This is my first fanfiction ever! Fresh out the oven, known as my brain. Enjoy :)

Disclaimer: I do not own Degrassi, in any way, shape or form.

CHAPTER 1

The sunlight poured onto his face and instinctively he pulled his covers over his face.

"Get out of bed! We're gonna be late, and I kinda wanted to actually make it to school on time to talk to some friends."

Drew pulled the covers off of his head and glared at his step-brother Adam.

"You have friends waiting for you?" Drew asked, not believing a word of it.

"Yes, unlike you I wasn't anti-social during this break from school. So hurry up, get dressed and let's go."

Adam left the room and Drew grudgingly got up to get ready for school. He brushed his teeth and the entire time, all he could do was look at his reflection in disgust. Had the events at the Vegas Dance actually happened? He got out of the bathroom to see the outfit he had worn on the floor. Yup, it did. Everyday throughout this entire break he just kept wishing that none of it had happened. Why did he have to give into the temptation known as Bianca? Him and Alli had tried so hard to make it work, and for a while he felt that it would last. But one mistake in the boiler room had ruined everything and Alli tried to get back at him by almost hooking up with Owen, which was the douche that hazed him.

"Are you done yet? I'm ready to go."

Thinking of the events had made Drew completely forget the fact that they were almost late to school. He scrambled looking for clothes, until he realized that Degrassi now had a uniform. The red polo shirt was alright, but the khaki pants were definitely not something he wanted to wear everyday at school. 'Ugh, I guess this is what we get', he thought to himself.

The ride to school was silent, and Drew preferred it that way. He was way too deep in thought to hold a conversation with his mother and Adam. All he could think about was what would happen next? Where would his relationship with Alli go now? Well, it wouldn't be much of a relationship now, he thought. But would they at least be able to be mutual acquaintances? Drew's thoughts were cut short, as the car pulled to the school building. An intense feeling building in Drew's gut and he wasn't sure if he was nervous or excited. He quickly knew which one it was when he stepped out of the car and instantly saw Alli's face. He never felt so nervous before. He walked up to her only to be shrugged off. She went to talk to Clare but he pulled her aside.

"What do you want?" Alli said as she eyed him, the hurt clearly visible in her eyes.

"I just wanted to talk to you about everything that's happened."

"Save me the sob story Drew. You wanted Bianca so much and now you can have her!"

"Can you please just let me explain myself? I don't want us to leave things hostile between us."

"No, Drew. I don't want you to 'explain' I've heard enough! We're beyond done, don't every speak to me again. Got it?"

"But Alli-"

"No," Alli cut off, "I said it, done. C'mon Clare the line's gone down." Alli grabbed Clare by the arm and they got back into place waiting for security to check through bags.

'That went horribly awful.' Drew thought to himself. Looks like that's over. He ruined everything. He had broke Alli's heart and he broke his own, all because of his silly mistake. More hurt than before, he put on his best poker face and got in line behind other students.

The entire day was a bust and Drew was finally happy when the final bell rang. The new school atmosphere had reminded him of those shows where they show people living in jail. Degrassi was just absolutely crazy now. Drew put his notebook into his backpack and quickly zipped it up. The sooner he got out of this school, the better. He rushed out of the classroom and sped through the halls. Someone yelled his name down the hallway and he quickly turned his head, and without notice his face slammed into a swinging door. He fell back and apparently his backpack was not securely zipped and his notebook full of papers fell out. Fortunately for him, the door didn't do any harm to his body.

"Whoa! Are you okay?" a voice said to his left. He turned his head to see Zane, Riley's boyfriend, smirking at him. His hair, was a little bit shorter than before break, and the uniform suited Zane's figure well.

"Yea, I'm good." Drew said getting up.

"Here, let me help you pick up all these papers."

"Thanks. I thought you'd be like everybody else in this school scurrying to be free no matter what it took."

Zane chuckled, "You mean like you?"

They both laughed, "Yes, like me." Drew agreed. He looked up and noticed how pleasant Zane's smile was. It was something he'd never felt before in his life. He didn't want to make it obvious that he was staring at him, so he quickly glanced back down to putting the remaining papers back in his backpack.

