Chapter One

CPOV

The first thing i noticed when i got to school that day was that there seemed to be an awful lot of gossip going on. Everywhere i looked as i walked through the school halls there were groups gathered around whispering, and although i'm not a huge fan of gossip i had to admit that it got me curious. So when i saw my two closest friends, Liz and Tori, hunched together whispering near my locker i couldn't help but ask what was going on.

"Two new guys started today" Liz almost squealed excitedly.

It was almost comical to see Liz so excited at the prospect of making new friends, then again that was liz all over, happy and chirpy and always nice to every one.

Tori was another story, we all new that the only reason she was so excited about new guys at the school was the fact that they were fresh meat, i almost felt sorry for the boys whoever they were.

"So what do you know about them?" i asked ready to see them in full gossip mode, always a fun sight.

"They're called Simon Bae and Derek Souza" liz answered

"They're foster brothers" tori said almost befor liz had finished.

"They're both juniors" hurriedly said liz.

"Simon's an artist and..."

"Derek's supposedly some sort of genius" tori cut in.

"So have either of you seen them yet?" i asked as we started towards our class.

"No" they said in unison and i could help but laugh at their glum expressions.

When the lunch bell rang i almost ran to my locker to get my packed lunch, i had missed breakfast this morning because i was running late so my stomach had been letting it's displeasure about that fact known all through the last hour. Somehow Liz and Tori still managed to beat me to our lockers, it amazed me how they always did that, i blame it on my much shorter legs. As i got closer i noticed that they were talking to some guy but i couldn't see who it was. it wasn't until i was right next to them that i realised that this must be one of the new guys.

"Oh hey chloe, what took you so long" Tori teased.

"Chloe this is Simon Bae, Simon this is our friend Chloe Saunders" Liz introduced us.

Simon held his hand out and i took it. While Liz and Tori continued to quiz Simon on his life story i took in his appearance.

He was about 5"7. He looked Korean but had blonde hair and i couldnt help but wonder if it was dyed, i wanted to ask but thought it would be rude. He seemed to always be smiling, and when he occasionally glanced my way i noticed that his eyes seemed to sparkle with amusement. When he looked at me again and saw me staring i couldn't help the blush that crept up my face.

SPOV

Chloe is cute i thought to myself as i watched her blush and Liz were still chatting away trying to get the most gossip about the new guy, don't get me wrong i noticed that they were both hot but there was just something so captivating about little chloe. As we talked we headed towards the lunch room but i couldn't help but notice that Chloe lagged behind a little, almost like she wasn't really a part of the group, like she maybe prefered to do her own thing. We all sat down at a large table in the furthest corner right next to the window and Liz informed me that this was their regular table and Tori mentioned not so subtally that i was welcome to join them there any time, seems i'm a hot commodity. While we sat, talked and ate our lunches i noticed that even though more and more people joined us at the table Chloe didn't really join in much, oh i had no doubt that she was listening it was the polite thing to do and i got the impression that she was a very polite person, but for the most part she just stared out the window and seemed to be in her own world. She kind of reminded me of Derek in that sense who was probably even now hiding out somewhere queit reading somethin on quantim physics or something else i could never hope to understand.

When Chloe finished her lunch she stood up, waved at Tori and Liz, gave a warm smile to everyone else and walked out of the lunchroom. i wondered where she was going on her own, lunch wasn't even half way through yet. Tori and Liz were again the ones to offer an explanation.

"Don't mind Chloe, she always goes of on her own for a while at lunch" Tori stated.

" Where does she go?" i asked hoping i didn't sound too interested. They both tried to hold back smirks so i knew i wasn't successful.

"To the Library or somewhere else quiet so she can write in her journal" Liz cheerily said.

When i still looked puzzled, i mean afterall how many fifteen year old girls would leave lunch early just to go write in a journal, Tori explained.

"Chloe is a wannabe screenwriter and directer and she is very talented at it" Tori said sounding almost proud of her friend.

"She gets all sorts of ideas for movies and such through the day but if she doesn't write them down now she will forget them before she gets home" Liz informed me.

"And you never know, one of those ideas that she had in second period math could be the one that will be her big break in a few years time" Tori joked but i had to admit she had a point, after all don't i do something similar with my sketches, get them down on paper before i forget i mean you never know when inspiration will hit. And that is just what i said to Liz and Tori and that's when one of the other girls at the table, who had obviously been listening in, decided to butt in.

"That Chloe is so wierd, she's a right little freak" she sneered, obviously hoping to get my attention on her instead of Chloe. Tori and Liz both stood up outraged, Tori especially looked like she would rip this girl a new one for insulting her friend.

"Shut your fat mouth Rae before i shut it for you, you don't know what you're talking about" Tori hissed menacingly.

I made i mental note to stay away from Rae And it would probably be safer not to piss Tori off, though baiting her could be fun.