Never Normal

Regular day, regular life. This is almost always NEVER my case. It is friday, everyone has a study hall, I have finished my work. I look back at Connor who is seems to be in a very deep conversation about tacos with Vinny and Josh. He glances over at me, our eyes meet I giggle and look away quickly. From the edge of my sight, I see that relieved grin/OMG face that silently yells, Oh snap! She likes me back face, there is NO WAY IN  HELL that was meant for me. He doesn't like girls like me. Then Derek, Ian, and Quincy shove Sam towards my desk. He blushes,
"Hey Katie."
I ignore him as usual, and return to Ender's Game, so he shoves a note into my backpack, while looking through my backpack, taking out my math hw. Snatching back my work, I startle the whole class with,
"Do your own math!"
The note reads:

Love you

I simply roll my eyes and recram the note into my backpack, and get back to reading. After that the teacher watching us said, "Alright let's switch seats!" SO after shuffling around I get placed next to Jasmine and directly in front of Connor. Jasmine looks back and then has this totally excited and her "YES!" face on. So I turn around just as Connor pulls forward. Our lips accidentally meet. Thank God we had already said prayers and we just sitting for the bell!Connor gets into it, his eyes close and everything. At first I thought I had wandered off into a day dream while reading. It isn't until Jasmine starts giggling that I realize that this is the real deal. I close my eyes and enjoy the story taste of his immaculate lips,Jasmine breaks the moment by pushing us apart as the teacher walks in. I owe her. I thank Connor just as the bell rings. He storms out. I sprint after him. I can't find him anywhere. I wait with Laura until the bus comes. 

Just as I'm about to board, Connor jumps out of no where, grabs my arm, and moves in for the kill, but then, Laura, like any older sister would, hauls my love struck butt on to the bus laughing, "Come on he'll text you later. Don't worry if he does that, while you're boarding the bus he's gonna try and get you back again today."
"Thanks Laura."
I kiss Connor's cheek and wink at him as I stumble on to the bus.

Later that day...
Texting Jasmine while at Legos:
Me: OMG!
Jasmine: WHAT!?
Me: Ewwwwwwwwww! Guess what Sam gave me today!
Jasmine: WHat?!?!? Tell me!
Me: a note that reads, Love you
Jasmine: EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
Me: ikr!
Jasmine: what r u gonna do with it?
Me: guess.
Jasmine: BURN IT!
Me: You know me so well! Did you catch me looking at Beck today? *blushing*
Jasmine:YES!
Me: *facepalms* did you see his face after the eye contact.
Jasmine: YES! Girl, he LOVES you! he is gonna ask you out today. you watch.
Me: no he won't he goes out with girls like elle and madison. he was dared to kiss me today. STAGED!
Jasmine: it was not! he closed his eyes and full on made out with you! You were there, getting a crap ton of dirty looks from all the girls
Me: really?
Jasmine: yes 
Me: well he tried to kiss me again today, at the bus, but Laura pulled me on, oop! my mom has caught me! Love ya!
Jasmine:  wait! no way well, ttyl love ya more!
Me: Love ya the most!

Chilling at home...

Connor beck: I Love you

Me: After today's display that seems like a given. Doesn't it?

Connor Beck: Yeah… but here let me spell it. I L-O-V-E Y-O-U.

Me: no you don't. girls like me don't stand a chance with you, your too gentleman like. you're too handsome, too popular. you love girls like elle and madison.

Connor Beck: Honest to god. I love Katherine McLane.

Me: Really? Well, I have a HUGE crush on you

Connor Beck: All the more reason to love each other

Me: I thought we did?! *blushing*

Connor Beck: Yeah ikr!

Me: Yeah totally

Connor Beck: So well i was wondering, ummmm,  If maybe… sometime you wanted to… oh i don't know, … go to one of my soccer practices? cuz i see you and maggie and chang min and young jun play at recess.

Me: SO like a date? 

Connor Beck: Wel I don't know if we could classify it as a ligit date, but...

Me: Connor…

Connnor Beck: Oh all right I'm asking you out, on a date. There's a practice tonight at 7 at the Cottonwood Heights rec center.

