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The Stalker

Chapter 2: The New Girl

"Wow, this place is huge. Not to mention kind of creepy." Looking up through the windshield Juliet and Chris both stared in awe at the looming private school.

"I bet the teachers torture the kids who don't do their homework. Possibly somewhere like in the dungeon or something." Chris joked, smirking when his daughter snorted and rolled her eyes.

"Yeah Dad, and they have a moat in the back with alligators." Laughing, both Chris and Jules got out of the car, and walked in to talk to the provost. Juliet hadn't yet received her room key or class schedule.

Walking into the reception area, the secretary waved Chris in right away, saying the Provost was waiting for him. Juliet had to wait outside until some papers were signed, it turns out Juliet wasn't officially a Spenser student. While sitting in a very uncomfortable looking red chair, Juliet pulled out a book and started to read.

"No wait, please let me go, I won't tell anyone I promise!" Jessica Malone pleaded, desperate to get away from the man who had abducted her. With tears running down her cheeks, she shielded her face as the man raised his knife.

"You're filth you know that? People like you need to be exterminated. Your sins are polluting our streets and neighborhoods." Bringing the knife down, he plunged it into his victim's neck, severing her carotid artery. As blood spurted across the room, Jessica's eyes rolled back in her head and she slumped to the floor.

"Wow, that's a really twisted book." A voice said over her left shoulder. Gasping in shock, Jules jumped up from her seat and whirled around to see who was behind her.

"Don't you know not to sneak up on a person? They could have a bad heart and have a heart attack!" Placing a hand on her chest, Jules took a deep breath to calm her racing pulse.

The man standing behind her was tall, almost 6'0, and had bright blonde hair and piercing blue eyes. She immediately thought of the Greek god Adonis. Not that she'd ever tell him that, she had a feeling he had a large ego.

"Do you have a bad heart?" The blonde smirked, raising an eyebrow. Looking her up and down, his smirk turned even broader and Jules guessed he liked what he saw. Well too bad for him. He doesn't get to mock her and think he has a chance with her.

"No I don't, and don't mock me. It's immature." Juliet smiled when he narrowed his eyes at her. She was about to sit back down when the Provost's door opened, and her father stuck his head out, telling her she could come in now. Gathering her things, she walked towards the door, but stopped when Adonis called out to her.

"Hey Bookworm, I'm Reid Garwin, what's yours?" She turned around to face him, and saw that he was leaning against the doorframe, his arms crossed and his head cocked to one side.

"Wouldn't you like to know? Goodbye Reid Garwin." Winking and giving him a little wave, she walked into the Provost office and shut the door, leaving him standing there shocked. Reid wasn't the only shocked one. Jules has always been the shy type who blushes when a guy talks to her, now she out right flirted with him. Maybe changing who she was wouldn't be so hard after all.

Sitting down in a seat beside her dad and across from Higgins, she answered his questions and what not. "You don't have to worry about that sir, I've never had any trouble in academics." Jules said in reply to Higgins telling her they didn't accept incomplete assignments. Just because she was a teenager, doesn't mean she doesn't do her homework. She actually wanted a future.

"That's good to hear, and I hope to see great things from you Miss. Carson. Here is your room key, and welcome to Spenser Academy. We're glad to have you." Provost Higgins said with a smile.

Juliet smiled some more at Provost Higgins, trying to be polite, but all she could think about was how rehearsed that was. As her dad and herself rose to leave his office, she prayed to god that Reid wasn't out there. The last thing she needed was her dad thinking something was happening when there wasn't. As her luck would have it, Reid was still standing against the doorframe.

"What are you still doing here? Don't you have a class to get to?" Walking up to him, Juliet copied his stance by crossing her arms. Normally she wouldn't be so bold, she would just be happy with blending in with the wallpaper, but there was something about him that brought out her bolder side.

"Hello to you too Bookworm. I was the lucky contestant chosen to be your buddy for the week. Woo-hoo for me. This must be your dad. It's nice to meet you sir, I'm Reid Garwin. I'll be showing your daughter around school for the next week. Just to make sure she gets to her classes alright." Reid smiled, putting his hand and giving her a wink when Chris returned it.

Juliet went to stand beside her dad and snorted in disbelief. Figures he'd be a total pain to her, and a complete gentleman around her father. Well two can play this game, she thought. "Yeah dad, apparently they have "special helpers" at this school. Don't worry about me, after all I think Reid can show me where I'll be sleeping from now on." Turning to look at Reid, Juliet smirked and watched as he backed up just the tiniest amount. He was probably waiting to see how her dad would react. Truth was, so was she.

"Hello Reid, I'm Christopher Carson. Well you seem to be in good hands. It was nice to meet you, take care of my Ladybug." Kissing her on the top of her head, he waved to the two of them, then to Provost Higgins, then disappeared around the corner. Juliet was standing there with her mouth partially open. Shocked as all hell that her dad just walked away, even after she made that blatant comment about Reid knowing where her bedroom was. Something was definitely wrong with her father.

"Mr. Garwin, I'm pleased to see you made it. I see you two have already met, and I assume you filled her in on why you're here?" After Reid nodded in affirmation, Provost Higgins nodded and went back to his office.

"Come on Bookworm, I'll show you where your room is." Reid told her, reaching over and lightly putting a finger under her chin and lifting her jaw closed. Turning around and walking out the reception area door, he called over his shoulder, "Or do you prefer Ladybug instead?" Reid laughed aloud at her glare and bent down to grab a bag Jules had left by the chair she had been sitting in a little while earlier.

"You know what Blondie? I hate you, and my name is Juliet." Huffing in irritation, she grabbed her suitcases and walked behind him reluctantly. Juliet did not actually hate him. She was just confused. She was confused as to why he brought out a feistier side to her, and why her father is acting more weird then usual.

"Whatever you say Princess." Walking out of the main building, the two of them kept to the sheltered walkway since it had started to rain, until they reached the dorms. Opening the door, Reid stepped aside and waited for her to pass. He waved her through when Juliet hesitated and looked at him with suspicion. "I don't have all day Princess." Reid said, amusement in his tone.

Huffing in mock irritation this time, Juliet smiled a little bit and walked over the threshold, feeling his eyes on her as she passed. "Could you be anymore obvious Garwin?" Juliet asked, turning to look at him and raising an eyebrow.

Walking up to her, Reid brought his hand up and trailed his knuckles down her cheek. "What can I say, you're beautiful Carson."

A light blush slid over her cheeks, and Juliet looked away from his piercing blue eyes. Then she realized what he was doing and shoved his shoulder. When he chuckled, Juliet scolded herself for letting him mess with her head like that.

Before she could yell at him, he announced they had reached her room. "This is your stop Princess." Snatching the key from her hand, he unlocked the door and dumped her bags on her bed. "You scored a single room huh? Well then, I will leave you to do whatever it is you plan on doing. Oh and by the way, I'll be here in the morning to walk you to your first class." When Reid noticed the look on her face, he chuckled. "It's a great excuse to be late for classes. See you tomorrow Jules." Waving goodbye, he closed her door on his way out.

Looking at the clock on the wall that was left by the previous student, she noticed it was almost three in the afternoon. Provost Higgins had given her the day to get settled in, her official start of classes wouldn't start until tomorrow morning. Plopping down on her bed, she shoved her suitcases to the floor and lay on her back, staring at the ceiling. "Something tells me this year will be different, especially with Blondie around." Deciding to take a nap before heading to the commons for dinner, Juliet curled up on her bed and fell asleep. Before drifting off, she smiled as she thought about how nice it sounded when Reid spoke her name.