A/N: apologies for this still being so lame but i dont have time to rewrite it really well.. i did these parts months ago and since then my writing is much better you know if you read my other stories.. though thank you for reading :) more soon!

I'd like to hate you - chapter 3

After Annie and Alice left Kendall and James continued their breakfast.

'So uh Kendall, wanna be clear so can I ask something?'

'Sure go ahead'

'Well, isn't that possible that this 'hate you' thing comes because you like Annie?'

Kendall almost choked caused the last sip of his coffee when James asked that 'dude, are you out of your mind?! Of course not! And if it was, I do have a girlfriend. She is hot and stuff but wow no, absolutely not my type'.

'Like you'd ever been so serious with your girlfriends'

'Dude how you mean that?'

'Oh come on, you know. When you saw a new pretty girl you just found out you fell out of the other one and moved over'

'James, you say I'm just using the girls?'

'Nah, no, I mean maybe if you didn't have like how many? Uh, yeah about 20 girls in your bed since we have been studying here … I don't know, you should get some seriousness into that hard head of yours'

'Yeah like how? Not having sex for years just because how I'm doing now that seems like I'm using the girls? Ask any of them and they'll say I was always good with them, never hurt any of them, and what is more hah I've given them so much pleasure what they've never gotten before me'

'You're being too confident'

'Just like you with the game bro. You're obsessed with basketball and try to perform your best, that's fine. I'm doing it with the girls'

'Ah okay, forget it. I know you, I've heard it so many times before every time I asked you to be more serious, and you always tell me this thing. Basketball is my life, you know'

'I do and you do know me, we're friends since who knows when? Like kindergarten? So it's fine sometimes telling things to each other'

'Yeah, okay then really forget it, do what you want'

'Yeah I will James, always will. So then anyway you want to go after her?'

'Kendall…uh yeah maybe, I like her. I shouldn't have let her leave'

'Don't worry, guess you'll see her still'

Even if Kendall knew exactly what James said was true, he tried to hide it even from himself. He knew that's not right to change his girlfriends so often and he knew it really seemed like he used them but he really never had have any problem with his previous girlfriends so he thought it all was fine. But he knew it would've been the time to get serious and get a girl who can give him something what no one else could before. Someone whom with he wouldn't desire for more because he'd have everything.

The truth is, he was just scared of true love, and he didn't know what does that mean, how that works. He felt like he did something wrong if he couldn't find someone to love after so many tries what he'd have done with those girls. He thought he just can't feel that special thing what you call love, but in real he just couldn't find the girl who could've make him feel that.

He'd been dating with girls since he knew what dating means but he never felt that, so he thought he was never gonna be able to learn how that feels to love someone and after a time he thought it's better if he didn't even try.

He just locked his heart and threw away the key, never been thinking of someone who would like to find it sometime.

James was something similar. He'd always wanted to feel the love but once when his heart got broken he never wanted to feel that again. Then he didn't know it yet, that wasn't true love but his first experience with a girl in relationship and when things turned out bad he felt lost and unloved and mostly thought love is terrible.

But opposite to Kendall in that year when he met Annie he realized how much he'd been missing when he didn't open to girls. He'd started to think what if he let the one walking by him without saying her a word.

He decided to focus on his sport carrier but he recognized he'd needed a girl. He recognized it when Annie had sent him the first smile of hers. He wished he could find a girl who'd smile at him like that everyday, a girl who could hold his back in everything and who could love him so much as much as he loves her.

He decided to change and not letting love and his young years to pass by.

Kendall wasn't able to make this decision, not yet then.

'So then?' Kendall asked as they paid for the breakfast.

'Back to the dorm and I try to find Annie before we both get lost in this day'

'Okay, let's go'.

With that the two guys headed back to the dorm, spending their walk with talking about the upcoming year.

'Do you think we have a chance to win the national championship this year?' James asked.

'Why wouldn't we have? We're awesome. The team hasn't had this much success for long years, till we both came here and showed them how to play. This is our last year here, we're gonna kick all the asses on our way the cup'

'Again with this much confident'

'Look James. You're the one who sticks this team together; you were the one who's kept the belief in us, even in Coach. Why you wanna lose this attitude now?'

'I don't want to lose it but I don't want to be too sure either, then we'd fall a really big, better not to take those hopes up too high'

'Look, you're the best player, every one knows. Right now only in this state but as we will go further everyone will see that you're the best in the whole freaking U.S. at least on the university level. Even if we won't win, even if we won't be finalists you have the biggest chance to get into a big team, you know that, right?'

'How do you do this?'

'What?'

