Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from IaHB.
Caitie entered the halls of Kingsport High. She had her black messenger bag carelessly slung around her shoulder. She had on a red sweater that hung loosely on her petite frame. Black platform Mary Janes and a knee length black skirt completed her outfit. Her hair was pulled back by a red barrette. Caitie went to her locker and unloaded her textbooks. The halls were relatively quiet. She slammed her locker door shut and advanced towards her homeroom.
Hank was already seated and was furiously flipping through the pages of his French book. Caitie stopped at his desk and gave him a strange look.
"It's only 7:30 and you're already on 'overachieving' mode?" she said teasingly.
Hank looked up from his book for a moment to answer.
"Quiz. . . French . . . Quiz . . . didn't study." He continued to frantically read the pages of his French book.
"Uh, yeah, good luck."
Caitie took her usual seat in the back row, two seats behind Hank. She slid her earphones on and took out her notebook. She began sketching and tuned out the couple of students conversing on the other side of the room.
A few moments later and a new person entered the relatively quiet room. It was Jason Leon, one Caitie would refer to as a 'jock'. He was on the football team with Hank and Tyler. He also was on the swimming team and ran track. Jason waved at Hank and took the empty seat between Caitie and Hank. Jason turned around and curiously stared at her. She continued to sketch until she felt someone gaze intently.
"What?" she asked while removing her headphones.
Jason smiled. "Nothing."
"Why are you staring at me?" She asked somewhat curiously.
"No reason really. You look nice today." Jason turned a slight shade of pink.
Caitie was baffled. She did not really expect such a response. Caitie's lips widened into a little smile as she put her headphones back on.
Hank smiled while trying to study verb conjugations and eavesdrop at the same time. 'Multitasking is hard' he thought to himself. He wondered if Jason was interested in Caitie. He was a pretty decent guy after all. As far as Hank knew, Caitie was pretty, individualistic, and single . . .although he had his suspicions about her relationship with Jamie. 'Best friends . . . sure'.
Caitie looked up from her notebook and noticed he was still looking at her. She took off her headphones and shoved her Discman and notebook into her bag.
"Okay. What?" she questioned as she let her head lean on her propped up hand.
"We still have like 20 minutes before homeroom starts. Want to go get some coffee?" he asked.
"Well, I could use a caffeine fix," she reasoned.
Jason and Caitie got up from their seats and passed Hank's desk.
"Coffee two sugars and crème" Hank yelled out after them.
"Sure thing." Jason responded.
Caitie and Jason exited Kingsport High. They began walking down the street to the nearest coffee shop.
"We better make this coffee to go if we want to make it back on time." Caitie said breaking the silence.
Jason smiled warmly at her. "You know, I always wanted to talk to you."
'Could he catch me more off guard?' Caitie asked herself.
"Oh yeah?" she replied quickly. "What about?"
"I don't know, you seem, interesting."
Caitie took a good look at Jason. He was nearing six feet and towered over her. He had a medium build and was definitely well toned. He had chestnut brown hair and dark green eyes. He had these cute dimples that appeared when he smiled. Those dimples were appearing quite often during their conversation.
"Interesting like . . . a freak of nature . . . or interesting as in enthralling?" she asked.
"You see? Your response is proof that you're 'interesting.' And it's the latter by the way" he replied laughing.
"Good answer" Caitie commented.
Jason purchased three coffees and handed one to Caitie. They walked back to school engaging in conversation that jumped topic to topic.
Jamie and Tyler stood in front of Val's locker as she hysterically looked for her Spanish book.
"Tyler? You're SURE that I didn't leave it in your car when you drove me to Caitie's yesterday?" Val asked.
"I checked this morning. Nope. Sorry." Tyler offered a look of sympathy.
"You know Val, checking your locker over and over won't make it suddenly appear." Jamie remarked sarcastically.
"Caitie. She might know where it is! She helped me with my homework after my shift. Maybe I left it at her house."
"You still have like five minutes until homeroom." Tyler said as he looked down at his watch.
Val closed her locker shut. She was about to run over to Caitie's homeroom when she saw Jason and Caitie walk towards her.
