Author's Note: Here is part 2 of today's update. BEWARE there is talk of... Indecency.

Disclaimer: I do not own Sky High.

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Summer was over in the blink of an eye and Eddie had avoided Zach's friends at all costs after their disastrous dinner. They came by the pool at least once a week, but Eddie hadn't spoken to any of them except Will, and exchanging a few words with Magenta. She and Zach had spent a good amount of time together though; he even helped her build a new desk. Turned out he was quite the carpenter. But oddly enough they never asked about schools or grades, just said they'd keep in touch when they went back. Neither particularly wanted to lie to the either so they both ignored the subject all together.

The morning of her first day at the long awaited Sky High was just like any other morning for Eddie. The only difference was when she changed her cartilage stud to a small silver hoop, and put small hoops in her regular holes, too. She checked her neckline in the mirror, and made sure her clothes were small enough to tell she did in fact have tits, but still large enough that she was comfortable. She couldn't imagine wearing a mini-skirt and heels and a push-up bra. Just the thought made her want to cry.

Her dad sat in the kitchen drinking coffee and reading a newspaper, looking up to see Eddie drop her bag on the table. She opened the fridge and groaned at it's emptiness. Her dad cleared his throat and she turned around to see him waving a $50 over his head.

"Groceries after school." He put the money on the counter, and Eddie snatched it immediately.

"Thanks. Call you later on." She took up her bag and slammed the back door, barely hearing her dad say goodbye. She looked over her shoulders and all around her, making sure there was no one around. When everything looked clear, she took off into the sky. She didn't fly like the infamous Jetstream or as she would find out, Will. She wasn't rigid and straight. Her dad had always said she reminded him of a goddess when she was in the sky because of the effortlessness it took her to carry herself. She always wished she would inherit wings, but they never manifested and eventually she just accepted they never would.

She made her way to Sky High. How? She had no idea. Her dad told her it was always moving, but she ended up there anyway. She landed at the front courtyard, and before she even touched the ground, every single student looked at her and started whispering. She buttoned a few of her over-shirts buttons, and pulled her baggy pants up a bit.

"Eddie?" She halted her movement immediately and turned to see Zach and the entire gang, including the tall guy she had run into during her dramatic exit. "You're a super?" Zach left his friends and headed over to her, bumping fists.

"Yep. Senior year. Woot." Will joined them and smiled at Eddie, who genuinely smiled back. Will had figured out how rare that was for her and was happy with himself that he did it. Or at least, he liked to think he had. Magenta followed him close behind and nodded her head at Eddie who did the same in response. The rest of the group trailed in after, Julie and Warren at the end.

"You remember everyone, right?" Eddie nodded. "You never actually met War, though. He's the tall guy in the back." Will gestured in his direction.

"What's up." Eddy nodded her chin at him and got nothing in return, just a stare. "I gotta get to the gym. Directions?"

"We can take you." Magenta offered.

"No. Whoooaaaa, no. Not necessary." Her voice got deeper as she made a face. "I prefer to face illegitimate, ridiculously stupid challenges on my own."

"A-ha! I knew we'd get along!" Layla pointed her finger straight at Eddie, who's entire face turned quizzical. "No one believed me when I said it was fascist!"

"Riiiiiiight." Eddie bobbed her head. "Directions?" Zach headed her in the direction and she took off, barely saying goodbye. Ethan, Warren and Layla split soon after, leaving Julie, Zach, Will and Nick to get to their classes.

Eddie found the gym fine and walked in as the Principal finished her welcoming speech and comet-ted away. Eddie just wondered if she did the same speech every year or if she ever changed even a single word.

She got her schedule from Boomer and followed to mass of sheep to the cafeteria where they all formed their cliques and spread out. Eddie had hardly been standing inside for a minute when Will and Zach were sandwiching her on either side, steering her towards their table. She suppressed a groan when she saw Julie sitting on the edge of the bench.

"Hi." Julie was clipped and trying to smile. "I think we got off to a bad start." She stood to meet Eddie's gaze. "I'm Julie."

She held out her hand, and Eddie looked at it knowing it was probably the girls first handshake. Eddie took Julie's hand more gently than normal and shook it slightly, giving the girl enough room to figure out her grip. "Eddie." She did her best to not have her stern look, but didn't know if she succeeded.

Julie's smile grew bigger, almost genuine. "It's nice to meet you, Eddie."

Eddie nodded, giving her a small but genuine smile in return. "Yeah, you too."

Julie and Eddie sat down on opposite sides of the table while everyone else hid their proudness of Julie. But Eddie knew. Eddie always knows. She knows people judge her, she knows they don't try to be closed minded, but she knows that what she is and how she dresses and what she looks like scares them. She always knew.

