I woke up to the music of Fetty Wap 679 blaring through the walls of my bedroom as I suddenly sat up straight and rubbed my eyes in irritation and annoyance. My eyes scanned the area, curious to see where the loud music was coming from as I lazily made my way towards the door and ripped it open to only see Aubree on the other side of the hall in her room, dancing.

"You'll have to get used to it," my dad's voice appeared beside me, making me jump back as my hand flew to my chest where my heart was beating rapidly.

"You scared the living daylights out of me dad," I whispered as he only chuckled.

"Sorry princess, but Aubree does this nearly every morning."

I simply nodded, turning my back before walking inside my room as I skipped towards the bathroom and did my morning routine. I walked into my large walk-in closet, looking around to only see one part of the closet filled up with my clothes. I let my eyes run over my clothes, sighing in frustration that I had only brought a few clothes.

"" Aubree's voice boomed throughout the whole room and at her command, I actually froze. A giggle erupted as I turned my head in her direction to see her leaning over my bed, laughing hysterically.

It took her a minute or so to have her breathing back to normal, wiping tears off her face as she plastered on a smile. "Dad always does that when I'm sneaking food into my room. Trust me, it gets me every time."

"I was going to throw a shoe at you," I hissed at her which only made her laugh once more.

Aubree was dressed in a black crop top with a daisy skater skirt and to pair off the outfit, she wore all black ankle boots. Her long blonde hair was tied up in a sleek ponytail, taming her flyaways with hairspray.

"I'm going to help you pick out your outfit today," she beamed at me.

"Why?"

"You are the new kid and you must dazzle everyone," she announced proudly.

I only nodded, knowing it was no use in arguing with her seeing as she was going to do whatever she pleases and allowed her to get to work. After minutes of watching Aubree throw my clothes on the floor, she stared at the remaining ones that were still hanging and her eyes suddenly lit up. She tossed me the clothes that I assumed that I was supposed to change into and caught it swiftly.

"That's so cute!" she exclaimed, clapping dramatically as I walked out of the bathroom as if it was a runway.

Aubree picked out a simple, white singlet with an army green jacket to throw on top of. For the bottoms, it was a simple pair of black jeans that had been rolled up at the bottom and to pair the outfit off, she lent me her brown ankle boots.

"We're going shopping today though," Aubree pointed out with a serious look on her face.

I nodded, throwing my hair into a messy bun as the both of us began to make our way downstairs and into the kitchen to see Anastasia and my dad making breakfast. The smell of waffles hit my nostrils and my eyes lit up in delight before taking a seat on the stool next to Aubree.

"What are you wearing?" my dad asked with a frown as he turned around to place a plate of waffles in front of us.

I giggled and looked at Aubree for support but to only see her roll her own eyes. "Dad, the singlet doesn't show too much cleavage and at least she has a jacket on. Thea is also the new girl and we don't want those rats messing with her for how she dresses. Plus, all boys will be drooling over her in no time. I mean, look how beautiful she is."

My dad frowned even more and shot me a deadly stare as I only did my best puppy eyes. He sighed loudly before flicking the both of us off playfully, making his way upstairs.

"He's fine with it," Anastasia said with a wink whilst shaking her head with a smile. "Now girls, be on your best behavior and just because I'm your mom, doesn't mean I'll let you off the hook easily."

Aubree and I winked at each other before hopping off of the stools and saluted her. Anastasia laughed and shook her head, grabbing her purse and keys before heading straight out the door.

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Aubree and I arrived at the school in just a matter of minutes, due to her fast driving in her all black . The atmosphere of the school was light and carefree but when an all black came rolling in, the students immediately became quiet and made their way inside the school.

I looked at Aubree in confusion but instead, her smile instantly lit up.

"What just happened?"

"Well there is always a certain group of bad boys in each school," she started, looking at me seriously as we both made our way to the entrance of the school building. "The bad boy's here are the certified worst and dangerous boys you will ever meet, trust me. They have gotten into deep shit and they might have gone to jail a few times for doing some illegal things. I mean, they are dangerous for god's sake. There are four of them who stick together no matter what, the leader of the group's death stare can send people down a drain in just a millisecond."

I frowned at her intel. "How do you know this?"

