Hey guys, seems like I am back for more… or you are as well. Hope you are liking the story, I am, as are my friends. So yeah…anyway on with the chapter.

A change in Behavior:

It was late Thursday night. Kendall was in the downstairs bathroom, looking at her reflection. She could hear it trying to speak to her, but she wasn't listening. She felt broken. Hell she was broken. She hated herself. Everything was her fault, so as she stared, she got angry. She punched the mirror seeing shards fall to the floor and in the sink. Cracks were all over it. Her hand and arm bleeding, not that she cared. She looked at the cracked reflection, still angry, yet tears falling from her eyes. She closed them and leaned back against the wall, sliding down to wrap her arms around her knees, and placed her head down. She stayed like that for hours, but who cares, she didn't. She finally woke up to see the sun shining through the glass window, she got up, walked up the stairs, and to her room. She sat on her bed contemplating a lot of things, then heard familiar voices. She glanced out the window to see her friends walking to the bus. She guessed school was starting, they still looked sad, yet hopeful. 'Why?' she thought. She watched as they got on the bus, then were gone. She sat back on her bed, not sure what to do anymore.

(*)

"Listen to me!" The voice started to yell at me. I let out a sigh.

"What?" I asked.

"What are you doing?"

"I don't know, what should I be doing?" I shrugged.

"Kendall…." It sighed. "You need to leave the house. Go to school, do something, this isn't good."

"Please…" I looked away, scuffing, knowing that wasn't going to happen.

"Kendall this isn't good. You're not well… you're not you…" The voice retorted. "You need you get out of here. If you don't, you'll only go deeper into this pitch black whole."

"What's it matter now…" I got up walking to my bathroom.

"It matters because your friends are worried, Linnie's worried. You're not you!" My reflection argued. "Kendall please, just get out of here. Go to at least fashion or lunch at school. Please just try to make this better." It pleaded. I looked away, letting out a sigh. "Please Kendall, just for a bit." I glanced back, then left going back to my room. I put some jeans, a black zip up sweater, and some converse. I walked back to the bathroom looking at myself. I had dark circles under my eyes, they were a tad swollen, and pretty much I looked like a wreck. I put my hood on, it covered me pretty well. I walked down the stairs and just grabbed my phone. Not that I've used it for anything really. I walked out the back door deciding to use my own short cut to school, where no one could see me and I'll be there by the beginning of lunch. I walked down the path that had trees on both sides.

"Thank you." The voice said. I just breathed and continued on to school, not that I was going to be there long. It was just for lunch. I guess I should be thankful it's Friday.

(**)

Mouth, Brianna, Jackie, Kick, Gunther, Loraina, Dante, Eli, André, Ramia, and Kyle were in another usual spot. It was under a small gazebo with some tables they sat at. It had begun to rain, so this was there second go to spot when their usual shady spot was all muddy. They sat at the tables, going over a few things.

"Okay, so do we understand the plan?" Loraina asked them.

"Yeah. We go to Kendall's after school and try to get her to talk to us…." Gunther answered.

"That or we at least get her to understand that we are there for her." Jackie added.

"And in case we don't get her to open the door?" Ramia questioned.

"Kick tries to break through the back." Brianna replied.

"Ah, are we sure that's a good idea? Wouldn't it scare her?" Eli, then Dante glanced at them.

"Well to be honest, we all use to sneak into each other's houses when we were younger." Kyle informed.

"Ah, Kyle that was you always sneaking in." Brianna gave him a strange look.

"Yeah, especially into Kick's and Gunther's house…or room rather." Jackie added.

"Jackie you did the same." Kyle argued. "Except you also went into also Kendall's place."

"That was different." Jackie countered.

"The point being… it's normal for you guys." André concluded, wanting to move on.

"Yes, I'll just hop her back fence and go through the back door or window. Nothing big." Kick responded.

"And then from there." Loraina glanced.

"I will open the front door and let you guys in so we can help Kendall." Kick concluded. "We have the plan, and I know what to do, no biggy."

"Good, now that we have that settled…" Loraina breathed.

"Where's Nicolette?" Brianna looked around.

"Yeah wasn't she just supposed to go to her locker, then come here." Jackie mentioned.

"Yeah plus, normally she's here before us." Ramia commented, thinking about.

"I wonder where the girl is?" Loraina also glanced around.

"Well isn't her locker farther away?" Dante questioned.

