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Kat sighed as she got out the car, a bit annoyed that her aunt caught her ditching school. It wasn't as if she wasn't going to come, it was that she chose to come at the last period of the day, at the last minute. Waving good-bye, Kat soon made her way into the school. She couldn't believe the fact she got caught, especially this early in the day. Very rarely does she get caught and if she does, it's usually around 6th period.

She was losing her touch.

Lingering at the staircase, she pondered on what to do. There was about 10, 15 minutes of 1st period left, which in reality she didn't know anything about with the exception that it was history, taught by Ms. Bock. So she had to make the decision of actually going to history class which she most likely fall asleep in, even if it was 10 t0 15 minutes long or just walk around the school.

Kat stopped. What was she thinking? Going to class? As if.

Turning around in a random direction, she ran smack straight into Mr. Squires, the principal who gave her a look as he crossed her arms.

'Well there goes my plans' she thought as Mr. Squires grabbed her arm and up the stairs toward her history class.

"Oh, are you a new student?" Ms. Bock asked blinking through her owlish glasses.

"No, this is-"

"Katherine Collins" Kat interrupted Mr. Squires with an innocent smile. "It's so nice to meet you, and can I tell you that I just love your glasses"

Ms. Bock smiled bashfully but all the way flattered as she fixed her glasses.

"Well go on and take a seat Ms. Collins, we're learning about the fall of the Roman Empire"

'Boring' Kat thought but never less offered an excited smile. "Wow that is so exciting"

Mr. Squires gave her a raised eyebrow as Kat slid into an empty seat.

"Well Katherine, is actually not a new student…" Mr. Squires and Ms. Bock turned and began to talk quietly as the class looked onto her surprised. They, unlike Ms. Bock, knew of Kat and her reputation and were surprised at her appearance in class. Turning to the rest of the students, they all instantaneously shot their heads forward, nervous with fright. Kat smirked as she turned her head forward.

She still at least had her rep.

"Well alright class" Ms. Bock stated as Mr. Squires took his departure. "I think we have talked enough of the Roman Empire, and time to move on to the projects? Everybody split into groups of 2"

Everybody moved about as Kat lazily lay on her hand; knowing no one would pick her, which really was fine by her. After all she worked better alone and maybe she wouldn't even have to do the project. "Um, would anyone like to take Ms. Collins in as their 3rd member?"

Kat rolled at her eyes at Ms. Bock's question as she turned her head to the class. Everybody, in their groups of 2, grabbed their seats before scooting a bit away from her.

"Oh well, it seems like I can't do the project" Kat stated with a fake sad pout.

"No, that can't be right" Ms. Bock responded as she looked at her attendance list. "With you now here, Ms. Collins- we should have an equal amount of people here"

As if to answer her confusion, the actual new kid: Jack Brewer raced in, his history textbook in his hand.

"I'm so sorry I'm late Ms. Bock- my alarm clock didn't go off" he stated, panting a bit. Kat curiously titled her head. She never got why people tried so hard to be get to school when their late. It was pointless- school was pointless.

"Jack!" Ms. Bock stated happily and Kat raised an eyebrow. Why did she call Jack by his last name? "It's okay you're late, I'm happy you managed to make it"

"That's great" Jack stated happy to get off the hook.

"And I have your partner for the project"

"Project, what project?" Jack asked confused.

"I'm about to explain that, but meet you're new partner: Kat" Ms. Bock announced and Kat blinked surprised.

"What?" the two simultaneously exclaimed.

Jack huffed walking toward his friends. He was annoyed, irritated and angry. How can Ms. Bock just assign him to Kat like that? Didn't she know of her reputation? Now he was going to fail history for sure.

"Whoa man, what happened?" Jerry asked sensing Jack's anger, thought it would be hard to admit it.

"I got paired up with Kat Collins, that's what happened" Jack seethed "And now with her, I'm going to fail history"

"Wait, the Kat Collins?" Jerry asked. "Man I heard she pants all the teachers"

"Heard? I saw her pants all of them" Eddie responded. "Did you know Mr. Greene wears heart boxers?"

Just then Kim passed by, carrying a couple of books.

"Hey Ki... What are you wearing?" Milton asked surprised by Kim's outfit. Kim blinked, as she looked down at her clothes. Jeans with an extremely huge brown knitted sweater, which ended at her knees and had numerous different small colors sewn on it.

"What's wrong with what I'm wearing?" Kim asked, seeing nothing wrong with it.

"It's hideous" Eddie answered. Kim sighed looking down upon the sweater.

"I know it is, my aunt gave it to me as a gift- said she made it herself" Kim responded. "I wasn't even planning on wearing it; I just stuffed it in my bag so my aunt can think I'm wearing it"

"Then why are you wearing it?"

