Disclaimer: I do not own Back to the Future.

I figured this that, for the Back to the Fanfic challenge, I should do a story of Marty returning to school after the whole trip to 1955 and everything.

October 28, 1985
8:00 AM PST

As Marty was car-surfing to school, he was feeling a little nervous. He still felt as if he was in a bit of a daze, because he was still adjusting to his new life. Even though his memories from the new timeline were returning to him, his past from the old timeline still felt more real to him. He was still struggling with keeping two sets of memories straight. Fortunately, Marty had the same classes, with the same assignments - which made the transition seem somewhat smoother.

He remembered how, in both timelines, he tended to be habitually late for school. One thing that seemed different, though, was how Mr. Strickland in the new timeline didn't insist that all McFly's were slackers who never amounted to anything - especially considering that Marty's father had just published his first novel. Still, Marty wasn't exactly on Strickland's favourite list. He decided that, this morning, he was going to make it to school on time for once.

Other than the changes in Marty's family and Biff Tannen, most everything else in Marty's life had remained the same. He was still dating Jennifer Parker, and his group of friends seemed to be the same. He was also still the lead guitarist for The Pinheads, which had the same band members.

Marty could hardly wait for school to end, though. His longtime friend, Dr. Emmett Brown - whom Marty called Doc - had promised to be back in 1985 after school, today. Marty was supposed to help his friend clean out the garage, so that Doc can move into a bigger home with Clara and their kids - whom they named Jules and Verne, after their favourite author.

As soon as Marty arrived to school, he glanced at the clock on the wall. To his relief, he saw that he still had ten minutes to spare. He quickly used the washroom, then he walked over to his locker to put his backpack away. With his heart beating excitedly, he walked to his homeroom class - with three minutes to spare!

"Well, well, Mr. McFly," Ms. Coleman said, smiling, "I see that you're on time, for once. Now that wasn't so hard, was it?"

"Uh, no, I guess not," Marty stammered, as he walked over to his desk and sat down.

"Good," Ms. Coleman replied. "Then I can trust you'll start coming to class on time everyday from now on?"

Marty nodded, just as Jennifer took a seat next to Marty. Marty's heart fluttered, as she smiled at him. Marty smiled back, as he admired of his girlfriend was wearing her hair. Just then, the bell rang - signifying that classes were about to begin.

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Second period was Home Ec, which was Marty's favourite class - mostly because he loved to bake and eat. He walked over to grab his usual seat next to Jennifer.

"Okay, class," said Mrs. Schultz, "today we are going to bake some brownies. I would like you kids to get into groups of four, and follow the instructions that are on the back of the box. Now I would like to inspect the brownies, before anyone eats them."

Marty and Jennifer immediately grouped together with Zach Nelson - who was one of Marty's best friends, as well as a member of The Pinheads - and Zach's girlfriend, Zoe Quinn, who also happened to be one of Jennifer's best friends.

Marty went to gather the ingredients, while Jennifer had gathered the utensils. Zach set the oven temperature, while Zoe set the timer. Marty stirred the ingredients, as Jennifer was dumping them into the bowl. Marty was about to eat some the batter, just as Zoe caught him.

"Hey, Marty," Zoe whispered, "you shouldn't eat batter with raw eggs in it. You can get food poisoning from salmonella."

"Yeah, Marty," agreed Jennifer, "Zoe is right. Eating the batter can make you very sick. The batter may taste delicious, but it can be dangerous. I just want you to be okay, Marty. I really care about you a lot - and I would feel bad if you got sick."

Marty sighed, knowing that he couldn't really argue with the girls. It was so damned tempting, though. Still, Marty wondered, was eating raw batter really all that more dangerous than smoking or drinking?

When class was over, it turned out that Marty and his group actually got an A on their project. They were also allowed to bring some of the brownies home with them, which Marty readily accepted. As Zoe was not really a chocolate lover - that meant there were extra brownies for Marty, Jennifer, and Zach.

