Nope, don't own it… dangit I wish I did!
Chapter 1
Jade lifted her aqua eyes and smiled at her best friend. "Hey Kara!" Kara was a tall slim girl with long black hair. She was currently fuming and you could tell.
Kara trudged up to her and flopped down. She threw her books down in frustration. "You will not believe this when I tell you! I have to put up with three, THREE classes with that jerk!"
"Aw… Kara you're overexaggerating. He's not that bad." She giggled at her friend's discomfort.
"Yea you can say that all you want, you don't have to deal with him all day!" Kara was now waving her arms dramatically like the world was ending. "I hate the guy Jade! He once tried hitting on me by saying 'Hey baby, wanna go back to my place and mess around?'! Ugh! He's trash! I don't think I'll be able to handle him for 5 hours a day! Jeffery Dominez, he's just a dumb jock who thinks he can have everything he wants."
Jade laughed at her friend and went back to her book. She didn't have another class until 3 so she was just sitting around campus under one of the giant magnolia trees relaxing. She loved the smell of magnolias. Kara was still ranting and when she noticed that Jade had stopped listening she decided to bug her a little bit. She looked down at the selection in Jade's hand and started cracking up.
"In His Heart again?!" she fell over laughing at Jade's taste in literature. Jade blushed several shades of pink and then swatted Kara with the aforementioned book. "What is it with you and your trashy romance novels? Are you that desperate Jade?" Kara yelled for everyone within a mile to hear. Jade's eyes became as wide as saucers, and she tried to crawl farther under the tree to hide from the people that were now staring. Kara just kept on laughing at her.
"Thanks Kara!" Jade hissed. She picked up her blanket and stalked off back to the dorm so she could keep a little bit of her pride intact. When she got to her room she collapsed on the couch with a giant sigh. Her golden hair flared out around her face.
She missed him. She couldn't find anyone else who even compared to him. That was why she always read the books. She loved romance, but she didn't want anyone but him. She could imagine two people happy together and she would get lost in the pages for a small stretch of time. In her imagination it was always herself with him.
"What am I doing?! I can't keep this up. He left. I haven't seen him in over two years; he won't come back." She said to herself. She sighed and walked into the bedroom placing the book back in its designated spot; right beside a worn teddy bear with a faded red ribbon around its neck.
"I need a shower." Jade walked into the bathroom and let the water steam up in her face before stepping in to feel the wonderfully hot liquid run over her body. She immediately felt relieved. Popping open the lavender scented body wash she smiled to herself and began to clean her mind as well as her body.
Kara walked in to the sound of water running. She grinned and figured that maybe she had gone a bit too far with the embarrassing thing. Lately Jade had seemed more stressed than usual and Kara just wanted to bring her back to reality by joking around a bit. It hadn't worked. Kara ran to her room and grabbed her boom box. She slipped in the 10 Things I Hate About You soundtrack. She put it up as loud as it would go and pushed play. Kara grabbed a spoon out of the drawer and belted out with the CD.
Jade stepped out of the bathroom laughing. "I want you to want me. I need you to need me. I'd love you to love me." A brush held in her hand as an impromptu microphone. Kara danced around the living room with a spoon as her mic and the girls just laughed and flopped on the couch when the song finished.
"Thanks, Kara. I needed that."
"No problemo," Kara grinned. "What's been up with you lately Jade? You're not being yourself. You seem down about something."
"Nothing, don't worry about it. I'm fine, really. I've just been trying to sort out some things in my past."
"Oh, I understand then." Kara conceded.
"Welcome to Cerina College. You must be Hayden. I'm Gloria. Here are your classes that you're scheduled to take. Have a nice day Mr. Pierce." The woman smiled just a little too sweetly for his liking.
He nodded and took his papers. This would be interesting. School, he'd never done this before. He had a single room, since he had specifically requested one and there were several available. He was relieved that he wouldn't have to put up with anyone else. He was here to learn, to observe, to be a teenager.
He found his room to his liking; plain and orderly.
He wanted see what kind of a new life he would lead here, so he left the room to go for a walk around the campus.
Jade smiled as the late summer air whispered across her face. She loved to be outside when there was no one around and she could be in her own little world. Her favorite spot was calling to her. Rounding the path to the gardens, she sensed something amiss. Jade whirled around only to find random squirrels scurrying around looking for dropped acorns. "I'm getting as bad as Mariah," she thought to herself," she is always paranoid something's going to happen."
If there was one thing that Jade loved about this college, it was the grounds. There were several lush gardens and even a brook with a waterfall flowing through the campus. Jade walked up to her favorite tree and smiled at it as if it were an old friend greeting her home again. She ran her finger over an old carving in the scratchy old gray trunk. She had no idea who had put it there or what they meant it to stand for. But she liked to pretend that it was for two lovers who were now happy together and growing old side by side. She grabbed hold of one of the branches and climbed up to her special spot. The branches were so close in the old magnolia that they made a sort of seat near the middle of the tree. She liked to go sit there when she was feeling lonely; especially when she was thinking of him. The sweet melody of the stream found her closing her eyes and listening as if it could tell her its lonely story.
After a little while of daydreaming and just letting the time flow by with the song of the brook she glanced down at her watch and realized that she was going to be late to English if she didn't run. Jumping from branch to branch she dashed out of the tree and sprinted to her next class, catching a glance of another person, but not taking the time to see who it was.
Hayden couldn't believe his eyes. Had he really just seen Relena?
