From the playlist:

-Date with the Night by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

-I bet you look good on the dancefloor by Arctic Monkeys

-She's so high by Kurt Nilsen

IT FELT WELL-KNOWN TO HIM. It felt well-known driving down the streets on a skateboard in this tiring town. He felt monotone. Not very proud of it but he felt monotone. It was possible to say he was ready for almost anything. And so he skated along down the road which he left a mess after himself. He dodged trash, flew over a few working men, and just as he was looking back at them something unexpected happened; he fell. It wasn't long till he hit the floor and his skateboard flew down. Only until it was stopped.

He looked up slowly to the foot placed on a skateboard. His skateboard. It was a girl. The lollipop between her lips and her vibrant purple color of her hair made the meet between them as dramatic as could be. He had to admit, she made quite an entrance.

"I've seen you skatin'." she spoke looking him dead in the eye "You're pretty shit."

"Fuck off"

She smiled softly as he got up and in a swift movement without hesitation, she got the skate in her hands by a peck of aboard.

"Pixie" She looked at him innocently as she handed him his skateboard and got her hand upfront. But, he was mesmerized. Totally, utterly mesmerized. She was ethereal; she was beautiful.

"Freddie" He blurted, taking her hand in his and keeping eye contact.

"See you around" a wink of hers was enough for him to be ripped off any response other than a slight smile.

"Oi Freddie! Come here man!" said Cook from the table he and JJ were sitting in. "Got fucked up pretty bad, didn't you"

"Shut up" Freddie was still swooning over the purple-haired girl.

"Who's the girl?" asked JJ "She's pretty"

"Yeah, she is" Freddie looked after the girl who was now already halfway to college.

Just as they were talking a car bumped into something near them resulting in a loud bang. A middle-aged man burst out frantically yelling at a poor passer-by; an old woman. There was a girl in the car, Freddie noted. She was beautiful. And then there was Cook being Cook.

"I was signaling you but you just kept coming"

"I did not!" the angry man was now afraid for his sake.

The girl in the car had her eyes on him. Her face was perfectly framed by her straight hair, her eyes looked intoxicatingly pretty like that- with dark black around them. The cigar she kept in her hand caused her lips to part ever so slightly, taking it in. She had a face straight out of a magazine, looking like a walking fever dream and man's worst nightmare. "That girl's looking at you Freddie" exclaimed JJ by his side, beaming a smile to the girl in the car. "Yeah"

She got out of the car in a split second and slowly got to Cook, the two of them sharing a look that sent shivers down Freddies' spine. Her fingers slowly trailed alongside his face, not once breaking eye contact and smearing blood. "Sweet," she said with a sweet voice, bringing her finger to her mouth tasting it.

Ketchup. Fucking ketchup.

Pixie was the new girl, for sure. But she wasn't the kind to let it define her. No, even before she moved to Bristol a week ago, she set herself a rule to not be the new girl. She walked confidently, as convincingly as she could. The halls of this cheap-looking school were filled with teens who evidently looked tired, sad, and only a small handful looked somewhat fine. Two identical girls with fire red hair passed by her, one of them giving Pixie dirty looks, and the other one, lagging behind her sister, sent her a warming smile.

Most people were already in the gym where the introduction was set to happen. Pixie strolled down, being one of the last ones there making an entrance the only way she knew.

"Shit" murmured Cook, catching a glimpse of the pretty girl, her short skirt and over-knees.

"That's the girl who distracted Freddie" added JJ, following her with his eyes and playfully swinging Freddie in his arm

"She didn't distract me, for the last time" defended Freddie, once again swoon over her. It was only now that he was able to take in her full appearance. She wore a short black skirt with fishnets and see-through over-knees decorated with a small bow on the front. The top didn't cover a lot, he saw, and her purple hair stood out in the most intriguing way possible. She caught his eye, still chewing on her lolly, and sent him a smile.

The room erupted with various names of students who were asked to raise their hand once called out to show their presence.

"Pi-Pixie Smith? Is it?" shakily said poor blonde woman who was checking their names. Pixie raised her hand slowly with a soft innocent smile. Cook, JJ, and Freddie turned all their attention to her. "Pixie, right?" said Cook but she didn't even flinch "Hey, purple girl, I'm talking to you"

Nothing.

