Being new at a high school is awful, especially when you're quiet and sarcastic like myself. I open my mouth when someone finally talks to me and out comes something they could never comprehend. I lean back in my hard plastic desk and reminisce. I miss Jericho High and Carly, my best friend. We have almost the exact same personality, but we look completely different. While her hair is blonde and straight, mine is dark brown and wavy. She is short and a couple pounds over curvy and I'm fairly slender and tall. Her eyes blue, mine change color from grey to green. I sigh, why did Mom just have to find the perfect job here?
I sigh again right as the bell rings, and I bolt from my seat to get out of Mrs. Higgins' class. My first day and she's already holding a grudge against me. Once I push through the rowdy crowd, I recall my locker combination, and dial it. Thank goodness that after I un-stick it (someone had stuck gum in the latch) it opens easily. Someone taps on my shoulder, and I almost jump out of my skin as I spin around.
"A little jumpy?" A guy with blonde hair and tan skin stands behind we with a dazzling smile. He's wearing a white polo and a pair of jeans with holes in the knees.
"I'm Apollo." I can tell right away he is self-centered and proud. I notice his eyes, and I do a double take, because they are like molten gold. Who has eyes like that? He has a lean, but obviously strong build, like a swimmer. Before I embarrass myself even more by staring longer, I look down at my shoes as if they were the most interesting things in the world. They are my favorite converse I think distractedly.
"Aurora," I arch an eyebrow, "Apollo? Is that a nickname?" I doubted that the guy's mother named him after a god, I mean really? That just seems… wrong somehow.
"Nope. My name actually is Apollo, Aurora." By the cock of his head and his tone, I decide he probably thinks of himself as a god. I nod in acknowledgment, and turn back to my locker and hope that he gets the message that I don't really want to talk to him. No matter how good looking he may be. Something about him bothers me and I'm not sure what it is. He just seems… fake. Artificial.
"Well… do you need help finding your class?" He smiled winningly and leaned closer. Something about him was condescending, and I leaned away from him since I was still getting that creepy vibe.
"Ever heard of personal space?" I say grimacing. What a creep. He just laughs it off, and abruptly walks away with a circle of female groupies. I shudder. I really hope not everyone at this school is that…off. Grabbing my notebooks and things, I make my way towards my next class. I turn left, then right, then right again into a hallway that looks exactly like the last couple I'd walked through. After I walk aimlessly for what seems like ages, I accept the fact that I have no idea where I'm going. The hallways are slowly emptying, and I groan. You know you have the worst luck when you get completely turned around on your first day, get creeped out by the school's obvious heartthrob, and have a teacher that officially hates your guts. The fates have certainly smiled on me today. I feel someone behind me and I turn around. Apollo. Does he not understand that I really didn't like him? He smirks at me.
"Lost?" Evil. He's evil. I'm one hundred percent sure of it.
"No." I say defiantly.
"So you like roaming the halls with a helpless look on your face?" He smiled and leered at me.
"And what if I do?"
"Then you would be weird."
"Would you leave me alone if I was 'weird'?"
"Doesn't matter because your not."
"You don't know me. Unless you confess to being my stalker."
"You're stubborn aren't you?"
"Go away." I was becoming more than irritated.
"Nah, I'm good." I shot a death glare his way, and started to storm away. He followed easily with his long legs.
"Fine. I'm sorry," He makes it sound like a privilege that he's apologizing to me, "Can I make it up to you by taking you to class?" He finally drops that damn smirk, and he seems sincere. I raise my chin and roll my eyes.
"Fine." I'm still pissed. I follow him to the other side of the building. Great, so I wasn't even close when I was wandering. After that dreadful class is over I'm able to find all the others. Apollo stays away all day and I pray it stays that way. By the time I get home I am exhausted. I'm sure I fell asleep before my head hit the pillow.
Hey Everybody, I just made a few changes to this chap. I changed her name to Aurora and fixed some past/present tense mix ups etc… I will (cross my heart hope to die) edit each chapter thoroughly from now on. I really hope you all continue reading, maybe give a few reviews once we progress a little XD. ~Dawn