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"I NEED TO." Sersha hissed at me cat like. "My world depends on it."

I snagged her back with her arm restraining her. "No you do not. This will only complicate things for the both of you."

"Exactly Sersh!" Madison exclaimed. "You cannot just show up with a fake date just to impress Reuben."

Sersha fought against me before sulking. "He doesn't want to be with me. He doesn't notice me at all other then Sersha the quiet girl." She whined. I stroked her hair reassuringly. Her love life was really starting to mess up.

"Trust me it'll all work out." I said confidently. "A lady like you can't be single for long."

"Mhm. Dennis just admitted he had a crush on you babe. That's good news." Madison added looking pleased at her best friend. "You are a real catch."

"Then why isn't he fucking catching me?" Sersha sighed playing with a red curl. "Is it my face?"

I slapped her face playfully to which she glared. "you have got a beautiful face Sersha. Better then mine."

"Now you are just plain on lying Bryce Weston." She muttered sitting up and crossing her arms. "Forget about Reuben. Tell me about how all your exams went?"

"A breeze." I said as Madison simultaneously.

"Fucked."

"Mine's an in-between really. That math exam was false. We didn't even have the last question in our book." She cried in agony. "I hate life."

"And life hates me." I said solemnly.

"Amen sister." Madison sighed dramatically. "I'm going to get us shirts that say that. We need them."

I nodded taking a bite of my burrito as I watched Sersha's newest painting dry. It was a rainbow reflecting off a the waters under the rays of the sun. It was really beautiful. "Have you guys any thoughts on the upcoming Welton Sports Championship?"

Madison shook her head her dark brown ringlets in braids. "Nope. The girls team never wins. Not in the history of Welton Academy."

I looked shocked at the both of them. "Yeah. I mean the boys always beat us. They are undefeated." Sersha emphasized thoroughly. "Especially with Aaron on their team."

I stand up bracing my hands on my hips. "Not this year they won't because you have Bryce Weston on your team. And this year the girls team is going to kick those boys' asses."

"Nobody even participates. Ever." Madison smiled apologetically at me.

I mulled a thought before grinning widely. "Leave that to me."

"What the fuck is she grinning about?" Sersha whispered.

"I don't fucking know but it seems legit." Madison said back. I rolled my eyes on both of them rubbing my hands together.

The boys won't know what got them.

...

"Bryce that's an idea...yes." Principal Simone stated.

"Come on ma'am." Madison urged. "It's a brilliant idea."

The principal sighed in her seat and folded her arms. "It's unique."

"It's motivational." I added looking around at the trophy section. "You see that trophy closet there?"

"Yes. I have eyes." She mused.

I shook my head getting up. "This closet has trophies from boys. Boys who won in sports, boys who won in chess and boys who won in swimming. You see the sequence building up? We have no girls over here. And I wanna change that. We deserve to have a trophy and not only would that showcase a trophy in here but it will outshine you from other schools." Principal Simone arched an eyebrow. I walked over to her seat crouching down and placed my arm around her steering her chair to the trophy section. "Imagine this. Out there there's a young girl dreaming to be something. And what place would be better then a school who empower and support women? A school that shows what it means to be a female and a school that shows a female can be anything a male can be? Welton Academy. That's the school. And it will be because of their wonderful, beautiful and incredibly charismatic Principal who helped build our strengths so we can be better people and leaders out in the world. That we can be strong."

"That's so moving." Madison sniffed. "I feel motivated enough to run a mountain."

"I feel motivated enough to start body building." Sersha announced out of nowhere. "I will beat Arnold Schwarzenegger." I nodded at her putting my fist up.

"Be the woman who helps us." I said to Principal Simone.

"Alright, alright." She surrendered. "I like the idea. I really do. It's genuine and inexpensive. And I think it is time the girls win."

"Yeah!" Madison high-fives me and so does Sersha. "Thank you Principal S."

She nodded as we all clapped. "You are all welcome. You do know that we will have to change the schedule right? That we'll have to delay the beach trip now to squeeze the contest in?"

"Whatever it takes." I smiled proudly. "The beach will be waiting for us don't you worry."

