Title: Something Old Something New

Rating: T

Pairing: Jeff/Annie

Summary: Takes place directly after Season 3 Ep 2. Vaughn comes back and intends to get Annie back. What will Jeff think about all of this?

Disclaimer: I do not own anyone or anything from the Community!

As Jeff Winger got out of his car and headed off the first class of yet another day at Greendale Community College he had a feeling that something was off. He couldn't quite put his finger on it, but he was sure that something had happened that he had yet to learn about. Having this feeling was never a good thing. The last time he had this feeling Annie had developed a crush Dr. Perfect and everyone remembered how well that had went. He wondered what it could be that had shifted and changed around him. Some people would call him paranoid and yet he had been at this school long enough to know he needed to trust his gut instinct.

When he ran in to Abed he knew for certain that something was going on and he was being left out. The normally odd boy was being even stranger by trying to act like nothing was going on when clearly something was. "Jeff hi and no I have no idea where Annie is. Not that you would want to know where she is since you are still trying to act like you don't have feelings for her when you do because it is Annie and she is cute and sweet and everybody loves her. Like everyone loves Sookie Stackhouse on that show about vampires called True Blood which I don't get because the drink True Blood is actually fake blood or synthesized. Also, why does everyone like Sookie she isn't that cute and you can't relate you her. She is a fairy and how can someone relate to a fairy? If Annie is like Sookie then you would have to be her Erik or would that make her your Pam? I have to go and watch past episodes so I can have a better understanding of what is going on."

Then he was gone before Jeff even had a chance to ask what he was talking about. On a good day it was hard to get what Abed was trying to say and today it was near impossible. So the lawyer shook his head figuring that he was better off not knowing what his friend was talking about. He probably wouldn't want to know anyways. He continued to head to class hoping that the weirdness of whatever was going on had passed with Abed and his daily dose of movie references.

His hopes were cruelly dashed when Troy showed up where Abed had been minutes before. The ex-football star gave a half-hearted wave. "Heeeyyy."

Jeff raised one eyebrow as he replied simply. "Hey."

Troy shifted nervously from foot to foot. "How's it going?"

The older man knew Troy was hiding something. He couldn't lie to save his life. That much had been made clear when Jeff was going to fight the school bully and Troy spilled the beans to Shirley. He would just have to wait for the younger male to crack. Until then he would play it cool. "Not bad how about you?"

Troy gulped noticeably before turning and running in the other direction complete with a very girly scream. Sometimes Jeff wondered how he had ever been star of the football team when he did so poorly under pressure. Maybe he had just been to dim to realize all the pressures being quarter back of the football team actually held. With Troy Barnes that could end up being a real possibility.

Nothing else happened until Jeff managed to make it inside of the building. He saw Shirley walking his way and when he went to say good morning he never got the change. The older woman had wrapped her arms around him in a big hug. This was not unusual considering Shirley happened to be a very touchy feely kind of person. It was the fact she hadn't said 'oh that's nice' which ended up being the strange part of her behavior.

"Oh Jeff you poor thing, I never expected this." She told him as if he should know what she was talking about. She did not even seem to notice the confused expression on his face. Shirley simply rung her hands together as she headed down the hall and whispered to herself. "I will have to pray about this. It will work out. It has to because Annie is a smart girl. Oh poor Annie!"

From talking to Abed, Troy, and Shirley, the only thing Jeff Winger could be sure about was something had happened to Annie. He got the distinct feeling that he wasn't supposed to be happy about whatever had occurred, which was stupid because he and Annie were on the same page. They were friends and this all he would ever let them because it was creepy for a guy his age to like someone her age. They had a non-verbal agreement about that. They had weird moments that always meant more than they should, but they had started trying not to mention them for the sake of the other.

"Britta!" He called seeing the familiar blonde hair of his onetime love interest. He was glad the awkwardness of he and Britta was no more. She may actually be the only person who could tell him what was going on in this place. "Do you have an idea why everyone is acting like they rode the crazy train here? Did something happen to Annie that I should know about?"

The blonde wouldn't make direct eye contact with him. She pretended to find something on the floor extremely interesting. "Sorry Jeff I don't have time to talk right now. Chang should be rounding that corner any second ready to use that stun gun on me again for tipping over his trashcan again. I have to get out of here and fast. See you in study group!"

Jeff barely even had time to add Britta to the list of people who were acting extra strange before Pierce showed up out of the blue. He had a habit of doing that and the lawyer sometimes wondered if he didn't do it on purpose to get a rise out of the group. He did not even bother trying to say anything. Pierce would just ignore it and say whatever it is he came here to say in the first place. Jeff scrubbed one of his eyes with the heel of his hand as he waited for Pierce to give him a pearl of wisdom as he called it.

Pierce slapped his hand down on Jeff's shoulder. "You know when I was around your age I met who could have been the love of my life. She was absolutely perfect for me and great in the sack-"

Jeff was quick to cut this off. "Pierce as much as I love where this conversation seems to be going and I say that with every ounce of sarcasm I have in me, is there a reason you are telling me this?"

The older man scowled and quickly removed his hand from the lawyers shoulder. "I was just going to tell that when you meet someone that think for even a second who could be the one that shouldn't let her go. That gives another man a chance to sweep in and take her away, but I guess you don't have to worry about that do you queer eye?"

Pierce left and Jeff sighed thinking this day was created to test the amount of crazy he could handle. He was just about to go to the study area because that is where he usually went before class. Sometimes he would meet Annie there since she was and over achiever and always earlier. He would never openly admit to liking his morning chats with her. He would also never admit that he had started coming even earlier in hopes that their morning talks could last all the much longer.

When he made it to the study room he thought he had been thrown in to one of Abed's movies. There sitting in her usual spot was Annie so that was so far so good. Then about two inches to her left stood someone else. Someone Jeff Winger thought he had gotten rid of forever. Next to Annie stood Vaughn and as usual he did not have on a shirt. Oh this day really was one Greendale's better ones and yes that mental comment held a whole lot of sarcasm as he glared at his arch enemy when it came to Annie's affections. It seemed micro nipples had come back and Jeff was pretty sure he knew why.

TBC…

AN: My first ever Community story so I hope that you all like it. I love the idea of Jeff/Annie and this story will eventually be them though I am sure you can tell there will be up and downs before that happens. I would love to hear what you all thought about this chapter.

Please R&R like always!