Me: see you there!

Connor Beck: Sweet

Immidiately after

Me: JAZZYJAZZYJAZZYJAZZYJAZZYJAZZY!

Jasmine: What??????????

Me: you were right!

Jasmine: What? Bollywood can really get stuck in your head.

Me: Alright, then 2 things you were right about!

Jasmine: spit it out girl!

Me: i got a date with non other than the one and only william connor beck!

Jasmine: shut up!

Me: no joke it's tonite at the cottn wood high rec centr.

Jasmine: Stop texting me and go get ready!

Me: k love you!

Jasmine: Go txt me all the stuff you're gonna wear. i must check your out fit!

Me: ok. wish me luck

Jasmine: Luck? i give you me blessings sweetheart.

7 PM

I'm sitting on a bench, jamming to Warp 1.9, by the ice hockey entrance when Connor comes up behind and jump-starts me saying,
"Hey beautiful."

"Hello Cdog *giggles*"

"Come on you're gonna make me late!"

"Ok! Ok!"

I take his out stretched hand and we walk towards the soccer field. Then a voice rings out,
"BASTARD!"

I whip around to find Sam, who dropped his hockey gear, charging towards Connor. He swings and hits Connor's chest. Then the fight escalates, I screaming,
"STOP! GUYS JUST STOP! THIS WON'T GET ANYONE ANY WHERE!"
Then Sam pulls back to take another swing, but I jump in front of Connor, there is a searing pain, then nothing. I fall to my knees and I cough up what looks like red air. I remember them stopping, yelling, another fist thrown or kick, and then 2 strong arms picking me up then, black. 

I wake up to chill back bone of a bleacher. My arms at my sides. I sit up a bit but a gentle hand presses me back, it stretches from the end of my sternum to my belly button. I look up to find the protective face of Connor shining down at me. I kiss his cheek. He is startled my my cold hand pulling his face down to my level. The smile that i fell in love with beams at me. IT isn't until he literally lies down on top of me, checking my vitals, that I realize that he sacrificed his shirt for a pillow for me, he is here, taking care of me, shirtless. I quickly shove him my jacket and insist that he take it. I sit up and un-ball his shirt and jacket and hand them to him while he hands me my jacket. I gasp,
"What happened?"

"You jumped in front one of his punches, you took a hit for me."

"I did?"

"Yes, it looked like it really hurt."

"Hell yeah."

"So how are you feeling?"

"Awesome. Let's play soccer!"

"Woah! Not with you like that!" 

"I'll be goalie, I need to move around."

"N-"

"Please."

"Ok I'll be watching you!"

"Please do."

So Connor and I played soccer for about an hour then we picnicked on the field for sunset. Just as the sun was leaving the horizon I curl up in Connor's arms and he pulls me closer.We listen to the Moon rise, cool and mysterious. I wrap up in his arm and we wait for the stars to come out. I point out to him all the constellations and talk about the myths behind them. His eyes stay firmly locked on me while i show off my astronomer side. 

Connor smiles to himself.

i ask him,
"What?!"

"Oh nothing!"

"What?!"

"You really want to know?"

"Yeah."

"I was thinking that you are a constellation, 'cuz you glow like a star. It's stupid, I know."

I lean in as he does, our lips brush, we both open our eyes slightly, he smiles, a small trickle of laughter leaving his lips as he slowly bends toward me, his lips graze mine ever so softly again. It was almost as if he is testing my boundry line. My hand instinctively meets the side of his cheek, slowly urging his lips harder against mine. It its as if every ounce of me wants his lips on mine, to feel his hands as they traced the contour of my body. I pull away ever so slighlty to breathe, trying not to show just how vulnerable I seem to be. My gaze moved from his eyes to his lips and once more his soft lips were against mine, one hand slowly but surely tangling into my hair. Each intake of breath was another reminder of what was really happening, the smell of smoke, pages of Harry Potter, and Yoda, the way his hands intangle in my hair, pressing my lips against his with a more urgent pace. I realize that he is slowly working my lips, snogging as Harry Potter calls it. I we start inhaling each others air, inhaling for each other.