So, after getting her schedule and meeting Becky, looks like Bayley's first ever day of school is off to a pretty okay start. How will it go from there? Read on to find out, my loves. And, enjoy. =)

(And, I apologize in advance for the length of this chapter. I wanted to go on ahead and get Bayley's first day out of the way so that I could move on to the next (and possibly, last) part of this arc.)

Walking along with Becky, Bayley looked around at the many doors and hallways that were in the school. She had a feeling that school was going to be pretty big judging from what she had seen in a lot of the TV shows she had watched, but, to actually be in a school...it was like something else entirely. There was still a large part of the brunette that felt incredibly nervous to even be there, but...she couldn't let herself be too nervous. After all, she was going to end up going to school sooner or later, so...no need to be feeling too nervous now. She hadn't even realized that Becky had stopped outside of a room until she had bumped into the fiery-headed preteen. "Oops! Sorry, Becky. My bad!" Bayley said.

"It's alright, Bayley. I...mostly hardly felt it," Becky said with a laugh.

"Are you sure? I feel kinda bad that I was spacing and I bumped into you," Bayley said, apologetically. And she meant it, too. She didn't mean to bump into Becky, but she was also hoping that the Gem in her belly button didn't hurt Becky.

"Yes, I'm sure, love. Don't worry about it. It was just an accidental bump because maybe you're feeling nervous. No need to keep apologizing," Becky said, reassuringly.

"If you say so," Bayley said. Looking at the doorway they had stopped outside of, Bayley said "So, I guess this is Ms. Stratus's room."

"Mmhmm! You'd be right in guessing that," Becky chirped with a nod of her head. "We report here for class with her in the morning. Just come on inside with me, and I'll introduce you to Ms. S."

"O-Okay," Bayley said, nervously, even though she was smiling. Taking a breath, she proceeded to followed the Irish preteen into the classroom. As she stepped into the classroom, she could hear the talking of other preteens sitting at desks with some of them actually beginning to point out "There's a new kid in class." Seeing Becky stop at a bigger desk in the room, Bayley stood with Becky as the other preteen got the attention of who Bayley guessed was the teacher sitting at the desk, a woman with long blonde hair, who was wearing a white blouse, dark blue pants, and a pair of black wedge sandals.

"Morning, Ms. Stratus," Becky said, getting the attention of the woman behind the desk.

Looking up from the papers she had just finished grading, Ms. Stratus said "Good morning, Becky. Here a bit late this morning, aren't you?"

"Yeah, I know. But, at least I'm in here before the bell," Becky said, laughing a bit. Gesturing to her left, Becky said "I'm actually a bit late because I was helping out this cutie right here. Ms. Stratus, this is Bayley Martinez. Bayley, this is Ms. Stratus, our Math 2 teacher."

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Bayley. Ms. McMahon told that this is actually your first day of school here," Ms. Stratus said.

"Yeah, it is," Bayley said, nodding her head. "I've...actually been homeschooled most of my life, so my dad and my uncles thought it would be a good idea if I started coming to school for real."

"Well, you picked a great school to come to for your first," Ms. Stratus said, smiling, just as the bell rang. Rising from her seat, Ms. Stratus said "OK, everyone, take your seats. I have an introduction to make."

"Two of the desks around me are empty, so hopefully, you'll get one of those," Becky whispered as she dashed away from Bayley and Ms. Stratus and went to take her seat.

Once the noise in the classroom dulled down, Ms. Stratus said "Everyone, this is Bayley Martinez. This is her first day of school, so be sure to make her feel welcome. Now, Bayley, I'd like for you to take a seat in the empty desk beside Becky. And, welcome to Emerald Pines Middle."

