Hana Lane
The closer that they got to the school, the faster Hana's heart seemed to beat. She was definitely nervous, but she tried not to let it show with Katherine standing close to her. The girl was already condescending and rude as it was, and Hana didn't want to give her anything to hold against her. She would maintain her strong and indifferent front and hope that things didn't end up as badly as she expected them to. A wave of relief set in when Melissa Cane not only responded to her text, but reassured her that she would be at the school shortly, too. At least I won't be alone for long... she thought, although she tried to slow her walking speed slightly, hoping that she could cut that five minute difference down by even a little bit.
Even as they moved through the growing crowd, Katherine remained silent and Hana expected that she wouldn't bother to say anything before separating from her and flocking straight to her friends. Needless to say, she was surprised when Katherine stopped walking and spoke to her. Even though she was probably giving Hana a hidden insult in her comment, Hana also knew that Katherine was an idiot. She was too stupid to realize that what she was saying wasn't as nice as she thought it was and that blindly directing Hana to a group of strangers didn't make her the modern-day Mother Theresa. She was still a dumb brat, but at least she was making some type of effort to make things less hostile between them. That had to count for something, Hana supposed.
"See you later," she responded quietly, although Katherine had already turned around by now and was on her way to her clique. Luckily, in that moment, she heard someone calling her name from behind and she spun around to see Melissa Cane coming in her direction. Hana was more than glad to return Melissa's hug and not in agreement to her comment about the uniforms. She was wearing the white polo shirt with the CB emblem embroidered on it, as well as the school-distributed plaid skirt, and figured that everyone else would be wearing the same thing. As someone who went to public school for her entire academic life, Hana wasn't used to uniforms, but almost felt like they might make things easier. It would be one less thing for peope to comment on, if they were all wearing the same things. She couldn't have been more wrong though, and Katherine's uniform differences were nothing compared to what her friends were wearing. "I've never had to wear uniforms before at my old schools, but I actually thought that having to wear them would be one less thing to worry about. I didn't realize that people could turn a uniform code into a fashion competition, too," she said lightly, allowing a small smile to appear on her face. Even though she was relieved to have a friend, she was still nervous for the next few hours, and really, the next few months. "Has your brother made friends already? I expected to see him with you."