A/N: Alright so here's chapter one, it fairly long because I tried to include an introduction to everybody. Hope you enjoy.

Chapter One - Back In School

Mornings of the first day back to school in any household were hecktic and it was no different for the families in New York City. Monte Parker and his younger brother Andrew were getting ready for school. Their father had already left for work at PS-18. "Monte make sure you help your brother around the school today."

"Alright Ma."

"Go on now if you don't leave you'll be late. Have a good first day of school boys."

Monte and Andrew walked out of the apartment. "Do you have your schedule?"

"Dah, I'm not an idiot. I'm a Freshman not a Kindergartner."

"Alright good to know because I'm not helping you find your classes. Come on walk faster or we will be late."


"Mo, ma says to get up. You're going to be late for school," said Michael Boscorelli.

"Go away Mikey."

"Not my fault if you're late," said Mikey and left.

Maurice Boscorelli laid in bed a few minutes longer before it dawned on him what his brother had said. "Ah shit, school."

He threw the covers off and quickly pulled on any cloths he could find. He grabbed his backpack and ran down the stairs and past the kitchen. "I'm going to school," he shouted as he ran out the door.

He stopped suddenly as he was about to leave the property. He turned around and ran back inside to the kitchen. "Forgot my lunch," he said grabbing his lunch of the kitchen counter and ran out the door again and took off down the street.


"Beatrice can you give your brother and sister a ride to school," called an older woman that was Victoria Flack.

"Com on mom, it's an embarrassment to be seen with them."

"It's more like the other way around."

"Shut up Don, you know it would be more embarrassing to be dropped off by ma," said Beatrice.

"To true," replied Don. "Come on Melanie hurry up."

"I'm coming hold your horses."

"Hey can I drive?" asked Don.

"No!"

"Come on I have my permit. If I don't drive I won't learn."

"No!"

"Ma, Be won't let me drive."

"Beatrice let your brother drive."

"Ma, he drives like a crazy man."

"Well bring that up with your father he's the one who taught him, but let Don drive."

Don made a face at his older sister and she made one right back at him as she gave him the keys. "If we're gonna go, lets go," said Melanie shoving her way past Don.

"We were waiting for you," said Don following his younger sister out the door.

Beatrice rolled her eyes. She couldn't wait until she was away at college for the year and wouldn't be around all the time. Although she could count on be called upon throughout the year. She wished her other three siblings were around to help out.


Three girls were in the office waiting to be helped. Two were sitting in chairs waiting patiently. While the third stood leaning against the wall, her arms folded across her chest and her backpack at her feet. One girl the youngest looking of the three fidgeted in her chair before breaking the silence. "So are you guys new to the city as well?"

The other girl sitting in her chair nodded her head. While the girl leaning against the wall replied. "Yeah."

"I'm Lindsay Monroe," she said extending her hand to the older girl in the chair.

"Peyton Driscoll," she replied shaking Lindsay's hand.

"Audrie Hansen," said the other moving away from the wall and shaking Lindsay's hand as well.

"Where are you from. I'm from Bozemen, Montana."

"London, England. I'm an exchange student," replied Peyton.

"What about you Audrie?" asked Lindsay.

"No where special, just Seattle Washington."

An older man walked into the office quickly. "Hansen, follow me."

"I better go, our principal doesn't seem to happy this morning," said Audrie grabbing her stuff and following him into his office.

Audrie watched as Principal Gerrard or so the name plate said, shuffled through papers looking for something. "I don't have time for this, this morning. You're a very lucky girl to have an aunt who works in the school district," he said pausing for a moment when he seemed to have found what he was looking for. "Here it is. Here's your schedule. I'm sure you'll be able to find your classes without a problem. Now leave and send one of those other girls in."

Audrie forced a smile to her face. "Thank you," she replied and left the office.


Don Flack pulled up to the school. "This is another reason why I hate it when you drive, cuz then I gotta get out and get in the drivers seat anyway."

"Oh come on Be, suck it up," said Don pressing the button to pop the trunk and getting out.

"You two are so annoying," said Melanie from the back seat.

"Yeah, well you're annoying too Squirt," said Don.

"I told you not to call me that," whined Melanie.

"You know Mel, it isn't going to matter," said Beatrice getting into the drivers seat as Don got his stuff out of the trunk. "He's going to keep calling you that probably for the rest of your life."