"Thanks, Ms. Stratus," Bayley smiled and nodded before going to take her seat beside Becky, which was midway of the room; as Bayley walked to her desk, she couldn't help but hear the whispering of other students around her, most of it being stuff along the lines of "New kid looks like a total dork. No wonder she's hanging with Goggles." and "I wonder if she can even read or write." All of this sounded pretty hurtful to the ponytailed preteen, but she did her best not to show it. Instead, she took her seat beside Becky, who smiled over at her, as Ms. Stratus launched into her lesson. Listening on as Ms. Stratus carried on her lesson, Bayley actually found that the material didn't seem that hard to understand; in fact, she'd go so far as to say it sounded pretty easy. Before the preteen even knew it, the bell was ringing signalling the end of their first class. After copying the homework assignment and getting her textbook, Bayley left out with Becky as the rest of the class filed out as well.

"So, how'd you like Ms. S?" Becky asked.

"I like her a lot," Bayley said. "She's pretty nice, and I like that she explained the work so that it'd be easy to understand."

"Yeah. That's one of the cool things about some of the teachers out here. They really take the time to explain stuff to us," Becky agreed, nodding her head. "So, where's your next class?'

"Um, hold on a sec," Bayley said, before proceeding to dig around in one of her skirt pockets. Pulling out her folded-up schedule, Bayley said "Um, my next class is...Science 2 with M. Quackenbush."

"I've heard Mr. Q is a pretty fun teacher. I don't have Science 2 next myself, but, I wish I had him," Becky said.

"Wait. We don't have Science 2 together?" Bayley asked, nervously.

"Sadly, no, love," Becky said. Seeing the anxious look on Bayley's face, Becky said "Don't worry, Bayley. Like I said, Mr. Q's a fun teacher, and I've heard that his class is pretty chill. Just don't worry."

"O...OK," Bayley said, trying to keep the anxiety out of her voice. Walking along with Becky, Bayley tried to stop the fluttering of butterflies in her stomach. 'It's gonna be okay, it's gonna be okay. I can do this. I'm 12 years old. I can go to new classes by myself,' Bayley mentally repeated to herself. The two preteens had been walking on for a few minutes before they stopped outside of a classroom that seemed pretty lively inside, even livelier than Ms. Stratus's room was. Just seeing and hearing all of the conversation had Bayley curious as to just what was going on inside.

Seeing the curious look on Bayley's face, Becky laughed a bit before saying "If you're so curious, why don't you go on inside?"

"I...I think I will," Bayley said with a grin. "I'll see you after class, Becky."

"Alright! I'll be back to show you to your first elective. I gotta jet to my English 2 class. See you after class!" Becky chirped before dashing away.

Watching Becky get swallowed up by the crowds of other students, Bayley turned her gaze back to the classroom, and, taking a breath, stepped inside.

Upon seeing a new student come into his room, the teacher Mike Quackenbush, a man had short, slightly spiky dark brown hair, was wearing a pair of glasses, and was dressed in a pair of black jeans and a blue, grey, and green short-sleeved shirt, turned from the student he was talking with and said "Oh, hello, there! You must be the new student that's joining my class today."

Blinking as she heard the teacher talking to her, Bayley said "Yes! M-my name is Bayley Martinez, and today's my first day of school."

"Let me guess. Homeschooled?" Mr. Quackenbush asked.

"Yeah. How'd you know?" Bayley asked, surprised to hear her new teacher guess this.

"Lucky guess. That, and I can see that you seem pretty nervous," Mr. Quackenbush said. A bit of a warm smile coming across his face, Mr. Quackenbush said "Don't worry. This class is a safe zone. You don't have to worry about anything in here."

"O...OK," Bayley said, nodding. Upon hearing the bell ring, Bayley stepped further into the classroom as she went to stand by Mr. Quackenbush. Standing beside the teacher, Bayley listened on as Mr. Quackenbush made the same introduction that Ms. Stratus did, and, once it was done, Bayley went to an empty seat near the back of the room where she settled in to listen to Mr. Quackenbush's lecture, one that seemed fairly animated and educational all at the same time. Again, before Bayley knew it, the bell was ringing and, after getting the homework and her textbook for the class, she left out with the other students as she went to meet up with Becky. Recounting all of what happened in class, Bayley walked on with Becky to her the first of her elective classes, which was Art 1 with Mr. Jeff Hardy. From that class, one that Bayley all but fell completely in love with, Bayley went to her second elective, which was Physical Education with Ms. Molly Holly. By the time the bell rang after Physical Education, Bayley felt more than eager to get to lunch so that she could meet up with Becky and Sami and let them know how her classes had gone so far. Meeting up with Becky outside of the gymnasium, Bayley had begun to recount her other three classes to the Irish preteen.

