Merry Christmas, loves! My present to you amazing people is the first chapter of this new story I've been working on for the past few weeks. I really hope you guys like it, please leave a review telling me what you think.

This is an AU story. I have it outlined and I expect it to be 10 chapters at this point (unless you guys have any ideas along the way that I feel like I can add in). This story is inspired by Justin Bieber's song "Change Me" and, regardless of how you feel about him, I do recommend that you give the song a listen or at least look up the lyrics so you can get a feel for how this story is gonna go.

Also, this story is entirely in Hanna's point of view.

So, I'll just let you guys read now...

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My alarm blares at 6:00am, waking me from my slumber. Today is my first day at Rosewood High. I moved here from New York after my mom got reassigned to a new business office. Her job requires us to move around a lot. In the 18 years I've been alive, this is the tenth time we've moved and the seventh time I've had to change schools. It was hard at first, leaving right after I finally got comfortable in a new place and having to leave the friends I made, but I'm used to it now. I've perfected the art of not getting too attached to people I meet. I'm just hoping that I'll be able to get through senior year before we have to move again, even though my mom swears this was the last move. She's said that the last couple times though, so I'm not going to get my hopes up.

I get out of bed, take a shower, do my hair and make-up, then pick through my closet for a good ten minutes before I finally settle on an outfit that I deem worthy of wearing for the first day of school. I pick a pair of dark blue skinny jeans, a flowy yellow tank top, my yellow heels, and I tie it all together with a dark blue blazer with yellow trim on the collar. My short blond locks are slightly curled and I just put on some light make-up. I look pretty damn good if I do say so myself.

I go downstairs to the kitchen and get the lunch that my mom packed me before kissing her on the cheek and going out to my car. I get to the school in just under ten minutes. I find a space in the parking lot and walk down the sidewalk to the front entrance of the school. Luckily, the office is right by the entrance of the school and I am able to get my schedule without having too much trouble.

By the time I get my schedule and the principal gives me pretty much the same welcome speech I've heard at every new school, I return to the hallway to find my first class: English with Mr. Fitz in room 211. The bell rang a couple minutes ago, so there is no one in the hallway I can ask for directions. Just perfect. I'm assuming that since the room number starts with a two the classroom is on the second floor. By the time I find the stairs and ascend them, the tardy bell has rung. I groan at the fact that I'm late to my first class on the first day. So not the way to make a good first impression.

I walk down the hallway, following the numbers on the doors until I find the room I was looking for. As I enter, the clicking of my heels causes the teacher to look up.

"Hi, is this English with Mr. Fitz?," I ask nervously.

"Yes. You must be our new student, which would explain why you're late," he answers, finishing with a light laugh.

"Yeah, sorry about that. I got a little lost. I'm Hanna, Hanna Marin."

"Nice to meet you Hanna, I'm Mr. Fitz. You can take a seat right there next to Aria," he says pointing to the empty desk next to a short brunette. I nod and make my way over to the desk, laying my bag down and taking out my notebook and pen. After fifty minutes, the class is over and I quietly pack up my things.

"Hey," I hear from my right.

"Hey, Aria, right?"

"That's me," she smiles. "It's nice to meet you, Hanna."

"Likewise," I grin back.

"Do you need help finding your locker or next class or anything?" she asks.

"Um, yeah. That would be great."

"Let me see your schedule." I take my schedule out of my bag and hand it over to her. After looking it over she informs me that she is in my next class and her friend Spencer is in also in there and in my class after that. We walk down the hall making small talk. Aria invites me to eat with her and Spencer at lunch, an invitation I gratefully accept. We get to our class and take our seats. A tall, skinny brunette comes in moments later and sits in the seat in front of Aria as she greets her.

"Spencer," Aria says and the girl turns around, "this is Hanna. Hanna, this is my best friend Spencer."

"Nice to meet you," I say holding out my hand to shake hers. She takes it in her own and greets me as well.

"So, you're new here?" Spencer asks.

"Yeah, my mom's job makes us move around a lot. I lived in New York before this."

"Oh, cool. Just a heads up, it's gonna be a lot different here in Rosewood," she chuckles.

I laugh along and agree that it will be different, but it's not too bad so far. The teacher comes in and we are forced to end our conversation. After suffering through an hour of chemistry the bell rings and Spencer offers to show me to my locker since it is on the way to our next class. I put the books I don't need in my locker and we continue down the hallway.

