It was the forth week of school and a girl with dark hair and green eyes had pulled up to the school on her Vespa. She had gotten off of it revealing a dress that was a pink tank on top and black tier layers on the bottom. The skirt went above her knees. She wore black fishnets with roses, and purple punk rose high tops. Her eyes were lined in black and purple eyeliner. She wore purple lip stain.
The Girl walked up the stairs. All the guys stared as she walked. She saw the looks she had gotten from the other girls. They were looks of how dare she. The thing was she didn't care. Then suddenly she ran into someone. It was Adam. She had seem him around her house with her brother, but he had never seen her.
"I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to run into you like that." Adam said.
"It's alright, but since you ran into me can you do me a favor and let me know your name?" She asked.
"Oh sorry. I'm Adam Torres." Adam said.
"I don't want to be rude. I'm Helena Goldsworthy." She said.
"That's funny. I have a friend with that same last name." Adam said.
"Eli. Yeah he's my older brother. I'm the annoying little sister. No worries." Helena said.
"Well I will see you around Helena." Adam said.
"I will see you around Adam." Helena said and then walked away.
Eli had seen his sister walk away from Adam. It wasn't really walking it was more of a glide. Helena was very graceful. She made walking look like an art. That was one thing that made guys fall for her, and fast. He could already see it happening to Adam.
"I see you met my little sister." Eli said.
"Yeah she seems nice." Adam said.
"Just watch out for her. She can be a bit of a heart breaker. Amongst male and female." Eli said.
"So your sister is Bi?" Adam asked.
"Not bi. She's not attracted to people's physical appearances. If you have what she calls a beautiful mind then she will go for you." Eli said.
"That sounds actually really cool." Adam said.
Helena sat alone reading. She hadn't really gotten to know anyone yet. It wasn't that she didn't want to make friends. She just didn't feel like she belonged. Helena normally befriended people who were being bullied. She hadn't met anyone like that yet. It would be a matter of time though.
The regular gym class was filled so Helena had to take Remedial Gym. Bianca sat there not really saying thing. She then spotted Helena, and gave her all of her attention. Bianca smiled at her.
"Your that chick that drives a scooter or what ever." Bianca said.
"It's a Vespa." Helena said.
"Remedial Gym? You don't seem physically challenged in anyway." Bianca said.
"It was either this or double up on gym classes. Wasn't enough room in the other gym classes." Helena said.
"Your new. Like that Goth kid." Bianca said.
"That Goth kid is my brother." Helena said.
"Oh I can dig." Bianca said.
Adam stood at the other end of the room. Helena walked up to him. She had no idea that he would be taking this class. He smiled at her. Adam was put off guard seeing Helena in the same gym class he was in.
"Remedial Gym?" Adam asked.
"Yeah, only gym class left so I took it." Helena said.
"That explains it. Ball room dancing. Sounds fun." Adam said.
"You don't sound so sure." Helena said.
"I can't dance." Adam said.
"Your in luck I can." Helena said.
It was after class. Helena and Adam came out laughing. Eli had just happened to be there. He gave both of them a funny look. It was the way Helena was acting. She only acted like this around people she really liked. Eli had gotten a feeling that, that was now Adam.
"What's so funny?" Eli asked.
"My dancing." Adam said.
"I think he means his lack of dancing." Helena said back.
"I'm going to go find Clare. You two have fun laughing." Eli said as he left them.
"We should hang out sometime." Helena said.
"That would be cool." Adam said.
"How about today after school. Eli will be off my back. He has a Clare thing." Helena said.
"I will have to ask my mom. I know it sounds lame." Adam said.
"It's alright. I mean if you can hang you will get to ride on the Vespa." Helena said as she handed him a piece of paper.
"Sweet. What's this?" Adam asked.
"My number silly." Helena said.
Helena sat in the Caf alone. Clare and Alli had sat next to her. She was picking at her salad. They had seen Helena around, but they hadn't actually talked to her. Alli didn't like how she looked. Clare reminded her not to judge.
"Hey I've seen you around. I'm Clare and this is Alli." Clare said.
"I'm Helena Goldsworthy. I think you are friends with my brother." Helena said.
"So your Eli's sister." Clare said.
"The one and only." Helena said.