"Fine." Principal Simone nodded. "And I want at least thirty signatures to consolidate this action. Will you guys be able to do it?"

"Yes Ms." Sersha took the paper from her. "I will get the signatures even if it kills me."

If principal Simone was weirded out by us she sure as hell did not show it. "And do the boys know about this?"

"Oh don't sweat about that. They will agree faster then they can shoot."

"Bryce!" Principal Simone scolded.

"I meant shoot hoops Ms. What did you think?"

She blushed and shook her head. "These girls." She muttered. "And Bryce I was meaning to tell you." She eyes Maddie and Sersha then me. Giving the silent communication I stated.

"They can stay." I shrugged. "Nothing bad right?"

She took off her eyeglasses and wiped them on her blouse. "Ms. Lennon has complained about you to me. She says that you disrupt her class far too often and make a circus out of her classes."

"Principal Simone I would just like to say that Bryce has done nothing wrong." Sersha spoke up. "Ms. Lennon just hates her for no reason and pulls a grudge every time she can."

Madison agreed and got up. "Bryce Weston is not a disturber. She speaks her mind and does the right thing asked. She never ruins the class. Ms. Lennon is just being uptight as ever. She just throws shit around." Maddie slapped her hand over her mouth at the last words.

Principal Simone burst out laughing making me eye the girls warily. "You guys are adorable really. Firstly don't be afraid to cuss Madison since I really am quite hip myself." It was our turn to laugh more relieved. "And secondly I never agreed with her words. Lennon indeed a likes to cause wildfires where ever she goes but I know Bryce and I know her grades so there is no complaints from me. I just wanted to say that ignore her when she does narrow you down. She's a good teacher just bad at distinguishing her emotions." She muttered with a deep breath. "Now if you girls don't mind I will need to leave for a meeting."

"Thank you." I told her with a beam. She nodded back to me and said," Bryce. I want you as the teams captain. And be sure to kick the boys in the ass."

"I said it before and I stick by it." I laughed walking out and linking my arms with the girls. "So phase one done."

"Phase two will be down two." Sersha held the paper to her back. "Put your signatures on. Simone never sis see couldn't use our own as well."

"Alright girl." Madison hooted and signed her name. I did mines second and turns so Sersha could do the same. "Now we need to get the boys."

"I say we get the girls first." I told them. "We need motivation first then we need agreement."

"Alright. I'll gather them in the mess hall. Meet me at fifteen." Sersha called running down the hall before the receptionist hissed at her to walk.

"Me too." Madison looked out the glass doors. "I'll get the nerdy ones."

"Hey!" I defend. "Just because they read does not mean they are nerdy. It means they are better." Seriously girls who read were the most knowing and dangerous one because they had it all in fantasy and romance. I loved reading and stood by it firmly. If you do not read you are living only one life.

"Whatever you say." She muttered walking through the gates.

...

All the girls gathered around some annoyed and some scared to death and some completely not caring.

"Listen up people!" Madison shouted. "Do not touch anything over here. Everything is worth more then you don't even."

"What are we here for?" Natalie asked frowning. "We have been waiting for ten minutes."

"Your mom took more time to birth you." Matilda muttered. "Have patience."

"We are waiting for Sienna who is in the bathroom." Sersha said to everyone calmly. "Give her a few minutes she has period cramps." A few people aww-ed relating to the pain.

"Popcorn for you and you and you." I passed out box after box. "We are feeding you so stay put."

I narrowed my eyes at Emery and Ava who were whispering aggravated.

Sienna came rushing in with a pained smile. "I'm good guys."

"Alrighty." I said. "Let's begin." Everyone hushed as I cleared my throat. "I think everyone knows about the Welton Sports Championship?"

A few ughs ran the room making me frown. "Just your moaning." Madison yelled. She nodded at me to continue.

"As you may be aware that the girls have never won the trophy. It's always been the boys. But those times are going to end. Because we are going to win." I matched their eyes.

"We don't have the strength." Olivia noted.

"Yeah." People agreed.

"We don't." I agreed. "But we have the minds and the patience that they don't. We have the endurance that pushes us forward."