"Pretty cool that you got Mr. Hardy for Art. I've heard he's a cool teacher like Mr. Quackenbush is. And Ms. Holly's really nice too. She'll definitely help you out in a pinch if you need the help," Becky said. Smiling over at her new friend, Becky said "I'm glad that you've been enjoying your classes. Now, let's go eat. After my time in Dance 1, I could use something to eat."

The two preteens had spent a fair amount of their time walking and talking about their classes as they reached the cafeteria and were joined by Sami, who was waiting outside for them. Walking inside, Bayley looked around and was surprised to see so many other students in this one room, many of them sitting at tables and eating, with others going through lines and getting food. Following along with Becky and Sami, Bayley got her lunch and paid for it using lunch money Dean gave her before she left; she could even hear the sandy blonde Gem's words in her head when he was giving her the money "Now, Bayley. There's going to be a time during the day when you get food to eat. When that time comes, use this to get something to eat. Growing kids like you need to eat, so don't hesitate to get anything."

Once she saw that Bayley and Sami had their lunches, Becky said "OK, you two! Now, if you'll both just follow me, I'll introduce you both to my friends now. Don't worry. My friends are really nice, so you guys'll like them."

"OK," Bayley said with a nod of her head as Sami did the same. Walking along with Becky, Bayley looked around at many of the other tables in the cafeteria and noticed pretty much a running trend with most of them: The tables were mostly all filled with other students eating and talking, with the conversations seeming fairly friendly in nature. The ponytailed preteen had been so wrapped up in her observation that she didn't even notice that Becky had stopped at a table until Sami stopped her by grabbing her shoulder.

Looking over to see that Sami had stopped Bayley, Becky laughed a bit before saying "You keep spacing on me like this, Bayley, and I'm gonna have to start calling you Space Cadet."

"Sorry," Bayley said, blushing a bit.

"Oh, it's okay, love," Becky said, reassuringly. "I kid, I kid. You're new in school, so I think it's normal for you to be a bit spacey. Happens to the best of us."

"Yeah, I...had a feeling that was true. Happens a lot with one of my uncles at times," Bayley said, laughing a bit as she thought back on times when Dean acted like a bit of a scatterbrain.

"He sounds like a pretty cool uncle," Becky said, smiling. Changing the subject, Becky said "Now! Since I've been putting this off, I'd like to introduce you to my friends now. Bayley, Sami, these are my friends Paige Knight and Finn Bálor. Finn, Paige, this is Bayley Martinez and Sami Zayn. They're two of the new kids that have joined our...kinda merry school" as she made the necessary introductions.

Looking ahead, Bayley saw that the table Becky had taken a seat was occupied by a boy and a girl, who she guessed to be about her and Sami's age; the boy had dark brown hair that spiked up a bit and was wearing a red shirt that had Spider-Man on it, a pair of jean shorts, and a pair of red canvas shoes, and the girl, who had quite noticeable pale skin, had black hair that went down past her shoulders with some streaks of it dyed blue, and was wearing a grey t-shirt with cartoonish skeletons as the design, a pair of black jean shorts, and a pair of black and white Vans. 'Well, they seem...nice enough,' Bayley thought as she took a seat at the table.

"Nice to meet you both," Paige said. "It's not too often that new kids come here, so, welcome to our school."

"Thanks, Paige," Sami said with a small smile. "I just recently moved here, so I'm still really trying to find my way around here."

"Well, if you ever need any help with anything around here, don't hesitate to ask," Paige said, smiling at the redhead. Looking over to Bayley, Paige asked "How about you, Bayley? How're you liking our school so far?"

