A/N: Hi everyone! Oh my goodness, I apologize for how long this chapter to take. I was having total writers block, and then when I was finally hit with inspiration, I had a million finals to do. Anyways, I personally like this chapter and I'm excited to have everyone read it. I've already started writing the next chapter, so it should be up extremely soon. Thanks a miiiiiiillion to my lovely reviewers, Ealasaid Una, Crystal, and runawaycherry93! You guys are the best :-* Enjoy the chapter!
Disclaimer: I do not own the Mighty Ducks! Or anything else in this story that you recognize. But my OCs are all mine!
When I woke up, I had no idea where I was. It took a few seconds before I remembered that it was the first day of school and I was in my dorm. I turned my head to look at the clock, which was still ringing. 6:45. Ugh. I had to be in home room by eight o'clock, so if I wanted breakfast I was going to have to hurry.
I looked to my right. That side of the room was still completely empty. I couldn't believe it! Where was this girl? I turned back to my own side. I finished unpacking almost everything last night, except for finishing touches like pictures and decorations. Adam had stayed until about one in the morning, when we decided that it would probably be safe for him to return to his own room.
I lugged myself out of bed and ran down the hall to take a quick shower. I had chosen the perfect first day of school outfit the night before. I wanted to look nice, but I wasn't about to go super prep like the rest of the school. I had decided on a high waisted red paisley skirt that buttoned down the front and a plain white crop top t-shirt, with my denim jacket on top and my brown combat boots to finish it off. I put on some red lipstick and mascara, and I was ready to go.
I looked at my cell phone to check the time. 7:30. Perfect. I grabbed my bag with all of my school things in it and rushed out the door. By the time I made it to breakfast, I think everyone was already there. We always sat at the same table, all the way against the far wall. From there you could see everyone who walked in. It was the perfect spot, and it was our spot.
After grabbing some food I walked over and sat next to Adam. "Good morning," I said, smiling at him.
"How are you?" He said back, scooting over so we were sitting very close together.
"Good," I said, taking a bite of my blueberry muffin. "So excited to get this school year going! We better have a few classes together."
I looked down to the other end of the table. Just as I suspected. There were Julie and Portman, sitting awfully close together on the bench and whispering to themselves. I smiled hugely to myself. "So, are they official yet?" I asked Connie who was sitting opposite me.
"Well, I don't know if it's officially Facebook official, but how long can it be now? Everyone knows its bound to happen." Connie said, shooting me the biggest smile.
After chatting with the Ducks about classes and what we were looking forward to, it was time to head to homeroom. The homeroom classes were divided by last name, so I went up to poster they had put on the wall and looked to see where I had to go. "If your last name starts with A, B, or C, then report to room 471. Well, this is good," I said to Adam. "At least we know we have homeroom together."
We had to go to homeroom every Monday morning, so they could take roll, read announcements, that kind of thing. It was usually majorly boring, but at least I had Adam to sit next to. We walked into the classroom and sat down. The first day of school homeroom was always the worst. We had to sit there for like an hour while they pass out everyone's schedules and read about 300 announcements. Ugh.
"Okay everyone," the teacher, a tall man in a wrinkly button down, said to the class. "I'm Mr. Knightly. I'm gonna start passing out your schedules." He proceeded to pass out the schedules in alphabetical order.
Averman, who was sitting right in front of me, turned around as soon as he got his schedule. "Well, my friends, looks like this is gonna be a boring year for me. I have AP Statistics, AP Chemistry, AP US Government, then lunch, then Ceramics, AP Psychology, Creative Writing 7-8, then hockey. Hello, no life senior year!" He groaned.
"Hey, we've got Chem together, Ave!" Adam said once he was handed his schedule. "I have AP Literature, then Chemistry, Drawing and Painting 7-8, lunch, AP Economics, Calculus, and lastly Photography before hockey. That's not looking too bad."
As soon as I was handed my schedule, I looked down to study it. "Yes! AP Lit first period!" I said, looking over at Adam, grinning hugely. "Starting off the day right," I said with a wink. "This is looking okay... I've got Honors Anatomy second, then Government with you Averman, then after lunch I have Pre Calculus, Drama, and Student Council before... What the heck?" I said, squinting down at my schedule. "They put me in water polo! Instead of hockey!"
"It's okay, Darce!" Charlie said to me with an eye roll. "They just made a mistake. You know, humans do that sometimes? Tell Mr. Knightly and he'll let you go to the office to change it."
"Ughhh. Of course it's my schedule that got messed up," I muttered to myself as I stood up. "Save me a seat in Lit if I'm not back in time!" I said to Adam. "Hopefully, this won't take too long."
After I went up and told Knightly what happened, I took the slip he gave me and hurried out of the classroom. When I got to the office, I let out an involuntary groan. There was about twenty other people already there waiting. I went and put my name in at the desk and sat down to wait. I let out other groan. "This bites," I said aloud.
