we all get lost sometimes

Help her out? She could be okay with that. She ran her fingers through her hair, smiling gently. “Well, thank you. If you can help me, I’d really appreciate it. Maybe we can study together before tests and stuff?”

Classes couldn’t have gone by any slower, finally fourth period had come and there she was walking in a bit after he did. “Gwen! Hey! I saved you a seat!” he called out to her moving the math textbook he had sitting in the chair beside him.

He saved her a seat? Ugh, she could just melt. What a sweetheart. “Thank you.” She grinned at Peter, butterflies fluttering around in her stomach as she did. “I feel like you’re going to have to help me a lot with this one... I love chemistry but computers aren’t usually my thing.”

                    “Don’t forget, you’re the hero of your own story.”

                                           RULES            MUSES

Michelle was usually alone in the library at this time, with everyone else either outside or at home or in a class. Usually, it was just her sitting around, reading, studying until time passed. Well, until enough time passed.

This time there was a girl. As she smiled at Michelle, Michelle simply smiled back. She was nice, especially with new people and as far as she understood, that was the new girl. “Hey there. You’re new, right?”

“Yeah, I just started... I’m Gwen. I think we have science together, don’t we?” she pointed out. Obviously, however, she’d never gotten the chance to talk before. Gwen wasn’t much for speaking out during class, especially considering she was still getting acclimated. 

“Oh, thanks,” she said, brushing a few strands of hair behind her ear. Well, this was definitely an interesting turn of events. She didn’t have boys that looked like Peter at her old school. “I’m Gwen. It’s nice to meet you too...” Her smile widened a little at the mention of them having a class together, though she couldn’t help but notice his smile had faded. “Right, well.... I’ll see you then. Thanks, Peter.” She switched her books into her other hand and went along down the hallway, sneaking a look back at him for a moment. She blushed and then walked into her classroom, hoping that she’d be able to pay attention even a little bit.

Felicia rested her head against the wall, letting out a deep sigh as she looked up at the ceiling. It seemed that all of those college roommate horror stories were absolutely true. Though she had tried to give Brittany the benefit of the doubt, this was the third night that week that she had been kicked out so that she could hang out with some student athlete. As much as she wanted to be accomodating, she also wanted a decent night’s sleep before her exam at eight in the morning. 

Pulling her knees up to her chest, she grabbed her phone and glance at the time. It was already midnight? Well, wasn’t that just perfect. She bit her lower lip, her gaze going to the door for just a brief second before she shook her head. To go in would only mean disaster for herself. She was sure of it. Instead, she grabbed her notes and began to look them over. That was, until she heard some footsteps. Felicia suddenly wished she wasn’t wearing Hello Kitty pajama pants. She looked up, seeing it was the boy from down the hall. She had never officially met him, but she had seen him before. “I swear I don’t usually just hang around the hall... My roommate locked me out,” she explained.

Gwen was more nervous than she had been in her entire life. Well, scratch that. She was more nervous meeting Spiderman, but this was a close second. Being at a new school and essentially having to make all new friends made her anxious, especially with the added pressure of it being a high school for the gifted. Nonetheless, Gwen was going to do her best to make a good first impression. “Oh, no. It’s totally fine,” she said, shaking her head a little. “I guess I wasn’t really paying attention either. I’ve been trying to find the chemistry lab?”