Kim POV

"Piper"

"Piper"

"Pi-"

"What!? What could you possibly want!" She exclaimed, turning round quickly in her seat. Her breathing was hard, chest rising and falling quickly and harshly.

"I was just gonna ask you for another pencil. Are you okay? Looking kinda flustered there." I grinned cheekily.

Piper was easy to annoy. Usually she could keep her cool for who knew how long- well me but who else. I just couldn't resist messing with her. Fourth period was always boring without any real work to do!

"Kim. Kimmy. Kimberly! I'm sleeping over tonight. I can and will replace your shampoo with Nair. Shut up and focus."

With that, she turned around only to find Paul, Jared, Mrs. Thane and the entire sophomore English class staring at her. I could hear the tiny squeak she gave and even see the strawberry blush rush down her neck.

"What's up guys?" I asked casually, leaning back in my chair and continuing to write on in my notebook. Piper hunched down lower in her seat as the class faced front again, with the exception of the two...giants?

"These seats taken?" I heard a deep timbered voice ask. Looking up, craning my neck to do so, I saw- "Which one are you?"

Piper whipped around, eyebrow raised once again, huffing at my poor memory. "My God! Kim! You've gone to school with him since...since birth!?"

My features morphed into ones that definitely portrayed the question of why I should give any type of sh- "That's Jared numb nuts!"

"Oh! Hey Jare. What's up?" I asked, ready to have a conversation with the boy.

"Miss Neel! How many times must we go through this? Conversations-"

"Are for certain times. Don't disrupt the learning. Be a good little noodle. Blah Blah! I remember." I finished in a bored tone, waving my hand towards the man.

"Good. Jared, Paul have a seat."

"Paul! That's your name! How ya doing?" I started, until I remembered where I was," Sorry Thane."

Sighing, she began her lesson on Dante's Inferno and all that really great stuff that I didn't feel like listening to.

"Kim. I love you, really I do, but you are the craziest person ever!" Piper exclaimed, punching my arm.

"Ow! Oh please! If you didn't have me, your life would be desolate and boring!"

We kept on like that until reaching the lunch room. I went to save our spot near the back window while she waited in line for our lunch. Lady Sara liked us, so she was cool with giving Pipes both of our lunches. That was when I smelled it again. Dogs. It was getting confusing until I really thought about it. The scent only started up again when Paul and Jared came around. They'd been sick, so maybe they had the same thing and it was lingering. That doesn't make sense, though. Hunting Dogs... Hearing a lunch tray being sat down, I started to ask," Pipes you remember those- what're you doing?"

Paul and Jared had taken the two seats across from me. "Eating lunch?" Paul spoke, at least I think it was Paul.

"Paul right?" He nodded. "Okay, well Piper and I usually eat alone. By ourselves. Without other company." I said it slowly, hand gestures out of wack.

"Yeah, well, everywhere else is full. We're just gonna eat and go. No talking necessary." Jared chimed straight faced, a piece of lettuce stuck to the side of his mouth.

Throwing my head back in laughter, I agreed. "Just-" snickering, I leaned forward and removed the vegetable,"now we're good."

He blushed slightly, continuing to stuff his face as Piper sat down.

"Um...hi." Both boys grunted, barely recognizing her presence. "Wow. No talking. Cool."

I shrugged,"It was agreed upon."

And that's how we continued for two weeks. The guys would sit at our table and we'd talk about whatever, until one good day came along that was just meant to be ruined. It was a bright sunny day in Forks, so rare and so beautiful! Lunch that day was the good pizza with only slightly soggy fries! Jared and Paul were actually eating a bit normally. Piper and I were hanging out later that day.

"My Gawd! Do you have no shame!? Two guys at once. I mean Kimmy dearest- we already know you could take the whole swim team!" Out of freaking no where!

I swear this child just will not shut up.

"Veronica. Ronny. V! It's not okay to talk about yourself like that! Just turn around and save yourself the humiliation." I pouted, turning my expression into one of concern.

"You bitch! Stop whoring around and acting so smart! Walking around here like you own the place just because you're some kind of genius!?"

"First of all, you calling me a whore won't do anything because I know I'm not one, so just stop using it as an insult. I don't own this place; the whole tribe does. Reservation babe- deal! Lastly, I'm not some kind of genius, I just am one. You wanna see the test scores? Face it Veronica; I won't sink down to your level. Shut up, turn around and sit down. Bye bye baby." Blowing a smooch her way, I turned back to Piper, ignoring the seething girl behind me.

"At least I'm not some ADHD know it all who thinks she can do whatever she wants. I don't go around forgetting when it's okay to talk. I don't randomly say stupid, irrelevant shit. I actually have more than one friend. I can remember people's names! You're just a hair brained, adderall sucking freak!"

That being said, she dramatically stormed out of the cafeteria. No one moved for a bit, waiting for a reaction from me. I could feel all their eyes, all of their thoughts. Crazy Kimmy always said or did something. She was never quiet or still or dull. Quick with a comeback, straight to the point, always thinking- except this time I wasn't.

"Pipes I think I'll just read for today." I said quietly, hand reaching for my worn satchel.

"That's just fine Kim. See you next period?"

"Hm? Oh sure, of course." With a smile that didn't reach my eyes, I began the trek to the school library, shaking off all the eyes that followed me.

Piper POV

"I'm going to murder that bitch. I swear. Two years of this, and she finally has the balls to cross the line." I muttered angrily, shoving my tray away from me.

"Um, Piper? Are you okay? Is Kim going to be?" I could hear Paul ask. If I weren't so peeved, I would be blushing out the wazoo! Paul Lahote have a conversation with me! Worried about me! Epic.

Taking a breath, I looked up into his eyes to respond, but he just froze. Complete and automatic malfunction of the motor skills it seemed. I looked to Jared worried that something was wrong, but he was still staring forlornly at the spot Kim just vacated. Reaching out to touch Paul, I let my hand graze his arm and that seemed to jolt the life back into him. His eyes held a disbelieving spark to them, and I cautiously leaned away from the table.

"Yeah, I'm just gonna go to class early to wait for Kimmy. See you guys later." I rushed out, ready to leave the table.

That made Paul jump up so swiftly the table jerked away from him. "I'll walk with you! Keep you company." I was so flustered I couldn't even deny the offer.

Dumb friggin crush on the big friggin dog smelling cute guy

And my tirade continued until maybe ten minutes into our lesson for the day, when Kim finally showed up with Jared in tow.