about Blake”

“I...I dont understand, me and Blake are j...Just in detention with each other that’s all” i stammered,

“Damn straight that’s all! I dont understand why all the girls like him anyway, he’s hardly anything
special” he started stroking my collar bone which made me flinch,

“Stop it” i tried to move away from him but every time i moved he would mirror my movement
trapping me once more,

“Don’t! There is something about you Cara something irresistible” he smiled and kissed my collar
bone where he has been stroking,
“Get off me!” i shoved against his chest but he just smiled and pushed me harder against the
bookcase, i tried not to show any pain where the books dug into my back,

“Dont be like that, after all every girl in this school would kill to be in your position” he moved some
stray hairs away from my eyes and then forced his lips into mine, despite all my objections and no
matter how much i tried to push him away he wouldn’t give up, i built up all my anger and gave him
one final push away from me,

“I said NO!” and i slapped him across his face, taken by surprise he looked at me in shock and then
his anger took over,

“Never do that again, you stupid girl” and then he slapped me with the back of his hand, causing me
to fall onto the floor. “You have no respect!” he crouched down got a grip on my hair and lifted me
up so we were eye level to each other, “you will regret that Cara, i will have you, you will want me”
he raised his fist and pulled back his arm, i closed my eyes ready to fell the blow.

“Cara?” i thought i heard someone say my name, i opened my eyes and saw Scott looking around,
and i took this as an opportunity, i reached up to where his hand was holding my hair and i dug my
nails into it, he quickly let go and i hurriedly crawled away from him, i didnt even reach half way
down the stall when he reached me and pushed me so i fell on the floor, he restrained my hands and
legs by straddling me, i struggled to get free but he just ignored all my attempts.

Crushing his lips against mine once more he clasped both of my wrists in his hand above my head
and with his left slid it up my top, i screamed under his lips and he smiled and whispered “Schools
out, nobody can hear you” he screamed louder in protest as he unbuttoned my jeans and started to
slid his hand down into my panties,

“Cara!!!” suddenly Scott was thrown off me, i looked to see what happened when i saw Blake
punching and kicking Scott, he lifted Scott from the floor where he fell and shouted, “NEVER TOUCH
HER!!! DO YOU HEAR ME? NEVER!!!” he let Scott fall to the floor, he slowly got up and walked
straight out of the library; i noticed blood was coming from Scott’s mouth. I looked up at Blake and
he hurried over to me and knelt down beside me,

“Oh my god Cara are you ok?” tears were falling from my eyes and instead of answering i just
hugged him tight. He soothingly rubbed my back and shushed me and i sniffled

“Thank you” he squeezed me slightly, i sighed and buttoned up my jeans again which made me cry
more.

“He won’t get away with this Cara, Nobody messes with Blake Taylors girl”
Chapter 12:

“Ouch” i winced as Blake put the ice pack on my cheek where Scott had hit me,

“Sorry” i looked up at Blake and saw he was concerned,

“It’s ok” his eyes connected with mine and i smiled as much as i could without my cheek protesting
in pain. I was sat on a table with Blake leaning against it beside me; i looked up at him and leaned
down and kissed my nose; the only place it wouldn’t hurt, “Thank you” he smiled and brushed away
some of my hair that was in my face, “Can i ask you a question?”

“Sure” he hopped onto the table beside me,

“Where do guys learn to hit? I mean they hit with so much force it’s like BAM and you think your
cheek is going to fall off” he frowned and gently stroked my cheek,

“Not all guys hit girls” i looked up at him and smiled slightly “I would never hurt you Cara, i promise”
i looked away and hopped down from the table and looked back at him,

“You were so mean and now ... You’re not” he slid off the table and came close to me,

“That’s because i didn’t know you, i just did what people expect me to do” i frowned and looked into
his eyes,

“And now?” he smiled and took my hand,

“If anyone tried to hurt you, they would get the same treatment as Scott” i flinched and nodded, i
knew he was telling the truth.

“What happens tomorrow?” i asked stepping forward towards him, He smiled and touched his lips
with mine,

“Whatever you want”

“I don’t want us to go back to what we were” he nodded and hugged me tight

“We could never be what we were this morning” i looked up at him and smiled, i knew he wasn’t
lying.

