Chapter 3

Ana's POV

I've been here for a week and already I have piles of homework. It's a good thing they are not due for another two weeks. So far I haven't made any new friends, everyone seems to busy to socialize. Kate on the other hand has no problem with meeting new people and has already received numbers from numerous guys. Currently I am in my room reading To Kill A Mockingbird every freshman has to read, even though I have read it already.

"Boo! Why are you reading?" Kate complains "We should be out there...flirting with guys."

I giggle at Kate. "Not everything has to be about guys and either way we are still going to that party later, so you can flirt then." Kate sighs "You're right, I'm gonna start on some homework." I gasp and Kate looks at me and pretends to be offended,"what? I care about my schoolwork too Anastasia." I giggled. I like to mess with her sometimes.

We've been doing homework for about 3 hours and Kate decides it is time to get ready for the party even though we still have 1 hour and a half left. She insist that we need as much time as we can get. I usually pick my own outfits for social events but Kate kept asking if she could pick this time saying "Please Ana, I just want to see how you would look," after a while I gave up and let her dress me up. She chose a casual white summer dress with a leather jacket and noble sweet bow knot high heel ankle boots. The dress is beautiful but a bit short for my liking but I'm not going to complain since I like the way the outfit came out. Kate put a bit of makeup on me but not to much so I can keep a natural look on. She curled my hair so that it looked wavy and added a headband that looked like a halo with rhinestones.

"Not bad Kate, I really like it," Kate squealed and jumped happily and then proceeded to get herself ready. After about and hour we were already on our way even though we are thirty minutes late. But who cares we could be considered fashionably late.

*School party*

I have never been to a party that was so graphic ever before. There are teenagers grinding against each other, boys sneaking liquor into the punch bowls and what seems to be drugs. Seeing this I can already tell this night isn't going to be fun. "Kate I don't think we should stay here" I turn around to talk to her but it's already to late, she's on her way to a group of girls surrounded by guys. I sigh and head over to the drinks table and make sure not to grab anything that has any liquor since it seems as if I will have to take care of Kate later on.

"Hey" I hear a unfamiliar male voice behind me, so I turned around curious to see who it is. I come to find out that it's the boy that hangs out with Christian. I forgot his name I think that's his brother.

"Hi" I say with a warm smile trying not to show that I am a bit uncomfortable. "I'm Elliot, and you are?" He says reaching out his hand so I can shake it. "I'm Anastasia, but my friends call me Ana,"I take his hand and shake it kindly "Nice to meet you Elliot". We have small talk for a couple minutes, mostly about school and what we did during the summer,

"So, Ana, now that we are basically best friends" I giggle at his sarcastic comment and he smiles kindly back at me, "may I ask you who your friend is?" He points towards Kate who is dancing next to a girl called Cassidy. She looks so care free, I wish I could be like that.

"Oh, that's my best friend Kate," I say but then confusion spreads across my face. "What?" he asks.

"I don't mean to sound like a weirdo, but don't you have a girlfriend?" he scratched the back of his neck not knowing how to respond.

"Uh, it's complicated." I just gave him a smile not wanting to make him feel more uncomfortable. "Well, Kate isn't one to do anything with any guy unless they are single." I just look at him and wait for his response until I see that he is now looking at something else. I look towards what he is looking at and see that Christian is coming towards are way.

"Hey bro! Are you enjoying the party, I tried my best to make it awesome!" Elliot asks him excitedly. I guess he is part of the Activity Committee.

Christian gives him a small but kind smile. "I'm having a wonderful time but the D.J. keeps trying to play his mix tape and it's getting annoying." Elliot face turn white and he runs towards to D.J. Leaving Christian and I alone. He looks at me and I try to read his face but his eyes seem to block everything.

"Hello Anastasia, are you enjoying the party?" he asked calmly. "It's just Ana, and yes so far I am enjoying myself."

There was a small silence between us for a minute. "Would you mind coming outside with me," He asked and he must have saw that I was confused, "Just so that we can talk," still confused I just agreed and we walked to a bench near the fountain.

"You look nice Anastasia" I blush a little, "thank you Christian you look nice yourself". He is still wearing a suit but he still looks nice and clean. "So what do you want to talk to me about?" I ask curious about why he wants to talk to me all of the sudden.

"Nothing really, I just want to get to know you. I've seen you around the campus and I am very curious to know you." I blush at his response. He's been watching me, I don't know if I should be happy or creeped out. "Well what do you want to know?" I say confidently.

"Where are you from?" he asks.

"I'm from everywhere, I always traveled as a little girl with my father" I say with a bright smile at the mention of my father. "What's your father's name?" I give a simple one word answer "Ray," I was getting a bit nervous. What if he thought I was boring. "How old are you,Anastasia?"

"15, what about you?" He had a weird smirk on his face as if he had a plan in his head,"I'm 17" I looked at the fountain and then back at him only to find he was already staring at me.

"Christian?" he looks at me waiting for me to continue, "I know it isn't in my place to ask you this, but what s going on with you and Jessica?" a look of sadness and anger swept over his face but as quick as it came it was gone. He had a cold stare on and I could not tell how he was feeling. "Jessica and I are no longer in a relationship" he says coldly."Why? What happened." I could see he did not want to answer the question."It's okay you don't have to tell me if you don't want" I smiled at him.

Christians POV

She is so beautiful. The way her eyes look when the moonlight hits them and the way she smiles. She is just perfect. What am I thinking I can't let anyone in anymore, I have to be guarded. But the way she looks at me makes me want to hug her and kiss her until the end of our days. "Anastasia?" She looks at me "What would you think if I asked you to go to the movies with me?" I could see the shocked expression in her face. "I would say of course" My heart skipped a beat, I don't know why this makes me so happy, I've been on plenty of dates. But Anastasia is different, she is innocent and kind.

We walk to our dorm's together and give her a peck on the cheek when we reached her door. "Next Friday, I will pick you up at 6:30 be ready." She blushed a little and said "Okay" She waves me a goodbye and enters her room leaving me there.

I go into my room and take a quick shower. I stayed up all night thinking about her and her beautiful blue eyes.

Hey guys I'm sorry I haven't updated in a long while. I've just been busy with school and trying to keep my grades up. Tell me what you think and How i can improve.

If you have any suggestions for the next chapter feel free to DM me.

-Casandra :)