A/n hey it's the next chapter. This finishes up the Kids chapter. Next 3 part chapter maybe the parents going into what they do and stuff like that. Though I'm not sure feedback is lovely.

For the record Hannah Horowitz is an OC.

I don't know if I should give Simon and/or Rachel a love interest or not so if you think I should review.

Chapter 3: The Kids Part 3

It was lunch time at Hillwood high. (The school that Sophie, Derek and Rachel go to) and Rachel and Derek all went to meet Sophie at their usual table.

"Hey Sophie" Rachel said to her female best friend. Sophie smiled her semi curly black hair tied up in a ponytail. Sophie was beautiful in her own unique way she had had an Asian face, her skin was a light brown her eyes where chocolate brown. She had many admirers but Sophie being slightly naïve had no idea.

"Hey Rachel" Sophie said to Rachel. "How were your morning classes?"

Before she could answer a geeky boy with freckles and red hair bumped into her. "Sorry Rachel" He said continuing on his way.

Eric Horowitz son of Eugene Horowitz and Hannah Horowitz, his mother was the best robotic engineer in the state which he seemed to have inherited because he was always in either the science lab or the mechanics lab. He was always attempting to build a life like robot. He had succeeded in the life like but he had not been able to make them do anything besides talk in dead tones.

"They were pretty good" Rachel said turning her attention to her 3 best friends. Then Sophie changed the topic. "Are we going to have band practice tonight?" Sophie asked. Rachel Derek and Sophie were all in a band, Rachel was the lyricist and lead singer, Derek was the drummer and Sophie was the guitarist.

"I can't, I got a boat load of homework" Rachel said then her eyes widened "Oh but I just remembered, I wanted to tell you that I wrote a piece this morning while I was getting ready" Rachel on top of inheriting her mother's looks had also inherited her mother's poetic skill.

"Really?" Derek said an excited look in his eyes. "May we see" Rachel smiled as she pulled the small purple book from her backpack. She opened it to the proper page and handed it to Derek.

Derek and Sophie both looked at the page. They both nodded at the page as they read it.

"I like it" Sophie said Derek just nodded in agreement. Rachel smiled in thanks.

"Will we be rehearsing this at the next practice" Sophie asked. Rachel shrugged.

"I don't know we have that gig coming up and we should devote our time to that but… maybe for half an hour at the end of rehearsal?" Rachel asked.

"Awesome we can figure out the music then" Derek said Sophie nodded along with them.

"Sounds like a plan" Rachel said taking the book back.

"Aww little Rachel is writing songs, isn't that sweet" A voice said from behind her and Rachels eyes widened in anger. She turned around her eyes blazing.

"Regina Wellington Lloyd Gammelthorp" Rachel said a small smirk appearing on her face. "What pleasure do we owe having you here?" She asked in mock sincerity.

Regina just laughed. "Do you really think you can make it as a singer or as a lyricist? You don't have what it takes. Not the money, the looks or the name."

Regina Wellington Lloyd Gammelthorp. She had been friends with the group up until 6th then her parents split up and she turned basically into a carbon copy of her mother. She had the crooked ears and the hair of her mother but the eyes of her father. She wore contacts and attempted murder on anyone who brought it up… she was also slightly crazy.

"Well at least I can see my looks." Rachel sneered at her Regina snapped her head up and her eyes hardened in anger. With a loud scream Regina attacked Rachel. They both fell to the ground and both started fighting. Rachel, having her mother's fist and her dad's teaching of Martial arts had done slightly more damag giving Regina a broken nose and a slightly twisted wrist. All Regina had been able to give were scratches all over Rachel's face an arms.

"Ok, Ok enough" An angry voice said. Regina was violently picked off of Rachel. Regina was still violently trying to get her hands on Rachel. Though it was obvious that she was not strong enough to break the persons hold.

