Oh my god. Sorry if it sucks, I knew what I wanted to do

but when it came to typing some of it I just didn't know

what word to use. Also, credit to tumblr user c2ndy2c1d

for the creation of Nat, and thank you for letting me use

him.

The rest of her morning classes passed without much incident, she was made to introduce herself in art, but her Human Biology teacher allowed her to take a seat with nothing more than a brief introduction consisting only of her name. She continued to spy familiar faces and hear her name on the tips of everyone's tongue, but it didn't bother her very much as long as they left her alone. In art she had a large desk to herself and in biology her partner treated her like she may or may not have an infectious illness, leaving her pretty much alone. By the time lunch rolled around she was glad to have some time to herself without a teacher dictating notes or instructing were art supplies should be put after their use. She dropped off the notebook she had for her science class at her locker and grabbed the book she was reading, lunch money, and her earbuds from her backpack, intending to spend the forty minutes reading by herself. She settled in quickly with the slice of pizza she purchased and her nose in the book but before she could turn on her music the sound of a chair being pulled out at the table made her look up.

"How have your classes been going?" smiled the blond as she took a seat. A quick scan of the cafeteria told Marie there were plenty of places Nazz could have sat but Nazz has settled in, a tray consisting of a salad, juice, and a couple cookies placed on the table in front of her. "The pizza here is surprisingly fantastic, I wish they delivered." she joked, amusement coloring her voice as she took the plastic covering off the chef salad and unwrapped the disposable utensils. Nazz had always been mature beyond her years, that much being as evident as her fashionable nature, but Marie never expected her even look her way, not to mention sit next to her at lunch.

"They've been going okay, nothing worth complaining about." Marie shrugged, closing her book and picking up the cheesy triangle from her tray and taking a bite. It really was good pizza. She really wanted to get further in her book, but as another familiar face approached the table she could see that wasn't going to happen.

"Salutations Nazz and Marie." The boy with the black cap beamed, pulling out a chair of his own and wiping it down with a disinfecting wipe before taking a seat.

"What's up Double D? Kevin not here yet?" Nazz replied, smiling at the gap-toothed boy. There were five seats at the table, Nazz was sitting next to Marie and Eddward was between the two remaining empty chairs.

"Kevin's presence was requested by the football coach, he texted my cellular telephone telling me he would meet me in the cafeteria." His cheeks reddened slightly as he spoke, looking down at the packed lunch in front of him. Some things never changed, including Edd's eating habits. "How are you enjoying your classes so far, Marie? Peach Creek High School is one of the top public academic establishments in this state! No doubt they are at least satisfactory. Have you found any extracurricular activity that tickled your fancy? After all, that could make a difference when you start applying for colleges." His eyes darted to her face speculatively, as if he was searching for something. Maybe he's expecting me to tackle him across the table? Maybe I would if Kevin was in sight. A smile snaked its way across her face, Kevin's hypothetical reaction forcing her to choke back a laugh.

"No different than my other school except the people here may be a little terrified of me." Marie responded, only half sarcastic. His last comment brought her attention to the notice she had tucked in her bag back in her locker. "I was thinking of going out for the lacrosse team." she shrugged, another student approaching the table, one she didn't recognize. He pulled out the chair between Nazz and Edd, turning it around and straddling it cooly, a smile on his face as he sat down, draping his arms over Nazz and Edd causing the latter to lean away.

"So this is the infamous Marie Kanker? Must say, it's a bit of a let down; she seems to have all her teeth and doesn't look like she can wrestle a grizzly bear." The sea-green haired teen's laugh was hearty as he began to pick at the various trays on the table, taking a cookie from Nazz's, a couple carrot sticks from one of Edd's various plastic wares, and Marie's unopened can of Coke, provoking a dirty look from everyone at the table. "What? The line is too long." came his excuse as Nazz went to snatch her cookie back unsuccessfully.

"You better not be messing with my dweeb, Nat! I already warned you about this!" came another voice, interrupting the excitement incited by Nat's lack of boundaries and causing a blush to erupt across the face of the black-capped boy on the other side of the table. Kevin approached with a tray in his hand and eyes focused on Nat's frame, a none-too-pleasant look on his face. Kevin's eyes narrowed even more as they fell on the blue-haired woman sitting a seat from Eddward, catching everyone's attention.

Kevin was pretty fast, even for a jock, something he showcased as he moved to occupy the remaining seat between Marie and Edd, practically toppling Nat over and making the legs to the metal-framed chair groan as he slammed his body down, causing Nat to let out an excited chuckle at this new discovery. Kevin pointedly turned his body away from Marie, pulling one of Edd's legs over his lap, a look of protest on Edd's face.

"But Kevin, this is a learning establishment. Physical intimacy is clearly against school rules." the boy blushed, attempting to remove his leg from his boyfriend's lap, and failing as Kevin placed a firm hand on his knee to stop him. Nat was brimming with glee between hearing Edd's phrasing of his protest, something that he still found completely adorable, and his discovery of Marie's effect on Kevin, Nat's mannerisms did not escape anyone's notice.

"So, this kid is on drugs or...?" Marie inquired, eyeing her Coke as Nat opened it and took a sip, at which point Marie relinquished custody of the beverage. Nazz let out a laugh and nodded her head enthusiastically, causing Nat to poke out his bottom lip and fix a somber look on his face, something that fooled no one. Kevin ignored the exchange.

"I must say, without a doubt, that Nat does not participate in any recreational drug use. The high school athletic department would quickly remove him from the team if that were the case." Edd's voice was reasonable as he spoke, proving the joke when right over his head. Nat perked up at this, wrapping his arms around his knight in shining armor, causing Kevin to growl as he wrenched the green-haired boys arms from around Double D, the ensuing scuffle over as quickly as it started, Nat returning to his seat rubbing the area on his head where Kevin hit him.

