AN: The OC characters won't be actually in the scenes, playing a big part for a little while, but they will be mentioned to develop how I pictured Jade for this, just so you know. I do think that the chapters will be getting longer and longer as the story goes on. Hopefully I can get it all in and make it work out the way I want it to. (: enjoy!

Jade stood alone, scanning the students for anyone who was in the same situation as her. Alone.

The excited students all rushed past the new student. Most of them were all talking to their friends from previous years. Most of them looked at Jade, judging her. She told herself they were just jealous, and in her mind they were. Jade was prettier than any of the other kids at the school, with her distinct jaw line, gorgeous hazel eyes, and perfectly done make up. None of them could compare.

She started walking with her confident strut, up the front steps and into the main building, following the crowd of people who looked her age. She saw a girl, who was shorter than her, but looked to be her age. The thing that caught Jade's attention was the girl's hair. A bright, candy, apple red pony tail hung high on the girl's head.

Jade's eyebrow rose, and a small smile grazed her face. If anyone had a chance of being a friend of Jade's, it had to have been this girl.

She followed the girl though the crowd, keeping her eyes on her bright hair. It wasn't hard to keep track of her. Even though she was short, her pony tail moved swiftly through the gaps.

Jade was so into following the girl, she didn't notice when she was about to run into another person. She collided with him, throwing the papers and binder he held in his hands fall to the ground. Her own bag fell to the ground, and sadly some of the contents fell out, "Oh shit…"

She dropped to her knees, struggling to get everything back into her purse. She did a summary in her head. Lipgloss, salt water solution for her eyebrow piercing, eye shadow, a credit card, but where was her…

"Um… looking for these?" the man she collided with held a pack of Newports in his hand. Jade's eyes went wide, and snatched them quickly, looking towards the other students, making sure that no one else saw them. He also picked up her I.D from her last school off of the floor, and gave that to her as well. "You know, you probably shouldn't get into this habit."

"Sorry mom, you're just a little too late," Jade shot at him. She wasn't meaning for it to come out that harsh, but it's just how she was. Her comebacks didn't always come out at an opportune time, "Sorry… I didn't mean for it to come out that way."

"Don't worry about it, dude," he said. He could hear the smile in his voice. He added a little laugh along with it. For some reason, the laugh made Jade smile. She quickly shook it off. What was wrong with her today?

"Thanks," she mumbled, grabbing a few of his stray papers and handing them back to him.

"No prob. I'm sorry I ran into you. You know these first days of school here can be a little hectic." he said, trying to make a conversation start.

"I wouldn't know." Jade said, putting her bag back over her shoulder. She stood up and tried to scope out the red head.

"You wouldn't?"

"Nope. It's actually my first day here ever, didn't you see my I.D? You picked it up. I used to go to Tradewinds," she said. He stood up in front of her. She finally looked at him as he stood up in front of her. If this was a cartoon, her jaw would have been on the floor, her eyes would have been shooting out of their sockets, and her heart would have been pushing against her chest.

He was tan, with deep brown eyes. Her hazel eyes locked with his. She couldn't break away from his gaze, and it seemed like he couldn't do it either. Time stood still. She never had this instant feeling with someone, not even Justin…

She shook her head and looked down at her combat boots. Her metallic streaks falling in her face with her black hair.

"Sorry… I didn't mean to-…"

"It's fine. Don't worry about it." she said quietly. She took one last look at him before turning slowly away from him. Before she could start walking away, his hand was on her wrist and pulled back gently.

"Wait. You said it was your first year here."

Smooth Casanova… Jade thought. She smirked and turned around. Having been one of the prettiest girls in Calabasas, she could tell someone was flirting from a mile away. His effort was futile. She couldn't just forget about all the feelings she had for Justin. Jade could be heartless some of the time, but she couldn't do that to her best friend. Even if they weren't around to find anything out.

Lily knew all about her feelings for Justin. She was all for it, but never understood why Jade wouldn't go out with him. Jade would make up every excuse in the book to hide why they wouldn't date officially. The topic would always come up when all three of them hung out at Justin's house. His parents were never home, so they got away with almost anything they possibly thought of. When Lily would be too distracted to pay attention, and even if she was paying attention, Jade and Justin would act as if they were dating. Cuddling, holding hands, flirting, and kissing. Everything you would expect two kids to do… maybe even a little more.

