Ariel blushed and looked down at her desk, causing her hair to cover her face. Talk about an embarrassing moment down in her books. There was no way that was the same person who plagued her dreams. They were so farfetched it wasn't possible. Those eyes though…those were identical.
Kili took a seat at the only desk available in the class room, right next to Ariel. She ignored his stare playing it off as she was the new girl…the very scene girl who always got looks from people as they mentally judged her appearance.
"Who are you?" Kili asked bluntly as the teacher searched her desk for papers.
"Ariel," she smiled lightly as she took in his full appearance. She searched for any sign to tell her that he wasn't the same person, but it was hard to deny as she saw the same scar on his leg through his ripped jeans that she had seen her dreams that she only saw in there intimate moments. "I transferred here from a school in California." She said when she finally found her voice again.
"From Cali to New York, that is a long travel, why?"
"My dad got transferred here," she said thinking about the day her dad told her about it. He was in just as much shock as the rest of the family since his work never transferred people to different states.
"Well Miss. Sullivan, I see you have introduced yourself to Mr. Holmes, why not introduce yourself to the rest of the class."
Ariel raised her pierced brow at the teacher. Were they in elementary school again? Ariel stood up and took a very over dramatic bow while saying, "Arial Sullivan, at your service."
She sat down ignoring the giggles and laughs from the other students and the teachers glare. "Well I'm Mrs. Green, I direct the detentions after school, and I'm sure you and I will become very well aquatinted in there."
"I look forward to it. Shall I bring any cookies to share while we get to know each other?"
By this point everyone fell silent as the teacher just stared at her. Every student learned there freshmen year that you never talk back to her.
Ariel sported a proud smirk with her arms crossed as the teacher huffed as she passed out papers.
The rest of the class went by uneventful as the teacher taught stuff that she had learned months ago.
"Where do you go next?"
Ariel stopped walking and turned her heard to look down at Kili. As in her dreams, the top of his head reached a little above her shoulder, and but not quite to her chin.
"Math, room 203, why?
"Well if you need help navigating, I can show you around, especially since I am headed in that same direction."
"That would be nice," she smiled. She was horrible when it came to navigating. At her old school it took her a month to learn the place. Granted, this school is half the size of her old one, she knew it would still take a while.
"So what do you for fun?"
Ariel shook her head not expecting him to say much to her. "I'm sorry, I'm not trying to sound creepy, but there is something about you that is telling me to get to know you."
"Oh, well that's fine. Honestly, I'm a simple girl. I play drums, guitar, the outdoors, and I love to sing and dance. I also enjoy tormenting my younger sister."
"Aurora?"
At that Ariel had to stop walking and let it sink in that he referred to her sister that she had in her dreams.
"No, Sara…" she said hesitantly.
"My bad, I only assumed Aurora because it is another Disney princess's name that starts with an A." he said stumbling over his words.
"Well I would be lying if I said you were the first to say that. I've heard it so many times." She lied, trying to make him feel better.
"Well, this is your class; I'll meet you by the lockers to show you to your next class."
"Alright, thank you Kili," she said, getting butterflies in her stomach as his named rolled off her tongue. Saying it out loud gave her more curiosity to her dreams, and the love they shared in another world.
The next two periods, government and advance choir passed uneventful for Ariel, but now it was time for lunch, her favorite part about the school day. Like promised, Kili stood at the end of the hall waiting for her to escort her to the lunchroom.
"Alright guys, this is Ariel. Ariel, this is Kyle and Eric," he said introducing her to a guy with long blonde hair named Eric, and a guy with short brown hair, Kyle, as they sat down with their tray of food.
"I've already met her in government; almost earning herself a detention the first day." Kyle said with a smirk as Kili chocked on his water upon hearing the news.
"How?"
"Well, this government teacher is much different from the one I had in California. I'm used to expressing my opinion instead of sitting quite while he thinks whatever he says in right."
"Ah, so you have Mr. Abeles. If you had Mr. Smith you would fit in so much better. Eric said as he picked at his food that he swore was still moving. "After today, I'm sure Mr. Abeles will have you switch classes."
"Way to make first impressions," said Kili.
"Now you just sound like my dad," Ariel said with an eye roll, stuffing a chip in her mouth. She then fell silent when she noticed Sara sitting at a table by herself looking down at her tray of food. The boy's stares soon looked to where Ariel's was.
"That's Sara, she is new also. I had her in art class. A real bitch, no one seemed to like her." Ariel saw Kili nudge Kyle to get him to stop talking, but obviously that didn't work.
Against all better judgment, and her mind screaming not to, she stood up and made her way to her sister.
Sara picked up her head and frantically looked around to make sure people weren't looking at them.
"I know you'll say no, but you can sit at the table with me so you're not alone," Ariel said.
Just after she said that a group of what Ariel assumed popular people were making their pay past them.
"Go away freak, just because you're new also doesn't mean I want to sit with you." Sara said loud enough for the group walking, and tables around them to hear.
Ariel shook her head at her sister's harsh words and made her way back to the table she was sitting at who no doubt heard what Sara had to say.
"No offence, but your sister is a bitch." Eric said looking at the table she just came from who now had people sitting there.
Ariel assumed Kili told the boys that they were related while she was gone.
"You guys really don' look anything alike," Kyle said.
"We were both adopted."
"Hey, so was Kili and his brother," Kyle said slapping Kili on the back. "Luckily for Kili though, he is the youngest and his brother graduated before he started school."
Kyle and Eric continued there mindless chit chat, Kili spoke up every once in a while, but he was too distracted by the beautiful girl who sat sadly next to him with a visible pain in her eyes. Eventually Kili nudged her leg under the table with his to get her to look up from her tray. She eventually cracked a breath taking smile when Kili started to make funny faces at her.
Ariel remained silent throughout lunch, but she did have a smile listening to the funny stores that the group of friends shared with her.
The rest of the day passed by fast with only three classes left; band, Latin, and speech who she shared the last two classes with Kili.
After school, Kili walked Ariel to her car.
"Are you not taking Sara home?"
"You heard what she said at lunch. She doesn't want me to be around her, fine, she can have fun on the bus."
Kili smiled at Ariel and took her hand into his and brought it up to his lips to lie a gently kiss on her knuckles.
"Well until tomorrow my lady," he said with an over dramatic bow like she did earlier today, and a cheeky smile that Ariel returned.
Like clockwork, as soon as she entered the house, the phone started to ring.
"Hello?"
"Hello my dear," she heard the voice of her grandmother on the other end of the phone. Before Ariel could get another word in she was cut off. "So, tell be about this boy you met."