"Huh?" Bayley asked, looking up from her tray when she heard Paige talking to her. "Oh! It's been pretty okay so far. This is actually my first ever time coming to school, so I've been liking it so far."

"That's great to hear," Paige said, her smile still on her face.

The rest of Bayley's time in lunch was spent with talking with Becky, Sami, Paige, and Finn and eating most of her lunch. When the bell rang to signal the end of lunch, Bayley and the other four preteens threw their trash away and began to leave so that they could head off for their classes. Seeing as how Bayley's next class was English 2 with Mr. Matt Striker, Finn decided to walk with Bayley since that was his next class. Walking along with Finn, Bayley engaged in a pretty easygoing chat with Finn. Reaching the classroom, Bayley followed the same routine she had followed for her first four classes in the day. After Mr. Striker's lecture, which was mostly a lesson in some of the rules of grammar, the class was dismissed as the class left and Bayley got her textbook and homework assignment from Mr. Striker.

"So, what's yer last class, Bayley?" Finn asked after meeting back up with Bayley outside of the classroom.

"History 2 with W. Regal," Bayley said without looking at her schedule; after having looked at it so many times, the ponytailed brunette had pretty much memorized her list of classes.

"Awesome. I've got that class next with Sami. Pretty lucky, eh?" Finn asked with a bit of a grin.

"Yeah. I guess it is," Bayley said, smiling. As the brunette duo walked on, Finn told Bayley about what kind of teacher Mr. Regal was.

"Now, Bayley. Mr. Regal may seem kind of intense at first, but he's a great teacher. He knows his stuff, and he will help you if you need it," Finn said.

"OK," Bayley said, nodding her head. The two walked on until they got to Mr. Regal's classroom. As with her last class, once the bell rang, Mr. Regal introduced Bayley to the class and, after telling Bayley to take the empty seat that was near Finn and Sami, who both waved at her after she sat down, the teacher launched into his lecture, which was about China during the Ming Dynasty. When the final bell rang and Bayley got what she need from Mr. Regal, she left the classroom with Sami and Finn, where they were then joined by first Paige and then Becky as they were leaving the school.

"So, Bayley, what'd you think of your first ever day of school?" Sami asked.

"I liked it a lot!" Bayley said, smiling widely. "I mean, I felt a bit nervous in my first classes, but I think that nervousness started to go away as I got more in the swing of the others. Plus, it's great that I had friends like you guys to help me around the school. Thanks a lot for that."

"It's no problem at all, Bayley," Becky said, smiling. "After all, that's what friends do for each other."

"Yeah. I guess it is," Bayley said, smiling. It felt really nice to the ponytailed preteen to finally have more friends her age. After meeting and making friends with Sami, Bayley wasn't exactly feeling sure if she'd really be able to make friends with other kids her age; but, being enrolled in school and meeting Becky, Finn, and Paige, along with her teachers and Ms. Kanellis, felt like new pages being turned in her short life. 'I can't wait 'til I can tell Ro, Seth, and Dean about my first day of school. They're gonna be so happy when I tell them about what happened,' Bayley excitedly thought as she walked on and talked with Sami, Becky, Finn, and Paige.

So, that about wraps up Bayley's first day of school. And, it looks like it was pretty great success. She's got some pretty nice teachers (who shouldn't need much introduction), she seems to like her classes quite a lot, and, thanks to Becky, she, along with Sami, made two new friends in Paige and Finn. Such a great start to her school career! What's to come for the rest of her school week? Stay tuned to find out. Until next time, don't forget to R&R please. =)

(Just a note on one of Bayley's teachers: Her Science 2 teacher, Mr. Mike Quackenbush, is the founder and "Director of Fun" (which I guess is like a General Manager in other promotions) of CHIKARA, a promotion that I've recently started to follow, and is quite a lot of fun to watch. ^^)

(Also, I would like to thank xXLadyRachelXx for the suggestion of having William Regal be one of Bayley's teachers. Even though I didn't really give him a speaking role, I feel that he fits as a History teacher. Thanks for the suggestion, hon! =) )