Perfectly Imperfect

The New Guy

Vanessa's POV

I watched the retreating figures of Brittany and Justin. They were laughing and talking as they went. They actually looked very cute together. Not that I wanted to say that out loud in front of Ciara. She was glaring in the same direction that the two had gone and was silently cursing under her breath. I resisted the urge to laugh. She had no idea what a jealous bitch she could be at times.

"I need to get some things from my locker before class, so I'm going to head off now", I told her.

She glanced at me for a second and nodded, before spacing out again.

I rolled my eyes as I walked away. Brittany and Justin were long gone, but I knew she wasn't looking at them anymore. She was coming up with a bad-ass plan that would make Brittany wish she never laid eyes on Justin.

I felt bad for Brittany, I really did. She was an amazing friend and was always there for me when I needed her, but I had a feeling I wouldn't be much help in this situation. This was a battle she would have to fight for herself.

My locker slowly came into view. I saw someone standing by it and as I got closer I saw that it was Zack.

He grinned when he saw me. I couldn't help but give a smile of my own.

"I was beginning to worry that you had run away on your first day", he said humorously.

"How could I?" I said with the same humor, "You gave me no reason to."

"Yeah, well I'm just that irresistible", He said giving me a wink and a bright smile. I gave a hearty laugh and I knew that he was also resisting the urge to laugh at his own joke.

"Ofcourse", I said; sarcasm laced in every word. To give a special effect, I even rolled my eyes.

I opened my locker and was getting my books for next period; and he continued.

"Oh come on! You know you love me", he said with a slight whine.

I slammed the locker door shut and replied,"You wish."

He pretended to have a dreamy look in his eyes while keeping his hand where his heart should be. He sighed dramatically before saying, "Alas, that is true."

I rolled my eyes but couldn't help the smile that was tugging at my lips.

"Zack, leave the drama and hurry. We'd better get going if we want to get to Spanish class in time", I chided. We started walking towards the class, when Zack decided to ask an incredibly smart ( ß notice the sarcasm? ) question.

"I don't get it. You're already a foreigner, being British and all, so why do you have to take foreign languages?" He asked with curiosity.

"Because... being British does not mean I know more languages. The only advantage it gets me over 'Americans' is that I get to learn more languages with a sexy accent, rather than a plain one", I said that with a smug smile.

He threw back his head and laughed. He got many weird stares from onlookers but he didn't even pay attention. That was one thing I liked about him, he didn't give a damn about what people thought.

"Sexy accent, eh?" He asked still laughing. I nodded and couldn't help but laugh as well.

We went on, cracking lame jokes and laughing our heads off. It had been like that since yesterday. I honestly didn't remember the last time I had laughed so hard, in one day. Before I knew it, we were standing outside the classroom door.

We went inside and sat together in the back. It wasn't like we wouldn't be able to hear Mr. Shane from here; he was so loud that even students in the class next to ours were able to hear him.

I started thinking about how to tell him about the modelling thing, but he caught me before I had the chance to say anything.

"You want to tell me something don't you?" He asked with a small smile still playing at his lips.

I honestly don't know how he did that. How did he know me so well when we had only spent a day together. But he did, and I liked that.

"I actually want to tell you something really great that happened yesterday", I started and I could feel my cheeks grow warm.

"Really? What?" He asked excitedly.

"I got a call yesterday from-" I would have continued, but I had just seen who had entered the room with Mr. Shane.

I felt as though I had lost the ability to speak. I was pretty sure my mouth was hanging open, but I was too stunned to actually care.

I could hear Zack trying to bring me back to reality but when he noticed I was staring at the door, he also turned to look.

At that moment Mr. Shane had started to introduce the new student. Chris Hale.

It was only a moment before he noticed me. We locked eyes for a second and I saw the bewilderment in his eyes, but he quickly regained his composure.

Zack had furrowed his brows as he looked between me and Chris. I knew I would have to give him an explanation later, but not now.

"Chris, why don't you go sit there on the empty seat beside Vanessa", Mr. Shane said to him. At that, I came back to reality.

Chris smiled, before he nodded and walked up to me and Zack.

"Hey", he said with a smirk playing at his lips.

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Author's Note

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Picture on the side is of Zack. :P