A\N: I lost my train of thought completely for this story and my beta reader came up with some new ideas for this story. I like them and I really hope you do as well.

Disclaimer: I do not own Chicago PD, Chicago Fire, NBC or Global.

Spoilers: None

Warnings: None


Chapter 7

September 2nd

Gabriela looked out of the window and up at the high school. In June she and Antonio had gone to the Illinois Education Building in downtown and talked to an assistant to the director of education for the state. She had listened to the circumstances and taken them into account completely; after looking at Gabby's transcript she filled out a fourm that said Gabriela could graduate with the rest of her class. Gabriela was beyond excited; she'd get to go to high school with her friends, in particular her best friend Lucy.

In the middle of August Lucy came to the house and explained to Gabby that her father had gotten a job in California and that they'd be moving before school started. Now Gabby looked up at the school knowing she didn't have any friends at all.

"You'll know some kids from your old school," Laura reassured as she reached over and patted her knee.

"I don't like them, not really." She pulled at her fingers, "Maybe I do need to go back to elementary school; or you could home-school me, then I could help out with Eva.

"Gabby sweetie, we've already gone over this; we want you to go to school. I know its scary but you're a nice girl, so kind and pretty, you'll meet new friends. Remember all the other ninth graders are just as nervous as you are."

"Yeah," Gabby mumbled and climbed out of the front seat and opened the back door and got her backpack. "Bye Eva," She kissed her now seven-month-old niece on the head and smiled as Eva giggled happily.

"Have a good day Gabs. I'll see you this afternoon, remember you're taking the bus home."

"Yeah," Gabby closed the back door and stepped back from the car waving as Laura drove away.

Taking a deep breath Gabby turned around and walked into the main entrance of the high school, like all the other ninth graders she lined up outside the main office to get her timetable and all the information she'd need for the first day. While lined up she looked around at all of the older students and looked away as some of them snickered and whispered as they passed the line-up. Keeping her head down most of the time Gabby finally made it to the end of the line and collected her package of information.

"Ooh, look who it is," A popular girl from Gabby's elementary school sneered as she saw Gabby, "Where are your friends? Oh that's right, you don't have any," She laughed and the two other popular girls laughed right along with her. "You sure you're not a boy." She quipped as she looked at Gabby's chest, "Maybe your parents just didn't want to tell you."

Tears in her eyes Gabby tried to find something to say but couldn't find any words, "Jessica…. stop… talking about my parents," She managed to sputtered out but this only caused Jessica to laugh louder.

"Hey!" A girl came out of nowhere and stepped in front of Gabby and Jessica, "She's not doing anything to you! Why don't you just leave her alone!"

"Look another looser," Jessica snickered, "Losers do always stick together."

"Looser?" She looked at what Jessica was wearing a halter top and shorts, "Just because we don't dress like that doesn't mean we're losers. In fact I think we're more beautiful because we're not desperate."

"Oh yeah…" Jessica couldn't think of anything to say,

"Not as smart as you thought are you," The blonde haired girl smirked and took Gabby's arm and walked past her.

Once they rounded the corner Gabby looked at the girl and said, "Thanks. I was…."

"Don't mention it. My names Leslie Shay."

"Gabriela Dawson," She shook her hand.

"Lets see your timetable," Leslie sunk to the floor and looked over at Gabby's package, "I don't have my first two classes with my three best friends."

"Yeah sure," Gabby handed over her timetable and saw Leslie smile.

"Girl we have the same schedule," She grinned widely, "You're my new best friend."

Gabby laughed nervously, not sure what to say. Was this girl one of those girls that changed best friends all the time? She didn't get a chance to wonder though as three boys walked up to them.

"There you are, man where've you been…." He trailed off as he saw Gabby and he turned to her, "Hi my names Kelly and I'm definitely not a girl."

Leslie burst out laughing, "Really? That's the best you can do. You need to work on that."

Kelly blushed slightly and glared at her, "Shut up."

"She doesn't want to date you anyways," Leslie informed him.

"Hey," Gabby looked at her clearly confused, "Why not?"

"Because he's had three girlfriends a week since he was two," Leslie told her.

The two boys behind Kelly snickered and one said, "It's true Severide."

"Shut it Darden," Kelly glared at him.

"Stop it boys," Leslie stood up, "Gabby these two idiots are Kelly Severide and Andrew Darden the other one is Matthew Casey. These are the friends I've been telling you about."

"Ah," Gabby understood now and she to stood up, "I'm Gabriela Dawson."

Matthew Casey finally spoke up, "Gabriela, that's a pretty name."

"Thanks," She smiled feeling her cheeks go red.

"Bye boys," Leslie grabbed Gabby's arm again and waved over her shoulder. Once they were out of sight she said, "Matt's nice and he's cute I guess."

"You guess?" She asked looking at her timetable to find her locker number.

"I'm gay," Leslie lowered her voice and whispered, "I'm not afraid of telling me, I just don't like to announce it"

"I don't mind," Gabby shrugged, "So have you been friends with the guys for a long time?"

"Yeah, Kelly and Andy since we were babies and Matt since grade one. How about you, did you know those girls from your old school?"

"Yeah, they've been like that for as long as I can remember. My best friend actually moved away during the summer, we'd been friends since daycare, I don't really have any other close friends."

"Now you do," She smiled confidently and followed Gabby as she looked for her locker.

Gabriela smiled; she was so glad that Antonio and Laura were right and that she had made friends on the first day.

"Hi again," Matt saw her and smiled, "Your locker near here?"

"Right here actually," She pointed to the one beside his.

"Oh." Matt moved his stuff and Gabby opened up the locker and put her books and bag inside; taking out only a pencil case and an empty binder. "What's your first class?"

"English," Leslie answered for her, "We have all the same classes. That means when we're in gym class we might see you."

Gabby lowered her head, as she was as red as a tomato now.

"Maybe," Matt shut and locked his locker and walked quickly away.

"He likes you," Leslie told Gabby as they walked down the hall, "And you like him. This is good."

Gabby opened the door that led to a staircase, "How is this good?"

"I happen to be good at hooking people up," She informed her. "I'll have you to together soon."

"I'd have to ask my…" She looked at the ground, "My older brother," She finally said as they began to climb the staircase, "I live with him and his wife and young daughter."

"Oh well okay," Leslie shrugged and didn't say anything else on the subject all day.

Gabby got off the bus that afternoon feeling better then she had in a long time. She didn't care that she had homework on the first day, she had met four new friends and Leslie had invited her over for a sleepover the following Friday. She walked into the house feeling like she was on top of the world.

"Well you look like you had a good day," Laura smiled as Gabby walked into the kitchen, "Sit down and tell me all about it."

Gabby explained everything that had happened at school and about her new friends and when she got to the part about the sleepover she looked pleadingly up at her.

"I think we should talk to this girls parents first," Laura explained, "And maybe meet them first."

Gabby opened her backpack and pulled out a crumbled piece of paper, "This is her phone number and address. I told her Antonio was going to want all the information. Maybe even background checks," she laughed and said her parents are to boring to break the law, even when they were younger.

"I think she sounds like a normal teenage girl. I'll give them a call later before dinner. Make sure you tell Antonio tonight when he calls."

"I will." Gabby promised and got out her binders and textbooks and began to work on her math homework, although her mind wasn't on school so much as about Matt and how cute he was.

TBC


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