Ashley's P.O.V.
We were waiting for the bell to ring, us guys at one end of the hall, the girls on the other. ~RIIIINNNG!~ A slow steady stream of kids started to appear, then a rush.
"Taylor, Ike, Zac, Ashley!" We heard a voice yell. We looked around but couldn't find the source of yelling. Someone then tapped me on the shoulder. "Oh, hey Alana."
"Hi guys. Where are the girls?" she asked, looking around.
"They're looking for Mandy." Zac said.
"That can't be good." Alana said.
"Why not?" I asked.
"Well Amy and Alicia have quite the tempers." Alana said, still looking around. "I'm going to try and find them. Who are you looking for?"
"No one." Isaac said.
"Oh well, in that case, both Mike and Keith's lockers are that way." She said, pointing towards the left and she took off to the right.
My P.O.V.
"Where is that bitch?" I asked, my eyes scanning the crowd.
"Hey guys! Alica, Amy, Beth, Care!" Alana yelled from down the hall.
"Hey!" Care said.
"Guys, I don't think Mandy is here today." Alana said, running up to us.
"Well, I'll be God-damned." I said, stomping my foot.
"But hey, I can call her and invite her to your party." She said.
"No, she probably won't come." Alicia said.
"Well... how 'bout I pick her up, then tie a scarf around her face until I get there?" Alana said as she looked at me. I had to try my hardest not to bust a gut laughing. Obviously she was referring to my little escapade in Miami with her and the Backstreet Boys.
"Yeah, why don't you do that?" I said, still trying to control my laughing.
"Oh, don't think I won't! But I have to go to class." Alana said as she started walking towards the cafeteria.
"Bye!!"
Meanwhile
Taylor's P.O.V.
We continued to search the halls for the familiar face of Mike or Keith.
"Guys, I think we missed them." Zac said.
"No, we couldn't have. I have to find these guys." Ashley said.
"Ashley, I understand you're upset about how those guys treated Alicia but we don't need to any trouble. Especially on school grounds." I said, patting him on the shoulder.
"I'm sure we'll find in town another day." Isaac said.
"Y'think so?" Ashely said.
"Have you seen the size of this town? There are only so many places they could be." Zac said.
"Hey guys, I'll be right back."
"Where are you going, Tay?" Ashley asked.
"Just to the bathroom. Find the girls and I'll meet you outside." I said as I took off down the hall. As I rounded the corner, I ran straight into someone. Both of us fell in a heap of papers and mangled bodies. "I am SO sorry." I said as I grabbed this girl's hand and looked into her beautiful green eyes. Her dark hair falling into her face.
My P.O.V.
"Hey, I'll catch up to you guys in a minute. I'm gonna go to the bathroom and grab a juice." I said as I walked towards the cafeteria. As I got closer I thought I heard Tay talking to someone.
"I am SO sorry." he said. "I guess I wasn't paying attention to where I was going."
"That's okay." ~It was Mandy. Oh, the BITCH.~ I was going to walk around the corner and kick her in the head but something told me to wait. "So, I haven't seen you around here before. Are you a new student?"
Tay's P.O.V.
"Um, no. I'm just visiting." I said as I helped her pick up her stuff.
"That's too bad." She said as she placed her hand on my shoulder. "So, how long are you going to be here?"
"About a week or so." I said, avoiding her eyes.
"So, what's your name?" She asked, still trying to get me to look her in the eyes.
"Um... Taylor." I said, quietly.
"Well, Taylor." She started coming closer to me. "Would you like me to show you around?"
"No thanks, Mandy, I think I can handle that. Now why don't you go and try to fuck someone else's boyfriend-- leave mine alone before I have to kick your ass. Just ask Taylor, or anyone else that was at our New Years Party, what happens to girls that come on to my boyfriend." Amy said as she walked around the corner and stepped between me and Mandy. I wrapped my arms around Amy's wait to silently tell her to back off.
"Amy?!.... Um, I'm sorry. I didn't know." Mandy stuttered.
"Well, now you do. But I suggest you move your ass anyway before I kick it for what you did to Alicia." Amy said and Mandy looked even more shocked. I really needed to get her out of this situation.
"Honey, we really should be going. Everyone is waiting for us outside." I said, pulling on her hand. She resisted as first then turned on her heel and walked silently with me down the hall.
"We can't tell Leesha we ran into Mandy." I said as we neared the doors.
"Why not?" I asked.
"Because we can't, okay?! She'll get too excited and want to go in and find her. Which would be a bad thing. We'll just wait until Alana brings her to the party. Ok?" She askes as she looked up with baby blue eyes I could never resist.
"Okay honey." I said and kissed her softly. We walked outside. Instantly Zac started to yell "Guys, we're over here!"
"Zac, we aren't blind." Amy laughed as we walked over to the cluster of tables and sat down next to Alicia and Ashley.
"What took you so long?" Beth asked.
"Do you even know how long it takes Amy to pick out a juice?" I laughed.
"Trust me, we do." Leesha laughed. With that, we got up and went to Leesha's house.
Chapter 45: "It Can't Be Lost"