"This isn't a joke Sam." Ava said disapprovingly. Sam had reluctantly showed them his history test during lunch.

"Whatever." Sam growled. He had been bummed when he got his test back, and a sour mood since.

"Dude, Fury is gonna chew you up for this.' Luke whispered to him.

"Not if you guys keep your mouth shut." He glared at them.

"Sam, it's Fury." Danny raised an eyebrow.

Sam moaned. "I know."

"You should have studied." Harry chuckled.

"You know what rich boy. I did, unlike you I don't have a daddy who can pay for my grades." Sam snapped.

Harry's eyes flashed as he began to get up.

"Hey, that was messed up Sam." Pete growled, but he pulled Harry to sit back down.

"Really uncalled for." Ava said.

"Look I'm not in the mood. It's not my fault I've been busy with stuff and I don't have a lot of time to do work and study. I have more important priorities."

"We all have stuff to do." Luke said.

"Yeah and we manage." Ava smirked. "Why don't you ask for help?"

"Because I don't need help." He slumped deeper in his seat with a frown.

"If you don't get help it's going to be worst, bucket-head." Luke said.

'Bucket-head huh?" Maria said as she walked over to the table. 'Nice name. Is it because of the hair?"

MJ sat next to her. Sam glared at her. "Nothing is wrong with my hair."

"So why are you all moody?" MJ asked.

"He failed his history test." Harry supplied smugly. Maria looked with interest.

"Well, it can't be that bad." MJ took their faces in. "Ooookay, that bad. Can't you retake it?"

"No." Sam said, pushing his macaroni around. "He said the only way to raise my grade is to at least get a B on my next test."

"Did you walk home alone last night? Because I would be more than happy to give you a ride next time." Harry asked Maria getting bored with Sam.

"Oh no my uncle picked me up." She rolled her eyes. "He usually does."

"Oh well anytime you need a ride."

"No my uncle has that covered." She smirked then turned to Sam with a slight smirk. "So why do they always call you bucket head?"

Five people at the table froze slightly with uncertainty.

"Um, well it's actually a funny story." Luke started.

"Yeah hilarious." Ava said quickly. "Right Pete?"

"Uh yeah. We were at Danny's place, right?"

Danny looked uneasily. "Yeah. We were washing a car. Luke's car."

"Sure. And he was fighting with Ava." Luke said.

"And he walked over to Danny." She looked at him pointedly.

"And he tripped." He nodded then looked at Pete.

"And he fell and slid into a bucket of water."

"Yeah, and he sat up and looked stupid." Luke nodded satisfied.

The others looked at him blankly.

'It was stuck.' Danny prompted.

The stared and Harry and MJ bursted out laughing. The others joined, but it was slightly strained. Maria smiled and laughed slightly but she was studying their faces.

"Dude, did you get pictures." Harry howled with laughter.

"No we forgot." Ava said. 'But he looked so stupid."

"It took forever to get it out." Pete added.

"And his hair has been that way ever since." Maria smiled. Luke nodded and high fived her.

"Enough with my hair!" Sam cried. With that he got up and left.

Sam trudged through the hallway absent mindly; it took him awhile to realize he was heading towards his locker. He began to open it when he heard footsteps running. He didn't care to look up.

"Dude, Sam what the hell was that? You can't seriously be mad because of a true comment about your hair."

"Leave me alone Parker."

Pete blinked in surprise. 'Wow, just Parker. No web head or any other mean and inappropriate name. Now I know something's up." When Sam didn't say anything and continued to look in his locker he sighed. "Look if it's about the test, don't fret just study for the next one. History just takes ti-"

"It's not just history." Sam interrupted.

"What?"

With a sigh he reached for a wadded up piece of paper and handed it to him. As he closed his locker he leaned on it with arms crossed as Peter unraveled it and blinked in surprise. It was a science test and had a big F on it with a note saying 'Signed by guardian.' And an obviously forged signature on it.

"Oh. Well, it's only this test, right?" he ask.

Sam looked down the hall. "Yeah this one. And the last two."

"What? Last two! Why didn't you tell us?"

"Because I don't need to tell you guys everything web head! I can handle things my own. You guys would just get all on my case!"

'Okay, okay. Then why not ask for help?"

He rolled his eyes. 'I don't need help.'

"This" Pete pointed at the test, "begs to differ."

Sam just slouched more.

"C'mon Sam, you know we wouldn't mind helping you out, we all need help every once and awhile."

Sam merely glanced at him.

'Just ask?"

He raised an eyebrow.

"I am a science wiz."

Sam chuckled. "You said wiz."

They began to laugh as the bell rang. "So?"

He sighed and kicked the ground, "Will you and the team help me with science?"

"As a matter of fact yes." Pete said smugly. He held out his hand.

Sam looked at it like it was about to bite but then sighed and high fived it and they bumped fist.

"Aaww how cute!" a voice said from behind. Ava was walking over with the others.

'Hey Sam, wasn't their something you wanted to ask?" Pete nudged him.

Sam frowned but wouldn't really look at them. Instead he glanced around the hall. 'Will you guys help me?"

