A/N: Read with an open mind. Enjoy!

First day of school. First day of Senior year. Petey grudgingly takes in another deep breath. As head boy it's his job to welcome everyone to the school, publicly and personally. Crabblesnitch is about to call him to the stage any second. Petey screws his eyes shut and tries not to imagine all the people waiting. Watching. People he has to face every day. What will they think of him? Will he be able to express his opinions? Will they trust him? He opens his eyes and wipes the sweat from his brow. Or worse, it could end up like Earnest's speech; all the jocks harassing him. Petey jumps when a hand lands on his shoulder. He half expects it to be Crabblesnitch telling him he's on. But it's Jimmy.

"Relax, you're shakin' dude." Jimmy offers a smile which Petey returns warily.

"Just…nervous I guess." He looks at his clammy hands and tries breathing steadily.

"Eh, you'll be alright. Hell, Earnest made it through without one egg to the face." Jimmy sits next to Petey on the bench behind the side curtain to the stage.

"Yeah but Earnest has friends, regardless of how nerdy they are." Petey lets out another shaky breath.

"Well what am I?" Jimmy puts his hands to his chest, putting a hurt face on. Petey tries to keep a straight face, but fails. Miserably. They both crack up into laughter.

"And now our head boy…Peter Kowalski." The principal's voice echoes through the auditorium. Petey looks at Jimmy and stands.

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Gary stops picking at his nails and looks at the stage once he hears his old pet's name. Head boy. Hah, wonder if there's a good reason behind that title? Gary chuckles inwardly and watches as Femme Boy tiptoes his way on stage like the Fairy Princess he is. Gary watches, clearly interested as Petey approaches the mic. Petey sways from side to side, hands fidgeting, forehead sweaty. Not much has changed. Though Gary notes that 2 years ago the mere idea of being on stage would have sent Pete running. Aside from that Gary takes note that Pete looks slightly taller, and his shoulders have grown out far from being narrow.

"Good morning." Damn, how many octaves did this kid drop? "I'm Peter and I'm the head boy here at Bullworth Academy. I'd like to start out by saying how…" Gary tunes him out after this, instead deciding to examine the students around him. The nerds are paying attention, especially since Earnest stands beside Petey, a good foot taller too. The jocks are nowhere to be seen. A few stray greasers sit near the exits. Gary spots Johnnie with his arm draped around a curvier Lola. Peanut picks at his grimy nails with a toothpick. Gary then catches Darby curling his lip as he watches Peanut clean his nails. A perky Pinky Gauthier sits quietly beside him. The rest of the preps sit quietly, making it their duty to look bored and annoyed. A smile tugs at Gary's lips as he glances over the rest of the nobodies and bullies. He spies the red haired Christy feverishly making out with Coinstantaneous, Mr. Hattrick looks on with mild interest. Gary searches for to no avail. She must be Mrs. Galloway by now; in a cheap motel with her drunken English major, rocking the bed so that the cockroaches hide in their corners.

Gary is pulled from this smug thought as he rests his eyes on the back of a new head. The hair is chocolate brown, much like his own, but with underlying highlights he can't quite see in this dim light. A boy sits on either side of her, neither bothering to sport a uniform. He'd have to be more in depth later.

"And in conclusion, Mr. Kowalski will greet each new senior personally once assembly lets out." A wide grins loosens Gary's face. He can't wait to see Petey's reaction to the new Gary; tall, built, polite, and with longer hair. I wonder if he'll recognize me? Gary looks down to survey how much he's changed. Not a considerable amount, just teenage boy-like changes. Okay, I'm pretty hot. Gary smirks again as he ruffles his hair in the front a bit. Crabblesnitch dismisses everyone and walks over to his secretary. Good to know that some things never change.

"How'd I do?" Petey's voice is still a bit shaky, but getting stronger.

"Pretty good. Better than I would ever be." Jimmy claps Petey on the back. "And I didn't have to slingshot anyone down."

"Thanks Jimmy." Petey whispers, a broad grin on his face. Then the smile fades a bit as he remembers that he next needs to introduce himself to the new students.

"Peter." Petey turns towards Crabblesnitch. "Here are the room numbers of the new students." He forces the slip of paper into Petey's hand. He looks at it for a moment. A girl and three boys.

"Sir?"

"Yes?"

"3 boys?" Petey almost croaks.

"Hmm yes. We have a returning student." With those words, the principal walks away, leaving Petey standing there, eyes wide. He racks his brain for students that left before. He can only think of one. Jimmy obviously has the same idea.