Adam had went somewhere quiet. He was going to call his mom to get her permission. Adam hated doing this. His mom would make a big deal about him hanging out with girls. Helena was different. She didn't care.
"Mom can I hang out with a friend?" Adam asked.
"Whose your friend?" She asked.
"Helena Goldsworthy. Before you make a big deal she is Eli's sister." Adams said.
"Fine, but you be careful." She said back.
Adam found Helena talking to Clare and Alli. He had walked up to her and sat down with them. Helena smiled at him. She blushed for a second and then it went away. Clare had caught it and then it.
"Hey Adam." Helena said.
"Hey Helena." Adam said back to her.
"So what's up?" Helena asked.
"My mom said it was alright." Adam said.
"Meet me after school then. By the front entry." Helena said.
"Alright, see you then. I'm going to go find your brother. See you later Clare." Adam said as he got up and left.
"Your friends with Adam?" Clare asked.
"Yeah, I know my brother's friend." Helena said.
"It's cool. You and Eli must be close." Clare said.
"I guess we are. I don't talk to people like he does though." Helena said.
"I take it your shy." Clare said.
"Shy, weird its what ever. My mom says its because girls can be more judge mental. There was this girl at my old school. She was horrible, but then she moved, and everything died down." Helena said.
"I know how that is. Last year I had a boyfriend. Then the new girl came. I'm alright now." Clare said.
"Yeah Clare was a mess. Then there was the Declan phase." Alli said.
"Declan phase?" Helena asked.
"It's nothing. Who was this girl?" Clare asked.
"Jenna Middleton. It's what ever. No big deal." Helena said.
"Jenna Middleton came here last year." Alli said.
"She was the one who my ex left me for." Clare said.
"Jenna did that there to. This is a new start for both my brother and I. Jenna won't ruin that." Helena said.
"Wait what do you mean new start for Eli?" Clare asked.
"I can't tell you. I'm not allowed to talk about it. Clare just be careful when it comes to my brother. He's fragile." Helena said.
"Fragile. That sounds interesting." Alli said.
"It's not. I got to go." Helena said before she got up.
Helena had walked off. She was walking so that she didn't realize where she was going until it was to late. Jenna was standing with her cheer friends. Helena ran straight into her. When Jenna saw her she had this horrified look on her face. Helena was a ghost from an unpleasant past.
"Helena since when do you go here?" Jenna asked.
"Since this year. Isn't this an unpleasant surprise." Helena said.
"I wouldn't say unpleasant, but it is surprising." Jenna said.
"Isn't that just great." Helena said.
"Yeah, I guess it is." Jenna said
"Relax Jenna don't be so tense." Helena said before she walked about.
"Who was that?" KC Jenna's boyfriend asked.
"That was Helena Goldsworthy. We hated each other. I kind of made her life hell. Then her brother gave Helena and Julia an idea. Let's just say Helena makes me nervous." Jenna said.
"What happened?" KC asked.
"Helena and Julia tricked me into going to a grave yard. Then they shove me into an empty grave. They made me stay there for a night." Jenna said.
"Oh so does that mean this Julia chick is still where you lived last?" KC asked.
"She's dead. I don't know what happened though. I guess both Helena and her brother were really upset. Julia was Helena's only friend, and it was sort of my fault. I really do feel bad, about what I did to her." Jenna said
Helena sat in her math class. KC sat next to her. He didn't realize this until she sat down. This made this awkward for him. She seemed normal and unbothered by it, but you couldn't be to sure about things.
"Helena right?" KC asked.
"I do believe that is my name, or at least it was the last time I checked." Helena said.
"You were talking to Jenna earlier." KC said.
"I know who you are. You know Clare said she isn't bothered by what you did, but she is." Helena said looking down at her math book.
"You know about that I take it." KC said.
"I also know that you about the grave yard thing. She deserved it. I know it was mean, but it wasn't half as bad as what she did to me. Let's just say I have scars both mentally and physically." Helena said.
"She is sorry though. Really sorry." KC said.
"It doesn't matter though. Can't take back what has already happened." Helena said.
Adam takes the seat in front of KC. He then turned to Helena. She smiled at him. KC noticed this. He really didn't think anything of it. Helena was in titled to friends even though some of the friends were his old friends. He was worried at first. Then he realized that he shouldn't be.
