rough beginings and beautiful endings

chapter one

It was a normal day at J.Watson Highschool or so I thought till the new kid came in. It was earth science,  and we were learning about volcanoes. Not the most interesting subject but an easy grade I suppose. The teacher Mr. Jekyll was explaining why eruptions happen while I was doodling on my notes paper. " Laura, tell the class what are the three main causes of volcanic eruptions?" Of coarse he  had to call on me as if there isn't peers of mine vaping in the back and not actually paying attention. "Well, the three main causes of volcanic eruptions would be...the buoyancy of the magma, the pressure from the exsolved gases in magma, and the injection of a new batch of magma into an already filled magma chamber." which I say with a smile since teachers always seem to assume I'm not paying attention when I doodle. He is shocked but hides it with a coy smile not letting his ego get the best of him I presume." Very good Laura." He proceeds to explain the experiment were going to do and the project slideshow after. Then a boy knocks on the door, grabbing my full attention. Mr. Jekyll goes to open the door for him, the boy enters and I can't help but stare his beautiful blonde hair that was long but not to his shoulders, more so long on top the sides and back shaven but grown out a bit. His eyes were so captivating  a deep green almost emerald but not quite. I look away shyly when he notices I'm staring, but he just smiles in an almost flirtatious way. unexpectedly, he sits right next to me. My eyes bolt up to the board and then look at him, then look down at my desk so he doesn't catch me staring again. Mr. Jekyll walks over to me I wonder what he could want now, "Laura, this is Jackson he is now your lab partner no more lonely labs for you." He smiles shyly at me, then walks away without explaining to Jackson what the project was or what were learning in this class nor even the experiment we are about to do. Leaving it too the girl to explain for him the typical thinking  of this makes me roll my eyes and sigh out loud. "So...what exactly are we doing ? Kind of lost being new kid and all." I look at him and explain what were learning, "Ah, volcanoes I was learning this last semester shouldn't be too difficult to brush up on again." I can't help but smile and laugh a little "yeah , I suppose so. though today were doing an experiment." He smiles back at me, " an experiment interesting we better be careful with Mr. Jekyll don't want him turning into Mr. Hyde do we?" I let out a big laugh, Jackson really has a great sense of humor pretty rare around here. " We definitely don't want that no, not a pretty picture." A stupid smile spreading across my face "Ah, so you've seen him in his Hyde state have you?" He smiles teasingly at me, I look down at the assignment paper " A few times." I say with a little smile, " Now , we should get to building this volcano before we run out of time. I'll get the supplies you can put your name on the paper next to mine since he didn't give you a paper." He nods in agreement, and I go to get the back of the class to get the supplies. I got the plastic bottle, the sand that was in a container, funnel, food dye, and vinegar. I brought it back to the table, and he had written his name on the paper next to mine filling the rest of the name line. Jackson greeted you with a smile, it made your heart flutter. " Do you need some help there beautiful?" Jackson asks with a smirk tilting his head to the side. My heart jumped to my stomach butterflies unraveling when he called me beautiful, my face flushed a rosy red. "That would be helpful Jay" I tell him with a smile. He grabs the vinegar, food dye, and the plastic bottle, while I set the container with sand on the science desk. Jackson grabs the paper and reads the directions of this experiment, " so...first we need the plastic bottle." He grabs it setting it up right, I take a look at the paper reading the directions. I grab the sand opening the container, " alright so I guess your going to pack the sand all around the plastic bottle I'll hold it" I give him a sardonic smile , "alright sherlock." I start to pack the sand on " oh? I'm sherlock hmm what would that make you, a smartass?" My mouth fell open and I shut it " The smartest smart ass you'll meet" I tease back, just then the teacher walked by us "hey, you know the rules no cursing in my classroom." I roll my eyes, "oh, c'mon Mr. Jekyll you know me by now I'm not cursing at anyone we were just messing around." His eyebrows furrowed "well, not really you barely talk in this class unless I call on you...but you know my rules it was in the class rules page of the syllabus in the beginning of the ye-" "wait..no Mr. Jekyll i'm sorry I won't curse again in your class." He started tapping on the desk with his finger telling me he's growing impatient since I had rudely interrupted him. I stopped talking I really could not afford detention right now my parents would ground me and could damage getting into ivy league schools. " Listen, I get it was a mistake but I have a no tolerance policy if I let you curse it wouldn't be fair to the other students. pack your things and head to detention I'll send them an email, you will be there for the rest of this class maybe it will teach you too not curse." I frowned but I did what he said I started to pack my things and mouthed I'm sorry to Jackson. Then something unexpected happened "Are you kidding me," starting to lose his cool " Laura said one curse word that was caused because I called her a smart ass and your putting her in detention she apologized are you fucking kidding me, if anything your being sexist putting her in detention and not me the one who's at fault clearly your too incompetent to teach any class none the less a science teacher who's making us do an experiment everyone's done in middle school or the fifth grade maybe it's the alcohol you hide in your coffee cup that makes you so dense. I'd be glad to tell the teacher doing the detention your breathe smelt like alcohol this early in the day while your supposed to be doing your job Laura is clearly a great student your mad over a simple word." Jackson said in a huff his face red with anger, everyone staring at the two while I'm frozen. "Alright