"Em you need to hurry up we're going to be late." Logan yelled while pounding on my bedroom door.
"Hold on big brother it's my first day I wanna look my best." I smiled at him as I grabbed my backpack and walked to the kitchen where the maid had a muffin and coffee in a to-go cup waiting for me. "Thanks Mrs. Navarro." I smiled at her.
"Have a good day Miss Emily." This was going to be my first day at Neptune High, well in a public school in general. I was attending a boarding school for the gifted and talented, but I got kicked out. I know no one here besides my brother, and some of his close friends, all of whom irritate me beyond belief. My father always sent me away claiming that I was special and deserved all he could give me, but I just never fit into my family. Logan is very protective of me because he thinks it's his fault I got hurt last time we went to Mexico.
Logan and I hopped into his yellow suv and he drove to school. Logan and I are only a few months apart, because my father cheated on his mother with my mother. My mother in turn killed herself to punish my dad, and he was forced to take me in.
"Stay close to me little sister. At least 'til you learn the ropes."
"I think I can handle high school." He pulled into a parking spot next to his friends.
"Emily now that you're going to school here we should hang out more." Dick said putting his arm around my shoulder.
"Back off Dick." Logan said dryly.
"Hey, I'm just making sure she feels welcome."
"I do. Thanks but no thanks." Lifting his arm off me. We walked towards the entrance of the school. There was a skinny black kid taped to the flag pole. "Logan why is that kid up there?"
"He did something to piss of the PCHers."
"The who?"
"The new girl never heard of us?" Said a voice from behind me. Logan and I turned around.
"Leave her alone Weevil."
"I don't make promises to an 09er."
" Weevil, like the bug?" I finally asked.
"And what's your name cupcake?"
"Emily."
"Very pretty. Nice name for a nice girl." He caressed my cheek. Logan was getting angry, but didn't step in. He knew not to fight my battles for me.
I smacked his hand away, "Not so nice. It so happens I love to step on bugs. Let's go Logan." After we walked away from him I decided I needed answers. "Logan who was that?"
"Weevil. He's the head of the PCH motorcycle gang." Logan walked me to my class.
"Later Logan."
"Stay out of trouble Em." Why was he always telling me that? I walked into the classroom and the teacher showed me to my seat.
"Hey cupcake looks like we get to be lab partners." I rolled my eyes. Why does he have to be my partner? The class started and we were doing a work sheet on genetics. "Why don't we just go to your place and find out for real how genetics works?"
"I think the only genetics you can handle are the ones on paper cupcake." I replied sarcastically.
"You afraid your 09er boyfriend won't measure up?"
"Who? Logan?" He nods. "Gross that's my brother."
"If he's your brother why haven't you been around here?"
"I'm the black sheep of the family. Dear ol' dad sent me away for school as soon as I was old enough."
"Why are you here then?"
"Got expelled from St. Charles Preparatory Academy."
"Why?"
"Aren't you full of questions? I got in a fight."
"You got expelled for fighting?"
"He was hurt really bad."
"He?" Weevil looked shocked.
"I told you I'm not a nice girl."
"Guess not." The bell rang. "See you around Cupcake." I rolled my eyes.
"Why were you sitting next to Weevil?" Logan asked as soon as I walked out of the classroom.
"I didn't have a choice it's called assigned seats Logan."
"I want you to stay away from him he's dangerous." Logan snapped. The rest of the day went by rather uneventful. I was surrounded by my brother's idiot friends, and being ignored by most of them. Logan was in the rest of my classes and then he dropped me off at home before he went surfing with Dick.
I walked up the driveway and Weevil was standing at the door. "What are you doing here?" I asked shocked.
"Dropping off something for my grandma."
"Your grandma?" I asked confused.
"You might know her as the maid. You know the one that cleans your shit up."
"Mrs. Navarro?"
"Yeah."
"I love her. Come in." I said genuinely.
"Mrs. Navarro!" I yelled. "Your grandson is here to see you." She came rushing in from the kitchen. Weevil handed her a bag.
"Thank you Eli. Miss Emily this is my grandson Eli. He goes to your school."
"Nice to meet you Eli." I placed emphasis on his name.
"I made a snack for you in the kitchen." Mrs. Navarro said to me.
"Why don't you join me Eli. It must be a long way back." I hesitated slightly.
"To the ghetto?"
"That's not what I was going to say. I'm sure your home is charming." He followed me into the kitchen.
"Why do you need a kitchen this big?" His voice was dripping with distaste.
"I don't know honestly." I picked up a plate of sandwiches. "Wanna sit by the pool?" He shrugged.
"Why aren't you as stuck up as the other 09er bitches?"
"Maybe I'm not a bitch." I said as I took a bite of the peanut butter and grape jelly sandwich.
"Everyone that lives here is."
"How many of us do you know personally? Beyond being an ass at school."
"One." He suddenly looked sad. "My ex. Or whatever."
"Whatever?"
"She kept me a secret."
"Who is she?"
"Lilly Kane." I nearly choked.
"Logan's ex?" He nodded. "I knew she cheated on him, but he wouldn't listen."
"See. Bitches."
"Not every rich person is the same Eli."
"Don't call me Eli."
"It's your name."
"Only certain people call me that."
"Guess I'm special." I knew he was a bad boy, but I didn't care. I couldn't help falling for his devilish charm, and he knew it. I heard my dad's car dive up. "Shit my dad's home."
"I'll leave."
"No then he'll think I'm hiding something." I pulled out a textbook from the backpack sitting at my feet. "We're studying."
"Hey Emily who's your friend?" My dad asked.
"Eli's in my biology class. He was having trouble so I thought I'd help him."
"Just no practical lessons by the pool please." He turned and left to get a martini.
"Oh my god how embarrassing."
"He seems nice."
"Don't let him fool you. You should go before Logan comes home. I don't want to get another lecture about staying away from you."
"Another?"
"Yeah he seemed very intent on keeping me away."
"Funny. It's usually the parents that feel that way about me." Eli said as he walked out the door toward his bike.