"Freaking sucks," said someone to my right. I turned to look. Sitting in the chair next to me was a girl I had never seen before. The first thing I noticed about her was her outfit. It was adorable. She was wearing a vintage-looking floral dress belted above the waist with brown oxfords and was carrying the best over-the-shoulder vintage messenger bag I had ever seen. She had to be new here; I would've definitely recognized someone with that much style in a heartbeat. She looked to be about my age, with long blonde hair and blue eyes.
"Doesn't it?" I replied with a smile. "So, are you new here? I don't think I've seen you around. My name is Darcy."
"Hey, I'm Jack. Yeah, I just got here this morning and now I have to wait for my stupid schedule."
"Well, then, welcome to Eden Hall! It can be a little preppy at times, but I think you'll have a good time anyway."
"Thanks," she said. "By the way, I love your boots. I saw them the minute you walked in." She added with a laugh.
"Why thank you! I have total purse envy right now," I replied, shooting her bag a look, also laughing.
Just then the woman at the desk stood up and yelled, "Jacqueline McEmerly?" I froze. My roommate was here! I was just about to start looking around when Jack, the new girl, stood up.
"Well, this is me!" She said, "It was really nice-"
"Wait!" I said, cutting her off, "You're Jacqueline?"
"Um...yes?" She said with a quizzical look on her face.
I jumped up out of my seat. "We're roommates!"
"No way!" She said. "That's insane! I was just wondering when I would get my room assignment."
"Yes! What are the chances? I'm so excited right now! I was scared you weren't going to show!" I said, laughing again. "Well, you should go! But we will definitely be seeing each other really soon!"
"Totally!" She said, smiling. "See you!"
I sat back down and smiled to myself. My roommate looks totally cool! I couldn't have been more stoked. She looks exactly like someone who I would want to be friends with. I couldn't wait to introduce her to everyone... I should invite her to eat lunch with us!
Finally, after waiting for about thirty more minutes, they called my name. It took fairly quickly for them to sort everything out, since it was just one class that was messed up. By the time I got out, homeroom was over and first period was just starting. I hurried to get to class.
When I got there, the teacher was at the front of the room sitting at her desk, and the rest of the class was talking amongst themselves. I handed the teacher my pass and turned to look for Adam. I saw Julie and Kenny sitting together at a table, and Adam was at the table right in front of them. But his table wasn't empty, he was sitting next to... Rebecca Thompson? What the fuck? He looked like he was trying to get up, but Rebecca grabbed his arm.
"Ms. Conway, everyone has already taken their seats," the teacher, a strict woman named Mrs. Corpus, said to me. "And I hope everyone is happy, because these will be your seats and the person you are sitting with will be your partner for the rest of the semester. Darcy, I think I see a seat in the back."
My mouth was hanging open. I told Adam to save me a seat! What did that whore think she was doing? I walked to the back without looking at Adam. He was trying to get my attention, but I needed a minute to compose myself. I was mad. I knew I couldn't be mad at Adam-this had to be something Thompson planned-but still. I was allowed to be a little mad, I think.
I got to the seat in the back of the room, not even looking to see who my parter was. I threw down my bag and sat down with a huff. This is not how I wanted to start the best year of my life. Everything was going wrong!
"Rough day?"
I looked to my left. It was Jack! "You again! Well, this isn't so bad then! But, if we're being honest, no this is not the best day I've ever had."
"What happened up there? I saw you walk in looking fine, then all of a sudden you're face fell. If you don't mind me asking," she said, looking at me kindly.
"Ugh. It's kinda nothing. See that blonde guy three rows up, all the way on the end?"
"Yeah. The one that keeps looking back here?" She said, laughing a little.
"Yep. That's my boyfriend. We've been dating for almost three years. But that skank next to him has been trying to get with him forever. She must have known that I wasn't going to be here or that these would be our seats for the whole semester or something. She must have planned this! Ugh! I hate her so much!" Blegh. I was getting worked up again.
"Woah, calm down, it's okay!" Jack replied, chuckling at my frustration. "She seems like a bitch. Do you see the way she keeps smirking at you? That's pretty shady."
"Thank you. Glad that you're on my side, roomie," I said, turning away from where Adam and Thompson were sitting and smiling at Jack. "I'm really excited! I thought I was going to be rooming with some preppy jerk but you're totally cool! You have to eat lunch with me and my friends today."
"Yeah, thanks," Jack smiled at me. "I was so nervous to start a new school. I was in the same class with the same kids my whole life, I thought I was going to be totally friendless."
"Oh, where are you from?" I asked.
"Utah," she said. "I actually think I'm going to miss it. What about you?"
"Born and raised here, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Don't worry, there's lots of cool stuff that us locals do," I said with a wink. "Now, what are we supposed to be doing right now?
