LITTLE SECRET

CHAPTER 2

I was still in English class, just sitting there listening to that sexy voice drone on and on over the course outline. There were five minutes before the tone was scheduled to go off and I jumped out of my skin when the P.A system went off, scaring the living daylights out of me.

"Attention all senior students, any of you who are interested about joining the planning committee this year please sign up on the bulletin board outside of the 'Main Office' next to 'Student Services'. This year we will be starting off with the 'Grade Nine Crazy Olympics'! Have a great first day everyone!" the principal said and turned off the P.A system.

Ah, grade nine crazy Olympics, I sighed with contentment. I remember the days. All of the grade nines would dress in old clothes and go out into the huge football field and play multiple games. Usually the seniors with the teachers who were in charge of these kinds of events would come out and help the planning committee with the events and games and such. There were slip-and-slides, water gun fights, tomato fights, and much more. It was a great way to start off our freshman year.

The tone went bringing me out of my memories. Hmm, I seem to be day dreaming a lot in class this year, well I guess I have Mr. Castelo to thank for that one. I immediately went to my locker to throw my things in there and rushed to the bulletin board outside of Student Services so I could get in on the action. I noticed my best friends, the twins, Johannah and Johnathon Shaw, and then Natalia Smith signed up as well just before me. Oh man, this is going to be a crazy year!*

My eyes set on my three closest friends that I usually spend my lunch hour with. I had been so caught up in what Mr. Castelo looked like that I didn't notice what my own friends had been wearing.

Natalia; with her blonde shoulder length curly hair and chocolate brown eyes, was wearing a tank topped dress, blue on the top till you got just below the breasts, and had an elastic band with a white background filled with blue and pink flowers and green leaves.

Johannah; with her light brown shoulder blade length straight hair, and her light brown eyes, was wearing a navy blue tank topped dress, it had some ruffles on it and decorative holes near the bottom and the Hollister symbol showing quite clearly on the left hand side. What is everyone wearing Hollister today out of the four of us? I quickly looked to Johnathon.

Johnathon; with his light brown hair gelled into a fohawk, and his light brown eyes; just like Johannah's, was wearing light brown cargo shorts, and a baby blue t-shirt that said 'Hollister Surf' in orange lettering.

I'll take that as a yes considering I was wearing a strapless gray dress that was layered all the way to the bottom with ruffles, and a blue ribbon was wrapped around the waist with white polka dots on it; which was also from Hollister. I guess it was just a popular thing to wear today?"Dakota, did you sign up for planning committee?" Johnathon questioned. "We were going to sign you up, but we didn't know if you wanted to when we found out who was in charge of it this year..."

I froze in my tracks. Who's in charge of it this year? I voiced my question, "Who's in charge of it this year?" My eyes were wide. Please don't be who I think it is; please don't be who I think it is! I kept chanting that in my head, praying for it to come true.

"Mr. Castelo. Mrs. Evans quit, so he took over," Natalia chimed in.

Why the Hell am I being punished? "You're kidding me right?"

"Nope," Johannah stated, popping the 'P'.

Great, this is fantastic.

*

I was in a shitty mood for most of the day just thinking about having not only to spend detention with Mr. Castelo, as well as two classes not including English, I have him for Phys. Ed too, but I also have to put up with him for the planning committee. All of my friends said that my face was priceless when I found out that he was the new Phys. Ed teacher as well, they apparently all new that, and they were talking about it, but I was too busy thinking about what is going to happen in detention and the rest of the year.

As I approached Mr. Castelo's classroom for detention I could hear him talking to someone else in the room.

"Jaxson, I'm telling you, get out of here while you have the chance. These girls are so hormonal, they won't be able to leave you alone," Mr. Castelo said with a hint of desperation in his voice.I didn't give time for this 'Jaxson' guy to answer; I just opened the door and walked in, not giving a damn that they were in the middle of a conversation.

"Damn, now I know why you wanted me to leave! You wanted her all to yourself!" Jaxson exclaimed. I blushed, but I knew he was just messing around. I looked towards him and he had hair like Johnathon, but his was blonde and he had beautiful emerald green eyes. He wasn't bad looking, and he was definitely not lacking too much in the muscle department.

"How can you even say that?" Mr. C exclaimed. "She's my student, and she has detention!"

"I thought you had a date this afternoon, why are you giving a poor girl detention?"

I felt something pull at my heart. He has a date tonight? Why is this even hurting me, he's just my teacher, it's not like anything was going to happen anyways. I just get too worked up over the stupidest things.

"Shut up, Jaxson," Mr. Castelo said through gritted teeth.

"Anyways, does this gorgeous girl have a name?" Jaxson questioned, looking at me.

"As a matter of fact I do, I'm Dakota, and you're obviously Jaxson," I said flirtatiously. I don't know why I was acting like this in front of Mr. C, but it just came naturally, it was almost as if I wanted him to be...jealous? But why would I want to make him jealous? It's not like anything is going to happen, I mean, he has a date tonight right?"Wow, a pretty name for a pretty girl," Jaxson stated, smiling brightly. I couldn't help but blush which made him chuckle. "Awe, look at you!" he cooed.

"Oh shush," I said, still blushing profusely. I could see Mr. Castelo getting agitated from the corner of my eye, but I didn't fully understand why. Maybe it's because I'm supposed to be getting punished and his friend is here talking to me, instead of that happening?

"When do you have your date tonight?" he questioned Mr. C.

"I told you to drop it," Mr. Castelo said, still through clenched teeth.

"Dude calm down, I just don't want to be late. This girl is pretty hot, and easy," Jaxson said, waggling his eyebrows. Oh God, I definitely didn't want to hear this kind of talk. It was hurting me, but I didn't understand why. I can't possibly have feelings for him...

"Why are you talking about this in front of my students? They don't need to know about my s*x life!" he exclaimed. I had to say something, to at least show that it's not affecting me, even if it is. Try to pretend, I guess.

"Please Mr. Castelo, I can tell by looking at you that you sleep around. Not to be offensive or anything," I stated with a small laugh. Hopefully that was convincing.

His head snapped to me, and I saw something flash across his eyes, but I wasn't quick enough to catch what it was. "You think I sleep around?"I nodded my head slightly, "Why wouldn't you? You're young, good looking, and single." My cheeks were searing red when the 'good looking' comment slipped out of my mouth, oh man, that's embarrassing! "Anyways, since you have a date, I think this detention is over."

I went to walk out of the room without taking a look back a stunned looking Mr. Castelo, when Jaxson asked me a question. "Do you have a ride?"

"Yes, I drove-, ah s**t!" I cursed loudly.

"What's wrong?"

"My brother took my car home, now I have to walk."

"I'll give you a ride," the boys chorused together, and looked at each other with glares.

"You just met Jaxson, let me take you home," Mr. Castelo offered.

"I just met you as well, and you have a date tonight so why doesn't Jaxson take me home, I'll see you tomorrow Mr. C." And with that I walked out of the room, my heart pounding a million miles a minute, with Jaxson following me. I already had my books so I just went to the front doors that will lead to both student and teacher parking lot, which ever Jaxson had decided to park in.