Hey guys! I managed to find some time to upload chapter 1 and 2 of this story despite my hectic scheduele. I hope you guys would like this story better than my previous one because it seems that 'The Unexpected' is rather unpopular.

Chapter 1: Deja vu

(Hay Lin x Eric)

"Come with me."

His voice was silky and soothing. It urged Hay Lin to reach her hand out and grab his. It was so tempting and she simply couldn't resist it. As their fingers met, Hay Lin felt a blush rising up to her cheeks. Her fair skin made her blush more obvious and it stood out like two bright tomatos. He careassed her face with his free hand and leaned in to kiss her...

Hay Lin sat up in bed abruptly, heart thumping madly in her chest. She was dreaming about him again, about Eric. She didn't know why she had such a major crush on him. She only met him once in school when he accidentally bumped into her in the school cafeteria. He had smiled and uttered a word of apology and ever since then, she stalked him everywhere.

She found that he was in the school's jazz band and that he played the saxophone. Hay Lin always thought that people who played the saxophone were geeks, but it was different for Eric. When he played it, it made him look like a sex God. He could easily charm and seduce any girl with his music. She also found out that he lived on Chestnut Street, which was a few blocks away from Irma's house. Sometimes, she stayed over at Irma's just so she could observe Eric more in detail.

And that smile.. She would never forget how angelic he looked when he smiled at her. He flashed his extremely adorable dimples when he did so and Hay Lin knew how much she digged into boys with dimples. But she knew he would never notice her. She sighed. Hay Lin was just an average looking girl in Sheffield and she wasn't that popular either. There were many other beautiful and voluptous cheerleaders hitting on Eric and could never compete with them.

Hay Lin wanted to stop this obsession. Everytime she thought about Eric with one of the cheerleaders, her heart ached. She needed to forget about him since she knew she stood no chance. But no matter how hard she tried, she always ended up dreaming of him. She lay back down on her bed and pulled the covers up. Hopefully she would dream of something non-Eric and more realistic this time. As her lids became heavier and heavier, she slowly drifted into a slumber and sleep took over her.

"Let me guess. Eric again?" Irma glanced at her best friend.

Hay Lin nodded and pushed a strand of her long jet black hair behind her ear. "Yeah, I couldn't help it. It's not as if I can control my dreams."

"You should seriously stop thinking about him." Irma replied while applying lip gloss on her luscious lips and looking into the compact mirror. "It's unhealthy."

"I know!" Hay Lin whined. "But how can I get him off my mind? I see him everyday in school."

"Avoid him! That simple. Just try not to walk by his class or the band room so often." Irma shut her compact mirror and placed her hands on her hips. "Out of sight, out of mind."

Hay Lin shrugged her shoulders and studied her best friend. Irma was actually pretty. She had shoulder length brown curls, green big eyes and a slender sharp nose. Her body was something all girls would have died to get - tan skin, nice boobs, toned abs, round hips and slim legs. She had the hourglass firgue girls fought hard to achieve. Sometimes Hay Lin wondered why Irma didn't have a boyfriend. She definitely had admirers but Hay Lin always saw her rejecting them, especially the nerdy Martin dude who never gave up on chasing after her. Irma was a beauty, as compared to the flat-chested Hay Lin, and she was definitely cheerleader material.

"Irma, why don't you have a boyfriend?" Hay Lin asked out of the blue.

"Wha-at?" Irma looked at Hay Lin quizically. "Erm..I guess I'm just waiting for my Mr. Right to appear."

Hay Lin slumped her shoulders. Irma could afford to wait for the right guy. She had many options to choose from, but Hay Lin didn't have anyone, let alone Eric, the hottie. Just then, Irma nudged Hay Lin.

"Hay Lin, look! Seems like Eric is involved in another bitch fest."

Ahead of Hay Lin, a crowd gathered around Eric and two cheerleaders, of which Hay Lin knew them as Chelsea and Hailey.

"Get out of the way, slut! Eric's mine!" Chelsea growled and shoved Hailey.

"Oh yeah? I asked Eric out first!" Hailey hissed and yanked a piece of Chelsea's reddish-brown hair.

"Let me go, you brat!" Chelsea yelped and tugged roughly on one of Hailey's dark brown braids.