"Like you calling me Mel. I'm a girl not a boy, why can't you people just use my name."

"We call Don, Donnie sometimes," said Beatrice.

"But that's not the same."

"Well mom had a name for him when he was a baby."

"Don't tell her Be," said Don from the passenger window.

"Tell me," said Melanie.

Beatrice looked at Don and smiled. "Donnie Bear," she said her eyes never left her brother.

He scowled. "I'm going."

"Okay Donnie Bear, have a good first day at school and mom will probably pick you up," called Beatrice after her brother as Melanie continued to laugh in the back seat.

Don walked towards the front entrance. "Don!" shouted a male voice.

Don turned around and saw one of his best friends approach him. "Martin Fitzgerald, long time no see man. I haven't seen you most the summer, where've you been?"

"On vacation."

"Only because your FBI dad can afford the trip."

"Hey now your dad and my dad get along fine."

"Yeah, but your dad's the only one he gets along with. When ever he has to work with the FBI he complains for the first five minutes and than says it'll happen if he works with Victor Fitzgerald. So where'd you go."

"A few places. Hollywood was one and Seattle was another. Man sea food is awesome. I haven't tasted anything so good before in my life."

"I'm sure."

"So what was that?"

What was what?"

"You were talking you your sisters and than you got all huffy and walked away or more liked stormed."

"Oh that, my sisters were ganging up on me again."

"Which ones Don your family's too big to not be specific."

Don looked at Martin. "Well thanks for reminding me. It was Be and Mel. Be went and told Mel what our Ma called me when I was younger."

"What? Donnie Bear?"

"Lower your voice Martin. I don't need the whole school to know. Unless you want me to break out with what your mom called you. Marty Warty," whispered Don.

Martin glared at Don. "Don."

"Come on lets go find Bosco and Danny," replied Don.


"Carlos Nieto, get out the door now, Stella is waiting for you," yelled a woman.

"I'm going," replied Carlos.

Carlos Nieto left the home of his foster parents and got in the passenger seat of the car one of the other foster kids, Stella Bonasera was driving. "You ready to go?" she asked.

"I'm in the car ain't I," replied Carlos.

"No need to get snippy with me," she said and started to drive away.

After a few minutes Stella tried to start a conversation again. "Are you ready for you first day of high school?"

"Not really."

"Why not? You won't be the only new person there. You got all the incoming Freshmen and a few new additions to the other classes."

"Yeah so. I'll probably be in a different foster home next fall and in a different high school."

"The Gordon's aren't like that," replied Stella.

"All foster parents are like that. That's what they're there for, to ruin kids lives."

Stella sighed. "If that's what you say."

Than the car was filled with silence for the rest of the trip to school.


Don and Martin stepped into the cafeteria more commonly called the commons by the staff. They looked around for a moment before spotting their two friends. They made their way over to the table and his eyes were closed. "Hey Danny, Hey Bosco," said Martin.

"Hey Mart, what's up man," said Danny. "We've been bored all summer. We were lost without ya."

"Speak for yourself Dan-o," said Don. "Hey Bosco, you alright?"

"I feel like shit. I hate the first day of school," mumbled Bosco not lifting his head from the table or opening his eyes.

"Don't we all," said Danny.

"Well look who it is, it's Flack and is entourage of shorties," came a voice that the four friends knew instantly as Jimmy Doherty.

"Well if ain't Jimmy Doherty the thorn in my side," said Bosco finally lifting his head off the table.

"Can it midget,"

"Go screw yourself asshole," Bosco spat back.

"Jimmy come on lets go," said Kim Zambrano, Jimmy's girlfriend.

"Hold up Kim. Flack you're hangin' out with the wrong crowd. You're to cool for them, you're like the giant among the dwarfs."

Bosco sprung to his feet and lunged for Jimmy, but his friends stopped him. Don turned back to Jimmy. "Thanks for input Jimmy, but I know how to make friends and I know how to make them on my own. I don't need your help, so I'll see you around."

The smirk on Jimmy's face dropped and he turned and walked away. Kim gave the groups an apologetic smile and followed her boyfriend.

"Why didn't you let me at him?" asked Bosco.

"You don't need to get in trouble for fighting on the first day of school," said Martin.

