AN:Due to demand I'm thinking about adding an epilogue... let me know if you want one. I'm also open to suggestions, for new chapters or fics. If you want it I'll try and write it.

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Serena walked into her new school and looked around. It was pretty big three floor and a huge foyer in with she now stood. It was her first day, the first day of school always sucked but arriving a couple of weeks into the semester was the worst. The cliques were formed friends made and there was her on the outside. Not that she was too worried, she'd been to a new school every year or so for the past six years. She had a couple of close friends from each place she'd lived who she kept in touch with on facebook but she wanted a place to settle down. Not to mention her grades had suffered horribly, she was at least a year sometimes two years behind in her classes. Translation she was in classes with sixteen and seventeen year olds when she herself was eighteen and should be in her last year. The rest of her life had also suffered, little to no social life, boyfriend non existent thought she was a horrible flirt and she'd had to give up dancing. She shrugged and stepped further into the new school wondering what this year would be like.

Every school she went to she hung out with a different crowd, she was the type of person that got along with everyone. She'd even been on the cheerleading team one year... that had certainly been an experience. Soon enough she was approached by two girls, one with short deep blue hair and azure eyes, the other had hair and eyes just a shade lighter then her own.

"Hi you must be Serena, I'm Amy and this is Mina." The blue haired girl introduced them, shyly holding out her hand. Serena smiled warmly taking the proffered hand. She'd been shy too but had gotten over that quickly.

"Shit girl we could be twins." The other girl said and Serena laughed, while Amy rolled her eyes.

"Mina's supposed to show you around for the day, take you to all your classes. Seeing as all my classes are close by I figured I'd tag along."

"Gee they think new student require babysitters?" Serena asked with a small smile.

"It's not that at all," Mina answered, "Ames is just afraid I'll get lost and you with me." She laughed merrily. "You and I happen to have all the same classes except for Art which you have with Ames."

"I see." Serena answered with a smile of her own. "Well lead the way, we're late as it is." Mina laughed again and turned hooking her arm through Serena's.

"I really don't mind being late and Ames has spare. So before rushing off to class we'll give you the five cent tour." Serna laughed and fallowed the blond Amy falling in step beside her.

"That is the office just to your left." Amy nodded to the doors to the left of the foyer. "And the libraries down this hall here, the first left." She continued as they entered the right hand hallway.

"Now this is the important stuff so listen up. Those doors on you right are the doors to the cafeteria."

"Definitely important where would I be with out my precious food?" Serena agreed and Mina grinned walking a bit farther.

"Now this is the nicest washroom, the only one with a full length mirror. Up and too the right are the two gymnasiums, the boys being the farthest down the hall and the basket ball court. That is also where the only bathroom with no line is to be found. Too the left there past that hall and through the doors, are the stairs but they also have pop machines, which will also have no lines. And down this hall here is our English class, a very important class." Mina stressed the last bit with a wink. "And the teachers lounge as well as the English dept. Both of which you will want to locate." Serena smiled as Mina pointed and chattered taking in every word. She'd just learned all the important things that usually took a couple of weeks to learn. Though why she'd want to know where the teachers lounge and the English dept. were was beyond her.

"Enough Mina, you two do have class and that's it." Amy scolded and Mina groaned.

"But Amy I have the perfect excuse to miss the entire class." Mina whined. Amy pointed towards the door looming on their right. Mina shuffled forward her arm still wrapped around Serena's

"It's not like there's much of a point in going now there's only half an hour left." Mina muttered then dropping her voice low she mumbled in Serena's ear.

"Feel like ditching?" Serena smiled and gave an imperceptible nod.

"Great when I say so duck and run... Now!" Together the two girls ducked under the window of the closed door and raced down the hall. The morning passed in a blur, Mina and Serena headed over to the boys gym during their "free" period and arranged to meet there tomorrow for their real first period before heading to English. They managed to make it to their next class on time only because it was gym and they were already there. Serena met Lita a tall brunette with fiery green eyes and an astounding physique that screamed athlete. She was proven correct and by the end of class the three were fast friends. Serena took them up on the offer to join them for lunch eager to meet Rei whom she'd hear so much about and after a shower, they were off. Well it wasn't quite that fast, Mina had to blow dry her hair, Serena just wound her long locks up into a bun using two pencils to hold it in place.

The three girls reached the table Rei and Amy already occupied at least twenty minutes after the bell and sat down. Serena barely waited to be introduced before digging ravenously into her food. She listened to Amy scold Mina and handed Rei her schedule so she could look it over.

"Wow your classes are as all over the place as Mina's are you fast tracking or what?" Rei asked scrutinizing the paper in her hand. OAC art and P.E, grd. 11 English and Math, and grd. 12 History.

