This is my first Waterloo Road fanfic, and the first time i have published on here. Contains spoilers up to Series 4, Episode 6. Enjoy :)

Chapter One

It was 8:30 on a Monday morning, and already there was a steady stream of students flowing through the open gates, along with cars of staff members. Kids were meeting up after their weekend away, chatting loudly about what they had gotten up to, and generally acting as though they hadn't seen each other in weeks, not days.

By the school gates, Alysha and Danielle were standing by the railings, resting their heads on their arms, waiting for the P.E teacher to show up with Bolton after his early morning training run. They both held the firm belief that they were Rob Cleaver's true love, and spent many an hour chatting and plotting as to how to get him to notice them. And how to get their hands on his running shorts without Miss Kerreshie noticing them.

Rachel Mason got out of her car, smiling at the antics of the two girls, who were now craning to be the first to spot the PE teach, before walking over to her deputy, who was waiting for her with her sister at the bottom of the steps. It hurt her deeply to see them together. She knew that they were happy, knew that Eddie was happy, but she couldn't help but feel jeolous of Melissa. Her younger sister, so. . . perfect. Always getting what she wanted, who she wanted. She moved her emotions aside, trying to make it a careless guesture, all the while smiling at the loved up couple before her.

"Morning," she said, her bright voice giving away nothing about her inner thoughts, "Looking forward to this week?"

"Oi! Get your mitts of that car!" Eddie yelled at a loitering teen over by a red mini, who promtly scrowled at him before turning and walking away.

Melissa smiled at Rachel, "I take that as a no."

"What?" Eddie said, turning to them, "Sorry, wasn't paying attention."

A spueal from the distant gates alerted them to the approaching PE teacher.

"I don't know how Rob does it." Eddie said, stiffling a yawn, "he's in a god knows when, and manages a run afterwards, before school even starts!"

Melissa laughed. "You should try it some time. Might help shift some of that lard you got there." She playfully smacked Eddie across the stomach.

"Oh really. I'll get you for that one," he said grabbing her arms, and smiling down at her. Rachel rolled her eyes at the pairs antics, but inside she felt like she wanted to throw up. She wanted it to be her messing around in Eddie's arms, not her sister.

She turned her attention instead to the two figures walking towards, both happily talking with another, and messing around. She laughed as the taller of the blonde haired pair plucked something off of the smaller ones head, before holing it at arms lengh. The smaller one promtly tried to get it back, laughing herself as she did.

"Morning Matt, morning Sam!"

Matt smiled at her, dropping his guard and allowing Sam to grap her hair clip off him.

"Thank you very much."

Matt raised his arms defensively, "I was just saying that you should wear it differently."

"No need to grab the thing off my head."

"Made you notice though, didn't it?" he grinned cockily down at her.

Rachel smiled at the pair as Sam punched him in the arm. Whoever would have thought, when she first arrived at the school, that troubled Sambucca Kelly, the only female child in the 'family from hell', would have found comfort in this school, in her drama teacher to be exact. They got along well, anyone could see that, much to the anger of her older brother.

Matt went to stand by Rachel, looking over at Melissa and Eddie (who Rachel was trying desperately hard to ignore), who were now kissing each other lightly, ignoring the catcalls from passing students. He rolled his blue eyes at them, a movement which was mirrored exactly by Sam. Rachel was amazed that they managed it. They so often did things, like eye rolls and other small movements in sync - it was creepy. They must just think alike, she always concluded. It was bad enough that they looked alomost alike. Plenty of people who saw them walking to gether to school would have thought that they were brother and sister, both of whom were pupils here. Matt certainly looked young enough.

"I'll see you later!" Matt said, as Sam walked inside. She waved back to her foster career, before dissapearing throught the doors of the school.

"So, it's going well with you two then?" Rachel asked.

"Yeah, it's going well," Matt replied, nodding his blonde head, and copying Rachel by not looking at the embracing couple. "She's a good kid."

"Her grades are picking up now."

"Well, she agreed to do her homework after I threatend to hide the television remote again."

Rachel tried to keep a straight face. "Again?"

"Well, I kind of....forgot where I put it last time. We spent the whole afternoon looking for it. Turned out to be in the cookie jar. Good place to hide it really. It was the last place we looked."

Rachel couldn't help herself, she burst out laughing, and Matt along with her.

"Missing something funny, are we?" Mellissa said from behind them. They looked at each other, making their faces go blank before turning to face her. She had managed to detach herself from Eddie, (finally, thought Rachel), and they were both looking at them with raised eyebrows. Rachel also noticed that Mellissa was looking at Matt strangely, as though she was eyeing him up. Or that she was going to eat him. Rachel again struggled not to laugh, Melissa didn't really know that Matt was gay. He hadn't been bothered to tell her, seeing no point in it, and it was old news with both the staff and students alike. Melissa was so used to getting what she wanted, it would be fun to see her rejected. Just like I feel.

"Nothing. Come on, we'd better to get to the staff room. It's almost time for briefing."