(A.N) Hey guys! Yes, I'm back and still working on this story. I did not die, nor did I quit the story, I just haven't updated in a while (I'll tell you why when you finish this chapter)

Once again I would like to thank all the fans that put me and my stories on alert, and those lovely ones who like to leave me presents in the form of reviews. My 3 goes out to Arida la fata (what does your name mean?) BagginsPotterPevensie, and...a fan. Original, I like it.

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"I'm starving!" Gawain moaned, letting his head fall on Freya's shoulder.

"You're always hungry," Freya teased with a small sigh.

"I can't help it! I'm a growing guy, I need my food," Gawain defended, lifting his head again as he, Freya, and Will walked out of their math classroom and made their way to the lunchroom.

"Oh would you quit moaning. We're almost at the lunchroom," Will gave a sigh.

"Someone's touchy. What happened? Did you fall out of the wrong side of the bed this morning?" Gawain teased, the three walking into the lunchroom and standing in line at the hot bar.

"For one, you can hardly call this morning, and secondly, that comment made no sense at all," Will said with a shake of his head, the three grabbing a tray and some milk.

"Of course it did, you're just not awesome enough to understand it," Gawain shrugged, placing a piece of pizza on his tray.

"Mmhmm, anyway, have you two seen Alethea today?" Freya asked as the three took their trays and started walking to their regular table near the lunchroom doors.

Will just shook his head, "Nope."

"Why don't you just ask Spencer? He knows everything, so I'm sure he's seen her," Gawain commented as the three sat down in front of their three other friends; Spencer, Percy, and Terrence.

"Hey, have any of you guys seen Alethea today?" Freya asked, looking in the direction of the table where Alethea's sister and step-brother sat in hope of seeing their red haired friend….nope. Not there either.

Terrence and Spencer shook their heads, making Gawain gasp dramatically. Spencer gave him an odd look and raised an eyebrow, "What?"

"You don't have an answer to a question!" Gawain gaped in mock shock, "I fear the world may end soon." Everyone at their table rolled their eyes and Spencer sighed and shook his head.

Percy chuckled, "I saw Alethea when I came in this morning, she was in the office, walking back to Ms. Morgause's office." The other occupants of the table shuddered silently at the mention of their witch of a vice-principal (not that their actual principal was any better, he just wasn't around as much as Morgause).

"I wonder why she was going in there…" Freya wondered aloud.

"Yeah, why would anyone want to go back in the witch's cave," Terrence shuddered again, taking a bite out of his pizza.

"You don't think she was in trouble, do you?" Will asked, making Percy snort.

"Please, it's Alethea, the only thing that girl could get into trouble for is turning her work in too early." Gawain laughed.

"You know, he has a point," Terrence pointed out.

"Be that as it may, why would we listen to something you and Gawain think is right?" Spencer asked, giving the two a look.

"Hey, I have great ideas," Gawain defended.

"Yeah, and I resent the fact that you think you can even compare him to me," Terrence shook his head.

"Hey, shut it," Gawain narrowed his eyes.

"Sorry bro, you're just not in my league." Terrence said solemnly.

"You make it sound as if we were trying to date. And if we were, everyone would agree that I am way better looking than you," Gawain smirked.

"Yeah, everyone would agree except your mom!" Terrence shot back, leading the two in a heated argument.

"…Tell me why we still hang out with them again…" Will said, raising an eyebrow.

"Because they're good entertainment when we're bored," Percy sighed with a slight shrug.

"Oh…yeah," Will nodded, looking over at the lunchroom doors when he saw a familiar flash of red, "Speak of the devil, there's Alethea."

Everyone at their table –except Gawain and Terrence, who were still arguing—looked up to see Alethea walking over to the table with two raven haired teens.

"Who are they?" Will asked, eyeing the two kids he'd never seen before.

"They must be new, I've never seen them around here before," Percy shrugged.

"New and hot," Gawain commented, finally noticing Alethea and the two teens walking over to their table.

Spencer looked over at him, "Please tell me you're talking about the girl and not the guy."

"Aren't I always talking about girls?" Gawain asked with a smirk, still looking over at Alethea and the kids, who were obviously twins. They had the same raven colored hair, ocean blue eyes, and pale skin.

Spencer was about to reply, when Alethea's voice drifted over, "Hey guys."

"Hey Alethea, who are your new friends?" Freya asked, giving the twins a friendly smile.

"Hi, I'm Merlin," the tall black haired boy said, then gestured to the shorter girl next to him, "and this is my twin Lissa." The girl – Lissa— gave a smile and small wave.

"Well, hello Merlin, Lissa. I'm Freya, these guys are Will, Gawain, Terrence, Spencer, and Percy," Freya greeted, gesturing to each person as she named them.

