Her emerald eyes flickered opened the sunlight which peered through the window stunning her for a moment. It was early, her parents were still asleep as well as her younger sister she liked this time. The quiet, it was a time where she could reflect on her feelings and start her day with good thoughts. She swung her legs out of the comfort of her bed resting them on the cold floor which sent a chill up her spine. She reached her arms stretching them over her head before standing and slowly making her way to the door. The hallway was still dark, the only noise coming from the creaking of the floorboards as she stepped towards the bathroom.

"Damn it" she whispered harshly as a force hit her

A small blue eyed black haired girl rubbed her shoulder in the area that she had been hit "Sorry Emma" she apologized as the older girl walked further into the room

"What are you doing in here?" Emma asked reaching for her toothbrush

"It's my first day of high school, I need to prepare myself" She replied copying her sister's action and grabbing her toothbrush

"Are you ready for high school? Four years of complete and absolute torture" Emma smiled wiping the toothpaste which had dripped from her mouth

"Shut up"

"I thought I heard voices" An older girl had appeared in the already cramped bathroom "Are you girls almost ready?"

Emma nodded spitting the toothpaste from her mouth washing out the taste before turning back towards her room.

"Emma?"

Her mother followed her to the bedroom keeping her voice at a quiet whisper

"Can you please watch out for Ella today, she's keeping it together now but I can tell she's freaked out"

"Really mom? I'm a junior I don't want to be shuffling around school with a freshman. I have friends of my own you know"

"Emma" Her eyes were stern as they connected with her daughter's

"Fine, under one condition"

"What is it?"

Emma outstretched her hand "Car keys"

She was ready to start another year of school, another year closer to getting out of high school another year closer to shaking off the dust of the small town of Rosewood and escaping into the real world. The ride was fast, Emma speeding past the little traffic hoping to get to school early.

"Well here we are" Emma smiled unbuckling her seat belt and reaching into the backseat for her bag "Have fun"

"You're not gonna help me?" Ella asked nervously

Emma laughed as though this request was absurd "Hell no" She slammed the car door shut causing the car to shake "Oh there's Miranda I've got to run"

She slung the bag over her shoulder running to catch up with the blonde who was headed towards the building accompanied by an older woman who had the same piercing blue eyes

"Hey bitch" Emma laughed nudging her playfully on the arm

"Hey Slut" Miranda replied pushing her back

"Miranda!"

"Sorry Mom" Miranda apologized her cheeks slightly red from embarrassment

"Morning Mrs. Rivers" Emma greeted turning to face the adult

"Good Morning Emma, where's your mom?" Hanna asked looking around for her old friend

Emma reached into her pocket jingling the keys in front of her face "My mother is giving me independence for once in my life! Thank God!"

"Well, tell her I said hello. I haven't seen her in weeks" Hanna frowned turning her attention to her daughter "Have a great day honey I'll pick you up after tryouts okay?"

"Thanks mom" Miranda smiled hugging Hanna tightly around the waist

Emma watched as Hanna strutted back towards her car before saying what was occupying her mind "Tryouts?"

"What?" Miranda said as she began to walk inside the building occasionally bumping into other students

"You're not trying out for the pep squad, I mean you can't. You know who's on that team right" Emma paused for dramatic effect "Jess Freakin Kahn!"

"Emma, you don't think I know that" Miranda explained searching for her locker "I'm not trying out I'm simply letting my mother think I am so than when I stay after school sometimes she won't question it"

Emma grinned at the realization that her locker was beside her best friends "Interesting, so tell me what are you planning on staying after for?"

Miranda threw her bag into her locker slamming it closed before leaning her body against it "Two words. Liam and Swimming" She loved when Emma became so interested in their conversations, the corner of her mouth always turning up into a smile when she heard something juicy

"Liam? Liam Cavanagh" Emma nodded "Nice choice, he's on the swim team that means he has a great body, of course not as good as mine" She giggled seeing her friends face turn red

"Who has a great body?" Ella asked sneaking up behind the two girls

"Damn you Ella! You nearly gave me a heart attack"

"Sorry. I just needed you help finding my class" she reached into her pocket pulling out her schedule and scanning over the classes "Where's room 220?"

Emma rolled her eyes at her sister's complete and utter stupidity "That's Freshman English idiot!" She paused waiting for Ella to catch on "Wow, you are stupid. Down the hall and to the right. Tell Dad I said hi"

"I'm in Dad's class?" Ella asked worried

"Yup" Emma stopped herself from laughing "Have fun with that"

"Bye Ella" Miranda said waving goodbye hoping she would leave so she could return to her previous conversation

Emma stared at her sister as she disappeared down the hallway thinking back to her first day of high school, and how scared and alone she had felt but luckily she had Miranda. As she was reflecting on her friendship and previous years in Rosewood High she caught glimpse of what she could only describe as an angel.

"Holy Crap" she managed to say her ability to speech seeming like it had vanished

Her eyes locked with his ocean blue orbs a smile crossing her face as his eyes scanned her body. His plain white t-shirt clinging tightly to his toned body, his dark jeans covered in rips and tears. His dark hair the perfect combination of neat and messy, she just couldn't take her eyes off of him.

"Earth to Emma!" Miranda called pulling her from her trance "Who are you looking at?" She followed her eyes to the boy Emma had her sights set on "Bitch please" Miranda smiled

"What? You know who that is?" Emma asked finally moving her eyes from the mystery guy

"Yes" Miranda strolled down the hallway stopping only to enter her first period class

"Who the hell is it?" Emma asked loudly drawing the attention of students nearby

Miranda descended into her desk crossing her left leg above her right "That was Noah. Noah Kahn"

"Son of a bitch!" Emma groaned dropping her head into her hands

"Literally" Miranda joked "Alison Kahn is definitely a bitch and I bet her kids are just the same"