"Or what," Serena laughed before giving a fuller explanation. "because I move around so much my grades kindda suffer, that and I hate English and Math. I'm actually supposed to be graduating this year. Not that I mind to much I want to do something with art or dance, I'm really not much of a scholar."

"So your just like Mina." Rei commented. The two looked at each other and laughed.

"I do envy you your English class though. You are going to have so much fun after lunch." Rei sighed handing the paper back across the table.

"Oh yeah." Mina said dreamily. "I love that class." Serena looked at the two girls like they were on crack, fun in English? Love that class?

"Don't mind them." Amy said with a shake of her head. "They both have the hugest crush on the English TA." Lita rolled her eyes in exasperation.

"Neither of you can say he's not one of the sexiest men you've ever seen." Mina snapped looking between the other two. Rei joined her in glaring.

"True but it's not like any of us has a chance with him, he is after all the teaching assistant." Lita retorted smugly.

"Actually there are no rules against having a relationship with a TA, as long as you're of the age of consent." Amy informed them. (AN no idea if that's true don't yell at me if it's not. I'd bet on not... oh well artistic license and all that.)

"There you go Mina out of luck... not that you really care about rules..."

"Hell if he's as hot as you make him out to be I wouldn't care either." Serena interjected with a smile. The others groaned it appeared Mina had truly found a kindred.

The bell rang soon after that, not quite soon enough for the two heading to English though. Serena was intrigued. Amy walked with then to their class and promised to be back to walk with Serena to art then was off to her own just two doors down.

"Prepare yourself hon, he's way dreamy." Mina said with a smile and walked into the class first taking a seat close to the front. Serena moved to take a seat at the back, wanting to escape notice as much as possible while she made her evaluation. She wasn't really sure what to expect, her new friends said he was really hot, but they might all have bad taste in men. Finally the objects of her musings walked in the door and Serena was stunned. Really good looking just didn't cover it. Drop dead gorgeous was more like it and even that seemed inadequate, more like talk dark and fuck me sexy. She suddenly wished she'd done her hair and make up, worn her contacts and dressed better.

As the man glided into the room and she wondered briefly which would make a better view, watching him come or watching him walk away. About six foot one broad shouldered, face full of clean angles and all together too handsome. His wide soft lips formed a flawless pout, his midnight eyes were framed by black hair that fell into them. Serena's hands itched to push that hair out of his face. She let her eyes wander over the rest of him, plain white button down shirt, with the first two button undone and tucked into semi tight black jeans. You could see hints of a good physique under the shirt and Serena found herself wondering how many times a week he worked out.

'It might also be a good idea to fin out where...' She let that thought trail off as he started class, not that she was really paying attention to what was being said... The sound of his voice was almost hypnotic deep, rich and a little bored. The man could read her the phone book and she's be thrilled. Eventually the bell signaled the end of class, much to the female populations disappointment, and Serena realized she hadn't heard a word the man said. She hadn't spaced out through an entire class in ages. She quickly grabbed her books and
raced out of the class meeting up with Amy and Mina who were waiting just outside the door.

"Do I have drool on my chin?" She joked and laughing the girls separated Serena and Amy off to Art while Mina went to drama. Serena made it to Math seconds before the bell rang and as was her wont took a seat towards the back. She looked up as someone slipped into the seat beside her and smiled at Mina while glancing at the front of the room to see if the teacher had yet arrived.

"So?" Mina asked with a raised brow.

"Being that gorgeous should be illegal I couldn't pay attention to a thing he said, just the sound of his voice and his lips moving!" Serena exclaimed quietly to Mina's appreciative laughter.

"You can say that again hun, though he isn't really my type... I like Andrew better."

"Andrew?"

"Yeah he's Mr. Chiba's best friend, he's so adorable."

"Ah so you like the cute boys."

"Uh huh." Mina said with a nod. Their voices dropped to a whisper as the teacher walked in.

"Then I guess Darien's all mine." Mina looked over at her utterly confused.

"Darien is Mr. Chiba's first name Mina." Serena said rolling her eyes. She had to wonder about the girl. She knew the name of Darien's best friend but not Darien himself... when his name was on their time table.

Serena found that class particularly hard, first off it was Math which she hated, secondly it was the last class of the day and thirdly she couldn't keep her mind off Darien. So she did the only thing she could do, she made a plan. English was her first class of the day so she must get up early too make sure she had plenty of time to get ready. She planned to get to school on time, double check her appearance, make sure she looked perfect and get to class five minutes late to make an entrance, yet not get in trouble. Students had five minutes grace before they were marked late for class and it was usually longer for new kids. The only question was what to wear?