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Chapter Two: Lunchtime Gatherings

The canteen area was pretty large but then again it had to be for a school of this size. Once we had lined-up and got what the school insisted was 'food', we followed Tigerlily over to a circular table sitting near the back of the hall, surrounded by boys and girls wearing clothing similar to Tigerlily's, running around, making faces at one another, just generally being silly. It was cute to watch.

As we neared the table, the group spotted Tigerlily and jumped to sit down. She quickly threw us a grin over her shoulder and then marching up to the table, slammed her tray down on top of it.

"What do you guys think you're doing?" She scowled, looking at the group of five who now had their heads bowed and we peeking up at Tigerlily, "I bring new friends of mine over to the table to introduce to you all and there you are, acting like savages?"

Suddenly she grabbed one of the boys on her left and ruffled his hair, "Great job!" She grinned and they all immediately relaxed. Lucy and I looked at each other blankly but decided it best not to comment and just sit down.

"Wendy, Lucy may I introduce to you The Indians; Fox, Clover, Snapper, Weaves and Doe." She gestured to each and in return we earned a warm smile or a wave.

"So, Boss, where'd you pick up these two? They certainly don't look like us. They look like they're more fitted to sit with the Mermaids." The Indian across the table, Snapper, said. He was glancing over to the Mermaid's table and then back at us, looking slightly bemused.

"I'm sorry, did I ask for your opinion, Snapper?" I questioned, narrowing my eyes on the tan-skinned boy opposite me. I could hear Lucy giving a small groan and Tigerlily watching me, clearly amused. "Let me guess. Snapper; it isn't your real name, is it? Your real name is probably something embarrassing and so you and the rest of your clan made up names to sound tougher, yeah? So when you've got a name like um, I dunno, I'll guess with Gregory, I wouldn't be judging a book by its cover so quickly, okay?"

Snapper and the rest of the group stared at me like I had four heads and then suddenly burst out laughing. Snapper shook his head as his chuckling died down.

"You're good, new girl, I'll give you that." He paused before smirking, "And it's Francis actually."

I snorted. "That's probably worse."

"You should have seen her in homeroom this morning, she give Peter Pan a what-for, it was brilliant!" Tigerlily cried, digging into her mac and cheese. Again the group stared at me in awe.

"You had an argument with Pan?" The girl known as Fox whispered to me, shifting her eyes over to the Lost Boys table (the one table I refused to look at since I had arrived) and back to me. "And came out unscathed?"

I rolled my eyes slightly at her. "It was more of him being a bit of a douche-bag and I didn't like it. So I basically told him so."

"And did he do anything after that?" The girl beside Fox said, Clover, her voice barely audible. What the hell was going on? So I had a scuffle with the school heart-throb…and?

"He kissed my hand and told me I would be begging to talk to him." I shrugged as they gasped and I drove my fork into my salad, "Not like I care. Egotistical jerks like him are things I learn to avoid easily." I frowned as I began to stab at the lettuce on my plate. "I mean, why would I give a damn? He has a girlfriend! What a self-righteous, narcissistic…green-eyed, perfectly muscled-"

"Here we go…" Lucy muttered, taking a bite of her cheeseburger. When I suddenly realised the smirking faces of the group in front of me, I glared and finished, "-tosser."

"Hm, yes," Tigerlily acknowledged, giving me a playful smile, "Seems like you really hate him."

I tried to stop the blush from creeping onto my face but I could feel my cheeks burning. "I never said I hate him, I just think he thinks that he's the most wonderful person in the world."

"At this school," came a deep voice from behind me, "That's one hundred per cent true."

Lucy and I whirled round and came face to face with Peter Pan.

"Redskins." He said in greeting, nodding to the clan before looking down at me. "Miss me?"

I scoffed. Shit! How much of that did he hear? "Course I did, like a hole in the head."

"Ouch," He murmured in mock-pain, "That stung, baby."

I rolled my eyes, turning away from him, ignoring the feeling of his eyes on my back, "I'm sure you'll get over it."

"I would," He whispered, leaning down so I could feel his breath on my ear, "if you kissed me."

Lucy choked on her drink and began spluttering while Fox whacked her on the back to subside the coughing. I narrowed my eyes and turned to look at him again. "You wish Pan." I replied, shooting daggers at him to which he just grinned, "I'll kiss you when you start flying about the place."

The reaction I got was not one I was expecting. His grin grew and he leaned down close to me, eyes twinkling mischievously. "Well then, I guess you'll be kissing me a lot sooner than you think."

And with a wink and a grin towards Lucy and the Indians he sauntered away, back over to his table, where his girlfriend was now standing, glaring at me angrily. I looked away quickly.

"Well." Snapper said trying to sound casual, "That was interesting."

"I told you." Tigerlily nodded, "He's the same as he usually is with girls he chases but this time…" She paused trying to find the right word, "He's different."

"How so?" Lucy questioned, mouth full of cheeseburger while I glowered at her.

"You think he's cocky at the moment?" She smiled knowingly, "Oh no. He's a lot more nervous than he's letting on. Something that never happens with other girls. I know him; we've been friends for many years and not many people can tell but I can." She leaned back in her chair, looking at me with a strange look of awe and bemusement on her face. "He's affected by you."

I flapped at hand at her while the other Indians nodded, clearly agreeing with her. "Nonsense. I barely know the guy."

Tigerlily shrugged. "Just you wait. I can feel his aura around you. He likes you a lot more than he wants you to know."

I rolled my eyes and returned to my salad. Ridiculous. He's the most popular guy at school, what would he want with the new girl?

Realising that lunch would be over soon; I reached down into my bag to check what class Lucy and I had next. When I could not find my timetable, I give a groan of annoyance.

"Problem?" Lucy queried. I nodded, standing up and grabbing my bag.

"Yeah. I left my timetable in homeroom this morning. You go on to the next class and I'll meet you there." I turned to Tigerlily and the rest of the group. "Thanks for letting us sit with you today. This was…eventful."

Snapper laughed and nodded. "Sure thing! Come and sit with us tomorrow, we barely got talking to you."

I smiled, glad that I was starting to make friends. "I'd like that." Glancing at my watch, I give a yelp. "Yikes, better go, see you all later!"

And with that I sprinted from the canteen.

"Aha! There you are." Reaching for my timetable, I stuffed it into my bag and turned to head for my next class. Leaning against the doorway was a boy about that same age as Lucy and I. Jet-black hair, piercing blue eyes, an extremely handsome face; he was adorned with ripped light-blue jeans and a plain white T-shirt that spread over his muscled chest. Swoon.

I ogled him for a moment and then realised that I might have been drooling, snapped out of my daydream and blushed crimson. God, Wendy, get a hold of yourself!

He pushed himself off the doorway and made his way slowly over to me.

"Hello." He said politely and held out his hand, "You must be Wendy Darling."

Usually I'm a stickler for manners so I was angry with myself when instead of being polite and taking his hand, I stared at him and blurted out, "How do you know my name?" Smooth, Darling, real smooth.

He smiled, soft and gentle and replied, "Oh, you and your friend, Miss Andrews, are the talk of the school." He coyly looked me up and down, "I now understand why."

I gulped. Jeez, don't just stand there, gawking at him like some idiot, reply!

"Uh, thanks." God, I suck at flirting.

"You're welcome." He purred, holding out his hand for a second time. I eagerly took it.

"I'd like to introduce myself, Miss Darling," He bowed low and then looked up at me. "It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance. My name is James Hook. I'm the leader of the pirates."

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