Chapter 3

Freya's POV

This day seems to be taking forever, but why? It's not as if I'm anxious to get home right? Well actually I am.

What if he goes in my room? I forgot to close my bathroom door!

Sitting at lunch with some of my friends, Addy telling them about how my new, quote on quote, brother, will be starting school here soon. They all proceeded in asking questions about him but I just sat there eating while Addy kept going on and on as if she had already met him when the table got very quiet.

Looking up at the girls I noticed they were staring wide eyed behind me as I watched their eyes moving until the landed above my head, then that all familiar voice rang out sending that shiver up my spine again.

"Freya...."

I slowly turned my head, my heart racing when I looked back before trailing his body up to his face, I could feel my face heating up as I made eye contact.

He smiled down at me making my heart jump before it continued to race, I smiled back at him as he sat himself down next to me, his leg brushing against mine making me feel those butterflies coursing through my body again.

"Umm hi. I thought you were unpacking?"

His smile widened as he looked at me, everyone was watching us but it was as if he didn't notice anyone but me, it made my heart flutter, but it shouldn't, he's my family now yet I'm wildly attracted to him.

"I am, I had to come sign up for classes, they said it was lunch time for you so I could come ask if you would be willing to show me around."

"Oh.. sure, I'm done eating anyway."

He grabbed my hand as he stood up, "Come on, bye girls"

Dragging my out ofnthe cafeteria I pulled out of his grip before massaging my hand, he had held on so tight it hurt me.

"Ow... I would have just come with you, didn't need to grab me so tightly."

He pulled my hand towards him rubbing it gently,

"Shit, sorry, didn't mean to hurt you." He said as he looked up into my eyes making me feel a bit flustered.

I slowly took my hand back as he stared at me, then I held it out open gesturing to him as he went to hold my hand again but I tilted my head furrowing my eyebrows before a I couldn't help but smirk at him.

"Schedule? If you want me to show you where you need to go I need that, plus your locker number?"

"Oh! Right, thought it was a bit weird for you to ask for my hand" he chuckled but it was different, not cocky but.. was he nervous?

Shaking off the thought, chalking it up to being somewhere new, he handed me his schedule along with a piece of paper with his locker and combination written on it.

"Well, your first, second and third are all down the hall from here, then you have lunch, same as mine actually. Your fourth is with me, I have advanced art so I'm in with the junior and seniors, I didn't know you liked art?"

He was looking down at me when I looked up, for some reason it made me blush, the way he was intently watching and listening to me.

"It's my easy A" there's that cocky tone again.

"Okay, well then your fifth is upstairs on in C building which is out those doors to the left, the your sixth is in the back building with me again, I have this same Science class, AP Marine Biology, our teacher is the best one here, he's so funny and makes the class fun."

After handing him the schedule back he was still staring at me, it was starting to make me feel nervous.

"I can show you them all if you want but it's pretty easy to get to them all and I can help throughout your first day since I'll probably see you around."

Nothing, he didn't speak, just stood there looking at me before looking down the hall then back to me, the silence was deafening.

"Oh, your locker! It's just by mine so I can take you there now since I need to go to mine anyway, the bells about to..."

**Ring ring ring ring**

The bells rang, kids swarming all around coming from classes as well as the cafeteria and courtyard.

I got knocked back by someone when a hand grabbed a hold of me stopping me from falling.

"You lack balance?" my cheeks flushed in embarrassment but he didn't let me go until the bell rang again, the halls emptying.

"Well now I'm late... ugh.. come on" I maneuvered from his grip as I headed down to my locker.

"This is mine so yours is...." looking to my right it was 3 down from mine "right there, so if you forget when we come to school on your first day you can just follow me."

I turned to smile at him but he was flush up against my back startling me.

Gasping at his closeness I tried to turn my body around but couldn't as he brushed my hair off my shoulder leaning down he whispered in my ear sending those same butterflies coursing through me again, my core clenched as I felt my body heating up.

"Thank you Freya, I'm lucky to have you here to help me. See you at home, maybe you can help me unpack."

His hot breath fanning into my ear while flowing down my neck sending goosebumps to raise all over my body.

Then he stood up before backing away enough for me to turn around when someone spoke scaring the shit out of me.

"Ms Lothbrok! You are late for class, why are you lingering in the hall with..." she looked at Andrew with a puzzled expression.

I pushed away from him before standing in front of him.

"I apologize for this, this is Andrew, umm" I turned to look at him before wrapped an arm around me pulling me from his front to behind him like he was protecting me.

"My name is Andrew Fenrir, I just moved here with my mother after she married Freya's father. She was just showing me around before I start here, didn't mean to make her late."

