"You can't stay mad at me forever Vi," Sebastian pleaded with his sister again for the tenth time since reaching their new school. Illyria. He sighed when he realised that she was still very much ignoring every word that came from his mouth. They were walking along the school's walkway, going towards their new dorm rooms and Viola was staring lovingly at the football field next to them.

"I am sorry." This time, she did turn to her brother and gave him a smile, a small one admittedly but a smile non the less. It was better then her ignoring him.

"I know, I'm not angry with you," she sighed and looked across at the field again. "Mum on the other hand," she mumbled so softly that Sebastian almost missed it but he knew what she said.

"I'm sorry about her too. You know how she is, she does love you." His sister just snorted at that, very unladylike and rolled her eyes.

"No, she loves the idea of a daughter who wears dresses that look like profiteroles and daughters who get excited at just the word, debutante. She loves who she wants me to be but not who I am."

Sebastian wrapped an arm around her as a wave of sympathy hit him.

"Well, one advantage of moving schools is that you won't see mum every day," he tried to cheer her up but it didn't seem to work.

"Or Kia, or Yvonne, or Justin," she listed all the people she was leaving behind and the third name made Sebastian roll his eyes.

"Justin. What do you see in him?" Viola gave him a half hearted glare. They had been dating for over a year and he had been the perfect boyfriend for the beginning but things began to roll down hill. She didn't know what it was, it was like he just changed. Or maybe he was just hiding his true self from her to not repulse her because Viola soon found that Justin was a sexist, arrogant pig. At first, she ignored his little remarks about how men were better then women because she figured that he was just having a bad day but then they started getting into arguments. Bad arguments. As Viola thought about it, leaving Justin behind at Cornwall was probably the best thing about changing schools. She didn't have to tell her brother that though.

"What do you see in Monique?" Sebastian grinned and replied,

"she's hot." Viola made a face at his obvious disrespect to the opposite sex and he in reply held up two hands and defended,

"It's a guy thing." She rolled her eyes and looked up when she realised that they had reached the entrance to the dorm rooms. Viola sighed as she stared up at the daunting stair case that lead up to her new roommate.

"This is where we part ways," she sighed as she threw her bag over her shoulder and began to make her way towards the girls dorms.

…...

Room 263. Viola stood in front of the door and mentally prepared herself as she pushed her key into the lock and opened the door. Half the room was covered in posters of things like puppies and One Direction. It made her want to barf. A pink fluffy rug lay on the floor in the poster half of the room with a matching bright pink bedspread. On the bed sat a beautiful girl. Her pale skin was flawless and her blonde hair laid perfectly against her back. She grinned and jumped up when she saw Viola.

"You must be Viola Hastings. I'm Olivia Lennox, your new roomy." Viola had to admit, she was very friendly. She was glad she hadn't been stuck sharing a dorm with someone who was stuck up and full of herself. She smiled back and dumped her things on the empty bed. Her bed. Her side of the room was empty and dull. I can decorate it later.

"Hi," she greeted. "When do classes start?" Olivia began searching through her drawers for something, speaking over her shoulder.

"Not until Tuesday. Principle Gold has this thing about making new transfers feel welcome, so he's spending all of Monday as a "Get to know each other day." You basically just bring picnics, chat and play stupid games. Sounds lame, I know but it's more fun then lessons." She shrugged and dragged out a blue sweater which she pulled on over her tank top.

"Sounds fun," Viola remarked. Olivia smiled,

"Yeah it's alright. Me and a couple of the girls are going to go get a drink in about five minutes. Wanna come?" Viola looked over at the bags she had yet to unpack ad sighed.

"Can I meet up with you later? I have loads to unpack and I really just want to get settled." Olivia grinned and Viola knew she'd get on well with her.

"Sure. We'll be in the cafeteria if you change you mind," she said, walking towards the door.

"Thanks," Viola whispered just as the door shut behind her new roommate.

