Everyone else was too busy to take the new kid on a tour of the school. At least, they acted busy. Jamie had the sinking suspicion that they were all just hanging around in the student council room on their phones while Zane and Nya tried desperately to get something done.
Thus, as the unfortunately kind person he is, Jesse took up the position as tour guide. At least he gets to miss most of his classes.
The secretary in the office is nice, as far as he’s concerned. She always has a jar of Jolly Ranchers on her desk and a kind smile on her face, though Jesse had seen that smile morph into a sneer in less than a second when someone tries to steal more candy than she allowed. Now, she gives him a grin and a polite wave.
“Ah, Jesse, good to see you.” In a school with so many students, Jesse would never be able to figure out how she knows all of their names, “You have impeccable timing. They’re just finishing up in the principal’s office. Here-“ the secretary digs around through the papers and sticky notes that litter her desk. It takes her a few moments, in which Jesse stands in front of the counter awkwardly shifting from foot to foot, before she emerges triumphant, “Aha! Here you are. It’s his schedule. I’m sure you’re familiar with the rooms.”
A quick scan of the paper shows that they have a few classes together. Should make it easier to help integrate him into the school environment, then. He turns to the secretary and flashes her a smile, “Yep! I know this place like the back of my hand. We’ll be able to find everything okay.”
The secretary was about to respond, but the sound of a heavy door opening stops her. She whips around Jesse takes this opportunity to sneak a handful of Jolly Ranchers into his pocket.
“Alright, you should be set to go.” The principal’s voice rings out from his office, “If you have any trouble, don’t hesitate to ask a faculty member for help.”
A figure emerges from the room, and the first thing Jesse notices is the dark blue and yellow hair, tied up into a half-ponytail that does nothing to keep it away from his neck or face. He holds himself laxly and with an almost bored expression on his face as he thanks the principal in a smooth voice, before turning away and placing an earbud into his ear and pulling out a phone from his hoodie pocket.
The new kid, then.
The new kid starts making his way down the hallway towards the secretary’s desk, and Jesse walks forward to meet him in the middle. Before he can even get close enough to be noticed, the other looks up from his phone with a raised eyebrow.
“Hello!” He smiles, “Welcome to NGC high. I’ll be the one showing you around-“
Jesse hadn’t seen it before. The new kid was a bit taller than him, so his eye-level didn’t exactly match Jesse’s, but once he finally looked him in the eyes, Jesse’s heart came to a stop.
It was like that moment in Into The Spiderverse, when they all got a buzzy feeling after meeting another Spider-Man. There is a flutter in his stomach that reminds him of the butterflies that live in the garden club’s flower beds. He distantly realizes that his jaw has practically dropped to the floor, but he has other, more important things to think about.
He has yellow eyes. Yellow with white pupils, like how Jesse’s had been not too long ago.
You’re like me.
“…do I have something on my face?”
The new kid’s words snap him out of his trance. He flushes with embarrassment and stammers out an answer, “N-No! You’ve got a good face- I mean, your face is good-“ Jesse shuts himself up before he can dig himself into an even deeper hole.
Then the new kid starts laughing. It’s more like a series of snorts than anything, but it’s a far cry from the borderline resting-bitch-face from earlier. He covers his mouth with his hand, but Jesse can make out matching dimples on either side of his face, “Relax, Dude. I’m just teasing.”
“…I knew that.”
Another snort, “Sure,” the other kid pulls an earbud out and reaches out a hand, “I’m Jamie.”
Jesse grins and takes the hand, “Jesse. Good to meet you.”
Jesse would need to get closer to Jamie. To have another elemental master at the school is a big deal, and when dealing with an unknown element, Jamie could be at risk due to the Shark army and Olivia’s presence. The only element that comes to his mind when faced with those yellow irises is Light, but something tells him that won’t be the case.
Either way, school is about to get a heck of a lot more interesting.
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