[INDENT][SUP][SUB][H3][B][COLOR=FED66C]A R C H I E   B L A C K :[/COLOR][/B]  S l i c k  M o v e s ,  S k a t e r b o y [/H3][/SUB][/SUP][/INDENT][hr][INDENT][sup][COLOR=silver]Tuesday, August 21[sup]st[/sup], 2018 - 07:47 AM | [i]Mather Memorial High School[/i][/COLOR][/sup][/INDENT]
[B][COLOR=FED66C]"Hey, thanks for the ride man!"[/COLOR][/B] Archie yelled as he disembarked from the van he'd been skitching on for the past 10 minutes and directed himself towards the curb, effortlessly performing a kickflip as he neared it to land on the sidewalk before applying pressure with his front foot to execute a nose pickup. As his momentum stopped almost instantly, his board flicked up behind him allowing him to grab it by the tail and coolly walked onto the school premises. The driver reciprocated his farewell with a quick [i]beep[/i] of his horn, continuing on down the road with the rest of the morning traffic. He'd gotten lucky really, as he was definitely running late from sleeping through his alarm. Not that that was entirely his fault. Archie had struggled to sleep last night, just like every other night in recent memory. Though this time the reason had also included his first day of a new semester at an entirely new school. It was a reason that perplexed him, honestly. Archie wasn't really the type to get nervous about anything but for some unknown reason, this felt different. He'd not long stowed the board inside his bag when the familiar [i]buzz[/i] of his cell phone caught his attention. He rolled his eyes, already knowing who it'd be. 

[color=a187be][b]"Slick moves, skaterboy."[/b][/color] Came Cara's voice as he answered the call, her flirtatious tone still very present as it always was.

[COLOR=FED66C][B]"Hey, Cara."[/B][/COLOR] Archie greeted her. [COLOR=FED66C][B]"What's up?"[/B][/COLOR]

[color=a187be][b]"Oh, you know me, just admiring you from afar."[/b][/color] She giggled. Archie was sure he could hear her close by.

[COLOR=FED66C][B]"Oh really?"[/B][/COLOR] He laughed too, though it felt slightly awkward. [COLOR=FED66C][B]"You sound close."[/B][/COLOR] He started looking around for her.

[color=a187be][b]"Well I [i]am[/i] behind you."[/b][/color] Archie spun around, expecting to be smothered by Cara's usual embrace that she'd often greeted him with over the few months they'd spent as friends. She didn't, however. [color=a187be][b]"Sike!"[/b][/color] She cried, bursting into another fit of giggling. [color=a187be][b]"I'm waiting by the front steps, now hurry your [i]butt[/i] over here!"[/b][/color]

He felt a little stupid after being punked like that but it did seem to make him smile which, in turn, settled him somewhat. Archie locked off the call and pocketed his phone before continuing to make his way to the entrance. Cara had offered to be his chaperone for the day, although he wasn't sure what was worse: Being shown around as the [i]'new kid'[/i] or having Cara beside him all day, sending out daggers to any girl who might so happen to glance upon him. Not that he didn't enjoy her company. She was a nice enough girl, if a little full-on, but Archie was always ever put off by her fangirling over him. Which, despite them being friends for at least a few months now, she still did. A lot. And around anyone who would listen. Even those who didn't seem that interested, she would gush about him to. Sometimes this brought him unwanted attention, which was the last thing he wanted given his very public family situation. He wasn't sure whether anyone had actually heard about it in this city, however, and if they did no one actually thought to bring it up.

Archie eventually reached the front steps of his new high school. He took one look at the aging building, noticing several cracks in the architecture, before letting out a sigh. Bringing his gaze down, he was met by Cara who actually did embrace him this time, catching him off guard. [color=a187be][b]"Hey, you."[/b][/color] She said, releasing him.

[COLOR=FED66C][B]"Hey, yourself."[/B][/COLOR] He replied, causing her to smile. It was the kind of smile that lit up her entire face. Which itself was pleasant to look at regardless. To say Cara was [i]pretty[/i] would be a vast understatement. She was [i]beautiful[/i]. From her rose-filled cheeks, her soft, pink lips, a cute button nose and deep, brown eyes to her long, brunette locks - hastily brushed so that they fell graciously down to her lower-back - her thin, yet supple, figure and a dress sense that just seemed to command your attention. Cara was a girl who was destined to stand out. Several of the guys down at the Hollows had berated him many times for not [i]'hitting that.'[/i] But the truth remained, it simply didn't feel right for him. Whilst he probably should make a move like they said, Archie couldn't bring himself to do it. After everything that had happened back in New York, having a girlfriend didn't seem like the best idea right now. He needed to sort through a few things first.

[color=a187be][b]"Well, c'mon then!"[/b][/color] Cara said, grabbing his hand and pulling him along behind her. [color=a187be][b]"We're gonna be late!"[/b][/color]

[hr][INDENT][sup][COLOR=silver]Tuesday, August 21[sup]st[/sup], 2018 - 14:30 PM | [i]Main Building[/i][/COLOR]
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[B][COLOR=FED66C]"Shit!"[/COLOR][/B]

Archie exclaimed, quite loudly in fact. His voice echoed down the seemingly abandoned corridor, no doubt being heard by the occupants of one of the nearby classrooms as a wave of snickering laughter began to flourish from inside. It was swiftly extinguished, however, with the loud [i]thud[/i] of what Archie could only guess was a book being slammed down upon a table, which was then followed by a stern, [b]"Silence!"[/b] 

Opting not to stick around, he dashed back out to the stairwell so as not the feel the wrath of an angry teacher on his first day. Well, not [i]that[/i] one at least. He was late to his final class, Social Conscience. Some special study group comprised of several kids from different grades of which he was one of the lucky few to be selected - or at least that's what Cara had informed him of earlier - led by the new professor they'd just hired, Mr. Lehrer. A man who'd already begun to make a name for himself around the school by launching an eraser at some random girl in his Physics class who [i]'like totally'[/i] didn't deserve it, apparently. Cara had struggled not to laugh whilst retelling him the story. Archie figured the true story had actually been heavily exaggerated as it passed between each person's lips until they were left with a severely bastardized version that painted the new hire as a crazed lunatic who despised all women. 

Or at least, he hoped it was all just exaggerated. The last thing he wanted happening was to walk in late to this man's class and be high-fived in the face with a wooden board eraser. The image flashed in his mind until he remembered Cara mentioning something about a room at the top of the main building. Looking up to the top of the spiralling staircase, Archie couldn't help but shrug. [COLOR=FED66C][i]'Won't hurt to look.'[/i][/COLOR] He thought.

Finally reaching the door to what he assumed was [i]The Loft[/i], Archie had the feeling that the room hadn't been used in a long while. He wondered what it might ever have been used for, it seemed nicely squirreled away. A weird place for a Social class. Gripping the handle of the door, he grimaced, attempting to steele the nerves that had chosen to flare up all of a sudden. He ridiculed himself mentally, [COLOR=FED66C][i]'Get a hold of yourself, man!'[/i][/COLOR] Which seemed to work a little as he relaxed his expression and opened the door, interrupting whatever discussion had been going on previously and garnering the attention of the room. 

[COLOR=FED66C][B]"Sorry I'm late, teach."[/B][/COLOR] He began, cautiously entering the room fully prepared to dodge any projectiles that may have been thrown his way. 

[COLOR=FED66C][B]"I got lost downstairs somewhere, first day and all that."[/B][/COLOR] Before Mr. Lehrer could respond, Archie closed the door behind him and located an empty desk towards the back. Relinquishing his bag from his back, Archie quickly sat down in his chair. Not as bad as he thought it'd be.