Chapter1:
"Katie, We're seniors! Can you believe it?" Katie's best friend Morgan said as they walked towards their lockers in the high school.
"No, it feels like just yesterday I moved into this city." Katie stated.
Katie Taylor was from Australia. She moved here with her father after her parents were divorced; Her brother still lives with her mom back home. This was her second year here. Her father moved here because he wanted to build some attractions that would attract people to this city and make it popular.
Morgan laughed as they grabbed their books and headed for first period.
"So what did you do over the summer?" Morgan asked. Katie wasn't paying attention she was looking throughout the hallway. Until she saw the one badass punk of the school. Jack Mercer. He was a senior; He never really talked to her that much. Katie was a 16-year-old senior; she skipped sophomore and junior year. Those grade levels were too easy.
Jack Mercer was leaning against his locker talking with his band mates John and Chris.
"Damn, another year at this forsaken prison." Chris stated slamming his locker.
"I think we should ditch the rest of the year and go off to New York." John stated.
"Yeah, what do you think Jack?" Chris asked agreeing with John.
"Nah, I can't, my ma wants to at least see me graduate." Jack said walking away from his locker.
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"Katie are you there? Please tell me I'm not talking to myself." Morgan said turning to face Katie
"Katie! Hello? What are you starring at?" Morgan asked looking in Katie's direction.
"Forget about it Katie." Morgan said. Katie suddenly turned away from locking eyes with Jack and asked.
"What? Forget about what?" Morgan arrived at the classroom that was Katie's first period.
"He's Jack Mercer. He's a troublemaker! It'd be better if you just stayed away."
"Whatever, Morgan."
"I'll see you at lunch."
"Yeah, bye." Katie said as she waved Morgan off and walked into her classroom.
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Several minutes later in first period. Katie was taking some notes and she heard some guys talking out in the hallway.
She looked up out the doorway to see Jack, John and Chris. Jack looked in the classroom and scanned the people in there and gave a short look to Katie and turned back around to Chris and John.
Mrs. Smith heard the noise too and walked over to the door.
"Mr. Mercer."
"Hi Mrs. Smith." Jack stated.
"Care to join us with your presence today?" Jack looked into the classroom and back at Mrs. Smith.
"Might as well."
"Good go to your seat." Jack nodded his head and made his way over to his desk, which happened to be next to Katie.
"Hey." Jack said looking at Katie. Katie didn't bother looking back at him.
"Hello."
"Nice accent."
"Thanks."
"So your from England?" Jack asked getting interested in the girl.
"No. Try Australia."
"Oh, so your Aussie?"
"Yes."
"What's your name?"
"Katie Taylor."
"I'm Ja-
"Jack Mercer. I know."
'Oh, so you've heard of me?" Jack asked smiling big.
"Yeah by your reputation."
"Yeah well what can I say-
"I'm not impressed." Katie said just as the bell rang signifying the class was over.
Jack scoffed and stood up and noticed she left her notebook he took it and put it with his books.
He walked out of the classroom and into the hallway to see thousands of students rushing around to their lockers. He sighed and walked towards his locker and shoved her notebook into his locker.
"Oh, who's is this?" Chris asked taking out the purple notebook. John leaned over his shoulder.
"Katie Taylor's?"
"Dude. She's not your type." John stated.
"What'd do you mean? " Jack asked looking around the hallway.
"I can have any girl in this school." He said smiling as some girls waved at him.
"Any girl but her." Chris said.
"Why not her?" Jack asked grabbing his next period's books.
"She's a prep! She goes for jocks." John said.
"You already try a move on her?" Chris asked.
"Well I introduced myself."
"Yeah, what'd she say?" John asked.
"She said she's heard of me by my reputation. Then I said what can I say, then she says she's not impressed." Jack said looking at his two friends who were now bursting with laughter.
"Dude, she's not interested." Chris said.
"What? You know what? I'll make her interested."
"Oh, yeah. How?"
"You'll see." Jack said as he shut his locker.
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Katie's home
"Dad!" Katie called walking into their house. "Guess he's not home." She said to herself walking into the living room.
Katie soon fell asleep on the couch until the doorbell rang. She stood up and yawned as she made her way over.
"Hello?" She asked opened the door.
"Hi." Katie opened her eyes to see Jack standing there.
"Great. What?"
"Here." He said handing her a basket filled with jam.
"What's this?"
"It's a housewarming gift from my ma."
"Oh okay thanks. Bye" Katie said as she was shutting the door.
Jack noticed this and stopped her by placing his hand on the door.
"What are you doing?" She asked.
"Well it would be polite if you showed me around since we did give you a housewarming gift."
"Don't you have better things to do?" Katie asked. 'What is this guy's problem?' She thought to herself.
"Well. No."
"Fine if I give you a tour will you promise to leave?"
"That's a hard decision to make there."
"I have other things to do than stand here in the doorway talking to you."
"Ow, feisty." Jack said before smirking.
"So what other things do you plan on doing?" He asked as he walked inside without Katie saying if he could come in or not. Katie sighed and shut the door behind her and answered.
"Well for one. There's homework."
"Homework? You rather do that then spend time with me?" Jack asked not believing it.
"As a matter of fact... Yes." Katie said as she set the basket down on the table.
"So this is where you sleep?"
"No I sleep in my room."
"Which is?"
"Upstairs." Jack nodded his head and walked upstairs. Katie sighed and followed him.
"This it?" He asked as he walked to the door on the right.
"No." Jack nodded his head and he walked over to the left.
"This one?"
"Again no." Jack sighed and said. "This next one will be it. That one?" He asked pointing to the closet.
"No." he smiled and walked down to the end of the hall.
"Jackpot." He said. Katie nodded her head.
"Yeah, considering it was the only one left." Jack smiled and opened it up.
"What are you doing? You don't just barge into someone's room!" Katie exclaimed.
"Looks like I just did." Jack said as he walked inside her room.
Jack walked around her room and saw a picture of her and an older guy with jet-black hair that was spiky and his right ear was pierced.
"This your boyfriend?" Katie walked over to the picture he was pointing at and she bursted out laughing.
"That's my brother. Kirk." Jack nodded his head. "You two look nothing alike."
"Yeah that's what ton of people say."
"So where is he?"
"Back home in Australia with my mum. My parents are divorced." Jack nodded his head.
"Mum?" Jack asked. Katie just gave him a cold hard stare.
"Must be an British thing."
"I'm Austrailian!"
"Right." Jack said as he walkedover to her dresser and saw ballet slippers. He smirked and asked.
"What are these?"
"Ballet slippers. What's so funny?"
"Ballet."
"What about it?"
"That's what you do?"
"Yeah it's a hobby. I suppose your hobby is playing in a hard core rock band." Jack nodded his head turning towards her.
"Just as I thought."
"KATIE!" Katie turned to face the door as she heard her father call.
"Quick! Get out!"
"What?" Jack asked confused.
"If my dad catches you here, in my room. Your dead." Jack looked down at her considering that he was a few inches taller than her.
"Well how do you expect me to get out?" Katie walked over to the window.
"Out!" Katie said as she pointed out the window. Jack smirked and made his way over to the window.
He climbed out and looked back at her.
"Till tomorrow Aussie." Katie glared and shut the window.
"Katie? Are you okay?" Her father asked coming into the room.
"Fine Dad."
Her dad nodded his head and left her room. Katie sighed and looked out the window to see Jack walking across the street to what must be his house.