Hey everybody! This is my first JONAS story that I've actually gotten completely (almost) done. This story is near complete. I just lack the last chapter. So here's what I need you as my wonderful and lovely reviewers to do for me...read and review what I have, and let me know what should go down in the last chapter! It's that easy. And I'd greatly appreciate it. I thoroughly loved writing this story, and I hope you enjoy it too.
Disclaimer- I do not own JONAS or anything else in this story...except Nikki and her family and background because guess what??? She's based off me! haha!
When You Look Me In The Eyes
Chapter One: The New Girl
Kevin, Joe, and Nick Lucas walked through the doors of Horace Mantis the Monday after Christmas break, heading straight to their lockers. Random people waved to say hi and asking how their holiday was. They politely waved back and answering it went well as they continued on their way. Once they reached their lockers and were there a minute, they heard, "Good morning, guys!"
They turned to see their friend of many years and personal stylist, Stella Malone coming up to them with a broad smile on her face. "Good morning, Stella," Kevin and Nick chorused.
"Morning Stells," Joe said, as he turned towards her.
"So? How was your Christmas?" she asked.
"Nice and quiet with just the family. How'd you like Christmas in Europe with your family?" Kevin asked.
Stella smiled and nodded. "It was beautiful. I made sure to take lots of pictures if you guys want to see them."
"For sure. Oh and hey, you think you could come over after school? I-I mean we need to give you our present."
Stella cocked her head to one side. "Aww! You guys got me a present?"
"Don't we every year?" Kevin asked.
"Yes, but it's still so touching to know that you guys remember me."
"Well why would we? You've been so close to the family for years, and you're an amazing friend. Of course we'd remember you," Joe said softly.
Stella smiled. "You guys are sweet."
"Oh stop. You're embarrassing us," Kevin said, waving a hand at her.
"Hi guys!"
Everybody turned to see a petite brunette, and JONAS number one fan, Macy Misa, coming their way with a smile on her face. The group smiled and returned the greeting.
"Did you have a good Christmas?" Nick asked her.
Macy smiled. "I sure did. My mom and I went to Hawaii to spend Christmas with my aunt and uncle. I even got to learn how to surf!" Macy's extreme fangirliness had calmed extremely over time, and now, she was even able to hang out with the boys without hurting them, and even touch them without passing out.
"Another sport to add to your collection list," Stella said with a smile.
"Yeah. Too bad there's not any beaches around here to go surfing regularly."
"Well there's always summer," Stella said before her eyes lit up. "We could all go to the beach for a weekend or something! It would be so much fun!"
"Whoa there, Stells. School just started again. Thinking a little too far ahead aren't we?"
Stella pouted. "It was just a suggestion." Just then, the first bell rang. "Oh! Time for class already?"
"Yeah I guess so. Anybody got Mrs. Howard for homeroom?" Nick asked as he looked down at his schedule.
Everybody else looked down at their schedule before Macy said, "I do!"
Nick looked up and smiled at her. "Great. I'll at least have someone to talk to."
"Who do you got Joe?" Stella asked.
"Mr. Brighton," he said.
"So do I!"
"Me too," Kevin said.
"Great. Then let's get going. We'll see you guys later," Stella said, as she looped her arms through Kevin and Joe's, looking over her shoulder at Nick and Macy who were headed in the opposite direction.
"Bye!" Macy said, as she and Nick waved to them.
Nick and Macy turned down another hall before he said, "Oh hey, Mace? What are you doing after school?"
Macy looked thoughtful for a moment before she said, "Nothing actually. Since it's the first day, sports meetings don't start until after the first week of school. Why?"
"Because I was going to see if you wanted to come to the firehouse after school so we could give you your Christmas present."
Macy's eyes lit up. "You got me a Christmas present?! Oh that's so sweet! Yeah for sure I'll be there. I'll just run home and get you guy's presents too."
It was now Nick's turn to look floored. "You got us something too?"
Macy smiled as her cheeks tinged pink. "Of course I did. You guys are my friends, and I get gifts for my friends. Well, I actually just got gifts for you guys and Stella because you guys are my only closest friends."
