[Don't Throw Me Away Again][Dan Trapp][Four; I'm Burning Like A Bridge For Your Body]

Next monday Sarah walked with me on to school since Heath had something more important to tend to. It was okay though, since she lived a house away from me.
"So, how was Dan's?" she asked.
"You know, fell asleep in his arms. No big deal." I said.
"No big deal?!" she asked, "How is that no big deal?!"
I shrugged, "I was joking."
"Oh...so you guys had sex?" she asked.
"No!" I said, "Did you and Mike have sex?"
"No!"
"Speaking of that, Buddy was all upset." I said.
She smiled, "He was?"
I nodded, "He likes you or something. I'm not entirely sure."
Sarah was practically beaming. It was almost pathetic, but I couldn't blame her. If I was weird and felt the need to play sick love games like her I would probably get a kick out of this too.
We finally got to school and met up with Buddy and Dan in the same place as usual.
"What took you guys so long?" Buddy asked.
"We walked." Sarah replied.
"And it takes you that long?" he asked, "Fuck man, where do you two live?"
"Down the street." I shrugged, "We're girls, we take longer to do things or something like that."
"That explains it." he muttered.
I smiled and gave him a hug, "Nice to see you too."
The bell rang and I started walking to my first period when I realized I hadn't said anything to Dan yet.
"Dan, wait!" I shouted, turning around and running in the direction he went.
"What?" he asked, standing there waiting for me.
"I want a hug." I said.
He smiled and pulled me into his arms, "You should've said that before."
"When? Buddy was being a bitch." I said.
"When isn't he?" Dan asked.
I smiled and kissed his cheek, "Bye Dan."
"Bye Milo." he said, walking back off to his class. I quickly walked to my first period to find Garrett already sitting at his desk. It seemed almost awkward to be near him, but I had no choice; Zansa comes after Zablocki.
"Hey Milo." he smiled.
I smiled back, "Hi."
"What did I miss Friday?" he asked.
I shrugged, "Not much really."
"Oh." he said, "What was with Dan?"
"He uh, likes me." I said, "And was kind of jealous."
Garrett smiled, "So it worked."
"What worked?" I asked.
"We all knew he liked you, but there was no way he was going to tell you on his own. So I did all of that make him jealous so he would tell you." he explained.
I was slightly hurt, but I didn't know why. I didn't care for Garrett, or at least not in the same way I cared for Dan. I guess I just felt a little used.
The bell rang and we payed attention to whatever you're supposed to learn in triginometry. I was a really smart kid, or so I'm told, so I was the only sophmore in a class full of juniors and seniors. This class was simple enough for me, although everyone but Garrett seemed to hate me. Oh well, I can't help that I'm smarter than they were. Eventually class was over and Garrett hugged me goodbye.
"Sorry for kind of using you." he said.
"It's cool." I smiled, hugging him one more time before walking to gym.
I absolutely hate this class. I hate having to wear shorts. I hate having to change in front of other girls. I hate having to run a mile for some fat, unathletic gym teacher. And finally, I hate showering with other people. Either way, once I changed into my clothes and I walked back into the gym where the teacher made us walk out to the track and run a mile.
"This is such bullshit." a guy muttered, running up next to me.
I looked over and was shocked to see Dave running next to me.
"You're in this class?" I asked.
"Yeah." he nodded, "Sorry about the other night. I was kind of pissed at how you treated Dan."
"How I treated Dan?" I asked, "What do you mean?"
"Y'know, how you were all over Garrett." he explained.
"That was Garrett's plan to get me and Dan together."
"Oh." he said, "Well did it work?"
I smiled and nodded.
"Good, Dan really likes you." he said.
I blushed, "So I've heard."
We finished our mile and stopped to catch our breath.
"By the way, I'm Dave and I have a small penis." he said, shaking my hand, "Do you still want to talk to me?"
I laughed, "Yes, I still want to talk to you."
"Not like you have a choice." he said, "Since you're Dan's girlfriend now you'll be seeing a lot of me."
"I'm Dan's girlfriend?" I asked.
"Well, I thought you were." he said, "You're not?"
