16-year old Dan Howell looked outside the car window, "Why do I have to go here? I mean David's company is Guildford. It makes little to no sense to send me to Liverpool for secondary school, Mum." Dan said, annoyance in his voice.
Mrs. Howell smiled sweetly at her son, "Bear." She said in a calming voice, using Dan's nickname from childhood, "We've talked about this. Yougle Academy is a very great school and it would be hard for you in Guildford since the accident." She replied followed by Dan rolling his eyes.
"It's not my fault that I got expelled! It was that jerk Sky's fault. He started it."
"I know bear, but he was the one who got a black eye and almost a broken nose." Mrs. Howell smiled at her son, "But he should have learned never to call my boy a fairy. He's lucky you didn't punch his eyes out."
"Ms. Howell, Mister Howell just called. He says the main building is expecting Mister Daniel in five minutes. Are you ready to leave the car?" The driver asked.
Mrs. Howell looked at her son who nodded in return, "Yes Louis, pull up."
"I can to this." Dan said ever so silently to himself.
"Welcome Ms. Howell!" The headmaster kissed Mrs. Howell on the hand and looked over at Dan, "Ah, Dan welcome to Yougle Academy. I'm Headmaster Pete Roberts." The husky bearded man greeted Dan with a handshake.
"Thank you for accepting Dan on such short notice. Please know that Howell Co will be donating a large sum because of this." Dan's step- well not really stepfather, his actual father who simply wasn't in his life for about nine years because of business reasons.
Dan just rolled his eyes at this, Hey I'm Doche-David, here have some money to get rid of my problem child. Dan thought to himself, doing a almost spot on (In his opinion) of David. Yes Dan was happy to have David in his life on his mom's behalf, but there was just something he couldn't forgive about the man. No matter how hard his mother tried to get him too.
Headmaster Roberts just smiled and laughed, "It's no trouble at all. Dan's grades show he is clearly bright, and we haven't started classes yet so it's basically no trouble, but please Mister Howell make sure not to cause any trouble. We have a strict no violence privacy here."
Dan held the incoming eye roll, "Oh don't worry Headmaster."
"Jolly good, now if you all follow me I'll show you the campus and Dan's roommates." Headmaster said starting walking making sure that Mrs. Howell, David, and Dan were following .
Dan looked aroe school, all around the first building everything was plastered with pictures of sports teams, friends, and school photos.
Dan made note of the seemingly every five steps a new trophy case was there showing off the school's many achievements of debate club, swimming, soccer, cricket, spelling, etc. Dan rolled his eyes, why couldn't he go to a normal low achieving school?
"Oh bear, lighten up. Try not to look so miserable." Dan looked over to his mom, "It's a great and beautiful school."
David rolled his eyes at his wife, "Christy, stop babying the boy! He needs just to suck up and accept the fact this is his school. Also stop calling him bear, he's sixteen not six!"
Christy glared at his husband, "Hunny, please let me baby him. Since you weren't there for the baby years and couldn't baby him." David looked down to the floor and Dan busted out laughing, Christy followed his son's laughter.
"And this is Willow's Cove. The Dormitory building Daniel will be staying, we have ten rooms. Each has two or three roommates staying there. There are two supply closets, three bathrooms, here at Yougle you clean up your own messes in the dorms." Headmaster Roberts explained.
Dan just nodded, "What are the supply closets for?" Dan asked.
"Easy, one for the cleaning supplies. The other was just a design error." Headmaster Roberts explained, "Oh, here we are! Room 7B." The headmaster opened the door to reveal a blondish boy typing up a report on the computer, and a brunette boy reading The Hunger Games on the bed.
"Dan meet your roommates, Joseph." The headmaster glanced at the boy reading on the bed.
"It's Joey, actually." The boy, Joey corrected him, not looking up from his book.
The Headmaster only nodded, "And Connor." The blonde boy waved hello. "Now Mrs. and Mr. Howell please follow me. I have a few reports for you too to sign." And within a few moments Dan was left in a room with complete strangers.
Connor smiled at Dan, "Welcome! Welcome to Es Joey La Connor Casa!" Connor started off, "Wait since you're here we can call it 'The Secret Trio Lair!'" Connor yelled before fumbling around the desk and pulling out a whiteboard and a dry erase marker.
"Connor, please don't tell me you are actually gonna put that on our door." Joey stopped reading and looked at Connor.
Connor smiled and placed his hand over Dan's shoulder, "Joey! We can not let Dan here feel unwelcomed! We shall called our room now 'THE SECRET TRIO LAIR!" Connor yelled.
Joey rolled his eyes and placed his book on the floor, "Welcome Dan, and Connor is just trying to brainwash you so he can call the room a ridiculous nickname."
"Hah, it's too late to change it." Connor placed the whiteboard outside the door, "WE ARE THE SUPER EVIL SECRET TRIO LAIR. NO STEALING OUR STUFF" Connor yelled outside the door, causing all of them to burst out laughing.
After the three boys had finished laughing, Dan began to unpack. "So where are you from? Do you play any sports? Also are you single?" Connor asked sitting on Dan's bed.
"Wokingham, if you count trolling through tumblr a sport, and yes."
"Cool! Well I'm from Wisconsin, I'm on the swim team, and sadly I'm single." Connor replied.
"And I'm from Boston, I'm on the lacrosse, soccer, and tennis team. It's complicated." Joey who had went back to his book, said not looking up.
Dan only nodded his head as he finished placing his clothing into the drawers, "So what's school here like?"
"Fairly simple, if you get a group to hang with." Joey replied.
"What do you mean a group to hang with?"
"See here everyone has a clique." Connor explained, "Their are you 'Future Fames' aka Troye Sivan he's mad cute, by the way. Then's there's his boyfriend, Tyler Oakley, Matthew Lush, Tiffy Quake, Grace Helbig, Ryan Higa, and then there's Matthew's ex Nick. Their basically the second in command here."
Dan nodded along, "Whose first?" He asked.
"The Jocks and Cheerleaders." Connor replied, "Kalel Kitten, Trisha Paytas, Zoe Sugg, and Justine Ezarik are the queens here. Anthony Padilla, Ian Hecox, Shane Dawson, Daniel Preda, and Alfie Deyes are the kings who serve besides them." Connor explained.
Dan nodded as he finished unpacking, "Don't let the group things freak you out. You have me and Joey to hang out with!" Connor smiled, "And don't think we are only being nice. You seem like a pretty cool dude, and also Joey is always abandoning me to hang out with-" Connor was cut off by a thrown pillow.
Joey smiled innocently, "Connor's just mad because I've began to hang out with someone on the lacrosse and soccer team. So I'm no longer his personal giant." Joey got up and took his pillow.
Connor rolled his eyes at Joey's comment, "That's a lie. But anyway, I need to bid you all a farewell. Swim practice is starting soon, and I want to talk to Troye who's gonna be in a bathing suit." Connor said getting his shoes on.
Joey placed his pillow down, "I gotta go too. Lacrosse practice, and the coach will kill me if I'm late again." Joey explained.
"Bye Dan." Connor and Joey said leaving.
Dan silently fell down on his bed, sighing heavily. "Maybe this school won't be so bad." He said to himself.