pretty boy, you want detention so bad you can go with her and while your at it you can be there for a whole week. utter the words about the alcohol I can easily make your life my personal mission to make the rest of this school a living hell. You got that? Now leave my classroom before I call the principal down here to collect both of you for causing such a disruption to my class." My mouth hung open shock making my face a pale ghost, Jackson had gotten up angrily packing his things and waiting for me at the door. I'd never had some one stand up for me like that granted, I don't get in trouble often none the less at school. The whole class was in aw of the situation, I finish packing my things and join Jackson and we walk down the hall together. "So?...what was that about, no ones ever done that for me before. I mean you kind of cursed him out, then called him out on his alcoholic tendencies which no one in that class has done before though I don't think half of them pay attention to that." He put his hand on the back of his neck nervously, red filling his cheeks, a sheepish smile spreads on his face. " I guess I'm just protective about that kind of thing, I mean the man is stupid I know it's a school but I mean it's a high school. You should be allowed to curse maybe that's something for upperclassmen since we are basically fresh meat being freshmen and all. I mean I guess it is school after all but I don't know it doesn't kill anybody."  "So you feel protective over me?" his face blushing harder and he starts looking down at the floor almost looking embarrassed. "Well I guess you could say that, I mean I know we just met and you don't need my protection I just kind of lost it." He chuckled, "Well, thankyou I appreciate it." We continue to walk down the hall towards detention. " So, you mind telling me where we are going exactly cause I have no clue where detention would be." I give Jackson a smile, "of coarse I will silly just follow me it's in a room in the library." Jackson looking a little confused, " What is it?" I ask him "I just don't know why it would be in a library of all places. shouldn't we go to the office first or something?" I give him an understanding smile, he is pretty smart it makes me more curious abt him. " Well, we would go to the office if we didn't know where detention is but friends of mine always go into the library  cause there is some kind of small rooms in there and one of the is for detention. If we end up in the wrong place they would direct on us on where to go since the teacher already sent the email they will be expecting us." I explained as we continued walking turning a corner going down another hallway, he gave an understanding nod and I stop him showing the big wooden doors. " This is our library ready to head in?" Giving a smirk and a little nervous chuckle, sending butterflies too my stomach again what is it about this boys laugh and smile that makes me have butterflies. We just met today then I wonder if he feels the same. But I shake off the thought I mean why would he we just met, and I mean he's a pretty boy he could have any girl in this school but he did protect me so maybe he could even if it's small." Ready as I'll ever be I suppose" he opens the door for me and I head inside with him trailing right behind me. I turn to my side letting him catch up walking side by side I lead toward where detention should be. " Alright it should be right in here." I tell him giving him a bit of a nervous smile, I defitnitely wasn't excited about detention or the fact my parents will kill me when I get home. They would probably give me one of there lectures on how this could affect my future and my gpa could go down if I don't keep up with class,since they don't let you do anything in detention from what my friends tell me. Plus, I already know Mr. Jekyll won't let me make it up I just hope it isn't a huge grade for that class or my parents could be right about my gpa I couldn't afford losing it if I want an academic scholarship by seinor year I am a freshman but I need to be pretty exceptional if I want higher than a 4.0 gpa. We walk inside the detention room going up to the detention teachers desk telling them who we are. Since we were what the teacher said short notice there is no certain seat she had for us so we got to choose. I hope though that we don't end up in here again, me and Jackson sit in seats that are in front of each other. I get out my notebook since I'm closer to the back and hopefully the teacher doesn't see. I grab a pencil too I figured since we can't actually talk in detention maybe I could silently pass notes to each other to pass the long hours of the school day since it was only second block. I start to write down a note this is kind of old school but, do you wanna pass notes? I carefully rip the paper making little noise and carefully fold it. Then whisper in his ear to take the note and pencil which he took the note reading it over he smiled a little and wrote down something folding it back up and handing it back on my desk. I open the note trying not to make to much noise since it is technically against the rules of detention. I started to read the note I would like to write notes isn't this technically against the rules though little trouble maker. I smiled at the note holding back a laugh, thinking well you must be a troublemaker too trying to make me laugh or maybe he's just naturally this funny. I start writing a note back. LOL, technically yes but you would also be breaking the rules too since you agreed and almost made me burst out laughing. I fold the note again quickly and almost hand the note when the teacher starts walking around checking on the students. So I hide the note under my thigh and put the notebook in my bag not zipping my bag. The teacher walks by me " you should probably zip your bag don't want anything to fall out of you're bag you know." I give Mrs. Valintine a wry smile and simply say " Yeah, you're prob right I'll zip up the bag before the last bell. She gave me a confused look, " well, you are only staying in detention for the rest of this block it's too short notice to notify the rest of your teachers and for them to give out your work to do at home." Feeling embarrassed I show bright red on my face which I try to hide