A/N: I'm hopefully going to update 1/2 chapters from now on every week, most likely on a Sunday/Monday.
We turned the corner and parked in the garage to find 3 suitcases. Great. I guess Junior awaits. Hoping his matured enough to stop hitting on me, I enter the kitchen to see the green eyed boy looking straight at me. This ought to be good.
Since when was Junior.. Hot? He'd clearly started working out with definition in his muscles, styled his hair with gel and his fashion sense weren't too bad either. Wait. No. I did NOT just think that the boy I've been arguing with since birth is attractive.
"Hi Squirt", Junior commented with a clear smirk on his face. Maybe his not so attractive.
"Yeah whatever dork", I quipped back before opening the required cupboard doors and finding a packet of crisps, a donut and a can of Dr Pepper, "I'm going to my room." I noticed something weren't right. This guy was sat at my kitchen table yet no one was in sight, not even Katie who must have managed to slip past me when I was(hopefully)snidely checking out Junior.
"Hey where are my folks?"
"Out with mine for dinner. They said you've gotta cook dinner for me, Katie and Harrison and they'll be back tonight sometime." I simply glared at him before chucking him another packet of crisps.
"Here. Dinner's sorted. Pass the message on to Jerk 1 and Jerk 2 if you see them yeah?" I winked at him before walking the stairs to my bedroom, slamming the door shut and blaring music.
Half an hour later I stepped out the shower to hear a knock at the door. Sighing I took the stairs two at a time as the second knock took on impatient.
"I'm coming!" I yelled. I opened the door to see a dark haired boy with hazel eyes staring at me rather amused before I realised it was at my lack of clothing. Hitching my towel higher up my body, I asked "Can I help you?"
"Yeah. My names JayJay I moved in earlier this week into number 5? I saw your mum earlier she told me to introduce myself." I realised he was waiting for my reply. Jheeze Tristan that's the third boy you've checked out in the space of two hours.
"Yeah cool." I went to slam the door but he stopped me. What? I'm not feeling sociable and I'd like to put some clothes on. "Was there anything else you wanted?" It took a few seconds before he finally replied "No" before turning back around and walking down the path out of my driveway. Weird.
The rest of the day was unproductive with me doing Mr Greene's overdue essay and perfecting some of lyrics that didn't seem right looking back on them. Junior wasn't satisfied with my crisps-for-dinner idea so I ended up cooking lasagne timed perfectly from when Harrison got back from his girlfriend Lucy's who decided to tag along. The next mornings events were similar to those previous with me sleeping in and being late to English again, however as I strolled into the classroom and handing sir my crumpled essay and received my daily lecture, I noticed the boy from the day before sat behind my seat in English. Sighing I trudged over and took my seat before taking a sip of coffee(thanks mum)and putting my earphones in and sleeping. That was until something hit the back of my head and someone tapped me repeatedly on the shoulder. I turned around and met hazel eyes and a grin. He pointed to the floor and I got the message and picked up the note and read it.
I figured as we met yesterday we're friends right? -JayJay
Wrong.
Ouch babe that hurts. What I do?
For starters you don't know me. Second I don't give tour rides for free. Third, see the funny looking geeky guy three seats up and two over with the glasses? If you're going to beg friends I hear he needs a new guinea pig.
How about you do me the favour of showing me around and introducing me to a few people and we'll call it quits.
Quits?
You're quite aggressive aren't you? I'll let your comments slide if you let me tag along for the day. Do I need to beg?
Fine whatever. Get lost now?
Didn't have you down as the girl into Shakespeare.
I'm not. I'd much rather be asleep.
By the way I do know you. You're Tristan. Sir said your name.
I resisted the urge to turn around and bite his head and lazily tossed the note into the bin receiving a few whistles and cheers and a glare from Mr Greene before going back to sleep. The bell rung and 30 bored teenagers jumped out of their seats diving for the door. On my break for freedom Mr Greene stopped me.
"Miss Cipriano."
"Sir." I replied half sarcastic.
