Title: Just Try
Summary: Emily starts a new college a little late in the year, but with Katie having already established friends there, it makes it a lot easier for Emily. To a certain extent. She can't help but feel attracted to Naomi and, in turn, Naomi can't help but let Emily in despite the numerous walls she built to stop anyone getting so close. Naomily, of course.
Rating: Nothing saucy, sowwwwy!
Disclaimer: I don't, and never will, own Skins.

The story starts of slow, but try it, yeah? :D

'Hold off telling them you're gay, yeah? For, like, ever okay?"

That's how my sister greeted me this morning. No 'good morning', no 'you excited for your first day?', just more and more humiliating comments by Katie.
It wasn't so much humiliating because I was gay, but more because she couldn't even accept me. She made me make her a promise when we were 13; basically it was that I had to tell her everything, simple as. Up until I was 16, I never had anything to tell her anyone. I never got boyfriends, I never fucked anyone in the school toilets, I just breathed basically. Then I hit 16 and I had the biggest fucking secret ever to tell anyone. I didn't have a best friend to tell, I had hardly any friends anyway, so I thought back to when Katie and I were 13 and I thought about how she was my sister and that she'd have to accept me and even hopefully support me. I did exactly that, told her, and all I got back was a blank stare. Then anger. Then she pretended like I never told her.
So much for fucking support.

"Are you ready Ems?" Katie came walking in wearing her usual slutty attire for college.

She glanced down at what I was wearing, "You're going like that? On your first day?"

I looked at what I was wearing, it didn't look that bad. "Yeah, why what's wrong?"

"It's fucking boring."

Never one to sugar coat.

"Too late to get changed now anyway, Danny's outside."

She pushed past me and ran down the stairs giggling like a fucking idiot. I got my bag and gave myself one last look in the mirror. It didn't matter, did it? It's not like I have anyone to impress.

"See you later babe," Danny did his usual routine of snogging the face of Katie while I sat in the back. This time though, I didn't have to endure the extra 5 minute car ride while he would drop me off at my own college.

I got out hastily and waited for Katie outside of the car for once. I took this time to look at the outside of the college. I'd seen it loads of times, but the thought of it actually being my college made it seem a little different. A little scarier.

"Bye Danny babe!"

Finally they stopped. They were always at it, like fucking rabbits.

"Ready Ems?"

I nodded, "Yeah, I guess so."

She headed towards the entrance, smiling and waving as she did so. The fact she was popular only made this even more incredibly awkward and scary as fuck.

"Hurry the fuck up Emily."

I picked up my pace until I was just behind her, following her as she took corners and standing awkwardly when she took the time to flirt with passing people. Finally she stopped and turned to me.

"Well the office is around here somewhere. Go get your schedule and shit. I have to go to a lesson now, but I'll text you once I'm out yeah?"

I actually felt my mouth drop a little. She fucking leaves me in the middle of her fucking college? The bitch. At least she left me in the general area of it, but still. I sighed and started looking around, realising that there was absolutely no one around. I was stranded in this fucking shit hole with no clue as to where the office was, where my lessons were, or where the fuck I was.

"Thanks Katie, thanks a fucking bunch."

"Okay, you're either talking to yourself in third person, or you're not Katie?"

I spun around so fucking quickly, I actually twisted my ankle. "W-what?"

The person in front of me was a tall, peroxide blonde girl. She had piercing blue eyes which were sporting raised eyebrows in my direction. She had the classic beauty of a 50s film star, and I couldn't help but stare.

"You're definitely not Katie."

I shook my head quickly, "No, I'm her twin."

The blonde nodded, but it was obvious she didn't care too much. "I assumed."

I didn't know what to say. She was fucking gorgeous and I was acting like a total idiot.

"I'll see you around then," Was all she said as she turned passed me.

"W-wait, uhm, do you know the way to the office?"

She turned around to me with a confused, "The office?"

I glanced around a bit, unsure why she had asked it like I was speaking a different language. "Yeah... the office? Where I can get my schedule?"

"The office isn't on this side of the building?" She asked it rather than said it.

I shook my head, "But Katie said it was around here?"

The blonde laughed, "I'm afraid not."

"The fucking bitch," I scrunched my hands tightly, trying to relieve at least a bit of anger. "It's no surprise she'd do this, she always thinking about her fucking self."

Again, the blonde raised her eyebrows and nodded slowly. It was becoming painfully obvious she just didn't care. "Right, well the office is back that way," She tilted her head in the direction, "If you just walk straight, you'll get to it at some point."

And with that, she continued the way she was first heading.

A bitch, but fuck she was beautiful.

"Emily!"

I spotted Katie waving me over to where she was sitting. It was already lunch time, thank God. I didn't actually mind my first lesson, it wasn't as bad as I expected it to be, but I was glad for lunch. I gave a shy smile, still feeling new to the whole change from my old college to here.

"So you found the office alright?"

I sat down with my tray of food and nodded, I didn't bother starting an argument with her about the whole thing.

"The others will be here soon I suppose. Don't act like too much of a tit yeah?"

I'm never a tit anyway.

