While I walked down the middle aisle between desks, I placed the book I was given in my bag which added a significant amount of weight onto my shoulder. I had very little muscles so I feared the weight of my back would result in me looking like The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

I sat down on the seat without looking behind me as I did so. I got out my English folder and pen and attempted to ignore the heat on my neck caused by a pair of dark eyes.

"Hello again, Ella." Brennan voice from his seat diagonal and behind mine "This must be fate."

"I would not exactly call being in the same English class fate." I returned, continuing to look to the front of the class.

A steady beat was present from the desk behind mine. Stone tapped his pen on the desk loudly and repetitively like he was trying to draw attention to himself.

The noise made me turn in my seat.

Stone spoke up, his gravelly voice low like he only wanted me to hear his words "Then what do you call us being in the same class together?"

"A class with you, Lurch?" I answered him with a deadpan tone "There is only one thing that is. A nightmare."

Brennan tipped his head back and laughed. His amusement did not dull down as he nudged the man next to him with his elbow.

The giant reciprocated his taunt by sending him a scowl that belonged to a stone-cold killer

My pun was intended.

Everything happened so quickly. The nearly black eyes rapidly moved back to me like they had not even budged in the first place.

"You are a funny little one, Medusa."

The rough gravelly sound of his voice curled around the single word. It was as if he was claiming the words for himself. His voice was commanding like he was enforcing himself to be heard.

"Call me that again and you will get a little kick to the balls." I threatened while sending him a smile that was not at all genuine.

His eyes were on my mouth. The colour of his irises darkened when he watched the smile slowly disappear from my face.

My threat was not at all logistic. My leg would not be able to kick that high.

"The book I have in my bag is over eight-hundred pages and it is hardback." I threatened while keeping my glare on him "I will knock you out with it."

He never replied but his top lip did twitch after the words left my mouth.

Mr Dankworth started the class before I could say anymore.

"Hello class! How was your summer break?" The English teacher spoke from the front of the room "As much as I've missed everyone, I am distraught that I can no longer spend all day reading."

Lana giggled from beside me "He is literally the male older version of you."

"No way." I turned and whispered to her "If he was forty years younger then he would be the perfect man for me."