So this will probably be the last time I submit a chapter for a few days. School starts tomorrow which means homework and other awful things. Thanks for the reviews!
Claire walked down the hall, arm in arm, with Layne. She was so happy to be back. Even the reactions of some of her old classmates didn't bother her. Most people stared, the girls glared, while the guys looked at her, wondering who she was. Claire Lyons, formerly the weakest and least known member of the pretty committee, is back and better than ever. She thought to herself. The awkward conversation with Cam hadn't dampened her spirits. Well, not really anyway.
FLASHBACK TO THAT MORNING
Ahem. Claire was afraid to turn her head. Even if all Paul had done was kiss her on the cheek, she still felt guilty.
"Hey Cam." Claire smiled guiltily. "This is Paul. Paul, this is Cam Fisher." Paul, who still had his arm around Claire's waist, stuck out his hand and Cam grudgingly stuck out his. The shook hands, Paul seemed to be completely oblivious to the fact that Cam seemed to hate him. Just then the door opened and Layne walked in. Claire went over to greet her friend, leaving Cam and Paul to stare at each other. "Layne. Hey! So you have to meet Paul!" Paul turned to face Claire and Layne.
"Hey Paul. Nice to meetcha! Are you an actor too?" Ah Layne and her infallible energy. Claire thought. Paul laughed.
"No. I just moved here from Seattle. I did play a Lollipop boy in Wizard of Oz when I was seven." They all laughed, except for Cam, who continued to glare at Paul. It's one thing that Claire is back, but now this Paul guy? He's taking what's rightfully mine. Cam thought.
"We should really get going." Claire turned to Layne. "Wouldn't want to miss class!" she said sarcastically.
"Okay, let's go." Layne said, walking towards the door. "Nice meeting you Paul. See you in art Cam!"
"Bye guys!" Claire said. She waved.
"I'll call you later." Paul said.
"Sounds good. See ya Cam!" He gave her a weak wave and with that the girls were gone. Leaving the two guys alone. This is unbelievable. Cam thought. How can he not get that I hate him. Just then Paul turned to him.
"Okay. So I know you hate me, dude, but really, could you make a little less obvious around Claire? It'll probably just upset her." Cam stared at him, wide-eyed. He's perfect! How the hell am I supposed to beat that?! He thought.
"Fine," he mumbled, "let's go." They walked out the door in a heavy silence.
FLASHBACK OVER
"So," Claire said. "Where to next? Please say a fun class! I don't think I could stand another lecture!" Layne laughed.
"It's tough in real world, huh Lyons?" The laughed. "We have the funnest class of all now! Lunch."
"To the cafeteria!" Claire exclaimed. Off they went.
"Kris. Come on, We just got down here and you're already looking." Alicia whined.
"Yeah," Dylan said, "you don't want to look like a total LBR." Just then a huge group of guys led, of course, by Brandon. Settled down at their table.
"Hey babe." Brandon said, giving Massie a kiss on the cheek.
"Hey." Massie replied flirtatiously. Josh had settled in next to Alicia while the other guys sat at end. Kristen finally turned around.
"I don't see—Ehmygawd! Hi Paul." She waved to this gorgeous guy sitting at the end of the table with Cam and Derek. He gave her a small wave and returned to his conversation with Derek. All four girls heads whipped around to see Kristen's crush. Massie looked him over and turned to Brandon,
"Aren't you going to introduce us to your new friend, Brandon?" Massie smiled.
"Oh. Uh, sure. Ladies, this is Paul. Paul this is Massie, Dylan, Alicia and Kristen." They all smiled. Two high pitched squeals came from behind them. Everyone turned to see Meena and Heather embracing so random blonde.