"Because of that no good red-headed demon" Kim gritted out.

"Kat Collins?" Milton guessed and Kim nodded.

"What she do?" Jack asked.

"She 'accidently' spilled tomato juice all over my t-shirt" Kim stated. "The stain is going to take months to get out and I have to wear this"

Kim huffed crossing her arms.

"Well it doesn't look that bad…" Jack offered but quieted down as Kim shot him a look. "Well look at this, at least you don't have her as your history partner"

"Wow that is pretty bad news, who's the sucker who got stuck with that?" Kim asked.

"Me" Jack answered.

"Oh…."

"It would be best to set ground rules for when you guys work together- you never know with a girl like her" Milton stated.

"Well, she's over there" Jerry stated as he pointed to Kat who was opening her locker.

"Well see you guys later" Jack responded as he made his way over to the red-head who was eating a sandwich she retrieved from her locker.

"Hey Kat" Jack called out to the girl who curiously looked over her shoulder. Her red hair draped over her shoulder as her brown eyes peered curiously at him. "I'm Jack"

"I know who you are" Kat responded as she shut her locker. "And I really don't care"

Hoisting her bag pack, she began to walk away as Jack called out to her, easily catching up to her.

"Okay, what do you want?" Kat asked annoyed by Jack's persistent presence.

"We need to talk about our project"

"Done" Kat stated. "I paid a nerd to do it for 20 bucks- at least get us a B+ on it"

"Wait, what?" Jack asked.

"I paid someone to do it" Kat repeated slowly.

"I know that, I mean why?"

"Let's not play stupid Brewer" Kat stated. "I don't want to work with you and you don't want to work with me, paying a nerd and not doing the work is a win-win situation"

"But we won't learn anything"

"Wow, if I cared I would have done it" Jack felt his temper boil as he took a deep breath.

"Just, meet me at Wasabi dojo after school so we can do the project"

"Are you not listening, I said I paid someone to do it- we will get a decent grade" Kat responded. "Why are you making things difficult?"

"It's not right to force someone to your own work- so meet me at the dojo or I'm telling ms. Bock that you didn't help" With that Jack took his departure.

"I'm not forcing him, I'm paying him!" Kat called out before sighing. "Good people, ugh!"

"I hope you know that the nerd business offers no refunds" Kat stated annoyed as she shut her phone giving Jack a look.

"Well maybe you shouldn't have tried to paid someone to do you're work"

"Excuse me, it was our work"

"Alright, alright" Rudy interrupted. "Jack I'm only allowing this because you're grade counts on it-"

"Who's the short guy?" Kat asked pointing to Rudy.

"S-Short?" Rudy stammered, offended as he looked at Kat.

"Well you're not tall"

"Okay," Jack stated as he grasped Kat's shoulder. "Just go wait outside, I'll be with you in a minute"

"1st, don't touch" Kat responded slapping Jack's hand away. "2nd, you better come out- I'm giving you 5 minutes before I'm leaving"

Kat turned, walking out toward the courtyard.

"Okay, I don't like her"

"A lot of people don't" Jack reassured. "I'll be outside, doing my project"

"Alright, but be careful, I don't really trust her"

"A lot of people don't" Jack walked back out, however paused seeing no sign of a red-head. He blinked taken aback as he crossed his arms annoyed. Kat just ditched him.

Kat P.O.V

I shut my locker, and turned around to run into Jack.

"My god, make noise or something" I stated a hand on my heart. I didn't hear him come up at all.

"Where were you?"

"Um… at my locker?" I answered pointing behind me confused. I walked passed him to get to chemistry.

"I mean yesterday, I came out and you were gone"

"I told you I was only waiting 5 minutes" I waved off. "be quicker next time"

"It was hardly one" Jack responded as I rolled my eyes.

"Well I didn't want to do it, I had a nerd about to do it" I pointed out.

"Well it doesn't mean you just leave, we agreed to do it"

"I'm sorry, you agreed to do it" I stated turning to him. "and made me come along for it- did you really expect a good grade if we worked together? I wasn't even there for half of the lessons"

"It doesn't matter, you were committed to it so you have to stay" Jack stated. "Is it really that hard to understand?"

"I don't have to explain myself to you Brewer, so back off" I seethed.

"Or what?" he asked nearing me.

"Or I'll make you" I snapped pushing him pack.

"You really shouldn't have done that"

"I shouldn't have done a lot of things" I responded. "But the real question is, what are you going to do about it?"

Jack just glared at me and I offered a smile.

"Nothing, cause you wouldn't hit a girl now would you?" I asked crossing my arms. "You're too good of a person for that"

I smirked to myself, knowing I won as I turned when Jack's voice rang out.