"Nice to meet you all," Merlin smiled, taking a seat next to Alethea, Lissa sitting down next to him.

"Nice to meet you too," Spencer smiled with a slight nod of the head.

"Are you guys new?" Terrence asked, making Lissa raise an eyebrow.

"Now what would give you that idea?" Lissa asked, a hint of sarcasm in her voice.

"Lissa, play nicely," Merlin shook his head before looking over at Terrence, "yes, we are."

"Where are you from? Your accents are different," Percy asked, looking back and forth between the twins.

"We're from Ireland," Lissa answered, looking over and giving Percy a smile.

"Really?" Freya looked quite intrigued, "Where in Ireland?"

"We're from a small town named Ealdor," Lissa shrugged.

"That's cool," Freya smiled, "what's it like there?"

"It's very…green…" Lissa searched for the right word, making the others laugh.

"Is that good or bad?" Percy asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Depends on if you like the color green," Lissa smiled.

"Do you like the color green?" Gawain asked, propping his head on his hands.

Lissa laughed, "Yeah, I do."

"Coolness," Terrence nodded.

Alethea looked over at Lissa, "Green and red are my favorite colors."

"I have to say, I prefer purple and blue," Lissa shrugged, giving a smile.

"I love purple," Freya smiled.

"That's because you're cool," Lissa smiled back.

Freya opened her mouth to comment, but was cut off by a loud chorus of laughs from the table across the room. The looked over and were greeted by the sight of a few guys from the football team laughing at another boy from their team…who had milk dripping from his head. A tall blonde girl yelled something before turning and storming off, two other girls following her out of the lunchroom doors.

"Idiots," Spencer shook his head before turning back to his tray.

"Oh come on, not even Gawain is that bad," Will sighed, "though I would like to see one of your many exes dump milk on your head." The thought made the table laugh.

"I actually wouldn't be surprised if that happened…" Gawain muttered, glancing around the room.

"Of course you wouldn't, because you're Gawain," Percy shook his head.

"Hey! What's that supposed to mean?" Gawain glared.

"Just take it as a complement," Alethea smirked, propping her head on her hands.

"I will," Gawain replied.

"Good," Alethea shrugged.

"Good," Gawain shot back.

"Fine," Alethea's eyes narrowed.

"Fine," Gawain smiled, leaning back a bit.

"Gawain, quit being annoying, Alethea, ignore him," Spencer instructed, not bothering to look up from a book he seemed to have pulled out of nowhere.

"Hey! I resent tha—….where did that book come from?" Gawain asked, eyeing Spencer and his rather large book.

"No one knows," Terrence shrugged, making Gawain shoot him an odd look.

"Spencer? Where did that book come from?" Percy asked, raising an eyebrow at his smart friend.

Spencer was spared from giving a response when the shrill bell echoed through the already loud room; he looked at the others and shrugged before getting up and going to dump his tray, the table occupants staring in confusion.

"…Well, this was interesting," Lissa concluded before standing up, "we should probably get to class soon. Being late on your first day doesn't really make a good impression."

Alethea laughed as she and Merlin stood up too, "Alright, let's go," she turned to Percy, Freya, Gawain, Terrence, and Will, "see you guys in last period." The others waved and the three made their way to their lockers.

"What class do you have next?" Alethea asked Lissa, having figured out earlier that she and Merlin had the exact same schedule.

Lissa looked at the schedule she had taped on the inside of her locker door, "Science with…Professor Knight."

"Ah, he's nice," Alethea smiled whilst grabbing the necessary books out of her locker, "I'll walk you to his classroom, it's right next to Professor Ellwood's room."

"Professor Ellwood?" Merlin asked curiously as the three started walking.

"Her name's Katherine Ellwood, you two don't have her, but she teaches physical science. Gawain, Freya, and Will have her third period. They say she's really funny and she's nice in…her own special way. I don't know what they mean by that, but her class accidentally blew up the science lab last year." Alethea shrugged.

"Wow, what happened?" Lissa asked, sort of wishing she had this woman as her science teacher.

"She laughed and gave the kid who caused the explosion an A," Alethea shook her head, "Will also told me she's insane, but in a good way."

"I'm wishing I had her already," Lissa sighed.

"You won't be wishing once you see Professor Knight," Alethea smirked.

Lissa gave a wary look, "And why is that?"

Alethea just smiled and held the door open for Lissa to walk in the room, much like she did earlier that morning, "You'll see."

Lissa eyed the red haired girl for a moment before slowly walking into the slightly crowded room and sat at an empty table near the back of the room. She looked around the room, sighing and opening the book she'd been reading and silently read for a few minutes. Lissa looked up when she heard a familiar voice, "I know you!" Terrence dropped his books on the table right next to Lissa's, smirking when the loud bang scared several students.

