A/N: Hey everyone! Here is my newest fic, hope you all like it! Please review :-)
Charlie Conway roamed the halls of Eden Hall Academy with a huge grin on his face. Today was the first day of his sophomore year and he was so happy that Rick Riley and the rest of the Varsity team were out of his hair forever. This was going to be Charlie's year, he had everything going for him – he had the best friends anyone could ever ask for, a mom who was always there for him and a beautiful girlfriend, Linda Chavez, who he loved… he just hadn't exactly told her yet.
Seeing Linda at her locker, Charlie walked over to her. He wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her cheek. "Morning, beautiful," He said, making her smiled. She turned around to face him and kissed him. "How's your morning been?"
"Alright," She shrugged and he gave her a look. She sighed. "It's just that… they're dissecting the frogs AGAIN!" She said and he rolled his eyes. "After all the trouble I went through last year to stop the teachers from doing that, the freshmen are dissecting them in the next month," She said, sadly and he sighed. "I'm started another petition-"
"I'm not signing another stupid petition, Linda," He told her and she glared at him.
"They are not stupid!"
Charlie looked at her. "Yeah, they are," He said. "You go through all the trouble of getting people to sign but no one ever will!"
"Everyone in the Science department has backed me up on this," She told him, calmly, and he sighed. "We just need a few more signatures and then the Dean won't do it! Maybe you can ask a few of the Ducks to sign too?"
Charlie groaned. "The Ducks don't give a damn about your stupid petitions, Linda, and they're getting really annoyed with me asking all the time!" He told her and she narrowed her eyes at him. "And frankly, I don't really give a damn about them."
Linda swallowed. "Fine," She said, closing her locker. "Then I don't give a damn about you." She said, walking away.
"Linda!" He sighed, walking towards her but she didn't look back. He rolled his eyes and headed in the opposite direction.
First period had just ended and Adam Banks was on his way to his locker. All he could think about were the upcoming Varsity hockey tryouts. He knew he was going to make it, but he was still nervous about the competition. He loved being on the Ducks, but he knew that if he wanted to be seen by a good scout, he needed to be on a team that showed his abilities.
He opened his locker and started putting his books away, smiling at the picture of his girlfriend, Anna Warren, Charlie's younger step-sister, that she had taped up for him before school started.
As he closed his locker and started walking to his next class, heard someone call his name. He turned around to see his teammate, Luis Mendoza, standing before him.
"Why am I not surprised?" Adam rolled his eyes while Luis glared at him. "What do you want now, Luis?" He asked, annoyed. This hadn't been the first time Luis had confronted Adam, it had happened several times after Adam started dating Anna.
Luis and Anna had dated the year before but she had broken up with him after he cheated on her with Mindy, the Varsity cheerleader. When Anna finally realized she had feelings for Adam at the beginning of summer, they two started dating and Luis was obviously not okay with that.
"You know what I want." Luis said and Adam sighed.
"I'm not breaking up with Anna," He told him for what felt like the 100th time. "And even if I did, she would never go back to you."
"And what would make you think that?" Luis asked. "Anna and me dated for a year, we were in love. You two have barely been together for two months."
"I've known Anna since she was eight years old, we've always been close friends," He told him. "And anyways, you broke her heart, she deserves so much better than you."
"I would never hurt Anna again." Luis said and Adam sighed.
"Look, Luis, it's time you get over her, okay?" He said and Luis clenched his fists. "We love each other and you need to accept that."
Luis glared at Adam and shoved him against his locker, throwing a punch. Adam punched him back and the two boys started fighting. The whole hallway of students crowded around them, but there was one student who was louder than the rest.
"Stop it!" A short, blond with long curls quickly made her way over to the boys. "Guys, stop it right now!" She said, coming between them.
Adam and Luis exchanged intense glares at each other as the blond became even more furious.
"Anna, he started it!" Adam said and Anna shook her head.
"I don't care who started it, Adam, this fighting between the two of you is not good for the team and it's not good for our relationship!" She yelled and Adam looked away. She turned to Luis. "And if you ever want there to be some sort of friendship between us then you have to get over me and stop all this fighting with Adam!"
"Whatever," Luis shook his head and walked away, angrily.
