Jake Turned off the engine and slid back into his seat, he had no idea why he was here, it was desolate at this time, there was still like, 10 minutes before anyone else would get here, but maybe it was his good mood that brought him to the school parking lot. First, he, aside from multiple run-ins with Eve's ExBoyfriend Kaine, had made a few good friends, and also, on of them helped get him onto the school Hockey team, he looked down at the shark on his shirt, or jersey, to be formal, the St. Joseph Academy Sharks, he looked over his shoulder atthe back, in bold black letters on the blue and black shirt, outlined by white, was the name Renfer on his new jersey, and the number, well, it had been his lucky number all his life, 16. He smiled, anticipating the first actual game, he also liked the fact that a beautiful 'A' was on the front of his jersey, where his heart was, standing for 'Assistant Captain'. Jake decided not to let his thoughts swerve him from reality, and turned on the radio to wait for some other people before getting out.

Texi sat alone in the music room, with one of the schools expensive electric guitars and an amp. "Hmm...lets see here..."
He played a few chords to get warmed up. He then Strummed out the opening chords to Santana's "Into the night".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQ9nQNx0KEs

Eve had to drag herself out of bed that morning, tired and groggy. Yesterday had been an absolute terror. With all of the new, rambunctious, public school kids running around, her big speech, and... the break up... she was struggling just to get through the day. Luckily, Jake had been there for her, helping her through most of it and watching her back all of the time. Hanging out with him yesterday after school had been pretty much the only good part of her day, but it was worth it. Seeing him play hockey was fun and then playing with him in the snow... It was even better. For once, she had felt like a little kid... Too bad for her, those times were over. When she got home that night, she had gone onto facebook, wanting to post her comment of the day. Instead, she saw an old message from Kaine, her newfound ex... It wasn't even a minute before she was bawling. By the time she had composed herself, it was late and she needed to sleep. Luckily, there was no assigned homework, but she didn't sleep well, that was for sure.

She quickly took a shower and blow-dried her hair to just the right texture and shape, making it sort of flip out at the bottom. In anticipation of coming tears, she only wore foundation as makeup, which was easy to reapply and unnoticeable when you cried. In no mood to eat, she grabbed a granola bar and headed out the door. Despite it being a bit early, she wanted to get to school before she started expecting Kaine to show up. By the time she pulled into the parking lot, she was majorly depressed. However, it was a good day for Jake, so she tried her best to be cheerful. He had made the hockey team, after all, and as assistant captain! News spread fast, in this neighborhood, especially since he was a former Everwood student. Surprisingly, she saw that he was already there and quickly put on a cheerful face. Seeing Kaine would be nothing, today... At least, she hoped it wasn't. But Jake would protect her, right...? Or could she even rely on him, that much? She gave a mental sigh as she approached Jake's car. Well, it would be best to just wait the day out, and if she cried... then so what? It was easy to go hide in the bathroom or in the auditorium, and there was no makeup to smear. Kaine couldn't hurt her anymore, and she knew this. Of course, his words and the memory of him would sting for quite a while, she guessed, but it would go away. There was faith in her heart.

"Hey, Jake!" She smiled happily upon coming up to his car, wondering if she had surprised him. "You're here pretty early!" She had to yell over the music and over the glass, which muffled her voice. He seemed extremely happy, so her heart warmed, a little bit. Yes... She could get through today if she distracted herself. Easy... right?

Jake looked up at the window, then quickly turned down the radio and lowered his window, "Yeah, I have no idea why Im here though", he looked at the door and saw some students already heading in, for another day of possible torture, but hey, teens can survive that stuff. He turned off the radio and heater, and got out of the car, making sure he raised the window in case it snowed, then looked at the school, sighed and took off his hat, "Well, ready for more painfull learning? Because its sitting about 20 feet from us in that building" he smiled down at Eve and waited for a response, she seemed better than she had been for most of yesterday, which was good, and he wouldnt have to hand out packets today! "Whooptee do", he thought sarcastically to himself.

