AN: Hello lovely readers and reviewers! Another completed chapter with the hopes that you will like it as much as the other ones or even more! Special thanks to KayEff as always for supporting me and my story so well! This time I also have three more people to thank! I wanna thank you TeenAgeRiot99 for leaving me a review on the previous chapter and also for supporting the story! The second thank you goes to restefany for having marked my story on your alerts list and lastly but not least, I wanna thank you cfonseca4 for having put my story on your favorites list! Without further delays, enjoy your reading!

CHAPTER 7

EMILY'S POV

The class turned out to end as fast as lightning, mainly because Naomi and I kept exchanging looks mocking the teacher every time he was being a boring pain in the arse, which means all the time.

Occasionally a while JJ would look at me confused by my behaviour. Note to self: "Next time sit closer to Naomi, or even at the same desk."

Hm… But that would mean that JJ and I wouldn't be sitting together. I can't do that to the poor guy. Maybe I can change places every now and then.

I suddenly see a hand waving in front of my face, "Emily? Are you there?" JJ asks me smiling. "We can go now, the class is over."

"Ah great! Let's go then." I get up to make my way to a certain blonde, but turns out she's nowhere to be seen.

"Hey JJ, have you seen the new girl?"

"Uh… No. She must have gone outside already."

"Hm I guess she did." I say making my way to the corridor, and as I do so, I catch a glimpse of the blonde head I was looking for, who is now by the lockers.

As she sees me getting closer, she leans on her locker smiling at me.

"Not even a "hello" back there?" I point with my head to the class door, "I'm disappointed!" I say putting my hand over my heart faking being hurt.

That earns me a laugh from her, "You're absolutely right! I should pay more attention to my most adorable fan."

"Most adorable uh?" I provoke raising my eyebrows. Wow, how did I get so confident suddenly?

Naomi leans into my ear and whispers, "That's right. Just be sure not to become a stalker. I wouldn't want to ask for a restraining order against you…" She steps back, smiling smugly.

I step closer to her, "Would that be so bad?" Seriously! Where in the world did I summed up such confidence?!

She gives a small laugh, "But of course, I can't risk losing a fan!" She lingers to whisper again, "It would be bad for my reputation."

I look at her feeling myself blushing, "Ah that would be the only reason, I see!"

She starts to laugh and I can't resist laughing along. Her smile makes my insides all gooey. This is new to me. A bit weird if I must say… But good!

"Hm Emily, I'm really liking this chat, but I think you've got someone waiting for you." Naomi says glancing over my shoulder.

I turn around and notice JJ standing behind me, "Oh JJ, come here! I want to introduce you to someone." I call him motioning with my hand for him to come closer.

"JJ, this is Naomi, a friend of mine!" I then look at Naomi, "Naomi, this is JJ!"

JJ greets her with his usual enthusiasm, but somehow Naomi looks a bit uncomfortable, giving him a short and cold "Hi".

Silence falls between us for a bit, until Naomi speaks again, "So is he your boyfriend?" She asks clearing her throat.

I can't help but laugh, "No, no! No way, JJ is only a friend, we've been classmates for…" I turn to him for help.

"Three years and thirty-six months, if you also count holidays and weekends!" He says grinning like a child.

"Yeah that's right, thanks J!" I say turning my attention back to Naomi, noticing that her expression is much lighter now.

"Got it!" She says, nodding. I am going to ask something when I hear the bell ring, "Well time for class, I should go." Naomi says preparing to leave.

"Wait!" I stop her, grabbing her shoulder. She turns to me confused, "I just wanted to know your schedule, to see which classes we have together…" I ask stuttering a bit. Yep, same old Emily is back in action!

"Sure! We'll see into it, now I really have to go!" And proceeds to kiss my cheek, "Later stalker!" She says with a wink and a smile, and there she goes.

I stand there with my mouth open, I most certainly wasn't prepared for this kind of affection.

"Emily? Can we go?" JJ pleads touching my shoulder, "I really don't want to be late…"

It's only then that I notice my hand lingering over my cheek, which I immediately retreat, "Hm yeah, you're right!" I have the need to clear my throat, feeling my voice huskier that normal.

JJ then starts to walk through the corridor until he reaches the classroom. Hm the day is going well for now. English to finish the morning, followed by lunch! Then maybe I get to see Naomi… It's a three wins victory! I high five myself inside my head, which makes JJ give me a "what the hell?" look. But I really don't care, I'm just happy.

NAOMI'S POV

I walk through the corridor, almost sweating with the nerves. Seriously Naomi? A kiss and a wink? Could you be more obvious? Oh and don't forget the brilliant: "Is he your boyfriend?"!

Yeah that was a rich one… God this girl will be the death of me! I inhale deeply and exhale slowly. Ok, don't freak out! You just have to play it a bit cool for now. Focus on your class and we'll see how the day goes. Hm… Let me see the next class… Ah, Introduction to Self-Defence, just what I needed right now… I can't help but roll my eyes.

I make my way to the gym and as I get there I hear the teacher already calling the students' names to see if everybody is present.

I do a little run to catch my classmates who are all lined up next to each other, and to all my lucks, I end up exactly next to my brother.

"Naomi, nice to see you're late on your first day." He says sternly not even bothering to lower his voice.

I scoff at him and whisper, "Please stop behaving like dad, it doesn't suit you."

"Naomi Campbell?" I hear the teacher call.

