Tonight was game night, which was to say there was a football game. Personally I didn't actually care all that much for football, which always seemed to surprise people. I didn't dislike it, I just didn't care for it. Most sports seemed to boil down to a bunch of sweaty men pumped up full of adrenaline chasing each other and obsessing over balls and rules. The rules part also teo just break down t to get away with bending or breaking the rules while trying to hold the other teams atable for the rules.

  How thrilling.

  But cheerleaders had their part to py at these games so whatever. Joey also didn't care for football, or most sports but he always came to the games just to watch me. Meanwhile, most of the irls seemed to enjoy football a lot more than I did. I guess that made sense, several of them were also dating or sleeping with members of the football team.

  Kaley came over with a big old smile on her face. "We really got the crowd r with that st performance" she seemed so proud of herself. Out of everyone oeam she always seemed to most excited about getting the crowd excited.

  "I'm just gd it was a roar and not a bark like st time" I giggled, st game the announcer had all the people iands barking like dogs. It felt like someone was just trying to live out a kink. Joey joked he should've brought some tennis balls for people to py with.

  "Hey there dies, doing an awesome job as always" I heard a man approag and rolled my eyes. I already knew who it was. "Oh thank you Johnny" Kaley practically bounced in pce, always eager to get a pliment and Johnny was always happy to hand them out.

  "And Jessy, you are just killing it out there, if Jade doesn't watch out you might take her pce!" Johnny always tried to joke with me, I didn't care for him. He was the biggest party guy out of all the football pyers, and also the most likely to fuck a sock if he couldn't get a girl for the night.

  "Ha. Ha. Ha." I rolled my eyes. Jade was our captain, and she was a good captain. I for one, did not care to ever be captain. Leadership didn't look good on me.

  "Oh don't mind her, she's just in the zone you know" Kaley made excuses for me as she ed her arms around Johnny who practically beamed with joy. Ugh, Johnny was be the moment and Jade had us on break so I guess we're stuck with him.

  "Hey Jessy, I'm going to be having a party at the frat house ter on. You should totally e! You even bring um what's his name? Well your boyfriend."

  I didn't respond, instead I just gred at Johnny who chuckled awkwardly, seeming to shrink for a moment. "Oh she never es to the frat parties! But don't worry I'll be there" Kaley was quip in.

  A lot of people teo go to the frat houses to party. I went once, seemed like a great spot for people to drink and flirt and fuck. I already had Joey for 2 of those 3 things and while I loved a good martini, I did not like getting wasted. It just got me sloppy, I'd rather stay at the top of my game as much as possible.

  Joey loved drinking, but didn't st very long before he was seeing stars. It was cute to see him get drunk and immediately try to flirt with me like he was still single. Hm... I wonder how Barrett get's when he's drunk?

  "Johnny are you really throwing another party?" Maddie scoffed as she join in. Maddie also didn't go to frat parties or really any party. She used to be a heavier girl in middle school and then worked like hell to lose enough weight to join the cheer squad at her high school. Holy she looked great, but she was alaranoid about her figure and insisted parties tricked people into snag and drinking into obesity.

  I'm pretty sure she's wrong but it's more fun to say she's right. "If you keep this up you'll end up with a heart attack before the end of the season!" Maddie chastised Johnny. "I mean look at you, you're already starting to gai!"

  "Hey! That's all muscle baby" Johnny tered and flexed for us. I rolled my eyes, meanwhile Kaley looked like she wao be picked up and carried away. "Nah, your fat" I said with a smile and Johnny's face dropped.

  "Jessy! Don't be mean" Kaley defended him. Hm now that I think about it hadn't Kaley beely caught cheating on her boyfriend with one of the soccer pyers? Before that I had heard she had been kicked out of the library after getting caught with one of the basketball pyers. Seems she had a bigger taste for sports men than for her boyfriend, oh well, it's none of my business.

  "I'm not mean, I call him fat out of for his own wellbeing. What if he gets so big they kick him out? Or worse! Roll him out?" I chuckled and Maddie frowned. "Don't joke! That could actually happen! What are you even going to have at the party? Chips and beer again?"