"Sort of, all of our lockers are separated." Ramia stated.

"Well except for Mouth, Gunther, and Kick, and then there's Jackie, Brianna, and Kendall." Loraina reminded.

"Tell me how it is you guys got lucky to be around each other?" Eli glanced at them.

"Well to be honest, you can't separate Kick and Gunther." Jackie informed.

"Mouth just got lucky is all." Gunther added.

"Hey!" Mouth glanced at him.

"Well you did. Just like I got lucky with being near Jackie and Kendall." Brianna giggled a bit.

"Yeah all you guys are truly lucky." Kyle pouted. Kick and Brianna rolled their eyes.

"Oh brother, Kyle." Ramia face palmed. They all laughed a bit until they saw Nicolette, Scarlet, and Tess run towards them, coming from one of the double door entrances the school had.

"Well there she is." Mouth commented. "What's up Nicolette, why you guys late?" The three were trying to catch their breaths.

"She's… here." Nicolette panted out, trying to speak.

"Who's here?" Loraina asked.

"Kendall!" Tess and Scarlet answered. Everyone immediately stood up.

"What?" Kick questioned.

"When?... How?" Jackie added, just as shocked.

"We don't know." Scarlet admitted.

"Nicolette and I just saw her near one of the classrooms." Tess continued.

"Teena has a visual on her now, but we need to move, now." Nicolette finally said. Everyone nodded and Scarlet called Teena.

"Where is she?" Scarlet asked then nodded once she got the answer. "Let's go! Follow us." Scarlet, Tess, and Nicolette moved quick leading the way for the others.

(**)

Kendall came in through the back double doors. Luckily nobody was really around and the few that were, didn't notice her. She was in a hood and pretty much keeping herself isolated. She walked down the halls and glanced around. She saw her fashion class, nobody was there, so she just glanced in. She saw the different clothes some students had designed and walked away from the frame of the door. She just walked a bit, mindlessly around the halls. When she felt she had enough, she went back towards the back entrance passing by her locker. She stopped and looked at it. She opened it, glancing at all the pictures in it, even noticing some of her notebooks, a diary or two, and her textbooks. She glanced the other way, letting out a breath, closing her eyes as she closed the door. She wanted to leave. She started to walk away, turning the corner and walking down the hallway, head down.

"Well, well, well…" A voice, she did not want to hear, caught her attention. She looked up, still trying to hide her face, seeing him in front of her. "Look who it is. Little miss daddy issue." He had a smug look. The group he was with laughed, except for Debbie. "Finally showing your true self…. Kendall." He pulled her head off. She just stared at him, glaring. "What no comeback?" He asked.

"Just leave me be…" She spoke, wanting to leave.

"Aww…what's the matter, too much to handle?" He stood in front of her. "I mean look at you Kendall…." He walked forward causing her to walk back. "You're disgusting, weak, worthless… Your own father hated you, abused you… your friends are nowhere around, they probably hate you…and now…" He had a smug look, while his group was laughing and some students were watching what was happening. "Your mother is gone…he probably hated you too." He chuckled. Kendall got a bit wide eyed then something in her just snapped. She grabbed Ronaldo by the collar and threw him up against the lockers, glaring, breathing a bit heavily, and holding him there.

"Don't ever talk about my mother!" She was angry. This only amused him, he chuckled.

"I guess someone is learning from their daddy issues… What's the matter, I strike a nerve Kendall." He had an evil smirk. This pissed her off more to the point she slammed him against the lockers again. A crowd formed. Kick and the others ran over.

"Kendall!" Brianna called her, but she still had Ronaldo. Kick rushed over.

"What the hell you do?" He asked Ronaldo glaring. The group came behind him.

"Hey I'm not the one who started this." He defended smugly.

"Yeah like I'd believe that." Nicolette sneered. Kendall on the inside saw what she was doing, she glanced at her hands, then let out a breath and tossed Ronaldo away. He stayed on his feet, still holding his smug look.

"Still too much for you Kendall?" He directed his attention towards her. She glared ready to pounce again. However, Kick was a step ahead, grabbing him by the collar.

"Ronaldo if you're smart, I'd leave now." Kick snarled.

"And why should I listen to someone as stupid as you Buttowski?" Ronaldo narrowed his eyes. Kick's other fist tightened, he glared at Ronaldo.

"Ronaldo trust me when I say, no one will stop me from beating the shit out of you." Kick tightened his fist on Ronaldo's shirt.

