Hey guys :) Welcome to 'Like Snow In Arizona." This is a Jemma story. It doesn't start off too slow! I hope you like it!
"Good morning Students, welcome back to another year at Degrassi Community School," Ms. Hatzilakos said into the microphone on stage.
Manny leaned over to Emma, "I can't believe this is the first day of our senior year."
Emma glanced over at Spinner and Jay, who stood near the entrance, "I still can't believe they made it back in here, let alone are going to graduate with us."
Manny gave Emma a look, "Come on Em. Are you still upset about that party this summer?"
Emma looked at Manny as if she were shocked, "Manny, Spinner got me drunk then sent me to Jay's bedroom, where Spinner knew he was sleeping."
Manny continued to give her a look, "Listen, it's not a big deal. Jay didn't try anything so it's fine. He just kicked you out of his room. Can we be civil with them ever? Spin and I are friends."
Emma shook her head, "Not a chance in hell Manny. Sorry."
Manny scoffed and turned her attention back to the stage. Ms. Kwan got up, and began to list off her home room class, "Hazel Aden, Jimmy Brooks, Marco Delrossi, Damian Hayes, Jayson Hogart, Toby Isaacs, Gavin Mason, Paige Michaelchuck, Emma Nelson, Alex Nunez, Manuela Santos, Heather Sinclair, Liberty VanZandt, and James Tiberius Yorke."
They all stood and went to class, "This is going to suck." Emma whispered quietly into Manny's ear. Manny was far too preoccupied with the new boy. Damien Hayes.
Emma, and Manny walked into class last. There were two available seats left in the class. One next to Heather Sinclair, and the other next to Jayson Hogart. Manny reacted fast and dashed towards Heather. Emma groaned and took her spot in the back next to Jay.
"Well, well Emma Nelson. What do I owe the pleasure?" Jay smirk and turned towards Emma slightly. She rolled her eyes and didn't speak to him.
"Oh come on Nelson, I'm not as bad as you think," Jay said with the same infamous smirk he always carried.
"Jay shut up. I am not about to deal with you for the rest of the year. I do not want to talk to you," Emma said in a rather harsh tone.
Jay scoffed, "Whatever Nelson. You're looking awful good now that you've developed. I'm not giving up just yet. Besides you did try to come in my bed a few weeks ago."
Emma turned sharp towards Jay and pointed a finger near his face, "That was not my fault. Don't you ever talk about that again. That was Spinner's doing."
Jay chuckled and smirked, "Whatever you say Greenpeace."
Emma scoffed, and groaned and turned back to Ms. Kwan who was discussing fire drills, and other unimportant issues at hand. Emma was so angry with Manny. She should have offered to sit with Jay, after all she wasn't the one who got in his bed a few weeks ago. Plus, he didn't give her a social disease 2 years ago.
Jay smirked at Emma. She looked so hot when she as mad, or at anytime really. Maybe it was time for round two, I mean he was clean now. He had been for years, and it would be fun. She would be his challenge.
"Hey Nelson, what are you and Slutos doing on Friday night?" Jay leaned forward and put his elbows on his desk so he was closer to her.
She looked at him in annoyance, "Can you not call her that? And why do you even care?"
Jay shrugged, "Maybe someday she'll change her ways. Because I'm having a party. You guys should come."
Emma looked and him with a mixture of annoyance, and confusion, "No chance in hell."
Jay chuckled and smirked once again, "If you come in my room this time I'll let you stay."
The bell rang, and Ms. Kwan passed Emma her schedule, "Go to hell." She uttered to Jay quietly. He smirked once more, and left the room behind her.
Manny met with Emma at the door, "What's up your ass?" She asked with a tone.
Jay passed them in the hall, while listening in, "Me someday soon." Emma nearly screamed. She was so mad that she ripped her schedule in two. Manny laughed jut a little, and Emma motioned down the hall in an anger way.
Manny patted Emma's shoulder, and dragged her down the hallway to their next class. Calculus, with Armstrong.
Emma walked slower behind Manny, and took the textbook without a word to Armstrong when she walked in. She sat down in the back off the class, she was good at math so there was no need to sit up front and really pay attention. Manny sat in front of her, and ignored her in her irritated state.