"I don't know, he never really asked." I said nervously. The teacher dude then blew the whistle and made us split into groups and kick a soccer ball around. Dave and I weren't in the same group, since it was split by gender. Once gym ended I quickly changed and skipped the shower; I was in too much of a rush to see Dan to get clean.
"Hey." Dave said, stopping me before leaving the 500 building.
"What?"
"If I ever seem like an asshole, I'm sorry."
"Thank you." I smiled, then turned and began walking to the 900 building where our art class is.
Dan was already there, which I found odd since there was still ten minutes until the bell rang.
"Hey Milo." he smiled, wrapping his arms around my waist, "What are you doing here?"
"I skipped the shower." I said, resting my head on his shoulder, "The real question is why are you here?"
He shrugged, "Skipped second. Nobody checks this hall, so I came here."
"Why'd you skip?" I asked.
"Because I hate that class?" he suggested.
"Well don't skip. You'll fail and get held back or something."
"Yeah, like I really care." he scoffed.
I sighed and changed the subject, "Dan, what am I to you?"
He was silent for a minute, thinking of his answer, and then shrugged.
"I don't know. I mean, I really like you and all but...I don't know." he said, "Why?"
"I don't know. Dave said I was your girlfriend and-"
"Wait, when were you talking to Dave?" he asked.
"Oh, second period. He's in my class." I replied.
He nodded, "Yeah, well Dave's an ass. Don't listen to him."
The bell rang and I pulled away from Dan.
"Wait." he said, pulling me back to him, "Do you want to be my girlfriend?"
I smiled, "Well I did kind of sleep half-naked in your bed already."
"So is that a yes?" he asked.
"Why yes it is."
He smiled and kissed me passionately. The warning bell rang and Dan and I walked into the classroom and took our seats.
"What was that about?" L whispered as Mrs. Robinson explained what we were doing. I gave him an innocent look and he nodded towards Dan. I turned and deep shade of red and pulled my sketchbook out.
"So what's with you two?" L asked.
I shrugged and smiled, "I'm just kind of his girlfriend. That's all."
"Ah." he said with a smile, "You sure got a good one there."
"Who?" Lauren, the girl across from me, asked.
"Dan Trapp." L answered. Robyn, the other girl, joined in on the tables discussion about Dan an I. It didn't bother me; Dan was already on my mind, why not let it be on other people's tounges. Once class was over I hugged L, promised I would call him later, and then walked hand-in-hand to the courtyard with Dan.
"Well look at you two!" Buddy shouted as soon as he saw us. I know I blushed, I'm sure Dan did too.
"So are you two together?" Garrett asked.
"Why yes we are." I smiled, kissing Dan's cheek.
"'Bout time." Garrett smiled.
"So does this mean you'll be at practice tonight?" Buddy asked.
"Dan didn't tell me about it."
"Well you should come." Garrett said, "Alicia will be there."
I tilted my head to the side and stared back at him in a questioning way.
"His girlfriend." Buddy explained.
"Oh, well I have to go home first." I said.
"I could go with you." Dan offered.
I smiled, "I would love that."
"Well great." Buddy smiled, "It's at Dave's, hope that doesn't change your mind."
"Should it?" I asked.
Buddy shrugged, "Well...it's Dave."
"Enough said." Garrett stated.
I smiled and the guys started talking about something that didn't concern me. While blocking them out, I started thinking back to what Dave had said to me before I left. Was that a sign of what was to come? I was so wrapped up in these thoughts that I didn't realize the bell rang.
"Milo? Milo, you okay?" Dan said, shaking my shoulder.
"Oh, yeah, sorry." I said, standing up and giving him a hug.
"So we'll meet up here after school?" he asked.
I smiled and nodded, "Sounds good."
Dan smiled and kissed me before walking towards his fourth period. I turned on my heel and walked towards my next class, running into Sarah on the way there.
"Hey, we sill on tonight?" she asked.
I shrugged, "I don't know. The guys asked me to band practice since well um, I'm kinda Dan's girlfriend now."
She smiled and put an arm around my shoulders, "Good job Milo."
"Why thank you." I smiled, "Now if you would only stop playing cat and mouse with Buddy."
"I am not." she said, "I just...well okay, maybe I am. But I can't help it, I have a problem."
"It's okay, buddy." I said, patting her shoulder, "I understand."