~The Next Day~

"You're so slow, hurry up!" Sam said to Noah as they approached the school. "It's not my fault I'm scared about going to a new school." Noah replied and sped up his pace. "There is honestly nothing to be worried about. Everyone here is kind. Except for this person Taylor. He's a real a*s," The blond rolled his eyes. "He's been rude to me since third grade." He added. 

"Why though?" Noah asked. "To be honest, I have no f*cking clue. He just started being a jacka*s one day." Sam answered. "He's a muppet." Noah said. The blond looked at him in confusion. "It means he's an idiot." He told Sam who nodded his head to show he understood. 

"He's a lot of things. Bad things." Sam said as the two walked into the school. "Who's a lot of things. I hope you're not talking about me." It was Taylor. "The h*ll you want?" Sam groaned. "Nothing as of right now. I was simply just asking a question." Taylor said innocently. "Okay so if you don't want anything then if you excuse me I need to bring Noah to the office." Sam started walking away with Noah following.

"We have a new student?" Taylor asked with a smirk. "Yes, and no he's not hanging out with you." The blond said. "How d'you know he won't?" He questioned. "Sam told me about you. And from what I've heard then there's no way I'm being your friend." Noah spoke up. 

Sam and Noah walked away and headed towards the office, leaving an angered Taylor standing there. 

~Little Time Skip~

"Hi, Mrs. Jones." Sam greeted the secretary once the two boys arrived. "Hello, Sam," She smiled at the blond then looked at Noah. "You must be Noah. I'm Mrs. Jones, the school's secretary." Mrs. Jones introduced herself.

"Hi. It's nice to meet you." Noah smiled. "Indeed it is," She said. "I have your schedule for this semester and a map of the school with your classrooms highlighted." Mrs. Jones showed Noah his timetable then handed it to him.

"Thank you." Noah said after skimming through it. "You're welcome," Mrs. Jones replied. "Now, I have a quick question." She said. "Yes?" Asked Noah. "Would you like someone to show you around the school?" She questioned. "If that's okay then yes." He nodded. "It certainly is." Mrs. Jones said.

She then looked at Sam and asked, "Would you like to give him a tour?" Sam hesitated for a second. "Yeah, of course." He agreed. "Great. I'll let your teachers know why you won't be in class." Mrs. Jones smiled before reaching for the phone that was placed on her desk. Sam and Noah took that as a sign and walked away to start the tour.

~Time Skip~

The two were halfway done with the tour. The first period just ended.

"Where's Colby?" Noah spoke as they reached the Library. "I don't know. He hasn't texted me all morning and hasn't seen any of my texts." Sam answered sadly with some worry. "I'm sure there's nothing wrong." Noah tried to reassure the blond. "But there could be." Sam sniffled. "What-what happened?" Noah asked.

"I'm only telling you this because I trust you, but Colby has had problems with drinking in the past. The last time he ignored me he ended up in the hospital because he got into a car crash," Sam told Noah. "Please don't tell anyone. And more importantly, don't tell Colby I told you. He'll kill me." The blond begged. "I won't, I promise." Noah swore. "Thank you." Sam hugged him. "You're welcome." Noah hugged back.

"Now, let's get back to that tour." Noah said after pulling away.

~Another Time Skip bc I Can~

RIIIING!

The school bell rang, indicating that it was now third period: lunch break. Sam just finished showing Noah around the school so now is a good time to grab a bite to eat.

Sam and Noah had packed lunches so they went straight to the table that Sam and his friends—Colby, Tara, Jake and himself—usually sit at. It was located in the back of the cafeteria.

"Hey, guys!" Sam smiled at Tara and Jake who were already sitting at the cafeteria table. "Hey, Sam!" Jake and Tara said in unison. "Two questions, where's Colby and who's this new guy?" Tara asked. "Yeah, where is Colby. I haven't seen him all day." Jake said in slight confusion.

"I have no clue where Colby is. He hasn't texted all day," Sam answered the first question with a small frown on his face. "As for my red-headed friend," Sam put a smile back on his face and held Noah's shoulders, "His name is Noah and he moved here from New Zealand." Sam told his two friends

"New Zealand?! I've always wanted to go there!" Tara smiled. "Is it beautiful there? I bet it is! I've seen tons of pictures! Oh, you have to tell me all about it!" Tara kept talking excitingly. "Tar, calm down. Let the guy settle down." Jake spoke up. "Oh, sorry. I tend to talk more when I get excited." Tara apologized. "No worries, it's fine." Noah smiled softly and sat down. Sam sat beside him.

"Hey, blondie!" Someone shouted from the other side of the cafeteria. Knowing who it was, Sam rolled his eyes and ignored him. Footsteps could be heard pounding on the ground, coming closer to the spot where Sam and his friends sat.

The blond started to get out of his seat. When he turned he saw none other then his enemy from elementary school: Taylor. Everyone was looking at the two of them giving each other death stares. You could feel the tension between the two.

The room was filled with silence: Everyone stopped their chatter and eating to watch these two. To a bystander, it looked like they were about to kill each other. No one noticed someone walking into the cafeteria. That was when everything was starting to feel like it was in slow motion.

Taylor started to swing his arm to punch Sam in the face. The person quickly ran over to Taylor and shoved him onto the ground. That was when everyone zoned back into reality.

Everyone gasped when they saw Taylor on the ground with a brunette punching him.

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((This chapter was a bit rushed so sorry if it's bad. Plus I wrote it in a car with no air conditioning while exhausted. At first it was going to be around 600 words but decided to add more ☺️))

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