"I don't know." Natalie fidgeted. "Those boys are good."

"But we are fucking better." I pushed. "Aren't you sick of it always being the boy? Who won the trophy for basketball? Oh him. Who won the trophy for the track race? Him. Who won the trophy for being better? Him. It's always him. When is it going to be a her here? When are women finally going to be noticed not as a gender, not as a person, not as a lower bound but as a threat, as a winner, as a worthy competitor. When are we going to make those boys fear us?" Many of them straightened up nodding. "Don't you want that? That glory that they have been winning. Don't you want to have little girls win. Have dreamers and have crushers? Don't we deserve to win?"

"Yeah!" They shouted.

"Don't we deserve the trophy?"

"Yeah!"

"Don't we deserve the attention?"

"Yeah!"

"Good!" I yelled. "So what are we going to do about it?"

"Fucking win!" One of them shouted.

"We are better in every aspect and we are sure as hell going to prove that." I walked on the table looking at them all. "We are going to make a show and we are going be the winners. That trophy will not touch any boy."

"Then let's do this." Sersha nodded. "Let's show them what they are up against."

"Who's in?" Madison shouted joyfully. Every. Single. Fucking. Hand rose. "Then sign this sheet and let's fuck this game over."

"Let's go bitches." Sienna shouted as they all trampled towards Sersha who tossed out pens.

I looked at Ava who gave me the middle finger. Madison noted it and said. "You have something to say Ava or you gonna go shove that finger up your ass?"

Ava sneered at her. "Shut the fuck up bitch."

"Pack your hoe-ness and leave." I seethed. "You wanna talk shit that head to the bathroom."

"You little-"

"Ava." Emery warned. "Get out."

"But-" Ava stuttered but left at Emery's pressing eyes. She muttered and walked out.

I looked at Emery and the away. "You guys know what the cherry on this thing is? Principal Simone has agreed to rent us a boat, three private houses and a whole three hours to the beach for ourselves if we win. And the food comes with it." They all squealed excitedly. "So let's win this thing."

"And let's not forget that our captain is Bryce fucking Weston so we are in tremendous hands." Sersha said and all of them cheered. I smiled looking at the view. We will win this thing.

But for now we needed the boys to know we were competing against them for a win. And of course the prize they will never receive had to be mentioned too.

...

The boys hall was... messy. And extremely loud.

I swear those tried to whisper sounded like they were shouting.

Maddie sat next to Owen annoyed as he talked about his relationship with Olivia who indeed was also present and right next to her boyfriend. Reuben was reading Edgar Allan Poe while Sersha glared at the top of his head repeatedly whilst Jordan stared at his phone.

I was seated next to Aaron who had demanded the whole couch for us. I sat crisscrossed with his shoulder on my head as I spoke up. "Well what do you guys think?"

Jordan shrugged looking up. "Are you sure you want to do this?"

"Of course I want to do this. I want to win which quite frankly we are going to win." I emphasized my words to get it through.

Owen snorted. "As much as I love you Bryce the girls never really showed up to any of the competitions for other then cheer leading or skipping classes."

"Advantageous to us don't you think? We know how you play yet you don't." Maddie nodded at me.

"Yeah. What's the fucking matter if the girls participate anyway?" She demanded looking at all of them.

Reuben sighed closing his book. "There is nothing wrong. We are just making sure you chose this decision with console."

I scoffed leaning back with Aaron's head. "That's unfair. You make us sound like we are children."

"Guys." Aaron straightened up. "Come on. We should give them a chance. Let them play. I knew who knows maybe this year the WSC will be different. I for one am intrigued to know how it will be played out." The boys needed giving in their agreements.

"Thank you." I said and crossed my arms. "Then it's settled."

"I think it's a fantastic idea." Liam walked in with a smirk. "You've always been incredible at managing."

Everybody some what got irritated by his presence but I smiled anyway. "Thank you Liam."

He sat down on the couch arm next to me and said, "You're welcome. I'm sure this Championship will thoroughly be the best that is if the boys lose."

"Don't matter." Maddison smugly put out. "We are winning."

