Author's Note: S'up brobro. xD so these are just little drabbles I plan on making throughout the Canterwood Crest story: Three, Two, One, Now! By my friend. I am Alex in the story, and so these are in her point of view. ENJOY! Wait! One more thing. Okay, so this is Alex's first day at Canterwood.

Holy crap…

Were my first thoughts of my new school, Canterwood Crest Academy. My mom continued to drive through the gates as I thought about how huge this place was. I just stared out the windows for what seemed like hours, before we made it to the stables.

I sprinted into the large building, passing by beautiful horses of every kind. I finally reach the stall of my beautiful 16 hh palomino Quarter Horse mare, named Ginger. I smile at the owner's plaque on the front of my stall, gleaming with our names on it.

Ginger

Alexis Paisley

I stroke neck, smiling warmly at her.

"Welcome to our new home, Ginger. I have a feeling you're going to like it here a lot better than Chicago."I grin at my horse, kissing her nose and walking away. Ginger is mostly for leisure, since I came here mostly for the swim team. I run outside to see my brother and mom stranding there, waiting for me. My brother is in just casual clothes, but my mother, being the woman she is, is wearing tight cocktail dress, with red heals. Don't get me wrong, she's my idol, but if the woman was any more uptight, she would be somewhere in a mental hospital, dealing with stress problems. Yay for family dysfunction. Can't you just feel the sarcasm oozing out of my pours?

I shake my head and look at them. My mother looked uncomfortable and my brother looked like he would catch flies, his mouth was so wide.

"Sorry to keep you guys waiting." I say to them, not really meaning it.

"Slow one." Chris says to me.

"High school drop out, much?" I shoot at him.

He rolls his eyes, "Middle school delinquent much?" He asks me, grinning. I high-five him.

"You know it, big brother." I say to him. My mom looks like she could be burning holes into the sides of our heads, she's glaring so hard. Huh. I guess I am like her.

"I have to go. Bye, Chris. Bye, Mother Dearest." Chris hugs me, and then steps back. My mom just pats my shoulder, then scampers to the car.

"You gonna be okay all alone?" Chris asks me. I nod at him.

"Are you?" I ask him seriously.

"I'll be fine. Bye, Lexi." I smile at his nickname he gave me when I was younger.

"Bye, Christina."I joke about his girl name. He mock-glares at me, then walks to the car. I wave as they make their way out of the school campus. I pick up my bags and walk the whole way to my dorm.

When I walk in, I simply drop my bags on the floor of my room. I had chatted with my new roommate, Isabelle Adams, or Izzy, over Skype all summer. She seemed pretty weird. I love it. I haven't met her yet in person, but I have a feeling we'll be pretty good friends.

I check my phone and look for any missed calls. None. From where I used to live, I had very few friends, and my dad hated me. I am going to change that. I was no longer going to be the weird, fashion-obsessed girl that everybody picked on. I was going to be the girl that everybody loves. I was determined.

I shook my head to clear myself of those bad thoughts. I was no long Alexis. I was Alex. I see the time on my phone and shriek. I was late for my very first swim practice! I quickly change into my swim suit, grab my swim bag, and sprint to the pools.

When I get there, practice had just started, I leap into the pool and start swimming laps with the rest of the team. Though I had started about two laps late, after a few minutes I was outlapping the leader of the swimmer pack. I felt my hands scissor through the clear water and my feet propel my body forward. This was where I belonged.

A shrill whistle blared, and I stopped, treading water as the coach, Mandy demanded us to come to the edge of the pool. She looked to be about 26 and was very short. I went to the side of the pool where she was standing.

"The list of who made the team will be put up by tomorrow morning. Good job, everybody." She nods at us to leave and I climbed out. I dried myself off and put on jeans and a t-shirt, putting up my hair in a ponytail. I check the time of my phone again and walk out of the gate. I walk back to my dorm and sit down on one of the couches. I check my messages again. None. I sigh and walk up to my room. I drop my bag on the ground. I sit down on one of the bare beds. I listen to my iPod for a few minutes before standing up and walking out dorm building. I look around the campus for about 10 minutes before getting cold in my damp clothes. I walk back to Orchard and see a dark haired girl standing in the middle of the room

"IZZY!" I yell, running forward.

"ALEX!" She yelled back, running to meet me where I stopped.

"Hey hey hey." I say to her, sounding a little stupid.

"You haven't been swimming, have you?" She teased me, pointing to my damp outfit.

"Noooo…" I giggle, grinning from ear to ear. I linked arms with her and I skipped with her to our room.

This was going to be a new school. A new me.