"So, what class were you put in?" Nick took a bite of his sandwich waiting for Eddie to respond.

"Hero." Her sentences were usually one-word, or filled with dry sarcasm. More often than not, both. Every once in a while she'd say a real one. Once in a while.

"That's cool, you'll have classes with us. We're all heroes, too." Layla smiled at Eddie, not the false trying-to-be-nice, but the sincere one. "Nick, scoot over! Geeze, I barely have any room." She pushed her boyfriend over so she wasn't as squished.

"I told you, it's still Lash at school, Lay."

Eddie smirked and everyone looked at her. "Lash?" She cocked at eyebrow. Lash stretched his arm across the table and around her shoulders and tapped them. She turned her head at his hand and he waved. "Hm. Interesting." He recoiled his arm back to his side and nodded proudly. "What about the rest of you?"

Magenta was the first to speak up after an awkward silence. "Shapeshifter. I used to be a guinea pig, but now pretty much any animal." Eddie tilted the corners of her mouth downwards, impressed.

Zach drank some of Lash's soda. "I glow." Eddie snorted loud. "Hah, I love saying that. When I glow I can either become invincible or things can phase through me." His hand started glowing a disgustingly neon yellow-green as he passed it through the soda can.

"I have super strength and I fly." Will didn't seem very excited about his powers, more like they were a burden.

Layla piped up next. "I control plants and earth."

"Ahh. That explains the green." Eddie pointed towards her green shirt that read "Green Peace."

Julie smiled at Layla's proud nod while Ethan spoke up. "I can melt and camouflage with my surroundings. Julie here can freeze stuff." Julie smiled wider while Eddie just nodded along, impressed with the group.

She looked down the table at the tall guy. "What about you?"

He looked up at her and scowled. "What about me?"

Ethan looked at him with the same disappointed look he gave Julie almost daily. Eddie assumed he was the only one with manners. "Come on, man." Warren turned his attention back to his book. Ethan took a deep breath. "That's Warren Peace--"

Eddie cut him off. "Pyrokinetic." Warren's eyes shot up at her and she stared back. "First generation son of Barron Battle."

Warren stood up his arms beginning to smoke and Julie was at his side in an instant grabbing hold of his wrist, subduing him. "Don't. Ever. Say that name." Steam rose from Julie's grip.

"War, sit down." Julie nudged him to sit down, while the rest of the group rolled their eyes at his outburst or looked at Eddie confused. When Warren finally sat down and Eddie continued.

"My dad is a top agent of the SBI. He helped apprehend Battle. We can get you visiting hours if you're interested." She took a bite of an apple cooly, and Warren just stared at her. Eddie had no idea what that particular stare meant, but didn't actually care to ask. The rest of the group just sat and listened. Some were shocked, some were amused. Eddie didn't care. She didn't care about many things. "So, how many of you have dated each other." She knew it wasn't exactly a question, but she also didn't care for an answer. Just wanted to change the topic.

"How can you tell?" Julie looked at Eddie as she sat back down with Ethan, who immediately looked at her hand to see if Warren had burned her.

Eddie just shrugged.

"Layla and I dated freshman year for a couple months." Will looked at Layla who mocked a gag in his direction before finishing his statement.

"We've been friends since the first grade so it was just a little too weird." Will nodded. "Julie and Warren dated for a year. But then they broke up and then she started dating Ethan."

"And let's not forget Layla's tryst with Warren." Magenta knew she'd get all sorts of mean stares from Warren, but it was so worth it to see Layla's face.

"Um, actually, let's do forget them." She pushed a bright red piece of hair behind her bright red ear while Lash just looked at her in shock.

"You hooked up with Peace?" Lash was surprisingly cool about it. Eddie just silently – and mentally – laughed to herself.

"Only once, Lash." Layla looked at her boyfriend with big green eyes.

"Twice." Warren didn't look up from his notebook, but felt all eyes turn on him. "You forgot the library bathroom." Eddie vaguely saw him smile, but ignored it. She knew Zach and Magenta dated for the majority of sophomore and junior year because Zach had told her, but past that... Not so much.

Will laughed hysterically. "Layla had sex in public!" He didn't stop to notice that she was growing more and more angry.

"First time was in the back of my moms car, if that helps." Warren stood up and left stalking out of the cafeteria covering his smile with his hair, glad his best friend found it hilarious that he had fucked his ex. Twice.

"I hate you all." Layla slammed her head onto the table.

"Lash used to be evil." Magenta contributed another one-liner and looked at Eddie who nodded.

"Not surprising." She shrugged and Lash nodded in agreement. "So. Who hasn't slept together?" Eddie looked around the group as Zach and Ethan looked at each other and shuddered. Everyone laughed. Eddie snorted.

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