Chapter 3

Class went by slowly and Chloe could not focus. Probably because the man next to her was so warm that she felt sleepy. Chloe had always liked warm places even when it was a hot summers day in Lyle. The hotter the better, probably because for some reason Chloe's skin was "deathly cold" as Ray had described it. So throughout the class she was slowly falling asleep.

The bell rang making Chloe jump up surprised...had she fallen asleep. She looked to the person sitting next to her he had a troubled look on his face. Looking around Chloe realized his siblings had left him.

She peered over his shoulder to see what class he had next. English...with the same teacher as her own.

"English 11 classroom 235. That's my next class if you'd like me to take you?" She asked, sure she had said she didn't want anything to do with this man. But he looked so troubled, like a lost puppy.

He looked up at her and nodded grabbing his stuff.

"I just have to grab some textbooks on the way. Is that alright?" She asked. He gave her a grunt as a reply, she just assumed it was a yes.

Leading him through the hallways was weird. She never realized how TALL he was. Chloe was a little under average height being only 5"2" but no one towered over her like Derek Souza. He was like her own personal wall. Oh and the stares he got, he just got here and rumours were spreading like wild fire.

"You're pretty popular" she said with a smirk, he just looked irritated.

"No I'm not, it's just my size. I'm bigger than the average teenager, so that makes me intimidating" Chloe understood that, the people at her school sucked.

"This is my locker" she said, then wondered where his would be.

"Mines right here...but I can't get it to open" so this was her locker buddy. Chloe smiled and took his slip from him, ignoring the shiver she got from his hot hand. She put in the combo and hit the right side of the locker allowing it to swing open.

"The school doesn't want to fix any of the older lockers. They're I'm a tight budget apparently. So just bang lightly here and it'll open" she said smiling at him. Though once she looked up into his emerald eyes, she blushed. His gaze was just so intense.

"Uh...thank you" he said, nodding her way. Chloe just grabbed her books and waited for him to out his stuff away. Then the warning bell rang.

"We should probably go Mr. Carter doesn't like tardiness" she said motioning for him to follow by taking a bit of his sleeve. Dragging him along like a puppy on a leash. For a guy with longer legs as her own, he sure was slow.

They finally reached the classroom, the only seats available were in the far back. She took the seat while Derek looked around. Seeing as how the only seat open was next to hers he took it sighing.

Was sitting next to her that detestable? She had thought maybe they could be potential friends, but maybe that was just her own thinking. Feeling alittle down she layed her head on the desk and waited for her teacher.

Class went by just as slowly as math. With Derek's soothingly warm temperature she felt sleepy.

Mr. Carter was going on about an english story project that they will be doing in partners. He would announce partners later on. And at the end of class he had called over both Chloe and Derek.

"Hi I'm Mr. Carter and would like to welcome you to this school, Derek Souza" he said smiling and shaking Derek's hand. That's what Chloe liked about we english teacher he never judged anyone based on appearance.

"We'll Chloe, Derek, the reason as to why I called you over is because of the project we will be starting. As I have heard Derek you have a scholarship you want to maintain for this last year and a half but your english marks seem to range only from c's and c+'s. Chloe here is one of the best in my class and I'm sure she can help you with maintaining good marks for this last year. If that is alright with you Chloe" he asked. Chloe hasn't known that this brute was a genius.

"Yeah sure no problem Mr. Carter" Chloe said shrugging.

"That's great... So how about it Derek?" He asked, Derek seemed to be having some internal conflict, but then his eyes shot onto her own. With a sense of confusion.

"Sure that would help me a lot. Thank you" he said nodding.

They left with there goodbyes to they're teacher and parting ways. Chloe took one last look towards Derek as he left without a single word. What was up his ass? She had brought him to the classroom, helped him with his classes, AND practically volunteered to tutor him without pay! Then again what was up with her!? She had never done or offered help to anyone before and now she was!?

see its slowly getting there :-)