The day started off normally. It seemed like an average Monday. Fourth grader Henry woke up at the normal time. He ate a normal breakfast, got dressed, brushed his teeth, and got on the bus. He got to school and walked into his classroom. That's when the day became not so normal.
Standing next to the teacher's desk was a shy looking girl with curly brown hair and a tall man who looked like her dad. The man was talking to the teacher while the girl stood there quietly. They were turned around so Henry couldn't see their faces.
The class was all talking about the new girl. Henry took his seat. The man gave the girl a kiss on the head and walked away. The teacher said a few words to the girl, then they both walked to the front of the class.
"Alright, class," Mrs. Hill said loudly. "As you can see, we have a new student today. Natalie, why don't you introduce yourself to the class."
Henry was amazed. She was the prettiest girl he had ever seen. His mom had always told him to never fall in love because it would bring nothing but pain. Then she would start complaining about how men were awful and how they were all jerks. That was a while ago, though, his mom had recently remarried and now all she talked about was how great it was to have someone there for her. She was even going to have a baby.
"Um, hi, I'm Natalie Goodman and I'm ten years old," the new girl said a little quietly. Henry thought Natalie was the most beautiful name ever.
"What brings you here to our school?" Mrs. Hill asked.
Natalie looked angry, and a bit sad too. "My house burned down."
Mrs. Hill nodded. "I see. What do you like to do for fun?"
"I like to play piano," she replied. The new girl liked piano? Henry liked piano! Henry thought that this meant they were soulmates or something. Maybe they'd get married. Could eleven year olds get married?
"Do you have any siblings?" Mrs. Hill asked yet another question.
Natalie seemed to think about this for a while. "No," she said finally.
"Well, Natalie, we need to find you a place to sit," Mrs. Hill scanned the room. The desks were pushed together, in pairs. Henry was one of the few kids who had no partner.
Pick the desk next to mine! Henry mentally screamed.
"Why don't you sit next to Henry? Henry, raise your hand so Natalie knows where to sit," Henry could hardly breathe, but he raised his hand. "Maybe you can straighten him out a bit," Mrs. Hill chuckled like she was joking, but Henry knew she was at least half serious. Henry tried to be a good kid and pay attention in class and do his homework. It's just that school was so boring.
"Hey," Henry squeaked as Natalie took a seat next to him.
Natalie gave him a strange look. "Hey," she replied.
"So, uh, how did your house burn down?" It was the first thing Henry could think of saying.
Again, Natalie looked like she was thinking about it. "I don't know," she said, but she sounded unsure.
"I play piano too," Henry said awkwardly. Natalie just nodded.
"Cool."
While Henry was thinking of something else to say, another girl, Emma, turned to face them.
"Hi! I'm Emma!" Emma was a very chatty, outgoing girl who was friends with pretty much everybody. "You can sit with us at lunch, if you want to."
Natalie nodded. "Ok."
Natalie seemed like a shy girl, but hopefully soon she would become friendlier. The class was nice to her. Henry was sure she would fit right in.
A/N: So basically this is going to be a group of oneshots. Many will be HenNat fluff, yes, (as cheers arise) but hopefully I will write some that aren't. I can't make any guarantees though! :) HenNat fluff is just so much fun to write! Yay! Bye!