Hello again readers. Here is chapter 2 of Taming the Flames. This is just going to be more of Ariya's first day of school. It's a bit longer then the last chapter. Hope you like it! Disclaimer: I don't own Static Shock or any of it characters.

Ariya walked down the hall towards the office. Hotstreak said it was the third door on the right and sure enough his instructions lead her to the place she needed to go. When she stepped into the office she looked around the room and spotted the receptionists desk. Behind the desk was an older woman, in her mid 50's, talking on the phone.

When she noticed Ariya she smiled, held up a finger and mouthed one minute. Ariya smiled back and nodded. She approached the desk and waited for the woman to be done. The woman handed her a clipboard, with a piece of paper on it, and a pen. She made the motion of writing. Ariya quickly signed the paper and gave it back to the receptionist. She briefly looked at her nametag. Her name was Suzanna Jones.

After a few more minutes, Miss. Jones was finished. She smiled at Ariya again. "How can I help you dear?" she asked sweetly. "I'm here to pick up my schedule." Ariya said politely. "Welcome to Dakota High. What's your name dear?" Miss. Jones asked. "Ariyana Michaelis. A.R.I.Y.A.N.A. Is how you spell my first name." she said. Miss Jones nodded and opened her filing cabinet. She began to sort through the files until she found what she was looking for. "Ah! Here you are. Ariyana Rose Marie Michaelis. What a beautiful name." She said looking at Ariya's schedule. "Thank you." Ariya replied.

"It looks like you have last lunch. It's around 12:30 and you get an hour. Last lunch is always best because the food is fresher. Your first hour is Algebra with Mr. Tanner and his classroom is down the hall, turn right and it is second door on the left. Here is an agenda with a map of the school so you don't get lost. If you have any questions I'm here all day." Miss Jones explained, handing Ariya a brand new agenda.

She then handed Ariya her class schedule. "Thank you." She politely replied. The first bell of the school day rang. "You're welcome sweetie. Now off to class or you'll be late. Mr. Tanner is notorious for handing out tardy slips." Miss. Jones smiled at Ariya and they said their good byes.

Ariya was not happy that her first hour was Algebra. She hated math. She walked down the long hallway towards the classroom. The tardy bell mockingly rang in her ear. "Shit!" she said as she booked it to her classroom.

Once she made it to the door she took a second to catch her breath. When she opened the door she was greeted by 15 sets of eyes all looking at her. She shyly smiled and walked to the teacher, who was standing by the white board. Mr. Tanner looked like he was in his mid to late 40's and had a very bad comb over.

Mr. Tanner looked at her and smiled. "You must be my new student." He glanced at a clip board he was holding "Ariyana Michaelis. Welcome Miss. Michaelis. I usually don't tolerate tardy's but since you're new I'll make an exception. Why don't you tell the class a little about yourself?" he said nicely.

Ariya faced the class and smiled. "Hi I'm Ari.." she started to say but she was interrupted by the door opening to a familiar face. Hotstreak didn't try to be quiet while entering the classroom. When he noticed Ariya he smiled wickedly.

Mr. Tanner wasn't pleased that Hotstreak was late. "Late again Mr. Stone? That's the third time this month. What's your excuse this time?" he said sternly. "Sorry Mr. T but I was in the restroom taking a p.." Hotstreak didn't get to finish his excuse before the teacher interrupted him. "That's enough Mr. Stone! Next time I send you to the principal. Now take your seat." He commanded.

Hotstreak taunted Mr. Tanner and made as much noise as he could while going to his desk. When he sat down he reclined back and put his feet on the desk. He smirked and winked at Ariya and she quietly giggled and blushed in response. Mr. Tanner pinched the bridge of his nose in frustration and sighed. "Now if there aren't going to be anymore interruptions, please continue Miss. Michaelis." He urged Ariya.

She nodded "I'm Ariyana but I like to be called Ariya. I just moved here from New York City. I just turned 16 and I'm hoping this school has a dance team. I was captain of mine back at my old School. I try to be friends with everyone but with new people I'm kind of shy. I guess that's it." She said shyly. Mr. Tanner smiled at her "Thank you Miss. Michaelis. Welcome to Dakota High. You may take a seat wherever you like."

"Thank you" she politely replied. She looked at Hotstreak and was happy to see that the seat next to his was open. She walked to the back of the room and sat in the desk next to his. He blew a kiss at her and she stuck her tongue out at him. Ariya set her backpack on the floor and took out her note book and a pen.

Mr. Tanner started his lesson plan for the day. Ariya tried to pay attention but she kept getting distracted by Hotstreak. He was still reclined at his desk. Ariya didn't know what it was about him that made his so….attractive. Maybe it was his "I don't give a shit attitude." The bad boys back in New York weren't nearly as cool as him.

Ariya then remembered something Hotstreak had told her. She flipped through her notebook looking for a blank page. When she found one she quickly tore it out and scribbled on it 'So what kind of name is Hotstreak?' She folded the sheet of paper. Ariya looked back up at the front of the room to make sure the teacher wasn't looking. She quickly tossed the note in his lap.

