EMMA'S POINT OF VIEW:

I'm not looking forward to school.

I'm not looking forward to him

I'm almost 16, and I'm going to enjoy being young and single. NO BOYS. Specailly the bad ones…

California was fun. Manny tried really hard to keep my mind off him. We even invented a nickname so I wouldn't have to hear his name.

Life ruiner.

Perfect.

Ugh… today's the day I go back to school. I had bought some new clothes before the summer but seems it doesn't fit…. Okay so I've 'matured' a bit, but really boobs? This better be the last of your growing.

Oh, and braces off too. I'm sure I'll get a bunch of stares tomorrow, or maybe not… I don't feel so pretty anymore. Kind of still feel awful.

…lonely.

REALLY depressed. I got my own hair too. Dramatic, I know… but atleast it worked out.

Here I am… school.

NO ONE'S POINT OF VIEW:

"Home, sweet home." Manny joked to Emma who smiled back at her, they stood back infront of Degrassi, and yes there was tons of stares but Emma wasn't looking.

Actually, she was trying to find someone.

Manny frowned, "I thought we had forgotten about Life ruiner?" she asked.

"We have." Emma snapped back and lied, "I'm just looking for Liberty, and Jt… Let's go." She headed up the stairs.

Manny followed Emma to her locker and explained, "I only have second with you so I can't come with you. Meet me after class?"

"Sure." Answered Emma nodding and watched Manny wave and go.

"Hey Em."

"Hey" Emma greeted some students who passed and greeted her back, she stood at her locker trying to open it.

"Hi Emma!"

Emma smiled to the friend and was taking her books out as she noticed Jay coming down the hall. Oh god, oh god.

He looked almost the same, but more mature. He always looked older than them cause, well, he was a year older, but now his muscels and such were peering through.

Emma's heart stopped until she cursed to herself and slammed her locker shut. She was done with this. She turned to storm off and bumped into a hard body.

She blew the hair in her face away and looked up to stare and Jay stared right back down at her.

"Hi." He finally greeted and clenched his jaw.

"Hi." She said back quickly and then blinked, looking away.

She stepped around him and took off so he scoffed and walked away too.

"That was progress." Sean insists to Ellie at their locker.

"That was awkward." She laughed.

Jay had actually went to class, but as normal, wasn't paying attention. Jesus, Emma needed to get off his mind. He was torchered over the summer ENOUGH.

He tried to focus on other things and noticed Liberty and Emma's fan boy Chris talking infront of him.

Towerz had dumped Liberty over the summer, thank god. She was just a constant reminder of Emma whenever she came over.

"So are you like… busy after school or anything?" Chris asked Liberty, and she started to blush.

Jay rolled his eyes, Liberty was actually getting around. She wasn't even attractive! Or funny. Or witty. Or blonde… or Emma- fuck.

Meanwhile. Emma was in a daze in her class too.

Finally the bell rang and she went to find Manny to bump into Chris. Great, she sighed mentally in her head.

"Emma." He said in amazement, looking her over. He liked her before but wow, now he REALLY Liked her, and wanted… "How was your summer?"

"good." She replied simply.

"I haven't see you since…" he drifted off…. Since he kissed her when he had a girlfriend. Wow, prince charming.

Emma didn't need one of these liars in her life again.

"Yeah." She said.

He smiled a bit, "I'm single now."

"Good for you." She confirms, not really caring. Can she walk away now?

She stopped breathing as she saw Jay coming out and then tried to focus on Chris.

Chris corrected himself, "What I mean is… would you like to maybe… go on a date after school? Or hangout atleast?"

Jay heard this and narrowed his eyes at the scene. He eyed Emma closely as he walked past her but she ignored him. He rolled his eyes and walked away, walked fast… anything to get away from that scene. Please don't say yes.

Emma finally replied, "No thankyou Chris…" with that, she walked off too.

"What's with you?" Sean asked Jay as he got to auto class.

Jay was deep in thought glaring down at his car's engine and bittered, "You don't mack on a girl in class, then go to another girl 5 minutes later and ask her out."

