So this is my first chapter for the l word. i was very disappointed how they broke these two up. They're my favorite couple. hope you all enjoy!

Carmen walked down the halls of Beverly High. Today was her first day of class; she had just transferred from Chula Vista High School because her parents found a better job. Walking up to her hall room, she stopped just outside the door. Closing her eyes she took a deep breath and let it out. She grabbed the doorknob and opened the door. Feeling everyone's eyes on her the moment she walked through the door. She walked up to the teacher and gave her transfer slip to him.

The teacher looked down at the pass and nodded his head, "Thank you Carmen, my name is Mr. Cross. Go ahead and take any seat that's available."

Carmen nodded her head; turning to face the class she quickly skimmed the room to find a seat. Spotting a seat near the back corner she rushed over to that seat. She hated the way that she felt all of the class starring at her. Walking up to the seat that was available she smiled at the girl. "Is this seat taken?"

The girl looked up from her notebook and gave her a smile. "No it's not. Feel free to take it." Carmen blushed, nodding she quickly sat down. Taking her notebook out to start taking notes she couldn't help but steal a look at the girl next to her. The girl next to her chuckled. "My name is Shane."

Carmen smiled at her. "Hi Shane, my name is Carmen. It's nice to meet you."

"Like-wise. What brings you to this lovely city?" Shane asked.

"My parents just transferred jobs so we got dragged along for the ride," she replied.

Shane nodded her head in understanding. "I could image how difficult it is to start a new school in the middle of the year." She glanced at the front of the class to make sure the teacher wasn't paying attention to them. Turning her attention back on Carmen. "What classes do you have?"

Carmen shrugged and giggled. "I have no idea." Pulling her schedule out she handed it to Shane.

Taking the schedule out she skimmed it quickly and smiled. "Looks like we have the same classes together."

Carmen felt her heart skip a beat. Giving Shane a shy look she smiled. "That's great. At least I'll know one person in class." Taking her schedule back from Shane she placed it in her binder. Glancing at her she couldn't hide the fact that she was extremely attracted to Shane.

Shane smirked at her. "What?"

Carmen shook her head. "It's nothing." Turning her attention to the teacher she quickly wrote down the notes that were on the bored.

Shane ran her eyes down Carmen's body and smiled in appreciation. She liked what she was seeing and she was sure that Carmen had been checking her out. Grabbing a piece of paper she wrote down a quick note and passed it to Carmen.

Carmen jumped when she felt Shane poke her. Looking down she saw the note. Taking it she opened it:

Your first day and already trying to be a good student?

Carmen giggled; she wrote a response and passed it back to Shane. Shane took it and opened it:

What can I say, I gotta make a good impression.

Shane smiled. Writing a response she passed it back to Carmen. Carmen quickly opened it:

If you want to make a good impression, your sure doing a good job right now. If you want I can help you catch up if you're interested. My number is 323-843-9832. You can text me or call me anytime. ;)

Carmen blushed, she already had the feeling that something was going to be happening with Shane and she loved the idea. Hearing the bell ring, she quickly wrote down her phone number and passed it to Shane. She winked at her. "The same for me, text me or call me anytime. See you in our next class." Packing up, she quickly exited the classroom.

Shane picked up the note and read her phone number, grinning like a fool she put the note in her pocket and packed up her things fast. Rushing out the classroom she tried to see if she could find Carmen. Unfortunately she wasn't able to spot her, but she did spot her best friend Alice. Walking over to Alice she smiled at her. "Hey. How was class?"

Alice smiled at her. "Boring as usual." Pulling Shane closer to her, her smile grew. "I heard this interesting rumor. We got a new girl and she was seen flirting with you."

Shane's mouth dropped in shock. "What the fuck Alice. How did you find that out already?"

Alice giggled at her. Taking her cell out she showed her a picture of Carmen and Shane flirting with each other. "Aww the joys of technology. She's a cutie. What's her name?"

Shane shook her head at her. "I can't believe it. Who sent this?"

Alice put her cell away. "It was Jenny. Now answer my questions." She grabbed Shane and dragged her to her locker. Opening her locker she glared at Shane. "Details now!"

Shane leaned against the locker next to her. "Her name is Carmen and she just transferred her from Chula Vista."

Alice raised an eyebrow at her. "Did you get her digits already?" Shane pulled the note from her pocket and grinned at her. Alice screamed. "Oh my god Shane. You're such a player!"

