A/N: This is my first fanfiction so I hope whoever reads it enjoys it. I'm totally open to constructive criticism and I'd love to hear from people
Chapter 1
The hallways of Hollywood Arts were weird to say the least, as Megan Conrad attempted to find her new locker. She had never seen so many different kids in one place. The high school she attended back in Colorado was totally different. There, everybody was all kind of the same, and lockers were just lockers.
After about 20 minutes of searching she finally found it. Had she known it was virtually the only blank locker in the place, it probably would've been easier to find. Megan ran a hand through her dark hair as she looked for the paper with her combo on it. After digging through her pockets for a minute, she found it and successfully opened her locker. As she organized her stuff, another girl walked up to the locker next to hers. The other girl looked over at Megan and after a minute, she turned to her and said brightly "Hi! You're new here right?" Megan looked at the girl and with an awkward smile replied "Um, yeah. It's my first day."
"Cool. My name's Tori Vega." The other girl said with a smile, offering her well manicured hand. Megan smiled back and took her hand, replying "I'm Megan Conrad. Meg for short." Tori smiled and said "Nice to meet you Meg." "Ditto." Megan answered.
"So do you know where all your classes are?" Tori asked. Meg sighed. "Not really. This place has me pretty lost." She admitted. Tori gave her a compassionate smile and said "No worries, I'll help you find everything. Let me see your schedule." Meg complied, digging around in her bag until she came up with a slightly crumpled paper which Tori took. She examined it for a minute before handing it back.
"We have a class together but it's not until after lunch." She said, smiling. "Most of your classes are down that hallway there." She said, pointing. Meg nodded and put the schedule back in her bag. "Thanks Tori." She said with a small smile. "No problem." Tori replied. "If you want, I can find you for lunch. You can sit with my friends and I, then after I'll show you where our class is." "Okay," Meg replied "Sounds like a plan." "Cool. I'll meet you here before lunch then." Tori said. Meg nodded.
"I have to get to class, but I'll see you later." Tori said before walking off. "Yeah, see ya." Meg replied. She had to get to class as well, so she grabbed the rest of her stuff then headed down the hallway that Tori had pointed out.
Classes at Hollywood Arts were actually pretty fun. Meg found herself enjoying the periods, instead of wishing that they were over like she had at her old school. She seemed to fit in here better overall than she had at her old school. Back in Colorado, a lot of kids had thought that her rocker/punk style was weird and outdated, but no one seemed to care at HA. No one batted an eye at her pierced lip and nose, her shaggy jet black hair or her Sex Pistols t-shirt. Meg had seen about a million different styles here, and all of them were accepted.
The hours seemed to fly by, and soon it was lunch time. Meg went to her locker to wait for Tori. After a few minutes she could see the tall brunette girl heading towards her. When Tori caught sight of her she gave and enthusiastic wave. Meg smiled a little and waved back.
"So you ready to eat?" Tori asked once she reached the lockers. "Yeah actually, I'm starving." Meg replied. "Then I guess we better go!" Tori answered with a smile. She set off towards the Asphalt Café and Meg hurried to follow.
Tori escorted Meg to the food truck, then to a table occupied by several other teenagers. "Hey guys!" Tori greeted the other kids. There was a mingled 'hey' from the group, before they noticed the new girl standing slightly behind Tori.
"Who's your shadow Tori?" asked the goth girl sitting across the table. "Oh!" Tori exclaimed. "Guys, this is Meg. She's new." Meg took a small step forward and waved, doing her best to smile confidently. The kids at the table made noises of recognition as the two sat down, before Tori introduced each properly.
She gestured to each kid in turn as she said "Meg, this is Robbie…and Rex, Beck, Andre, Cat, and Jade." As Tori introduced them, Meg checked each one out. Robbie was a nerdy looking kid with a puppet on his lap. The puppet apparently, was Rex. Meg didn't like the way either of them were looking at her; Robbie was giving her puppy dog eyes, and Rex was waggling his eyebrows suggestively. Beck seemed like a pretty chill guy, with his long, dark hair and laid back expression. Andre had dreads and was all smiles as he greeted Meg. She was a little bit taken aback by how hyper the little redhead Cat was, but she smiled and waved all the same. Jade was the smirking goth girl who sat across from them. Meg couldn't help but stare at her. She was gorgeous. Meg found herself struggling to keep her jaw from dropping.
"What are you looking at, new meat?" Jade asked with a snarl. "Not much." She answered on reflex. She winced when she realized what she had said. A deadly silence fell over the table as the kids waited to see how Jade would react. Jade stared at Meg for an intense minute, before she cracked up. The table let out a collective sigh of relief before looking at Jade like she was crazy.
"I like you newbie." Jade chuckled. "It's about time someone had the balls to make a comment like that." She went back to eating her lunch, and with the crisis averted, the others did too.
While the others picked up their conversations, Meg started eating her pizza. She had just started to space out when a cynical voice brought her back to reality. "So Meg, what exactly do you do?" Jade asked. "What do you mean?" Meg asked, confused. "I mean, we all go here because we can do something. So what can you do?" "Oh." Meg said. "I play guitar." "Cool!" said Andre. "I'm really into music too! What kind of guitar do you play?" "Um well I mainly play classical and flamenco, but I can play a little of everything." "That's awesome!" Andre exclaimed. "Maybe we can jam some time." "Yeah, that'd be cool." Meg replied. The bell rang before anyone could say something else, and the teens got up to head to their next class.
The rest of the day flew by, and soon Meg was driving back to her new house. The class she shared with Tori had been…interesting. She had been a little weirded out by the teacher Sikowitz, but he seemed like an okay teacher once you got past some of the crazy. Most of the kids they had eaten lunch with were in that class with them. Meg was kind of relieved because at least she knew someone else besides Tori.
As she pulled into her driveway, Meg found herself smiling. Despite her expectations, it had actually been a really good first day. It seemed like Hollywood Arts would be a great fit for her after all.