"Whatevs." Massie said and turned back to her lunch. Everyone else followed suit. Just then Paul looked up and waved to someone behind her. Massie turned around to see Claire, followed by Layne, Meena and Heather, making a beeline for their table. A/N Okay, so I know that in the series Meena, Claire and Heather aren't great friends but, I made them better friends for the storyline. Okay, so I'm drawing a diagram cause otherwise it's going to bug me that no one will understand who's sitting where. Just ignore it if you want. And yes, I already know I'm a complete nerd.
Kristen
Alicia
Josh
Chris
Cam
Paul
Dylan
Massie
Brandon
Kemp
Derek
Kristen glared, as did every other member of the PC, as Claire and her friends sat down across from Paul. "Bitch!" Kristen whisper-cried. Kristen already hated that Claire was back because now, Kristen had feared, that Claire's fame would bump Kristen down to the lowest rung. Though this hadn't happened, her hatred had grown when she heard Claire say she liked Cam and even more so now that Claire was sitting at her table flirting with her crush. The girls had gone back to their lunches and were ignoring Claire and the laughter coming from that end of the table. Derek had joined in the conversation while Cam sat quietly, staring at Claire. Lunch finally ended and as the girls were gathering their things, Kristen saw Claire and Paul walking out of the caf, his arm around her shoulders and her arm around his waist. Fine, Kuh-laire. You want war? You got it.
"Come on, Claire!" Layne was almost dragging her. "Meena and Heather will be so psyched! They've missed you so much!"
"Okay, Okay! Can we at least walk? I'm wearing heels!" she said attempting to release herself from Layne's grip.
"Fine." Layne sighed. "Can we at least power walk?" She said brightly. It was Claire's turn to sigh.
"Fine." As they neared the caf, Claire could already see some of her former classmates. Strawberry's bright pink hair could be seen from a distance, she was sitting the corner with Kori and some other girls, Claire didn't know. When they got to the entrance Layne stopped.
"Wait here." She said, running inside the doors. A minute later she returned. "Okay, let's go." Layne pulled her through the door where Claire saw two girls standing about three feet away. "Meena. Heather. I think you remember--" She was cut off by shrieks and giggles from both of her friends.
"Oh my gawd!" Meena cried. "Why are you here?!" They were still giggly.
"I go here!" Claire said, throwing out her out her hands, as if to say, "Ta da!" The girls giggled again and hugged Claire. When they broke apart, Claire caught a glimpse of Paul. She waved and so did he. "Come on guys. I want you to meet Paul!" The girls made their way towards the table. Claire had assumed that Cam would be somewhere nearby but she also noticed that the entire Pretty Committee was not only sitting a few seats away but, were also watching every move she made. Perfect. Time do you what you do best. She smiled flirtatiously and walked over towards Paul. "Hey!" She said.
"Hey." He replied, a wide grin was spread across his face.
"I just wanted to introduce you to a few of my friends! Paul, this is Meena, Heather and Layne, who you've already met." He gave them a small wave.
"Nice to meet you." He said politely. "You guys wanna sit down?" Claire turned to her friends who nodded. They took seats at the table. Claire could see Kristen glaring from the other end of the table but, she ignored her.
"How's your first day so far?" Layne asked.
"It's good, I miss my old school but there are some good things about this school too." He grinned at Claire when he spoke.
"How about you Claire?" Derek spoke up.
"It's been good. I've gotten a few autograph or picture requests. A lot of people don't seem to care. Which I'm glad about, it's not like I'm really famous or whatever but people always recognize me and ask for my autograph and all." They all nodded. Claire could see Cam, who was sitting next to Paul, sulking. He's probably still upset over the kiss. She just had to ignore him and continue the conversation. The rest of lunch went by quickly, before they knew it the bell rang and everyone started headed for the stairs."Hey," Paul said. "What class do you have now?" Claire couldn't help but smile.
"Um. Hang on." She reached into her bag and pulled out her schedule. "I have English with Martin now."
"Really?" his eyes brightened. "Same here! Let's go." He put his arm around her shoulder and they walked out of the cafeteria together.
Sorry for the shorter chapter. I have a lot of homework this weekend. Ugh.