Nick smiled softly at her before he said, "Well that was really considerate of you, Macy. What'd you get me?"
Macy laughed lightly as she playfully slapped his arm. "I'm not telling you! You're just going to have to wait like everybody else and find out later."
Nick dipped his head in a playful pout, and Macy just giggled and grabbed a hold of his arm. "Come on! You're going to make us late for class."
Nick smirked as he lifted his head and let Macy drag him to class.
Once Stella, Joe, and Kevin had entered their homeroom class, they immediately took seats in the middle of the room, with Stella in the middle. Once the final bell rang everyone quickly took their seats, but Kevin noticed the desk next to him was left empty. He turned to Stella and said, "Hey, isn't every desk in homeroom supposed to be filled?"
Stella and Joe looked past him at the empty desk before they gave him a confused look. "Yeah they are. Hmm. Maybe somebody's sick on the first day of school?" Stella suggested.
But their assumptions were interrupted by a light knock on the frame of the door.
Mr. Brighton turned to the doorway and smiled. "Oh hello! You must be Nikki. I'm glad you found the classroom alright." He gestured for the girl to step up to the middle of classroom before he said, "Class? This is your new classmate, Nikki Rivera, from Texas. And I want you all to make sure she feels welcome." He turned to Nikki and said, "You can go take a seat in that empty desk right there next to Kevin." He pointed to the empty seat in the third row on the very end. Nikki smiled politely and nodded before heading over to her desk.
Kevin's gaze never left the new girl as she made her way to her seat. She had medium length red hair with blonde highlights, and dark green eyes. Her skin was pale, and faint freckles were splashed across her nose. She carefully set her bag down next to her desk and slid into her chair.
"Alright class. Since it's the first day of class, I'm going to you allow to talk amongst each other to get caught up on what happened during your holiday. But keep the noise level down if you would please. If it gets to loud, I'll have to bring it to stop. Understood?"
There was a chorus of 'yes sir's throughout the room before he nodded his head, and went to his desk. As soon as he sat down, kids were turning in their chairs or getting out of their desk to go converse with friends across the room. Joe and Stella got out of their desks and headed over to Kevin's. They all three glanced at Nikki, who had her iPhone in her hands. Stella looked between the Kevin and Joe before she whispered, "I'm gonna talk to her."
Kevin and Joe nodded, as Joe leaned against the chair in front of Kevin's desk. Stella went over to the front of Nikki's desk before she said, "Hi!"
Nikki looked up from her phone and smiled as she set down her phone, "Hi," she replied back warmly.
"I'm Stella Malone. This is Joe and Kevin Lucas," she said, gesturing to the two boys next to her. They smiled and gave her a slight wave.
Nikki smiled as she looked over at the two boys. "I know who you guys are. It's kind of hard not to," she said with a light laugh.
They laughed lightly back. "So you listen to JONAS?" Joe asked.
Nikki shrugged a shoulder. "Some. I listen to a wide variety of music. A little bit of everything really."
"Really? That's awesome!" Kevin said.
"So you like music?" Joe asked.
Nikki nodded. "Yeah I do. A lot."
"And I can see you have a really great sense of fashion too. I never though to pair cowboy boots with the uniform," Stella said, glancing down at the red boots on Nikki's feet.
Nikki glanced down at her red and white plaid uniform and boots. "It let's me bring a little bit of home with me wherever I go," she said simply.
"And there's nothing wrong with that," Kevin said.
"So what brought you to Horace Mantis?" Stella asked.
"My dad actually. He's a paramedic, and he was offered this great opportunity to work up here. They had heard of his skills and work ethic and called and offered him a job."
"Your dad's a paramedic? That's cool," Joe said.
"Yeah I'm real proud of him. One of the real American Heroes the way I see it."
"Oh most definitely," Kevin said.
"So what's the rest of your family do?"
"My mom's a nurse who came up here with me. Then I have a sister, Megan, who's married and has two kids, back in Texas."
"I wish I had a sister," Stella said.
"Why so you can have someone to be your fashion dummy?" Joe joked.
Stella turned her head towards him and gave him a fake smile. "No that's what you're for, dummy."
