"Ugh...I don't want to get up!"
I growl in annoyance as the sound of my alarm fills my ears.
Serves me right for staying up so late...
I let out a groan as i shove the blankets off of my body before rolling out of bed.
Never again.
Never stay up that late again.
I glance in the mirror to see that my face is rather pale from the lack of sleep which makes my gray eyes appear more silver. My brown hair is a curly mess as it falls loosely over my shoulders.
I change into a a pair of dark jeans, black combat boots, a black and red tank top, a leather jacket and finally a silver chained necklace.
I make my way into James's room to see him sprawled across the bed as he snores rather loudly.
"James, wake up sleepy head."
I state as I begin to tickle his ribs.
"Just five more min-ha! Ha!"
He starts laughing loudly as he tries to escape my tickling hands.
"Okay! Okay! I surrender! I'll get up! I'll get up!"
James shouts causing a laugh to leave my lips as I pull away.
"I'm still tired though."
He mumbles as he rubs his eyes sleepily.
"Me too."
I state giving a small nod in agreement.
"Can I stay home?"
James asks looking up at me with his stormy gray eyes.
"No, now go get dressed."
I throw his clothes on the bed for him to change into.
"James! You ready?"
I shout as I grab our backpacks.
"Be right there!"
James shouts as he runs out of his room fully dressed.
"Can we go eat at Jean's Diner?"
James asks as he pulls on his shoes and I frown.
Boys and their appetites.
It's like all they do is eat.
"Not right now, but we'll eat lunch there, okay? You're supposed to be eating breakfast at school."
I state knowing that we don't have time to stop for breakfast.
"But you know I don't like biscuits and gravy."
James grumbles, scowling at the simple thought of eating gravy.
James and I both ate some bad gravy and haven't been able to eat it since.
"Hmm....then ask them for biscuits and jelly, it'll be like toast."
"Okay I'll try it."
James says as we climb onto the motorcycle before riding off towards the school.
"Be careful, I'll see you after school and call me if anything happens."
I tell James before giving him a fist bump.
"Okay, love ya sis."
"Love ya too."
I smile as I watch James walk into his school building before driving over to the high school and parking my bike.
I lift my gaze to see Jo sitting on a metal bench with her gaze cast down to her phone.
"Hey, Jo!"
I call smiling as I take my helmet off and put it away.
"Hey, Raya!"
She smiles walking over before waving her phone from side to side.
"Do you have a phone number?"
Jo asks causing me to smile in amusement.
"Yeah."
I quickly read out my number as we begin making our way towards the breakfast room.
"And yours?"
I ask just as my phone beeps to signal that I had received a message.
I glance down to see the name 'Jo' in black printed letters.
I quickly reply with 'Raya' causing Jo to smile.
"So where's the new girl you're supposed to watch?"
I ask as my boots click against the tile floor.
"Chance said that I'll meet her down in the breakfast room."
"So, why aren't you there?"
I ask with a small frown.
"Because the only people that are here this early are the teachers and us."
Jo states as we enter the breakfast room.
"Hmm...I was wondering why it was so quite."
I mutter grabbing a milk and plain biscuit.
"Want some gravy?"
Jo asks and I quickly shake my head putting some jelly on the biscuit instead.
"...okay."
Jo mumbles as she looks down at me in confusion.
I glance up just as Mr. Chance and a young girl walk into the room. The girl looks to be about my age with sunkissed skin and a very slender physique. She has long platinum blond hair and bluish green eyes. She wears a white long sleeve shirt, black leggings and a pair of converse.
"Jo, Raya,this is Jaecee."
Chance introduces causing me to smile politely
"Hi."
"Hiya! I'm Jo."
Jo says in a friendly voice as she holds out her hand.
"I'm Jaecee."
The girl answers as she takes Jo's hand.
"I'm Raya, it's nice to meet you Jaecee."
I state holding out my hand to shake.
"You hungry?"
Jo asks and Jaecee nods in agreement.
"Sure."
I watch as Jo leads Jaecee over to the breakfast table.
....gross...gravy...
The three of us seemed to bond pretty well during our conversation.
"Oh! I have an idea!"
Jo exclaims before shifting her gaze to look at me.
"We should hang out or maybe go to the movies!"
Jo suggests causing Jaecee and I to nod in agreement.
"Yeah, that definitely sounds fun."
"Sweet! Oh, and we could go get our hair done together!"
Jo says in excitement as she smiles brightly.
Hair?
I frown glancing down at the table as my mind begins to wander.
New place, new start...might as well add new hair into the mix...
"Sure, but I have to bring James with us."
I state causing Jaecee to look at me in confusion.
"James is my little brother."
I explain causing her to nod in understanding.
"Oh..."
"Alright, what's a kids movie in theaters?"
