A/N: Hi everyone! I've never written anything before but I've wanted to for so long so i just thought i'd start typing and this is what I came up with!

Really not sure how to feel about it or what direction ill be taking this story in so i guess we'll just have to wait and see. I have quite a bit of time on my hands for a few weeks before things start to get hectic so ill be hoping to roll quite a few chapters out.

Please let me know what you think or where you'd like to see the story go?

REST ASSURED - Larry wont be around for very much longer at all.

Thank you

Piper Chapman rose slowly from her bed on the morning of the 5th September. As she planted both feet on the floor beside the bed, a small smirk crept upon her face as she realised what day it was. Today was the day that she would return to her old high school in order to begin the next chapter in her life. She still couldn't quite believe that on this exact day 4 weeks ago she received the phone call which would begin to shape her near future…

Piper was sat alongside her best friend of 15 years, Polly Harper. Having just finished at college, the blonde thought it would be a good idea for the two of them to catch up over some coffee at a local cafe down the road.

"Pol…" Piper sighed.

"Look Pipes, you've done all you can. Quit stressing." Polly tried to reassure her friend.

"I'm just worried that none of these schools think I'm qualified enough or have enough experience to carry out my dream job.. Maybe I should-" Piper rambled on.

Polly cut her off. "Maybe you should just chill out, you've only just finished college" After a pause she started again. "Have a year to yourself, go travelling or something, you have the rest of your life to work!" She threw her hands up in the air.

Piper frowned and was taken back by the tone that her best friend had used with her. Although Piper knew that Polly was right, she wanted this badly for many reasons. Of course she wanted to get a teaching job because it was her passion, but one part of her wanted to get the job to please her mother. Everyone knew that Carol Chapman was a WASP who wanted nothing but success for her children, but if their lives didn't go down the route that the woman had planned... there would be hell to pay.

Just as the blonde was going to continue complaining, her phone began to vibrate against the hardwood of the table.

"Who is it?" Asked the quizzical brunette.

"Um... I don't recognise the number, they're probably trying to sell me something" Piper rolled her eyes and threw her phone back down on the table.

"Answer it Piper you never know!"

After a long delay, Piper picked up the device but the ringing died down just as she hovered her thumb over the green accept button.

"Too late now... They will ring back if it's important" Piper tried to reason.

"You'll be kicking yourself if it was about a job..."

Piper threw her head into her hands. She had been stressing for several weeks now about getting a job. Just having finished college and getting her major in the subject she loved the most, she couldn't wait to get into a teaching job and give other students a chance to excel in the subject and pass on her own knowledge. However, things hadn't been so plain sailing. The blonde applied for many jobs across the city but only heard back from a handful. These high schools either told the blonde that she weren't exactly what they were looking for right then or they didn't respond to her application at all.

Just as the blonde was going to reply to Polly, an alert showed on her phone which notified her of a voicemail.

Thinking nothing of it, she swiped across to open the voicemail to see who the mystery caller had been.

"Hello, this is Alex Vause, I'm calling to speak to a Miss Piper Chapman about the application to become the new English teacher starting in September. I have received your resume and would like to offer you an interview as soon as possible so that I can get the position filled in before the start of the new year. If you are still interested, please call back stating you would like to speak to Nicky Nicholls. Thank you for your time."

On that note the voicemail beeped and signalled the end of the message.

"POLLY IVE GOT AN INTERVIEW!" The young Chapman screeched.

The blonde was pulled out of her thoughts by the sound of an incoming text message. She wandered over to the dressing table situated in the corner of the room to see who had text her so early in the morning. Piper began to smile as she began to read the message.

Good luck for today hun, go smash it and show them what you are made of!
P.S. Drinks on me tonight so you can tell me all about your first day
P XX

Piper also noticed a second message which had been received during the night which stated.
"GL today sis. Proud of U. Cal X"

After reading Cal's text, she couldn't seem to wipe the smile from her face. Family meant everything to Piper and knowing she had made her younger brother proud was something very special to her.

She wrote a quick reply of thanks to her best friend and brother before planning her outfit for the day ahead. As she opened her wardrobe doors, she began to flick through the clothes on the hangers until she could find something suitable to wear.

