Best Friends Forever? by thepurplebutterfly (acx book reading TXT) 📕

I just don't know anyone." He said ruffling his hair.
"Well soon you'll know people and fit right in." I smiled.
"Thanks." He laughed. "Are you popular?" His question shocked me.
"Um, I don't know I just know a lot of people." I answered.
"Do you reckon you could introduced me to them?" He asked.
"Uhh, yeah but not all of them are in year seven." I said.
"That doesn't matter. Thanks."He assured.
"So whats your locker number?"
"Oh right." He said passing me a piece of paper wrapped around a key. His hand lightly grazed mine and just in that one small touch I felt sparks fly all around my body and fizzle out just as fast as they had moved. I pulled the key out from underneath the paper and studied the number.
"Okay, well your locker should be around her somewhere." I said leading him up the stairs towards the lockers near the maths class rooms. I stopped right in front of the right one. "This is it." I said gesturing to it. I handed him the key.
"Thanks." He leaned forward for what seemed like a kiss and moved straight back like one of those old shimmy dance moves.
"What are you doing?" I asked.
"Well I was just going to give you a hug to show my thanks. What did you think I was going to do?" He asked squinting at my shocked face.
"Uhh, nothing don't worry about it." I laughed straightening my posture. "Still offering that hug?" I asked.
He smiled the smile I knew and he hugged me. I felt him take a deep breath.
"Um, did you just smell me?" I asked.
He retracted his arms and put his hands in his pockets. "What? No. pfft." he shrugged my suggestion off.
"Jasmine!" a voice said. I spun around to see Cyrus surrounded by his friends standing there.
"Oh, um, hey. What do you want?" I tried to say confidently.
"What are you doing? I knew it!" He said.
"Its not what you think. I was showing him where his locker is." I said. I felt Cameron's arm slide around my waist which made me jump in shock.
"What are you jealous?" Cameron smiled a sly smile.
"Your going out with him?!" I could tell Cyrus was infuriated by Cameron's attitude and to be honest I was a little too.
"What? No." I said slapping Cameron's arm. He quickly retracted it.
"Jasi?" I spun the other way to see Jess walking towards us.
"Jess!" I said running towards her. I went to give her a hug but she stepped back.
"You told me it wasn't true. That you didn't like him!" She said looking at the ground.
"What? No I don't like him I was showing him where his locker was honest but he hugged me and Cyrus got the wrong idea and you just walked up at the wrong time." I explained.
"Well this is awkward." Cameron said.
"Cameron shut up." I said trying to control the confusion and anger.
"Yeah Cameron shut up!" Cyrus said swinging to punch him in the side of the face.
"CYRUS!" Jess yelled rushing to Cameron's aid. "You don't always have to be an asshole you know!"
"Cyrus just take your friends and leave." I snapped. "You have ruined enough today."
"Are you okay?" Jess asked cupping his face in her hands. He moaned in reply and spat out a bit of blood. We helped him sit up against the lockers. then we stood back. I turned to Jess and she turned to face me.
"Jess, I was serious before. I don't like him. If he was to be anything to me it would be a friend." I said. "I don't want to lose you as my best friend. I don't know what I would do!"
"Its okay Jasi. You're not going to lose me. You can't." She smiled. I stretched my arms out for a hug and she obliged my wish.
"Are you two done being gay?" Cameron mumbled from the ground.
"What did you just say?" I asked.
"I'll take that too mean you are done." he groaned as he stood up. "Now are you telling me that you don't like me like that?"
"Yeah, sorry if you misunderstood overheard bits of a conversation pal, but we have to go." I said taking my bag from Jess and marching off to music.
School day

