My name is Alexa. I'm 15 and about to be a freshman in high school. I really hope they don't think I'm weird. My mom and I just moved here from California. Everyone thinks that Californians are hippy like people. Well then they haven't met me. At least not yet.

"Bye honey! I'll see you after school!"

"Okay! Bye mom!" First day and I know no one. I wonder if anyone will like me. I walk in the door to a chaotic, incredible mess of people. You have the jocks throwing a football, you have cheerleaders doing flips off the lockers, nerds heading toward the library, and the newborn populars hanging with the jocks and populars. I wonder where I'll fit in. As I'm walking to my classroom, someone runs into me. I assume it's a jock because he is in a football jersey and was trying to catch a football. I fall to the ground do to the impact and he helps me up.

"Oh my gosh! Are you okay? I didn't mean to run into you."

"Yeah I'm fine. Thank you for asking. I'm Alexa."

"Laurence. Nice to meet you. Hey, you're new here aren't you. I haven't seen you around town."

"Yeah. I moved from California."

"That's so cool. My step-mom is from there. It's super warm there."

"Yeah. I always used to go swimming. Even after school. My middle school had a swimming pool on the roof. Mainly for the swim team but you could go up there after practice or during school. I'm a freshman."

"I'm a sophomore. I'm also the captain of the football, soccer, and baseball team."

"Is that supposed to impress me?"

"A little." He gives me a crooked grin. While we are in silence, I start to notice different feature about him. He has light brown hair, he's tall and muscular, he has blue eyes, and he looks tough on the outside but is kind on the inside. "Hey, do you wanna come and hang out with me and my friends? It's the least I can do."

"Sure! I think I would fit in."

"What do you mean?"

"Well I was the captain of the softball team, cheerleading squad, soccer, football, and track team. I was also top in my class for gymnastics. I also sing, dance, draw/paint, play the piano, and the guitar."

"Well aren't you miss talented? I guess you'll fit in well with my group. What's your first class?"

"Science with Mrs.Odison."

"Me too!! What a coincidence. I can walk you to class if you want."

"Sure. That would awesome." We walk over to this group of people and I notice a girl, maybe a wannabe cheerleader, look at me with an evil look. What did I do now?

"Hey guys! This is Alexa. She's a freshman that moved from California. Alexa, tell them what you can do. Actually, can you show them a few things?"

"Sure, we need to go to the football field though, and bring your sport equipment and a guitar." So we head down to the football field and there are A LOT of people down here. We go into the middle of the field so people can see me. Laurence suggested it. "So I was the captain of the softball team, cheerleading squad, soccer, football, and track team. I was also top in my class for gymnastics. I also sing, dance, draw/paint, play the piano, and the guitar. I'll show you guys my sport abilities, my singing, and my guitar playing though. Laurence, do you think you can play against me in football, soccer, and softball?"

"Sure thing. Show us a punt with a football and a soccer ball first." So he gives me a football and I run to the end of the field. I get a running start and punt the ball. They all look at me in shock because, with my punt, I make a field goal. Then I punt the soccer ball and do the same thing. Laurence hand me a softball and wants me to pitch it. It goes 45mph and is a perfect pitch. "I think me and you should play a one on one in football." So I go up to him and he offered the ball to me, but I refused. I need to show them my full potential. I look around and see that people have surrounded us to see this. "DOWN...SET...HUT!!!" I grab the football from out of his hands and run to the end field. I'm fast but he catches up. I dodge him making him fall. I hear people cheering and I get to the end field.

"TOUCHDOWN!!!!" Everyone in the crowd screams. Laurence just comes up to me and tackles me. Me and him just look at each other and I feel my face heat up.

"Why are you blushing?" Then I notice he's also blushing. We are in an awkward position. He's hovering over me on the ground and everyone gathers around us. The start a chant. I feel my face get even hotter."

"KISS!!! KISS!!! KISS!!! KISS!!!" We look at the crowd, then at each other. He just shrugs and he kisses me. I don't pull away. Instead I fall into it, each time harder than the last. We hear everyone chant but we don't care. He pulls away and whispers in my ear..

"Do you like me like I like you?" I look at him and smile. I kiss him again and he then knows my answer. "I'm in love you Alexa." Everyone cheers even louder.

"I'm in love with you too." He gives me a smile. He gets up then helps me but doesn't let go of my hand. I just met him and I already love him.

"Meet me on the roof after school, okay?"

"Okay."

"I almost forgot. You, Ms., needs to sing and play the guitar." He hands me the guitar, puts a microphone in front of me, and puts a stool behind me to sit on. All he does is introduce me and then points at me letting me know to start. I play the song Teardrops On My Guitar by Taylor Swift.

"Drew looks at me, I fake a smile so he won't see

That I want and I'm needing everything that we should be

I'll bet she's beautiful, that girl he talks about

And she's got everything that I have to live without

Drew talks to me, I laugh 'cause it is just so funny

That I can't even see anyone when he's with me

He says he's so in love, he's finally got it right,

I wonder if he knows he's all I think about at night

He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar

The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star

He's the song in the car I keep singing, don't know why I do

Drew walks by me, can he tell that I can't breathe?

