Stefan walked into school and he got almost everyone's attention. He was used to it, all the girls who look at him with lust and the guys look at him with envy. He was wearing his signature leather jacket, it looked black but if you were close enough you could see it was actually a dark brown, this of which, the chicks digged. There was 6 months left till the end of school and Stefan's goal was to get with every girl in the cheer squad before his senior year ended. First lesson was English, Stefan loved English it allowed him to enter a whole new world and be himself. He told this once to his friends and they looked at him like he was crazy, so he covered it up by saying 'it gives him inspiration for the lines he uses on the ladies in the school.' His future was bright, as so many had come up and told him, his uncle owned an book company which edits, writes, publishes etc. Stefan has had a spot in that company since he got his first A+ in English. Another great thing was that the company was in Chicago, which meant Stefan would have so many more girls to entertain him.
He sat down in class and listened to his mate, Tyler talk about how great his weekend was. He thought he was so cool going to the beach with Caroline Forbs, but really he was just as whipped as any boyfriend could be. Stefan didn't know why people wasted their times with girlfriends or got into those horrible things called relationships, Stefan shuddered as that word ran through his mind. Relationships were for people who either had no life or like Tyler thought that a girl was the best thing to ever happen to them. Stefan knew better, a girl is the worst. They are so annoying, Stefan only keeps them around for one thing and when he is done, he never wants to see them again ever or then the girls get attached and he hated getting attached to girls. He knew that if you get attached to girls, then they will just ruin your shirts by crying into them and scrunching them up, (Stefan liked all his shirts, very much), they also steal your shirts or articles of clothing (which is ridiculous, because girls practical live for clothes and stay overnight in shopping centres) and then girls are so damn emotional, it is like phone ringing when you're trying to get to sleep, you just get happy and comfortable but then the phone has to come and stuff that up by teacher walked in and the class immediately went quiet.
'Now class, we are close to the end of school. This term we will be giving you assessment that will be completed in pairs of one boy and one girl…' she started to say.
Almost all the girls looked towards Stefan with hopeful looks on their faces but he ignored them and pretended that he was looking for something on the ceiling.
'These pairs are chosen for you but you won't know who they are, until the last day of term. This is because what you will be doing, is sending letters to your pair. Each pair will have a number and when you finish writing the letter on the front you write that number so we can give the letters to the right person. You are not allowed to ask who they are and you are not allowed to tell them, if we discover that you have found out your partner and told other people, then you will have failed this term. We are asking you, to find out more about the people in your grade because later in life, this person could be the only boy or girl you know at whatever college you do to or you might need to know them, if you ever need to ask them for a favour. Now you know the rules, when I call your name come up to my desk and I will secretly tell you, your pair number, I will also tell you if you are pair A or B, pair A will write the first note.' She said and sat down at her desk.
They weren't warned to stay in silence. Stefan thought about this task, he was glad he would have a girl partner, it would be fun to try seduce a girl by writing letters to her, but then she would know exactly who he is. He hoped he had a cheerleader, so they would realize it was him and they would be able to 'study' together and write the letters, to make it look like they actually did the assignment. Great plan, Stefan thought.
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Elena saw Caroline quickly sprint through the door of the classroom. As usual she was running late, the teacher didn't even bother asking her for a reason about why this was happening, because she did it all the time and the one time he did ask, she gave him a lecture about being 'fashionably late was the new trend'.
The teacher just finished explaining the new English assignment. She wondered who she would meet, how great would it be to get someone who was the top of the class, she would be able to ask them heaps about answers. She secretly wanted a nerd, it would be so much fun to learn more about them, they would also be able to give her clues about which college is the best. Once these 6 months finished, Elena had sent applications almost everywhere, she was pretty sure she could make it into Yale but nevertheless she was chasing her dreams of becoming an author.
Elena was called up to the teacher. 'Hello Elena' he said, 'You are pair B, in pair number 7.'
