SAM'S POV

"Hey you hear about the new girl?" I looked at Derek and Ralph

"Other than the fact that she's Casey new best friend? No"

I looked at Ralph "Amanda has class with her apparently she's as smart as Casey"

"That explains why they get along so well nerds must stick together" Derek rolled his eyes but I can see that little smile on his face its no secret that he loves her keenerness.

"You think you guys would stop fighting after you guys finally jumped each other" I shook my head and put my books in my locker.

"Please this is me and Casey did you really think we're going to stop fighting just cause we got together?" he smirked "Besides we can't make up if we don't fight"

"Over share D" I tried not to swallow the vomit that was coming in my mouth Ralph seems to have the same problem Don't get me wrong I love Casey but as a friend or a sister I don't need to hear how physical her and Derek get but he that doesn't stop him from telling me anyways no matter how many times I begged him not to

"Yeah man come on she's like our sister"

He shrugged "Just stating facts"

"Whatever just keep those comments to yourself"

"Whatever" he looked at his watch "Shit I'm supposed to meet her right now…she's going to kill me" he started running down the hallway "Come on people get out of my way…Matter of life and death here come on move it!"

I heard Ralph laughing "His so whipped"

"Definitely" I laughed with him "But he's not the only one" I punched his shoulder playfully

"Man just wait until you find your perfect girl than you wouldn't be laughing so much would you?"

"Who says I want one?" he looked at me with disbelieve "What? Its true I'm happy staying single"

"So your not going to date anymore?" he looked at me in horror I rolled my eyes at him

"I wouldn't go that far maybe a couple casual dates but nothing too serious at least not right now"

"Why not?" he looked a little relieved but still confused

"Cause I enjoy my freedom besides I don't need any distractions right now the championships are coming up I need to stay focus"

"Its not like your going to lose focus by getting a girlfriend"

"I always do when I do have one so I made a vow not to have one until after hockey season is over"

"Yeah right"

"Its true" I said defensively

"Uh huh real convincing"

"Why does it matter all the sudden anyways?"

"Trust me you would be changing your mind as soon as you see the new girl"

I snorted "I highly doubt that"

He laughed and shook his head "That's cause you didn't see her yet…I have a feeling she's going to change your mind when you do"

"Whatever"

"I would stay and argue with you some more but I got to go see my perfect girl later bro" we bumped fists

"Later" I grabbed my books from my locker and put it in my bag about to zip it up when I felt someone tap on my shoulder I groaned "What is it now Ralph?" I turned around and looked at the most beautiful girl I've ever seen Damn how is it possible for a girl to be that hot?

"Um Ralph is a boys name and I'm pretty sure I'm a girl" she smiled and held out her hand "I'm Gabriella" Man she's got the brightest smile I've ever seen I definitely have to say sorry to Ralph for not believing him cause I don't think I would mind having a girlfriend now especially if it was her "Do you have a name or people just say hey you?" she asked teasingly

I shook my head "Sam" I shook her hand and smiled "Sorry I'm just not used to talking to beautiful girls like you" Damn it did I just say that? What the hell is wrong with me? That was the cheesiest thing I've ever heard that's something Derek would say to her…I'm so glad him and Casey got together or else I wouldn't have a chance with her

She blushed and looked down How is it possible that made her more cute? "Your just saying that"

"No really its true your boyfriend is really lucky to have you"

"Oh um I don't have one…at least not anymore" she looked down kinda sad

"Well for what its worth I think his an idiot for letting you go"

She looked at me confused "Why would say that? You don't even know me"

"We can change that over lunch" When did I get so flirtatious? I always was the 'responsible' one or the 'sensitive' one or whatever point is I don't usually flirt with girls cause I'm too shy but for some reason this girl just gives me more…confidences I guess

"You want to have lunch…with me?" she looked at me shocked

"Hell yes" I smiled Great way to scare her away Sammy boy "I mean if you want to that is" Shit now I'm blushing now she's definitely won't want to talk to me

"I love to" she smiled at me Wait what?

"You would?" now my turn to be shocked and a little…ok a lot hopeful

"Come on let's go" she grabbed my hand and started dragging me to the cafeteria Breath dude she's just holding your hand don't need to have a panic attack

"So do you normally tap random guys on the shoulder?" I asked hoping she doesn't notice how much of a nervous wreck I was but with my luck I probably wasn't doing a good job. But she wasn't commenting on it at least.

"Huh?"

"Just wondering why you came up to me not that I'm complaining" I smirked at her I've been hanging around Derek waaay too long

"Oh yeah that some guy told me to go up to the guy in blue hat and tell him that hockey practice is after school so don't forget"

"Some guy?"

"Yeah he was kinda weird he said I have nice shoes"

I laughed "That definitely was Ralph" That little sneak he knows I never forget when practice is he was just making an excuse for Gabriella to come talk to me…I have to thank him later

"Why did he say I have nice shoes?"

"He says that to all pretty girls"

"Ok that's…random"

"I'll tell you the story later"

"Why not now?" I shrugged and told her on the way to the cafeteria she laughed "Seriously he actually believed him?"

"Yeah Ralph is not the brightest guy but his pretty good guy to hang out with"

"So you guys known each other for a while?"

"Since we were kids its always been me, Derek, Ralph, and Emily of course" we looked around for an empty seat once we finally spotted one we sat down.