Eric leaned against the lockers feeling awkward. He scratched his head as he witnessed the girls physically fighting over him. He didn't know what to do. If he agreed to date Hailey, Chelsea would scream. If he agreed to date Chelsea, Hailey would make a big hooha. He couldn't just say 'no' to both either as they would also make a scene. He was confused on how to solve this situation. The crowd around him didn't do much to help his current state of doubt. They chanted "Fight! Fight! Fight!" over and over again, encouraging the girls to tear each other apart. Eric prayed silently for some teacher to appear. He was desperate to get out of this bitch fest.

Hay Lin lowered her head as she and Irma approached the crowd of people. Hay Lin didn't want to get involved. Besides Chelsea and Hailey were perfect tens and she was nothing. Her heart sank thinking about this and she continued pushing her way out of the crowd.

Eric spotted Hay Lin struggling in the crowd. He recognised her as the girl he bumped into just a week ago and an idea popped in his mind.

"Hey!" Eric called out and he dashed towards Hay Lin.

Hay Lin looked up and saw Eric standing right in front of her. Eric grabbed Hay Lin's hand on impulse and she flinched. What on earth? Hay Lin could feel adrenaline pulsing through her veins and her hands became sweaty.

"Are you ready to go, babe?" Eric grinned as he laced his fingers around Hay Lin's. The whole crowd, including Irma, Chelsea and Hailey averted their stare to Hay Lin and Eric. Hay Lin froze. She was not used to people staring at her. She preferred to lie low. To make things worse, she had no idea what Eric was doing.

She stared dumbfoundedly at Eric as he dragged Hay Lin away, his hand still clasping her hand. She turned around and saw Irma's mouth hanging open. She made a note to herself to tell Irma she had no idea what was going on. Beside Irma, Chelsea and Hailey shot her death glares. Hay Lin shuddered. She wondered what they would do to her. Slash her, perhaps?

After walking a good distance away, Eric finally let go of Hay Lin's hand and let out a sigh of relief. Hay Lin took this opportunity to observe Eric. This was the nearest she ever got to him. She spotted the dimple on his cheek and she blushed, thinking how cute Eric was. Eric suddenly looked directly into Hay Lin's eyes and gave a small smile. Hay Lin felt herself burning and she slowly returned the smile.

"I'm sorry, but what's your name?" Eric asked.

So he didn't know who she was? And Hay Lin thought there was some hope.

"I'm...I'm Hay Lin. The girl you bumped into at the cafeteria last week?" Hay Lin squeaked.

Eric chuckled. "I know. I just didn't get your name." He smiled again. "Hay Lin, that's a unique name."

Hay Lin melted a little inside. Eric was actually having an actual conversation with her and she was hyperventilating.

"So..what happened to you and your girlfriends?" Hay Lin noticed that there was a tinge of jealousy in the tone of her voice when she said 'girlfriends'.

"Chelsea and Hailey? Girlfriends?" Eric snorted. "I don't even like them! But apparently both of them wanted to date me and I didn't know what to do. So I was just stoning there."

"Oh." Hay Lin said. She didn't know that she had that many competitors.

"But anyway, thanks for posing as my girlfriend! Luckily I saw you or else I would have been stuck in the bitch fest and would have to witness Chelsea and Hailey killing each other." Eric rolled his eyes.

"No problem!" Hay Lin forced a smile. So Eric was just using her to get away from the cheerleaders. She was his one-way train ticket out of his problems. It wasn't as if he felt something for her. She mentally slapped herself for thinking Eric might actually like her back.

"I guess I'll see you around!" With that, Hay Lin turned around and walked away.

"Wait!" Eric ran towards her.

Hay Lin turned her head to face him and raised an eyebrow.

"Maybe you want to have lunch with me? I'm free anyway," Eric said.

"I would love that!" Hay Lin exclaimed. Inside, she was doing a happy dance. Maybe she had a chance afterall.

"Come with me," he extended his hand towards Hay Lin.

Hay Lin paused. This was deja vu. She remembered something like this happening before. Then something hit her. This was her dream! It was coming true.

She grabbed his hand and before she knew it, she planted a kiss on Eric's lips. It was a quick one and she couldn't believe she did it. But if her dream was a reflection of reality, she better beat Eric to the kiss. She just couldn't wait for Eric's lips to be on hers.

Eric looked stunned for a moment but soon, a playful smile appeared on his face.

"I like you Hay Lin. I hope we will get to know each other even better over lunch," Eric grinned.

"I think I like you too," Hay Lin whispered.

The new couple joined hands and walked out of the school together, laughing.

Hay Lin had so much explaining to do to Irma.