Chapter 1
Jade lifted her aqua eyes and smiled at her best friend. "Hey Kara!" Kara was a tall slim girl with long black hair. She was currently fuming and you could tell.
Kara trudged up to her and flopped down. She threw her books down in frustration. "You will not believe this when I tell you! I have to put up with three, THREE classes with that jerk!"
"Aw… Kara you're overexaggerating. He's not that bad." She giggled at her friend's discomfort.
"Yea you can say that all you want, you don't have to deal with him all day!" Kara was now waving her arms dramatically like the world was ending. "I hate the guy Jade! He once tried hitting on me by saying 'Hey baby, wanna go back to my place and mess around?'! Ugh! He's trash! I don't think I'll be able to handle him for 5 hours a day! Jeffery Dominez, he's just a dumb jock who thinks he can have everything he wants."
Jade laughed at her friend and went back to her book. She didn't have another class until 3 so she was just sitting around campus under one of the giant magnolia trees relaxing. She loved the smell of magnolias. Kara was still ranting and when she noticed that Jade had stopped listening she decided to bug her a little bit. She looked down at the selection in Jade's hand and started cracking up.
"In His Heart again?!" she fell over laughing at Jade's taste in literature. Jade blushed several shades of pink and then swatted Kara with the aforementioned book. "What is it with you and your trashy romance novels? Are you that desperate Jade?" Kara yelled for everyone within a mile to hear. Jade's eyes became as wide as saucers, and she tried to crawl farther under the tree to hide from the people that were now staring. Kara just kept on laughing at her.
"Thanks Kara!" Jade hissed. She picked up her blanket and stalked off back to the dorm so she could keep a little bit of her pride intact. When she got to her room she collapsed on the couch with a giant sigh. Her golden hair flared out around her face.
She missed him. She couldn't find anyone else who even compared to him. That was why she always read the books. She loved romance, but she didn't want anyone but him. She could imagine two people happy together and she would get lost in the pages for a small stretch of time. In her imagination it was always herself with him.
"What am I doing?! I can't keep this up. He left. I haven't seen him in over two years; he won't come back." She said to herself. She sighed and walked into the bedroom placing the book back in its designated spot; right beside a worn teddy bear with a faded red ribbon around its neck.
"I need a shower." Jade walked into the bathroom and let the water steam up in her face before stepping in to feel the wonderfully hot liquid run over her body. She immediately felt relieved. Popping open the lavender scented body wash she smiled to herself and began to clean her mind as well as her body.
Kara walked in to the sound of water running. She grinned and figured that maybe she had gone a bit too far with the embarrassing thing. Lately Jade had seemed more stressed than usual and Kara just wanted to bring her back to reality by joking around a bit. It hadn't worked. Kara ran to her room and grabbed her boom box. She slipped in the 10 Things I Hate About You soundtrack. She put it up as loud as it would go and pushed play. Kara grabbed a spoon out of the drawer and belted out with the CD.
Jade stepped out of the bathroom laughing. "I want you to want me. I need you to need me. I'd love you to love me." A brush held in her hand as an impromptu microphone. Kara danced around the living room with a spoon as her mic and the girls just laughed and flopped on the couch when the song finished.
"Thanks, Kara. I needed that."
"No problemo," Kara grinned. "What's been up with you lately Jade? You're not being yourself. You seem down about something."
"Nothing, don't worry about it. I'm fine, really. I've just been trying to sort out some things in my past."
"Oh, I understand then." Kara conceded.
"Welcome to Cerina College. You must be Hayden. I'm Gloria. Here are your classes that you're scheduled to take. Have a nice day Mr. Pierce." The woman smiled just a little too sweetly for his liking.
He nodded and took his papers. This would be interesting. School, he'd never done this before. He had a single room, since he had specifically requested one and there were several available. He was relieved that he wouldn't have to put up with anyone else. He was here to learn, to observe, to be a teenager.
He found his room to his liking; plain and orderly.
He wanted see what kind of a new life he would lead here, so he left the room to go for a walk around the campus.
Jade smiled as the late summer air whispered across her face. She loved to be outside when there was no one around and she could be in her own little world. Her favorite spot was calling to her. Rounding the path to the gardens, she sensed something amiss. Jade whirled around only to find random squirrels scurrying around looking for dropped acorns. "I'm getting as bad as Mariah," she thought to herself," she is always paranoid something's going to happen."
If there was one thing that Jade loved about this college, it was the grounds. There were several lush gardens and even a brook with a waterfall flowing through the campus. Jade walked up to her favorite tree and smiled at it as if it were an old friend greeting her home again. She ran her finger over an old carving in the scratchy old gray trunk. She had no idea who had put it there or what they meant it to stand for. But she liked to pretend that it was for two lovers who were now happy together and growing old side by side. She grabbed hold of one of the branches and climbed up to her special spot. The branches were so close in the old magnolia that they made a sort of seat near the middle of the tree. She liked to go sit there when she was feeling lonely; especially when she was thinking of him. The sweet melody of the stream found her closing her eyes and listening as if it could tell her its lonely story.
After a little while of daydreaming and just letting the time flow by with the song of the brook she glanced down at her watch and realized that she was going to be late to English if she didn't run. Jumping from branch to branch she dashed out of the tree and sprinted to her next class, catching a glance of another person, but not taking the time to see who it was.
Hayden couldn't believe his eyes. Had he really just seen Relena?