-Some Things Never Change-
James walked up the steps of Bullworth, an apathetic look on his face. He shook his head, shamed that his school had not changed at all since his time. All around him he could see theft, fighting, bullying...
"Thinks really do never change." He said through a sigh, entering the familiar building. He hadn't been working at the school for very long, and was yet to see all of his old teachers and friends from Bullworth. It was lunchtime at the moment, so James decided to go visit his all time favorite faculty member; Edna.
Sure, that woman was gross... Repulsive, if you will, but James had always liked her. She had a certain spunk that other women lacked, despite how weird and gross she was.
As James entered the cafeteria, he couldn't help but remember his first day at Bullworth, back when that maniac Gary Smith had introduced him to the school's cliques. Already, James recognized them.
Ah, the Nerds. He smiled at the thought. He'd had much fun with those nerds in his time, whether it was with them or against them. He noticed one, particular lanky blond kid, who all the other Nerds were trying to talk to at once. James chuckled. This generations Earnest?
He looked once more at the boy, and nodded.
Yes.
His brown eyes then scanned over to the next table, the obvious Preps, dressed in Aquaberry sweater vests. Glad to see that fad hasn't run out. He thought with sarcasm. There was one taller prep with his arms around a girl. James recognized this; Definitely Derby Harrington material. Another thing about Bullworth that hadn't changed was its Clique leaders. He was easily spotting them out, and comparing them to the leaders of his time.
And then there were the Greasers. One guy was making out with some blonde girl, while the others either watched or looked away, annoyed. There's a possible Johnny Vincent. Of course, the Greasers still wore leather jackets and such. Again, some things will never change.
And of course there were the Jocks. James spotted his Ted Thompson quickly, noticing the large blond guy arm wrestling with another big guy. Some things in life seemed too Cliché to be real.
There were also some other, unknown kids that James didn't recognize. One group was dressed in all black, and the others had colored mohawks and wore grunge clothing. He stared oddly for a moment.
Looks like there have been some changes...?
He shook his head, releasing any confused thoughts, and moving on to another group of kids. This time, ones he recognized.
It was the kids he'd first got on his side, the Bullies, all in white polos, naturally. He looked around for a leader, someone big like Russell, perhaps...
His eyes stopped on a very large fellow, who happened to look exactly like good ol' Russell Northrop. James blinked a few times.
"...Wait..."
"Jimmy!" Russell bellowed, catching the attention of the whole cafeteria. People then noticed that it was only Russell, and went back to their activities. James took a step back.
"R-Russell...?"
"Hey! Jimmy its Russell!" The big lug charged and tackled James into a hug. James looked confused, but not surprised.
"Hey Russell, glad to see you haven't dropped out of school."
He nodded proudly. "Russell no want not get education, but Russell's mom make Russell stay in school so Russell can get job someday... But Russell say that he can just smash Nerds for money!"
James chuckled loudly, and slapped his old friend on the back. "Buddy, I have no clue what you just said, but I'm glad to see you're still the same."
"Russell glad to see Jimmy same too!"
He laughed and shook his head. "Nah, Jimmy's changed a lot Russell." He smirked. "In fact, Jimmy isn't even around anymore. He's changed into... James, the Bullworth vice principle."
Russell looked perplexed. "No... No more Jimmy?"
"No, I'm still here. I just go by James now, if you'll call me that."
"Russell doesn't like that name. Russell will call Jimmy by his original name, Jimmy."
James nodded. "Alright Russell, you do that. Hey, do you wanna go for a walk?"
"Mhm, Russell's lunch can wait for another period."
James decided that Edna could wait, and began walking through the halls with Russell. He smiled to himself, being with this guy made him feel like a rebellious kid again. But, for his new life, he had to resist the temptation to be mean and nasty to any Nerds they walked pass.
"So Russell, tell me about school." James said.
"School? Russell hate school... Can't pass math no matter how many Nerds Russell smash. Don't smashing Nerds make smarter Russell?"
He chuckled. "No Russell, if smashing Nerds made you smarter, than you would be a genius."
"Oh... Bad Russell."
"Yes, bad Russell. Anyways, what about order. Is this school really the same as its always been?"
"Um... Russell says no. School different without Jimmy, because new Greaser loser do what Jimmy did and beat all the Cliques... He beat Russell, but that was two years ago. Russell could smash him now, probably..."
James nodded. "Oh yeah? Well what's the pricks name?"
"Um, Vinny Monroe. He mean, Russell no like. Russell want to smash him."