Eve shrugged. "Because you can be?" She suggested, trying to be helpful. When he got out of the car, she stepped back for him to open the door. "Congratulations," She told him, quickly, before she could forget. "So... New assistant captain, huh? Pretty nice title for an Everwood student." She smiled at that, to show that she was only joking. When he took off his hat, she glanced at the school, shoving her hands deep into her pockets. "Of course! She exclaimed, not even realizing that he had been being sarcastic. "To be able to obtain more information... to learn new things... It's the greatest thing in the world!" Her eyes were sparkling as she talked about it. Then again, it was her main passion, so why not love it a little? Or a lot? Realizing that he probably thought that was strange, she glanced down at her feet, embarrassed. "U-Um... Well, the school gates should be opened up, soon," She said, looking up at the building. As if on cue, she saw a black sports car pull up next to Jake. After nearly a year, it was hard not to recognize the vehicle. "L-Let's go wait up there!" She said quickly, pulling him toward the gate, quickly, by his hand. Kaine stepped out of the black car, watching them walk off. Eve didn't even want to look at him, much less be that close to him... It was best not to get involved with him outside of student council. However, it was all she could do not to make herself walk instead of run. Even so, she went as fast as possible. Once there, she leaned against the wall next to the gate, just looking at the sky as she tried to calm her beating heart. "You were good, yesterday," She told him, happily... and a bit shakily. "I didn't know you could play hockey like that. It's impressive."

Tansie had been in the music room. She was playing the piano for awhile but when she heard a gutair she stopped and looked over at the guy sitting there with a expensive gutair. Her thoughts were "he better not break that gutair" then she turned back to the piano and figured she would leave it for the day. Tansie then got up and waved at the boy and walked out of the music room. She wasn't use to talking to people at this moment. It was only the second day back and she didn't want to talk because she might let something slip about her father.

Her father was rich and a jerk. Her father had never loved her he was always busy planning out in his mind what his son would of been like. Well Tansie didn't know that for sure but she was about 98% sure that was what he was doing. Tansie also refused to play baseball like her dad wanted. So that had been hard for her seeing as her dad didn't like no for an answer.

Tansie walked into the school with her black skirt on and the white dress shirt with the blue pull over. She had always worn flats when she wore a skirt. The black flats just helped it look more like a uniform. Then she sat down on a bench in the hall and sighed. What could she do?

Jake smiled at the compliment, even though he was practically being dragged across the prking lot intentionally, TOWARDS the school, he had a good idea why though, so he didn't argue, "Well, its in my blood, just like never getting cold, because this is not a cold place compared to my old town" I smiled and stopped, "The gates are open, want to go inside?", he wondered how all the other Everwood kids had done yesterday...

(OOC: Oh, and guys, St. Josephs has a uniform code, I forgot to put that, I think...)

[OOC: Bahaha I already knew that, though I don't remember exactly what it was... Just that the colors were black and red. And everyone had a tie, I think. :o]

Eve nodded in understanding. Hadn't he said something like that once before? If she could remember correctly, his old town had either been in Canada... or somewhere really cold. Ugh, she had such a bad memory... Sometimes, it annoyed her. When he pointed out that the gates were open, she smiled and nodded. "Sure," She said, glancing over at the parking lot. Kaine was only a few feet from them... It was definitely time to go inside. Turning, she started to walk in with Jake, only to be stopped by Kaine calling her name. "Eve!" Almost obediently, she froze in place, staring at the ground with wide eyes. She couldn't face him... "Y-Yes?" She asked, as he came up behind her. He stuck his arm around her playfully, making her blush. "Don't forget, today's your turn for recycling pickup." Eve nodded, stiffly, and he let go of her, smiling. Whether he thought they were still friends or if he was just trying to upset her, she couldn't tell... but he DID flash Jake a nasty glare. "So... You really are gonna stick around the newbie, aren't ya? That's pathetic, even for you, Eve." She looked up at Kaine, trying to keep her cool. "Yeah, well at least he's smarter than you," She said, biting her lip. Her voice was bitter, but her eyes held a strange sort of confused pain. Kaine simply shrugged and turned, walking off. He seemed to be getting kicks out of showing up in her life over and over, but she didn't know why he would be aiming to make her miserable. He wasn't usually like that, and he had no reason to hate her... did he? Her gaze rested on the school gates as she watched several people walk in.

