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𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟏 | "𝐡𝐢"

luna martinez

"first day of senior year starts tomorrow at a new school. how do you feel?" gabby, my older sister said as we were both laying in my bed being lazy. it was sunday. i was starting a new school in spain. we moved to barcelona, where my brother wanted to start his futbol career.

he was lucky enough to be able to get signed. i guess those hard college days finally were worth it. he prayed for this day to come, and it worked off. i was proud of him, expect the whole family moved to spain for him.

"pretty nervous. i mean, i'm glad we managed to bring hayden with us, because she's my bestfriend, and we can be new kids together but damn is my spanish terrible." i smiled as i looked at her, putting my hair behind my ears. hayden was taking a shower.

"okay but like they don't just speak spanish. they're also teaching english, most speak english, and some mainly spanish."

"yes, i know. but we are mexican. we speak mexico spanish and they speak spain spanish. and hayden's white, she's going to have a hard time" i said as i laughed. we watched hayden get out of the bathroom.

"hey, i might be white but i got some sort of spanish in me" me and gabby looked at her laughing.

"gabby!" we heard my mom shout from downstairs, i looked at her while grabbing my phone off the bedside. hayden put her dirty clothes in her laundry basket. we were sharing a room for the time being.

"i'll be right back" she said as she got up and went to the door.

"isn't it weird that we're in a different country?" hayden said as i looked up from my phone at her. she opened the window and we heard people. we lived in a neighborhood that was pretty close to the city.

we had gotten a decent house. pretty cheap compared to the us. it was a two story house that had 8 rooms. 3 downstairs and 5 upstairs. dad wanted a huge house in case any family members wanted to come down.

"it does, but sometimes new beginnings are good" i said smiling at her. she nodded her head as she closed the window.

hayden moved in with us this year because her family kicked her out. she lived in a very christian household. they were super strict on hayden and hayden didn't like it so she started sneaking out and going to parties and had sex...more than once.

once her parents found out. she was kicked out, luckily though, when my parents found out. they quickly took her in. my parents loved hayden. so now she moved with us to a whole new country.

"i wonder if the guys here are hot. i bet they have sexy accents" hayden said and i scoffed looking away from her.

"you and your boy obsession." i said and we heard my name being shouted. i looked at her. she was smiling.

"why are you smiling? weirdo, come on," i said and she brushed her hair quickly. following me down the stairs.

"yes?" i said smiling. mom and dad were waiting down the stairs. dad was holding a little box. i was confused.

"here. for you, since you are a senior" mom said as dad handed me the little box.

"awh, you guys didn't have to get me anything." i said as i opened the box expecting a necklace. it wasn't a necklace. it was a mercedes car key.

"no, you guys didn't." i said as i opened the front door. i always wanted a mercedes. i walked outside and see chris and gabby standing right by the white mercedes.

"shut up, no. that's not mine.. is it?" i asked as chris and gabby were looking at me, laughing.

"yes! it is your car" gabby said as she came and gave me a big hug. chris joined in too. i unlocked the car, and got inside.

"it smells like new car. stop, i'm so happy right now" i said as i got up, and closed the door. going to hug my parents.

"i don't know why i'm crying" hayden said and we all laughed at her. we took pictures, enjoying the new car.

"let's go for a drive. see if the car suits you" chris said and i smirked at him and looked at my parents.

"you guys better be careful, we still don't know this place very well. get us some dinner" dad said and we all got into the car. chris was in the passenger seat, hayden and gabby in the back.

we drove around spain trying to figure out the roads, and where our school was. it was huge, i could already feel myself throwing up.

"alright, that's enough looking." i said as we drove away. i was nervous about starting a new school, i mean who wouldn't be?

"you nervous?" chris said and i nodded my head. staring at the road. luckily we already knew our way back home but i wasn't going to drive home yet.

"a little bit. you know i have a hard time meeting new people" i said as i cleared my throat, looking at him as we were at a red light.

