Never, and i mean NEVER.

(AN- okay so this is my first attempt at writing so pleas be nice, any comments would be appreciated, if you guys like it ill write more, r x)

BRINGGGGGGGGG. I roll over and smack my alarm clock. is it seven o'clock already? First day of school and I'm absolutely shattered. I heave myself out of bed and flop onto the floor. I hear a squeak and realise I landed on my chihuahua Kiwi(stupid name,but I was little y'know?).

"Sorry baby," I pick her up and give her a cuddle, then put her outside. I pull off my baggy University of Michigan tee-shirt and cheer shorts and go into my bathroom. It's times like this when I love my mom for getting us a house with underfloor heating. I shower but decide against washing my hair, if I don't half enough ghost time it won't dry properly and it will look like I have greasy hair. On the first day of school. As a sophomore.BAD IDEA.

I decided on my first day of school outfit last night, it needed to be cute yet grown-up, sexy yet modest, in fashion yet original. I chose my Urban Outfitters baby blue denim hotpants, a cropped pink tee and some matching pink converse. I look at myself in the mirror. Cute.

Right now for the hair, if I wear it down it might get messy so let's play it safe, Jess. I scrape it back into a messy bun, and I'm proud of my unnaturally straight hair for its ability to look effortlessly cute and curly. I play it safe with makeup too just adding light foundation and mascara.

"JESSSSSSSSSS! BREAKFAST IS READYYYY." I have a little giggle at my mom, she is a bit of hippie I suppose you could say, all into yoga and meditation and she forces me and Jacob, my big brother, into being veggies with her.

When we're at my dad's the whole vegetarian thing goes out the window when we order takeaways every night.

He got a bit messed up when my mom left him, she was kind of his rock. He has all these crazy plans for new must-have inventions, and mom just got fed up of funding his 'hobby' as she called it. Dad went out of control then saying that he was going to be a millionaire one day with his inventions then she'd be crawling back to him, as much as I love my Dad I know that's very unlikely but I'd never tell him that, it would break his heart. Mom got to keep our house because the mortgage was under her name. Dad moved into some dingy old apartment in the roughest part of town, saying he wanted to save all his cash for his next big idea.

That was two years ago now. Mom through herself into her work at the youth centre to get over the divorce, she doesn't have to have a 'real job' because she inherited a load of cash of some great aunt she used to look after, she never told me how much but I know it's a lot because we moved from our old two bedroom house to our new condo in the heart of California, outdoor pool, stable for Neddy my show horse, the lot. Plus its only a two minute walk to the school bus pickup stop.

I run down the stairs an into the kitchen. Mom is dancing around the kitchen in her yoga pants and a baggy jumper and her hair cascading down her back like a jet black waterfall. I'm so jealous of my mom's wavy hair, I got dad's straight chocolate brown. Mom turns around and jumps a little seeing me,

"Jess, babe you nearly gave me a heart attack!" she scans me up and down.

"Cute outfit, sweetheart. Breakfast is done, it's in the conservatory."

I give her a quick peck on the cheek then go to see what breakfast awaits me. I'm pleasantly surprised, Mom didn't make my favourite chocolate pancake so I won't feel bloated she went for a safe blueberry muffin and a bowl of fresh picked strawberries from the garden.

"Sup' shrimp" Jacob laughs from behind me. He's two years older than me, and as weird as it is with him being my brother I can see why all the girls in his grade are attracted to him.

He's seventeen, has his own motorbike and a job at the mall in this new trendy clothes shop called 'The Zone'. He got my mom's black wavy hair but his is chopped short and he's got that effortless look that some girls go for. He went for a safe outfit too, baggy blue jeans, white tee, leather jacket and black converse. He scowls when he see 's my outfit.

"No way are you going to school in that!" he scoffs.

"And whys that?" I challenge him.

"Because I know what the guys are like at Royston, they'll look at you like your a piece of meat.".

I laugh him off, "Well this chicken can handle things herself.". He shrugs and takes as bite of his tofu bacon sandwich, then spits it out again.

"Urgh, that's pathetic. Hey shrimp, need a ride to school?".

Mom comes in with her 'I hear everything' face.

"No way are you taking your baby sister to school on that death trap,Jacob" I wince at the word 'baby' sister.

"Mommmm, I'm fifteen. I'm practically an adult!" Mom and Jacob fall apart laughing.

"Good one shrimp, but I agree Mom, she's totally old enough to take a ride on the bike. It's only a five minute drive and I'll go slow."

Sometimes I love my big brother, rarely but sometimes.

" Ok, ok I'll be cool mom. But you have to wear a helmet honey." Mom says.

" Sure mom, I'll make sure she has a helmet on." Jacob says and winks at me when Mom looks away.

When we pull up at school I'm a bundle of nerves and excitement. Jacobs group of friends from the football team stroll over hollering at him.

"Hey bro, how was Europe?" Tyler asks. I've known Tyler for years, so he's practically family.

"It was awesome dude, those British chicks are totally hot." Jacob replies laughing.

"Hey hot stuff," Notorious player Blake says looking me up and down. Blake is that self obsessed jock jerk that every school has. You know the guy that all the girls fall over themselves for? Barf. He and my brother have been friends for a while, and I have always loathed him, but I can't deny how gorgeous he is. He has that tanned surfer look going except his style is more sporty, always wearing his football jersey. And he has the most amazing blue eyes that just melt me in to a pool of....urgh snap out of it jess, he's disgusting.

Tyler wraps an arm round me protectively, " Back off Blake, she's way too hot for you," he jokes giving my arm a squeeze.

Jacob pulls me away from Tyler jokingly and pulls me in for a quick bear hug.

"Watch out for Blake, shrimp. He seems charming but he treats girls like crap so don't get involved yeah? I'm always looking out for you y'know?"

And I do know, he may be a pain but he's always got my back.

"I know, thanks. I'll see you later? I'm going to find the girls."

" Yeah okay, I'll give you a ride home, meet me at the gates. Remember your a sophomore so get involved in all the extra curricular crap." He laughs.

"Sure whatever, and you try and go one day without getting a new girlfriend okay?" he laughs at me.

"I'm not promising anything," he bellows walking away.

"God did you see your brothers face!" Blake laughs from behind me.

"Excuse me?"

"Your excused,"

"Oh so your a comedian?"I joke,

"You could say that. And don't think I haven't noticed your little crush on me since summer camp when we were twelve" he smirks.

"Gross! I did not have a crush on you," I lie.

And he totally doesn't believe me.

"Well you've got a lot hotter since then, how bout we go on a date?" he grins

"How bout we don't?" I laugh and start to walk inside.

"You'll come around!" he shouts from behind me, "they always do."

AN: hey guys and gals, so i decided to 're write this story because it went horribly wrong last time, so if you read it before, it shall be very different this time, that's all I can say for now except I hope you enjoy!

kisses- Ali x