Chapter 3 is ready! I've been dying to put this on all day! I wrote the whole chapter in 3rd period. btw the italics are Tabby's thoughts/memories.

Disclaimer: Cory In The House is not mine! Tabby is!

It had been days now. Tabby had been hanging out with Newt, Meena, and Cory since Monday. It was now Wednesday. They had spent the time getting to know each other, and in those moments, Newt fell hard for Tabby. Tabby fell just as hard for Newt, but of course, they would never admit it. The surprising thing was that they hadn't been bugged by Stickler since Monday. He was obviously plotting something.

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She had always hated school. It was like the same rerun of the same show over and over again. Yeah, it was different being the new girl at first, but after a couple of weeks, the show will start again. Then she thought of Stickler and how he knew her name. What else does he know? She felt the ping of panic begin to rise inside of her.

Tabby was awakened from her thoughts by the thick Scottish accent that came from the science teacher's throat. "Are you following along, Tabitha?"

She rolled her eyes as an annoyed sigh escaped her lips. "It's Tabby." She shifted in her seat a little. "And yes, I am."

As class continued, Newt would sneak glances at Tabby. She didn't take notes like the rest of the class. Instead, she sat still and stared at her blank paper, a far-away look on her face as she clutched her guitar pendant.

"Hey, you okay?" Newt asked, a little concerned.

Tabby jumped at the sound of his voice. "Yeah, I'm fine." She gave him a weak smile. Obviously fake.

Newt continued to look at her for a minute before sitting back and returning his attention to the teacher. He'd talk to her after class.

The bell rang, causing Tabby to jump once more. She gathered her belongings and headed toward her locker. Newt was already there waiting for her. She smiled at him.

"Hey! What's up?" she asked as she opened her locker door.

"Are you sure you're okay?" he asked her again.

"Don't you know you're not supposed to answer a question with a question?" sarcasm dripped off of her words.

"I'm being serious, Tabs." he gave her that look.

"Yeah, I'm sure. Why wouldn't I be okay?"

"you looked like you were thinking really hard about something. You were really serious." Concern started to fill his voice.

"No, I'm okay." she lied through her teeth. He can't know.

Newt took her hand and looked her straight in the eye. "You can tell me anything, you know. You can trust me, Tabby."

That sentence hit her hard and memories flooded her mind.

'You can trust me, Tabby Cat' he told her with both hands one her shoulders.

'I know.'

'I'll always be here for you.'

'I know'

She remembered the screaming, the tears, the blood, everything. She shivered a little and pulled her hand out of Newt's grasp. Tears started to well up in her eyes but she hid them well. Sorry Newt, but I can't.

"You cold?" he asked out of nowhere.

"What?"

"I saw you shiver. Are you cold?" he repeated.

"Uh...yeah, I-I'm a little cold, but I'll be fine." she lied once again. "I'll see you later." she got herself together as she closed the door to her locker and walked of to her next class, disappearing around the corner, only to re-appear seconds later as she realized she was headed in the wrong direction. "It's that way." she said mostly to herself and headed off in the opposite direction.

Cory walked over and put his hand on Newt's shoulder, Meena right beside him. "Hey man, what's up?"

"I think something's wrong with Tabby." he answered, still concerned.

Meena looked at Newt. "Why? What happened?"

"She's been acting weird all day." Newt looked in the direction he saw her leave in. "I'm not sure what's going on, but I've gotta find out."

There you have it! I plan on putting more CoryxMeena in the next chappie just in case you're wondering where they went. It'll probably just focus on them. I might even have chapter 4 up tonight, depending on when I finish it. Please review!