We went back to our desks and ripped out of piece of paper from my notepad and wrote some lines
that i had written earlier and handed it to him,

A inch away your lips from mine,

I hesitate waiting for a sign,

You’re so close and yet so far,

You make me want to wish upon a star,

I want you to hold me,

And tell me how much you love me,

Just one of your kisses will set us free,

He looked up at me and smiled,

“How very prophetic of you” i laughed and he leaned over and kissed me softly before leaning away
again,

I frowned “I’m not going to break you know”

Raised an eye brow “Huh? What do you mean?”

“Come over here and give me a real kiss” he grinned and leaned over to me, our eyes locked and my
lips parted as we came closer and closer, his lips just brushed mine

“Your detention is now over” we heard the librarian call from her desk we looked over to her and
laughed, she always had a gift of perfect timing.

We walked out of the school and i saw my mum sitting in our banged up car i blushed and looked up
at Blake,

“So umm i’ll see you tomorrow?” he nodded and kissed my cheek (not the one that Scott hit) we
went our separate ways and i wondered what tomorrow would bring, in one day i went from hating
Blake to finding him interesting to utterly and completely falling for him.

As i got into my mum’s car i only had one thought God bless detention.

Chapter 13:

I got to school early, as predicted the night before i had an ear bashing from my mum about the
detention. She went on and on about how no university will want a student who is a rebel or a terror
and how i have ruined my chances of going to a good university and so i won’t get a good education
and therefore end up working in Burger king flipping burgers for the rest of my life. I didnt tell her
about Blake i knew she would internally combust if she knew.

As i got to English i sat down in a ‘scholar’ seat and waited for the class to start, inside i was jumping
to see Blake again. After everyone else had filed in i saw him walking through the doors, my
heartbeat was so fast i could literally feel it beating against my chest. He was walking backwards into
the room he turned around and i realised he has his arm around someone, i frowned as i thought it
was wierd him having his arm around a guy and then my heart dropped to the floor, he didn’t have
his arm around a guy it was a GIRL!! Not just any girl but a cheerleader. I quickly looked down and
tried to stop the stinging in my eyes.

I opened my notepad and doodled circles and swirls anything to take my mind off the hollow feeling
in my stomach.

“Blake” the brunette bimbo squealed, gritting my teeth i sighed and continued doodling.

“You know you love it Claire” i heard him say a little too loudly in my opinion; i felt something hit the
back of my head. When i looked up i saw a screwed up piece of paper on my desk, rolling my eyes i
flicked it off my desk and looked back at my page,

“Oooh Blake what did you do to her yesterday?” i heard one guy jeer, i snuck a peek at Blake and
instantly regretted it he was looking directly at me, i was waiting for him to smile at me but he just
sneered at me and turned to his friend,

“What you mean that Frigid new girl? I didnt do anything to her, it would be her lucky day if it did” it
felt like i had been punched in the gut repeatedly. Thankfully the teacher then walked into the room,
i dont know how much more of this i could take.

“Cara Jones?” the teacher asked taking attendance i raised my hand and i heard a Richie guy cough
“Loser” i looked up to see one of Blake and his friends laughing i turned away and wondered what
happened to nobody messes with Blake Taylors girl.

Chapter 14:

“What the hell happened yesterday?” Sarah asked as we walked to history,

“Nothing” i said looking at the ground, after Blake’s public display of hatred towards me i hadn’t
been feeling that well,

“Well it’s just wierd because yesterday he hated you the normal amount and today it’s like you ran
over his dog and then trashed his car.” I looked up at her with hurt eyes,

“I didnt run over his dog or trash his car” i stated sighing,

“Yesterday he was...nice” Sarah let out of delicate snort,

“Nice? Yeah right Blake Taylor is not nice to anyone who isn’t rich” we walked into history and saw
Blake and that Claire from first period kissing on his desk, it was like they were dry humping each
other it made me want to throw up right then and there. I walked down the aisle but was blocked by
Claire’s legs which were on the table opposite them.