They glanced at each other as if thinking then Luke broke into a grin. "Of course we'll help my man."

"If one of us fails, all of us fail." Danny said.

"Yeah, and I don't like failing so you better get your butt in gear." Ava crossed her arms.

"I will, I will.' He said putting his hands up in surrender. But he smiled and looked at Pete who gave him a thumbs up and they headed to class.

English was somewhat better because they went to the computer lab to do research instead of listening to the teacher drone on and on.

"Dude, we should totally go to this concert." Sam grinned from his computer.

Pete looked to his right and saw Sam on Ticketmaster. 'You're supposed to be researching our project.'

'This can be our project. Besides the one for this class this can be another one. To score these tickets. What do you think Ava?" he looked to his right to her. 'Ava?" she was staring at a space in front of her. 'Ava? What you staring at?"

"Huh, nothing!" she said looking back to her screen.

But Sam looked where she had and saw Danny with his partner Bethany upfront. She was sitting perhaps to close for personal space next to him. 'Right, nothing." He smirked.

"Well, didn't the teach say to work on our own computers? Then why are they sharing one?"

"Because the one she picked first was broken."

"Maybe if she hadn't unplugged it, it would work."

Pete practically face-palmed. Was no one doing their work?

Sam broke out laughing. "She really unplugged it! Talk about desperate."

'It's unnecessary." Ava miffed.

"Yo, Pete." Sam said leaning towards him and elbowing him. 'Doesn't Ava look green?"

"With nausea?"

'No. Well that to but I meant the other green."

"Oh!" Pete smirked.

Ava's face flushed but her hands tightened into fist. 'I am not jealous!' she hissed quickly.

"Riiiiiggggghhhhhtttt!" they said with huge smirks and raise eyebrows.

"I just don't see the point of her being so close to him. I mean look at her! She's practically on his lap."

"I think it bugs you that he hasn't done anything about it.' Sam said smugly.

She scoffed."Of course he won't do anything about it, he's not like that."

"So are you going to do anything about it?"

"Why should I?" she crossed her arms.

"Because it obviously bugs you." Pete said.

She was quiet for a moment then said. 'You would know about bugs."

Sam started cracking up and Pete groaned. "Spiders aren't bugs dam it! They. Are. Arachnids."

Ava just smirked while Sam almost fell off his chair laughing. Incidentally, that last part was loud enough for Luke and Danny to hear.

Luke was behind them and shook his head laughing. Jessica raised an eyebrow. "What do spiders have anything to do with this?"

"With them. Who knows?" he smiled at her.

Danny had heard the last bit and turned around to them and smiled. Ava always seemed to turn things around. All he had heard was Pete say 'It obviously bugs you.' And then her comment. He turned back to his screen and tried to ignore the fact that Bethany's head was practically on his shoulder.

"I think the computer next to me works." He hinted slightly.

"This is fine.' She said in her high voice.

"Are you sure?" he said uneasily. 'This isn't, uncomfortable?"

She giggled, "You're so sweet."

He sighed glumly. He felt his phone vibrate. He took it out of his pocket and saw it was from Luke.

Stay strong

He smiled and replied. He wasn't to in touch with technology but he had to admit texting had perks.

I think I'm up for round two with Doom instead of this.

Need Power Man to take care of a mouse.

I'm good so far.

I think a tiger would eat a mouse easy. I know one that would be really willing to.

Danny practically groaned out loud and chanced a glance at Luke who was about two rows back. Luke was grinning and nodded his head towards Ava. Danny rolled his eyes and turned back to the screen, trying to avoid the mousy brown hair.

His phone vibrated again.

Dude don't leave me out of the text circle. Sam.

He merely through Sam a grin. Again he got a text.

You seem really cozy!

He rolled his eyes, sometimes Sam was just a pure pain.

As cozy as a mouse hole.

Lmao Your way funnier on text. Dude doesn't Ava looked green?

He scrunched his eyebrows. He turned in his chair, his back to Bethany, and looked at Ava. She had her chin in her hand, a finger tapping on her cheek. Her eyes flickered from the screen and she noticed him looking at her. Not just looking, but studying with a look of confusion. She raised an eyebrow. He immediately took it as What?

Are you sick? He mouthed.

She straightened. "What?"

He shook his head never mind then took out his phone.

No why is she sick?

He heard Sam laughing and Ava hissing "Give me the dam phone!"

He turned to see Sam leaning away from Ava who was reaching for his phone that he had on his outstretched hand. Pete had a suffering look. "Can you guy's actually do some dam work?"

"Not till he gives me the phone."

"Nope."

"Give it dam you."

"Nu uh."

"You better give."

"Have to get it." He teased.

"Fine." She sat back and pulled his chair from under him.

"Waah!" he cried and landed with a loud thump on the ground. He couldn't help it. Danny broke out laughing. After awhile Ava and Luke joined him then Peter.

Sam glared at them then made a face at Danny since he broke out laughing first. "Yeah, you're better without the humor" But Danny seemed to be having trouble stopping to laugh. "It's not that funny!"