[center] [URL=http://s33.photobucket.com/user/pompom91/media/MaxWallenberg_zps534630e8.png.html][IMG]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d87/pompom91/MaxWallenberg_zps534630e8.png[/IMG][/URL] [/center] As Principal Aldrin splashed down in to the tank Max pumped his fist up in the air and cheered with the crowd. Just as fast as he went down he surfaced and there was Mr. Hawthorne… drying him off. It was a weird sight looking at a grown man being dried of by another grown man, [b]is there a bit of sexual tension there or am I crazy?[/b] Max thought to himself as he walked back through the crowd after the drama teacher grabbed the basket of balls from him. Max sighed when he finally reached the shade of the big oak tree, he figured he now had represented the student council enough for him not to be that peppy for some time so he sat back down and fished his book back up and started get in to his reading again. Now and again the crowd cheered and another person got dunked, and then finally after some coaxing from Acacia Mr. Hawthorne reluctantly stripped and climbed up there. Now this Max couldn’t miss out on, so he lowered his book just enough so that he could see the action but not enough so that it was obvious that he was staring. When he hit the water Max felt some weird sensation of satisfaction, where it came from he didn’t know. Max leaned back on to the trunk of the big tree and went back to his reading as the dunking kept going. When Max got into his reading not much could get him out of it, not even the splashes and cheering that went on in the background. But just as he was about to finish the chapter he was on he heard a voice cut through the crowds noise. Max looked up and saw her stand there next to the dunk tank smiling at him, Eliza. He stood up and dusted of his shorts before he went over to the dunk tank. [i]“Sure thing!”[/i] Max said with a wry smile, [i]“How did she bully you in to this then?”[/i] He said nodding his head over at Acacia. [i]"She's persuasive,"[/i] Eliza said, noncommittal. Max bent down and put one arm behind Eliza’s knees and the other arm behind her lower back, he lifted her up in to his arms and hoisted her up on to the dunk tank. She looked down at him with a grateful smile and gave him a little wave. Max leaned against the side of the tank and looked up at Eliza [i]“Good luck then.”[/i] He said and tapped the side of the tank and walked over to the table with the towels and leaned on the table. He smiled at Eliza and gave her a wink and a thumbs up. --- [center] [URL=http://s33.photobucket.com/user/pompom91/media/JulieScott_zpsab7ca6b7.png.html][IMG]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d87/pompom91/JulieScott_zpsab7ca6b7.png[/IMG][/URL] [/center] Julie rolled her eyes as Max stepped forward to dunk the principal, she seemed to be doing this a lot lately getting annoyed at guys at this school. She shrugged it off as the guys must just be more annoying this year. [i]“Tell me about what by the way?[/i] Julie gave Wren a quizzical look and then followed her friend’s gaze which landed on the now wet Mr. Aldrin. What did she mean? Julie thought as Eliza walked over she turned back to face Wren and saw that she had begun to fuss over her clothing and hair. Julie looked up at Eliza who was a few inches taller than her and she understood why Wren all of the sudden became all fuzzy over the way she looked, she was really intimidating. Julie pushed some flyaway hair out of her face and smiled at her. As the girls started talking about their summer, Julie stayed back and decided to check on her sub trays. She lazily walked over to the food table and started to fix with the now half full trays. [i]“So Jules, have you set up everything for arrival week?”[/i] Julie turned around slowly, there stood one of Julies least favorite people in the world Veronica van Buren the president of the International Committee. [i]“Why hello to you to Veronica…”[/i] Julie sighed [i]“Of course I did, we start tomorrow… you do know that right?”[/i] she looked at Veronica with a questioning look. [i]“Hah! Of course I do… I am the president after all!”[/i] Veronica said as she shifted uncomfortably, [b]Yeah by sheer nepotism![/b] Julie thought as she sat down. Veronica picked up one of Julies subs and dropped it back down on the tray making a few of them fall on the ground. [i]“Oops… sorry”[/i] she uttered before she returned to her gaggle of friends standing a few feet away. [i]“Yeah I bet.”[/i] Julie muttered as she bent down to pick them up. A small yelp rang through the noise of the crowd. Julie straightened up and looked around for who screamed, she saw Yuki the new foreign student partially soaked and beside her James stood beside her with a super-soaker in his hands. Julie threw away the subs that she had picked up and started to walk over to them. [i]“Hey! Yuki, is he bothering you?”[/i] She said with a concerned voice then she turned to James [i]“Why do you have to be such a skeez?”[/i] Julie said with a roll of her eyes [i]“Where’s your new glasses, maybe they can help you aim better.”[/i] She scoffed. --- [center][URL=http://s33.photobucket.com/user/pompom91/media/LiamMatthews_zps1c7693a3.png.html][IMG]http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d87/pompom91/LiamMatthews_zps1c7693a3.png[/IMG][/URL][/center] Liam rubbed the back of his head as he stood there with a hand full of napkins and a pit of shame in his stomach. Just as he was about to ask Alli how long she’d been teaching at Caelbury something came barreling in to sight. At first Liam thought it was someone trying to tackle her to the ground but then he realized that the man who had come running had Alli in a deep hug so he calmed down. Liam tried to look as pleasant as he could, but on the inside he was cowering. Being this social was kind of unusual for him right now, but he didn’t want to be labeled as the weird new teacher so he put on a smile that unfortunately did not reach his eyes and his slight frown did not really make it more convincing. He sat there at the edge of the table watching the two old friends talk and hug. Then the man who had come running in to the scene turned to Liam and introduced himself as Jaycen Pierce. [i]“It’s very nice to meet you Jaycen, I’m sure we’ll have more time to get to know each other as the year goes on.”[/i] Liam said as he shook Jaycen’s hand with his napkin filled hand. [i]“I’m sorry, Liam Matthews”[/i] he said and set down the crumpled up napkins on the table, he reached up and pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose. [i]“So correct me if I’m wrong, but are you the same Jaycen Pierce who played for the Saints?”[/i] Liam said with a genuine smile. Liam was a big football fan, but he had been out of the loop for some time now. [i]“Leave it to Caelbury to have a pro-footballer as a P.E teacher, which I’m just guessing that you teach of course.”[/i] He said blinking in the bright sun light that was beginning to trigger his migraine. [i]“Putting a fair amount of pressure on me to perform.”[/i] Liam let out a small chuckle.