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Rating: PG-13 to R because of later chapters: sexual, drugs....you get the pictcha.

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Tommy stepped forward...he wasn't too sure of what he was doing, but he felt deep down inside of him that it was the right thing. He gave them a menacing face, and walked right up to them, staring them down. They too, got closer and stared at Tommy. The rest of the Rugrats gang stood behind him, covering their mouths, or like Chuckie, were turning around and covering their head and ears.

The tallest one walked up to Tommy, making him shiver. "I can't believe you had the gall to do what you did yesterday." He said flatly, his arms tensing at the word 'gall'. Tommy swallowed hard. He was now gonna get what was coming to him...he closed his eyes, waiting for the punch to come, but it didn't. "Huh?" He muttered as he opened his eyes again to find a hand in front of him. The leader smirked. "Well done T-Bone." He said, his hand still there.

A sigh was heard all around, even Tommy sighed heavily. He shook his hand strongly. "Um...thanks...I guess." He said unsuredly, looking down at the ground as he let go of the leaders hand. Then he felt a push on his back. He turned slightly and saw Phil giving him a two-thumbs up. He smiled slightly and looked back at the gang.

"I'm Andy, everyone calls me 'The Disposal'. And this here is Leo, and there's Jon, and then there's B.J., and last but not least...you, T- Bone." Tommy's eyes shot wide open. "M...Me?" He managed to stutter quietly. Andy nodded, and the rest followed. He couldn't believe it. 'Me...a..a gangster?' He thought to himself, his eyes shifting to his shoes below him. Dil tugged on his shirt gently.

"T...you know these guys are bad news. Don't follow them." He muttered into Tommy's ear. He turned to see his friends staring at him with disbelief. "Don't Tommy..." Kimi begged him. He looked right into her eyes, and could sense the fear deep inside of her. Clouds started to billow above them, and the rain started to pour, causing a stirring among the students as they hustled to get inside.

Tommy bit his lower lip. He didn't know what to do now....he wanted to be cool, but he didn't want to get caught up in the wrong crowd. He watched as the whole Rugrats gang ran inside, all but Kimi. "Kimi..." He started, but was cut off by her. "Tommy, you do what you want to. None of us can stop you. Just ask yourself, 'Are these my real friends? Have they always been there for me? Will they have an influence on me?'" She finished with that, and she walked up the steps into the school, the only people outside was him and the gang.

"So...what's it gonna be, Pickles?" Andy asked, crossing his arms. Tommy closed his eyes, then opened them slowly. He took a deep breath and smiled. "I'll join you." The group smiled and high-fived him. "Welcome to the gang T-Bone." Andy said, slapping him on the back and leading him into the school.

'This is great! A new set of friends...' He trailed off when he saw a group of girls walk up the guys, and his mouth dropped. They were the hottest girls in school, and they were right here, talking to them and winking at him...HIM. He could feel the heat rising in his face as one girl with blonde hair and deep blue eyes walked up to him.

"You're new, aren't you?" She asked, making a finger gesture, pointing at him. He smiled and nodded, and then he felt a strong arm go around his shoulders. "This here is T-Bone Brit. T-Bone, this is Brittany." She smiled and made a small little wave, and all he could mutter was a measly "Hi." Andy finally led them to the lockers, and they grabbed their stuff and left, leaving Tommy by himself at his locker.

He could feel someone else's presence after they had left, and he turned his head to see Chuckie and Kimi. "What are you doin' T!?" He yelled at his best friend. Tommy cringed. He had never seen Chuckie this freaked before...well, he has, but he could tell in his eyes he was purely afraid. Kimi stepped forward and looked him directly in the eyes. "Tommy...what were you thinking? They are a gang. Gangs usually mean bad news...I mean, what do you usually think of when you hear the word gang?" She asked, Chuckie answering the question for her. "Killing, sex, graffiti, cussing..." He stopped after a few seconds when he noticed Kimi looking at him with a raised eye brow. "Sorry." He murmured.

Kimi looked back to Tommy, and just stared at him. She didn't say a word, he didn't say a word. It was a moment of uneasy silence until...RIIIING! "There's the bell! Better get to class!" Tommy said quickly as he shoved his bookbag higher on his back and briskly walked to his first period class. The two watched after him as he made his way down the hall, almost as if he was walking down the hall of no return...

Tommy, on the other hand, was thoroughly happy with being in another group other than the one he'd grown up with. New faces, new activities...and new girls. As he was thinking to himself, he remembered how Kimi looked before he walked away...she was silent...he didn't like silence. When he walked into class, he sat down and sighed sadly. This was going to be a long day........

When school had ended, and the kids piled out of the front doors like a bunch of ants, Tommy was one of the last to exit. He was in deep thought, looking at the highs and lows of new friends...gangsters at that. He walked into the road and didn't notice a car coming, until it screeched and stopped about two inches from Tommy, scaring him to death. It was Andy. "Hey T-Bone! Let's go! We're going to go somewhere." He said, the rest of the gang in the car with the girls giggling in the back seat. He bit his lip...he bit it so hard it started bleeding. He looked over to his other friends who were staring at him blankly. He sighed.... "Okay. Let's go." He said reluctantly as he got in the back seat and they drove away in the red mustang convertible......the other Rugrats watched the car drive away, almost as he were to never return to their lives........

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Well, that's it for the second chapter! Sorry for my cliffhangers, but ya know, it's just so fun to make people mad...*grinz evilly* Hope you liked it! Please review! Flames WILL BE USED FOR MY MARSHMALLOWS!