My Wolf-man

Chapter 2 ~ Fascination

I entered the school, hearing the glass doors swing shut behind me, and began walking down the corridors. There were a lot of students all trying to get to class on time, so there was a line of human traffic of pushing and shoving. I sighed, joining the line and trying not to trip over my own feet. I pushed through the crowd diagonally until I stood at my English classroom. 

Mr Brooks, our english professor, stood positioned at the front of the classroom with a happy smile on his face. English was one of my favourite classes I'd chosen to take this year, partially because of his happy and bubbly attitude, but the main part was because I love English. 

I sat down in one of the desks a row from the front. I didn't like sitting at the back due to the same reason as the bus, but I hated the front because I never wanted to feel like the teachers pet and usually the nerds sit at the front, and I definitely wasn't a nerd.

"Have you all finished your assigned chapters of Romeo and Juliet?" Mr Brooks asked. A few of us had our mouths open ready to answer when the new kid, Aiden, waltzed into class reciting some of the lines. 

"Whats in a name, that-"
"Which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet," Mr Brooks finished. He gave a warm smile. "I see you too have finished reading the chapter, Mr ,Costãna" he said. "But that doesn't excuse the problem of you being late, son," he added. 

"Sorry Mr Brooks, it wont happen again," he replied. Aiden began walking through the rows in between desks until he found an empty one behind me. I gulped, but remained quiet and facing the front. 'Can't do any harm from behind me,' I thought. 

"Oh, I almost forgot! What's your name, son?" Mr Brooks asked picking up a piece of chalk ready to begin the lesson. 

"Aiden," he replied. His voice exited his mouth in a smooth wave, and almost made me giggle. It was cozy, and made me want to curl up in a ball and never wake up. My mouth popped open at the thought, and I mentally kicked myself. 'Nu-uh,' I thought. 'Soooo not happening.' I rolled my eyes and diverted my attention from the hottie-god sitting behind me to the quiz Mr Brooks was writing up on the board.

English passed in a blur, and I had to constantly remind myself I was in a classroom and not in a park or something alone with Aiden. I thought back to the images and voice inside my head that had me feeling electrified when I was sitting on the bench before school. The voice seemed familiar, but who... I heard the bell ring and hopped out of my seat, packing my things up and making my way towards the cafeteria. 

I caught Lucy talking and laughing with some friends not far from where we sat. She'd dumped her stuff on the chair and obviously saw them and headed over when I wasn't around. She caught my eye and she brightened almost instantly. She said goodbye to the girls and made her way over, walking the rest of the way towards our lunch table beside me.

"So... what's up?" she said. I looked at her and saw her face in a full blown grin.
"What is it this time? You know I have no idea what you're talking about, so just spill," I laughed, leaning my elbows on the table. She blew out a breath.

"You... and Aiden.... in English..." she hinted. I lifted my eyebrows at her.
"OMG Sang, you're so slow. He sat behind you in English!" she squealed. I had to tell her to shut up because people around us looked at us like madmen. I couldn't help but giggle though. Her laugh and happy attitude is definitely contagious. 

"There's nothing to it! He came into English late and most of the seats were taken so he sat in the one behind me," I answered.
She rolled her eyes. "That's boring," she said. I scoffed. 

"I'm not hitting it up with the new guy," I said, rolling my eyes. She opened her mouth to say something but I cut her off. "On his first day of school, or ever" I added. She giggled, as we got up and made our way to the lunch line at the front of the Cafeteria. We grabbed our trays and sat back down at the table.