Author's Note: Okay, so I'm trying something new. I'm still planning on continuing my EClare story but I wanted to try writing about some new characters that I came up with. They are new students at Degrassi that have come after Vegas Night has taken place so all of the new rules and changes are in place. While I'm planning focusing on my new characters, they will be interacting with all of the characters that are on the show in Season 10. So there will be Clare, Eli, Adam, Fiona, Holly J…etc. I would love reviews so I will know if should continue this story or not. Thanks for reading! I hope you enjoy!
Degrassi Community School.
I was not going to enjoy this at all. How could my father expect me to adjust to this? A brand new county. A brand new school. A brand new life. I sighed loudly and looked at my brothers who were standing next to me. I wanted to kick my oldest brother, Ben, because he already was smiling at everyone who passed us by.
"You should be the most upset out of all of us! It's your Senior year may I remind you?" I hissed at him.
"What choice did I have, Kate? Dad had to go where his work said to go and I can see only two options. I can suck it up and try to make the most out of my last year or I can mope around like you. And please tell me, how's that been working out for you?" he replied adjusting the lanyard that hung around his neck.
Considering I was standing on the front steps of Degrassi wearing a uniform of a red polo shirt and khaki skirt, obviously it had not been working out for me at all.
"Could you guys stop fighting?" my younger brother, Cole, asked pulling on his purple polo shirt.
"He's nervous as it is and we're not helping him feel any better," Ben whispered in my ear. "Come on, we should go find the new student orientation," he said making his way up the stairs.
Cole and I exchanged glances then followed behind our big brother. After going through the medal detectors and showing our id badges to the cops at the door, we finally made into the school's auditorium. The security didn't seem like a big deal to me, we had the exact same set up at our old school but I could tell that it must have been a new development for the Degrassi students because I could hear everyone grumbling about it to one another as they passed us by.
We slowly made our way into the theater and took our seats. After a few moments a tall man with blond hair dressed in a gray business suit came on stage followed by two students dressed in blue polos and carrying clip boards. I looked around at the other new students. There were only about eight other kids so we were a small group. It made me feel better once I saw the same lost looks that we all seemed to be wearing on our faces. A boy with shaggy light brown hair stared back at me with his dark brown eyes. He was very good looking but the intensity of his gaze made me quickly turn back around. My heart started to beat a little faster so I took a deep breath to focus once again on the man onstage.
"Who is that?" I wondered.
The man finally walked up to the podium and cleared his throat. "Hello. I'm Mr. Simpson, the principal. Welcome to Degrassi. This is actually a really good time for all of you to be starting here. We have made some big changes here at this school but it should be very easy for all of you to catch on considering you will not know what it was like before. I appreciate everyone coming today dressed in our new uniforms. I also trust that you all were able to read the new Student Handbooks that were sent out to everyone's homes during the break. I hope you enjoy Degrassi, this really is a good school," Mr. Simpson said turning to quickly look at the two students who had joined him onstage. They both looked down sheepishly but quickly nodded in agreement.
"What had happened here? Why were all these big changes needed?" I thought to myself.
"This is Sav, our student body president, and this is Holly J, our student body vice president. If you have any questions about the school, these are the two who will know the most and they are both willing to help you with any problems you might have."
The tall boy with dark brown hair gave a small wave, while the pretty red-headed girl standing next to him quickly smiled and clutched her clip board tighter to her chest.
"Classes start in about half an hour," Mr. Simpson continued. "If you need any help finding your classroom, feel free to ask any of our faculty members and they will be happy to direct you to where you need to go. Good luck to you all," he finished and quickly left the stage with Sav and Holly J following behind him.
"Cole, do you want me to help you find your classes?" Ben asked.
At that moment, I was so envious of my brother. I knew Ben was going to fit right in. He just had that type of personality that seemed to mesh well with anything and everything. He was adaptable. This was all going to be so easy for him. I just wanted to scream.
"No, I think I'm going to be okay," Cole said. "I think I remember where everything was from that tour when we first came here."
"Yeah, and I'm going to be fine too. Thanks so much for your concern," I said icily.
Ben glared at me, "I know you will Kate, that is, if you let your guard down and be willing to actually show someone that award winning personality that you got buried deep down in there," he said poking at my collar bone. I gave him a fake smile then rolled my eyes.
Ben sighed as he stood up, "have a good day guys, I'll see you at lunch okay?" My brother then left the auditorium, leaving Cole and I alone.
"Do you think the classes are going to be harder here?" Cole asked me.
"Well, you are doing a lot of advanced classes, so it's definitely not going to be easy. But I bet you will do just fine," I said gently squeezing his arm in reassurance.
"I'm going to go. I don't want to be late for anything," he said standing up. "I'll see you later, Kate," he said grabbing his forest green backpack and headed off.
Now, I was really alone but I sat firmly in my seat. I closed my eyes tightly, half-heartedly hoping that I could magically wish myself back to Oregon. Back to my old school. My old house. My old friends. My old life.
"You are still here," I heard a voice come from behind me. It startled me and I lurched forward in my chair.
"Nice try though," the voice continued.
I immediately stood up whipping my head around to see who had just scared me. It was the boy with deep brown eyes who had looked at me before. He was a little taller than me, with narrow features and thin lips. He was very attractive. Very, very attractive….No! Stop it Kate! No distractions, remember? I chided myself.
"So, going by the fact that you are glaring at me right now and been pouting this entire time, I'm taking it that you are not overly thrilled on being here at Degrassi," he said.
"Oh, on the contrary. I was just sitting here deciding what to do first. Be Prom Queen or join Spirit Squad? It's just such a tough decision…," I said, my voice dripping with sarcasm. He gave a small amused laugh. I did not laugh back but instead grabbed my book bag and headed out the door.
"Are you always this friendly or are you giving me some sort of special treatment?" he asked catching up with me.
"Don't flatter yourself. I don't even know you," I said trying to quicken my pace but was having trouble because he continued to keep up with me.
"You don't know anyone yet and besides…"he said grabbing my arm and stopping me from walking any further.
He looked straight into my eyes, "you do want to get to know me."
His confidence was throwing me off guard and I found myself struggling to find something to say back to him. He let go of my arm when the bell rang.
Great, I didn't even know which hallway I was in. Let alone my classroom that I was now suppose to be in. I hated being late.
"See you later Prom Queen," he said and headed off down the hallway. I wished I had something to throw at him. I wished that I was immature enough to actually do it, but I wasn't. I sighed and dug around in my skirt pocket until I found my crumpled up schedule. I looked over the paper then looked up at the sign next to me. I was on the wrong floor.
This was going to be a really long day…
Next Chapter: The cafeteria...and who was that boy?