Emma's POV
Today is my first day of school in America, and I'm very excited. After having breakfast with the others and Miss Peregrine our housemother, Olive,Victor, Enoch and I walk to school. We stop by the office and pick up our schedules.
"Darn it, looks like we don't have any classes with you Emma" Enoch says frowning as we compare our schedules.
"Oh that's alright, I'm sure this year is going to be great" I say excitedly as I give them a small grin. I am a little nervous about being alone in my classes, but hopefully I'll make at least one friend today.
"Olive,Victor and I are going to go find our lockers, why don't you come with us?" Enoch suggests.
"Thanks for the offer but I think I'll walk around a bit, you two go on without me" I say happily, giving them an encouraging smile.
"Well alright, but be careful" Olive warns me before they begin to walk off. I grin as I watch them walk away before turning and walking down a different hallway. I look at the numbers on the lockers and see that I'm near mine.
'225..227...Ah here we go,229!' I think to myself excitedly as I find my locker. I put my schedule in my bag after reading the combination.
"Well well well what do we have here lads?" an obnoxious voice says as I hear footsteps moving closer to me. I turn to the side and see three guys beginning to approach me.
"Looks like a newbie, we should give her a proper greeting. Right fellas?" the tallest one says grinning at me, and I see the lust clouding his eyes.
'Please no' I think to myself, feeling goosebumps spread on my skin and my heart begin to race faster in fear.
"please leave me alone" I beg them as they begin to close in on me.
"Awww don't be like that baby, we just wanna get you know you" The biggest one says as he begins closing in on me. I shrink back in fear and begin backing away. I manage to back up a few feet before feeling my back press into a wall. Suddenly the wall moves slightly and I realize that it wasn't a wall at all.
"Please don't hurt me" I beg as I turn around slightly to look at the guy I'd bumped into. I feel my breath catch in my throat as I come face to face with the most handsome guy I'd ever seen. He's wearing dark blue jeans, a blue V-neck T-shirt and black sneakers. He has black hair and blue eyes.
"Woah easy there, what's wrong?" he asks gently as he puts his hands up. I hear the three guys that were after me begin to approach and let out a little squeak, unconsciously moving closer to him. He looks up and glares at them over my shoulder.
"I'll handle this don't worry" he says reassuringly as he gently pushes me behind him, acting as some sort of barrier.
"Back off Portman she's ours!" one of the jocks demands.
"How about no? It seems to me she wants you three to leave her alone Clark" the boy growls as he moves his arm back slightly, in case on of the guys decides to try to get at me.
"Stand aside!" The biggest one growls as he begins to move forward.
"Or what? Are you gonna hit me? Go ahead, but if you do you know coach Johnson will kick you off of the team for a few games. Which means, no Playoffs" the boy scoffs tauntingly. The jocks growls and his friends look at him worriedly.
"What ever, that bitch isn't worth it" the jock grumbles as he stalks off, his friends close behind.
"I'm sorry about them" the boy apologizes as he turns to face me. He cocks his head to the side slightly and gives me a small smile.
"T-thank you" I stutter out shyly. His smile widens and I feel my heart melt.
'He's so gorgeous' I think to myself as I stare into his ocean blue eyes.
"You're welcome" he says gently as he walks over to my bag,which I'd dropped when I'd been trying to get away from those guys. He picks it up and walks back over to me. He holds it out to me and I give him a grateful smile as I take it.
"My name's Jake by the way" he says sweetly.
"I'm E-Emma" I stutter shyly.
'Nice work Bloom, he definitely won't like you now' I scold myself.
"Well then Emma, may I see your schedule?" He asks me kindly, giving me a small smile. I smile back at him and get my schedule out of my bag and hold it out to him. He takes it and looks at it for a few seconds, his smile widens as he scans it.
"Sweet, we have all of the same classes" he says happily as he gives me my schedule back.
'Thank you god' I think to myself gratefully. I can't believe I'm lucky enough to have the same classes as this gorgeous boy in front of me.
"C-cool" I say with a small grin forming. Suddenly the bell rings and I look up at him.
"It would be my pleasure to escort you to class miss Bloom" he says with a British accent, holding his arm out for me. He must have saw my name on my schedule.
"Why thank you Mister Portman" I grin as I take his arm gratefully, remembering what that jock had called him. He let's out a small laugh and begins leading me down the hall, ignoring the stares from his peers. I see Olive and Enoch glance at me curiously and I give them a small grin before we enter the classroom. Everyone stares at us in shock and I gulp nervously.
