This stupid thing has been glitching a lot. Anyone else with those problems?

Chapter 8: Hideouts

I've never went through so much torture in my entire life.

At least today we don't have to watch the demon squad. Practice after school is on every alternate day, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Coach wants us to do four hours of prac on Saturdays between eight to twelve because we're versing Lakedale Lions in a couple of weeks. Who's awake so early? So today, I spent the afternoon with my friends at the cafe Ty forced us to go. Saying they make (and I quote ) 'the most irresistible, delicious, mouthwatering sandwich ever!'

Yip a sandwich.

"Come on Danny, before its rush hour," the blond drags me in, his voice too excited.

"I'm worried about you bro," Tony crease his eyebrows as the five of us sit down.

I look around taking in my surroundings, we're sitting on a circular oak table, the chairs of similer colour with black metal backrests, it's a small, cosy looking café, very wood inspired and the walls are filled with black baskets holding candles close to the ceiling and white intricate designs cover empty spaces. The furniture colours range from brown to black, a small bar on the end with a bar it, a back turned to us, wiping cutlery.

A pretty, blonde waitress comes up to us and Ty looks around checking we all ordered.

"We'll take three supreme choc shake, two strawberry, extra whip of fresh cream and six, sorry seven deluxe prime sandwiches, two of them vegetarian the rest steak," he tells the waitress offering a wink. She walks away unflattered.

I roll my eyes at the fancy name, all of us turn to the boy puzzled.

"What?" He shrugs unfazed.

"Last time I checked there was five of us bro, I knew you didn't like math but this is bad," Tony speaks first shaking his head.

Ty pretends to take offence, we start laughing when he fakes an injury. That was the worst attempt I've ever seen. Topics get passed around shortly, Tony and Ty sharing embarrassing stories of each other and Becky telling us about her four older sisters.

"Oh, Danny we were at football practice yesterday," Audrey says suddenly and I freeze. Shit I forgot they were there. I was trying to avoid them. Why didn't Bec tell me what happened.

"Yeah, we got bored halfway and left because there cheer squad came," Ty adds. Oh that's why I didn't see them when we wee watching the demons.

I shrug,"You mean the demon squad? I think this is less torture"

"True dat, except JK was there," Becky sighs.

"Dude talk to him already," I nudge her. Audrey agrees.

"Here comes the food!" Ty announces a bit too loud whipping his head. The waitress gets a shock and scurries away from the weirdo I call my friend.

"Well she was pretty," he states,"I need a picture of all your expressions because this is going to taste amazing!"

The boy takes out his phone and I look down at my sandwich as he passes the plates round. Both girls have vegetarian, the boys and I have steak with Ty taking the extra onto his plate. The sandwich doesn't seem special, just toasted bread, sauce, onions,cheese and steak. I pick up a piece and take a bite. The food melting in my mouth.

"Mmmm," Is all I can say devouring the rest before drinking the milkshake ungracefully.

"I know right it's amazing," Ty agrees with my expression a grin etched on his face.

"So now I know why you bought three, one isn't good enough," Tony says.

I nod stealing some of his brother's food.

"Who says the way to a boy is through his stomach - that rule applies for girls to," I say leaning back in the chair content.

"Yeah and when we find that girl," Aud quips, pointing with her pinkie.

"And I thought for a moment I was that kind of girl," I say feigning hurt.

"With your eating you fall under the boy food catergory," Tony states earning a punch on the arm,"Too. Much. Abuse"

I glared at him and told no one in particular that I'm going to the bathroom, stood up and left. When I'm done washing my hands I walk out rubbing it on my jeans leaving wet hand imprints, before bending to tie my shoelace, when I look up and stop almost knocking into someone.

Someone with a black leather jacket

With a grey beanie

With whitish hair

With amber eyes

With an apron?

And named after a type of wavelength

Xavier Rays.

"Sorry," he says briskly before walking past,"I didn't expect you to be here"

"Uh . . . Yeah," I spin around confused. I see his shadow dissappear to the kitchen. It takes me a minute to gather my senses and head back to the table, my friends carried on talking me joining in every now and again still distracted about seeing Xavier here. And more importantly why he works here. I'm pretty sure he comes to school in a different car every week. Plus I think he has a body guard. Weird.

