disclaimer: I don't own any of the character excpet for Melody.
This happens during the football season featured in Remember the Titans.
Chapter 1
"Hey! Alan, wait up!"
Alan Bosley turned when he heard his name called out. He searched the crowded hallway behind him until he saw Gary fighting to get through people towards him.
"Yeah?" Alan said as Gary came up next to him.
"Look, I need a favor." Gary said, slowly, pressing his lips together afterwards.
Alan sighed, everyone on the team always asked him for favors because he couldn't bear to say no.
In reply to Gary, Alan simply tossed him a look that said, Well what is it?
Gary explained, "My friend just moved here from Kentucky, and she don't know nobody. I looked at your schedule, and it matches up the best with hers. Only when you have math, she's got English, and when you have gym, she has home ec. Sunshine's gonna take her to English and Emma is gonna take her to home ec."
After he thought for a moment, Alan asked, "So you want me to be a tour guide for a girl I haven't even met?"
Garry thought for a moment and the nodded, "Yeah that's about right."
Alan threw up his hands in defeat, even the one holding his books, "All right. You got me."
"Great!" Gary grinned, "Thanks a lot!"
Gary turned around and motioned for a girl to come forward. The girl did and Gary introduced her as Melody.
"Hi, I'm Alan," Alan shook her hand, "Nice to meet you."
"Well nice to meet you too." She answered, with a touch of a southern accent.
Alan looked her over as Gary told her a few last minute things. She was a little short, which made him smile, and she had long wavy dark brown hair. Her face was a little round, in a cute way. He noticed that her incredibly green eyes were the same color as her skirt. She had on a white sweater and was carrying her books. She's not a looker. Alan decided, She looks sweet, but not like a heartbreaker. T
he bell rang, interrupting Alan's thoughts and Gary looked up anxiously,
"I have to go, my first class is on the other side of school. See you!"
He started running down the hall. He turned and called over his shoulder, "And thanks a lot Alan!"
"Come on," Alan said, pushing past people, "It's History first, right?"
"Yeah," Melody nodded, following close behind him.
They came up to the door to the classroom and were just about to enter when Alan heard a yell from across the hall.
"Alan!" he turned around and saw Petey, the only person who talked that loud.
"Yes?" Alan asked impatiently as students pushed past him and Melody into the classroom.
"Who is that pretty young lady you got on your arm?" Petey asked.
"Ignore him." Alan told Melody in a low voice, then he yelled back, "It's Gary's friend Melody!"
Petey nodded, "Oh sure boy, oh sure!"
Alan shook his head at Petey's ridiculousness and swung it open to enter. When he did, the students in the class looked up to see who it was, and then back down. Alan slid into a seat in the fifth row, and motioned for Melody to sit in the seat next to him.
"You don't have to sit with me, you know," she said quietly.
"Oh, no, that's okay. I want to sit by you." Alan answered, mostly to make her feel better, she looked upset.
"Well, thanks for showing me around anyway," Melody said.
"It's no problem," he smiled weakly. Melody pulled out a notebook from her bag and put it on her desk.
"Whoa, did you make that?" Alan asked, staring at her notebook. On the cover, she had made a great mixture of magazine clips to form a cover. She also had spelled out the words "Melody Clover History'. Melody nodded.
"That's awesome!" Alan marveled, staring at it. The colors all blended together and it looked very cool.
"Thanks," she said shyly.
The second bell rang and the teacher, Mr. Anderson walked in and started to talk.
"We're just learning about the Civil War," Alan whispered to Melody. She nodded, opening her notebook to take notes. Alan didn't say anything else after that and he let the class pass, taking a few notes.