"Just ignore them, I do" Jake says supportively, giving me a reassuring smile. He leads me over to an empty table in the back of the room and pulls out my chair for me before I can even move.
"Such a gentleman" I say amusedly as I sit down, feeling a small blush creep up my cheeks.
"You deserve it" he says grinning as he sits in the seat next to me.
"I bet you say that to all the other girls" I say playfully, my blush deepening.
"What other girls?" he asks me playfully, his lips tugging upwards slightly. He turns to the front of the room and before I can say anything else, the teacher walks in.
"Hello class, my name is Miss Avocet and today we'll begin learning about Romeo And Juliet" the English teacher begins as she moves over to her desk and picks up a stack of books.
'Very funny god, very funny' I think to myself sarcastically as she begins passing out the books. Jake picks up one of the books and gives it to me, shooting me a quick smile before focusing on grabbing his own copy.
"Now can anyone tell me a quote from Romeo And Juliet? come now don't be shy" Miss Avocet says smiling at everyone. I hear Jake shift in his seat slightly but stay focused on the teacher.
"Ah yes Mr. Portman! I thought you might have something" she exclaims, and I turn slightly to see Jake's hand halfway up. He lowers his hand and out of the corner of my eye I see Miss Avocet give him a knowing smile.
"My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep; the more I give to thee, the more I have, for both are infinite" he says poetically and I hear several of the girls in the room swoon. I feel my legs turn into jelly as he turns his head and grins at me.
"Well done Mr. Porman!" Miss Avocet congratulates him before returning to talking more about the book. I giggle as I notice a light blush appear on his cheeks.
"Now we'll be reading this book in class, but I do recommend reading it as home as well, so you can get to know the characters some more" Miss Avocet begins to explain. I hear some of the boys on the other side of the room groan and Miss Avocet chuckles.
"Now now children, this isn't that bad. And I've spoken to Miss Wren and she's agreed to let us do the play Romeo And Juliet after we've finished reading the books!" Miss Avocet says grinning. Out of the corner of my eye I see Jake smile and I see the excitement in his eyes.
'Sweet,confident,handsome, and he loves Romeo And Juliet? Could he be anymore perfect?' I ask myself, feeling a goofy smile grace my lips. For the rest of class I'm drifting in and out from 'lala land' as I think about everything that has happened today.
"Emma, Emma?" I hear Jake say faintly. Suddenly I'm snapped out of my thoughts by someone roughly shaking my shoulder. I turn my head to the side and see Jake looking at me curiously.
"You alright? it's time to go, class is over" he says gently. I look around and see that we're the only ones left in the room.
"Yeah, yeah I'm fine. Sorry I just got lost in thought I suppose" I chuckle as I feel my cheeks heat up for what feels like the millionth time.
"Penny for your thoughts?" he suggests as we begin to get up and exit the room.
"Nah it's silly" I brush off playfully.
"C'mon you can tell me" he says hopefully as he holds out his arm for me, which I gladly take once again.
"Maybe I shouldn't" I tease him.
"Please" he begs, a playful pout on his lips.
'Just when I started thinking he couldn't possibly get any cuter, he finds a way to do just that' I swoon.
"I was just thinking about that quote you said earlier" I tell him shyly. Technically it's not a lie, it's just not the only thing I was thinking about.
"Oh really? what about it?" he asks me curiously.
"I was just thinking about how sweet it was...the quote I mean!" I catch myself so I don't embarrass myself.
"It's one of my personal favorites" he says with a small smile. We walk to our next class in a comfortable silence and once again we sit in an empty table in the back of the room. And once again Jake pulls my chair out for me.
"You really don't have to do that you know" I say amusedly as I sit down
"I know, but I want to" he says playfully as he sits next to me. I grin at him and we focus as the history teacher begins our next lesson.
"Hello children, my name is Mr. Emerson and today we shall be watching a documentary on 9/11" he says as he turns the projector on and turns off the lights. After a few minutes the video starts and the room goes silent.
Two classes later it is finally lunch time and Jake and I are sitting at a table joking around with each other and telling stories.
"So you moved here from Cairnholm with your family?" Jake asks me curiously.
"Yes, with Miss Peregrine our housemother" I confirm.
"Wow that's amazing" he says impressed. I grin at him for a few seconds before taking a bite out of my apple.
"So how are you liking America so far?" he asks me curiously.
"It's definitely nothing like Cairnholm, but it's definitely beginning to grow on me" I say amusedly, giving him a small smile which he gladly returns.
"So Emma, Who is this?" I hear a familiar British accent ask from behind me.