"Hey, Helena how well are you doing in math?" Adam asked.
"I'm alright I guess. Why are you having trouble?" Helena asked.
"No I'm not. My jock of a brother is though. He keeps yelling at me every time I help him. Could you help me?" Adam asked.
"Yeah sure thing. I'm surprised you didn't ask Eli." Helena said.
"I don't think that would of ended well." Adam said.
"Your Drew's little brother." KC said out loud.
"Athlete I take it." Adam said.
"I guess you can say that." KC said.
"He's Clare's ex." Helena said blankly.
"I can't see it. I mean look who she is into these days." Adam said.
"Wait Clare likes someone?" KC asked.
"Yeah, she's been hanging out with a certain kid in black." Helena said.
"Same kid who drives a Hearse." Adam said.
It was after class. KC had met up with Jenna. He gave her the "That was weird" look. Jenna noticed this and she wondered what was up. KC normally never got to worried.
"What's up?" Jenna asked.
"That Helena. She is scary, and friends with Clare." KC said.
"Oh, yeah Clare has been hanging out with other people lately. She's one of them." Jenna said.
"Eli is the kid in black, and drive's the coffin car right?" KC asked.
"Yeah that is him. Why?" Jenna asked back
"Clare likes him. I over heard Helena and this Adam kid." KC said.
Helena went to find her brother. She had to talk to him about something. It was important that she did. Talking to KC made her realize that Clare had already had boy troubles. She didn't want her brother to make anymore for her.
"Hey sis." Eli said.
"Hey, look don't lead Clare on. I know you like her. She's a nice girl. Julia would want you to move on." Helena said.
"Don't bring Julia into this." Eli said.
"She was my friend Eli. You don't think I feel bad? I lost my only friend." Helena said.
"Now you have new friends." Eli said.
"You can date other people. She would want you to. I know you loved her. You two wouldn't of fought if it wasn't for me." Helena said.
"You didn't kill her." Eli said.
"Neither did you." Helena said.
It was after school. Adam had met Helena at the front doors. Helena then brought him out to her Vespa. She then put a helmet and then handed one to Adam. He put it on. She had gotten on and then motioned for him to get on behind her. Adam then sat behind her, and then they took off.
They had gotten to her house. No one was home so it was just the too of them. Helena had Adam fallow her up to her room. That was where Eli and her would spend most of there time. No one went into Eli's room. It was a big deal.
"You have everything in here." Adam said.
"I guess. This is where Eli and I spend most of our time." Helena said.
"What's wrong with his room?" Adam asked.
"He's a Hoarder. No one believes me though. He told you about Julia right?" Helena asked.
"Yeah he did. I'm guessing that is linked to the hoarding." Adam said.
"It is. He acts like what happened only effects him you know." Helena said.
"Dude is dark." Adam said.
"Yeah, but he's my brother. Adam what did Eli tell you about me?" Helena asked.
"Your not into people like others are." Adam said.
"My sexuality or as my old counselor likes to say my lack of one." Helena said.
"I wouldn't say lack of one. I mean everyone has one. It's just a different way of looking at things." Adam said.
"Adam, what was that thing with Bianca?" Helena asked.
" I was born a girl." Adam said.
"FTM." Helena said.
"Yeah how did you know?" Adam asked.
"You have insight that not even Eli has. Adam tell me if they give you anymore crap." Helena said.
"Your not going to do anything stupid are you?" Adam asked.
"You will see. It's nothing bad. You will know when it comes, and when it does fallow my lead ok." Helena said.
"Alright then." Adam said.
"Did you tell Eli about you being an FTM?" Helena asked.
"He knows, and so does Clare." Adam said.
"That's good to hear. So what's up?" Helena asked.
"My grandmother is coming to visit. She hasn't met Adam." Adam said.
"Do you want her to?" Helena asked.
"Yeah, but my mother doesn't want me to. I don't want Gracie to come back." Adam said.
"That's who you were never then." Helena said.
"In a weird way. Yeah, that's who I was never." Adam said.
"Be who you want to be, but if it matters I like Adam." Helena said smiling.
