Chapter 2: First Day at School Pt. 2
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the One Tree Hill characters. I only own my original characters.
So how exactly are you supposed to act around a guy that made you blood pressure skyrocket? That's all Kaiana wondered while she continued to steal glances of Lucas. Apparently all five of them decided to walk her to the main office, even though Brooke was the one who originally offered. She wondered if anyone else had picked up on the vibes between Lucas and her. They probably will soon if she didn't stop staring at him through the corner of her eye. She decided that keeping her head pointed straight ahead was a good idea, because apparently she couldn't seem to stop herself from looking at Lucas as he walked beside her. The conversations of the other four drifted into her conscious mind, but she was so focused on the scent of Lucas's cologne that she barely heard her name being called.
Brooke started giggling and said, "Hey...you in there or what?"
"Huh…what", Kaiana asked, turning to look at Brooke, still slightly dazed.
"Nothing…it's just your mind seemed to be somewhere else," said Brooke with a discreet nod towards Lucas
"Nah, it's cool," Kaiana said quickly, not missing the looks being exchanged. "I'll figure out where it is. Don't worry about me. I don't want you guys to be late for class."
"Are you sure," Haley asked, with a half smile. "It's not a problem if you want one of us to wait for you. Wouldn't want you to get lost and get attacked by one of the many horny jocks that might be roaming around these hallways." She rolled her eyes playfully and nudged Nathan in his arm. "Hey, lay off the jock jokes alright," Nathan said with a smirk. "You're dating one of those jocks remember. Not to mention one of them also happens to be your best friend."
Lucas laughed, and threw an arm around Haley's shoulder. "Yeah Hales," said Lucas. "Did you forget that I'm on the basketball team, as well as Nathan? Plus, the last time I checked Nathan is your boyfriend."
Haley blushed and giggled. "Alright guys. You got me, but I still stand by my original comment. You guys are not excluded from that horny jocks statement!"
Nathan leaned over and gave Haley a quick kiss on the lips. "Whatever," he said smugly. "You know this yet you love us anyway."
Brooke and Peyton were just standing there looking at Lucas, Haley, and Nathan and rolling their eyes. "Alright guys", said Peyton. "We have to get to class and so does Kaiana. You can bore her to tears with your dry jokes later." Right after she said that the morning bell to start classes rung.
"Damn", said Brooke. "We really do have to go. Kaiana we'll see you later okay…maybe at lunch."
Kaiana's eyebrows rose with surprise, but found herself shaking her head yes and muttering a "sure if you want".
Everyone began walking away except Lucas. He just stood there staring at her. "See you at lunch," he said finally, giving her a small smile.
"Ok...see you later," she replied, waving her hand good bye. Lucas waved and then jogged down the hallway to head to his first class.
Kaiana shook her head in surprise. Did she just make five friends in a matter of minutes? As she entered the main office, she wondered if they really liked her or if they just realized who she really was. She had her suspicions that Brooke recognized her but she wasn't sure. She could have sworn she had seen recognition in her eyes earlier, but it was gone so fast she was beginning to think it might have been just her imagination. If Brooke knew who she was, why wouldn't she have said something right off the bat? Kaiana hoped that if she did know that Brooke would keep it to herself...at least for now.
She managed to collect her schedule from the administrative officer and a lecture on how being late for classes on your first day did not make a good impression...like she really gave a damn about making a good impression. She exited the office and stepped into the hallway, immediately doing a quick scan of her first four classes. She quickly continued down the hallway as she tried to find her first class, which was English. She stopped abruptly at the classroom that was supposed to be her English class and peered inside the glass. Noticing she had a male teacher, she silently hoped that he would give her a break for being late. Her eyes swept over the students, surprised to see Peyton and Haley in there. Well, at least that was a good thing. She took a deep breath and knocked on the door before she opened it. All conversations stopped and a hush took over the room when she entered. The teacher rose from his seat and extended his hand towards her. "Well hello," he said, smiling broadly. "I'm Professor William Gavin. Are you a new student here?"
"Yeah. I'm new," said Kaiana, returning his smile. "I just moved here."
"Alright, let me just take a look at your schedule here," he said. "I just need to check to see if you're in the right class." Kaiana handed him her schedule and he scanned it briefly before handing it back to her. "Alright you can take any one of those empty seats and I'll begin the lesson. Oh and class I hope you guys give…um how do pronounce your name?"
"It's Kai-a-na," she said, pronouncing her name slowly so that he could understand. A titter went over the class and she winced, realizing just how snotty she had sounded.
Professor Gavin only smiled and said, "Class please welcome Kai-a-na to Tree Hill and I hope that you guys will make her stay here enjoyable." He winked playfully at her.
She returned his smile, relieved that he hadn't taken what she said as an insult, instead slightly mocking how she had pronounced her name for him. Her eyes then searched the class for Haley and Peyton, relief coursing through her when she saw an empty seat right in front of Peyton. Peyton smiled and wave her over. Kaiana walked quickly over to the desk and placed her DKNY tote bag on the floor next to it. As soon as she sat down, Peyton leaned forward and whispered in her ear, "It's about time you made it to class slowpoke."
Kaiana turned around to smile at Peyton and then her eyes fell on Haley sitting on the other side of the room. She was sitting behind a blonde guy with shaggy hair who seemed to be engrossed in his textbook. Haley waved to her and smiled and she couldn't help but give her a little wave right back. Then Haley poked the guy in front of here and his head came up. Kaiana's eyes opened wide when she realized it was none other than Lucas.