“Excuse me” i said but got no response “Excuse me” i said a little louder but still nothing, i looked
back at Sarah but she just shrugged. Using all the pain, anger and humiliation from today i barged
past her legs making her fall off the table turning to her i almost shouted, “EXCUSE ME” then took
my seat. I heard a few giggles and gasps but didn’t take any notice until Claire walked right up to me
and shouted,

“You stupid BITCH how dare you do that, the least you could have done was waited” i looked at my
notebook and smiled then looked up at her,

“You’re right, im sorry but now you have made your point you can go back to conceiving your
unwanted child” her mouth gaped open and then she shut it fiercely,

“Blakey” she said in a whiney voice turning to him “Will you tell this piece of vermin to watch what
she says” i gathered up my courage and looked at him he just sat there looked between us,

“Umm Claire why dont you leave Cara alone?” i felt a flicker of hope in his words “It’s bad enough
she’s at a new school but she’s also a social retard so let’s try and make it simple for her and ignore
her” all my hopes plummeted to the ground in a instant, Claire looked at me and smiled,

“You’re right Blakey” she walked over to him and kissed him roughly, Blake glanced at me and i felt
humiliated, stupid, idiotic and most of all unloved. Blinking my tears back i looked down at my desk,
and heard Blake whispering something to Claire she laughed uncontrollably and Blake looked at him
with the coldest expression, it reminded me of the look he gave to Scott, instinctively i put my hand
on my cheek and sighed, “Aww look Loser over there has a red cheek, i wonder who gave her exactly
what she deserved?” i looked at Blake but he just shrugged, my feelings bubbled over with his
indifference and i ran out of the classroom without a glance back.

Chapter 15:

“Cara?” i heard a voice behind me. I was sitting in the courtyard and i had no idea how long i was
there before someone came looking around i saw the one person i didn’t want to see,

“Scott?” he sat down next to me and looked at my cheek,

“Cara im so, so, so sorry” shifting uncomfortably i looked up at him and smiled a little,

“At least you were upfront with your feelings” he frowned

“What are you talking about?” sighing i looked down at my feet,

“Blake, yesterday he was...nice and today he’s acting like i have the plague” Scott surprised me by
gasping

“Really?” i nodded “Something must have happened, because yesterday he almost killed me” i saw
the split lip and black eye and nodded,
“I guess he saw the light and realised i’m not good enough for him”

“That’s not true, if he’s acting like this then he’s not good enough for you” i laughed

“Yeah that would be the day, a Richie thinking he’s not good enough for a scholar”

“Wow this is your second day here and you’re already sucked into the whole Richie’s verses Scholars
crap” i smiled and looked up at him,

“You’ve changed alot since yesterday” he smiled and ran his hands through his hair,

“I had a change of heart” i looked at him confused, “I realised what a douche i was and i made it my
mission today to apologise to you and offer you my eternal gratitude if you forgave me” i looked up
at him and raised an eyebrow,

“This isn’t some trick is it?” he acted hurt and put a hand on his heart,

“I swear it isn’t “smiling i looked up at him,

“In that case i accept your apology”

“Thank you” he hugged me and i heard a gasp

“You have got to be kidding me?” we both looked around to see Blake standing there in shock

Chapter 16:

“What the HELL is going on?” Blake almost shouted,

“We’re just talking” Scott stated,

“Doesn’t look like ‘just talking’ have you forgotten what he did yesterday?!” he said walking over to
me

“No, but it seems like you’ve forgotten what you did yesterday” i spat back “What happened
between then and now?” he looked at Scott and i thought i saw Scott shake his head, i frowned and
looked between them “What’s going on?”

Scott looked at me and smiled, “It looks like Blake would prefer to play Soccer than be with you” and
with that he stood up and walked away,

“Blake?” i asked confused, i stood up and walked towards him,

“Cara, i...its complicated” he went to turn and walk away but i grabbed his hand

“What’s going on? Just tell me the truth” i looked into his eyes, he sighed and pulled me to sit down
next to him on the bench

“The team found out about us” he looked up at me with sad eyes and continued, “They told my dad,
he said if i continue to see you, he’ll pull me out of the team”
“Can he do that?” i asked frowning

“He can do anything he wants; he’s on the board of directors of this school”

“So what that’s just it? Everything that happened yesterday doesn’t matter anymore?” He looked at
me and i saw something in his eyes,

“Cara, im not going to lie, yesterday was one of the best days of my life”

“So your just gonna give that up?” he sighed and looked up to the sky

“Soccer is my life, i worked really hard to be captain, and I can’t just let that go”

“I see” i sighed “Well umm i guess i’ll see you around” i stood up and walked away, a little part of
me thought he would come after me and say he couldn’t let me go but he never did.

