Sara POV

The bell rang at the end of the first day of school. I've just began grade 11 and I'm quickly starting to take school less serious by the minute. I jumped up to head towards the doors to the Junior's parking lot. "Just two more years of this", I told myself. I always hated the first days of school even if I already knew the school and most of the people attending. This year there was one goal I was determined to meet, I was going to talk to the cute girl who was in every one of my classes every year since grade 6.

Her name was Tegan and she was just so quiet but also the most beautiful girl I had ever took time to admire at this school. She had shoulder length, chocolate brown hair with subtle, but natural highlights. She had the most mesmerizing hazel eyes that I could stare into all day. There was only one problem, I have no idea if she likes girls and I wouldn't even know how to approach her. She was sitting two desks away from me today in History. "There won't be any homework assignments until Monday, however there will be a project due in 3 weeks so think about who you want to pair up with by then because you will have the whole period to start planning with your partner",the teacher explained as we were waiting for the bell the ring. All I could think of was how much I'd love to ask Tegan to be my partner. I glanced over at her. She was so different from other girls, so natural and casually dressed in a simple black v-neck, red vans high tops and the tightest skinny jeans I'd ever seen hugging her curves and accenting one of her best features.

"Sara, are you still giving me rides home this year?", I heard my ex girlfriend, Emy, shout across the lot, breaking my daydream. "I can today if you need me to, I don't mind." I know this may sound weird but we are still really great friends, no hard feelings over the break-up. We were only 16, not the end of the world. That and she moved on quickly, to ironically another girl named "Sarah". Life went on for me as well, only in the form of silent infatuation with the hottest girl in class. "How was your first day back? Any classes with anyone good?" Emy asked sounding in desperate need of conversation. "Not really, same people as every year" I was really bored with the same faces for the most part. My best friend Jack graduated last year leaving me with just a cluster of people I used to know. These were people I hung out and partied with grade 9 and 10. Since the end of last year I've had a job and stopped going out every night, thus straying from the crowd of friends I formerly belonged to. "Let's stop by Amber's house and see what she's up too", Emy continuted to say. "I'd really rather just get you home or drop you off where you want to go, Em, I have work tonight and I didn't sleep much last night." Not all a lie. I did have to go to work. I just would rather avoid human interaction on a social level. "Okay Sara, just take me to my house then. Sarah should have her license by next Wednesday so do you mind giving a lift until then?" Of course I had no issues with helping out until then because it only meant a little more than a week of rides and then the rest of the year free. Unless Tegan ever needed a ride, I guess I'd have to befriend her first though. "Of course I'll get you back and forth until then." I said with a smile as I pulled into her driveway.

Emy waved as I drove away and headed towards my house to get ready for work. I had 30 minutes to myself before I had to go to the restaurant. I grabbed my uniform and set it on my bed then walked to the bathroom to turn on the shower. I stepped into the steamy water and let the stress of the day roll of my back. I thought about the project in History and how more than likely Tegan was too shy to partner up on her own, and how I planned on casually asking her to work with me. I finished showering and went back to my room to get dressed for work. I grabbed my keys, wallet and my phone and went to start my shift.

I was home by 10:30 and ready to go to sleep. I layed my head down and passed out immediately. It takes a week or two to catch up in sleep from summer habits. The next morning I was up early and out the door before my usual time. I walked into the school and headed towards my locker. To my surprise Tegan seemed to be at the locker two over from mine. I felt the air get dense and I choked a little on my words but I still pushed out a quiet "Hey" with a smile. She looked over at me and said hello back. It was so sweet how shy she was. "My name is Sara, we have alot of classes together I noticed." Tegan kept staring at me with her beautiful eyes, the finally replied with "Yea I think we do every year, my name is Tegan" She had the cutest smile when she told me who she was. "I know," I said smiling back still,"If you want to sit next to me today in any of them that would be cool, maybe we can be friends." Tegan beamed at me like I was saving her from the boredom of going through class alone then replied," Okay cool, let's walk over to first period now and get good seats in the back."

We walked together to our first period class and quickly took the seats together in the back. This was nice because we could talk easier if we wanted, less attention on us. Tegan looked over at me and bit her lip. She had a labret piercing that was extremely hot on her. I couldn't help but wonder if maybe she liked me too, I mean why else would someone seem nervous around you? We spent that whole class whispering to each other about anything and everything. We talked about her family and mine, how we were both an only child. We talked about music and how we both play guitar. Tegan writes her own songs though, something I've never been confident enough to do. "Maybe we could hang out later after school, I don't have to work today so do you want to come over?" Tegan didn't hesitate before saying "Yes! That sounds fun, I'll just have to text my mom to let her know and then I can stay out until whenever." I felt excited that I was finally getting a chance to know Tegan. The more I talked to her the more I realized how special she was. We sat by each other all day in every class and payed no attention to the lessons. The last period for us, History was coming to an end and I couldn't wait to hang out with Tegan in my room alone. I remembered the project and asked "Tegan do you want to be partners for the History project?" "Okay, I'm glad you asked because I was going to ask you" she laughed. The bell rang at the end and Tegan follwed me to my car.

"Wow you have such a nice car Sara." Tegan said when she saw my 2009 Impala. "Yeah well it was my moms she bought brand new, then when she saw something else she liked last year she decided to give me this and go for the BMW." Tegan giggled and we started to drive towards my house.

