A/N: So this is going to be a multi chapter story, covering each episode of the series. Its AU, due to the fact that Naomi does not have any history with the twins-the infamous kiss in middle school did not happen! Hope you enjoy and please R&R because I love feedback.
Disclaimer: I don't own Skins (if I did there would be A LOT more Naomily!!)
I laid the blue knickers on top of the shorts I had already set out and took a step back. I can't believe today is the first day of college. The summer has flown by so quickly-a haze of drugs and alcohol. Nothing out of the ordinary for a teenager as you can see. I like to think that I'm normal. Well, apart from being a twin and never having a boyfriend, but I digress. I don't know whether to be nervous or excited about today-I mean, it is a fresh start, a new chapter in my life so to speak, but what if people hate me? What if my courses are really hard? I'm brought out of my reverie by my sister, Katie.
'Oi, Emily the bathrooms free. You better hurry up; Danny will be here in about 20 minutes.' I smile at her before heading to the bathroom. Katie and I are identical twins; even our mother finds it difficult to tell us apart at times. We had the same group of friends at middle school and we have each others backs whatever the situation. That doesn't mean we don't manage to lead separate lives though. Far from it. Katie has her boyfriend, I have my gardening. Ok so that's not just it, we have our own opinions on things too, no way do I like Katie's outfit choices and no way would she ever listen to my kind of music. We're still thick as thieves. The Fitch twins. Unbreakable.
Twenty minutes later we head outside to find Danny waiting for us in his Renault Megane Coupe. Its custard yellow with Bristol Rovers Reserves splashed across it. It's fucking tacky in my opinion, but Katie loves it; I don't know, I think the WAG status has gone to her head. We hop in, Katie in the front with Danny leaving me in the back seat having to listen to their disgusting ramblings.
I haven't really agreed with any of Katie's previous boyfriends, but Danny is the cherry on top. I hate him. He is a vulgar pervert and I cannot wait for the day that Katie comes to her senses and dumps him. I've tried reasoning with her before, but it just ends up turning into a full blown argument where Katie accuses me of being jealous that she has a boyfriend and I don't. It isn't my fault that all the guys we know are immature and not my type. I don't think I even have a type to be honest. I can't remember the last time I fancied anyone. I guess watching Katie and Danny devour each other has put me off. Haha.
Roundview College soon appears and I'm quick to avert my eyes as Katie "says goodbye" to Danny. Gross. This of course attracts the attention of nearby students, in particular the Beauty Therapy lot. The peroxides totter over to Katie and I; beginning an onslaught of questions.
'Oh my God, is that Danny Guillermo?'
'Will he sign my tits?' Christ, did somebody really just ask that?
'I can't believe it-you are so lucky!' Er, no, it's the worst thing that's happened to her. And me in fact. Katie of course is loving every minute of it-she craves attention like you wouldn't believe. It can be hard being a twin, people seem to package us together, it's a blessing and a curse. Great because we know there is always somebody there for you, no matter what, but absolutely shit when people presume you are the same person. I think Katie struggles with that part more than I do. I think that's why she seems so in your face.
We all file into a massive hall and I quickly drag Katie to the back to get away from the prying bimbos. I shouldn't be so harsh, I 'm starting to sound like Katie. We chat idly for the next few minutes until some middle aged woman starts droning on about school policies and crap. I zone out, not giving a shit about the fact that drinking in school will get you expelled. Well duh, doesn't take a genius to work that one out. I look around at the other students and one pair grabs my attention. A guy sitting a few rows in front to the left of me is leaning back trying to get the attention of the girl sitting behind him. He's laughing, but the humour seems to be lost on her. She has a scowl etched across her features and she is trying (in vain) to ignore him.
She turns her face away and looks in my direction. Our eyes meet and all I can think is wow her eyes are such an amazing blue. I hold her gaze for another couple of seconds before I hear my name. Katie nudges me in the ribs.
'Huh?' I whisper to Katie.
'Put your hand up.' I did as she said. Seems like the old hag has stopped talking and some other lady is doing name calls for our tutor groups.
'So are we in the same tutor?' I ask my twin.
'Yeah, if you had been listening you would have heard my name being called before yours. Who were you looking at anyway?'
'Oh, no one, I just thought I saw someone we knew, but it wasn't them.' I don't know why I just lied to Katie, but there is something about that girl that has got me intrigued. A collective round of laughter interrupts our conversation.
'Naomi Campbell? Naomi Campbell?' The laughter picks up again and I look round to see which girl is unfortunate enough to be the laughing stock of almost the entire year group. The girl I was staring at earlier raises her hand.
She looks really pissed off. Poor thing, I bet she's been teased her whole life. She must hate her parents. Naomi puts her hand down and looks back to me. I smile at her as if to apologise for everybody else's childish behaviour and she raises one in return. She looks away quickly as her attention is drawn back to the boy in front of her. They seem to have a heated debate before she raises her hand again to get the attention of the College Director.
'Yes; what is it?'
'Excuse me, this boy is wanting to show me his tattoo, and not in a nice way.'
'Well then, why don't you show all of us this wonderful tattoo of yours then?'
