The pretty red headed girl jumped out of bed after lounging around in bed for as long as she could get away with, without being late. Layla shuffled to the bathroom to get herself ready for school. She had never ben one to care about her hair so she was done in a few minutes. She jumped down the stairs feeling happy about starting her day. She quickly grabbed her breakfast (all vegetarian food) and stepped out the door and started down the street.

On the other side of town the dark haired boy woke up in a dayz to the blaring of his alarm(late again). He threw on his cloths fixed his hair in record time and ran out the door. A few minutes later Will Stronghold came racing back through the door and he grabbed his bag and threw his books in and he dashed out the dor again."I hope Layla won't be mad that I'm late" Will thought to himself as he ran down the street. Even though he had only professed his love to her a few weeks earlier, the rush was still with him. Every time he looked at her he got a giddy feeling that made him want to fly(which conveniently he could do).

When Layla got to the bus stop, Will was'nt there yet,so she dropped her bag down on the curb and sat down next to it. As she waited for Will to show up, her mind drifted, and she thought about the last couple of weeks. In the short time that she and her friends had been at high school things had changed alot.

First thing was the overall state of the school. Having smashed many of the holes in the walls himself, Will had offered to help fix everything. But taking into account that he had saved the school, and possibly the world from certain doom, that and all the damage he had already done, the staff had said thanks but no thanks to his offers of aid. Not only had Layla's school life changed, her personal life had taken a turn for the better also. Layla tilted her head toward the sun and allowed herself a small smile, thinking about how her crush of many years had kissed her in the hall of the school at homecomming. Even if it was just because he was about to go fight one of the most nefarious villains ever to walk the earth, Layla still thought it was romantic.

She was jerked out of her thoughts by the sound of approaching footsteps. She knew the footsteps, having heard them thousands of times, in various sizes of shoes. "Will!" she said, jumping up to greet him. "Hi Layla, I'm sorry im late, my workout took longer than I thought this morning" explained the dark haired boy walking up the street. "It's ok, your not that late" Layla said jokingly.

They both sat down, and Layla rested her head on Wills shoulder. As Will felt Layla head lean against his shoulder, he thought about how lucky he was to have her. Will found her hand and their fingers intertwined. They both waited on the curb, sharing this moment as they waited for the bus. After a while Will opened his mouth to speak, "Layla I..." "The bus is here," she said, pointing to the approaching supersonic transport, cunningly disguised as a bus. Will mentaly kicked himself for waiting to long to open his mouth. "Timing is everything" he thought to himself as he sat down next to Layla.

She started talking to Magenta and Zach who were holding hands in the next seat."So Layla how was your weekend?" asked Magenta who was leaning up against a glowing form with an equaly illuminated arm around her waist. "It was ok not a lot happened.." after these words Will lost track of the conversation and he started gazing out the window. He was lost in thought until Layla tapped him on the shoulder, bringing him back to reality. "Will you were about to say something before we got on the bus, what was it?" she asked. "I was just going to say th-" but Will was interupted by feeling of weightlessnes in the pit of his stomach, and the screams of the students as the bus plummeted off the end or an unfinished bridge. The voice of Ron Wilson(Bus Driver) came over the intercom with a crackle, and over the yells and screams of the kids, four distinct words could be heard. "Next stop, Sky High!"

Will, having lost himself in the clouds, was jolted back to reality once again by the shaking of the bus as it landed. "Sorry kids I just can't get the hang of these landings" appologized Ron Wilson(Bus Driver). "It's ok Ron you'll get it eventualy" joked Will pating the Driver on the back. As the group walked up the steps of the school Will spotted Warren with his new girlfried(fire and ice who'd have thought) and he waved him over." Hey Stronghold" Warren said as he joined the group beside Evan. "Hey Warren how'd the long weekend go?" Will asked, letting go of Laylas hand to slap Warrens out-stretched palm. Even though he had let go Layla knew that he was just greeting Warren. That was her favortie part about her relationship with Will, the fact that even though he had never said it she knew that he realy loved her. Sure enough after Warren had left with his girlfriend to their class, Will had looped his arm through hers and lat his hand resume its former position on hers.

She smiled to herself all the way through the halls, and all the way until she was sitting on Wills lap(he had been tranfered back to his friends class by request) waiting for their teacher Mr. Boy to arrive. Will had just looked her in the eyes and opened his mouth to say something when Mr. Boy bustled into the room in his patched jacket, and after a quick trip behind the blakboard, his super costume. "Alright class, lets settle down and get our books out, now that we are doing both hero and sidekick lessons we have a lot to do." he said while still holding his pose on top of his desk. As the class settled down Will closed his mouth and Layla walked over to her desk. As the class slowly started up with the lesson (what to do if your partner has been brainwashed into thinking he is some form of animal) Will was metaly kicking himself. "Yeah, real smooth Stronghold" he thought. Mr Boy saw Will daydreaming and asked if anything was the matter. "No Mr Boy i was just getting my books" Will stammered as the class laughed. "Good," said Mr Boy",now if your hero, I mean partner, has been turned into a chicken you have to..." continued Mr Boy. Will, after looking at Layla for a moment admiring her beauty, got his books out and joined with the lesson."Now if your partner is brainwashed to thinking he is a horse you must first...

When class let out for lunch Will made his way to the lunchroom forgetting Layla in his anticipation to get there faster (he had forgotten breakfast)