The blonde debated whether to wear a trouser suit or a dress/skirt. She sauntered over to the window, pulling the curtains open wide so she could check on the weather for the day ahead. Seeing that the glorious sunshine was radiating through, she settled on a summery dress and a killer pair of heels.

"Smart, Sexy, Sophisticated." She thought to herself.

As she quickly applied some light makeup, she heard her boyfriend of 2 years begin to stir in the bed at the other side of the room. A groan of pleasure could be heard as she saw Larry's reflection in the mirror, stretching out peacefully.

Slipping on a jacket and picking up all of her bits and bobs she would need for the day ahead and throwing them into her bag, she walked quietly over to the bed and leaned over to kiss Larry good bye. "mmm" Larry mumbled as he tried to pull the blonde back down to the bed.
"Not today Lar, big day remember." She began to pull away before Larry shot up suddenly.

"Oh Pipes, I forgot." Placing another kiss on her lips. "Good luck." And another "Let me know how it goes." And a final kiss.

She whispered a quick thank you before heading out of the door.

Her mind drifted away as she began to think about her relationship with Larry. He was a good man, everyone knew that. His heart was in the right place but Piper just wasn't sure if a simple, good man such as Larry was what she wanted anymore. She knew that just being with Larry was enough to keep peace between her and her mother which is the main reason the relationship has lasted so long. The blonde had long thought that he didn't have much to offer her, he had a publishing job at a small local company, 9-5 Monday to Friday, raising barely enough funds to put food on the table and pay for the bills. Part of the reason Piper couldn't wait to begin this new adventure was so that she would start earning her own money. Quite frankly, she had had enough of living out of the pockets of the Bloom's.

For a while she had craved a new way of life. One where she can go to new places, try new things and eat as many different kinds of food as possible. Of course this was a dream that many people held but Piper was determined to make this happen. The first step to achieving this though was starting her new job and earning some money.

Shaking her head slowly, she brought herself back to the present moment.

The blonde opened up her bag and fumbled around in search for her keys. She quickly located them and pressed the unlock button. Throwing her bag into the passenger seat as she got behind the wheel, she turned the engine on and began her journey to her new workplace.

Driving through the tall, steel gates at the entrance of the school, her mind began to flood back to her youth. Piper could remember walking through the very car park that she had just pulled in to and walking the same, short journey to the reception. On the walk past the various school buildings, she began to think about all of her old school friends and wondered where each of them were today, wondering about the things they had achieved since leaving. She remembered all of the school teachers she had through each of the 7 years she spent at the school, thinking about all of the stories, knowledge and advice they had filled her with. The blonde knew she owed a lot to her past teachers as they gave their absolute all to help her get to where she wanted to be in life. She couldn't help but wonder if any of them were still here so that she could go and see them to thank them personally. At that moment, the young chapman couldn't help but burst with pride about how far she had come from the last time she had stepped foot in the school.

Upon opening the reception doors, she was greeted with that all too familiar smell of the school she knew and loved. Piper couldn't help but just stand there for a few seconds inhaling and exhaling. Any passers-by would have thought she were crazy but Piper had dreamt of this moment for years and she was willing to take in every second of this opportunity that she could.

Sat behind a large wooden oak desk in the centre of the room was a petit brunette, sporting light eye makeup and bright red lipstick. The woman was perched behind a computer, completely focused on her task at hand. The blonde walked as slowly and quietly as she could in order to not disturb the brunette and make her lose train of thought.

Several minutes later the brunette looked up with the biggest smile on her face. "Welcome to Litchfield High, what can I help you with today?" Piper couldn't help but pick up on the thick accent belonging to the woman sat in front of her, trying to place where the woman could be from.

Returning the smile Piper stated. "Hi, Piper Chapman… New English teacher!"

With that, the brunette stood up immediately and held out a hand for the blonde to shake.

"Lorna Morello… Nice to meet you!"

"Likewise" The blonde replied.

"So... erm Miss Chapman, I will just get Alex, I won't be a moment"

Without giving the blonde time to reply, Lorna scurried off quickly through some double doors situated behind her. Piper sported a confused expression as she wondered who Alex was. After racking her brain for thirty seconds or so, she remembered that time several weeks ago when a miss Alex Vause had left her the voicemail.

