Disclaimer: I do not own Lemonade Mouth. True chiz.

Introduction

His eyes were wide open, revealing those two gorgeous blue orbs that hypnotize the girl into making her fall harder in love with him. "Admit it. You like me."

"Never," she snarled. She was best at hiding her feelings for whoever or whatever the reason it was. Clearly, she lied. Not even in a lifetime would she accept defeat, nor let him see that he had won. If he wanted to play a game, he would have to play it by her rules only.

This was obviously the love story of Ray Beech and Stella Yamada. They both knew it was coming, but they didn't want to believe it. They were the two who didn't want to take a chance, though no one forbade them to try. In fact, most people even rooted for them to realize that they had some chemistry shared. Of course, the boy and the girl ignored that ridiculous idea. They refused to believe they had something in common. Oddly enough, both didn't have too much of the same interests, except for one fact.

Ray Beech and Stella Yamada were rebels.

Being told what to do was not their thing. They never doubted their own superiority, and they decided to stand outside of the in crowd and advertise their own personal beliefs rather than claiming themselves to be followers. In their world, no one got to rule except for themselves. In fact, they both would prefer looking like adolescent fools and screaming like little kids than sitting around and doing nothing in class.

Now, who would have thought that one simple object could bring the two unlikely-to-become friends together?

Well, it happened, and it all started on a Thursday after school.

Stella's phone vibrated in her blazer's right pocket. Before checking who had texted her, she overlooked the inside of her assigned locker to make sure she didn't forget anything she needed for the night. For some strange reason, she found herself stuck in such a tight, hectic schedule in the last few days. Lately, she seemed to have to cram almost everything in her free hours without any complaints. No one cared about her anyways, right?

Not wanting to overdose herself with the unnecessary thinking and unwanted stress, she took a deep, calm and relaxing breath, slowly inhaling and exhaling the air provided in the area. She purposely slammed her locker shut afterward, as a way to keep her energy alive and pumping, though it was bright in the afternoon. It wasn't until then that she read the text from Wen sent to members of Lemonade Mouth.

REMINDER: Band practice at 6pm at Liv's. Be there or be squared. ;P

Frustrated at the message, Stella shut her phone shut and slipped it back in where it belonged. She loved Wen as a friend, but he was starting to irritate her these days. She figured it was because he was dating Olivia White — not that she ever was a problem. Wen was just becoming too attached to his girlfriend rather than spending a good amount of time with his other friends. With no doubt whatsoever, Stella assumed she was the only one who noticed this mainly because she was also the only one left in their band who was single.

Stella Yamada would never be the one to be caught dead saying something like, "I need a boyfriend..." If she did, it would be like showing a weak, vulnerable spot to people that she wanted to keep hidden, and that was not her thing. However, it didn't mean that she would also never say she was in love. The truth was, she would. The only problem was, she couldn't name one boy who could live up to her expectations of being close to perfect. In fact, she even made a list of them.

Stella Yamada's Requirements in a Guy

1) Is proud of who he is

2) Is serious when needed

3) Is funny when needed

4) Is a flirt

5) Is talented

6) Is mean, yet sweet and nice

7) Is sweet and nice, yet mean

8) Is the boss

9) Is passionate in his beliefs

10) Is super hot

When she showed her friends the list one day at lunchtime, she honestly didn't expect what they replied with. It was completely, utterly shocking in her point of view. Let alone, it was the most disgusting thing she could have ever imagined.

Olivia and Mo exchanged their looks after they observed the piece of information from the girl. This only angered Stella, for she fully knew they were about to say something they know she would despise.

"Um, you just described Ray..." Mo trailed off uneasily, as if it was difficult for her to explain. She then stared Stella right in the eyes to see what her reaction was going to be.

Obviously, it wasn't pleasant. "Excuse me?"

Acting as if it wasn't such a big deal, Wen continued chewing on his bitten apple while saying, "Ray... As in Ray Beech... As in one of the guys from Mudslide Crush... You know?"

"Eww, gross! That's... AARGH!" she screeched. "Why would you guys even think that?"

"Stella, it's the truth," Mo said, exaggerating on the last word of that statement. "I'm sorry if you don't like it, but it is."

Without saying another word, Stella snatched the notebook that held her rules away from her friend's hands. She then dug for a pen to write in large capitals after the last expectation.

**11) IS NOT RAY BEECH

Of course, the unexpected happened.

Ray Beech showed up at their table just as Stella was done underlining messily the last line about three times. Oblivious of his presence because of her intense focus on the paper, Stella mumbled curses and horrible things about Ray as she continued on scribbling whatever it took to emphasize the fact that she hated the boy. Meanwhile, the others sitting at their table only sat motionless and quietly as they watched the moment between the two.

Smirking to himself, he approached the girl behind her back and soon leaned forward to take a peek at what she was doing. Teasing her completely, he then whispered in her ear after he saw the paper in the most softest voice, "I see I am the only star in your life, Yamada."

Startled, Stella jumped. Her head accidentally hit the boy right underneath his jawline. He yelped in pain before rubbing his chin to soothe the pressure. Ray then backed away to let the girl have some space to turn around. He wanted to see her try to comeback and recover anyways.

She glared at him with cold, hard eyes. "Not a chance, Beech. But if you were a star, you'd be the only one that I want to crash and burn."

"Why? Is it so I can be the only one to grant your wish to come true? I mean, isn't that what falling stars are for?" he snapped back, keeping that smirk on his face.

"Comets, genius. They're called comets."

"What's your point?"

For the first time in what seemed like forever, Stella Yamada was silent.

Thinking he was all that, he bent forward once again to get closer to the girl. He flashed a triumphant grin, as if he knew he cracked a mysterious case with ease. His eyes were then wide open, causing the girl to gaze into them. Still, her face was emotionless and showed no sign of any affection. "Admit it. You like me."

And this word concluded the beginning of their unexpected love story, "Never."

A/N: Well, I think this was a decent way to start off my career as an aspiring FanFiction writer. Don't you? And to answer any confusion, this was meant to be a roundup from the beginning part to end. And yes, this was also like a little sneak peek of the multi-chapter story that will be started and posted in a few weeks. I hope you liked it. Until then, I also hope this will keep you on your toes for the first official chapter to be uploaded soon. :)