Authors Note
This story is an AU which takes place in a high school. All of the characters are humans for the sake of the story. I really hope you like it, and I will continue updating if I receive positive reviews.
Disclaimer
I do not own Homestuck, nor am I affiliated with the characters in any way. Homestuck is the work of Andrew Hussie and I am not making money off of this fic.
Chapter 1
Jade scurried through the school hallway, her books pressed tightly against her chest. She was determined not to be late; especially on her first day at a brand new school. For the third time she consulted her school map which in no way resembled the convoluted hallways. "Ugh, why is this so confusing?!" She moaned in desperation.
"Looks like you could use some help." Jade turned around to find the source of the voice; a slight girl with a pale complexion was smiling brightly at her. She wore a tight, bright pink tank top along with black skinny jeans and converse. A pink headband kept her shoulder length white-blonde hair out of her face. She held out her hand expectantly and Jade noticed her fingernails were painted black. "I'm Rose."
Jade smiled back at the girl, relieved at her kindness, and shook her hand. "I'm Jade...and I'm lost."
"Yeah, it's pretty easy to get lost here, but you'll get the hang of it. Let me see your schedule, and I'll help you get to your first class." Jade obediently handed over her schedule. Rose studied it for a second then said "You have Biology first, two doors away from the English room where I'm going. I can walk you there if you'd like."
"That'd be great!" Jade said enthusiastically and followed Rose as she maneuvered through the crowded hallways.
"So...Jade. I'm assuming you're new here? What caused you to transfer your junior year in the middle of the semester?" Rose asked politely. Jade thought about the sudden death of her grandfather, her only guardian. She couldn't bear to stay in the house alone, haunted by his belongings and lingering presence, so she decided to move and make a fresh start at a new school.
"Um..It's kind of a long story. I moved and now I'm living here on my own so I had to change schools." Jade replied not wanting to reveal the details of her grief to a stranger.
"Oh that's really cool, living by yourself and everything. I'm counting down the days until I can move out of my insane mother's house." Rose said and stopped in front of a classroom." And here we are! Room 228"
"Thank you so much, I have no idea what I would have done without you!" Jade said gratefully.
"It's not a problem. And I hope you don't mind but I noticed you had free next. If you wanted to meet me in the cafeteria next period I could introduce you to some people. I know how hard it is to be new."
Jade smiled, "Sure! I think I can handle getting to the cafeteria on my own. Have fun in English class!"
Jade walked into the classroom and to her displeasure noticed it was already filled with people. She settled for a seat in the back corner and kept her head down, barely paying attention the entire period. Biology was Jade's best subject and she was sure that she was already a master at whatever the teacher was droning on about. Her mind wandered as she thought about her amazing luck, meeting Rose. Jade's thick round glasses and her obsession with the TV show, The Squiddles, had made her an outcast at her old school. In fact, she didn't have one friend and had become accustomed to eating lunch alone. Now, she was beyond excited about Rose introducing her to a new group of people that she could hardly wait for the period to end. When the bell finally rang she hopped out of her seat and rushed to the cafeteria, only getting a little lost on the way.
The cafeteria was packed with students sitting at round tables eating, laughing, and talking. Jade didn't see Rose anywhere. What if she was just saying all that to be polite and she really just thinks I'm a freak? It wouldn't be the first time... Jade thought sadly to herself but out of the corner of her eye she saw Rose standing up and waving to her. Jade smiled and walked over to Rose's table. "Here I saved you a seat."Rose said motioning to the empty place adjacent to her. The girls sat down and Jade looked around the table. She felt secure, having a table to sit at with friendly faces.
"This is Kanaya, my girlfriend." Rose said motioning to the girl next to her. Kanaya blushed and smiled politely at Jade. She was beautiful; her black hair and tanned skin gave her an exotic looking appearance. She wore a long black dress that accentuated her model-esque body.
"I'm Nepeta!" The petite girl next to Kanaya chirped. She wore a blue beanie and spoke in a very high pitched voice.
"And that's Equius." Rose said referencing the extremely muscular boy with his arm around Nepeta.
"Hello." Equius said simply to Jade in a very deep and somewhat shy tone.
"And that's Feferi." The Hawaiian girl across from Jade smiled and waved, her long black wavy hair bouncing when she did so.
"This is Jade everyone." Rose said "She's a new student." Jade looked around and smiled shyly at everyone. All of this attention was overwhelming.
"I love your Squiddles lunchbox!" Nepeta squealed.
"Hey Jade, would you be interested in joining the swim team? I'm team captain, and we are always looking for new members." Feferi said enthusiastically. Jade was about to tell her that she was the least coordinated and most un-athletic person to ever walk the earth but was interrupted when a group of three students appeared behind Rose.
A tall boy put his hand on Rose's shoulder and whispered something inaudible in her ear. Rose responded by rolling her eyes and saying "Whatever." In an extremely annoyed tone. Jade's heart sped up and she could not stop starring at the boy. He was one of the most attractive people she'd ever seen with his perfectly tanned skin, dirty blonde hair that fell gracefully onto his face, and sunglasses that gave him a mysterious look. The boy must have noticed Jade's starring because he gave her a closed mouth smile and then turned back to Rose and thanked her. He nodded at the rest of the people at the table before returning to the two other students waiting for him in the middle of the cafeteria. One of the students, a girl, with straight shoulder length black hair and a nose ring hugged his arm tightly and kissed his cheek. The girl wore a black sleeveless belly shirt and a miniskirt along with fishnet stockings. The other boy had a head full of thick wavy black hair and glasses.
"Who...who was that?" Jade asked breathlessly.
"The guy that was just here? That was Dave Strider. My extremely annoying half brother who just talked me into giving him a ride after school. Ugh, why can't I just say no to him?" Rose said glaring at him.
"Did you see that? We have just witnessed a historic moment. Dave Strider actually smiled. And at you Jade!" Kanaya said while laughing.
"Dave never smiles! And Jade likes him I can tell. Did you see the starring between the two of them? Oh, I ship it, I ship it so hard!" Nepeta squealed excitedly bouncing up and down.
"Calm down Nep, we don't need you to explode or something. Besides, he has a thing with Terezi." Feferi said motioning to the girl hanging onto Dave's arm. "Don't you ship Dave and Terezi? I personally always thought he had a thing for John." Feferi said pointing to the boy Dave was talking to with the wavy hair and glasses.
"Oh Fef! You know I ship Terezi with Karkat! Plus, Jade actually just made Dave smile. And she really likes him! You do like him, don't you Jade?" Jade blushed at the abrupt and blunt question. She felt a bit shallow for being attracted to someone based solely on looks but there was something undeniably different about Strider that made him stand out from every other boy she had ever met.
"We'll...maybe a little bit" Jade said while blushing uncontrollably.
