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Chapter 8: Back to School

"This is it! Our senior year!" Kate said excitedly as her, Jack, Claire, Sawyer, Ana, and Hurley made their way to the doors.

"And we're going to rule the school!" Claire acted as Rizzo from Grease. "I always wanted to say that."

"Claire, you're going to have to stop watching that movie." Kate teased.

"So, who's the principal again?" Ana asked changing the subject.

"It's Mr. Locke." Hurley answered.

"I've been to his office way too many times." Sawyer stated.

"We'll I figured that!" Ana pretended to be shocked. It seemed like her and Sawyer were getting closer. He just laughed and pretended to shove her.

They made their way inside and noticed other students headed towards the gym. "I guess we're starting with a pep rally today, like last year." Jack stated.

"It's looks like it." Kate agreed. "Let's head on in."

The 6 of them made their way in the gym and went towards the senior section. Jack noticed a new guy sitting in a row and went to introduce everyone. "Hey! You new here?"

The guy looked up at the group and said, "Yeah! The name's Charlie Pace! Just moved here from England."

"That's really cool. Let me introduce everyone. I'm Jack Shepherd. This is Kate Austen."

"Hey!" Kate smiled at him.

Jack continued. "This is Hugo Rheyes, but we call him Hurley."

"What's up dude?" Hurley asked as he sat next to Charlie. "Why they call me Hurley, I'm not saying. You'll just have to figure it out." This made Charlie laugh.

"This is James "Sawyer" Ford and Ana-Lucia Cortez." Jack said next.

"Hey!" They both said as they sat down next to each other.

"And finally, this is my sister Claire Shepherd." Jack guided her over to sit.

Charlie recognized her in an instant. That's the girl from the concert!

Claire recognized him too. "You're that bass player in DriveShaft! You guys are really good!" She said as her blue eyes lit up. Here statement made everyone look at Charlie.

"Dude! Really?" Hurley asked.

"That was you!" Kate finally realized.

Charlie answered, "Yeah. My brother Liam is the lead singer. That's why we came to LA. For a possible record and me to finish school." He was excited. He never really had a group of friends he could turn too.

"I'm new too, but I met everyone at your concert. Ana added.

"May I have your attention?" Principal John Locke asked. With that everyone got quiet. Hurley, Charlie, Claire, Kate, and Jack were in one row, with Sawyer and Ana behind them.

"Welcome back students! We all hope you had a great summer and are ready to get back into school. I have a feeling this will be a great year!" Mr. Locke continued. "You seniors have a big responsibility this year. Just remember the freshman are watching and looking up to you."

Sawyer was mocking him, but Ana elbowed him to stop. "Be respectful James."

Jack and Kate almost burst out laughing. Especially when Sawyer said he was sorry. That never happened.

"Ana's got an effect on him." Jack whispered to Kate.

"Kind of like me with you." Kate quietly replied.

Jack just stared into her eyes. If he didn't know any better, she was flirting, but Mr. Locke's comments threw him off.

"And with Jack Shepherd's arm, we just might go to State! Stand up Jack!"

Jack did and everyone cheered. He sometimes hated being the star quarterback, but he loved playing football.

"We're going to miss you next year. OK. Now we have stations to pick up your schedules, locker assignments, and forms for your parents to fill out. Just remember that the classes are shortened today." Mr. Locke finished.

The group of now 7 friends went and got their schedules. They were now filling their lockers and seeing if they had classes together.

After studding everyone's, Kate had it figured out. "All of us have science first period; Jack, Ana, Charlie, and I have history; math has Jack, Hurley, Sawyer, and I in one class, with Ana, Charlie, and Claire in the other class; and we're all in english together too. With the exception of electives, we are pretty much all together and have the same lunch."

"All right. We better go to our first class." Jack announced. With that he and Kate headed off down the science hall with the rest behind.

"Wait! I've got to get all these books." Claire said.

"I'll help." Charlie said as he ran over. "Let me hold these love. It's kind of heavy for you to hold them all." He offered.

"Thanks Charlie!" Claire beamed at him. He seems like a nice guy.

Charlie helped Claire carry her things and went off to their first class. But he couldn't stop thinking about her smile.