This school is, is different than what I'm used to. "The hall ways are longer" I said sarcastically, trying to break the silence. I had no clue as to what classes Adam had so I went to class. Adam has been my friend since grade 8. We are more life brother and sister, except I don't have any brothers. (Walking in to the classroom to see Mrs. Dawes)

Looking at Mrs. Dawes my only opinion about her is "she's...um, I...well, *Sighs* never mind!"

"Ok class, my name is Mrs. Dawes, and I am your English teacher—" Mrs. Dawes started to say.

Completely ignoring the teacher, I scanned the classroom and called for Amanda.

I'm glad I finally found her because my feet were starting to hurt!

"Amanda?" I said tapping her, as if I was about to have a panic attack.

("English will help you…")… (Mrs. Dawes continues)

Amanda jumped, like she had just been sprayed by a water hose.

"Yeah, I know, these seats don't have cushions!" Amanda said, as if that was what I was actually talking about.

Shaking my head I replied, "Um ok? Whatever…" As I took my seat next to her, I raised my hand and called for the teacher "Mrs. Dawes?"

FREEZE:

Ok hopefully these teachers pay more attention to us than they to their wardrobe! This is ridicules

"Yes? um...?" Mrs. Dawes started to say, but didn't.

"Nickie, um what exactly am I here for?"… Just as I said that Eli walked in and of course he sat next to me.

I know that I'm gorgeous but gosh, he's suffocating me…it's kind of cute though.

"You are all here because you either came from out of state or out of the country. And you will be sharing some information with us." Mrs. Dawes said all cheery. Yay fun!

Eli POV:

Nickie sat up in her seat and started to say "Are you serio..." but I cut her off.

"What's the matter Mrs. Hollywood is the only thing you do is shop?" I asked giving her a smirk, trying to push her buttons. Why is she even here?

What is a girl like her doing in a school like this? (Examining her from head to toe) she looks like she needs to be in private school. She probably gets everything handed to her in a silver platter.

My eyes went from her long brown hair, to her beautiful hazel eyes. I found myself almost, hypnotized.

NICKIE POV:

I was blind sighted by his cuteness, I wanted to cures him out but all I could do was laugh and say.

"Shut up Eli!"

"Well Nickie you can go first then, come on, come up here." Mrs. Dawes said trying to remove all of the tension.

"Oh my gosh! Ugh" as if going up wasn't enough, now I have to do it in front of Eli.

As I got up I felt a shock go through my body, but Eli had grabbed my hand, curious as to what he was going to say I waited.

"Do you have any other words in your vocabulary, than oh my gosh?" Eli asked sarcastically. I hate him!

I would love to slap him, but that would be UN lady like, so I did the polite thing and I looked him in his gorgeous green eyes and mouthed…

"S.C.R.E.W… Y.O.U.!"

"You wish you could!" Eli said, like I would waste my time with him.

How can someone be so annoying but so cute.

"Yeah, you know what Eli, I want you, I want you so bad!" at this point I am very annoyed with him.

"Gasp! How rude!" Eli said, what normal person says "Gasp".

All I could say to him at this point was "Go to hell Eli!"

ELI POV:

I sat there dumbfounded. My charm usually works on girls (whether I want it to or not) but she really doesn't seem to like me. I was curious as to why, so I thought next time I saw her I'd just ask.

NICKIE POV:

"OK, Nickie, all you have to do is tell us a little about yourself and your family… you can start whenever you're ready." Mrs. Dawes elaborated.

"Um, ok." I said shyly.

Clearly, I am wearing the world's shortest dress ever, because even if I cross my legs you can still see everything. Why do I have to be so, so, fabulous.

Eli just doesn't know how to shut up; even in the back of the classroom I can still hear his sarcasm.

"Oh this should be good, all she is going to talk about of how she likes to go shopping, and how 'daddy gets her everything she wants!" Eli said talking to some kid next to him, I've noticed him before but I don't know him.

