Chapter Thirteen: Still Here
AN: No, this story is not over yet, I still have a few more things I want to add in, and there will be more chapters coming.
Ray's POV
It was our two month anniversary. It was also the first day of Junior year. Stella and I walked in the school, proud as ever. We had smiles on our faces, and the first people that greeted us were Lyle and Olivia. They both seemed to have already gone to their lockers.
We had come to school pretty early, because I thought it would be fun to see everyone before school started. Olivia was the happiest of all that we were dating. Everyone else found it a little weird. I didn't mind, but I did like that Olivia smiled every time she saw us together.
I know Olivia wasn't comfortable around me at first, but when Stella got upset, she instantly changed. She was the only one that talked to me more, besides Wen and Scott. But she talked to me more than them. I thought Olivia was cool, and I respect her.
Lyle said hello and left to check up on his favorite spot in the basement. Soon, Olivia was walking with us to our lockers (which were sadly far apart) and talking to us. Wen came shortly after and talked to us before finding his locker with Olivia.
The day went on like a usual first day. Every class talked about the rules, future assignments, and the class getting to play Icebreakers, which wasn't necessary, because there were not any new people in the junior class.
By the end of the day, most of the school knew that Stella and I were dating, and that Olivia and Wen had something going on. I liked it. I liked that nobody seemed to mind that we were dating. Nobody hated me anymore, Patty and Jules had gotten expelled last year (did I forget to mention that?) and nobody was at the top anymore.
Scott had given me his new truck that he had not used, because he got a motorcycle shortly after wards. I was glad when he offered it to me, because I needed to be able to drive my girlfriend around, and also to go to work, but that wasn't a big deal to me.
I also noticed that Stella was quieter this year. One day I asked her about it, on her roof (yes, I still go over to Stella's house and talk every night), and she said it was because she had friends to talk to. She didn't have to be loud, because there was nothing to say. I was satisfied with her answer, but I wanted to know something. I asked her why she didn't argue as much. She said that she still did argue, just not around me. I chuckled and shook my head. I knew that part wasn't true.
Everyday, I would go to school, come to work to teach a lesson or two, and then either go straight to Stella's house, or anywhere where Stella wanted to go. The Yamadas loved it when Stella told them we were dating, according to her, jumped up and down and screamed, while her brothers were yelling, "Cool!" Her dad just smiled really big. That was a nice thing to hear.
Stella said she mentioned it at the dinner table, and she jumped at her mom's reaction. This made me laugh.
AN: Yay! This is just a chapter that would have been really short if I hadn't put the school part in...Sorry about the wait! I had writer's block. Go figure. Tell me what you think by REVIEWING!