For the rest of the class, we did a stupid personal questionnaire (so cliche first day of school) and got to know each other. She was totally cool! We had so much in common. I was so distracted talking about clothes, bands, stores, celebrities, and tons of other stuff, that I totally forgot about Adam. When the bell rang at the end of class, and I saw Adam rushing at me, my previous anger came back.
"Darcy!" He exclaimed. I turned my back to him and started walking out of the classroom, pulling Jack with me. "Darcy! Come on. It wasn't my fault. She came out of nowhere! She knows how much you hate her. She's just trying to make you mad at me. I tried to get away but the teacher wouldn't let us switch seats."
I stopped walking. I really couldn't keep blaming him, I was being stupid and giving Thompson exactly what she wanted. I sighed and turned around. "You're right. I knew it wasn't your fault. I just couldn't help it." I turned to Jack. "Normally, I'm super nice, I swear. I don't hate anyone! Except her."
"So, are we okay?" Adam asked, looking kind of nervous. He's too cute. I could never stay mad at him, even if I wanted to.
I let out a small, reluctant smile and stepped closer to him. "We're fine," I said, grabbing his hand.
"Phew. That was a close one," he said, giving me a kiss on the forehead.
"Oh my God, I totally forgot! Sorry, Jack, this is my boyfriend Adam. Adam, this is Jack, my roommate!"
"Ah, so you're the mysterious roommate. Nice to finally meet you," he said, smiling and shaking her hand.
"Great to meet you, too," she said, smiling back.
By this point, we were down the hallway. We had a fifteen minute break in between classes to go to our lockers or the bathroom or whatever, so we were all just chilling. Julie and Kenny had followed us out of the class after they checked that me and Adam weren't having a huge fight, and were now politely chit-chatting with Jack. My positive outlook was completely restored; I had an awesome roommate, hockey on my schedule, and nothing could ever really get between Adam and I.
I saw Charlie walking down the hallway towards us with Fulton and Russ, so I waved them over. "Hey guys! This is my roommate, Jack. Jack, this is Fulton, Russ, and my brother Charlie." She was shaking everyone's hands, smiling and making small talk. I looked over at Charlie, and what I saw made my mouth drop for the second.
"Adam. Adam. Adam. Oh my god. Adam."
"What?" He said, laughing at me. "What's your problem?"
"Look at Charlie's face!" I whispered. We looked back at him. His eyes were wide and he was staring at Jack like he had never seen a girl before. We watched as she held out her hand to Charlie. Finally he snapped out of his little trance, giving her a charming smile as he shook her hand. I swear to god I saw her blush a little bit.
"He totally likes her. I haven't seen him look at anyone like that since... Linda." I said, looking at Adam. "And so far so good, she is nothing like Linda. Thank god." I had not liked Linda very much at all. When Charlie first started dating her, she seemed like a nice girl, but after a while her judgmental side came out. Charlie and her dated for a while, but it ended when she tried to make Charlie choose between her and me. Obviously, he chose me. Though he'd dated other girls since then, this was the first time I saw the deer-in-the-headlights look.
And Jack is way prettier then Linda.
"Oh my gosh. I know its the first day, and we just met her, but Jack may just be the best thing that has happened to our group in a while." I said to Adam.
Just then, the bell rang, signaling that it was time for second period.
"Jack!" I said before I turned to walk away. "If I don't see you again, come sit with us at lunch! You have to meet everyone!"
"I definitely will. Thanks everyone," she said with a big smile. "Does anyone have Spanish 7-8 next?"
"I do!" Charlie said, a little too enthusiastically, considering it was just Spanish class. "And I think Portman and Connie do to, so I'll introduce you to everyone. See you guys at lunch!" The two of them waved and left.
As soon as they were gone, I squealed. "I'm so obsessed with her! She totally fits right in with the group, too. AND Charlie is totally smitten! About time he found someone decent."
"Yeah, she seems really cool, Darce. I gotta go to class, so I'll see you at lunch?" Adam said as he backed away from me.
"Wait!" I said before he got to far. I pulled him back, and gave him a quick but meaningful kiss. "I'm sorry I freaked out earlier."
"It's okay," he said, giving me one last kiss on the forehead and a smile before walking away with Russ and Kenny.
Julie walked up to me. "Anatomy?" she asked.
"Yes! Finally, I get to grill you for the details of your steamy hookup with our very own Dean Portman."
She turned bright red. "Do we have to talk about this now?"
"Yes," I answered, laughing at her embarrassment. "Looks like its going to be a long class for you..."
"I hate you, Darcy," she said, laughing and looping her arm through mine. "Well, when he first found me outside..."
A/N: Well, I hope everyone liked it! Please give me a review, it would really mean a lot! Love you, bbz, and I will put up the new chapter ASAP! ~*Thanks for reading!*~ JaneeDohh :3