Bumblebee- Brianna Allen

I DO NOT OWN THE TEEN TITANS I WISH I DID

Kory walked down the hall with Garfield. Since they had most of the same classes, Garfield had stuck with her before school.

"Your locker number is… 39. Right here," he said pointing out her locker.

"Thank you, Garfield. Which book should I bring? Do I take Romeo and Juliet or Julius Caesar?"

"All hail Caesar! Wait… Why do you even have Romeo and Juliet anyway? The Juniors are taking that up."

Just then, a pissed-off Katie stormed in front of Kory and Garfield.

"Give me that." She commanded as she grabbed her copy of Romeo and Juliet from Kory.

"She is what you call 'Crabby' today," Kory said, still glaring at her sister. "Mother did not permit her to

come home after 4."

"I wouldn't know about that junk. I'm the only child." He responded while heading for his locker which was close to Kory's.

Kory stuffed her text books into her locker, got her books for Literature and her purple binder. Together, they entered their Lit class and saw everyone going wild. In one corner, two girls in pink were surrounded by their blonde "Queen Bee" who was drenched in tears.

"A-a-and… th-that…i-is…h-how… I… dumped him! WAAAAH!" she cried out as her friends tried to comfort her. On the other side of the classroom, a little boy who was about 4'10, walked around looking for someone, clutching his laptop. He was completely bald, dressed in dark green and had insulted everyone as he walked around the classroom.

"Get out of my seat, Booger!" he shouted with a high-pitched voice at a jock that was twice as big as he was. Garfield walked to some of his friends who seemed to look like a bunch of nerds.

"Hey guys! Up for some Star Trek this Saturday?" he asked his friends whose heads were nodding like crazy.

Kory felt so out of place. She didn't know what to do, so she headed for the door to get out of the classroom until she bumped into the teacher whose papers flew everywhere. He was a little over-dressed for class. He wore white pants and a blazer which was supposedly made out of the British flag. His hair looked just like John Lennon's, although they were light brown. He also had suede shoes to complete his "Rock-and-Roll" look. The students were laughing at him.

"Oy! Look what you've done! These tests were hard to correct, poppet!" he said with a very angry look.

"I apologize for what I have done. I was unaware of your presence. I shall lead you to seat before the teacher arrives," she said, feeling embarrassed.

"I AM THE TEACHER!" he barked. Right after his explosion, a tall, stern man came into the class room.

"Mr. Mod! May I know your explanation for a messy classroom?" he said eyeing the sheets of paper scattered everywhere.

"Ha! Mister Slate! 'Ow you doin' old chap?" he replied with a fake chuckle.

"Mod, this not the type of atmosphere my students should learn in. I expect better from you next time." He said, glaring at the shaking Brit.

"Student's, I have an announcement to make. We have a new student who came all the way from New Zealand." He said as he looked for Kory.

"Um, Principal, I am from London… Take a look at my top," said Mod showing off his flag.

Principal Slate shook his head.

"The name of our new student is… Kory Anders. Where are you, Kory?"

"I am here, sir. The test papers scattered on the floor is my fault. I accidentally bumped into the teacher."

"That is okay, child. Now, have a good day in Jump City High. If you have any questions or complaints, you can come to my office anytime." He said, and then walked out of the classroom without saying anything else.

"So, my lil duckies, ready for some Caesar Salad? He he he," he said, thinking that his joke was quite hilarious when nobody laughed at it.

The first few subjects were crazy. In literature, Mr. Mod didn't discuss Julius Caesar; instead he ended up talking about the Queen and kept on glaring at Kory. In algebra, the teacher made a lot of mistakes which made the students confused. All the subjects seemed horrible to Kory. Finally, the bell rang and everyone ran out from class to the cafeteria. All the tables were occupied although each table had extra seats left.

"Hey Kor, I have a meeting with the rest of the swimming team… Just find yourself a seat and- just blend in." Garfield had said before he took off.

"But where shall I sit?" Kory whispered.

Kory walked around the cafeteria, carrying her tray which had milk in a tetra pack, and a plate of carbonara. She walked up to a table full of girls. There was a vacant seat although the girl sitting next to it placed her books on it so that Kory would leave. She did leave that table and started looking for another table. Just when she was about to give up, she found a table by the exit door with normal looking teenagers; normal to her. The kids in this table were dressed in tribal costumes which made Kory think they were Maori. It didn't occur to her that these people were in the drama club, trying out their new costumes. But Kory walked up to that table excitedly and said,

"Tena Koae!" she said with a wide grin. (Tena Koae means 'Hello' in Maori)

"What the hell did she say?" a girl whispered to one of her friends. The group looked at her oddly and silently. The silence broke as one of the guys had asked with a smirk

"Are you in special ed?"

Kory never went to school but she knew what special education meant. The whole table laughed at her. She looked down and turned to the exit so she could eat outside. Just then a boy about her age ran into the cafeteria and accidentally bumped into her, causing her to drop the tray. The table burst into laughter again but as the boy glared at them, they stopped. The boy looked back at Kory. Wow, she thought. The only boy she had ever found attractive was her neighbor in New Zealand who was 15 years her senior. This was totally different. He had dark brown hair and light blue eyes that were fixed on her.

"H-hel-lo," Kory started to say to start a conversation; but the boy started apologizing.

"I am so sorry! Look, I'll buy you lunch… Sounds great, right? It's the least I can do for knocking your tray

down." He said nervously but with a smile. Kory's cheeks were flushed. She couldn't do anything but stutter.

"I, uh, I—um…" she said while searching for words; however, nothing came out.

"I'll take that as a 'Yes'," he said and grabbed her hand; he led her to the line and got her a new tray.