Hotstreak took it from his lap. He adjusted himself so his feet were on the floor and he was leaning over his desk. He opened the sheet of paper and smirked. He looked at her, made a writing motion and held out his hand. Ariya dug into her backpack and pulled out a pen. Unfortunately for him it was pink and glittery. He made a face but took it anyway. She silently giggled and waited for his response.

He tossed the folded paper on her desk. She opened it 'It's my street name. I used to be called F-Stop but I stopped going by that my sophomore year.' She snickered. 'Street name? Are you in a gang or something? And F-Stop? That's so lame' she folded it back up and tossed it to him. When he opened it back up his smirk fell slightly but then he quietly chuckled.

While he was writing, Ariya looked at the teacher and was happy to see his back was still turned. She then noticed a blonde guy staring at her. He was sitting in Hotstreak's row, two seats ahead of him. He had glasses and a green sweatshirt. She smiled politely at him. He shyly smiled back and looked back at the front.

Ariya felt the folded note land on her hand. She opened it to see what he wrote. 'I used to be. It landed me in Jouvie a lot. I got in loads of trouble with them before I got tired of their shit. I left a few months ago. Why? Are you going to be afraid of me now like everyone else?'

Ariya's face fell. She wasn't the type of girl to judge someone on their past. She wrote her response, 'No, why would I be? I know plenty of people back in New York who use to be, or still are gang bangers. It doesn't bother me. No one is perfect. Are you on probation?' she folded their note and passed it back to him

Hotstreak looked like he was in for a bad response. When he opened it he looked somewhat relieved. He started to scribble something down. He finished his thought and folded the note back up. He tossed it on her desk and she opened it. 'Wow you are tougher than you look if you use to hang with gang bangers. Ya I'm on probation. I have to be at school every day and get at least C's. I also have to do community service and go to counseling.'

Ariya couldn't help but giggle. "Mr. Stone and Miss Michaelis." Mr. Tanner's voice scared Ariya and she gasped. Hotstreak snickered at her "Yes Mr. T?" he asked smoothly. "Is my lesson interrupting your note passing? Perhaps you would like to share your conversation with the rest of the class." Mr. Tanner smugly said to them.

"I was just asking Ariya if she needed someone to show her around. You wouldn't want a pretty girl like her getting lost with all the gang bangers and hoodlums running around. Would you Mr. T?" he smoothly said.

Mr. Tanner glared at Hotstreak. "Is this true Miss Michaelis" he asked Ariya. She slowly nodded and added a quiet "Yes Sir." Mr. Tanner sighed but then he smirked. "Very well Mr. Stone. I am electing you to be Ariya's escort for the day. It can be part of your community service. I'll inform the principal of your act of chivalry." He said.

Hotstreak smirked "You got it Mr. T. I won't let her out of my sight." He said winking at Ariya, which made her blush. Mr. Tanner sighed "I have no doubt about that. Now may I continue with my lesson?" he asked them. Hotstreak went back to reclining in his desk "Please proceed." He said cockily.

Just as Mr. Tanner was about to continue the lesson the bell rang. He groaned. "Alright we will continue this tomorrow." He said to everyone. The students, including Ariya and Hotstreak, packed up and filed out of the classroom. Once they were in the hallway, Hotstreak grabbed Ariya's backpack started to go through it. "Hey!" she playfully yelled. "What are you looking for?" she asked trying to grab her backpack from him. He, being the taller of the two, just kept it out of her reach. She pouted and crossed her arms when she couldn't reach her backpack.

"Ah-ha!" he finally said and he pulled out a small sheet of paper. She realized it was her schedule. He examined her schedule for a minute. "You know you could have asked for my schedule. I would have given it to you." She said sourly. He chuckled and slung her backpack over his shoulder. "That's not my style." He said. "Come on your next class is this way." He said walking to the big, metal double doors that lead outside. He held the door open for her.

"Thank you. You're such a gentleman." She said sarcastically. He rolled his eyes and draped his big arm around her shoulders. His warmth was so comforting, she didn't care that his arm was around her. "So where to?" she asked him. "You, little missy, have P.E. Good thing about that is I do too. I saw you had a change of clothes. You came prepared. Gold star for you." He sarcastically complimented.

Ariya lightly punched his chest. "Jerk" He chuckled. They both walked in comfortable silence to the gym. Hotstreak removed his arm from her shoulders and handed her back her backpack. "Girls locker room is that way" he said as he pointed to the door on the left. "I, however, have to go this way." He said pointing to the door to the right.

Ariya was disappointed that they had to part ways so soon. "Don't worry. I'll see you doing stretches soon." He said wickedly. Ariya rolled her eyes and punched his shoulder. "Ass!" she playfully yelled.

The bell rang and they both headed to class. "Wait for me here after class." He hollered. She smirked. "Why should I?" "Because I have your schedule." He said and ran into the Boys locker room. "Jerk!" she yelled before the door closed.

Ariya softly giggled as she entered the girls locker room. Today was so exciting she could hardly stand it.