Emma sat there with an angry look, and picked at her fingernails. She didn't notice Jay walk in until he sat down right beside her once again. She glared at him, more angry than before. He smirked and winked at her in return.
She turned her attention to say something to Manny, but she was too interested in Damien beside her. She scoffed, and sat back in her chair with crossed arms. Armstrong got right to the material, and Emma glanced at Jay, who actually looked like he was paying attention.
"What are you even doing in this class? It's advanced math," Emma muttered at Jay. He was a burn out, dumb ass.
"Had it ever occurred to you that I may not be stupid?" Jay scoffed back, he had always hated that, because he didn't come off as smart then people automatically assumed he was dumb.
"Jeez, sorry," Emma said and turned back to the task at hand. She took out her new notebook, as all the others did as well. She decided to go about her own business, no more talking to Jay.
He kept glancing at Emma as she worked. He sighed, maybe being an asshole wasn't the way to go about this. Maybe he actually had to be real with her.
He tore off the corner of his page, and wrote to Emma: lunch w/ me?
He tossed it at her desk, and it landed right in the middle. She unfolded it, and read it with a chuckle. He replied: why?
He handed it back to Jay, he answered back: cuz it's be fun. plz?
He tossed it at her again. She read it over a few times before answering. He watched her out of the corner of his eye until she wrote something down. He picked it off his desk and read it: fine. meet me outside at lunch.
He smiled in victory. He knew that if he really wanted to be around her then he was going to have to be real with her. It was bound to happen if they were to be friends anyways. His tough appearance at school was important, but that wasn't really him.
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Emma shoved her stuff in her locker, and Manny turned to her, "Caf for lunch Em?"
Emma groaned, no she had to go eat with Jay, "No I have stuff to do. I'll see you in Perino's class last period. Want to go to the Dot after school?"
Manny smiled and nodded before taking off towards the cafeteria. Emma lugged herself outside, and spotted Jay sitting on a picnic table smoking. She sighed, and walked his direction.
He smirked at her and jumped down, "Emma Nelson, joining me for lunch. Never thought I'd see the day."
She chuckled for a moment, "So why invite me to lunch?"
He shrugged, "I don't know. Sean's long gone, so is Towerz, and as for Alex she's with Paige now. Who else am I going to ask to lunch?"
She answered in an honest tone, "Not me."
He chuckled, "Good one Nelson. I don't know, you're not bad. I mean hey we were sort of friends for a while."
Emma glared at him, "I'm not sure friends is the word for it."
He chuckled again, "Yeah okay, your right. Can we just move on, please?"
Emma looked up in fake shock, "Did Jay Hogart just say please?"
He did an obvious fake laugh, "So funny Nelson. I'm serious."
She looked up at him for a moment, "Fine, the past is gone. Don't you try and repeat it. Not going to happen, ever."
"Fine, friends?" Jay stuck out his hand for her to shake. Hesitating a little bit she shook his hand. Then she walked around him, and sat down at the picnic table. He joined her, sitting across from her.
"So, friend, are you going to come to my party on Friday?" Jay asked with a smirk. Emma shrugged, and started eating half her sandwich. Jay reached over and grabbed the other half.
"Maybe, but I'll have to ask Manny. I'm not going to show up alone," Emma said with a shrug. Jay nodded, and ate her sandwich. He was trying his best not to be an asshole to her. He just needed to convince her he wast really the way he appeared to be.
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"Hey Manny, you ready to head to the Dot?" Emma said walking up to their lockers. She shoved her stuff inside, thankfully there was no homework.
"Yeah, sure Em. Hey so some people were saying you and Jay had lunch today? Is that true?" Manny asked walking out the doors.
Emma nodded, "Yeah, he asked me to have lunch. I finally gave in because he kept asking. It wasn't bad, he just wants to put the past behind us."
Manny nodded, "Okay, but nothing more right? You can't go there again."
Emma nodded in agreement and entered the Dot, "Yeah I know. We're barely even going to be friends. Oh, and he is having a party on Friday, do you want to go?"
"Em, I have relatives coming on Friday. I'm sorry, but you should go. It'd be fun," Manny said sitting down in a booth.
Emma shrugged, "I'll think about it."