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During lunch time, Marty and Jennifer stepped outside behind the school. Marty was munching on his brownies. Today they were serving chicken casserole, which Marty wasn't too fond of. Marty rather did enjoy some of the school's food, but today sure wasn't one of those day. His favourite was the chicken nuggets and the salad bar.

"Gee, Marty, you really love those brownies, don't you?" Jennifer asked, smiling.

"Yeah, I sure do," replied Marty. "These are so delicious. They're so chocolatey and gooey. I was very impressed by how our group actually won."

"So, anyway," asked Jennifer, "how has your day been, so far? Has anybody been hassling you today? Have you made it to all of your classes?"

"It hasn't been too bad, really," Marty said, smiling. "It looks like school has very much stayed the same, within this timeline. I, at least, had the same classes and assignments. Even though, Douglas Needles seems to bother me quite a bit. I'm trying hard to ignore him, though. My time in the Old West has really taught me not to let other people goad me into taking dangerous risks. I mean, our future is probably going to be a lot better, now that I decided not to race Needles."

"Good for you, Marty," Jennifer replied, smiling. "So you're going to meet Doc after school, then? I bet you're happy that he decided to move back to this year."

"Oh, I sure am,' replied Marty. 'Actually, Doc said that he wanted to look for houses - before he has me go over to his garage. Oh, Jennifer, it's going to be so hard getting used to the fact that Doc has a family, now. I know I really shouldn't be selfish, but it will be hard to adjust to the fact that I'm no longer the only important person in Doc's life. Man, I can't believe I've even saying this!"

"Yeah, I imagine it will take some getting used to," Jennifer whispered. "Just think of what Clara will have to get used to, though. Some things about our time period may frighten her quite a bit. I think most of us tend to have an affinity for the era that we grew up in. As cool as 2015 was, I don't think I'd want to live in that era."

"Yeah, Jennifer, you're right," said Marty, sighing. "I suppose we will have to do our part to help Clara adjust to living in this era. I wonder what the kids will be like."

Marty and Jennifer then hugged and kissed for a few minutes, until Marty decided that he'd better head back to class, so that he doesn't get a tardy.

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The last class of the day was, fortunately, study hall. Marty had stared into his World History book, but he wasn't really reading it. He was, in actuality, reflecting on his first day of school back from his time travel adventures. At least, school had mostly remained the same. Marty also decided that, tonight, he should buy a new watch, so that he'd never again be late to school. It bothered Marty that Mr. Strickland was on his case a lot.

One drawback of this timeline was how Douglas Needles would insist on goading him into dangerous risks, by calling him a "chicken". Marty hoped Needles would soon learn to leave him alone, as Marty actually learned to not lose his self-control over being called a "chicken", or some other equivalent.

As soon as the school bell rang, Marty breathed a sigh of relief. He gathered up all of his homework, as he met Jennifer by the lockers.

"Are you happy that school is over, now?" Jennifer asked, smiling - as she put her arm around Marty.

"I sure am," replied Marty. "All things considered, though, school today wasn't too bad. At least, I didn't get any tardies today. Needles did call me a chicken, though - for refusing to race him, yesterday. I just ignored him, though."

"You know what I think?" Jennifer asked, coyly. "I think Needles is simply jealous of you. Needles wishes that he could be as cute as you. You're one of the nicest boys in school - and Needles wishes he could be well-respected by the students, like you."

"Aw, Jennifer," gushed Marty, as he reached out to hug his girlfriend. "Well, Jennifer, I'm going to head home and take a little breather - before Doc calls me over. I'm so tired. In a way, though, I'm not quite sure if my life will ever be the same again."

"I understand," Jennifer replied, hugging Marty. "Anyway, I love you. You have a nice afternoon, okay? Maybe we can go out to Francesca's Italian Diner tonight!"

"Thanks, Jennifer, that sounds like a plan," replied Marty, smiling, "I love you."

Marty car-surfed home, as he had a huge smile on his face. Today was such a great day, as this was his first full day in the new timeline.