Mr.Popular

Chapter 4; the friends

The next few classes droned on. I couldn't tell if I was super excited to see him and meet his friends or if I was scared to death!
Finally the I heard the bell signaling the end of 3rd period, I packed up my things and started to walk to 4th period. Now, if I wasn't before, now I was scared to death!
As my breathing started to pick up with my panic, I felt a hand intertwine with mine. I looked next to me and it was him. God, I was a blushing mess!

He gave my hand a squeeze as he asked "hey, are you ok? Do you not want to meet my friends? It's ok if you don't!" My heart sunk at the last sentences, I couldn't stand making him upset, "no! I want to meet them, I'm just worried they won't like me"

"Trust me they will love you! Cmon hurry up we have to get to class!" Matteo said with the biggest smile plastered on his face pulling me to the classroom.

As we entered the class, my gut felt like a black hole trying to eat me alive. I tightened my grip on his hand to try and get rid of the black hole. He looked over and smiled reassuringly and rubbed my hand with his thumb.

"Hey guys! Whatcha guys doing?" Matteo asked as we came up to a group of 10 or so boys. Matteo places his bag on the floor, then took my bag and put it next to his.

His friends kept looking between me and him, then one very attractive boy who was probably 6'1 with curly brown hair said "who's this princess you brought Matteo? I don't think you have ever introduced us to a girl before"

Matteo's grip on my hand tightened slightly when he called me princess but only for a second, then Matteo let go of my hand and slid his hands around my waist and said "this is McKenna. Don't you idiots try anything."

I couldn't help but notice how attractive they all were. But Matteo was the only one who truly caught my eye. His beautiful eyes that I couldn't help but get lost in, his smile that made me melt, his soft - fluffy hair, his muscular build, and although I didn't care, all the other girls just loved that he was 6'4, his height was freakish to me.

We all sat at desks and talked for the whole class since we had study hall. Matteo introduced me to them all. The one who called me princess was Leo, he was pretty egotistical. One shy boy who's name was Elias seemed to be the 'runt' of the group, he was kinda picked on by the group but you could tell if anyone made a pick at him that they would make them regret it. Then, there was Dylon, he was the funny one, he was made us laugh so hard we couldn't breathe! The 'bad boy' of the group and 'jock' was clearly Matteo, he always seemed so cold to everyone but when he was with me he was so nice, with his friends he was funny, and nice but also maintained his tough exterior. A couple other guys I couldn't really tell what they were like.

Class was actually a lot of fun, I didn't think it would be but I got to know them a little and the class had been filled with laughter and fun. At the end of class Matteo handed me my backpack and intertwined our hands, as we left study hall to go to math, he looked down at me smiled and asked "so what do you think? I know they can be assholes some times but, they're pretty chill"

I smiled looked at him and said "they seem cool, I'm glad you have good friends!" Matteo smiled down at me, and said "I hope you guys get along, but Leo better not try shit on you." At the last part his muscles tensed for a minute.

In an attempt to change the subject I asked "so, when and where should we work on the Global project?"

He looked down at me while thinking and said "how about tomorrow, and I guess we could do my house since we went to yours yesterday!"
I smiled at the thought of getting to see his family after such a long time "sure!"