Life According To Amber Lynn Haner

*Amber's POV*

A few days after my late-night sob-fest, Dad said that it'd be a good idea for me to go back to cheerleading, as it'll take my mind off of everything. Practice started back up the other day, but I just didn't feel like going, and instead spent the day in my pyjamas watching movies with Michelle. It was a hell of a lot more fun, believe me.

I begrudgingly agreed, and put on my cheerleading outfit, which consisted of a purple skirt with a white trim, a white top with a purple trim and a big wolf on it, these icky purple socks that fold down onto my Nike "Air Force" trainers, and a purple bow (if you've ever seen the "Shake It Off" video by Taylor Swift, my cheerleading outfit is exactly like hers, except my skirt's purple). I hate this outfit because I've got big hips, and it makes me look like a whale.

"C'mon Amber, we're late!" Dad yelled up the stairs while I was brushing my teeth. I'm always approximately 10 minutes late to everything.

"Im coming, I'm coming." I called back, rinsing my brush and running down the stairs. I grabbed my zippy blink-182 hoodie and ran out to the car, and then we left.

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Practice went great, and coach Delaney was delighted that I came back, as I was the flyer. Towards the end of practice, the under16 soccer squad came in to practice after us, and they're all super attractive, especially the guy that had the blue in his hair.

When we were dismissed, I grabbed my bag and made a move for the door, opening my pomegranate tea, and generally not looking where I was going. I paid the price for that, and walked straight into the cute boy with the blue in his hair, and I swear I wanted to cry.

"Shit, I'm so sorry." I muttered, my face going red. I was done for.

"It's alright, I wasn't watching where I was going. You ok?" He replied in a thick Australian accent.

"Im fine, thanks. What part of Aus are you from?" What kind of a question was that? Way to go, Amber.

"Melbourne, and I hated it. Couldn't wait to move here, it's loads better."

"Ive never been there, but if you say you hated it, I'll never be going there!" My face was as red as my hair, and I just couldn't stop talking.

"Don't bother, it sucks. Your plugs are nice, where'd you get them?"

"A store called PlugHub on the pier, it's really cool."

"You should take me there sometime, and you can be my tour guide around this place. I'm Danny by the way, I probably should've told you that first."

"I'd like that, you seem fun. I'm Amber, it's lovely to meet you, Danny."

"Cute name, I like it, it's different."

"Thanks.." We were cut short by the soccer coach telling Danny to get over to the rest of the group, and I hated that coach right then.

"I might see you around, and don't forget about that tour around Huntington!" Danny waved and headed off, and I left to go outside to wait for Dad to pick me up, and I felt kinda fluttery inside. I haven't felt like this since Ash and I first met, and I felt a bit sad at that.

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I waited outside for a few minutes, feeling stupid at the fact that I never got Danny's number. I continued to drink my tea and scroll through my Instagram, and debated sending Dad a text wondering where the hell he was at. Justly then, a car horn beeped, and when I looked up, I saw Zacky parked outside the gates, Sao I grabbed my bag off the ground and went over to him.

"Where's Dad?" I asked, hopping into the passenger seat.

"He's caught in the rush-hour traffic, so he called and asked me to pick you up and bring you over to my place for a bit. He said he'd pick you up as soon as he could." Zacky replied, putting the car into gear and driving off.

"I see. Is Meaghan home?"

"Nah she's out with Kim, she'll be home soon, though. It's just you and me, baby Haner."

"Did you see the new Supernatural episode? It didn't record and I missed it, I wasn't happy."

"I have it recorded, we can watch it if you want."

"Great, that sounds fun."

Zacky actually has a lot of stuff recorded on his TiVo box, so when we got back to his place, we watched the new Supernatural and an episode of AHS, before Dad picked me up a while later. I spent most of the time thinking of Danny, and how he reminded me a lot of Ash. Of course, that triggered a sad nerve, and I had to blink back the tears again.

Notes

Ooh I added a new character! Expect to see more of Danny, folks, and let me know what you think! But for those who liked Ash's character, he's not gone forever, I promise.

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