New school. New country. New people. It was the last thing that Jemma wanted. Her father had taken a new job that required the whole family to go to America and Jemma was probably the only British person there. At least there was nothing different about science. That was always a good thing.
She made her way to her science class and sat at the back of the room in an empty seat as other students walked in and took their seats. At first she thought that she was going to be sat completely alone, until a boy that looked about as lost and as awkward as her walked in and took the seat next to her.
The lesson started and Jemma was writing down notes as the teacher spoke, but she could feel the boy's eyes on her paper which annoyed her a little.
"Look, if you need notes why not pay attention and stop stealing my notes!" She spoke, not even looking to him.
"S-sorry. I just couldn't keep up." The boy replied, in an accent that wasn't American. It was Scottish, and then Jemma understood that he might not be finding that the American accent was too fast and that he was probably new here as well.
"It's okay. Hey, I know that the teacher is speaking a little fast so take the notes that you need." Jemma told him with a smile.
"Are you sure?" He asked a little cautious.
"Of course. I honestly don't mind at all, just ask me next time."
"Thanks." He smiled at her and wrote down the notes that he needed.
"What's your name?"
"Leo Fitz. What's yours?"
"Jemma Simmons. It's nice to meet you, and it's nice to actually know someone that's from the same country. I thought that I was the only one."
"Well, my parents thought that it would be better to move here. I don't know why." He shrugged. "I think they want me to go to a college over here because they're better apparently."
"My dad got a job offer and he accepted. My mum was all for it, but me and my brother didn't get a choice."
"Well, do you know anyone here yet?"
"No. It's just me so far."
"Maybe, we could hang out at lunch and break times you know? Learn the ropes together."
"I'd like that. It sounds like a fun idea." She nodded and smiled, going back to writing her notes, until the lesson ended and the bell rang to signify lunchtime. The pair stood up and collected up their books and pens, at one point their hands touched and Jemma tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, something that she always did when she was a little nervous. They walked out together and went to find somewhere to sit, eventually finding a place out on the field.
"So, what kind of things do you like Jemma?" Fitz asked, sitting down next to her.
"Well, I love science and I guess you can say that I'm a bit of a geek." She shrugged a little.
"What do you mean geek?"
"I mean the type of girl that likes things like Star Wars."
"Oh, well you have good taste in movies." He smiled.
"Well, that's what happens when you grow up with a brother." She shrugged a little and went through her bag to find her lunch.
"Oh wow Mum, you packed two of these sandwiches. I made one for myself and one for my brother." She shook her head a little and looked to Fitz. "Wanna try it? It's prosciutto and buffalo mozzarella with just a hint of my homemade pesto aioli." She told him and held out the sandwich.
"I'll give it a try." He answered taking the sandwich and taking a bite out of it.
"Wow. This is amazing! This is the best sandwich that I've ever tasted." He smiled at her.
"Well, thanks." Jemma answered. "You're sweet to think so, but I don't think that it's the best sandwich in the world."
"You know if we're going to be friends, then you're going to have to make me these all the time." He joked.
"So you want to be friends?" Jemma asked with a smile.
"Of course I do. You're nice and we already get on really well, plus we're both really into science." He gave a small shrug.
"Yeah, I think that we'll be really good friends." Jemma nodded. "I'm glad that my first friend I made here was you. It's nice to be able to have someone that hasn't got an American accent because I'm still getting used to hearing it." She shrugged a little.
"I know what you mean." He agreed.
The pair went on talking for the rest of the lunch break, talking about science, their families and T.V shows and movies that they were both into. Even having a debate on whether or not Anakin was doing the right thing to join the dark side or not. Fitz thinking that he was wrong and Simmons thinking that he was right.