I listened long enough to hear what Eli had said and I was furious. I sat on the edge of my chair and I shot back "for your F.y.i. Eli, my father, no scratch that my dad wasn't around long enough to see who I have become. It takes a dad to conceive you but it takes a father to raise you, and he damn sure didn't raise me, my mother was the one who taught all of us the responsibility of being proud to be a woman. She didn't need a man to help her, not only did she not need one but she didn't want one. We may all may not have the same fathers but we have each other and our bond I stronger than any man that steps across us!" I looked Eli straight in his face, I wasn't playing around!

I adjusted my seat and continued, "Anyway...my name is Nickie Florina Watson 'Flo' for short. Um, I have about 10 sisters, one which is over there, Amanda" I said pointing to Amanda. "Our youngest sister Taylor, she is 14, then there's me and my twin sister Nikita, were 16 & 1/2. Then there's Naomi and Chastity, there eighteen and nineteen. Naomi is the gothic type, and Chastity is more of the punk rocker. Um... the fourth and fifth oldest twins are Jasmine and Jennifer, they attended Degrassi a couple years ago, and they're 20. Then there's the oldest ones Veronica, Camille and Nicole. Veronica is on a TV show at the moment she is 22, Camille is 24 and Nicole is the big Star of the family, she is 29. Ironically all of my mother's children are girls, I don't think that she planned it that way" I said laughing a little. "I come from a very talented and respectful family. My mom was a single mother rising 10 children so every opportunity she had she took. We were always in some kind of activity whether it was piano, guitar, singing, ballet, dance or gymnastics. So we are very creative as well as flexible..." I don't find sharing some things it's just when I get into the personal stuff. Either way I got the boy's attention. "We try to spend as much time together as we can whether its family BBQ's or a day at the beach, because there were times where a member of the family has been close to death, but even before that, that was how we were raised, we were raised to look out and care for each other, from the oldest to the youngest or youngest to the oldest. I'm not saying that there weren't times where we had to lay someone out but we try to steer away from violence as much as possible..."

... (Silence)...

I was hoping that I was done but Mrs. Dawes Issued me to keep going." My family is... how do you put it, privileged, because we either sing or dance, Nicole our oldest sister she is a professional singer/songwriter/actress, so just because of her and the people we are related to, people treat us differently, I don't want to be anything but different be4cuase that is my sisters life not mine! She has all of the money and than fame, was just her family."

Here we go, it gets to the point where I think that I am being possessed because I know what I want to say and what I don't, but when I get going I can't stop until everything is out and I'm breaking down. I don't like showing that side of me; everyone is used to me being the strong one in the family.

"People don't realize that when you stereotype us all you are doing is contradicting yourself. If you take away all of the money, cars, business we are still the same people before any of this happened. Before Nicole even became famous she had her own house, car she was a lawyer. I just can't say for Nikita, she let this whole think go to her head. We do allot of charity work. Nicole opened up a store called Honey'z World, which is stuff out of her closet, stuff that she designed stuff that costs over $15,000 and she is giving it to the less fortunate people. She is working on Honey'z Plaza which is a huge building that she is going to be helping the homeless find jobs and housing. I don't need materialized things; I have them because I want them an even then I buys them with my own money. I could really care less about the jewelry and the cars that stuff doesn't matter to me. I dress the way I do because it's how I fell about myself...I'm hot! So of course I'm gonna show a little but I'm not gonna go around flaunting myself at people. I'm not stuck up, I'm not a b***h, I'm a normal person. Everyone has the same opportunity to be who they want; it's just what you do with that knowledge and whether you take it that matters."

Could tell that what I was saying really got to people because they were crying and soon after I found myself crying. I didn't want to go that far because I knew that as soon as I started I couldn't stop. This is why I didn't want to say anything, but it's better to let it out, they would've found out sooner or later.

"Um, Nickie, its ok if you want to stop you don't have to say anymore?" Mrs. Dawes said wiping her face with a tissue that mysteriously popped up.

"No, it's ok Mrs. Dawes"i said shaking my head. I had to breathe and just let it out.