[OOC: I think I should make Kaine an actual character sheet... hmm...]

[The Kaine sheet would help, so we know more about him *cough*and to make fun of him with*cough*]

Jake stared at Kaine until he left, and could have sworn that Kaine was shivering, and not from the cold, he had been looking at his jersey most of that short conversation, "Don't worry Eve, hes just mad that I have a jersey after 1 day, so he can kiss the term 'newbie' goodbye", Jake walked into the school with Eve, and looked around, the halls were pretty quiet, but there were people, he could see them, then he realized, they were staring, "Uh...".

[Sorry for short post, kinda tired, might turn in for night in a bit]

[OOC: I'll probably make his sheet later today. :D]

Eve glanced up at Jake when he tried to console her. Even when she was hiding it, he always seemed to know when she was upset... She gave him a gentle smile, in return. "Yeah, you're probably right," She replied. "You're amazing, but it IS gonna be surprising for most people." She wasn't lying about it being a surprise to people... but that most definitely wasn't Kaine's motivation. He hated the hockey team, especially David, their 'leader'. Time and time again, she had been warned to stay away from them, although she knew this was only because of some upsetting memory that he had with David in the past. Everyone on the hockey team was just as nice as any other student. Seeing that people were staring at Jake, she smiled. "They'll stop soon enough," She assured him. "Like you said... You got a jersey after just one day, and as assistant captain, no less. It's gonna take a while for everyone to wrap their heads around Everwood students possibly being equal to us, in standard."

Jake smiled at what Eve said, but she was wrong, it wasn't really the jersey they were looking at, it was the everwood student who was standing beside and talking to their own president, "Eve, they are staring because Im standing beside you, and your student council president", he paused to think of how to finish his statement, "And Im from everwood"... Jake figured they were also sightly surprised by the jersey, but that didn't compare to an everwood student talking to the president, it wasn't because I had gotten a jersey in one day, it was who I managed to become friends with on the first day...

Eve was more surprised by this statement than she should have been. Hadn't she been expecting that? After all, the principal had even warned her of such a thing happening. Still, it made her blush to think now that all of these people were staring at HER, too, and she looked down. "U-Um... B-But like I said, theyre just surprised that Everwood students can be equal to us. I-I'm sure they'll get bored of it soon enough..." However, it was a bit harder to convince herself of this. Would they, really? Nervously, she reached up to tug on one of her pigtails, stressfully. It was just a habit that she had picked up. What would Jake say to her still wearing pigtails, though? Would he even notice? She sighed, mentally. It didn't really even matter... Why did she keep thinking about such little things? Obviously, she was the only one that cared about it. Her gaze rested on a girl nearby, who was sitting on a bench in the hallway. It seemed like she was upset, but wanted to be left alone... Would it be right to go over to her? Anxiously, Eve directed her attention back to her feet, trying to ignore everyone who was staring at them.

Jake looked down at the floor for a second, then looked over at Eve, "We should uh, go now", he smiled and put his hat in his schoolbag, "Im gonna go put my stuff in my locker, ok?", he was a bit nervous with all the people just watching him, it wasnt like hockey, where they are all watching you, when you get the puck and your going down the ice, there is no thrill like that, they arent cheering for you here, they are probably disgusted.

