Chapter 2
⌠Hey Jon, did you do that Algebra homework?■ asked Raoul as he, Jon and Gary got off the bus. ⌠Don▓t tell me you didn▓t do the homework again. Man, if I was to die tomorrow where would you be.■ said Jon with a smirk on his face. Jonathan Conte, known as Jon to most people, was the most popular guy at school. But it wasn▓t the fact that he was the captain of the football, hockey and basketball teams that made him popular. Or the fact that he was so hot he made hell look like The Arctic. He was the most popular guy in school because although he was a gifted athlete and was nice to look at, he had a big heart. He thought about everyone else before he thought about himself. He knew everyone▓s name, including the geeks and the unpopulars. And if he ever found out that someone was being bullied, he would make sure that it stopped. It was for these reasons, plus many more, that he was elected Student Body President.
⌠Hey come on Jon, go easy on him. You know that when it comes to maths Raoul is completely helpless.■ said Gary failing miserably to hold in his laughter. He and Jon, who were cousins but more like brothers, started laughing and then even harder when they saw Raoul▓s faked hurt expression. Raoul▓s lack of ability for maths was legendary amongst not only the other students but also the teachers. They all found it quite amusing. However with a little help from his friends he was always able to pull of a decent grade when it mattered the most. Gary and Jon were laughing so hard they didn▓t even realise Raoul had stopped walking until they walked into him. ⌠Why did you stop Raoul?■ Jon asked. Raoul, who seemed to be in a trance, merely pointed at a person, who turned out to be a girl, stepping out of a black, shiny, obviously expensive BMW. On the other side of the car, a guy who looked a lot like the girl, also stepped out off the car and came around to stand beside her. There was another man who looked a lot older and was dressed in a suit that looked like some sort of uniform. After talking to the boy and the girl for a few minutes he then got back in the car and drove off. The pair said something to each other before making their way towards the entrance.
⌠Who were they?■ asked Raoul snapping out of his trance. He had been watching the pair right up until they walked through the door. He was now turned round and facing Jon and Gary and all three had a confused look on their face.
⌠Know idea,■ said Jon trying to think if he knew them or not. ⌠I▓ve never seem them before and I know everyone.■
⌠They must be knew.■ said Gary. He, Jon and Raoul all stood there completely silent until suddenly the bell warning students that first class was in five minutes rang. At this, Gary forgot all about the strange new kids. They would find out who they were soon enough. ⌠ Come on. We better get to class.■
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And sure enough, ten minutes into the second class of the day, which happened to be athletics, the Principal, Mr. Sanders, came in and introduced a new girl to the class. Jon, Gary and Raoul recognised her immediately as the girl they had saw earlier that morning. She now had her hat and sunglasses off so they could see that she had long, red hair and shocking purple eyes. She was wearing shorts and a sleeveless t-shirt which allowed the three of them as well as the rest of the class, which happened to be an all boy class, to see the muscles that she had. The Principal introduced her as Alanna Trebond and Gary, Raoul and Jon each made a mental note of her name to look for her at lunch. There was something different about this girl. Something that bothered them. For one thing, the class that they were currently in had always been all boys. The class focussed on advanced athletics and if you wanted to be in it, you had to convince the coach that you were fit enough and able to keep up with the vigorous training scheme. As such no girls had ever been permitted to join the class, even if they wanted to and very few ever did. Not many boys were in it either. It was mostly the best members of the sports teams that ended up taking the class. But this mysterious Alanna had not only convinced the coach to let her join the class, which was a hard feat in itself due to the fact that the coach was a little sexist when it came to which was the stronger sex, but she also seemed to have done some sort of athletics in the past. She was very different to most of the girls that Jon, Gary and Raoul knew. And yet it was that that made her seem even more mysterious and intriguing.
⌠Alanna here is going to be in our class from now on.■ The coach began. Some of the boys in the class, including Jon, Gary and Raoul, looked at each other in disbelief. It didn▓t matter how many muscles she had, this had always been a boys only class. ⌠If I am not mistaken Alanna here is the first girl to be in this class in thirteen years. Is that correct Principal?■
⌠Yes I believe it is and from what I▓ve seen of her abilities I▓m pretty sure she▓ll be giving some you lads a run for your money. Well I▓ll leave you to it. If you need anything Alanna just come and find me.■ At her nod he left the room and it was silent once again. The coach, obviously feeling a little awkward, was looking between his class and this mysterious new girl, Alanna. After a few minutes of silence, he finally found his voice.
⌠Ok well everyone, go and get changed. We▓ll be playing hockey today as a treat to welcome Alanna but don▓t get used to this. Next lesson we▓ll be back to athletics.■