"Caitie!" Val called out eagerly.
"Oh hey everyone!" Caitie greeted.
Val eyed Jason. She wondered what he was doing hanging around Caitie. The same question ran through Jamie and Tyler's mind.
"Hey Jason." Tyler waved suspiciously. He knew Jason from football but never really gotten to know him that well.
"Hi." Jason said unable to return the wave for he was holding two cups of steaming coffee.
Jamie responded to the series of morning salutations by trying to burn Jason with his stare. A feeling of jealously rose up inside of him. 'What he hell is he doing with Caitie?' he thought to himself.
Caitie sipped her coffee as Val asked the whereabouts of her missing Spanish book.
"Actually, you did leave it at my house. I just don't have it with me."
"What? Senora Morales is going to kill me for coming to class unprepared." Val exclaimed.
"Don't have an anxiety attack! Then the Golden boy will have to revive you right here in this hallway," Caitie teased. "It's in my locker. I'll bring it to Spanish."
"Ahhh! You're the best! Thanks!" Val cried a sigh of relief.
"Listen we better get this to Hank before he suffers from caffeine withdrawal." Caitie said motioning to a cup of coffee in Jason's hands.
"Bye guys." Caitie stopped and looked at Jamie. "I'll see you in History." Jamie nodded.
'He doesn't seem to be in a good mood' Caitie thought to herself silently as she entered her homeroom.
"Coffee with crème and two sugars" Jason announced as he handed Hank a white paper cup.
"Thanks man! I need this." Hank immediately took a huge gulp and continued with his cram session.
Jason and Caitie returned to their seats.
"You know, this was fun. We should do it again sometime" Jason said timidly.
"I'll think about it." Caitie smiled at him.
Jason returned the smile and turned around to face the front of the room as he noticed the homeroom teacher walking through the door.
A/N: Once again, I have written a story that has a lack of direction. Where shall I go from here? Chapter 2 will arrive soon I hope. Please review and give me some comments. And for those who have been faithfully reviewing my stories . . . THANKS~ it is much appreciated!
Caitie entered the halls of Kingsport High. She had her black messenger bag carelessly slung around her shoulder. She had on a red sweater that hung loosely on her petite frame. Black platform Mary Janes and a knee length black skirt completed her outfit. Her hair was pulled back by a red barrette. Caitie went to her locker and unloaded her textbooks. The halls were relatively quiet. She slammed her locker door shut and advanced towards her homeroom.
Hank was already seated and was furiously flipping through the pages of his French book. Caitie stopped at his desk and gave him a strange look.
"It's only 7:30 and you're already on 'overachieving' mode?" she said teasingly.
Hank looked up from his book for a moment to answer.
"Quiz. . . French . . . Quiz . . . didn't study." He continued to frantically read the pages of his French book.
"Uh, yeah, good luck."
Caitie took her usual seat in the back row, two seats behind Hank. She slid her earphones on and took out her notebook. She began sketching and tuned out the couple of students conversing on the other side of the room.
A few moments later and a new person entered the relatively quiet room. It was Jason Leon, one Caitie would refer to as a 'jock'. He was on the football team with Hank and Tyler. He also was on the swimming team and ran track. Jason waved at Hank and took the empty seat between Caitie and Hank. Jason turned around and curiously stared at her. She continued to sketch until she felt someone gaze intently.
"What?" she asked while removing her headphones.
Jason smiled. "Nothing."
"Why are you staring at me?" She asked somewhat curiously.
"No reason really. You look nice today." Jason turned a slight shade of pink.
Caitie was baffled. She did not really expect such a response. Caitie's lips widened into a little smile as she put her headphones back on.
Hank smiled while trying to study verb conjugations and eavesdrop at the same time. 'Multitasking is hard' he thought to himself. He wondered if Jason was interested in Caitie. He was a pretty decent guy after all. As far as Hank knew, Caitie was pretty, individualistic, and single . . .although he had his suspicions about her relationship with Jamie. 'Best friends . . . sure'.
Caitie looked up from her notebook and noticed he was still looking at her. She took off her headphones and shoved her Discman and notebook into her bag.