"At least I'm not rotten to the core like you"

The same words Kyle said to me and I unconsciously clenched my hands.

"bye jack" I stated as I continued on my walk, I was not going to let him see that it affected me. As soon as I turned the corner, I ran toward the nearest supply closet, trying to calm my nerves. Kyle isn't Jack and Jack isn't Kyle.

But it still hurt.

3rd P.O.V

"Oh, excuse me" turning Jack saw an old woman with a woman in her 20's.

"Can we help you ma'am?" Milton asked.

"we're looking for a girl," the young woman answered. "we thought she might be here"

"Oh, well what does she look like?"

"Well, my mind isn't the same as it always was" the old woman stated in thought. "But she was very pretty, polite, kind and very smart"

"It must be Kim" Eddie stated. "I'll go and get her"

"So why do you need to see her?"

"Well I got lost yesterday and she helped me find me way back- I just wanted to give her my thanks" the old woman answered.

"we want to give her our thanks" the young woman corrected. "I wouldn't know what to do without that young girl"

Just then Kim came out with Eddie.

"Someone wanted to see me?"

"Oh no, this isn't her" The old woman stated.

"Well this is the only girl that goes to our dojo" Jerry responded.

"Grandma, is there anything else about this girl that you can remember?"

The old woman's eyebrows furrowed in thought.

"Oh yes, she had red hair"

"What do you want?" Kat asked annoyed by the appearance of Jack.

"I wanted to apologize" Jack answered.

"Apology not accepted"

"you don't even know what I'm apolgozing for"

"Don't care" Kat stated as she shut her locker. She gave him a smile. "I don't like you"

Pushing passed him she began to make her way up the stairs, Jack following.

"Well just listen then" Jack stated. "I'm sorry for the way I acted yesterday, I knew you left to help that old woman find her way back to her grand-daughter"

Kat stopped turning to him.

"what are you talking about?" Kat asked, faking confusion though she was worried. Her reputation was on the line if anyone found out that. Jack felt the twitch of his lips.

"The old woman came back yesterday to give her thanks" Kat frowned as she gave Jack a look.

"Come here" she stated grasping his wrist. Tugging him along, they made there way to a random supply closet where she pushed him in. As the door closed she turned on him. "You can't tell anyone about this"

"what?" Jack asked. "that ms. Tough isn't that tough"

"I'm tough as nails" Kat responded. "but my reputation is on the line if you say a word"

"Alright, I won't say anything" Jack agreed. "but only if you come back to help with the project"

"are you really still on that?"

"well I guess you're new nickname's going to me softie-"

"okay, I'll come help with the project!" Kat exclaimed. Jack smirked.

"After school at the dojo?"

"after school at the dojo" Kat agreed as she sighed.

"I was wrong about you Kat" Jack stated as he grasped the doorknob. "You're not that bad after all"

"Do you not pay attention?" Kat asked as she sat at the table with Jack. It was now nightfall and most stores were closing up, the mall was too close in a couple of hours.

"How would you know anything? You're not even there for half the lessons"

"Yes, but I was their when the project was given out and the fact were learning about the fall of the roman empire- not Abraham Lincoln"

"Well their close in history right?"

"Wow…" Kat responded. "You're more stupid then Jerry and I combined- and that's saying something"

Jack shot a look at Kat who clicked away on her phone.

"I'm calling that nerd"

"No you're not" Jack stated as he stole her phone away.

"Hey!" she snapped trying to grab it, but he easily held it away from her. "Jack, give me back my phone"

"Not until-"

Crash!

They both instantly quieted down as they shared a look.

"Did you hear that?" Kat asked.

"Yeah, did you?"

"No Jack, I didn't hear it and that's why I asked if you can heard it" Kat sarcastically answered. "What do you think?" she snapped and Jack shot her look which she equally shot him back as they glared at each other, neither one of them backing down when another crash was heard grabbing their attention.

"It sounded like it came from Nails, Nails, Nails; come on" Grasping her arm, he dragged her away.

"Wait our project!"

"Now you want to learn?" he snapped tugging her further away. They hid beside a wall, watching anxiously as 5 men in black suits were walking out of Nails, Nails, Nails. Kat gasped loudly as Jack placed a hand over her mouth giving her an annoyed look. She was being too loud.

"Did you hear that?" one of the man asked as Kat peeled Jack's hands as she peered at him.

"I don't think they work there" Kat whispered,

"You think?" Jack snapped and attracting the attention of the men. Now it was Sophie who shot Jack an annoyed look as they found the 2 and dragged them out.

"Well what do we have here?" One of the men stated.

"Hi" Kat squeaked before coughing a bit. "I mean hi" he voice a tone deeper. Jack shot her a strange look as she glared at him in return.