Helena was walking to her Vespa when she saw Fitz and his lackeys push Adam around. She then headed towards them. When they saw her the looked at the strange outfit she was wearing that day. It was a bright blue halter dress. The skirt of the dress was layered and went just above her knee. She wore black lace hand warmers, and high tops that went below her knees. Helena wore the same fishnets with the roses. She had blue over her eyes with black and white eyeliner, and blue lipstick.
"Hey look it's Goth kid's sister." Fitz said.
"Oh so original. Yeah I have a name Helena. Thanks for asking." Helena said.
"Mouthy aren't you." Fitz said.
"Why don't you leave Adam alone." Helena said.
"What are you going to do?" Fitz asked.
"This." Helena said as she started towards Adam.
Helena was now face to face with Adam. She became closer and then kissed him. Adam did what she had told him to do and fallowed along. He kissed her back. It felt real. Everyone dropped their jaws, so it looked real. They pulled away. As they did Adam realized he had blue on his face, but he was to shocked to wipe it off.
"Wow." Fitz said.
"Like I said back off." Helena said before she left.
Adam had went home, and it was Gracie who was getting ready for the dinner. Mrs. Torres was so happy to see her daughter. Gracie wasn't to happy though. She was depressed. That was why she hardly came to visit.
It was the week end, and Helena and Eli laid on Helena's bed. Helena was worried about Adam. She hoped that he would be alright. Seeing those guys pick on him made her angry. Eli could tell something was on her mind.
"Sis?" Eli said.
"I'm worried about Adam." Helena said.
"You like Adam." Eli said.
"Maybe I do. People shouldn't pick on him because he's different." Helena said.
"So you know about that. Look it was cool what you did for him, but what do you think he thinks? He might not think that you like him." Eli said.
It was Monday morning. Helena had put on a read tiered dress. It went to the top of her knees. The whole thing was two tiers. There was one for the top half and another for the bottom. She then put a red ribbon in her hair. On her feet were black suede open toed platform high heels with straps going up and down her foot. She had on a different pair of fishnets. They were still black, but they didn't have any fancy patterns on them. Her make up was done up with just black eyeliner, blush, and red lip stain.
Helena had gotten to school. She couldn't find Adam anywhere. This worried her a bit. Adam had to of come to school. He wouldn't miss. Would he?
Helena stood in gym waiting for Adam. Someone walked up to her. She looked like Adam, but it wasn't Adam. Gracie stood there. Helena then realized what Adam did. She really didn't like it. It made her miss Adam.
"Wow you make an uglier girl." Bianca said.
"Gracie is it?" Helena said.
"Hi, Helena." Gracie said.
"Oh you know my name." Helena said.
"Of course I do." Gracie said.
"Adam decided not to come to school today?" Helena asked.
"Helena what is wrong with you?" Gracie asked.
"Nothing is wrong." Helena said.
Helena spent most of class pouting. She missed Adam. Gracie wasn't the same person. Something was bothering him, and she could tell. Why else would Adam retreat and Gracie come out to visit.
It was lunch and Helena had avoided Gracie. Helena was with Clare, and Clare went to see what was up with Gracie. She had gotten Helena to come with even though she didn't want to.
Gracie had been burning herself with a hair piece. Helena saw this an she ran up to her, and saw Adam lost. She through the hair piece and hugged Adam. This wasn't something she wanted to see him do.
"Adam please stop this." Helena said.
"Your not mad?" Adam asked.
"Look, I'm not mad. I just don't like seeing people I care about be someone they are not. You are Adam. Nothing can change that." Helena said.
"Thanks Helena. That really means a lot to me. By the way has anyone told how pretty you look today." Adam said.
"Oh Adam." Helena said as she smiled.
Helena, Clare, and Eli stood with Adam and his family. They were burning things that were of Gracie. Adam seemed better. His family had talked to him, and then left. Adam's mother to hold that she felt like she was loosing a daughter, then Adam reminded her that wasn't who he was. She had a son and his name was Adam.
Adam's parents and brother had left. Helena, Clare and Eli stood there looking at each other. Eli stood there staring at his sister's buttons on her baby blue halter dress. It was one of Julia's favorite dresses, and he was remembering that. This made him a bit sad.