"Uh... Maybe save the smashing for later, Russell." James laughed. "So, he's like Johnny Vincent was, right? A little crazy, power hungry, but still tough?"
"Russell remember smashing Johnny Vincent when Russell younger. Vinny Monroe stronger than Johnny Vincent, Russell could not smash him." Russell explained. "You tough guy, you beat everyone in old Bullworth days! Jimmy smash Vinny Monroe for Russell?"
James sighed, and shook his head. "I'm afraid my days of smashing are over, Russell. I'm an adult now, I work here. I can't smash anyone, but, I can give them countless detentions."
Russell nodded. "No smash but... Detention good for idiots. Russell hate detention, so others probably hate detention to."
"Yes, most people do hate it. Anyways, I'm going to keep my eyes on this Vinny turd."
"Give him detention!" Russell exclaimed, and James nodded with a smile.
"Don't worry Russell, if this guy tries anything, I'll give him what's coming."
"Good Jimmy, Russell like."
"I'm glad you don't hate me, now that I'm a faculty member, Russell." James laughed. He then thought for a moment. Maybe Russell knows what happened to her... "Say, Russell..."
"Huh?"
"Do you know what ever happened to that girl I used to, you know, see?"
"Russell remember Jimmy had lots of girls to see. Girls like Jimmy a lot, Russell was jealous. Then again, Russell does not need woman to smash Nerds."
"Uh... Right." James wasn't exactly proud of how cruel he was to girls in the past; He used to get with them a lot, and then cheat. By the end of his high school career, most girls hated him for it. But, that was besides the point. There was only one girl that he had ever really cared about, despite his infidelity towards her. "Well it was the girl with short red hair, Zoe. You remember her?"
"Zoe?" He crossed his large arms and nodded. "Russell remember. Russell remember Zoe drop out of Bullworth after Jimmy leave."
He looked surprised. "Zoe dropped out? But how?" He exhaled, exasperated. "And I'd gone through so much trouble to get that girl back enrolled..."
Russell nodded.
"Anyways, do you know what happened to her?"
"Zoe and Russell friends sometimes. Zoe live in Blue Skies, where Russell go to smash Townie turds."
James laughed a little at the last part, but then turned serious. "Thanks Russell, I think I'll pay her a visit."
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Even sat in the boy's dorm, engulfed in one of his sports magazines. "Wow..." He said out loud. "I think that's a world record."
"Hi there!" A girl's voice sounded, starling the large athlete. He quickly turned to meet the pale face of a girl he'd met only once before, but he could not place her name...
"Oh, um... Hello." He greeted back, smiling.
She slid beside him on the couch, her tiny heart beating very fast at how they were only centimeters apart. She looked down. Ah! Our legs are only approximately... 4.3 centimeters apart! She squealed inwardly.
"What're you doing in the boy's dorm at this hour?" Even asked kindly, even though it was only four pm.
She giggled. "Um... I don't know, just visiting. Boy's aren't allowed in the girl's dorm so sometimes I come here to visit my er, friends..."
"Oh Penny!" That pig like voice snorted from near by, and Penelope cringed. Oh god no... No, dear jesus, please not now... "Penelope my dearest!" Mole exclaimed, coming around the front side of the couch so both Even and Penelope could see him. Even's expression turned twisted.
"Mole, please... Don't, not right now." She said. "Go away."
"Thats no way to talk to your boyfriend, sweetie!"
"I-I... No!"
"Hey pal, get away from my woman." Mole spat at Even, who frowned. He noted how pathetic looking this Nerd was, so, he simply picked up his magazine and walked away.
"N-No! No don't go!" Penelope tried to call after him, but he was already out in the hallway, conversing with another Jock. Her disappointment and sadness quickly turned to anger, and she abruptly stood to her feet. "You imbecile!" He growled. "I was so close to getting to know him, do you have any idea how much courage it took for me to come in here and even talk to him!?"
Mole smirked, all his very unattractive features lighting up. "I know you were just trying to make me jealous by talking to that dumb Jock, you silly bear you."
"He is-- I mean, he seems like a very nice guy, and I happen to like him." She stuck up her nose.
To Penny's surprise, Mole burst out into a manic laughter. "Don't kid me Penny! As if a Jock would ever like you, you know that! You know that you and I are meant to be!"
Penelope couldn't believe that someone like Mole had just said that to her. She could already feel the tears stinging her eyes. "You're right..." She said. "He would never like me. Why do I even bother?"