'You always say I'm the one who sticks the team together but honestly it is you Kendall. Without you I'd be lost, you always know what to say'

'That's how I am bro'

'Ah love ya buddy' James said and with that they managed to exchange a hug, patting each other's back.

'And now go and get that chick, who knows if you find love this year' Kendall said letting him out of his embrace.

'Yeah, you should do the same, Kendall. Think of those things, you can't do it always what you're doing now even if it's the most comfortable for you'

'Yeah, yeah I know. I'm not that kind of guy born to love' Kendall sighed 'Good luck' and with that he turned on his heels and left James alone in front of Annie's dorm.

Kendall reached their dorm on the way thinking about Annie and the thing what James said but then he just shook his head -what a stupid statement?! Me liking that chick, no way-

Not paying attention where he was going he found himself blocking someone's way at the entrance 'sorry' he said not looking up from the ground.

'Accepted if you say so nice' Annie said and with that Kendall popped up his head.

'Ah it's just you' Kendall sighed.

'Wow that sounds so nice'

'Don't start to argue again'

'I don't start anything but you do. I was nice and you're coming out with 'Ah it's just you' so Annie began.

'Okay, forget it. James looks for you'

'Are you okay?' Annie asked seeing Kendall like he was sad or at least deeply lost in thoughts what caused him a confused look.

'Why do you care?'

'You'd just stop doing this and you'd see I'd like to be nice so that's why but oh doesn't even worth a second to try to be nice to you'

'James was right'

'In what?'

'You're awesome'

'Oh he said that? And why you think he was right?'

'You hate me but you care about me'

'I said I hate you, a part of me really does but anyways I'd never start to hate someone after a few bad words or a misunderstanding'

'Yeah, uh I still hate you' Kendall said and walked away.

'What? Now why? Did I give you a reason?' Annie rushed after him before he could reach the stairs.

'Nothing special but don't break James' heart or it will be worse' he said not turning back to her.

'What? Ah you're an idiot Kendall' Annie yelled after him and with that she made her way to find James.

'Ah fuck' Kendall collapsed on his bed 'I hate all the girls, all of them'.

He tried to take some nap before James would come back to leave for the practice but how he shut his eyes his phone began to vibrate in his pocket.

Pulling it out he saw he just got a message 'Babe I miss you, where are you?'

His girlfriend, Jennifer asked, but Kendall decided to skip answering, rather than that he headed over to her.

'I hate them but I need them' he said quietly and made his way out of the room, 'just need to get some sex and forget all about this shit'.

How Annie walked back to her room on her way she couldn't stop thinking about Kendall. – How stupid he's acting now? Duh, what the hell is wrong with that guy? –

As she reached up and opened the door she heard James' and Alice's voice. They were laughing at something 'Hey' Annie said throwing her handbag onto her bed.

James stood up from next to Alice and put his arms around your waist 'what's wrong? You seem lost' he said.

'Uh nothing. I went over to search you, how I see somehow we avoided each other and I met with Kendall, he was weird'

'Weird? He is always weird..not a big deal, did he say something to you?'

'Nah it was nothing, just as in the morning. So anyway why you came here?'

'Why you wanted to see me?' James asked instead of answering her question.

'Well guess for the same reason why you did' she whispered leaning closer to his face.

'Uh, I think I'm leaving. See you Annie in a few downstairs, you know we gotta go to fire service course' Alice stood up and walked by the other two.

Annie looked over at James' shoulder 'yeah okay, I will be there in short.'

With that she left.

'So how'd you sleep?'

'Good, and you?'

'Missed you so much. Watched a movie and just when it was over it hit my mind that we could've watched it together'

'Another time maybe we will'

'Okay, you know you still owe me for my helping hand'

'Ah yeah, I promised I will say thanks somehow. What would you like to get?'

'Annie," he curled his fingers in her hair as he spoke, his breath caressed her forehead, 'it's so easy to answer' James sighed 'didn't do it in a while so sorry if I'm lame and actually I have no idea what I'd like to do or what you'd like to do but we could figure out something together. So wanna go out with me sometime?'

Annie's lips curved to a smile 'I'm pretty sure you'll figure out something nice so yeah, I do want to'

'Thanks' James said and brushed his lips against the girl's to taste them again as he did the previous day. It felt awesome, just like before. He missed kissing, he missed holding someone in his arms, he missed those little smiles he had got every time when he said something nice or just looked at her…. his first and only girlfriend before Annie. Though she wasn't his girlfriend yet, she was the second girl that James ever felt interested in, so yeah, he was incredibly happy to get all those smiles and the sparkling eyes looking back at him when he asked Annie out.

When the two of them finally broke apart the scene that Annie walked on in to pop into her mind 'but before that I want to ask something'.

'Yeah?' he looked scared.