"Okay, show's over!" The Dean said, walking towards them. "Everyone go to class, Adam and Luis, I'd like to see you in my office right away!"
Olivia "Livvie" Simms was at her locker after watching the first fight of the year at Eden Hall. She was a new student from Chicago and had come to realize that this school had a lot of drama. She'd move to Minnesota after her father, James, had gotten transferred from Chicago and was less than thrilled to start at a new school.
She noticed a couple of books on the floor where the fight had taken place and curiously picked them up. She opened one of them and checked the name inside, Luis Mendoza. She knew who he was. Her roommate, Connie Moreau, had told Livvie all about each and every one of the Ducks. She had told her that Luis was a huge player and a total hot head and now that Livvie had just seen him in a fight, she couldn't help but agree with Connie.
Livvie looked up from her locker and noticed Luis coming back from the Dean's office. He was at his locker and she realized he'd probably want his books back.
She nervously walked over to him and he looked at her. "Um, hi," She said, with a polite smile.
He looked at her and raised an eyebrow. He had been with his share of hot girls but he'd never seen anything like this one and he was surprised he'd never seen her before. He knew every hot girl at Eden Hall very well, expect for her.
"Hey," He said, with a smile.
"Um, look I know we don't know each other but I found these books on the floor and I'm pretty sure their yours," She said, extending her arm to give them to him.
He looked at them and took them from her. "Oh, thanks," He smiled. "I guess I kind of need these," He said and she laughed. "I'm Luis, by the way."
"I'm Livvie," She said, with a nervous smile.
"Are you new here? I don't think I've ever seen you before.
"Yeah, I just moved here from Chicago," She told him and he nodded.
"Well, I hope to see you around more," He said and saw her blush.
"Me too," She nodded as the bell rang. "See you around." She said, walking away and he nodded.
"Yeah," He said, watching her go. Olivia Warren was Luis Mendoza's latest challenge.
"Guy!" Connie Moreau shouted, jumping out of her boyfriend's bed. "We're gonna be late, come on!" She said, grabbing her clothes and smoothing down her hair as she checked her self out in the mirror.
They had already missed two periods and were about to miss the Dean's yearly 'Welcome Back' speech. Connie loved watching it and she definitely didn't want to miss it.
She pulled her jeans up and glared at her boyfriend. "Guy Germaine, if you do not get up this instant, I'm going to kill you!"
Guy smirked as he rose up. "Oh, really? And how exactly do you plans to do that?"
"Who cares?" He asked. "We hear the same bullshit every year from Buckley, it's not like it's ever going to change."
"I care!" She said, popping her head out of the door. "I like hearing those things, it's memories from high school, Guy." She said and he groaned. "Besides, I left Olivia alone, she's probably freaking out!"
"Who's Olivia?" He asked and she looked at him.
"My roommate!" She told him. "She's new and doesn't know where anything is or who anybody is! Don't you ever listen to me, Guy?"
Guy laughed. "Of course I do," He said, pulling her onto his lap. "I'm just so focused on loving you that I don't even hear people talking about other girls."
She rolled her eyes. "That was so cheesy!" She said and he laughed.
"It was a good try though, right?"
"It was alright," She shrugged and he gasped, tickling her sides. "Okay, it was good, it was good!" She exclaimed, trying to push him off her. "Guy, stop it! We're going to miss everything!"
"Fine," He groaned, standing up. He started dressing himself but stopped to look at her. "Can I at least have a kiss first?"
"Of course," She smiled, walking over to him. She stood on her toes and kissed him gently on the lips. "Now, get ready!"
He grinned. "I love you, Cons," He said and she blushed.
"I love you too."
"Good morning students of Eden Hall Academy," Dean Buckley started. He was standing at the podium in front of the thousand of students in the auditorium. "I would like to welcome you all back to a new year at Eden Hall,"
As he went on, Connie and Guy snuck into the auditorium from the back entrance, where the teachers never sat. Connie spotted Livvie sitting a few rows down from the Ducks and her and Guy walked over to her.
"Livvie!" She whispered, sitting next to her. "I am so sorry I wasn't there this morning," She started and Livvie looked at her. "Guy and I slept in and-"
"It's okay," Livvie smiled. "I found my way."
