Song: Wheels On The Bus - Melanie Martinez

~~~~~~~~~Alyse's POV~~~~~~~~~

As I reached the edge of the street, I could see the bus parked as other kids climbed on. I smiled to myself in victory, thankful I wasn't late, and ran over.

I stood behind a small group of people who all had a punk like style, which I honestly liked! Not for myself though, I've always been a fan of light colors, but their style was really cool!

My foot shuffled the dirt a bit, it was a habit I sometimes did when waiting. However, I was forced to the ground when a sudden weight crashed into me.

I blew off the hair that fell over my face before hearing a female voice speak to me. "Oh my Gosh, I'm so so sorry!!"

Before I could say anything, the girl in front of me grabbed my arm and pulled me up, holding me by my shoulders. "You're not hurt, are you?! No bruises, no scrapes?!"

The girl stared at me, her dark brown eyes wide. Her hair was brown and wrapped in a high ponytail with a star, and her skin was a bit tan; she wore a hot pink sweater that showed her shoulder, along with a purple skirt and some black shoes.

I placed my hands in front me with an awkward chuckle. "No, I'm alright."

She let out a sigh of relief, pulling her arms away. "I'm sorry, I thought we were going to be late so I made a run for it and I wasn't aware of my surroundings."

"It's fine, don't worry about-"

"Oh my gosh, is that your natural hair color?!" She asked, taking a few strands of my hair.

Not gonna lie, I wasn't too comfortable with her invading my personal bubble.

I nodded with an awkward smile. "It is, I got it from my mother."

"You're really pretty!!"

"Mabel!" Someone else spoke, making the girl jump a little. A boy walked to be beside her; he looked a lot like her, with the same colored hair (a lot shorter), and the same eye and skin color.

He had a blue flannel over an orange shirt and black pants, along with matching blue converse and a blue hat with a pine tree design. He didn't seem too happy, though. "Give her some space, you're suffocating her..!"

"I am?! Oh God, I'm so sorry!! A-again!!" She said, putting her hands up in surrender.

Trying to calm them down, I shook my hands in dismiss. "It's okay, really..!"

The boy let out a frustrated sigh before looking at me apologetically. "She never respects personal space."

"Hey!!"

She punched the boy's arm, who hissed in pain at the action. I did my best to hold in my laugh, but it wasn't enough, causing them both to look at me a bit confused, then I spoke. "You remind me so much of my siblings."

"Cool!! I'm Mabel, and this is my twin brother Dipper!" The girl said, a bright smile growing on her face.

I raised an eyebrow. "Dipper?"

"It's a nickname." He explained with a shrug.

I then gave them a smile. "I'm Alyssa, my friends call me Alyse."

"Like Alice in Wonderland!!" Mabel's smile grew wider.

Giggling a bit, I shrugged. "It's spelled differently."

We all looked at the bus when we heard the horn. Mabel quickly grabbed my hand and pulled me into the bus with Dipper following behind. The seats were big enough for three people, so we were able to sit together.

"So Alyse, what year are you?" Mabel asked as she tilted her head.

I grabbed a few of my hair strands, chuckling a bit awkwardly. "I'm in ninth grade, it's my first year here."

"Dipper and I are in tenth grade, we can show you around the school later!"

"Yeah, that sounds great!"

To my surprise though, Mabel wasn't looking at me anymore. Instead, her eyes were focused on a boy who just walked into the bus. His hair was black, his bangs dyed a dark purple; he wore a black leather jacket on top of a dark purple shirt and some dark blue jeans, and I was able to see the piercing on his eyebrow when he took off his sunglasses.

Mabel was pretty much hypnotized by him. I mean, yeah he's attractive, but not really my type of guy.

She wasn't the only one though, a bunch of other girls stared at him as if they were sharks looking at a steak.

I tilted my head. "Who's that?"

"Leonardo Jackson." Dipper answered, making me grow even more confused. Mabel leaned into the seat in front of us with a lovestruck smile, and her brother gave me a shrug. "He goes by Leo."

"Leo..." Mabel repeated, Dipper and I exchanging a confused glance.

Leo sat behind us, and I'm surprised Mabel didn't, like, explode. She sad down with the same goofy smile, and pretty much stayed like that for the whole ride.

I had to laugh at the situation, this was definitely not what I had expected for the beginning, but hey, at least I already had two new friends!

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