"Did your suspension last term not mean anything to you? Second day into this year and you've already been late to my lesson twice and handed in your summer essay late."
"Sorry Sir. Just hard to get back into the swing of things again." I went for second attempt at freedom before he stopped me again.
"If there are things on your mind, there are people you can talk to whether it be me, your tutor or parents." The look in his eye told me he was sincere and half felt sorry for me. Prick. "As a teacher there are things you hear about your students which frankly aren't that nice. I understand that may be difficult-" but I cut him off by branding him a "fucking nosey know-it-all" before storming out of the room before he had chance to get another word in. No doubt he was already on the phone to my parents.
"Hey Gumdrop."
"Did you just call me a sweet?" I cursed JayJay who had apparently thought waiting for me after a lesson was a good idea.
"Whoa chill. Are you okay? What did he say to you in there?"
"Nothing much." I muttered restraining myself from saying anything further which I'd no doubt regret. I felt bad about having a go at a guy I'd barely known five minutes. "Hey where's your next class? I'll walk you. At lunch if you come the canteen I'll introduce you to my friends."
"Thought you didn't know me? Inviting strangers for lunch may not be the wisest thing. I could be a psycho."
"There's no could be about it. You are", I retorted jokingly and amusement filled his eyes. "Listen I was harsh to you. Consider this my sorry. Afterwards we're quits." I walked him to his maths room but before I turned away to walk to Music he grabbed my wrist and whispered "I would have settled for sorry" in my ear before he let me leave. It had me distracted for the next hour.
At lunch JayJay found me sat round a table with Grant, Sadie, Ben, Luissa and Max, talking about the upcoming party at The Drag.
"Hey. What's The Drag?" JayJay greeted us. I mentally rolled my eyes.
"Dude. Did you want something?" Grant questioned.
"Erm Grant?" I intercepted, Grant's prone to violent outbursts and thinking with his fists, and I should know as he joins me on Wednesday's after school for anger management, "this is my new neighbour JayJay. He's joining us for lunch so be nice." I gave him a pointed look and he immediately retreated like a dog with its tail between its legs. "Anyway. The Drag is a hotspot we go to. It's a massive warehouse where part of it was converted into a bar. Run down building which makes it better if you ask me. There's a massive car park surrounding it where everyone takes their cars, mainly trucks as there's somewhere for more than 5 people to sit, and blare music and get wasted. You in?"
"When is it?"
"The question is when isn't it? Its live every night but there's a street dance competition which means it's gonna be even better. This Friday night."
"I'm in." He responded. The rest of the day went by pretty quickly and I bumped into JayJay on the way out of the school gates and offered him a lift seeing as he was on foot. After parking in the garage, Katie hopped out the backseat and we entered the kitchen where she told everyone about my new boyfriend.
"He's not my boyfriend." I muttered not being heard for the millionth time. "I was just being nice to him."
"Since when was you nice?" Harrison questioned.
"Erm since always?" Yet by the looks I was receiving I was highly doubting it. "He caught me after English in the morning and at a bad moment so I thought I'd make it up to him." I didn't realise the mistake I'd made by what I'd said until it was too late to backtrack.
"This "bad moment" wouldn't have anything to do with swearing at Mr Greene and falling asleep in lessons again would it?" I merely rolled my eyes, mainly at Sir and not what my mum had just said, I didn't think he'd grass on me about my tendency to sleep. "Tristan! You don't need to push people away who are trying to help you."
"As lovely as this chat has been mother I have shopping to do."
It was 10 o'clock before I'd got back from my shopping trip after picking Sadie up and dropping her home. I'd blown nearly all my savings on Friday's outfit consisting of a black bodycon dress and matching heels, along with new jewellery and a hair clip to complete the look. We stopped off for a milkshake and burger at BurgerCo along the way as we'd both realised red skipped dinner to get our outfits. I thought mine was barely there as the bodycon was strapless and short. Simple. But Sadie's was a tube skirt with a lacy see-through red top and red heels. Dropping out of my bed and passing out due to exhaustion I couldn't help but be excited over Friday night.