The boy stood behind her in the line. Kory could tell that he was an athlete. He was quite tanned, he was in his jersey and a lot of girls either greeted him or looked resentfully at Kory.

"So…" he said hoping that he would be able to start a conversation. "You're new, right?"

"That is correct," Kory replied still smiling at him.

"Where did you come from?"

"New Zealand,"

"Really? Oh yeah… Mr. Slate told me about a transfer student from NZ. He said that you'd probably need some help." he said as he paid for her food.

"Mr. Slate is the principal, correct?" she asked.

"Uh, yeah… Correct. My name is Richard. I'm the class president," he said, holding out a hand for Kory to shake.

"My name is Kory. It's nice meeting you; and I appreciate what you have done for me,"

"Hey… Well, if you need any help, you can approach me anytime."

"Well, I am in need for your assistance right now. Would you mind helping me locate a seat in this cafeteria?" she asked as she scanned the room for vacant seats.

"The caf' is full. Why don't you have lunch with me outside? There are more seats there." He said, hoping to convince her to have lunch with him.

"That would be wonderful. Thank you, Richard." She replied.

Meanwhile, Garfield was having a rough time. The coach was furious with Garfield since a competition was coming up and he was, well, green.

"Logan, you're not competing… The green dye is just too disgusting for the audience and the judges!"

"But Coach, you know I didn't do this! It's Adam, I tell you. As I entered the locker room, he came out with that stupid little evil grin… Look at him! It's that grin!" he pointed at Adam who was just leaning on the wall behind the coach. Before the coach turned around, he got rid of his nasty look.

"Logan, Finn has only one look and that's what he's wearing right now." He said angrily to Garfield.

Adam Finn, who was still leaning on the wall, was a tall kid. He had shoulder length black hair which he tied up, and black eyes to match his hair. He sure was tall, buff and handsome; but he was also mean, proud and… mean. Ever since kindergarten, Adam has played tricks on Garfield from glued seats to whoopee cushions. They had some love-hate relationship.

"Logan, you're out of this one. Finn, you're taking Logan's place… Make the most of it, kid." He said to Adam who was looking rather impressed with himself.

"Thanks, Coach. I'll do my best for the team." He said with a serious look on his face.

"Good… You're all dismissed." He said and left for the Teachers' Lounge. As the coach left, Adam stepped in front of Garfield.

"Thanks for the spotlight, loser!" he said. Garfield wanted to swear; he wanted to punch Adam. But when he opened his mouth to say something, a loud burp came out.

"Aw! Yuck! That's nasty, Logan!" Adam said as he pinched his nose; but Garfield walked out looking pleased with himself.

Meanwhile, in the cafeteria, Raven sat down and started sipping from a thermos which was filled with green tea. She was thinking about the red-head she met in the bus earlier that day. I should've been nicer to her, she thought. Her friend came in with her tray and looked at Raven suspiciously. The girl was black, tall and dressed up in black. Her brown hair was tied up into a pony tail, and a few strands were left. She had different sorts of piercing and had a tattoo of a bee on her right arm.

"Raven? Is there something bothering you? You know, you weren't paying attention in class this morning..." her concerned friend asked her.

"Yeah… It's just that Logan sat close to me in the bus today…"

"Ugh, Logan? He's green! How could you still like him? He looks ridiculous…"

"That's not the only thing that's bothering me, Brianna… You know the new girl, right?"

"Yeah, she's pretty but she's too innocent…"

"Well, she sat next to me in the bus. In between Garfield and me and she told him that we were friends. I just told her that we weren't friends. I bet she looked sad cuz I heard Garfield telling her that 'I am crabby'… Where the hell did that come from?" she told her friend who was just staring at her.

"Raven, you were pretty harsh on the girl… And it made you look bad in front of Logan."

"I know!"

"You know what to do," Brianna said, slapping Raven on the back.

"What do you have in mind?"

"Befriend this Kory-girl… You might be able teach her a thing or two… Besides, I heard that Logan was planning on helping her out. You two can be a team."

"Fine. Where's Kory?" she asked as she closed her thermos and stood up.

Kory found herself walking with the hottest guy and her high school. Finally, they reached a table with two guys who looked like jocks. One of them was black. He was tall, big and wore a jacket which had the name "Stone" sewed on the back. The other guy had dirty blonde hair and looked as good and charming as Richard. He wasn't wearing a jersey or anything but wore a descent dark-blue polo shirt with jeans. He was trying to shoot a piece of paper into the garbage can which was 8 ft. away from them.

"Hey guys!" Rich called to his friends.

"Hey Rich! New girlfriend?" the tall black guy asked with a smirk.

"No! Of course not… She's a new classmate. Kory, these are my pals."

"Hello, it is a pleasure to make new friends here in America." She said with a smile.

"This is Victor" Rich said, pointing to "Stone". "He's the football team's very own quarterback…"

"Nice meeting you, little lady." He said as he grabbed Kory's hand to shake. Unfortunately, his grip was too hard that Kory had to pull her hand out of his. What is a quarterback, she thought.

"And this is Sam…" Rich continued, pointing to the "descent" one. "He's a very good archer…"

Sam took Kory's hand and kissed it which made Rich quite angry.

"So, how do you find Jump City High, Kory?" he asked while flashing a big smile.

"I'm starting to like it here. The teacher in my literature class was exceedingly dull and I thought that my day would be ruined because of him. However, Rich helped me out in the cafeteria and he was nice enough to let me sit here with you. I never knew how friendly the students in this school were," she said and smiled at Rich. Rich smiled back at her; but Sam looked pretty jealous… again.