Errrg. School starts again tomorrow… :P I'll try to update every other day, at the least. Ya know, I've got a life… Who am I kidding? I've got no life, just a lot of homework. I have a high school admittance test on Thursday, 1/12, so don't expect an update that day! Here's chapter 6! Enjoy! x

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Joy's POV

The next morning, my alarm went off and I hopped in the shower before breakfast. It was 5:30, so I had a good hour before anyone else would be getting up to get ready, leaving me the bathroom to myself.

I quickly got in the shower. The warm water felt good against my aching body. It was tough moving in yesterday. You know, jet-lag. After a few moments, my mind wondered to Eddie. He was cute, really was. I'll have to talk to him today. I was completely ready for school at about 7:00, giving me an hour until breakfast. Everyone else, besides Trudy, was either asleep or showering. I headed downstairs. I was excited to be getting a good start on my first day back to school. Apparently, I wasn't the only one getting a good start to their first day. I came downstairs to find Eddie, ready as I was, sitting on the couch, skimming through the channels.

"Hey." I said, sitting my backpack down and taking a seat on the couch next to him. "I'm Joy."

"Hey," He smiled. "I'm Eddie." He said, turning his attention back to the tv.

"Looking for anything?" I asked, knowing the American channels and British channels were different.

"Not really." He said. "I'm just listening to some of the shows. Everyone sounds funny." He smiled.

"Don't worry." I said, smiling back at him. "Nina said you get used to it."

"Good." He joked. "So." He said, turning off the tv and looking at me. "Mick was saying you, like, 'disappeared' before. Why?"

"It was just" I started. I wasn't sure if I should tell him about the mystery, yet anyways. "My dad's business went under. They couldn't afford the school anymore, but then he surfaced again." I said.

"Oh, Alright." He said. "So, did you have 'anything' going on with someone in the house?" He asked. "Like, you know, I've heard something about everybody. I've heard Nina and Fabian, Mick and Mara, Amber and Mick, Mara and Jerome, Patricia and Jerome, Alfie and Amber, Alfie and Patricia, Fabian and Patricia…" He trailed off. "I forget the rest. Anyways, what do you fall under?" He asked.

"Hmm…" I started. I was about to take a huge risk here. "Nowhere, right now. Hopefully, maybe, I'd fall under the 'Joy and Eddie' one." I said, quickly glancing at him to see his reaction.

"Hopefully." He smiled. Yes! Score one for Joy! It was only 7 am and I had already made my move!

Eddie's POV

Woa, Joy was really pretty. And didn't seem to shy, which was a plus. I think she might have just said she liked me. But then again, I don't understand American girls, let alone British ones. Maybe I'll talk to Nina and see what she thinks. Or one of the guys? Nah, I can't trust them yet. But in the last twelve hours, I feel pretty close to Nina, but I still like Joy. I mean, I really like Joy.

"Joy? Eddie?" Trudy called. "Mind helping me set the table?"

"Sure!" Joy called, getting up. I followed her into the kitchen, taking the plates and helping her set the table. We set the table in almost silence, smiles on each of our faces, occasional glancing up to look at the other. A few seconds later, Jerome walked in.

"Woah. What's going on here, Newbies?" He said, looking at us. He was just teasing, and didn't really know what was going on, or so we thought. "Come on now." He said, when neither of us responded. "You can't smile at each other and not think that something is secretly going on." Jerome teased.

"Oh shut up, Jerome." Joy said.

"Great to see you too, Joy. Same feisty little girl you were when you left, huh?" He said, walking into the other room. Joy and I glanced at each other, smiling, knowing what the other was thinking.

Joy & Eddie's POV

We've got to keep all of this a secret.

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