(Boys are back in town-Izzy)

Guess who just got back today?
Those wild-eyed boys that had been away
Haven't changed, haven't much to say
But man, I still think those cats are great

The famous orange civic we'd been waiting long for to return, pulling into Degrassi on the second week of school. It was fine! It was all bullshit first week of school anyways

Spinner and Jay jumped out after he parked and when Hogart got out, my had he grown. Now senior year, and Jay looked all grown up, the boy was a stud- no, a man now. He wore simple jeans, black t-shirt and his hair was still the same but not covered by a hat, and he looked like he had been working out, looking more lean then before. He had also gotten a tattoo around his upper arm.

The boys are back in town (the boys are back in town..)

Spinner had down some growing up too, his emo bangs cut and hair styled nicely short. Still had his piercings though ofcourse.

The boys had grown up well over the summer, turning into the young adults they were now.

Senior year, who knew they'd come so far.

The school bell rang.

Emma was at her locker, scanning through it and not being able to find her damn history books. Crap! She was going to be late.

"Lookin' for something?" a voice asked, handing out her history book to her and Emma turned to Peter and sighed.

He took it?!

"Peter!" Emma huffed, yanking it from him.

He frowned, wishing for a thank you or something, he leaned on the locker beside hers, "You want to meet for lunch today?"

Emma sighed, why not? Not like she had Manny anymore, and she hated the reminder of her ex best friend when she hung out with Liberty and the old gang.

Wow how things have changed.

"Sure." she said and shut her locker to get a view of down the row and her head snapped back when she tried to turn away.

Jay Hogart.

He stood at his locker down at least 15 lockers, standing with Spinner and Darcy... why was she hanging out with them?

Emma turned quickly, grabbing Peter's hand and could feel the heart break all over again, and could cry as hard too.

Why did Jay keep doing this? Hurting her even when he didn't try?

"Let's go please." she begged, holding Peter's hand tighter and walked away, not noticing Manny walk right by her and wonder what was wrong, and turned to see Jay.

Craig stood with her, holding her hand, and gave a look, "What is it?" he asked.

Manny sighed, "Jay's back." she watched him, noticed the difference in him and she looked back Emma's way..wishing it was him holding her best friends hand right now instead of that slimey Peter. She kinda took Jay for granted...he was really good for Em.

Class started, and Emma wished in her head he didn't have this class. Please, please, please.

"Morning, welcome to your first real week back to school, with REAL work." teased Kwan, walking around and handing out papers.

Emma sighed after she looked at the clock...if he was late, it was usually just by 10 minutes..and there was no sign of him.

Peter leaned over to her, whispering, "You okay?"

Emma looked over and tried to bare a smile, nodding. She needed him now more than ever.

Emma sat up straight, tossing her blonde hair to the side and getting her pencil, ready to work.

"Ah, Mason, Hogart, grand entrance." Mrs Kwan taunted at her desk when everyone began working.

Emma cringed, but didn't look back since he tried to sneak through the back door with Spinner. It's like her blood ran cold and she didn't move.

"Missed you, Mrs Kwan." taunted Spinner back, sitting in his usual seat at the back with Jay.

Jay looked around and his eyes saw her. How could it not? Even if he tried not to. Even if her hair was a little different, and he couldn't see her face.. he knew his Emma.

He oddly gazed to the other side of the room though, seeing Manny and Liberty sitting over there. Why wasn't Emma with them?

He glanced hard over beside Emma, on one side was Heather Sinclaire.. he was sure THEY weren't good friends..so, on the other side of her was some new guy. Tall blonde kid, looked like a mommy's boy, all in clean cut clothes and trying to lean closer to Emma, smirking and whispering things.

Jay's skin crawled.

"Man, you have a pencil?" Spinner asked, opening his books up.

"No." muttered Jay, ripping his eyes off them and tried to focus on work.

When the bell rang, even though Emma knew class was over and she had to get to her next, she just sat there, waiting for him to leave before she got up.

"Hogart, can I see you?" Kwan asked.

Emma scoffed, ofcourse.

"You coming?" Peter asked her, standing up and already packed up.

Emma started packing her things up, and Jay had went to Kwans desk, and she overheard them talking.

"Are you going to take that co-op I told you about?" she asked him.

Jay coughed lightly and nodded, "Yeah, I talked to Tony from work and he said it was fine, I just gotta go sign some paper with Raditch.."

"Okay." nodded Kwan, "So as of the last two periods of the day, you can leave school to go back to work." she confirmed.

Jay nodded, he wanted that. Tony was his boss and Jay needed the extra credit and in co-op, the more hours you got the more credits. He'd be getting tons back from working at the auto shop.. so he could possibly graduate this year.

Emma bit her tounge, shocked Jay was doing this to get more credit and CARING about his classes. She was finished packing her books up and got up quickly, just wanting dash out but Peter grabbed her hand, smirking at her and led her himself, "You owe me lunch, Nelson."

Jay turned his head, seeing Emma leave the room holding that boys hand.

Who did that little freak think he was, thinking he could handle someone like Emma?

Lunch came around, and Emma sat outside on a bench with Peter, she didn't feel hungry, and he ate his subway sandwhich.

"You're acting funny." he admitted to her then snickered, "Funnier than usual." he teased.

Emma just to bare a smile, looking down nervously at her hands in her lap.

