you're the best around - (daniel larusso x oc)

ch.4

--playing Cruel Summer by Bananarama--

[Daniel Larusso opens his locker, beside Ali Mill's locker] "Hey, you were at the party last night, right?" [Ali Mills says as she turns to Daniel with a friendly expression. Ali leans her shoulder on her locker with her book to her chest]

"Yeah, what's your name?" [Daniel asked as he shoved books into his locker and looked over to Ali with an equally friendly expression. Scarlette -who is just a couple, four, lockers away from them- listens into their conversation, just like Daniel had done to her and Johnny this morning. She pushes her curtain bang away from her eyes and watched the two, secretly in a way- although this was nothing near stalker behavior]

"I'm Ali with an I" [She said, Daniel couldn't help but smile at Ali as he responded]

"I'm Daniel- with an L" [Daniel smiles jokingly, Ali giggles]

"Where're you from, Daniel with an L?" [Ali asked as they laughed together, Scarlette cringed at this sight. She gripped the textbook that she was putting into her locker with a feeling she'd never felt]

"I-I don't care, we just met." [Scarlette whispered to herself, reassuringly and in denial. She shook her head and looked away from the two flirting in front of her and ignored them stubbornly]

"Newark, New Jersey." [Daniel replied, still smiling at Ali]

"Well, If you need any help finding where to go, I can walk you to your class or something." [The girl offered, Daniel nods and shrugs]

"Sure." [Daniel replied, closing his locker]

"Ok, come on." [Ali signalled Daniel to follow her and the two began to walk. Daniel looks behind himself at Scarlette and almost sighs as he sees she's not even looking at him. He seemed to care so much, he longed and desired being beside her. Scarlette closes her locker and begins to walk to the very same class, trying not to look at Ali and Daniel because she doesn't want to care- she looked down at her white sneakers as she walked behind the two. Little did Scarlette Sevem know, Daniel was still looking at her and even wishing that she's look back] "So which class do you have first?" [Ali asked and startled Daniel, making him turn back around to look at her. He looks down at his schedule and then looks back up at Ali]

"Oh, I have science-" [Daniel says as he squints at his schedule] "Ms. Blaire." [Daniel said as he read the paper in his hand- Scarlette still walked behind the two and finally looked back up and to Daniel and Ali]

"Right over there-" [The bell rings as Ali points to Daniel's classroom] "I have to go now, I'll see you later, Daniel." [Ali begins to step away and towards her next class, she waves goodbye to Daniel]

"Bye." [Daniel smiles and waves at Ali as she walks to her classroom. Daniel looks behind himself at Scarlette as he walks into his class, Scarlette follows behind Daniel as they had finally made eye-contact. Ali was the "hottest girl in school" so it wasn't a surprise to Scarlette that Daniel would probably be interested in her, but Scarlette Sevem didn't think that it would bother her- one again, she never cared this much and she stubbornly turned this confusion into frustration. Daniel pulls the chair for Scarlette to sit down beside him as she enters the classroom. Some wave of relief rushes Scarlette as she looks Daniel in the eyes, taking her seat as class begins. The boy from New Jersey makes a small smile at Scarlette as she sits down, she smiles back but immediately makes the same serious expression afterwards]