Summary and notes in part 1.

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Degrassi.


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"Hero"

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Alli Bhandari was glad she took up Adam's suggestion to rejoin the science team. After over a month away she was happy to back at Degrassi. This time she believed a new start was possible – even if she was just an alternate on the team, practice was fun. Though Dave wasn't on the team apparently he joined them fairly often. He had them cracking up during breaks.

"Okay guys, let's head into the new round," Mr. Betenkamp told them. They had just finished a round of questions and he wanted them to get used to speed through.

Adam smiled when he spotted a familiar face out of the corner of his eye. He turned fully and sure enough Fiona was heading towards the room.

"Hey, can we take a short break?" he asked.

Mr. Betenkamp glanced up and noticed the whole team nodding in agreement. "Um, sure. Let's take five," he responded.

Adam grinned and headed into the hallway.

Wesley, Connor, and Dave shared a knowing look and leaned towards the scene unfolding outside the door with interest.

Alli frowned. "Am I missing something?"

The three boys turned to her amused.

"She doesn't know," Connor stated the obvious.

Alli glanced at Adam and Fiona talking in the hallway. "Doesn't know what?"

Dave spoke up. "Adam's dating Fiona Coyne."

"What!" Alli yelled surprised. The three boys shushed her. "How did that happen?"

Dave gave her a look. "Trust me, that's what every guy in Degrassi wants to know. Especially Drew."

Alli narrowed her eyes at the mention of his name. "Drew liked her?"

Dave answered matter-of-factly. "They were both fighting over her. She chose Adam."

With that Alli broke out in genuine laughter. She laughed so hard her eyes filled with tears.

Adam gave Fiona a bright smile as they parted ways. She wanted more clues about their date on Friday. It was their first official date and Adam was keeping the details to himself. He wanted to surprise her, but he enjoyed her guesses about it. Their exchange left him feeling like he was walking on air. He practically floated back into the room.

He didn't notice anything amiss when he sat back down on his stool. It didn't register that conversation had halted the minute he walked in.

After a moment Alli spoke. "Adam, you're my hero."

He looked at her puzzled. "Er- okay. Are we gonna get back to science?"

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