"This is your junior year and next year you are going to be the leaders of the school. Last years things got way too out of hand. The fights. The thefts. The vandalism. We are really disappointed in you guys. This year is going to be better. Roseville High is going to become united."
I'm Cammie Morgan and I am sitting through one of the most painful assemblies of my life. I'm head cheerleader so I always have to keep a smile on my face. Last year the sports teams fought over which was better. They did most of it by blackmailing the academics, or nerds, into voting for them. A brick was thrown a soccer players car window. All these things were done anonymously so the police couldn't press.
"This year you are going to have a partner. You and your partner will be in the same homeroom, you will be together for all group assignments, and you must attend a school event together. It will be like you're married. Your partner will of the opposite gender and opposite social status. You will not be able to switch partners, if it is brought to attention that you have there will be a punishment for all 4 students involved. The cheerleaders have put together a special presentation for you."
Our school mascot is the Eagle. After watching Hellcats we had a mutual agreement that we have their uniforms with our name.
For the whole unity thing headmistress Sanders asked us to choreograph a routine to We're All in This Together. After our performance the guys went wild, mostly because of our really skimpy uniforms and tricks that require quite a bit of flexibility.
Our new homerooms were called out and we all left with our new teachers. Joe Solomon is my new homeroom teacher. He is by far the hottest teacher in the world. He was also one of my late father's best friends. The desks in the class rooms are now two too a desk. The boys sat at whatever desk they wanted.
"Anna Fetterman sit with Dillon James. Dee Dee Knight with Adam Stevenson." I hate waiting but that's what I did while Mr. Smoking Hot, I mean Solomon, read off all the partners. Connie Parker and I are the last 2 girls and Jake Mackenzie and Zachary Goode are the last 2 guys. I am head cheerleader, Connie is a gleek (she's been in every school choir since 2nd grade), Jake is goalie on the soccer team, and Zachary is the nerdiest kid in school.
"Connie Parker and Jake Mackenzie. Lastly Cameron Morgan and Zachary Goode."

My partner is the world's biggest dork. Great! (Please note the sarcasm.)

One Month Later

"This whole partner thing isn't working very well so everyday you will be spending 10 extra minutes here getting to know your partner. Today you and your partner are going to discuss what you want to do with your future and how you're going to achieve it."
The whole class was silent and nobody made a move.
"Let's try this again. If you don't talk to your partner you have detention for the week."
While I turned to face Zach everyone turned and faced us.
"I'm Cammie you're Zachary-"
"Zach," he whispered.
"What?"
"Zach," he said louder.
"Well Zach. I'm glad we're not getting detention." I turned to the rest if the class and, "take a picture it lasts longer."
I swear I heard Mr. Solomon laugh. Everyone turned to their partner and talked about their futures.
"So what do you want to do?" Zach asked with a small voice.
"I'm going to take over the family business because Grant, my twin brother, got a football scholarship, not that he needs it. What about you?"
"Taking over the family business too."
"What do your parents do?"
"They own a car dealership."
"Mine too but they are always traveling. We're Gallagher, what are you?"
"Blackthorne."
"No way! Are we supposed to be-"
"Merging? Yeah, in July."
The bell rang and everyone left.
"Zachary, Cameron stay."
Everyone left and I asked, "are you being my teacher or my friend?"
"Friend," I nodded. "You two were put together because your companies are merging."
I smiled, "we were just talking about that."
"You know?" Zach and I nod. "I thought you would be upset."
Zach didn't look like he was planning to speak anytime soon. "Why would we be upset?"
"I didn't think you'd want to be married at 17."
"Who said anything about marriage?"
"Marriage is how the companies are going to merge."
"I am not marrying him!"
"I am not marrying her!" Zach and I shouted at the same time.
I grabbed my things and stormed out of school with Zach following.
"I had no idea about that," Zach said while I unlocked my car.
"Me neither. And right now I'm going to talk to my mom."
"What about school?"
"Screw school. What do we need it for anyways?"
"Good point. I'm gonna go talk to my dad."
"Give me your number," I ordered. He wrote it down and gave it to me. "I'll call you later and we can come up with a plan to end this arranged marriage."
I jumped into my silver Lamborghini Aventador sped home in my mom. I parked in the driveway but before I step inside the house I notice Zach park his Ferrari Enzo next door.
"We're neighbors?"
"I swear I didn't know Cammie. We moved in the summer for 'business'."
"That's why I had to get a job."
I stormed into the house.
"Mother!" I screamed.
She stepped out if her office with a confused expression on her face.
"What are you doing home so early cupcake?"
"When the hell here you going to tell me I had to marry Zach?"