Weeks of practice flew by and before long it was the big day the first game that Lilly or Abby would cheer in and that meant wearing their uniforms to school and Lilly knew that meant a barrage of pictures from her mom, she walked down the stairs and the uniforms skirt swaying side to side as she descended the stairs to be greeted by her mom who was waiting in the kitchen

“ Oh baby you look so beautiful, I especially love the bow it looks so cute on you.” Miss. Davis gushed.

“Really mom you think it's beautiful?” she asked hopefully

“Of course dear you are and always have been” Miss. Davis said.

“R-really?” Lilly asked

“Of course dear whats brought this up, everything okay?” Miss. Davis said worriedly

“My old parents used to drag me to football games in the hopes I’d get interested in sports but it didn’t work but what if they recognize me,” Lilly said sadly trying not to cry.

“Oh, sweetie don’t worry I promise there’s no likely way they will remember you my magic makes it impossible normale people remember you.” Miss. Davis said comforting her daughter in a loving embrace.

“Now let’s get you to school I bet a certain girlfriend can’t wait to see you in your uniform” Miss. Davis said ushering Lilly out the door into the car to be off for school as they pulled up to the school Lilly saw Abby standing out front waiting for her and Lilly got out and walked up to her girlfriend

 “Wow Abs you look absolutely beautiful and super cute in that uniform,” Lilly said to Abby who was dressed a similar way.

“Please me? Look at you! You are absolutely HOT,” Abby said “If Jessica doesn’t watch herself you’ll take head cheerleader right out from under her,”

“I doubt that she may be pretty but she will be a freak and no one would make a freak the head cheerleader.” Jessica sneered ad the couple as they gushed over each other.

“Nice to see you too,” Abby said snarkily

“Don’t forget lunch with the squad and we are meeting in the locker room at 5 to get ready,” Jessica said and then turned and walked away and into the school

“We'll she seemed just as nice as always,” Abby said to Lilly

“Yeah, she could just be anxious about the game I know for a fact I am and I’m only the co-captain,” Lilly replied.

“You’ll be fine trust me now let’s go we better get into the school before we are late,” Abby said.

The school day went by like any other Lilly and Abby sat with the other cheerleaders who were gossiping and discussing something about the football team and various other things Lilly and Abby would stay out of this conversation as always and their classes went by just as the usually did and before they knew it five o’clock rolled around and the girls were meeting in the locker room before the game.

“Alright, I want no fuck ups out there got it? Anyone who does will have hell to pay?” Jessica said

“Wow you really know how to motivate a room, how about a few words from the co-captain?” Molly a girl who was easily the smallest girl on the squad spoke up causing all eye to go onto Lilly,

“we'll um just go out and have a good time no need to be perfect it's all about fun.” Lilly said smiling

“This is not fun and games, I hear from a reliable source that I am getting scouted for colleges so you all better not fuck this up otherwise you will be cut loose.” Jessica restated.

“On that note lets go out there and cheer on the team!” Lilly said causing everyone to erupt into a cheer and take the field.                                   

Most of the game the team was down and when half time came around the team was down by 21-43 and Jessica called a team meeting, “we gotta get the crowd pumped up and I was thinking routine #6” she said to the team

“We haven’t practiced that enough and it requires an intense amount of team coordination that we don’t have yet,” Sarah spoke up.

“I agree if anything could hurt your chances it's deffinitly that routine fuckling up,” Beckey said

“Well you don’t have a choice I’m the captain and you do what I say so do the routine!” Jessica shouted at the team. The team grouped up and prepared for the routine. They made two lines across from each other and started by doing cartwheels and then fell into a formation where the stronger girls lifting the lighter ones and throwing them in the air and catching them followed by a pyramid formation and Molly made her way to the top of the pyramid and backflipped off and the others followed finishing off the routine and the crowd went wild and as the team retook the field the energy deffinitly changed and caused the football team to come back and win the game. The girls were gathered together except for Jessica who walked over to one of the football players and pointed over to Lilly who left the group to find her mom but bumped into a member of the football team

 “Hey cutie you sure look good in that uniform, why don’t we go out I could show you a good time.”He said grinning at Lilly

“No thanks I have a girlfriend,” Lilly said trying to getaway

“That’s okay she can come too, no need to have her miss out.” the player said in a crepy tone

“I said NO! I am a lesbian and not interested in men at all so beat it!” Lilly said yelling at the football player

“Wow what a bitch, I just wanted to show you a good time, you’ll come around eventually.” the football player said “I always get what I want one way or another”. The football player walked into the locker when he saw Miss. Davis walking towards Lilly.

“Sweetie you were amazing out there!” Miss. Davis said pulling Lilly into a hug

“I didn’t really do much honestly it was mainly just Jessica ordering the routines,” Lilly said

“ You were still amazing regardless, you and Abby both” Miss. Davis said “Speaking of I think someone needs a hug.,” she said gesturing to Abby who was standing alone.