Jo asks glancing at us in hopes of receiving an answer.
"How about we all meet up at the diner after work?"
I ask causing both of them to nod in agreement.
"Sure, but uh...which diner?"
Jaecee asks and Jo smiles as she quickly writes down the address and the directions on a piece of paper.
"Cool, now we'll just have to ask our parents."
Jo says and Jaecee nods in agreement.
Well, I can go.
I glance down and notice a small Captain America bracelet on Jaecee's hand causing me to frown.
Captain America?
Seriously?
"Spiderman is way better then Captain America."
"Huh?"
Jaecee asks looking at me in confusion before following my gaze to her bracelet.
"Oh! No, Captain America is obviously way better."
"How so?"
"Because Captain America is a badass! Not to mention that he's smart and extremely hot."
Jaecee says with bright eyes and a small smirk.
"Spiderman is awesome! He's cool, smart, modest and has super spider abilities."
I argue causing Jaecee to wave her hand dismissively.
"Captain America has an awesome shield and awesome moves when it comes to fighting."
Well, fine then.
"All I think of when I hear Captain America is a guy wearing tights."
I state nonchalantly before my silver eyes widen in realization.
"Oh my gosh! All hero's wear tights! Spiderman, Batman, Robin, Captain America and all the others! That's why all the boys now days are such ballerinas!"
I exclaim causing Jo and Jaecee to laugh.
I don't know why they're laughing.
I just realized the world's mistake.
"I don't know why you guys are arguing when it's obvious that Batman is the best superhero."
Both Jaecee and I roll our eyes at Jo.
"Yeah, he is better then Captain Underpants, but no way is he even close to Spiderman."
I reason causing Jaecee to send a playful glare in my direction.
"It's not Captain Underpants!"
Jaecee yells causing all of us to laugh.
"Batman is awesome because he's rich and nicknamed the dark night, he's also a detective and a badass. His car is awesome and he has single handedly taken down every one of his enemies at least once. Also, I hate spiders."
Jo states causing me to stare at her in surprise before I burst out in laughter.
"I guess we'll all just have to agree to disagree."
I state as I shift my gaze towards the window.
"Well, can you imagine what those three hero's could do together? They'd be awesome!"
Jaecee, Jo and I laugh before nodding in agreement.
A team is stronger then one...
"Hey, wanna go walk around outside and get some fresh air before class starts?"
I ask and they nod.
We make our way towards the exit having already thrown away our trash.
"So, if we're going to go to the movies I vote Jungle-"
I let out a surprised yelp having ran smack dab into something.
Jeez, did I run into a wall?
I lift my gaze to meet a pair of familiar peircing blue eyes looking down at me in surprise.
Oh no...
My eyes widen in shock as I stare up at him in confusion.
It's the guy that I had dumped the strawberry smoothie on....
What is he doing here?
I glance behind smoothie boy to see that Nathan and Tyson are standing on either side of him.
Nathan is smiling at me, but his smile soon falls when he notices the expression on my face.
Oh, great.
"You?!"
Smoothie Boy and I shout in unison.
"What are you doing here?"
Smoothie Boy says in a rather harsh tone.
Still has an attitude, I see.
"I could ask the same of you jack-"
My words are interrupted as a hand clamps over my mouth.
What the-?
"Hmmph!"
I yell into Jo's hand as she pulls me back and away from the three boys.
"Don't."
Jo warns as she pulls her hand away from my mouth.
Nathan steps forward as his eyes shift back and forth between smoothie boy and I.
"Hey, Raya, this is my friend Justin. Justin, this is Raya the new girl I was talking about earlier."
Nathan introduces rather nervously.
Justin frowns as he leans back, but he continues to glare down at me.
"She's your new friend?"
Justin asks as he lets his piercing blue eyes look me over and I glare feeling my light gray eyes narrow.
"What's it to you Smoothie Face?"
"Smoothie Face?"
Nathan asks as he raises an eyebrow in confusion. However, it doesn't take long for both Tyson and Nathan's eyes to widen in realization.
The two boys start to laugh as Justin just stands there with a scowl on his face.
"T-this is t-the girl who-haha!" Nathan laughs, unable to finish his sentence.
"What'd you do?"
Jo whispers under her breath and I shrug.
Nothing he didn't deserve!
"I can't believe it! Man, I wish I could have seen that!"
I turn my attention to Justin to meet his piercing blue eyes.
He doesn't look very happy right now...
"Let's go, Jaecee. Come on, Raya."
Jo says grabbing my arm before dragging me outside and away from the group of boys.
"What on Skittle Island did you do?!"
Jo asks as she looks at me with a rather motherly concern.
Jaecee and I both glance at each other in surprise before looking back at Jo.
"Skittle..island?"
Jaecee asks in confusion just before we all burst out laughing.