Tansie looked at the two standing in the halls. She didn't know the girl to well but remembered her from her school. Then she looked at the boy. She was a little shocked but not overly. It was bound to happen sometime that a everwood would hang out with one of the many students that she went to school with. She just ignored them knowing that they probaly didn't like to be stared at so she just looked down at the ground. Tansie should probaly leave to go do something other then sit here. But the only thing she wanted to do was either practice soccer or play the piano but she couldn't play soccer just yet she would always wait until the afternoon. As for the piano someone was playing the gutair in the music room so she didn't want to disturb him.

Eve looked up when Jake talked, surprised. Already? It wasn't time for school to start yet, though... However, when he said that he was going to put his stuff in his locker, she nodded. "O-Okay," She said, smiling. Suddenly, her eye caught a piece of paper on the wall, one which she had seen many times before: Theater club. It was advertising an audition for their next play. The audition was a "come in when you want" type of thing, going on all week. You just needed to sign up for a time on the sheet outside of the music room. Each time she passed the poster, it caught her eye, but she knew it was hopeless. With no acting talent, her shyness, and such a childish look, there was no way that she could get into a play. Even so, something drove her to want to sign up... She just couldn't bring herself to do it. "I... I have something that I need to take care of in the music room, anyways," She told Jake, looking back up at him. "I-I guess I'll see you... later?" She said, nervously. This was anxious for her, so she quickly waved and ran off towards the music room. Why am I doing this, again...? It always ends the same.... Just like every day last year, she stood in front of the sign-up sheet, outside of the music room. This year's play was The Sound of Music... Interesting. She had seen the movie once before, but to even think of PERFORMING in it was out of the question. There was no way that she could compete with all of these experienced actors and musicians...

"So are you gonna sign up?" Eve turned to see where the voice had come from, spotting a boy standing there, crossing his arms as he stared at her. "O-Oh, um, no, I-I can't..." She said quickly, waving her hands. He tilted his head, curiously. "Why?" He asked. "You stare at that thing every day. There's gotta be SOME reason for that, right?" She blushed bright red and looked down at her feet. This guy was clearly gay, from the way he spoke and acted (and for the fact that she had seen him with several guys), but he was just as intimidating as a 400-pound muscular guy, to her. "B... Because! I-I don't know how to act..." She laughed, nervously, and he walked up to her. "Hmm... Aren't you acting right now?" He asked. "Besides, you're pretty enough, if you'd just get rid of those tacky pigtails." She flushed bright red as he pulled the ribbons from her hair in one, swift motion. As her hair fell around her shoulders, he examined her and nodded, approvingly. "Yup, perfect." Now he turned to the sign-up sheet and began writing on it. Eve didn't know what to say or do, she was so embarrassed. He had seen her with her hair down, and it was weird having him "examine" her, like that. Noticing his writing, she looked at him. "A-Are you signing up?" She asked. He shook his head and smiled. "I already did yesterday," He explained. As soon as he finished writing, he placed the pen back in his pocket and stepped back, nodding. "But YOU'LL be auditioning for the part of Maria. Today, after school... Be prepared!" She flushed bright red, panicking. "N-No! I-I can't, I--!" His look was enough to shut her up. "The theater is calling to you," He said, sharply. "It'd be an insult to ignore it." Now he turned and walked away, leaving her there, alone. Her name, on THAT list... She sunk slowly to her knees, putting both of her hands on her face in horror. And yet, she was... HAPPY. Her heart pounded fiercely in her chest, and she let the ribbons drop from her hand to the floor. H... How am I supposed to come up with something by the END OF THE DAY?!

Slowly, she got to her feet, trembling as she stared at the sheet. How had he known... that she wanted to write her name on that list? It was something she had accepted would never happen, since she was so scared, but he had suddenly come along and helped her... And yet, she was terrified. What was she supposed to come up with? She didn't even know what you were supposed to prepare! A monologue? A song? A dance? Would they provide these things for you? Was she supposed to dress up? Panicked, she turned and ran down the hall, leaving her ribbons there. She wouldn't tie her hair back up... At least, not now. Nobody seemed to like it up, and maybe just that would help her with the audition... But what if she GOT the part? Or got A part? By the time she got outside, she was breathless and slumped down onto a bench, laying her head down and groaning. What am I gonna do...?! She thought, helplessly. I-I'm happy, but... I don't know how to act! I can't do it... Maybe I should just not show up? Explain to the director that some random kid signed me up without my consent? oh, but I WANTED to sign up! What to do...?!

