Bookbag? Check. Pencils? Check. Class schedule? Check. Being ready for a new year at Degrassi? We'll come back to that one. Sammi stood in her room, looking at herself in the mirror. She was nervous, like everyone else gets on the first day of a new school year. It was finally her junior year, only two more years of this hell to go. She was mostly a loner, kept to herself and took solace in reading and music. She sighed, "Could always hop on my bike and ride til my gas tank was empty…" "Sammi! Time to head to school!" Jace yelled from downstairs. She rolled her eyes, wishing her older brother hadn't reminded her. "Yeah, I'm coming!" She said as she grabbed her bookbag and phone. "You excited for junior year little sis?" Jace teased as he pinched her cheek. She slapped his hands away and laughed. "Quit, Jace. Can't you tell by my face that I'm thrilled?" He smiled and shook his head as he crossed his arms over his chest, "You should enjoy high school while you can, Sammi. I know I did." He said with a smirk. "Yeah I'm sure you did, I just wanna make good enough grades to get into college. You know I can't stand half the people at Degrassi. They all seem so caught up in each other's drama. It's stupid." She said. "Yeah well that's Degrassi for ya." He said with a laugh.

Sammi smiled and grabbed her helmet off the table by the door. She ran her hand over the smooth surface and smiled at the memory of rebuilding her old bike with her dad. The same bike sat in the driveway calling to her to be driven. It was the first time she was driving it to school so she was hoping it would behave smoothly. She had checked the oil, fuel, suspension, tire pressure, and brakes what seemed like a million times. She slung her bookbag over her shoulders and pocketed her phone, then slid the new shiny black helmet over her short blonde haired head and mounted the bike. Sammi smiled when the engine roared to life. She sped out of the driveway and down the road to Degrassi Community School.

Sammi stopped at the red light across from the Dot and remembered she hadn't eaten breakfast. She made a quick turn into the entrance and parked her bike. She stepped off of it and pulled her helmet off, gaining the attention of a couple guys across the parking lot. "Nice bike! What year?" The blonde one yelled. Sammi was startled, strangers talking to her? Weird, she thought. But she didn't want to seem rude. "88 Suzuki Intruder!" She yelled back. "Nice!" One of the other guys yelled in response. She smiled at them, "Thanks!" She sat her helmet on the seat and grabbed her keys. She checked her phone for the time as she walked into the Dot. "Got about 45 minutes til first period." She mumbled with mock joy. She sat at one of the booths by the window and looked at the menu. She jumped when a red headed girl approached the table. "Hi, my name is Holly J. and I'll be your sever today, how can I help you?" Sammi blinked, "Um, I guess I'll have a caramel frappe and a blueberry muffin. Thanks." She smiled. "Okay, I'll be right back with your order." The waitress smiled. She smiled back as she walked away and pulled her phone out.

Her screen read Incoming Call From: Mom. Ugh, she thought as she hit ignore. Sammi rolled her eyes and played What's the Word on her phone, trying to forget the she-monster had called her. "Here's your order, enjoy." Holly J. said with a smile. "Thanks, that was fast." Sammi laughed. "I'm a Sinclair, its what I'm best at." She laughed back as she tended to another table. Sammi sipped on her coffee and took a bite of her muffin. "Oh my god." She said to herself. "Yeah, this place is famous for their muffins." A voice said behind her. She jumped and whirled around, it was the blonde guy from the parking lot. She laughed, "It's rude to sneak up on people, you know." He grinned, "Sorry, I'm Spinner." He said, extending his hand. She looked up at him, he had soft blue-green eyes and olive skin. His hair was short and a dark shade of blonde, which he spiked up at the front. He had on a Rolling Stones t-shirt that fit loosely over his broad chest. She noticed a tongue ring peeking out at her as he spoke. "Sammi." She said, taking his hand. "So, you new at Degrassi?" He asked. She chuckled, "Not quite, I've been going there for years. You?" She asked. "Wow, really? Haven't seen you around. Which is weird because I remember pretty faces." He wiggled his eyebrows. Sammi broke out into laughter. "Yeah, you're funny, Spinner." She said with an amused grin. "I wasn't kidding Sammi. May I?" He asked, gesturing to the empty booth across from her. "Yeah, sure." She said, feeling her face flush slightly. He sat down, "Really weird that I haven't seen you around before. I think I'd remember a hot biker chick." He said nonchalantly. She grinned, "Well I don't know about that 'hot' part, she laughed, but I just finished rebuilding my bike this Summer. And I got a new hair do." She said as she scruffed up her short choppy blonde hair. "Huh, well still doesn't explain that pretty face." Spinner said with a smile. She blushed and looked down at her plate, "Guess it doesn't." She laughed nervously. Spinner grinned as he took in her appearance. Short blonde hair parted to the side, dark blue eyes rimmed with black and a full mouth. He unknowingly licked his lips at the sight of her lip ring and blinked. She looked up at him and they locked eyes for a few seconds, Spinner looked away shyly. Sammi let out a soft laugh and sat a $10 on the table as she rose, grabbing her frappe. Spinner noticed and shot up out of his seat. "So I'll see you at school, Sammi?" He asked. "Well I sure hope so Spinner." She smiled as she exited the Dot.

"Whoa, a six dollar tip just for a muffin? Can she be my new best friend?" Holly J joked. Spinner smiled, "Hey, I'm doing all the work here. You wait your turn." He laughed. "Aww, Spin's got a crush! And on the first day of school too." She teased. "Oh can it, Holly J. I barely even know her yet." He said. "Yet. I saw you working the old Spinner Mason charm on her. She's helpless against that and you know it." She said with a smile. He chuckled, "I dunno, Sammi seems different. Every time I tried to shoot her a compliment, she shut me down." Spinner said. "Ooooh, Sammi's different, huh? Well maybe you need a good challenge. Who knows, if you guys actually get to know each other better, maybe it'll actually go somewhere for once." She said. "Yeah, maybe." Spinner said as he watched her sit her drink in the cup holder of the bike, slide her helmet on, then speed down the road. "Maybe a challenge is just what I need this year." He said with a smile.