Justin respected Jade's decision to keep things simple. But still, some of the time Justin would get a little too close to Jade, and she wouldn't talk to him for a little bit. She couldn't hurt him. Out of all the people she's ever disappointed, upset, or hurt in her life. Justin couldn't be one of them. He was the first guy she had been so into, all she could do was think about him. She still thought about him after two months of being away from him. It didn't help that every day he would text her, begging for some answers. Jade couldn't bring herself to answer him.

"Indeed I did," Jade said, looking at him again.

He smiled at her, showing his perfect mouth of pearly whites, "then maybe you'd like a little company? I've been here for a year already, and I'm pretty sure I could help you find your way around."

Jade thought about it. She did need a little help with getting her bearings straight. On a whim, she decided to skip out on the new student orientation with all of the freshman. She had been invited, but she didn't want to sit in an auditorium with no one she knew. To be honest, she spent her day down in the shopping centers, searching for anyone to help her with a… need she was having. Luckily, she found someone who helped her out a bit.

"If you insist…." Jade hinted with a forced eye roll. Some of them were just her initial reaction, but others she added for effect or a flirting aspect, in this case. She couldn't get in trouble for flirting, right?

"I insist indeed," he said, "by the way, I'm Beck Oliver."

He stuck out his tan hand out, looking her in the eye.

"I'm Jade West," she said, pushing her hand out to meet his. To her surprise, he didn't shake her hand. He lifted up the back of her hand to his lips and gave it a soft kiss. Jade was glad she had cover up on her cheeks, it's main purpose now was to hide the red that would be gracing her face.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, lady Jade. Shall I escort you to yonder sign in table?" Beck said in a old british accent.

"I guess…?" Jade said with a nervous hint in her voice.

"Since you're new, I think that should be the first thing I tell you about. This is Hollywood Arts, where all of the greatest young talent in Hollywood ends up at one time or another. That causes most of the students to use their talent throughout the day."

Just as he said that, a girl spun in front of her, and a guy followed behind her. He grabbed her hand and stopped her from spinning. His hand went from her hand to her hip, pulling her close to his body. They moved in time with each other to a beat that was only playing in their head.

"As you just witnessed."

"So that's why you were talking in a british accent?" Jade asked, following the couple down the hallway with her eyes.

"Pretty much. I'm an acting major, but here you sort of have to do everything. They actually require anyone who is here for music to both sing and play a musical instrument. I can sing and play the guitar," He gave her his amazing smile again, as if him being good at everything was a selling point… Jade kind of got a kick out of it. She could tell he was into her already, and they had hardly even established if they were friends yet.

Beck tapped her shoulder, "This way."

He walked away from her, moving through the crowd of students that seemed to have lessened out a bit. She followed somewhat close behind, taking everything in. The lockers that were painted and styled to match the personality of their owners, and the ones that seemed to be newly painted over for new takers. Students were going to their new classrooms, people were freaking out about their new friends, and the lonely freshman struggling to get around all of the upperclassmen. In her head, she thanked Beck for not making her seem like a freshman all over again.

Although in her last school, she wasn't treated like a freshman, mainly because all of her friends were juniors and seniors. She was never really considered a anything but popular either. It took her a month to make her status known. She had to start from scratch here.

A group of girls walked by, talking and laughing. They all turned their gaze towards Beck. They all flirted in unison, "Hello Beck."

The way the sounded his name out made Jade cringe. She bit her bottom lip in frustration. These girls were total preps. They were clad in their shorter than short-shorts, and all too tight tube tops. With their fake blonde hair straight, and their oversized sunglasses in their face. This is what you get for moving to Hollywood, Jade. You better get used to it.

She thought about it. Her style wasn't going to be too easy to fit in here. She was wearing ripped-up skinny jeans, a cut at the collar band tee that always showed a strap of her bra, and combat boots. Not to mention her Gears of War messenger bag. She would constantly play Xbox with Justin and Lily when she was doing "homework" for hours in her room. She shook her head.

Jade couldn't think about that anymore. She probably wouldn't see them again. She had to face that fact.

"Hey ladies," Beck said politely with a wave. Wow… he didn't seem to melt over those girls like Jade had assumed he would. She raised an eyebrow at the back of his head.

Beck kept on walking through the crowd, and he actually skipped the line for almost fifteen people, bring himself and Jade to the front. To Jade's surprise, the girl with the bright red hair was sitting behind the desk.

