Title: Far Away

Lead characters: Alex / Paige

Warning: Pre-Palex

Summary/Preface: my objective is to basically show how Paige and Alex were before they fell for each other. That has been a topic of much speculation and I have my own views about it. The fiction is based on when Alex first came into the picture, which would be S3, so the relationship isn't the start of the fiction. I'm trying to follow the story line of actual Degrassi so it shouldn't be too confusing. So basically I'm going to take an original scene and improvise it.

Rating: PG-13 / K+ and I'll make sure it stays that way.

Tools: Microsoft Word.
I will try to proof read but I apologize for any remaining ones in advance.

Author's Note: This is my first fan fiction so please try to be courteous. All opinions will be heard but in the end I'll do what I think is best for my story, you know being the leader of the ship and all. I might later change things around to make it flow better.

Thanks to coco and Palexiot for all their help.
I know the initial chapters might be a little boring as I try to establish the basics so bear with me, and leave a pm if u like or don't like... anyway...here goes...enjoy.

Disclaimer: I do not own Degrassi or any of its characters, except my views which I have tried to portray in this story, so don't sue me.

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Chapter 1: Lectures

I was politely being asked to leave Lakehurst High.

The principal had enough of my 'attitude' so he was now 'requesting' me to transfer to another school, for my own good. He said it was because of "… the fire crackers incidence… and we feel that we have tried our best… but are still unable to help you with your constant unpunctuality for showing up for classes and your lack of compliance to the disciplinary actions taken..."

It seemed to me that he always tried to churn out big words so his students won't be able to quote him ever

I thought as I sat there in this little cubicle of a room listening to this never ending banter of, my principal … sorry my soon to be ex-principal, Mr. Hastings.

It was amazing how he used the word 'request', like he was honoring me with an award or something…

It disgusts me how people choose these 'hypocritical words' They say one thing when actually mean something totally differentThis is what the world has come down to and we are just expected to ignore it and move on with our lives

But not 'Alex Nunez'

I wasn't gonna ignore it…
I had a problem with it, a serious problem with this…'Hypocritical and Smugly attitude of this world',But this wasn't the time to correct him, not at this timeThere really wasn't a point in making him angry
I could see that he was trying very hard to be patient with me,

I was gonna give him credit for that much
…and appreciate this gesture by keeping my mouth shut.'

Okay so there was this certain 'incidence' last week, of someone putting some fire crackers in one of the student's car, which started 'cracking' just as he turned on the engine.

It was hilarious

I, of course, wasn't going to defend myself as it could turn the suspicion into a confession…the less said, the better

"So you can come down in a couple of days and collect your transcripts... we will forward all other documents directly to Degrassi... Alex? ... Are you listening? …
You okay?" His inquiry brought me back to reality.

I realized that this whole time I was just staring at the desk in front of me as if it were the most intriguing piece of furniture I had ever seen; when in fact, it wasn't.
I had seen this desk many times before.

It was 'old, scratched and completely filled with useless stationary', which 'Mr. Hastings' had probably never used.

I was pretty much a regular here but today my presence was for a much unexpected reason.

"Yes" I said.

I stuck to my 'monosyllabic answer' which I believed gave me an edge on situations … Something I'd learned back in junior high

I was listening to him while trying hard not to let out any emotions.

I felt crappy but there was no point in telling him that, it was only going to make 'the smug' happy. … 'Said my inner squeaky voice'

"Listen Alex, I want you to know that this is for your own good.You have potential …, you work hard … and it's just the company that you've been associating yourself with that you're lacking behind in your classes."

He paused for a bit to see my reaction then continued fumbling thru my files and course transfer papers.

"…You know this can actually turn out to be a good thing, you changing school and all…, starting fresh…, 'making new friends'…"

'Is this 'smug' suggesting that making new friends will be a good thing?
Is he crazy?
Has he ever met a 'Teenager'?
He's the principal of a high school, for crying out loud,
Does he not know how hard it is to make new friends?'

Like it wasn't hard the first time adjusting to Lakehurst
Now I was supposed to Re-adjust to another school?

This whole situation was an inconvenience to me
This conversation was running more like a Monologue
It was so very typical of teachers.
He did the talking, and I, the listening
'He' definitely needed a lecture on 'communication'

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To be continued...
So as I said earlier, let me know if u like or don't like,
If there's any hope, I'll try to improve it as much as I can.
Thanks for reading.