Great, she thought. She had to wait while her unknown pair wrote a letter to her, he might be asking her about what her favourite colour is or is she a virgin, the list goes on.
'Elena, stop worrying. It's going to be fine, your partner won't be that bad.' Bonnie said, looking over at her.
Elena smiled. Bonnie always knew when something was up, it was how they managed to stay best friends for so long. 'I know, but I can't help but wonder what he is going to write.' She said.
'You and me both, yeah, I am pair B as well but don't fret their letter will be written by the end of the hour and then we can write as back at home. Now, what do you want to do to kill time?' she asked.
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Stefan finished ages before the bell went, he had enough so the teacher would be entertained but little enough to show his mystery girl that there was something he cared about more then the assignment.
He wondered what she would write back, he was hoping something along the lines of 'meet me somewhere and we can really do the assignment.'
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Dear Pair B
I am Pair A and this assignment is going to be awesome, I can already tell.
You will be able to fill my mind which such things about yourself, or the English subject and don't worry I will fill your mind too. We are going to have such fun and I know, that this assignment will let me truly be myself and be honest with you, I would much rather do it in person and show you who I truly am but it is up to you.
Yours sincerely,
Pair A
Elena laughed. This guy didn't know how to write a letter, but she could teach him without seeing him. She saw Kol Mikealson smile at her when she was leaving English, maybe this is him. That would be a dream come true, he is super smart, hot and well, he is just everything you could ever want. He must be playing dumb so she doesn't find out it's him.
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Stefan got his letter from Pair B today. It was longer then he expected and didn't have the words 'meet me' anywhere on the page, he was worried if this girl was even a girl.
Dear Pair A
You made me laugh but that's not what a letter should be like, you should know that a letter is written like this-
Hi, I am Pair B
My favourite colour is blue, my favourite food is chicken parmesan and if I could live anywhere in the world I would pick London.
That was a start to what your letter should have been like, but I am going to let it slide since this is only letter number 1. English is my favourite subject, I like expressing myself for who I am and I want to take it up as a career when I'm older, so please stop with the lines to get me to tell you who I am so you don't have to bother with the entire assignment because it won't work. For once, whoever you are, just be yourself.
From
Pair B
P.S. I expect a better letter.
Stefan reread the letter about 10 times, this girl was different from any other girl he talked to, she was independent. He thought girls get confused with playing hard to get and being independent, but this girl was trying to be nice while making it clear, his letter was wrong. It was strange but made Stefan want to know more about this girl. At lunch he wrote his letter, he knew they weren't due till tomorrow but he was determined to find out more about this girl who was practically insulting him because of one letter.
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Elena was running to get her maths book that she had lost but someone handed it into the reception, so she now had to get it. She looked over at her English mailbox, expecting to see it empty but instead she saw it with a letter. Quickly, she got her book off the secretary and grabbed the letter, tucking it into a pocket of her bag. When she got home, she wasn't in too much trouble for being late from school and she went straight to her room and in her window seat, opened the letter that contained more information about her unknown pair.
Dear Pair B
Woah, wasn't expecting that. I was a bit insulted that you didn't like my letter but I guess you are paranoid about marks and don't want some random guy (me) screwing up your English marks. My favourite colour is blue and if I could go anywhere I would pick New Zealand. My favourite food is a hard question to answer, I love to cook so just about anything that I cook, I would consider my favourite food.
Btw, I am not good at asking questions, so I don't know, what is your favourite music genre or movie.
Pair A
P.S. I love English too and was just making sure you weren't a person who liked to cheat
P.P.S. I hope this was a better letter, I actually checked through what I wrote
Elena ripped out a piece of paper. This definitely wasn't Kol, it wasn't her dream unknown pair either. He was a totally different story, but Elena was willing to read about him. She would make sure that tomorrow there was a letter waiting for him there.
Even from the start, you could tell that this assignment was going to get personal.