Chapter 1

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Frank POV:
I'm so scared this is my first day at my new secondary school. What if I make a fool of myself? I don't know anyone there will I even make any friends? These horrid thoughts kept playing through my mind as my mother drove me through a small village with a fair amount of vintage shops and houses. It was a pretty village; each building had its own character. I'm enjoying looking out the window, I made a smile creep onto my face. But then something caught my eye; Rieman Academy this way. Suddenly the nervous sick feeling came back.
"Excited?" My mother said looking over at me for a few seconds to read my face for an answer, then put her eyes back to the road.
"Yeah." I lied.
"Hmm, you don't sound to sure. Don't worry you'll be fine." She gave me a heart warming smile. Which always cheered me up a little.
"What if I don't make any friends?"
"I'm sure you will. Come on cheer up its your first day, you should be excited. Meeting new people, new environment. When I was your age I moved and had to go to a different school, I guess I was a little nervous but I went in and I still have the same friend I made on my first day."
"Really?" She looked at me and smiled. Then her eyes looked back on the road. At my other school I only had two friends and we had the best of times. But then there was the bad side of that school, the bullies. That's why left, I couldn't take it anymore, now I've abandoned my friends. They never said goodbye.
"Well here we are, your new school." I looked out the window expected to see a horrible place but it was a beautiful building; pretty and vintage just like the village. It had a small tennis court to one side and a playground where all different year groups were hanging around, there are vintage windows which covered the building and if I look hard enough I can see people at the windows. I open my door and turn around to my mother.
"You will be fine, have you got all your things? What about yout timetable?"
"Yes I've got everything."
"Have a good day my love."
"Thank you." My mother leans forward and plants a kiss on my head. I reach for my bag and swing it onto my shoulder. I step out of the warm car into the chilly Autumn breeze. I shut the car door and wave goodbye and i watch as she drives off in the other direction. I turn back to the school. What now?
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I hear the sound of the school bell. Loads of people run indoors to head to their tutors.
Wait where's my tutor? A sudden panic took hold of my body, I don't know where I'm going.
"Frank Gioia?" I hear a unfamiliar voice say.
"Yes." I turn around quickly to see a tall skinny teacher with long hair tied in a tight bun on top of her head, she had a friendly smile with a kind expression. She is wearing a white blouse buttoned up all the way to the top, a tight black pencil skirt, with long tights and a pair of black high heals.
"Sorry didn't mean to make you jump. Anyway welcome to Rieman Academy. I'm Mrs Cave, headteacher. Shall I escort your to your tutor?"
"Yes please Mrs Cave." She seemed like a nice headteacher compared to my other one at my old school. I'm starting to like it here already even though I haven't talked to any other people in my year group. Mrs cave leads me through the playground and through these huge doors into the school. The hall way is surprisingly clean for a school. From the outside it looks vintage and on the inside is more modern but it looks great.
"At this school we are very strict on uniform, so please can we have the top button done up." Her eyes pointing at my undone button. I quickly sorted it out whilst she went on about the school rules. Which were the exact same as any other school. No bullying, no chewing gum, don't be late to lessons, respect everyone. The list goes on. We walk down another corridor where I can hear faint noises of other students talking.
"Okay Frank this is your new tutor." She tapes on the door lightly to grab the attention from the teacher sitting at the desk. The door opens and a tall skinny mad appears.
"Sorry to disturb you Sir, this is Frank Gioia he will be joining your tutor."
"Pleased to have you join us Frank, I'm Mr Brown." He really went by his name; every item of clothing visible was a different shade of brown. Mrs Cave smiled and made her way down the corridor. Mr brown walks back into the class and stands at the front.
"Right everyone settle down we have a new student joining our school who is also joining our tutor." Mr brown looks over at me and nods, meaning for me to come in. I make my way through the door and stand next to Sir and look at the class. I see a range of different friend groups. But one group of 9 in particular catches my eye. In the group is four girls and five boys. One of the boys has dark black hair and a fringe that is sat above one eye and pale skin with bright blue eyes, the one sitting next to him had brown hair and a fringe sitting above his dark brown eyes. The one next to him had light brown eyes with brown hair and the other male had curly brown hair and green eyes, the one next to him had light brown hair which was almost dark blonde in a Quiff backwards and blue eyes. One of the four girls had very short hair which was a brownish ginger and brown eyes and the girl next to her has short blonde hair and blue eyes, the girl next to her had long, straight, brownish, blonde hair with blue eyes and the girl sitting next to her had slightly wavy, brown hair and brown eyes. They are whispering to each other, then laughing.
