A/N: Hey there, just writing to say that this is now zooming back in time to the memories not just of Charlie but of others too :). So enjoy!
Jason
Well that was the end of the first day, thank god. I missed the summer already. I stood up from my desk and slid my backpack onto my shoulder and headed out of the massive school, the school named Heathcroft. I walked out along with the other Crosses and the occasional Nought too. I made my way out of the gates and to the left as I walked not to my home but to the place I always went after school. The beach. I usually stayed there till sundown, just watching, listening, breathing… I sighed quietly as I walked alone towards the sand, I could smell the fresh salt in the air already, and I broke into a run when I was about 100 yards away from it. I stopped abruptly at the edge to sit down and take off my stuffy shoes and socks. I stepped onto the cool soft sand, sinking into it immediately, I smiled. Most people thought it was odd that a fifteen year old boy liked to go to the beach and do nothing instead of hanging out with his friends after school, but I didn't care what others thought, I liked to do my own thing. In fact, a lot of people in my class thought it was strange that I didn't mind having Noughts in the class let alone the school, I reckon that they have as much right of learning as we Crosses do.
I sat myself down on the sand, crossed my legs and took my music player (something in which my family were rich enough to afford) and turned it on, sticking my earphones into my ears and listening to my favourite band, Augustana, a band which I have loved for years because of their relaxing sound and their originality. I laid back and closed my eyes feeling the soft breeze brush against my face, blowing my hair gently. I sighed, unaware of my surroundings until I opened my eyes and saw a girl watching me not to far away. I sat up quickly and watched her. She was a Nought, she had short brown hair with a side fringe, and her eyes were glimmering and blue. She had a shy smile on her face as I watched her.
Charlie
I didn't know what to say to him, I'd seen him a few times over the summer but I knew he hadn't noticed me so I hid and watched him head towards the beach. My favourite place in the whole world. I smiled slightly and followed after a few minutes. I breathed in the salty air as I took off my shoes and walked onto the sand. It wasn't long until I saw him, lying down, his earphones in. I took in his facial features for like the zillionth time. His perfectly toned dark skin, his gorgeous chocolate coloured eyes, his soft, shiny, silky looking hair. I smiled shyly as his eyes opened. He sat up and watched me slightly suspiciously. I couldn't blame him, I felt like I stalked him… "Hello" his voice interrupted my thoughts, "H..Hi" I squeaked. He smiled gently, "Would you like to join me?" he asked. "Sure…" I replied before shuffling to sit next to him. I sat in silence wondering if I should break it. I decided against it and watched the waves lap up closer and closer to us with each pull of the tide. "Do you come to the beach often?" he asked, disrupting my thoughts yet again. "Oh yes, I love it" I nodded, "What about you?"
"Every day."
"Really?" I asked "How come I haven't seen you around?" I lied, the fact was that I had seen him many times before but couldn't pluck up the courage to talk to him so I moved further down. "Hmm, I don't know, I'm always stopping at this spot, well somewhere around here."
"Ooh that's probably why, I tend to go further down." I nodded slowly.
"Ah, that'd explain things… sorry I didn't catch your name..?" he asked, looking at me. I looked back at him, my eyes wandering from one eye to the next to his nose to his fine-looking lips back up to his eyes. "Charlotte … or Charlie as I'm known." I smiled putting my hand out to him. He took it and shook, a firm but soft handshake. "Jason or Jay as I am known." He smiled. "A pleasure to meet you." I smiled. The fact was I already knew his name. "You go to Heathcroft right?" he asked looking at my uniform. "Yeah, I got the scholarship." I explained knowing that he'd wonder how I got in because I was a Nought. "Oh right well congratulations." He smiled again, "How old are you?" he asked. Bit of a personal question, I thought. "I'm 16, 17 next week." I replied "What about you?" I asked quizzically and just as he answered that he was 17, I answered the same in my head.
We chatted for ages, he was so cool, he liked to skate on a skate board, he loved music, he loved animals, he loved sitting by the beach. I asked him what he was thinking of being when he was older, "I want to do something with animals, so most likely a vet." He replied. "What about you?" he asked, tilting his head slightly to the side in curiosity. I thought about it … hard. "Hmm, I've been thinking about going into child care, you know looking after children? But I'm not entirely sure yet. Maybe work with animals too." I shrugged. He nodded, "Wow, that's well cool." He replied before turning his head and looking at the sun setting. I suddenly realised how long we'd been chatting, a good few hours, I was late for tea, I also realised how much the temperature has dropped…
Jason
I saw her shudder out of the corner of my eye, I looked from the sun to her, watching her eyes glisten in the light. I took off my jacket and put it around her shoulder, leaving my arm there to keep her warm, I could have sworn I saw a blush appear on her face. She looked at me and smiled gratefully. I looked into her sky blue eyes, she had beautiful eyes I had to admit. I turned my head again to look at the sun as she rested her head on my shoulder. I was glad there weren't people around, god knows what they would have done to us if they found us huddled so close. I didn't care what others thought, if I wanted Noughts as friends then I'd have noughts as friends, they are no different from us except our skin colour, why should they be treated differently? But I felt like I was in a dream with Charlie, just sitting here with my arm around a girl, watching the sun set now all I need to do was … My thoughts and my dream was interrupted by Charlie looking at her watch, "I need to get home… my parents will kill me if it gets dark and I'm not home." She stood up and took off my jacket, "Thank you for the company, I'll see you at school?"
"Definitely." I smiled. She gave me a quick kiss on the cheek before picking up her bag and running off towards her home. As soon as she was out of sight, I put my hand to my cheek and smiled, feeling my cheeks burning with an undetectable blush. I slid my jacket on as well as my shoes and socks before sliding my hands into my pockets and trudging home.