'Chill it's nothing serious in fact it might be but .. uh so you and Alice .. is there something?'

'What? No, we are just kind of friends…uh we haven't even talked in a while, I haven't met her during the summer and now we talked a bit' James answered hoping that he sounded that certain as he wanted to. True, he and Alice hadn't talked in a long while, things were pretty awkward between them for some reason, neither of the two dared taking a step toward each other again.

'Okay, she said something similar, just don't want to butt into your things if there is something … ' Annie explained the reason of her curiosity.

James nodded, 'yeah, I understand. I would want to know it, too, if there would be any sign of you and someone else being close to one another."

"Yeah, nothing to worry about." Annie laughed and caressed the back of James' neck looking up into his hazel eyes.

'Are you sure?' James raised eyebrows, 'I mean .. you and Kendall?'

'What?! NO' she looked away behind James out of the window 'no, nothing to do' she turned her eyes back at the brunette in her arms, 'he hates me, I do hate him too. Or at least we don't want to be big buddies. I tried, didn't work, not a big deal. I don't want anything but you, to give it a try with the two of us, because we had a great time together yesterday' she said a little bit confused and surprised by James' question. She didn't expect him to suppose that she'd like Kendall.

'Okay then. It's all clear. Then maybe we can continue that great time' James said and leant in again and touched her lips. The kiss turned out to be deeper and they pulled each other even closer then before. Their bodies slid against one another like they didn't want to let go today. They fell into the comfortable pace of slow making out in the middle of the room.

It felt great for Annie. He had an awesome tongue job but he always wanted to be the dominant, never let her to take the lead. A part of her didn't mind it, another part did but anyways it really didn't matter. She liked the way he showed how much he liked her, how much he already wanted to hold onto this little thing he had with her. And Annie was willing to long it as her best would let her. she was always the girl submitting and letting people around her doing as they wished, so she knew they were satisfied, happy, this way she didn't cause disappointment.

Both of them got turned on again. James' hands slid downer to her behind and he moved Annie towards the bed.

He pushed her down and as her head hit the pillow he attacked her pale skinned neck. She couldn't help but moan out in pleasure it just felt so good for her.

There was something in James. A little something that was able to sweep her off her legs within short minutes. It was most likely the effect of his entire personality, all that he was, was just simply too amazing for a girl to be able to resist.

He came back to her face and kissed her, sliding his tongue into her mouth and discovering it inside not breaking apart as long as he just could hold back his breath.

Then once he rolled off of her. The bed was small so there wasn't too much room for both of them. He pulled Annie closer so she rested her head on his shoulder.

She didn't know why James stopped. It seemed, felt like he wanted her and then without saying anything he just stopped. Annie didn't even know if she should've asked about it or not, so for a few minutes they're just laying there in a tight cuddle, James playing with her hair and interwinding his other hand with hers above his stomach.

'James?' Annie finally decided to ask.

'Yeah?'

'Uh, why'd you stop?'

'Just didn't want to rush. It's better if we have serious feelings or at least something.. a little more, you know?'

'Yeah sure. It's okay. Just thought that you don't like the way I kissed you or anything'

'No it was awesome, everything but really I have like a half hour and if we'd ever do that, well, guess I'd like to take it longer than a half hour. Is it okay?'

Annie looked up at him, kissing his lips and smiling at James she said 'perfect'.

'Good. Uh but we can use the time to continue doing that other thing .. just making out here in your bed'

'Fine for me' she turned and pulled him back on top of her and they continued the session but never went too far how they had agreed.

'Kendall' Jennifer said surprised when her boyfriend rushed into her room.

'Hey babe' he put his arms immediately around her and kissed her on the lips for long seconds but with half opened eyes he looked around in the room 'the girls?' he mumbled against her lips.

'They .. uhm' she pulled away to be able to talk 'went out to buy a few things, guess they'll be away for a few hours yet'.

'I just need a half hour' Kendall said and attacked her lips again, this time forcing his tongue into her mouth. Jennifer never protested against him, she liked that Kendall sometimes got wild and wanted to do a rough, quick round but she thought it was weird that he just stormed in like that.

So she pulled away a bit again 'Kendall, that's good, you know ahh .. ' she began but Kendall placed his lips on her neck and began to suck it hardly 'ahh so we did it a few hours ago, after the party'.

'What? You don't want me?' Kendall stopped what he was doing and raised an eyebrow at her pulling back.

Of course Jennifer got scared if Kendall was gonna break up with her and anyways she really didn't mind that Kendall wanted sex all the time but it kind of bothered her that she didn't know what came to Kendall then.

'Nope, I mean I do want to but something happened I see'

'Nothing just we're gonna have practice in a half hour and I need some motivation' Kendall lied and Jennifer ate it.