Mrs. Dawes turning her attention away from the crying girl in the front of the classroom (me) said "well, um...wow that was interesting, is there anyone that would like to ask questions?" Someone's hand shot up ion the air, it was that dud e that was always following Eli around. "Dave?" yup that was his name Dave...

"Um, yeah I've read in magazines that your sister Nicole was married to MJ, and has nine children, is that true?" He or she asked, it doesn't sound like a girl, and trust living with 11 girls and no guys you can ell the difference.

"Yes it's true, she has one son from her previous relationship, and she had five with him, the other three were his." I said not knowing how this question relates to me. "But now she is dating or 'hanging out' as she would put it with this wrestler John Morrison"

"Any other questions?" Mrs. Dawes asked. I knew that as soon as she said that Eli would have something to say, and he did. He stood up in front of his seat when Mrs. Dawes said "Yes Eli!"

The way he smirks is cute, he is very different, not the guys I normally go for, but I'm not saying that I like him.

He cleared his throat an asked "yeah Nickie, what type o guys do you like?" What the Hell does that have to do with anything? I hear a loud 'ohhhh' from the back of the classroom.

"um, wow...I guess you can say I like the pretty boys" I said scratching my head in confusion."

Eli started to say but I cut him off "As in-" He always has something to say whether it's sarcastic or rude.

"Really Eli?" I said annoyed.

"Just answer the question!" He shot back as he shoved his hands in his pocket.

I wonder where he was going with this, "And what will you do if I don't?" I said mocking him as I got up out of my seat. It's kind of hard to believe that Amanda has been silent through this whole thing, that's not normal for her, she can barely shut up for fifteen seconds.

"Ok how about you two love birds talk about that later" Mrs. Dawes said wile patting her hands together.

(In unison) "We are not in love" We screamed, I guess I have been spending too much time around him. He brings the sarcasm, and the goofiness out of me, but we are no way in hell in love. I don't even think that he likes me. Does he?

"Ok, pretty guys as in; long hair, nice smile, dark and mysterious, they have o have a great sense of humor and be very passionate." I continued anyway. I was curious to why he asked me that question; he doesn't seem like he likes me, I men after all we only known each other for two days, but all I could do was smile, he makes me happy I never had a friend...acquaintance like him.

"As in m-" (bell rings) Eli started to say.

"Ok class, that was a good session, we will pick it up tomorrow" Mrs. Dawes said completely forgetting that not only the bell interrupted him but so did turned hr attention back on Eli and said "Sorry Eli, did you want to say something?"

Eli looked at me and what looked like a smile, he said "Um...no I'm good" as he turned to walk out. For that one second I saw him a human, I meant I always thought hat the Goths were vile, well some of them, maybe I should talk to Naomi, she could tell me some things about being weird... I mean different.

I hurried to grab my stuff; I wanted to catch Eli before he left. "Hey, Eli?" I said out of breath.

He kept walking but replied "yeah?"

"Um, back there what were you going to ask me?" I said leaning against the wall, hopeing I could get an answer out of him.

At that moment he stopped in place, and then he took his hands out of his pocket and looked at me. His piercing eyes went right through me.

Then he leaned forward, as if he was angry. He leaned against the wall his body over mine. We were so close that I could feel his heart beat, he could feel my breath.

I looked into his eyes, for that very moment I thought that he was going to kiss me, but no.

I saw what I thought was anger, as he pounded the wall above my face with his fist; he grew closer and closer his face almost touching mine. I just stood there, speechless however, I didn't want to move.

He laughed a little and then he finally said "I would tell you, but class is over!" as he pushed away from me. For a minute there I thought that he was gonna kiss me, but he makes me so mad! It's cute though.

As I watched him walk a way I noticed that there was something in my hand that wasn't there before, I opened my hand and there it was...his chain, the one he never takes off. How did that get there? My heart Skipped a beat, maybe he does like me...I don't think he does, does he?

"What did I get myself into?" I murmured to myself turning to find Amanda who magically disappeared, and so did Adam.

"Ugh! Mandi!" I yelled.