Will Vandom,A new student at the Sheffield Institute,was sitting at her desk waiting for the morning announcements to come on.When they did,she heard the principal's voice"Good morning students.Today I have a very special announcement so please listen up.Today we are going to start a petition to save the whales."as soon as she heard about the petition,she asked her teacher if she could sign it,he said she could at breaktime.She looked at her schedule and she had 2 classes before break,science+english.The bell rang and she wnt to her first 2 classes.3..2..1..Diiiiiiinnnnngggg"Finally Breaktime"Will thought.When she opened her locker a note fell out when she opened it,she opened the note and it read'Your invited to come and have cookies and tea the Silver Dragon 4:00.If you have any questions ask Hay Lin(she has really long pigtails).'Getting her books out of her locker,she went into homeroom and set them on an empty desk and headed towards the office to sign the petition.when she got there she realized someone else had signed the petition as well and that persons name was Caleb Tellerman(i just made up the last name.well my best friend did).She signed it too and went back to homeroom only to find her books had been moved over 3 rows,she didn't say or do anything she just sat down.She was just about to grab her book to read it when someone else she looked up and a boy with brown hair and forest green eyes looking at her.
"What are you reading?"the boy asked her.
Coming out of the little world she was in she said"Double Identity."
"Is it any good?The cover looks weird."he asked turning it over and back to the front.
"Yes,very good and haven't you ever heard the saying Don't judge a book by its cover?"she asked with a sarcastic tone."Hi,my name's Caleb Tellermen what's yours?"he said holding out his hand for her to shake it.
"Will,Will Vandom.Hey your the other kid that signed the petition."she said,her voice getting louder with every word.
"Shhhhh.not so loud"he said covering her mouth with his hand.
"And why not.It's not like your firends don't know you care"she said pushing his hand away from her mouth.
"But that's the thing,they don't know.I signed the petition without anyone knowing.I didn't think anyone else would sign it and I would like to keep it that way if you don't mind.The thing is, is that nobody cares about them and since we only live 2 hours away from the ocean,i'm trying to help."he said.His tone was sad.
"If it makes you feel any better I care."she said smiling softly"Oh,do you know who HayLin is?I got this note from her saying i'm invited to have tea and cookies at a place called the Silver Dragon."she said pulling out a small piece of paper and handing it to him.
"Yeah,she's the girl right over there"he said pointing to a girl with blue-black pigtales at a desk drawing."Oh,would you like to meet her?"Caleb asked looking back at Will.
"Sure,so I can thank her for the invitation"she said smiling
"Hey,HayLin"Caleb called"Come here"
Looking up from her drawing,she smilied and put away her notebook in her backpack and got up and walked over to Caleb and asked"Hi Caleb who's your friend"HayLin asked cheerfully.
"This is Will Vandom"Caleb moveing his hands like a butler would to introduce food.
"Thanks for the invitation.Where's the Silver Dragon,I don't remember seeing it"Will said witha confused look on her face.
"Oh you can follow us then,it's not far from here."HayLin said
"Us"Will asked even more confused
"Irma,Taranee,andCornelia.There going to be joining us along with Caleb"HayLin said digging around in her backpack and finally pulled out a small note that said the same thing as Will's did,handed it to Caleb and walked away.DDDiiinnnggg went the bell and the students went to there next classes.At lunch Will wasn't sure where she was going to sit,Just then she spotted HayLin waving at so she walked over and sat down,3 other girls were at the table as well,HayLin introduced
them as Irma,she had brown hair,Cornelia,she had blond hair,andTaranee,who had blue-black hair,.she just smililed and waved to each of them and ate her lunch.3..2..1..DDDiiinnnggg went the bell to dismiss the students from school.Walking out 2 big doors Will caught herself thinking"To bad it's only thursday."When she got home she was surprized to find everything unpacked and put away "Mom are you home?The place looks nice."she yelled but got no answer.So she went to the fridge and got something to eat,did her homework,She had just put her last book away when she noticed the time,the clock said 3:50pm.She realized she was going to be late,so she quickly wrote a note to her mom so she wouldn't worry,ran down the stairs,pushed open the door,only to run over someone,she got up to notice that person was Caleb."Sorry,I was in a rush to get to the Silver Dragon,cuz I just now noticed the time.So do you know where it is,cuz I no idea."She said as fast as she could
"Whoa,slow down and talk a nomal speed.Your fine,i'm fine and yes I do know where the Silver Dragon is"Caleb said trying to calm her down"Now,what makes you think i'm going to take you,huh?"he asked smiling.