And there he goes, so perfectly,

The kind of flawless I wish I could be

She'd better hold him tight, give him all her love

Look in those beautiful eyes and know she's lucky cause

He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar

The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star

He's the song in the car I keep singing, don't know why I do

So I drive home alone, as I turn out the light

I'll put his picture down and maybe

Get some sleep tonight

Because he's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar

The only one who's got enough of me to break my heart

He's the song in the car I keep singing, don't know why I do

He's the time taken up, but there's never enough

And he's all that I need to fall into

Drew looks at me, I fake a smile so he won't see" Just silence, but then everyone starts to cheer. This is turning out amazing for a first day.

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Time Skip to After School

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I wonder what Laurence needs to tell me. I head up the stairs to the roof and when I get there, there are flowers all around me and petals falling from them. This is beautiful. The Sun is starting to set on the horizon and I go to look at it. While I'm staring, I feel someone grab my waist and put their chin on my head. I immediately know it's Laurence, grab his hands, and look up at his handsome face. He's perfect in more ways than one. He lets go and turns me around to face him. We don't speak, we just walk over to a bench under a pavilion. This is just beautiful. I lean my head on his shoulder and he rests his head on mine. I finally break the silence.

"How is it possible that we just met each other and are already in love?"

"I don't know, but I don't want to let this moment or this feeling go."

"Me neither. And at last I see the light."

"And it's like the fog has lifted." I just look at him and smile.

"And at last I see the lights."

"And it's like the sky is new." We start to sing in unison.

"And it's warm and real and bright

And it's like the world has shifted

All at once everything looks different

Now that I

See you" He smiles at me and we kiss, holding it and savoring it for a moment. Everything was right, until that girl from before came up.

"YOU THERE!!! ALEXA!! GET AWAY FROM MY BOYFRIEND!!" Boyfriend?

"Laurence, what's going on? Is there something I need to know?"

"No! Melody, get out of here, NOW!! I'm tired of you telling everybody that we're dating. I don't like you like that."

"But Laurence! We could be so much more!!" I finally stand up.

"Look Melody. I don't appreciate you being a jerk and thinking about yourself telling people you and Laurence are dating. Let's make a deal. I'll give you three seconds to leave OR I'll beat you in a fight here and now. One, two, three. Okay you asked for it." I go up to here and kick her right in the stomach. She loses her breath. She swings a punch at me but I dodge it by doing a backflip. I sweep her in the leg and she falls. She gets up, but she doesn't strike again, she runs away. Looks like I win.

"Alexa!! Are you okay? That was incredible."

"Yeah I'm fine." He runs up to me and hugs me. All I can do his hug him back. "I took karate when I was in elementary school and judo in middle." He looks even more impressed. He looks over my shoulder and points to the swimming pool. Good thing I brought my swim suit. I was wanting to go swimming after school anyway. I go behind a bush and change then I text my mom telling her I'm swimming with a friend and that I'll be home late. When I put my phone down, I see Laurence flip into the pool. I just laugh.

"What? You think you can do better?"

"Watch and learn." I go to the diving board and do a double backflip into the pool while making a perfect dive. He claps his hand.

"Impressive. Hey, we love each other but we don't really know anything about each other. So tell me about yourself."

"You first."

"Okay. Well, I was born on June 4, I have 2 younger siblings, I can sing, I like to play video games, my favorite color is any kind of blue, and I like you."

"Well I was born on June 4, I have one sibbling, I used to work for a secret service in middle school, I also play video games, my favorite color is an aqua blue, and I like you as well. Tell me one thing you've never told anyone."

"Well, when I was a kid I was bullied. I didn't know what to do. So I started to learn how to fight and I protected myself. I've never felt afraid again. At least until I felt love. I've been cheated on and hurt so many times it's hard. Now tell me something you've never told anyone before." I don't know what to tell him. I know.

"When I was in the seventh and eighth grade, people were mean to me. They said that I was weird for being the captain of a football team and being the only girl on the team. Same with track. They called me a freak. Every time they bullied me, I fell into a deeper depression. I attempted to kill myself at one point. My mom and I moved here because of that incident. She wanted her baby girl alive. Now I am and I know and love you." I can feel tears streaming down my face. Laurence does nothing but stare at me. I just walk away about to exit the pool until I feel him hug me from behind. I don't know what to say or do but hug him back. I turn around and look him in the eyes. They are a beautiful blue that makes me feel like I'm flying in the sky. While I'm admiring him, he grabs my face and kisses me. Every time we kiss, it becomes more passionate. He pushes me into the little den behind the waterfall and starts to kiss my neck. He kisses my neck, then my jaw line, then my cheek, then behind my ear, then back to my lips. I can hear him whisper my name under his breath and I let out a sigh. "I hate to do this but...I have to go. My mom will be worried if I'm not back home by 10:00p.m"

"Let me drive you home then. Please?"

"Of course you can. More time I get to spend with you. Oooorrr..."

"Or what?"

"I can ask my mom if I can sleep over at a friends house and more than likely she'll say yes. We can camp out in your car."

"That would be a great idea. My parents are out of town so I can be out as long as I want." So I text my mom and she said yes. We get in his car and I recline the seat. He moves the center console up so we can lay together. I slide over to him and curl up next to him. "Good night. Love you." He whispers in my ear. I whisper back...

"Good night. Love you too." I let a smile appear on my face. This was the best first day of school ever.