We walked up to my front door and Tegan asked if we were the only ones home. I assured her my mom would be at work unil 8 so that gave us plenty of time to hang out. Tegan nodded as I led her upstairs to my room. She sat on my bed and began to fidget with the strings on her black hoodie. We made eye contact then she looked away quickly with a smile on her face.
"You make the cutest faces when you seem shy, I've noticed that over the past few hours." I giggled a little when I said it but it was the truth. Tegan's face turned red and she looked up at me and bit her lip. " Maybe I am a little shy, but I know we will become great friends I really like hanging out with you Sara." My heart skipped a beat hearing her say that. Then I realized she said "friends". I try to stay optimistic overall and ask her what she wants to do. "Do you feel like watching a movie or something?" She agrees to a movie and I start Netflix and let her choose something to watch. We settle into a horror movie and I smile because I know this will end with me getting scared and pulling closer to Tegan.

Tegan POV

I sat there on Sara's comfortable bed, a bed that I could one day see myself laying in with her, and we watched a movie that I hoped would make her want to sit closer. I never really had crushes on girls before but Sara was someone I always noticed year after year but I was too intimidated to talk to. She was adorable and androgynous and I was drawn to her without any explainaton to myself as to why. She has this cute shaggy, outgrown pixie cut with bangs covering her eyes. I found myself staring at her side profile here on her bed. Her perfect defined jawline. She has a tattoo on her upper arm which I'm guessing one of her parents took her to get since shes probably not 18. Her warm honey coloured eyes glanced over at me while I was innocently looking at her, and she smiled. I folded my legs under me and now our thighs were just barely touching.

"Oh my god, what the fuck was that!" Sara was saying as she somewhat covered her eyes. I could tell she normally wasn't into horror films, but I was hoping she would need me to comfort her. "It's okay, I'm here if you get scared." I laughed and she play punched me in the arm. We finished the movie and noticed it was storming outside."If you want to stay you can, I don't think we should go out into the storm it looks nasty," Sara said with a concerned look on her face."Okay I can stay, are you sure you don't mind? Where do you want me to sleep?" I asked wondering if she was going to send me to a guest room or couch. "Well we can just sleep in my bed it's huge, I don't mind if you don't." "No I don't mind at all, thanks Sara." I said, glad we didn't have to go out into the storm.

"Be back in a second, I'm just going to let my mom know you're here, I heard her come in a few minutes ago." I sat and waited for Sara to come back hoping it was Okay I stayed her with her. I sent a quick text to my mom saying I was staying here to avoid the weather and that we would just ride to school together in the morning. She replied with an "Okay, but don't get used to sleepovers on school nights I want you to be serious about your classes this year." Yeah like thats on my mind right now. I'm currently too distracted with the cute girl from class and wondering why I feel this way about the cute girl from class.

Sara returned a few minutes later and offered me some clothes to sleep in. I quickly accepted them and asked which direction to take to get to her bathroom. I made my way there and proceeded to change into the cut off sweat pants and black ribbed tank top Sara gave me to borrow, taking in the fresh scent of her detergent along the way. I finished up in the bathroom and walked back to Sara's room. She has already changed and was climbing into her bed. "It's only 10 but we can just talk for a while if you want, or atleast until one of us passes out first." I practically skipped over to her soft bed excited to see how comfortable it really was, or maybe I was excited to sleep in Sara's scent. I layed down next to her and she smiled. People at school had mentioned several times about Sara being gay, but I didn't really know until I heard it from her. "Can I ask you a question Sara?" I nervously remarked, I see her nod in response to my question and I proceed to ask,"Do you...maybe...like girls?" I asked and almost choked on the words. Was this question to out of the blue? Would she think I felt uncomfortable around her? She looked at me through the dim light and said "Yes Tegan, I'm gay. I like girls alot." She giggled after she said it making me feel glad I didn't offend her. "What about you?" I didn't really know how to respond. How do I define myself when I don't even know how to define what I feel when I look at Sara? I've never thought about it before but at the same time I've never felt the need to obtain a boyfriend either. "I know that I like A girl." She peeked at me from her covers and pleaded with me to tell who. "Who is it, I promise I won't tell,' Sara smiled as she asked who I liked. "I can't tell you though, I don't think she likes me like that." Sara leaned up on her elbows and said again "Just tell me and maybe I can help you find out if she likes you back." I looked at Sara and thought for a second what I had to lose if I just told her that she was the girl I had a crush on. The answer was nothing. So what the hell, I'll go for it. Before I could say anything though, Sara went first and said "I like a girl too, and I'll tell you who she is but you have to promise not to tell." I told her I promised and she looked at me with her adorable eyes and said " I like you Tegan, honestly. I like you alot and I hope that doesn't weird you out since we're now having a sleepover." She laughed but before she could feel awkward I quickly filled the void for her "It's you that I like too, Sara." My heart still skipping beats after hearing her say she liked me in the first place. Now it's out there. I'm not sure what happens next, but we talk a little about how we both had simultaneously caught each others eye over the course of the years but were too shy to act on it. Funny how things work out so perfect, now I'm laying in the bed with the girl I like who likes me back and we're drifting off to sleep, not yet at the point of cuddling, but close enough to one another where we fall asleep to each others heart beats.