I tossed my bag into the top corner of the bag rack. Jess walked up behind me talking to Cameron. I quickly spun around fiddling with my bag so I didn't look like I was listening to their conversation.
"Don't mind Jasi, she is actually really nice." Jess said.
"Yeah and she is really hot." He said.
"Um, okay." She said sounding a bit awkward.
"What? I'm only speaking the truth." He said sounding cocky again. Oh my god he new I was listening he is saying these thing on purpose.
"Hey Jess." I said spinning around holding my pencil case close.
"Hey Jasi!" She said placing her bag next to mine.
I glared at Cameron and turned back to Jess.
"Jasmine, wait." He said grabbing my arm. I felt the little sparks fizzle and pop through my body again. I quickly pulled my arm away.
"What do you want?" I asked.
"I wanted to apologize for my actions and I realize they must have offended you but you can't blame me I love attractive girls." He smiled.
"Okay I'll forgive you if you stop saying that!" I laughed.
"Okay I promise," he said crossing his heart.
I laughed and turned back around to Jess. "I see you're getting to know the new guy," I smiled.
"Yeah, he is really cool! He felt really bad for offending you and messing everything up." She said.
"I believe that. Did he tell you to put in a good word for him? Haha! But honestly its not his fault, its Cyrus's." I said.
"Talking about me?"
"No Cyrus we're blaming you for Cam's bleeding lip!" Jess snapped.
"Whoa you're calling him Cam?" Cyrus said taken aback.
"Yeah well I know him unlike you! You're just jealous that Jasi is moved on from you and was possibly someone better than you!" She said angrily and stormed into the class room pulling me along behind her.

We slid in behind seats and waited for Mrs Bowles to come in and start the class. She came in not long after and conducted the lesson. We got to play on they keyboards because it was out practical music lesson. It soon finished because we were actually enjoying ourselves which if you knew Mrs Bowles you would understand.

When the bell rang we packed up our stuff and went out to our bags and mingled with 7-1 because they had music as well.
"So I hear you're going out with me?" Cameron said sliding into my vision like an eel.
"What? No! Stop saying that because rumors spread unbelievably quickly at this school and I know a lot of people I know will come to me asking that and I will have to say the same thing over and over again and-" He held up a hand, signalling that I could shut up.
"You don't have to be ashamed of hypothetically going out with me I'm not bad." He said shrugging his shoulders.
"We gotta go to maths," I said linking arms with Jess and we attempted skipping off to L13 but fell over laughing at the failure of it!
"You two want some help?" Zoe came over to us with Gabby.
"Nah we're good, aren't we Jess?" I said turning to face Jess but she just burst out laughing in reply.
"Wanna hand there Jess?" Cameron asked.
"Yes please!" She said reaching out and grabbing his hand. I was left on the floor and I felt like an absolute idiot and I can just imagine my brother saying 'Yeah, you are.' and laughing at me. I tried not to think about that and just got up off the ground.
"Come on. Lets go to maths." I said following Zoe and Gabby over the bridge with Jess and Cameron trailing behind.

We dumped our bags on the rack and collecting our maths stuff from our bags and wandered into the class room.

"Hello girls!" Mrs Crether smiled as we came in.
"Hi Mrs Crether!" We chorused.
"Oh and who is this?"
"Miss this is Cameron Dale. Today is his first day!" Jess said smiling brightly.
"Hello," he smiled that smile that could knock a girl out if they allowed it.
We slid in behind a row of desks.
"Um, you two can sit together. I'll sit next to Cameron." Jess said.
I looked at Zoe and we took our seats in front of Jess and Cameron.

Lesson went on and we learned how to multiply and divide fractions. Some fun that was! But the whole time we only heard Jess giggling like an idiot and the slow steady mumbling of Cameron whispering in her ear. I know it may seem like I'm jealous but honestly I'm not. I'm just worried about her because I got a dodgy vibe from him.

Soon the annoying ringing of the school bell rang through the school telling us the ten minute break was coming. Making a lot of noise, our class packed up their stuff and charged out of the class room. My friends and I were herded to by the loads of students that were rushing off to meet their friends. We eventually found ourselves at the end of the library outside and just sank down onto the bench.

"So Jess, hows Cameron?" I asked glancing at her sideways.
"It's Cam, gorgeous," he winked as he passed. I rolled my eyes and moved further back on the bench so I was against the wall.
"He is great! He is so funny, kind and has the sexiest voice!" She squealed.
"So he is nice?" I asked.
"Well I guess. He is more of a kind and understanding person than a nice person." She shrugged.
"I'm glad to see you guys are getting so close." I smiled.
"Thanks," she replied uneasily.

The eerie annoying ring rang through the school again. Why does ten minutes go so fast? Zoe, Jess and I wandered off to Language followed by religion. The worst subject in a computer lab, at least we get to listen to music, followed by the best in the detention room.