Chapter 3: First Day at School Pt. 3
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the One Tree Hill characters. I only own my original characters.
Lucas broke out of his trance and began to staring at his feet, a slight tinge of pink rising yet again to his cheeks. Peyton and Haley sensed the awkward moment and tried to lighten the mood. "Well guys as much as I would love to stand here and watch you guys do a staring match, I have to get to homeroom and finish studying for a Math test," said Haley, first handing the schedule back to Kaiana and then giving Peyton a small tug on her arm to follow her. "See you guys at lunch ok." And with that Haley began walking away.
"Um…yeah, I have to get to homeroom too," said Peyton slowly. "So Kaiana…you going to eat with us at lunch or what? And don't think I just go around asking new students to eat with us because I don't. Consider yourself special."
"Uuh…sure," Kaiana said, nodding her head. "I'll look for you guys after 4th period and thanks for being so cool Peyton."
Peyton smiled and said, "No problem. I gotta go or I'll be late." She walked ahead to catch up with Haley and they both continued down the hall.
Then it was just Lucas and Kaiana standing there and the silence seemed to stretch on for a moment. Lucas was the first to break the silence by clearing his throat.
"Uuh…Nathan and I have a basketball meeting at the end of 4th period with our coach and but we'll head to the cafeteria right after. So we'll see you there?"
"Yeah...Lucas no problem. Now go before you're late for homeroom." As she watched him jog away from her for the second time she wondered if she was imagining the attraction between them. She had never felt so unsure of herself and shy around a guy like she felt around Lucas. To make it worse Peyton, Brooke, and Haley might just be picking up on the vibes between them, showing how obvious it was that she was drooling over Lucas too much. Kaiana cursed under her breath, taking a quick look at her schedule to search for her homeroom.
When, she found the classroom, she discovered that Peyton was right. Nathan was in her homeroom and he was sitting at the back of the class with some other guys who she assumed were also on the basketball team since they wore blue and white letter jackets like he did. Her thoughts strayed to Lucas again, as she contemplated why he didn't wear a letter jacket if he was on the basketball team too. She pushed that thought from her mind, annoyed with herself for thinking about Lucas again. Again it seemed like the classroom became very quiet when she began to introduce herself to the teacher…a Ms. Walker…who also proceeded to scan her class schedule. Ms. Walker then smiled at her and told her to take a seat.
Kaiana heard Nathan call her name and she glanced at him, smiling at the way he was frantically waving her over to sit at the desk next to him. "So how did you get so lucky to be in homeroom with me," he asked, his tone deliberately cocky.
She rolled her eyes. "I don't know Nathan," she said sarcastically. "I guess the gods just wanted to bless me with your presence every morning."
"Woah…feisty," he said, laughing and giving her a hair a slight tug. "I like that. I was beginning to think you were shy." All through their banter, Nathan's fellow teammates were giving them questioning looks, all curious to find out who the girl was their teammate was chatting with.
"So Nathan are you gonna introduce me to the jocks are what," she asked, noticing their blatant stares. One of the guys snickered, while the rest of them continued to size her up as if she was some sort of entree.
Nathan laughed. "Sorry, guys this is Kaiana Morris. She just moved here to Tree Hill. Kaiana this short guy over here is Tim." Kaiana looked over at Tim and realized Nathan was right…he was short.
"Aren't you kind of short for basketball," she asked bluntly.
"Aren't you kind of tall for a girl", he countered with a smirk.
"Point taken," she said with a smile. Tim was kind of cute with dark hair like Nathan, but he had brown eyes instead of the ocean blue Nathan had.
"Alright, play nice kids," Nathan remarked sarcastically. "Anyway…continuing on with the introductions...the sleepy one there is Jake. The guy in the red shirt is Justin and the one sitting next to him is Allen." Jake was tall like Nathan, judging from the length of his legs and he had brown hair with a friendly pair of brown eyes to match.