"Funny, I didn't think others controlled you Buttowski… how pathetic." Ronaldo was still smug. Kick got pissed and was ready to throw the first punch.

"Don't…." He was stopped by Kendall. She grabbed his fist. Something kept clicking in her to not let certain things happen, this fight being one of them. "He's not worth it." She spoke. Kick glanced at her and let out a breath, throwing Ronaldo back. He chuckled.

"Interesting…" He was amused. "Seems someone still cares about me… trying to fill a void there Kendall." Kendall glared and snapped again, punching the jackass herself in the face. He hit the lockers. He grabbed his cheek, then looked back at her. Kick and the others were shocked. Jackie grabbed Kendall to keep her from doing anything else.

"I'd take that as a get the hell out of here Ronaldo…" Kick glared back at him. Ronaldo returned the glare.

"Trust me when I say, I am far from done here…" Ronaldo evilly smirked again. Kick's eyes narrowed, knowing what the ass was thinking. He punched Ronaldo too, this time actually bruising his face and making him fall to the floor near his idiotic group.

"Kick!" Brianna yelled at him. Kendall pushed Jackie away, getting out of her embrace. Jackie looked down.

"Leave. Now." Kick looked down at him. Ronaldo was about to say something stupid again, and knowing Kick, he was going to react.

"Ronaldo." Debbie finally spoke, getting between them. "Enough…" She looked at him. "Her mom just died…." Debbie actually seemed genuinely sad. Ronaldo let out a breath. He got up.

"Fine… let's go, we have better things to do then be around this trash." He said walking away, his friends followed. Debbie glanced at Kendall, sorrow and sadness in her eyes. Debbie then looked down following Ronaldo and the others towards the science hall. The other students began to clear out as well.

"What's going on here?" Mrs. Fitzpatrick came up. "Who is that?" Kendall had put her hood back on, trying not to be seen.

"Ah… Mrs. Fitzpatrick, funny thing, we ah, well…. We had a bit of a thing with Ronaldo's group…" Brianna began, trying to make up an excuse.

"And we saw he was being way over smart with this one kid…a total smarta…" Teena continued trying to help.

"And it really bothered us. As you know." Tess interrupted Teena before she cussed in front of the teacher.

"So we confronted him, and you know how that goes." Scarlet looked at her, with 'it's Ronaldo, how else are we supposed to be' look.

"But we handled it and it might have been quite an argument." Brianna tried to reason, hoping not to get into trouble. "But all is well and I kept my brother in check." She pulled Kick over, eyeing him a bit, and then the whole group did an awkward smile.

"Mmm- hmm….. I see." Mrs. Fitzpatrick pursed her lips. "However you still didn't tell me who is… where'd they go?" She looked around for the hooded student. The others looked around, Jackie growing sadder.

"Who's who?" Gunther asked, hoping to try and throw suspicion.

"Don't play dumb with me kids, I know there was another student here." Mrs. Fitzpatrick held her figure up.

"We have no idea what you're talking about." Kick and Mouth shrugged.

"Yeah, we were the only ones here." Gunther added. Mrs. Fitzpatrick gave them a weird look.

"Mmm- hmm…. Well I don't what you're hiding, but all I know is… don't get caught." She warned.

"Ahh, thank you…" Brianna nodded. 'Thank goodness she's on our side.' She thought. Mrs. Fitzpatrick nodded and walked away.

"Now where's Kendall go?" Nicolette questioned.

"Try the back door, maybe we can still catch her." Brianna informed. They went to the back door, going out. It was still raining and there was no sign of her.

"Great…" Loraina looked at the others. "What the hell was that?"

"I…. I don't know." Brianna was just as confused and surprised.

"She's not herself…" Jackie looked down.

"Will she ever be…..?" Kyle wondered.

"Good question…" Nicolette admitted, softly.

"Who knows…." Kick let out a breath. They went back in, the bell rang and they finished their school day, unsure of what to do anymore.

To Be Continued…

L: FINALLY! I have been waiting for Ronaldo to get what's coming to him….please, oh please tell me there is more!

M: …you're going to make me reveal stuff…

L: Just tell me! I need more….he didn't get enough….

M: Yes, jeez… yes he is, now come down.

L: Okay, that is all I wanted to know.

M: Uh huh…. Anyway thanks for reading, sorry for any 'feels' it gives and I will see ya next time.

L: Please review and stuff! Bye

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