" Damn." I muttered. Once again I was the new kid. It sucked that my father was in the military. Just once I wanted to live somewhere for one grading period. At the rate I was going, I'd be the first fourty year old in history to be stuck in the eleventh grade. Okay, so maybe I was over exaggerating, but come on, if you were in my position you'd be doing it too.
Sighing heavily, I walked up to the front door of Vulcan High and casually walked in. Everyone turned and stared at me as I tried to find my locker. "320...320..." I thought following the numbers. It took me a couple of minutes to find the rust bucket, but eventually I did. Unfortunately, a group of guys had decided to gather in front of it.
" Damn." I muttered.
" Hi!" a voice replied casually behind me. I turned around to see a girl about three inches taller than my five two height smiling at me. " You're new here right?" she asked with her smile still going, showing off her perfect white teeth.
" Um… yeah." I answered looking from side to side in order to get away. I despised being the center of attention.
" Are you looking for your locker?" she asked bringing be back to my senses as she snatched my locker number and schedule out of my hand. " Oh your locker is right here next to Brooklyn's."
Without even looking at me, she walked away and went up to the guys.
" Damn." I muttered while following the girl who still had yet to tell me her name.
As I slowly followed her she began talking to the guys causing them to look in my direction. From the looks of them at first they didn't seem much, however my point of view changed drastically about them as I got closer.
" Hey Cal, nice to meet you." replied a guy wearing a red jacket and hat turned backwards. He was the same height as the girl you'd spoken to me, but not as hot as some of the others. Then his words sunk in. How the hell did he know my nickname was Cal? Suddenly my intelligence kicked into gear; the chirpy girl had taken my class schedule.
" Hi." I said quietly, but loud enough for them all to hear.
I was getting really nervous now. Normally I would've already gone to class and sat in a corner where no one would notice me. Standing here with all these people was totally out of character for me, so why was I standing here again? Oh yeah, they were all in front of my locker. Great, this was probably a morning ritual for them. Why'd I always have to be the one that suffered the most?
A hand was extended toward me by one of the super hot guys who replied, " My name's Brooklyn."
With a lot of self control I shook his hand and said, " I'd tell you mine, but you already know it."
He beamed a sexy smile at me, before they laughed at my remark. I made me feel better, but I knew I still couldn't get too friendly with them. There still wasn't any harm in looking though. He He He.
He wore a pair of black baggy pants with chains hanging from his belt loop, a gray t-shirt ( unfortunately it was loose, so I couldn't tell how muscular he was.) with the phrase Zeus Rocks on the front. The reddish orange highlights in his hair made his sea-blue eyes stand out making him look even better. The others introduced themselves as Tyson, Tala, Kai, Ray, Mystel, and I finally discovered the girls' name was Hilary.
"Crap, we better get the hell out the hallway, before the principal catches us." Ray informed us looking at his watch. " We've got two minutes to haul ass."
Everyone scattered and I twisted the lock to my trashy locker. Throwing a couple of notebooks in it to lighten the load in my book bag, I slammed the locker door shut and collided into a solid wall of muscle. Hands caught me around the waist before I hit the floor. Steadying my self , I looked up into the handsome face of Tala. Why was he still here beside me?
"I thought you might like to walk to class with me since we have first period together." he replied.
Holy shit! How'd he know I'd asked myself that? Did I say the question out loud? No, it was definitely a thought.
"Okay." I shrugged letting him lead me down the hallway.
" Soo….." he began slipping his arm around my shoulders. " when did you move here? Or did you just decide to come to school the first day you arrived?"
His arm was branding me for life. It was almost as if his body heat was burning through my black hoodie and suddenly I felt really uncomfortable by myself with him.
" About a week ago." I answered. " My dad wanted to make sure I didn't start school at a really crucial point." Something wasn't right. Mental note to self, keep eye on Tala.
Without speaking he took his arm off of me and opened a classroom door. " Ladies first." he smiled ushering me in. I walked into the classroom and stopped breathing, sitting in the back of the classroom together were Kai and Brooklyn. They weren't paying any attention, since both were taking notes off of the board. The door closed behind Tala and I, and wouldn't you know it, Tala was the only one who had an empty seat beside him in the back.
"Damn." I muttered as I sat down between him and Kai.
Satan was toying with me, he knew how much this bothered me and how low my patience was running. I mean come on! There's only so much pressure and stress a girl can handle before kicking someone's ass sooner or later. The best part, was that a couple of preps in front of me were adding fuel to the already smoldering emotions within my mind. God I hate preps with a passion, they 're nothing but bitches sent from hell. They kept looking at me as though I were a freak, and then would whisper to one another. Finally, one of them had the nerve to look at me with this smile that said " I know something you don't" on her face. I forced myself to stay calm. Then I smiled just as sweetly as she was and gave her the finger. It made me feel a lot better, especially the look that appeared on her face. He He He
" Hn." Kai said beside me. His eyes danced with the same type of mischief that my heart was filled with at that moment.
I smirked at him for a quick second and then regained my expressionless mask. Those girls would try to get me back. I know they'll try, but really I don't care. I could use a little excitement in my life. Danger isn't something I fear, in fact, I welcome it with open arms.
Thankfully, none of the teachers were into introductions of new students, due to morons making the teachers look like idiots. After a painful and agonizing hour of boring hell (chemistry), the bell finally rang for second period. My good luck kicked in once again, when I realized that Kai, Tala, and Brooklyn were in here also. Why was I not informed earlier? This time though, it was just me and Kai sitting in the middle of the rows. There was also this other girl who sat to my left. Later during roll call I found out her name was Samantha or Sam for short. She was cool, and wore a black hoodie like me, only hers was shorter and didn't conceal her body as much. When I first looked at her, I could tell right away, that I could trust her and that she was a good friend. I didn't talk to her much though until we were laughing at a joke Mr. Davis ( our mythology teacher) had told us.
"Man, Davis is crazy isn't he?" she asked me.
" Yeah, its not everyday that there's a teacher that actually sees the point of view of his students." I replied wiping a tear from the corner of my eye.
For the rest of the period, she and I passed notes back and forth while listening to Mr. Davis tell us about the many sex partner of the Greek god Zeus. That guy was a pimp. Strangely enough, Brooklyn ate the whole lesson up and I finally figured out what his shirt meant. With that knowledge in my brain, it made me wonder how many Brooklyn himself had had.
Sam informed me that I'd be having lunch next. Whoopee. The perfect opportunity for those preps from chem. Class to get revenge. I sighed aloud. Man I wish hell would hurry up and freeze over, that way I wouldn't have to suffer so much. So I awaited for the bell to ring, that would signal the beginning of lunch and probably a never ending misery. Why me?
That's the end of Ch.1! I hope you enjoyed it and let me know where improvements are needed! Ch. 2 is in progress as you read this. …….