AN: I'm happy that this story has received such a positive response, and I encourage you to keep reviewing, and as far as the ship name goes, I think Shara sounds good :)

Kara's POV

"You want to tell us what all that was about?" Kay spit as I enter the toilets, "Why, the fuck, were you sitting with Shannon Kelly? The village freak." She laughs,

"Don't call her that, Kay." I warn her, but if there's one thing Kay loves more than anything, it's pushing people's buttons.

"Why are you suddenly sticking up for her?" Kay seethes, "All she ever bangs on about is some fucking beast on the moors, she's not normal." In that moment, something wild takes over me, a fierce protectiveness for that red-headed girl I'm always thinking about, I roughly grip Kay's shirt and I hear her back smack against the wall upon impact,

"Kay, this is last time I tell you, back, the fuck, off."

"Calm down, Kaz." Katrina's voice is stern, "We get it. It was a joke that went too far." Kay shot her a disapproving look, she isn't sorry one bit, but Katrina just shrugs her shoulders, "Just…..just let go of Kay, yeah." I shoot Kay a stony look, and slowly, let go of her shirt, the creases where I gripped it were clear to see.

"The two of you don't understand." I tell them, who look at me like I'm making no sense, because to them, I'm not…..they wouldn't understand, "I need Shannon Kelly."

"Why?" Katrina asks, astounded.

"Because….." They wouldn't understand….

"Come on Kaz, you can tell us anything." Katrina smiles, looking so much friendlier than she does on a daily basis, her airy voice is back, completely changed her tune I see,

"Because….I think…." They'd make fun of you, they're too shallow to understand….. "I might be…." They'll tell you it's wrong, that you're disgusting. They stand there, awaiting my answer, but I can't, they might be bitches, but they're my best friends, I can't lose them, "No, I can't, just leave it, ok."

"But-" Katrina started to protest,

"I said, Leave it." I warn her as I walk out of the toilets.

As the day goes on, I try to separate myself from Kay and Katrina as much as possible. I wanted to really give Kay a piece of my mind, I hate the way she talks about Shannon, I know I've said and done some horrible stuff but Shannon knows I don't mean it….I hope, It makes me wonder if I really want Kay and Katrina as best friends, there's times when they come through, when you think they could be genuinely good people, other times, they make you wonder why people like them actually exist.

English class, our last lesson of the day, is by far our most awkward encounter, normally we'd be sitting in a group, but not working as a group, Kay and Katrina would be chatting about something stupid whilst I'd be doing all the work, so it surprises them when I sit on my own on another table, they almost look….offended, Kay shoots me the dirtiest look imaginable, so I stick my middle finger up in reply. On another table sit Shannon, Maddy, Tom and Rhydian, Shannon looks to be in a very heated discussion with Maddy,

"What's gotten into you today?" Shannon says, I have to really strain my senses to hear what they're saying,

"Nothing, I'm just a little bit stressed about these exams." Maddy bites back, "Plus the fact that you and Tom are on my case every five seconds isn't helping."

Shannon doesn't even see the point in hiding her scowl, "You've been a cow all day, Maddy."

"Oh, just fuck off, Shannon!"

Silence.

Kay breaks the shocked silence with a burst of laughter, "Someone's on their period." She says, and then that sets everyone off with laughter, I only look at Kay and think, why am I friends with her?

"You. Out." Mrs. Jacobson, the supply English teacher, fumes at Maddy, who storms out of the room muttering "I can't be arsed with this." as she leaves, I see Shannon picking up her stuff, and…..and heading over to my table.

"I don't know what her problem is." Shannon says, sighing,

Not knowing how to answer her question, I shrug my shoulders, "Your guess is as good as mine."

Shannon looks perplexed as she looks up from her work and faces me, "Why aren't you sitting with Kay and Katrina?" She asks, because I didn't like the way they were talking about you, Shannon wouldn't believe me if I said that, "Maybe I've wised up and saw how vain they really are, stranger things have happened." We both smile at that, she has the prettiest smile… "So, I was thinking…if you're not doing anything tonight….." Shannon urges me to go on, but I start to get embarrassed, is it too soon to invite her to my house….even if it is just to study, "Never Mind."

"No, go on, really." She smiles,

"Well, I was wondering, if you wanted to come to mine tonight." Shannon looks as if she's trying to work me out, wondering if there's some hidden agenda, well…..there is…, "If you want, I mean, y'know, to study." I quickly add,

The anxious on Shannon's face fades, replaced with a relieved, warm smile and bright, soft, sparkling blue eyes, "I'd love to…I mean-t-to study –y'know."

"Yeah-yeah, obviously." I laugh, although the situation couldn't have been more awkward, Shannon still keeps smiling at me, those icy blue eyes not prying themselves away from me for a moment, "What are you laughing about?"

"I'm just wondering why you got so nervous to ask me." She chuckles softly, like the intones of an angelic harp to my ears,

"What? N-no don't be-I wasn't-like, you can do what you want-y'know." If my face looks as hot and red as it feels then Shannon Kelly can see right through me. Shannon says nothing, instead she just smiles, and as the bellgoes to signal the end of the day, I walk down the halls with something I can seldom produce, a genuine smile.

AN: Chapter 3 on its way soon, hope you enjoyed this chapter, please review, I'd love to hear feedback.

Immortalgothgirl

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