Jay's POV

I hate being new at school. Every single school I transfer to, there's always some kids that just want to beat me up. This time, all I wanted to do was put my textbooks into my locker. Yet immediately, I find myself faced with what is probably the gang of the school.

"Hey, newbie." One of them says. I can tell right then this is going to be trouble.

Leave me alone, please leave me alone…

Another one laughs. "Look, he's got a guitar. What are you, a street musician? This place is for the rich kids, not the poor and the dorks."

He shoves me against the locker, and is about to punch me when a voice calls out,

"Hey! Leave him alone!"

I look up to see a black-haired girl with a red headband walking towards them. The boy turns and steps aside. "Sorry, Nya-san."

She tells them to leave and offers me her hand, helping me up. "You alright?"

I nod and brush myself off, adjusting the sunglasses that came with my uniform. "I'm Jay Walker." I say, extending my hand.

She shakes it. "I'm Nya Kaen. Sorry about them back there, they're like that to all the new kids."

"It's fine. Why do they bother with me, anyways? Everyone seems to have a bone to pick with me."

"They're always jerks, but you are quite well-known. After all, your parents are famous inventors. Kids are bound to be jealous."

She turns to leave, gripping my shoulder quickly. "Look, just don't get on the wrong side of Cole's gang."

"Who's Cole?" I call after her as she walks away.

"Ask around! You'll find out!" She yells back.

I turn back towards my locker, confused. A spiky-haired boy with a basketball walks up. "Saw you almost get beaten up earlier, you okay?"

"Uh…" I'm not sure how to reply, I don't even know who he is.

He breaks into a grin. "I should probably introduce myself, huh? Kai Kaen."

"Kaen?"

"I'm Nya's brother, I'm pretty sure you already met her."

"I did. My name is…"

"Jay Walker, I know."

He indicates the acoustic guitar I'm holding. "You like playing guitar?"

"Yeah, sort of. I'm pretty good at it…"

"Hey, it's fine. I wish I could play guitar, but every time I try, it sounds like a dying animal."

That makes me laugh, then my mind turns to what Nya said.

"Who's Cole? Nya mentioned him earlier."

He looks at me, surprised. "You don't know?"

I feel kind of stupid now. "Nope…"

Kai sits down on a bench, motioning for me to sit down too. "He's the major bad boy of the school, extremely popular, very smart, has his own gang, but has never even been suspended in his life for all the trouble he's caused."

I whistle in surprise. "He's got it lucky. Is he from a rich family?"

"Yep. His father's a famous stage performer, his mother was a movie actress, and to top it off, he's going to inherit an entire casino company."

"Dang."

"I know an— and he's right there."

I look over and instantly understand what Kai means by bad boy. His sunglasses are slid down over his eyes, reflecting his tanned skin tone. His jacket is unbuttoned and his yellow tie hangs down over his white shirt. His hair is messy, yet looks incredibly cool, and he walks with a confident swagger.

My attention turns to Nya. She's walking along and I hear her call out hello to Cole. He turns to look at her, right as she trips over a loose stone.

He moves forward quickly, catching her as she falls. "Watch it, Nya!" He laughs, helping her stand.

She smiles at him. "Thanks, Cole."

I watch the two walk away, right away sensing something between them. I'm startled as he looks back and lifts his sunglasses up, revealing chocolate brown eyes. He smiles, salutes Kai and walks away with Nya.

There's a sudden sharp feeling that blossoms in my heart, and I know right then and there, even though I've never met Cole and barely know Nya, I'm jealous.