Meanwhile across the street, Jay leaned on the side of his Civic, wearing his sunglasses and his arms crossed and squinting his eyes at the scene .Was Emma dating him?

He saw how much she changed over the summer too, her body now shaping nicer into her woman's body, and she was dressed in a hip hugging deep red tight mini skirt that showed off her curves and long legs, and a white tank top with a big black heart in the middle, and a beige small thing jean coat over her shoulders, sleeves rolled up. Her hair had gotten so long too, how badly he wanted to-

"That's Peter." said a familiar voice, leaning on the other side of his civic. Manny. She looked over at him over his hood and leaned her arms on it, nodding towards Peter and Emma "The new cutest Degrassi couple." she seemed to sneer.

Jay clenched his jaw, wishing he wasn't caught staring and really couldn't pretend now. And his fists clenched too... so Emma had a new boyfriend.

Great.

He noticed Manny's dislike of the guy, and he leaned back on his civic, watching the two with her, "What's up with him?"

There was something about him Jay didn't like, and not the fact he was just jealous and envious he got to be with Emma, but something was...bugging him. The guy looked a bit smug.

"He's the devil." Manny muttered, letting her eyes watch Peter moving hair out of Emma's face, trying to be the cute boyfriend but he was just such a liar.

"Why's that?" sighed Jay, tired of the creptic messages, and just wanted to know already.

Manny walked around his car and over to him, shrugging his shoulders, "Well for one thing, he recorded me flash my breasts and showed it to all of Degrassi."

Jay looked over, raising his eyebrows...so the guy had a mean streak in him, "You let him?" Jay taunted.

Manny scowled at him, "I was drunk, and I don't want to talk about it. It was before they hooked up." she informed, meaning dating.. she even had no idea Emma slept with Peter. She went on, "Emma knows he was the one that recorded it, but she stayed with him, no doubt he begged." she rolled her eyes.

Jay looked awfully confused and disturbed and Manny nodded at him, couldn't agree more, it was wierd of Emma to of stayed with him.

"She likes her bad boys but he's.." Manny drifted off, shaking her head, "A snake." she glared back over to Peter.

Jay sadly watched Emma laugh with him.

Manny snuck a glance back to Jay, regretting what she did over the summer, "Sorry how things ended." she said softly, frowning deeply, "I know I made it worse."

Jay shook his head, taking his glasses off and looked down at them, playing with them in his hand, "Nah.. it was pretty over when you walked over."

Manny's shoulders dropped sadly and she sighed. Things felt so wrong now.

"Alberta didn't work out then?" Jay asked her.

She shook her head no, "They were going to go, but someone sniped Snakes offer. . guess it was too good of an offer to put on hold."

Jay swallowed, so Emma really would of been gone if not for that? Was that some sign?

"Manny!" yelled a voice, Craig, sitting beside Jimmy and Marco

Jay snorted, looking at Mannings and back to Manny, "Back with the baby daddy?" he asked her.

Manny glared at him, "Still an out spoken ass I see."

"Still a stupid girl I see." he taunted right back, raising his eyebrow at her.

There was a difference between going back to an ex who hurt you..and an ex who ruined your life, you couldn't work through that. He snickered, shaking his head at her and went back to watching Emma.

She opened her mouth but shut it and then walked off, crossing her arms as she went back to Craig.

Jay walked into the schools office a bit later, going to Raditch's sectary, well not Raditch's anymore, Mrs.H was the new principle and I guess Raditch took off, couldn't stand the Degrassi bullshit anymore. That made two of them.

Jay had to wait in line. Who would of thonk it, he was waiting right behind Peter

Peter glanced behind him, feeling someone behind and saw an intimidating guy looking back down at him, he coughed awkwardly and nodded before turning back around. The mysterious guy looked like a senior.

"Co-op for media right Peter?" the sectary asked the blonde boy politely.

Jay clenched his jaw, ofcourse media, guy was good with cameras, right? He saw it, dangling from a strap on Peter's shoulder.

"Yeah." Peter answered her and glanced at the office, "Can you tell my mom I'm here?"

Jay gave an odd look, turning his head slightly...new boy was Mrs.H's son huh? Damn.. had to watch what he did.

Peter grabbed his papers and turned for Jay to step forward, being next, but his buff shoulder hit into Peter's hard, sending the boy back a bit and his camera fell by Jay's feet, which Jay happily stepped on.

Peter rebalanced up and he stared in horror at his broken camera, and Jay lifted his foot, "Opps." Jay fakely said, cringing and looking at Peter, "Sorry bout that.." he stepped over it and Peter picked it up sadly.

Peter angered a bit, wanting to lash out on the guy for how stupid he was, not understanding Jay did it on purpose. Jay was bigger, and kinda intimidating, Peter didn't want to start anything especially in his moms office. Whatever, his parents could buy him a new one..just sucked cause he had so much film on there.. but he'd definitely keep this guy on his revenge list.

"Mr Jay Hogart." the secarty smirked, seeing an old pal since of all his detentions in the past and the time they shared together, hating on Raditch and students together. My was he growing up into quite the man!

Jay smirked, putting his co-op papers down on the desk, "Miss Berry, I can't forget such a face." he taunted but she laughed and he chuckled, he actually didn't mind her, probably the only older adult he did like in this school.

Meanwhile behind him, Peter noted his name, Jay Hogart.

"Peter." he heard and turned to his mom at her office door and waved him in. He nodded and went over.