"Welcome to Tree Hill and all of its drama," said Jake, his voice filled with sleep. Kaiana gave him a questioning glance and then looked at Nathan, who was rolling his eyes good-naturedly. She told Jake 'thanks' and then her gaze traveled to the other two...Justin and Allen.
Justin got up from his desk and walked over to her, leaning over to whisper if he could show her around town. "No thanks," Kaiana said politely. "I'm sure Haley or even Nathan could do that." Justin actually looked slightly shocked that she turned him down, shrugging his shoulders before returning to his seat.
"Well, it's your loss," said Justin arrogantly, winking at her with a grin. The guy named Allen seemed to be fighting back laughter at Justin's comment. Kaiana raised a brow. She couldn't believe the nerve of this guy. Instead of showing him how he irritated her though, she simply disregarded his comment and him by turning to Nathan. "So Nathan…take a look at my schedule and let me know if we have any classes together," she said cheerfully, icing Justin out completely.
Nathan's lips twitched as if he was fighting a smile. He noticed how Kaiana gave his teammate the brush off. "Sure let me take a look," he said taking the paper out of her hand. "Oh cool…we're in the same Math class. I hope you're good at Math cause I suck at it."
"I thought your tutor girlfriend was helping you," Justin said snidely. Nathan's jaw clenched and his eyes got dark. Suddenly, Nathan jumped up from his seat and grabbed Justin by the shirt. He pushed him roughly up against the back wall of the room.
"Do you have a problem with Haley Justin," Nathan asked, his blue eyes flashing with anger. "Because if you do I could gladly fix it for you with my fist." The fury was coming off of Nathan in waves, who seemed to be quickly losing control. Kaiana realized if she didn't say something, he would get in trouble.
She turned to Jake and said, "Do something."
Jake just shrugged. "Sorry Kaiana, but the guy has it coming. If I get up from this chair it will only be to help Nathan beat his ass."
She looked over at Tim and Allen and saw they didn't seem to want to make a move to stop Nathan either. As a matter a of fact, they seemed amused at the whole scene. She growled under her breath, knowing that she would have to be the one to intervene.
"Alright Nathan...that's enough," she said. "Just let him go. He's not worth it." When Nathan didn't respond or let Justin go, she repeated, "He's not worth it."
Nathan slammed Justin against the wall one more time and then walked back to his seat. He still seemed angry but at least he had let Justin go. Kaiana glanced at the teacher, who seemed a little scared at what just took place. Kaiana couldn't blame her. Nathan was a scary guy when he was angry. "Nathan," said Ms. Walker sternly, her voice wobbling slightly. "I think that little act of aggression just now earned you an afternoon in detention." Nathan didn't say a word or even acknowledge the teacher with a glance. He just continued to stare at his desk with an angry glare.
Kaiana then looked at Justin, who was smiling at her, totally unfazed by what just happened. Justin fixed his clothes and sat back down in his seat. Kaiana gave him the nastiest look she could muster. The idiot just winked and blew her a kiss.
She turned to Nathan at that moment hoping to calm him down. "Hey Nathan…Nathan," she called, but he was apparently ignoring her. She tentatively reached over and touched his shoulder to get his attention. "Are you ok," she asked.
His face softened a fraction. "Yeah…I'm fine," he said, sighing deeply. "Sorry you had to see that."
She glanced at Justin again. "It's ok. I would gladly love to see you make that piece of turd shed blood, but this isn't the time or place." Justin looked like he was going to say something, but an elbow from Allen stopped him. Just then the bell rang and Nathan walked over to Ms. Walker's desk to collect his detention slip. Tim and Jake got their stuff together and left the classroom. Kaiana also got up from her seat and waited patiently for Ms. Walker to finish lecturing Nathan. She felt bad for him, because Ms. Walker seemed to be really laying into him now. Then, she felt someone move her hair off her shoulder. The hand ran across her shoulder in a caressing manner and she stiffened at the contact. She spun around to see who the owner of the hand was and an angry expression appeared on her face. "Just so you know," Justin told her in a menacing voice. "I don't appreciate your smart ass comments. No one tries to embarrass me. You better be careful because you're playing with the big boys now." He placed his hand on her cheek and caressed that as well.