"This school doesn't have a women's lacrosse team, Marie. There wasn't enough participation in the school for a full team so they cut it." Nazz chimed in, redirecting the conversation to the topic before Nat and Kevin arrived.

"So? I'll try out for the boy's team then. It's not that big of a deal, I played a little in my last high school so it's not like I don't know what I'm doing." Marie shrugged her shoulders, taking another bite from her piece of pizza as she did so.

"I must warn against that, Marie. There are differences between women's and men's lacrosse. According to my studies something called 'body checking' is legal in men's. There is also a different number of players on the field and men's requires more protective padding. There is an increased probability you could be hurt. Well, I do date an avid sports fan and this is all basic information I found online." He added in response to the flabbergasted looks on the faces of the other's at the table, a furious blush erupting across his face as he pulled his hat down over his eyes.

"We have cheerleading practice this afternoon, maybe I'll be able to see your tryout." Nazz added, giving Kevin a little privacy to coax Double D out of his hat as she turned the focus of the conversation back to the tryouts earning a mouthed 'thank you' from Kevin. Nat kept bouncing back and forth between the two conversation which sometimes intermingled, and that was how lunch continued for the remaining time.

Math and history were Marie's next two subjects, subjects she didn't share with any of her old or new acquaintances, and once again she was allowed to go to her seat with only a minor introduction. Nothing that happened in either of those classes really stood out in the course of the day, her history class was behind where she had been in her last school and math was as just as confusing as if the teacher was speaking Chinese as she taught it.

Marie was almost convinced by the end of the class that she may have understood it better in Chinese.

Her last class of the day was gym, so prior to the class she made her way to her locker to gather all the materials she needed for that evening; she would have needed to head to the gym area for tryouts anyway so she decided make an attempt to prepare ahead of time. Without clothing to change into Marie was directed towards the bleachers where those who were unprepared resided, finding a seat towards the bottom of the rows she made herself at home, pulling the book she intended to read at lunch from her messenger bag and cracking it open as the boy's entered the gym as well. Footsteps sounded as the boys lined up on the wall opposite the girls and the sound of shoes soon approached her, causing her look up from her book as someone sat down a couple feet from her, the smell of disinfecting stinging her nostrils.

"Greetings Marie! I hope it's okay if I sit here." Edd's voice rang out as he lowered her body onto the now-clean plastic bench. Basketballs were being passed out amongst various groups of students as Marie shrugged her shoulders, conveying her indifference. "I see you are reading. I cannot say I have ever heard of that book, is it any good?" Double D inquired. Marie assumed he was trying to make polite conversation, closing the book she slid it back into her bag and turned to face the boy, resting her back against the metal that lined both sides of the section of bleachers.

"It's a Japanese horror book. It's about a man who held an open casting call for a movie he didn't intend to produce with the intention of finding a wife. As far as I've gotten the two have started dating but he's noticed there's something off about her. There's also a movie based off the the book that has gained a pretty by cult following." The drum of the basketballs against the finished wood floor was a bit distracting, causing the girl to raise her voice as she spoke, Edd looking politely interested.

"Good heavens! No wonder I have never heard of it, I cannot say it's a genre that I am knowledgeable about." Edd smiled, his eyes fixed on a redhead in shorts jogging after a ball not far away. Kevin's eyes kept darting over at the two on the bleachers, annoyance plastered on his face as he moved.

"I never pegged you as someone who would skip gym class, won't it blemish your permanent record?" Marie joked, waving at Kevin as his green eyes darted back in their direction, distracting him enough for one of his classmates to steal the ball he was dribbling towards the basket.

"Oh, no. I'm afraid you may have misunderstood. I am not purposely sitting out of gym class, I have an excuse." Edd explained, rolling up the bottom of his dark brown corduroy pants to reveal some sort of bandage. "You see, I believe I pulled my anterior talofibular ligament and anterior inferior tibiofibular ligament in gym class last week." Marie sat forward, trying to get a better view of Edd's ankle. It did look a little swollen under the bandage wrapped around it, not that someone would have noticed. Before Marie could get a better look at the boy's ankle, however, a basketball flew past the girls head, barely missing the tip of her nose as it collided with the bleachers above, bouncing back towards the follow before rolling to a stop a few feet in front of the boy sent to retrieve it, a few feet behind him Kevin stood looking at the two on the bleachers with a smug look on his face.

"Your boyfriend's a dick." Marie said, causing Edd to gasp in protest at the vulgar way she described them. "Seriously, can you honestly say that was an accident?" she inquired, side eyeing the boy in question as he dribbled the reclaimed ball down the court. Double D looked down, shaking his head slowly back and forth, an endearing smile on his face as he fixed the bottom of his pants.

"He is protective of me, I think he may fear that you might try to steal me away."

"I'm totally in the process of doing that right now, can't you tell?" her sarcasm was made even more obvious by the roll of eyes, a smirk on her face. Double D chuckle lightly.

"I tried to tell him that he was being absurd, but he won't relent." Marie rolled her eyes once more, as the coaches started to round up the students and usher them back into the locker rooms so they could change their clothing before the final bell of the day rang. "It's been a pleasure, Marie. I hope you can sit with us at lunch again tomorrow." Edd added, waving to the blue haired girl as they parted and he rejoined his boyfriend. Her first school day was just about to finish, now all that was left was tryouts.

Sorry if it's not as good as the first, I wasn't

sure what to add in as I was typing. There isn't

much Nazz/Marie towards the end of this chapter

but there is still some adorable-ness. Next chapter

will have more interaction between Nazz and Marie.

Again, sorry if the grammar is off, I really need to

buy a new word processor.