Hoops

transfer kid

It was my first day back at school after the holidays, and boy was I not excited.

I'd just moved from America to the UK, even though I didn't want to, my parents forced me, saying that it was for their 'job'.

I never ended up finding out what their job was, they always did whatever they could to stop me from finding out, which was awfully weird, especially since they tell me everything else that goes on in their lives.

I'd woken up this morning to my alarm going off, signaling it was time for me to get up.

6:30

I groaned as I turned over, my palm swiftly but forcefully smashing the button of my alarm clock, turning it off.

I rolled over so I was on my stomach, "five more minutes" I grumbled into my pillow tiredly as I struggled not to drift back to sleep, mind racing, wondering what would happen on the first day of school.

After what felt like a few minutes I picked up my phone, realising that it was 7:45.

"Holy fuck" I screamed as I jumped out of bed, like my parents would be able to hear me anyways, considering they'd already left for work.

The bus comes at 8:05, leaving me with like, five minutes to get ready, due to the bus stop being a ten minute walk.

I ran downstairs, curving around the island bench which was "coincidentally" placed right in the middle of the kitchen.

I rushed to the bread, throwing it on the counter and whipping out some peanut butter and thickly spreading it on before rushing out the kitchen, leaving my sandwich on the counter.

"I'll be back for you" I huffed as I turned around.

I ran back upstairs, quickly throwing on a basic white t-shirt over my bare chest, keeping on the tracksuits I'd slept in before picking up my phone, then my bag, and running out through the door, down the stairs and out the front door, locking it as fast as I could behind me.

I ran faster than I thought I could down to the bus stop just to see the bus coming towards me and one other male at the stop.

The school bus pulled up, making a slow stop in front of the shelter as the ravonette and I made our way on.

"Hey dude, come sit next to me" the boy said as I followed him to the back of the bus, not knowing what else to do other than follow. It would just be too awkward not to follow.

There were 3 other people there, all minding their business. Two on their phones scrolling through Twitter or something, while the other was reading a nice looking book.

The boy I followed onto the bus was significantly shorter, wearing a white bandana and a white shirt with a flame on it over a black hoodie.

I sat down in the middle of the five seats and continued to look at the new people who sat near me.

The one sitting next to the window on the right side had blonde, fluffy hair and was wearing a red and white shirt. He looked to be shorter than me but not by a lot. The one next to him though..

He was shorter than than me and by what it looked like, it was a lot. He was a brunette who was wearing a green button up shirt. He also had a little bee clip in his hair, which I found sweet.

The last male, who was sitting next to the window on the left side of the bus was taller than me by a few inches, I could only tell this because he was next to the short ravonette who had led me onto the bus. And with that a could see he was taller next to the sort me than I was.

He had brown curly hair, though, you couldn't see it very well due to his maroon coloured beanie covering the back half of his head. He was wearing a yellow sweater, and round glasses, which looked fake in my opinion.

"Oh shit sorry, we forgot to introduce ourselves, I'm nick, I'd prefer you call me Sapnap" the ravonette said, pride in his voice, which was mixed with a slight Texas accent.

"I'm Tommy bitch" the blonde British child said, laughing in an odd manner afterwards.

And I thought my laugh was weird.

"Im Toby" the boy next to the hysterically laughing blonde said, also having a British accent, "please call me Tubbo though, I dont know it's just a preference" he finished, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly before returning to the almost dead boy next to him, staring him down before bursting into a laughter as well.

I turned my head at a normal pace before making eye contact with the tall brunette, who looked at me with a beaming smile.

"I'm Wilbur, or Wil, I don't really mind!" Wil exclaimed, placing a bookmark in between two pages before slamming his book shut.

The few seconds I had of comfortable silence was broken off by Sapnap speaking again.

"It's kinda unfair how we had to introduce ourselves and you didn't" he said with a smug smirk displayed across his face as we made eye contact.

"Yeah big man, why don't you introduce yourself." The blonde spoke up, now breathing at a normal pace.

"I- uh" I say, going a little red. "You all can call me dream"

"Cool nick name!" Tubbo spoke happily, I think he was trying to show off a good person to me. I gotta give him credit because it was working. He was quieter than everyone else on this bus.

"C'mon king, tell us your real name." Wil said, staring me down like I was an exotic bird.

"Well it's just that- I uh" I tried to find an excuse.

"I just don't like my real name, but since I know you all won't stop giving me shit about it til I tell you, it's..."

"ITS WHAT" Tommy shouts, startling me a little.

"Oh my god Tommy, shut up. Just for once." Wilbur says, pinching his nose.

"Clay.." I whisper, but just making sure it was loud enough for all four males to hear. "And if you tell anyone, I'll beat your fucking head in."

"Okok calm down man" Sapnap said, holding his hands I'm front of his chest to show a surrender.

There was another silence until Sapnap continued

"Also, there's a few more of our friends at school, I'll make sure to introduce them ok?"

"Ok" I replied, falling silent, listening in to the conversations that took place on the bus full of other teens, like myself.

The bus made another stop, and on climbed a few more students.

This happened a few more times before we arrived at school, me being the last one off the bus of course.

As I stepped off, my jaw dropped wide open, making me look like a fish.

The school was massive, not to mention the huge, luscious garden full of varieties of different vegetation sprawled out the front.

"C'mon man, come meet my friends" Sapnap screamed, flailing an arm in the air, which I think was indicating me to follow him.

As I ran after him, I saw a small group of people screaming his name and signaling their hands to come to them.

I smiled, glad these were (hopefully) going to be my friends throughout my time here.