She made a conscious effort to get a hold of herself. So what if she had to see his face first thing in the morning. If she could ignore the heat that flows through her body whenever she looked at him, then she would be alright. She tore her eyes away from him and faced the front of the class before, their gazes could lock. She refused to get caught up in another staring match with him right there in class. All through class, however, she could feel his eyes on her. It was unnerving to say the least. She tried to concentrate on what the teacher was saying, but it was difficult with thoughts of Lucas invading her brain. Then it just hit her. She was just trying to start over and begin a new life. The last thing she needed was to get involved with someone so quickly, especially if that someone could make her brain stop functioning with one look.
Before she knew it class was over and the teacher was giving out the assignment for the next day. She quickly copied it down in her notebook and reached down to retrieve her tote bag off the floor. Professor Gavin called her to his desk and gave her a copy of the English Textbook and a list of required reading for the semester. "I need to compose a list of makeup assignments to get you on track with all the other students," he said. "I don't want you to fall too far behind. For now you can read the first four chapters to start catching up." Kaiana nodded her head and thanked him. She headed for the door, hoping to at least catch up with Haley and Peyton. When she exited the classroom, she noticed Peyton, Haley, and Lucas were standing outside waiting for her.
"Well, well, well," said Haley cheerfully. "Fancy meeting you here young lady. I guess we should have waited for you after all since you're in our class."
"Young lady," Kaiana scoffed. "What are you like 70?"
Haley gasped and held a hand to her chest in mock surprise. "Is that sarcasm I hear," Haley asked with a smirk. "I sure as hell hope so Kaiana, because then you would be no fun."
"Yeah, glad to see a little spunk in you," said Peyton, cocking her head to the side. "I was beginning to think you were shy or something. I mean you barely talked this morning."
Kaiana studied her to see if she was being bitchy. Seeing the mischievous gleam in Peyton's eye and her mouth twitching as if she was trying hard not to smile made her chuckle lightly. "Well to tell you the truth, I was shocked that you guys were so friendly," Kaiana remarked. "This is the first time I've ever…"and then she stopped in mid sentence, suddenly remembering that she didn't want to talk too much about her former life yet.
"This is your first time what," Haley questioned.
"Nothing," Kaiana replied. "I was just going say this is the first time I've ever been to a new school where the students were so welcoming on my first day." She cringed inwardly knowing she was deliberately misleading them; making them think that she switched schools often. In truth this was the first time she had attended a regular school since she was twelve, but she failed to mention that she had been home schooled since then. She had switched tutors more than once, so she wasn't being completely dishonest. That's kind of the same thing as switching schools right. She let that thought give her some comfort, but it didn't give her much. She hated lying to these people who were being so nice to her, but she had to find out if they were being real with her or not.
Peyton was giving me a strange look almost as if she suspected Kaiana was lying, but she didn't press the issue. Instead, she nudged Kaiana in the arm playfully. "So...can I take a look at your schedule," Peyton asked.
"Sure," Kaiana responded, handing the schedule over to her.
"You got homeroom with Nathan and Tim next," Peyton stated, as she glanced at the schedule. "Have fun with those two," she said with a note of sarcasm in her tone. "Then you have, Geometry I, American History, Biology, and then finally Lunch. Oh cool! You have a free period right after lunch."
"Hey let me see that," said Haley holding her hand out. Peyton handed her the schedule. "Well, little Ms. Computer Girl has two computer courses back to back…Web Design I and BASIC Programming," Haley said as she peered at the schedule and then glanced at Kaiana. "That must mean you chose Information Systems as your major."
"Well yeah", said Kaiana, almost a little embarrassed. "I'm obsessed with computers. You should see the number of computer books I have at home. It's ridiculous."
Kaiana looked over at Lucas, finding that he was regarding her with a look that appeared to mean he was impressed. He had been silently studying the conversation between the three girls, choosing not to say anything...well until now. "So we have another nerd on our hands," he said with a smile. "I thought Haley was our only one." Haley replied by punching Lucas in his arm. Kaiana couldn't help but laugh at their antics.
"Anyway, I think it's cool that a girl is into computers like that," said Lucas, desperately trying to appear smooth. "You must be super smart."
"Yeah, us girls are learning so much these days," said Peyton while she dramatically flipped her curls over her shoulder. "I mean once our little brains realized we could handle so much information."
"After all girls, we have come such a long, long way with the help of our men," Kaiana added in a fake southern accent. "I don't know what we would do without all of their help." All three of the girls dissolved into a fit of giggles.
Lucas actually blushed at that, looking down at the ground briefly. "Alright I'm sorry," he said returning his gaze to Kaiana, shoving his hands in his pockets. "I just meant it's cool that you're...you know into computers and stuff. Most girls aren't into technical stuff."
"I know what you meant Lucas," said Kaiana, chuckling again softly. "We're just messing with you. After all, you're so easy." By the time she realized that last comment could have been taken as a sexual innuendo, it was too late to take back. All she could do was hope that he didn't take it that way. The heat that flared in his eyes as they turned an even darker blue told her that all her hope was in vain. Kaiana and Lucas continued to stare at each other until the bell rang for Homeroom snapping both of them out of the trance they seemed to be in.
Note: Also, if you're confused about the 'choosing a major" part then know I'm just basing Tree Hill on my own personal high school. We were able to choose various majors. The last three periods would be courses relating to that major. I chose Information Systems because it relates to what I majored in college, so I know more about the subject. I'm trying to develop the main character more and to show how her past will help her make good and bad decisions. There may be some drama, but I'm not sure where they are headed yet. Has anyone picked up on the chemistry between Kaiana and Lucas yet? All right, that's all for now. Please review.