Two minutes later, the petite brunette returned followed by a woman with the hair which she could only describe as a "wild mane". She remembered this woman from her interview – Nicky Nicholls.

Nicky came bouncing towards her, enveloping her in a hug.

"Sup Blondie... Welcome!" Nicky said.

Shaking her off, Piper offered her a smile and said, "Yeah… erm thanks"

"What's up blondie? You didn't seem this nervous in our interview." Nicky gave a small wink.

Just then the most gorgeous woman that Piper had ever laid eyes on entered the room through the same double doors that the other pair had just entered via. The woman had long raven black hair flowing down past her shoulders and she was sporting the most sexy secretary glasses she had ever seen. Allowing herself to take all of the woman standing before her, Piper glanced further down and saw that she was wearing a pristine white blouse, exposing a small amount of cleavage. The blonde couldn't help herself and bit down on her lip as she continued to gaze even further. She followed down from the cleavage to a black skirt which pulled the woman's hips in, making her body look unbelievable. Piper continued and viewed the full length of the legs and settled on the woman's black heels. An involuntary response in Piper's brain caused her to lick her lips as her eyes travelled back up the length of the woman's body before resting back on the piercing green eyes before her.

"See something you like?" A smirk crept up on the woman's face before raising an eyebrow.

The blonde realised she had been caught in the act and could feel her cheeks getting redder and redder. She simply shook her head and stared at the floor as if it were the most fascinating thing in the room at that moment.

The raven haired woman spoke again. "Alex Vause" She stated whilst chuckling and adding. "You must be Piper Chapman".

"WOW" was Pipers first thought. She could easily place this as the voice she had heard from the voicemail but she couldn't quite grasp how raspy it was until now and god she found it sexy. Looking up, the blonde could see that Alex had held a hand out in order for her to shake.

She reached her arm right out to touch Alex's. At that moment when the two hands collided together there was a sudden jerk and Piper pulled her hand away as if she had placed it on a hot stove.

"Everything ok blondie?" Nicky asked confused.

Piper also looking confused, just stared at Alex wondering if she had felt it too. If she were to explain it, it would be like being struck by lightning. She couldn't fathom what she had just felt but she knew that it's not something that occurs every time she shakes a stranger's hand. Alex's expression was unreadable at the time and Piper knew she had to say something.

"Yeah... erm yeah sorry about that" She gave a small smile.

Nicky seemed to dismiss the action fairly quickly by waggling her eyebrows at Alex and stating "told you she was a hot one didn't I?"

The young Chapman's eyes shot up to Nicky as if to say "WTF" but then she heard that raspy laugh again and she could've just melted right where she was.

At that moment Lorna raised her arm and punched Nicky's arm. "OUCH!" Nicky shouted out. "What was that for?"

"Behave yourself." Lorna replied simply and offered a slight smirk.

Alex spoke up again before turning on her heel, "Follow me Miss Chapman"

Piper couldn't help but admire the confidence which Alex possessed. They walked through the double doors which led them onto quite a lengthy corridor. Alex walked a couple of paces in front of the blonde to which she was not complaining at all. Piper thought the view was absolutely stunning and she had seen nothing like it before. Alex had the most amazing ass and Piper was not ashamed to admit it.

Piper continued to walk until she hit something.

"Woah, easy there kid." Alex reached out to steady Piper.

The blonde blushed as she realised she was too caught up in the moment, appreciating the older woman's body to realise that she had already stopped walking.

"Sorry" she whispered quietly.

As she looked up she noticed that they were stood outside an office which had the sign "MISS A VAUSE – HEAD TEACHER".
Alex pushed down on the door handle and led them both inside.

Both taking their seats at opposing sides of the desk, Alex began to speak.

"So Piper Chapman... tell me a little bit about yourself"

"Urm… So I grew up with my mom, dad and two brothers. I came to this school myself and fell in love with English so I decided to pursue that which is why I went on to Smith to major in it and here I am. This is my absolute dream job and I just want to thank you so much for giving me this chan-" Piper looked up to see Alex smirking at her.

"Sorry am I rambling?" The blonde sighed in realisation.