Viola sank down on her bed and closed her eyes for a minute, letting her angry thoughts flood her mind. It was the idea of having all her clothes scrunched up in a small bag that finally made her sit up and zip open her case. Only, she didn't find her football or her jersey. Instead she found stacks of CD's and a pile of guitar picks. She moaned as she realised that she had Sebastian's bags which meant that he had hers.

Zipping the case back up, Viola stomped out of the room and down the hallway with it in her hands. She knew which room Sebastian had, 226, in the boy's dorm. It didn't take her long until she reached it but some guys were giving her odd looks. Had they never seen a girl before?

She knocked on the door twice and heard noises on the other side. There was more than just her brother in the room, of that she was certain. To confirm her suspicions, the door opened to show a very good-looking, very shirtless guy standing in the doorway.

He had very short, blondey-brown hair with brown eyes that made Viola melt. And his chest! She was pretty sure that she only stood gaping like a fish for about two seconds. She soon collected herself and was back to her normal sassy self.

"Hi, I'm looking for Sebastian?" He stood there staring, eyes slightly wide, trying to form words with his mouth but all he did was stare. Viola didn't know whether to be complimented or anxious. Did she have something on her face? Finally, he spoke. Or tried to,

"Umm… yeah… He's uhhh…. Umm… hi." Viola grinned at his obvious nervousness and cocked an eyebrow.

"Do I make you nervous?" She was known for being very forward. The boy in front of her went beetroot red and his stutter seemed to become worse. Viola laughed and leant in a little closer so he could hear what she whispered.

"Don't worry, It'll be our little secret." His eyes widened but he didn't attempt to speak.

"Viola?" She heard her brother call her name and with a wink in the stumbling guy's direction, she skipped in to find Sebastian strumming on his guitar. She rolled her eyes,

"Are you ever not holding that thing?" She asked and in return, he set it down on his bed,

"Are you ever not holding that ball of yours?" Viola widened her arms,

"Have I got it now?" she asked, he just cringed and shrugged.

"You got me."

Viola heard the door close behind her and felt the guy at the door walk over to the other bed in the room.

"Not that I don't love seeing you, Vi, but why are you here?" She jumped up on his bed and crossed her legs like a child.

"Have you checked your bags yet?" With a raised brow, Sebastian bent and unzipped the bags that were on the floor. He sighed and stood with his sister's football in his hands.

Just at that moment, the door slammed open and two guys came stumbling in, both laughing. They stopped however, when they saw the girl sitting on Sebastian's bed. Before her brother let the silence become awkward, he spoke.

"Andrew, Toby, this is Viola." She waved and looked over at the new strangers.

Andrew smirked and leant against the wall, trying but failing to look cool.

"Watsup?" Viola chuckled under her breath at his lack of suaveness.

"Viola, this is Duke." She looked over at the guy sitting on the opposite bed and smiled. This time, instead of stuttering or blushing, he smiled back in return and she couldn't help but notice how good looking he actually was.

The moment was ruined by her brother throwing her the ball. Viola, rather violently threw it back, aiming for his face. She was satisfied when she heard his grunt of pain.

"Can I have my bags back?" Viola asked gesturing for Sebastian to give her back her ball.

He rubbed at the spot where the ball hit his face and pulled it just out of reach of Viola's grabbing hands. He asked the same question,

"Can I have my bags?"

"Give me the ball. I'll give you your bags."

"Give me my bags. I'll give you yours."

"I want the ball."

"I want my bags."

"Do you want your guitar?" Viola reached for it but Sebastian was already there pulling her back. She grinned at their easy banter as she reached for the ball again.

"You're so annoying!" She laughed but he only smirked in turn,

"You love me anyway." She rolled her eyes and suddenly remembered they weren't alone. Toby's brows were raised in question and Andrew was scowling slightly. Viola saw that Duke's previous smile had disappeared and was replaced with a frown.

