A crack in the Diamond.

Authors Note: I thought I would give this a try as I had an Idea when I woke up in the middle of the night...hmm:-) please review xo

Disclaimer: I do not own waterloo road or any of the characters...sadly.

'And you won't understand but you will learn one day
that wherever you are and whatever you face
these are the people who'll make you feel safe in this world'

~ Tim Minchin

"Sian? Are you ready love?" Jez's voice floated up the stairs. She took another look in the mirror.
Her medium length chocolate brown hair hung lose around her shoulders in soft curls. Her eyelashes coated in several thick coats of her finest mascara. Her acrylic nails perfect and unscratched. Her unblemished cheeks, powdered with pink blusher. She took one last look in the mirror and deciding she was ready, bent down to put on her heels, high yet practical and comfy.
She pulled open her dressing table draw and pulled out a charm bracelet. She held it to her heart before putting it back in her draw.
"I'll make you proud today, sis" She whispered to herself, before placing it back down gently into her draw in a cushioned box. She became aware of a tear sliding freely down her face which she wiped away.
"Pull yourself together, Sian!" she told herself, she told herself off mentally.
She swiped angrily at another tear as it fell freely from her eyes. Letting out a long sigh, she walked out of hers and Jez's room.
"Sian!" Jez called up again. "Are you alright?" His tone sounded worried.
"Er, Yeah, sorry! Coming now..." She replied walking down the stairs, her heels tapping an irregular pattern on the steps.
She stopped before she got to Jez. She looked in the mirror and wiped her eyes, discovering her mascara had run a little down her cheeks forming a black line. She wet the end of her finger and wiped it away. Closing her eyes to gain composure and not break down, she walked down the last few steps and up to Jez.
"Hey baby...sorry I took ages..." She said, her voice shaking as she kept her emotions hidden.
"It's alright, we better go though" he smiled, before kissing her lips softly. "But I do wish we could stay here" he giggled cheekily.
"Jez!" she giggled. "It's our first day, I doubt it would go down well with the head, now would it?" she raised her eyebrows. "Now why are you two late Mr and Mrs Diamond? Oh ...erm we were busy" She giggled.
"Mm, true" he laughed. "Come on" He smiled picking up his gym back and walking out of the front door, Sian following suit.
"Sure you have everything, love?" Sian asked, about to lock the door.
"Erm, yeah I think s- Sugar!" he said sprinting past her back into the house.
"Jeremy" she rolled her eyes.

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Sian sat at her desk in her science lab. 'How the hell did I not realise the head was Michael; of all people!' She sighed, her elbows resting on the desk, head in hands. 'Why now? Why when things were just starting to look up?' She sighed, looking up to find a relatively small class of year sevens lining up quietly outside her door.
"Oh! Sorry guys! Come in." She said gesturing for them to enter the room. They all piled in, jumbled at the back.
"You can come closer you know, I'm not Mr Byrne...I don't bite" She giggled, earning herself a few giggles in return.
"Right, the seating plan first." She looked at the register on her computer and felt her eyes fill with tears. She blinked several times and turned round.
"Amy, there" she said pointing to a stool in front of her desk. "Ben, you next to her, Alice, you next, Josh, Victoria, Mark" She said, before moving onto the next bench.

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"Can anyone tell me what a micro-organism is, then?" she questioned the class, stood in front of her board.
Amy put her hand up first. Sian took a deep breath before saying her name again.
"...Amy" She nodded.
"Is it an organism that is so small that it cannot be seen by the human eye unless you use one of those microscope things?" She said, unsure.
Sian smiled. "Well done, spot on. And yes, a microscope thing" She giggled. "Now, can anyone remember what the three sorts of Micro-Organisms are?" She asked.
"Ben" She smiled.
"Erm, like...That stuff...Fungi! And...Erm...Virus? And...Bacteria!" He said proudly.
Sian giggled again. "Well done" the bell sounded and everyone packed away. "Well done today you lot, no homework. Just get your book backed so it doesn't get ruined" She smiled. "You may go to your next lesson"
When she looked around she saw Michael walking down the corridor. She felt her stomach fill with butterflies. 'Why? No. No. No.' she shook her head, concentrating on her planner. She turned it to Wednesday. Written neatly under it in black ink was

'Laila's Birthday x'

She felt her heart throb. Quickly shutting her diary, she looked up to find Jez stood in front of her.
"Jez! You made me jump" She said, putting her diary on her lap.
He took her hand and pulled her up and in front of him.
"Sorry sweetheart. Are you okay? You look like you've been crying..." He said, concerned.
"No babe...I'm fine" she lied, giving him a false, yet convincing smile.
He nodded softly. "Okay...How was your first lesson?"
"Alright" she nodded, choosing not to mention anything as she had kept it to herself for so long.
It can't hurt to keep it to myself, longer, can it? She asked herself.
She sighed.

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She grabbed her bag, putting her diary in it.
God it's been a long day... she thought to herself.
She walked out of her classroom to almost crash into Michael on her way out.
"Im so sorry, I wasn't looking..." She said, her hand on her head. He reached out and rubbed her arm. "Hey, it's okay..." he smiled, warmly.
Her eyes flickered from Michael's hand on her arm to his eyes.
"Michael..." She sighed. "I have to go" She said walking down the corridor, where his hand had been felt warm. She looked back at him; he was just stood there watching her. She shook her head and got in the car next to Jez.

this chapter is mainly a filler. hope you enjoy it anyway?