Now, here we are, my dolls. It's the start of kiddie Bayley's first ever day at school! How will it start out? Read on to find out, my loves. =)

(Now, just to keep something in mind. I'm going by the school system that we have here in the US. Just to clear up any confusion for some of you guys reading this.)

Bayley was so excited. It hadn't taken as long as she, Sami, and the older Gems had thought, but she was finally going to get to start to school. She had awoken Thursday of that week at around 6 in the morning so that she could get ready for her first ever day of school. Grabbing the outfit she had set out the night before, Bayley descended the stairs from the level where her "bedroom" was and went to the bathroom where she proceeded to take a shower. Once she was done with that, the preteen pulled on her outfit, which consisted of a pink, white, and black plaid skirt and a pink and black striped polo shirt. Brushing down her hair, Bayley then put on her headband, a pink band that had a bow of rainbow-colored fabric that had a red heart charm in the center of the bow and pulled her hair into her signature side ponytail. Adjusting her headband, Bayley felt pretty comfortable with what she was wearing. 'I hope the guys like how I look in my new clothes,' Bayley thought, smiling at her reflection. Pushing open the bathroom door as she grabbed her pajamas from off of the counter of the sink, Bayley found herself greeted with the sight of Seth in the kitchen, taking two waffles out of the toaster oven and putting them on a plate that already had scrambled eggs, bacon, and some strawberries on it. Piping up from where she was standing, Bayley said "Morning, Seth. Breakfast smells pretty good."

Turning his gaze from the cabinet he was currently looking through, Seth saw Bayley in one of the new sets of clothes that he had helped pick out for Bayley. "Thanks, Bayley. You look nice in your new clothes. Who would've guessed that Dean had such a good eye for picking out clothes?"

"Hey!" came Dean's voice from the couch in front of the living room TV. "I may not give a damn about how I look, but that doesn't mean that that applies to Bayley."

"I can see that now. Guess it helps that you've watched a lot of those teen shows with Bayley," Seth said.

"Yeah. Yeah, I guess it does," Dean said, sitting up on the couch.

Having put her pajamas on her bed while Seth and Dean were talking, Bayley went and took a seat at the kitchen island and proceeded to eat the breakfast that Seth made for her, remarking in between bites that what Seth made was pretty tasty despite the fact that the two-toned Gem normally doesn't have the biggest appetite. While Bayley was finishing her breakfast, Roman had come from his room and joined the group with Sami actually coming to the house so that he could walk to school with Bayley. Once Bayley was finished and she had pulled on her high-top pink Converses and her backpack that was basically a patchwork of robots, the ponytailed preteen turned to the older Gems and said "OK. I'll see you guys after school."

Seeing Bayley turning to leave with Sami, Seth said "Bayley, wait!" After Bayley turned around, Seth said "You can't go just yet. We haven't had a chance to take pictures of you on your first day of school."

"Hmm," Bayley pondered this. "I guess I have time for a few pictures, don't I, Sami?"

"Sure. Classes don't normally start until around 7:30, so we have plenty of time," Sami said.

"OK!" Bayley chirped. From there an impromptu photo shoot took place where Seth took a few pictures of Bayley; some of the brunette by herself, a few with Sami, one of her with each of the Gems-for Seth to take his picture, he handed the camera off to Dean-and, the last picture was a group picture of Bayley with the older Gems and Sami-this picture being taken by setting the camera up on a tripod and timing it to take the picture on its own. After Bayley's "photo shoot" was done, Bayley hugged each of the Gems goodbye and took off after Sami. Falling into step with Sami as the two made their way down the hill, Bayley asked "So, what's the school like, Sami?"

"It's pretty okay," Sami said. "The teachers that I have are all pretty good, and my classmates are okay."

"That's good," Bayley said, nodding her head. "I just hope I'll like this."

"I'm sure you will," Sami said, reassuringly. "After all, you seem like the type that'll adjust to school prettty well."

"That's what Seth and the others have been telling me over the past few days but...I don't know," Bayley said, shrugging her shoulders. "I'm not exactly one that makes friends easy, so I don't know."

"Don't worry, Bayley," Sami said. "Just know that I'll be there with you...somewhere. If anything, we can always meet up with each other during lunchtime."

"That sounds good to me," Bayley said, smiling. Reaching the school, Bayley stopped outside the gate with Sami as she looked at the large building that was filling up with other students. Swallowing around the nervous lump that started to form in the back of her throat, Bayley thought 'Well. Here goes nothing. Time to take the leap into starting school.' Crossing the schoolgrounds with Sami at her side, Bayley then stepped into the school building, which felt like a huge jolt to the ponytailed preteen. Everywhere she looked, Bayley saw other students and adults either moving through the halls, standing at what appeared to be large metal cases, or standing around and talking to others. All of this seemed like a lot for Bayley to process at once, and part of her just wanted to turn and leave; these thoughts seemed to ebb away, however, when she felt a hand take hold of hers. Looking over, she saw that Sami had taken hold of her hand. Feeling her cheeks start to heat a bit, Bayley looked down at her shoes and said "Thanks, Sami."

"No problem," Sami said, a warmth starting to take over his own cheeks. Letting Bayley follow beside him, Sami helped lead the ponytailed brunette to the main office. Once the two preteens got to the office, Sami opened the door. "Now, Bayley. This is where we go when we need to talk to people other than our teachers."

"OK," Bayley said, nodding. Stepping into the room, Bayley looked around to see that there were big tables, bookshelves, and a few adults moving around the room.

Seeing Bayley looking around in wonder, Sami said "Yeah, it's a lot to take in. I'll have to bring you back here later today. But, for now, let's get your schedule from Ms. Kanellis."