"Besides you can't let Jimmy Doherty get to you like that. He's just looking to push your buttons," said Danny.

"Yeah, well it worked," replied Bosco.

"Come on guys let's forget about it and sit down and compare schedules," said Don.


Jimmy Doherty and Kim Zambrano met up with the rest of their friends right below the below the cafeteria stairs. "Yo Nate my man, what's up," said Jimmy.

"You know nothing really, waiting for a bored as heck day to start up so it can be over with ya know."

Jimmy laughed. "Yeah classes should be four minutes on the first day because all they do is pass out syllabuses."

"Yeah Jimmy, the problem is we need to be in school for two hours for it to count," replied Aiden Burn.

"Whatever Aiden, anyways you guys should have seen Boscorelli, he looks like he got dressed in the dark or somethin'."

"Jimmy you're not a very nice person. There's nothing wrong with Bosco. I'm sure he just had a late start and put on what he could find," said Aiden.

"Are you really defending him Aid?" asked Jimmy.

"So what's it to you Jimmy. You're not dating me your dating Kim, so what if I date him, so what if I like him."

"Hey guys we should adopt a freshman."

"What?" said the others.

"Alexa, babe you don't make any sense. What are you talking about?" asked Nate.

"I mean take a freshman under our wings like we tried to do last year with Don. We gotta find the coolest Freshman and make them cooler," explained Alexa.

"Will it work this time?" asked Jimmy.

"It may have not worked for Don, but it sure worked for Aiden. Keep your eyes out for any potential Freshies. See you guys later, bye Nate," Alexa said to everyone then kissed her boyfriend goodbye.


Another car pulled up outside the busy school, where gobs of parents were dropping off their kids. "Ty you have a good day okay," said Maggie Davis.

"Yeah okay."

"Hey Ty, don't be so glum."

"Okay."

"Ty."

"Okay, okay," said Ty getting out of the car.

"And make some more friends Ty."

"Alright ma," said Ty and shut the door making his way into the new school.

Ty made his way through the crowd of students and up into the cafeteria. He walked past a table where a group of four boys sat, one of them was Don Flack Jr. someone he knew very well but was only mutual acquaintances with. He found his two friends that he'd known sense sixth grade at a table further down the way. "Hey Andrew, Adam."

"Ty you made it, what took you so long. I thought you weren't gonna show," said Andrew.

"I'm here why's it a big deal, school hasn't started yet I'm not late unless we had some special meeting time, which I don't recall."

"You know Andrew, he's right we never specifically set a time to meet at school and the first days of school are always a hectic ball of chaos. I'm sure Ty got here when he could," said Adam.

Ty smiled at Adam's rambling and then smiled at Andrew. "Okay, okay, Adams right, but you have a perfectly good reason for not showing up."

"What are you saying Andrew?" asked Ty.

"I'm just saying that you don't need to show up if you don't feel the need to."

"Andrew it happened over two years ago. I don't need day of because I can't cope," replied Ty.

Adam sat in silence as his two friends had their small argument.


Raina Page walked into the school. She had an air about her. She was displaying signs and acting like she knew everything. She was a Freshman and most the other Freshmen who were unsure of themselves were already idolizing her. "Wow, that girl's fine," said Carlos as he and Stella walked past Raina.

"You know it's not polite to stare," said Stella.

"Oh and what do you care?"

"I care Carlos, I'm in the same predicament you're in, you don't have to act like you're the only one suffering," said Stella. "Mac."

Mac Taylor and the group of friends that were with him turned in the direction of Stella's voice. Stella walked up to Mac and gave him a quick kiss. "Ugh," grumbled Carlos from behind Stella.

Stella pulled away from Mac. "Right, guys this is Carlos, he's the newest member at the Gordon's home. Carlos this is Mac, Faith, Vivian, and Sam."

"Hm" was all Carlos replied with.

"Anyway, Sam where's Jack?" asked Stella.

"He doesn't have a first period," she replied.

"Lucky," said Faith. "I wish I had an open period."

"Well you know school, not everyone always gets what they ask for," said Vivian.

Carlos sighed and than walked away from the group.


"Danny Alvarez, long time no see huh," came a male voice.

"Not really we saw each other what two days ago. Seriously Bobby if that's a longtime to you, you're in for a real surprise when we graduate."

"Some how I don't think he was referring to you," said a young girl standing next to Bobby.

