temporarybliss
derek hale deserved better
walk around fearless
artem andrews
A fresh start. It was exactly what Artem wanted, and even needed, in this new and unfamiliar place. Tightening her grip on her backpack, the girl looked down at her schedule as she pushed open the office doors, only to smack into someone. “Oh shit!” She inhaled sharply, her paper falling slowly from her hands. Immediately she bent down to grab it, only for the boy before her to get to it first. “No, I’m sorry!” She assured, trying to take responsibility for the bump in the hallway. After all, she didn’t know the place and surely wasn’t paying attention to where she was going.
Slowly, Artem stood back up, biting down on her lower lip awkwardly as he fiddled to get the paper out from under the chair. Her eyes stayed on him until he finally stood, then she looked to the side before returning her gaze back to him. She didn’t want him to think she was staring or anything else weird, that was the last thing Artem needed. “Oh, no, yeah, I’m fine, don’t worry.” She shook her head with a small smile. “Are you okay?” The girl followed in suit, feeling guilty now for not looking where she was going. “Sorry you had to crawl around to get that, I totally could’ve.” She sighed, only to realize she was talking incredibly fast.
With a deep breath, she tried to calm herself, only to notice him looking her over. With a raised brow, she was suspicious, but then he introduced himself and she quickly realized it was because she was, technically, ‘the new girl’.
Before she could introduce herself, an older woman came down the hallway, calling to the boy. She looked familiar, but Artem couldn’t place her finger on it until Ben said her name. Right. Ms. Man-something, during their meeting with her and her parents she had been sure to tell Artem to simply call her ‘Ms. M’, which was weirdly casual compared to her old school. At her request to the golden haired boy, Artem parted her lips as if to say it was fine, but the woman was already leaving.
Tongue in cheek, Artem turned back to him, a small, almost apologetic smile on her face. Before she could tell him it wasn’t necessary though, he was already helping with her schedule. “Ben.” She nodded, hoping to be able to remember his name, “I’m Artem. It’s nice to meet you.” Finally. It felt weird not introducing herself earlier, but they had been interrupted.
He seemed nice enough and genuine too which was rare for guys her age, or maybe it was just guys from her old school… Either way, it seemed Ben was a good first student to meet. At his offer to walk her to classes, the blonde smiled, ready to say no only to cock her head at the mention of a jail and mental hospital. “Okay, um, if that’s true then please help me get to my classes. I don’t want to get lost and murdered by ghosts.” She laughed, hoping the joke would land. It would be mortifying if it didn’t.
“An indoor pool?” She gasped, “No way, that’s sick!” Her excitement shone through her nervousness, but then he brought her to a glass cabinet with trophies and photos. It was all soccer. Her dad told her they had a pretty good team, but Artem was still on the fence about trying out. Maybe this was a sign though. What are the odds the first person she meets was also on the soccer team? At least, she assumed he was.
Pursing her lips, the girl admired the trophies and looked over the pictures, seeing his face in at least a few of them. “Are practices open for everyone?” Artem turned back to him with a raised brow, “I was captain back home, just don’t know if I’m gonna try out yet.” She admitted, not trying to brag but- Well, no, maybe she was bragging a little. She actually preferred playing co-ed, it was usually rougher which made it more fun. Then, she asked, “Are you trying out?”
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