A/N: As my other story is drawing to a close I decided to start this one. I don't expect many readers, but this is something I want to do. I don't own anything. Enjoy!

Science of Popularity

Chapter 1

I dash home as fast as I can.

I run faster and faster, excitement bubbling up inside me with every step.

I know Paulina is probably excited too, about the dance that's coming up.

But, I'm excited for a very different reason.

Most people think I'm an airhead.

They think I'm nothing but a pretty face.

But, I'm so much more than that.

I'm a scientist.

I just started a new experiment, and I can't wait to get home and work on it.

Honestly, I don't care about clothing or makeup or boy bands.

I just want to be left alone with my lab.

But, I see what happens to the other kids.

I see what happens when you're even a little bit different.

I don't want that.

I don't want the constant teasing and the after school beatings.

So, I put on a mask.

I wear the popular clothes and listen to the cool music and talk only to the in crowd.

I don't like it, but I think I would dislike the bullying more.

Every morning the mask goes on.

I turn into a different person.

The mask only comes off when I'm in my lab.

My secret basement lab.

Oh, how I love it.

The smell of chemicals, the shiny steel countertops.

The microscope, the test tubes, the safety goggles.

Perfection.

So, let them think I'm dumber than a doorknob.

I know better.

And, one day, they're all going to work for me.

A/N: So, what do you guys think? Continue or leave as a one-shot?