He then turned to me, looked me up and down, smiled, then turned back nodding his head as he walked away.

"Well, that was nice of you to help him out Freya, get to class now before your any later."

"Thank you, I'm sorry."

I headed to my art class, one that I will now be sharing with him when he starts here. thinking about him, his last name, I didn't know it before now, 'Fenrir', it sounds so familiar, but why?

Once I managed to finish off the rest of the day I was walking out of the school with Addy, Madison, Cory, and Cody. Cory and Cody are twin but look nothing alike, I've had the biggest crush on Cody since I was like 10, well I did, he never gave me the butterflies the way that Andrew seems to, but that could just be because of how new it all is, or maybe just nerves.

Cody had his arm draped over my shoulder when he suddenly stopped walking, I stopped as well but I was just following his lead as I was looking down at my phone.

"Freya" has voice was deep, almost angry as it snapped me to the moment forcing my head to pop up instantly.

Andrew was standing next to his truck, his arms crossed as he stared at Cody with daggers in his eyes.

Cody gripped onto me a bit tighter not knowing who this guy was.

"What are you doing back here? Thought I'd see you at home?"

"Figured I'd come pick you up since I was taking a break from unpacking" he was speaking to me but his eyes never trailed off of Cody's arm around me.

"Oh, okay, thanks I guess, but ummm.... I'm not going straight home today, I have, well we have, drama club today. Starts at 3:45."

"Introduce me to your friends?" He said while walking closer to me until we were face to face.

My heart skipped a beat at his closeness as I felt Cody pull me closer into his side. I looked over to Cody before smiling up at him.

"This is Cody" then I pointed around to everyone else "Cory, his twin, Madison, and Addy. Guys this is Andrew, he's my..." He cut me off quickly.

"My mother married her dad. We are" he looked at me then smirked "coming to get to know one another."

I honestly don't know what to think when it comes to him, he's very pushy at getting to know me considering we just met yesterday, probably his mom telling him to play nice like my dad did.

"I guess you could come to our drama club meeting then take me home after, if you want to that is."

"Yeah, I'll come watch.. I mean come with you."

"We have about 20 minutes to waste before we need to get there" I said when Andrew grabbed my hand pulling me from Cody.

"Great then you can finally show me where my classes are" he was pulling me away from my friends as they all just stared in shock at what just transpired.

"See you at the meeting I guess!" I yelled back at them, Cody looked extra upset as he crossed his arms over his chest before saying something to the girls.

"Umm Andrew" I was having trouble not tripping over my feet as he pulled me along.

"Yes?"

"Can you slow down please, and let me go?"

Hid hand released instantly like I had burned him before he stopped in his tracks as he turned to face me. My momentum still up causing me to tumble into his chest.

"Ouch, ugh, sorry."

"That your boyfriend?"

I looked up at him as I rubbed my nose from the impact of his chest, confusion until I realized he meant Cody making me laugh a bit.

"Cody you mean. No he isn't, we've been friends for like, ever, they live down the street from me, or I mean, from us. We all went to preschool together, well except Madison. We met her when she moved here about 5 years ago. Addy is my best friend though, I'm sure you will see her a lot considering she is either at the house with me or I'm at hers. Honestly her mom brings me home as well as to school every day so you don't have to wait for me."

His expression changed when I said he didn't have to wait for me, it went cold, his brows arched up in the center before he huffed.

"I will bring you home, I'm already here. Now show me my classes." His tone was like stone, rough and demanding making me jump just a bit.

"Look, Andrew, I didn't mean to upset you, I'm sorry, I just figured you wouldn't really want to be stuck here with my friends in a drama meeting when you didn't have to be, but thank you for coming to get me, I appreciate it a lot."

His face softened before he grabbed my hand again "Show me the classes we have together first then we can head to your meeting?"

He smiled, it was the most breathtaking smile I had ever seen, holy shit is he gorgeous!

'NO! Stop that head! He's our brother now, well step brother anyway, he's just being nice because he has to be.'

"Come on, I'll show you our Bio class first because the art room is next to the drama club." I pulled him with me as we made our way to the back building.

Walking into the room he looked around, it was empty "Guess Mr. Lockwood left early today, usually he's here until 4."

Before I had a chance to react Andrew pinned me to the wall, my hands above my head, my chest heaving as I tried to catch my breath from the sudden movement.

"What the hell!" I tried to yell out but my breathy voice betraying me making me sound, well like this excited me, when in fact it shouldn't.

"Freya, you don't remember me do you? Art show last year? Your piece took first place."

He was so close to me that our noses brushed against one another's while his hot breath fanned my face, he smelled of peppermint and chocolate at the same time, it was intoxicating.