"Here! Present Sir!" I say raising my hand and then looking at the teacher. Oh shit! "Sorry! I mean Miss!" I try to correct myself after realizing my teacher is a woman. How did I not see that when I came in? Oh that's right, my idiot of a brother…

The teacher looks at me with a disapproving look. Yeah Naomi, great first impression you gave there…

"Well then, now that I know all of your names, I shall also introduce myself!" She pauses to look at all of us.

"My name is Samantha Greenwich; you may call me Miss Greenwich. Not Ma'am, not Mrs. and most certainly not Sir." She looks directly at me, smirking. I can't help but blush and smile back. Don't judge, her being my teacher doesn't change the fact that she is in fact a beautiful woman. I mean a girl has eyes right?

"Alright then class, now that's settled, I'll begin to explain what this class is about!" She pauses again, "As you already know, at least the ones of you who actually look at their schedules, this is "Introduction to Self-Defence" and here you'll going to learn the quickest and smartest ways to attack and specially defend yourselves in one-on-one combat. Understood?"

The class all nods in agreement. Hm… I thought this class was going to be a bit boring because of my annoying brother's presence, but it looks like it's going to be interesting after all!

While the teacher explained in theory what we're going to specifically learn, I realized that I was so immerged in what she was saying that I only noticed the time was over when the bell rang.

"Well Naomi, it sure will be fun kicking your arse in front of the whole class!" Nathan said with a provocative tone in his voice.

"Careful there "dear" brother, all that confidence may make you sound like a prick!" I look at him in false realization, "Oh wait! It's already too late to fix that! Shame…" I finish saying, smiling coldly at him and leaving. I have better things to do and also better people to see. I just have to find out that beautiful head of shiny red, but I'm stopped by a hand on my shoulder and turn around.

"For fuck's sake Nathan, what do you want now?" I roll my eyes impatiently.

He touches the back of his neck nervously, "Look I'm sorry ok? I didn't mean to sound like a prick, I was just messing with you!"

I shrug my shoulders, "Yeah well it's your trademark, so I'm already used to it…" I say coldly.

"C'mon baby sis, I'm trying here! Give me a break." He pleads.

"Yeah whatever…" I try to sound nonchalant.

He grins at me for a few seconds and then asks, "Why were you in such a rush anyway? Leaving class I mean?"

"Naomi!" I hear a husky voice calling. Oh god not now… I turn around to greet her, "Hey Emily!" I say nervously.

"Oh Emily! You're that chick who went to our concert! Cassie's…?" Nathan says remembering.

"Cousin." Emily and I say at the same time, smiling at each other.

"That's right, her cousin!" My brother gives her his signature smile, "What is a fit little bird like you doing here in this hell hole?"

Emily looks at him confused, "Hell hole?"

I sighed, "He means this school." Personally I'm a little frustrated that Emily didn't shut him up because of the whole "fit little bird". Face it Naomi, you clearly don't stand a chance against your oh so charming brother!

"Oh I see… Well where else would I be going to school?" She says shrugging her shoulders at him.

"Well for a proper girl like you, I would have to guess The Academy of Beautiful Beings." He grins confidently.

"Hm I see… And where did you get that pick up line? From the Book of Ancients?" Emily asks raising her eyebrows.

I can't help but snort and smile at her. Nice one Emily! On second thought maybe I do stand a chance…

"You didn't need to be rude!" Nathan says angrily at her.

"Likewise!" She says smiling with sarcasm and then turns to me, "Naoms would you like to have lunch with me?"

Naoms? Wow I like the sound of that. "Yeah Ems, I would love to!"

"Wow what's that? "Naoms"?! "Ems"?!" Nathan asks with disdain.

"This is me and my friend going somewhere quieter, where there won't be any pricks bothering us!" I say grabbing Emily's hand and dragging her out of there. I smile at the feeling of her hand in mine, it's so warm and soft. Instead of going directly at the cafeteria, I lead her to the bathroom to make sure my brother isn't following us.

"Why did you drag me in here?" She says giggling and still holding my hand.

"Ah I was trying to make sure my brother wouldn't be following us to lunch."

She furrowed her eyebrows, "Do you really think he would after we made it pretty clear we didn't want him near us?"

"Trust me, he would."

She clears her throat, "Well Naomi… Maybe you could let go of my hand now…"

"Oh yes! Of course!" I say instantly retreating my hand, "I'm so sorry, I was distracted…" I feel my face turning red.

"No, no problem! It's ok…" Well at least I'm not the only one embarrassed in this whole situation. Emily's face is almost as red as her hair.

Also I've got to say, I already miss the warmth of her hand. Oh well… Everything that's good lasts very little time.

"Uhm… Naomi? You didn't mind me calling you "Naoms" back there right?" She asks unsure.

"No! Don't worry about that!" I paused and gulped before saying, "To be honest… I kind of liked it…"

"Really?"

"Yeah… It has a nice ring to it that's all." I say touching the back of my neck.

"I get that, I feel the same way when you called me "Ems". It's… familiar you know?" Emily says with a shy smile.

"Yeah, I do." Very much Ems…

Our silence is interrupted by Emily's stomach making noises, "Well as much as I like to be with you, I think we can find a much better pleasant place to be in, such as the cafeteria! Which I would love to be in right now!" She says laughing while patting her stomach.

"All right! The lady will have what she wishes for!" I say making a bow.

"Ahah you really are a gentleman!" She laughs while walking in front of me leading the way to where the so desired food is. If I get to be with her more times like this every now and then, then this sure will be a hell of a good year at this school!

AN: Well there you have it! I'll start to write the next one this week, and try to update the next week. Once again your opinions are what matter to me and are what gives me the will to continue writing, so please if you can, leave a review! Even if it is a simple three words sentence. Until next chapter! Alex xo