"ENOUGH" Principle Mace said. 40 years old and constantly shouting at everyone. He was balding and his eyes were black as coal. He was constantly yelling at a student. No matter how small the infraction was (chewing gum in class) he would always find some way to suspend that person. Right now looking at the 40 year old man all Rachel could think was of how much she hated him.

"Shortman, Wellington Lloyd Gammelthorp, my office now" Mace said his eyes angry and hard.

Rachel looked on more time at Sophie and Derek who gave her a loyal friend's sympathy look before she and Regina -who was holding her nose as blood oosed from it (Rachel could not help but smile) walked out of the cafeteria and into the principal's office.

P.s 118 – Phil and Simon's school

"Hey Phil" Sam said. Phil nodded a goofy lovesick smile, as he looked in the direction of a strawberry blond sixth grade girl.

Sam rolled her eyes and slapped him upside the head. "Wake up, Dense boy she is not that into you" She said angrily, She may have been wise but there were moments when she was prone to being hurtful.

Samantha Berman was a tomboy. She preferred to play sports than to dress up she very rarely wore dresses only on days of importance. (Funerals, marriage birthdays and on the rare occasion dances). She only wore jeans and a tee- shirt and her hair brown was always tied back in a ponytail. She had gotten most of her looks form her mother (Patty Smith) including an overbite and a unibrow. From her father (Harold Berman) she had inherited his wide cheeks but hers were only slightly wider than normal. She like her mother never backed down from a fight and was not a coward unless it came to matters of the heart.

Phillip M. Shortman her secret love. She would never admit it to anyone but she secretly loved him. They had been best friends since Preschool and since then she her love for him had only grown she had loved his naivety and his good nature and his denseness. His melon shaped head was not a turnoff either.

"Oh come on you don't know that" Phil said his eyes still taking that love sick look. "Selene just needs to know me"

Sam sighed trying to hide her hurt. "Phil she's in sixth grade" Phil just ignored his best friend and gazed at his current love interest.

Selene was beautiful. She had beautiful strawberry blond hair and wonderful forest green eyes her hair was always down which to Phil made her look even more beautiful.

"Who's in sixth grade?" a taunting voice asked. Sam and Phil turned in the direction of the voice. Their standing right behind them was Simon.

"Selene" Sam finally answered for Phil who started blushing and had not been able to form a sentence.

Simon laughed. "Her? Why? She is dumb as a post and has the snobbish attitude to back it up"

"She is not" Phil said angrily he always said that when people spoke badly about his crush.

"Oh yeah? What's her last name?" Simon said eyebrow rose. Phil opened his mouth before closing his mouth in embarrassment.

"It's McGee" Simon said in in taunting tones. "She's in my class and trust me beauty is the only thing going for her"

Phil turned away from him. "Shut up" He said too Simon, anger evident on his face.

"She is stupid, shallow and not worth it" Simon said honestly. Though very few people knew it, Simon never lied he just didn't. What made people disbelieving toward him was that he said the truth in the most taunting way possible that people tended to not believe him anyway.

"I said SHUT UP" Phil yelled in anger. The whole playground stopped and turned to them.

"Hey, hey back to your games," Sam said glaring at anyone who was staring. AKA the whole playground, "Haven't you ever fought with your siblings before?" With that question all the kids went back to their games.

Sam turned back to the two brothers and other friend. Phil was breathing heavily and by the way his fists were clenched. Both brothers were seconds away from a fight breaking out, and honestly Sam wasn't sure who would get away with the less broken bones.

"Ok, Phil just walk away" Sam said putting a hand on Phil's shoulder and leading him away. "You do not need to get suspended, just walk away" The more Sam spoke the more Phil's face melted into a calm expression though it was clear he was still angry he allowed Sam to lead him away.

"Why did you stop me Sam?"

"You were close to fighting, and you know what the principle thinks of fighting" Sam said.

"Yeah I guess" Phil said slightly upset "Thanks"

"No problem let's play catch" Sam said.

