You grip the strap of your messenger bag, slightly unnerved at the thought of being surrounded by so many other people for six hours. The wind blows gently, as if trying to comfort you. You take a breath and mentally scold yourself for being so nervous. 'Why should I be afraid? I'm a dhampir for god's sake! I'm being ridiculous.' You stand with Gregory at your side, waiting for the bus to come pick you up. Glancing at the pale boy, you notice that he's staring off into space, not paying attention in the least. You smirk and poke his side. You laugh when he jumps, whipping his head around to look at you.
His expression goes from one of surprise, to a playful glare, "Must you do that every time I'm not paying attention?"
"Of course, Dear-heart," you answer with an innocent smile. "I live solely for the moments when I can actually catch you off-guard."
"Why?"
"Because it rarely happens; I feel accomplished when I get you to jump, since you're always teasing me about it."
He rolls his eyes, but grins, "Don't blame me for your jumpiness."
"Shaddap."
He laughs and lays one arm across your shoulders, letting you have the last word and starting on a different topic. "Ready for your first day?"
You snort, "No."
He laughs, "Why not? It won't be that bad. Besides, it's not like we won't see each other during the day; we have first, third, fifth, and eighth period together, plus fourth period lunch."
You look straight forward, away from him and at the approaching yellow monster known as the school bus. "Yeah, I guess."
He kisses your cheek, "Not 'you guess', you know." He looks up as the vehicle stops and the driver opens the door for you both to get on. "Now let's go."
With a sigh, you nod and climb the small steps and board the bus, Gregory right behind you. You sit near the front, so you can get off quicker. You figure you'll use all the time you can to find out where the hell your classes are supposed to be.
The door closes, and you're off to your new school: PHS-212, a.k.a. St. Proudmoore Public High-School.
Joy.
Already knowing that the other kids are staring at you and whispering from further back on the bus, you decide against turning around and flipping them off and, instead, take out your iPod and plug in your ear-buds. You put the left one in your ear and hold the right one out to Gregory, "Wanna listen?"
He smirks, "I get to choose the song."
You sigh and roll your eyes, feigning annoyance, "Fine..."
He takes the ear-bud and your iPod and starts scrolling through the play-list.
After he's picked one, you take the iPod back and laugh out loud at the song he'd picked. You shake your head, but lean your head against the window and let the music take over, smiling faintly as Gregory entwines his fingers with yours.

I forgot to wear my cross tonight,
I left my garlic at home...
It's so dumb but it's so fun to,
Wander around the city alone.
I'm runnin', fallin' down,
Chase me all over this town,
And now you've finally got me,
What am I to do?

At this point, you smirk and start mouthing the lyrics.

Oh, Oh, Oh,
Sexy vampire,
I'm falling in love, so just,
Bite me, Baby,
And drink all my blood,
Oh yeah!
Sexy vampire,
I'm falling in love with you.
So do what you want to do.
Sexy vampire,
I'm falling in love, so just,
Bite me, Baby,
And drink all my blood,
Oh yeah!
Sexy vampire,
I'm falling in love with you.
As you need my plasma more than I do.

Glancing at Gregory, you see him smirking, obviously finding the song amusing. When he looks at you with one eyebrow arched, you just shrug before turning to look back out the window.

Say, you wanna stop for a drink or two?
Or maybe for a disco break here?
We'll party all night until the sun comes up,
You could say I'm raising the stakes.
I'm runnin', fallin' down,
Chase me all over this town,
And now you've finally got me,
What am I to do?
Oh, Oh, Oh,
Sexy vampire,
I'm falling in love, so just,
Bite me, Baby,
And drink all my blood,
Oh yeah!
Sexy vampire,
I'm falling in love with you.
So do what you want to do.
Sexy vampire,
I'm falling in love, so just,
Bite me, Baby,
And drink all my blood,
Oh yeah!
Sexy vampire,
I'm falling in love with you.
As you need my plasma more than I do.

You sigh again as the bus comes to a stop in the back parking lot of the school. You turn your iPod off, lock it, and unplug your ear-buds. Taking the one back from Gregory, you stuff them in your bag, along with your iPod, and let your boyfriend lead you off the bus and onto the curb surrounding the school.
You look up at the rather large building, not really knowing what to expect.
Seeing your hesitation, Gregory squeezes your hand slightly, trying to reassure you.
You smile faintly and, with a nod, walk with him up the steps into the building. Right after walking through the door, the other kids are already staring at you. A lot of the girls are looking you over and scowling, like you're so much lower than them. You also notice that once they see Gregory, they start whispering to each other excitedly, smiling uncontrollably. You glare at them, 'I swear, if one of them tries to hit on him, I might just punch them...'