An Elemental Difference - AIR - Book 1 (Stefan Salvatore)

Chapter 2 - But we'll get fabulous tans!

MYSTIC FALLS HIGH SCHOOL

"Major lack of male real estate," Bonnie Bennett declared as she and Elena made their way to their lockers. "Look at the shower curtain on Kelly Beech. She looks like a hot — can I still say 'tranny mess'?"

"No," Elena screwed up her face remembering what Aella told her last week. "Aella told me that's derogatory."

"Oops, our little TV geek knows her stuff!" Bonnie smirked then sighed loudly, "Ahh, find a man, coin a phrase. It's a busy, busy year."

Elena looked over Bonnie's shoulder to see her ex, Matt, standing at his own locker, staring sadly at her. Waving at him, she was met with a blank stare before he shut his own locker and walked off, "He hates me."

"That's not hate," Bonnie tried to summarize in a glass half full way, "That's 'you dumped me, but I'm too cool to show it, but secretly I'm listening to Air Supply's greatest hits.'"

"OH MY GOD!" came a familiar voice turning their attention from Matt to the brunette pulling the embarrassed blonde through the crowd. "Who is that hot Bennett girl standing there looking so fine?!" Aella smirked at her other best friends.

Bonnie laughed, pulling a dramatically confused face, "Don't you mean hot Bennett Cousins that just look so freakin' hot even Matt Bomer would turn straight!"

"Ooohhhh," Aella jumped on the spot clapping excitedly. "That's a good one, yes, please!" She then jumped to Bonnie, hugging her tightly, "Morning cousin!"

Bonnie squeezed her back just as tight, "Morning!"

"Okay, who spiked Aella's coffee this morning?" Elena questioned as Aella jumped over to her hugging her 'Good Morning' even though she'd seen her this morning.

"She's been like this since she arrived at my house," Caroline grumbled, hugging Elena and Bonnie. She took care to follow Aella's rules, "Quoted 'Full House,' and did a John Wayne impression in my Kitchen."

"You guys are boring!" Aella rolled her eyes, opening her locker and quite happily throwing her bag in it. She slammed the door quickly before it, and anything else could fall out.

"Oh!" Caroline squealed as she looked at her phone. "New hottie spotted walking through the courtyard! Finally, someone to look at who didn't go through puberty with us!"

"How the hell did you find that out, Pirot?" Aella asked, leaning against her locker.

"Because I'm fabulous!" Caroline smirked, opening her own locker and placing her bag in there as she took out her folders. "And... I have eyes and ears everywhere."

"Ladies and Gentleman," Aella announced, clapping sarcastically. "Sharpay Evans, our resident Musical Theatre nerd, who is really using that disguise to hide her real identity: Big Brother!"

"Sarcasm is the lowest form of flattery," Caroline smirked, looking back at her phone as the three girls laughed to themselves at her mix up.

"Well, I'm bored!" Aella declared before skipping to History class, ignoring the looks everyone gave her as she skipped past them.

"That's never good," Elena groaned as the two girls ran after their hyperactive best friend pulling Caroline by her arm as she read updates about the new hottie.

Finally, they reached Aella, who had now slowed down to walking like an average person but singing Britney Spears' ' Hit me baby, one more time' to herself.

"Hold up!" Bonnie stopped pulling Elena, who pulled on Aella. "Who is this?"

At that question, Caroline, who had been receiving live updates from her spies, looked up instantly at Bonnie's words.