"Why is Shane a player?"

The two smiled at Dana. She looked at them in question. "What did I miss?"

Alice grinned at her. "We got a new transfer and Shane already has her number."

Dana grinned at her. "Seriously? Is she cute?"

Shane nodded her head. "Hell yeah she is." Hearing the warning bell she smiled at them. "I'll see you guys at lunch." Waving at them she headed toward the 200 building.

"Try to bring her over at lunch. I want to meet her!" Alice screamed to her.

Chuckling Shane continued walking to her class. She waved at a few people on her way to class. Walking through her class door she looked around for Carmen. She frowned when she didn't see her. Taking her usual seat she starred at the front door waiting for Carmen to walk in.

Jenny took her seat across from Shane and grinned at her. "I can't believe you Shane."

Shane looked at her in question. "What?"

Jenny smirked at her. "Hollering at the new girl already. You don't even know if she floats that way."

Shane smirked at her. "It hasn't stopped me before." Jenny rolled her eyes at her, turning around she faced the front of the class. Shane's eyes widen when she saw Carmen walk it. She watched Carmen walk up to the teacher and talk to her. Her smile grew when she saw Carmen look up and spot her.

Carmen bit her lip, she couldn't help it. The first thing she did was look for Shane right after she walked into the class. Turning her attention back to the teacher. The teacher smiled at her. "My name is Ms. Alvarez. Find any open seat; I don't have a seating chart."

Carmen smiled at her. "Yes ma'am." Turning, Carmen headed towards the open seat next to Shane. She smiled at her. "Once again the seat next to you in open. Should I be worried?" she sat down next to her.

Shane chuckled at her. "It's actually a funny story. My best friends were in the same class as me, but we were too much of a distraction that they separated us."

Carmen giggled at her. "That's funny."

Jenny turned in her seat and smiled at Carmen. She reached to shake her hand. "Hi, I'm Jenny. Nice to meet you."

Carmen shook her hand. "Hi Jenny, my name is Carmen."

"So Carmen, are you a lesbian?" Jenny asked. Shane's eyes widen in surprise. Jenny smiled at her.

Carmen's mouth dropped in surprise. Closing it she smiled at Jenny. "I actually am."

Inside her head, Shane was thanking Jenny a million times in her head. Jenny smiled at her. "That' good to know. I'm bi and Shane here is lesbian as well. She's also single if you're interested." She winked at the couple before turning around to face the class again.

Carmen turned to look at Shane in question. The entire time she had a smile on her face. "So you're lesbian as well? Is your friend trying to set you up with me?"

Shane smiled at her. "I had no idea she was going to do that. I'm sorry if she's too forward."

"I'm not. I'm actually thankful that she is," replied Carmen. She winked at Shane before she turned her attention to the teacher.

Shane felt like she died and was sent to heaven. She couldn't wait to get to know Carmen even better. Unable to concentrate on anything in class she let her mind wander for the next 2 hours. Every now and then he eyes would wander to Carmen. She appreciated her beauty and it made her wonder why such a beauty was single. Hearing the bell ring she jumped in her seat.

Carmen smiled at her. "You know you kept starring at me during class." Shane felt her cheeks heat up. Carmen leaned closer to her. "It doesn't mean I'm complaining about it." Giving Shane a wink she started to move away from her.

Shane reached out and grabbed Carmen's arm, Carmen turned and looked at her in question. "If you're interested, did you want to have lunch with me and my friends?"

Carmen nodded her head. "That would be awesome."

Shane grinned at her excitedly. "Well let's get going." Packing her things up she motioned Carmen to follow her. Walking out of class in the busy hallway they weaved in and out of the crowd. She glanced over her shoulder at Carmen. "Stay close." Carmen nodded her head, reaching forward she took Shane's hand in hers. She smiled to herself. Spotting Bette and Kit, she called out to them. "Hey guys!"

Kit turned and smiled. "Hey mama." Kit's smile grew when she spotted Shane holding hands with a girl she's never seen. "Who's that with you?"

Shane smiled at them nervously. "Guys, this is Carmen."

Carmen moved to stand right next to her. She reached out to shake Kit's hand. "Hi, I'm Carmen de la Pica Morales. It's nice to meet you."