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"Hey mum! What's cooking?" I yell entering the house throwing my maroon backpack somewhere in the lounge. I saw her car outside and smelt mint when I walked in.

"Food," I hear a young male's voice say.

"Peter?!" I run to the kitchen hugging my brother, he spins me before putting me down.

"Hey Danny," he ruffles my hair.

"I didn't see your bike in the garage ?" I reply trying to put my hair right, "You didn't say you were coming"

"Surprise!" He says doing jazz hands, "My bike is gone for repairs, I'm leaving it here, wait here let me get my girlfriend"

I crease my eyebrows. My brother girlfriend? Two words I would never use in the same sentence. Sure, Peter is a boxer slash bike racer but no female he met can deal with that kind of thrill.

He brings the girl, she has long red straight hair and dark brown eyes, perfect teeth and dressed in a grey t-shirt and dark jeans, she's really pretty and doesn't seem to put any effort. I'm not sure this is my brother's girlfriend. Doesn't make sense for a pretty girl like her to end up with him.

"Kate this is my sister Daniella, Danny this my girlfriend Kate," Peter introduces proudly.

"Hi, nice to meet you it's good to see my bro got a girl," I joke hugging her.

She laughs, "Yeah this knuckle head didn't want to bring me"

"Hey I wasn't sure if it was time, girls are confusing," he rubs the back of his head.

"I'm joking chill at Pete, I wanted to meet this little sister you speak so fondly about"

"Wait, where's Jack?" I ask talking about my brother's best friend.

"He's crashing at his grandma's"

"Actually, our Grandma's," Kate corrects, "We're cousins I need to get going sorry I couldn't stay for supper, it was nice meeting you guys"

She gives Peter a quick kiss and greets my mother as she comes down the stairs. When she's gone my brother and I slump on the couch catching up on life and watching alladin.

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Mother chucking idiot!

I hate that boy, despise him. We were doing some analysis of the other team, coach takes training too seriously. And then played a match using different formations. And guess what? Xavier decided to "accidentally" hit my shin. It pains like hell because he knew I wasn't wearing shinguards. Ugh! That boy is literally the worst. The arse. The nurse told me it's will heal, just a bruise and my friends helped me out of the office thereafter.

"Don't worry I'll be fine," came my reply when they tried helping. Truth be told I don't like pity.

"Um . . . Okay see ya," Archer says as the three hesitantly leave me. Practice is over, the three of them will probably go off smoking somewhere.

I walk into the hallways, and look around before going to the girls bathroom, Mahn this is getting tiring. Changing egos every second day. Now I know how superheroes feel. Being a girl at school trying to avoid the football team and being a boy after school to try and avoid my friends. This
is exhausting. After changing I realise I can't find my glasses.

"Flippen fudge," I cuss liking around. Rummaging through my duffel bag, I hear something fall and take a step back.

Crack

The sound of my glasses getting smashed under my boot.

I groan and peep outside the door looking into the hallway to see my friends walking out of the nurse's office on the other end is Xavier. This does not look good. Both parties cross paths and the captain stops.

"Is that punk Swift in there?" He asks my friends.

"Yeah, Xray leave him alone," Brady responds.

He scoffs and walks inside. Wait he wants to see me ? Shit this doesn't sound good. I need to pass the office to leave. My leg is still sore so there no way I can run past. My best bet is to change back, into those sweaty clothes and pray to god Xavier doesn't spot me. I go with the plan and softly walk passed my head low .

"Hey Swift," he whispers pulling me into the empty office. My life is over!

Okay maybe that's a bit over dramatic.

"What do want and why are we whispering?" I answer pulling away from his grip.

He scratches the back of his neck, "Okay so I know you're hiding something, but I shouldn't of injured you dude and I'm sorry alright?"

Wait

Hold the phone

Spit out the juice

WHAT ???

"What? Why now, not in front of everyone or sooner?" I say clearly confused.

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Oh my gosh !!!

What is happening to Xavier? Next chapter will say a bit more.

Also the next one is pretty nice it's not really football but you might like it more. Why? I don't know.

And I imagine Kate as Bella Thorne 💇

Sooo ... I've been meaning to ask.

What your view on white hair? And amber eyes?