"Sounds like you." Alex taunted, joining the group with Ellie. Sadly, Ellie had made friends with his ex and she hung about.

Jay ignored and went on, "Specailly when it's the girls best friend!" how dare Chris?

He needed a punch in the face!

Spinner was behind now and asked, "What are you talking about?"

"HEY SHARPE!" Jay yelled, spotting the stupid 'DJ' pass the hall and run out.

"Uh oh." Sean knew what was coming and ran out with Spinner, "Jayyyy."

Jay had grabbed Chris and shoved him against the wall, "Why don't you stay the hell away from Emma if your gonna play like Casanova?" he threatened.

Spinner and Sean grabbed Jay off of Chris who brushed himself off and glared.

"I don't see where this concerns you?" Chris asked.

"It doesn't. But you amuse me and do as I say or I'll-"

Sean cut Jay off, "He'll do nothing. Nothing. You can go now." He nodded Chris off.

Jay watched Chris go with a deathly glare and insisted, "Oh I'll do something-"

The guys let him go and Sean turned to Jay, "If Emma finds out your threatening him, or the REASON your threatening him, do you know how much more she'll hate you? Aren't you trying to fix this?"

Jay stared off in sadness and turned, "I don't even know anymore."

Meanwhile, after, Emma decided to eat lunch outside, Manny was coming to meet her.

As Manny passed the steps she noticed Chris Sharpe sit next to Liberty awfully closely, and put an arm around her.

He flirted, "Sup Lib?"

"Not much DJ, you?" giggled Liberty.

Manny snickered shaking her head… odd couple! But who cared?

Manny sat on the bench infront of Emma and spoke, "Didn't know Liberty and Chris were getting so close."

"Huh?" Emma asked, confused and Manny nodded, biting into her sandwhich.

"Their flirting over there." Manny said with mouth full of food.

Emma narrowed her eyes to the scene and saw with her own eyes. You little-

"Do you still have his number?" Emma asked her.

"Yeah why?"

"Just going to text him…" she drifts.

Ofcourse first day of school had a bit of drama, but it was soundless now. Emma had stayed a bit later after school, about a half hour. As she closed her locker grabbing her bag she noticed Jay coming down the hall… now it was just them.

She looked at him softly and noticed he had a bit of second thought of coming over too but they both put it past them as they slowly walked to another.

"You're here late." Jay told her quietly.

"you are too." She said simply with a shrug. Silence. She taunted, "Detention?"

Jay looked off, trying not to get rattled. He couldn't help it… she got under his skin, "Look Emma…"

"I'm not ready to talk to you Jay." Emma confessed with a deep exhale, looking down sadly. Jay really felt like shit then… as if he didn't enough.

He played with his hands and slowly explained, "I just wanted to say watch out for Chris. He's not the nice guy you think he is." With that he nodded slowly at her and turned to leave.

"Jay!" she called when he was halfway down the hall and he turned, "Thankyou…." She meant it.

He was right. Chris was scrum.

He just nodded and walked off again. Emma's throat was starting to sore, but she held in her cry and began walking home.

Jay had found himself at the dot and sat at the counter infront of Spinner when he noticed Chris in a booth alone.

"What's he doing?" Jay asked Spinner, nodding to the douche bag.

"He's been there for two hours." Spinner said and laughed, "Date probably stood him up."

With that note, Jay thought of Emma. Did she stand him up?

Liberty than came in and went over to the booth. Oh. This was going to be interesting.

"Oh! Liberty. Hey! What's up?" Chris sounded nervous.

Liberty plastered a smile on her face and asked, "Waiting for Emma?"

"Uhm… yeah… actually…" Chris drifts, looking at the door for the hot blonde. Still nothing…

"She told me to give you this." Liberty confirms, grabbing his drink of water and then pouring it on his head.

"OHHHH!" everyone in the place pointed and laughed at him.

Jay couldn't help but grin. Ofcourse Emma knew, she wasn't dumb… and she knew how to handle idiots like him.

That's his girl.

Meanwhile, back with Emma, on her way home she smiled, proud of herself.