"about that, there's two guys on my soccer team that are actually in your grade. i told him about you starting school, and he said that he'll be your friend.." chris said as i looked at him.

"chris! why would you do that!" i shouted at him as the light turned green. i quickly turned to a fast food place.

"what? i wanted someone to make you feel welcomed! plus, he told me he also didn't have much friends"

"he's a soccer player! of course he's going to have friends" gabby shouted and i nodded my head as i parked the car.

"maybe even be popular!" hayden also shouted and i nodded my head more aggressively.

"guys, at least you guys are going to have someone to look forward to tomorrow!" chris said yelling as he put his arms up in the air.

"oh my god, chris. what are their names?" i said as i unbuckled myself, and turned off the car.

"marc guiu and hector fort"

"their names even sound popular!" gabby shouted and we all laughed. we got out of the car and went inside the place. already worried about school tomorrow.

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"hayden, turn off your alarm!" i shouted at her, as i smack her. she groaned as she grabbed her phone. hayden loved waking up early to make everyone breakfast.

"it's 5 in the morning" she said and i covered myself with the blanket. i heard her get out of bed.

"i'm getting up at 6, i don't know why you even bother waking up early" i said back to her.

"don't worry, i'm only staying with you for the first week. soon you'll have your own room again" she said as i heard her go to the bathroom.

"thank god" i whispered to myself falling back asleep.

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"again?!" i said as i heard my alarm go off. i felt like i only slept for 5 minutes since hayden woke me up. i groaned as i got up from my bed. i turned off my alarm and walked to the bathroom.

i used the bathroom, and then brushed my teeth. i turned on my straightener. i brushed my hair. i walked to my closet and see my clothes.

"jeans or cargos?" i said staring at my pants hanging up. i went to my phone and turned on music to wake up a little more because i would've just stared at my pants if i could.

as you are by the weeknd started playing and it woke me up more as i sang along. i decided on jean cargo pants because they were my favorite pants at the moment and were cute. plus, why not wear jeans that are cargos?

i laid them flat on my bed as i looked for a shirt to pair them up with. i grabbed a white long sleeve tight fitted shirt. i laid it flat on my bed above the jean cargos.

"yup, this is the fit" i said as i looked at my shoes as i looked back and forth at the clothes on the bed. i went with the panda retro jordan's 1s. i grabbed white nike socks.

i started to put on my socks and soon taking off my shorts and grabbing my cargos as i put them on. i put on my long sleeve pushing it down so i don't get dress coded and then buttoning my cargos.

"do they have a dress code here?" i asked myself as i grabbed my shoes putting them on and then having my cargos cover them. i got up as i looked at myself in my body mirror.

"who knows but this outfit was cuter in my head" i said as i went to the bathroom straightening my hair, fixing it, making it look more straight. brushing it once i was done. unplugging the straightener once i was done.

i turned off the straightener, walking back out to my vanity sitting down. i grabbed lashes putting them on and then my gloss. i put on my favorite silver jewelry along with my silver necklace with my name on it. i get up putting on perfume.

"okay, since i don't know anyone here, i can post myself without feeling embarrassed because it's a school day." i said as i laughed at myself. i grabbed my phone taking a mirror selfie. i put the time stamp and location. i posted it on my story.

i answered back my snaps, which was only like 20 people from texas. i snapped them back and went downstairs. i checked the time and it was barely 7:20, school here started at 8.

weird time, but it was a lot better than my school over in texas. they made us come to school at like 7:15. like excuse me. i was late everyday.

"good morning!" i heard hayden said and i saw my mom right by her smiling. she loved having hayden around because cooking went a lot faster. hayden was basically her third daughter.

"good morning, what did you guys make?" i smiled as i sat at the island. i watched as mom handed me a glass of orange juice. i took a sip.

"we made your favorite, waffles!" hayden said as she put a plate in front of me, there was a side of cut up strawberry. i smiled.

