Marley bit her lip and waited for Ryder to continue but when he didn't she decided to press him on the issue. "Why would he lie about his name?"

Ryder sighed and shook his head. He liked knowing everything he did but the reasons behind his knowledge made him sick. Looking around, he sighed again when he realized that Marley was not the only one who seemed interested in the conversation. Jake and Kitty has somehow found their way over to the table that Ryder and Marley were occupying.

"Who are we talking about?" Jake asked, making Marley jump out of surprise. She hadn't even noticed that he was sitting next to her. Ryder glanced in his direction before shaking his head.

"No one." He finally answered when Marley remained silent. Jake nodded his head and took a bite of the pancakes he was having for breakfast. Kitty watched him slide the first piece in his mouth in envy. Why she couldn't have been born a boy so she wouldn't have to worry about calories was beyond her understanding at this point.

"Where were you guys last night?" She asked in a way to distract herself from her somewhat empty stomach. Of course it wasn't really empty. She had toast yesterday night and she even added butter.

Marley looked at her and shrugged her shoulders. "If we told you now then we can't hide there next time."

Ryder chuckled and shook his head. "Schu won't let us play again."

"Why not?" Jake asked, putting some more pancakes into his mouth. Kitty cringed as the smell filled her nose.

"He thinks we had sex." Ryder answered with a smirk on his face. Kitty looked up as the potential gossip filled her ears.

"Did you?" She asked suddenly, leaning forward in her seat. Ryder was honestly surprised. This was the first time he had a conversation with her and she seemed really quiet yet here she was asking about his sex life. He could only blame the face that she was a girl.

Marley blushed and shook her head. "No."

"Hey guys!" Sam greeted as he threw his three servings of pancakes onto the table. Along with the pancakes were some eggs, sausage, and some French toast. He had also picked up the greenest apple available so he had some aspect of a healthy diet. "What are we talking about?"

Kitty eyed up his plate trying to practice as much self-control as she possibly could but it was becoming harder and harder as the intoxicating smells filled her nostrils. She needed to get out of the cafeteria but at this point she couldn't move her. The growling in her stomach was controlling her thoughts and she knew she'd give in eventually. Did she care about her weight anymore? She wasn't really sure.

Quickly, she reached over and grabbed some of Sam's French toast and shoved it into her mouth, savoring every piece of grain that touched her taste buds. It'd been years since she indulged like this and she wanted to yell at herself for it. But as the food vanished from her mouth and started its course to her stomach, a new feeling flew through her mind. Surely the calories in a piece of French toast were abundant. It was common sense.

And as she ran from the table down the hall into the bathroom it became apparent that she did in fact care about her weight. It was all she cared about.

Marley watched in worry as the blonde ran out of the cafeteria. Maybe she left her phone or something? The brunette wasn't sure so she turned back towards the guys who were staring off in the direction of the blonde completely dumbfounded.

"What was that?" Ryder asked, furrowing his eyebrows. Jake shrugged his shoulders and Sam looked helplessly at his plate.

"That was my French toast." He frowned, and pushed his tray away. "Now my meal is ruined."

"Just get some more." Jake offered tiredly as he grabbed the blonde's fruit. "She acted like she hadn't eaten in days."

And then a thought occurred to Marley. She knew exactly what was going on. Standing up and following the girl as quickly as possible she ran to the nearest bathroom hoping that maybe Kitty was there. Luckily as she opened the door, she heard the sobbing coming from one of the bathroom stalls.

Slowly, she walked over to the source. "Kitty?"

"Go away!" The blonde snapped before wincing. Marley frowned and pushed the bathroom stall open anyway.

"Kitty!" Marley screeched as her eyes wandered around the stall. Not only was there puke in the toilet somewhat resembling some French toast but a red gooey substance was covering the floor around Kitty's feet. "What happened?"

"You don't understand!" Kitty screamed, wincing once again in pain. Marley looked around and pulled some toilet paper out of the dispenser. She then knelt down beside her and wiped Kitty's forehead where a little sweat was accumulating.

"You're beautiful Kitty." Marley spoke after a couple of seconds. "You don't need to do this to yourself."

Kitty sniffled and nodded her head before reached out and grabbing the tissue paper from the brunette. She'd heard that before but it didn't change anything. People lied to spare other's feelings and Kitty was sure that was all anyone else was doing.

Ryder looked after Marley as she ran in the direction Kitty had gone. It wasn't a surprise that he was confused and the other two boys were thinking the same thing.

"What the fuck is going on with them?" Jake mumbled, looking down at his tray and pushing some of the pancakes around. Seconds after he spoke another brunette sat down next to him with a water in his hand. "Who the hell are you?"

"I'm Blaine Warbler." The gel-haired boy introduced himself, holding his hand out for Jake to shake. "And you are?"

"His name is Ferdinand." Sam informed Blaine as he took a bite of his eggs. Ryder chuckled under his breath before Jake glared at him.

"Hello Ferdinand." Blaine announced, turning to look at the other boys at the table. "Who are you guys?"

"I'm Ryder." Ryder mumbled surprised that the kid would even ask. "You lived next door to me. Our moms were best friends. We carpooled."