'Oh I can give you that' she said and pulled Kendall closer.

They ended up in a half hour how Kendall wanted.

Kendall climbed out of Jennifer's bed and put on his clothes meanwhile the girl got dressed too.

'Uh see you sometime' Kendall pressed a quick kiss onto her lips and then turned on his heels.

'Good luck babe' Jennifer yelled after him.

'Thanks' Kendall shouted back before shutting the door.

When Kendall reached downstairs and out to the fresh air he sat down on a bench in front of the building. He buried his face in his hands, bent down and felt how the sun burnt his back through the shirt that he wore.

-I know it's not right, I know but I can't help it, that's how I operate-

At some point of his thoughts he noticed someone sat next to him. He looked up and saw it was James.

'Hey bro, are you okay?'

'Yeah, uh James..what are you doing here?'

'Just came from Annie. You?'

'Jennifer' Kendall said shortly knowing that James would know what it meant, and then looked away again up to the building seeing Jennifer's room's windows.

'How I see your hair and everything .. guess you two had some time alone again .. '

'Yeah we did .. I needed it again .. uh and before you say something she never got hurt, she loves it and she accepts it. That's how I am'

'I didn't want to say anything but that we should go to the gym'

'Ah okay, let's go then' Kendall got onto his feet grateful that he had such a great friend as James was.

'Wait..' James pulled him back when Kendall stood up 'what's wrong? You look like shit .. '

Kendall grinned 'thanks so much for that mind-blowing compliment ..' the blonde hopped back to the bench. He knew he was thinking too forward. James wouldn't leave it all like it seemed he would now, if he saw that something was in his best friend's mind. So then he started speaking, he was still grateful for James' caring intentions, though he'd have liked it better to stay quiet, because he was scared of saying something without thinking it fully through. 'It's nothing, I just .. the season starts soon, the game and this is our last year at the college, it won't be easy'

'Almost an hour ago you gave me a pep talk about my confidence, and now I should repeat all those things to you? Didn't you hear yourself talking? You're awesome Kendall, how you have been doing it till now, you can manage to do it all along without trouble … believe me, we will get through it together' James patted Kendall's back.

'Best friend who I ever had'

'That's me I guess" James laughed. 'You do the same for me all the time since we know each other. We've held the other's back since forever, why'd I stop it now when we both need it more than ever?'

'True, thanks James' he hugged James but the wrong feeling couldn't pass away. Everything in his mind was too messed up. Indeed, he was stressed about the upcoming year, about love and girls what James said to him earlier, that he should have been more serious and get over this lifestyle he was living. He started to think about it. He knew it was about the time to change, to grow up, to start making plans about future. But it all was not easy at all.

Plus he had a bad feeling inside, like something would've come towards him and was scared if that thing would destroy everything that he'd built up with hard work during the years.

'Let's go then' Kendall stood up smiling again and pulled James up too.

They headed towards the gym, the winner team what James and Kendall made winner with hard work of long years together, was about to come together again, they all had big expectations from that year.

'So anyway' James began as they stood up from the bench 'I asked Annie out'.

'Oh cool' it was all what came out of Kendall.

'Yeah it is, and she said okay, if you care'

'Of course I do care. Sorry. So what are you planning to do with her?'

'Huh honestly I have no idea yet. Maybe just a dinner, a walk and a movie or I don't know. Should we do something special?'

'Well, for a first date what you listed is pretty enough. You know who I am, you can believe me' Kendall patted James' back.

'Yeah I do know you, that's why I ask you but guess our first date won't end like yours end usually'

'Ha-ha yeah, that's another part of the things. The first part is enough for a good first date but hey I'm a man, sometimes I just can't resist'

'Yeah sometimes but it's fine, this is what you are like'

'Good. So need a good place to take her?'

'Take her?' James raised an eyebrow.

'Take her for dinner … '

'Ah yeah, uh sure. What do you think would be good?'

'I will show you later, I guess she will love that place. All of my dates have loved that'

'Okay, if you say' James opened the gym's door and they walked in.

'Wow, so good to be here again' Kendall sighed looking around the huge coliseum.

'Hah yeah. All the memories from our last game here what we of course won, comes out now again. The whole college was here and gosh we had that after party'.

'Yeah. I remember I had an awesome fuck somewhere in the dressing room after the game'

'Oh god you cannot shut up? Always talking about sex no matter what we have started' James punched Kendall's arm.

'Ah jealous much huh?' Kendall grinned.

'Whatever, let's go to change' James headed out towards the changing room.

Even he got surprised when James saw everyone was there in their jersey's ready to play.