"Rachel Stella Shortman!" Helga said her eyes blazing "What were you thinking?"

"That Regina Wellington Lloyd Gammelthorp has an enormous ego and needs to be taken down a few notches?" Rachel said to Helga. They were currently on their way home after Rachel had gotten suspended from school.

Helga sighed trying not to laugh. She had not expected to be called down to her daughters office to be told her daughter had picked a fight at school. Regina was the daughter of the richest snob in Hillwood it did not surprise her that Regina was also a snob. Though to be honest it had been surprise to see Regina holding her nose while blood used down it. It had taken all of Helga's blackmail, wit and cunning to make sure Rhonda did not sue.

"I did not even say anything wrong all I did was say that I could see my looks after she made fun of the fact that I like to write songs and want to be lyricist" Rachel said with a roll of her eyes.

"Yes" Helga said with a sigh, "but you said it with the intention of starting a fight and don't lie to me you did" Rachel closed her mouth with an audible snap. Rachel just continued glaring out the window.

"…and you're grounded" Helga said Rachel turned her head in shock.

"Why?" Rachel said in an almost whine.

"A) Because your whining B) because you intentionally started a fight and C) because I said so" Helga said a self-satisfied smirk on her face. "3 weeks no phone no computer and especially no friends" Helga said angrily.

"3 weeks? But what about my gig at the...?"

"You're not going" Helga said angrily. Rachel just shook her head in anger she knew arguing was futile. Inside her head she was going over possibilities of how to meet her friends for practice and that one gig she had coming up and her mind came up with one solution…Eric Horowitz.

Rachel had to try hard to keep the calculated look of her as she tried to think about how to get to Eric Horowitz without her mother noticing.

When they got home her mother allowed her to make a total of 2 calls, one to Derek and one to Sophie. Rachel called Sophie

"Yeah Sophie I'm grounded…listen call Derek and tell him I'm grounded."

"Ok but why can't you…? Eric" Sophie said in a knowing tone. Sophie knew Helga well enough to know that Helga usually allowed 2 phone calls and that if Rachel was not calling Derek herself she was using her next phone call to call someone else.

"Exactly we have that gig and we are not missing it, a Shortman or a Pataki never goes back on her word…ever" Rachel whispered to make sure her mother was not listening.

"I agree it would not do well should we miss this" Sophie said. "Well I'll call Derek and you be good this week. The gig is in 2 and ½ weeks and you've only been suspended for the rest of this week.

(For the record it's Wednesday)

"Yeah we can rehearse during our spares." Sophie said. they conveniently all had their spares at the same period.

Rachel nodded. "Be sure to call Derek"

"I will good bye"

Rachel hung up and quickly called Eric. He said he would build her a robot that looked just like her but only if she agreed to do anyone favour that he asked of her. She agreed.

Rachel quickly hung up her cellphone before heading downstairs and handing her laptop and cell to Helga.

A while later Simon and Phil came home the feeling in the air tenser the usual. Rachel had figured they had just gotten themselves grounded and did not think much of it until a fight broke out middle of dinner. Revealing that Phil had a crush and Simon had made fun of him.

"Relax son, anyway Simon to an extent is right get to know this Selene before you start proclaiming her as the love of your life" Arnold said with a knowing smile to Helga "You may be surprised by the outcome"

"But dad what he said is not true it can't be"

"I'm not saying it is or isn't, I'm saying get to know her" Arnold said.

"Your father is right" Helga said with a roll of her eyes. "And he would now it took him 5 crushes and 2 sort of girlfriends before he figured out I was his perfect girl." Helga said lovingly. Simon resisted the urge to gag.

"Yeah I guess your right…" Phil said sadly than a smirk came to his face. "So I guess to do the whole getting to know thing…"

"You're not going out on a date, your grounded, deal with it" Helga said in a flat tone.

"Shoot" Phil said banging his head on the table

Rachel and Simon resisted the urge to laugh.

A/n hope you liked it!

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