Disclaimer- I do not own Degrassi or any of the characters besides Athena Antonio. Please do not steal her!! Also I do not own the song lyrics at the end of the chapters.

Athena was sitting outside at lunch by herself. It's going better then I expected, she said to herself. None of them are old enough to remember the ireason/i me and Daddy moved away….

She heard footsteps nearing her, and she looked up to see her old friend Gavin Mason, who they called Spinner now for some reason, along with some other people she recognized from homeroom. "Tiny, what's up ?" he said cheerfully. "It feels like it's been iyears/i since I've seen you!"

"That's because it has, Spin," replied Jimmy, the one she sat next to in homeroom. In spite of herself, she laughed along with the others like any normal teenager. "We haven't really been formally introduced, I'm Jimmy Brooks." He held out his hand, and Athena shook it. He has a firm grip, she thought. And an amazing smile.

A tall, cute boy with green-gray eyes smiled. "Craig Manning, guitarist and lead singer for an as of yet unnamed band."

"I thought we were calling it S.I.K.- Spinner Is King," Spinner interrupted.

A small dark haired boy shook his head. "No way, Spinner," he said after he'd finished laughing. Giggling was more like it. He was definitely gay, and completely adorable. "Marco del Rossi, and I play guitar too."

"And Jimmy, I'm guessing you play guitar too," Athena said. He nodded, and sighed. "You guys are in idesperate/i of a bass player."

"Actually, that's what we came to talk to you about. You said you played, and we want to hear you. Are you willing to give us a shot?" said Spinner hopefully. He made this puppy dog face, and she laughed her low laugh again.

"Of course I would. Anything for someone that's known me before I got this horrid, thick London accent," Athena said. She actually loved her accent, but couldn't think of anything charming to reply with.

"Awesome! So come over to my place after school, ok? I'll give you directions from your house," said Craig. "Where do you live?" She gave him directions, and the five of them continued to talk for awhile.

"Hey Marco," said a tall blond boy with stunning blue eyes. That must be his boyfriend, she thought. God they're gorgeous together.

"Hey guys, I'm going with Dylan. See you at practice!" called Marco. The two boys took each others hands and went inside.

"Ugh, they're gross," Spinner remarked. " I mean Marco is one of my best friends and Dylan is my honeybee's..," at which point the boys and Athena started cracking up. This is more than I've laughed in a year, she mused. "Shut up, she likes it. Well Dylan is iPaige's/i brother, but seriously, do they have to do that in PUBLIC??"

"Well," Athena shot back, "I think it's FANTASTIC that they're so open. It's bloody great that they're not hiding the fact that two boys are dating, plus they look bloody beautiful together."

"You always were so opinionated, Tiny," said Spinner quietly. She shrugged.

"It's just how I am," she said.

"I like opinionated girls," Jimmy said. Oh my god, was he flirting with her ??? He wasn't like anyone she'd ever been attracted to. He wore no eyeliner, had no rings or studs coming out of his face, and didn't wear clothes that looked like they'd been snagged right off of Joe Strummer and Johnny Rotten themselves. There was something about his smile though. And his eyes, they're so friendly….

She shook herself and remembered that she had to say something witty back. "Oh I like them too," she said. The boys laughed, and then stared at her with puzzled looks, then went back to laughing. Then, a blond girl she recognized from homeroom strolled along and wrapped her right arm around Spinner's neck.

"Hey Sweetie," she said to him as she kissed him on the cheek. Then she looked at Athena and said "You're Athena, the new girl right ?" in the most false tone she had ever heard. She looked the blond up and down. She's pretty, has a good body. Ugh, but her style is atrocious! So..so..trendy. Repulsive. "I'm Paige Michalchuk," she continued. "I guess I'll be seeing you around then. Come on Spin." She linked her arm with his and they strolled away. When they were far enough away, Athena made gagging sounds to the amusement of Craig and Jimmy.

"Could she be anymore ifake/i," she said in a disgusted voice. Jimmy looked at his watch.

"It's almost time for class. Let's get going", he said. It turned out he had his next class with Athena and he saved her a seat. She sat down at smiled at him. He's really great, she thought. She smiled at him and started the worksheet Mr. Armstrong handed out. Ugh, math is atrocious. But besides that, she was the happiest she'd been in a long time. But she would never, ever forget what happened in this happy place. Why they had moved away in the first place…

iWhy do your eyes paralyze me
What makes me feel this way
Just carry me away with silence and heartbeats
As rapid thinking about your embrace
and how it makes me feel
I just want to feel this way forever
Sleep on portraits painted as perfect as you
Why have I been given the chance to fly
When I'm not with you I feel lesser alone
I remember your face / imprinted on angels
Your voice as beautiful / as the sounds of waves
crashing against my heart
Time slows down when you look at me
I'm infatuated with this / infatuated with you
It's so hard for me to understand why
I hadn't found you before don't dull away
hold my hand/i

Poison the Well-Nerdy

{A/N}-See see see I told you it would get better! Ok so it's not that good still. But it will be. Just keep R&R-ing!