"I never really apologized for the whole, 'blackmailing your boyfriend' thing. It was something really immature, and I shouldn't have done it. I just-"

"Apology accepted. It's no problem anyway, because everything worked out for the best." Zane exclaimed.

"Good, so no hard feelings?" Drew asked.

"Of course not" Zane said as he made his way to exit the building.

"Well, I guess I'll see you tomorrow?" Drew said

"I guess you will." Zane said as he smiled and exited the building.

As Drew went outside and felt the sun rays hitting his face, he realized that it was the same feeling he had felt when Zane had smiled at him. It was the same warmth.

His mother's car was there waiting for him, and Drew could see Adam's face, looking as impatient as ever.

"It took you long enough. What did Mr. Caveman forget how to open a door?"

"Oh quit it! I fell and my notebooks decided to have a war with my backpack."

"Caveman doesn't have good balance?" Adam asked sarcastically.

Without having a comeback Drew got in the car and they drove home. When they got home, Drew went straight up to his room, showered and started his homework. The only problems was that he couldn't concentrate on it at all. Before all he could think about was making things right with Alli, and that has completely changed since the school day was over. He had one thought going through his head right now, Zane. He just wanted to talk to Zane, about anything and everything. He just wanted to see Zane smile some more. The thoughts just came flowing in and before he knew it, Adam came knocked on Drew's door telling him it was time for dinner. Drew looked down at his homework suddenly realizing that the farthest he got was writing his name on the paper. He went downstairs and sat at the table. He just couldn't think straight. Ha, the exact thing that he's questioning. Was he even straight? After having that short conversation with Zane, he wasn't so sure.

"I'm not really hungry. I think I'm just gonna take a nap. I'm not feeling too good." he explained.

"Okay, and if you don't feel better by tonight, you can stay home from school tomorrow" his mother said.

'Fat chance', Drew thought. 'I'm not going to miss a chance to spend time with Zane.'

Drew went up to his room and laid down in bed. He looked up at the ceiling, noticing the cracks. His thoughts were doing the same thing, cracking. One thought was Alli, the other Zane, and the voice in his head was going crazy with these thoughts. He closed his eyes, just to rest them, but before he knew it, he felt the sunlight again. The warm glow, bursting through his window. Wiping his face, Drew noted the time on his clock, 6:30. Perfect time to get up. Having still not processed everything that happened the day before, he hoped a shower would clear it all up. Nope. All through breakfast, the same thoughts, driving to school, the same thoughts. By the time the car arrived at the front of the school building, Drew was wishing he could just empty his brain of everything, just so he could at least make it through the day without his conscience yelling at him.

Drew and Adam got out of the car, and Adam instantly floated over to Clare and Alli, who were sitting on the steps talking. Even with the uniform on, Alli still looked cute, and he couldn't help grin. Walking into the school, he once again felt the feeling of being in a prison. He felt bad that he was partially a reason why all of this had happened. He walked around and remembered that he needed to go get a book from his locker. Since he didn't do his homework the night before, he might as well be prepared for class. When he got to his locker, he opened it up and got out his book. Suddenly he felt a pat on the back. He turned around and it was Zane, but no Riley.

"Hey bud!" Zane said as Drew closed his locker and put the lock back on. He turned his head, and quickly admired Zane beautiful brown eyes.

"Oh, hey Zane. What's up?"

"I'm just walking around before the the first bell rings. Then I noticed Mr. "Most Likely to Trip Up the Stairs" and I decided I'd make sure the locker didn't hurt you."

They both chuckled, and Drew once again saw the sunshine that was Zane's smile.

"That was a one time thing. If I go around getting beat up by more doors, I'll make sure to hire you."

"Really? Well, I better make sure that happens. A job inside school. What's my pay rate?"

"You get 60 minutes of me per hour."

They both laughed once again, and the first bell rang.

"Well, I have a class to get to. I'll talk to you later?" Zane said.

"Oh yea, of course."

As Zane walked away, and the hallways filled up with students, the whole world around him just got out of focus, and the only thing he could see was Zane's smile. Even though he had so many confusing thoughts in his head, there was one thing for certain, Drew knew that Zane was somehow starting to become a part of his life... and he liked that thought.