A request was made by I'mAWhovianAndPotterHead for a story related to the relationship between Mordecai, Rigby, and Don when they were younger and in school together and I loved the idea. This will be a multi-chapter story and I hope you all like the first chapter!

Seventeen-year-old Rigby sighed as he walked into West Anderson High.

Everyone around stared at him as he walked down the hall.

Why does this happen every single freakin' year?

Ever since the start of middle school, people had always done double takes on him.

No matter what grade people were in-whether they were younger or older- people always stared at him.

It's only the first minute of the first day and I wanna get out of here already.

Sophomores, juniors, and seniors laughed or smirked when he went by while freshmen wondered if he was in the right school.

He heard even more laughter as he heard an annoying voice call out, "Wait up, Rigby!"

Rigby took a deep breath as he kept walking, trying to put as much distance between him and his brother as he could.

His fifteen-year-old brother Don was starting his second year of high school and Rigby couldn't have been any more frustrated than then.

He spotted his best friend Mordecai go around a corner up ahead and his frown turned into a smile.

Mordecai looked up from his phone and put it in his pocket as he caught sight of Rigby rounding the corner.

The bird waved and smiled as his friend neared him.

Rigby heard Don calling his name and quickly hid behind Mordecai's legs.

Mordecai frowned in confusion as he almost lost his footing. "What's wrong, dude? Is it Jablonski?"

Rigby shuddered as he remembered the bully then shook his head. "No, man. It's Don," he whispered.

Mordecai sighed as he watched the raccoon try to hide himself from view. "You're going to have to face him soon, Rigby. He's your brother."

"Just because he's my brother doesn't mean I'm gonna deal with him," Rigby replied as he hugged Mordecai's legs.

Mordecai opened his mouth just as Don rounded the corner.

Rigby shook his head as Mordecai looked at him.

"Over here, Don!" Mordecai said as Rigby cursed under his breath.

Mordecai gently took Rigby's arms away from his legs and bent down.

"I know you don't want to be around him, but just try," he whispered.

"I tried last year and-" Rigby started before he got cut off.

"You didn't try, dude. You just ignored him and walked off whenever he saw you."

"Yeah, but-"

"Just talk to him for once and don't think this conversation's over," Mordecai whispered before standing up and hugging Don.

"Rigby, didn't you hear me call your name?" Don asked as he stepped toward Rigby.

Rigby crossed his arms and huffed as he looked away. "Oh I heard you alright."

Don smiled as he was oblivious to his brother's behavior. "Good, I thought you didn't."

"So Don," Mordecai said, "What classes are on your schedule?"

Rigby growled silently as his Don and Mordecai discussed their classes.

Don looked down at his watch before speaking. "Well, I'll see you guys at lunch. I don't want to be late for class."

Rigby's eyes snapped to Don. "What did you say about lunch?"

"I'll have the same lunch shift as you guys," Don said excitedly.

Rigby's jaw dropped in shock and Don misunderstood his brother's reaction.

"I know! Awesome, right? Well, catch you later!" Don turned and headed in the opposite direction for his first class.

Once Don was out of sight, Rigby growled and started punching the locker beside him.

Mordecai's eyes widened and he bent down to grab Rigby's arms.

"Rigby, calm down. It's okay," he said as he tried to get the raccoon to be still.

"No, it's not okay! Lunch was the only peace and quiet I had away from Don last year, and now he'll never leave me alone!" Rigby exclaimed as he tried to pull his arms free.

Mordecai tightened his grip. "Rigby, if he starts to follow us too much at lunch, I'll talk to him. How about that?"

Rigby stopped moving and nodded.

"It'll be fine, dude. He probably won't follow you as much this year," Mordecai said as he let go of Rigby's arms.

Rigby shook his head. "He always finds ways to track me down between classes no matter where I am. It'll be even worse than last year."

"I know he was always following you between classes, but I can talk to him about it if it starts to get too much," Mordecai said as Rigby looked at him shocked.

"Really, you'd do that for me?" Rigby asked.

Mordecai smiled before standing up. "Yeah, of course. Now let's go to class."