"Class we have a new student today and I expect you all to be friendly and helpful. Her name is Taylor Nicole Bennet." my first period english teacher, Mrs. Deaner, said. I looked down and felt my face getting red as everybody openly stared at me.
Ignoring everyone, I turned toward the teacher and asked where to sit. Mrs. Deaner replied, "You can sit anywhere." I nodded and inwardly dreaded trying to find a seat. I looked around anxiously and found one in the far right corner where I wouldn't have everyone staring at me. Just as I sat down the teacher announced it could be a free day and I began to silently curse her in my head. I sighed and pulled out my journal that I write all my stories in. Before I could get a pen out, a boy sat in the empty desk in front of me and turned around to look at me. "So you're the new girl? How long have you been in Esperado?" he asked, attempting to make conversation. I looked up at him and realized he was pretty cute; in a sort of brotherly way. He had very tan skin, brown hair, and silver-grey eyes that strangely reminded me of a puppy.
"I've been here a week."
"Oh, nice. So how are you liking Esperado High so far Taylor?" he said trying to fill the silence.
"It seems okay. I've only been to first period but hopefully it's better than the dinky town I was from." I responded. "So what's your name? And call me Nicole."
"Oh, I'm sorry. How rude, I'm Johnathan Redwood." he said smiling at me. I smiled back and he continued to talk to me until the end of class. At lunch, Johnathan invited me to hang out with him and his friends. There were about eight of them and they all had that pretty tan skin and had something in common but I couldn't put my finger on it. One of the girls, Sarah, didn't like me very much and kept practically shooting daggers at me from her eyes. It's clear that she likes Johnathan. Other than Sarah, my day went pretty well.
Walking into English the next day, I sat down at my spot from yesterday and Johnathan sat down in front of me. Mrs. Deaner got in front of the class and announced that there was another new student. "- His name is Adrian Wright." When I looked up at the front I saw a really hot guy standing up front with his hands stuffed in his pockets.
Adrian was tan with blue eyes, black hair, and stood at about 6'3". You could tell he has a really nice body from the tight black t-shirt he was wearing. He looked over the room and when he looked my way, we locked eyes until I looked away. It was really embarrassing that he caught me checking him out but I got butterflies in my stomach too because it looked like he was doing the exact same thing. Adrian came and sat down in the only other empty desk in the class and it happened to be right next to me. He kept stealing glances over at me. I tried to ignore it and continued to look at the teacher as she handed out copies of the last book of the year that we had to read. It was my favorite book; Pride and Prejudice.
Adrian POV:
I was introduced and everyone looked at me with their jaws practicaly on the floor. I had my hands in my pockets and ignored the teacher, it was clearly open seating. I looked over the room for an empty seat and found only one. There was a girl sitting at the desk next to my new seat and we locked eyes. She was very beautiful, with her dark brown wavy hair, hazel eyes that were mostly green and a tan that complimented her pretty facial features. She was skinny but definitely had some curves. She was gorgeous. She broke the eye contact first and her face flushed a little. I went to my seat, trying to hide a smile. I occasionally sneaked a peek at the girl and I know she saw it because the mutt in front of her, who was sitting sideways, sure did but she never looked at me. She's different though. She doesn't smell like a normal human. Her blood holds great power. I wonder what she is..