She stepped off of the yellow school bus and took a deep breath, gazing across the street at her new school. She hadn't been to a public school in a number of years and all the memories of her previous experiences came flooding back making her feel nauseous. After all, that's what got her in this situation in the first place. She hoped that McKinley High School would be different but some how she knew that her hope was just wishful thinking. She just had to make sure that no one would recognise her, then she might stand a chance in this place.
"Keep your head down Dani. No singing, no clubs, only speak when you're spoken to" The girl thought to herself.
"Move it Disney!" Another student demanded as he pushed past her to get off the bus. Apparently she had been stood there motionless for quite some time.
"So much for keeping my head down and no one would notice me" She thought to herself.

The boy was referring to Dani's rise to fame as one of the Disney Channels child stars. A rise to fame which would end with her disappearing off of the Hollywood radar all together. To the world it was a mystery where she had disappeared to and Dani and her family hoped that it would remain this way. They hoped that by moving to Lima, Ohio that they could start a new life out of the public eye, where they wouldn't be constantly followed by paparazzi and where Dani's little sister could have a somewhat normal childhood.

She took another deep breath and headed up the steps and into the schools busy smirked a little when no one seemed to notice her. It was like she was invisible. If she could go her whole senior year like this then maybe she could give her sister the life she wanted. Now she just needed to find the principals office and get her school year started. She felt a soft touch to her shoulder and she froze.
"Well that didn't last very long" She muttered to herself as she turned around and faked a smile thinking her cover had been blown.
"Hey there, you look lost." This guy didn't look like a student so she felt herself relax a little.
"Yeah, It's my first day, I'm looking for the principals office" She replied being careful not to give the stranger her name in case it sparked any kind of familiarisation in the man which would cause him to figure out who she is.
"Oh that's great, I'm Mr Schuester but the kids round here call me Mr Schue" He reached out to shake her hand. Dani was relived that he didn't seem to know who she was. "I'll show you to the office, Principal Figgins has been expecting you."
Mr Schue lead Dani through the hallways of the school. It didn't seem too hard to navigate. Luckily no one seemed to notice her with the teacher, the other students were either too busy not caring or fondly greeting the man who was currently escorting her through the school. Which Dani found to be more than a little bit strange. She couldn't tell if she thought his familiarity with some of the students to be creepy or reassuring. She decided to give Mr Schue the benefit of the doubt and decided on the latter.

Once they reached the office Mr Schue left her to it.
"Danielle, please come in" Mr Figgins gestured for her to sit on the couch while he placed himself on the chair on the opposite side of a coffee table which had a number of folders on it, all of which were marked with Danis name. On one of them she recognised the crest of the Winton Bay facility.
"Great" She thought, They sent him my file. Principal Figgins noticed her worries.
"Don't worry Danielle, All the information in that folder is on a need to know basis. I am the only one who has seen the contents and I'm sure we would both like to keep it that way."
Dani felt the reassurance flood over her body. She could deal with one person knowing where she had been for the past few months. It might even be a good idea to let someone in on the secret in case she ever needed to talk to anyone. She thought it might be a guidance councilor or something but she guessed Principal Figgins seems liked a nice enough guy.
A number of minutes passed in which the principal welcomed her to the school and handed over a folder containing her class schedule, a leaflet on extra curricular activities as well as a school map. The bell rang giving the teacher the signal to send her off to her first class.
"Don't hesitate to come and see me if you have any problems Danielle" He added as she left his office.
"Please, call me Dani. I don't really go by Danielle anymore" She requested.
"Very well Danielle, have a good day"
Dani rolled her eyes, Danielle it was then. But only with Principal Figgins.

Her first class was easy enough to find. It was more or less directly across the hall and the room clearly stated English 1.
The room was still filling up and with it being the first day of the school year she took her chance at picking a seat at the back of the room. She placed her bag onto her lap and pulled out her pens and a notebook. As she placed her book onto the floor she caught a glimpse of tanned ankles in white cheerleading trainers. She blinked a number of times before slowly lifting her eyes up the body of the girl who's back was turned. Dani noted that the ankles belonged to the most beautiful set of legs, muscular from the obvious workouts yet still feminine and sleek. She let her eyes wander further up to the girls cheer skirt which was swishing around with the girls movements. "God bless the perve that invented them" Dani found herself thinking. No wait, what was she thinking? She closed her eyes and shook her head trying to clear her thoughts.
"Hey San I think you have an admirer!" Dani froze. Had someone caught her looking or was someone else checking this girl out? She opened her eyes to find the owner of the legs and turned to face her. The two girls held eye contact for a couple for seconds before Dani had to look away and as soon as she did, she missed the brown orbs, they were so intense that for a second Dani thought she was going to get a beat down but at the same time they were so soft that she had to risk another glance.
She looked back up to the girl who was still staring at her.
"Shut up Quinn" Santana snapped before taking her seat at the single desk next to Dani. Dani averted her eyes once more away from the girl and fiddled with her notebook flipping to a blank page. A chorus of 'Oooohhs' came from the cheerleaders friends.
"Santana Lopez, are you blushing?" a blonde girl teased.
"I said shut it Fabray" She snapped once more.
So her name was Santana, Dani liked that. She felt a flutter in her stomach at the sound of the girls name. She chanced a sideways glace at the girl next to her to find the Santana looking back. Dani felt a sudden burst of confidence that she hadn't felt in a long time and bit down on her lower lip and shot Santana a flirtatious smile. The brunette gave a nervous side smile back before turning back to her friends to reprimand them further for their teasing.
Dani returned to her notebook, suddenly inspired.

A/N: This was my first fic, like, ever. So please review lemmie know what you think. Should I continue?