Chapter 5

Katie let out a sigh as she sat through the boring class. She found herself doodling all over her notebook when she should have been taking notes. What pissed her off more was when she looked down, she realized that she had drawn a figure that looked a lot like Alex. She sighed deeply and played with her fingers. Why did she let herself believe he was different?

When the bell rang, she slowly gathered her things and ended up being the last student out of the class room. As soon as she stepped into the hallway she had to refrain from rolling her eyes. The jackass that had been occupying her thoughts for the last couple of days was talking with Chris by his locker. She walked the opposite way and vowed to find a new way to her next class. Alex sighed as he watched her walk away. "I fucked up didn't I," He asked more to himself then Chris. Chris nodded even though he knew the question was rhetorical.

Alex's frown soon turned into a smile as he got an idea. "Hey can you cover for me for the next couple of periods? I gotta go get some shit done," He grinned as Chris nodded, agreeing. "Thanks man," And with that said Alex was down the hall in no time. Chris let his thoughts wander for a moment before hurrying to his next class.

Katie was sitting in her class, she forced herself to focus on the actual class work rather than let her thoughts wander. She was thankful that it was hard to ignore this class. She looked up as the door opened and a student walked in with a red rose and an envelope. Kate rolled her eyes and went back to her work. Those kinds of things were never for her, always for the snooty, preppy girl next to her. She was rather shocked when Mr. Mendez called her to the front of the class. She was handed the rose and the envelope. "Thanks?" She asked with a sigh. Everyone stared at her as she went back to her seat, and she wasn't shocked to hear a few snooty responses.

For that reason, she chose not to open the envelope until after class. She spent the rest of the class period staring at the rose lying on top of her notebook. She tried to think of who would possibly send her a rose. She'd gone on dates with guys and had boyfriends, but she had never received a rose as a flower from them. When the bell rang, she tucked all of her supplies into her backpack except for the envelope and rose. When she was sure that she was the last student in the room, she began to open it. She pulled out the letter and opened it. She blushed at the words it said.

I may not be the brightest in the world, but it doesn't take brains to realize you're an amazing person. I want to clear some things up and then you can decide if you want to hate me. You are one of the only girls that I have actually liked in a long time, and I don't want to lose that… Whatever that is. Please just give me a chance to explain myself, and then if you never want to talk to me again, I promise to leave you alone. I really like you and if that's a crime… I'm willing to pay the consequences.

Meet me in the courtyard during lunch.

Alex

It wasn't the fact that it was overly romantic, it was just the fact that it was sweet to send a rose. And he had been sweet in the letter as well. She sighed as she realized that despite wanting to stay strong and ignore it, she was headed towards the courtyard. The first thing she looked up at when she walked out into the courtyard, was the sun. She smiled at the warmth and then took note of Alex sitting on the bench in the center. He had his head leaned back and his eyes closed. A warm smile on his face as he just soaked in the sun she cleared her throat to get his attention and he glanced over at her.

"Hi Katie," He said her name softly. "Thanks for giving me a chance to explain," Katie nodded with a sigh. "When I was talking to Chris in the morning, I was joking around. I didn't mean I had gotten you in bed like that, and I told him that when I saw him later. I told him you had slept over and I had slept on the couch. I know I have a bad reputation but I wouldn't ruin yours just because I let you stay over," Katie nodded feeling relieved but also upset. This just made her like him that much more.

"If you hurt me again, I won't come when you ask me too," She whispered to him when she came closer. Alex nodded in understanding and wrapped his arms around her in a hug.

"Thank you for the second chance. Now if I'm going to do this right… I have a question for you," He stated quietly. Katie looked up into his brown eyes and bit her lip. "Will you be my girlfriend?" She thought about it for a moment but ended up nodding.

"I'd like that," She smiled up at him. He grinned and pulled her into another tight hug. This was the beginning of a very happy relationship.

A/N: Alright so I've been busy but I wanted to update. I don't like how the end turned out but I am not going to worry about it now. Thanks for reading and please leave a review. I need to know how good I'm doing, or if I should go from the beginning and fix everything up.

Kate