 “Hey, I’m sorry your mom couldn’t make it that is kind of shitty of her,” Lilly said to Abby

“Its fine work tends to be more important anyways and my dad can’t drive at night  so I understand for him but she could have taken time off for me am I not important?” Abby said tears streaming down her face.

“Oh Abby you know that isn’t true she loves you and I think that it hurts her just as much as it does you, now how would you feel about staying the night at my house tonight? Lilly said to Abby pulling her in for a hug

“Thanks, Lil I’d love too,” Abby said happily

“Hey, girls everything okay?” Miss. Davis said to the two friends.

“Hey mom can Abby stay the night her mom couldn’t make it and she is pretty bummed,” Lilly said in a hopeful tone.

“Dear you know what we agreed on, I’m sorry Abb Lilly has plans for tomorrow.” Miss. Davis said sternly.

“Mom I’ll double up next week if you don’t want Abby to be apart of this,” Lilly said sadly trying not to cry
Miss. Davis looked down at her daughter she changed demeanor “Oh sweetie I’m sorry I didn’t mean to upset you I just wish you would have talked to me first, you know what lessons are postponed this week I’m sorry baby.” Miss. Davis said as she hugged her daughter.

They waited on the field for Abby yo call her mom and she stepped away from the crowd to hear the phone call

“Hey mom, I’m spending the night at Lilly’s” the other half of the conversation was inaudible

“But mom I wanna stay at Lilly’s! Can’t I tell you about the game tomorrow when you aren’t working?” Abby replied coldly and end the conversation soon after.

“Everything okay Abbs? Lilly said

“Yeah, can we just not talk about it?” Abby replied dismissively

“It's always better to talk about these things,” Lilly said putting an arm around Lilly

“Just drop it!” Abby said causing Lilly to remove her arm and step away holding back tears

Abby turned to look at Lilly and realized what she did and immediately tried to pull her in for a hug but Lilly burst into tears and ran off

“Lilly wait!” Abby cried as Lilly vanished into the darkness and tears began to stream down her face

“What happened?” Miss. Davis said walking over to Abby after seeing Lilly runoff.

“I-I-I was frustrated with my mom and di-di-didn’t want to talk about it an-an-and I yelled at Lilly and now she hated me.” Abby cried falling to he knees

“Oh sweetie she doesn’t hate you she was just hurt is all but you know I bet she’ll forgive you the moment you apologize.” Miss. Davis said as she comforted Abby “Now what do you say we go find Lilly if I know her she’ll be at her usual spot the playground.” She ushered Abby off the ground and they began the walk towards Lilly’s direction. They eventually found her sitting on the swings crying soaking her uniform with tears.

“Lilly oh thank Goddess you are okay!,” Abby cried as she wrapped Lilly in a hug “, I’m SO sorry that I reacted like that it was completely wrong and I’m’ sorry please forgive me?” Abby pleaded as she looking into Lillys eyes

“How could I stay mad at someone so cute!” Lilly said hugging Abby back “Just please don’t yell at me like that again and that when you are upset we talk about it”

“Promise I won’t and we will for now on we talk things out,” Abby said.

“Did you’re mom say you could stay over?” Miss. Davis said

“Yeah, although she sounded a bit mad about it”

“With that settled let’s get back to the house, I’m thinking a movie and pizza?” Miss. Davis said happily.

They walked back to the car and Abby and Lilly both filed into the back seat and Lilly rested her head on Abby’s shoulder and eventually, they arrived back at the house. They got out of the car and walked into the house

“Girls go get changed I’ll order the pizza and get the movies set up," Miss. Davis said 

“Okay, mom thanks again for letting Abby stay over and getting us pizza you really are the best,” Lilly said before walking upstairs to Lilly’s room.

“Oh shoot I forgot I don’t have any pajamas here,” Abby said sadly.

“I’m sure I have something that will fit you that you can borrow,” Lilly said gleefully as she began to search through her pajamas before pulling out a light blue pair of pajama pants and a grey t-shirt to wear with it.

“Thanks, Lilly you’re the best,” Abby said happily as she began to change in front of Lilly.

“Aren’t you going to change in the bathroom?” Lilly said to Abby who had her top removed

“ No? Why would I? we are both girls and we use the same locker room at school.” Abby said confused.

“ But my mom’s open-door policy,” Lilly said shyly

“ oh right I forgot sorry Ill go down the hall to the bathroom,” Abby said picking up her top

“ No no you’re fine I’ll go to the bathroom so you don’t have to get dressed again,” Lilly said pulling out a pair of purple pajama pants and a blue oversized t-shirt and walking down the hall. When she walked out of the bathroom Lilly was met with Abby standing outside the bathroom in the borrowed pajamas they were a little high on her legs because Abby was a bit taller than her.

“I’m sorry they are so small I don’t think I have anything else that will fit,” Lilly said in a disappointed tone.

“ Lil they are perfect thank you so much,” Abby said reassuringly.