Blaine shook his head, clearly confused. "I think you're mistaken."

"Whatever." Ryder mumbled before his eyes locked with Will's, who was standing at the cafeteria doors motioning him over. Reluctantly, Ryder stood up and walked towards Will who led him to his office.

"I understand you've met Blaine before?" Will asked as soon as Ryder sat down but all Ryder could think about was the fact that he had been in this place for weeks now and had seen the inside of this office more times in the past two days than he ever had before. "Ryder?"

"Oh yeah. Right." He answered licking his lips and looking at his shoes. "He lived in my neighborhood."

"So I've heard." Will responded easily, coming out from behind his desk so he could talk to the boy appropriately. "Do you want to talk about it?"

"He doesn't remember that he knew me so it doesn't really matter."

"If it's bothering you then it matters." Will pressed, watching as the boy seemed to think about his words. It looked as if he was about to release everything he kept bottled up inside but before Will even knew what was happening Ryder stood up and stormed out of the room.

It wasn't bothering him. Nothing bothered him.

Marley led Kitty into the almost vacant cafeteria and helped her sit at a table in the corner. Without saying anything else, she got into line and grabbed herself some cereal and an apple for Kitty. One step at a time was all Kitty needed.

Kitty tried her hardest to smile but it was a failed attempt and she knew it. How could Marley expect her to eat this when she had just indulged on French toast? It didn't make sense. But still, Kitty took a small bite and allowed the sour taste to fill her mouth.

"Hey ladies." Someone said, sitting down next to Marley. She tensed at the presence before looking over and seeing the boy from earlier sitting next to her. "Fancy meeting you here."

"It's the cafeteria." Kitty breathed out, clearly unimpressed with his flirting skills. Blaine nodded his head and smirked, leaning forward so he was in Kitty's face.

Marley ignored her and turned to face the boy. "You're Blaine right?"

Blaine nodded his head and smiled. Kitty looked back and forth between the two before rolling her eyes and scoffing. It wasn't fair that Marley had Ryder and this new kid, even if Kitty thought they were both annoying. She knew why guys avoided her. It was pretty obvious. Her weight was out of control.

"I don't believe I know your name?" Blaine inferred coolly and Marley looked and pointed towards the blonde.

"This is Kitty and I'm Marley."

Blaine chuckled and bit his lip. "Like the dog?"

Kitty stifled her laughter nearly choking on her apple as Marley scrunched her eyebrows. First encounter and he was calling her a dog. Perfect.

"Well, I'd love to stay and chat but I have to call Kurt." He remarked, turning around and walking out of the cafeteria to his room in order to call his beloved boyfriend.

Marley sat down across from Kitty, a disappointed look on her face. "Well that was embarrassing. A dog?"

Kitty laughed again and shook her head to try to get herself to stop. Jake walked over in confusion and sat down next to her, taking the apple out of her hand and taking a bit of it himself. "What's so funny?"

"That's mine." She snatched the apple and put it into her mouth. "And none of your business."

"Do I look like a dog?" Marley asked, grabbing the ends of her hair and holding them in such a way so she was looking at them. Yeah, she needed a haircut but to be compared to a dog? She didn't think it was that bad.

"That new kid basically called her a dog."

"You mean that Blaine kid?" Jake asked as he tried to grab the apple again. Kitty smacked his hand away as she nodded her head to his question. "He's crazy."

"We all are, aren't we?" Marley tested feeling the need to jump to the boy's defense. They both looked at her somewhat insulted until they realized that in a way she was right.

"No but he's literally crazy." Jake insisted, his eyes growing bigger as the interest the two girls were showing him began to feed his ego. "After you guys left he was talking to me and Sam and every once in a while he'd turn his head and whisper something. It was freaky as fuck."

"Maybe he was just…" Marley started but she couldn't find a legitimate explanation. It didn't matter though because as Ryder sat down beside her, Jake continued.

"No. He was talking to someone. He's a nut job." Jake pressed.

Ryder scrunched his eyebrows. Normally he wasn't very nosy but considering the day's events he allowed himself to ask the question he was confident he already knew the answer to. "Who are you talking about?"

"That new Blaine kid." Kitty answered, swallowing the last bite of her apple. Marley smiled at her feeling pretty good about herself, like she had done a good deed.

"He's a freak man." Jake added.

Ryder shook his head as guilt coursed through his body. "Shut up, dude. You have no idea who the fuck you're talking about."

Marley looked over at him in surprise. Ryder didn't seem like the type of guy to defend someone who was being picked on. But now that Marley thought about it, it seemed to make sense. He did beat someone up for making fun of one of his neighbors.

"I was just saying…" Jake started but Ryder had heard enough. He stood up and stalked out of the cafeteria for the second time that day, allowing the door to slam shut behind him. The teenagers looked after him confused.

They were all thinking the same exact thing. What the fuck just happened?

I'm going to update this story again on Wednesday because I already wrote chapter 10 and it's pretty much about Ryder and I loved writing it. So I thought I'd let you know that on Wednesday chapter 10 will be up.

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