Chapter 1: of Green eyes and circumstantial theory's

A flash of green eyes from across the room, and my whole world stopped. No! I thought to myself you are not to jeopardize the mission, not just to experience love like a mere mortal creature. I shook myself away from my thoughts allowing myself to focus in, for a moment, on a professor lecturing on the universal string theory. Oh please I had to bite my lower lip to keep away the laughter these men call themselves scientists! And yet I bet they have never even heard of the circumstantial multiverse theory! So primitive!

I sustained my laughter by allowing myself to watch the set of green eyes drift towards the front of the class. Despite all my efforts I felt my heart pounding inside my chest. It would be foolish to hope that he was the chosen one, the son of Sarah Jane Smith. Foolish to believe that he was anything more than the immature boy sitting next to him, who had taken out his mobile and began to text. Or the stunningly pretty girl on the other side of the room, who was clearly in on Clyde's classroom social circle. It's a shame, I thought,though the girl was a little too carious for my liking, she had seemed so lovely when I had met her earlier.

I was yanked from my inner most thoughts, as a formilur set of green eyes turned from the white board and began explaining his work on quantum theory. I watched in awe as the boy explained the most complex of quantum mathematics sweeping his arms, and gesturing towards the board as he spoke. This must have been perfectly normal, because the class looked rather un-amused. Clyde still remained berried in his mobile though he took the time to look up and mouth the words show off to his girlfriend across the room who stifled a laugh and typed a rapid response. I couldn't help but wonder if such acts of immaturity where to blame for earth's primitive knowledge of science. I suddenly felt a flood of anger flood threw me, if Luke's work was not amusing the class, than I would just have to give them something new to stare at.

Maybe it was because I was so deep in my thoughts; maybe it was just pure stupidity. But before I knew it my hand was in the air "he's wrong!" it took me a minute to recognize my own voice.

"Is there anything you would like to add Miss Paige?" Mr. Harris asked. I could feel the heat of the entire classes' eyes. Apparently no one had ever tried to contradict Luke, because the entire class looked absolutely flabbergasted. Mr. Harris who obviously believed that Luke's work had exceeded maximum educational proportions looked amused, and yet equally annoyed with my outburst.

"Yes" I said shakily "Luke is wrong!" I stood, and walked nervously to the front of the class. There was no turning back now, I faced the white board and began to scribble out a new set of data. When I turned to face the class every eye was on me. Clyde had abandoned his mobile, for the opportunity to see his best friend, as he later called it "schooled by a girl." I began a long rant on the interdimensional time paradox and how it could potentially influence the circumstantial out comes in the strings membranes creating a circumstantial multiverse based on a more advanced version of the theory of relativity. As amusing as my lecture and its references to our principals bulging stomach where, I got the feeling that the classes attention was now on Luke who was staring at me and becoming slightly red in the face. Was I embarrassing him? I stopped "but that's probably a stupid idea. Luke's was better."

"I beg to differ Miss. Carter Paige that was brilliant!" Mr. Harris raved. I looked over at Luke who had now retreated to his seat admitting defeat. I had only meant to make the class appreciate his work, not over show him. I didn't know much about human relationships but I was pretty sure that this was not how to start one. The more Mr. Harris raved, the further down Luke sunk in his seat. I wanted to apologize, go talk to him, but Mr. Harris kept me prisoner until far after the final bell.

I walked into the crowded cafeteria; I did a quick scan for Luke, who I found sitting alone at a table with Ronnie and Clyde. Tray in hand I speed over to meet them. I said the only thing that I could think of "hey, can I sit hear"

Luke Smith's POV

No! I wanted to scream but my lips wouldn't move. I couldn't talk to this girl, I would just embarrass myself, make her think I'm weird like everyone else. Ronnie smiled and nodded "Sure you can sit here!" I wanted to cry. She already thinks I'm stupid; otherwise why show me up in class. Had she caught him staring? Luke used all his will power to tare his eyes away from the beautiful girl, feeling hot in the face he looked down at his half frozen lunch and started poking it with his spork.

"Hey, Luke right?" she asked. Not knowing what to say, I nodded. "Look I'm really sorry about what happened today during class!"

"Anyone who can show up this show off is a friend of mine!" Clyde joked, breaking into a fit of hysterical laughter. Carter looked dismayed, and tried again.

"I didn't mean to show you up its just…" she looked about ready to cry, did she really feel bad?

"It-it's fine." I stammered, not daring to meet the girl's eyes.

"No!" she cried "it's not I showed you up even though your idea was brilliant" I could feel the warmth spreading threw out my face she thinks I'm brilliant!

"I…It's… okay"

"No its not I embarrassed you in front of everyone."

"No I…"

"What's wrong?"

