Wesley Fitzgerald P.O.V.

Somehow, I'd been convinced by Aria Montgomery, my older brothers' recent ex-girlfriend, to return to school. Instead of returning to Prep School like my mother would have wanted, I insisted to go to Rosewood High. The school where my brother met Aria. Meaning, hopefully I would get to see her too. I took my seat before the first bell even rang. In my heart I knew Aria wouldn't be in my class, but it didn't mean I couldn't find someone else.

"Are you trying to start a fight?" I heard a girl angrily call from outside the door.

"No, Tori. I could never fight you. You're my best friend! I just want to know what is wrong." Another girl said.

"Nothing is wrong." The girl said as she walked into the same classroom as me. She slammed her books down on the desk in front of me. I didn't know if I should say anything, so I sat there speechless.

I wish I could say it was because she was beautiful, but it was more because I was scared of her. Why would she want to fight her friend? Other kids began to pour into the classroom as the bell rang. One girl ran in just in time, the tardy bell rang as she sat down in her seat on the front row.

The girl in front of me scoffed at the girl who ran in late, "Baby slut." She fake coughed. The girl in the front row lowered her head in shame.

"What's your problem?" I managed to say to the girl in front of me. She turned around in her chair to face me.

"OK, I get your new kid. So, just back off. It's not of your business." She snarled at me, or it seemed like she snarled. This bitch was vicious.

Michelle Annette Herrin P.O.V.

I knew that Victoria and I had fought this summer, but "baby slut" was that necessary. We'd been friends before her life went downhill. I was only trying to help her, couldn't she see that? I tried to keep my head held high, but her words hurt so much. "What's your problem?" I heard a boy say. Oh god, this kid is way over his head. Why would he even try to stand up for me? Much less stand up to Tori? I turned around to catch his face, then I realized the kid was new. That was the reason. I sighed in relief as the teacher walked in and began giving instructions and calling roll. "Lucas Gottesman." The teacher called out. My heard dropped, he was in my class?

"Here." He called back. I turned to face him and tried to give him a half smile, but I knew in my heart that I'd failed. How could I even try to acknowledge his existence? I crushed him like a bug… All because Tori told me he would ruin my social reputation.

"Wesley Fitzgerald." The name caught my attention, but it wasn't just my attention it caught. It also caught Tori's, we looked around to see who this person was.

"Here." The kid behind Tori called out. He stared down Tori, it was like a showdown in a classroom. This year is already killing me, I thought as I turned around.

"Victoria Hayes."

"It's Tori. And here." Her voice was cold and I could feel her eyes burning into me. When did she become so cold?

"Michelle Herrin." My name, my turn. I felt myself dying inside. I knew Tori would say something.

"Here." I said halfheartedly. But there was no reaction from Tori. I turned around to see her talking to the Fitzgerald kid.

Wesley Fitzgerald P.O.V.

I held little pride in my name, but at least it acknowledged who I was to this evil tyrant. I gave it a moment before I responded to my name, the two girls looked around for me. "Here." I responded. The shock on one girls face, the girl in front of me gave me a slight pleasure.

Then her name was called, "So, Miss Victoria Hayes… You know me?" I said to her in a sly tone.

She didn't turn around to face me like I thought she would, "You're Ezra Fitz little brother." Her answer caught me off guard. How did she know that? "You're wondering how I know? Ezra and I were close before Aria… Doesn't matter, he meant nothing to me. He was my teacher that's it." From the tone in her voice she knew about Aria and my brother. She turned around to face me, "So, Wes. Why here?"

I gulped, but tried to hide that I was scared. "He found someone. So you think you can find one too?" she answered for me. "That's cute. Good luck on that." She said and turned back around. Damn, she was a mystery. And sadly, whether she scared me or not… I wanted to know her.