'Captain is being late. How that happened?' one of the members stood up when they all noticed

Kendall and James walking in.

'Well Jack' James squeezed his shoulder 'it's not our first official training so I can decide when I arrive, how you said I'm the captain and I've worked hard enough in the last years that I can let myself a few minutes of being late, can't I?'

'Of course you can. We thought you're sick or something' Jack said knowing that if it's about James and his determination they couldn't joke all around.

'Or maybe you stuck in that chick's bed from yesterday' another player Matt stood up.

James had a calm personality and also knew they were trying to joke but he didn't like this kind of jokes.

'Look, shut up! If I were with her it'd not be your business and I won't bear that you guys are gossiping about her. Got it? Everyone goes out and keeps running around the court till both me and Kendall won't be out. NOW!' James yelled and everyone stormed out.

Kendall followed them with a look and saw they started to run.

'Good warm up at the first practice' Kendall grinned as he watched them running around.

'Fuck if we start to date it will get worse. Everyone is gonna be talking about her'

'Dude' Kendall sat next to him putting an arm around his friend's shoulder 'is she okay with this? You told her that something like this can happen? How I know you, you did, right?'

'Yeah and she seemed like she doesn't care, I mean like she could handle it' James sighed.

'Then let things go how they supposed to' Kendall patted James' back and then stood up again grabbing James' wrist pulled him up too 'get changed and let's go out before they think you are probably going to be a dick this year'.

'Okay' James sighed again and they taking their clothes off and putting on the jersey's and training shoes headed out to the others.

Before they could stop James yelled 'don't you all dare stop. It was only 5 round and me and Kendall have to catch up' they high-fived.

'Guess they definitely think you're dick and with it you don't really help yourself' Kendall said whilst they dragged out their muscles in their legs to prepare for the running.

'Who cares what they think Kendall? Couch never cares about that, he always says no matter what they think, the only thing what matters is how they play'

'True' Kendall nodded and with that they joined to the others.

After running they practiced shooting from different distances, James booked satisfied that they didn't forget anything. The team's form was still standing, everything was fine. He knew it meant that they can develop if they don't have to catch up on them selves.

James already had had some new strategies he worked out during the summer break but he didn't want to come up with them till Coach wasn't there. He knew the team loved him but sometimes he could be too much and however he said he didn't care what they thought, he did care. He didn't want them to stand against him because that could ruin the team work and all what they needed was team work and perfect preparation.

He knew if he was gonna be too bossy that could make difficulties even if he was the captain and honestly that couldn't have been a problem if he ever acted too bossy.

All the twelve members were tired as hell, somehow they walked back to the changing room, and after the refreshing showers they all were sitting in quiet waiting for James to say something.

That was different in James and in Couch. Couch had never waited, when they finished training he said what they were doing right and what they weren't but James always waited them to cool down and to listen to him with all of their attention.

Kendall was the co-captain so he began knowing well enough what James had to say.

'Guys I can say we are still awesome. Can't wait to show it to Coach'

They all exchanged high-fives and big grins at each other but James voice broke their celebration 'BUT it's just how I and Kendall saw the things. And don't forget when we are on the court we can't see ourselves so don't be so sure in yourselves. To keep up this good job we have to work hard. We have to win, at least to be finalists but mostly what we all want is the cup. The cup that this freaking college couldn't get in fifteen years, now here is the chance. Last year we were good enough so this year we can be there and kick their asses if we can be much better. Never forget that what you play there on the court, that's all what you have, that is going to be the base of your futures. If we won the most of us can get into a big team that we have ever dreamt about to be a member of. Tomorrow we meet again. And then and then and every day till Coach will be here to fix the schedule. Anyways really we are still awesome!'

James held out his hand and everyone walked up to him. They stood in a circle putting their hands on the top of each other's and lifted their hands shouting out loud the team's words and lifting their hands in unison 'Respect' 'Unit' 'Strength' 'Honor' and then 'RURSH' and with that they broke apart.

Annie and Alice, after the courses that they had to listen to, decided to walk around since Annie couldn't get to see a lot around yet.

'Can't wait to begin the semester finally' Annie said how they walked around in the buildings and Alice showed her everything that she had to know.

'You kind of love to study, don't you?'

'Yeah I do. I always loved, that's like my life, I mean I've always known if I put my best into it then I can do everything and till now it worked so I'm looking forward for my last year' the other girl answered.

'Nice. Everyone should think like that. Anyways why'd you come here? Why'd you changed college in your last year?'

'Uh no special reason. Just wanted to find something interesting in the world' Annie answered hoping that would be enough as reply for Alice. She didn't really want to talk about reasons.

'Oh and you already have found a thing' Alice winked at her giggling.

