Evangeline wasn't sure how to go about it. She was kinda new at this whole "rebelling" thing. She had this urge to do something out of character. It wasn't to shock her conservative parents or anything. She was actually hoping they'd never hear about it. She just sort of wanted to prove to herself that she wasn't such a square after all. Or maybe she's been out of character her whole life and this was finally her chance to do something she wanted to do for a change. She was going to try to get close to Marty.

Marty had his feet on the desk as he leaned back in his seat in the back of the classroom. Evangeline decided she'd sit next to him. Most everyone else was afraid to since they'd heard about his reputation. They were all hypocrites though; she heard the girls in the bathroom talking about how cute they thought he was. They were all just too scared about appearances.

Marty smiled at her as they caught each others gaze. Evangeline smiled back feeling rather flushed "Stay cool" she thought.

"You didn't strike me as the 'back of the class' type." he said smiling

"What type did I strike you as them?" she tried her best to make the question sound alluring. She did pretty good for a first timer.

"The sort who sits in the front row and eagerly raises their hand at every question" he said. She wasn't sure if this was a good thing or a back thing but his smile looked friendly so she decided it was good.

"You know.." he continues looking around. "I don't know if you know this but there's a reason I'm the only one sitting here."

"Oh I know…I think" she wasn't sure where this was going.

"So you know I've killed a man?" he looks at her dead serious. Evangeline looks at him with her mouth agape and eyes wide not sure what to do.

"I'm joking" he laughs. She laughs too but feels a little embarrassed for having looked so gullible. Maybe she was in over her head here. She knew she was pretty naive about most things.

"I did set a house on fire once" he continued. "It was a complete accident if there just happened to be people inside.." he said it seriously but a smile crept up in his face indicating it was another joke. Evangeline chuckled.

"I'm sorry, I'm not trying to freak you out. I just have a cruel sense of humor" he sounded quite warm. But then almost realizing how nice he sounded he switched gears. "So… you good at this classical literature stuff? Cuz I was hoping maybe if it's not too much of a hassle you could tutor me a little"

Evangeline have him this look like she was onto him.

"What?" he said "I thought maybe we could spend some time in the library together to study. …behind the reference books….on the second floor…where no one ever goes."

Evangeline giggled.

"It's so no one will distract us from our studying" he says and they both laugh making some of the kids in the class turn and look. The girls from her dorm looked wide eyed with a mix of surprise and jealousy. Evangeline accepted the offer.

Her heartbeat grew quick and erratic as she made her way to the library with books in hand. Her rational side suddenly kicked in. What did she get herself into? What if this guy wasn't as nice as she thought he was? He did have a criminal record. Some of the craziest serial killers were charming young men who simply wanted to study in the most secluded part of the school. She decided she was just psyching herself out and cleared the thoughts from her head.

She caught Marty leaning on the wall behind the library smoking a cigarette looking so James Dean-esque it made her little teenage heart flutter.

"You aren't supposed to smoke on school grounds" she doesn't know why she said that.

"Oh sorry" he says with a joking mocking tone and winks at her as he flicks the cigarette on the floor.

To Evangeline's surprise, when they got to the desk Marty took his books out from his bag and actually discussed the classwork. "So…" he said "Paradise Lost; That shit was pretty heavy. What did you think?"

"Oh I liked it." she said smiling.

"Who first seduced them to that foul revolt? he infernal Serpent; he it was, whose guile tired up with Envy and Revenge, deceived he Mother of Mankind" he quoted smiling.

"You don't sound like you need my help studying" Evangeline chuckles.

"Or maybe I just memorized a verse in order to impress you" he winks. Evangeline blushes bright red. She smiled at the thought. She was worried about impressing him but maybe he was just as busy trying to impress her.

They actually had a pretty normal discussion about their classwork and actually studied. Evangeline was a little disappointed but mostly she let out a sigh of relief. Deep down she'd been worried she wasn't ready for whatever crazy things go on behind the reference books when no one's looking. That didn't last long though.

"You wanna just do something crazy, Eve?" he nudges her as they stand by the back entrance of the library after studying. Evangeline just stutters not knowing what to say. Honestly she did but feared saying it out loud.

"I got a bottle of jack and some lighters if you want to join he tonight in the lot next to the chapel." he says lighting a cigarette. "All the cool kids will be there" he jokes.

"Sure" Evangeline tried sounding as sure as possible even though she was far from sure. This was her chance to live a little. Sixteen years and what does she have to show for it? She's never done one fun thing in her life. She decided she owes it to herself.