Alex woke up, groggy and blurry-eyed. She began to close her eyes again, until she realized it was a school day. The fact that break was over hadn't completely hit her yet. The thought that she had to leave home made her grimace as she reluctantly peeled the covers back and managed to slowly pull herself out of bed. She stood and looked in the mirror. Staring back at her was squinting girl with a mess of hair and a set of wrinkled pajamas. With dragging feet, she entered the bathroom, taking a long, hot shower that had the proper effect of waking her up. Honestly, it had made her a smidge more joyful. After brushing her teeth, etc. Alex stood in front of the mirror once more, now finding a girl with a fresh face, brushed, straight hair, and a uniform staring back at her. She pulled on her tie for a moment before putting on a smile, and heading out the door.

Alex slipped through the crowd of teens - a mixture of overly-active Everwood kids and seemingly annoyed St. Joseph kids. A whole semester together, and the two still hadn't seemed to quite come together like they were supposed to. So far, the morning had gone by without anything significant happening. All she could think about was getting back to the soccer field, and doing what she did best. Running on the lush green grass, handling the ball, wind whipping through her hair. Alex shook her head, trying to focus on what was happening around her. Her eyes sped over her surroundings until her gaze rested on a girl not too far away from her. Tansie. There wasn't a doubt in her mind that she had been thinking along the same lines as she had just a second ago.
Alex came up behid her. "Hey,"she said, a smile pulling at the corners of her mouth.

(sorry if it's kind of scratchy, being behind has me a little dazed and confused :D)

Tansie looked at Alex and smiled "Hey Alex". Then Tansie knew that Alex was on the soccer team. "What are you up to today Alex?" Then Tansie got up. She looked at Alex and had a feeling that Alex was thinking of playing soccer something her and Alex both did very good in. She sighed "Let me guess you want me to go play soccer with you?" Then she waited for Alex to answer. While she did. She watched as the everwood kids snapped at some of her classmates. Tansie would just treat all the everwood kids the same as her classmates. It only seemed fair. If there was a reason for Tansie to hate the Everwood kids she would but as of right now she had no reason too.

Alex shook her head. "Up to nothing. I still can't believe it's been whole semester already. It seems like just yesterday we all just go here. I mean, it really seems like it," she said gesturing to the obvious division in the crowd between the two schools. She sighed as her eyes shifted back to Tansie. "But yes, most definetely! After school, you gotta meet on the field," she said. Honestly, she was just a tiny bit jealous of her. She was the captain of the soccer team and Alex used to be the captain - back at Everwood. No doubt, she admired her skills, but there was still a small part of her the yearned to have that position back. Her thoughts were beginning to show up in her expression. She shook her head, replacing it with a grin. "But yeah, do you think you can make it?" The idea of a 1-on-1 game exciting her. Alex was always up for a competition.

(excuse the previous post btw, now freshly edited - had to get it out there before the rp got to far ahead)

Tansie smiled. "After school sounds great, I will be sure to be in the soccer field" Then Tansie could tell from the look on Alexs face that she was jelous and Tansie knew exactly why. "Alex, If you want..after I have that match with you after school I will see how good you are maybe possibly get you to be the Assistant Captain" She smiled a little. Tansie knew that Alex was from Everwood. Tansie also knew that Alex was the captain back at her school. "Well I got to go, I guess I will see you late Alex" Then Tansie walked toward the music room. She knew about the play and Tansie would be willing to play all the music needed on the piano. After all it was a musical play.

