Chapter 3

                                                                   Mason

I got off the bus and walked toward the school as I took note of everything that met my eyes. Most notably was probably the answer to my question; As I approached the school I watched as a large group of students parted to make way for two others to get through, and I presumed they were the Gordon Twins. The pair walked like they owned the place, the brother wore a leather jacket over a plain white tee, with black jeans underneath, while his sister wore a Purple hoodie with gold letters that said “SPQR” on it with cargo pants. They both carried themselves with the stereotypical attitude of ‘Fuck around and find out’, so, I remembered what the guy on the bus said and made a mental note to ignore them as much as I could.

“Hey, dude wait up!” I heard from behind me, and sure enough, it was the dude from the bus, “I know you saw them, believe me now?”

“I can see how people would both fear and crush on them, yeah,” I said as we walked through the doors and he helped me to where the main office was, “To be frank, I’m going to try and avoid them at all costs, knowing my dumbass, I’d end up crushing on them if they were in any of my classes.”

“Don’t get me wrong, they’re not bad people, but they don’t date,” He said as we got to the main office, “They’re Weres and they’re searching for their mate, so they don’t do casual dating.”

“Neither do I, but that’s beside the point,” I said as I walked up to the front desk, “Excuse me, can I get my schedule?”

“Of course, dear, what’s your name?”

“Mason, Mason Jameson.”

“Alright, here you are, and if you need any help finding your classes, feel free to ask,” She said as she handed me my schedule; I thanked her before leaving the office, and joined the jock outside.

“Mason, well, since I know your name now, it’s only fair I return the favor. My name is Ajax.”

“Ajax, that’s a cool name. Do you mind showing me around for a bit before classes start? I’ll figure it all out eventually, but I’d prefer some help on the first day,” I said as we started walking down the hallway away from the office.

“Sure, I’m a Junior anyways, so, If I’m late to one of my classes I’ll just let ‘em know I was helping you find your way,” Ajax said as he led me around the school, stopping at each of my classes so I could figure out where everything was, “One more thing, aside from the Twins themselves, if anyone gives you any shit, you just let me know.”

“Do I want to know why, or is this just one of those ‘Don’t ask Don’t tell’ type deals,” I asked with a chuckle, and he laughed too which made me a bit more confident, “At least I know my humor isn’t entirely dead, wouldn’t that be a bit of a buzzkill?”

Ajax laughed at my joke as we made our way back to my first class, the bell was about to ring and I didn’t want to be responsible for him being late. I walked in before saying bye to Ajax and took a seat in the back of the class; I never really had any issues with seeing the board, so, I usually ended up sitting in the back so I could write and doodle without it being painfully obvious. I usually paid attention, it’s just that I was easily distracted, so, I kept one of my notebooks labeled ‘My Book of Chaos’ that was essentially just a doodle book.

“Hey bud, can I get your name?”

“Hi, my name is Mason,” I said to the teacher as he sat down with a cup of coffee.

“Mason Jameson?”

“That’s me,” I said and he wrote something on his clipboard before heading back into the hallway.

To pass the time, I started writing with an earbud in that my mom got me. She knew that I sometimes had trouble focusing in class, so as a promise that I would give it my all for my last two years of school, she got me a set of Bluetooth earbuds. ‘Don’t get caught with them in during class, I won’t be there to save you from detention.’ Were her exact words, so, I kept one in while I wrote and when one of them died, I switched them. Before I knew it, the bell had rung and class had started.

“Alright Class, before we get started, I hope you all are okay with your seats because unless you change where you’re seated in the next five minutes, these are your seats for the first quarter,” The teacher said before sitting down at his desk, “My name is Mr. Johnson, but you guys can just call me Johnny, seeing as you’re my first hour and I’m still waking up.”

I chuckled at his statement as he continued talking to the class, and I looked around and realized two things: One, the view from the window was a beautiful distraction, and two, even though I was seated in the back to avoid unwanted attention, I got exactly that. The Gordon Twins sat in the seats beside and in front of me.

“And here I thought the first class would be my easiest,” I said under my breath as I turned down the volume on my earbud and refocused my attention on Johnny as he went through role call. 

It had only been the first class, and I could already tell this was going to be an interesting school year. As crazy as it sounds, I could’ve sworn that through the rest of the class the sister of the twins was glaring at me; 

‘What does she want with me?’ I thought as the bell rang, signaling that the first hour was over.