“I don’t want you to be uncomfortable though,” Lilly said worriedly

“Lil calm down it’s fine as long as I’m with you I’ll be comfortable in whatever I’m wearing now let’s rejoin you mom downstairs,” Abby said comfortingly

 The two girls made their way back downstairs to see Miss. Davis sitting on the couch with the main menu for mean girls on the screen

“Hey, girls I thought I’d put on one of your favorites movies even though you’ve seen it a dozen or so more times.” Miss. Davis said turning her head to look behind her, Lilly had memories of her and Abby watching mean girls at every sleepover they had together, at this point it was a tradition to watch it at a sleepover

“Guess we do watch this a lot huh?” Abby said with a slight giggle

“If I had a dollar for every time I heard it on from upstairs I’d be rich,” Miss. Davis said

“Sorry mom,we watched it at our first sleepover and sort of became a tradition,” Lilly said accessing memories that weren’t really hers but fabrications to help make up Lilly’s life

“It’s alright dear I just wanna spend some time with you lately you’ve been so busy with school, extracurriculars, and going out with Abby we haven’t really gotten to have time together” Miss. Davis said happily.

“Sorry if I’m ruining your mother-daughter time, I could call my mom to pick me up,” Abby said sadly, Miss. Davis got up off the couch and walked over to Abby and wrapped her in a hug and said

“Dear you arent ruining it because you are Lillys best friend and have been for years so I consider you a part of my family.” Abby smiled at Miss. Davis before replying with a smile and saying

“Thank you, Miss. Davis, that really means a lot”

“Don't mention it dear, now let’s watch a movie shall we?” Miss. Davis said gesturing over to the couch. They got about 20 minutes into the movie before hearing a knock at the door

“That must be the pizza, I’ll be right back” Miss. Davis said before getting up and returning shortly after with an XL box of pizza from a local pizzeria named Papa vincents Italian foods by the end of the movie only half the pizza was eaten and the rest put in the fridge for tomorrow and Lilly and Abby fell asleep cuddled up on the couch together and not wanting to disturb them, Miss. Davis simply covered them with a blanket before heading to bed herself. The next morning Lilly and Abby awoke to the smell of bacon being cooked, they shuffled into the kitchen and were greeted by Miss. Davis

“Morning girl I hope the couch was comfortable.” She said with a grin on her face this caused Lilly to blush

“It was fine Miss. Davis, thank you again for letting me stay over and for cooking breakfast.” Abby said

“It's no problem at all dear, I always cook on the weekends so it's no trouble at all,” she replied readily. Breakfast was finished around ten am and Abby’s mom had called to tell her she’s on her way over “Thanks again for having me over it means a lot.” Abby said as she got ready to go.

“Any time Abbs I love having you over and just being with you in general,” Lilly said pulling Abby in for a hug.

“Oh shoot I don’t have a change of clothes what am I going to do.” Abby realized shortly after getting her stuff together.

“Just wear the pajamas honestly keep them they look cute on you Lilly said sweetly

“ you sure? I don't want you to feel like you have to.” Abby replied which cause Lilly to walk up to Abby stand on her tippy toes and kiss her

“Positive,” Lilly said before planting her feet on the ground flat. Abby’s mom honked the horn and Abby ran out the door saying goodbye to Lilly and her mom.

“Dear I want to talk to you about when happened last night.” Miss. Davis

Lilly looked up at her questionably “What do you mean?” she asked

“That football player, I heard what he said and the way you ran off he could have easily followed you and hurt you before me and Abby goy to you.” Miss. Davis replied.

“Mom, I’m not a weak thing that needs protecting,” Lilly said sternly

“Yes I know dear but when it comes to men like that you can never be too careful and you need to stop crying and running off, you told Abby that you need to talk about problems we'll it goes both ways.” Miss. Davis explained

“ I...I just don't want to lose her and mess anything up, I love Abby and even when I was Joey I loved her and I don’t want to lose her not to mention that all of this is still kinda new to me I mean I did only become a girl a few weeks ago after all.” Lilly said

“Lillian Marie Davis don’t you dare say that again. Being emotional has nothing to do with being a woman, you are just more expressive and that’s okay you are still a strong woman and always have been.” Miss. Davis said sternly

“Sorry, mom I didn’t mean it like that I just get worried that I’m gonna mess up and Abby will hate me and the thought of that hurts a lot,” Lilly said

“I know sweetie but you can’t cry all the time it reinforces a stereotype which I despise.” Miss. Davis said now hugging Lilly

“Sorry, mom I’ll try to not cry as much,” Lilly said

“You can cry just don’t run off you look like a character in a shitty self-published YouTubers novel.”

“Oh god, mom I can’t believe you compared me to one of those girls, at least I have a personality,” Lilly said

“ I know it was just a joke dear, now that’s out of the way what do you say we review your magic lessons so far and see if you’re ready for the next lesson.” Miss. Davis said happily

“Okay mom let me get showered and dressed and I’ll be down.