Surrender
Are you the type of person who believes in love at first sight? Are you the type of person who expects so much of the opposite sex when it comes to being in a relationship? Do you prefer to have the title of 'girlfriend or boyfriend' or are you okay with just being told that you're in a 'dating' phase? Do you have such high expectations when it comes to relationships? Are you expecting a fairytale relationship?
Seventeen year-old Esme Navarro let out a sigh. She was only seventeen and getting ready to start her senior year at Beacon Hills high school. She had far too much to worry about then wanting to be in a relationship. But honestly, Esme wanted to at least know what it really felt like to be in a relationship with someone. She wanted to see if there was such a thing as love at first sight.
She had been in relationships that could be considered puppy love. Her very first boyfriend, a douche to say the least, had broken up with her to be with her then best friend. It was a short relationship, but what irked her the most was the whole best friend scenario. Now here she was a girl, who for a majority of her first two years had gone unnoticed.
Taking a look in the mirror, Esme slipped her cardigan over her black t-shirt that had been tucked into her jeans. Making sure that her outfit was okay, she combed her waist-length black hair, which happened to be red at the ends of her hair. Grabbing her backpack, she walked out of her bedroom. She found her sister, Alena, downstairs in the kitchen with her boyfriend, Derek Hales. The two had been dating for about two years going on three years. Alena was in college pursuing a career as a doctor.
"Good morning, Emmy." Derek said as she sat beside him.
"Morning." She said as Alena pushed a plate of pancakes towards her.
"I've got a midterm today so I can't drop you to school, Emmy. Derek said he'd drop you to school." Alena told her.
"Okay." Esme said as she looked over at Derek, "What do you got planned today?"
"Oh you know the usual." He said.
"I actually don't know what your usual is." She said.
"It's called making sure everyone here is safe." He said as he and Esme chuckled.
"And you get paid to do that?" Esme asked.
"Well no… but…" Derek started to say before Alena cut him off.
"Leave him alone, Emmy and eat your breakfast. You can't be late for school." Alena said as Esme ate her food quickly.
Esme got up after she finished her food and walked over to the sink where she left her plate. She would wash all of the dishes after she finished volunteering at the hospital. Heading to the bathroom that was downstairs, she brushed her teeth before grabbing her backpack and saying goodbye to Alena. Within a few minutes, Derek and Esme were on their way to Beacon Hills High School
Beacon Hills High School…
Derek dropped Esme off in front of the Beacon Hills High School entrance. Esme took her seatbelt off before opening the passenger door to get outside. "Text me if you need me to pick you up later." Derek said as Esme nodded her head, "Have a good day, Emmy!" Esme shut the car door before making her way towards the building. Neither she nor Derek had noticed the questioning eyes of two familiar people, who were watching them. Esme turned back to wave to Derek before she walked into the high school.
Scott McCall turned to look at his best friend, Stiles Stilinski. They had always been inseparable since they were little. That wasn't important right though. They had known Derek since the very first moment that Scott had turned into a werewolf. He was the one who had helped make the transition easier for Scott. The thing that they, or Scott to be more specific, was the girl who Derek had just dropped off to school. He wondered who she was and why Derek was dropping her off to school. "Who was that girl that Derek was dropping off to school?" Scott asked as Stiles turned his head to the girl walking into the building.
"That girl?" He asked as Scott nodded his head, "How do you not know her, Scott? We've been in the same classes with her since we were little. AND you live next door to her! Your windows look directly at each other."
"I'm sorry I don't remember her at all." Scott said.
"Dude that's Esme Navarro." Stiles said as Scott tried to remember who she was.
"And Derek knows her how?" Scott asked as they headed towards the school entrance.
"He's been dating her sister for over two years. Dude seriously none of this is ringing a bell at all." Stiles said as Scott shook his head, "I swear sometimes you can be so oblivious to the obvious."
