Disclaimer: I don't own TDI or Twilight. I am nowhere near worthy enough. Author's Note: I'm sorry for not updating ANY of my stories. But I DO have a life. Anyways, I hope this makes up for my absence.
"Chapter two: Cody, Geoff, Bridgette and Tyler"
"Hi, I'm Cody! You're uh…Courtney Swan, right?" A voice from behind me asked. Sighing with slight annoyance, I turned around to face Cody.
He was, by far, the skinniest boy I had ever seen. It was hard to even believe that he was a student at my school. His hair was short, a light brown, as well as his eyes. Around Cody's waist was a white hoody, and the rest of his outfit was kinda nerdy. The grin on the teenager's face was slightly creepy.
"Err, Yah. I'm Courtney." I responded politely, turning back to my desk.
"I see that you're new here, so if you need anything, don't hesitate to ask." Cody said before retreating to his own desk. Thankfully, the teacher started the lesson afterwards, and I could happily focus on schoolwork. We had gone over this stuff back home, so it wasn't hard to realize all of the answers.
Five minutes until the bell rings, I noticed Cody starting to fidget and glance in my direction. I tried not to pay attention, but it was hard. Finally, I felt relief as the loud ring sounded. Gathering my stuff, I headed for the door, only to be stopped by Cody.
"Hey, want me to show you to your next class?"
"Sure." I smiled as nicely as possible. I still had no idea where I was going around here.
"Cool, come with me." Wearing his grin, he marched out of class. I glanced over my shoulder, and then followed, not caring to tell Cody that he had left his own belongings on his desk.
The same thing would continue until lunch. Cody would show up at the end of my class, and take me to my next one. Of course, we stopped at my First period to get Cody's stuff. When lunch came around, he led me toward the table where he and his friends would sit everyday. 'He does seem nice. Over friendly, but nice.' I decided as we entered the cafeteria.
Cody motioned to a table. "Over there is where I sit. I'm sure there is plenty of room for you…if you like I mean." He stammered at the last part.
"Thanks, but maybe tomorrow. I'm not really hungry right now, and I need to, uh, organize my locker." I replied.
The young boy only looked down for a moment. "Oh. Well, then tomorrow. See you, Courtney." He waved as he strolled over to his table, where four of his buddies greeted him.
I slipped out of the cafeteria and rushed to the nearest bathroom. Washing my hands, I looked at the mirror. "I move from home, and end up at the bottom of the food chain here. Oh well, have to start somewhere."
****
PE came, and I groaned as we learned today's activity. Volley-ball. "Crap." I hissed under my breath as I was put onto a team. Someone tapped by shoulder and I swear I jumped into the air in surprise. "Wha!?"
Spinning to face whoever it was, half expecting it to be Cody, I notice another boy standing there. He was much bigger than Cody, with gold hair and blue eyes. Unlike the other boys, he wasn't wearing a shirt, which revealed his abs. "Hey, I'm Geoff. You are?"
"Courtney Swan."
"Sweet! Just like the bird…I mean…"
"It's fine." He sighed with relief as I shrugged it off, trying to get back into the game. The ball came at me just as I turned my head. Somehow, it rebounded off of my forehead, and went back over the net. I felt dizzy as my team gave me surprised cheers, Geoff and a blonde female helping me to the stands. "Ow…what just happened?"
"You scored us a point." Said the female, her face becoming clearer as my vision returned. "I'm Bridgette." She introduced herself.
"Haylo, Bridgette." I smiled, still slightly out of it. I shook my head, straightening up. I looked her over. She had her long hair up in a ponytail, and wore a blue hoody, with her hands neatly pocketed.
Geoff and Bridgette exchanged glances before Bridgette offered her hand. "Anyways, way to take one for the team, Courtney." I took the gesture and she helped me back up.
"How do you know me?"
"It's not a big school, really."
I put my head to my hand, feeling a bump. "Ouch. Do you think I would be able to sit out?"
This time, Geoff answered. "Heck no, but don't worry. Me and Bridge will shield you from oncoming balls."
"Thanks."
The rest of the game went pretty slowly. Whenever a volley-ball would fly toward me, Geoff or Bridgette would stay true to their word and block it. Our team ended up winning by two points, and we were dismissed before the bell rang since almost none of us could walk properly now.
Bridgette and I walked down the hallways, talking as I held an icepack to my head. "So, anyone catch your eye yet?" She questioned casually.
"Uh, No. Though there is this one kid. He seems really nice, but in a, well, stalker-ish way. He showed me where all of my classes were, even though I never told him what they were."
"Wow…that is weird." Seeing the parking lot, she waved good-bye. "I need to head home. See you tomorrow, Courtney." She called as she left. I waved back, thankful I had at least three friends. It was only my first day too.
****
When I got home, I rushed in, eager to do my homework and then check my e-mails. My father sat on the couch, cheering on his favorite team. I couldn't care less about what sport it was, I had had enough sport entertainment for one day.
As I slept that night, foggy images flashed through my head. The only thing similar to each image was that they all seemed as if they had come from horror films. Five vampires, silhouettes in the night, and five werewolves, hidden in the shadows. Just as the lead vampire and werewolf clashed, I yanked my eyes open to the sound of my alarm. "Aw, that was like a free movie." I sighed, sitting up to check the time.
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Cody was first to greet me as I entered the school grounds, immediately offering to escort me to first period. "Sure." I accepted, and he looked too thrilled.
My classes passed as they normally did. I answered many questions in each subject, either earning astounded looks, or irritated glares. "Five minutes…" I counted down to lunch. I knew I had promised to sit with Cody and his posse' at lunch, and I was always honest…mostly.
"Come on, my friends will like you." He promised as he marched through the hall. I followed behind, amused by his antics. 'Suuuuure they will.' I thought in my head as he opened the double doors into the cafeteria. "Over there!" He pointed gleefully, racing to grab two spots at the table. I followed more slowly.
Reaching the table, I noticed two faces. "Geoff? Bridgette?" I cocked an eyebrow, ignoring the scrawny teenage-boy who was holding a chair out of me. They waved, both sitting next to each other across from me. Next to them sat a boy in a red workout suit and matching headband.
"Well, hello Courtney." The stranger greeted, leaning back and setting his shoes against the table.
I glanced at Bridgette, who smiled innocently and then pointed to the new boy. "This is Tyler. Don't let the jacket fool you, he sucks at sports." She joked.
"Well, that makes two of us." I agreed, finally taking a seat so Cody would just sit down too. Tyler rolled his eyes, but in a good-tempered way. "So, is this all of you?"
Geoff shook his head, a cowboy style hat on top of his head now. "Nope. Izzy is home sick for now. Should be back tomorrow though." He looked up, as if thinking.
Tyler sat up, "So, how're you liking our school, Arizona?"
I raised my brow again. "It's…alright," trying to answer wisely. "I've already done some of the stuff, so it's pretty easy." I shrugged.
"Could you help me sometime then? " Geoff asked, looking toward me. "I could really use some help in math, dude."
Bridgette shook her head. "That's because you never focus in there, Geoff."
"Oh yah."
I was glad that they were so eager to accept me into their group. I sent each of them a smile –even Cody- and opened my mouth to speak. Just as I did though, something caught my eye.
Five teenagers, three males and two females, had just entered the cafeteria. They all looked…different. I couldn't tell if it was good or bad though. "Hey," I whispered to Bridgette, who was to the right of me. "Who're they?"
"Oh, them?" she followed my gaze to the five, who took a seat at a table in the far corner of the room. "Those are the Cullens."
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