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Gabriel sat down waiting for the teacher to arrive, typical, late as per. 'Hey.' She said bringing him out of his thoughts.

He looked up at her, her curls fell over her perfectly structured face, her green eyes hiding behind her designer glasses. 'Hey Char.'

'Is this seat taken?'

'No be my guest.'

She smiled sitting next to him placing her books and pens on the desk. 'So no sign of Crotchets?'

'No not yet your safe.'

She smiled.

'So how come you're late you're usually first here.'

'Business.'

He nodded. He knew all to well everyone went to the school geek for help she couldn't help but be a brainiac she was the best the school has and for a price she'd get anything down for, well just about anyone.

'Stop staring Gabe, any one who didn't know you would think you had a thing for me!' She laughed bitterly.

'Sorry just thinking.'

'Oh really? What about?'

'Not much. Just how you know how to work the circuit, and how you can get everyone anything they want at a price.'

She smiled. 'I'm just to good.'

'You are the best Char. I've never met anyone like you.'

She tapped him. 'Oh stop Gabe you'll make me blush.'

He smiled.

''Then I'd have to kill you!' She laughed hysterically.

He looked at her, was she like him? was she hiding her true identity to the world? Or was she a cereal killer in disguise?

'Chill Gabe joke.'

He smiled laughing her she indeed had a sense of humour. It was one to be reckoned with.

She keeled over laughing. He nudged her she looked up as Crotchets entered the class with a scowl on his face. 'Someone didn't get a good fucking this morning.'

Gabrielle laughed, she was too much sometimes though she was the school geek she sure had a way with words.'

Crotchets stare alerted them both. '-Miss. Campbell, Mr. Russo detention.'

Oh shit.

'He's in s bad fucking mood this morning.'

'Language Mr. Russo.'

'Sir .'

'Good morning class. Today I'd like you to work in pairs for your presentation at the end of the week I'll place all the books on your desks them form their I'd like you to discuss one of the topics and do you presentation on one of those topics.' He said before handing the books out. 'Looks like you and me are paired Gabe.'

'Looks that way don't it!' He smirked.

'I'm not doing all the work you have to contribute.'

'I will take a chill pill Char.'

She smiled as the books fell onto the desk. 'And I don't want you two messing around.'

'We won't sir.'

'Good. And Mr. Russo this is a paired presentation so...I don't want you taking advantage of Miss. Campbell and making her do all of the work. I know you Mr. Russo so be warned.'

'Sir.'

He nodded walking away. Gabrielle made faces making Charlotte laugh. 'Pack it in Gabe he'll give us more time in detention and I know how you like nothing more than to chill with your friends.'

'Sorry Char lets get on with this shit.'

They got on with their presentation talking about what they wanted to choose and why woth minimal arguments back and forth they finally decided as the bell rang. 'Class dismissed.'

They all pulled themselves up leaving the class.

'Miss. Campbell and Mr. Russo room 10,09 after school. '

'Sir.'

They walked out the class. 'Fuck I thought he'd forget.'

She chuckled shaking her head. 'That dumb ass never forgets.'

He laughed. 'There you are stop playing to toncil tennis with your girlfriend.'

'fuck you!'

'Hey char.'

'Demetri'

'So why you late?'

'Fucking tosser.'

'So we on for soft school.'

'Sorry bro me and char have detention.'

'More like passing behind the school cafeteria.' He chuckled.

'I swear he has a death wish Gabe.'

His chuckle caught short. 'You wouldn't nerd.'

'Want to try me?' She smirked.

'Not really now come on before the hoe gives us detention.'

'I'll see you later Gabe.'

'Sure Char.'

'Demetri.'

'Charlotte.'

They walked away. 'How come she gets to call you Gabe when no one else can?'

'Cause.'

He looked at Gabrielle. 'Oh my god your fucking her.'

'Fuck dem keep it down. And no we're not fucking she's just got more privileges than you cause she can get what I want,'

'And what's going to happen when you get it ?'

'What do you mean.'

'She likes you Gabrielle.'

He laughed. 'Shut the fuck up.'

'She does, she wouldn't've gone out of her way to make sure she got a date to the valentines disco of she didn't. Think about it bro your in some shit.'

They slipped into the room he sat thinking why if she did really like him in that way? Nagh.

The rest of the day went with a breeze, he hadn't seen Charlotte since their lesson this morning he usually did she must've been doing something important not to eat her lunch in the cafeteria. 'Thinking if the nerd aye?'

'No.'

'Liar.'

'Just wondering why she's not here she usually is.'

'Maybe she's eating somewhere else alone.'

'Maybe.'

After lunch they went to their last two lessons of the day. Gabrielle went to room10,02 for detention Charlotte was already in their. She smiled. He returned her smiled and sat down. 'Where were you at lunch?'

'Why you miss me?' She said grinning.

'Nope. Just wondering.'

'I'm wounded.' She said clinching her chest laughing.

He smiled shaking his head. 'No, really where were you?'

'Business.'

He nodded.

'You two quiet this is detention.'

'Sir.'

They looked at each other trying not to laugh. Pity she was a nerd, she was pretty. No Gabe take that thought out of your head.

He took out a piece of paper and scribbled on it. Passing it to her. She took it off him reading it. "Do you like me?"

She looked at it questionably. Scribbling on it passing it back."of course you're my friend!"

She passed it back, he looked at it scribbling something down. passing it back to her. " I meant romantically der!"

He passed it back to her. She took it off him and read it. She scribbled something down passing it back He took it off her. "Ew no. No offence Gabe you're kinda hot and good looking but no not in that way x"

She passed it back he looking kinda disappointed but smirked scribbling something down passing it to her. She took it off him looking at it. "I'm board fancy getting out of here?"

She looked over at the sleeping teacher and back at him nodding. He smiled they slid quietly off their chairs tiptoeing out of the room. 'Thank fuck I was going insane in there.'

'Me to.' She looked at him. 'Why did you ask me if I liked you Gabe?'

'Demetri has it in his head you fancied me.'

She laughed.

'What's so funny you said I was hot.'

'Yah and.' She laughed harder. 'He's a character that one.'

'He said you only wanted to go to the dance with me because you had the hots for me.'

She laughed harder what did this girl find some funny?

'Oh my god that guy is fucking hilarious. ' she said controlling her laughter and failing. 'I did it to get al the other girls jealous Gabe, fuck every girl wants to go with the bed boy of the school.'

'You think I'm a bad boy?'

'I don't think I know, and I know they'd have a scowl so big on their fucking faces knowing you picked a geek over al other pretty faces.'

He smiled laughing this girl was good. He'd have to watch her she was cunning the kind of girl he liked, so full of surprises and hidden tack-tics.

'What's up Gabe?'

'Just thinking what a good alloy you'd be.'

She smiled. 'Is that a job offering?'

'Maybe some day when we get out of this dump.'

'I'll hold you to that.'

He smiled. 'Come on I need food I don't know about you.'

'Now you're talking my language.'

He smiled shaking his head they headed to the cafeteria for something to eat before they both headed to their rooms