Joe glared at her lightly as Nikki giggled. Kevin smiled at her, suddenly entranced by her laugh.
"So Nikki, what class do you have next?" Stella asked.
"Hold on a sec," she said, as she leaned over to her bag. She dug around in it for a moment before she brought out her schedule. "Um…it says I have Biology next."
"Me too!" Stella said with a smile.
"I have History," Kevin said sadly.
"I've got Calculus," Joe said with a groan.
"You don't like math?" Nikki asked.
Joe gave her a look. "I hate it."
"Why, do you like it?" Stella asked.
Nikki grinned slightly as she glanced down at her schedule. "Yeah I actually kinda do. It's one of my best subjects," she said.
"Oh good! Then you can help Joe and Kevin with theirs sometime. I'm good, but I'm not great, and the only other person we know that's good at math is Macy, but she's always so busy with sports."
Nikki smiled. "Yeah sure. I'd love to."
The bell signaling the end of homeroom rang and Stella ran to her desk to grab her bag before she hurried back over to Nikki, just as she was slinging her bag over her shoulder. "Come on. I'll walk to class with you," she said as she looped her arm through Nikki's.
"Ok. Better this way than on my own because otherwise I'd be lost."
"So I guess we'll see you guys at lunch?" Joe asked as they exited the classroom.
"Yeah. Same place as usual right?" Stella asked.
Joe nodded. "Yep."
"Alright. Well have fun guys," Stella said as they reached the end of the hallway.
"Oh you know it," Kevin said sarcastically. "Well it was really nice meeting you, Nikki."
"Yeah," Joe said.
Nikki smiled at the two of them, and Kevin felt his hear flutter for a moment. "Yeah. Same here."
"We'll see you guys later," Stella said, as she turned to walk down the hallway.
Kevin and Joe walked up the stairs to their next class before Joe said, "Nikki seems like a nice girl."
"Yeah. She does," Kevin said in a dreamy voice.
Joe looked over at his brother with furrowed eyebrows. "You ok?" he asked.
"Huh?" Kevin looked over at his brother with wide eyes. "Yeah! I'm fine," he said, in an unusually high voice.
"What are you lying about?"
Kevin and Nick turned to see Macy and Nick headed their way. "Nothing," Kevin said, once again, a little higher than he would have liked.
"Spill it," Nick said, as the group came to a stop, and he crossed his arms over his chest.
Kevin sighed. "Ok. I might think the new girl's kinda cute." Joe gave him a look. "Ok really cute." The look intensified. "Ok! She's beautiful! And she's all I can think about since she walked into the room."
"Wait. We have a new girl?" Macy asked.
Joe nodded. "Her name's Nikki, and she's from Texas. Stella's taken a real liking to her. And I suppose Kevin has too."
Macy and Nick smirked at the oldest Lucas brother before he said, "Yeah whatever."
"So when do we get to meet the new girl?" Nick asked.
"At lunch. I know for sure she'll be there," Joe answered.
"Great!" Just then, the warning bell rang. "Oh! Come on, Nick. We don't want to be late for Algebra," Macy said.
Nick groaned. "We just had to have Ms. Bensen this year," he mumbled.
Kevin and Joe pulled a pained face. "Oooo. Good luck with that," Kevin said, clapping his brother on the shoulder.
"Thanks. See you guys later," he said, as him and Macy continued down the hall to class.
Joe and Kevin continued to their classes and once they were outside Kevin's classroom, Joe turned to him and said, "This isn't over yet."
Kevin rolled his eyes. "Of course not. School just started!"
Joe sighed and dropped his head briefly before he said, "That's not what I'm talking about. I mean this whole thing with Nikki."
Kevin's cheeks flushed as he said, "Oh. That," and turned and walked into class.
"I'm serious Kevin!" Joe called after him, before hurrying off to class himself.
A/N-- So? What'd ya think? Reviews would be awesome. And you know what? Since I'm posting everything today except the last chapter, if you don't want to review each chapter, I won't make you. But reviewing at the last chapter you read would be VERY nice indeed. Thanks bunches!!!
-NikNak5