Chapter 17:

Blake’s POV:

Why did i let her walk off?! I was lying on my bed wondering why i let her walk out of my life like
that. She was the only girl that didnt like me because of my popularity or my families money she was
real and i knew her feelings were real. So why did i mess it up for soccer? I mean it’s just a game at
the end of the day.

“Urgh!” i threw my phone at the wall and saw it fall onto the floor in three pieces. Great now i need
to get a new phone.

“Blake honey? Are you ok?” i heard my mum outside my bedroom door

“No, not really” She opened my door slightly and peaked inside,

“Whats wrong?” i crashed back into my bed and sighed,

“I just ruined my life” i heard my door close and my mum sit down on my bed.

“Do you want to talk about it?” i sat up and sighed,

“I let the only girl i have ever had strong feelings for go because of soccer”

“Soccer?” she asked confused,

“Yeah, my team mates told dad that i have feelings for a girl who isn’t a Richie and he said that he
would pull me off the team if i continue to see her” my mum stroked my arm

“Follow your heart” i looked at her and frowned

“But... what about soccer?” she smiled

“I’ll talk to your dad” i smiled and hugged her,

“Thanks” she kissed my cheek and walked out of the door, smiling i knew that tomorrow i would sort
everything out; i just hope it’s not too late.
....

*The next day*

“Cara?” i looked to my right to see Blake standing next to my locker with an apologetic look on his
face,

“Blake?” i looked around “W-what are you doing here?”

He smiled and leaned on the locker next to mine “It’s school, i come here Monday to Friday” i
couldn’t help but smile

“I meant why are you talking to me? Aren’t you worried that your friends might see?” i shut my
locker and Blake leaned closer

“I don’t care” his lips were close to mine,

“B-but what about Soccer?” he leaned closer and smiled,

“I don’t care” i put my hand on his chest stopping him from coming closer,

“I’m not letting you jeopardize anything by being with me, i don’t want you to regret your decision”
he looked into my eyes and took my hand in his,

“If i let you go, that would be the biggest mistake of my life, and that is the only decision i would
regret” i smiled and looked into his eyes,

“Are you sure?” i asked moving closer to him

“Positive” he whispered before pressing his soft full lips onto mine, leaving butterflies in my stomach
hours later.

Chapter 18:

You know that feeling you get when every girl you see looks at you in awe? Well i got that feeling
every day since Blake showed how you truly felt towards me. Of course there were haters who
didn’t like seeing a Richie with a Scholar but we just ignored them, Blake wasn’t thrown off the
Soccer team to my relief i was scared that being with me would bring huge consequences but so far
there were non that we couldn’t handle,

“So what movie do you want to go and watch?” he asked as we stood in front of the crowded
movies looking at the board which showed which films were playing,

I looked at him “My choice?” he smiled at me and nodded, “How about ‘How to Break a Players
Heart’?”

He wrinkled his nose “A chick flick?”

“Hey!” i said hitting his arm “I’ve seen the trailer for it and it looks quite good. It’s about a girl who
transfers to a new school and there she meets this obnoxious guy who uses girls and then throws
them away and she makes it her mission to break his heart to show him what it feels like. Meanwhile
a friend of the obnoxious guy makes a bet with him that he couldn’t get the new girl to prom and...”

“Let me guess they fall in love and live happily ever after?” He rolled his eyes

“Well that’s for us to find out isn’t it?” he looked down at my hopeful eyes and sighed in defeat,

“Fine, let’s go watch the girly movie” i grinned up at him and pulled him down for a thank you kiss.

