Riley's POV

Fuck me. Today is not my day. I can't find any of my classes, my lockers jammed, and now I just made myself look like a complete idiot. Could it get any worse? I finish picking up the rest of my shit with the help of the guy that I assaulted with it.

"Thanks, I'm s-so...fuck..I'm so sorry." My apology spilled out of my mouth before I could even put it together. I looked up at the kind stranger and he just smirked.

"No big, you new here?", he asked as he handed me the rest of my stuff. Before I could answer, he stuck his hand out at me, "I'm Gerard."

I shoved my shit in my bag and shook his hand. "Riley, and yeah I just moved out here over the summer." He just nodded and the bell rang. "Fuck I gotta go. Nice meeting you and thanks again." I shuffled off to my next class. I run through the door and my teacher writes me up for being late.

The day has got to get better than this.

Gerard's POV

Riley, huh? Well she was as beautiful as I thought she was. I hope I run into her again. But let's hope the next time isn't as painful.

Me and Frank decided to skip the next few periods in the parking lot. "That was her?", he asked taking a hit off his pipe. He passed it over to me and I hit it a couple of times. I needed this because this Riley girl had my head everywhere.

"Yeah man, I don't know what it is with her. I feel like I need to know who she is.", I laid my car seat back and put my hands behind my head. Frank just laughed. "What?", I realized I sounded a little irritated.

He kept laughing until his face went red. "Gee, calm down. I'm just high as fuck. But seriously, just go talk to her dude. The worst that could happen is she rejects you. Or even...friendzone you." He fakes a shiver and starts laughing again.

I laugh sarcastically and roll my eyes. They were about to get out for lunch so maybe I can catch her in the hall. I punch Frank and signal him to get out. We start walking back to the school when we hear someone yell something behind us. Please don't let it be...

"You two in my office, now.", Principal Edison says as he walks up behind us.

Fucking great. This is just what I need.

**1 hour time lapse**

I look over at Frank fiddling with his thumbs and then back at Mr. Edison. I have no concept of what's going on right now, but then three words snap me back into reality.

After school detention.

"You two are lucky I decided against expelling you for possession of paraphernalia on school grounds. Now if you complete the next two weeks of ASD, I won't put it into your school record. I know you tw-", he was mid sentence when the bell rang. "Just go on to your next class and I'll see you in Room 228 at 2:45 sharp."

"First day of school and already in trouble. This is a new record for us, Gee.", he says shaking his head and then flipping his hair out of his eye. I just keep walking behind him, we had the next class together so I didn't have to search for it.

ASD for two weeks? Good job Gerard. You really fucked yourself this time. We walked into class and checked the seating chart drawn on the white board. Me and Frank were always seated next to each other, then a familiar name jumped out at me. Riley. And she sat in right front of Frank.

Suddenly my day didn't seem so bad anymore.