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Y/N jumped when she shut her locker and saw a blonde boy leaning on the locker next to hers. She raised her eyebrows. "Hello," she said, quirking an eyebrow at the male.
"Hey." he smiled. "I'm Jake. You're new, right?"
"Is it that obvious?" Y/N asked, offering a half smile.
Jake chuckled. "Nah. I just think I would have seen someone like you around."
"Someone like me?" Y/N asked, shifting uncomfortably under the male's gaze.
"Yeah. Someone as beautiful as you isn't exactly something people ignore." he winked.
Y/N felt her stomach flip and she chuckled awkwardly. "That's sweet." she said softly, wringing her fingers together. "Sorry, um, I need to go get my schedule from the office."
"I can walk with you?"
"Oh, that's okay, I don't want to make you late. I can find my way just fine." she said with a polite smile. "Nice meeting you." she said gently before turning and walking down the hallway. When Jake was out of earshot and sighed and rolled her eyes. "God, I haven't even been here an hour and I'm already being groped." she muttered to herself, gasping when she felt her body collide with another. Her hands flew out to grab onto the forearms of the person in front of her, her eyes meeting a pair of electric green ones that belonged to a tall, brunette boy.
"Crap, I'm sorry." he said, his hands holding her elbows as he steadied her. "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. No worries." she smiled gently. "Sorry, that was my fault. Lost in thought." she shrugged.
The boy smiled bashfully and released her, nodding. "Yeah. I know the feeling." he murmured. He focused his gaze on her and raised his eyebrows. "Are you new here?"
"Wow, I must be one in a million." Y/N huffed. "Everyone's been asking me that."
"Oh, sorry, I didn't mean-"
"Oh, no, it's fine! I just didn't realize how obvious I was." she laughed softly, her cheeks tinted pink. "I'm Y/N."
"I'm Chris. Chris Stewart." The boy said with a soft smile.
"Nice to meet you." Y/N smiled softly. "Hey, could you point me to the front office? I have a basic idea of where I'm going but I just want to be sure."
"Oh, sure. I was just heading that way, I can walk with you if you want?" he offered with raised eyebrows.
"Okay, sure. Thank you." Y/N smiled, tucking a piece of hair behind her ear.
Chris smiled and the duo began walking down the hallway side by side.
Y/N couldn't help but notice the way people kept gawking at the two of them. They would stare with wide eyes and whisper to each other, some would snicker and others would raise their eyebrows in what Y/N could only assume was a "yikes" sort of manner. She looked up at Chris, who didn't say a word, but his eyes were angled towards the ground and his breathing had sped up slightly.