  Before Johnny could protest though Jennifer came sliding in as she usually did. "Well hello dies ale sirs!" She sang out the words. Jen had apparently been a theater student before trying out for the cheer team. It um showed. But she was fun to have around and everyone seemed to like her.

  Jen spun on her heels and came face to face with Johnny "you sir o stop inviting Jessy over. We all know you just want to try and sleep with her. Which would maybe be less obvious if you hadn't tried to do that st time she went to a party."

  Oh yea, at that frat party I did go to John flirting with me and then at one point he smacked my ass. I kicked his leg in which caused him to fall head first on a table. Luckily that table broke his fall, unluckily, he broke that table with his fall.

  That was also the day everyone learned about Joey. Apparently before that most people seemed to think I was single. Well the people who went to the same high school as Joey and I already knew, but everyone else seemed surprised.

  Johnny's face got red as a tomato while Jen spun back to look at Maddie. "You o stop being everyone's mom. Let people be dumb, so long as it's their own lives they ruin. Who cares?" Maddie rolled eyes and crossed her arms, she didn't like being told she was being a mom.

  I almost ughed but Jen spun once more. I guess it's my turn now. "How about you hang out with me instead? I could invite my girlfriend and we could make it a sort of double date? She loves pying video games so we could do that. I'll even make that strawberry martini you like!"

  Oh, well I liked my turn. "That sounds great Jen! You really are a true diplomat" I giggled, happy to have had Jen's intervention. I had only met her girlfriend once, I knew she was an artist but other than that I didn't really know much else. But she seemed sweet enough.

  "Well since we're all starting to crowd together, we might as well put on a show" Jade spoke iypical monotone voice as she walked over and pced her hand on her hips. Everyone chuckled awkwardly and Johnny quickly disappeared. Jade could cut ice with her words, and nobody really wao feel their sting. That would ge when it was time to perform, the woman came alive in a really big way.

  She was all smiles and giggles during interviews, performances, or anything where she had to represent the team; and most people seemed to think she was a real people's person. But with us, she was a wall full of expectations. Luckily even with everyone's silliness we did tend to meet those expectations and today would be no different.

  We went through the rest of the game without ihough Jade didn't give us any more breaks. At one point she decided Jen had too muergy and decided to send her off to py with the mascot. The crowd loved that.

  Ohe game was over we made our way to the locker rooms and showers. Onside I headed over to one of the showers but Jade was waiting for me. "Oh um hey captain, everything alright?"

  Jade looked at me with her usual cold eyes. Her eyes were a cold blue color that reminded me of the frost after a harsh wiorm. It didn't help that sometimes it felt like they were looking into my very soul. "I heard you insulting Johnny, seemed you were having fun."

  Oh that? Was she somehow upset about that? "Oh um yea" I wasn't even really sure what to say. I wasn't going to apologize.

  "You've never been a push over. I like that about you" Jade tinued. "But before you would simply tell him off and leave. You seem a bit... Different... Even in practice, you've always strived to be the best. But tely you seem less tense, and more lively."

  Did I really? I certainly didn't feel that different. I opened my mouth to speak when Jade held up her hand to stop me. "I don't care. But rumors move faster than the lips that speak them. Keep it quiet, keep it hidden. I'm losing patieh all the drama."

  Jade then began to walk away leaving me w. Did she know about Barrett? Or was she assuming I was sleeping around like Kaley? "Oh and be o the new girl" Jade said just before leaving. "Sounds like she really looks up to you."

  "New girl?" I turned in full fusion. Jade paused before simply saying "A spot opened up oeam. As I said, I'm getting tired of the drama. Besides, Kaley will get the support she needs from her sorority sisters."

  Jade tilted her head over to me, looking at me with one eye. "You never did join a sorority did you?" I felt the color leave my face. "No ma'am" came my soft reply. Jade nodded "keep things quiet, and keep up the good work."

  With that Jade took her leave, a my heart pounding in my chest.