He was good. Where had he been all this time?<br/><br/>As Alexandria thought about this question, she hadn't even noticed she had been picked first. When girls picked, it wasn't because of talent or skills, it was because of popularity or friendship. She liked volleyball, having played it quite a bit during her summer break. The difference with girls competing and guys competing in a game was that it was very catty and much more subtle. Alexandria was especially aggressive when serving the ball, flashing innocent smiles to the opposing team that was starting to get annoyed. Once she even hit a girl on her head. Oopsie?<br/><br/>They finished with a tied score and everyone was eventually happy. Their coach spent the last minutes talking about next week and possible sports clubs, as well as expecting to see everyone attend her health class on Friday. Girls always got to leave the gym first, probably because their coach was a sweetheart and a friend, more than a coach. Alexandria hit the showers and sighed in relief as cool water dripped on her sweaty skin. "I can't wait for this year to be over, you know?" She spoke to Erika who was in the next shower. "I wanna go shopping and to the beach."<br/><br/>Erika laughed. "I know right. I'm so sick of the people here already." She purposely knocked down the shampoo bottle of a nerdy girl shivering in the showers. "Did you see Keith by the way? He's like... better than anyone else! How is that possible... I thought he was a nerd. By the way, that hand looks pretty bad. Marcus must have taken him to town." The two of them got dressed, again earning compliments on their bodies, which caused Erika to go on and on about a detox diet she had started during the summer. People listened to her as if she was a goddess sharing her secret knowledge. Alexandria sneered.<br/><br/>After drying and fixing their hair and make up, the two girls left gym. "Alex, I want you to be honest with me." Erika said suddenly as they headed for their next classes. They'd have to part their ways of maths, which was something Alexandria hated. "Do you think you can actually break Keith down? I mean... do you really want to break someone like him down? I actually think he's really hot. If you put him in the entourage, he might realize that. He'll become popular. Is that really want you want?"<br/><br/>Alex hesitated for a moment. "I understand your concern, totally. But I have things under control. He's not gonna realize that. Even if he does, he'll notice it's not all that glamorous. The lifestyle can really wreck you if you care about what people think of you." She smiled to Erika. "And I'm pretty sure that he'd be broken, sooner or later."<br/><br/>"Can I ask another thing?" Erika stuttered. "What do you have against him? Why spend so much time on him specifically?"<br/><br/>Alexandria arched a perfect brow and tilted her head, as if not quite understanding her friend's question. After a short, terrifying silence, she replied with a cold and cunning voice:<br/><br/>"Anyone who thinks I'm nice deserves to be broken."<br/><br/>As the blonde walked past Erika, her friend stood still, her mouth open from slight shock. She had seen quite a bit of Alexandria during the years they had spent together, but she never failed the make cold shivers run down her back when speaking like that. But Erika knew there was a reason why Alexandria was so incredibly beautiful; a beautiful shell for a rotten interior.