Brittany Hills took a deep lungful in as she looked at her new school; Westbrooks High. She hated going to new schools but she often did since her dad moved around a lot on business but he promised her that Miami would be the last. She had a slight relief. But she still feared trying to fit in when she only had one year of school left. Everyone had their friends.
"Lonered again then, Hills." she thought to herself with a sigh.
Deciding there was no point in holding off any longer, she made her way towards the entrance, once in she headed towards the office.
"Hi, I’m Brittany Hills; the new student." she said respectfully to the rather miserable looking lady behind the desk.
"Here's your schedule, locker number and map of the school. Oh and welcome to Westbrooks kid." she said in a monotone voice, handing her the items. Brit thanked her and went off to find her locker first.
After finding it and putting some of her possessions in it she headed towards the direction of the principal's office. She followed the map and sure enough she found it. There was a secretary sitting at a desk next to the office door.
The secretary looked up and beamed. "You must be Brittany Hills!" she chirped.
"Yes. I was just wondering if I've to see the principal." Brit asked.
"Of course! Let me just tell him." she called through to the office and after exchanging a few words with the head, she was told to let her in.
"Ah, Miss Hills, I'm Principal Martins and might I say it's a pleasure to have someone of your academic standing at our school." he praised, making Brittany blush.
"Thank you, sir." she said quietly.
"Now, I have a, shall we say, 'buddy' to show you around and help you get to know the school." he informed her.
"Cool." Brit said but was dreading having to meet someone already. At least they would be her age since she's a senior.
"Although, I must tell you that rather than him being a good influence on you it will be the other way round." the older man added.
"Him?" Brittany questioned, not liking where this was going already.
"Yes, Jake Lane, he likes to cause a bit of trouble but I'm sure that having the responsibility of looking after you will help him grow up."
"Looking after me?" Brittany wasn't sure about this and wasn't sure how to tell her dad that a trouble-making teenage boy was going to be 'looking after' her.
"Don't look so worried." Principal Martins chuckled, seeing Brit's worried face.
The door then opened to reveal the secretary, "Sir, Jake Lane is here." she informed him.
"Send him in." he sighed and gestured with his hand.
A few seconds later a tall, blonde, brown eyed boy walked in, looking like he'd rather be anywhere else but there. Brittany's first impression was that yes, he was really cute but she could tell he was practically the exact opposite of her. Hates school, is popular, goes to parties etc. All in all, she wasn't really looking forward to this.
"Ah, Lane. This is Brittany Hills, the new student that you've to show around." Principal Martins introduced them.
Jake's eyes trailed over her before meeting her own. "Hey." he said simply.
"Hi." she replied quietly, blushing in spite of herself.
"Well, no point in wasting time. I'll let you two get to class. Jake, I've told your teachers that you may be late to your classes since you're showing Miss Hills around." he said but before Jake could reply he added, "And when I say late I mean 10 minutes tops. It's not an excuse to skip class." he warned.
"Whatever." Jake shrugged, going to walk out of the room but turned around again when he realized Brittany wasn't following.
"You coming?" he asked impatiently.
"Oh, right. Yeah." she muttered, this time following behind him, walking quickly to keep up with his pace.
"Let me see your schedule." Jake said, holding out his hand. She passed it to him and watched as he scanned over it. "Looks like we have nearly every class together, including the one you have next - History."
"Don't you mean us?" she asked. He was confusing her.
He snorted, "I'll take you to the class but I'm not going in there. Mr. Rivers has it in for me, as do many of the other teachers. Thought I'd save us both the hassle and just not show up half the time." he answered before walking off again. Again, Brit trailed after him.
Once outside the door to their – or should she say her- class, Jake stopped.
"Have fun." he said sarcastically.
"What about when class finishes?" Brittany asked, getting worried that she'll end up lost and alone.
"Don't worry, I'll be back." he smirked, looking her over again before winking and walking away.
One thought ran through both their heads but not in the same way.
"Well, this should be fun..."