"What are you doing?" Jack asked stepping forward.

"Just a little night shopping that's all"

"What would you be shopping here at night for?" Kat asked confused. "Besides this is a nail store, what would you buy?"

"Kat, there robbers" Kat blinked at the information.

"Oh…" she noted. "Well… um… hey well you look at the time?" she asked checking an invisible watch. "I have to take Jacky-boy home for his bedtime" she cooed pinching Jack's cheek. "Come on"

Grasping his wrist, she started to leave when suddenly she ran into the man who unknowingly formed a semi-circle, surrounding them.

"You're not going anywhere"

"O-oh… okay then" Kat stated backing up. Jack looked at Kat who unconsciously began to twirl her hair, trying to focus her attention on something else. It took a moment for him to realize.

"You're scared" he couldn't believe this; Kat Collins- bad girl was scared.

"What?" she squeaked before she cleared her throat. "I mean what?" she repeated in a deeper tone. "I'm not scared"

He gave her a look of disbelief and Kat glared at him.

"Sorry to burst whatever is going on" a man stated. "But we need to keep you guys quiet"

"Hide behind me" Jack whispered as he took a step forward falling into a stance.

"What?" Kat snapped. "I'm not scared"

"Yes you are, now hide behind me"

"Please, I'm not scared and I'm not going to hide behind you like a little puppy-"

"Get them" at that, the men charged and Kat involuntarily squeaked hiding behind Jack.

"What was that pup?" he smirked, at the victory of behind right as Sophie's cheeks flushed red as she gave Jack a dirty look.

"Shut up"

Just then a man aimed a punch against Jack who managed to block and flipped him, kicking another man who had come behind. A man charged forward and Jack flipped him as another man suddenly kneed Jack in the gut. He toppled over feeling his breath leave him as the man grabbed him and held him. He was stuck.

"Kat, help!" he called out to the red head who was blinking surprised at what had happened. It just happened to quick and she had to admit, pretty cool. But now he needed her help and she can totally do this.

"Duck" she cried out as he ducked and Kat kicked the man in the neck that then fell to the floor. Rising a foot forward she swung it around her forming a cartwheel- a leg on the floor as she then got near the last man who blocked her punch to the duck of course then kneeling him.

All was done as Jack regained his breath, looking at Kat in slight surprise.

'You okay?" Kat asked and he nodded.

"Thanks" he stated and Kat nodded. "So, you know karate?" he asked.

"How am I going to keep up my rep if I don't know how to throw a couple of kicks and punches?"

"Good point" he stated.

"And, while were talking about this whole karate thing- tell anyone what happened tonight, I will you beat you down"

Jack chuckled as he rose in hands in defense: "Don't worry me won't tell"

Just then Joan, the security guard came running in.

"Someone told me they heard a ruckus" Joan stated as before looking down. "My gosh, you've got them!"

"Um… what?"

"Didn't you defeat all these men?" They looked at each other before nodding. "Well these buds off to jail- I need backup" she stated into her walkie-talkie. After a moment of questioning or so, they were back on their way in silence to where they left their project.

"You know, we actually make a good team" he stated as they took their place at table.

"I guess," Kat responded with a shrug of indifference.

"And you're actually a good person" Jack stated.

"Shut up," Kat snapped and Jack laughed at her embarrassed expression. "Let's just hurry and finish this, I don't want to have to stay around you longer than necessary."

"I can't believe we got an A" Kat mumbled as they looked upon the structure of the temple of Zeus.

"I know" Jack agreed as he looked at it in shock. He didn't expect the best grade when with Sophie, and was hoping for a decent grade so this, this was a miracle.

"This is a miracle" Kat stated.

"A miracle of hard work," Ms. Bock stated. "I'm proud of both of you, you make an excellent team" Just then the bell rang, indicating the end of 1st period.

"You know, you're not all that bad" Kat stated, as she hoisted her bag over her shoulder as the two of them made their way out.

"You're not bad yourself" Jack agreed.

"I will never admit to it, but it was nice working with you Jack" Kat replied with a smile.

"Bye" turning down the hallway, this would most likely be the last communication between the two for there wasn't any other reason for the two communicate.

"Wait, Kat!" She blinked stopping and turning as Jack caught up with her. "Join our dojo"

"What?" Kat asked taken aback.

"The dojo: Bobby Wasabi, come and join"

"What? Why?"

"Why not?" Jack retorted.

"Because everyone their kind of hates me"

"I don't though" Jack stated and she blinked taken aback. "You a pretty cool person, a tough chick and you know how to fight"

"Thanks" She said with a smile.

"So you'll join?" he asked with a fist out.

"Yeah" Kat said with a nod. "Count me in" she answered bumping his fist with her own.