Fools

Chapter 1- Beginning of School

*just so you all know this is going to be mostly through Lauren's POV*

The school year was starting once again, I was dreading it, just like every other year. It's not that I hate school, I do enjoy it to a certain extent, it's just every year some sort of drama seems to come up. My freshman year it was drama on the softball team, my sophomore year was drama with my boyfriend, junior year it was drama with my best friends, and now I'm just waiting to see what senior year has in store for me.

I turned down the hallway of the school, heading towards my locker when my eyes landed on my four best friends. A grin formed on my lips as they all turned towards me, our eyes locking. There stood Camila and Dinah who were both still juniors, plus my two fellow seniors Ally and Normani. Camila was the first to squeal in excitement, running towards me and jumping into my arms excitedly.

Although she was a year younger than me, we were always the closest out of the group, I remember when I met her the first time. It was her freshman year and my sophomore year, I showed her to all of her classes and from that point on we were best friends. As I set her down, I studied her features, I had seen her over the summer obviously, but something about now just made me stare at her in awe.

She looked more mature from the last time I saw her, which was last month seeing as she went on a family trip for practically the whole summer. She was a little tanner and she looked older, even more gorgeous than the last time I laid my eyes on her. I had the urge to lean in and kiss her lips...it was weird...but for some reason I couldn't stop thinking about it. Stop Lauren, you're straight, I yelled at myself mentally.

"I've missed you, Lo." She pouted burying her head back into my chest.

I smiled, it felt good to know that she missed me while she was gone. I rubbed her back and said, "I missed you more Camz, it was a long summer without you."

She pulled away and looked up at me with those big brown eyes and smiled, it was like seeing that cute little freshman all over again. It was hard to believe my little Camz was now a junior and that I was a senior. I bit my lip from and snapped out of my staring trance, looking up to see the other girls now making their way towards us. Camila dropped her arms from around my neck and I felt a sudden longing for wanting her back in my arms.

I quickly shook the thought off and unwrapped my arms from around her waist, only to be captured in hugs from each of the other girls. Ally's hug was a light one, Normani's was a little tighter, and then it was Dinah's turn, I swear to god she nearly broke my spine.

"You know," I started throwing one of my arms around Dinah's shoulders and then the other around Camila's shoulders, "even though we see each other over the summer, it's always so exciting once we see each other when we step into the halls again."

"You're so right." Camila agreed, laying her head on my arm. I had to suppress a smile as I felt her once again so close to me

"How does it feel to be seniors?" Dinah asked me, Normani, and Ally as we walked over to my locker. I removed my arms from around the two girls and threw my book bag into my locker, grabbing a few new notebooks and empty binders. I turned around, leaning my back against the locker.

"It's weird," I said truthfully, "like I remember being that scared freshman like it was just yesterday. Then it was my sophomore year and I met you two dorks." I said motioning at Dinah and Camila. "Now look, Normani, Ally, and myself are seniors and you two are juniors, it's weird, but I'm glad that I've spent my high school years with you weirdos."

Normani and Ally broke into a grin, "agreed."

"Dude, I remember when we first met, "Camila said looking at me, "I was freaking out in the freshman hallways and you grabbed my shoulders and calmed me down, we were best friends from that point on."

I smiled at the memory once again, and couldn't help but think that if I had never done that, me and Camila probably would've never been friends. The first bell run and I exhaled deeply, not actually wanting to go to the homeroom for the first time this year. We all looked down at our schedules, Normani and I were in the same homeroom, Ally was somewhere across the hall from us, and Dinah and Camila were in the home rooms next to each other. We said our goodbyes and walked to our homerooms.

"You know Lauren," Normani said as we turned the corner, "you should learn how to make that stare that you always do when you see Camila a little more unnoticeable."

I arched an eyebrow at her and scoffed, "what in the world are you talking about."

I saw her smirk out of the corner of my eyes, "you'll find out soon enough, girl."

I stood there for a minute a little dumbfounded as she walked into our homeroom taking a seat. I finally walked in a took a seat, what stare was Normani even talking about. My min was now occupied with this thought, did I really have this look I give Camila? "Uh, Lauren Jauregui." The teacher said and I snapped from the depths of my thoughts and raised my hand quickly saying "here."

After about ten minutes passed and the bell rung, I grabbed my books and headed to my first period class which was AP biology. When I walked into class my whole mood lighted up when I saw Camila sitting there. I smiled widely and took a seat next to her in the back of the classroom, her look matched mine, we were both excited to have at least one class together.

"Hey, LoLo." Camila said and I smiled as she greeted me with my nickname

"Hey there, Camzi." I whispered back as the teacher began going over the classroom requirements and whatnot.

"Whatcha thinkin about?" Camila asked after a few minutes of paying attention. I looked at her and thought about telling her what Normani had said to me but I decided to not. I shrugged and looked forward.

"Nothing much." Was all I said in return

"You know Lo, you're a bad liar." She said and I scoffed lightly, knowing that she was kinda right. I was never one to be a good liar, I hated keeping things from people, but this kinda needed to be kept from her. Out of the corner of my eye I saw her looking at me with an intense look behind her brown eyes, I sighed. Rolling her eyes and turning her attention back to the teacher, she muttered, "fine be like that."

"Look Camz," I whispered and reached under the table, grabbing her hand, "it's nothing, just trust me. I'm just thinking about something Normani said to me, you know how she sometimes says weird things that you don't understand."

"Fine." Was all she muttered and she yanked her hand out of mine, leaning on it for support, keeping her eyes adverted from mine. Ugh, first god damn day of school and one of my friends is already pissed at me, I thought to myself as I put my head on the table. I knew that Camila was gonna stay mad for a little bit, but hey I can't help it, I'm not going to tell her what Normani said because honestly it doesn't even matter.

And honestly, how would you feel if someone was like 'well someone told me that I tend to stare at you', tell me you wouldn't be a little weirded out. After what seemed to be an eternity, the bell rung and kids began to pile out of their classrooms, kids forming into little groups blocking the halls for others. Just as Camila was about to walk away from me I grabbed her arm, making her turn and look at me.

I gave her a sad look,"please don't be mad at me."

"I'm not, I just like to know what you're thinking sometimes." She replied, looking at the ground

"I know, but let me figure out what Mani even meant before I go and start telling people, okay?"

She pouted, but nodded knowingly. "Okay..."

I smiled and gave her a tight hug before letting go, my intense green eyes locking with her mesmerizing chocolate colored eyes. "Since we don't have any other classes together, do you want to come over to my house after school with the other girls?"

"Of course I do silly." She said and grinned, that was the smile I was waiting to see. I smiled back and she waved her goodbye before turning on her heel, walking towards her next class. I couldn't help but watch her as she walked away, wow, what was going on with me, why was Camila Cabello driving me wild.

A/N: yay or nay???