A/N: I just have a feeling that Lucas will be the fifth wheel as soon as Vaughn and Josie make up. So, in this story, Lucas meets a new girl in school. One he think might be able to help them all understand the black hole. Focus of the story will bounce around.

Disclaimer: Don't own it, want to, but don't. All I own is a head full of useless pop culture, and my soul. One I can't seem to part with, the other I am unwilling to part with.

Title: New Girl in School

Ch. 1: Fights and New Girls

Sunlight streamed into the window and woke Lucas up. He groaned and rolled over to look at his alarm clock. He panicked for a moment when he saw that it was one o' clock, but remembered it was Saturday. Then he noticed a post-it note stuck to his forehead. He pulled it off and recognized Marshall's handwriting as he was putting on his glasses.

Lucas, he read, Corrine and I went into town, see you when I get back.

"Great," he thought aloud. "He ditched me for a chick."

"Who ditched you for a chick?" Josie asked, sticking her head in the door. "Sorry, I didn't mean to eavesdrop, I was going to knock, but I heard you talking to your self. I take it you got a post-it as well?"

"Yeah, but did you get one on your forehead?" he asked.

"No, mine was on my CD player," she replied coming inside and kicking a t-shirt under the door to keep it open..

"Great, I feel so loved. So, you want to do something? I mean since we were both ditched," he clarified.

"Yeah, sure. What do you want to do?" she asked.

"We can go play foosball? Or we can go and get started on our study of modern uses of ancient architecture for history. We can get started around here, get some of the examples around the school?" he suggested.

"Sure, let me get my stuff and we can go," she agreed.

Five minutes later he and Josie were walking around the school and making notes on the various examples of architecture and chatting aimlessly.

"Oh, hey, cool, I didn't know there was a suspended arch near the back entrance," Josie commented.

"Yeah, cool. Josie, can I ask you a question?" Lucas asked.

"You just did," she joked. "Just kidding. What do you want to know?"

"I know you and I aren't going to be getting together any time soon, and it pains me to ask you this, but what is happening with you and Vaughn? Not that I'm insecure, or anything, I just never know where you stand, and it would probably be easier for me to gauge how I'm supposed to act around him if I know where you stand," he rambled.

"Oh," she stalled by looking at her notes.

"Josie, this is an awkward situation, I know, but I don't think it has to be," Lucas prodded.

"I know. The thing is, I don't really know where I stand. I like him, but he abused my trust, more than once. And he moved back in with Victor and didn't tell me. And he still hasn't apologized. And I know I shouldn't be mad any longer, I've long gone way past the statute of limitations on the chip on my shoulder, but I can never find a good time. Every time I think I might, Madison, or his father, or one of his popular friends show up and I end up madder than before I tried to apologize. And-"

Lucas cut her off, "Josie, you're rambling. Look, all I wanted to know is whether I should steer clear, or try to defend your honor, or something cheesy like that," he trailed off when she started laughing.

"Defend my honor? Is this the eighteen hundreds?" Josie chuckled.

"Forget it. Look, I just want to know wether you were going to wise up, or keep ignoring me every time he comes into your line of sight?" he asked and stormed off, leaving a slack-jawed Josie in his wake.

"Hey Lucas, what did you do today?" Marshall asked, coming into the room at ten-thirty that evening.

"Slept in late, woke up with a post-it on my forehead, and oh, yeah, had a fight with Josie," he replied.

"Oh, so the note did stay on your forehead. Wait, what? You had a fight with Josie?" Marshall asked. "What about?"

"About how she is still stuck on Vaughn, and it's pissing me off, not knowing where they stand, and by extension where I stand with Vaughn," he replied.

"Since when has what Josie done affected what you do?" Marshall asked.

"Since I let myself get in over my head," he sighed. "So, how was your date?"

"It was great. Hey, it wasn't a date," Marshall protested.

"Sure, you keep telling your self that," Lucas retorted. "I'm going to bed. Please don't put the post-it note on my forehead tomorrow."

He walked into the common area the next morning and was shocked to see that Vaughn and Josie were holding hands and laughing.

"Marshall, are Josie and Vaughn holding hands, or are my eyes being affected by the black hole?" he asked.

When he didn't get an answer, he looked over and saw that Corrine and Marshall were deep in conversation. "Hey, did you say something, Lucas?" Corrine asked.

"No, nothing important," he mumbled and walked out into the hall. He was not paying attention to where he was walking and ran into something.

"Hey, I know that people are supposed to pick on the new kids, but this is ridiculous," a female voice grumbled.

"Who are you?" Lucas asked.

"I'm Nikki Vatrini. What's it to ya?" she asked.

"I'm Lucas," he replied, gazing at this girl who reminded him so much of the spunky red-head in the next room and thinking he was in touble.

A/N: this is my new fic, how do you guys like it? I might not update as often this time, since I am working more hours at work now. But read and review and I will try to get the chappies up quickly.