"the best" i said as i began to eat my food. i watched tiktok as i had nothing else to do. i looked up and saw a sleepy gabby.

"is it almost time for you guys to leave?" she asked and i looked at the time on my phone. i nodded my head, no.

"we have like 15 minutes left" i said and she nodded her head, yawning. hayden and i had to leave at 7:45 so we can go by the office and pick up our schedule.

"okay, i'm going to wake up chris. you guys better be outside so we can take pictures" gabby said as she walked off and i looked at mom who nodded her head agreeing.

"okay, look we're outside. come on, we have ten minutes" i said and they started to take pictures. they took pictures of us together, by ourselves with my siblings, without hayden. everything.

"okay, okay. let them go!" mom said as chris was holding on to me and gabby onto hayden. we laughed.

"bye kiddos!"

"bye moon! bye hayden!"

"bye girlies!"

we heard all different responses. dad had started a new job today and had to get to work early so they can train him. we had said our 'good lucks' last night to each other.

we had made it to the school as it was a 5 minute drive from my house. i parked, turning off the car. i looked over at hayden. she had the biggest smile on her face and it made me smile.

"you excited?"

"hell yes, i am. a new start, new people, this is going to be amazing." she said as she got out and i smiled at her. i was nervous but i knew i had to keep my cool with hayden.

she was the social one, but she was also the easily sensitive one too. i was very antisocial, but i knew never to let people get to me. but starting today i had to be social.

"let's go" i said as we walked to the building. it was easy but also hard reading the spanish words everywhere.

"hola" i said as we walked into the office. there was a lady that looked to be in her early thirties at the table smiling.

"hola! you two are the new students? don't worry, we speak english here! but the students love to speak spanish. most do speak english in your class though! seniors?" she said and i smiled nodding my head. hayden was looking around the office.

"luna martinez and hayden hart?" she asked as she went through her papers on the table.

"yes!" i said and she looked at the papers.

"so, most of these are since you guys were the top of your class from where you guys came from. you guys are also pretty close to top here, also since being american, you guys get privileges. you guys have all your classes together, expect one. hayden, we would like you to take a spanish class so you can learn spanish"

"oh, okay! that's fine" she said and i cleared my throat. hayden looked at me, shrugging her shoulders.

"you guys will be in the building together, if that's what your worried about luna"

"no..yes, it's just i'm her only ride and i was worried you guys would keep her after school or something"

"no, no, no! not at all. that is hayden's last period, i was looking at your schedule and you were an aid for last period, and you also enjoyed doing yearbook right?"

"yes, i was, and i did."

"your last period is a photography class. we noticed you had a business of photography, and we would love if you joined that class. no pressure" she said and i smiled. i love everything about photography, so it was a no brainer.

"i would love to take that class" i smiled and she smiled back. she secretly celebrated as she air clapped. the bell rang, and we saw two young men come into the office. they were a whole foot taller than me and hayden.

the tallest one had light brown hair almost blonde it was sorta in a mullet. i'm not one to like mullets but for him, yes. he also had the prettiest brown eyes. he had his head held high and he made direct eye contact with me. he had on light blue jeans that were baggy, and a grey hoodie on top with a white shirt under, you could see the shirt sticking out, paired with white oreo jordan's 4s. he has a silver tennis bracelet on his left wrist, and a apple watch on his other. he was wearing a sliver necklace with a pendant on it and a chain that was a shorter length. he also had his ears pierced. he was so hot. i couldn't help but stare at him. he was making me sorta nervous, so i looked away to the guy behind him.

the one behind him was a inch shorter than him. he had black curly hair and a very sharp jawline. he also had dark brown eyes, and was wearing black cargo pants and a black hoodie on top.  he had a watch on his left wrist, and a diamond bracelet on the other. he had a chain hanging from his hoodie. i just knew hayden would definitely like him. she always had a thing for guys with curly hair.