Connie smiled. "Okay, good," She said. "Did I miss anything?"
"Connie's like obsessed with this speech," Guy commented and Livvie looked at him. "I think by the time we graduate, she'll know it by heart."
Livvie laughed and Connie rolled her eyes. "Livvie, this is my wonderful yet sometimes annoying boyfriend, Guy," She said and he smiled at her. "Guy this is Livvie."
"Nice to meet you," She nodded.
"Likewise," He said, turning his head back to Dean Buckley.
Once the Dean stopped his speech, the cheerleaders came out and started performing their routine.
"Ugh, I hate this part," Connie rolled her eyes and Livvie laughed, looking up on stage. She noticed the blond she had seen during Luis and Adam's fight. She was short and stood in the middle, a huge smile plastered on her face.
"Who's that?" Livvie asked, pointing to her.
"That's Anna Warren," Connie explained. "Charlie, our captain's, cute by devilish step-sister and Adam Banks' girlfriend,"
"Adam's that tall, blond guy, right?" She asked and Connie nodded. "Do him and Luis hate each other or something?"
"How do you know Luis?" Connie asked, cautiously.
"Um, well, I think I saw him fighting Adam this morning and we kind of talked but it wasn't a big deal-"
"He talked to you?"
"Well, not really," Livvie shook her head. "I found his books and gave them back to him, we talked for like five seconds, it was no big deal."
"Oh, God," Connie sighed and Livvie looked at her. "He likes you."
"What?" Livvie said and Connie nodded. "How? We've only talked once!"
"Just turn your head," She said and Livvie raised an eyebrow. "Just do it and I'll explain."
Livvie did as she was told and caught Luis staring at her. When their eyes met, he smiled at her and then waved. She did the same and Connie whacked her arm.
"Ow!" Livvie said, and looked back at her. "What was that for?"
"You cannot develop feelings for him, do you understand me?"
Livvie raised an eyebrow. "First of all, I just waved at him," She said. "Second of all, you're really starting to scare me! Please explain what's going on."
"Fine," Connie sighed. "Look, Luis is a really great friend but you don't want to date him,"
"Why not?"
"Okay, you see Anna?" She said, pointing towards the cheerleaders as they ended their routine. "She dated Luis last year and it ended badly," She said and Livvie looked at her. "Luis cheated on her with Mindy, a Varsity cheerleader skank and Anna was depressed for months," She explained and Livvie looked over at the young girl sympathetically. "Since then, Luis has managed to hook up with almost every girl in the school and you're next."
"So, you really think he wants to hook up with me?" Livvie asked, raising an eyebrow.
Connie nodded. "I know it, he's got that whole 'I'm gonna screw your brains out face' on,"
"Connie!" Guy said, scrunching up his face.
"Sorry," Connie said and Livvie laughed. "I just… we're friends and I don't want to see you get hurt, okay?" Livvie nodded. "Promise me you'll stay away from him?"
Livvie nodded. "I promise." She said, looking over at Luis, who was still staring at her. He smiled but she simply looked away.
For months, Julie Gaffney had been horribly depressed. She felt completely alone and other than her best friend, Fulton Reed, she had no one to talk to.
A year ago, her first crush, Dean Portman had returned into the Ducks' lives and Julie had never been happier. They had always been close and Julie knew she would always have feelings for him. Then, Scooter Vanderbilt, a senior, came into her life and charmed her into believing he was a good guy.
She forgot all about Dean, ignoring him for months while she dated Scooter, which made Dean pack his bags and move back to Chicago. After a while, Julie finally realized the kind of guy Scooter was, all he wanted was sex and Julie obviously wasn't ready for that so she broke up with him.
Now, Julie regretted ever even looking at Scooter and wished she could take everything back, so she could be with Dean.
"Jules!" She heard someone call her name and spun around on her heel. She smiled seeing Fulton walking over to her.
"Hey Fulton," She smiled as he approached her.
"I have some pretty big news for you," He said and Julie raised an eyebrow. "You might want to sit down for this, though."
Julie bit her lip nervously. "Fulton, just tell me."
"Okay, well, I got a call this morning," He started and she nodded, encouraging him to go on. "Dean's coming back." Julie's eyes widened.