'Yeah maybe, he asked me out anyway' Annie said knowing it was James that Alice was aiming of.

'Really? That's something you have to appreciate. Since he is here he hasn't had a date'

'Yeah he said that already to me. But I don't know why when all these girls are so into him, sure he could have found someone who makes him interested that way how I do .. ' Annie blushed lightly how she thought of the scene on the previous day and not so long ago in the morning in her room. Yeah, she was certain that James was highly interested in her.

'Well, I don't know exactly.' Alice lied. She knew James and his reasons well enough. 'Since we left high-school we kind of broke apart and I guess he has been always focusing on basketball and how I said a girl broke his heart and maybe that wasn't a good first experience for him, not just maybe, for sure it wasn't. But something has changed in him. Maybe this summer he realized something has been missing and you had luck that you were the first who got to meet him yesterday' Alice finished and that part was all true. She kind of regretted that it wasn't her being there for James.. so she might have had a chance.

'Well if he made this decision that he wants to break the tradition and just with me then for me it's fine. I really like him' Annie said as the two girls stood in front of the huge sport center.

'Good and how I said please be careful. He is always worth much more than getting his heart break ever' Alice said quietly, feeling ashamed that she once did it. Annie just nodded 'I will be careful, I promise'.

'Well' Alice sighed 'this is the coliseum where they guys training all the time, and where they have some game during the season.

'Huge' Annie said checking it and that's when a bunch of guys flooded out of the building.

'Ah here they are. The team' Alice whispered as they were walking by the two of them. Some of them said a 'Hi' and shot nice looks toward the girls but Annie noticed some of them grinning like idiots.

'Looks like they knew me. James was right yesterday, everyone is going to talk about me' she said turning around and watching them going farther.

'And it bothers you?' Annie heard James' voice from her back.

'OH no, nope, doesn't matter. They can say whatever they want.' She was used to people gossiping around and about her and it didn't bother her at all. She knew how to handle it. 'I worry about you instead. You will be okay with this? Will you be able to hear them talking about me? The captain's date?'

'Oh he could handle it very well' Kendall said after saying a 'hey' to Alice.

'Really? What happened?' Alice was curious.

'Well James kind of punished them because they were joking if he was late because of you' Kendall continued and Annie was surprised that he was talking to her like totally normal tone.

'Oh, hope they are not pissed at you'

'Nah it's nothing' James put his hands on Annie's waist and kissed her forehead 'anything that you have to take care of yet?'

'No, I guess for today I'm done and Alice said this week is gonna be like this. Nothing more to do. All the paper work is done, fire service course. Got a list to the books I will need and stuff. I don't know why we get a whole week for this?'

'Well this is mostly to help the freshmen to find their place here' Kendall said. He was acting weird again. –What is this that you're doing now?- The too much normality somehow didn't fit to Kendall in Annie's eyes – not after the way he had been treating her the previous day.

'Cool, then I have plenty of time to be with you' Annie kissed James' lips softly and James kissed her back.

'Uh well' Kendall chuckled and looked at Alice 'I guess I go and look for my girlfriend. See you guys sometime'

James pulled away from Annie's lips and took a look at his friend saying a wondering 'dude'.

Kendall groaned, 'James it's my thing, okay? Gotta go! Thanks for the awesome practice' he said and waved without turning back again.

'I think I leave you guys here, too' Alice said and blinked awkwardly, she didn't really know where to go.

'Wait uh we can do something together, I mean James sure can find something to do' Annie said breaking out of James' arms.

'Yeah I guess so. I'm tired, maybe I take a nap or something'

'Nah it's okay. I just leave you guys to get to know each other better. I have to look for my friends anyways, since I'm here I couldn't meet them. Bye guys' she said and turned on her heels.

'So then we are back together alone' James pulled her back for a new kiss.

She couldn't help and went along with his lips.

'Let's go' James pulled apart and took her hand.

'Where?' she asked in a flirty voice.

'I have no idea but it's pretty hot here and I know a place where we could spend the rest of the day'.

'Oh, okay but where are we going? Just to know if I should change or anything'

'Uh well I thought I take you out to the beach, have you been there since you're here?'

'No and it sounds pretty cool. Wow I'd like that. But I need bikini or something and sure you do need swimming trunks, don't you?'

'True. You still remember where I was parking yesterday?'

'Yeah'

'Meet me there in ten minutes' James gave Annie a last peck on her lips and the two rushed towards the dorms to grab the swimsuits.

Ten minutes later when Annie got to James' car he was already waiting for her leaning against the passenger's side's door.

'Sorry if I was late' she began pressing a kiss on James' lips. James pulled away placing his hands around her waist again 'you are not late, just in time, can we go then?'

