Disclaimer-Beyblade is not mine. The characters do not belong to me.
I stood up and looked around to see if I could see where she had gone to. Had I only imagined her, I wondered. That had to be it, she had only been a figment of my imagination. There was no way there was any real girl that actually existed that looked like that. A girl like that was much too cute to be real. But for the split second that I thought I had seen her, I could have sworn she was real...I shook my head to clear it as the school bell rang. My first class was homeroom, a class where new students were introduced and attendance was taken for the day. "Good morning class. I have two new students to introduce to you today. The first is a young man. He has just moved here over the summer. His name is Kai. You can go ahead and take your set, Kai." the teacher says. I heard murmurs around me as I sat down in my assigned class. "This next young lady some of you may already know. She is a reurning student who had to leave our class abruptly last year. Please welcome back Artesia." the teacher says. I looked up as she was introduced and froze in shock. It was her...the girl that had spoken to me before. "Artesia, please take your set in front of Kai. Thank you." the teacher says. Swallowing hard, I forced myself not to stare like an idiot as she walked towards me to take her seat. She stopped before my desk and smiled. "Hello again." she says. Before I could respond, she had sat down in her seat and class began. As I listened to the teacher tell us about the school rules, Artesia passed back a note to me. So, your name is Kai. You're just as cute as the first time I saw you. Would you like to have lunch together? I know how hard it is adjusting a new school-Artesia. I scibbled back an agreement to meet her for lunch, blushing furiously when she took the note from me. I had never reacted this way around a girl before. I had only gotten interested in girls recently, and had never been in one place long enough to get involved with anyone. I had seen many pretty girls in the other schools I had been to, but none like Artesia. She thought I was cute too and had actually invited me to lunch. There was no way I would have ever gotten up the nerve to speak to her if she hadn't spoken to me first. I didn't hesitate in accepting, I wanted to defitnitely get to know her better. I forced myself to relax, just to act natural when the time came to meet her, yet for once, I actually found it hard to concentrate on my studies. The next three hours went by like clockwork, thanks to my emmersing myself in my classes. My classes were a mixture of kids like me who were actually studying, and the others who were talking or doing other things. I overheard Beyblade being mentioned in hushed tones and sighed. Another school obsessed with that ridiculous sport. I decided to ignore it all as it was finally time for lunch. I had made myself some cold sandwiches, a bowl of sliced cucumber and a fruit smoothie at home this morning, and sat down in the crowded lunchroom where Artesia could see me easily. It did not take me long to recognize her again as she came in. I stood to greet her as she walked up to me. "Hello Kai. I'm sorry I didn't have time to introduce myself this morning when we first met. Let's sit down. You look like brought a good lunch." she said. "I made it myself this morning. I'm not much for junk food." I told her. "I'd like to eat healthy, but my mom only gives me pocket change for the vending machines." she said. "You can have some of mine if you want." I said. "Oh thanks." she said, smiling. She took a piece of cucumber and ate it, as we both turned our heads at hearing her name being called. A boy around the same age as both of us came up to our table. He was slightly shorter than us, with dark hair and eyes. Artesia smiled. "Hello Carlos." she said. My eyes widened as our new friend too Artesia into his arms to give her a long, passionate kiss. She parted from him, laughing nervously. "Stop it, Carlos, you're embarrassing me! Sorry about that...Kai, this is my boyfriend Carlos. Carlos, meet Kai." she said. I managed a weak smile as we shook hands and the three of us sat down together. I guess I should have realized a girl like Artesia would have a boyfriend. Carlos was a dumpy looking guy, but maybe she saw something in him I couldn't. "Artesia likes to consider herself the welcoming committee for all the new kids, but it does seem that she tends to welcome more boys than girls." Carlos teased. "Don't be mean. I know what it's like a new kid on their first day of school. I just wanted him not to be nervous." Artesia said. "Well, I've had enough of this crowd. Meet me in the courtyard in a few minutes?" Carlos asked her. "No problem." she said. She turned back to me once he left. "I'm sorry if we made you uncomfortable. He has no manners whatsoever. Would you like to finish your lunch in the courtyard with us? I could introduce you to some of my friends." she said.