Confused she asked"Why wouldn't you?So, sense your invited and I have no idea where I am,why don't you take me"
"Oh,okey I'll take you,but on one condition"he said makeing it sound bad.
"Okey,what is it"she asked hesitently
"You have to go on date with me"He asked not sure if that was a wise choice.
"Sure I'd love to, just say when and where"She said smiling with relief
"Ok,lets get going so were not late"he said leading the way.
"Whats there to do in Heatherfield anyway"Will asked looking at him.
"Well,you can ice skate,swim,go to the mall.There's all sorts of things to do,why you already bored with me?"Caleb asked giggling a little.
"No,no,no,no,no nothing like that,its just that my mom works for this really big company and I just figured she'll be working a lot,so I just wanted to know in case I get bored,ok"she said talking fast again
"Ok when you get to talking fast your weird.Were here."Caleb said looking up,Will did the same.
"Wow it's smaller than I expected,but cuter"she said still looking up
"Wait till you see the inside"Caleb said walking into the place,it was busy Caleb saw HayLin wave them to the back"Come on"he said nudging Will with his elbow,they walked into the kitchen,Will saw HayLin walk up a flight of steps.
"Where's that go?"Will asked pointing to the steps.
"To her house"Caleb said with a smile.
"Cool"Will said with a smile,following Caleb up the into HayLin's bed room Irma was listening to music,Cornelia was brushing her hair,and Taranee was reading a book.
"We'll get some tea and cookies when the crowd downstairs calms down"HayLin said"But I could see if grandma could sneak some up"and she left the room.
"So Will,what city did you come from?"asked Taranee placeing her book down.
"Fadden Hills,it's a lot smaller than Heatherfield and just an hour away from here"Will said smiling.
Beep,Beep,Beep,Beep,Caleb looked down at his cellphone"Gotta go,my mom needs me home"with that he left the girls to talk amongst themselves.
Just then HayLin came in with a tray of tea and cookies"Where's Caleb?"she asked setting the tray down,as soon as Irma saw the goods she went in for the taking.
"His cellphone went off and said his mom wanted him ASAP I guess"Will said getting a cup of tea and a few cookies.
"Oh,ok"Haylin said cheerfully
The next day school:"So Will,when do you want to go on that date"Caleb asked Will at her locker.
"You startled me.Um how 'bout tonight?"Suggested Will
"Sounds cool,say 6:30ish(six thirty-ish)"Suggested Caleb leaning against a locker.
"Sounds good to me.Hey Caleb,why did you run off in such a hurry yesterday?Will asked concerned.
"Ok,I'll tell you as long as you don't tell anyone"he said his voice a worried tone.
"Yeah,I promise I won't tell anyone"Will said.
"Well,my dad got drunk and started beating my mom,so she needed help,when I got there he was about to hit her,so I pulled him off her and hit him so hard he was out for a couple hours,in the meantime I cleaned up my mom and about the time I got done with my mom,my dad woke up and apologized"Caleb said letting out a sigh"and if the same thing happens tonite we might have to cut our date short"he finished.
"It's okey,I understand"Will said closeing her locker.
Later that night:"So were do you want to eat or we could go see a movie or we could-"he was cut off by Will's laugher
"What"he asked confused.
"Nothing"she said holding in a laugh.
"Come on what is it,you wouldn't be laughing for no reason now would you?"Caleb asked looking confused.
"Well ok,it's just that 1)your my first date ever,2)you look really nervous when i'm sure that someone as good looking as you has been on many dates before me,and 3)of all...wait there is no three of all."Will said looking at him blankly.
Caleb blushed"Um you have one thing wrong,this is my first date too and do you really think i'm good looking?"Caleb asked.
She blushed heavily