We have History this period, and I'm bummed out about that. I suck at History. When we get to the classroom, Spencer sits at a table next to some blonde guy. Apparently it is her study buddy Andrew. We exchange greetings and then he focuses his attention back on Spencer. I am seated at the table next to them and there is no one sitting next to me. The tardy bell rings just as the teacher enters and instructs us to get out our note writing materials. Shortly after, a tan, athletic looking brunette strolls through the door.

"You're late, Ms. Fields," the teacher scolds.

"Sorry, I would have been here sooner, but then I remembered I didn't really want to be here," the brunette says nonchalantly.

"Just take a seat. I don't want to deal with your attitude right now." The brunette smiles and gazes around the room before her eyes lock on me and starts heading my way. I observe her as she walks over. She's beautiful, stunning really. She has dark brown eyes, long wavy hair, perfectly arched eyebrows, killer smile. I can definitely see myself falling for her.

"Hey, beautiful. I don't think I've seen you around here before," she grins.

"I just moved here," I answer.

"Ah, allow me to introduce myself then. Emily Fields, but you can call me anytime," she flirts.

I snort at her cheesy pick-up line, instantly earning a glare from the teacher. "That's the best you've got?" I ask her.

"No, but that's what came out," she laughs lightly. "So you want to meet me in the janitor's closet during lunch and we can, ah, get to know each other a little better?" Emily says with a wink, raising her eyebrows in question.

"Thanks, but I'll pass," I say, instantly losing interest in her due to her inappropriate and unexpected advances.

"Aw, c'mon. I'll make it worth your while," she persists. I shake my head and try to ignore her. Great, now I'm stuck next to a gorgeous girl who just so happens to act like a horny jerk and who's going to spend the year trying to get in my pants and keep distracting me in class, whether it be by her talking or me stealing glances at her. Then, my grades will suffer and I really can't afford that right now.

After what feels like an eternity of glancing at Emily, her catching me and many failed attempts of her trying to get me go with her, the bell rings signaling that it's lunch time. Finally. I pack up my things as fast as I can, grab Spencer, and run towards what I hope is the cafeteria.

"Woah, slow down there Speedy Gonzalez. What was that all about?" Spencer asks.

"I just wanted to get out of there. That girl was hitting on me the whole class period and it was really getting annoying."

"Ah, the infamous Emily Fields."

"You know her?"

"I know of her, just like everyone in the school. She's a total player. Once she sets her sights on a girl, she won't stop until they agree to hook up with her. Most of the girls in this school fawn all over her despite her reputation, so it really doesn't take much convincing. She usually lays off of straight girls after being turned down a few times though, so don't worry about it. Just don't fall victim to her attempts at being charming or whatever magical powers she has to get girls."

I go silent after that. I was really hoping the topic of sexuality wouldn't come up so quickly, but I guess it's time to drop the bomb. Usually when I tell people I'm gay, they don't really care, but this is a new place and it's always scary not knowing how they will react.

"Hey, you okay? You got really quiet there?" Spencer inquires.

"Um, Spencer, can I be honest with you?"

"Of course," she answers with a furrowed brow.

"I'm gay," I whisper so quietly I'm not even sure if she heard me.

"Oh. Okay, cool. Whatever floats your boat," she answers.

"You're not weirded out?"

"No, of course not. You seem like a cool person. I'm not going to not be friends with you because you're gay. And before you freak out about it, Aria will be cool with it too," Spencer says bumping my shoulder with hers.

We get to the cafeteria and search the room for Aria. We find her sitting at a table in the middle of the cafeteria, waving us over. After ten minutes of easy conversation, I look up to find Emily pressing some girl against the wall, whispering in her ear. When she pulls back, the girl smiles and nods. Emily takes her by the hand and leads her to the exit of the cafeteria, which she has to walk right past our table to get to. When she gets close enough, she locks eyes with me and winks, a small smirk present on her face. I roll my eyes and scoff. She knows. She knows I'm attracted to her and she's going to flaunt girls in front of me until I get jealous enough to do something about it. Our interaction doesn't go unnoticed by Aria.

"What was that about?"

Not a lot of Emily/Hanna interaction in this chapter, but I promise it will be coming almost full force starting next chapter.

Spencer and Aria will not play a big part in this story at all. Spencer will only appear in this chapter and Aria will not appear again until chapter 3 and then she's done. They are just kind of here to give Hanna a heads up about all things Rosewood High, including Emily and her reputation.

Anyways, this was just a chapter to introduce you to the Hanna and Emily and mainly get an idea of their personalities. Yay, Emily and Hanna are attracted to each other! Buttttt, boo because Emily is an asshole just trying to hook up with Hanna ( at this point anyway ;) )

Please leave a review if you liked it or if you have any positive/constructive feedback on anything I could change to improve my writing xoxo