Never Normal (reloaded)

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:

Will you kiss me today if you were gonna die?

I shake my head and roll my eyes at him, while recramming the note into my backpack, and get back to reading. After that the teacher watching us said, "All right 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, to see what was getting her so eccentric, just as Connor pulls me toward. We get within kissing distance. He gives me the perfect mischief smile and winks. The bell rings. He sprints out and runs off. I shrug it off and head off towards my locker. I reach it and just as I am about to turn my lock someone grabs my wrist softly and spins me around. I get pinned against an abandoned classroom door. I look into a pair of electrifying blue eyes. A pair of lips stroke mine. The mystery kisser does this again, and again, and over and over until we've gathered a crowd and Rihan gives him away, 

"GO FOR IT CONNOR!"

I open my eyes just in time to close them again. Connor and I lock lips. We slowly work each other's lips. It is enough to make me high for the rest of the after noon. I realize that he is kissing me like Han Solo did with Princess Leia on the Millennium Falcon. We start kissing with full passion. Snogging. 

Connor gets into it, his eyes close and a little tongue involved, or am I imagining things? At first I thought I had wandered off into a day dream while locking my locker. It isn't until Jasmine starts giggling that I realize that this is the real deal. I close my eyes and pull him closer, enjoying the succulent taste of his immaculate lips,

 A teacher breaks us up and gives us each a detention for saturday, in uniform. Embarrassed, he runs 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, again, 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.

Chilling at home texting Jazzy (Jasmine):

Me: OMG!

Jazzy: WHAT!?

Me: Ewwwwwwwwww! Guess what Sam gave me today!

Jazzy: WHat?!?!? Tell me!

Me: a note that reads, Will you kiss me today if you were gonna die today?

Jazzy: EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! Speaking of kisses, I saw it! That boy loves you.

Me: No he doesn't.

Jazzy: what r u gonna do with the note?

Me: guess.

Jazzy: BURN IT!

Me: But what do I do with Connor? I mean, your the love expert!

Jazzy: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 hiss me today. STAGED!

Jazzy: it was not! he closed his eyes and full on made out with you! You were there, getting a tongue shoved down your throat and a crap ton of dirty looks from all the girls

Me: really?

Jazzy: 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!

Jazzy:  wait! what?! no way well, ttyl love ya more!

Me: Love ya the most!

Still at legos when I get a text:

Connor beck: I Love you

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

Connor Beck: Yeah… but again I LOVE YOU! I feel as though I need to say it as many times as I can. I LOVE YOU!

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

Immediately 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 the Main Theme to Star Wars, by the ice hockey entrance when Connor comes up behind and jump-starts me saying, "Hey beautiful."

"Hello Cdog" I giggle as I take out my ear buds.

"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, "YOU MADE OUT WITH HIM AND DIDN'T MAKE OUT WITH ME WHEN I GAVE YOU THAT NOTE?!"

I whip around to find Sam, who dropped his hockey gear, charging towards me. Connor jumps in front of me, then Sam throws a punch, miraculously Connor catches it. Then the fight escalates, I'm 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 redness. I remember them stopping, yelling, another fist thrown or kick, and then 2 strong arms picking me up then, black. 

I wake up to a 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 glowing as he watches his soccer team practice. I kiss his cheek. He is startled by 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, and yet here he is, taking care of me, shirtless. I grin, "Hey Jacob. Lookin kinda sexy." He looks at his abs and laughs. I then 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 play soccer and chat about our kiss and school, and other stuff for an hour then we picnicked under neath a tree for sunset. Just as the sun was leaving the horizon I curl up in Connor's arms and he pulls me closer. We lean against a tree.

We listen to the Moon rise, cool and mysterious. 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. I finish talking about Hephaestus and his marble lady, a greek love story. 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, 'cause you glow like stars. It's stupid, I know."

I shake my head, starting to lean as he does. Eyes begin to close. 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 boundary line. My hand instinctively caresses his cheek, slowly coaxing his lips harder against mine. It its as if every ounce of me wants his lips passionately locking mine, to feel his hands tracing the contour of my body. I pull away ever so slightly 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, supple 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 and Yoda, the way his hands entangle in my hair, pressing my lips against his with a more urgent pace. I realize that he is slowly working my lips, our fingers interlock, he has me pinned.

We can't stop. We make out until my phone goes off at about 10:00 pm, I go to answer it , but Connor grabs my wrist, and answers in a hysterical professional voice saying, "Ah yes, this is Katie's phone! May I ask who's calling? Ah yes and how are you this evening Mrs. McLane? I'm good thank you. Katie is right here kissing me. Ah yes she can talk with you ma'am. Here she is!"

I kiss him really quick and hard on his lips. He get's this mischievous smile that is too mystifying to ignore. I agree with my mom that I have a 1 hour before home. We know Connor can get us a ride. So we continue to make out under the tree. He starts by a few, very soft closed mouth kisses, then he moves to my upper lip, and  we start to slowly open our mouths more and more. Locking and re-locking lips. I feel his tongue brush ever so vaguely against my lips. He wants to french kiss. This will get intense, DEFINITELY another phone call about time from a parent. To hell with it, I brush his lips with my tongue, he shows off that perfect mischievous smile that I melt in the sheer presence of. We slowly enjoy each other's mouths. He gently bites my lower lip. I begin to playfully bite his upper lip and pull away gently.  Connor holds the back of my head, keeping our mouths tightly together to thoroughly allow their tongues complete access to the each others waiting open mouth. His tongue grazes the area right behind my two front teeth and I make this weird noise in the back of my throat, like I am breath-taken. Connor continues to explore. We touch tongues, and then we just cant stop touching them together. WE starts massaging each others tongues, not even a paper could pass between us. Instantly, we feel a burst of passion, I feel my toes curl as he lifts me up on to my feet. We break. I hold my position and slowly open my eyes. He gazes deeply into my eyes and I catch the faint waft of Yoda again. I murmur, 

"Yoda."

"I know."

I suddenly realize what he is about to do, He is going to kiss me like Luke Skywalker did after he told Leia her was her sister on the bridge in Endor. But he's not my sister. He spreads his legs every so slightly, he grabs my wrists and pulls me up close and kisses me, IDENTICALLY to the movie. He moves me against the tree again. This time his mom calls him. I grab the phone out of his hands. After making out with him for a forever 30 seconds, I jokingly answer, "Ah yes, this is Connor's phone! May I ask who's calling? Ah yes and how are you this evening Mrs. Beck?  This is Katie McLane, the girl who went with him to his soccer practice. Ah yes, I'm good thank you. Connor is right here jamming his tongue into my mouth quite pleasantly. Ah yes he can talk with you ma'am. Here he is!"...