Ella nodded at his comment about Spain, though she didnt really pick up or go forward with it, having had enough of the country for this year. She looked at him with a smile as he spoke about the horse though, occasionaly glancing down at her hands. "i'm most definitely not the person to make that decision" she laughed, moving hair ou of her eyes. Drake seemed very easy to talk to, and quite luckily didn't seem in any way interested in her, which she was silently grateful for. After all, her perception of love had been utterly ruined. She was just about to start up another conversation, when the teacher entered, announcing the start of the class. Ella shot Drake a friendly smile, looking him in the eye before focusing her attention to the front.

He smiled, listening to Ella. She was enjoyable to be around, and didn't have an awful, high-pitched voice. She looked like she was about to say something when the teacher came in, and opted for a smile instead which Drake returned warmly. He listened to the teacher all period, and didn't receive any homework. It was just partner work really which he enjoyed. Drake silently thanked god that Ella was his table mate when the teacher announced they would have the same seats all semester. At the end of class they did a puzzle with their partners. Drake knew he was going to be horrible at it, and proved himself correct when Ella ended up doing most of it. Class seemed to go by so quickly, and he was suprised when the bell rang. He turned to Ella, grabbing his backpack. "It seems like we have all of our classes together. What are your last three classes?"

double whoops😅

i picked the only topics i could think of, sorry paha))

As the bell rang, Ella packed her stuff up rather quickly, getting ready to leave, though Drake speaking to her stopped her in her tracks. She looked down at the schedule on her phone to check the answer to his question, whilst picking up her bag. "Uhh..Social studies next, then PE, then History i think" She offered him another warm smile after she spoke, then headed off, pushing slightly past a couple lingering people. She was quite happy to just walk around class to class with Drake all day, that wasnt a problem, but her friends..were. Just as she turned to ask him a couple questions about himself, Abi came running up to her screeching about..something or another. Ella felt herself wince internally as the high pitched voice rang out, followed by a large bount of embarrasment as Abi mocked a smaller girl walking past them.

i think social studies and history is too similar but i can't think of anything else. maybe they could have a free period after social studies and then do pe? i had pe last period in high school and that was a blessing lol

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Drake listened to Ella list off her remaining classes, nodding along. "Yeah, same. That's great we've got everything together. Drake offered her a warm smile as they walked out of the classroom. He was about to ask a question when someone he assumed was one of Ella's friends can screaming out of nowhere. Drake winced at the loud and pitchy voice, and looked down when she mocks a shorter girl, clearly a freshman. He could feel the embarrassment radiate off of Ella. He wouldn't judge though, sometimes you just got roped in with someone and it was easier to say friends with them than ditch them.

haha no i was thinking that but i couldnt think of anything else so i put them both in, free period sounds good :)

i'd say one of us should put the whole schedule in a post to avoid forgetting, maybe one of the first?))

Abi refused to be quiet for the next minute or so, excitedly yapping about cheer practise next...Ella wasn't listening, so she didn't pick up on it at all. She shot Drake an almost apolgetic look before pushing Abi aside, telling her rather quietly to leave her alone. The excited blonde girl got the message after what seemed like forever, leaving with a quick, excrutiatingly embarrasing, touch to Drake's arm, ending with pushing past someone quite roughly. Ella turned to him, pretty much wanting the ground to swallow her up as she spoke. "I am so sorry" she said, turning her face away to avoid him being able to see how embarrassed she actually was. "i think we should just..get to class" she added, looking down for which room they were meant to be in.

Drake watched Ella grow continuously more embarrassed by her friend's actions. He caught something about cheer practice, her friend must also be on the team. When her friend placed her hand on Drake's arm, he thought Ella might actually die. "No you're totally okay, let's go to class." Drake agreed, accepting her apology. They headed back upstairs for social studies. He'd always found the class interesting, but only enjoyed it if the teacher was good and knew how to shut up. The combination seemed to be very rare. When they entered, the teacher had written in the board that would choose their seats for the whole year. Drake smiled, maybe this will be a one of the good ones, he thought to himself. Everything seemed to be set up in groups of three, which was convenient since he had the class with both Ella and Kai. He nodded at Kai and then the table he and Ella were heading for. Drake sat down and turned to Ella, "I hope you don't mind me inviting Kai." He smiled apologetically, knowing he hadn't asked her if she had friends in the class.

Ella walked behind Drake ost of the way, still very much embarrassed by Abi's actions. However, she relaxed slightly as they entered the class, reading the writing on the board. She settled herself in her seat, feeling a small surge of relief as Drake came with her, though she raised her eyebrows slightly as someone else planted themselves with him. She shook her head as he spoke, offering a warm smile. "no its okay, i dont think many of my friends are in this class" She scanned the buslting classroom, only managing to spot a couple of her friends who seemed content at the front, throwing paper at each other. She chucked her books down on the table and sat back, running a hand through her hair, pretty much wondering about how she had gone from parking in the school car park with her loud, slightly annoying, and to others unbearable friends, to sitting next to the captain of the football team who seemed rather down to earth and luckily, quiet. She pulled her phone out quickly to check the time, staring down at yet another nasty message from her ex boyfriend. Before she had time to process it though, the teacher wondered in, yelling out to the class. She stuffed her phone back in her bag and shot Drake a quick smile before averting the little attention she had towards the front.

so i was thinking that i'll base the social studies teacher off of one i had that i really liked if that's okay :)

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Ella and Kai settled down on either side of him. He turned to Kai, seeing that Ella had sat down. He could see Kai raise his eyebrow before he actually did. "Thats Ella, I have her in every class, we're basically best friends." Drake said, answering his friend's unasked question. Kai nodded and before he could respond, the teacher walked in, starting class. The teacher introduced himself as Mr. Carr, and said they wouldn't be doing much today. He told them their text dates and units before sitting down and giving them a moment to write it down. He gave them about five minutes, much more time than necessary but he seemed busy at his computer. Once he stood and walked back in front, he announced that they would go outside for the remainder of the class, stating that it was a beautiful day. He stood up and started walking for the door, but noticed Ella looked lost in thought and hadn't moved. "You coming? We're going outside." Drake said, one foot turned towards the door and the other facing Ella.

yeah thats all good :))

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Ella hadn't heard Drake speak to Kai, she had at that point been too invested in staring at her messages, but soon enough picked up on what he was saying as the class started. Although Ella was overall fine with other people, or had to be, really, she did her best not to look Kai in the eye whatsoever, and just pay attention to the class though that was proving difficult due to the fact she hated social studies the year before. It wasn't so bad this time. Ella had been very much zoned out by the time the teacher had said they were going outside, and only managed to pick up on it after Drake spoke to her. She nodded slowly and gave a faltering smile before hauling herself out of her seat, quickly planting herself beside Drake to head outside.