I'm walking down the hallway on the first day of senior year. This is going to be the best year ever; at least I'm planning on making it the best year. This is the last year I am going to be stuck in bumblefuck town also known as Lima, Ohio.
It has always been my dream to leave this town and not look back and with my early acceptance to USC in Los Angeles thanks to my academics and athletics it is finally going to come true.
Oh I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Mikael. Mikey for short, I'm 17 years old, tall, athletic, smart, and good looking. I'm about 5'6, blue eyes, and dark brown hair. Pretty normal right, well think again. I'm different because once I turned 17 I was at risk of "imprinting" on someone. What's imprinting? Well it means that once I meet someone that I imprint on, I have to do everything in my power to make them happy, protect them, and make sure they end up with their soulmate. But, well I try not to worry about it too much.
So anyways I'm walking down the hall towards my locker and I hear my name being called.
"Hey Mikey!" yells a voice. I smirk and turn around.
"Hey Lopez" I say to my best friend Santana. Santana is Latina, with brown olive-skin, brown eyes, black hair, slim, and a feisty personality. Normally she is a bitch with everyone but because we practically grew up together she isn't like that with me at all.
She smirks and says "So ready to make this the best last year of being in this god forsaken school and town?"
"Fuck Yeah!" I answer instantly and smile.
"So let me see your schedule" I say.
She hands it over and I look over it. It looks like we have almost all the same classes except for 5th period.
"Cool we have every class together except for Spanish" I tell her and smile. She smiles and answers "Yup looks like it."
I grab my books out of my locker and we begin to head to our first class when someone bumps into Santana. I recognize her immediately as Quinn Fabray. I smirk knowing full well what's about to happen.
"Jeez walk much stretchy?" she says with a snap. I hold back a laugh at look at Quinn expectantly.
"Stop calling me that Santana" she says. Obviously she has nothing better to retort with. Santana and I laugh and walk away.
"Did you see her face?" I ask laughing. Santana laughs and nods. We get to our first class of the day: English. We walk in and Mr. Brown looks at us and sighs.
I smirk knowing that he is going to have a hell of a hard time trying to control us. We proceeded to sit in the back of the classroom. Mr. Brown started talking but is interrupted by the door opening and someone stepping in.
It's a blonde; tall, slim, wearing cheerios uniform, blue eyes, and a pretty hazed demeanor. It's like she lives in her own little world.
"Sorry I'm late. I got lost" she says and the minute she speaks that's it. I stand up and out of the corner of my eye I see Santana look at me curiously. But I don't pay her any attention and walk towards the blonde. It's like I'm under a spell. Everyone is watching me curiously but I pay them no attention. I walk up to the blonde and once I'm only about a foot away from her I fall to my knees in front of her.
That's when I realize, I have imprinted. From this day on she is my everything. I will protect her and make sure she is happy. At that moment I think Santana realizes that I have imprinted too because she gasps and says "No."
It kills me to hear her voice so broken and strangled. But I knew it was only a matter of time before this happened and so I can't make myself to get up and tell her that it will all be okay and things won't change. I can't get up because Brittany hasn't told me to do so.
I then realize that everyone is silent and watching this exchange with curious and confused expressions.
"Well what the hell are you waiting for? Tell him he can stand up" I hear Santana snap at the blonde and I feel her flinch at the harsh words.
"Don't talk to her like that" I say even though I can't even look at Santana right now.
She scoffs and I look up at Brittany and gently ask "Can I get up?"
She nods and I feel a weight being lifted as I stand. I smile at her and then I turn to Santana.
"Never again, do you hear me? Never again will you speak to her like that Santana" I say sternly.
Santana flinches at my tone of voice. But she composes herself quickly and collects her things and walks out. It's then I realize my best friend is hurting and I try to run after her but the minute I'm more than a foot away from the blonde I get a huge pain deep inside my stomach and I can't go any further. I return to the blonde knowing she can ease the pain.
The bell rings and finally class ends. I don't even know how to begin to explain this whole scenario. Mr. Brown clears his throat and says "Well, that's it for today I uh...will see you tomorrow."
Everyone gathers their things and leaves and Mr. Brown follows. But the blonde stays and before she can say anything I say "I know this is really strange for you and I will explain everything. But first I need to go find Santana and I would appreciate it if you'd let me or at least come with me."
She looks confused again and a little stunned at my asking for permission but nods and says "Umm yeah you can go find Santana."
I thank her and say I will see her in her next class. When I find out she has math just like me it makes me breathe in relief. I won't have to pull any strings to be in her same classes.
I run towards the bleachers knowing that's where Santana will be. I only hope that this won't destroy our friendship.