this is my first, so please be nice :)

It all started a month ago when i passed Diana in the school Corridor. She was with Caine and his psycho monkey boy Drake. I knew not to draw any attention to myself as i rummaged through my school bag. Coates Academy was not a place for the weak, you had to know how to walk through the school halls without getting your lunch stolen by nut jobs who had a one way ticket to prison. I had gotten accustom to walking in the shadows, careful not to bother anyone and in return i got left alone.

I was different to other girls. I didn't have long flowing hair or smooth skin and i certainly didn't have the big bum that all boys at Coates wanted in a girl. Although that didn't bother me. I didn't put on Short mini skirts, or smother my face with makeup. To be a little different in Coates was as good as having a sign attached to you reading "hey, come and make fun of me, i'm not perfect!" I was dark skinned and had close to black fizzy hair, that stuck up in clumps around my head.

Diana on the other hand was thought of as a goddess around here. With long dark brown hair and dark brown eyes, the boys would never leave her alone. I could kinda see what they were all swooning over though...

As i looked through my nike bag for my Biology book, i couldn't help but notice the way that her hair fell in curls around her hips.

I'd only ever felt this way about one person before, and she was the reason i was dumped here in the first place. The school for misfits and outcasts. I was recognizing the signs, the butterflies, the dreams and the jealousy. Yup, i definitely liked her... a lot!

It had been a couple of days since my encounter with my feelings towards Diana and i couldn't seem to shake them off! whenever i passed Diana in the canteen i felt an urge to sit down next to her, which in itself was unheard of. Caine, Drake, Diana and a couple of their other 'friends' in Coates owned half of the lunch hall! Anyone who dared sit anywhere near them would have to face the wrath of Drake, who had no boundaries.

Anyway, i went to sit down at my usual seat at the back of the Canteen by myself when i felt eyes boring into me. I turned to see Diana's piercing eyes staring right at me, as if she knew. my mind completely went blank and my legs forgot to move. I was mesmerized by her eyes. Caught in a time lapse between reality and my dreams, i completely forgot i was standing in the middle of a lunch hall and realized to late that i was about to crash into drake!

"OI, watch it lezbo!" sneered Drake "you nearly spilled your drink down me, just be glad you didn't, for your sake.." he trailed off leaving the threat hanging in the air

"Sorry" i mumbled putting my tray down on the table to inspect my clothes. I risked a glance at Diana and saw the corners of her mouth turning up into a smirk. she got up and passed drake, squeezing through the gap between me and the table, her eyes leaving mine long enough for me to catch my breath back. she returned my gaze at the last possible moment and winked a very sexy wink. She was playing me. She knew i liked her and was playing me.