'Yeah wow I'm so excited never seen this beach'

'Oh you'll love it'.

He opened the door after giving her another peck on the lips and the she got in.

Annie wore a little short and a light summer shirt above her bikini, James wore his swimming trunks which were ending a little bit above his knees and a white t shirt.

James started the car and Annie began to speak 'and anyway how was practice?'

'Uh well it was good, I guess but we always have some things to make better'

'Yeah I believe it, I heard you guys are going to go to the national championship. How will it work exactly?'

'Well most of the games are gonna be played in the countryside, we don't have to travel too much but there are a few times when we have to. I know the first three games of ours are gonna be here and then the next three away and so on and of course the final game will be somewhere between the two finalists' places'

'Oh cool. How is it all fitting into your school schedule?'

'We get a lot of fame and money to the college so we can pass our exams later when we are not in game, there are gonna be a few weeks of break since it's college and everyone needs to catch up with their studies'

'Ah that's great'

'Why are you being so speechless?'

'Uh just wondered…' she blushed looking into James' hazel eyes. He was an amazing view as he was driving the car and talking, 'I'd like to kiss you'

'What?' James grinned.

'Yeah how you're talking about basketball this puts a huge smile on your face, you know? And the passion lightens around you everything, that's why, it's just coming over into me and makes me want to kiss you'

'Oh we can help on that' he winked, 'and thank you'

'Yeah it's fine, I'd like to see you playing sometime, I guess it can be even better than to listen to you how you're talking about it'

'Whenever you want it' James said and stopped the car. Unhooking his belt he leant to Annie's face 'now you can kiss me'.

And with that she captured his lips not letting go of each other they kissed for long minutes.

'Feels so good' James smiled rubbing Annie's nose with his thumb after pulling away 'let's go'.

They both got out of the car and walked down on the beach hand in hand.

'Here?' he asked as he stopped at some point.

'Perfect' Annie smiled and he grabbing the blanket out of her hands spread it out on the sand then sat down and reached out for her hand. Annie took it and suddenly found herself in James' lap.

A few seconds passed without words but an intensive staring session. Annie placed her hand on each side of his face and smiled into his gorgeous eyes, so did he into Annie's whilst resting one of his hands on her back, the other one on her bare thigh near enough to the collar of her shorts.

The beach was crowded, people were everywhere around but how they hopped down onto the blanket they kinda forgot about everything.

Annie felt a little something in her stomach which felt like it pushed her closer to James, closer to his lips, forcing her to get a taste of those sweet ones.

James was charmed by Annie's beauty, her lips curving into the most gorgeous smile what he had ever seen, it seemed like they called his name.

The sun was burning their skins, heating the air around them and there was a moment when they wished they would have been alone to take advantage of this extra temperature and discover each other's body, getting rid of the clothes.

That was the moment when James noticed he could do it. He could see her with less clothes on so he slowly slid his hand down to the edge of Annie's shirt and pulled it off of her.

The top of her bikini showed in front of him perfectly emphasizing her breasts and she noticed he stared at her for a few seconds before wandering back to her eyes with his look.

She didn't say a word but helped him to take off his shirt. She thought she had to see him too if she already let him to see her.

Within a second his shirt joined hers on the blanket and Annie bit on her lips how his muscular chest became visible. The perfect tan skin of his and those curves what he had had Annie shorter than she ever guessed. She just couldn't resist and began to kiss his chest in the line of his nipples. With a soft push she pushed him down and left him in a sea of kisses on his stomach even at his hipbones where the waistline of his trunks was.

Then once a soft groan hit Annie's ear and she realized what she was doing so she quickly went up to James' face again 'Sorry' she whispered looking into his eyes and smiling shyly and sending a hot whiff towards his cheek which made things even worse, she could see that in his eyes.

He flipped Annie over and got on top of her 'you did that on purpose, right?'

'No, James. That was just … I couldn't resist, I forgot where we are' she protested.

'I don't believe you. You made me .. you know, you always make me and that's not a good thing because here and now we can't do it … I guess I should punish you for doing this to me all the time'

'Nah, what's going on your pretty mind?' she asked on a kinky tone twirling her fingers in his hair.

'This' he leant in and kissed her passionately not hesitating a single second and forced his tongue into her mouth.

James already noticed how crazy she got when he used his tongue so he tried his best to reach the same effect again. It was success. Annie quietly moaned into his mouth but his throat swallowed it so no one else around could hear it.

His hips were rubbing against hers during the whole time, he got harder again and Annie felt the tension growing, too. That was the second moment when they both wished they could have been alone.

'James' she pushed him away 'it's just going to be worse if you don't stop' she looked down between their bodies. Seeing the huge bulge and feeling his aching member James bit his lips.