"That's cool you guys are still friends"

"Yeah it is we had lots of good times together"

"I wish I had friends like that"

"You don't?"

"No my dad moves around a lot so I don't usually talk to people cause I always end up leaving soon so I don't see the point"

"That must suck"

"Yeah but you get used to it so its cool"

"How do you like it here so far?"

"Better now that I met you" she blushed "I'm sorry I didn't-"

I smiled "No its ok it made my day a whole lot better trust me" she smiled at me "So what kind of music do you like?"

"Hmmm…well there's ICP, The Cure, Marilyn Manson, Eminem, Relient K and a bunch of other stuff"

"Seriously?" she nodded "Ok where have you been all my life? I love all of them especially ICP"

"I know right I don't see how other girls don't like it at least the ones I hanged out with"

"I honestly haven't met anyone who likes the same music I listen to"

"Ditto…Do you have Lest We Forget? I hadn't listen to it in forever I gave it to my ex-boyfriend to listen to but he never gave it back"

"Ok if I ever see this kid I'm seriously going to kill him cause that's just unforgivable" I mean seriously that's just low I would be pissed if a ex did that to me its one thing to break your heart its another to not give back your cd that's just not right especially if it was a good one like Lest We Forget

"I know its bad enough he ignores me when his friends are around but to take away my music is just below the belt"

"Totally"

"So do you have it?"

"Oh yeah I can give it to you tomorrow"

"No you don't have to give it to me I can just borrow it for a little while"

"No its ok I already have it on my itunes anyways"

"You sure?"

"Yeah its no big deal"

"Oh my god thank you" she hugged me

"No problem" I hugged her back relished it as long as I could and breathed her in Mmmm she smells like apples I would never get tired of that smell

Someone cleared their throat she jumped "You think you can stop hitting on the new girl enough to introduce us Sammy boy?" I looked over and saw Derek, Casey, Ralph, Amanda, Emily, and Sheldon standing in front of us looking very amused.

"Shut up I was not" I turned to hide my face from her so she wouldn't see me blushing…again Thanks a lot D I glared daggers at him hoping he would burst into flames or something.

He just smirked "Yeah you were"

"Whatever" I looked at her "Gabriella this is Derek, Emily, Sheldon, Amanda and of course you know Ralph and Casey" I pointed at each one of them as I said their name "Guys this is Gabriella"

"Hi" I looked at her confused When did she get so shy? they all sat down by us.

"Hey Gabriella"

"Hey Casey"

"I see you guys already met"

"Yeah she came over and gave me a message from Ralph thanks by the way man" knowing Ralph would get what I'm really thanking him for.

"No problem man" and sure enough he knew what I was saying I can tell he got it from the smirk he gave me.

"You guys play hockey too?" Gabriella looked at everyone.

"Derek's the captain, Ralph's the defense, and I'm the offence"

She nodded "Cool"

"What about you? Play any sports?"

"Not really I'm more of a science geek I always wanted to learn something new though"

I chuckled "Science is my worst subject the only class I'm failing"

"I can help you if you want"

"I couldn't ask you to do that you still need to settle in and everything"

"No its no problem I'm so used to moving around so much so it won't take that long"

"I don't know"

"Tell you what I'll tutor you in science and you can teach me everything about hockey"

"You want to learn about hockey?" I'm pretty sure I was looking at her like she was a goddess the looks everyone else was giving me just confirmed it but she didn't seem to noticed.

"Yeah my dad watches it all the time and I asked him to explain the game to me but he never has the time" she looked down in disappointment.

I sighed "Ok I'll teach you"

"Really?"

"Sure" she gave me another hug

"Thank you so much you don't know how much this means to me" I couldn't help but smile she pulled away "Sorry I get too excited sometimes" she started blushing again.

"Trust me you don't need to be sorry" Derek and Ralph put their hands up and snapped the imaginary whip "Shut up" they just laughed at me. The bell rang we got up and left to go back to class.

"So can I come over and get that CD after school?"

"You want to come over to my place?" Whoa down boy she just wants to listen to music she's not coming over to hook up or anything

"You know what I can just wait until tomorrow" she was about to walk away but I grabbed her wrist

"No no no its ok I was just shocked that's all"

"So you don't mind?"

"Not at all" I wouldn't let her leave if she let me keep her

"Can I get the address?" I grabbed a piece of paper and wrote it down my address and phone number then handed it to her.

She looked at me confused about the number "You know in case you have problems getting there or something" she nodded "How are you getting there?"

"Oh my mom can drop me off she'll be late for work but she wouldn't mind"

"You can ride with me if you want and I can just drop you off at home"

"Really my mom won't mind being late"

"Yeah but I feel guilty if she has to use up her gas when I can just drive you there myself"

"You sure?" I nodded "I'll see you from the bleachers then" I looked at her confused "Practice"

"Shit I completely forgot about that…I can always tell the couch I'll be late or something"

"No its ok I don't mind waiting besides I kinda wanted to see you guys play"

"You don't mind?"

"Nope"

"Ok so I'll see you later?"

"Later" she walked away Yeah that won't be distracting knowing she's watching me and then she's coming over to my place…shit I hope someone's home cause I don't know if I can control myself if we were alone this is going to be a long day

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