I stood up and looked around to see if I could see where she had gone to. Had I only imagined her, I wondered. That had to be it, she had only been a figment of my imagination. There was no way there was any real girl that actually existed that looked like that. A girl like that was much too cute to be real. But for the split second that I thought I had seen her, I could have sworn she was real...I shook my head to clear it as the school bell rang. My first class was homeroom, a class where new students were introduced and attendance was taken for the day. "Good morning class. I have two new students to introduce to you today. The first is a young man. He has just moved here over the summer. His name is Kai. You can go ahead and take your set, Kai." the teacher says. I heard murmurs around me as I sat down in my assigned class. "This next young lady some of you may already know. She is a reurning student who had to leave our class abruptly last year. Please welcome back Artesia." the teacher says. I looked up as she was introduced and froze in shock. It was her...the girl that had spoken to me before. "Artesia, please take your set in front of Kai. Thank you." the teacher says. Swallowing hard, I forced myself not to stare like an idiot as she walked towards me to take her seat. She stopped before my desk and smiled. "Hello again." she says. Before I could respond, she had sat down in her seat and class began. As I listened to the teacher tell us about the school rules, Artesia passed back a note to me. So, your name is Kai. You're just as cute as the first time I saw you. Would you like to have lunch together? I know how hard it is adjusting a new school-Artesia. I scibbled back an agreement to meet her for lunch, blushing furiously when she took the note from me. I had never reacted this way around a girl before. I had only gotten interested in girls recently, and had never been in one place long enough to get involved with anyone. I had seen many pretty girls in the other schools I had been to, but none like Artesia. She thought I was cute too and had actually invited me to lunch. There was no way I would have ever gotten up the nerve to speak to her if she hadn't spoken to me first. I didn't hesitate in accepting, I wanted to defitnitely get to know her better. I forced myself to relax, just to act natural when the time came to meet her, yet for once, I actually found it hard to concentrate on my studies. The next three hours went by like clockwork, thanks to my emmersing myself in my classes. My classes were a mixture of kids like me who were actually studying, and the others who were talking or doing other things. I overheard Beyblade being mentioned in hushed tones and sighed. Another school obsessed with that ridiculous sport. I decided to ignore it all as it was finally time for lunch. I had made myself some cold sandwiches, a bowl of sliced cucumber and a fruit smoothie at home this morning, and sat down in the crowded lunchroom where Artesia could see me easily. It did not take me long to recognize her again as she came in. I stood to greet her as she walked up to me. "Hello Kai. I'm sorry I didn't have time to introduce myself this morning when we first met. Let's sit down. You look like brought a good lunch." she said. "I made it myself this morning. I'm not much for junk food." I told her. "I'd like to eat healthy, but my mom only gives me pocket change for the vending machines." she said. "You can have some of mine if you want." I said. "Oh thanks." she said, smiling. She took a piece of cucumber and ate it, as we both turned our heads at hearing her name being called. A boy around the same age as both of us came up to our table. He was slightly shorter than us, with dark hair and eyes. Artesia smiled. "Hello Carlos." she said. My eyes widened as our new friend too Artesia into his arms to give her a long, passionate kiss. She parted from him, laughing nervously. "Stop it, Carlos, you're embarrassing me! Sorry about that...Kai, this is my boyfriend Carlos. Carlos, meet Kai." she said. I managed a weak smile as we shook hands and the three of us sat down together. I guess I should have realized a girl like Artesia would have a boyfriend. Carlos was a dumpy looking guy, but maybe she saw something in him I couldn't. "Artesia likes to consider herself the welcoming committee for all the new kids, but it does seem that she tends to welcome more boys than girls." Carlos teased. "Don't be mean. I know what it's like a new kid on their first day of school. I just wanted him not to be nervous." Artesia said. "Well, I've had enough of this crowd. Meet me in the courtyard in a few minutes?" Carlos asked her. "No problem." she said. She turned back to me once he left. "I'm sorry if we made you uncomfortable. He has no manners whatsoever. Would you like to finish your lunch in the courtyard with us? I could introduce you to some of my friends." she said.