Tansie saw the sighn up sheet and got her self a spot at lunch time for playing music in the back round for it. After that she looked at the list and saw Eves name was on there. That was a surprise to Tansie. Tansie then walked out side and found Eve on a bench. "Eve? I didn't know you wanted to be in the play"

Her eyes widened as she mentioned being Assistant Captain. It wasn't exactly what she really wanted, but it was close enough. She shook her head and glanced at the ground in slight disbelief. Alex knew that Tansie wasn't rude to the Everwood kids, but she didn't think she'd make this kind of offer for her. It was definetely more than she had hoped for - soccer wise - when she first arrived here. "Are you serious? That'd be great!"

"Well I got to go, I guess I will see you later Alex."
She nodded, "Yeah, see you later."
Walking off, a smile was plastered to her face. With every step she became more excited about this afternoon. No doubt she'd bring her A-game.
Alex looked up and noticed Jake at his locker. As she approached him, she noticed that he seemed a bit shaken up. Earlier today, she had seen the way people were looking at him as he and Eve talked. She leaned near him. "Hey, you alright?"

Eve heard someone say her name and immediately sat up, turning to look at them in surprise. It wasn't anyone she recognized, very well. She had been the girl in the hallway earlier that morning, right? "U-Um... W-Well..." She stammered, not sure how to reply. Acting obviously wasn't her cup of tea, so why DID she want to do this? She had no answer, and she wasn't gonna rat that kid out for doing her a favor. So, to buy herself some time, she glanced down at her lap. "I-I'm sorry... Who are you?" She asked, looking back up at the girl. It was true that she was familiar, and she seemed friendly... Wasn't she on the soccer team? "I-I'm sorry, I try my best to remember everybody's names, but there's so many kids this year..." She explained, rubbing the back of her head. It was he job as student body president to familiarize herself with everyone. She didn't have to be best friends with them, or even meet them, but she felt it necessary to know everyone's name. That was a much harder task, now that the school had doubled in population.

Jake looked up from his locker at who ad just spoken, he was relieved, it was just Alex, she was one of the people he actually knew some at Everwood, they both liked sports and stuff, so it just fit, he closed his locker and shrugged, "Its nothing, just getting a lot of stares because Im assistant Captain of St. Joseph's hockey team and its only our second day here from everwood, but maybe they just didnt even know that we had a hockey team at all", Jake grinned, that was actually possible, this wasn't Canada, it wasnt that big a hockey place either...

(David is green.)

David walked past the music room, listening to the guitar being played, whoever was in there was really good, he thought about going in and saying hi, but he wanted to see what was new with everyone, not some stranger with a guitar.

(Does Eve want to know how to put color? I know you loved purple XD)

[OOC: I'm sorry for not having an IC post, but YESS. I WANT TO KNOWWW. I miss Eve's purple. DX <3]

Alex let out a laugh. "Very true. But maybe they're just jealous. I mean, if you're already assistant captain, you must be pretty amazing." Just as she finished her sentence, two St. Joseph's guys passed them, their eyes shooting daggers. She watched them walk off down the hall. "Like I said, it's jealousy. But you're probably gonna catch that from some of the hockey team players too. Since some of them have probably already been wanted that position. Whatever to that though. Congrats - you deserved it," she said with a smile. “I’m kind of excited though ’cause Tansie - she’s the captain of the soccer - said that after our match today, she could probably offer me Assistant Captain…but I doubt it’s going to happen.”

(quick question - is it that they arrived yesterday or it’s been a semester and this is their second day back from break)

Tansie looked at Eve. "Its alright not many people remember me anyways" Then as Eve went on Tansie smiled. Then sat down beside Eve. "I'm Tansie, Captain of the girls soccer team" Then she looked at Eve. She was still shocked that Eve wanted to be in the play. "Let me guess for the play you don't have a part or something to practice, I could get you some lines from the part you want to play to practice I do know that play very well, I my self am trying out for the play" Then she looked at Eve.

"Are you sure your alright you seem shaky" Tansie said curious to know.

(Sorry its not much...)