"Huh?"

"Your face is getting red, just like in class." I didn't have time to respond before she rushed on. "Am I doing something wrong again? Am I embarrassing you? Or…"

"Got to…. Ahhh bye" I'd like to tell you that my first female encounter had resulted in a kiss or at least a date, but in truth I fled. The way she said the word "or" told me that she was already considering my feelings for her and that couldn't happen, not with my secret.

In the past I've tried to consider having a girlfriend, during Clyde's long talks about Ronnie, or just in general, either way I always come to the same conclusion I never want a girlfriend though Maria made me question my resolution more times than I would like to admit (Clyde's cool rule #2: deny all emotion especially when it comes to girls.) but it all came down to the fact that I was just to different. I mean first of all you think getting to know a girl is hard when you're a regular kid try being an arcutype for aliens!
Hey where are you from

Oh I came from a surgery table. I was created by a race of extra-terrestrials called the bane. They made me into their arcutype so that they could make an evil drink to take over the world.

What do you do for fun?

Fight aliens and other intergalactic creatures who want to annihilate earth's population what about you?

How did you get so smart?

Oh, that's cuz I have 10,000 brains in my head. That's not all, I was born a teenager. Oh, and did I mention that I don't have a belly button either?

There was no way I was going to drag an innocent girl into all of this, and no way I was going to lie her threw a hole relationship. I was a freak! Anyone who knew my secret would run away in terror, and the thought of Carter's face looking horrified as she starred at a creature she thought she knew broke my heart.

Carter Paige's POV

Clyde gave Ronnie a torn look and then took off after Luke. Ronnie smiled in spite of herself and then turned to me. "Luke'll be fine, he's just never met anyone smarter than he is, he'll come around"

"I didn't mean to show him up" I explained "and I even apologized. Why is he still angry with me?"

"I don't know I suppose you can ask him that when he gets over himself" she smiled at me "on the other hand, are you the new family that moved into that old abandoned house across the road from me?"

"Yes" I said faking a smile "I guess we're neighbors now."

"Not just neighbors, friends" the word shook me from all my Luke related thoughts. Friend no one had ever called me that. As I left the cafeteria I didn't have to fake my smile. It was ear to ear, and it was real.

Luke Smith POV

I ran out of the building and into the courtyard, and didn't stop until I reached a park bench at the furthest corner of the lot facing the woods. I leaned down and picked up a smooth black stone. I turned it around in my hand, and then threw it at the nearest tree with all my might. Why did it have to de this way? I threw another stone why should I care she's just a girl? Another rock hit the tree bark why am I such a freak? "Why?!" I yelled but there was no one there to hear me.

"You know" called a voice behind me "that's not the way to throw a rock"

"Just go away Clyde!" I demanded, but he continued his cocky stride and sat down next to me on the bench.

"Not till you tell me what happened in there buddy." He bargained, though I wasn't in much of a negotiating mood. "She's new to town; she only wants to make friends."

"It's not that, okay? I'm not mad I just…"

"Just what? You got all angry and ran away."

"Clyde, can I ask you something?"

"Sure"

"How do you know you fancy Ronnie?" His lips moved to defend himself, but I quickly added to my previous question. "It's me Clyde; you don't have to deny you fancy her. I already know anyways." Clyde looked shocked

"Is it that obvious?" he asked I laughed I wanted to say

"Is that a rhetorical question? Duh it's that obvious!"

Instead I shook my head "Only to someone who knows you like I do. To everyone else it's just cool rule #2 Clyde."

Clyde laughed at the reference to his infamous guide to popularity. "You learn well lukie boy, but you remember what I told you a year ago? When we got back from our first trip to outer space?" he asked

"Yea" I replied calmly "You said you would teach me about girls" I thought that information would come in handy right about now, but I bit back the thought and looked at clyde urging him to continue.

"That's right "clyde confirmed "I promised I would teach you about girls"

"Then tell me!" I begged

"I told you I would tell you about girls mate, but Ronnie's not just a girl. She's more than that, I mean I've dated a lot of girls before, but Ronnie…. She's something else mate."

"She's not a girl?" I asked confused now

"For someone so smart you can be so thick sometimes" Clyde joked "of cores she's a girl, but most girls are all the same she's not she's different, I like different"

"If only Carter could take a lesson from you…" the minute it took me to register that I had spoken allowed was more than enough time for Clyde to see what was really going on.

"You fancy her don't you? You fancy the new girl, that's why you ran out! Way to be subtle mate!"

"Subtle?" I asked

"Common Lukie boy I've got a lot to teach you if your gunna get this one " Clyde declared and with that he hoisted himself up from the bench and made his way back towards the Schoolhouse. Leaving Luke alone with his thoughts and the trees.