"Hi Beck!" the girl said in an airy voice. From up close, her hair was almost blinding.

"Hey there, Cat. How goes it?" Beck said, reaching over the table to give her a hug. This was a different reaction to a girl than before. Jade made a note that they were friends in the back of her head. Just friends, she hoped.

"I'm great! Hey, did I ever tell you about how my dog tries to go swimming in my fish tank? He looked exactly like a fish!" the girl started laughing hysterically.

"She can't be serious…." Jade whispered to herself, but Beck overheard her.

"She really is," Beck whispered back, "Cat, this is Jade. She just got to H.A."

"Really? I just got here like five minutes ago! Wow!" Cat said getting up. She walked around the table and gave Jade a hug.

Jade didn't know if she should hug back or pull away. Instead of choosing one, she decided to give her an awkward pat on the back. Jade locked eyes with Beck, who was just smiling and trying to hold in a laugh. He probably knew this was going to happen. Cat still wasn't letting go.

"Okay, Cat. Give it up," Beck said, pulling Cat gently off of her. "Can we get our schedules' please?"

"Sure!" Cat sounded out her words just as the other girls did. Jade couldn't tell if it was her natural voice, or if she was doing it on purpose. That was going to take a little time to figure out. She shifted through a folder of every sophomore in the school. She quickly found Beck's schedule. "What's your last name, Jade?"

"West," she said simply.

"You live in the west, and your last name is West! How funny!" she started laughing again. She noticed she was the only one laughing, sighed, and started to search again. It took a minute, but she pulled it out successfully. "Here you go."

She looked the paper over: English Three Honors, Singing Two, Algebra Two, Study Hall, Acting Two, Creative Writing, Visual Technology.

Beck looked over her shoulder, "Hey. We've got a few classes together. Singing, acting, study hall, and english. Looks like you're going to have to see me after today."

She didn't want him to know that it actually felt comforting to have someone she knew in most of her classes, "you say that as if I'll actually be here."

"And that's implying…?" Beck trailed off.

"That I may be skipping a little bit in the future. It all depends on how much I hate my classes," Jade said, walking away from him. She really had no idea where she was going, but she acted like she did. Her eyes stayed on her schedule. Room 1-205. Now where the hell was that?

"I doubt you're going to hate them that much," Beck said from behind her.

"You obviously don't know what I'm capable of," she said as she turned to look at him with a smirk. She crossed her arms over her chest, tilting her head with her attitude.

"Well, it's sort of hard to hate any of the teachers here. They're either overly nice, or they're completely insane. You'll find that out fifth period today. Sikowitz is a whack job," Beck warned. He grabbed both of her shoulders, directing her to the hallway that held a staircase. He swiftly moved in front of her, leading her to the side of the hallway, lined with extravagant lockers. A hawaiian themed one, one with a piano as the front, and the list goes on and on.

Beck knelt down in front of a transparent locker, "this would be my locker."

"I would have never guessed," Jade said with a roll of her eyes, "why would you make it transparent?"

"Every locker in this building is designed by the personality of the owner. Mine is transparent so that everyone could see what's inside, because I have no secrets," Beck said, shoving his simple, black backpack into his locker.

"That's not true. Technically you have a bunch of secrets when it comes to me. I know nothing about you," Jade said, leaning against the lockers to the left. That's when she noticed a locker that was gray, right above his.

"You know, you need a locker," Beck said, looking up from his position. He made a motion with his head towards the locker above his. "You can make it any way you want it."

She could already see what she wanted on it. Black, and lots of it. She took the card off the front of the locker and slipped it into her pocket.

"Oh, Beck," they both heard someone call.

Beck looked down with a huff. Jade could tell whoever this person was, they had a way to get under Beck's skin. He stood up and turned towards the voice, "Hey Jess."

A girl with blonde, curly hair pranced up to him. If she would have bounced any harder with her steps, her bright pink skirt would have flown up, showing the world her underwear. Jade was surprised that her heels didn't break under her force. She bounded once more and launched herself into his arms. He let her gently get back on the floor. She pulled back from the embrace and leaned in.

Her lips landed on Beck's and Jade's attitude instantly changed.

AN: I'M SORRY IF THAT WAS TOO LONG. D: I didn't want to skip ahead too much. Hope you enjoyed it. (: Review your thoughts! Next up, a day of classes with Beck.