Title: Who's that Girl
Author: Calie
Rating: PG
Summary: A new girl arrives at Spencer only days after Chase's disappearance. She comes with a secret but starts to find it very hard to keep with a very annoying boy following her around. Reid/OC
Notes: I know, how predictable, a new girl with a secret. But I like to think my story is a little different at least.
"Who's that girl?"
Everyone's eyes looked to where Caleb was pointing at a lone girl sitting on a bench reading a book.
"New I think. Transferred in last week." Taylor offered. "I've got study period with her. I don't know her name though."
"Kind of odd how she transferred in the same week as you know who disappeared." Caleb continued to watch her with interest.
"Maybe." Pogue watched the girl with mild interest. There was nothing about her that made her really stick out. She was mildly attractive, but nothing out of the ordinary. Truthfully, if Caleb would not have pointed her out Pogue probably would never have noticed her. "But he made an effort to insert himself into our lives. I don't even think this girl knows what's going on around her or would even care."
"She's kinda cute though." Reid commented as he squinted in an effort to get a good look at her. "In a mousy school girl kinda way."
Taylor laughed. "I'm sure any girl would take that as a compliment. No wonder you can't keep a girl."
Pogue and Taylor laughed at Reid's expense but Caleb didn't pay much attention and continued to watch the girl. It was a only a few seconds later when she looked up and met his eyes. Caleb turned away from her and looked back to the other three boys.
"Ohhhh. Flirting with the new girl. I saw that. I hope Sarah doesn't find out."
Caleb frowned at Reid but didn't comment. "I'm serious about this."
"So am I." Pogue responded knowing Tyler and Reid wouldn't be any help to him in convincing Caleb there wasn't anything to worry about. "I think you're spooked now. Not every new person that comes to school here is out to get us. So he was. But I'm not sneaking in to check her personal file or any other new students file."
Caleb tried to tell himself that Pogue was right. There was really no evidence that her reason for being there had anything to do with Chase.
The vibrating inside Breanna's school bag drew her attention from the group of boys. Without even checking her bag she collected her things and hurried back inside the school building. Once in the entrance she grabbed the phone from her bag and answered it. "Hello."
"How are you?"
Breanna sighed. "I'm okay. A little lonely."
"It's hard getting used to I know."
"Yea, right. Dad I don't think I'm cut out for this." Breanna looked around at the people walking through the halls and headed in the least crowded direction.
"Sure you are. I wouldn't have sent you if you weren't."
"Yea, I know, that's what Uncle Robert said too."
"Look, you don't have to worry. All you have to do is watch. No one is asking you to get involved. That's all our job is, is to watch."
"I know that. But it is easier to watch when you're not being seen." As if some higher power was working against her she ran strait into one of the people she was trying her best to avoid. Her phone, the back, and the battery scattered in different directions once it hit the floor. "Shit." Just as she went to pick up the pieces the blond she ran into beat her to it. When he held out the pieces to her she fumbled for something to say. "Thanks."
"It was my fault." Reid studied her as she put her phone back together. "You're new aren't you?"
Alarms went off in Breanna's head when he questioned her. She was supposed to be unseen to them, not talking to them. "Yea."
"I'm Reid." Her eyes met him and he could see that she was fighting against giving him her name.
Her name would mean nothing to him and most likely he would have found it out sooner than later, but it still made her uncomfortable to give it to him. "Breanna." After a few more seconds of uncomfortable silence she spoke again. "I've got to go." With a quick smile she hurried down the hall.
Reid turned and allowed his eyes to follow her. He hadn't meant to bump into her but once he had he couldn't resist the opportunity to see whether Pogue or Caleb was right. Reid was beginning to suspect it was Pogue. That girl was to shy and jumpy to have anything to do with what happened with Chase. When she turned the corner he smirked. Even if she wasn't involved in anything making her uncomfortable had been worth the effort.
The next day Breanna spent her extra time in the library, as she did almost every day. Every so often she would venture into town if she needed something or sit at a coffee shop to read but it was easier to keep an eye on them at school. Of course it not having any friends made it really easy to stay at school. Fate was finally working in her favor because when she walked in Reid and Tyler were sitting at one of the tables being surprisingly quite. She did her best to remain unseen by them and slipped between an isle.
Reid had seen her though and turned to Tyler. "You know that girl that Caleb was talking about the other day?" He whispered. When Tyler nodded he continued. "I ran into her later, literally. She's strange."
When Reid turned back to the paper he was writing Tyler stared at him in confusion. He was expecting something more. Something better than 'she's strange'. "That's it?"
Reid just shrugged. He really had nothing else to say. When she had appeared again it was between to shelves but he had the perfect view of her. At least her backside. She was climbing up a small ladder to get to a higher shelf. "What do you think?" Reid nodded towards her.