"I recall seeing your face as well," Lissa smirked, sticking the bookmark back into her book and laying it down in front of her.

"You sure you shouldn't be in honors science with Professor Giaus?" Terrence asked, making Lissa raise an eyebrow.

"Why ever would you ask that?" she asked, slightly curious as to why the tall brunette seemed to think she was…what did they say in America? 'Smarter than the average bear'? Was that it? If it was, that was absurd.

"You don't talk like an idiot, that's why," Terrence shrugged.

"Thanks, though I'm afraid I can't say the same for you," Lissa smiled.

"I know, and I take pride in that fact," Terrence smirked, throwing his arms behind his head and leaning back in his chair.

"Yeah, I can tell," Lissa rolled her eyes.

"That was the intended effect," Terrence smiled widely, though the grin turned to a slight frown when a few very loud teens walked through the doors….no. Walk wasn't the right word. It was more of a strut. You know, the ones that say 'I own this entire school, and you are all beneath me' kind of strut.

There were a few girls (whom all looked the same, slutty and desperate) but there were mostly guys. There were two tall brunettes and a blonde, all muscular, tall, and wearing the same 'Camelot Knights' football team jackets. The occupants of the room talked slightly quieter and were glancing at the group that had just walked in every few seconds, trying to act as if they were ignoring the small but popular group. The group knew they were the center of attention at the moment (which was probably true wherever they went throughout the school) and looked as if they didn't notice. But they did. They always did.

Lissa scowled, great, I get stuck with the jocks. This is what I get for being horrible at science. "This is just gonna be a frickin blast," she grumbled, making Terrence laugh.

"What? Don't like having the tough guys in your class?" Terrence teased playfully.

"You're right. I'd much rather hang out with idiots like you," Lissa smiled sweetly.

Terrence paused slightly, "I have mixed feelings about that statement…"

"Well, that was the intended effect," Lissa smirked, quoting what he had said a few minutes earlier.

Terrence smiled, "Touché."

"Hey, move, you're in my seat," a girl said snottily, flipping back her shoulder length blonde hair.

"Hmm, sorry but I think I'll pass this time, why don't you ask again tomorrow," Lissa suggested with a slight shrug.

The girl looked taken aback, "Excuse me?"

"Well, I guess I can let it slid this time," Lissa sighed, "Alright, you're excused; just don't let it happen again."

"Who do you think you are?" The blonde sneered.

"I'm Lissa, but you can call me Valissa, though I'd rather you and I never speak again. It'd just make life easier for the both of us if you didn't stand there gaping like a moron and wasting my time," Lissa shrugged, glancing over at Terrence, who looked like he were trying very hard not to laugh.

One of the brunette teens glanced over; he walked over with a sigh, finally deciding to help the blonde girl, "Is something wrong, Jo?"

Lissa choked on a laugh, she really couldn't help it, seriously, who names their daughter Jo? "I'm sorry, your name is Jo?" Both popular teens glanced at Lissa, the girl with anger, and the boy out of irritation and amusement.

"Just move along, Josephine," Terrence gave a dramatic sigh.

Before either teen could respond, Lissa gave a sound of distaste, "Ugh, Josephine? I would've gone with Jo too." There was a laugh from the group of jocks, and almost everyone looked at the tall blonde boy in surprise, who just glanced around the room and shrugged.

"Alright class, take your seats! No, Jonathan, that meant sit down, not pick up your chair and try to walk out of the classroom with it." A sigh was heard and immediately the students dispersed, all sitting down at a table. Lissa looked up at the professor and was slightly shocked. The man was tall with side swept dirty blonde hair, he was tan and had pretty green eyes. He had on dark wash jeans and a green and white plaid button up shirt. He was also surprisingly young.

All in all, Lissa's new science professor was hot.

Lissa smirked, Alethea was right. As much fun as Professor Ellwood sounds, I'd rather be staring at this for an hour a day than a chick.

So far, today was pretty productive. She'd made seven new friends, pretty much made an enemy, figured out who were the jocks and slu—I mean cheerleaders of the school, and figured out that two of her professors were extremely hot. Pretty interesting day, Lissa thought with a smirk.

(A.N) Hey all! To those who read my ANs and actually care about why I took so long to update, is because my laptop is broken. I know, I know, still? Why isn't it fixed yet? You said it wouldn't take long to fix last AN. I'm sorry, and I honestly have no clue what the heck is up with laptop...so yeah. Anyway, I hope you liked the chappy, and if you didn't why are you still reading this? Take your blasphemy elsewhere!

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