"Petey, they wouldn't let that psycho out." Jimmy grunts a bit as he gently pushes Petey's back to get him walking. "Let's start with the girl." Petey nods. They exit the school and make their way towards the girls dorm, dodging marbles and stink bombs along the way. Prefects run after suspects.

"I swear to fucking God, if I get one thing thrown at me…" Jimmy leaves the threat hanging. Petey walks up the few stairs to the girls dorm and shows the nurse the piece of paper. She allows him and Jimmy access. Deep breath, knock on the door. It opens after a minute. Petey stares at the paper, trying to make out Crabblesnitch's writing.

"Lexa?" Petey looks up. His breath catches in his throat. She's about an inch taller than him with long legs and amazing curves. She wears a jean vest which covers a faded red shirt. Her lean legs are slipped into black skinny jeans with an assortment of pins on the right leg. She has long, layered brown hair that reaches the middle of her back, with side bangs that partially cover one of her large green eyes. Her full lips curve into a smile.

"Yeah. And you're Peter, right?" She opens the door to let him in. Two boys are sitting on her bed. Jimmy moves Petey into the room while looking Lexa up and down. Petey avoids her gaze and looks at the paper.

"Mazz? Klark?" Petey looks at the boys. They nod and say hello. Mazz is tan with wild black hair and Klark is very thing with dark brown hair with golden streaks which covers one eye. He smiles at Pete, his blue eyes crinkling behind his thick framed glasses.

"I'm Jimmy, this is Pete." Jimmy nods his hellos.

"Oh yeah, you're my roommate." Mazz whips out his lighter and flips the cap open. Then closes it.

"Yeah." Jimmy looks the boy over, what with his torn up jeans and faded band T-shirt. He doesn't look all that troublesome, if not menacing in the slightest. "We gonna be cool?"

"Totally." Mazz nods, catching Jimmy's point. Klark keeps his eyes on Petey, analyzing him. Lexa sits next to Klark and crosses her ankles.

"How can we help you?" She says sweetly.

"Uh..uh…" Petey clears his throat and smiles weakly. "Welcome to Bullworth Academy." Petey rambles on about classes, punishments, then adds in a few of his own words towards the cliques. "Questions?"

"Has there any been any…like, really big issues here?" Klark speaks for the first time, his voice is deep. Mazz opens his lighter. Closes it.

"Huh?" Petey tries to understand.

"Well you went on a lot about punishment and faction fights. Plus Dr. Crabblesnitch wouldn't give us proper answers when we asked why the building was being expanded." Klark says, his eyes focused still on Petey. It's true, Crabblesnitch had tiptoed around that fact. The building was being added on to vertically, 3 more stories where the bell used to be. The same level that Gary and Jimmy had fallen off of. The lighter opens, closes.

"There was an incident 2 years ago, every faction was turned against each other. A lot went down and some kids were messing around on top of the main building." Petey skips the more painful parts, but Klark catches on.

"Incident? What could of made everyone do that?" He inquires, prodding deeper.

"A kid did it. He was messed up." Jimmy shoots darkly, shutting Klark up. Opens, closes for the last time.

"Well thank you, hopefully we'll have some classes together." Lexa shakes hands with both boys and shows them the way out. Petey and Jimmy start towards the boys dorm.

"Lexa was hot, but that Klark kid is a douche." Jimmy states. He walks briskly to the doors to the boys dorm, Petey stays quiet and follows. Last room on the left down the left hand corridor. Petey looks at Crabblesnitch's note again and sees the room number, but no name. Knocks once. Twice. Hears shuffling behind the door, steps back.

The door opens and Petey's eyes draw off of the paper. He inhales. Sees the brown shoes coming closer. The person walks with an air of authority, of confidence. It's so familiar. His eyes travel up the legs, the muscular legs hidden by black school slacks. Then the torso, it's broad but lean, the arms sway from side to side then stop just as the feet do. The arms cross over the broad chest. Petey's eyes trail further up. The neck, the Adam's apple. The strong, sharp jaw line. The hint of a smile at the edge of his lips. Long, chocolate colored hair, that frames the sharp face so nicely, adding a hint towards the high cheek bones.

"No.." Petey whisper, his back against the wall.

The dark calculating eyes. The scarred eyebrow.

"Things haven't changed much, two years later and you're still checking me out." Gary's verbalizes. And Petey doesn't have to look at him anymore to know that he's smiling.

End A/N: Review! I really want to hear your thoughts/opinions/suggestions before I embark on chapter 3!