Tyler looked up and spotted the girl again. When he looked back to Reid he noticed the look on his face. "No Reid. Not here."
"Oh come on." It wasn't under her skirt that he wanted to see, it was the shocked embarrassed look on her face that he was looking for. It had been so easy the day before that he couldn't help another go. When Tyler reached into his pocket Reid waved it away. "No money, I'm just curious. So what do you think?"
For a moment Tyler just looked at Reid. There was more to Reid's reasoning than just being curious but Tyler decided not to question him. "White cotton."
"Maybe. No, white boy shorts. I think she wants to feel cute." Reid smiled and focused on her skirt. Just as her skirt began to blow up her hand came down behind her and she spun around. Their eyes met and Reid found the thought of being caught making it impossible for him to breathe. There was a look of accusation in her eyes as if she knew it was him. She quickly came down the ladder and started walking in his direction. For a moment he swore she was going to stop in front of him and slap him by the look of anger on her face. Instead she passed him and headed to the check out desk.
"What just happened?"
Reid turned to Tyler and shook his head. "I don't know."
"What do you mean you don't know?" Tyler whispered harshly. "Before you could even blow up her skirt she turned and looked at you. Did she see your eyes?"
"No, I don't think so." Reid tried to concentrate on what Tyler was saying but all he could see was the look on her face.
"If Pogue or Caleb finds out-."
That brought Reid out of his trance. "There is no reason for them to find out, is there Tyler?"
At that point Tyler thought it wise to keep quite and turned back to his paper.
It was the next day during Reid's first class that he realized he did have a class with Breanna. She was there when he walked in and at the sound of the door closing behind him she looked up and met his eyes.
When he smirked at her she quickly looked down but she could tell out of the corner of her eye that he was watching her all the way up the steps until he passed her and sat two rows behind her. The rest of class went by without incident but Breanna still couldn't shake off the uncomfortable feeling she'd received when he looked at her.
Through the majority of class he had watched her, hoping she would notice him staring at her and be forced to turn around. Either she was very oblivious or refused to look at him. When class was over he found himself following her out of curiosity, at least that's what he told himself. Because there was no way he was attracted her. She was just way to simple and shy for his taste. It wasn't that she was unattractive he admitted. But he didn't want cutesy and innocent.
"Reid."
Reid stopped and turned to find Tyler hurrying to catch up with him. He glanced back quickly to where she was heading then looked back to Tyler with a frown. "What?"
"What do you mean what? Why didn't you wait for me?"
"I forgot." Reid looked again down the hall than back to Tyler.
"You forgot?" Tyler looked down the hall to where Reid kept looking than looked back at him confused. "What the hell are you looking at?"
"Nothing. Let's go." He turned to head back the way he had come but stopped when he heard the commotion coming from down the hall. Reid turned around again and headed in the direction he had been originally walking in.
"What the hell is wrong with you?"
Finally, Reid got close enough and peered over the heads of students who were watching. In the center was one of Aaron's friends in a soaked uniform. Opposite him was Breanna who also was mildly wet.
"I said I was sorry." Breanna said a little more angrily than the last time. It hadn't been just her fault, he had ran into her also. Next thing she knew he was covered in some drink he was carrying. If it hadn't been for Reid Garwin making her nervous then none of this would have happened.
"You're sorry? That doesn't fix my clothes."
Reid pushed through to the front of the crowd and focused on the other boy's feet which stood in a puddle of liquid. With a subtle flash of his eyes he pulled the other boy's feet out from under him and watched with a smile as he fell to the ground. "Oh wow, that must have hurt." The other boy glared at him as she stood up and finally walked off with the other students laughing behind him. Reid spared a glance at Breanna who was already looking at him. He winked and she quickly took off in the other direction.
Tyler didn't miss anything of what happened. He knew it was Reid who had knocked the boy over and Tyler had a sneaking suspicion is had something to do with that girl. He also didn't miss the look between them. "Is there a reason your knocking people over for a girl you don't even know?"
Reid turned to Tyler with a glare. "Are you ready to go?"
With a nod, Tyler headed back down the hall to their next class.
Breanna ran into her room, shut it behind her, and leaned back against it. She was trying to remain conspicuous but it was becoming steadily difficult. Reid Garwin would not leave her alone and it was starting to become very frustrating. He'd already used his powers near her twice and the first time she tried to dismiss it as him just being an irresponsible male, but the second time she wasn't sure how to explain it. He was careless with his powers and she suspected he liked playing jokes on people but he didn't have to make the other student fall. Then that wink. Breanna sunk down to the floor and let her head fall back against the door with a thud.