'I don't think you'd like it.' the boy states. He sounds as arrogant as hell, God I hope he's not in our tutor. The Director gives him a disbelieving look, so he stands up and pulls his trousers down. That has got to be the grossest thing I have ever seen. Seems like I'm not the only one to think that as the timid woman who was calling our names out tries to run out of the hall. She fails and instead makes a fool of herself by tripping over the balls that she has let loose from the gym cupboard. Maybe balls isn't the most appropriate word to use in this situation.
We're soon dismissed to go join our tutor groups and Katie and I soon find ours, it seems like we're the only ones to have arrived. We watch other students' mill past and we are soon joined by a mysterious looking brunette. Katie automatically leaps forwards to introduce herself. There is a girl standing next to her who Katie is completely blanking, her hair in two bunches, wearing the uniform for Beauty Therapy students. I turn my attention to her, ready to introduce myself when I'm interrupted.
'Hi, I'm Bruno, and what do you know?' Christ that was almost as cheesy as one of Danny's chat up lines. The mysterious brunette and Katie are both checking him out, whereas I just roll my eyes. The girl with the pigtails raises her hand and waves at him.
'Wow, you're well lush!' Bruno gives her an odd look before darting off. Haha, that was priceless. I turn my attention back to the introductions.
'Hi, I'm Katie and this is my twin Emily,' she gestures in my direction. 'You're Effy Stonem right?' Oh yeah, I've heard all about her-expelled from her last school and a promiscuous party goer. Katie's kinda girl then.
'Yeah.' She answers, short and sweet. She doesn't really seem to be taking much of an interest in what Katie is saying (she's rambling on about Effy's brother being fit or something).
'I'm Pandora,' the girl with pigtails states. 'I'm useless.' And with that she skips off down the corridor. I chuckle to myself.
'Is she always like that?' I ask Effy.
'Yeah,' she replies coolly. 'Do you have a problem with that?'
'Not at all…she seems really cool, a laugh to hang out with.' Effy smiles at my answer and her icy exterior seems to warm up.
'Is this BD1?' The three of us turn to the source of the question. It's that Naomi Campbell girl. Her arms are crossed defensively as she waits for one of us to answer.
'Yeah it is. You're Naomi right? I'm Emily and this is…'
'Right, well excuse me then.' Naomi cuts me off mid sentence and heads inside the classroom.
'What a bitch! I can't believe she just cut you off like that Ems. What a cow, I bet she isn't getting any, that's why she's being such a prick-right Effs?' Effy just smirks in reply as she sees Naomi walk back up to Katie.
'Whether I'm getting any or not is none of your business…and if you're not careful, it won't be your sister's sentence I cut off, it'll be your tongue.' Wow, that was bitchy, but I guess I've gotta hand it to her, no body apart from me stands up to Katie like that and lives to tell the tale. Katie is standing their flabbergasted and I have to drag her into the classroom. I sit in the row behind her and Effy, having a clear view of Naomi. I honestly don't know what it is about this girl, but something is drawing me towards her.
A tatty looking bloke stands up at the front of the room and introduces himself as Kieran. He rambles on for a bit about how he hates teaching, and then he tells us all to introduce ourselves with an interesting fact about us. A boy sitting at the front starts off, introducing himself as JJ and saying that he's in the top 5% or something in Maths…eurgh just hearing the word Maths makes my brain hurt. Katie gets up next, looking around the small room, flashing her "You all should love me" smile before telling everybody she has never not had a boyfriend since she was seven. She sits back down, evidently pleased with herself. Kieran points to me next and I stand up begrudgingly. What the fuck do I say?
'Hi, I'm Emily and I've never had a boyfriend.' Oh great Emily, way to look like a freak. Well at least I didn't tell them I enjoy gardening. Kieran makes a comment along the lines of 'shit happens' before he moves on to the next victim. It's Naomi.
'I'm Naomi; I hate injustice and my mother.' I was right about the parent hating then. She must really have a chip on her shoulder. She yet again looks back in my direction and I smile. She looks at me as if confused as to why I'm being so nice to her, but after a few seconds she smiles in return. She doesn't know it yet, but I will be friends with her. I'll chip away at this wall that she has evidently built up to protect herself. What from, I have no idea. But I would like to find out.
The rest of the introductions went by without a hitch; one boy admitting he is gay (why did I get butterflies in my stomach when he said that?) and Effy telling the class that she thinks her mum is having an affair. After that Kieran put a video on for us to watch, Effy and the tattoo guy (whose name turns out to be Cook) leaving before it started. Pandora interrupted the video half way through, asking to join our tutor group as she didn't like hers. Kieran accepts her and she sits in the empty seat next to me. The first day of college is turning out pretty well so far, hopefully it's a sign of things to come…
A/N: So you have probably realised that the twin dynamic is a bit different. Yeah, Katie is still a bitch, but her and Emily seem to be more on a level pegging. This is because in my opinion the kiss between Ems and Naomi during middle school is what set off the chain of events that turned Emily into Katie's doormat. I may be wrong, but it is just my take on the twin's dynamic and it is what this fic will be heavily based on. Hope you enjoyed the first chapter; more will probably be up later today/tomorrow.