"Ignore some of them as well. Like Cook, he's a fucking sex machine. He'll say anything to get into your pants. Naomi too, she's just a bitch. Then there's JJ, he's just fucking mental. The others are alright. Effy's really quiet, mysterious, so don't take it personal. Sometimes she doesn't sit with us though; her and Naomi sometimes go off on their own. I reckon they're lezzers."

After saying that, she eyed me cautiously, "But they aren't."

I scowled, "I don't fuck everyone that's gay!"

Before she could reply, a tray was slammed down on the table, less in anger and more obnoxiousness.

I looked up to see a boy with messy brown hair and quite messy clothing. He had an earring and had a somewhat thuggish face. It started off as a small grin at first, but as he looked between Katie and me, it grew.

"Fuck. Me. Twins! This is fucking brilliant!"

He slammed his hand down on the table and began to laugh loudly. "Oh I didn't expect you to have a twin!" He took his seat and continued to look between the two of us, "So, how about it girls? I've never had twins."

Katie looked disgusted, "And you're still not having twins. Fuck off Cook."

Cook looked to me, "What about you?" He raised his eyebrows in what I assumed was meant to be seduction.

"No, I'm g-" Something told me I shouldn't finish that sentence. Possibly Katie's stern look in my direction. "I'm alright thanks."

He just shrugged, "You'll come around to the idea." He looked around, still grinning. He obviously found he was looking for because he began to wave at two boys.

One of them had tanned skin and looked awfully like a model. It was bizarre seeing someone so good looking just walking over to you. As for the other boy, he looked so innocent and young it was cute. His mop of hair only added to the cuteness, and once he smiled, his braces only confirmed my thoughts that he had to be about 10 years old.

"Alright Freds, JJ! Seen this? Katie has a fucking twin!"

The two boys looked to me. Freddie gave a small smile and nod while JJ grinned. They both took their seats and while the boy referred to as Freddie began to talk to Cook and Katie, the JJ boy didn't take his eyes of me. It was even worse since he was sitting directly opposite me.

I met his eyes and looked away awkwardly. Why was he staring? "Uhm, hello?"

He slightly froze, "Oh sorry, was I staring? Freddie says I always stare at people I think are beautiful. Shit, I didn't mean to... I mean, you are beautiful, but it's just it must be uncomfortable someone telling you you're beautiful, right?"

What was he going on about?

"I get uncomfortable when people call me cute but that's because it's patronising being called cute. I'm 16, I'm not cute, I should be fucking sexy or something. That's what all the girl say to Cook or Freddie."

JJ, 'he's just fucking mental'.

"Did you know there's about a 1 in 33 chance of someone giving birth to more than one baby at a time? But as you get older, it actually increases? Between 25 and 29, there's a 3%, then at 30-34 it's 4% and almost 5% between 35 and 39. Other things like race and genes affect if you can have twins too."

Katie was right. I just sat and stared at him while he said all this. What did it fucking matter to me? I looked at Katie for some help, but she was in conversation, not even aware of this awkward bomb that had been placed in front of me.
He seemed like an awfully sweet person, but I could feel myself getting annoyed. The thing that bothered me about me getting annoyed was that I wasn't going to do anything. Even if someone kicked the chair from beneath me, I'd probably just got bright red and say 'accidents happen'. I needed saving from this.

"JJ, I've got that plane model you wanted in my locker."

He snapped away from me with a grin and looked up at who had spoken to him, "Thanks Naomi."

It was the girl that had somewhat helped me find the office this morning, and the one Katie had warned me about.

She looked at me with a smirk and nodded, "Find the office okay?"

She took the seat beside JJ, diagonal of me. I followed her with my eyes as she did this and nodded, "Yeah, it wasn't too hard."

JJ looked to Naomi, "You've already met... uhm."

Naomi gave him an amused smile, "I don't know her name either."

"Emily."

"Emily. You've already met Emily?"

Naomi nodded, "This morning."

Katie perked up and turned to Naomi who was beside her. "You met Emily this morning? Why?" She snapped at the blonde.

"Fuckin' hell, I didn't go out searching for her. She was just there."

I noticed there was some mutual hatred between the two.

"Well stay the fuck away from her!"

Naomi looked at me and rolled her eyes, and decided to ignore Katie much to my amusement. "So why are you starting today? It's the last day before a 2 week holiday off school?"

It was stupid and absurd and completely my mum's idea.

"I don't know. My mum already had it set for me to come today and she refused to change her mind."

Naomi nodded, "Fair enough."

Before I could carry on the conversation, Cook shouted over everyone as they too tried to talk to one another.

"Alright ladies, first party to hit this holiday? Anyone?"

Everyone looked at Cook and shrugged. He looked confused.

"Wait, none of you pussies have any parties?"

"Not like you've got one either," Naomi said.

Freddie cleared his threat, "Some posh girl from my old school is having a party tonight. I don't know if it'll be good though."

Cook grinned, "We'll make it good! Nice one Freddie! So whose turn is it to supply?"

What did he mean supply?

Naomi raised her hand, "Mine."

"Thank fuck! You're the only one that does a decent job!"

JJ nodded his head, "He's right. It's not surprising though, considering you know probably the whole population of Bristol."

"Sorted then. See you girls later."

One by one, everyone left the table until it was just me.

Boring start I know, but I promise it gets better.