"Schedule? What's that?" Bayley asked.

"It's a paper that has all of your classes for the day listed. We have four core classes and two elective classes. I know it sounds like a lot, but it actually doesn't feel like much," Sami said. "Hopefully, we'll have a couple of them together."

"I hope so, too," Bayley said, a hint of nervousness coloring her voice.

Looking up upon hearing two voices in front of her desk, the woman behind the desk looked to the two preteens standing in front of her. "Sami! It's great to see you this morning. How's your morning been today?"

"It's been pretty okay, Ms. K.," Sami said, smiling at the redheaded woman. Pointing to his side, Sami said "This is my friend, Bayley Martinez. Today's her first day of school, so I was showing her around a bit before class started."

"Ah, yes, Bayley!" Ms. Kanellis said. Leaning forward a bit in her seat, Ms. Kanellis said "Welcome to Emerald Pines Middle, Bayley. I'm Ms. Kanellis, and I'm one of the people that works in the office here. If you ever need help with anything, just come here. I'm...mostly always here if you ever need an open ear to talk to" as she rummaged around for something.

"Thanks, Ms. Kanellis. I'll be sure to keep that in mind," Bayley said, smiling at the redhead.

Finding what she seemed to be rifling around for, Ms. Kanellis produced a piece of paper and handed it to Bayley. "OK, Bayley. This is your school schedule. You're to report to each of your classes at the times listed beside each class. Now, since today is your first day, we're going to have one of the other students here help you around the school. Just until you can find your way around yourself."

"O...OK," Bayley said, a nervous twinge starting to color her voice. She honestly wasn't expecting to get thrown to another student so soon, so to be told that another student was going to show her around made nerves settle in the preteen like lead weights.

Looking over to see that Bayley seemed a bit nervous, Sami said "It's OK, Bayley. I'm sure whoever Ms. K's going to get to come help you around is pretty cool."

"I hope so too," Bayley said as Ms. Kanellis had gone about calling someone. The ponytailed preteen was waiting only a few minutes longer before a voice with a quite heavy accent could heard coming through the doorway. "I'm here, Ms. K! Sorry I was a bit late!" the voice said. Turning in the direction of the voice, Bayley saw that the new person that entered the office was a girl with an impressive mane of fiery-looking reddish orange hair who was dressed in a grey shirt that was covered with a design of gears, a pair of black shorts, and a pair of black boots; something Bayley also noticed about this girl was that she had a pair of goggles pushed up on her head.

"Becky, good morning! And, no, you're not late. The way I see things, you're right on time," Ms. Kanellis said, smiling at the new entrant. Turning her attention to Bayley, Ms. Kanellis said "Becky, this is Bayley Martinez. Today's her first day here at the school. Bayley, this is Becky Lynch. She's going to be your guide for the next few days."

Taking the initiative to make the acquaintance of her charge, Becky stuck her hand and, smiling, said "Pleasure to meet ya, Bayley! Welcome to our lovely school!"

Looking at Becky's hand before taking hold of it, Bayley gave it a shake and said "Thanks, Becky. Nice to meet you too." Pointing beside her, Bayley said "This is my friend, Sami Zayn. He's already been going to school here."

Releasing Bayley's hand, Becky did the same with Sami as she said "Pleasure to meet ya, Sami! How've I never seen you around here before?"

"I...normally keep to myself. I'm not the most socially active person, so I just tend to hang around places on my own," Sami said as he shook Becky's hand.

"Well, that'll have to change startin' today, mah loves," Becky said. "I've got some awesome friends I'm sure you guys would love to meet."

"That sounds pretty great, Becky," Bayley said, smiling. "Don't you think so, Sami?"

"I'd say it does," Sami said, smiling a bit.

"Great!" Becky said just as the bell could be heard ringing. "Oh, there's the bell. Come on, guys. Learning awaits!"

"OK," Bayley said as Sami threw a quick "We'll see you later, Ms. Kanellis" over his shoulder. The trio left the office as they walked off in the direction of their classes with Becky pointing rooms to Bayley, such as the nurse's office, the guidance counselors' offices, and a few other rooms.

"So, Bayley. What's yer first class of the day?" Becky asked.

Taking a look down at the schedule in her hands, Bayley said "Hmm. Says here that I have...Math 1 with...T. Stratus."

"Awesome! I've got Ms. S first period myself," Becky said. "Let's go."

"OK," Bayley said as Becky took hold of her hand. Casting a look over to Sami, Bayley said "I'll see you later then, Sami?"

"Sure, Bayley," Sami said, laughing a bit at Bayley's surprise. "I should be getting to my class too. I'll see you two later." Turning on his heel, Sami sped off in the direction of where his first class was.

Watching as Sami disappeared into the crowds of students, Bayley fell into step with Becky as the two preteens made their first class. 'So far, so good,' Bayley thought. 'It sure seems like I've made a friend in Becky. And Ms. Kanellis was pretty nice too. I can't wait to see what else lies ahead in my day.'

Well, it looks like Bayley's first day of school is off to something in the way of a good start. She's got the possibility to look forward to having classes with Sami, she got off on a good foot with talking with one of the school personnel members, and it seems like she might actually be able to make a friend in her guide, Becky Lynch (Steampunk Queen. I just couldn't leave her out.), with the possibility of more friends to come later. Next chapter will be how Bayley's first day goes, meaning...Teachers! Other students! Classes! And other such first-day-of-schooly things! So, until then, don't forget to R&R please. =)

(Now, for a bit of shameless fangirling from shiki. Ohmygosh, how awesome is it that the next big Steven Universe event, In Too Deep, starts this Thursday?! Oh my GOD, I'm so hype for it! XD)