Nope, I do not need more stories right now. But… I wanted to write something for a fandom I haven't worked with before and here we are. I hope you like it.

"I can't believe you broke up with Jones."

Here we go again!

While Tasha started talking about how I and Jones had been absolutely perfect together we made our way into the school cafeteria. I glanced over the place and noticed there were quite a few empty tables so I and Tasha would have somewhere to sit at least (not that we hadn't been sitting on the floor and eaten before)

"Darn it. Why do I have to be so short?"

I tried to reach for some fries in the back line of the food but had to give up not to fall over the whole thing. A dark haired boy right next to me whose shirt I couldn't fail but notice (it was printed with freaking pineapples!) smiled at me. Then without a word, as if he'd done nothing else he leaned over, grabbed a cup of fries and held out to me.

"Thanks. That was nice." I took the cup from him. He didn't say anything, only smiled back at me (strange boy this one!) and then went to the check-out stand while I sighed deeply at Tasha who still was going on and on and on.

"Like after everything you went through and…" Tasha kept on rambling while I picked up one cola zero for us each and put on each of our tray- it was a good thing I'd know what she wanted. She was way too gone in her own rambling to even think about food right now. "…And then just like that. You dump him again. I swear if you wasn't my best friend I'd put you in an asylum and…"

"The fact that I am your best friend should be enough to put me in one." I interrupted and then put my tray by the lady at the check-out. "These two please…" I gestured over my own tray and Tasha's. "…Shut up Tash. You know very well it's my turn to pay today. And…" We grabbed our trays and made our way to find an empty table. "…I didn't dump him. It was a perfectly polite and mature decision we made together. And it's been two months- will you shut up some time?"

"The fact that you so badly want me to stop talking about it…" I gave a deep sigh- every. Single. Day!

But still, I couldn't help but laugh- she was my very best friend after all!

"HEY." I jumped when suddenly someone was in front of me and hit the tray out of my hands. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?"

"Well hello there reject."

It only took me a split second to remember the kid right in front of me. The same red-haired kid who had given me hell all of those years ago.

But still the first thought that hit me was how I wasn't a reject anymore… But it didn't make it hurt less when it was thrown in my face by the one and only Simon Tucker himself.

"HEY." Tasha was right by me and threw her tray right into the stomach of Simon Tucker. "What's your problem?"

"Problem?" Simon's eyes were getting black in that exact way I had remembered them could from before. "My problem is that reject here stole some money from me. Do you remember that?" He looked to me. "You stole a freaking hundred bucks. And then you were rejected at your stupid foster home and I…"

"HEY." Tasha interrupted. "Don't call her that. Or I will…."

"Or you will what... Tiny?" Simon stepped over and stared Tasha right into the eyes, panted for a few seconds and then turned to me. "I want my money back. Or I will…"

"Lay off her. Or you'll have me to deal with." Tasha didn't let it wait any longer, but obviously she had made one move too much because Simon pushed her away and she fell over one table. And the bangs and crashing from her falling of it caught the attention of everybody in the whole darn cafeteria. "What's your problem?"

"I already told you what's my problem." Simon almost shouted. "I want my money back."

"It's been years." I tried, and tried to make it seem like I wasn't terrified of this guy, still after all of those years. "And I haven't got them. So just get away." Simon chuckled and smiled (and not in a nice way) at me while he pulled his sleeves up obviously trying to save some time before he knew how to continue.

"Simon. Simon." The guy who had picked up fries for me before suddenly turned up in between me and him and put his palm towards the red haired's chest. "Let's just leave this right now. It's been years but if you need that money I will give it to you. Don't… don't hit a girl. Leave her be."

"Tasha are you okay?"

"NO." Simon was shouting loud and the rest of the whole cafeteria had gone awfully silent. "PEOPLE HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT THAT REJECT…" He pointed to me. "HER WHOLE LIFE. WELL I'M NOT GOING TO. AND I WANT MY MONEY BACK. NOW GIVE IT TO ME… OH. And Jed." He turned to his dark-haired friend. "It don't matter she's a girl. She's been alone all her life. I bet she can stand up for hers…"

And with that, I had had enough.

"Don't you never…" Stopping him from pushing me too I stepped over to the guy- a good bit taller than me. And hit him right in the stomach. "…Talk… Tasha…" I hit every spot I could reach, barely knowing the world around much enough to know there was someone trying to get to me too.

For one second I tried to turn and check if Tasha was okay, but all I could notice was her lying- face down on the floor without moving. Before Simon got in another blow right over my chin and I was hit backwards before he hit me right over my eye and I fell right into a chair that fell and the breath was hit right out of me while I fell to the floor.

"SIMON." I heard someone shout- maybe it was that Jed? "THAT'S ENOUGH."

And then it stopped, and one after one of the voices who had been cheering or screaming died out. I had had my eyes shut closed and my hands over my ears, and started with removing my hands. Then I realized the only sound left of me was from someone that couldn't have been more than a meter or two away from me. And whoever he or she was, he or she wasn't screaming. But just panting in that way that almost let you feel the pain they're feeling.

The pain that's way too bad to even find the energy to shout.

I didn't even know if I should feel lucky or not when I realized it wasn't mine.

So… who is this Jed? And who is this Simon? And what money does he want? He calls Lux a reject so he must not have met her for years. Then there's a fight when first Tasha, and then Lux herself try to stop him. Then somebody's hurt- probably badly hurt since he or she is in so much pain he or she isn't even screaming, only panting… Oh geez.

The mentions in the rambling of an asylum I hesitated a lot about. But it felt alike Tasha and Lux's characters to put it there. It's not meant to offend anybody and if it does I am sorry.

GleeJunkie007 helped out with a bully's name for Lux- if you like TV series you should go check out her profile. She's awesome.

Random fact

Jed is portrayed by David Henrie, Simon by Rupert Grint. If you're on polyvore (or just use google) I'm 'linneagbffn' there, and have made edits for them both.