Hi everyone, here's chapter two, please review, I want to know what the readers of this story are thinking...
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Chapter Two
Ione was on her way to the office too, in search of her tae-kwon-do teacher. She lifted her hand to push the door open, and stopped, stunned at the boy she saw in front of her through the glass door. He wasn't her type, she couldn't see herself with him, and didn't particularly want to. Ione was a late developer when it came to boys, she didn't know why, but none of them seemed to be able to hold her attention. Katren though, she'd probably fall head over heels the moment she saw this guy, he was gorgeous. Looking behind him Ione saw two girls in deep conversation. One had a long blonde plait, the same blonde as the boy's hair, and the other...was Katren!
"So that's where she ran off to" thought Ione. She wondered who the two new kids were, and resolved to find out, walking towards her best friend. "Katren! There you are! Who's your new friend?"
"Oh, hi Ione, sorry I left you like that before! This is Tory Alexander, a new girl. She's just been telling me about how she and her brother, Brian, do kickboxing and tae-kwon-do. Hey, didn't you choose to do tae-kwon-do this year Ione? Maybe you'll be in the same class, wouldn't that be great!" Katren said all of this very fast, leaving everyone presents head whirling with all the new information.
"Ummm, yeah, that's right", said Ione, peering over Tory's shoulder to see which teacher she had. "Awesome, we've got the same teachers for tae-kwon-do, maths and science! Have you got a tae-kwon-do uniform yet?"
"Nope, I was told to go get one now. Do you think you could show Brian and I where to get them from?" asked Tory, turning to call her brother, who was smiling rather flirtatiously at some girls across the hallway. "Brian, this is Ione, a friend of Katren's, she's going to show us where we get uniforms for tae-kwon-do and kickboxing. Katren will come too, won't you?" Katren nodded.
Brian couldn't help feeling happier, knowing that Katren would be coming. He was flirtatious; a womaniser by nature, but this girl was different. In the looks department, she was gorgeous, her long, wavy, ash -brown hair falling to just above her waist, framing her near-angelic features. She had a petite build, but her most stunning feature had to be her piercing, icy blue eyes. Eyes that looked as though they could look straight through the soul of a guy, Brian mused. This girl would definitely be worth chasing after, and he made it his goal to get to know her more.
Not failing to notice her brother's appreciative looks towards Katren, Tory shot her brother a sly grin, accompanied by a raised eyebrow and a slight nod towards Katren. This was answered by a smile that lit up Brian's eyes, making his sister sigh mentally, though she was happy for him. He'd most definitely fallen hard and fast this time.
Meanwhile, Katren was jumping inside at the chance to accompany her new friend (she was determinedly denying to herself that Tory's brother had anything to do with it) as she wanted to get to know her better (again, pretending to herself that she didn't have any ulterior motives concerning Brian) "Hmm, oh, what were you saying?" asked Katren, blushing with embarrassment. Had Brian already caught her staring at him, whilst she daydreamed? Judging by the smug, yet oh so appealing, look on his gorgeous features, and by the way his baby blue eyes were dancing with amusement, he had.
"I asked if you were in tae-kwon-do too" Brian informed her, barely managing to hold back a laugh. Oh yes, he'd definitely manage to get this girl, it was just a matter of time.
"Oh, no" Ione jumped in, her facing slowly turning to a smirk nearly identical to Brian's, though for a different reason, "No, Katren here does archery with her lover-boy, Maelgwn" she proclaimed, giggling, whilst making gooey-eyes at Katren, in an attempt to imitate the way she supposedly stared at Maelgwyn. Not that Katren would admit to this of course, she was painfully shy when it came to admitting to having crushes, especially when the crush in question happened to be the most popular guy in their year level.
"But I was thinking of trying tae-kwon-do, I heard theres still spots in the class, and archery isn't really my thing" said Katren. The idea hadn't really crossed her mind till now, yet what she'd said was true, and if she did swap then she'd be able to spend more time with Brain. No, Tory, not Brian, she scolded herself; I want to spend more time with Tory, my new friend. Brian just happens to be a particularly good extra! She never had been good at admitting to even herself how she felt.
Whilst her brother and two new friends were having that conversation Tory was staring around the hallway, taking particular notice of the guys. Wow, she thought, they're so much better looking here than that last school. Oh wait, who's that? He's gorgeous. Looks like a popular type though, and maybe a bit too much of a flirt. I don't think he's quite my type. Can't hurt to ask Katren about him though. Dragging herself out of her reverie she tapped Katren on the shoulder, and after discreetly pointing to the tall, dark haired, pale skinned youth surrounded by a crowd of athletic looking boys and a swooning group of giggling, and mostly ditzy-looking, girls asked his name.
"Oh, you like what you see huh? That's Maelgwyn, soccer extraordinaire, school hottie and most popular guy in our year level." Katren sighed, then immediately blushed even darker than she had when Ione had teased earlier, as Maelgwyn started walking over their way. "Ione, quickly, does my hair look alright?"
Ione laughed, "Hate to burst your bubble, Katren, but I don't think he's here for either of us," she said, directing a pointed look over Katren's shoulder to Maelgwyn, who was introducing himself to Brian, whilst trying (and failing) to look Tory up and down discreetly.
"Hi there, you must be new; I haven't seen either of you around. I'm Maelgwyn. You two have to be brother and sister, the resemblance is striking", Maelgwyn stated, whilst running a hand through his silky, dark, and slightly long mane of hair.
"I'm Brian, you're right we're both new. Say, you look pretty athletic; you don't do tae-kwon-do by any chance do you? It seems pretty big around here, and you look like you'd make a decent opponent."
Tory snorted at this, trying to keep a straight face. Brian had just completed his 2nd Dan grading, meaning he was a double black belt. She had yet to find anyone who could best him, though she herself wasn't far off it, being a 1st Dan black belt herself.
Maelgwyn looked back over to her, again running his eyes up and down her body, then asking in an flirtatious, overly elegant voice "Dear girl, do tell me your fair name, for I fear I will go mad, spending time in your presence but not talking to you," then dropping back into his normal voice to ask "And what's so funny about your brother saying that I'd make a good tae-kwon-do partner, seeing as I just had my application approved to be in the class?"
Tory finally gave in to laughter. She'd had guys like this fawning over her before; it had been a long time since she'd fallen for a speech such as this, they usually had in tears of laughter within seconds. It seemed just a little bit sleazy to her. Imitating the accent he had employed to talk to her she proclaimed "My name, dear man, is Tory, Tory Alexander. I find it amusing that you think yourself capable of taking on my brother in a fair, unarmed fight, seeing as he's a 2nd Dan black belt and you appear to just be a beginner. But we shall see, as I'm in that class too."
All five of them brought together into one class, Katren mused, could this be coincidence, or were they meant to be together? Katren was a deeply superstitious girl, and she believed that the chances that Fate threw her way should be used. Including Brian, she thought to herself, feeling rather bubbly inside. But perhaps they'd all been put together like this for a reason, maybe it was meant to be.
The bell rang, and the girls and guys split up, having gotten Brian and Tory's uniforms, to go to their separate change rooms, their first class, of course, being tae-kwon-do, whilst each dwelling on their separate thoughts of those they'd just met.
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That's the end of the second chapter, I'm back at school not so I'm not too sure how often I'll be updating, probably fairly often if school doesn't get too hectic though. Please review, I'd like to know what you all think of this, if it's going somewhere that you interests you...Mel