Hi guys! So here's my first story, and I hope you all like it. I will probably write like a billion stories about Jess's childhood because I'm really interested in Jess as a kid and I like to think that this is how his life was, why he was such a jerk when he got to stars hollow.

Disclaimer: I DO NOT own anything that you recognize nor would I ever claim that I did… way to much responsibility for my liking

Chapter 1

Partners?!?

Lacey muttered angrily to herself as she stepped in a huff onto the bus. Her older brother had turned off her alarm clock that morning so she had woken up late, hadn't had enough time to grab a banana much less curl her hair and had barely got out the door in time to catch the God forsaken bus filled to the brim with rowdy

middle-schoolers. She plopped herself down into the empty seat next to her best friend, Jenna who looked at her knowingly.

"Your brother turn off your alarm clock again?" She asked scribbling some random numbers into her math book so that it would be "done" for class that morning. Too disoriented to form words, Lacey merely nodded and rolled her eyes. Her annoying brother, Drew, found a sick kind of humor in spontaneously turning off her alarm clock and watching her run, completely stressed, around the house, frantically trying to get ready. Idiot. " I would totally hate him if he weren't so hot." Jenna said, trying her best to console her best friends but failing miserably. It was no secret that every girl in the eighth grade thought that Drew was one of the most gorgeous creatures on the planet and Jenna was no different. The thought of girls fawning over her baboon of a brother made Lacey absolutely sick though, what did they possibly see in him? Him and…

The bus pulled up in front of the 16th street stop and on he stepped. Every girl on the bus stopped, mid conversation and gazed over at him blinking seductively, taking advantage of the rare occasion that he actually was up early enough to catch the bus. All the boys looked at him with a mixture of idolization and jealousy as he waltzed sluggishly to the back of the bus and took the hastily vacated seat of one of the more nerdy students in the grade, grabbed a book from his back pocket, and began avidly reading, not making eye contact with anyone on the way. Lacey rolled her eyes again, not understanding how I-wear-leather-in-the-100-degree-heat-Jess-Mariano could have that effect on every room that he stepped in. She just didn't get how that, for lack of a better word, student could possibly be the most popular guy in school when he wasn't even at school most days. The day was already bad enough, but having to spend the day in the same building as Jess Mariano just made it ten times worse.

!#$&()++)(&$#!

Lacey raced through the hallway, almost late for the second time that day. She'd had to stay after class to talk with Mrs. Lewis, the math teacher, about her steadily falling grades in that class but had been denied a pass since, apparently, she had to learn a sense of time management and discipline. She stopped at her locker and tried to speed-open it, fumbling with the lock and stuffing her books in. She cringed as she heard the loud ringing of the bell overhead and knew that she would be getting a mouthful from Mr. Dragio, the strictest teacher in the grade for being late to his class. Scowling, Lacey slammed her locker shut and sped down the hall to the English room swearing under her breath at the closed door that stood there, mocking her impending doom. Closing her eyes and preparing for the worst, she pulled open the door and looked around the class nervously. Jeez, she was even later than Jess, this was bad.

" Miss Montgomery, glad to see you could make it." Mr. Dragio said sternly giving her a fierce look. " And, what a pity, it seems that the only other partner for you to have for the semester project is Mr. Mariano here, but, you'll be perfect for each other wont you? You did both come late…" But Lacey wasn't listening anymore. This couldn't be happening, she couldn't be partners with, with… with JESS MARIANO! She was a straight A student and hardly ever did anything wrong, she couldn't be partnered with the student who, if looks could kill, would probably be thrown in jail for murder by now. Not that that would be such a bad thing, it would relieve her of having to work with him n a project that counted for half their grade, Jess killing her… Oh God, she was going to die.

Ok so there you have it, the first chapter… I hope you all liked it and now guess what time it is? Yep that's right time to review, please please please review, I'm begging… Ok no I'm not but a review would be greatly appreciated!