"Oh really," she replied, swatting his hand away she blatantly glanced at his crotch. "Your boy doesn't look that big to me." She then gave him the sweetest smile to annoy him further. Allen started laughing but abruptly stopped when Justin shot him an angry glare. Justin's eyes turned ice cold and he grabbed her arm roughly. Right then Nathan walked over to them. "Is there a problem here guys," Nathan asked, his voice dripping with contempt. Kaiana dragged her arm away from Justin's grasp and turned to Nathan. "Let's just get out of here Nathan," she said calmly. "We don't want to be late for Math."
Nathan glanced at her arm and then glared at Justin. "Is your arm ok, Kaiana," Nathan asked, keeping his gaze steady on Justin. She nodded. Nathan missed the motion, his gaze still riveted on Justin.
"Nathan come on let's go," she pleaded, pulling his arm to get his attention. She didn't want him to get into any more trouble and from the look on his face it seemed like he was about to get into some more. He glared at Justin for a second more and then turned to her. "Let's go," he said, as he took her arm gently and led her out the classroom. Tim and Jake were waiting for them outside the door.
"Nathan, everything alright man," Tim asked, noting the expression on Nathan's face.
"Yeah, man...I just got detention," Nathan answered. "That ain't nothing new right."
"Look I know the guy can be an ass, but don't let him get to you," said Jake. "You let him win when he riles you up like that."
"Yeah man…I know, but when you talk about Haley that's just crossing the line," said Nathan. "I'm not going to let anyone talk about my girl like that. Plus, you guys should have seen how he grabbed Kaiana's arm." Tim and Jake immediately looked at her for an explanation. She explained to them what happened, leaving out the part about how Justin had touched her hair and her face. She couldn't leave out the jibe she had made at Justin's nether regions, which earned her a laugh from Tim. Jake, on the other hand, was nowhere near amused.
"I can't believe that ass wipe grabbed you," Jake said angrily. It felt great that Jake was concerned about her, but she didn't need another angry jock on her hands. She did her best to reassure him that Justin didn't really hurt her and that Nathan had stopped him from doing anything further. Jake relaxed, feeling the tension leave his body. He himself had a daughter, and he would be damned if he would let any guy treat a female like that. Then the door opened and Justin and Allen walked out of the classroom, continuing down the hall without giving any of them a backward glance.
Nathan glared at their retreating backs before shaking his head. "Whatever man," said Nathan. "The guy is a dick. I don't know why we're wasting energy even talking about him right now. Come on Kaiana. Let's get to Math. Maybe you can actually be on time for this class." Nathan adjusted his backpack over his shoulder and started down the hallway, motioning for Kaiana to follow him.
Kaiana waved goodbye to Jake and Tim and followed Nathan down the hallway. "So...what's that guy's deal anyway," she asked. "Is he always such a pleasant person?"
Nathan gave her a confused look. "Who are we talking about," he asked.
Kaiana rolled her eyes. "Justin…the idiot we were just talking about," she said slowly, as if Nathan was retarded.
Nathan laughed and nudged her back. "Oh…him," he replied, understanding dawning in his eyes. "If pleasant person really stands for asshole, then yeah."
Kaiana giggled. She couldn't believe the day she was having and it was barely 10:00 am. "Well I hope there is less excitement in Math," she said hopefully.
"Don't worry Kaiana," Nathan said dryly. "You won't have to worry about any excitement when it comes to Math class." Kaiana started giggling again and slung her arm through Nathan's as they continued down the hall to their class.
Note: Ok I hope you guys like the fact that I added that Justin character. I added him and Allen because I plan for them to stir up trouble later on in the story. I expected to reach the cafeteria scene already, but I got caught up in this chapter. Next chapter will be the cafeteria scene and hopefully the rest of the day. Please review guys. It makes it so much easier to crank out a chapter knowing people are reading! Thanks again for all the reviews.