"Its okay sweetie, you don't have to make me jealous." He tried to hug her, but she weakly punched him in the gut and ran out of there, crying hysterically.
Even noticed the tiny black haired girl run out crying, and couldn't help but wonder what had happened. "What'd you thinks wrong with the Nerd girl?" Derek asked Even, who shrugged.
"I'm not sure. Perhaps her boyfriend broke up with her or something..."
"Boyfriend?" Derek laughed. "I didn't know dorks could date!"
Even punched him in the arm, but not too hard. "Don't be so harsh, Joyce. Apparently, they can."
Derek chuckled again. "Hey man, don't make me have to kick you off the team!" He joked, but Even didn't find it funny. Instead, his attention was turned to a little scene that was evolving near the front doors. He noticed Vinny Monroe getting all up in the face of a slightly shorter boy, with dark brown hair and obvious blue eyes. Even recognized him as the new kid that everyone was talking about, the one who'd beaten up some Greaser. Even sighed. He knew what was coming, so he left Derek and joined the crowd to see what was going on.
"What'd you say, Punk?" Vinny spat, stepping closer. Alex took a step back, not because he was scared, but because Vinny was entering his personal space bubble.
"Just back off." Alex defended. "I beat up your weak friend Perry and I can beat you up too." The crowed gasped, and much chatter was heard. Even rolled his eyes.
"Oh yeah?" Vinny mused. "Sounds like a bet, new kid."
Alex crossed his arms over his chest and frowned, somehow in a cocky way. "I do not want to fight you, you know." He said matter-of-factly.
"Huh, could'a fooled me!" The Greaser exclaimed. "Seems like you're just beggin' for a fight."
"Ay, kick his ass!" Perry, who was in the crowd, called out. Even looked over to him, and noticed his swollen purple eye.
"Ya know what? I think I will!" Much to everyones surprise, Vinny threw a punch at Alex. The new student tired to dodge it, but still got painfully hit on the shoulder. The crowd began to cheer, and this was when Even knew he had to step in. The very large, muscular Jock quickly ran in between then, before Vinny could throw another punch.
The crowd got talking again; Even ignored them.
"Move outta the way Biggo, or else you're gettin' some Vinny Monroe fist sandwich too!" Vinny made an attempt to scare Even into moving, but failed. Even simply backed up, taking Alex back with him.
"What are you doing?" Alex asked, confused.
"Saving your ass." Even whispered harshly.
"Where you goin'!?" Vinny shouted, as they began to exit. "Barker, you and me, the hole, tomorrow at lunch!" He continued to yell. Alex was listening. "You betta be there, coward!"
Even noticed Alex hesitating to leave, so he shoved the younger boy out the front doors. Alex tripped and rolled down the stairs, painfully landing on the cement.
"Ow..." He complained, standing up and rubbing his shoulder. He pointed at Even. "Hey man, what was that for?"
"No offense little guy, but just because you beat up some fat jerk doesn't mean you can beat up their leader. That guy is tough, trust me."
Alex shrugged. "Whatever. I could take him."
Even chuckled. "Yeah, thats what I thought too. Next thing I knew, I was layin' on the ground beside my good friend, who happens to be Derek Joyce if you've heard of him, defeated." He sighed. "Derek and I were two of the toughest kids in school, until that jerk came and got us. And again, no offense, but you're not nearly as big as Derek or I."
Alex didn't like it, but he nodded in understanding. "I guess you're right... Thanks then."
"You're probably still going tomorrow, aren't you?"
He laughed and nodded. "Yeah, I might you know... Check it out."
"Ah, do what you want. But, I wish you luck... I'd offer to help, but this is one fight I'm staying out of. For now, I think I'll just work on keeping the rest of the school from killing each other."
"Thats a good thing, I think..."
"Yes, it is."
"I'm Alex, by the way."
"Yes yes, I've heard about you. I'm Even McDuncan, nice to meet ya."
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It had been years, but once again James stood before his old girlfriends house. It looked exactly the same, just like all of Bullworth did. It was still all worn down, and really looked like it needed some cleaning up. The whole area stuck of cigarettes and pot. A little nervous, James approached the door and knocked. He heard voices, footsteps, and then finally the door opened.
But what James saw, was not what he expected.
Author's note: Ooooou cliffhanger. Hope you liked it well enough (:. Sorry that I can't get everyones characters in all the time, but they will be mentioned!
By the way, i forgot to say that the idea for Mole is from this character art guys website... I'm not sure what the site is called atm, so I'll get back to you all with that :P.
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