Alex reached over and placed a hand on the blonde's lower arm. Smirking she stated, "Kid… you've got the job, relax… you don't need to impress me anymore than you already have."

With that Piper smiled and offer an apology.

"And stop apologising!"

"Sorry! Oh my god… sorry..."

Alex let out a low laugh. "Let's get you started Piper Chapman."

"And there we have it… Here is your very own classroom Miss Chapman" Alex said with a wink.

"You know Alex, there was no need for a tour... I know this place like the back of my hand" Piper replied with a genuine smile.

"Just trying to get you settled in kid" Alex paused. "So, I'll leave you to it. You've got everything you need. If you've got any problems then there is the full directory of staff email addresses on the system or you can come see either me or Nicky if I'm not available – she's my wing woman." Alex laughed at the end statement.

"Thank you Alex…" Piper hugged Alex. The hug seemed to last for so long but neither woman minded. They eventually pulled away before smiling and the raven haired woman turned on her heel to exit the room.

Piper slumped down in her desk chair and took in the surroundings before her. Not quite being able to come to terms that this is classroom is hers. Her own space where she can carry out the teaching of her beloved English. She sighed and it was one of pure joy and relief.

As the first day back is always a training day, this means that there are no students around at all. These days give teachers the time to "decorate" their own classrooms and plan for their upcoming lessons that week. For the first two hours of that morning Piper spent a good amount of time printing out posters and pinning them up on the wall alongside famous quotes from her favourite authors. She spent a good amount of time picking out her favourite books and arranging them along the bookshelf provided in her classroom.

Feeling content with the way that her new classroom looked, she began to sort through the paperwork strewn on her desk. Once she had looked through her timetable and class lists she picked them up in order to file them away in the cabinet when a small note dropped out from the middle.

Bending down to receive the note, she flipped it over and her heart fluttered when she read who it was from. "Drinks tonight? – Litchfield tradition on 1st day. AV x"

Piper wasn't too sure why her heart had fluttered in the way that it did when she read the note but she knew that it could only be a positive thing. Struggling to keep herself from smiling she thought how she could let Alex know that she would definitely be up for drinks tonight. She considered going through to Alex's office herself but she didn't want to seem too eager so she opted for a simple email.

TO: ALEX VAUSE

FROM: PIPER CHAPMAN

Hi, Just to let you know I'll be coming tonight X

Hitting the send button and closing the email, realisation suddenly dawned on her. Piper had said she would go for drinks with Polly tonight. The blonde didn't want to let her best friend down nor did she want to cancel on her colleagues, especially on her first day. She decided to give Polly a call.

"Hey Pol, listen about tonight"

"You better not be cancelling on me Piper Chapman"

"No, it's not tha-"

"Ok, good so, how's the first day been?"

"Pol! Will you just listen please?" There was silence on the other end so Piper continued. "Look, today has been good so far, but the real test will be tomorrow when the kids come in… Anyway, I may or may not have already agreed to go out with my work colleagues tonight"

"Piper…" Polly moaned in frustration.

"I want you to come with me though"

"I don't know pipes..."

"Please! I want my best friend to meet my colleagues"

"Do you have any hot colleagues?"

"Yes I have hot colleagues" Piper smirked knowing full well who she was talking about.

"Ok so bring me a single hot man and I will join you"

"YES! I'll text you the details later. Thanks Pol"

"Bye Pipes"

Ending the call, Piper checked her email to see if Alex had replied. Seeing that she hadn't, she began to type out another email.

TO: ALEX VAUSE

FROM: PIPER CHAPMAN

PS – Got any hot men coming? X

Within seconds of sending that email she noticed that Alex had replied.

TO: PIPER CHAPMAN

FROM: ALEX VAUSE

Great! Will let u know details later

PS – And I thought I had you all figured out…
Yes, there will be males attending.

Reading that email, Piper couldn't quite figure out what Alex had meant by having her all figured out. She tapped a quick reply back and closed the email down.

TO: ALEX VAUSE

FROM: PIPER CHAPMAN

It's for a friend. Thanks Al X

From a very young age, Piper knew that she liked girls just as much as she did boys. Upon meeting Alex earlier on in the morning, she had a feeling within herself that she wanted to get to know the older woman much better. This thought alone made her very excited for the night ahead.