"Oi, group at the back be quite! Actually everyone sit in their correct places please."
The whole class starts to sigh. Most people stood up to go to their places but some were already in them. Sir goes and sits at his desk, leaving me standing in front of the whole class.
"I'm just going to take the register, then we can figure out where you can sit Frank." I just stood at the front awkwardly; whilst looking at the floor, as Sir calls everyone's name out.
"Okay right, Frank there is a spare space next to Phil at the back." Sir points at a spare space next to the boy with black hair, blue eyes and who is called Phil. He gave a kind smile when I perched myself next to him. The whole class starts to chat amongst them selfs.
"Hello I'm Phil I'm pleased to meet you, you are?"
"Frank it's great to meet you too."
"Where a bouts are you from if you don't mind me asking?"
"I don't mind you asking and I'm from America."
"Wow what's it like there?"
"Just like here but a lot warmer." I let out a small laugh so did Phil.
"Yeah it's not the sunniest place. So how long have you been in England for?"
"Oh I arrived in the half term last week."
"So you haven't been here long then?"
"No I don't even know the village that this school is in."
"Do you live in the village?"
"Yeah"
"SO DO I! You should come round at some point."
"Yeah that'll be fun."
For the while me and Phil have been talking and we are really getting along. Everyone jumps to the sound of the door suddenly opening. A smaller girl stumbles into the class she has shoulder length brown hair with a fringe that swoops over one eye, blue eyes, and a Bring Me The Horizon rucksack.
"Sorry I'm late Sir." The girl said.
"That's not right, Claudia is never late." Phil looked at me confused.
"Is that her name?" I ask
"Yeah she's in our friendship group, she good friends with the four girls over there Azzy, Jess, Georgia and Holly."
"I've never heard that name in my life. Who are your friends Phil?"
"Well they are, Dan, Chris, PJ and Joe, they are over there." Phil pointed to the he same boys who were hanging out with the girls and him at the start. I look over at Sir who looks most unpleased that Claudia had turned up late.
"So tell me in front of the whole class why you are late."
"My budgie flew upstairs and we needed to catch her because otherwise we could have lost her." Is this a literal thing or an excuse. It sounds like an excuse but she doesn't look like she's lying.
"And you expect me to believe that." Sir gave her a frown.
"Yes because it's true." She persists.
"Don't be late again, go sit down."
Claudia turns and goes and sits in the empty seat next to her friends.
"For the last 20 minutes you guys can have free chat." Sir says in a happy voice.
"Frank follow me, come and meet everyone in our group." Phil jumps out of his seat and makes his way over to them, I slowly follow him nervous to meet them.
"Guys this is Frank." Phil points to me and smiles
"Hello!" They all say at once. They all look at each other and laugh. They seem like a really nice group of people and so far all they've said is hi.
"Hello Frank, I'm Dan."
"Hi." I say this very awkwardly.
"This is Chris, PJ and Joe and you've already Phil." He says this whilst pointing at them.
"Ah hummm... What about us?" The sort brownish ginger one says laughing.
"Oh yeah forgot about you guys." Dan sarcastically says.
"Thanks." Said the girl with brown wavy hair. We all start to laugh.
"So this is Azzy." Pointing at the girl with wavy hair.
"This is Holly." Then pointing at the girl with short blonde hair.
"This is Jess." Then pointing at the girl with straight brownish blonde hair.
"This is Claudia." Pointing at her whilst she put her arms in the air.
"And then my Girlfriend Georgia." Instead of pointing at the girl with short brownish ginger hair, he pats her on the head.
"We aren't the only couple here." Georgia quickly announces.
"Do I have to explain everything." Dan sighs.
"Yes!" They all said in unison.
"Well if he wants to become our friend we might as well." Claudia says and smiles at me.
"Fine Azzy and Chris are a couple Jess and PJ are a couple Holly and Phil are a couple and so is Joe and Claudia." Phew." Dan managed to say that hat all in one breathe.
"We said explain, you didn't need to say it all in one breathe." Chris adds after Dan finishes catching his breath. We all burst out laughing and Dan looks at Chris and scowls at him. But of course not in a mean way.
I hear the bell go off to tell us to head to first period.
"What you got next Frank?" Joe comes over to ask me. I get out my timetable and I look for Monday week A.
"Umm, I've got music with Brendon Urie."
"Same! That means you are in the same teaching group as all of us!"
"Awesome I was really hoping I was, because I didn't want to go on my own somewhere."
I grab my bag and put my timetable back in my pocket and leave with the group. I've only known these guys for about half and hour and I think they are amazing group of people and I think they like me. I need to talk to Claudia more she seem sweet and that she might like the same music as me. Well I think Georgia and Azzy might too because they were singing along to Panic! at the Disco.

Authors notes: thanks for reading I hope you like the start to this fanfiction. It's a little different from my other fanfiction. Also if you haven't read Sponge you down and Phan fiction be sure to check it out on my account! See you guys! 😄

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