"Okay. What?" she questioned as she let her head lean on her propped up hand.
"We still have like 20 minutes before homeroom starts. Want to go get some coffee?" he asked.
"Well, I could use a caffeine fix," she reasoned.
Jason and Caitie got up from their seats and passed Hank's desk.
"Coffee two sugars and crème" Hank yelled out after them.
"Sure thing." Jason responded.
Caitie and Jason exited Kingsport High. They began walking down the street to the nearest coffee shop.
"We better make this coffee to go if we want to make it back on time." Caitie said breaking the silence.
Jason smiled warmly at her. "You know, I always wanted to talk to you."
'Could he catch me more off guard?' Caitie asked herself.
"Oh yeah?" she replied quickly. "What about?"
"I don't know, you seem, interesting."
Caitie took a good look at Jason. He was nearing six feet and towered over her. He had a medium build and was definitely well toned. He had chestnut brown hair and dark green eyes. He had these cute dimples that appeared when he smiled. Those dimples were appearing quite often during their conversation.
"Interesting like . . . a freak of nature . . . or interesting as in enthralling?" she asked.
"You see? Your response is proof that you're 'interesting.' And it's the latter by the way" he replied laughing.
"Good answer" Caitie commented.
Jason purchased three coffees and handed one to Caitie. They walked back to school engaging in conversation that jumped topic to topic.
Jamie and Tyler stood in front of Val's locker as she hysterically looked for her Spanish book.
"Tyler? You're SURE that I didn't leave it in your car when you drove me to Caitie's yesterday?" Val asked.
"I checked this morning. Nope. Sorry." Tyler offered a look of sympathy.
"You know Val, checking your locker over and over won't make it suddenly appear." Jamie remarked sarcastically.
"Caitie. She might know where it is! She helped me with my homework after my shift. Maybe I left it at her house."
"You still have like five minutes until homeroom." Tyler said as he looked down at his watch.
Val closed her locker shut. She was about to run over to Caitie's homeroom when she saw Jason and Caitie walk towards her.
"Caitie!" Val called out eagerly.
"Oh hey everyone!" Caitie greeted.
Val eyed Jason. She wondered what he was doing hanging around Caitie. The same question ran through Jamie and Tyler's mind.
"Hey Jason." Tyler waved suspiciously. He knew Jason from football but never really gotten to know him that well.
"Hi." Jason said unable to return the wave for he was holding two cups of steaming coffee.
Jamie responded to the series of morning salutations by trying to burn Jason with his stare. A feeling of jealously rose up inside of him. 'What he hell is he doing with Caitie?' he thought to himself.
Caitie sipped her coffee as Val asked the whereabouts of her missing Spanish book.
"Actually, you did leave it at my house. I just don't have it with me."
"What? Senora Morales is going to kill me for coming to class unprepared." Val exclaimed.
"Don't have an anxiety attack! Then the Golden boy will have to revive you right here in this hallway," Caitie teased. "It's in my locker. I'll bring it to Spanish."
"Ahhh! You're the best! Thanks!" Val cried a sigh of relief.
"Listen we better get this to Hank before he suffers from caffeine withdrawal." Caitie said motioning to a cup of coffee in Jason's hands.
"Bye guys." Caitie stopped and looked at Jamie. "I'll see you in History." Jamie nodded.
'He doesn't seem to be in a good mood' Caitie thought to herself silently as she entered her homeroom.
"Coffee with crème and two sugars" Jason announced as he handed Hank a white paper cup.
"Thanks man! I need this." Hank immediately took a huge gulp and continued with his cram session.
Jason and Caitie returned to their seats.
"You know, this was fun. We should do it again sometime" Jason said timidly.
"I'll think about it." Caitie smiled at him.
Jason returned the smile and turned around to face the front of the room as he noticed the homeroom teacher walking through the door.
A/N: Once again, I have written a story that has a lack of direction. Where shall I go from here? Chapter 2 will arrive soon I hope. Please review and give me some comments. And for those who have been faithfully reviewing my stories . . . THANKS~ it is much appreciated!