"I'm dating one of them," she answered, shrugging as if it was no big deal at all.

Our conversation ended just as we entered the main hallway.

Lunch came rolling in fast as Aubree and I were just exiting out of our last class. I had learned that all teachers I had so far loved me and that Anastasia has put me in Aubree's classes so I didn't feel lonely.

I mean what if I needed time alone because it was the time of the month or something bad happened?

Aubree and I rushed towards our lockers so we could put our stuff away. Unfortunately, our lockers were separate from each other but I wasn't complaining at all.

"New kid!" a masculine voice shouted from far as my stomach dropped to Hell. I looked around to see if anyone was near me but unfortunately, it was just me myself and I

I slammed my locker shut and turned around, wanting to get as far as that voice was but my face only met a hard chest. I gulped and looked up to see a 6'3 ft tall figure leaning over my 5'4 ft figure. I could see his light brown eyes with green specks, no emotion was evident at all, and his dark brown hair disheveled as if he had just run a hand through it.

He was breathtaking.

We looked deep into each other souls and I could feel my stomach erupt into butterflies at our close proximity. I stepped back, my cheeks heating up in embarrassment and cleared my throat after what seemed like years but to only feel my back come in contact with another hard wall.

I turned around to see a 5'8 ft figure, leaning over me like the other one. He's frown was scary as if he was sending me to Hell with his eyes. His dark brown eyes were full of curiosity as his brunette hair was combed to the back.

"What's your name?" the 5'8 ft figure asked in a monotone voice.

"Thea, what's taking you so-" I heard Aubree's voice from down the hallway along with the clicking of her heels. "- jerks, get away from her!"

The boy's eyes widened in fear as he stepped away from me, putting his hands up in the air as if surrendering. I could feel the heat from behind, realizing that the 6'3 ft figure was still very close behind.

Aubree finally came into view as her eyes widened at me. Her eyes darting back and forth a few times before a smirk played on her lips as she grabbed my arm and pulled me towards her.

"Babe, I thought she was bullying you," the one who asked what my name was, said sheepishly.

Aubree frowned. "Marco, meet my stepsister, Thea."

The said one's eyes widened again and smiled at me. "Sorry for the rude introduction."

"It's fine," I replied with a smile.

Aubree pointed to another boy behind Marco, who was the same height as him, but with black hair and light brown eyes. "Thea meet Carl. Carl, Thea."

"Nice to meet you," Carl winked.

I only nodded with a smile as I turned around to see the 6'3 ft figure still staring right at me. I could feel my blush intensifying as I arched an eyebrow at him.

"Thea, meet your certified dick and bad boy, Xavier Walker," she introduced with a hint of sarcasm laced in her voice. "Xavier, meet Thea Pearson."

He only shrugged, giving me one last look before digging his hands into his pockets and turning around in the direction of the cafeteria. Carl and Marco followed his steps behind as they started talking to each other loudly.

"Didn't you say there was four?" I asked, remembering from the conversation we had earlier.

"Yes, Luke, but he's in the cafeteria right now," she waved it off like a fly. "But girl, there was some sexual tension in the freaking air between you and Xavier!"

I groaned. "Nothing is going to happen between us, Aubree."

"I know, did I mention he's a manwhore?" Aubree asked herself. "Anyway, I asked mom for permission to go to the mall after school and she agreed."

"Great," I beamed.

I was about to turn around but Aubree suddenly placed her hands on my shoulders, stopping me from doing so. I gave her a confused look but she only kept her eyes on me and that only made things ten times scarier.

"He's staring at you," my sister whispered, wide-eyed.

Now that I realized, I could feel someone's eyes burning the back of my head and as I turned around to see what my sister was talking about and my jaw immediately dropped whilst a cold shiver ran up my spine at the sight of the school's dangerous, certified bad boy.

I shrugged nervously and turned around to face my sister. "Maybe he's just looking at what I'm wearing."

The outfit was pretty cute, hands down.

"But he never stares at anyone. He has only given them a cold stare that lasts for at least two seconds."

Oh hell no.

"I think you have attracted the school's bad boy," Aubree whispered with a smirk.

"I don't know what you're talking about," I replied, playing dumb as I threw my head back and laughed nervously, still feeling a pair of eyes burning the back of my head.