"Come on princess, talk to me." he said somewhat aggressively on what she just plainly turned to him looking him dead in the eye "I'm not you princess, fuck off"

"Yeah? I bet you fuck like a fairy."

"Keep talking and I'll cut your dick off, watch me"

Cook just erupted in a strong laugh and turned to JJ "She's feisty, I like her"

"Leave her alone" added Freddie turning to her one more time to send her a smile and a glance. She didn't pay much attention, though. Soon enough, Cook's attention was placed upon the pretty blonde he just had a conversation with before.

A girl from the front turned around facing Pixie only to send her some kind of a smirk before getting back to something she was scribbling down.

-/-

"I'm telling you, I'm gonna shag Effy and Pixie by the end of this year.'' The talk Cook was giving to his friend was uninteresting to both of them as Freddie kept looking everywhere except at him and JJ was clearly somewhere in his mind, keeping his eyes on the floor.

"Can you for once stop trying to fuck everything that walks?" the tanned boy has clearly had enough of it.

"But I would lose my sparkle then, wouldn't I?"

Pixie was taking her things from the locker she randomly picked. She ate the whole strawberry lollipop, so she opened a new one. It served as a mechanism to keep a cool facade on her. Something to hold on to so she doesn't collapse. By the corner of her eyes, she could see two boys, one curly-haired and the other looking somewhat baby-faced in a trance. The girl who sent her a smirk just minutes ago, Effy as she recalled, was bent over picking something up from the vending machine leaving her knickers on full display.

Just as she shut the door of the locker a not-so-unfamiliar voice occurred.

"Hi," The tan boy from just before school was standing by her side, leaning on the lockers for support. "Do you mind if I take this locker?" He pointed at a locker next to hers

"Oh, no, not at all." she answered pleasantly, her face lightening up.

They stood there smiling at each other for a couple of brief moments yet it felt like an eternity. The atmosphere was gratifying, making them feel as if they were the only people there. No teachers, no tired students, no cheap school halls- just them sharing a sweet moment.

"Well look who it is! Could it be the sexy fairy?" Cook slyly shimmered by her side, embracing her with his hand over her shoulders pulling them out of the trance. "Came to shag finally?"

The girl burst into laughter "In your dreams Jamie"

Cook chuckled and stiffened at the nickname "Nobody calls me Jamie, love." then he turned stern for a second "It's Cook"

"Wouldn't be so sure of that" she said, collecting everything she needed for her first class today and playing with the lolly in her mouth as she came closer to him, whispering. "I fuck better than a fairy" The boy's eyes widened and he stood there in a trance as the girl passed them adding JJ's "Cool tricks" as a side comment and went on about her day not looking back.

"She's not gonna call me Jamie now, is she?" It was a rhetorical question so he didn't expect an answer but all he got was two lazy shrugs from his friends.

-/-

Fuck this Pixie said to herself as she walked down the hall to her first class. On the door stood the twins and she tried to get through but one of them blocked her way. Pixie rolled her eyes vividly but the girl didn't flinch. "You're Pixie right?" she said excitedly at what she got only a lazy head approval

"You're like so pretty. I'm Katie, and that is my sister Emily" she pointed to the girl in the back who gave Pixie an apologetic look. Katie kept rambling on and just at the right moment came to Effy up behind them. "Hey"

"Are you Effy Stonem?" Katie shifted her attention to Effy who didn't flinch and kept her monotone voice "Don't you have like a really cool brother?"

"Yeah he's cool"

"All my friends fancied him. I wasn't so fussed, though. Didn't he go mental or something? Anyway, I've got a boyfriend. He plays for Bristol Rover Reserves." she kept on, not even stopping to catch her breath and Pixie made a mental note not to ever be left alone with her.

"Impressive," said Effy completely unfazed.

"Yeah, he's well lush." Katie bragged "Hey, let's sit together. Let's face it, me you and Pixie are the best looking here. We should hang out." she added and Pixie kept her stern face.

"No, thanks." Katie was confused.

"I prefer more reserved people, you see. More intellect," she said sweetly and innocently looking as lovely as ever someone would think she was an angel on earth at that moment. She smiled cheekily at Katie who stood taken aback for a second as she proceeded to enter the classroom. Smiling Emily, half smirking Effy and Katie whose pride was a little hurt were left alone behind her.