"You two together or something?" Toby asked simply, getting straight to he point. It took Viola a moment to realise what he was asking but when she got it, she jumped away from Sebastian, snatching the ball away as she did. She made a face at the thought of her and her brother together like that. It made her want to barf.

"Ewww! God no! This is Viola, my sister," He explained. Viola watched as Duke's face showed relief and she couldn't help but smile. Had he cared that she was dating someone? The thought was surprisingly pleasant but she forced it out of her mind. She didn't even know him.

This bought Andrew's cocky smile back onto his face as he slowly made his way over to Viola.

"So, are you just visiting?" The flirtation was so obviously there that it was hard for Viola not to laugh out right in his face. She managed to control herself however,

"no, I'm new to Illyria as well."

His grin was slightly creepy and before it could get any more awkward, Duke stepped in.

"Andrew, back down. You don't want to frighten her away." This time Viola did laugh, so did Toby and Sebastian. Andrew just rolled his eyes and went back over to a chair by the desk in a corner.

"Worth a try," he shrugged.

"Now that you have your ball, can I have my bags?" Sebastian bought the conversation back to what it was on before Andrew began flirting shamelessly with his sister.

"They're by the door," she gestured to the dorm door and jumped off the bed, swinging her real bags onto her shoulder.

"Are you going to that thing tomorrow?" She asked before she left the dorm. Sebastian frowned in confusion,

"What thing?" It was Toby who answered.

"Tomorrow, we basically just hang out and stuff. The principle has this thing for new transfers so at the beginning of the year we play stupid games and things to get to know the newbie's."

"Is it compulsory?" He groaned, Viola hit his shoulder in return.

"It won't be that bad. You have to go, you can't leave me to go by myself," she pleaded and could tell that it was working.

"Why do you have to go?" He tried to edge his way out of it,

"Because I promised my roommate I'd go."

"We're going, you can hang out with us if you want," Andrew offered. Viola wasn't sure if he was flirting again or just being nice.

"Yeah, It'll be fun. We just steal Malcolm's food and play football," Toby assured. Viola smiled,

"Yeah, okay. Sounds fun," she agreed.

"We'll pick you up at your dorm, what room number are you?" Andrew asked.

"263," she answered.

"Does this mean I don't have to go?" Sebastian interrupted, strumming on his guitar again. Viola rolled her eyes and headed for the door,

"See you tomorrow," she called over her shoulder as she shut the door behind her.

…...

After Toby and Andrew left, Duke looked over at his new roommate who was busy concentrating on his guitar that he didn't seem to notice anything else. He wanted to ask him something but wasn't sure if it would be weird if he did. In the end, his curiosity got the better of him.

"Is your sister single?" As soon as the words left his mouth, he realised how eager he sounded and wished the words back. Sebastian looked up and rose his brows.

"Why?" He asked.

Dammit. What was he supposed to say now? He picked up a Chelsea magazine and pretended to be fascinated in the premiere league.

"Just wondering," he said casually, but it didn't fool Sebastian who chuckled.

"No, she's dating a complete tool in Cornwall."

Despite, him telling himself that he didn't care, Duke felt a knot tighten in his chest.

"I think she wants to end it though," Sebastian finished. This seemed to loosen the knot.

"Why? What did he do?" He asked it before he registered the words in his mind. He really had to learn to think before he spoke.

"He's a sexist pig and Viola is a little bit of a feminist. Not a good mix," Sebastian answered, focusing on his guitar once more.

"Who is he?" Once again, Duke cursed his stupid mouth. Sebastian seemed to find it all amusing however.

"Justin Drayton. He's the captain of the school's soccer team."

Duke almost choked in surprise. Justin? She was dating that idiot? Justin Drayton? Why would someone like Viola lower herself to date someone like him? He didn't even know Viola, why did he care so much? He forced her out of his mind and tried to focus on the magazine in front of him.