false confidence. [original]

FC: 44

The next day, as Elise and her friends stand by their lockers chatting, the school door opened and saw Hunter and Tyson badly beaten. They had bruises on their cheek, busted lips, and black eyes.

" What happened to the both of you?" Blake asked. The two looked at him and Nick who was leaning by the locker with his siblings." Nothing." Tyson said walking past Blake.

Nick's eyes followed them with a look of satisfaction.

Elise looked her brother, a little smirk on her face. Nick saw Elise smirk so he smiled before walking to their class.

Later that afternoon, in the auditorium, Liv and Liam handed out the scripts to the casts.
" Starting early next year, we will be having our daily rehearsals." Liv said.

" Avery and Sean will be the choreographers as usual while Natalie and the glee club will be assigned with the playlist." Liv said.

" And lastly to announce, next week will be the start of our Christmas break." Jaycee said and everyone cheered.

" I think that's mostly it." Liv said. Everyone grabbed their bags and left the auditorium. Later on, the cheer team were practicing by the field while the football team are playing.

" Repeat it from the top." Kalani said raising her voice as the team were practicing." Kalani, we've been repeating the routine over and over. Can we have a break?!" Kendall asked.

" Not until you perfect the routine." Kalani said." Well if it's easy then do it yourself. You've been standing there doing nothing!" Kendall yelled.

" Ladies, keep yourself together." Elise came, in a cheer leading outfit." What are you wearing?" Kalani asked as she noticed the uniform Elise was wearing was the same uniform the head cheerleader use.

" Taking my position back. Obviously you don't know how to lead the team while I'm gone." Elise said, reminding the team that she used to be the head cheerleader.

" You can't just take my position away from me." Kalani said." With the reports saying you've lead the team into a losing streak for the 2 years I've been gone, you certainly don't have the qualifications continuing on leading the team." Elise said.

" And also people told me the team's performance are rather a... flop." Elise added glancing at her sisters and to the students in the field, listening to their argument.

" And another thing..... who says black people aren't allowed to join cheer?" Elise added referring to the try outs in where Kalani rejected Nia and her friends.

The girls looked at Kalani." I'm not even gonna ask why you rejected them, cause since the beginning, you are extremely racist." Elise said.

" 15 minute break." Elise said. The girls sat down by the bleachers and watched the football team.

" Are there a spot in the team for 2?" Elio asked the football team huddled up in the middle of the field.

"  Try outs are only held during the first month of school year." Bryce said." Who's the captain?" Nick asked. Max raised his hand." Can we consider?" Elio asked.

" No way. Just because Max is your sister's boyfriend, you can use it as an advantage." Noah said." Oh no, don't get us wrong. We play a fair game." Elio said.

" Either way, you can't play, bet you're too weak for the game. You live like the Royal Family, a bunch of softies." Blake said.

Nick looked at him with a glare then looking at Elio and Alex watching them from the side." Too weak and a bunch of softies..... Alright." Nick said turning to Hunter and Tyson.