"So what room is your homeroom?" Craig asked.
"Room 2134 with Mrs. Sproule," she said as she looked at the sheet she wrote it on.
"That's right down the hall from mine," he said putting his hand on the small of her back as he led her out of the gym.
"So what is your name?" Kelsie asked, looking up at him as they walked through the halls.
"Craig Manning and yours."
"Kelsie Fitzgerald."
Curious to know a little about her, "What brings you to Degrassi?"
"My dad got transferred to Toronto last month."
"So where are you originally from?"
"Sechelt, British Columbia. It's a little small town on the coast. It may have been small, but it was so beautiful!"
"That's kewl, I love BC it's one of my favorite places. I hope someday to actually move there one day."
"I would love to move back after I finish school, maybe go to UVic."
"What do you love to do for fun?" he asked as they climbed the east side stairs.
"I love to take photos, write, and listen to music."
"If you like photography, then maybe you should be on the yearbook or newspaper with me. They're always looking for new people."
"You like photography too!"
"Yeah, I love to capture the moments of life. I also love to write my own music for my band."
"That's so kewl!!!" she said as the tone of her voice change to being cheerful. "I always wanted to be in a band."
"Well one of these times you're going to have to come check us out," he said as he began to grow feelings with out realizing it.
"That would be awesome!!! When I arrived here, I thought this first day would be so crummy, I dreaded walking in being the new girl in such a big school. But now I don't feel that way."
"Well, now you know someone." Craig pointed out to the door, "Here's your stop," he started to walk away.
"Thanks!" Kelsie said, "It was real kind of you."
Craig turns around on his toes, and as he walks backwards, "It was my pleasure, bye," waving good-bye.
"Bye," she waved back.
Spinner sat in his desk bored out of his mind, the first day was pointless. You never do anything but hear what you need for the class, and all the information teachers give out every year. He could be at the Dot with his girlfriend Paige making up quality time they lost during the summer. The door shutting close disturbed his line of thought. At the front of the classroom was someone that he was sure he had never seen before. She had brown curly locks and brown eyes that fit perfectly in between her petite nose. She wore a strapless black shirt with pleaded fuchsia skirt that sat on her hips perfectly in his thought.
Spinner turned around in his seat to face Jimmy, "Hey Jimmy, is it me or is she new?"
Looking up at her, "She's new; I've never seen her before. She probably got lost, and that probably the reason why she's late."
Changing the subject, "So tell me man how things are going with Ash?"
"They're good; I've waited forever for us to get back together."
"Hopefully she doesn't ruin it again," he said sarcastically.
Jimmy punches him in the arm. "Ouch," rubbing his arm, "that hurt."
"Well you don't have to be so mean about her all the time. She knows how it feels to be hurt; I don't think she'll do it again. She's done a lot of growing up since the last time we dated."
"Okay I get your point…"
Spinner was interrupted by Mrs.Sproule, "Can I have your attention class. We have a new student in our school." She put her hands on Kelsie's shoulders; "I would like you to meet Kelsie Fitzgerald."
"Dude she's real hot!" Spinner said.
"Yeah, look but don't touch," reminding him of his girlfriend.
"I know, I know."
"Kelsie why don't you sit in front of Gavin," Mrs. Sproule said pointing to him.
"Alright," she said walking to her seat.
"Now class is almost over so I'm going to give you your assigned lockers."
Craig walked into his Homeroom, only moments after saying good-bye to Kelsie. He had a big smile on his face; he could tell that this year was defiantly going to be a great year.
"It's nice that you could join us Mr. Manning," Mr. Mack said playfully.
Looking a little embarrassed, "Sorry, I was helping a new girl find her classroom."
"I will excuse you this time, now take a seat please."
"Thank you," he said with gratitude as he went to sit right in front of Marco.
"Hey, Craig," Marco said.
"Hey, what have I missed?"
"Nothing really except the kind of things we'll be doing in Socials. Tell me about this girl though," he said nudging him, wanting to know is she was Craig's type.
"Her name is Kelsie, she seems really nice. We seem to have a lot in common," as he continued to talk about her he beamed.
"Is she good looking," he asked.
"Yeah, she's gorgeous!"
"Sounds like you have a thing for her," he said nudging him.
"No, I just met her."
"Yeah but you seem to beam every time you talk about her."
"I don't know we'll see how things go. I want to get to know her…."
Mr. Mack interrupted him, "I'm going to come around and tell you your locker numbers and combination, and then you can leave and go put your stuff in your locker."