Author's Note: Here is the first chapter of a rewrite of a SOAD story I wrote back in 2005. Although this particular chapter is short, not all of them will be. I will be phasing this story out over time, since I have just started the rewrite and this is a fairly long story. The original IS complete, so the hardest part of the process is taken care of. I can't give an exact timeframe for the whole story to be posted, but it *shouldn't* be more than a month. Check my page for progress updates, if you like.

Warnings: For the time being, this story is actually rated T, (for mild language) but I have it in the M category for future events. (language, implied slash, implied non-con, etc). So if that's not your cup of tea, I recommend that you don't even start reading this story.

Pairing: Christian/Randy Orton (After the recent events on SmackDown, this pair has just been begging to be written. Also, this story is Christian/Randy-centric. Not much else exists outside of their relationship.)

Genre: Romance/Angst mostly (What can I say? Angst is my specialty.)

Setting: High School. (Before you go "Ugh not another HS fic!" please just give it a chance. Its a bit different than the others I've seen lately.)

Summary: Meeting Randy is the best thing that has happened to Christian, until Randy starts to change, and Christian finds out that Randy is not the man he thought he was.

Disclaimer: I DISCLAIM. Except for Utopia on the Lake. That's all mine.

Seeing that my Author's Note is longer than this chapter (haha), without further ado, here is chapter one!

And as always, please read/review/alert/etc and ENJOY!

Chapter One

The young man sighed as his books fell from his locker and hit the floor with a thud. He shook his head as he dropped to his knees and began to gather them.

"Let me help you with that," came a deep but gentle voice from behind him.

The two of them gathered the books in silence.

"Thanks a lot," the young man said as they stood up. He looked his helper in the eyes, making a mental note of what a beautiful shade of blue they were.

The young gentleman with the beautiful steel blue eyes shook his head and smirked slightly. "Not a problem. His smirk turned into a smile. "By the way, I'm Randy." Randy extended his hand, offering a handshake.

"Nice to meet you, Randy. I'm Christian." The short-haired blond accepted Randy's handshake offer.

"Nice to meet you too, Christian."

Christian nodded and smiled. "Well, I guess I better start heading toward my next class. I really can't afford to be late anymore.

Randy smiled. "I'm sure I'll be seeing you around. My locker isn't too far from yours."

Christian smiled back. "Cool. See ya later, Randy."

"See you, Christian."

Christian turned around and shuffled down the hall toward third period. Randy watched him for a few seconds, then shook his head and chuckled to himself as he began to walk in the opposite direction.

Short and sweet. Chapter two will be up in no time. Thank you for reading and check back often for more.