Chapter 1 (Arrival/Meeting Each Other)

Tessa was sitting with her boyfriend in the hall waiting for class to start talking with him and some of their friends when she saw someone walk past her that she didn't know.

James walked past them wearing a silver cross necklace and was wearing ripped jeans and gym shirt and would head to his locker and take off his leather jacket and would put it in his locker showing his muscles and would grab his stuff for his first class. "Yo check out the new kid. He would be a good fit for the football team." One of Chase's friends said. "Alright let's see if he wants to tryout. Hey be careful for cheer practice today." Chase said to Tessa.

She nodded and kissed his cheek before getting up and walking closer to the hall that her class was in. She stared at James on her way there.

Someone thinking of cheating on Chase with the new kid?" Ella asked her. "Of course she is because she wants to be with the best." Zaira said.

Tessa rolled her eyes. "I was just looking at him. That doesn't mean I want to cheat. I just want to be nice and friendly is all"

Of course you want to be with him. Look at him. He's the new hottest guy in the school. He's strong as shit. Not to mention he dresses in style." Ella said. "Agreed." Zaira said again.

She sighed but couldn't help to agree. "Yeah he is"

She admits it." Ella said jokingly. Zaira laughed to it as they would head to their first period after pushing Tessa up to him. James turns around and sees her. "Um hi?" He asked her confused.

She blushes and looks back at them glaring a little and then turns back to him and smiles. "Hi. I'm Tessa, I just wanted to introduce myself and say welcome"

"Yeah ok. Names James. Word of advice. Leave me alone and stay away from me." He said to her as he would then walk past her and would head into history class and sit at a desk and would wait until classes started.

She looked at him shocked and went to her first class barely paying attention.

So I'm stuck with you as my table partner. Great." He said to her as he would write down the notes the teacher put on the board.

She stayed quiet trying not to cry and wrote down some notes that were on the board.

Did I seriously get close to making you cry? I'm not trying to make you upset. It's nothing personal. I'm just like this to everyone." He said to her as class would then end.

"Ok" she said packing her stuff up and left going to her next class.

Oh come on your still mad at me for it. Take a break." He said to her.

"Leave me alone" She shut down and left going to her next class.

Tessa went to cheer practice and changed into her uniform.

Chase would come out with the football players and would see her. He walked up to her real quick. "Babe you ok?" Chase asked her.

"No but it's not important." Tessa said to him.

Ok if you say so." Chase said as he would start football practice with the other players.

She sighed and focused on practice while thinking about James and what he said.

James came back from surfing practice hours later and passed by the school and would see Tessa waiting for a ride. "Hey want a ride home?" He asked her.

She groaned internally. "Fine" she said and got in his truck.

Your welcome." He said to her groaning. "Your going to have to show me where you live. Because I have no fucking clue." He said to her.

"Yeah yeah got it" she gave him instructions on how to get to her house.

You can't be mad at me forever." He said to her as he would park his car while getting gas.

"Nope but just today so stop talking"

Wow thanks I really appreciate the sympathy." He said to her her sarcastically.

She stopped talking and looked out her window.

James would put gas in and would then pay for it and would then get back in his truck and would drive her home. "There you are." He said to her. "Later." He said to her.

"Bye" She got out and walked inside and to her room.

Zaira was video calling her. "Hey girl how are you doing?" She asked her.

She answered after sitting on her bed. "I'm fine why?"

Because you sound pissed off." Zaira said to her.

"It's just the new kid. He was a complete asshole when I was trying to be nice and then expects me to forgive him in the same fucking day"

Yeah and I think I know why." She said to her.

As you know I did research of him like I do on all the new kids who come to the school and he lost most of his family to a bomb threat when he was little and was forced to move here to live with his aunt and uncle. "You can understand that he wants to be left alone when going through that kind of trauma. He probably doesn't want to get close with people and then experience the same thing happening again." She explained to her.

"Well fine but I'm still pissed"

Because he was trying to help you understand why he wants to be left alone?" She asked her.

"No. He didn't he just barked at me"

Yeah but put yourself in his shoes." She said to her.

She sighed. "I'm too tired to do that. I'm not gonna try with him anymore I have Chase and you I don't need anymore friends"

Really?" She asked her. "I highly doubt that." She said to her.

I don't believe it." She said to her once again.

"We'll see." Tessa said to her laughing a bit.

Well I don't know everyone else is going to try and get with him. Want to know something? He's a celebrity. Famous surfer, singer and influencer but after the accident he stopped doing it but people know who he is. Number 10 in the world." Zaira said to her.

"Well good for him. Okay I love you but I'm tired and I wanna go to bed I'll talk to you tomorrow"

Alright love." She said to her ending the call.

She sighed and got ready for bed.

James would be in the school the next day at his locker and would sigh.

She would pass him on her way to class again.

James then saw her and walked up to her. "You can't be mad at me forever. You have to understand what my life has put me through to have me be like this." He said to her.

"I'm sorry for your losses"

How did you know about that?" He asked her. "Who told you?" He asked her once again.

"My friend looked you up. Calm down"

He then would grab her wrist and would walk outside with her and behind the wall. "Ok you can't be saying that around here because I don't need the entire school to be knowing about my past. Tell your friend to keep it a secret. Another reason why I'm like this is because I found out that the person who hired people to kill my family is still in California in this city. I mean to find him and put him in prison." He said to her.

"Ow! Hey careful!" She grabs her wrist and rubs it and huffs. "I don't think she would tell people anything"

It doesn't matter no one must know. I don't need the entire school's sympathy." He said to her. "I suspect it may be Jason Jones." He said to her.

"Oh? How come?"

Because I heard one of the people saying Jason. And the only one that comes to mind is Jason Jones. He worked with my parents on Military projects." He said to her.