Stepping into the hallway, Esme felt a wave of nerves rush through her body. She felt like she was walking into this hall for the very first time. Walking over to her locker, she opened it and grabbed the first two textbooks that she would need for class. She hoped that this semester would be a good one. Preparing for college was a scary thought but here she was looking at options of where she would want to go. Scott and Stiles entered the school greeting everyone they knew on their way to their lockers. When they were approaching Scott's locker, his eyes caught a glimpse of the girl who Derek had dropped off this morning. They linked eyes for a few minutes before the girl blushed and closed her locker door. She walked away quickly.
Flashback
Two years ago…
Scott McCall walked into his English class and took the seat next to a girl with long black hair that was in a high ponytail. He looked around to see if maybe he had missed seeing someone he knew in the class. But after looking around for a few minutes, he realized that he was the only one in this English class. Pulling out his notebook, he turned his attention to the girl next to him. If he were going to survive this class, he would at least have to befriend someone. "Hey I don't think we've ever met, I'm Scott." He said as the girl turned to look at him.
She blushed before saying, "Hi, I'm Esme."
"It's nice to meet you." Scott said offering his hand to her.
"Nice to meet you too." She said shaking his hand, "You're on the lacrosse team right?"
"Yeah, how'd you know?" He asked.
"I've been to most of your games. You've pretty good." She said as he felt his cheeks blush a little bit.
"Thanks." He said looking away for a minute, "Why haven't I seen you around before?"
Esme felt her cheeks flush a little bit in embarrassment before answering, "I don't really go out often."
"But you go to the lacrosse games?" He asked.
"My sister says that I need to get out of the house more often." She said as they both laughed.
End Flashback
Esme. Now he remembered who she was. He had met her in his English class two years ago. She looked so different now. It was like she was far more beautiful than he could remember. He recognized her from somewhere else as well though. He just couldn't remember it right this very moment but he was determined to figure out where else he remembered her. Stiles gave him a nudge as Scott looked at him and asked, "What?"
"Dude you went into like LaLaLand, what were you even thinking about?" Stiles asked.
"I finally remember her!" Scott said.
"Well congratulations on that. Took you a while." Stiles said, "What made you remember that you knew her or knew of her?"
"She was in my English class two years ago but I've also seen her somewhere else that I just can't quite put my finger on." Scott said.
"Well we should probably head to class. What do you have first?" Stiles asked.
"History, you?" Scott asked.
"Same. Hopefully we learn something interesting in this class." Stiles said as the duo made their way towards their history class.
Walking into the room, Scott took a look around the room and noticed that the only two seats that were free were the ones behind the girl that they were just talking about. Stiles noticed the expression on Scott's face and made a beeline to take the seat behind the first empty one. Once he saw the look on Scott's face, he couldn't help but laugh to himself. Scott took the seat behind Esme and gave Stiles a look. This wasn't entirely a bad thing. Maybe being seated behind her would allow him to talk to her more. What was he talking about? He had barely even cared about her before so what was different about it now? Maybe it was just the fact that there was something about her that intrigued him. Or maybe it was just that this summer seemed to have changed her.
"Dude, you've got to stop staring at her." Stiles whispered.
"I'm not staring." Scott muttered as Stiles smirked.
"Hey Esme!" Stiles said as Scott shifted in his seat.
Esme turned around to look at both guys giving them a polite smile before saying, "Hi Stiles. Scott."
"How was your summer?" Stiles asked.
"Great and the both of yours?" She asked.
"We've had a pretty normal summer. Do anything fun?" Stiles asked looking at Esme's hair, "Besides change your hair."
"No not really. Been here all summer." Esme said as Stiles kicked Scott's foot.
"Why haven't we seen you out all summer?" Scott asked as Esme blushed a little.
Author's Note: Hey guys, I've decided to take a break with my other Teen Wolf Story and start this one. I only own Esme Navarro and my best friend, Bea owns Alena Navarro. Hope you enjoy and any comments that you have! Thank you!