"marc! hector! you guys are just in time. these are the new students, luna and hayden. marc and hector are going to be your tour guides today. they actually asked if they can be your guides. very nice gentlemen." she said and i smiled at her. they both  had the sweetest smile on their faces. they were the guys, chris told us about...and asked them if they could make us feel welcomed. stupid chris.

"hi" pretty boy with brown eyes said. he had his hand out. i took it, shaking it.

"hi" i smiled, his smile grew bigger once he saw mine. he seemed very strong just by shaking his hand. i felt like he didn't want to let go.

"i'm luna," i blurted out because i began to get nervous. he kept smiling. i just knew, he knew i was getting nervous.

"i'm marc" he said. i looked at hayden who also had the biggest smile on her face. marc was the one i wanted.

"this is hayden" i said as he slowly let go of my hand. he went to shake hayden's hand.

"hey" hayden said as she shook his hand. he broke off the contact with her quick like he missed looking at me because he quickly looked back at me.

"hector" hector said as he took out his hand and i shook it. he looked at me for a second and then quickly looked at hayden, shaking her hand.

"okay, now that you introduced yourself to each other. go to class! oh, luna and hayden. you guys will have to meet the principal later. maybe after school or before your last period starts. she's in a meeting right now. but i'll find you guys! have a great first day!" she said and we all walked out of the office.

"you guys have the same four first periods as us right?" marc said as he looked at my schedule.

"oh, we have all our classes together..." marc said to me and i looked at him.

"expect last period, that's when hector and i go to football practice" he said, he was in the team chris is in. i smiled.

"you are chris's little sister right?" hector said from marc's side and i looked over at him and i nodded my head.

"i am, yes. hayden isn't related to us, but we're working on that. she's just living with us" i said and hayden nodded her head. which was true. my parents were trying to adopt her. hayden's parents easily signed their daughter away.

"why?" hector asked and i shrugged my shoulders. i wasn't going to tell them exactly why and hayden wasn't either. i mean, would you tell two guys you just met why you're living with your bestfriend?

"didn't want luna to come to a school in spain by herself. i had to come" hayden said and they chuckled her at response.

"exactly why" i said and we all laughed. we went to our first period. everyone ooo'd as they saw us. this is when i just knew marc and hector were popular.

"marc, hector. you're late"

"no, sir. we're not. we were told to escort our new students. luna, and hayden. here's the excused tardy." marc said as he handed him a piece of paper. 

"oh okay. well, welcome luna and hayden." the teacher said, and i smiled. marc and hector sat down at their table.

instead of desk, i think every classroom just had tables that sat two. they had rows of tables that just sat down two people.

"you guys are free to sit at the tables that are empty. we are just talking about our summers" just to my luck i was sitting right by marc, and hayden sat by hector. apparently since it had to be boy-girl. like come on..

everyone watched as we sat down. i heard whispering behind me. it was the girl behind me and the other girl behind her. please, it's the first day and i know they're already going to talk. great.

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"this is the cafeteria room, you guys can sit with us. it might be a little weird since it's just all guys..." marc said as we walked into the cafeteria room.

"but they're pretty cool. the guys aren't too bad." hector said.

"okay, we'll sit with you guys" i said, and marc smiled at me. hayden and i brought our own lunches. hayden made it for us.

"i don't know if i want to eat, i'm like too nervous" i whispered to hayden as we sat down. there was three other guys with us.

"luna, you have to eat. you know, we don't like when you don't" hayden whispered back to me. everyone was worried when i didn't eat, because they all thought i had some sort of eating disorder because eating would make me sick.

"i'll eat when i get home, i'm just going to eat the grapes." i said as i took out my grapes from my bag. hayden scoffed at me.

"hey, this is hayden and luna. the new girls" hector said to the guys. one had fluffy hair, one wore glasses, and one had his nose pierced.

