(Jesse's POV)

It was a rainy day at Summerdale High School, go figure. I was sitting by the window, completely ignoring Banner's speech of the field trip that we were going on tomorrow. The rain continued to fall when he called my name, the drops assaulting the windows before racing down the glass. He motioned me down so I sighed and stood from my chair, my chains hanging from my shorts as I walked down the aisle. When I got there I looked down to my side and saw the gay boy of Summerdale. He was probably the smallest boy in the city and he wears these big thick black glasses. Nobody really paid attention to him and half the school probably forgot he existed. I forgot his name though, but I didn't forget him, he looked like he needed someone to remember he existed.

Banner smiled and put his hands on his hips, "You and Mr. Yuki are to be partners on this trip. It's like the buddy system but you two will also share a hotel room and, well, everything. This trip is to bring people together and to help people understand their partners."

I heard a small sigh next to me and some mumbling which made me chuckle, "Is there a problem Jesse?"

Everyone looked like they expected me to blow up again, which was to be expected. I just grinned, "I think this kid's mumblings are gonna drive me crazy."

The Yuki kid made a high pitched sound next to me, it was small and soft but I heard him. Everybody laughed but most of them looked to each other with confused expressions. Banner just smiled, "Well, if that's all. You two along with everyone else will sit with each other today and on the bus tomorrow. The bus ride will be a two day trip to the beach so we will be sleeping on the bus and staying at a hotel on the beach for a week. You and your partner will learn to get to know each other and learn to understand each other. Myself and an old friend of the principal of this school with watch and observe just how much you two pay attention to each other."

I looked at Yuki the whole time, why is he always looking at the ground? He looks like he hasn't seen anything. Has he even seen the ocean? Anyway, Banner sent us to my desk and the desk next to me. Yuki sat in my desk since it was closest to the window, so he likes window seats, that's gonna be interesting on the bus, everyone was staring at us too knowing how much I like the window seat. I just smirked and sat in the other seat, enjoying the gasps that everyone gave. Banner smiled at me and went on to the next pair, which confused me, is he planning something?

The day went on as normal, at lunch I sat with my friends; Alexis, Chazz, Atticus, Adrian and Jim. We all laughed at the fact we got paired with people from the same quiet, nerdy group. Alexis got paired with Blair, a quiet dark girl. Chazz got paired with Syrus, a shy, practically silent boy. Atticus got stuck with Axel, a big, silent, nerdy football player with a bad fashion sense. Adrian got stuck with Aster, a shy rich boy who always wears grey. Jim, who has an awesome crocodile, got stuck with a quiet, shy, dinosaur loving guy named Tyranno. I laughed at all their partners openly and then Jim asked, "Who's your partner Jesse?"

I immediately frowned, "Um, all I know is his last name."

Jim smiled, "You're paired with Yuki huh? No one knows his first name, but hopefully you'll learn what it is on this trip."

A smile broke on my face, "Yeah, he mumbles a lot too, that much I know. I wonder what he looks like without glasses."

Adrian laughed, "You're not going soft are you? He's a nerd! You're a popular, you two aren't going to be friends so why try to get to know him."

That was true, he could've said it nicer, but it was still true. I sighed and pushed my lunch tray away, everyone at the table knew this was my sign of defeat, I'd just stop eating. Just then I saw Yuki walking through the cafeteria to his table with a small brown paper bag. He sat down with his friend who immediately hugged him, wait, why did they hug him? He took a bottle out of the bag and opened the cap, I stood up quickly and walked over there, why the hell is he taking pills instead of eating? Once I got there the short blue haired guy, Syrus, motioned for me to come to him. He took me a ways away and looked up at me, "Why are you here? We don't pair up until tomorrow Jesse."

I looked at Yuki worriedly, "Why is Yuki taking pills instead of eating food?"

Syrus looked shocked, why? So I care a little bit about my partner's health, big woop. He saddened though and that made me twice as worried, "He doesn't eat because his dad tells him he can't. Don't tell him that I told you any of this though okay? Please?"

I crossed my heart with my pointer finger, "I promise I won't tell; why won't his dad let him eat?"

The boy sighed and explained, "His father is abusive, but he's also the president of a very powerful company. To him, looks are everything, and to him, Yuki was too fat to be related to him."

That caught my attention, "So his dad starves him? And why do you call him Yuki? Don't you know his first name?"

Syrus shook his head, "No one knows, it's another thing his father did, his mother chose his first name but when she died from some disease his father wanted nothing to do with anything related to her. It was either lose the only heir to his company or just refuse for anyone to know his first name. And yes his father did starve him."

Determination, along with rage at his dad welled up inside me, "So what are the pills?"

"Protein pills, and vitamins, it's so he gets the nutrients he needs but doesn't get fat. But if you ask me, he's way to skinny."

I looked at Yuki again, and I noticed how his clothes hung on him and how his wrist were so small under his long sleeved jacket. He looked so fragile and small. That's it, I'm gonna get him to eat over this trip. I looked at Syrus, "So Sy', do you think you can help me get him to eat over the trip? I'll deal with his dad when we get back, but now we need to focus on him gaining weight."

Syrus grinned, "You really aren't like the other populars are you?"

I grinned and shook my head, "And you're not like the other quiet shy kids huh?"

He shook his head, "You should probably get back to your table though, don't want your friends thinking that you're associating with us nerds and are actually nice."

Okay, that hurt a little bit. Now I didn't want to go back to my table, but I nodded and told him id talk to him about a plan later. As I walked back to my table my friends were looking at me like I just grew a second head, except for Jim. He was smiling and as I sat next to him, in my normal spot, he gave me a note under the table. As we all laughed and ate I read it, it said, "This trip can change everything, all you have to do is start it. I'll follow you through this mess, just don't give up on Yuki or anyone."

That's when I knew, I had to save Yuki, find out his name, break free from social class and change everything between our groups. Wow, I got a lot to do, and it all starts with tonight.

Done, I kind of wanted to start a new project since I gained a lot more writing time. Hope you enjoyed, please review though because I want to know if I'm wasting my time with this or not.