'I think I overstepped a line' he said quietly brushing his nose against her lips.

'Just lay on your side' Annie said and he rolled off of her, with that she snuggled up to him, pressing herself as close as she could so nobody could see his little problem.

'You think' James swallowed as Annie buried her head in his chest under his jaw 'it's going to help?'

'I don't know, guess it isn't. It's hot and well … uh I don't think, let's try it okay?' she looked up.

'Okay. Talk' he commanded.

'Okay. So what about?'

'Anything' James couldn't imagine how he could come out of this.

'School. Is it possible that we are going to be in the same class?' Annie asked.

'Don't know. Would you like that?'

'Yeah, we would be around each other more'

'True but I guess we won't be. My class is full, maybe Kendall's but there are going to be lessons together'

'Good. And anyways I don't know one thing'

'Yeah?'

'Your parents live here in LA. Why are you living in the dorm?'

'Uh it's a long story. Kendall and I didn't want to depend on our parents, they offered they'd buy a house to us but we thought it would be fun to live in dorm so we thought we try it instead of letting them buy a house. None of us wanted to be at home anymore so it was the easiest way, none of us wanted to ask for help to pay for an own apartment so we've been working on summers and earned enough money to pay our room'.

'Ah I got it now. So Kendall is also from LA. Where are you guys during the breaks?'

'We usually stay here. The college let you stay here if you want to or there have been a few times when we went for a trip because we still didn't want to go home but we felt like we have to break out from here'.

'Wow. You guys want to be free no matter how, right?'

'Yeah, our parents don't really understand us. They always wanted to take the control of our lives so we decided to show them that we don't need them to stand on our own legs'

'You and Kendall are very close to each other, right? You always talk about him like he would be you brother, your life is also similar to his and stuff'

'Yeah, kind of. Like a brother, the brother who I have ever wanted to have'

'Nice' Annie said and remembered of something, but the memories were to painful to take now, now when she had such a good time with James she didn't want sadness to take her over. So she quickly continued talking about things that could come up till someone stole their sun and they sensing the lack of warmth looked up.

Annie's eyes stopped on Kendall and that girl that Annie didn't know by name but she remembered how bitchy she was yesterday when she got up to her room.

'Hey lovebirds' Kendall said grinning.

'Hey' Annie and James gave them a smile in unison.

'Guess you don't know Jennifer yet' Kendall looked at Annie and then at Jennifer but she cut him off 'no babe, we already had the luck to meet and how I see she didn't keep her promise'.

'I didn't promise anything. I said keep your bed and James but I didn't say I won't meet him again' she pulled away from James and stood up.

Annie could feel Kendall's eyes on herself but she pretend like she didn't notice that the blonde was staring.

'Look I told you, he is my sister's' Jennifer began but James stood up too. Kendall was speechless so James had to butt in 'girls please' James rubbed Annie's arm and with that she earned a killer look from Jennifer.

'I'm no one's. Don't argue over me. Jennifer I told you, I'm not interested in your sister. Leave us alone'.

'Jenny let's go' Kendall tightened his grip on her hands and gave an apologizing look to James and even to Annie. Kendall already felt bad for having Jennifer behaving like this.

James and Annie watched them leaving and then James wrapped his arms around her waist 'everything is fine?'

'Yeah' she kept her eyes on the two getting further 'but why does she push this thing with her sister?'

'Just because she thinks that'd be so nice if we the four could go for dates together and stuff, I don't know but I asked her sister what's going on and she said it's okay if I don't want anything from her but Jennifer wants to rule her life, she decided she gets her the best and after Kendall I'm the best in her eyes'.

'Don't understand what Kendall likes in her'

'Nobody knows'

'Then this thing with her sister?'

'Nothing, just Jennifer and her bitchy things … '

'What Kendall says if he hears you talking about her like this?'

'Nothing. He knows what she is like but till he finds her good enough to keep around; he won't break up with her'

'Kendall and his connection with girls doesn't seem like something easy thing to understand'

'No it really isn't easy. Can we continue our thing?'

'Which one?' Annie raised an eyebrow and leant closer to James' face once again.

'I want to kiss you. We haven't kissed in like an hour' James murmured against her lips and rubbing his thumb on her cheek.

'Oh I think it's fine for me to catch up'.

Standing there and kissing softly without realizing how the time was passing they enjoyed each other's company ending up on the blanket again. Sooner than they thought he was on top of her again. The sexual tension was never ceasing between them.

'Guess we should go back' Annie whispered feeling the moment getting deeper again.

'Good idea' James stood up and pulled her up too. They picked up their stuff and headed toward the car in sweet silence but holding hands.