****

“Oh my gosh i did not see it ending like that, did you?” i looked up at Blake but before he could
answer i carried on talking, “I mean i was almost in tears, the way that he said that to her and then
just...” his lips were suddenly on mine making me forget my train of thought. My arms wrapped
around his neck and pressed him closer to me. Just the taste of his lips sent me into a whole new
world, the way they moved and felt and tasted make my whole body heat up with pleasure,

“Are you going to shut up any time soon” he smirked against my lips,

“Nope so i suggest you kiss me again” he grinned against my lips and kissed me once more and then
walked me towards his car.

***

“Thank you for tonight” i said standing outside my front door

“It was my pleasure, well not really i was falling asleep towards the end of the movie” i smirked and
kissed the side of his mouth,

“Next time you get to pick the movie”

“Or maybe we just skip the movie and go straight to deserts” he winked at me and i smiled as my
stomach filled with butterflies,

“And what desert would that be?” i asked flirtatiously

“It would be the sweetest thing in the world” he moved closer lowering his voice so it became even
more sexier, which i didn’t even think was possible,

“And what’s that?” i bit my lip

“You” he whispered before his lips caught mine once more, setting off fireworks inside of me

Chapter 19:

“Did you ever think we could be this happy?” i asked as we lay on his bed, fully clothed obviously

“Umm no” he chuckled “but i think life is full of surprises” i nodded in agreement against his chest,
“Do you think people will ever get used to the idea of us being together?” i asked drawing circles
onto his palm,

“Nope” he said i could sense a smile on his lips and i frowned and looked up at him,

“Does that make you happy? That we go against everyone else’s expectations?” i cocked my head to
the side and frowned,

“You make me happy, nothing else” he traced the lines of my lips and smiled, “Speaking of which
there is a very important even happening in a few weeks”

“Whats that?” I racked my brain for what could possibly be happening in May,

“Oh come on! You’re a girl you must know whats happening!” i shook my head not understanding
“Ok let me spell it out for you, P for pretty dress, R for romance, O for oh my god you look stunning
and M for magical evening !! Prom!!”

I laughed and nodded my head, “Oh prom! Now i get it” getting up he grabbed a pillow and hit me
over the head with it, “Hey that hurt” i moaned rubbing my temple,

Laughing Blake kissed my temple twice and stroked my cheek, “Better?” i nodded as he sighed,

“What is it?” I asked frowning

“I knew i had to do this, but its alot harder than i thought it would be” my stomach dropped oh my
god he was going to dump me!! I knew it was coming someone like him is not meant to be with
someone like me!

He turned to face me looking me straight into my eyes, his eyes were worried and anxious, and
taking a deep breath he stroked my hand, “Cara, Will you go to the prom with me?”

Letting out a sigh of relief i nodded and kissed him, “Of course i will go to prom with you”

We both fell back onto the bed without saying a word, the best thing about being with the one you
love is that you dont have to fill up every second with talking you can just sit back and enjoy each
other’s company wordlessly. I knew i had only been with Blake a few weeks but i already knew we
were meant to be together, we overcame obstacles, broke the rules and i have never been happier. I
snuggled close to Blake and sighed, this is where i wanted to stay; forever.

---

“Mum, i dont want to go to school here, they have Richie’s here!” Shawn banged the car door as me
and Blake got out,

“Shawn, it’s not that bad really both me and your father went to this school and plus you were
handpicked to come here and study” i pointed out walking towards him,

“Yeah i guess, dad?” he said as he turned to face Blake,

“Yes Shawn?” Blake smirked as he leaned against the car watching the parents drop off their
children

“Can i get a snake?” he asked hopefully as i rolled my eyes and sighed, he was always asking us for
impossible pets like this, last week he wanted a racoon.

“We’ll talk about it when we get home” i saw Shawn’s shoulders drop as he nodded sadly and with a
quick wave goodbye he walked slowly to the school through the doors of Hillcrest high. I walked to
black and he put his arm around me, “Do you think he’ll be ok? It’s like a war zone inside there” i
nodded towards the school,

“He’ll be fine, after all there is only one war and we both came out victorious” we both nodded and
chuckled “Ahhhh yes the great battle of Richie’s VS Scholars”

The End!!!