"It's a pleasure to meet you Carmen," replied Kit. Shaking her hand she motioned to herself. "My name is Kit." Then she pointed at her sister. "And this is my little sister Bette." Bette nodded her head at Carmen. Kit grinned at Carmen. "Are you two dating?"

Carmen blushed, shaking her head she release Shane's hand. Instantly she felt disappointed. "No. I took a hold of her hand because I didn't want to get lost in the crowd. I'm actually new here and Shane was nice enough to invite me to have lunch with you guys."

Bette raised an eyebrow at Shane. "She really did huh? You two just met this morning?" Shane narrowed her eyes at Bette. She just grinned in response. "I find that interesting, it seems like you two are close already."

Carmen giggled at her. "You know it's funny. I just met your other friend Jenny and I could have sworn she was trying to set me up with Shane." She glanced at Shane and winked. "I'm not complaining. Shane is pretty hot."

Kit started laughing; she threw her arm around Carmen's shoulder. "Baby girl I love you already. You got a sense of humor unlike some of the girls I met."

Carmen winked at Kit. "It's because I'm a keeper and those other girls were nothing but little toys." Laughing the two girls headed toward the cafeteria.

Bette smirked at Shane. "Have you hit that yet?"

"Not yet and this one isn't going to be a one night stand," Shane replied. The two girls followed them to the Cafeteria. Getting their food they all took a seat at their usual table. Carmen made sure to take a seat right next to Shane. Shane smiled at her. "Beware of what you eat. We're still waiting on the results of last week mystery meat."

Carmen giggled at her. "Good to know that all schools have the same meat problem."

"I need a fucking smoke," said Alice. She took a seat across from the couple and collapsed in it. She laid her head on the table and groaned. "Why are people so stupid?"

Shane smirked at her. "Because it's human nature to be that stupid."

Alice glanced up and groaned. "I worry for our future then." Noticing Carmen, Alice sat up straight and grinned at Carmen. "Why hello there, are you Shane's girlfriend?" Shane shot Alice a death look, which she ignored.

Carmen took a bite of her sandwich, she swallowed before answering. "Actually, yes. We've been going out since 8am this morning."

Alice mouth dropped in shock. She quickly pulled out a notebook and pencil. "So 8am this morning right? Who asked who? Was it love at first sight?"

Carmen raised an eyebrow in question. Shane chuckled next to her and muttered to her. "Alice loves gossip and she loves to be the first to know of it."

Carmen nodded her head in understanding. "Oh, okay. Well it was love at first sight. When I sat down next to her, I just couldn't resist myself. I threw Shane on our table and took advantage of her." The table erupted in laughter. Alice face fell when she realized that Carmen was pulling her leg. She gave Alice an apologetic look. "Sorry I was just joking."

"Did I just hear that Shane was taking advantage of?" Asked Helena. Behind her was the rest of their gang which consisted of Tina, Max, Dana, and Jenny. They each took a seat and looked at Shane in question.

Shane smiled at her. "No it was a joke. Guys this is Carmen. She just transferred here from Chula Vista." Everyone exchanged pleasantly. Shane felt a hand on her leg, looking down to find Carmen's hand on her leg. She turned and looked at her. "Yes?"

Carmen smiled at her; she leaned closer to Shane and whispered to her. "I love your friends they're all so nice."

"I'm glad you do, cuz they like you too," she responded back. She smiled at Carmen tenderly. "If you're not busy, did you want to go out?"

Carmen nodded her head excitedly. "I would love to go out with you." She bit her lip in embarrassment. "I hope I did not sound so desperate to you."

Shane smiled. "No you didn't."

Alice grinned at the couple. "So where we going tonight?"

Shane's smile fell a little. "Well I wanted to take Carmen out…..alone."

Alice ignored Shane. She clapped her hands together to get the groups attention. "Guys, since its Carmen's first day here, how about we have a sleepover!"

Helena nodded her head. "Let's have it at my house tonight. Everyone better be there!" they looked at Carmen for confirmation.

Carmen groaned on the inside. She forced a smile on her face. "Sounds great to me guys." Shane shot Alice a murderous look; in response she stuck her tongue out at Shane. Carmen glanced at Shane and smiled and whispered to her. "We can go on a date this weekend…..just don't mention it around your friends. I want time alone with you."

Shane grinned and nodded her head. "Sounds like a great idea to me."

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