"this is dereck, manny, and robert" marc said pointing at each. manny had fluffy hair, robert was wearing glasses, and dereck was the one with his nose pierced.

"hola, hablas inglés or español? (hi, do you speak english or spanish?)" manny said, smiling.

"los dos, pero más inglés (both, but more english)" i said to him.

"we speak english, manny just wanted to impress" dereck said as he rolled his eyes, and he took a bite of his sandwich.

"shut up" manny said smacking his arm. hayden and i laughed.

"and you...?" manny asked looking at hayden. i looked at her as she looked at me.

"english. just pure english, i'm white" she said and i giggled at her. they did too.

"wait so you two aren't related?" robert asked as he pointed at us. i nodded my head, no.

"no, she's just living with me. she's my bestfriend"

"what about your parents?" dereck asked and i looked over at him. i looked over at marc who looked like he also wanted to know. his eyes met mine and he sat up straight.

"dereck, chill out on the personal questions" marc said and dereck put his hands up in the air.

"woah, i'm sorry" he said and we all laughed at him. i looked over at hayden who smiled.

"hey, marc." we heard a female voice say. i looked over and it was the prettiest girl i ever seen.

"carmen" marc said back to her. he cleared his throat. sorta like he didn't want to talk to her.

"i heard you're friends with the newbies. why don't you come sit with us, marc? we don't want you to rot" she said. i take back her being pretty, her personality was terrible.

"carmen, would you leave marc alone. he doesn't want you." dereck said with no shame.

"shut up, you rat" carmen said back at him. woah, what is happening?

"carmen, i'm going to stay here and sit with my friends" marc said and she had an angry expression on her face.

"whatever" she said and she left.

"she's so annoying" manny said. they didn't speak about her after that. i wanted to know who she was, and why she was obsessed with marc.

lunch had ended quick, as all we did was laugh and joke around. they made us feel very welcomed. it was fun hanging out with their friends. they were pretty cool.

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"and this is your last period" marc said to me. it was just the two of us as hector took hayden to her class. it was just the teacher, who was thankfully a woman, and two other students. one boy and one girl. i smiled.

"is this our new member, luna?" the teacher said, and i smiled. i waved at her.

"hi"

"yes, mrs perez. this is her." marc said and i looked at him, and he smiled at me. the height difference between us, was what i deserved. he was a whole foot taller than me. i had to look up at him, and he had to look down at me.

"well thank you for showing her where class is. have fun at practice, marc!" mrs perez said and marc let his gaze go.

"yes, of course. i'll see you tomorrow, luna. i hope you had a great first day" he said and waved goodbye. i didn't want him to leave.

"i'm glad you took my class. this is rosa and that's daniel" she said as she pointed at the two sitting at the table by each other.

"hi, i'm luna" i smiled as i joined them at the table.

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"what a first day of school. i had a blast" hayden said as we walked into the house. i left my backpack in the mud room along with my keys on the table.

hayden closed the door behind her, following what i did. we walked to the living room, and saw mom on the couch.

"hi mom" i said as i sat on the couch by her. she smiled.

"hi" hayden said as she laid right by me.

"hi girls, how was school?"

"it was amazing. i love it here already" hayden said and i laughed at her, i laid my head on my moms lap as she played with my hair.

"it was good. we're friends with the popular guys" i said and mom looked surprised.

"already?"

"i know" i said, and we all laughed together in the living room. talking about our days.

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chapter 1. DONE.

new book! i'm not sure how i feel about this one yet because i haven't really decided what this book would be about anyways. popular guy gets the loner? well technically she isn't a loner but yk. idk anyways i'm in love with marc guiu atm that's why i wanted to write about him. :)

also ik that schools are different and not all alike but i have no idea how schools in spain work. we have a foreign exchange student from spain, and i have yet to ask her. but i'm going how we do school in texas. but yet again this is all made up so :) but lmk if you love or hate it. i'll take the honesty!