Barbie Transformation

How to be 'Unpopular'

When I arrive at school, Carly and Sunny run up to me. "Hey Em!" They sync and I offer a fake smile. "I'm asking Jayden out today!" Carly blurts and Sunny and I frown. "Cool." This time it's Sunny and I who synchronise.

"So...Matt Sutherland is hosting a party tomorrow night, do you want to go?" Sunny asks and I nod my head, "Whatever." And she grins, "Okay!"

"Oh! And Victoria is having a party tonight!" Carly chimes in and I nod. "Can we go? Please!?" She begs and. I nod, "Whatever."
"I just got a text saying that Candace is going tonight..." Sunny says slowly in a disgusted tone.
I look at them both, "So?" And they look at each other. "Aren't you pissed at her?" Sunny asks and. I shake my head. "No, I'm greatful. If Jayden actually liked me, he wouldn't have cheated. Candace helped me realise he wasn't worth a second of my sunshine." I say, referring to Maria's explanation of flowers.

Carly scoffs, "Come on! We both know you're jealous, Em!"
I gasp. "I'm jealous, really, Carly?" I fire back and she shrinks behind Sunny. I roll my eyes and walk off without them. Let's find Hunter....

With no hopes in finding this mysterious boy, I head to my first class: Literature.

At the end of second period, the bell goes off signalling lunch time. I look around for Hunter instead of sitting with the girls. He is nowhere to be found in the lunch room so I decide to ask some people if they know of him.

I walk up to a table where four nerds are sitting and cough gently. They lift their heads up and I blush, "Hi." They just blink at me.
"Can I help you?" A girl with blonde hair, dull grey eyes and black rimmed glasses asks. "Yes." I reply, "May I sit here?" I ask and the nerds turn to one another. "Please?" I ask and the girl shrugs. I take the seat and smile shyly. I've never spoken to nerds before. "I'm Em-" I start but the girl interrupts me, "Emmerson. We know." She states and I nod. "You are?"

"I'm Oliva." She greets. "This is Viola," she points to a small Asian girl. "That's Vincent." She introduces a boy with brown curly hair and glasses three times bigger than his eyes. "And this is Sapphire." She points to a dark skinned girl, with a body that could model in Victoria's Secret.

"Nice to meet you." I reply. "Cut the crap, blondey and tell us what you're here for." Sapphire glares and I gulp. "I'm looking for someone called Hunter." I reply and everybody leans into the table, surprisingly.

"What do you want with him?" Vincent questions, pushing his glasses further up the bridge of his nose. "He owes me a... A favour." I reply and Sapphire eyes me carefully. I notice that her eyes are a little blue, similar to Olivia's. That's strange for a dark-skinned girl.

"Should we tell her?" Viola squeaks and Olivia taps her chin, "I don't think so. He's trouble."
"Please?" I beg and Sapphire starts to speak in a different language: Piglatin?

Sapphire: I ontday hinktay it's a oodgay deaiay.
Viola: she ookslay esperateday.
Olivia: He's roubletay.

"They're speaking in piglatin." Vincent informs me and I nod.

Sapphire: hatway if we ademay a ealday?
Viola: a ealday?
Oliva: Kayoay.

"We want to make a deal with you." Sapphire announces and I nod. "We will tell you his last name, where he eats at lunch time and who his friends are in exchange for...A pedicure and a manicure for me and what do you guys want?" Sapphire asks everyone at he table and I tap my chin in consideration. "I want a new maths book!" Viola grins. "I'd like a makeover." Olivia blurts and Vincent just stares at the table. "What do you want, Vince?" Viola asks softly in her high pitched voice. "A pack of contact lenses."

I sigh and agree, "Fine. Now spill." I demand and Olivia smiles, "His name is Hunter Grey. He's friends with Quinton Smith and Autumn Hall. At lunch and third period, he hangs at the back of school." She informs me and I thank them, "Thanks a million! I'll do the favours next week probably." I comment, knowing that theyre going to want their part of the deal soon enough.

When the bell signals the end of lunch, I start to worry that I'll be caught skipping period three. I knock the thought out of my head and walk to the back of the school. Sure enough, there are three gorgeous boys leaning against the wall, talking absentmidedly.

The boy closest to me has blonde hair and blue eyes. The second guy has dirty blonde hair and green eyes. And the third boy has brown hair and amber eyes.

I cough to get their attention. The blonde haired boy turns to look at me and his eyes go wide. He stands up straight and nudges the boy next to him.

"What are you doing here?" The green eyed boy asks and all I want to do is fall like rain and sink into the ground.

"Which one of you is Hunter?" I ask and both boys on the sides stare at the guy with dirty blonde hair and green eyes in the middle.
"Him." The blue eyed boy points and Hunter rolls his eyes.
"Do you remember our deal?" I ask him and he looks at me strangely. "No, what deal?" He lies and I raise my eyebrows at him and step towards him. I lift the back of his hoody and pull it over his face. It reaches half way past his nose, like the boy riding the bike had his.

"It is you." I fold my arms and he shakes his head, "You're smart for a diva, Emmerson Rose." He replies and I gasp inwardly. He knows my name. God, i sound like a 1D fan.

"I'm Quinton, by the way." The blonde boy with blue eyes greets me. I take his hand gently and shake it. "Nice to meet you...I think."
"You must be Autumn, then." I ask the boy with brown hair and amber eyes. He nods.

I face Hunter. "So, shoe-killer, are you going to help me or not?" I ask and Quinton butts in, "help you with what?"

"He broke my shoe." I point at Hunter, "And he's going to pay with it. -With a favour."
"And what is this favour?" Autumn asks.
I look at all three boys. "To make me a normal student." I reply sharply and Hunter glares at me. "What do you mean a normal student?" Autumn asks and Hunter sighs, "It means she wants to drop down the ranks and let another Queen Bee take her place."
"Exactly. I'm bored and I'm tired of being number one, and it really isn't my thing." I explain and Quinton laughs. "You're serious?"

"Deadly." I say neutrally.
"What do you purpose?" Hunter asks me and I bite my bottom lip. "I don't know." I reply.
"So... You don't have a plan... You're asking for help and you want Hunter to help you?" Autumn asks and I nod. "I'm not asking. I'm telling him to. If he doesn't, I'll tell the cops that he violated my property and aggressively pushed me." I explain and Quinton shakes his head, "She's smart."

"That is cold." Autumn shakes his head, too, "You're using blackmail?"

"I think of it more as a favour for breaking my property. He was the one who said he would do anything I ask for instead of him paying." I shrug and Quinton whistles, "You said that dude?"

Hunter rolls his eyes and pushes Quinton, causing him to laugh.
"Fine, I'll do it." Hunter gives in and I jump in glee. "Yay! So what's the plan?"