"Arrogance isn't good." Jordan sang. "You can't predict the future."

Owen snapped his fingers suddenly. "But you can. I heard that dreams of the future are possible. So say we dreamt of being attack by aliens would that be possible?"

I scrunched my nose at him. "Owen don't fuck the two brain cells you have."

He gave me a bright smile. "I knew you were going to say that. I might be a leprechaun."

"No you are not. I'm Irish I would know." Sersha muttered passing me a millionaire's bar. I took the delicious treat and nibbled on it.

"Liam your face is annoying my eyes. Go away." Aaron muttered rubbing his eyes and frowning.

"I could say the same but sadly my eyesight is quite good and can tolerate displeasing images." Liam retorted back.

"Fuck off." Aaron waved him off. "The last thing I need is to clean more shit."

"Calm down both of you." I huffed swallowing my bar and dusting my hands. "We have class in twenty." I said looking at the clock.

"We don't." Maddie reminded me. "We took the test already and passed. These guys only need to resit it."

"Pardon?" Reuben mused crossing his maroon cladded arms. We all wore the uniform and let me tell you it was a nuisance to wear. "But as I recall Aaron and I passed."

I looked at Aaron with arched eyebrows. "You passed?"

"Yup." He popped. "Looks like your study methods worked."

"Of course they would." I arrogantly put out. "I'm a deliberate genius."

"That you are." He smiled kissing my cheek.

"PDA motherfuckers." Owen shouted. "You'll make me puke because of how sweet you are."

Madison scoffed. "You are such a hypocrite. What do you think we do when you and Olivia suddenly make out in front of us?"

Olivia's cheek blotched with red as he blonde hair curtained her. Owen put his arms around her and squeezed. "She's different. Ours is love." Olivia grinned up at him and he kissed her. "I love you Angel."

"Fucking stop." Sersha groaned. "I hate love."

Reuben looked shocked as she grumbled and glared at him. "Why?"

"Don't you talk to me." She snapped at him.

"She's on her period. Excuse her." Madison intervened quickly. "I mean love love guys. It can either make or break you."

I clenched my jaw and looked very intently at the laces of my shoes. I twisted and untwisted them as they talked and talked. "I agree." Liam suddenly put out. "I love love too."

"Nobody fucking asked." Aaron shot to which I pinched his thigh.

Liam got up sighing and adjusted the sleeves of his navy shirt. He smiled at me and walked away. I whirled on Aaron fuming.

"Do you always have to be such a dick." I seethed. "He was being nice. Let him be. Unlike you he isn't popular or has a lot of friends so please stop bullying and biting at him. He's human too." I hated bullying. It was a dangerous needle. Small and many. They keep sticking on you until you get so tired that you pick out there needles form your skin and start bleeding out. It broke you and hurt you and one thing I was always going to defend is anti-bullying. And I would not stand a person who would do it no matter the cost. What was wrong is wrong.

"I didn't do anything wrong though." Aaron grumbled at me. I gave him an arched eyebrow and turned to look away. He sighed and pulled me to the right so I was tucked under his arm. "Fine. I won't do it again. Happy?"

I smiled and nodded. "Fucking whipped." Jordan snorted. "Aaron Mercer finally became soft."

"I'm not soft." He growled at them to which all of them gave him 'suuures'. "Fuck you all." He tipped his head on mine and rested it there.

I played with his rings on his hand as we continued to talk for another five minutes before they all departed leaving us alone.

"Do you want to go to our dorm?" Aaron asked looking around. "I doubt they even bothered to leave the air conditioner on."

I hummed and got up. "I need to study for my English pop quiz for tomorrow." Aaron looked up at me with a smirk.

"Aren't pop quizzes supposed to be a surprise?" He took the hand I offered and got up.

I shot him a mischievous smile as we exited the boys hall towards the elevator. Waking on the wooden floors I immediately got in with him behind me and entered his room after changing in my own. My books were already at his desk from our previous study session and I sat down to go through Shakespeare's Taming of The Shrew. Ms. Lennon had made us memorize quotes from the passage this time in hopes tomorrow we would be able to write a well executed PEED paragraph.

Of course she would provide us