Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters of Degrassi: The Next Generation. I only own any character that I produce through my own imagination.

Authors Note: Hey...anyone who is reading...Well this is the result of me attempting to concentrate on homework but procrastinating...And thank-you to those who reviewed! I've been having a bad few weeks but your reviews never fail to cheer me up! Thanks heaps!!! Wow...this QuickEdit thing is really useful i haven't used it before!


Evette walks slowly towards the Degrassi building; butterflies are building in her stomach. Eric has his arm draped over her shoulders just like the old times. Her friends had insisted on following her to school and would all have to get visitor badges.

"Evette!"

"Um...hi Paige."

Paige pauses for a moment they are still getting use to hearing Evette's voice again.

"Who are they? More importantly who is he?"

"They're my friends from San Francisco, he is Eric."

"Cute."

Eric holds the door open for Evette as they step into the air conditioned halls. Evette stops at the front desk and comes out with 6 visitor badges.

"Evette!"

Evette turns around.

"Craig?"

"Um...who are they?"

"My friends."

"Oh...okay...Hey, I'm Craig."

"Craig...hey."

Eric says while the rest of them simply nod at him acknowledging his existence.

"Um...we'd better go."

A strange feeling fills Craig's chest to the point of almost exploding as Eric drapes his arm over Evette's shoulders.

"Cute school Eve."

"Don't think you can hide the sarcasm in that comment Peter.

"What can I say I'm not use to small town living."

"What do you mean small town?"

Spinner's eyes gleam with anger as they all lounge on the picnic tables at lunch.

"He didn't mean anything Spin."

"Evette, you've only been talking for a few days."

"I know..."

"How come you have so much to say to them but not to us?"

"I...I don't know."

"Hey lay off!"

Eric pushes Spinner's shoulder from the other side of the table as Evette's gaze lowers.

"You wanna fight?"

"No he doesn't Spinner, I'm sorry I didn't mean to seem like I was ignoring you guys. I'm sorry."

"Evette don't say sorry to that guy."

"Eric..."

Evette's eyes plead with him to stop. Only now had she realized what an enormous gap there was between her friends from San Francisco and what a different life she lead now. Eric stares off in the other direction as Paige attempts to soothe Spinner's anger.

Evette stares intensely at Eric's face. He looks down at her and the anger from a few moments before disappears and his eyes are filled with warmth again. She smiles and rests her head on his shoulder.

Craig watches on, unable to describe the feelings that are swelling inside his chest. He isn't sure what is happening and is only acutely aware that Ashley just walked past with mascara smudged yet again. Somewhere in his heart a little voice is telling him to go back to Ashley because of their history but why was a stronger voice telling him that he needed Evette or else his heart would cease to work?

Ashley allows but one tear to slide down her cheek as she watches Evette place her head on a stranger's shoulder and Craig stares at them with confusion. He doesn't even notice as she attempts to walk collectively past them. Paige runs up behind her, her eyes filled with sympathy. Ashley doesn't want Paige's sympathy.