"You're probably right Kaile. He was probably talking to the school," replied Danny.

"Hey now."

"We're just joking with you Bobby," said Danny.

"I know, I know, but who am I not to kid back."


"Hey everyone great to be back isn't it," came the voice of a student as he walked up to his group of friends.

"Only you would say something like that Sheldon," replied a girl.

"Thanks Debra, I appreciate it," said Sheldon Hawkes.

Debra smiled and rolled her eyes. "We're the Pig-" started Debra.

"Don't even say it. We probably have the stupidest mascot in the entire world," said another Senior girl named Sara.

"Did you know we're probably the most academic school in the city?" said Sheldon.

"So were the smartest kids around and we have the most disgusting, dirty mascot out of all them," said Debra.

"Oh come on Deb, pigeons aren't that bad of a mascot," said Monte.

"They're flying rats," Debra replied.

"At least were not worms or something Debra, that would be a lot worse," put in Jerry.

"I guess you're right Jerry. It would be worse to be an insect. Of course I don't think a bug person would mind."

"Alright, I'm gonna head to first period. See you guys around," replied Jerry and left.


Don had left his friends to go to first period, no bells had wrung yet, but getting through halls was hard enough at this school, but then looking for that room you had to be at would be even more difficult. He had English first with none of his friends. Bosco had World History, Danny had Health, and Martin had Personal Fitness, which Martin had proclaimed he wasn't looking foreword to. He found his English class and was glad to see that at least one of his acquaintances was there. He walked over to where she sat. "Jennifer Angell as if I don't see enough of you already we have to share an English class now."

"I'm sure you'll have no trouble passing with your colorful language," replied Jennifer.

"I don't think that it would do much more than get me into some deep shit."

The teacher looked up and glared at Don from their desk. "See what I mean."

Jennifer rolled her eyes. Don looked around the classroom at the few students that had already arrived. He recognized everyone. He wasn't friends with any of them, he just knew them. Than he realized he didn't recognize one girl. "That a new kid?" he asked Jennifer, using his head to refer to the girl he was talking about.

"Isn't everybody?"

"No, we're new Sophomores. The Freshmen and other grade kids that weren't going to this school last year are new kids."

"Oh, my mistake. Why don't you ask her Don."

"Ya mean you haven't introduced yourself yet."

"She came in after me."

"What no effort to greet the newbie?"

"And where's your effort?"

"I'm going to make that now. She's kinda cute."

"Yeah, well you think everyone's cute."

"I don't think you're cute."

"Thanks for that."

Don made his way over to her desk and stopped in front of it. "Hi, I'm Don, Don Flack."

"That's nice," she replied not looking up from the book she was reading.

"What's your name?"

"What's it to you?"

"Nice to meet you What's it to you," said Don and smiled.

She looked at him like he was a weirdo that had know idea what he was talking about. "I never said that was my name, Weirdo. I'm pissed off. I don't want to be here."

"Same with everyone else."

She looked at him again because he had completely missed what she meant. "I wouldn't be here living with my Aunt and Uncle if my parents weren't going through a divorce and being to argumentative to come to an agreement of who gets to see us when."

"Us?"

"Us as in I have siblings."

"Cool, I have siblings too."

"You're obviously not the oldest."

"Where're you from?"

She hesitated. "Seattle."

"Washington?"

"Do you know of any other Seattle?"

"No, so Seattle, you gonna tell me your name, cuz you know, when the teacher calls roll I'm gonna find out anyways."

"Well Don, it was Don right, what if I already told the teacher my name?"

"I'll still find out sooner or later. I just figured you may want the pleasure of introducing yourself rather than to be called out by name and have everyone stare at you."

"As if that's already not gonna happen."

"Well I wouldn't be if you just told me your name."

She smiled for the first time. "Fine, it's Audrie, Audrie Hansen."

"Nice to meet you Audrie."

"Same."

They shook hands and Don made his way back over to where Jennifer sat. "Well that was certainly a long introduction."

"You have to get past the temper first."

"Well, what's her name?'

"Sure make me do all the hard work, go find out for yourself."

The first bell rang and the students would begin to pour in with only five minutes until the second bell and the beginning of class.

A/N: So there it is chapter one up and chapter two coming I have no idea when. I hope you liked and please drop a review. StoryDreamer